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REGULAR MEETING, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1870. 



The President in the chair. Records of preceding meeting read. 

 The Secretary reported the following correspondence. 



J. F. A. Andrews, Pittsfleld, Mass., Jan. 27, Feb. 5, 7; Bowdoin College, Bruns- 

 wick, Me., Feb. 5, 24; British Archaeological Association, London, Nov. 20, 1869; 

 Buffalo Hist. Soc., Buffalo, Feb. 7, 23; Mrs. E. F. Condit, Newark, N. J., Feb. 16; 

 B. A. Gould, Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 15, 18; A. C. Hamlin, Bangor, Me., Feb. 6, 

 11; P. A. Hanaford, Reading, Mass., Feb. 15; E. V. Jameson, Salisbury, Mass., 

 Feb. 15; Iowa State Hist. Soc., Iowa City, Feb. 15; D. W. King, Boston, Feb. 12; 

 Konigliche Gesellschaft der Wissenchaften, Leipzig, Aug. 13, 1869; Konigliche 

 Sachsische Gesellschaft der Wissenchaften, Leipzig, Aug. 13, 1869; Maryland 

 Acad. Science, Baltimore, Dec. 16, 1869; Moravian Hist. Soc., Nazareth, Pa., Feb. 

 12; Naturg. Gesellsch. of Bazel, Sept. 11, 1869; Natur. Verein du Bremen, Aug. 

 29, 1869; New England Hist, and Gen. Soc., Boston, Feb. 7, 22; Oberhessische 

 Gesellschaft, Giessen, Sept. 2, 1869; Public Library of Boston, Feb. 8; Soc. Eoyale 

 des Sciences, Christiania, Dec. 15, 1869; Soc. Royale du Zoologie, Amsterdam, 

 May 31, 1869; W. Hudson Stephens, Copenhagen, N. Y., Feb. 13; J. H. Stickney, 

 Baltimore, Feb. 7, 10; Universite Royale de Norvege, Christiania, Nov. 29, 1869; 

 Universite Lugduno-Batavae, July 22, 1869; Yale College, New Haven, Feb. 7. 

 American Entomologist, St. Louis, Feb. 24; W. V. Andrews, New York, Dec. 20 

 and 17; Jacob. Batchelder, Lynn, Feb. 25; Chicago Hist. Society, Chicago, March 3; 

 City Library, Lowell. Jan. 21 ; Department of Interior, Washington, Feb. 22; Chas. 

 Hamilton, New York, Feb. 24; Hist. Phil. Society of Ohio, Cincinnati, Feb, 24; 

 Ferd. I. Ilsley, Newark, Feb. 22 ; New York Hist. Society, N. Y., Feb. 23 ; New York 

 State Library, Albany, Jan. 20; Mass. Institute of Technology, Boston, Feb. 22; A. 

 E. Verrill, New Haven, Conn., Feb. 24; William Wood, E.Windsor Hill, Conn., 

 Feb. 22. 



The Superintendent reported the following Donations to the Mu- 

 seums of the Institute and the Academy. 



Lieut. ASA T. ABBOTT, U. S. A. Two species of Fish from Tortugas. 



M. A. ALLEN, Key West. Coral from Tortugas. 



Rev. C. J. S. BETHUNE, Credit, Canada. Sixteen Indian Relics from vicinity of 

 Credit; four specimens of Fossils from the same place. 



ELAM BURNHAM, Hamilton, |Gos-hawk from Hamilton. 



EDW. E. CHEVER, Chicago. Two Stone Arrowheads from Twin Lake, Colo- 

 rado; Fossil Wood, from Colorado. 



THOMAS CLEMENS, Key West, Fla. Coral from Tortugas. 



JOHN L. COCHRANE, Peabody. Hawk from Peabody. 



Miss CAROLINE FOLLANSBEE. Minerals of the Hot Springs of California; 

 Paper made from the Red Wood of California; two Japanese Coins. 



THOMAS GERAGHTY, Key West, Fla. Collection of Coral from Tortugas. 



JOHN GOULD, Ipswich. Two Stone Arrowheads and a very small Stone Sinker 

 found at Ipswich. 



Col. CHAS. HAMILTON, U. S. A. Crustaceans, from Tortugas, Fla. 



ROBERT HOWELL, Nichols, N. Y. A collection of Indian Relics from the vicinity 

 of that place. 



CHARLES LAWRENCE, Danvers. Stone Arrowheads from that place. 



