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Society of Iowa

Published 1909
The State Historical
Society of Iowa

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me Publications	142
lazell, pooley, mormon
torical Societies	161
amana, pottawattamie, brindley
Jotes and Comment	172
jayne, allison, mcculloch
APRIL	177
lecompton, vandever, breckenridge
ie Delegates to Congress from the Territory of Iowa	230
shambaugh, vinton, buque
Historical Societies	311
makemie, curators, seignorial

Notes and Comment	325
luncheons, receptions, librarian
JULY	329
praries, encamped, dragoons
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States	379
suffrage, senators, legislatures
A Critical Study of the Definition and Alteration of County	402
pottawatamie, wapello, keokuk
Some Publications	444
oskaloosa, lowan, mahaska
Historical Societies	460
sogn, shambaugh, alvord
Notes and Comment	475
whitcomb, currier, noyes
Senators in Iowa ETHYL E MARTIN	483
conlee, huner, whigs
The Battle of Shiloh J W RICH	503
buell, shiloh, halleck
Some Publications	582
atchison, pickworth, flom
Historical Societies	600
yulee, darrah, filson
Notes and Comment	609
shiloh, dragoons, lecompton

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Iowa City - Page 185
It was whispered that Samuels did not send his children to school where they might mingle with blacks; and an Iowa City editor denounced his speeches ...
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Dubuque - Page 196
to the Lecompton Constitution than was the Daily Express and Herald, a strong Democratic organ at Dubuque, and a bitter opponent of Senator George W. ...
more pages: 407

Cedar Rapids - Page 303
Mulford Robinson, on Civic Improvement and Beautification in the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a neatly printed pamphlet with numerous illustrations. ...
more pages: 156

Des Moines, Iowa - Page 429
In illustration of this there may be mentioned the designation of the Skunk River as a boundary between Lee and Des Moines counties by the act of ...
more pages: 57

Savannah - Page 531
and there should have been no difficulty in the way of finding General Grant within two hours, whether at the Landing above or Savannah below. ...
more pages: 567

Dallas - Page 432
Because it also failed to mention Dallas County a doubt arose as to whether the townships temporarily transferred to Guthrie County reverted to Dallas ...
more pages: 57

Sioux City - Page 407
One of these lines crosses the State between Sioux City and Dubuque and the other runs east and west through Des Moines. ...

Nashville - Page 534
The object to be accomplished by this army was to attack and defeat Grant's army before the arrival of Buell, then on the march from Nashville with ...

Buffalo - Page 354
Braided in their hair hung behind them a cue if it may be so called of Buffalo from 4 to 6 ft in length decorated with ornaments of solid silver of ...
more pages: 342

Fairfax, Iowa - Page 454
Semicentennial Souvenir of the United Presbyterian Church of Fairfax, Iowa, is a neatly printed pamphlet containing material of value to the student ...

Charleston - Page 217
Sylvester of the Weekly Iowa State Reporter reposed his choice in the prospective nominee of the Convention to meet at Charleston on April 23, 1860. ...

St. Louis - Page 336
sources in the southern part of Missouri and flows northward, emptying into the Missouri River at a point about seventy miles due west of St. Louis. ...

Quincy, Illinois - Page 606
In addition there is a description of the Dedication of George Rogers Clark Monument at Quincy, Illinois, by HW Clendenin; and the third installment ...

Madison - Page 467
Sheldon, of Madison. A bundle of the naval papers of Rear Admiral Wilkes is a valuable accession of manuscripts. They consist chiefly of papers, ...

Joliet - Page 472
urged to erect a monument to La Salle at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and another to Marquette and Joliet at the mouth of the Wisconsin River. ...

Richmond, Virginia - Page 169
a paper on the Story of Sergeant Charles Floyd, at the meeting of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association at Richmond, Virginia, on December 30. ...

Chicago - Page 475
Miss Jane Addams, of Chicago, was chosen President of the Conference for 1910. The workings of tax commissions may be seen in two western States ...

Washington, DC - Page 172
the American Political Science Association and the Bibliographical Society of America all held their annual meetings at Washington, DC, and Richmond, ...

Winona, Minnesota - Page 473
Pelzer, who for two years has been Research Assistant Be Historical Society of Iowa, is teaching in the State fcol at Winona, Minnesota, during the ...

Philadelphia - Page 447
A recently printed booklet gives a description of the McKinley Memorial in Philadelphia, together with a history of the movement and an account of the ...

Boone, Iowa - Page 334
Kate Zimbleman of Boone, Iowa. In September, 1908, information concerning the manuscript was sent to Mr. CL Lucas, President of the Madrid (Iowa) ...

Columbia, Missouri - Page 604
A Historical Sketch of the Presbyterian Church in Columbia, Missouri, by William P. Switzler; and A Few of the Colonial and Revolutionary Ancestors of ...

New York - Page 465
The writer begins the account with the first use of natural waterways in New York by the Dutch, and carries it down to the close of the canal campaign ...

Seattle - Page 164
Prosch discusses the origin of the name of city of Seattle. There is a second installment of Edward McMahan's Stephen A. Douglas:.

Palo Alto - Page 64
It was located between Palo Alto and Hancock counties and was of the same size. The northern part of the present county was a separate county called ...

Baltimore - Page 228
Why then did they secede at Baltimore, asked the speaker. Not to defeat Lincoln but to defeat me; they are dividing the party for the benefit of ...

Albert Lea, Minnesota - Page 470
ER Happer- stad of Albert Lea, Minnesota. The objects of this new Society are most praiseworthy, and it is to be hoped that the work begun with such ...

Cincinnati, Ohio - Page 475
A Bureau of Municipal Research, modelled after the one in New York City, has been established at Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

Waterloo - Page 454
It was a monthly magazine published at Waterloo, and while it was to a certain extent devoted to the interests of Waterloo and vicinity, ...

Tipton, Iowa - Page 474
SG Frink, Tipton, Iowa. Pursuant to law a meeting of the members of the Society was held on the evening of Monday, June 28, 1909, for the purpose of ...

Emmetsburg, Iowa - Page 593
McCarty, appeared during the summer in The Palo Alto Tribune published at Emmetsburg, Iowa. Felix H. Pickworth is the writer of an article entitled ...

Grinnell, Iowa - Page 478
Miss Whitcomb was born at Grinnell, Iowa, on April 4, 1860. After leaving Iowa College she taught school for many years until her health failed. ...

Marblehead, Mass - Page 603
The Military Journal Kept in 1777, During the Rhode Island Expedition, by John Goodwin of Marblehead, Mass., is the opening contribution to the July ...

Easton, Pennsylvania - Page 605
Jordan on William Parsons, Surveyor General, and Founder of Easton, Pennsylvania; and some extracts from the Correspondence of General Edward Hand, ...

Columbia, Tennessee - Page 522
In pursuance of his plan after Nashville, to follow the enemy south, on March 10th, General Buell reported his advance at Columbia, Tennessee, ...

Cedar Falls, Iowa - Page 474
Riggs, Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Mr. SG Frink, Tipton, Iowa. Pursuant to law a meeting of the members of the Society was held on the evening of Monday, ...

Ottawa - Page 145
From Ottawa to Alton the reader is made to see the eager throngs that attended the debates; the spirit and atmosphere of the discussions are again ...

Detroit - Page 453
As the author points out, Detroit is one of the most interesting cities in the United States. Hence every addition to the literature of its history ...

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Page 313
Dow contributes some Records of the Vice-Admiralty Court at Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the period of the Revolution and the War of 1812; ...

Austin - Page 373
The place of crossing must have been near the present city of Austin in Mower County, Minnesota.

Princeton - Page 291
In 1904 there was published at Princeton a volume entitled Writings on American History, 1902, compiled by Professor Ernest C. ...

Lafayette, Indiana - Page 488
He later studied law under distinguished jurists in Cincinnati and in Lafayette, Indiana. In 1842, he came to Iowa and settled at West Point (then the ...

Johnston, Iowa - Page 608
Johnston, Iowa City, Iowa. Miss Clara Daley, a member of the Society, has been appointed to an instructorship in history at The State University of ...

Keosauqua, Iowa - Page 173
Duffield, a prominent Iowa pioneer, passed away at his home near Keosauqua, Iowa. Mr. Duf-field was born in Ohio in 1824, and came to Iowa with his ...

Lexington, Kentucky - Page 607
The following persons have recently been elected to membership in the Society: Mr. John Wilson Townsend, Lexington, Kentucky; Mr. Martin J. ...

Rutledge, Missouri - Page 505
sent out by Colo-nel Peabody on Sunday morning, April 6th; and also to TW Holman of Rutledge, Missouri, who was a member of the Twenty-first Missouri ...

Jacksonville - Page 313
Keene, who relates some recollections of Jacksonville when it was a city of less than two thousand inhabitants ; and Tallahassee Before the War, ...

Lincoln, Nebraska - Page 472
Invitations were extended to the Association to hold its next annual meeting at Lincoln, Nebraska, Des Moines, Iowa, and Iowa City, Iowa. ...

Toronto - Page 150
are: The Approach of the Two Americas, by Ambassador Joaquim Nabuco, of Brazil; and The United States and Canada, by JS Willison, of Toronto. ...

Marengo, Iowa - Page 609
The town of Marengo, Iowa, is making plans for the celebration of its semi-centennial on October 14, 15, and 16. ...

Winterset, Iowa - Page 611
Graduated from the High School at Winterset, Iowa, in 1904. Student at The State University of Iowa. JOSEPH W. EICH, Member of the Board of Curators ...

Springdale, Iowa - Page 214
It will be recalled that the youthful Barclay Coppoc of Springdale, Iowa, had assisted Captain Brown in his as-sault upon Harper's Ferry. ...

Milwaukee - Page 162
of The Wisconsin Archeologist contains the papers read at a joint meeting of Wisconsin scien-tific societies held at Milwaukee in February, 1908. ...

Chattanooga - Page 516
and Ohio Bailroad from Columbus southward to Corinth and from Memphis eastward through Corinth to Chattanooga on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, ...

Pensacola - Page 602
of Francis Philip Fleming the April number of The Florida Historical Society Quarterly con-tains an article on Pensacola: Its Early History, by Mrs. ...

Shambaugh, Iowa - Page 246
he says: "I don't know what our Delegate is doing in the matter. I never see him."—Letter among papers in office of Benj. F. Shambaugh, Iowa City.

New Orleans - Page 260
Genevieve in 1788 or 1789 and shipped his produce to New Orleans by river-boats. His son, Henry Dodge, mined lead in the Galena mineral district of ...

Memphis - Page 516
and Ohio Bailroad from Columbus southward to Corinth and from Memphis eastward through Corinth to Chattanooga on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, ...

Pittsburgh - Page 530
This important information was confirmed by another scout (Carpenter): 'Johnston's cut loose and is making for Pittsburgh "41 ...

Cherokee, Iowa - Page 307
Some Early History of Cherokee, Iowa, February 28, 1909. Sketches of Lives of Corning Pioneers, February 28, 1909. General Weaver Tells of Pioneer ...

Shelby, Iowa - Page 473
CR Benedict, Shelby, Iowa; Mr. Geo. L. I, Anamosa, Iowa; Mr. Thomas D. Foster, Ottumwa, Roger Leavitt, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Miss Merze Marvin, Is, Iowa; ...

Omaha, Nebraska - Page 505
Hahn of Omaha, Nebraska, a member of the Twenty-fifth Missouri, who was of the Major Powell reconnoitering party, sent out by Colo-nel Peabody on ...

Frederick, Maryland - Page 162
the following articles: The Centenary of the Town Steeple of Frederick, Maryland, by ER Esch- bach; James Duncan Ferguson: 1837-1906, by Charles S. ...

Portland, Oregon - Page 476
the Oregon Pioneer Association was held at Portland, Oregon. This association consists of persons coming to, or born in, the original Territory of ...

Carson, Iowa - Page 324
Frank Shinn, Carson, Iowa; Judge Franklin C. Platt, Waterloo, Iowa; Mr. John M. Grimm, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mr. EM Scott, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mr. ...

Michigan, Nebraska - Page 326
During the past year legislative reference work has been either newly established or enlarged in Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, ...

Independence, Iowa - Page 324
NW Macy, Pasadena, California; Mr. JF Rail, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Judge Chas. E. Ransier, Independence, Iowa; and Hon. Milton Remley, Iowa City, Iowa.

Glenwood, Minnesota - Page 469
Atle Lee of Glenwood, Minnesota. Professor Flom upon special request prepared and presented plans for an extensive investigation into Norse-American ...

Groton, Massachusetts - Page 601
Early Mile-Stones Leading from Boston, and Mile-Stones at Groton; and Slavery at Groton, Massachusetts in Provincial Times, are the subjects of papers ...

Springdale - Page 214
Both money and assistance were offered by Eepublican members to facilitate the es-cape of Coppoc and at Springdale an armed guard had been collected ...

Warrensburg, Missouri - Page 168
Alexander William Reese, of Warrensburg, Missouri. This manuscript, which occupies two volumes with a total of nine hundred pages, ...

Anamosa, Iowa - Page 473
I, Anamosa, Iowa; Mr. Thomas D. Foster, Ottumwa, Roger Leavitt, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Miss Merze Marvin, Is, Iowa; Mr. Byron W. ...

Boston - Page 318
Under the auspices of the Massachusetts Historical Society exercises commemorative of the birth of John Milton were held at Boston on December 9, ...

Burlington, Iowa - Page 189
An issue of $2000 in one dollar notes payable on demand was made by the "Davenport Gas and Coke Company" and Burlington, Iowa City, and other towns ...

Terre Haute, Indiana - Page 240
Another route was by road through Illinois, reaching the Cumberland Road near Terre Haute, Indiana, and continuing on it through the Alleghanies. ...

Clarion, Iowa - Page 324
BP Birdsall, Clarion, Iowa; Judge Matthew C. Matthews, Dubuque, Iowa; Hon. Lars W. Boe, Forest City, Iowa; Mr. Henry Cadle, Bethany, Missouri; Mr. ...

Toledo, Iowa - Page 608
Toledo, Iowa; Mr. HEC Ditzen, Davenport, Iowa; and Mr. Elmer E. Johnston, Iowa City, Iowa. Miss Clara Daley, a member of the Society, ...

Adair, Iowa - Page 171
AB Cummins, Des Moines, Iowa; Hon. Robert Hunter, Sioux City, Iowa; Mr. Wesley Martin, Webster City, Iowa; and Hon. AC Savage, Adair, Iowa.

Corning, Iowa - Page 170
Towner, Corning, Iowa; Mr. EB Limpus, Iowa City, Iowa; Mr. JG Hen-ry, Des Moines, Iowa; Professor Bohumil Shimek, Iowa City, Iowa; Mr. ...

Davenport, Iowa - Page 608
HEC Ditzen, Davenport, Iowa; and Mr. Elmer E. Johnston, Iowa City, Iowa. Miss Clara Daley, a member of the Society, has been appointed to an ...

Storm Lake, Iowa - Page 324
Soutter, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Judge WN Treichler, Tipton, Iowa; Judge AD Bailie, Storm Lake, Iowa; Mr. Robt. J. Bannister, Des Moines, Iowa; Mr. ...

Maryland, Indiana - Page 244
which was a greater number than the whole delegation of either South Carolina, Maryland, Indiana, Vermont, or Delaware pre-sented on the same day.46 ...

Pella, Iowa - Page 479
In 1857 he came west to accept the position of Pro-fessor of Ancient Languages in Central College at Pella, Iowa. ...

Boscobel, Wisconsin - Page 175
Born at Boscobel, Wisconsin, 1878. Graduated from the State University of Wisconsin, 1902. In-structor in Political Economy in the University of ...

Moline, Illinois - Page 471
Meese, Moline, Illinois. (d) Plans of the American Archaeological Institute for Work in America —Professor FN Shipley, Washington University. ...

Los Angeles, California - Page 326
On Washington's Birthday the annual Iowa picnic was held at Los Angeles, California. According to reports nearly twenty thousand former lowans ...

Decatur, Illinois - Page 611
Born near Decatur, Illinois, Janu-ary 5, 1887. Graduated from the High School at Winterset, Iowa, in 1904. Student at The State University of Iowa. ...

Cairo - Page 512
General Grant returned to Cairo on the same day, finding there the order permitting him to do what was already done. ...

Plymouth - Page 85
The southern tier of townships in Plymouth was for a few years included within the limits of the temporary County of Buchanan created in 1837. ...

Rome - Page 301
Professor Carl Russell Pish is now engaged in similar searches in the archives and libraries at Rome. An investigation of the unpublished letters of ...

Derby - Page 450
presented a number of letters, with notes by WB Blackie, which relate some incidents of the march of the Jacobite army to Derby and back to Carlisle. ...

London - Page 609
It is proposed that a Universal Races Congress be held at London in October, 1910, for the purpose of promoting friendly relations between all races ...

Paris - Page 607
Leland has also returned to Paris to complete the work begun by him in the archives there. The Archives Department of the Indiana State Library has ...

Hamburg - Page 538
Hamburg and Purdy road over Owl Creek; and a ford over Lick Creek near its mouth which accommodated travel from Hamburg both to Purdy and Savannah. ...

Manchester - Page 335
5 The present day village of Manchester in St. Louis County, Missouri, contains a population of about 500, and is located about twenty miles to the ...

Birmingham - Page 301
He points to the oil fields of Texas, the Galveston plan of city government, the industrial rise of Birmingham, the cotton factories of the Carolines, ...

Cambridge - Page 300
the History of the United States to 1783, in the British Museum, in Minor London Archives, and in the Libraries of Oxford and Cambridge, by Charles M. ...

Surinam - Page 603
Darnell Davis; The Jews' Tribute in Jamaica, by George Fortunatus Judah; and Notes on the History of the Jews in Surinam, by PA Hilfmafl. ...

Berlin - Page 165
Early in August there was held at Berlin a great gathering of historians from all over the world. A similar meeting was held at The Hague in 1898, ...

Lyon - Page 72
Lyon.—This county was established under the name of Buncombe County by an act of the legislature of the State of Iowa approved on January ];"> ...