126 Ohio Arch. and
Hist. Society Publications.
VALUABLE DONATIONS
OF MSS.
The museum and library of the Society
have been greatly increased
by donations from friends interested in
the progress and enlargement of
the institution. It is but a matter of
justice to note the contributions
recently made by Prof. J. P. MacLean,
one of the trustees, who has been a
very active member ever since he joined
the Society. At different times
he has given books on various subjects,
besides quite a selection of
Shaker publications. We have just
received from him two pairs of
saddle-bags, used by the Shaker
missionaries in their journey from
Mount Lebanon, N. Y. to Ohio in 1805.
Also the family Bible of Mal-
colm Worley, the first Shaker convert in
the West. These had been pre-
sented to him by Miss Susanna C. Liddell
of Union Village. Mr. James
H. Fennessey, manager of the Shaker
community, gave the loom-sev-
enty years old--the two looms for making
bonnets, and a secretary at
Watervliet, besides the North Union and
Watervliet archives, all of
which Dr. MacLean has generously donated
to the Society. Among the
manuscripts of particular value are the
autobiographies of Richard W
Pelham
and David Spinning. The list of bound volumes relating to
North Union embrace seventy in number,
comprising R W. Pelham's
diary, 1837-1840; another for 1852-1867,
which contains a journal of a
tour to the eastern societies in 1852;
and a diary from 1866 to 1872.
Samuel S. Miner's diary embraces six
volumes, covering the periods from
1847-1862; 1854-1861, with account book,
1888, and the breaking up of
North Union. Diaries without authors
named are for the years 1858-
1860; 1859-1863; 1859; 1869; Sept. 1869;
1870; 1871-1878; 1875-1877.
One diary does not designate the year.
James S. Prescott's tour to Union
Village in September and October, 1842;
tour to eastern communities
in September and October, 1860, with an
appendix containing theolog-
ical selections. The same author has
left notes for 1886, which also gives
an account of the blowing up of the
grist mill. Besides these are his
remarkable events for 1845-1846;
selections of calamities for 1847-1850;
and abuse of dumb animals. There is an
account of a visit to White
Water, but without date. There are
nursery and garden diaries and
journals for 1856-1862; 1861-1863, and
1863-1868. There is a book
on aphorisms by R. W. Pelham presented
to Samuel S. Miner. There
are two books of poems, and a selection
in prose and poetry for 1852-
1870. The hymn and tune books number
seven, are for 1833, another
1845-1846, and another for 1855, being
funeral hymns with names of
the departed. Six volumes are devoted to
the novitiate covenant, and
contain the signatures of five hundred
and fifty-six persons, which is
exclusive of the thirty-three signatures
on loose sheets. Spiritualism that
broke out in 1837 among the Shakers,
forms an important episode in the
history of North Union. Five volumes are
preserved, which are reve-
lations in 1843; Life of Christ, January
6, 1843; Margaret Sawyer, Me-