CONTENTS. Page. I. Report of Proceedings of Ninth Annual Meeting in Chicago, II. Inaugural Address by Dr. James B. Angell, President of the Association, on the Inadequate Recognition of Diplo- VI. Historical Industries, by Dr. James Schouler..... VII. The Historical Method of Writing the History of Christian Doctrine, by Prof. Charles J. Little....... VIII. The Requirements for the Historical Doctorate in America, IX. The First Fugitive Slave Case of Record in Ohio, by Hon. X. The Present Status of Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by Norsemen, by Hon. James Phinney Baxter.......................... XI. Prince Henry, the Navigator, by Prof. Edward G. Bourne. XIII. The Union of Utrecht, by Prof. Lucy M. Salmon... XVI. The Relation of History to Politics, by Prof. Jesse Macy.. XVII. Early Lead Mining in Illinois and Wisconsin, by Reuben XXIII. The Establishment of the First Southern Boundary of the United States, by Prof. B. A. Hinsdale..... XXIV. The Historic Policy of the United States as to Annexation, XXV. The Origin of the Standing Committe. System in Ameri- can Legislative Bodies, by Prot. J. Franklin Jameson..... XXVI. Gen. Joseph Martin and the War of the Revolution in the REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF NINTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. By HERBERT B. ADAMS, Secretary. The American Historical Associatian held its ninth annual meeting July 11-13, 1893, in the city of Chicago, with morning and evening sessions at the Art Institute. This meeting was held in conjunction with the World's Historical Congress. The Chicago committee representing this congress, or the historical section of the department of literature, are members of the American Historical Association and cooperated efficiently with its officers and its committee on programme. Dr. William F. Poole, of the Newberry Library, was the chairman of the Chicago committee, and to his personal efforts is largely due the success of the Chicago meeting. A brief report of the exercises was prepared by him and was published in The Independent July 20, 1893. On Monday evening, July 10, members of the Historical Association and others visiting Chicago for the purpose of attending the various congresses, were given a social reception at the Art Institute. On the following morning the historical congress was called to order by Dr. Poole, who nominated Dr. James B. Angell as temporary president and Dr. Herbert B. Adams as temporary secretary. Hon. William Wirt Henry afterwards moved that the two be made the officers of the congress during its session in Chicago. The programme for the ninth annual meeting of the American Historical Association was practically identical with that of the World's Historical Congress, and comprised 33 papers, 23 of which were read. Others were contributed to the proceedings and were read by title. President Angell in his inaugural address spoke of "The inadequate recognition of diplomatists by historians." Mrs. |