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Letters were icad from Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; 

 Chicago Historical Society ; J. Colburn of Boston ; W. G- 

 Webb ; George Ropes ; G. F. Flint. 



Abner C. Goodell, Jr., read a memoir on the life, literary 

 and historical labors of Alonzo Lewis, the historian of Lynn. 



Henry Wheatland presented, in behalf of W. G. Webb, a 

 specimen of Fhyllium slccifolium, from the Seychelle Is- 

 lands, accompanying the same with some remarks upon the 

 habits and history of the orthopterous insects, and alluding 

 in a general manner to the collection of Insects belonging to 

 the Institute. 



Jacob Batchelder read a paper from Vilmorin, on the Ulex 

 Europa3us. 



Adjourned. 



Monday, March 18, 1861. 



Meeting this evening, A. C. Goodell, Jr., in the Chair. 

 Records of preceding meeting read. 



Donations from the following announced : 



To the Library from N. J. Holden of Lynn ; G. Andrews; 

 C. B. Richardson of New York ; Fitch Poole of South Dan- 

 vers ; 0. C. Marsh of Lockport, N. Y. ; J. Kimball ; W. 

 Briggs; W. S. Roberts ; Miss D. Andrews ; J. Chadwick. 



To the Library -from S. Y. Shreve ; N. Berry; J. B. 

 King ; W. G. Webb ; F. Webb ; W. S. Roberts. 



Letters wore read from New Orleans Academy of Science ; 

 W. J. Howard of Central City, K. T. 



Adjourned to meet on Wednesday evening next, at the 

 same hour. 



