Date Received Item Description and Donor 



No. 



380f From A. \'attemare. Pans, December 26, 1844: Statinc; that he has 

 foi"wardcd, \ia Havre, a large box, containing eighty-six \olunics, and 

 thirty-one medals, presented by eminent men in France, and will 

 forward by next packet the Jom-nal des Sa\ans, and other works; 

 has sent Ijy same opportimity a large number of volmncs, cngra\ings, 

 medals, sc, for several States of the Union, &c., &c., &c. 



Fourth Bulletin of the National Institute for the Promotion t)f Science, WashmgttMi, 

 D.C., February, 1845, to November, 1846. 



Date Received Item Description and Donor 



No. 



485 From D. Groii.w .\'i-w )'ork, June 15, 1845: On the subject of his large ard 



valuable cabinet of coins, medals, &c., offered b>- him for sale to the 

 Institute. 



486 *From John P. Brown, U.S. Dragoman, Comtanlino/ilc, September 25' 



1845: Describing a series of oriental coins presented by him to the 

 Institute, c&c. 



487f From C. A. Holmboe, Professor of Oriental Languages. Christiama, .Norway, 

 May 2, 1846: Transmitting to the Institution, by the hands of M. 

 Lovenskiold, the newly appointed minister of Sweden and Norway, a 

 bronze medal of the late king, Charles John, in his coronation dress, 

 at Drontheim, struck by the city of Christiania twenty-fiN'e years after 

 the event; also, three coins struck by King Oscar, &c. 



488 From D. C. Groux, Philadelphia, June 6, 1846: Transmitting a complete 

 catalogue of his collection of coins and medals, eight thousand two 

 himdrcd and seventy-two in number, which he offers to the Institute 

 at a low price. 



488 From M. .Serope M. Alishan, Cons/anlinople, June 17, 1846: Giving a his- 



torical accoimt of the Armenian medals presented b\- him to the 

 Institute. 



489 *From A. f'allemare. Pans: Transmitting a descripti\-c catalogue of books, 



engra\ings, statutes, medals, maps, &c., presented by ministerial 

 departments, societies, and eminent persons in France, placed in 

 charge of the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, U.S. Senator from Maryland. 



493 Box of Oriental Coins, &c. — From J. P. Brown, Dragoman, U.S. Lega- 



tion, Constantinople. 



494 Box containing Medal of General Lafayette, by M. Gatteaux; ten 



large Medals, Six Medals. Fixe Medallions, b\' M. Galle. 



494 Two boxes, containing valuable Books, Medals, Medallions, Statues, 

 &c., from difTerent branches of the French Government and eminent 

 men of France- -Sent hy M. I'attemaie, Paiis, under the rare of Hon. 

 Reverdy Johnson, of Baltimore. 



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