rgesses of Stratford,
at the famous jubilee of 1769. Mr. Quincy gave a short sketch of Robert
Balmanno, a Shaksperian scholar and collector, who possessed the
original block, with Garrick's seal upon it, and whose affidavit is
attached to the piece given to the society. The Hon. R. C. Winthrop
presented to the society a large framed photograph of Daniel Webster,
taken from an original crayon portrait which has been hanging on his own
walls for forty years. The latter was drawn by Eastman Johnson at Mr.
Winthrop's request, and at the very time that Healy was taking a
likeness in oil for the royal gallery at Versailles. The sittings, which
lasted about a week, were held in one of the old committee-rooms of
Congress, down in the crypts of the Capitol. The crayon, when finished,
elicited expressions of admiration from some of the most intimate
friends of Mr. Webster, and it was afterwards lithographed; but this
photograph is better, and is hardly less impressive than the original.
The president read a letter of sympathy prepared to be sent to Gov.
Hutchinson on his departure for England by some prominent citizens of
Milton. An indignant protest from other citizens compelled the
retraction of this letter before it was sent. These papers will appear
in a history of Milton now in preparation. Mr. Deane offered a
resolution from the Council that a committee be appointed to inquire
into the value and extent of the labors of Mr. B. F. Stevens in
publishing from the archives of the states of Europe the diplomatic
correspondence and other papers relating to the United States between
1772 and 1784, and to report whether or not it be desirable for this
society to take any action to encourage the work. Mr. Winsor and Dr.
Green were appointed members of this committee. Dr. Moore moved that a
letter once written by a committee of this society on the centennial
celebration of the settlement of Boston, which does not appear on its
records, be reproduced in the proceedings, since the action of this
society was the first step which led to that interesting celebration.

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February 13.--Meeting of the New England Historical Genealogical
Society, President Wilder in the chair. The historiographer announced
the decease of members, of which information had been received, viz.:
Ashael Woodward, M.D., at Franklin, Conn., December 30, 1885; Ariel Low,
at Boston, January 5, 1886; Nahum Capen, LL.D., at Dorche