8 Mis. No. 48. 



The Secretary also presented a letter from Francis Markoe, esq. of Wash- 

 ington, offering for sale to the Institution the collection of objects of natural 

 history belonging to the estate of the late British minister to the United 

 States, H. S. Fox, esq.,; which was referred to the Secretary and Exec- 

 utive Committee, it being understood that the financial arrangements of 

 the board do not for the present allow the purchase of collections in natu- 

 ral history. 



The Secretary also presented a letter from Archibald Campbell, esq., 

 Deputy Secretary of the State of New York, accompanying a donation to 

 the Institution, made in accordance with an act of the legislature of that 

 State, of the 14 published volumes in 4to of the Natural History of New 

 York. 



On motion, the Chancellor and Secretary were requested to present the 

 thanks of the Board of Regents for this valuable donation. 



The Secretary also presented letters from several presidents of colleges ; 

 also reports from several learned societies, highly commending the pro- 

 gramme of organization of the Institution. 

 Whereupon, it was 



Resolved, That the Secretary be instructed to insert in the records of the 

 Institution the names of all such individuals a^d societies. 

 On motion, it was 



Resolved, That the Chancellor, Secretary, and Chairman of the Exec- 

 utive Committee be requested to prepare the annual rejx)rt of the Regents to 

 Congress, givmg an account of the operations, expenditures and condi- 

 tion of the Institution. 



On motion of Mr. McClelland, it was 



Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to return the thanks of the 

 Board of Regents to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, to 

 the Secretary of the Navy, and to the Secretary of War for their assistance 

 in promoting the objects of the Institution. Also, to the Hon. Mr. Irwin 

 and Mr. Trist for their donations; and to Mr. Downs, of Philadelphia, for his 

 computations of occultations. 



At the request of Mr Seaton, the Executive Committee were allowed 

 to withdraw their report, in order to enable them to include therein the dis- 

 bursements and condition of the finances of the Institution up to the end of 

 the year 1848. 



At the request of Mr. Totten, permission was given to the Building Com- 

 mittee to withdraw their report for the purpose of making the same more 

 complete. 



On motion, it was ' 



Resolved, That the board adjourn, to meet on Wednesday next, at 11 

 o'clock, a. m. 



WEDNESDAY, January 3, 1849. 



The board met agreeably to adjournment. 



Present, the Chancellor, Messrs. Bache, Marsh, McClelland, Seaton and 

 Totten ; also, by invitation. Dr. Hare, of Philadelphia. 



Mr. Seaton presented the revised report of the Executive Committee, 

 which had been withdrawn for the purpose of extending the accounts up 

 to the 1st January, 1849 ; which was accepted. 



The Secretary read a letter from Dr. Hare, relative to the presentation 

 of his apparatus to the Institution; which was ordered to be placed upon 

 the journal. (See appendix B.) 



