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death of the Treasurer, On motion, Mr. Price was elected 

 to fill the vacancy. 



Mr. Fralej reported that he had received and was pi-eparel 

 to turn over to the Treasurer elected, the quarterly interest 

 on the Michaux Legacy, due Oct. 1. 1874. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, December 4th, 1874. 



Present, 17 members. 



Vice-President, Mr. Fraley, in the chair. 



A letter accepting membership was received from Baron 

 Franz von Hauer, dated Nov, 7, 1874. 



A letter requesting additional copies of Proceedings and 

 Transactions, was received from the Holland Society of Sci- 

 ence, at Harlem, Nov. 3, 1874. 



Letters of envoy were received from the Entomological 

 Society, of Belgium, and the State Department, at Washing- 

 ton. 



A letter was received from the Baron de la Ronciere le 

 Noury, Y. A, President of the Geological Society at Parir, 

 with documents, asking for the concurrence of the A. P. S., 

 in the International Congress of Geographical Sciences to be 

 held next spring, in Paris. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Editor 

 of Flora Batava, Leyden ; the Entomological Society, Bel 

 gium ; Annales des Mines ; Revue Politique ; London [N'a- 

 ture ; Geological Society, and Society of Antiquaries, Lon- 

 don ; American Chemist ; Prof. James Hall, and the Regents 

 of the University of JSTew York ; Siliiman's Journal, Frank- 

 lin Institute, Penn Monthly, Mrs. Emma Seller, of Phila- 

 delphia ; and Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, of Boston. 



The death of John Meredith Read, Ex-Chief Justice of 

 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, Nov. 

 29, aged 77, was announced by Mr. E, K. Price, who, on 

 motion, was appointed to prepare an obituary notice of the 

 deceased. 



