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Officers of the American Institute, 1861-2 3, 4 



Letter of the Corresponding Secretary to the Speaker of 



the House of Assembly, March 27, 1862 . 5 



Report of the Trustees of the American Institute, Feb. 5, 



1862 7-9 



Proceedings of the Institute , 11 



Address of the President _ _ 11-14 



Obituary of the Hon. Henry Meigs, Recording Secretary 



of the Institute. _ 15-18 



Obituary of Dr. D. Meredith Reese, one of the Committee 



on Manhfactures, Science and Art 19-22 



Report of the Finance Committee of the American Insti- 

 tute. Feb. 1, 1862 23-26 



Report of the Board of Managers of the 33d Annual Fair, 



Feb. 5, 1862 _ 27-30 



Report of the Board of Managers of the 34th Annual Fair, 



April 26, 1862 31 



Reports of the Polytechnic Association and Farmers' Club. 33-48 

 Essay on the culture and propagation of the apple, by L. A. 



Roberts 49-59 



Premiums awarded by the American Institute, 1862 61, 62 



Report of the Library Committee, January 31, 1862 63-69 



Proceedings of the Farmers' Club, together with the Rules 

 and Regulations adopted by the Committee on Agri- 

 culture ....71-356 



Proceedings of the Polytechnic Association, together with 

 the Rules established for its government by the Board 

 of Science and Art 357-567 



