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The Secretary announced the following correspon- 

 dence : — 



From Mary J. Safford Blake, Boston, Feb. 20; John M. Bradbury, Ipswich, 

 Feb. 24; J. Colburn, Boston, Feb. 20; C. F. Crocker, Lawrence, Feb. 17: S. G. 

 Drake, Boston, Feb. 25; S. A. Green, Boston, Feb. 27; Frederick A. Lucas, Roch- 

 ester, N. Y., Feb. 28; Alfred Osgood, Newburyport, Feb. 24; Nathaniel Paine, 

 Worcester, Feb. 19; A. A. Scott, Saiigus, Feb. 18; Boston Public Library, Feb. 25; 

 Buffalo Historical Society, Feb. 25; Portland Institute, Feb. 18; Worcester Lyceum 

 and Natural History Association, Feb. 24. 



The Librarian reported the following additions to the 

 library : — 



By Donation. 



BOLLES, E. C. Sunday School Helper, 63 numbers. Christian Leader, 12 num- 

 bers. Sunday School Journal, 5 numbers. Sunday School Teacher, 3 numbers. 

 Miscellaneous pamphlets, 27. 



Bkooks, H. M. Woman's Journal, Apr., June, July, Aug., Oct., Nov., Dec, 1874. 



City of Boston. City Documents, 1874. 3 vols. 8vo. 



Cutter, A. E., of Charlestown, Mass. Ninth Annual Report of the Winchester 

 Home Corporation for Aged Women, Jan., 1875. 8vo pampli. 



FoOTE, H. W., of Boston, M^ass. Sermon preaclied at King's Chapel, Sunday, 

 Jan. 3, 1S75. 8vo pamph. 



Gkeen, S. a., of Boston, Mass. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 70. 



Lee, Johx C. Commercial Bulletin, Feb. 13, 20, 27, 1875. 



Mass. Charitable Mechanic Association. Twelfth Exhibition of the, Sept. 

 Oct., 1874. 8vo pamph. 



By Exchange. 



American Philosophical Society. Proceedings of. Vol. xiv. June-Dec. 

 No. 93. 1874. 



New England Historic-Genealogical Society-. Proceedings of the, Jan. 

 6, 1875. 8vo pamph. 



Wisconsin Academy. Transactions of the. Vol. li, 1873-4. 



Publishers. Forest and Stream. Gloucester Telegraph. Hardwicke's Sci- 

 ence-Gossip. Haverhill Gazette. Ipswich Clironicle. Lawrence American. 

 Lynn Reporter. Lynn Transcript. Medical and Surgical Reporter. Nation. 

 Nature. Peabody Press. Quaritch's Catalogue. Salem Post. 



After remarks by the chair in relation to the very in- 

 teresting photographs of ancient stone houses on the cliffs 

 of the Mancos Valley, which had been taken by Messrs. 

 Jackson and Ingersoll, of the Haydeu Expedition, it was 



Voted, To invite Mr. Ernest Ingersoll, of the Hay- 

 den Expedition, to give an illustrated lecture on the 

 recent archaeological discoveries of the expedition. 



