BULLETIN 



OF THE 



USTSTITTJTIE. 



VOL. 7. SALEM, MASS., Nov. AND DEC., 1875. Nos. 11 & 12. 



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REGULAR MEETING, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1$, 1875. 



MEETING this evening. Vice President F. \V. PUTNAM 

 in the chair. Records read. 



Dr. GEORGE A. PERKINS exhibited some curious speci- 

 mens of coal and charcoal ; also beautiful impressions of 

 ferns in coal and stone, and made some remarks on the 

 subject. The chairman continued the subject, and spoke 

 on coal deposits in this country, and of the fossil remains 

 of fish found in several carboniferous deposits. 



Mr. WILLIAM P. UPHAM read an interesting paper re- 

 lating to the settlement of Rev. Samuel Skelton, minister 

 of the First Church in Salem, He also called attention 

 to the value of old letters and papers, and the importance 

 of their preservation. The paper was referred to the 

 publication committee for insertion in the "Historical 

 Collections." 



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