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tember, 1831, the thanks of the Society were presented 

 to G. Thorburn & Sons for a bust of Linnaeus, which 

 was probably destroyed by the fire in Cornhill, with the 

 other decorations of the rooms. 



The rent of these rooms was $50 a quarter, just 

 double that of the room in North Market Street, and 

 was paid at first to Joseph B. Joy, and afterwards to the 

 estate of B. Joy. This rent, which would now be thought 

 very moderate, was deemed too high at that time ; and 

 on the 17th of November, 1832, a vote was passed, 

 " that the treasurer be authorized to give notice to the 

 proprietor of this building that the Society will not 

 consider themselves tenants after three months from 

 this date, unless the said proprietor will consent to 

 reduce the rent to $100 per annum." On the 22d of 

 the next month a committee was appointed to procure 

 another room for the use of the Society, and on the 

 23d of February, 1833, they were requested to continue 

 their exertions, and to ascertain at what rate they could 

 procure the room adjoining the New England Farmer 

 office. On the 30th of March they reported, that, after 

 diligent search, they could not find a room more com- 

 modious than that then occupied by the Society. They 

 were accordingly discharged, and the Society continued 

 in the occupancy of the rooms, although the desired 

 reduction in the rent had not been made. On the 12th 

 of October a new committee was appointed, which was 

 more successful ; and on the 1st of February, 1834, the 

 Society met at their new hall, No. 81 Cornhill, which 

 name had a short time before been given to what was 

 previously known as Market Street. The room was in 

 the second story, over the seed store of Messrs. Hovey 

 & Co., of whom the Society hired the rooms, they hav- 



