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January 4th, 1865. 

 On motion, Dr. Howard Townsend took the chair. The 

 treasurer's report of receipts and expenditures for 1864 was 

 received. 



The report was referred to the usual committee for ex- 

 amination, the following committee being appointed for 

 that purpose : Dr. F. B. Hough, Mr. Munsell. 



The chair announced that this was the annual meeting 

 of the Institute, and that the election of officers would be 

 next in order. 



On motion, a committee to nominate officers for the 

 ensuing year was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Munsell, 

 Brown, F. B. Hough. 



The committee made the following report which was 

 received, the committee discharged, and the persons named 

 being balloted for were unanimously elected to the re- 

 spective offices for the year : 



John V. L. Pruyn, President. 

 Andrew E. Brown, Treasurer. 

 First Department — 



Richard V. De Witt, President. 

 James Weir Mason, Rec. Secretary. 

 John Paterson, Cor. Secretary. 

 Franklin B. Hough, Librarian. 

 Second Department — 



Stephen Van Rensselaer, President. 

 Peter Oansevoort, Vice President. 

 S. Oakley Vanderpoel, Rec. Secretary. 

 Joel Munsell, Cor. Secretary. 

 Charles B. Redeield, Treasurer. 

 Third Department — 



Alexander S. Johnson, President. 

 Howard Townsend, Vice President. 

 Jacob I. Werner, Rec. Secretary. 

 J. Meredith Read, Jr., Cor. Secretary. 

 James Cruikshank, Treasurer. 

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