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The Academy may publish Rumford's works, and Professor Lover- 

 ing's paper on the Aurora, and such other works or papers as may 

 reasonably be considered promotive of the purpose of the fund. 



They may give or exchange these publications in any way they think 

 subservient to the same purpose. 



They may sell the books. But in selling them they treat them as 

 merchandise ; and as merchandise they were paid for by the Rumford 

 Fund and belong to that fund. And the money received for them 

 should be credited to that fund. 



A profit or advantage to the Academy seems not to have been in the 

 mind of Rumford in creating the trust, nor in the intention of the 

 Academy in accepting it ; nor in the contemplation of the court in 

 making their decree. It may be that the Academy would be permitted 

 to charge the common commission for the care of property held in 

 trust ; but, beyond this, we think any profits arising from any employ- 

 ment or disposition of the fund, belong, not to the Academy, but to the 



fund. # 



[Signed] THEOPHILUS PARSONS. 



NATHANIEL HOLMES. 

 November 3, 1870. 



It was voted that the members of the Rumford Committee, 

 together with the President, the Vice-President, and Secretaries 

 of the society, act as a committee to determine the method to 

 be adopted for the distribution of the Academy's edition of the 

 works of Count Rumford, with power to act, and to report at the 

 next stated meeting. 



The Vice-President stated that it was very desirable that 

 there should be a precise record made of the amount received 

 from the sale of the works of Count Rumford, in view of the 

 doubt concerning the disposition of the profits arising from 

 such sale. 



It was voted that the cost of publishing the memoir of Pro- 

 fessor Lovering on the Periodicity of the Aurora be paid from 

 the Rumford Fund, subject to the action of the Rumford Com- 

 mittee. 



The committee appointed to consider the question of the 

 amendment to the constitution concerning the annual assess- 

 ment, reported in favor of the amendment. 



