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would they not say that the American Philosophical 

 Society is junior, even conceding that the latter 

 Society dates from 1743?] 



Feb. 9th. Some members apprehending that the 

 answer agreed on at the last meeting, "if de- 

 livered might give offence," held this meeting to 

 reconsider it. The following was substituted and 

 ordered to be delivered by the Secretary to a mem- 

 ber of the American Philosophical Society. 



"The Minute of the American Philosophical So- 

 ciety of the 2nd instant, which declares our election 

 into that Society being considered, it was unani- 

 mously determined that, as it was not on the terms 

 proposed, we are under the necessity of declining 

 the union." 



12th. The minutes of this meeting contain the cor- 

 respondence with the American Philosophical Society 

 In extenso; having been ordered to be copied "into 

 the book, as of this evening." 



A motion was adopted that C. Thomson, Isaac 

 Paschall, Dr. Morgan, and Dr. Evans "be appointed 

 to draw up a short plain history of the origin of 

 this Society, and of what has passed between this 

 and the American Philosophical Society, and lay it 

 before the Company at some future meeting." [This 

 "history" does not appear to have been ever drawn 

 up.] 



"His Excell. William Franklin, Esq. being the only 

 member of the ancient Society, who has not signed 

 the rules in this book, Dr. Evans is desired to inform 



