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Hon. Thomas G. Gary, Boston, 



Rev. Dr. George E. Ellis, Charlestown. 



John B. Henck, Esq. Boston. 



Charles James Sprague, Esq. Boston. 



The annual election was held, and the following officers 

 were chosen for the ensuing year : — 



Jacob Bigelow, .... President. 



Daniel Tread well, . . Vice-President. 



Asa Gray, Corresponding Secretary. 



Samuel L. Abbot, . . . Recording Secretary. 



Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Librarian. 



Edward Wigglesworth, . Treasurer. 



Council. 

 Joseph Lovering, 



E. N. HoRSFORD, J> of Class I. 



Benjamin A. Gould, Jr. 

 Louis Agassiz, 



Jeffries Wyman, J> of Class II. 



John B. S. Jackson, 

 James Walker, 



Francis Bowen, J> of Class III. 



Nathan Appleton, 



The several Standing Committees were appointed, on nomi- 

 nation from the chair, as follows : — 



Rumford Committee. 



Eben N. Horsford, Joseph Lovering, 



Daniel Treadwell, Henry L. Eustis, 



Morrill Wyman. 



Committee of Publication. 



Joseph Lovering, Louis Agassiz, C. C. Pelton. 



Committee on the Library. 



Augustus A. Gould, Benjamin A. Gould, Jr., 



J. P. Cooke, Jr. 

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