RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. 91 



In Witness Whereof, The said party of the first part has hereunto set 

 her hand and seal the day and year first above written. 



Patience Yiele Neavcomb. | l. s. | 



State of Iowa, Scott County, ss : 



BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the 23d day of February, A. D. 

 1877, before the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County, 

 personally appealed Patience V. Newcomb^ to me personally known to be 

 the identical person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Deed as 

 Grantor, and acknowledged the instrument to be her voluntary act and 

 deed, and that she executed the same for the purposes therein men- 

 tioned. 



Witness, my hand and Notarial Seal, the day 



! LOUIS A. LE CLAiKE. 1 and year last above written. 

 AotarialSeal. ^ J^^^^ig ^ LeClairC, 



Scott Co., . To.. a. } ^^^^^^ p^^,.^^ g^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ 



[Filed for Record the 24th day of February, A. D. 1877, at 2 o'clock p. m ,and recorded in Boot 

 38, of Town Lot Deeds, on page 122. 



J. A. LeClaire, Recorder^] 



[Entered for taxation this 2d day of March, A. D. 1877. 



James Dooley, Auditor.] 



In acceptance of this gift, Dr. Parry offered the following 

 resolutions : 



Besolved., That the Davenport Academy of Sciences accept, with pro- 

 found gratitude, the unsolicited gift by Mrs. P. V. Newcomb of a valua- 

 ble and eligible building lot in tliis city ; that the alleged motive of the 

 donation — '' to show my appreciation of its worthy objects, and because 

 of the great regard I entertain for my yonng friend, J. Duncan Putnam, 

 and my admiration of the noble work he is doing in its behalf,"— largely 

 enhances to us the value of the gift ; that upon this broad and assured 

 foundation we have every encouragement to hope that ere long, by the 

 liberality of our citizens, a noble superstructure shall arise for the bene- 

 fit of future generations, commemorating to all time the name of the 

 generous and esteemed first donor. 



Besolved, That Mrs. P. V. Newcomb be at once enrolled on the list of 

 Life Members of this Academy, and that a copy of these resolutions be 

 presented in person by the ofiicers and members of the same. 



These resolutions were unanimously adopted by a standing 

 vote of the Academy, all the members present rising to their 

 feet. 



A committee to arrange for a formal complimentary call on 

 Mrs. jSTewcomb, to present the above resolution, was appointed, 

 to consist of Eev. S. S. Hunting and Dr. C. C. Parry. To 



