AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 51 



For 1770. 



President, B. Franklin 



Vice-Presidents, Joseph Galloway, Dr. Thomas 

 Bond, Samuel Rhoads 



Secretaries, Rev. Dr. Wm. Smith, Charles Thorn- 

 son, Thomas Mifflin, Geo. Roberts 



Curators, Isaac Bartram, Dr. B. Rush, Owen 

 Biddle 



Treasurer, Philip Syng. 



[The views set forth in the above paper by Mr. Du 

 Ponceau were opposed in a communication made to 

 the Society on the same date by J. Francis Fisher, 

 Esq., of Philadelphia. These communications were 

 referred to a special committee whose report follows. 

 Unfortunately Mr. Fi slier s paper has not been found 

 in the Archives of the Society.] 



