ored. Also autograph letters of Mayors of Washington and other persons prominent in the early life of the city, with engraved protraits of them; play-bills from 1832 to 1862, ball tickets and programs, lottery tickets etc., all relating to the National Capital. Plan of the City of Washington, engraved by Samuel Hill, Boston, (1792). Framed. Plan of the City of Washington, engraved by Thackara & Vallance, Philadelphia, (1792). Framed. Engraved fac-simile of the Death Warrant of Charles I, 1648. Framed. Copy of the "Northern Budget", newspaper, Troy, N. Y., Wednesday, August 6, 1800, containing "Description of the City of Washington, in a letter from an English gentleman, settled there, to a friend in England". Framed. Play-bill, Washington Theatre, Saturday evening, August 30, 1823, "A Roland for an Oliver". Mr. Jefferson and Mr. J. Jefferson, Jr., in the cast. Framed. Verses by the Carrier of the Washington Gazette to their Patrons, January 1, 1824. Framed. Providence Hospital, Capitol Hill. Small oil painting-war time. Framed. Lithographic reproduction of play-bill of United States Theatre, City of Washington, September 1, 1800. (One of 25 copies reprinted for Mr. James F. Hood.) Framed. Scene of the Assassination of James A. Garfield by Charles J. Guiteau. Lithograph, 1881. Framed. 99 Copy of the "National Intelligencer". "Extra,' Washington, January 28, 1815, 12.00 o'clock A.M. Announcing the Battle of New Orleans. Framed. One page. Photo-lithographic fac-simile of the Declaration of Independence made by Norris Peters Co., 1873. Framed. Gift of Maud Burr Morris. Many books, pamphlets and pictures, even a large wooden propeller, have been from time to time deposited in the Society's library room, with nothing about them to identify the donor, so proper credit cannot be given for them in this report. The Society's Library has been moved to more commodious quarters in No. 1333 G Street, N.W., where it is hoped that arrangements can be made for the members to have access to the books on stated days; and with more room available, members are urged to add to our already valuable collection. Respectfully submitted, January 15, 1924. JAMES F. HOOD, Curator. COMMUNICATIONS MADE TO THE COLUMBIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1923. Jan. 16. (Continued from page 234 Vol. 26) "Samuel Nicolls Smallwood, Merchant and Mayor." Allen C. Clark. Feb. 20. "The City of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln." An illustrated talk by Charles Moore. Mar. 20. "The First Railroad into Washington and its Three Depots." Washington Topham. "Reminiscences of James M. Dalzell." By himself ("Private Dalzell"). Apr. 17. "Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln, Our Neighbors." Allen C. Clark. May 15. "The Tragic Death of Andrew Jackson Downing and the Monument to His Memory." John Clagett Proctor. Nov. 20. "The Potomac-Source to Mouth." Illustrated lecture by Bertram G. Foster. Dec. 18. Memorial Address on Death of Hon. Job Memorial Address on Death of William |