From the New York Epening Star.
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HISTORICAL SOCIETIES IN AMERICA


Mr.. Callender's discourse, just published ir


the 4th volume of the Rhode Island Historical
lColections, gives brief notice of these Societies
In America, which were commenced by Massa
Ichusetts about so years since. In 1892, she
commenced publishing her collections, which are
OF the highest interest, and finappreciabe value,
from her being one of the earliest colonies, and


composed of SO many clerical and other persons


devoted to literary pursuits A great number


OF valuable documents in manuscripts, establish
ling important points in Indian wars, CONNER


cial and Political History, have been thus saved.
I The New York Society, the next in age, com
menced publishing in 1911, but from various
causes ceased to do any thing for years. 1t is
now reviving under new auspices, and will, we
trust, take the rank which the immense treasures
contained in our unexplored archives lay open
ior her. We have not space to enter into the
matter here, but will barely point to few deposit
tories yet totally uneXamined. l.. The beauti-
fully preserved MSS vols. in Dutch, in the care
Of the Clerk of this City and County, containing
records of the early Dutch Government, Of which
so little is known. The black sand yet shines
on the elegant penmanship, having never been
disturbed, we believe, by the fingers Of more than
one bookworm for 200 years! 2. The 25 to 80
folio MSS. volumes of Dutch records translated,
1
State Library, Albany, and numerous other docu-
ments there. 3. The invaluable and we-pre-
served ponderous foos of the records Of several
| of the oldest towns on Long Island, and of the
Hudson river. 4. The private MSS. in posses
sion of families of the Oldest settlers, Dutch,
| English, &c. 5. What the Historical Society of
New ork itself has in its valuable library, &c.
The first volume of the Pennsylvania Society


was published in 1926. Rhode Island began in


1927, and the arrangements of her collections are
admirable. Its early settlement contains the do
cuments of Roger Williams, its founder on the
Indian languages, and other papers, of infinite
value. Maine has yet published but one volumes;
viz: in 1881. Virginia, so old, so rich in hsto-
ry-patriarch with Massachusetts of this repub-
lic--has published but one volume. Even Michi-
gan, born yesterday, has published volume
Kentucky, full of border romance and Indian lc-
gends, has just founded her society. What have
the other States South, whose history is so in
teresng, done? Where Maryland, the Ca
rolnas, Georgia and Louisiana!


Even the City Of Washington is before them.
Ed. N. "A.