as Mr. Ghieslyn tho' remarkable for his mild and amiable disposition, called that gentleman to order and added, that he hoped the President would not permit him to reflect on his occupation that altho' the Editor of a general American Register lately published had been so remiss as not to insert his name and titles amongst many others of lesser note, he was still chief justice of this County and Clerk of the Provincial Court as well as Notary Public.

Mr. Jenings perceiving himself in a wrong box endeavored to conciliate matters with his Friend, as well as patronize him for that Evening, by seconding a motion for his being President, and afterwards voting for Mr. Paca.

Mr. Robert Eden' represented to the Club that having lately been on a visit to St. Mary's County the Conversation turned upon the Leonard Town Homony Club. Some of those Knights Errant being present he undertook to expatiate with them on the subject and to exert his abilities in support of the only genuine Society of that name, and concluded with an assurance that they might expect to be very severely handled for their arrogance. That before his return, it was intimated to him, his arguments had produced conviction and in future they would submit to the title of Small Homony Members.

"Sir John moved the Thanks of the Society to be given Mr. Eden for the zeal he had shown in maintaining our Precedency; but this motion was overruled, a member justly observing that it would be complimenting a Gentleman for having done no more than his duty, as related by

himself.

On the 20th of February, the Hon. Benedict Calvert was elected a member of the Club. On the same evening a card was received from the "Independent Club" of Annapolis proposing an arrangement for a convivial meeting of the two Societies, when the following reply was sent:

"The Homony Club present their Compliments to the Independent Club, and have appointed Mr. Paca and Mr. Deards to confer with them upon the

1 See note page 300.

subject of their Card on Monday at twelve o'clock at the Coffee House."

To this the "Independents" replied:

"The Independent Club present their Compliments to the Homony Club and inform them that they have taken into their consideration the report made by their conferees and that they assent to all the propositions and articles contained therein except that which vests the election of a President in the Homony Club: this they cannot consistently accede to, as it would imply a superiority in the Homony Club.

"The Independent Club propose that the Governor shall preside at the intended meeting, but if the Governor should be absent that then the President shall be elected by a majority of the Gentlemen then present and that the Vice President shall be chosen in the same manner."

On reading the above the Club unanimously expressed their disapprobation of the presuming style in which it was dictated and the following answer was immediately transmitted to the President and members of the Independent Club:

"Gentlemen:

"Your note has been received, it has been considered, and it is unanimously Resolved, That the Homony Club cannot meet the Independent Society upon their terms without derogating from their real consequence.

I am, Gentlemen, &c., &c.

WILL. EDDIS, Sec'."

On the 23d of March, Thomas Johnson, Jr. was elected President of the Club, and Mr. Deards, Secretary. Mr. Paca was elected by a majority of one, Master of Ceremonies. Mr. Sprigg was proposed for Poet Laureate and no one daring to name a Competitor for the Bays, he was unanimously elected.

Mr. Eddis was elected Secretary for Foreign affairs, and "so great was his desire of succeeding in this contest that he actually voted for himself in the ungovernable warmth of his zeal and ambition."

Mr. William Stewart having been disappointed in his expectation of being elected President of the Club, gave an indignant and withering look upon the Secretary, (Anthony Stewart) and then demanded that the chair should order that

officer to produce to the Society the original manuscript, of the incomparable "Ode to Virtue" which had been delivered into his charge, in order to file the same that it might be "preserved against the rage of time or accident, to future generations." The Secretary, with an air of triumph, and conscious innocence, treated the implied accusation with contempt when to his amazement, he discovered that the precious paper was missing. In vain he pleaded innocence. "The Poem," says the record," was produced by the rigid accuser who declared that he found the same carelessly dropped on the floor of the Club-room on the preceding evening.'

It was immediately agreed by vote, continues the record "that so atrocious a Crime merited the severest chastisement, and it is probable a committee would have been named to consider of a punishment proportionable to the offence, but this ceremony was rendered needless by the happy inventive brain of the very humane Mr. Clapham who with all the Spirit of Eastern Tyranny proposed the most grievous sentence that was ever inflicted on any delinquent member of this society, to which the whole assented without the least commiseration for the unfortunate perpetrator of an unintentional Crime, and the present writer is sorry to observe that the great Coudon closed his other wise auspicious reign by pronouncing a sentence neither warranted by reason or the usage of the Club in the like nature. In fine the Secretary for the above heinous proof of negligence was obliged by order of his obdurate Judges to drink a glass of cold water (a liquor highly prejudicial to his constitution) and also to abstain from speaking during the intolerable length of a tedious insupportable minute, which unexampled instance of Clubbical severity so totally defeated his valuable faculties that he remained for several minutes after the expiration of the limited time, unable to charm himself or others with the irresistible music of his loquacious Tongue.

"Business being thus gloomily concluded, the Club song was sung with the

On the 27th of March, the night for the regular meeting there appears to have been no member present except Anthony Stewart who in a kind of rambling soliloquy relates the proceedings of the previous night as follows:

"Homony Club Saturday 27th March, 1773:

Tho' upwards of seven months since the writer of this Record was called to the Bar of this august Tribunal to receive sentence for what the Club was pleased to call very high Crimes and misdemeanors, yet the punishment inflicted was of such a grevious and oppressive nature so as totally to deprive him of what little understanding he possessed and thereby has rendered it utterly impossible for him to relate the many memorable transactions which happened on the never-to-be-forgotten night of the 20th day of March, 1773.

the

"Had it not been for this dreadful calamity, the person appointed to act as Secretary for that evening would have endeavored to paint to posterity with what solemn dignity and how suited to grand occasion The Right Honorable Thomas Johnson, Esquire, seated himself in the Presidential Chair of the Society; with what an air of self importance Will Eddis darted into the seat of Secretary for foreign Affairs: neither could he have neglected the tremendous air with which William Paca, Esquire, seated himself as Master of Ceremonies; but above all he must have extolled the pleasant countenance which Reverdy Ghieslyn, Esq. showed when

he took upon himself the office of Advocate General as tho' he meant to say "Fellow members resume your wonted cheerfulness; you need not during my continuance in office dread the rude hands of oppression; my talents shall be used to protect the Laws, and preserve them inviolate but never to distress my companions by rigorous much less unjust persecutions.

"Messrs. Duckett, Clapham, Brice, W. Stewart, Wallace and Stewart, seemed by their countenances to express their unfeigned joy at the promotion of Esquire Ghieslyn.

"These matters with many other occurrences such as the presumption of Mr. Eddis in assuming the chair of the Secretary without leave or license, how he was allowed to read the Records, and then ordered to leave the chair by which removal the chair became vacant.

"This writer, had he been compos mentis, would have related how John Clapham, Esq., Will Eddis, Esquire and himself, Esquire, were put in nomination for the office of Secretary, when the latter was chosen and how Mr. Eddis's Records were erroneous, which he, after begging pardon was allowed to correct, and after correcting the correction said Records were partly understood.

"The Procession at the installation of S' William Paca would have been recorded at large, but just at this point A. Stewart was sentenced to drink a full glass of Cold Water, and to keep silence for the space of two minutes, which sentence being put in execution totally deprived the Secretary of his mental faculties which he has not yet recovered, and by that means all the aforesaid memorable transactions must forever remain in oblivion, with many others not yet told; and Posterity will rue the day or rather night on which that cruel punishment was inflicted on

"ANTHONY STEWART.'

Mr. Stewart became involved in serious difficulties the following year. On Wednesday the 25th of May, 1774, a meeting of the citizens of Annapolis was held in consequence of the "act of parliament

for blocking up the harbor of Boston." Among other resolutions passed was one stating "That it is the opinion of this meeting that the gentlemen of the law of this province bring no suit for the recovery of any debt due from any inhabitant of this province to any inhabitant of Great Britain until the said act be repealed."

The ensuing Monday a protest made its appearance, signed by one hundred and thirty five persons who conceive it their clear right and most incumbent duty, to express their cordial and explicit disapprobation of this resolution which was carried by forty-seven against thirty-one. Later in the year the brig Peggy Stewart owned by Anthony Stewart, arrived at Annapolis from London with a cargo that included two thousand three hundred and seventy pounds of tea consigned to Thos. C. Williams. Its presence was immediately dis

covered and the fact made known that Anthony Stewart had paid the duties thereon though he was not in any manner concerned in its shipment.

It caused great indignation A committee was appointed to prevent the tea from being landed, and the ensuing Wednesday appointed for a meeting of the citizens.

Mr. Stewart fearful that so large a meeting including persons also from the country might result in acts jeopardizing his person and property, solicited a meeting for the Monday preceding. At this meeting it was proposed that as Messrs. Stewart and Williams were willing to atone for the offence-they should be permitted to land and burn the tea. This was strongly opposed and Mr. Stewart meanwhile distributed a handbill in which he stated that he had no connection with the importation. "I did not order a single farthing's worth of goods by that vessel, though I could have done it on such easy terms. When the brig arrived the Captain informing me that she was leaky. I told him to enter his vessel but not the tea

which I found on enquiry of the collect

ers.

Matters were assuming an alarming aspect for his personal safety, when, by the advice of Charles Carroll of Carrollton he repaired on board the "Peggy," accompanied by several gentlemen and directed her to be run aground near Wind-mill point; set her on fire and in a few hours the brig with her cargo and equipments was effectually burned.

W Paca, Thos. Johnson, Chas. Wallace, John Brice and John Duckett are the members of the Homony Club who figured prominently in the contest for independence as friends of the Americans.

Editor of AMERICAN HISTORICAL RECORD.-A few days ago, an officer of the Army passing through this place, showed me a copy of the March number of your magazine. I was greatly pleased with its contents and appearance; and yielding to

A JESUIT MEDAL.

a strong desire to contribute something acceptable to its columns, I venture to send you a drawing of a medal in my possession, which I procured a few months ago from a Mojave Chief. It was given to him by an Indian from the coast, who told him it had been handed down to him from father to son, through several generations, and had been regarded with reverence. It is

a medal of brass the size of the drawing and considerably worn. On one side is an effigy of Ingnatius Loyala, the founder of the Order of Jesus, and on the other that of San Francisco Borgia, Duke of Gandia, in Spain, who at the age of 36 years, leaving secular life, joined the Jesuits and became a devoted monk. At the age

of about 55 years, he was made General of the Order.

I presume this is one of the medals which were given to the converted Indians of California, by the early Jesuits who planted Missionary stations from San Diego to San Francisco. These were faithful men, and used the "Pious Fund of California" for the good of the souls of the Savages there, whom they taught agriculture and other arts of civilized life. When they were expelled from California a little more than a hundred years ago, their places were supplied by the Dominican monks of the City of Mexico, of the Order of San Francisco. These were more worldly minded, and soon became more intent upon gaining wealth and power than in winning souls to Christ: and when the missions were broken up in consequence of the overthrow of the Spanish Dominicans in that region, the natives had nearly all lapsed into heathenism, and held the Jesuit medals in very A. T. JACKMAN. Prescott, Arrizona Territory, May, 1872.

little reverence.

I now send to the RECORD a continuation of the rest of the names of the subscribers to the Rev. Samuel Quincy's Sermons, continued from page 169, of the RECORD, believing they cannot fail to be of interest to the majority of your readers. Many of them are already historical names, and others are names of those who have historical descendants. I give the list entire, in respect to titles, and places of residence: The Hon. Edward Fenwick, Esq., 3 books. Col. Joseph Edward Flower, Esq. The Rev. Mr. John Fordyce, rector of Prince Frederick Parish. Mrs. Marion Fouquet. Mr. Charles Tyffe, surgeon. Henry Flynt, Esq. Benjamin Faneuil, Esq., [brother of Peter Faneuil who gave to the town of Boston, the famous building bearing his name. Benjamin was a noted merchant, whose place of business was in Butler's Row for many years.] Mr. Daniel Farnam, attorney at law, Newbury. Mr. Daniel Fortune, Newport, [R. I.] Mr. Thomas Freebody, Mr. Samuel Freebody. Capt. Gilbert Falconer. Lieut. Walker Farr, of his Majesty's Ship America.

His Excellency, James Glen, Esq.; Capt. General, Governour, &c. of his Majesty's Province of South Carolina. Elizabeth Glen, Margaret Glen, Thomas Glen, M. D. The Hon. James Græme, Esq., Chief Justice of S. C. The Rev. Alexander Garden, A. M. Rector of St. Philips', Charlestown, 2 books. [How was he related to Major Alex'. Garden, Author of Anecdotes of the American Revolution?] The Rev. Mr. William Guy, Rector of St. Andrews, Ashley River. The Rev. Mr. Francis Guichard, minister of the French Church. Mr. John Guerard, Merchant. Mrs Jane Gaddesden. Culcheth Golightly, Esq. Mr. Mungo Graham, 2 books. Mr. John Green, Beaufort. Mrs. Eleanor Griffin. Mr. Caleb Godfrey, Newport. Mr. George Gibbs. Mr. John Gould, Boston. Mr. John Gooch, Merchant. [A street in Boston still bears his name.] Stephen Greenleaf, Merchant. Thomas Gunter, Merchant, [of

Boston.] Thomas Goldthwait, Merchant. Mr. Wm. Garrow, Surgeon of his Majesty's Ship America. Capt. Anthony Cuynn, Newbury. Dr. Silvester Gardner, [Gardiner] Surgeon in Boston. Mr. Robert Gardner. Capt. Joseph Hamar, Esq., of his Maj.'s Ship Adventure, [afterwards captain of the Eagle, a 60 gun ship. Previous to his having command of the Adventure, he was captain of the Flamborough frigate. He was one of the court-martial at the trial of admirals Lestock and Mathews, and died 14, Jan. 1773, at Manchester, Eng.] Henry Hubartin, Esq. Mr John Harrington. Mrs. Susannah Hume. John Hutchinson, Esq. George Hunter, Esq., surveyor-general. Charles Hill, Esq. Mrs. Mary Harvey, Mr. Wm. Harvey, Beaufort. Mr. Stephen Hartly. Rev. Mr. James Honyman, Newport, 3 books. James Honyman, Jun. Esq., 3 books. Mr. Joseph Harrison. Mr. Andrew Hunter. Rev. William Hooper, minister of Trinity Church, Boston. [He was the father of the signer of the Declaration of Independence of the same name.] Mr. Bnj. Harris, Newbury, 2 books. Benjamin Hallowell, Esq., Boston. [See Hist. and Antiquities of Boston, 736.] The Rev. Samuel Johnson, D. D. 3 books, [Guilford, Ct.] Henry Izard, Esq. Thos. Johnson, Esq. James Irving, Esq. Mrs. Elizabeth Irving. George Inglis, Merchant. Edward Jackson, Merchant, Boston. Dorothy Jackson. Mr. Ralph Inman, Merchant, [of Boston.] Mr. John Jepson, Newport. Mr. Benjamin Jefferson. Mr. Augustus Johnson. Mr. Timothy Ingraham. Mr. Wm. Jaques, Newbury. John Indicott, Boston. Mr. Robert Jenkins, Jun. Mr. Henry Johnson. Rev. Alexander Keith, A. M. rector of St. George's Winyaw, 3 books. Mr. Henry Kennan, Merchant. James Kirkwood. John Linning, Esq. 3 books. Mrs. Sarah Linning. Mr. Thomas Linning. Thomas Lambott, Esq. Mr. Richard Lambton, Merchant. Richard Lake, Esq. Mrs. Ellin Livingstone. Mrs. Elizabeth Laurans, 2 books. Mr. Wm. Logan,