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Mease (James, M. D.) Specimens of lead ore from Perkiomen and ol 



minerals from Ireland, collected by Donald Stuart, who collects 



for the Dublin Society. 

 Mugford (Capt. Wm.) A model of his rudder, described in page 20f» 



of this volume. 

 Newell (Capt. Andrew) Some rare shells and corals from Sumatra 

 Partridge (Wm.) Specimens of copper ore from Perkiomen. 

 Peyrouse (M.) An Indian earthen vase from Upper Louisiana. 

 Pichon (L. A.) Disinfecting apparatus of Guy ton de Morveau. 

 Rogers (Maurice) Specimen of crude platina. 

 Ross (Charles) Lava from the Isle of Ascension. 

 Rivardi (Major) An Indian hatchet. 

 Rose (Robert, M. D.) Minerals, coralines &c. from Niagara &cc. and 



coal from seven counties of Pennsylvania. 

 Sansom (Joseph) Two silver medals of Washington, one as Pres. of 



the U. States, one as Commander in Chief. Engraved by Reich. 

 Smith (J. R.) A marble bust of Franklin, executed at Florence. 

 Smith (R. Sec. of the Navy of the U. S.) A bronze medal of Comm. 



Preble. The die engraved by Reich, by order of Government. 

 Traquair (A.) Two large specimens of slate from the Penn. quarry. 

 Tanner (Benj.) An engraved portrait of the R. R. Bishop White. 

 Tarascon (L. A.) The lower jaw bone of the Mammoth. 

 Vaughan (John) Specimens of native gold from Cabarrus county, 



North Carolina, purer than the standard of the United States. 



Specimens of gypsum from Nova Scotia and France. 



Woodhouse (James, M. D. Late Professor of Chem. in the Univ. of 



Penn.) By Will, — His collection of minerals. 

 Worthington (Thomas) Vitrified substance from an ancient Indian 



fort. — Chilicothe. 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



There are deposited in the Cabinet of the Society, by Mr. John Vaughan, 

 nnd by him purchased from Mr. F. R Hassler (Mathematical Professor 

 at the U. S. Military College, West Point, and a member of the Society.) 



1. Exact copies of two French toises, made of small bars of iron. They 

 nave been compared with those sent by M. Lalande to Mr. Bird of Lon- 

 lon, on the occasion of the measurement of a degree in Maryland, by Ma- 

 son and Dixon. 



2. A toise of Canivet bearing the inscription " Toise de France etalonee 

 !e 26 Oct. 1768 a 16° de thermometre de Reaumur. On the back of this 

 toise is marked the double length of a pendulum near the equator. 



3. An exact French Metre. It bears the general mark of the Committee 

 if Weights and Measures ; being examined by them. 



4. A French Kylogramme, also examined by the Committee. 



