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 Monday, February 9, 1863. 



Meeting this evening, A. C. Goodell, Jr., Vice President, 

 in the chair. 



Records of preceding meeting read. 



Letters were read from Maine Historical Society ; C. M. 

 Tracy of Lynn ; A. Huntington ; F. W. Putnam ; H. G. 

 Somerby of Boston. 



Donations were announced from the following sources : 

 To the Library from W. D. Pickman ; James Upton ; 



J. L. Sibley of Cambridge ; Mrs. E. A. Putnam ; A. Crosby; 



S. H. Scudder of Boston ; Mrs. B. Wheatland ; Mrs. L. P. 



Johnson ; H. P. Filer, of Troy, N. Y. ; C. W. Upham ; A. E. 



Verrill of Cambridge; Chicago Historical Society; Wm. 



Mack. 



To the Cabinets- from Thos. R. Tannatt, U. S. Army ; 

 W. P. Goodhue ; William Wyman ; George F. Chever. 



F. W. Putnam occupied the hour of the meeting in pre- 

 senting a series of interesting and instructive remarks upon 

 the natural history of the common cod, with some observa- 

 tions on the classification of Fishes. After passing a vote of 

 thanks to Mr. Putnam for his communication, and some 

 remarks from the Chair and others, the meeting adjourned. 



Wednesday, February 25, 1863. 



Meeting this , -afternoon at 4 o'clock, adjournment from 

 noon ; Vice President A. C. Goodell Jr., in the chair. 



The chair presented the following resolutions, accompany- 



ESSEX INST. PROCEED. VOL. Hi. 30. 



