Narrative and Critical History of America. Vols. II., III., IV. Edited by Justin Winsor.

Samuel Adams. (American Statesman Series.) 1885. Edited by John T. Morse, Jr.

Reports of the Record Commissioners of Boston. By William H. Whitmore and William S. Appleton.

Twelfth Report.

1885.

Boston Records, 1729 to 1742. 1885.

Thirteenth Report.

Records of Boston Selectmen, 1716-1736.

Fourteenth Report.

Boston Records, 1742-1757. 1885.

Every-Day Religion. 1886. By James Freeman Clarke.

Remarks on Life and Character of James Freeman, D.D. 1886. By James Freeman Clarke.

Ten Great Religions. New edition. Parts I. and II.
James Freeman Clarke.

Stories of Invention. 1886. By Edward Everett Hale.
Boys' Heroes. 1886. By Edward Everett Hale.

1886. By

Easter: a Collection of Sermons. 1886. By Edward Everett Hale. Translation of Plutarch on the Delay of the Divine Justice. 1885. By Andrew P. Peabody.

Eulogy on Stephen Salisbury. 1885. By Andrew P. Peabody.

A Commemorative Sermon on the Rev. Rufus Ellis, D.D. 1885. By Andrew P. Peabody.

The Fallacies of History. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. 1885. By Andrew P. Peabody.

In reference to the work yet within the scope of the Society, it is respectfully suggested that a catalogue of the manuscripts belonging to the Library should be prepared and printed at as early a day as is practicable. So rich a collection of historical material has its only key in an incomplete written list in the rooms of the institution. It is possibly feasible, in cataloguing each manuscript, that it should be accompanied by a statement of the dates which it covers, and, in general, briefly of the subject matter. Experience has shown that a manuscript is more easily buried out of sight, in a large library, than any printed and bound book, especially if the written document is not placed in some permanent form for use. The Council would recommend that this question be referred to the special committee already in existence for investigating the condition of the manuscripts belonging to the Society, to report at an early date upon a proper plan for the proposed catalogue, and of its estimated extent and cost.

The fine and truthful portrait of our late President, the Hon. Robert C. Winthrop (one of the best of Huntington's productions, the gift of individual members of the Society), has been placed in the rooms during the year, a year in which we have witnessed the administration of a new President, peculiarly fitted for his position by his long membership, his learned and efficient historical labors, and his wide and general culture.

WILLIAM W. GREENOUGH, Chairman.

Report of the Librarian.

During the year there have been added to the Library:

Of the books added, 861 have been given, 61 bought, and 98 obtained by exchange. Of the pamphlets added, 3,957 have been given, 190 bought, and 104 procured by exchange.

From the income of the Savage Fund, there have been bought 61 volumes and 184 pamphlets; and 41 volumes have been bound at the charge of the same fund.

From the income of the fund left by the late William Winthrop for binding, 116 volumes have been bound.

There have been received 3 volumes and 96 pamphlets from the widow of our late Recording Secretary, Mrs. George Dexter; also 9 volumes, 211 pamphlets, and 14 manuscripts, from Mrs. Emma Rogers, the daughter of our former President, Mr. Savage; and 126 volumes, 196 pamphlets, and 2 maps from the family of the late George Ticknor.

Mr. Amos A. Lawrence has continued his gift of works connected with the Civil War, having added 10 volumes and 100 pamphlets.

Of the books added to the Rebellion department, 43 have been given, and 13 bought; and of the pamphlets added, 215

have been given, and 25 bought. There are now in this collection 1,445 volumes, 3,692 pamphlets, 739 broadsides, and 71 maps.

In the collection of manuscripts there are 668 volumes, 156 unbound volumes, 73 pamphlets with manuscript notes, and 5,275 manuscripts.

The Library contains at the present time about 31,000 volumes, including the files of bound newspapers, the bound manuscripts, and the Dowse collection. The number of

pamphlets is about 74,000.

During the year there have been taken out 65 books and 13 pamphlets, and all have been returned; though with the statement of this fact it should be said that the Library is used more for reference than for circulation.

BOSTON, April 15, 1886.

Respectfully submitted,

SAMUEL A. GREEN, Librarian.

Report of the Cabinet-keeper.

During the past year numerous engravings, photographs, heliotypes, medals, and miscellaneous articles have been added to the Cabinet, a list of which, with the names of the donors, is herewith given.

A silver medal struck to commemorate the dedication of the Washington Monument, 1885. Given by Robert C. Winthrop.

An engraving of Moses Gill, after a painting by Copley, and an engraving of the North Battery. Given by J. H. Daniels.

An electrotype fac-simile of the Great Seal of the Confederate States of America. Given by Dr. Thomas E. Pickett.

Miscellaneous engravings. Given by Mrs. George Dexter.

An engraving of Chester A. Arthur, and engravings of Benjamin F. Butler, James G. Blaine, and Grover Cleveland. Given by Dr. Samuel A. Green.

A photograph of an oil painting of Lion Gardiner, by Marichal. Miscellaneous engravings. Given by A. O. Crane. Miscellaneous engravings. Given by Robert C. Winthrop.

A heliotype of the old Foxborough Meeting-house, and a photoelectrotype of the Carpenter tavern in Foxborough. Given by Robert W. Carpenter.

An engraving of one of the earliest plans of Memorial Hall, Cambridge, with ground plan. Given by Mrs. George Dexter.

A badge worn at the New England Convention, Bunker Hill, September, 1840. Given by Eben N. Hewins.

A photograph of the flag borne by Ensign John Page, April 19, 1775, now owned by the town of Bedford. Given by J. F. Gleason. An engraving of Abbott Lawrence, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Given by Dr. Samuel A. Green.

A farthing of William IV. Given by George W. Robinson. Thirty-three coins and four medals from the collection of the late James Savage. Given by Mrs. Emma Rogers.

A lithograph of three Connecticut bills of the year 1709. Dr. Samuel A. Green.

An engraved view of Boston. Given by Charles C. Smith.

A photographic view, in 1885, of the Susquehanna River at Bald Friar, Maryland, crossed by General Lafayette in April, 1781; and A photographic view, in 1885, of the house of Colonel James Rigby, Harford County, Maryland, in which General Lafayette lodged, April, 1781. Given by F. W. Baker.

A photograph of a crayon portrait of Daniel Webster, made by Eastman Johnson, in the Capitol at Washington. Given by Robert C. Winthrop.

A piece of Shakspeare's mulberry tree, which once belonged to David Garrick, and has attached to it the affidavit of Robert Balmanno. Given by Josiah P. Quincy.

An engraving of the attack on Bunker Hill, with the burning of Charlestown, June 17, 1775, by Lodge after a drawing by Millar. Given by Charles W. Gaddess.

An engraving of George L. Balcom, by A. H. Ritchie. Given by Dr. Samuel A. Green.

An engraving entitled "Centennial Memorial of American Independence," by the American Bank Note Company of New York. Given by Robert C. Winthrop.

An engraving of John Blake, by H. B. McLellan, after a painting by M. C. Richardson. Given by H. B. McLellan.

A remarkably good portrait of the Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, painted by D. Huntington, of New York, given by several gentlemen of the Society, has also been added to our collection. Four paintings have been repaired, one, a marine painting (that of the ship "Bethel "), the artist at present unknown; and the portraits of George Washington, Dr. Shurtleff, and Dr. Cooper. The portrait of the Hon. Thomas Lindall Winthrop has also been carefully cleansed, and its frame repaired, through the generosity of our associate, R. C. Winthrop, Jr.

The model of the Brattle Street Church, deposited here a few years since, has, with the consent of the committee who have it in charge, been loaned for a limited time to the Bostonian Society.

The Cabinet is at present in tolerable order and condition. The battle flags have been hung in the upper hall; and in the general arrangement the most has been made of our limited space.

Respectfully submitted,

F. E. OLIVER, Cabinet-keeper.

Report of the Treasurer.

IN compliance with the requirements of the By-laws, Chapter VII., Article 1, the Treasurer respectfully submits his Annual Report, made up to March 31, 1886.

The special funds held by him are nine in number, and are as follows:

I. THE APPLETON FUND, which was created Nov. 18, 1854, by a gift to the Society, from the executors of the will of the late Samuel Appleton, of stocks of the appraised value of ten thousand dollars. These stocks were subsequently sold for $12,203, at which sum the fund now stands. The income is applicable to "the procuring, preserving, preparation, and publication of historical papers." The unexpended income. on hand ($2,305.56) is sufficient for the publication of the volume of Pickering Papers now in preparation.

II. THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL TRUST-FUND, which now stands, with the accumulated income, at $10,000. This fund originated in a gift of two thousand dollars from the late Hon. David Sears, presented Oct. 15, 1855, and accepted by the Society Nov. 8, 1855. On Dec. 26, 1866, it was increased by a gift of five hundred dollars from Mr. Sears, and another of the same amount from our late associate, Mr. Nathaniel Thayer. The income must be appropriated in accordance with the directions in Mr. Sears's declaration of trust in the printed Proceedings for November, 1855. The cost of publishing the first volume of the Trumbull Papers was charged to the income of this fund; and some small payments have also been made toward the cost of publishing a second volume.