[Illustration: THOMAS ADDIS EMMET, M. D., LL. D., OF NEW YORK CITY. A FOUNDER AND LIFE MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY, AND MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. ] THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN-IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY. BY THOMAS HAMILTON MURRAY, _Secretary-General_. VOLUME IV. BOSTON, MASS., PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY, 1904. [Illustration] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AN INTRODUCTORY NOTE. The present is the fourth volume of the JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN-IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY. This volume, like each of those preceding it, is complete in itself. It contains a record of the organization since the third volume of the JOURNAL was issued, and presents a large amount of additional material within our line of work. The Society continues to maintain the high standard established by its founders, and is doing a great amount of good in its chosen field. The organization has already secured a place in the front rank of American historical societies, and enjoys the most cordial relations with organizations long established. T. H. M. BOSTON, MASS., OCTOBER, 1904. OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY, A. D. 1904. _President-General_, =Hon. William McAdoo=, New York City. _Vice-President-General_, =James E. Sullivan, M. D.=, Providence, R. I. _Secretary-General_, =Thomas Hamilton Murray=, 36 Newbury St., Boston, Mass. _Treasurer-General_, =Hon. John C. Linehan=, State Insurance Commissioner of New Hampshire, Concord, N. H. _Librarian and Archivist_, =Thomas B. Lawler=, New York City. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, The foregoing and