INDEX. 83 



Page. 



Mineralogy, committee on 31 



Minerals, cabinet of 5,10,17,54 



in museum 55 



resources unexplored 14 



Monetary subjects, communications on, by Thomas Law 36 



Monroe, James 18 



Munroe, Thomas 21 



Museum 5, 13 



description of 54 



disposition of 58 



a national, proposed 16 



Museum of Charles Willson Peale, purchase proposed 55 



National Capital, early attractive as place of residence 4 



National Institution (Institute) 1,2,3,8,20,58 



custodian of Government collections 1, 51 



received museum of Columbian Institute 5, 7 



National museum of natural history, proposed by National Institution 1 



National Museum, United States, contains specimens from Columbian In- 

 stitute 5,58 



National Museum, United States, provided for under Smithsonian In- 

 stitution 2 



National Observatory proposed 5, 62, 64 



National University, proposed site for 38 



Noland, William 21, 32 



Nursery, public 53 



Objects 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 



breadth and importance of 6 



explained by Dr. Edward Cutbush 12 



propositions for promoting the 23 



Officers 30 



election of 31 



Organization in classes 12 



Orr, Rev. Isaac 22 



Paintings, exhibitions of, proposed 29 



Patent Office 1, 5, 9 



Patents, Commissioner of, custodian of Government collections 51 



Pharmacopoeia, American or National 5, 62 



Pickering, Charles, curator of National Institution 51 



Plants of the District of Columbia, list of 36 



Poinsett, Joel R 2,7,20,23 



Post Office building, General 5, 32 



Propagating garden 53 



Prout, William 21 



Public lots, sale of, proposed for raising funds 23, 26, 27 



Publications 6, 15, 37 



Randall, Dr. Richard 21 



Rapine, Daniel 21 



Robbins, Asher 22 



Roberdeau, Isaac 21 



Rochelle, Roux de 57 



Rodgers, Commodore John, United States Navy 20 



Rush. Richard 20, 23, 48 



