1841.] THE NATIONAL INSTITUTION. 85 



Geological Report of the State of New-York, for 1837.-iVom 

 Lardner Vanuxem. 



Geological Report of the State of New- York, for 1838, 1839, and 

 lg40.— From T. A. Conrad. 



Transactions of the Geological Society of Pennsylvania, 2 vols. 8vo.- 

 From C. A. Pouhon, Jr. 



History of Coleopterous Insects, by F. L. de Laporte, Compte de 

 Castelneau, No. 1 to 40, inclusive.— From the Author. 



The American Farmer, May 26, 1841, edited by John S. Skmner, 

 containing a plan for a Washington Agricultural Soc.ety to be con- 

 nected with the National Institution.-From the Editor and An- 



thor. 



The Chairman reported that Richard S. Coxe, Esq., had consent- 

 ed to deliver a Discourse before the National Institution, on the life 

 and character of William Henry Harrison, late President of the 



United States. 



The Committee to correspond with the Departments of the Go- 

 vernment, reported, that the collection of Indian Portraits, and curi- 

 osities of the War Department had been deposited in the Cabinet of 

 the National Institution, by the Secretary of War. 



Whereupon it was 



Resolved, That the Standing Committee of the National Institu- 

 tion for the purpose of communicating with the Departments of Go- 

 vernment, be authorized to express to the Secretary of War the thanks 

 of the Institution for the valuable and interesting deposit of Indian 

 Portraits and curiosities, and that the committee request of the Sec- 

 retary of War, for the use of the Institution, a copy of the lithograph- 

 ic plates and historical sketches connected with the portraits. 



WASHINGTON) June 18, 184L 



Hon. John Bell, Secretary of War, 



and Director of National Institution. 



Sir- In conformity with a resolution of the National Institution for the Promo- 

 tion of Science, a copy of which is herewith enclosed, we have the honor of pre- 

 senting to you the thanks of the Institution for the valuable and interesting col- 

 lection of portraits of distinguished Indians, which, by your direction, have been 

 placed on deposit in the rooms of the Institution ; and also for the interesting collcc- 

 tion of Indian curiosities which wore sent with tlie portraits. 



And under the same resolution we have the honor of rc<iuusling for the Institu- 



