At a meeting of the " Philadelphia Society for pro- 

 moting Agriculture," held 11th mo. ( November ) Ikth, 

 1815, itxuas, " Resolved that the President be requested 

 to prepare a discourse on the progress of Agricultural im- 

 provements in the United States, and on the causes thai 

 have contributed thereto, with hints for its further ad- 

 vancement" 



At the annual meeting of the Society, convened on Ja- 

 nuary fist mo. J 9 thy 1816, the President delivered a 

 " Discourse on Agriculture,' y after which, (the Vice- 

 President, Chief Justice Tilghman, in the chair,) it was, 

 on motion of Miers Fisher, " Resolved unanimously, 

 that the thanks of the Society be presented to the Pre- 

 sident, for his able and interesting discourse this evening 

 delivered, and that he be requested to furnish a copy of 

 it, for publication" 



Extracted from the Minutes. 



ROBERTS VAUX, Sec'ry. 



