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[Feb. 17 



Stated Meeting, February 17, 1882. 



Present, 8 members. 



Vice-President, Prof. Kendall, in the Chair. 



Letters accepting membership were received from Mr. Wm. 

 W. Jeff'eris, dated West Chester, Pa., Jan. 25, 1882 ; and from 

 Mr. W. Townsend, West Chester, Pa., Jan. 25, 1882. 



The resignation of Eev. Samuel Longfellow from the Society 

 was announced. 



Letters of envoy were received from the Imperial Botanical 

 Garden, St. Petersburg, dated, Dec. 22, 1881 ; and the Depart- 

 ment of the Interior, Feb. 9, 1882. 



Letters and postals acknowledging the receipt of Proceed- 

 ings, No. 109, were received from the Geological Survey of 

 Canada; Maine Historical Society ; New Hampshire Historical 

 Society; Boston Public Library ; Boston Athenasum; Museum 

 of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge ; Essex Institute, Salem : 

 American Antiquarian Society, Worcester ; Rhode Island 

 Historical' Society, and Brown University, Providence; Con- 

 necticut Historical Society, Hartford ; University of the Citv 

 of New York ; New York Hospital ; Astor Library ; Prof. J. 

 J.Stevenson; U. S. Military Academy, West Point ; Mr. C. 

 H. F. Peters, Clinton, New York; New Jersc}^ Historical 

 Society, Newark ; Pennsylvania Historical Society, Philadel- 

 phia ; Mr. Geo. Smith, Garrettford P. O., Pa. ; Prof. C. L. 

 Doolittle, Bethlehem, Pa. ; Prof. Trail Green, East on, Va. : 

 Mr. J. F. Carl], Pleasantville, Pa. ; Maryland Historical Society, 

 Baltimore ; Mr. Wm, B. Taylor, Washington ; Georgia His- 

 torical Society ; Prof. J. M. Hart, Cincinnati ; Dr. Robert 

 Peter, Lexington ; Mr, Danl. KirkAvood, Bloomingtou, Ind. ; 

 Chicago Historical Society ; Prof. J. S, Campbell, Crawford- 

 ville, Ind.; and the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. 



A letter dated, Feb. 3, 1882, was received from Prof. E. D. 

 Cope, making a request that No. 95 of the Proceedings, con- 

 taining Dr. Gabb's paper on Costa Rica, should be sent to Mr. 

 Leon Fernandez, San Jose, Costa Rica, as he is preparing a 

 history of that country. 



