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[April 18, 



MBS. in the Hall of the Historical Society, was received from 

 the President of that Society, Mr. J. W. Wallace. 



On motion, the Librarian was authorized to entrust, 1. 

 the Wm. Penn's Letters and Ancient Documents ; 2. Logan 

 Papers, Vol. 3 ; 3. Logan Papers, 399-3, to the care of 

 the Committee of the Historical Society, on written receipt 

 for the same and obligation to return without unnecessary 

 delay. 



Letters of acknowledgment were received from the Yale 

 College Library (Trans. XIV, XV), and the Rev. Stephen D. 

 Peet, Unionville, Ohio (Proc. Vols. VIII to XVII complete). 



Letters of envoy were received from the Imp. Bot. Gar- 

 den, St. Petersburg, March 4, 1879, and from Prof. Ira 

 Remsen, of Johns Hopkins University, April 10, with the 

 first number of the American Chemical Journal, asking for 

 exchanges. 



On motion, Dr. Remsen's name, as Editor, was ordered to be 

 placed on the List of Correspondents to receive the Proceed- 

 ings henceforth. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Botani- 

 cal Garden, St. Petersburg ; the Russian Geographical So- 

 ciety ; Prussian Academy ; Zoologischer Anzeiger ; Flora 

 Batava ; Belgian Academy ; Society of Geography, Paris ; 

 R. Astronomical Society ; Nature ; Boston Soc. Nat. History ; 

 Brooklyn Entomological Society ; Am. Jour, of Otology ; 

 Astor Library ; X. Y. Chemical and Historical Societies ; 

 Franklin Institute ; Jour, of Pharmacy ; Medical News ; 

 Jour. Med. Sciences ; Am. Chemical Journal ; State Miner- 

 alogist of Nevada ; and Sig. V. Reyes, Mexico. 



The death of Dr. Isaac Hays, at Philadelphia, one of the 

 oldest members and former secretaries of the Society, April 

 15, aged 83 years, was announced by Mr. Fraley. 



On motion, Dr. Brinton was appointed to prepare an obit- 

 uary notice of the deceased. 



Pending nominations 872, 874 to 882 were read, Nos. 872, 

 874 to 877 were spoken to and balloted for. 



The Chairman of the Committee on a Premium for an 



