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David Rittenhouse, Mr. Mason, and Dr. Samuel Bard, 

 elected Corres. members. Charles Thomson chosen 

 corresponding secretary. 



May 1. This being the anniversary of the Society, 

 the members dined on the banks of the Schuylkill. 



Aug. 28. Among others James Pearson and Isaac 

 Paschall noted as absent, with this note opposite to 

 their names "Excused their fines, on account of 

 [their intention of declaring] their intention 'of mar- 

 riage at meeting this day." 



Sep. 18th. Charles Thomson read a sketch of a 

 general plan of business for the company. A sum- 

 mary of the plan is given and is interesting. 



See Part 2, p. 56. Owen Biddle proposed to prolong 

 the time limited for the exclusion of members for 

 non-attendance. See Art. 13th of Rules. 



Nov. 27th. This evening spent in conversation on 

 the present interesting state of the Colonies, and on 

 some proposals for augmenting the Company. 



Dec. 17. "At this meeting a .plan was proposed to 

 enlarge the Society. " 



1768. Jan. 1. "This evening the subject of enlarging 

 the Society was again resumed, " and Charles Thom- 

 son read his "Proposals for enlarging this Society, 

 in order that it may the better answer the end for 

 which it was instituted, namely, the promoting and 

 propagating useful knowledge." Here follows this 

 paper, comprising about nine pages of the Minute 

 book. See p. 61 et seq. The "proposal" was ap- 



