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tution, Washington, September 24, 1867 ; from the President 

 and Librarian of Yale College, New Haven, January 25, 

 1868 ; and from the Peabody Institute, at Baltimore, February 

 3, 1868, returning thanks for publications of this Society. Also 

 from John N. Stockwell, Bucksville, Ohio, January 17, and 

 from the Librarian of Yale College, announcing donations for 

 the Library. 



Donations for the Library were announced, viz. : From the 

 Geographical Society of Paris; from the School of Mines of 

 Paris; from Charles Dionisotti, of Turin; from the Royal 

 Astronomical Society of London ; from J. H. Pollen, Lon- 

 don ; from Dr. Edward Jarvis, Boston ; from the Essex In- 

 stitute ; from Prof. Jeffries Wyman ; from John N. Stock- 

 well, A.M. ; from James Gallatin, New York ; from the 

 Editors of the American Journal of Science and Art ; from 

 the Franklin Institute ; from the free Public Library of New 

 Bedford, and from the publisher of the Medical News. 



The death of Charles G. B. Daubeny, M.D., a member, 

 was announced as having occurred December 13, 1867, aged 

 72 years. Also of M. Flourens, M.D., of Paris, December, 

 1867, in the 73d year of his age. 



New nomination No. 586 was read. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, February 21, 1867. 



Present, fourteen members. 

 Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Samuel J. Gummere, a recently elected member, was 

 introduced. 



Letters were read : From the Royal Saxon Society of Sci- 

 ences, Leipsig, November 2, 1867 ; and from the California 

 Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, January 13, 1868, an- 

 nouncing donations for the Library ; also, from the Society 

 of Natural Sciences at Freiburg, March 1, 1867, accompany- 



