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names of J^ewcomb, Putnam, and other active promoters of this great 

 work with that of Cook, who has endowed another worthy enteprise near 

 by,* will be held in grateful remembrance by your children's children, 

 who in later years shall tread these halls, sacred to science and art. 



The worthy lady whose generous gift to the Academy is a fitting mem- 

 orial of her conjugal love for the departed, has in this wise step erected 

 a monument which shall testify her devotion when the centograph. 

 erected in yonder cemetery shall have crumbled and mingled with the 

 dust. And the same sun which smiles upon us in glory to-day in token of 

 approval, will continue to shine upon the Academy during all its future 

 labors and years. 



The exercises closed with a benediction by Rev. W. H. Barris, D. D. 



October 12th, 1877. — Historical Section. 



J. A. Crandall in the chair. 

 Forty persons present. 



Mr. A. S. Tiffany presented, on behalf of Stephen Sammons, 

 an interesting and vakiable collection of old documents, includ- 

 ing an original army account of Volcart Yeeder, of Johnstown, 

 1772; the notice of election, as Senator, of Major Fonda, 1787: 

 commission of Peter Rills, Ensign, with the signature of De 

 Witt Clinton and J. W. C. Yates, 1820 ; a copy of the Ulster 

 County Gazette, January, 1800, giving an account of the death 

 of Washington, etc. 



Mr. J. M. DeArmond read a very able and interesting 

 sketch of the life, character and adventures of the renowned 

 Sac and Fox warrior. Black Hawk. He spoke of the respective 

 characteristics of Pontiac, Tecumseh and Black Hawk ; of the 

 Sacs and Foxes, and kindred tribes in the North-west ; and of 

 the birth and early career of Black Haw^k ; the memorable 

 Black Hawk War ; his final overthrow and death. He called 

 particular attention to the inaccuracies of historians in their 

 accounts of Black Hawk and the troubles caused by him. 



[*Mrs. Clarisa C. Cook has presented the Davenport Library Association with a building 

 costing $12,000, erected for its especial use.— Ed.] 



