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Maine, September 9, 1843: Thanking him for the box sent by Col. 

 Cross, from him. 



Letters and Communications. 



From the Zoological Society, London, Wm. Rees, Secretary, Sep- 

 tember 15, 1S42: Acknowledging receipt of first and second bulle- 

 tins, with thanks. 



From IM. Quetelet, Astronomer Royal and Perpetual Secretary of 

 Academy of Sciences, Brussels, October 23, 1842 : Acknowledging 

 first and second bulletins, with thanks. 



From Victe. d' Archiac, Secretary Geological Society of France, (to 

 D. B. Warden.) Paris, Noven)ber 30, 1842 : In reply to a proposi- 

 tion to exchange transactions with the Institute. 



From W. S. MacLeay, Sidney, New South Wales, December 17, 

 1842: Acknowledging letter, and expressing a desire to aid the ob- 

 jects of the Institute. 



From F. Arago, Perpetual Secretary, Royal Academy of Sciences, 

 Paris, February 6, 1843: Acknowledging, with thanks, the bulletins 

 of the Institute. 



From Sir Benjamin Brodie, M. D., &,c., London, March 3, 1843: 

 Is highly gratified at his election as a member, and expressing his 

 best hopes and wishes for the infant Institute. 



From M. Jullien de Paris, Paris, March 20, 1843: Expressing 

 great pleasure at being made a member; forwarding a copy of his 

 work on Pestalozzi's system of education, the resume sornmaire du 

 dernier congres scientifique de France, and a biographical notice of 

 his own life and labors. 



From Joseph Baleslier, U. S. Consul, Singapore, April 14, 1843: 

 Stating tiiat F. Momfanoi, the Prince Royal of Siam, has sent to 

 his care for the Institute, some cases, which he has shipped on board 

 the India, bound to Boston, for which he (the Consul) paid the 

 freight, &c. 



From Sociedad Economica Barcelonesa de Amigos del Pais, (by 

 Isidoro Anquilo, Secretary,) Barcelona, April 18, 1843: Acknow- 

 ledging, with thanks, the publications of the Institute, and requesting 

 that future communications may be forwarded through Don Pablo 

 Chacon, Consul of Spain, Philadelphia. 



From Robert M. Harrison, U. S. Consul, Kingston, Jamaica, to 

 the Secretary of State, May 4, 1843: Transmitting a box of copper 

 ores from a mine in Jamaica, lately discovered, of which he hopes 

 Government will cause an analysis to be made, &c. 



From Professor Joseph Gene, Curator Royal Institution of Na- 

 tural History, Turin, May 20, 1843. 



From Edward Everett, American Minister, London, May 22, 

 1843 : Acknowledging letters, Sic, and will be happy to render any 

 service in his power to the Institute. 



