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was requested to prepare a minute of Professor Draper's death 

 for the Proceedings of the Society. 



Mr. Lesley made some remarks on the Egyptian character 

 of certain Hebrew names : 



Mr. Lesley first described the history of the user, or Jackal-headed stafl, 

 representing victory, from it first appearance in the 4tli to its haljitual use 

 in the 12th and 19th dynasties, in royal names : especially remarking on 

 the form User-n-ra of the 5th dynasty. This name corresponds to the Ile- 

 hrew name Israel, spelled isr'al, which an Egyptian would express by the 

 hieroglyphic lsr'RA. The origin of the personal name is given in the 

 well known Scripture legend of Jacob wrestling with and prevailing over 

 a mysterious visitor, in the night preceding his momentous interview 

 with his brother Esau. This name, Esau (li:/;?, osu), Mr. Leslej^ identified 

 with the Edomite Shasv, who successfully invaded Egypt at the beginning 

 of the 19th dynasty, but were the principal foreign enemies of Egypt on the 

 east for some centuries earlier. 



The Publication Committee reported that they had resolved 

 that Commodore McCanlay's Egyptian Vocabulary be placed 

 in the hands of the lithographer, to be printed as soon as prac- 

 ticable. 



The annual report of the Treasurer was read. 



Mr. Phillips, for the Special Committee appointed to ex- 

 amine the documents belonging to the Society, reported the 

 following results of the investigations of that Committee : 



1st. An Ordinance of Gov. John Evans creating Court of Equity, and 

 giving certain powers to Courts of Common Pleas to hold special Courts 

 to aid persons about to leave Commonwealth, of date Feb. 22, 1706. 



No. 2. Letter of Attorney by William Penn, appointing Thos. Loyd his 

 attorney, and memorandum in Penn's handwriting on 

 back, dated June 6, 1684. 



No. 3. Assignment of Mortgage, by Thomas and Richard Penn, dated 

 Oct. 2, 1765. 



No. 4. Charter of Chester signed by William Penn, dated Oct. 31, 1701. 



No.. 5. Charter of Privileges by Wm. Penn to Penna. 31st, 8 mo. 1701. 



It is recommended by your Committee that the above valuable original 

 papers be placed in the vaults of the Fidelity Insurance Company, with 

 other property there, to be endorsed " Original Penn Papers." 



No. 6. Printed report of order of business as settled by order of 1841. 

 It is recommended that all except two copies be destroyed, 

 the others preserved by the Librarian. 



No. 7. Geological treatise in German with plates. It is recommended 

 that the}' be bound and placed in Library. 



