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Napier, and "consecrated this curious piece of furniture to the Society, 

 desiring, however, that Dr. Rittenhouse should have the use and custody 

 of it during his life, producing it occasionally when he thinks proper." 



1797, June 16, the box was returned by the widow of Dr. Rittenhouse, 

 and has been in the custody of the Society ever since. 



The proceedings of tlie Board of Officers and Council were 

 submitted. 



Pending nomination No. 1049 was read. 



On motion of J. Sergeant Price, it was resolved that the 

 Secretaries be instructed to omit and withdraw from the publi- 

 cations of this Society, any paper which having been presented 

 to it for publication shall have appeared elsewhere in print be- 

 fore the number of the Society's publication in which it is to 

 appear shall have been distributed. 



The rough minutes were read, and the Society was adjourned 

 by the presiding member. 



Stated Meeting^ March 6, 1885. 



Present, 9 members. 



President, Mr. Pkaley, in the Chair. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Sencken- 

 berg Naturalist Society ; the Society of Natural Sciences at 

 Wiesbaden ; the Zoologischer Anzeiger ; the Eoyal Academy 

 of Sciences of Belgium ; the Royal Academy dei Lincei ; the 

 Geographical Society at Paris; the Revue Politique ; the Naval 

 Observatory of San Fernando ; the Royal Academy of History 

 at Madrid ; the Royal Astronomical Society at London ; the 

 Meteorological Council ; London Nature ; the Boston Society 

 of Natural History ; the American Journal of Science , Prof. 

 Charles F. Chandler, of New York; the Young Mens' Associa- 

 tion of Buffalo ; Prof. C. A. Young ; the Engineers' Club ; the 

 Franklin Institute ; the Mercantile Library ; Dr. Persifor Frazer ; 



