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[Oct. 2U, 



Barber, Philadelphia ; Delaware Historical Society ; U. S. 

 Naval Observatory, Census Bureau, U. S. National Museum 

 and Fish Commissiou, Washington, D. C. 



The death of S. F. Haven, at Worcester, MaSs., in Sept. 



1881, was ordered to be placed on record. 



The death of Robert Briggs, at Dedham, Mass., July 25, 



1882, aged about 55, was ordered to be placed on record. 



Mr. Lewis read a paper on the Terminal Moraine in Penn- 

 sylvania. 



Mr. Chase communicated a sixth series of Photodynamic 

 notes. 



Mr. Cope described a new synthetic form of Laramie Cre- 

 taceous mammal, Menisco'issus conquistus, the first mammal 

 species discovered in the Cretaceous. 



Nominations 964-968 were read, and the meeting was ad- 

 journed. 



^Stated Meeting, Oct. Wt\ 188S. 



Present, 12 members. 



Mr. Fraley, President, in the Chair. 



Rev. Dr. Robbins was introduced to the presiding officer and 

 took his seat. 



Letters of envo}'- were received from the New Zealand Mu- 

 seum, Howard Coll. Observatory, the N. H. S. at Bamberg, 

 and the Dept. Int. U. S. 



A letter acknowledging Proc. No. 109, was received from 

 the Danish S. of Sciences. 



A letter from Mr. Jos. D. Weeks, of the Census office, 

 Washington, requesting No. 87, was received. 



A letter from Mr. A. Ramsay, office of the Scientific Roll, 7* 

 Red Lion Court, Fleet street, London, requesting exchanges 

 was received, dated Oct. 5th, 1882. 



A letter from the " American " was read. 



A letter from the Department of the Interior was received. 



