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July 4/A, 1854. 

 Major Le Conte in the Chair. 



Letters were read 



From Dr. W. R. De Witt, State Librarian, dated Harrisburg, Penn., 

 June 27th, 185-1, requesting certain numbers of the Journal deficient in 

 the series in the State Library. 



From M. Giovanni Michellotti, dated Turin, June 8th, 1854, stating 

 his intention to visit this country, and to bring with him his collection 

 of Fossils, for which he desired temporary accommodations in the Hall 

 of the Academy. Referred to the Curators. 



From Dr. Wm. P.. Gibbons, dated San Francisco, Cal., June 1, 1854, 

 accompanying a communication entitled, " Descriptions of new species of 

 viviparous marine and fresh-water fishes, from the Bay of San Fran- 

 cisco, and the River and Lagoons of Sacramento ; read before the Cali- 

 fornia Academy of Natural Sciences, Jan. 9, 1854. " 



The communication, being intended for publication in the Proceedings, 

 was referred to Prof. Haldeman, Dr. Leidy, and Dr. Le Conte. 



Dr. Leidy presented for publication in the Journal the following com- 

 munications : "Notice of Product! found in the Western States and 

 Territories, with descriptions of twelve new species ; by J. G. Norwood 

 and Henry Pratten, of the Illinois Geological Survey;" and " Notice of 

 the genus Chonetes, as found in the Western States and Territories, 

 with descriptions of eleven new species; by J. G. Norwood and Henry 

 Pratten." Both papers were referred to a Committee consisting of Mr. 

 Conrad, Dr. Leidy, and Mr. W. P. Foulke. 



On leave granted, a resolution was offered, presenting to the State 

 Library, at Harrisburg, Vols. 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the 1st series of the 

 Journal, and Vols. 1 and 2 of the 2d series of the Journal, and Vols. 1 

 to 6 of the Proceedings. 



July IS th. 

 Major Le Conte in the Chair. 



Letters were read 



From the Smithsonian Institution, dated Washington, July 10th, 

 1854, acknowledging the receipt of the Proceedings, Vol. 7, No. 2. 



From the Rev. Charles Fox, dated Detroit, Michigan, requesting for 

 the University of Michigan a copy of the Publications of the Academy ; 

 also relative to a collection of minerals and shells for sale at Detroit. 



July lb th. 

 Dr. Leidy in the Chair. 



The Committee on two papers by Messrs. Norwood and Pratten, of 

 the Illinois Geological Survey, on new species of Producti from the 

 Western States and Territories, and on new species of Chonetes from 

 the same, reported in favor of publication in the Journal. 



The Committee on Dr. Gibbons' paper, describing new species of vi- 



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