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only necessary to say that the same care is bestowed upon 

 our specimens as is upon their own. Those of an histor- 

 ical character are in the immediate care of the Institute, 

 consisting chiefly of curiosities, relics and early Essex 

 County household chattels. It is desirable that a more 

 systematic arrangement be made, and the curators of that 

 department are requested to consider the propriety of 

 having the same done, at an early date, in an interesting 

 and attractive manner. The visitors to inspect the old 

 frame of the first building for the First Church increase 

 every year. 



LIBRARY. The additions during the year have been 

 as follows : 



Donations. 



Folios, 15 Pamphlets and Serials, . . . 5,834 



Quartos, 30 Almanacs, 57 



Octavos, 412 



Duodecimos, 59 Total, 5,891 



Sexdecimos, 36 Total of bound volumes, . . 5o2 



Total, 552 Total of Donations, .... 6,443 



Exchanges. 



Quartos, 16 Pamphlets and Serials, . . . 1071 



Octavos, 61 Total of bound volumes, ... 80 



Duodecimos, 3 



Total of Exchanges, .... ll.Yl 



Total, 80 Total of Donations, 6443 



Total, 7594 



Of the total number of pamphlets and serials 2,515 

 were pamphlets, and 4,390 serials. 



The donations to the Library for the year have been 

 received from one hundred and twelve individuals and 

 fifteen societies and public bodies. 



The exchanges have been received from ninety-one 

 societies and incorporated bodies, of which sixty-eight 

 are foreign. 



