PROCEEDINGS OF THE
NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION
THE SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING
WITH CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS
AND LIST OF MEMBERS.
PUBLISHED BY THE
NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
1906
NEWBURGH JOURNAL PRINT.
NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION.
President,
Hon. JAMES A. ROBERTS, New York.
First Vice-President,
Hon. GRENVILLE M. INGALSBE, Sandy Hill.
Second Vice-President,
Dr. SHERMAN WILLIAMS, Glens Falls.
Third Vice-President,
JOHN BOULTON SIMPSON, Bolton.
Treasurer,
JAMES A. HOLDEN, Glens Falls.
Secretary,
ROBERT O. BASCOM, Fort Edward.
Assistant Secretary,
FREDERICK B. RICHARDS, Ticonderoga.
TRUSTEES.
| Mr. Asahel R. Wing, Fort Edward | Term Expires 1906 |
| Mr. Elmer J. West, Glens Falls | " 1906 |
| Rev. John H. Brandow, Schoharie | " 1906 |
| Hon. Grenville M. Ingalsbe, Sandy Hill | " 1906 |
| Col. William L. Stone, Mt. Vernon | " 1906 |
| Mr. Morris Patterson Ferris, New York | " 1906 |
| Hon. George G. Benedict, Burlington, Vt. | " 1906 |
| Hon. James A. Roberts, New York | " 1907 |
| Col. John L. Cunningham, Glens Falls | " 1907 |
| Mr. James A. Holden, Glens Falls | " 1907 |
| Mr. John Boulton Simpson, Bolton | " 1907 |
| Rev. Dr. C. Ellis Stevens, New York | " 1907 |
| Dr. Everett R. Sawyer, Sandy Hill | " 1907 |
| Mr. Elwyn Seele, Lake George | " 1907 |
| Mr. Frederick B. Richards, Ticonderoga | " 1907 |
| Mr. Howland Pell, New York | " 1907 |
| Gen. Henry E. Tremain, New York | " 1908 |
| Mr. William Wait, Kinderhook | " 1908 |
| Dr. Sherman Williams, Glens Falls | " 1908 |
| Mr. Robert O. Bascom, Fort Edward | " 1908 |
| Mr. Francis W. Halsey, New York | " 1908 |
| Mr. Harry W. Watrous, Hague | " 1908 |
| Com. John W. Moore, Bolton Landing | " 1908 |
| Rev. Dr. Joseph E. King, Fort Edward | " 1908 |
| Hon. Hugh Hastings, Albany | " 1908 |
PROCEEDINGS
Of The
Seventh Annual Meeting of the New York State Historical
Association, held August 22d, 1905, at the
Court House, Lake George, N. Y.
At the Seventh Annual Meeting of the New York State Historical Association, held at Lake George on the 22d day of August, 1905, a quorum being present, the President, James A. Roberts, called the meeting to order, whereupon it was duly moved, seconded and carried, that the reading of the minutes be dispensed with.
The report of the Treasurer, James A. Holden, was read and adopted after having been approved by the auditors, Dr. Joseph E. King and the Hon. Grenville M. Ingalsbe.
It was further moved, seconded and carried, that the annual publication of the society be not sent to those members who are two or more years in arrears in their dues.
Dr. Sherman Williams, chairman of the committee on historic spots, reported orally that arrangements had been made for the erection of a boulder with a bronze tablet at Half-Way Brook, and that arrangements were in progress for marking other spots in the vicinity of Lake George. The report was accepted and the committee continued, and the committee were requested to make a written report with a historic sketch relating to the spots marked and proposed to be marked, which report together with a cut of the tablets erected and to be erected shall be published in the proceedings of the Association.
Mr. Harry W. Watrous, chairman of the committee on Fort Ticonderoga, by Mr. Grenville M. Ingalsbe reported progress.
Upon the suggestion of the chairman the following committee on Fort Ticonderoga was appointed for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Elizabeth Watrous, Mr. John Boulton Simpson, Mr. Geo. O. Knapp.
The committee on program made an oral report, which was adopted.
A vote of thanks was extended to Gen. Tremain for his very liberal gift to the Association reported by the treasurer.
A vote of thanks was extended to the committee on program.
The following new members were elected:
Alice Brooks Wyckoff, Elmira, N. Y. Hon. F. W. Hatch, N. Y. City. Hon. Albert Haight, Albany, N. Y. Hon. John Woodward, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. E. B. Hill, 49 Wall Street, N. Y. City. Rev. Dr. Thos. B. Slicer, N. Y. City. Mr. G. C. Lewis, Albany, N. Y. Dr. George S. Eveleth, Little Falls, N. Y. George C. Rowell, 81 Chapel Street, Albany, N. Y. Mr. James F. Smith, So. Hartford, N. Y. Mr. George Foster Peabody, Lake George, N. Y. Mr. Grenville H. Ingalsbe, Sandy Hill, N. Y. Mr. A. N. Richards, Sandy Hill, N. Y. Mr. Irwin W. Near, Hornellsville, N. Y. Mr. Archibald Stewart, Derby, Sandy Hill, N. Y. Mr. Alvaro D. Arnold, Sandy Hill, N. Y. Mr. Richard C. Tefft, Sandy Hill, N. Y. Mr. F. D. Howland, Sandy Hill, N. Y. Mr. A. W. Abrams. Mr. D. M. Alexander, Buffalo, N. Y. Mr. Philip M. Hull, Clinton, N. Y. Addie E. Hatfield, 17 Linwood Place, Utica, N. Y. George K. Hawkins, Plattsburgh, N. Y. Dr. Claude A. Horton, Glens Falls, N. Y. Dr. E. T. Horton, Whitehall, N. Y. Gen. T. S. Peck, Burlington, Vt. Myron F. Westover, Schenectady, N. Y. Dr. Wm. C. Sebring, Kingston, N. Y. Mr. Neil M. Ladd, 646 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. J. Hervey Cook, Fishkill-on-the-Hudson, N. Y. Mr. H. L. Broughton, Sandy Hill, N. Y. Daniel L. Van Hee, Rochester, N. Y. Edmund Wetmore, 34 Pine Street, N. Y. City. Mrs. Lydia F. Upson, Glens Falls, N. Y. Mr. Daniel F. Imrie, Lake George, N. Y. Mr. James Green, Lake George, N. Y. Mr. Edwin J. Worden, Lake George, N. Y.
Dr. Sherman Williams moved that the chair appoint a committee of two to take into consideration an amendment to the constitution relating to the payment of dues.
Carried.
Whereupon the chair appointed as such committee Robert O. Bascom and James A. Holden.
Hon. Grenville M. Ingalsbe offered the following resolution.
Resolved, That the President be authorized to appoint a committee of three to investigate and report to the next annual meeting as to the feasibility of co-operation and of the establishment of a community of action between this association and the various other historical societies in the State, which resolution was unanimously adopted.
After some discussion, participated in by various members of the Association, it was regularly moved, seconded and carried, that a committee of three be appointed by the president upon membership, whereupon the president appointed the following committee:
Dr. Ellis C. Stevens, with power to name his associates.
The following trustees were unanimously elected by ballot for the term of three years:
Gen. Henry E. Tremain, N. Y. City; William Wait, Kinderhook, N. Y.; Dr. Sherman Williams, Glens Falls, N. Y.; Robert O. Bascom, Fort Edward, N. Y.; Francis W. Halsey, New York; Harry W. Watrous, Hague, N. Y.; Rev. Dr. Joseph E. King, Fort Edward, N. Y.; Hon. Hugh Hastings, Albany, N. Y.; Com. John W. Moore, Bolton Landing, N. Y.
Rev. Mr. Hatch and Rev. Mr. Black presented for the consideration of the Association the subject of the erection of a museum building. After some discussion it was moved, seconded and carried, that the thanks of the Association be tendered to the gentlemen for bringing the matter to the attention of the Association, after which the meeting was adjourned until two o'clock in the afternoon.
August 22d, 1905.—Afternoon Session.
Symposium—The Sullivan Expedition.
At the adjourned session held in the afternoon August 22d, 1905, Dr. W. C. Sebring, of Kingston, read a paper entitled, "The Character of Gen. Sullivan."
A paper entitled "The Primary Cause of the Border Wars," by Francis W. Halsey, of New York, was read by the Hon. Grenville M. Ingaslsbe in the absence of Mr. Halsey.
Dr. Sherman Williams, of Glens Falls, read a monograph entitled, "The Organization of Sullivan's Expedition."
Hon. Grenville M. Ingalsbe read by title only a paper entitled, "A Bibliography of Sullivan's Expedition."
A paper entitled, "An Indian Civilization and its Destruction," by Col. S. W. Moulthrop, was read by the Rev. W. H. P. Hatch in the absence of Col. Moulthrop.
A paper entitled, "The Campaign," was read by William Wait, of Kinderhook, when the meeting adjourned until August 23d, at 10 o'clock A. M., at the same place.
ROBERT O. BASCOM, Secretary.
TRUSTEES' MEETING.
August 23d, 1905.
At a meeting of the Trustees of the New York State Historical Association held at Lake George on the 22d day of August, 1905, a quorum being present, the following officers were elected:
President, Hon. Jas. A. Roberts, Buffalo, N. Y. First Vice-President, Hon. G. M. Ingalsbe, Sandy Hill, N. Y. Second Vice-President, Dr. Sherman Williams, Glens Falls, N. Y. Third Vice-President, John Boulton Simpson, Bolton, N. Y. Treasurer, James A. Holden, Glens Falls, N. Y. Secretary, Robert O. Bascom, Fort Edward, N. Y. Asst. Secretary, Frederick B. Richards, Ticonderoga, N. Y.
The printing bill of E. H. Lisk was presented to the Trustees and after discussion the same was referred to the Treasurer and Secretary with power to settle the same.
The following committees were appointed:
Standing Committee on Legislation: Hon. James A. Roberts, Gen. Henry E. Tremain, Dr. Sherman Williams, Morris Patterson Ferris, Hon. Hugh Hastings. On Marking Historic Spots: Dr. Sherman Williams, Frederick B. Richards, James A. Holden, Asahel R. Wing, Hon. Grenville M. Ingalsbe. On Fort Ticonderoga: Mrs. Elizabeth Watrous, John Boulton Simpson, George O. Knapp. On Program: Hon. Grenville M. Ingalsbe, Dr. Sherman Williams, Dr. C. Ellis Stevens. On Membership: Dr. C. Ellis Stevens.
Bill of the Secretary for postage, express and sundries was thereupon audited and ordered paid, whereupon the meeting adjourned.
At a meeting of the Trustees it was moved, seconded and carried, that E. M. Ruttenber, of Newburgh, N. Y., be made an honorary member of the Association.
ROBERT O. BASCOM,
Secretary.
ASSOCIATION MEETING.
August 23d, 1905.
At the adjourned session held August 22d, a paper entitled, "Concerning the Mohawks," was read by W. Max Reid, of Amsterdam, N. Y., after which the Hon. Grenville M. Ingalsbe read certain hitherto unpublished letters from Gen. George Washington relating to the "Sullivan Expedition," after which a resolution was adopted requesting that Mr. Ingalsbe furnish the same for publication in the ensuing volume of the proceedings of the Association.
An address entitled, "Robert R. Livingston, the Author of the Louisiana Purchase," by Hon. D. S. Alexander, of Buffalo, N. Y., concluded the session, and after a vote of thanks to the various speakers, the meeting adjourned until two o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, at which session a paper entitled, "The Birth at Moreau of the Temperance Reformation," by Dr. Charles A. Ingraham, of Cambridge, was read.
The annual address, "The Democratic Ideal in History," by Hon. Milton Reed, of Fall River, Massachusetts, concluded the literary exercises of this meeting, and after a vote of thanks to the speakers of the afternoon the meeting adjourned sine die.
ROBERT O. BASCOM,
Secretary.
TRUSTEES' MEETING.
At a meeting of the Trustees of the New York State Historical Association, held at the Hotel Ten Eyck on the 19th day of January, 1906, in the City of Albany.
Present, Hon. James A. Roberts, President; Hon. Grenville M. Ingalsbe, First Vice-President; Dr. Sherman Williams, Second Vice-President; Hon. Hugh Hastings, Trustee; Hon. Robert O. Bascom, Secretary.
The meeting being duly called to order by the President, the semi-annual report of James A. Holden, Treasurer, was read and adopted.
The report is as follows:
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
of
J. A. Holden, Treasurer New York State Historical Association,
From July 1, 1905, to Jan. 18, 1906.
| RECEIPTS. | ||||
| July 1, 1905— | Cash on hand | $194.73 | ||
| Received from dues, etc. | 390.10 | |||
| $584.83 | ||||
| DISBURSEMENTS. | ||||
| Aug. 5, | E. H. Lisk, printing | $200.00 | ||
| " 5, | R. O. Bascom, postage and sundries | 27.50 | ||
| Sep. 8, | E. H. Lisk, printing | 62.25 | ||
| Sep. 7, | R. O. Bascom, postage | 23.28 | ||
| " 7, | Milton Reid, expenses | 15.31 | ||
| Nov. 8, | E. H. Lisk, printing | 31.75 | ||
| Dec. 4, | R. O. Bascom, stamps | 10.00 | ||
| " 11, | R. O. Bascom, " | 10.00 | ||
| Jan. 9, | Postage | 5.00 | ||
| 385.09 | ||||
| Cash on hand | $199.74 | |||
| ASSETS. | ||||
| Cash on hand | $199.74 | |||
| Life Membership Fund | 271.40 |
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES A. HOLDEN,
Treasurer.
The report of the committee on amendments to the Constitution was read and laid upon the table.
The report of Committee on Marking Historic Spots was read and adopted. The report is as follows:
Glens Falls, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1906.
To the Trustees of the New York State Historical Association,
Gentlemen:—I beg to report progress in regard to the work of the committee on marking Historic Spots. A good number of persons have made contributions ranging from five to fifty dollars each. A marker has been erected at Half-Way Brook and another planned for at Bloody Pond. The tablet at Half-Way Brook was made under the direction of W. J. Scales, who is also to prepare the design for the one at Bloody Pond. The marker at Half-Way Brook is a large boulder resting upon another large boulder nearly buried in the ground. The boulders are large and very hard, and the cost of cutting them to fit was unexpectedly great. Both boulders were drawn from a long distance. The cost of drawing and erecting them, and getting them ready for the tablet was about one hundred and ten dollars. This work was supervised by Mr. Henry Crandall, who had subscribed fifty dollars toward the work. When it was finished he said that if I would cancel his subscription he would meet all the expense of getting the stones in place. As this was more than twice the amount of his subscription his offer was gladly accepted. The other expenses to date have been as follows:
| For cutting a smooth face on the boulder and fitting tablet to it | $25.25 |
| For photographing the monument | 1.00 |
| Paid Mr. Scales on account | 45.00 |
| Total | $71.25 |
In the Spring it will be necessary to meet a small expense to grade the ground and seed it. We hope to have the marker at Bloody Pond in place before our next annual meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
SHERMAN WILLIAMS,
Chairman of Committee for Marking Historic Spots.
The following new members were duly elected:
- Applegate, Rev. Dr. Octavius, Newburgh, N. >Y.
- Atkins, Hon. T. Astley, 73 Nassau Street, N. Y.
- Benjamin, Rev. Dr. William H., Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y.
- Bunten, Roland, Garden City, N. Y.
- Brooks, James B., 1013 East Adams Street, Syracuse, N. Y.
- Bockus, Dr. Truman J., Packer Institute, Brooklyn, N, Y.
- Banker, Dr. Silas J., Fort Edward, N. Y.
- Cooke, Rev. Jere K., Hempstead, N. Y,
- Coon, Hon. Stephen Mortimer, Oswego, N. Y.
- Clark, Rev. Joseph B., Fourth Ave. and 22d St., N. Y. City.
- Clark, Walter A., 755 Main Street, Geneva, N. Y.
- Donnell, Rev. Dr. William Nichold, 292 Henry St.. N. Y.
- Davis, William Gilbert, 32 Nassau Street, N. Y.
- Davis, Dr. Booth C., Alfred, N. Y.
- de Peyster, Mrs. Beekman, 2345 Broadway, N. Y. (winter), Johnstown, N. Y. (summer).
- Draper, Hon. A. S., Albany, N. Y.
- Gunnison, Hon. Royal A., Juneau, Alaska.
- Hopson, Rev. Dr. George B., Annandale, N. Y.
- Horton, Mrs. John Miller, 736 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
- Ingalsbe, Franc Groesbeck, Sandy Hill, N. Y.
- Jessup, Rev. Chas. A., Greenport, N. Y.
- Jessup, Morris K., 195 Madison Avenue, N. Y,
- Joline, Dr. Adrien H., 54 Wall Street, N. Y.
- Jackson, Rev. Dr. T. G., 6851 Paul's Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
- Kirby, Dr. R. M., Potsdam, N. Y.
- Krotel, Rev. Dr., 65 Convent Avenue, N. Y.
- Leavey, Russell H., 147 W. 21st Street, N. Y.
- Lefferts, Marshall C., 30 Washington Place, N. Y.
- Lewis, George C., Albany, N. Y.
- Mace, Dr. William H., Syracuse, N. Y.
- Martin, John, Pittsburgh, N. Y.
- Morton, Hon. Levi Parsons, 681 Fifth Avenue, N. Y.
- Mills, D. O., 634 Fifth Avenue, N. Y.
- Munger, Rev. Dr. R. D., 105 Delaware Street, Syracuse, N. Y.
- Morgan, Rev. Dr. D. Parker, 3 East 45th Street, N. Y.
- Nottingham, William, 701 Walnut Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y.
- Nelson, Ven. George F., 29 Lafayette Place, N. Y.
- Olmsted, Rt. Rev. Chas. Tyler, 159 Park Avenue, Utica, N. Y.
- O'Brien, M. J., 195 Broadway, N. Y.
- Paige, Edward Winslow, 44 Cedar Street, New York.
- Pierce, Rev. Dr. Walter Franklin, 16 S. Elliott Place, Brooklyn.
- Rogers, Howard J., Albany, N. Y,
- Rhoades, W. C. P., 400 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
- Sill, Dr. Frederick S., 169 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, N. Y.
- Schell, F. Robert, 280 Broadway, N. Y.
- Smith, William Alex., 412 Madison Avenue, N. Y.
- Samson, William H., 420 Oxford Street, Rochester, N. Y.
- Sillo, Dr. Chas. Morton, Geneva, N. Y.
- Seabury, Rev. Dr. William Jones, 8 Chelsea Square, N. Y.
- Stackpole, George F., Riverhead, N. Y.
- Sims, Charles N., Liberty, Indiana.
- Steele, Mrs. Esther B., 532 W. Clinton Street, Elmira, N. Y.
- Stilwell, Giles H., 1906 West Genesee St., Syracuse, N. Y.
- Sheddon, Hon. Lucian L., Plattsburgh, N. Y.
- Silver, Dr. John Archer, Geneva, N. Y.
- Spencer, Dr. Charles W., Princeton, N. J.
- Vanderveer, Dr. A., 28 Eagle Street, Albany, N. Y.
- Waller, Rev. Henry D., Flushing, N. Y.
- Watson, Col. Jas. T., Clinton, N. Y.
- Welch, Miss J. M., 76 Johnston Park, Buffalo, N. Y.
- Willey, Rev. John H., 466 East 18th Street, N. Y.
- Willis, James D., 40 East 39th Street, N. Y.
The thanks of the Trustees were extended to Dr. Stevens for his services as chairman of the Committee on Membership. The Secretary and Mr. William Wait, of Kinderhook, were by motion duly carried appointed a committee on the publication of the Proceedings of the Association. The edition was fixed at 750 copies and the Secretary instructed not to send proceedings to persons who were more than four years in arrears, after which the meeting adjourned.
ROBERT O. BASCOM,
Secretary.