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Regular Meeting, Monday, April 15, 1872. 

 President in the chaii". Records read. 



The Secretary announced the following correspon- 

 dence : — 



From George Derby, Boston, April 3; J. Munsell, Albany, April 6; I). Van Nos- 

 trand. New York. April 8; Baltimore, Peabody Iii.-titute, April 4; Boston Public 

 Library, April 2; Buffalo Hittoi-ical Society, April ;J; Cincinnati Public Library, 

 April;}, 4; Minnesota Historical Society, April i); New Jersey Historical Society, 

 Mcli. 30; New York T.yceiim of Natural History, April 8; Ohio IIistori(;al and Phil- 

 osophical Society, April 5. 



The Librarian reported tlie following additions : — 

 • By Donation. 



Board OF Public Charities, Phila., Penn. Second Annual Report, 1871. 1 

 vol. 8vo. 



Department of the Interior, Washington, I). C. Statistics of Weaua, Tax- 

 ation and Public Indebtedness. 4to panipli. 1871. 



FOSTEU, John, Boston. History of the Foster Family, of Ipswich. 1 vol. 8vo. 



Gakfikld, J. A., ISI. C. Sniitlisonian Report, 1870. 1 vol. 8vo. 



MUXSELL, Joel, of Albany, N. Y. Chips for tlie Chimney Corner. 1 vol. lOmo. 

 Miscellaneous pamphlets, 28. 



Office of the Chief of Exgineers, U. S. A. Report of the Chief of Engi- 

 neers, 1871. 1 vol. 8vo. 



Parker, Wm. B. A Golden Chaine, or the Description of Theologie. 1 vol. 4to 

 London. 103.5. 



Pe.vijouv Lirrary, of Georgetown, Mass. Report of the Trustees, 1872. 



Pkiiky, Rev. W. S., of Geneva, N. Y. Papers relating to tlie History of tlie 

 Church of Penn^ylvania, 1080-1778. 1 vol. 4to. Privately printed. 



SHicri'AKD. John H., Boston. Sketch of Commodore Sam'l Tucker and Descrip- 

 tion of tlie New Masonic Temple in Bo.-ton. 8vo pamph. 1872. 



By Exchange. 



Alrany Institute. Pioceedings of the. Vol. i, Pt. H. 1871. 



Bosro.v Society of Natural History. Proceedings. Vol. xiv, sigs. 8-14. 



HiSTOUICAL AXl) PllILO.SOl'HICAL SOCIETY OF OHIO. Jourual. Vol. i, Pt. I. 1872. 



New England Historical and ciENEALOGiCAL Society. Register and Jour- 

 nal for April, 1872. 



New Jersey HiSTOUICAL Society. Collections of. Vol. 7. 1 vol. 8vo. 1872. 



New Voiuv Genealogical and Biogr.\1'Hical Society. Cieuealogical and 

 Biographical Record for Apr., 1872. 



Veumont State Lihuaky. Transactions of t!ie Vermont Dairymen's .\ssocia- 

 tion, 1870-1. 



PunLisHERS. American Naturalist. Cliristian World. Gardener's Monthly. 

 Gloucester Telegrapli. Haverhill Gazette. Ipswich Chronicle. L;ind and Water. 

 Lawrence American. Little (Jianl. l.,ynn Reporter. Lynn Transcript. Medical 

 and Surgical Reporter. Nation. Nature. Peabody Press. Salem Observer. 



