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C. L. Doolittle (110) ; Traill Green (110) ; T. C. Porter (110) ; 

 W. B. Taylor (110); J. H. C. Coffin (110); J. J. Stevenson 

 (110); Georgia Historical Society (110); H. Phillips, Jr., 

 (110); Wyoming -G. and Historical Society (110); Numis- 

 matic and Antiquarian Society (110) ; Buffalo S. N. S. (110) ; 

 J. M. Hart (110) ; Chicago Historical Society (110), and the 

 Eoyal Bavarian Academy (107, 108, Trans. XV, 2). 



Letters of envoy were received from the Geological Survey 

 of India, Calcutta, Jan. 4 ; the Royal Bavarian Academy, Feb, 

 18, and Mr. Wm. Blades, 23 Abchurch Lane, London, April 

 17, 1882. 



Donations to the Library were reported from the Geological 

 Survey, India ; Academia dei Lincei ; S. C. Geog., Bordeaux ; 

 Royal Astronomical Society ; London Nature ; Mr. W. Blades ; 

 Harvard University ; Boston Society of Natural History ; 

 American Historical Society ; American Philological Society ; 

 Silliman's Journal ; Mrs. T. P. James ; American Chemical 

 Society ; American Society of Civil Engineers ; Franklin In- 

 stitute ; Journal of Pharmacy ; Mr. H, Phillips, Jr. ; Ameri- 

 can Chemical Journal ; U. S. National Museum ; Com. Inter- 

 nal Revenue ; Weather Signal Bureau ; Board of Health, New 

 Orleans, and Academy of Sciences, St. Louis. 



The death of Ralph Waldo Emerson, at Concord, Mass., 

 April 27, aged nearly 80, was announced. 



On motion of Mr. Phillips the President was requested to 

 consider various communications from Professors James Hall, 

 Geo. H. Cook, and J. P. Lesley, and to memorialize the Presi- 

 dent of the Senate of New York for the complete publication 

 of the Palaeontology of that State. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



