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Five hundred and sixty-sixth Meeting. 



April 24, 1866. — Special Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



The President read a letter from Mr. Samuel F. Dalton, ad- 

 ministrator of the estate of the late Jonathan P. Hall, trans- 

 mitting to the Treasurer the sum of one hundred dollars, the 

 bequest of Mr. Hall to the Academy, " to be expended in pub- 

 lishing its memoirs and transactions." 



On the motion of Professor Lovering it was voted. That the 

 thanks of the Academy be communicated to the representa- 

 tives of Mr. Jonathan P. Hall for this acceptable bequest. 



On the motion of Professor Boweii a committee of six was 

 appointed to act with the Finance Committee on the subject 

 of the purchase or lease of a Hall for the use of the Academy. 

 The following gentlemen were appointed on this committee : 

 Mr. Loring, Dr. J. Bigelow, Mr. E. B. Bigelow, Mr. J, A. 

 Lowell, Mr. Andrews, and Professor Rogers. 



Five hundred and sixty-seventh Meeting. 



May 1, 1866. — Special Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



Dr. J. Bigelow presented a report from the committee to 

 consider the purchase or lease of rooms for the Academy. 



On the motion of Professor Lovering it was voted to con- 

 sider the subject of this report at the meeting to be held on 

 the 8th of May ; and the same committee was requested to 

 investigate the subject further. 



Mr. Loring was excused from further service on this com- 

 mittee, and Professor Eliot was appointed in his place. 



