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normal rainfalls of August which wrecked the Chesapeake 

 and Delaware canal banks, and other public works. 



Pending nominations, Nos. 733 and 736, and new nomi- 

 nations Nos. 737, 738, 739 were read. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, October 2d, 1873. 



Present, 13 members. 



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



Letters acknowledging the receipt of Proceedings were 

 received from the Glasgow Philosophical Society, Sept. 1st, 

 1873, and Yale College, Sept. 22, 1873 (90). 



A letter of envoy was received from M. de Koninck, 

 dated Liege, Sept. 11, 1873. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Me- 

 teorological Committee of the Royal Society, London, the 

 Essex Institute, the Penn Monthly, and the American 

 Chemist. 



Dr. Carson, on the part of Mrs. Jackson, widow of Dr. 

 Samuel Jackson, presented to the Society the original diplo- 

 ma of membership in this Society, given to David Jackson, 

 M. B., of Philadelphia, dated February 4th, 1792, and 

 signed by David Rittenhouse, President ; John Ewing, 

 Thomas Jefferson, "William Smith, Vice-Presidents ; James 

 Hutchinson, Rob. Patterson, Sam. Magaw, and John Wil- 

 liams, Secretaries. 



Proofs of the map made by Mr. Bien, of New York, to 

 illustrate Dr. Gabb's Memoir in the Transactions, entitled 

 " Topography and Geology of Santo Domingo," were ex- 

 hibited. 



Prof. Chase offered for the inspection of the members a 

 triangular MS. volume of mystical characters and of con- 

 siderable age, and described its peculiarities. 



