20 The New-York Historical Society During the year, Mrs. Bella C. Landauer, whose generous enthusiasm never wanes, has added hundreds of interesting pieces to her unique collection of material on the business and professional history of our country. There have been many additions to our Museum's collection of furniture, silver, glass, textiles, costumes, uniforms, weapons, toys, and the many objects which illustrate the background of our social and military history. Of these we will mention only two pieces of furniture: a lovely Chippendale side table from Philadelphia about 1760 to 1765 of a type new to our collection and the very important speaker's stand and lectern designed by Major Charles Pierre L'Enfant for use by the first Congress in Federal Hall in 1789-1790. This is a most welcome addition to our collection of other furniture of the same design and from the same source. The historically valuable and unusually appealing series of figurines showing American feminine fashions from 1600 to 1890 being made for us by the Pamela Sneed Studio has grown from four to fourteen through the generosity of Mr. C. O. v. Kienbusch. Another interesting example of history in little is the series of twenty-seven miniature American automobiles, 1877-1914, made and presented by Mr. Jack Sturman. Both of these collections are deservedly popular with our public. Manuscripts are the backbone of historical investigation and so we are happy that a few fine ones came our way this year. Through the good offices of our President an anonymous donor gave us an exceedingly interesting collection of the papers of John Lansing, Jr., New York delegate to the Federal Constitutional Convention and Chancellor of the State, some of them dealing with New York's ratification of the Constitution. The collection includes interesting letters from Hamilton, Clinton, Jay, Philip Schuyler, John Lamb, and one of importance by George Mason, as well as an interesting power of attorney of Joseph Brant and other Mohawk Indians authorizing the frontiersman, Jellis Fonda, to represent them in the sale of lands.