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-and gave the reasons for declining to accept a herbarium which had recently 

 been bequeathed to the Institution. 



On motion it was 



Resolved, That the action of the Secretary in this case be approved. 



The Secretary called attention to the unexpected delays and embarrassments 

 which had occurred in obtaining the remainder of the original bequest of 

 Smithson left in England as the principal of an annuity to the mother of the 

 nephew of Smithson, and read the correspondence on the subject with the 

 attorneys, and also a letter from Hon. C. F. Adams, the American minister to 

 England. 



On motion it was 



Resolved, That a committee be appointed, consisting of the Secretary, Mr 

 H. W. Davis, and Professor Bache, to confer with the Secretary of State and . * 

 the British minister relative to tbe action of the English authorities in regard 

 to the money due the Smithsonian Institution. 



On motion, the Board adjourned to meet on Wednesday, January 27, at 7£ 

 o'clock p. m. 



Wednesday, January 27, 1864. 



A meeting of the Board of Regents was held at the Institution at 7£ o'clock 

 p. m. Present : Hon. H. Hamlin, Vice-President of the United States, Hon. 

 <x. Davis, Hon. It. Wallach, Mr. William B. Astor, Professor A. D. Bache, and 

 the Secretary. 



Mr. Hamlin was called to the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



Professor Bache presented the report of the executive committee, which was 

 read and approved. 



The Secretary presented the remainder of his annual report, which was read 

 and adopted. 



He also presented a series of letters illustrating the correspondence and 

 operations of the Institution.* 



On motion, the Board adjourned to meet at the call of the Secretary. 



Tuesday, March 15, 1864. 



A meeting of the Board of Regents was held this day at 10£ o'clock a. m. 

 Present : Hon. 11. Hamlin, Vice-President of the United States, Hon. S. S. 

 Cox, Hon. J. W. Patterson, Hon. R. Wallach, Professor L. Agassiz, Professor 

 A. B. Bache, and the Secretary. 



Mr. Hamlin was called to the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



The Secretary presented a series of works on natural history, which had 

 been prepared and printed at the expense of the Institution, and also the 



