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Y.; J. V. C. Nellis, Auburn ; J. P. Haskell, Marblehead ; John Orne 

 jr., Salem; Rev. Joseph Banvard, Worcester ; Prof. T. C. Porter, Lan- 

 caster, Pa.; Stephen Salisbury jr., Worcester ; Prof. S. F. Baird, Smith- 

 sonian Institution ; L. Satterlee, New York ; Prof. J. L. Russell, Salem ; 

 William Couper, Quebec, Canada, relating to the publications : 

 N. Brown, Boston; Wm. Stimpeon, Corr. Sect, Chicago Acad. Nat. Sci.; 

 A. L. Babcock, Sherborn ; Rev. E. C. Bolles, Portland, Me.; Capt. N. 

 E. Atwood, Provincetown, on business : Trustees of Boston Public Libra- 

 ry, acknowledging the receipt of publications : E. F. Stone, Newbury- 

 port, accepting membership. 



The Superintendent .called the attention of the meeting 

 to the fifty mounted specimens of birds and mammals on 

 the table, stating that all the species were new to the 

 collection and that they were the skins presented by the 

 Chicago Academy of Natural Sciences and the Lyceum of 

 Natural History of William's College. 



Gilbert L. Streeter read a communication entitled, "Sa- 

 lem one hundred years ago/' suggested by a perusal of a 

 Dudleian lecture sermon by Rev. Thomas Barnard of 

 Salem, delivered in May 1768, and printed in Salem by 

 Samuel Hall, who about that time opened a printing office 

 iri Salem. 



Remarks were offered by Messrs. Wildes, T. Ropes, and 

 the chair, and on motion of the Secretary, a copy of the 

 paper read by Mr. Streeter, was requested for publication 

 in the Historical Collections. 



Edward S. Thayer, Nathaniel Kinsman, Jonathan Ropes 

 and Charles H. Pepper of Salem, were elected Resident 

 Members. 



MONDAY, APRIL 17. Regular meeting. 



Rev. G. D. Wildes in the chair. 

 Letters were read from : 



Prof. J. Henry, Sect. Smithsonian Institution ; Isaac Lea, LL.D., 

 Philadelphia, Pa.; Prof. C. A. Joy, Columbia College, New York ; Dr. 

 Wm Stirnpson, Cor. Sect. Chicagp Acad. Natural Sciences ; Capt. A 



