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NOYEMBEE 9th, 1877. HISTORICAL SeCTION. 



J. A. Crandall in the chair. 



Five members present. 



Mr. H. 0. Fulton read a second instalment of his "History 

 of Davenport," giving an account of the city during the event- 

 ful years of 1837-38, the establishment of the first school, 

 founding of the first church, building of the first brick house, 

 starting of the first newspaper — the Iowa Sun, the holding of 

 the first court, etc. It was during the first of these years that 

 Scott county was organized, and during the second that Iowa 

 was m'ade a separate territory. 



At a meeting of the Trustees, held November 30th, 1877, the following 

 resolution, presented by Dr. Preston, was adopted : 



Resolved, That the Scott Count}^ IMedical Society be oftered the privilege of 

 depositing books and articles appropriate to a Museum in the new Academy 

 building, subject to the will of the Medical Society; also, the privilege of 

 holding" their meetings in said building, provided that mutually satisfactory 

 arrangements can be made as to room and current expenses. 



Dr. C. H. Preston, Dr. E. H. Hazen and Kev. W. H. Barris were ap- 

 poitited a committee to confer with the Medical Society. 



November 30th, 1877. — Regular Meeting. 



Rev. S. S. Hunting, President, in the chair. 



Fifteen members jjresent. 



The Curator reported the receipt of a large number of stone 

 and fiint implements, obtained by Capt. W. P. Hall from 

 various places in Illinois and Missouri, along the Mississippi 

 River. Also two barrels of geodes from Mrs. C. H. Perry, of 

 Keokuk. 



Mr. A. S. Tiffany ofiered to donate, upon certain conditions, 

 a large number of fossils and corals from various geological 

 horizons in the States of New York, Connecticut and Massa- 

 chusetts. The ofi'er was accepted with a vote of thanks. 



Mr. T. T. Dow was elected a regular member. 



Dr. C. C. Parry, being about to depart on a prolonged trip 



