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Stated Meeting^ August 21, 1863. 



Present, eleven members. 



Professor Cresson, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters accepting membership were received from Peter 

 W. Sheafer, dated Pottsville, August 19th, and from R. W. 

 Bunsen, dated Heidelburg, 21st May, 1863. 



Letters acknowledging publications were received from 

 Professor Haidinger, of Vienna, July 15th, and the London 

 Geological Society, March 4th, 1863. 



A letter was received from M. A. Quetelet in respect to 

 publications sent to this and other societies for distribution. 



Donations to the Library were received from the Society 

 of Sciences at Haarlem ; the Society of Antiquaries and 

 Royal Geographical Society at London : the British Ameri- 

 can at Toronto ; the Essex Institute ; the Boston Natural 

 History Society ; the American Journal of Science; the New 

 York Mercantile Library Association ; the Franklin Insti- 

 tute ; Blanchard & Lea ; the Colonization Society ; Frederick 

 Leypoldt ; and the Library of Congress ; also, from Mr. Du- 

 bois, photographs of Messrs. Hoffman, Field, Farnum, and 

 Faraday, of London, with autograph signatures. 



Agreeably to the laws, the Society then proceeded to the 

 consideration of the resolution for the lease and sale of the 

 Hall, reported by the Committee on the subject at the last 

 stated meeting. After discussion of the same, the resolu- 

 tions, as reported by the Committee, were again adopted. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



