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be authorized to purchase of the heirs of Dr. Hale any instruments 

 which were used by him in his Meteorological Observations, and that 

 the sum of one hundred dollars be appropriated from the income of 

 the Rumford fund for these purposes. 



" Voted, That it is expedient to continue the meteorological observa- 

 tions, as made by Dr. Hale, at the expense of the Rumford donation, 

 and that for this purpose an observer be appointed at the next meeting 

 of the Academy. 



"All of which is respectfully submitted, by order of the Committee. 



" DANIEL TREAD WELL, Chairman. 



''Boston, May 28, 1850." 



Professor C. G. J. Jacobi of Berlin, Professor Adrieii de 

 Jussieu of Paris, and Professor Rokitansky of Vienna, were 

 chosen Foreign Honorary Members. 



Mr. Jonathan P. Hall and Mr. Thomas T. Boiive, of Boston, 

 were elected Fellows of the Academy. 



The annual election was held, and the following officers 

 were chosen for the ensuing year, viz. : — > 



Jacob Bigelow, M. D., . . President. 

 Hon. Edward Everett, . . Vice-President. 

 Augustus A. Gould, M. D., . Corresponding Secretary. 

 Joseph Hale Abbot, . . . Recording Secretary. 

 J. Ingersoll Bowditch, . . Treasurer. 

 Henry L Bowditch, M. D., Lih'arian. 



The following gentlemen were appointed on the several 

 Standing Committees, viz. : — 



Rumford Committee. 



Eben N. Horsford, Joseph Lovering, 



Daniel Treadwell, Henry L. Eustis, 



Morrill Wyman. 



Committee of Publication. 

 A. A, Gould, Louis Agassiz, W. C. Bond. 



Committee on the Library. 



A. A. Gould, D. H. Storer, S. L. Abbot. 



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