PROCEEDINGS 



AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Vol. X. JANUARY, 1865. No. 73. 



Stated Meeting^ January 6, 1865. 



Present, nine members. 

 Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read from the Natural History Society of 

 Emden, the United States Coast Survey, and Mr. John Bid- 

 die, announcing donations for the Library. 



Donations for the Library were received from Mr. John 

 Biddle, of Philadelphia; Mr. Wm. S. Sullivant, of Ohio; the 

 United States Treasury Department; the Royal Astronomi- 

 cal Society; the Director of the Mint, and Prof. Zantedes- 

 chi, of Padua. 



A letter from Otto Struve, dated Pulkova, Dec. 1, 1864, 

 announced the death of a member of the Society, F. G. W. 

 Struve, at St. Petersburg, Nov. 11 (23), 1864, aged 71. 

 Prof. Kendall was appointed to prepare an obituary notice of 

 the deceased. 



The decease of Hon. Geo. M. Dallas, at Philadelphia, Dec. 

 31, 1864, aged 72, was announced by Judge Sharswood, and 

 on motion, Mr. J. R. Ingersoll was appointed to prepare an 

 obituary notice of the deceased. 



On motion. Judge Sharswood was excused from preparing 

 an obituary notice of the late Samuel D. Ingham. 



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