30 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN OF THE 



&quot;NEW YORK, 

 April 5th, 1744. 



Sir: Happening to be in this City about some 

 particular affairs, I have the pleasure of receiving 

 yours of the 28th past here, and can now acquaint 

 you that the Society, as far as it relates to Philadel 

 phia, is actually formed, and has had several meet 

 ings to mutual satisfaction. As soon as I get home, 

 I shall send you an account of what has been done, 

 and proposed at these meetings. 

 The members are: 



Dr. Thomas Bond, as Physician 



Mr. John Bart ram, as Botanist 



Mr. Thomas Godfrey, as Mathematician 



Mr. Samuel Ehoads, as Mechanician 



Mr. William Parsons, as Geographer 



Mr. Phineas Bond, as General Natural Philos-. 



opher 



Mr. Thomas Ilopkinson, President 2 &quot; 

 Mr. William Coleman, Treasurer 

 B. F- , Secretary. 



To whom the following members have since been 

 added, viz : Mr. Alexander, of New York, Mr. Morris, 

 Chief Justice of the Jerseys, Mr. Home, Secretary 

 of I) ., Mr. John Coxe, of Trenton, and Mr. Martyn, 

 of the same place. 



Mr. Nichols tell me of several other gentlemen of 



&quot; 3 Thomas Ilopkinson was the grandfather of our worthy Vice- 

 President [Joseph Hopkinson] of the same name. 



