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versary meeting, the Secretary was desired to be- 

 speak a supper for the company of the Widow Gray. 



June 20th. Sam. Powel introduced as a member 

 and paid 20 shillings. 



1761. Feb. 6th. "As there had not been proper 

 notice given by the Secretary for the members to 

 meet the 5th inst., the usual time of their anniver- 

 sary, they agreed to spend a meeting together, in 

 memory thereof, and desired Charles Thomson to be- 

 speak a supper at Whitebread's." 



Feb. 9th. "The following members met at W. 

 Whitebread's; viz., Charles Thomson, E. Physick, I. 

 Paschall, F. Kawle, W. Hopkins, and Joshua Howell, 

 together with Geo. Bryan (a former member), who 

 was invited by one of the company/' 



July 30th. "By the death of two members, P. Syng 

 and F. Rawle, the absence of some who are abroad in 

 England, and the sickness and necessary avocations of 

 the few remaining, this Society has for some time, lan- 

 guished. The meetings were usually kept up. But 

 so few attended and so little was done, that no 

 minutes were made, and some thoughts were let in 

 of giving up the room, and dissolving the Society. But 

 as the Institution was, after long experience, found to 

 be good, and much improvement as well as pleasure 

 reaped from it; it was agreed first to try whether 

 any measures could be fallen upon to revive its 

 ancient spirit. The best way they judged to effect 

 this, was turning back to the first principles, and 



