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New York ; J. M. Currier, Newport, Vt. ; Charles Moulton, Newbury- 

 port; W. W. Denslow, New York; J. E. Oliver, Lynn; G.F.Mat- 

 thews, St. John, N. B. (April 3) ; Prof. P. A. Chadbourn, Williams 

 College; C. C. Beaman, jr., Washington; John F. Miboy, New York; 

 Buffalo Historical Society (April 8) ; R. E. C. Stearns, San Francisco, 

 Cal. ; Clarrence King, U. S. Geologist, New Haven, Ct. ; Massachusetts 

 Historical Society ; J. Munsell, Albany, N. Y. (April 10) ; W. E. Endi- 

 cott, Canton; Minnesota Historical Society; Josiah Newhall, Lynn- 

 field ; John C. Holmes, Ypsilanti, Mich. (April 13) ; J. A. Allen, Spring- 

 field (April 14) ; S. P. Cummlngs, Danvers ; Buffalo Historical Society 

 (April 15). 



Mr. T. Eopes gave a brief account of the schools existing in Salem 

 about the year 1810, especially the one kept by " old Master Hacker." 

 Considerable discussion then ensued relating to the History of Edu- 

 cation in Salem during the past fifty years. 



Donations to the Museum and Library were announced, and re- 

 marks were made on several of the specimens by Messrs. Hyatt, Put- 

 nam, and Morse. Mr. Morse, in speaking of a collection of shells 

 received from Calcutta, gave a general outline of the class of Mollusca 

 and sketched the soft parts of many of the species of shells repre- 

 sented in the collection. 



N. H. Eaton, Dean Stiles, Walter J. Norfolk, James T. Tucker, and 

 Justin Hinds, of Salem ; and Edward P. Colby, of Beverly, were elected 

 Eesident Members. 



MONDAY, MAY 6, 1867. Regular Meeting. 

 Vice President GOODELL in the chair. 



Letters were received from, Copley Amory, Boston ; J. A. Allen, 

 Springfield ; J. Wiugate Thornton, Boston (April 17) ; E. L. Layard, Di- 

 rector South African Museum, Cape Town ; John A. Loring, Boston ; 

 J. W. Thornton, Boston ; Maine Historical Society ; S. G. Drake, Bos- 

 ton ; E. P. Marvin, Boston (April 19) ; Lyceum of Natural History of 

 Williams College ; Rev. Samuel Lockwood, Keyport, N. J. ; W. W. 

 Denslow, Inwood, N. Y. ; Rev. A. B. Kendig, Davenport, Iowa; Rev. 

 E. C. Bolles, Portland, Me. (April 20) ; W. A. Smith, Worcester; His- 

 torical Society of Pennsylvania (April 22) ; W. D. Morgan, New York ; 

 J. K. Wiggin, Boston (April 25) ; Dr. T. M. Brewer, Boston ; Mrs. L. 

 A. Swazey, Salem; E. W. Buswell, Boston (April 26) ; E. P. Marvin, 

 Boston (April 27) ; C. P. Preston, Danvers (April 28) ; J. A. Allen, 

 Springfield ; T. Mcllwraith, Hamilton, C. W. ; Dr. T. M. Brewer, Bos- 

 ton (April 29) ; S. Jillson, Hudson (May 2) ; J. A. Allen, Springfield; 

 Prof. A. E. Verrill, Norway, Me. ; T. T. Richards, St. Louis, Mo. 

 (May 3) ; J. A. Allen, Springfield (May 6). 



A letter from William D. Morgan, Esq., of New York city, was read, 

 stating, that, at the request of Mr. George Leslie, of London, son of 

 the late Charles Robert Leslie, R. A., he had forwarded to the Essex 



