and comprises a large mineralogical cabinet, a number of 

 subjects of natural history and botany. 



' 'The Museum is situate on Chalmers street, nearly fronting 

 the city square, and is well stored with curious objects in 

 natural history, Indian antiquities, foreign and native works 

 of art, &c. ' ' 



I have found no later mention of the Society, except a 

 single line in the ' 'Index to the different societies in Charles- 

 ton, ' ' in the City Directory for 1837-8, where it is listed with 

 the "Rev. John Bachman, President, and J. De La Motta, 

 M. D., Secretary." 



The collection remained in the care of this Society for 

 nearly thirty years. 



In a circular printed on the last page of the "Catalogue of 

 of the Trustees, Faculty and Students of the Medical College of 

 the State of South Carolina," published in 1843, it is stated 

 that ' 'opportunities for the acquirement of a knowledge of 

 Natural History are furnished, by the transfer to the Col- 

 lege of the Museum of the Literary and Philosophical So- 

 ciety, which has been newly arranged and enlarged." 



These words were repeated in subsequent circulars until 

 May, 1846, and in that year acknowledgement is made of the 

 receipt of several geological and other specimens from vari- 

 ous donors. 



In the minutes of the annual meeting of the Trustees of 

 the College of Charleston, held October 18th, 1847, we find 

 that "A letter addressed to the trustees of the College, from 

 T. Leger Hutchinson, Mayor; Lewis R. Gibbes, prof. nat. 

 phil; Elias Horlbeck and Wm. Hume, was read from the 

 Chair, requesting that a basement room in the College edifice, 

 not now occupied should be appropriated to the accommoda- 

 tion of a Collection of the Fossils of this State, now in pos- 

 session of F. S. Holmes; whereupon it was resolved that the 

 application in the said letter be granted, provided the con- 

 sent of the Faculty be obtained." Two and a half years 



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