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Letters were read, from J. L. Hanaford of Watertown, 

 accepting membership ; and from Wm. Graves of Newburyport, 

 on business matters. 



Eev. G. D. Wildes gave an account of Queen Elizabeth's 

 yacht, and showed, by a drawing on the black board, that in 

 model and rigging it very nearly resembled the North River 

 Sloops of the present day. 



He suggested that an account of the different kind of vessels 

 used from the early settlement of the country to the present 

 day would be a valuable contribution to our commercial history. 



A. C. Goodell Jr. called attention to the late discovery of a 

 sunken vessel near Yarmouth on Cape Cod, supposed to have 

 foundered there in 1623, which illustrated the manner of build- 

 ing at that period. 



F. W. Putnam, in reply to questions, described the charac- 

 teristic form of the breast bone of swimming birds and the dif- 

 ferent modes of progression among fishes. Mr. Putnam alluded 

 to the erroneous views in regard to moths, as recently given in 

 the newspapers and gave an account of the various species 

 which are so destructive to furs, carpets, cloths, &c. 



Voted ; that the committee, appointed on the 7th of March, 

 on the Constitution and By-Laws, be requested to nominate a 

 list of officers for election at the annual meeting. 



MONDAY, APRIL 11. Evening meeting. 

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

 Adjourned to Monday Evening the 18th inst. 



MONDAY, APRIL 18. Evening meeting. 

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

 Donations to the Library and Cabinets announced. 

 Letters were read, from Thomas Morong of Lanesville and 

 B. F. Mudge ofQuindaro, Kansas, accepting membership ; from 

 Long Island Historical Society, Smithsonian Institution, and 

 George A. Ward relating to books transmitted to the Library ; 



