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tory have been given during the year and are on deposit 

 with the Trustees of the Peabody Academy of Science, in 

 accordance with previous arrangements. Several of these 

 specimens have been mentioned at our meetings as con- 

 tributing to the knowledge of the natural history of this 

 county. All have been duly acknowledged to the several 

 donors. In addition to the above several interesting speci- 

 mens of an historical character have been deposited in the 

 rooms of the Institute, and contribute very much to the 

 interest and value now attached to the antiquarian and 

 historical portion of the museum. 



Several paintings of considerable merit and other works 

 of art have been presented. These, in addition to those 

 previously in the room of the Institute, will form a 

 nucleus around which ere long it is hoped that a museum 

 of fine arts will be formed, and that the requisite addi- 

 tional accommodations will be furnished by the friends of 

 culture and of art, to enable the Institute thus to accom- 

 plish in a fitting manner this long cherished object, or at 

 least to make good progress in this direction. 



Financial. — The Treasurer's Report shows an increase 

 in the annual income ; yet additional means are requisite 

 to perform in a fitting manner the various duties which 

 the community may reasonably expect. 



DEBITS. 



General Account. 



Athenaeum for rent and Librarian, $ 350 00 



Salaries, $813 04; Coal, $178 00; Gas, 110.86, 1402 60 



Lectures and concerts, . . - 4,0!)7 45 



Publications, 1,816 93 



Express, $54.88; Postage, $18.58, 73 46 



Insurance, $10; Gas Fixtures, $68.50, 108 50 



Stationery, $20.04; Printing, $13.92; Collecting, $4.05, 38 Gl 



Sundries, 13 52 



Cash to balance 182 68 



Amount carried forward, • • • $7,183 04 



