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Donations for the Library were announced from the Obser- 

 vatories of Turin, Dorpat and Prag; the Academies and Greo- 

 logical Societies of Berlin and Vienna; the Natural History 

 Societies at Bonn, Harlem, Bordeaux, Montreal, Salem and 

 Philadelphia ; the Antiquarian and Historical Societies at 

 Copenhagen and Worcester; the Oriental S. at New Haven; 

 the London Meteorological, Chemical and Zoological Societies; 

 Sir James Clarke, Charles Eitter d' Elvert of Briinn ; Prof. 

 C. H. Hitchcock, Dr. S. D. Gross, the Surgeon Greneral IT. S., 

 and the Public Library of Cincinnati. 



The death of Prof Cleveland, in Philadelphia, August 18, 

 aged 67, was announced by Prof. Trego. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, Sept. 17, 1869, 



Present, seven members. 



Mr. Fraley, Yice-President, in the Chair. 



A letter accepting membership was received from Joseph 

 D. Hooker, dated Eoyal Gardens, Kew, July 12th, 1869. 



Letters acknowledging receipt of Transactions XIII. 3, 

 were received from the Boston Pub. Lib.; Mass. Hist. Soc; 

 Harvard, Yale, and Amherst College Libraries ; New York 

 Hist. S., Hospital, and State Library. 



Letters acknowledging receipt of Proc. 81, were received 

 from the Essex Inst.; Boston Pub. Lib.; N. Y. Hist. Soc, and 

 Cincinnati Observatory. 



A letter from M. Carlier to Mr. Durand was read, prom- 

 ising the of&cial documents in the matter of the Michaux 

 Legacy to be forwarded by the hands of Mr. Biddle now in 

 Europe. All the forms of French law are now satisfied, and 

 M. Germain of Pontoise has given M. Carlier a receipt in full 

 of all demands in settlement of fees. 



Mr. Price, after remarks explanatory of Michaux's known 

 tastes and intentions, offered the following : 



Besolved, That the Committee on the Michaux Legacy be atithorized 



