[The above record of births was written on the back of a fly leaf of Pope's Essay on Man. The original sheet is 53 in. long and 34 in. wide with one margin partly torn off, but none of the writing being affected. This sheet was found with the little Journal.] [The following letter is a loose paper sent with the journal by Hon. R. T. Bennett. It is written on a double sheet of paper but takes up not more than one-third of the space. The writing is very easy to read.] Beauseyour, near Stewart Town Post Office. My dear Sir: The following list contains most of the information desired by your letters. The Reverend Michael Piper a Protestant Episcopal Clergyman married Miss Rosanna Button -They emigrated from Ireland to Maryland-Their Children were two daughetrs, Elizabeth born in Ireland & Rosanna born in Maryland. Elizabeth married a Mr. Beckingham of Maryland by whom she had two sons-Rosanna married a Mr. Howes Goldsborough of Maryland, by whom she had one daughter Caroline. After Mr. Goldsborough's death she married James Auld, Esq. a lawyer of Maryland, & had the following children. Born. James 14th Oct. 1747 Married. Died. 30th. June 1751 Ann 26th Dec. 1749 never married 1st. March 1822 28th. Nov. 1796 13th. Oct. 1828 James Auld Esq. father of the above died in Maryland 8th 21st. Jan. 1770 May 1782. Their mother, Mrs. Rosanna Auld died in Anson County, N. C., 11th Nov. 1792. Caroline, daughter of Mr. Howes Goldsborough & his wife Rosanna Piper (afterwards Mrs. Auld) was born about 1744 and was married to Mr. John Goldsborough about 1762. She died in Maryland in 1816. Mr. John Goldsborough died in Nov. 1803-Their children were John, Howes, Robert & Eliza (twins born 1st April 1775). Matthew & Samuel (twins) Charles, Horatio. John Auld 2nd Son & 3rd child of James Auld & Rosanna his wife was married in Chatham County, N. C. to Elizabeth Scarlock the 17th August 1775. He died in Wadesborough N. C. 28th Nov. 1796. She died in Anson County N. C. the 26th August 1795. Their children were Elizabeth born 29th May 1776 & died in Oct. 1776-James Sherwood born 15th Jany 1778, died in 1827, Henry Wm, born 1781 died Oct. 1823. 2nd Elizabeth born 1st March 1783 married to James Garns Esq. & died 1803. Sarah born 1785 died 1788. Charles born 13th Dec'. 1787 died 30th Jany 1797. Alexander born 16th Sept. 1789 died in 1822 2nd Sarah born 25th Dec. 1792 married in Fayettsville North Carolina to Doctor James Bogle, now (1845) a widdow residing in the City of New York. Rosanna 4th child of James Auld & Rosanna his wife was married the 31st July 1776 to Henry Wm. Harrington of South Carolina. Their children were Rosanna born 2nd Feby 1788 Died in Wadesborough N. C. 30th March 1838. Harriet 29th. Oct. 1779 Died in Pittsboro, N. C. 16th. Sept. 1780. Henry Wm. 14th March 1782 Died Richmond City N. C. 23rd March 1792. James Auld 11th August 1785 Died Marlboro Dist. So. Co. 21st March 1834. 2nd Harriet 24th Jany. 1788 Died Richmond City N. C. 2nd Oct. 1791. Michael 5th Dec. 1790 Died Richmond City N. C. 13th Jany 1794. 2nd Henry Wm. 5th July 1793. 3rd Harriet, 22nd Nov1. 1795. Caroline Goldsborough 8th Nov. 1798. Died Salisbury N. C. 10th April 1829. Please to excuse me to my two Scribbling Sisters and tell them that I have not a word of news to write them and writing a good deal disagrees with my head. tell Naney. I wait to have something chearfull to write her about when I am in another mood than at present, and she may depend on Scribble enough as she desires. and tell rattle Braind Girl she shall too. Mr. Goldsborough Joins me in being Affectionately remembered to you all, and I remain Dr. Mamah yr. ever Affectionate & Dutiful Daughter P. S. little John presents his Duty to you all & says write soon he says. Caroline Goldsborough. [The above was copied from a loose paper sent by Hon. R. T. Bennett. The first part seems to have been torn off, leaving only a small portion of the letter. The writing is easy to read.] LONG'S PRIORITY IN THE DISCOVERY OF ANESTHESIA. BY C. H. ANDREWS, Milledgeville, Ga. For many years prior to 1857, on Broad street, and opposite the principal entrance to the beautiful campus of the State University at Athens, Georgia, there stood an unpretentious frame building, then known as "Long's Drug Store." In March, 1854, early in the day, a gentleman in appearance, and a stranger to that little city, entered that old drug store, and inquired of the clerks for Dr. Crawford W. Long. He was told that Dr. Long had not yet come to the store that morning, but probably he would be in in a little while; and the stranger was invited to a seat by the fire,-if he would wait to see the Doctor. In a few moments Dr. Long came, and as he approached the fire, I said to the gentleman: "This is Dr. Long, for whom you inquired," and I said to the Doctor, "this gentleman wishes to see you." As they met the gentleman presented his card and said “I am Dr. Charles T. Jackson, of Boston, Massachusetts, one of the claimants of the discovery of the anesthetic effects of sulphuric ether; and as you are another claimant I have come to see you, to talk over the matter, and to compare evidences of our mutual claims." Dr. Long replied that he was glad to meet Dr. Jackson and [The discovery of Anesthesia is of such vast significance to the human race, that everything bearing on it has an unusual interest. The following vivid report of a historic interview, though it adds no great fact of importance to what was already known, seems worthy of attention, especially since it contains Dr. Jackson's frank avowal of Long's priority of discovery.-EDS.] more than pleased at this personal interview; and would cheerfully exhibit and compare evidences of their claims to this discovery. After some further talk Dr. Jackson returned to his hotel and Dr. Long to his home. Both soon returned to the store with books and papers, ready for this important conference. They agreed that this interview should be witnessed by others; and I, the principal apothecary and bookkeeper in the drug store of the Doctors Long (two brothers), was especially invited to scrutinize and compare each brief of evidence submitted. Preliminary to the exhibition of any documentary evidence Dr. Long stated that this subject of anesthesia was first suggested to him by the fact that persons inhaling "laughing gas," as it was vulgarly called, slightly injured themselves in their varied antics, but after the effects of the gas had passed off, had no knowledge of how they had hurt themselves, and experienced no pain at all at the time. "At social gatherings of the young people where I then ived," said he, "they would engage in the fun of inhaling this 'laughing gas,' and if they could not obtain the gas they would substitute sulphuric ether. Under the influence of this, some persons would do the most extraordinary things. As an experiment I would at times take part in these frolics and I always became belligerent. I would carefully note the absence of all knowledge of and the painlessness of my injuries. In the study of this subject I experimented upon others and upon myself until I became satisfied that by the use of sulphuric ether as an anesthetic, surgical operations could be performed without pain to the patient; and I determined to test it at the first opportunity offered in my practice. "On the 30th day of March, 1842, I was called upon to extirpate a tumor upon the neck of Mr. James M. Venable, of Jackson county, Ga. In this operation I used sulphuric ether |