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From the Rev. Peter Parker, Missionary to China, September 9, 

 1842: Thanking the Institute for making him a member, and pro- 

 mising to exert himself to procure contributions, &c. 



From W. Wheelright, Talcahuano, Chile, September 11, 1842: 

 Acknowledging letter, announcing his membership, with thanks. 

 Sending a box of fossils, coal and huano, which he describes ; and 

 describing, also, the coal of Chile, and its use for steamers. 



From Professor Fischer, Imperial Botanic Garden, St. Petersburg, 

 October 7, 1842 : Acknowledging with thanks his election as a mem- 

 ber, and the receipt of various documents, one set of which has been 

 deposited in the library of the Botanic Garden, and suggesting that 

 future correspondence between the two Institutions may pass through 

 the Legations of the two countries. 



From the British Museum, J. Forshall, Secretary, October 17, 

 1842: Returning thanks for the first and second bulletins, which 

 have been placed in the library of the Museum. 



From M. Gerolt, Prussian Minister, Mexico, November 3, 1842 : 

 Sending copy of a work, of which he is the author ; &c., &,c. 



From Geological Society, London, W. J. Hamilton, Secretary, 

 November 17, 1842: Acknowledging the receipt of, and thanking 

 the Institute for, the first and second bulletins, &;c. 



From the Royal Scottish Society of Arts, James Tod, Secretary, 

 Edinburg, November 18, 1842: Has forwarded vol. 2, part 2d, of 

 transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts, and charter, laws, 

 and list of members. Will be happy to receive the publications of 

 the Institute, &c. 



From Zena Hyde, Baste, Maine, November 18, 1842: Present- 

 ing first, second and third reports geology of Maine, and the explora- 

 tion and survey of the Aroostook Territory, &c. 



From R. F. Von Raders, Hague, November 20, 1842: Oftering 

 his services, fcc, &c. 



From W. H. Smyth, Chelsea, November 24, 1842: Transmit- 

 ting copy of Sir John Herschell's proposed reform of the heavens, 



&.C. 



From Henry Wheaton, American Minister, Berlin, December 1, 

 1842: On the geography of Central Asia, (with a map.) 



From Peter S. Duponceau, Philadelphia, December 8, 1842: 

 Respecting Mr. Spencer's circular. 



From W. J. Budington, Charlestown, Massachusetts, December 9, 

 1842. 



From Hon. John Reynolds, House of Representatives, Washing- 

 ton, December 13, 1842: Requesting the Corresponding Secretary 

 to send to his house for a box of curiosities brought on by him as a 

 present, from General Semple, late Charge d'Affaires of the United 

 States at Bogota, for the Institute. 



From H. Ledyard, Charge d'Affaires of the United States, Paris, 

 December 13, 1842 : Transmitting, by request of Marshal Soult, the 



