CORRESPONDENCE. 



CORRESPONDENCE OF THE ACADEMY, 1860. 



Letters were received and read as follows, viz. : 



Jan. 3c?. From P. B. Duckaillu, New York, Dec. 29th, 1859, in reference to 

 claim for outfit. 



From Committee of the Humboldt Foundation, in connection with the Royal 

 Prussian Academy of Sciences, Berlin, June 28th and Nov. 3d, 1859, proposing 

 to establish a fund in honor of Humboldt, for the furtherance of scientific- 

 pursuits. 



From Prof. Encke, of Royal Prussian Academy, Nov. 17th, 1859, on the 

 same subject. 



10th. From Wm. J. Hamilton, Esq., London, Dec. 14th, 3 859, acknowledg- 

 ing his election as correspondent. 



From Dr. John Evans, Washington, Nov. 25th, 1859, in reference to a large 

 meteorite near Port Orford, Washington Territory, and desiring aid in pro- 

 curing the same. 



From John Welsb, Esq., Philadelphia, Jan. 3d, 1860, acknowledging his 

 election to membership. 



17th. From W. E. Moore, East Brooklyn, Jan. 13th, 1860, asking orders for 

 specimens of Natural History, to be collected by him in South America. 



24th. Chas. J. Elliott, Montgomery Co., Pa., Jan. 17th, 1860, requesting a 

 copy of the Constitution, &c, for the " Cabinet of Natural Science of Mont- 

 gomery Co." 



Feb. 1th. From the Physico-Medical Society of Wiirtzburg, Sept. 26th, 

 1859 ; 



Royal Danish Society of Sciences, Copenhagen, July 1st, 1859 ; 



Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich, Oct. 28th, 1859 ; 



Imperial Society of Naturalists of Moscow, June 22d, 1859 ; 



Royal Society of Sciences, Gottingen, Sept. 13th, 1859 ; 



Royal University Library, Gottingen, Oct. 21st, 1859 ; 



Royal Society of Sciences, Upsal, Sept. 15th, 1859 ; 



H. G. Bronn, Heidelburg, July 16th, 1859 ; severally acknowledging the 

 receipt of the publications of the Academy. 



From the Royal Danish Society of Copenhagen, July 1st, 1859 ; 



Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich, Oct. 1st, 1859 ; 



Imperial Society of Naturalists, Moscow, June 13th, 1859 ; 



Zoological Society, London, Jan. 20th, 1860 ; severally accompanying dona- 

 tions to the Library. 



From the Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Freiburg, Oct. 20th, 1859, accom- 

 panying donation to the Library, and acknowledging the receipt of the Pro- 

 ceedings of the Academy. 



From H. Davis, McGregor, Iowa, Jan. 21st, 1860, offering collections in ex- 

 change, &c 



G. C. Swallow, Columbia, Mo.. Jan. 20th, 1860, acknowledging his election 

 as correspondent. 



Dr. Evans, Washington, Feb. 4th, 1860, in reference to a memorial to Con- 

 gress on the subject of the meteorite in Washington Territory. 



21st. T. Oldham, Esq., of the Geological Museum, Calcutta, June 28th, 

 1859, transmitting survey of India. 



British Museum, Dec. 20th, 1859, acknowledging the receipt of the publica- 

 tions of the Academy. 



March 6th. From C. W. Holman, New York, Feb. 28th, 1860, asking a copy 

 of the annual reports for the Library at Westeras, Sweden. 



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