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6. That Franklin, having established one of our 

 parent-Societies, and furnished, in his Junto, the 

 model of the other, is justly entitled to be called our 

 founder. 



In conclusion, the Committee congratulate the So 

 ciety on the important accession to the knowledge 

 of our early history, which has resulted from the 

 labours of Mr. Du Ponceau and Mr. Fisher. Yet 

 it must be admitted that chasms still remain in our 

 early annals which require to be filled up, that doubts 

 exist on some points, and discrepancies of opinion 

 on others. The question here arises, shall we give 

 publicity to the Society s early history in its present 

 imperfect state; or shall we delay, in the hope of 

 obtaining more facts! The Committee expresses 

 themselves decidedly in favor of the latter course. 

 They, therefore, recommend to the Society, the adop 

 tion of the following resolution : 



Resolved, that the papers of Mr. Du Ponceau and 

 Mr. Fisher, which were read on the 26th of June 

 1840, together with the supplementary communica 

 tions, be deposited in the Archives, as valuable con 

 tributions to the early history of the Society. 



FRANKLIN BACHE, 

 J. K. KANE, 

 A. D. BACHE, 



October 15, 1841. ROBLEY DUNGLISON. 



