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the lease of part or the sale of the whole of the Hall of the Society, 

 and to report to the Society on such propositions as they may receive 

 in the premises." 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, July 17, 1863. 



Present, eight members. 



Professor Cresson, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



A letter accepting membership was received from James 

 McChme, dated Philadelphia, May 30th, 1863. 



Letters acknowledging the receipt of publications were re- 

 ceived from the Royal Academy at Gottingen, dated May 7th ; 

 the New York State Library, June 22d ; the Boston Public 

 Library, June 6th ; Captain Gilliss, United States Navy, 

 June 22d ; and the Chicago Historical Society, June 23d, 

 1863. 



Letters announcing donations for the Library were received 

 from 0. Reichenbach, dated Philadelphia, June 10th, and 

 from the Bureau of Navigation, dated Washington, June 11th, 

 1863. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Smith- 

 sonian Institution ; the Chicago Historical Society ; F. Ley- 

 poldt ; Blanchard & Lea ; the Academy of Natural Sciences 

 of Philadelphia; the California Academy of Natural Sciences ; 

 the Franklin Institute ; the American Antiquarian Society ; 

 American Oriental Society ; New York University ; Connec- 

 ticut Historical Society ; Dr. 0. Reichenbach ; Bath and 

 West of England Society ; Prince Maximilian ; Royal As- 

 tronomical Society at Gottingen ; Imperial Society of Natu- 

 ralists at Moscow ; German Geological Society ; and Society 

 of Sciences at Haarlem. 



The death of George Alexander Otis, of Boston, a late 



