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About the head, under the skin, and in the mouth were found signs of 

 inflammation and suppuration, the consequence of his injury by the bite of 

 a rat, and his knocliing the exposed part against the side of his cage. 

 This local suppuration may have been the starting point of the deposition 

 of tubercles in the lungs. From the remnants of his last meal being 

 found yet in the intestines, and from the abundance of internal fat, it 

 may be inferred that he did not die of starvation. 



March 8th, 1878. — Historical Section. 



J. A. Crandall in the chair. 



Six members present. 



The following papers, formerly belonging to the estate of the 

 late Aiitoine LeClaire, were presented by George L. Daven- 

 port, Esq., executor: United States Patent to Antoine Le- 

 Claire, dated November 1st, 1837, conveying all the laud on 

 which is now located the city of Davenport ; another patent, of 

 the same year, conveying a section of land at the head of the 

 Upper Rapids* ; Antoine LeClaire's commission as Postmaster 

 at Davenport, dated October 22d, 1836 ; letter of instruction to 

 LeClaire from Postmaster-General Amos Kendall, dated April 

 26th, 1830; letter from Hon. George W. Jones, dated April 

 20th, 1836 ; Antoine LeClaire's commission as "Justice of the 

 Peace for Des Moines County, Michigan Territory," dated 

 April 1st, 1836, and signed by John S. Horner, acting Governor 

 of Michigan ; a copy of the conveyance of the '• original ferry 

 license" from Antoine LeClaire to John Wilson in 1837. 



Mr. W. C. Putnam then read some reminiscenes of Black 

 Hawk and the Sac and Fox Indians, which had been furnished 

 by Lion. Hailey Davenport, of Rock Island. 



March 29th, 1878. — Regular Meeting. 



Dr. R. J. Farquharson, President, in the chair. 



Eight members present. 



Donations to the Museum and Libl-ary were reported, and the 

 thanks of the Academy voted to the donors. 



The following persons were elected regular members: Capt. 

 T. J. Robinson, Rock Island ; Reuben S. Price and Otto Klug, 

 Davenport. The following were elected corresponding mem- 



*Now the City of LeClaire, Iowa 



