354 PROCEEDINGS OF [1844. 



From (;;i|)t. (J. T. Upshur, U. S. Navy, March 15, 1844. 



From Hon. Joel R. Poinsett, South Carohna, March 15, 1844: 

 t^xplainiiii,r the reasons which prevented him from preparing a paper 

 lor, or beintr present at the April meeting. 



From E.^ G. Etilng & Brothers, Philadelpliia, March 15, 1844: 

 Announcing tlie arrival of a box of books from Naples, and asking 

 orders, &c. 



From H. Ledyard, U. S. Charge d'Afi'aires, Paris, March 15, 

 1344: Enclosini; copy of M. de Tschann's (Swiss Minister at 

 Paris) letter acknowledging membership, and staling that he has 

 forwarded, via Havre, by the packet Duchesse d'Orleans, two more 

 boxes, containing books, engravings, medals, fee, from M. Vatte- 

 luare, &c. 



From Alexandre Vattemare, Paris, March 16, 1844: Transnjit- 

 ting additional lists of books and copies of letters, which he hopes 

 may be published ; describing some of the valuable works sent ; 

 proposing, also, various persons as members, &c. 



From Caspar Morris, M. D., Philadelphia, March 16, 1844: 

 Acknowledging membership, and will forward specimens of ammo- 

 nites, from India, if they would be acceptable, &c. 



From G. R. B. Horner, M. D., U. S. Navy, Washington, March 

 16, 1844 : Presenting a large number of objects of natural history 

 collected by himself in a late cruise in the Delaware 74. 



From J. W. Hardy, Randolph — Macon College, Virginia, March 

 16, 1844 : Hopes the Institute will be endowed ; encloses ^ 10, which 

 lie may remit annually ; details some experiments with ammonia on 

 newspapers, &.c. 



From Benjamin Hallovvell, Sandy Spring, Maryland, March 16, 

 1844. 



From A. D. Chaloner, M.D., Philadelphia, March 18, 1844. 



From Gov. Paulding, New York, March 18, 1844. 



From Professor George Tucker, University of Virginia, March 

 18, 1844. 



From Lieut. D. Ruggles, U. S. v\rmy, Detroit, March 18, 1844. 



From John Varden, Washington, March 19, 1844. 



From Professor S. S. Haldeman, Columbia, Pennsylvania, March 

 22, 1844 : Acknowledging membership, and forwarding a paper on the 

 necessity of a National Institute. 



From President George Upfold, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, March 

 22, 1844. 



From David Paul Brown, Philadelphia, March 23, 1844 : Will 

 forward certain books of engravings in time for the April meeting, and 

 wishes them considered as but an earnest of what he means to do for 

 the Institute, he. 



From A. Thomas Smith, Chief Clerk Navy Department, Wash- 

 ington, March 24, 1844 : Acknowledging letter respecting the antique 

 vases, and has sent it to Com. Nicholson, at Boston. 



