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three times a week, thirty twice a week, and one hundred and 

 forty-&ix weekly. 



The statement in p. 92 differs, in some respects, from that 

 which is here given. It is beheved that the latter is the more 

 correct. 



Note (Ijfpage 103. — The following brief notices respecting 

 the rise and progress of this institution, and its situation in 

 1803, are extracted from a private letter, addressed to the au- 

 thor by a member of the association. 



" In the year 1743 a society was formed in Philadelphia, 

 taking the name of T/ie American Philosophical Socieij/. Its 

 most early and active members were, Benjamin Franklin, 

 Dr. Thomas Bond, the rev. Dr. Francis Allison, the rev. John 

 Ewing, the rev. Dr. William Smith, and Mr. David Rittenhouse. 

 " In the year 1766 another society was formed, under the 

 name of The American Society for promoting and propagating 

 useful Knoxdedge in Philadelphia. Among its most active 

 members appear to have been Messrs. Charles Thompson, 

 Edmund Physick, Isaac Paschall, Owen Biddle, Moses Bar- 

 tram, and Isaac Bartram. 



" The chief business of the former of these soci'eties seems 

 to have been the making and receiving of communicatioyis 

 on various philosophical subjects ; and of the latter, the pro- 

 posing and discussing of questions on a great variety of sub- 

 jects, chiefly philosophical and political : and among these it 

 is impossible not to discern strong symptoms of that spirit of 

 freedom which was soon to discover itself in the American 

 revolution. 



" In the beginning of the year 1769 these two societies 

 united, under the name of The American Philosophical Society, 

 held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful Knowledge. The 

 elder branch, at the time of the union, contained 144 mem- 

 bers, including 80 corresponding members; and the younger 

 branch contained 128 members. Several gentlemen, hoAv- 

 ever, were at this time members of both. 



