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 The Librarian reported the following additions : — 



By Donation. 



FOOTE, C. Files of several County Papers, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., 1872. 



Kimball, James. Freemason'.s Monthly Magazine. 1859-08, 10 vols. 



Lee, John C. Commercial liuUetiu, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 1872. 



Logan, Thomas M., of Sacramento, Cal. Report of tlie California State Board 

 of Health, 1870-71, 1 vol. 8vo. 



Peabodt Academy of Science. Fourth Annual Report, 1871. 8vo pamph. 



Sibley, J. L., of Cambridge, Mass. Catalogus Universitatis Harvardiana;, 1873. 

 8vo iiamph. 



U. S. Patent Office. Official Gazette, Oct. 15, 22, 29, 1872. 



Williams, Henry L. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 4. 



By Exchange. 



Crosse et Fischer, Paris, France. Journal de Conchyl. Tome xii. No.3, 1872. 



Geological Survey of Canada. Ke]iort of Progress for 1870-71. 8vo pamph. 



INSTITUT HiSTOUiQUE, Of Paris, France. L'lnvestigateur, Jan.-Juin, 1872. 



L'ACADEMIE IMPERIALE DES SCIENCES DE ST. Peteksbolrg, Bulletin of. Tome 

 xvi, Nos. 1-G. Tome xvii, Nos. 1-3. Memoires. Tome xvii, No. 12, 1871. Tome 

 xviii, Xos. 1-C, 1872. 



Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, Transactions of, 1871-72. New 

 Series, Pt. IX. 8vo, 1872. 



Naturforschenden Verein in BrCnn. Verhandlungen, Bd. ix, 1870. 



Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, Proceedings of. Pt. IL 

 May-Sept., 1872. 8vo pamph. 



Socifrrfe d'Anthropologie, Paris, France. Bulletin. Tome vi. He s^rie, 3e 

 fascicule. Oct., Nov., 1871. 8vo i)amph. 



SocifiTfi Nationale DES SCIENCES Naturelles, Cherbourg, France. Memoirs. 

 Tome xvi, 1871-72. 8vo pami)h. 



SocitTft ROYALE DES Antiquaires du Nord Kjobenhavn. Memoircs, Nonv. 

 Ser., 1870-71. 2 pamphlets, 8vo. Tillaeg til Aarboger for Nordisk Old-KjTidighed 

 og Historie, 1870, 1871. 2 pamphlets, 8vo. 



Publishers. Asher's Catalogue. Essex County Mercurj'. Gloucester Tele- 

 graph. Haverhill Gazette. Historical Magazine. Ipswich Chronicle. Lawrence 

 American. Lynn Reporter. Lynn Transcript. 3Iedical and Surgical Reporter. 

 Nation. Nature. Peabody Press. Salem Observer. 



The President called the attention of the Institute to 

 a package of old papers recently presented by Mr. Eben 

 G. Berry of Danvers. Several of the papers were read, 

 and were interesting, showing the spirit of the times in 

 which they were written. The following may be specified : 



The commission of Benjamin Berry to be Ensign of tiie 

 third Foot company in the town of Andover in the 4th 

 Regime^it of Militia in the County of Essex, whereof 



