LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, Washington, D. C., February 10, 1896. SIR: In compliance with the act of incorporation of the American Historical Association, approved January 4, 1889, which requires that "said association shall report annually to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution concerning its proceedings and the condition of historical study in America," I have the honor to transmit herewith my general report of the proceedings of the American Historical Association at their eleventh annual meeting, held in Washington, D. C., December 26-27, 1895. The report is prefaced by a list of officers for 1896, a table of contents, and a general summary of proceedngs by the secretary. Then follows the inaugural address by the president of the association, Hon. George F. Hoar, with most of the papers that were presented at the meeting. In order to show the condition and progress of historical studies in America a valuable bibliography is appended, representing the work of the historical societies of the various States during the last hundred years. Very respectfully, Dr. S. P. LANGLEY, HERBERT B. ADAMS, Secretary. Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. Organized at Saratoga, N. Y., September 10, 1884. OFFICERS FOR 1896. President: RICHARD S. STORRS, D. D., LL. D., Vice-Presidents: JAMES SCHOULER, LL. D., GEORGE P. FISHER, D. D., LL. D., HERBERT B. ADAMS, Ph. D., LL. D., Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Curator of the Historical Collections, Smithsonian Institution, CLARENCE WINTHROP BOWEN, Ph. D., Executive Council: (In addition to the above named officers.) JUSTIN WINSOR, LL. D., CHARLES KENDALL ADAMS, LL. D., JAMES B. ANGELL, LL. D., Washington, D. C. Hon. GEORGE F. HOAR, G. BROWN GOODE, Ph. D., LL. D., Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in charge of the National Museum. GEORGE B. ADAMS, Professor of History, Yale University. H. MORSE STEPHENS, Professor of History, Cornell University. Professor of History, University of Wisconsin. Hon. ANDREW D. WHITE, LL. D., L. H. D., 1884-85. + WILLIAM F. POOLE, LL. D., 1887-88. Hon. GEORGE F. HOAR, LL. D., 1894-95. JUSTIN WINSOR, LL. D., 1884-86. CHARLES KENDALL ADAMS, LL. D., 1884-88. EDWARD G. MASON, 1891-93. Hon. GEORGE F. HOAR, LL. D., 1894–95. HERBERT B. ADAMS, Ph. D., LL. D., 1884- Treasurer: CLARENCE WINTHROP BOWEN, Ph. D., 1884- (In addition to the above-named officers.) Prof. MOSES COIT TYLER, LL. D., L. H. D., 1884-85. Prof. FRANKLIN B. DEXTER, 1885-87. + Prof. WILLIAM F. ALLEN, 1885-87. Prof. GEORGE P. FISHER, D. D., LL. D., 1888–92. The term of office is indicated by the dates following the name. Deceased officers are marked thus t. CONTENTS. Page. I. Report of Proceedings of Eleventh Annual Meeting in Washington, December 26, 27, 1895, by Herbert B. II. Report of the Treasurer. List of Committees. Necrology. III. Inaugural Address by Hon. George F. Hoar, President of V. Governor Edward Winslow: His Part and Place in Ply- mouth Colony, by Rev. William C. Winslow, D. D.. IX. The Electoral College for the Senate of Maryland and the Nineteen Van Buren Electors, by Dr. B. C. Steiner..... XV. Commodore John Barry, by Martin I. J. Griffin.... XVII. The Underground Railroad, by Prof. W. H. Siebert...... |