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By Donation. 



FOOTE, C. Files of several County Papers, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., 1872. 



KIMBALL, JAMES. Freemason's Monthly Magazine, 1859-68, 10 vols. 



LEE, JOHN C. Commercial Bulletin, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 1872. 



LOGAN, THOMAS M., of Sacramento, Cal. Report of the California State Board 

 of Health, 1870-71, 1 vol. 8vo. 



PEABODY ACADEMY or SCIENCE. Fourth Annual Report, 1871. 8vo pamph. 



SIBLEY, J. L., of Cambridge, Mass. Catalogue Universitatis Harvardianae, 1872. 

 8vo pamph. 



U. S. PATENT OFFICE. Official Gazette, Oct. 15, 22, 29, 1872. 



WILLIAMS, HENRY L. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 4. 



By Exchange. 



CROSSE ET FISCHER, Paris, France. Journal de Conchyl. Tome xii. No.3, 1872. 



GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. Report of Progress for 1870-71. 8vo pamph. 



INSTITUT HISTORIQUE, of Paris, France. L'lnvestigateur, Jan.-Juin, 1872. 



L'ACADEMIE IMPERIALS DES SCIENCES DE ST. PETERSBOURG, Bulletin of. Tome 

 xvi, Nos. 1-6. Tome xvii, Nos. 3-3. Memoires. Tome xvii, No. 12, 1871. Tome 

 xviii, Nos. 1-6, 1872. 



LITERARY AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF QUEBEC, Transactions of, 1871-72. New 

 Series, Pt. IX. Svo, 1872. 



NATURFORSCHENDEN VEREIN IN BRUNN. Verhandlungen, Bd. ix, 1870. 



PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, Proceedings of. Pt. II. 

 May-Sept., 1872. Svo pamph. 



SOCIETE D'ANTHROPOLOGIE, Paris, France. Bulletin. Tome vi. lie serie, 3e 

 fascicule. Oct., Nov., 1871. Svo pamph. 



SOCIETY NATIONALS DBS SCIENCES NATURELLES, Cherbourg, France. Memoirs. 

 Tome xvi, 1871-72. Svo pamph. 



SOCIETY ROYALE DES ANTIQUAIRES DU NORD KJOBENHAVN. Memoires, Nouv. 

 Ser., 1870-71. 2 pamphlets, Svo. Tillaeg til Aarboger for Nordisk Old-Kyndighed 

 og Historie, 3870, 1871. 2 pamphlets, Svo. 



PUBLISHERS. Asher's Catalogue. Essex County Mercury. Gloucester Tele- 

 graph. Haverhill Gazette. Historical Magazine. Ipswich Chronicle. Lawrence 

 American. Lynn Reporter. Lynn Transcript. Medical and Surgical Reporter. 

 Nation. Nature. Peabody Press. Salem Observer. 



The PRESIDENT called the attention of the Institute to 

 a package of old papers recently presented by Mr. Eben 

 G. Berry of Danvers. Several of the papers were read, 

 and were interesting, showing the spirit of the times in 

 which they were written. The following may be specified : 



The commission of Benjamin Berry to be Ensign of the 

 third Foot company in the town of Andover in the 4th 

 Regiment of Militia in the County of Essex, whereof 



