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Mr. Fraley reported the receipt of $150,40, the dividend 

 from the Michaux legacy last due, January 1st, 1876. 



Mr. Blodget, on behalf of the Committee appointed at the 

 last meeting, made a preliminary report, and the meeting was 

 adjourned. 



Stated Meeting^ February 18ih, 1876. 



Present, 13 members. 

 Yice-President, Mr. Fraley, in the Chair. 



A letter accepting membership was received from Dr. J. 

 Gibbous Hunt, dated Philadelphia, February 4th, 1876. 



A letter respecting the action of the Society on the subject 

 of the Polaris Expedition was received from Admiral Davis, 

 dated Washington, February 15th, 1876. 



A letter respecting a coin of 1670, the date of the settle- 

 ment of Quebec, struck by order of Louis XIV, and making 

 the first currency of French North America, was received 

 from Prof. Charles E. Anthon, dated, College of the City of 

 'New York, February 11th, 1876, desiring to learn whether 

 the Society would accept the coin, and place a record of its 

 character in their Proceedings. 



A letter of envoy was received from the U. S, Naval Ob- 

 servatory at Washington. 



Letters of acknowledgment were received from the R. 

 Danish Academy, January 15th (XVII. 93, 94) ; Essex In- 

 stitution, February 5th (95) ; Boston N, H. S. (95 ; and ask- 

 ing for Vol. V, N. S. and 94) ; and the U. S. Naval Observa- 

 tory, February 4th (95 ). 



Donations for the Library were received from the Society at 

 Dresden ; the Geographical Society at Paris ; the Editors of the 

 Revue Politique ; Nouvelles Meteorologiques ; Revue Philoso- 

 phique ; and Revue Historique ; the British Association ; 

 Geological, and Meteorological Societies ; Nature ; Mr. Sam. 

 Birch of the British Museum ; Liverpool L. and P. Society ; 

 Franklin Institute ; Medical News; Prof. E. J. Houston; and 

 U. S. Naval Observatory. 



