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Author: Missouri Historical and Philoso Society
Page Count: 36 pages
Published Date: 27 Sep 2015
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Excerpt from Annals of the Missouri Historical and Philosophical Society, Vol. 1 In the year 1844 a few individuals made an effort to establish a Historical and Philosophical Society for the State of Missouri, similar to institutions successfully established in other States. On the 18th of December in that year, a meeting was held in the Senate Chamber, in the City of Jefferson, at which measures were taken to organize the Society, addresses were delivered explaining its object and utility, a constitution adopted for its government, fourteen gentlemen enrolled their names as members, and a committee was appointed to apply to the General Assembly for an act of incorporation. The Rev. Dr. Goodrich presented to the Society a volume of Ancient Travels in America, and a facsimile engraving of hieroglyphics found in an Indian mound in Illinois, and these constituted the beginning of a library and cabinet which will probably become extensive and valuable. The constitution declared the objects of the Society to be, to collect and preserve all papers, memorials and documents connected with the early history of Missouri, and all statistics in any way pertaining to the population, mineral, navigable and agricultural resources of the State, and to make publication thereof from time to time. In conformity to the request of the Society, an act of incorporation was passed and approved by the Governor on the 27th day of February, 1845. Since that time an act has been passed granting to the Society the use of a room in the Capitol, well adapted to its purposes. The Society is located at the City of Jefferson, but branches or auxilliary Societies may be established in any other part of the State. The City of Jefferson was selected for the location of the Society because it is the Capitol of the State, the place where the Governor and principal executive officers reside and keep their offices - where the General Assembly meets and the laws are made - where the Supreme Court holds its sessions, and where Senators, Representatives, public officers, attornies and other citizens from every county in the State, frequently assemble. It is probable that hereafter the spirit of public improvement and State enterprise will prevail to a greater extent than at the present time, and that many good roads, converging at the Capitol of the State, will render it a place of greater importance and of more frequent resort; and this was another reason for selecting the City of Jefferson as the head-quarters of the Society. It is appropriate that the Historical and Philosophical Society of the State, should be located at the seat of government, and that the public authorities, and citizens from every county, should aid in carrying it into successful operation. The first annual meeting of the Society was held on the 20th of January, 1845, at which officers were chosen for the ensuing year, new members admitted, several distinguished citizens of other States were elected as honorary members; the presentation of some books, mineral specimens, and other articles, was announced, and resolutions were passed requesting the co-operation of the citizens of the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Annals of the Missouri Historical and Philosophical Society, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) .Missouri Historical and Philoso Society
Author: Missouri Historical and Philoso Society
Page Count: 36 pages
Published Date: 27 Sep 2015
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781332099757
File size: 39 Mb
Download Link: Annals of the Missouri Historical and Philosophical Society, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Annals of the Missouri Historical and Philosophical Society, Vol. 1 In the year 1844 a few individuals made an effort to establish a Historical and Philosophical Society for the State of Missouri, similar to institutions successfully established in other States. On the 18th of December in that year, a meeting was held in the Senate Chamber, in the City of Jefferson, at which measures were taken to organize the Society, addresses were delivered explaining its object and utility, a constitution adopted for its government, fourteen gentlemen enrolled their names as members, and a committee was appointed to apply to the General Assembly for an act of incorporation. The Rev. Dr. Goodrich presented to the Society a volume of Ancient Travels in America, and a facsimile engraving of hieroglyphics found in an Indian mound in Illinois, and these constituted the beginning of a library and cabinet which will probably become extensive and valuable. The constitution declared the objects of the Society to be, to collect and preserve all papers, memorials and documents connected with the early history of Missouri, and all statistics in any way pertaining to the population, mineral, navigable and agricultural resources of the State, and to make publication thereof from time to time. In conformity to the request of the Society, an act of incorporation was passed and approved by the Governor on the 27th day of February, 1845. Since that time an act has been passed granting to the Society the use of a room in the Capitol, well adapted to its purposes. The Society is located at the City of Jefferson, but branches or auxilliary Societies may be established in any other part of the State. The City of Jefferson was selected for the location of the Society because it is the Capitol of the State, the place where the Governor and principal executive officers reside and keep their offices - where the General Assembly meets and the laws are made - where the Supreme Court holds its sessions, and where Senators, Representatives, public officers, attornies and other citizens from every county in the State, frequently assemble. It is probable that hereafter the spirit of public improvement and State enterprise will prevail to a greater extent than at the present time, and that many good roads, converging at the Capitol of the State, will render it a place of greater importance and of more frequent resort; and this was another reason for selecting the City of Jefferson as the head-quarters of the Society. It is appropriate that the Historical and Philosophical Society of the State, should be located at the seat of government, and that the public authorities, and citizens from every county, should aid in carrying it into successful operation. The first annual meeting of the Society was held on the 20th of January, 1845, at which officers were chosen for the ensuing year, new members admitted, several distinguished citizens of other States were elected as honorary members; the presentation of some books, mineral specimens, and other articles, was announced, and resolutions were passed requesting the co-operation of the citizens of the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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