Meeting, Sept. 27, 1825. By Samuel Miller, D.D. 8vo — From 

 the same. 



A Discourse on the Early Constitutional History of Connecticut, de- 

 livered before the Connecticut Historical Society, May 17, 1843. 

 By Leonard Bacon. 8vo. — Fro?n Phil. Ripley, Esq. Also a 

 copy from the Author. 



Army and Navy Chronicle. Vol. I. No. 20. Washington, May 

 25, 1843. Containing the List of the Officers and Members of 

 the National Institute of Washington. — From the Hon. J. C. 

 Spencer. 



Fac Simile of a Letter from Benjamin Franklin, to Cadwallader Col- 

 den, dated New York, April 5, 1744; giving an Account of the 

 First Organization of the American Philosophical Society. — From 

 John W. Gihhs. 



Map of Washington Square, Philadelphia: containing the Botanical 

 Names of the Trees, Latin and English. — From Thomas Sin- 

 clair. 



ADDITION TO THE LIBRARY BY PURCHASE. 



Astronomische Nachrichten. Prof. Schumacher, Editor. Nos. 474, 

 475, 476. Altona, April, 1843. 4to. 



FOR THE CABINET. 



Ancient Indian Relic, found in East Tennessee, of the use of which 

 the Cherokees of the present day have no tradition. — From John 

 C. Trautwine, Esq. 



Ancient Indian Pipe, dug up near the river Hewasnee, in Polk 

 County, Tennessee. — From the same. 



Mr. Ord announced the decease of Noah Webster, LL.D., a 

 member of the Society, who died May 28, 1843, aged 85. 



Mr. Kane, on behalf of the President, announced the decease 

 of Eugene A. Vail, a member of the Society, at Paris, in the 

 winter of 1842-43. 



Dr. Hare mentioned, that he is engaged in perfecting an ap- 

 paratus for the analysis of those organic bodies, which contain 

 carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, in such proportions that they 

 may be considered as hydrates of carbon. 



In accordance with the recommendation of the Committee 

 on Mr, Parker's claim, the Treasurer was authorized to de- 



