confined to any one province or locality, but have embraced the entire continent; the history of the exploration of the Mississippi valley having been from the outset very prominent, and those who were dwelling in the great valley having frequently contributed to those publications. May we not predict for the Society on this account a future of greater usefulness and an influence which will extend to all parts of the continent, thus perpetuating the names of the early explorers and the later historians for many generations to come. NOTE BY COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION.-The maps used in connection with the foregoing article are taken from Mr. Winsor's valuable works on "The Mississippi Basin," and "From Cartier to Frontenac," by arrangement with him and his publishers, Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. VOL. XI. NEW SERIES. PART 2. WORCESTER, MASS., U. S. A. PRESS OF CHARLES HAMILTON, 1897. CONTENTS. PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. Thomas C. Mendenhall. TWENTY UNSETTLED MILES IN THE NORTHEAST BOUNDARY. Thomas C. Mendenhall . REPORT OF THE TREASURER REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN Givers and Gifts. THE NEW PHILOSOPHY" AGAINST WHICH STUDENTS AT YALE COLLEGE WERE WARNED IN 1714. Egbert C. Smyth. . . Page. 159 177 188 211 217 236 251 PROCEEDINGS. ANNUAL MEETING, OCTOBER 21, 1896, AT THE HALL OF THE SOCIETY IN WORCESTER. THE Society was called to order by President STEPHEN SALISBURY at 10.30 o'clock A. M. The following members were present: 1 Edward E. Hale, George F. Hoar, Nathaniel Paine, Stephen Salisbury, Samuel A. Green, Elijah B. Stoddard, Edward L. Davis, William A. Smith, James F. Hunnewell, Charles C. Smith, Edmund M. Barton, Franklin B. Dexter, Charles A. Chase, Samuel S. Green, Justin Winsor, Henry W. Haynes, Frederic W. Putnam, Andrew McF. Davis, J. Evarts Greene, Henry S. Nourse, William B. Weeden, Daniel Merriman, Reuben Colton, Robert N. Toppan, Henry H. Edes, George E. Francis, Frank P. Goulding, James P. Baxter, A. George Bullock, John McK. Merriam, William E. Foster, J. Franklin Jameson, Charles Francis Adams, Calvin Stebbins, Francis H. Dewey, Benjamin A. Gould, Edward L. Pierce, Henry A. Marsh, Simeon E. Baldwin, William DeLoss Love, Jr., Rockwood Hoar, Thomas C. Mendenhall, William T. Forbes, Edwin A. Grosvenor, Leonard P. Kinnicutt. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The Report of the Council was prepared by THOMAS C. MENDENHALL, LL.D., of Worcester. A memorial of Rev. Lucius R. Paige, D.D., prepared by Col. Albert H. Hoyt, was read by Col. A. GEORGE BULLOCK. 1 The names are given in the order of election. |