The De Renne gift. Communication from the state librarian. John Milledge, state librarian

DE RENNE GIFT.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE STATE LIBRA RIAN, ......
JOHN MILLEDGE. STATE LIBRARIAN. ,
ATLANTa, GA.: UKO. \\' . HARRISON, ~'l'A'rJ;; P RINTER, CThe lfJ'anklin Printing an~l PublishiH~ Co.)
18!~1.

THE
DE RENNE G-IFT.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE STATE LIBRARIAN.
JOHN MILLEDGE, STATE LI.BRARIAN.
ATLANTA, GA.: GEO. W, HARRISON, STATE PRINTER, (The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co.)
1894.

REPORT.

To Hi.s Excellency, TV. .J. ~Vorthen, Brecutive Department,. Atlanta, Ga.:

GOVERNOR-I have the honor to state that Mr. Everard

DeRenne, recently deceased in the State of New York, be-

queathed to the State of Georgia a collection of books of

great value, among which is the transcript in manuscript

made, or procured to be made, by the father of the said

Everard DeRenne, from the original record in Englard of

the Colonial Acts of Georgia covering the period from 'fi5

to 1774, and ten copies in print of said O"iginal manuscn~t ;:

also, eleven copies of the Journal of the Board of Trustees.

for establishing the Cnlony of Georgia, and many other

rare books, pamphlets, etc. Mr. DeRenne requested that

this valuable collection be received by the State Library of

Georgia, and kept and designated as "The Mary DeRenne

Historical Collection." The bequest is indeed a valuable

one, upon which it is hard to put a proper estimate.

Upon receiving notice of this beqnest, your Excellency

decided, instead of going to the expense of sending the State

Librarian to ~ew York to receive these books, to ask Mr.

Marion J. Verdery, of ~ew York, to receive it for the

State of Georgia, and Mr. V erdery accepted this trust and

executed it without any charge to the State for his services.

The property was delivered to him in five boxes, just as

they had been packed before the death of the testator.

They were received at this Library

and

carefully unpacked by Assistant Librarian Rankin and my-

self, and we found the boxes to contain books, pamphlets,

photographs, etc., set forth in the following alphabetically

arranged catalogue :

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A. 1. A Bachelor's RHeries, by Ik Marvel, 3 copies. Wormsloe, 1850.
2. A Discourse concerning the establishment of a new colony to the soqth of Carolina, in the most delightful country of the universe, by Sir R. Montgomery. Ldndon, 1717.
3. A Sermon preached before the Trustees for establishing the Colony of Georgia, March 21, 1734, by Stephen Hales. London, 173-!.
4. A Sermon preached before the Trustees for establishing the Colony of Georgia, March 15, 1738-9, by W m. Berriman. London, 1739.
5. A Sermon preached before the Trustees for establishing the Colony of Georgia, March 16, 1737-8, by P. Beareroft. London, 1738.
6. A Sermon preached before the Trustees for establishing the Colony of Geo1gia, March 16, 1749-50, by Thomas Franklin. London, 1750.
7. A Voyage to Georgia, begun in 1735, by Francis Moore. London, 1744.
8. Aboriginal Structures in Georgia, by C. C. Jones, Jr. Washington, 1878.
~. Accidents and Poisons. Philadelphia, 1874.
10. Account showing progress of the Colony in Georgia from its first establishment to present time, 3 copies. London, 1741.

11. Account of the Orphan House in Georgia from .January, 1740-41, to 1742-43, by George Whitfield. London, 1743.
12. Account of the Provinces of South Carolina and Georgia. London, 1732.
1!3. Address of G. Thomas, M. D., in defence of the National Board of Health. Savannah, 1883.
14. Address delivered by C. C. Jones, Jr., before the Georgia Historical Society, on Sergeant Jasper. Savannah, 1876;
15. An Impartial Enquiry into the State and Utility of the Province of Georgia. London, 1741.
16. An Extract of the Preface to the Reverend Mr. Whitfield's account of the Orphan House in Georgia. Edinburgh, 1741.
17. An Oration in Memory of Gen. Montgomery, by Wm. Smith. Philadelphia and London, 1776.
18. Anecdotes of the American Revolution, by A. Garden. Charleston, 1828.
19. Anniversary Address before the Georgia Historical Society at Savannah, by C. C. Jones, .Jr. Savannah, 1881.
B. 20. Bartram's Travels through North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. London, 1792.
21. Bioliosophia or Book Wisdom, containing an account of the Pride, Pleasure and Privileges of that Glorious Vocation, Book Collecting, by an Aspirant. London, 1810.

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22. Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe, by T. M. Harris. Boston, 1841.
23. Book of Common Prayer according to the use of the Church of England. Cambridge, 1762.
24. Brief Account of the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia under .James Oglethorpe, February 1st, 1733. Washington, 1835.
C. 25. Carolina or a Description of the present State of the Country. London, 16t12.
26. Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts and Engravings belonging to William Menzies, of New York, by .Joseph Sabin. New York, 1875.
27. Centennial Address of John E. \Yard in Savannah, May 4th, 1886, at request of the Chatham Artillery. Savannah, 1886.
28. Colonial Acts of Georgia, 1755-1774, Compiled by C. C. Jones, Jr., Collected by G. \V. J. DeRenne, 10 copies. Wormsloe, 1881.
29. Colonial Acts of Georgia, 1755-1774, Collected by G. W. J. DeHenne. The original manuscript of the above.
30. Collections Georgia Historical Society, 3 Vole. Savannah, 1840-73.
31. Continuation of Mr. 'Vhitefield's Journal from his arrival in Savannah to his return to London. London, 1839.

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32. Contract for the purchase of the '"'estern Territory made with the Legislature of Georgia in 1795. Augusta, 1799.
33. Copy of an Act passed in Carolina prejudicial to Her Majesty's interests, etc., date unknown.
D. 34. Dance of Death, by M. Merian. French. Basle, 1789.
35. Defence of Solitary Confinement of Prisons, by G. vV.
Smith. Philadelphia, 1833.
36. Dengue, by J. G. Thomas, M.D., Savannah. Boston, 1881.
37. Description of East Florida, by J. Bartram. London, ] 769.
38. Description of South Carolina, by Jas. Archdale. London, 1707.
39. Description of the Province of Carolina, by D. Coxe. London, 1741.
-10. Description of the 'Vestern Territory of Georgia from
Dr. Morse's American Gazetteer. Boston, 1797.
41. Diary of Colonel W. Sargent during the Campaign of 1791, two copies. Wormsloe, 1851.
42. Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence by Captain Grose. London, 1811.
4;t Dictionarie Historiq ue et Critique, Vol. 14. Paris, 1820.

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44. Discovery of New Britaine. New York, 1873.
45. Documents connected with the History of South Carolina, by P. C. J. Weston. London, 1856.
46. Don Quixote, printed in French and Illustrated by Gustave Dore, two volumes. Paris, 1863.
47. Drayton's Memoirs of the American Revolution, two volumes. Charleston, 1821.
E. 48. Early History of Georgia, Embracing _the Embassy of Sir Alexander Cumming to the Country of the Cherokees in 1730. Bo>lton, 1872.
49. Ecce Homo. A Survey of the Life and Work of Jesus Christ. Boston, 1878.
50. Euripidis, Opera Omnia, volume 7. Glasguae, 1821.
51. Expedition of Oglethorpe. London, 1742.
G. 52. Gleanings in Graveyards, a Collection of Curious Epitaphs, by H. E. ~orfolk. London, 1866.
H. 53. Historical Atlas, comprising 141 maps and Explanatory Text, by R. H. Labberton. New York, 1885.
54. Historical Record of Savannah, by F. D. Lee and .J. L. Agnew. Savannah, 1869.
55. Historical Narrative of Georgia from the first settlement to the present period, two copies. London~ 1739.
56. Historical Collection of Georgia, by Rev. George White. New York, 1854.

57. Hi;;;torieal ~\_ecount of the Ri"e and Progrc..;s of the Cnlonie;; of South Carolina and Georgia, t\nl \'Ol nmes (author unknown). London, 1779.
51'. Hi;;tory of the Province of Georgia, with map;; of
original ;;mvey;;, by ,J. U. \\'. Dt>Brahm, two copies.
\r orm;;loe, ll'l-1-\1.
59. Hi~tory of Georgia, hy Hug-h ~IcCall, two ,olnme;;. :-;avannah, 1811.
60. Histmy of Gemgia, Ly \V. B. ~te,en,.;, two volnllles, Xew York, 18-!7.
fj 1. Hi,..tory of ( ~eorgia, by T. S. Arthur atHl \V. H. Carpenter. Philadelphia, 18.)2.
H2. Hi,.;tory of ~onth Carolina and Ueorgia, by Hewatt, two volume;; (volnme 1 missing). London, 177H.
fj:~. History of Ctuolina, by .John Law.;on. London, 171-!.
H-!. History of the Old Cheraws,by ~\.Gregg. Xew York, 181)7.
f);), Hi,.;torv of Ancient Philosophy, hy Dr. H. J{itter,-! vols. Oxford, 18:38.
I (j(). lndentme of Agreement, 4th of .fuly, 1760, between Lord Baltimore and T. and R. Penn, settling the Limit,.; and Boundariel" of Marylan<l and Pennsdvama. Philadelphia, 1851.
fi7. Introduction to the Greek and Latin Clas;;ios, -!th edition, hy T. F. Dibdin. London, 1827.
68. Itinerant Ob:,;ervations in ~\merica, reprinted from the Lomlon :\Iagazine, 17 -1-5-H, 2 copie;;. Savannah, 1878.

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.f. 6! . .Jackanapes, by .J. H. It,in~. Bo:-~ton, 1Hg4.
70..Journal of the Gem;gia Ttustee,.: for E,;tablishing the Colony ofGeorgia, by .John Percival, Fir,.:t Ead {!f Egmont, 11 eopie:-;. W ormsloe, 1RRti.
71 ..Journal and LettPr"' of Eliza Lnca,.;, 2 co pie:-;. wonnH-
loe, 18;)0.
72. ,J onrnal of Proceedings in Georgia, begi nni n~ Oetober 20, 17:n, 2 vo],.., London, 1742.
7:l. .Journal of a \~oyage ftom Sa\annah to Philadelphia, and from Philadelphia to England, lJ~ W m. Seward, companion to Hev. Geo. Whitefield. London, 1740.
L. 7-l. Last Order of the Conf(derate Govermnent, dated at \Vashington, Ga., ::\Iay Mh, 1RHi>. (The ort~t nal manus(ript.)
7i). Letters of Chri.~topher Columbus de:-cribing hi,.; tir8t
w voyage to tlw e8tern Hemi,.:phPre. ~ ew York,
1870.
7G. Life of Mrs. Siddon,;, b.v Campbell. London, Ht~fJ. 1 1. Life and Letters of Madame Bonaparte, hv E. I".
Di(litt. New York, 187~1.
78. Litchfield La\r School Catalogue, 17H8 to 1827.
79. Lo\e and Patriotism, ot the Extmordiua ry Athentures of M. Du Poriail, intersper:5ed with man:> "'urpri8ing incidents in the Life of Count Pula,..ki. Philadelphia, 17fJ7.
.:\L 80; ::\'Iap of ~orth Oaroli ua, pnbli,;hed by Act of Parliament, date unknown.

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xl. :\Lip of 1-\onth Carolina and Georgia, publi.~hed by Act of Parliament in 1780.
"r /'\~. :\Iemoir on the ::\legathe1ium and other extinct gigantic quadrupeds of the coast of Georgia, by B. Ho1lgson. _Npw York, lR-J-6.
:\fpmoir of Wm. Smith, In Stille. Philadelphia, UHi9.
X-1-. ::\fcmoir Oil the Origin, Cultivation and r;ses of Cotton fl'om the earliest ages to the lH'C'SC'Ilt time, by ,V, B. Seabrook. Charleston, 11-14-!.
H.). ::\lt>nwirf' of Kapolcon, by DP Las Ca,.;es, -1- ,-oiR. Xew York, 11'\6:2.
1-\(i. ::\It>nwi1,.; of WilhelmilH, Margmvine of Bairenth, hy H. H. H. Prin<es5 Ch riRtinP of SehleRwig-Holstein. Xew York, 1887.
K7. l\Ii:4cellanie;.; of Georgia, HiRtorical, Biographical, DesmiptivC', Pte., by A. H. Chappell. Colmnlms, 1 K7 -1-.
H!J. :\foral and Politieal ~-\ketch of the Fnited StatPs, by .\. :\Imat. London, 1H:\:L
X. HO. :\arrative of General Clinton. London, 178:\. !11. X e\Y Yoyage to Georgia, bv a Y onng Gentleman.
Loll(lon, 17;\;).
!1:2. Xova B1ittania. Xe\r York, 18ii7.
0. !1:\. Ob;.;ervntions on 1)r. Steven:-' History of Glorgia. Savannah, 1Hcl-9.
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9l. Obsernttion"' 11 pun the Effect of Certain late Political Suggestion"' by the Delegates of Georgia, ~ copie,.: Printed 17Rl.
H0. Ohio Archeological and Historical ( luartetly. .Tune and December, 1888. :! \ob.
9(). Old ~Iap of Frontier of Fmnee.
97. Oldmixon's British EmpirP in .\merica, 2 yolumes. London, 17-+1.
!HI. Oration of .John 'IV. Daniel at Unveiling of Statue of R. E. Lee at Lexington, Yirginia, .June :!8, 1883. Sa\'annah, 188:3.
lH!. Omtion delivered in 1773 by \\' m. Smith bef(nc the .\merican Philosophi('al So('ietv in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, 17n.
P. 100, Pamdisc Lost, by .John l\Iilton. London, 11-\:lli.
101. Paradise l{egaim~d, by .John ~filton. London, 182:L
102. Photogmph of the Plan of the City and Harbor of Savannah.
10:3. Photographs of signature"' of members of Congte,.;s, 177.>, 8 copies.
104. Poems of Paul Hayne. Boston, 188~.
10.5. Poetical Works of l\Irs. Hemans. Philadelphia, 18:3:!.
106. Precious Stone,; and Gems, by E. 'IY. Streeter. London, 1877.
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107. Proceedings of Dedication of Hodgson Hall, by the Georgia Historical Society, February 14, 1876, 2 copies.
108. Progress of the Colony of Georgia. London, 174:L
R. 109. Rabb and his Friends, by J. Brown. Edinburgh, 1877.
110. Reasons for Establishing the Colony of Georgia. London, 173~~.
111. Reception of La Fayette m Savannah on Saturday, March 19th, 1825.
112. Recommendation of William Smith to the University at Oxford, 2 copies. London, 1759.
S..113. Sainte Bible, printed in French and Illustrated, by Gustave Dore, 2 volumes. Tours, 1876.
114. Sherwood's Gazetteer of Georgia. Phil~delphia, 1829.
115. Siege of Savannah in 1779. Albany, 1866.
116. Singular Surnames, by E. D. Ingraham. Edited by Wm. Duane. Philadelphia, 1873.
117. Sketch of the Events which Preceded the Capture of Washington by the BritiRh in 1814. Philadelphia, 1849.
118. Sketch of the Botany of South Carolina and Georgia, by Stephen Elliott, 2 volumes. Charleston, 1824.
119. State Papers of the East Indies, 1617-1624, 2 volumes.

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120 State of the Province of Georgia m the Court of Savannah, November 10, 1740. London, 1742.
121. Stokes' Constitution of the British Empire in America. London, 1783.
T. 122. Table Talk, by John Selden. London, 1847.
12;3. The Federalist, by A. Hamilton and Jno.Jay. Philadelphia, 1847.
124. The Summer Rose, by R. H. Wilde, Savannah, 1871.
125. The Locomotive Engine, by Joseph Harrison. Philadelphia, 1872.
126. The ~ew Testament, by C. Tischendorf. Leipzig, 1869.
127. The Houdon Statue, its History and Value. Published by the Senate of Virginia, 178;L
128. Theory Concerning Nature of Insanity, by G. W. Jones, 2 copies. ~Wormsloe, 1847.
129. Timberlake's Memoirs and other Miscellaneous Documents from 1765 to 1816.
V. 1~W. Virginia Historical Collection, Vol. 7, by Conway Robinson. Richmond, 1888.
W. 131. Works of William Smith. Philadelphia, 1802. 132. ~Works of l..:~,wrence Sterne, Vols. 1, 2 and 4, Vol
3 missing. London, 180').

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PAMPHLETS.
A. Address of A. R Lawton at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Kew Capitol of Georgia, September 2, 1885.
Ancient Tumuli in the Savannah River, by C. C. Jones, .Jr.
B. Biographical Sketch of Francis Hopkinson, by C. R Hildeburn. Philadelphia, 1878.
Biographical Sketch of Major Joseph Habersham, by C. C. Jones, .Jr. Cambridge, 1886.
Brief of C. C. Jones, Jr., in case of \V. S. Jones and Noble Jones, executors of George Noble Jones vs. \V. N. Habersham and Wm. Hunter.
H. Historical Sketch of Hollywood Cemetery from Jnne :3, 1847, to NoYember 1, 1875. Richmond 1875.
I. In Memory of Alexander H. Stephens, by I. W. Avery. Atlanta, 188:t
L. La Vie de Prison de Jefferson Davis, by Wallace Jones. Paris, 1866.
Life and Services of Chas. J. Jenkins, an addresR by C. C. Jones, .Jr. Atlanta, 1884.
M. Memorial of Jean Pierre Purry. Augusta, 1880.
P. Plantation Reminiscences, by Page Thacker. 1878.
R Remarks on Dr. Barth's Travels in Central Africa or Soudan, by W. B. Hodgson. 1858.

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T. The Science of Language, a Lecture by ~William B. Hodgson. ~ew Port, 1868.
The Life, Literature, Labors and Neglected Grave of Richard Henry Wilde, by C. C. Jones, Jr.
The Capitol and Washington at the beginning of the present century. An address by .T. H. B. Latrobe before.. the American Institute of Architects in washington, November 16, 1881.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A. Augusta Chronicle, November 9, 1884. Augusta Evening ~ews, July 3, 1884.
P. Photograph of the Lee Gallery at Richmond, Va.
S. Saveral photographs of a soldier's monument at Savannah, Ga. Several large photographs of scenery, but bearing no names. Steel engravings of several ancient individuals with-
out name~
T. Two medals of the Chatham Artillery, 188-!.
Having myself, after considerable rDsearch, gathered very many bookr: touching the early history of Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama, and other works of an historical character, I decided to make of the room entering into the library from the eastern side of the capitol au historical room, and by your authority have purchased two appropriate book-cases, and in the one placed the Mary DeRenne Historical Collection, and in the other, the historical data which I had found in the library, and in addition had collected, and of which a correct list is here given.

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SUPPLLEMENTARY LIST OF BOOKS OF HISTORICAL VALUE NOT IN THE DERENNE COLLECTION:
American Ancestry, Vols. 7 and 8, 2 Vols. Albany, 1892-93.
Bench and Bar of Georgia, by Stephen F. Miller, 2 Vols. Philadelphia, 1858.
Cherokee Land Lottery, containing the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery. New York, 1838.
Constitution of the Society Sons of the Revolution of New York. New York, 1892.
Constitution of the Society Sons of the Re,olution of Georgia. Savannah, 1894.
Dead Towns of Georgia, by C. C. Jones, Jr. Savannah, 1878.
Georgia's General Assembly of 1880-81-Biographical Sketches. Atlanta, 1882.
Historical Collections of Georgia, by George White. 1854.
Historical Collections of South Carolina, by B. R. Carroll, two volumes. New York, 1836.
Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the Revolution, by F. B. Heitman. Washington, 1893.
History of Georgia, by Hugh McCall, two volumes In one. Savannah, 1811.

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History of the Campaigns of 1780-81 in the Southern Provinces of North America, by Lieutenant-Colonel Tarleton. Dublin, 1787.
History of Alabama and incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi, by A. J. Pickett, two volumes. Charleston, 1851.
History of Hernando DeSoto and Florida, 1512-1568, by B. Shipp, three volumes in one. Philadelphia, 1881.
History of South Carolina, by D. Ramsay. Charleston, 1858.
History of Georgia, by C. C. Jones, Jr., two volumes. Boston, 1883.
History of Atlanta, by W. P. Reed. Syracuse, 1889.
Jefferson Davis, a Memorial, by his \Vife, two volumes. New York, 1890.
Life of Benjamin H. Hill, by B. H. IIi!!, Jr. Atlanta, 1892.
Life of Robert Toombs, by P. A. Stovall. New York, 1892.
Life of A. H. Stephens, by R. M. Johnston and \Y. H. Browne. Philadelphia, 1884.
Life of Jefferson Davis, by F. H. Alfriend. Chicago, 1886.
Life and Campaigns of General Thomas J. Jackson, by R. L. Dabney. New York, 1866.
Life and Services of Commodore Josiah Tattnall, by C. C. Jones, Jr. Savannah, 1H78.

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Life of George M. Troup, by E. J. Harden. Savannah,. 1859.
-:\Iemoir of General David Blackshear, by Stephen F. Miller. Philadelphia, 1858.
Memoirs of theWar in the Southern Department, by Henry Lee. New Edition with Biography of the Author,. by R. E. Lee. New York, 1869.
Memorial Volume of Jefferson Davis, by J. W. Jones. Richmond, 1890.;
Kational Cyclopredia of American Biography, four volumes. New York, 1892-93.
Oahspe, a new Bible in the words of Jehovih. Boston, 1891.
Office and Authority of a Justice of the Peace, by R. Starke. Williamsburg, 177 4.
Old North,vest, by B. A. Hinsdale, two volumes. New York, 1891.
Origin of Sin and Dotted Words m the Hebrew Bible, by E. 0. Gibbs. New York, 189:3.
Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution, by B.. J.. Lossing, two volumes. New York, 1850.
Hepresentative Georgians, by H. W. J. Ham. Savannah, . 1887.
Selections from the Writings of Connecticut Women .. ~orwalk, 1893.
Service Afloat, by R. Semmes. Baltimore;.1887..

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Sketches of Some of the First Settlers of Upper Georgia, by G. R. Gilmer. New York, 1855.
Statistics of Georgia, by George 'Vhite. Savannah, 1849.
War Between the States, by A. H. Stephens, two volumes Ill one.
War Talks of Confederate Veterans, by G. S. Barnard. Petersburg, Va., 1892.
Year Book Sons of the American Hevolution of the District of Columbia. 1891.
All of which is respectfully submitted by Your obedient servant, JOHN MILLEDGE, State Librarian.