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From Sir Charles R. Vaughan, London, September 14, 1842: 

 Expressing a desire to contribute to the objects of the Institute, &c. 



From Miss Agnes Mitchell, Brooklyn, N. Y., September 15, 

 1842: Making inquiry as to the employment of artists to delineate 

 illustrations for the publication of the Exploring Expedition voy- 

 age. 



From Governor Wm. Reid, Bermuda, September 19, 1842: 

 Accepting membership, and expressing a desire to aid its objects. 

 Has ordered copy of a newspaper containing weekly meteorological 

 observations to be regularly sent to the Institute for its use, and for 

 the use of Mr. Espy. Has also ordered a copy of his work on 

 storms to be sent to the Institute. 



From the same, September 20, 1842: Transmitting several co- 

 pies of his sailing directions for Bermuda vessels when meeting with 

 revolving winds. 



From A. H. Palmer, New York, September 24, 1842. 



From Sir John Harvey, Governor of Newfoundland, St. John's, 

 September 26, 1842. 



From Geoffroy S. Hallaire fils, Administrator of the Museum of 

 Natural History, Paris, September 26, 1842 : Proposing exchanges 

 and correspondence on the part of the Museum of Natural History 

 of Paris, and sending, by way of invitation, a box of birds and manu- 

 scripts. 



From Lieut. J. L. Donaldson, U. S. Army, Houlton, Maine, 

 September 29, 1842 : Offering to the Institute the head and horns 

 of a five year old bull moose. 



From Dr. Lewis Saynisch, Blossburg, Pennsylvania, October 6, 

 1842: Forwarding duplicate of a letter from him in 1840, fee, &;c. 



From Dr. J. P. Screven, Savannah, October 7, 1842: Commu- 

 nicating additional remarks respecting the fossil bones of the mega- 

 therium of the United States, presented by him to the Institute, in- 

 tended for use if further notice be taken of them in the next bul- 

 letin. 



From the same, September 25, 1842 : Forwarding four drawings 

 of the maxillary bones of the megatherium. 



From Fletcher Webster, Acting Secretary of State, Washington, 

 Octobers, 1842: Enclosing a communication of the Imperial Aca- 

 demy of Sciences, of St. Petersburg, and translation of a note from 

 M. de Bodisco, Russian Minister, with a present of valuable scientific 

 works, &ic. 



From James M.Allen, Albany, October 8, 1842: Stating that he 

 has been making efiforts to procure for the Institute a suite of dupli- 

 cates of the geological collections of New York State. 



From Sir W. S. H. Barnaby, Bermuda, October 11, 1842. 



From John Carroll Brent, Washington, October 12, 1842. 



From George Brown, Beverley, Mass., October 12, 1842: Pre- 

 senting a collection of shells. 



