The 2,000 shares of stock in the Germania Mining Company were assigned by Mr. Draper, some time before his decease, to M. H. Chynoweth and others to secure the payment to them, by Mr. Draper, of the sum of $1,200, for moneys from time to time borrowed from them; and such certificates of shares of stock are still in their possession. The executor has not been able to ascertain that these shares of stock have any value. A claim of $300 was filed by the State Historical Society against the estate of the deceased, which was withdrawn by the treasurer of the Society, upon the approval of the finance committee. This claim could not have been paid without subjecting the library and manuscripts to sale. Of course, therefore, it is apparent that nothing was lost to the Society by such withdrawal. An inspection of the files of the county court will demonstrate that the administration of the estate of the late Lyman C. Draper has not been unattended with labor and responsibility. Yours respectfully, W. A. P. MORRIS, Executor. F. GIVERS OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS. Givers. Abell, A. S., Co., Baltimore, Md... Adler, Cyrus, Washington, D. C.. Congregational association, Boston, Mass. Amherst college, Amherst, Mass.. Anderson, Hjalmar, Madison* Anderson, Rasmus B., Madison.. Andover (Mass.) theological seminary. Andrews, Byron, New York*. Andrews, Frank D., Vineland, N. J Archæological institute of America, Boston, Mass. Arpke, J. C., Franklin.. Ascham Hall, Chicago, Ill. Atwood, E. H., St. Cloud, Minn. Baker, Florence E., Madison. Baker, Mrs. J. H. D., Madison. Barrett, J. A., Lincoln, Neb.. Barron county board of supervisors. Beale, J. H., Jr., Cambridge. Beckwith, A. C. and E. S., Elkhorn.. Belgium, ministère des chemins de fer, Bruxelles.. Bell, S. R., Milwaukee.... city hospital. city registry department.. Bourinot, J. G., Ottawa, Canada. Bowdoin college, Brunswick, Me.. 2 Bradlee, Rev. C. D., Brookline, Mass.. Bradley, Isaac S., Madison... 5 21234 Also unbound serials. Confederate survivors' association, Augusta, Ga. Commonwealth publishing company, New York, N. Y.. Conklin, A. N., Madison.... 1 1 6 |