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fast at Bunker's hotel, N. Y., 50 cents ; carrying baggage 

 25 cents ; boat and stage fare from N. Y. to Princeton, 

 $2.00; dinner in boat, 75 cents; supper, lodging, and 

 carrying baggage at P., 68 cents; stage, extra, from 

 Princeton to Bristol, Pa., $2.00; steamboat from Bristol 

 to Philadelphia, 50 cents ; breakfast on boat, 50 cents ; 

 carrying baggage, 25 cents ; shaving at N. H., 12 cents ; 

 ferry, N. Y. to Brooklyn, 8 cents ; four meals and two 

 lodgings at Mrs. Anstris', $2.00; museum, 25 cents; 

 hospital, 12^ cents ; porter, 18 cents ; boat and stage from 

 Philadelphia to N. Y., $2.50 ; lodging at N. Brunswick, 

 25 cents; dinner and breakfast in boat, $1.00; porter 

 12i cents; stage from New London to Boston, $7.00 ; 

 breakfast and dinner, $1.00 ; stage from Boston to Salem, 

 $1.00. Total expenses, $52.42. 



In May, 1837, Dr. Emerson made substantially the 

 same trip watli his brother Reuben, and he noted the })rin- 

 cipal expenses as follows : 



Salem to Boston, $1.00 ; Boston to Providence, $2.00 ; 

 P. to N. Y. ("found") $5.00; N. Y. to Philadelphia, 

 $3.00; total, $11.00. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, Febijuary 3, 1873. 



Meeting this evening at 7.30 o'clock. The President 

 in the chair. Records of preceding meeting read. 



The Secretary announced the following correspon- 

 dence : — 



From Williiim Gray Brooks. Boston, Jan. 28; Caroline 11. Dall, Bo.ston. Jan. 'J: 

 J. II. Knii'rton, Boston, Jan. 81; Samuel Ilenshiiw, Boston, Jan. 20; Eihvani 1'. 

 Jliird, Xe\vl)iir\ i>ort, Jan. 20; Wni. I'arsons Lunt, Boston, Jan. 28; J. Munsoll, 

 Albany, N. Y., Jan. 2t; J. L. Sibley, Oanibridge, Jan. 22; 0. J. Tapley, Now York. 

 Jan . 27 ; W. O. Townsend. >^av York, Jan. 20; Charles A. Walker, Chelsea, Feb. 3 ; 

 Boston, Public Library, Jan. 27; Calcutta, Imliitu Museum, June 4; Harvard Col- 



