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 Friday, November 15, 1861. 



Meeting this evening, at the rooms in Plummer Hall, the 

 President, Asahel Huntington in the chair. 



The record of the preceding meeting read. 



Donations were announced from the following : 

 To the Library from H. K. Oliver, a large collection of 

 books and pamphlets, including many valuable musical 

 works ; from C. B. Richardson of New York ; L. M. Bolt- 

 wood of Amherst ; A. H. Quint of Jamaica Plain ; Boston 

 Society of Natural History ; Canadian Institute at Toronto ; 

 John L. Sibley of Cambridge ; Chas. T. Brooks of Newport ; 

 Montreal Society of Natural History ; C. K. Wliipple of Bos- 

 ton ; J. F. Worcester. 



To the Cabinets from Joseph Short of Philadelphia ; J. 

 W. Libbey ; Chas. Hoffman ; Edward D. Ropes ; Mrs. Thos. 

 S. Greenwood of Ipswich ; Willard A. Ashby ; S. P. Rich- 

 ardson ; Stillman Bar den of Rockport ; John B. Ashby ; 

 Richard S. Rogers ; Geo. L. Ncal ; W. H. A. Putnam ; 

 Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge. 



Letters were read, from Massachusetts Historical Society; 

 Trustees of Boston Public Library ; Edward D. Ropes ; 

 Charles Hatch ; A. B. Almon ; and N. T. True of Bethel, 

 Maine. 



It was announced that a portion of the books bequeathed 

 by the late Judge White, had been deposited in the Library, 

 that the remainder would be received in a few days, and 

 that, at a future time, a report concerning the same would 

 he presented. 



A. C. Goodell, Chairman of the Committee on Evening 

 Meetings, reported progress on the subject committed to 

 their care, and on his motion it was voted that the next 

 meeting be held on the first Monday in December. 



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