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REGULAR MEETING, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1870. 

 President in the chair. Records of preceding meeting read. 

 The Secretary announced the following correspondence : 

 U. S. Dept. Interior, Oct. 31; New York, Secretary of State, Dec. 8; Buffalo His- 

 torical Society, Dec. 12; Emden, Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Oct. 1; Leeds 

 Philosophical and Literary Society, Sept. 5 ; London Society of Antiquaries, Nov. 

 23; Liineburg Naturwissenschai'tliche verein, July 21; Maine Historical Society, 

 Dec. ; Muncheii Das Bibliothekariat der Konig. Bayer Akad. der Wissenschaften, 

 Sept.; New England Hist. Gen. Society, Dec. 12; Brooks, H. A., Salem, Dec. 8; 

 Hall, F. II., Chicago, Dec. 11; Leavitt, J. II., Salem, Dec. 12; Paine, Nath'l, Wor- 

 cester, Dec. 2; Perkins, James, Boston, Dec. 13; Poole, W. F., Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 Dec. 14; Prescott, W., Concord, N. H., Nov. 29; Roberts, Adeline, Salem, Nov. 23. 



The Librarian reported the following additions to the Library : 



By Donation. 



MASSACHUSETTS STATE DEPARTMENT. Massachusetts Public Documents for 

 1869, 4 vols. 8vo, Boston, 1870. Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts, 1870, 1 vol. 

 8vo. 



U. S. SURGEON GENERAL'S OFFICE. Annual Report of the Surgeon General, 

 U. S. A., 12mo pamph., 1870. 



FROM AUTHORS. Address by B. F. Butler, in Music Hall, Boston, Nov. 23, 1870, 

 8vo pamph. Writings of Wm. G. Goddard, by his son, Francis W. Goddard, 2 vols. 

 8vo, Providence, 1870. Lecture by C. Sumner, "The Duel between France and 

 Germany," 8vo pamph. 



HOLDEN, N. J. Massachusetts Legislative Documents, for 180!), 1870, 14 yols. 

 8vo. 



LAMSON, G. W. Physical Media in Spiritual Manifestations, 1 vol. 12mo, Phila- 

 delphia, 18G9. 



LEE, JOHN C. Commercial Bulletin for Dec., 1870. 



PERKINS, JAMES, of Boston, Mass. Centennial Memorial of the Lodge of St. 

 Andrew, 1 vol. small 4to, Boston, 1870. 



PUTNAM, Mrs. EBEN. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 37. 



STONE, ALFRED, of Provid^fece, R. I. Providence Daily Journal from January 

 to June, 1870, inclusive. 



WATERS, J. LINTOS, of Chicago, 111. Annual Report of the Board of Education 

 of Chicago, for 1870. Biennial Report of the Treasurer of Illinois, 1 vol. 8vo, Spring- 

 field, 1867. 



By Exchange. 



BALTIMORE, MD., PEABODY INSTITUTE. Proceedings, on the Announcement of 

 the death of Hon. J. P. Kennedy, who died Aug. 18, 1870; 8vo. 



BOLOGXA, ACCAUEMIA DELLE SCIENZE DELL' ISTITUTO. RendlCOnto dellC SeS- 



sioni An. Aocad., 1808-69. 



BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. Proceedings, Vol. 13, Sig. 19. 



COPENHAGEN, KONGELIGE DANSKE VIDENSKABERNES SELSKAB. Oversigt over 

 det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dels Medlem- 

 mei-s Arbeider i Aaret, No 6, 1838, No. 4, 1869, and No. 1, 1870, 8vo, Kjobenhavn. 



KONGELIGE NORDISKE OLDSKRIFT-SELSKAB. Memoires de la Societe Royale 

 des Antiquaires clu Nord, 1806, '67, '08, '69, 8vo, Copenhagen. Tilheg til Aarboger 



