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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 77 (search)
quare, the meeting was called to order by Mr. Richard Warren, who nominated Mr. Wm. F. Havemeyer as Chairman of the meeting. The following gentlemen acted as Vice Presidents: Jno. A. Stevens, R. A. Witthaus, R. M. Blatchford, Elijah F. Purdy, Samuel B. Ruggles, James Owen, S. B. chittenden, Thos, C. Smith, August. F. Schwab, Wm. Lyell, Chas. P. Daly, W. H. Hays, Samuel D. Babcock, A. V. Stout, Geo. R. Jackson, Jno. T. Agnew, Francis Hall, Thos. A. Emmett, Wm. Allen Butler, Edwin Hoyt, Jno. E. Devlin, James W. Beekman, P. M. Wetmore, Geo. S. Coe, N. Knight, Jno. A. C. Gray, Cyrus Curtiss, Henry A. Smythe, David Thompson, T. H. Faile, Isaac Bell, Jr., Dan. P. Ingraham, W. M. Vermilye, J. L. Aspinwall, Richard Schell, Fred. Lawrence, J. G. Vassar, J. G. Pierson, John H. Swift, Allan Cummings, Geo. B. DeForest, W. C. Alexander, Augt. Weisman, H. D. Aldrich, R. L. Kennedy, R. Mortimer, Horatio Allen, Norman White,
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 92 (search)
Mr. Charles E. Whitehead put in nomination the following list of Vice-Presidents: Hon. Samuel R. Betts, Hon. J. J. Roosevelt, Hon. John T. Hoffman, Hon. Thos. W. Clerke, Hon. C. P. Daly, Hon. Greene C. Bronson, Hon. Daniel Lord. William Allen Butler put in nomination the following list of Secretaries: Gilbert Dean, Hon. Chas. A. Peabody, E. W. Stoughton, Richard O'Gorman. These nominations were acceded to unanimously. Three cheers were called for the Americana flag, and ulated in the audience, during which the President announced the following gentlemen as the Executive Committee: Hon. John W. Edmonds, Hon. Joseph S. Bosworth, Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, Henry Nicoll, Wm. Fullerton, Luther R. Marsh, Wm. Allen Butler Hon. Wm. H. Leonard, Hon. Henry Hilton, Daniel Lord, Dorman P. Eaton, Richard O'Gorman Alex. Hamilton, Jr., Gilbert Dean, John T. C. Smidt. The work of receiving subscriptions then commenced in good earnest — the first sums
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 98 (search)
Doc. 93 1/2.--Gov. Hicks and Gen. Butler. The correspondence between the Governor of Maryland and the commander of the Massachusetts troops: Executive Chamber, Annapolis, Friday, April 23, 1861. Sir: Having, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution of Maryland, summoned the Legislature of the State to assemble on Friday, the 26th instant, and Annapolis being the place, in which, according to law, it must assemble; and having been credibly informed that you have tat this step; because, without at present assigning any other reason, I am informed that such ocupation of said road will prevent the members of the Legislature from reaching this city. Very respectfully yours, Thomas H. Hicks. To which Gen. Butler replied as follows: Headquarters U. S. Militia, Annapolis, Md., April 23, 1861. To His Excellency Thomas H. Hicks, Governor of Maryland: You are credibly informed that I have taken possession of the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 190 (search)
Doc. 178.-meeting of the N. Y. Bible society, May 19, 1861. Wm. Allen Butler, Esq., presided at the meeting. After the reading of selections of the Scripture, and prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hastings, followed by the singing of a hymn by the congregation, Mr. Butler said that in this Christian land, where the recruit was sworn into service upon the Bible, there needed no special plea to justify an effort to place the Gospel in the hands of every soldier, as his best companion for the war. It mMr. Butler said that in this Christian land, where the recruit was sworn into service upon the Bible, there needed no special plea to justify an effort to place the Gospel in the hands of every soldier, as his best companion for the war. It might have been said that there were other things with which our troops should be supplied rather than Bibles; they needed muskets instead of Bibles. He agreed that muskets were the first thing needed. The Society he represented was not a society for the suppression of muskets or any weapons of war that would make our troops victorious. When liberty was first imperilled in Massachusetts, her men seized the firelock, and did not turn back even for their Bibles. He believed that men who loved t