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Webb; died Dec. 20, 1793. The widow long survived him, preserving in her last 

 years a force of character and amiability which made her the object of constant 

 and grateful attentions from a large circle of relations. She died Oct. 5, 1831, aged 

 91 years. (See Hist. Coll. of Essex Institute, vol. Ill, p. 125,"and vol. VII, p. 162.) 



Rev. E. S. ATWOOD occupied the hour of the meeting 

 with an interesting and instructive communication on the 



o 



"Beginnings and Growth of Language." It contained 

 much curious and entertaining information and many valu-- 

 able thoughts, and was listened to with great pleasure by a 

 large audience. . % 



REGULAR MEETING, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1871. 



The President in the chair. 

 Records of preceding meeting read. 

 The Secretary read the following letter from the Secre- 

 tary of the Chicago Academy of Sciences : 



ILCHESTER, HOWARD Co., MD., Dec. 4, 1871. 



DEAR SIR The Chicago Academy of Sciences will hold a meeting 



on the 12th inst.. at which time the [Resolutions of the Essex Institute, 



communicated in your esteemed favor of the Uth of October, will be 



acted upon and the result reported to you by the recording secretary. 



Allow me to add my personal thanks for the kind sympathy with us 



' in our great misfortune, which the Institute has expressed through 



you, as well as for the pffer of your publications to replace those lost. 



Any of these publications which you can conveniently spare will be 



gratefully received. They may be sent to the care of Geo. C. Walker 



Esq corner of Peck Court and Michigan Avenue, Chicago. 



Very sincerely yours, WM. STIMPSON. 



The following correspondence was also announced : 



From Albany Institute, Dec. 14; Bonn, Naturhistorische Verein, July 5 ; Bor- 



ceum 



