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drawn up and laid before the Society; who approved 

 the same and ordered them to be published, and imme- 

 diately proceeded to draw up some rules for carrying 

 the same into execution. At first, we met with some 

 discouragements and experienced some difficulties, 

 which by perseverance are at last in a great measure 

 overcome ; and I have now the pleasure to inform you 

 we have brought the Society to some degree of per- 

 fection. 



We have established a correspondence in most of 

 the Colonies, on the Continent and in some of the 

 Islands, and have formed a set of Eules or Laws for 

 our Government which I shall transmit to you by the 

 next opportunity. 



We did ourselves the honour early (Feb'y 19, 1768) 

 to elect you a Member and requested the favour of 

 your Son and D r Evans to inform you. 



And now having resolved to elect standing Officers, 

 we have presumed to elect you our President, and 

 hope for your Patronage and Assistance. Mr. Samuel 

 Powel is our Vice-President ; D r Morgan, Major 

 Nicola, and J. Bartram our Curators; M r Biddle our 

 Treasurer and M r Thomas Mifflin and myself Secre- 

 taries. 



We are yet in an infant state, and dare not 

 promise any great matters; however the Discoveries 

 already made and communicated to us, some of which 

 we have laid before the public, encourage us to hope 

 that our undertaking will not be in vaine. 



