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CREDITS. 



By Balance of 1878 accounts, 



$146 98 



General Account. 



Dividends Webster Bank 



Assessments, $1,031.00; Publications, $617.64, 

 Sundries, $336.93; Life Membership, $30.00, . 

 Excursions, etc., $5,9-26.08; Lectures and Concerts, $793 

 Subscriptions on Endicott Celebration, $1,034.00, 

 Refunded Bank Tax, $9.71; Salem Savings Bank, $522.6: 



Ladies^ Fair Fund. 

 Coupons City of Chicago Bonds, .... 



$30 00 



1,648 64 



366 93 



6,719 87 



1,034 00 



532 32 



10,331 76 



70 00 



Historical. 

 Dividends Naurakeag National Bank, 

 Dividends Michigan Central R. R., . . . 



Natural History and Horticulture. 



Dividends P. S. & P. R. R., 



Exhibition, 



Davis Fund. 

 Coupons Chicago, Burlington and Missouri R. R., . 

 Coupon Dixon & Peoria R. R., 



Ditmore Fund. 



Coupons Old Colony R. R., 7s, 

 Coupons Old Colony R. R., 68, 

 Interest Five Cents Savings Bank, 



Derby Fund. 



Rent of Land, 



Mr. John Robinson exhibited two fine specimens of the 

 flowers of the Phyllo-cactus crenatus and gave an account 

 of this and several allied species. 



The committee on nominations reported the following 

 list of officers for the year ensuing. 



Voted, To proceed to the choice of officers and a nomi- 

 nating committee was appointed to receive, assort, and 

 count the votes. 



The following were elected : — 



ESSEX INST. BULL. 



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