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was tendered and accepted. As insurance expires on the 30th, it was 



recommended that insurance be placed as follows: 



Building : §1,500.00 



Cases and furniture 500.00 



Collections 2,000.00 



Library i ,000.00 §5,000.00 



February 25, i8g8 — Regular Meeting. 



Edward S. Hammatt, President, in the chair; six members present. 

 The minutes of the previous'meeting read and approved. 



The Librarian reported i^Z?i ^ooks and pamphlets and 24 bound 

 volumes received. 



The Curator reported an addition to the museum of an old-time 

 pair of spectacles (silver frame) with metal case, donated by Miss C. 

 M. Holmes. 



J. H. Hass was elected to regular membership and A. A. Miller 

 to corresponding membership. 



The president reported progress on the cataloguing of the Library. 



March 25, i8g8 — Regular Meeting. 



Edward S. Hammatt, President, in the chair; six members and 

 two visitors present. 



The Librarian reported 164 books and ])amphlets and 27 bound 

 volumes received 



The Curator reported : The Academy is again under obligations 

 to Clarence B. Moore for the addition to its museum of an unusually 

 large fossil oyster from Griffin's Landing, Burke County, Georgia, 

 found on the Savannah River, 147 miles above Savannah. 



There was a discussion on the importance to the Academy of securing 

 manuscripts, books, pamphlets, newspapers, prints and other matter 

 bearing on local history, it being pointed out that the Academy has a 

 large amount of such material on hand and that the present time is 

 the best for making the collection more comj>lete. 



March 31, i8g8 — Called Meeting of the Trustees. 



The Trustees met at the Academy at 4:30 p. m; six members pres- 

 ent. On motion, Hon. C. A. Ficke was made Chairman and Edward 

 Borcherdt Secretary. 



