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1875 ; and Department of the Interior, Washington, March 

 10, 1875. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Aus- 

 trian Academy of Sciences ; Belgian Academy of Sciences 

 Editors of the E,evue Politique ; London Chemical Society ; 

 Royal Institution ; Editors of ISTature ; Society of Arts and 

 Institutions in Union ; the (Travancore Observatory) Maha-^ 

 raja,of Travecore ; Silliman's Journal ; Prof. 0. C. Marsh; and 

 the Department of the Interior, U. S. 



The decease of jSTathaniel B. Browne, of Philadelphia, 

 March 13, aged 55 years, was announced by Mr. E. K. Price, 

 and on motion Mr. Robert Patterson was appointed to pre- 

 pare an obituary notice of the deceased. 



Mr. Frazer described and discussed the origin of certain 

 beds and belts of limonite in Southern Pennsylvania, with 

 the help of a colored map of York and Adams County, and 

 a geological map of Pennsylvania, Dr. Konig and Mr. 

 Lesley spoke on the same subject. (See page 364.) 



Pending nominations 766 to 779 were read. 



On motion of Dr. Cresson, for the Publication Committee, 

 an additional appropriation of one hundred dollars was . 

 made to defray the expense of the illustrations of Dr. Al- 

 len's Memoir now being printed in the Transactions. 



General Tjnidale presented the request of the Directors of 

 the Franklin Insurance Company that the Society permit 

 Mr. Waugh to make for them a copy of the portrait of 

 Franklin in the possession of the Society. On motion of 

 Mr. Chase, the curators were authorized to permit such copy 

 to be made, taking the usual and proper precautions for the 

 security and safe return in good order of the picture. 



On motion of Dr. Cresson another album volume similar 

 to the one now tilled with portraits of the members of the 

 Society was ordered to be purchased. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



Note By Dr. Cakson. 

 The picture of Franklin in tlie possession of the American Philosophi- 

 cal Society is by Martin, of Loudon, a copy by himself of a picture painted 

 A. P. S.— VOL. XIV. 3d 



