Date Received Item Description and Donor 



No. 



323 Copper Coin of \'irginia, 1773. — From J. H. Causten, Jr., M.D. 

 323 Three Notes, Baltimore money, 1840, sent by mail. — Anonymous. 



326 To J. P. Betheli, M.D., Philadelphia, November 3, 1843; Acknowledg- 



ing letter, and sending a coin of 1783. 



327 From D. C. Croxall, U.S. Consul, Marseilles, August 5, 1843: Enclosing a 



letter from Monsieur Dan. Groux, an antiquary, offering for sale a 

 large and valuable collection of coins, medals, &c. 



327 From W. W. Irwin, Charge, &c., Copenhagen, August 28, 1843: Stating that 

 Mr. Lay, our Charge at Stockholm, had placed in his hands for the 

 Institute some curious Swedish coins, which he has handed to W. 

 Gordon Reed, of Boston, by whom they will be sent to Washington. 



329 From Francis B. Mayer, Baltimore, October 1, 1843: Presenting two 

 packages continental money, &c. 



331 From Charles Rhind, late L'.S. Commissioner to Turkey, New York, Novem- 

 ber 17, 1843: Transmitting to the Hon. H. Fish, of New York, for the 

 Institute a collection of very rare Turkish coins of which he en- 

 closes a list &c. 



Jan. 8, 1844 340 Forty-five Roman Coins, (forty-four silver, one bronze); fifteen mixed 



Coins, (fourteen silver, one bronze;) two Alexander Coins, (silver;) 

 nine Corinthian Coins, (silver;) eight Greek Coins, (silver;) seven 

 Egyptian Coins, Ptolemies, (one silver, six bronze.) — From Gouverneur 

 Paulding, New York. 



340 Box, containing one hundred and seventy-six small Coins, of the middle 



age, chiefly from Norway, of fifty-six difTerent Stamps, and many 

 duplicates to enable the Institute to exchange, from the Numophyla- 

 cium of the University of which he is Professor. — From Professor C. A. 

 Holmhoe, Christiania, Norway. 



341 Descriptio Ornamentorum Maximam Partem Aureorum et Nu- 



morum Saeculi Vlllvi et IXni, etc. etc. by Professor C. A. Holm- 

 boe, 1835. — . . . De Prisca Re Monetaria Norwegiae, by the same, 

 1841. — From Professor C. A. Holmhoe, Christiania, Norway. 



345 From Ale.xandre I'attemare, Pans, December 10, 1843: Explaining his 

 system of exchanges as it concerns the National Institute, &c., 

 forwarding a large collection of books, &c., in advance of a still 

 larger collection he has on hand for the Institute, on which he expects 

 expenses paid, &c.; and accompanying his letter with various 

 printed and manuscript documents showing the steps he has been 

 taking to promote exchanges of books, works of art, &c., &c., 

 between France and the United States, &c. 



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