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INDEX. 



Felton, Cornelius C. — Continued. 

 resolutions of Board on death of, 174. 

 eulogy of, by T. D. Woolsey, 174. 

 Fence, provision and contract for, 29, 670, 675, 



CSD. 

 Fendall, P. R., legal advice of, 707. 

 Ferns, thanks for, from G. Mettenius, 211. 

 Ferry, T. \V., attendance as Regent, 433, 434. 

 appointed on committee on death of Henry 

 Wilson, 433. 

 Fessenden, Win. P., appointed Regent, 172. 

 attendance as Regent, 192, 218, 243, 304, 343. 

 appointed on committee on active operations 



and museum, 220. 

 remarks of, on transfer of library, 244. 

 death of, and resolutions on, 351. 

 Fillmore, Millard, elected Chancellor, 54. 

 attendance as Regent, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 



64, 67. 

 resolution offered by, on building contract, 

 60. 

 Finance, Committee of, appointed to inquire 

 into investment of funds of 8. 1., 120. 

 report by, on investment in State stocks, 127. 

 Finance, plan of, offered by A. D. Bache, 28, 492. 

 plan of, report relative to, 41. 

 system of, adopted, 173, 483, 484. 

 Corcoran & Riggs' proposition relative to, 76. 

 Financial statements, 723. 

 Fire at the S. I., January 24, 1865, account of, 

 234. 

 action of Secretary in regard to, 235. 

 action of Congress in regard to, 235. 

 committee appointed by Regents to report on, 



235. 

 effects of, 713. 

 loss by, 535. 



loss of W. De Beust by, compensated by al- 

 lowance of $300, 302, 543. 

 payment for loss of tools by, 543. 

 report of committee on, 236. 

 thanks to all who rendered aid at, 240. 

 Fire-proofing building recommended, 64. 

 building ordered, 702, 703, 705. 

 building, plans for, 714, 715, 717, 720. 

 estimates for, 65, 239. 

 interior of building ordered, 485. 

 specifications for, 638. 

 to be determined on, 80. 

 west wing, 557, 564. 

 Fischer, C, requests a bison, 255. 

 Fischer, J. G., thanks for amphibia, 231. 

 Fischer, W., bill for stationery from, presented, 



73. 

 Fish, Hamilton, attendance at Establishment, 



773. 

 Fisher, James C, memorial by, on Lowe's 



plan to cross the Atlantic, 167. 

 Fitall, Mrs., portrait of Smithson sold by, 56. 

 Fitch, Graham N., appointed Regent, 55. 

 appointed in place of Mr. Hilliard on Build- 

 ing Committee, 75. 

 attendance as Regent, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 64, 67, 



68, 69, 72, 73, 75,*76, 78, 79, 80, 83, 84, 89, 91. 

 motion by, of thanks to Sir Henry Bulwer, 79. 

 motion by, on claim of W. Fischer, 73. 

 motion by, on Harmon's plan for architecture, 



60. 

 motion by, to appoint J. G. Totten on Ex- 

 ecutive Committee, 07. 

 motion by, to appoint Mr. Meacham on Copy- 

 right Committee, 81. 

 motion by, to authorize appointment of a gen- 

 eral assistant, 08. 

 motion by, to refer accounts, 73. 

 motion by, to refer claims of Sniffin to Build- 

 ing Committee, 79. 

 motion by, to take legal advice on building 



contract, 62. 

 presented account from J. Renwick, 84. 

 reappointment of, 75. 

 report of Building Committee, 706, 707. 

 report of committee on estimates for annual 

 expenses, 97. 



Fitch, Graham N.— Continued. 

 resolution by, on distribution of income, 91. 

 resolution by, on memorial to Congress, 76. 

 resolution by, relative to clock and bell, 72. 

 resolution by, relative to deposits with Cor- 

 coran & Riggs, 91. 

 resolution by special committee on resolu- 

 tions of, 112. 

 resolution offered by, on repairs to building 



in consequence of accident, 61. 

 resolution to make advance to contractor, 66. 

 Fitting up building, Building Committee au- 

 thorized to contract for, 29. 

 FIachenecher,Geo., on Cheyenne language, 209. 

 Fladgate, Clarke, & Finch, letter from, relative 

 to annuity of La Batut, 183. 

 Smithson legacy from, 535. 

 Flagging, specifications for, 637. 

 Flett, Andrew, meteorological observations, 165. 

 Floor surface in 57 rooms of building 60,252 



square feet, 721. 

 Fliigel, J. G., additional compensation to, for 

 valuable services, 81. 

 compensation of, to be $300 a year, 90. 

 Foltz, J. M., made trustee of Toner lectures, 408. 

 Force, Peter, commending Shea's Indian lin- 

 guistics, 190. 

 Foreign correspondents, list of, 81. 

 Foreman, Edward, appointed general assist- 

 ant, 07, 68. 

 appointed in charge of meteorological depart- 

 ment, 474. 

 arranged and indexed letters of 3. 1., 479. 

 lecture by, 478. 



part of salary paid by Secretary of Navy, 474. 

 statistics of meteorology presented by, 79. 

 Forest trees, report on, 108. 

 Fortifications of United States, 260, 273. 

 Fossil fish of North America, Agassiz and Red- 

 field's proposed work on, 467. 

 Fossil jaw, account of, by John Evans, 249. 

 Fossils from Vienna presented, 230. 

 from Sir W. E. Logan, 102. 

 sent to British museum, and returns promis- 

 ed, 201. 

 Foster, L. F. S., attendance as Regent, 242, 243, 

 246, 302. 

 resolution by, to allow De Beust $500 for loss 

 of tools by the fire, 302. 

 Foundations of building, specifications, 032, 079. 

 Fowler, Prof., letters from, relative to selection 



of material, 5, 6. 

 Fox, Henry S., library of, offered for sale, 43. 

 collection of objects of natural history of, 



offered for sale, 51. 

 offer of minerals of, 468. 

 Fraber, Charles, letter from, soliciting appoint- 

 ment, 24. 

 Franking privilege should be granted to S. I., 

 384. 

 secured on exchanges, 389. 

 Franklin Institute, Espy's lectures at, 159. 

 Franklin, Sir John, Kane's expedition in search 



of, 88. 

 Frazer, John F., memorial by, on Lowe's plan 



to cross the Atlantic, 167. 

 Free freights. — See Freights, 

 Freestone quarries of Aquia creek, report on, 

 589. 

 upper Potomac, report on, 589. 

 Seneca creek, report on, 589. 

 Bull run, report on, 590. 

 Free railroad ticket for architect not obtained, 



669, 688. 

 Freight, expenditures for, 481, 490, 491, 493, 494. 

 free, by Anchor line to Italy, 355. 

 free, by Cunard line to England, 161. 

 free, by Hamburg-American Co., 184. 

 free, by North German Lloyd between the 



United States and Germany, 151. 

 free, facilities granted by various steamboat 



and railroad lines, 320. 

 free, thanks of Board to companies for, 165,. 

 320, 355. 



