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understood that the financial arrangements of the Board do not 

 for the present allow the purchase of collections in natural 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 quarto of 

 the Natural History of New York. 



On motion, the Chancellor and Secretary were requested to pre- 

 sent 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 com- 

 mending the programme 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 and societies. 



On motion, it was — 



Resolved, That the Chancellor, Secretary, and chairman of the Executive Commit- 

 tee, be requested to prepare the annual report of the Regents to Congress, giving an 

 account of the operations, expenditures, and condition of the institution. 



On motion of Mr. McClelland, it was — 



Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to return the thanks of the Board of Re- 

 gents 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 in- 

 clude therein the disbursements 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 Build- 

 ing Committee 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. 



January 3, 1849. 



The Board met agreeably to adjournment. 



Present, the Chancellor, Messrs. Bache, Marsh, McClelland, Sea- 

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



Mr. Seaton'presented the revised report of the Executive Com- 

 mittee, which had been withdrawn for the purpose of extending 

 the accounts up to the first of January, 1849; which was accepted. 



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



