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The Daily Minnesotian, June 4, 1855, p. 2


Minnesota Historical Society.


The Executive Council of the Minnesota Historical Society, met on Friday afternoon, the 1st inst., at the office of W. G. LeDuc, Esq., over the Post Office.

The committee appointed at a previous meeting, to ascertain whether a room could be obtained in the Capitol building, for the use and occupancy of the Society, made report -

That Secretary Rosser had assigned for the use of the Society, a commodious room on the first floor of the East wing of the Capitol.

On motion, the Report was accepted; and it was voted that the thanks of the Society be presented to Secretary Rosser for the promptitude he has thus shown to give a "local habitation" to the Historical Society of the Territory of Minnesota.

On motion, Dr. Thomas Foster and W. G. LeDuc, Esq., were appointed a committee to take possession of the room, and make arrangements to transfer thereto, the library and curiosities now in possession of the Society.

On motion, it was

Resolved, That the members of the Society be called upon by the above committee, and by the Treasurer, J. Wesley Bond, to pay over forthwith the annual fee of $1 each, now due and unpaid for the year 1855, in order to enable the committee to procure whatever fixtures may be necessary to [furnish] the new hall of the Society.

The President stated that a communication had been made to him by Dr. Borup, to the effect, that he had received assurances from Copenhagen, Denmark, that casts of ancient coins and medals in possession of the Northern Scandinavian Society, would be forwarded to the Minnesota Historical Society, whenever they had any safe and proper place for their preservation and exhibition.

The Secretary reported that he had received from J. S. Redfield, of New York, the gift of Gayarre's History of Louisiana, in three volumes.

On motion, the Council adjourned.
    ALEX. RAMSEY,
            President.

E. D. NEILL, Secretary.


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