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An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Penn- 

 sylvania from its Origin; so far as regards the several Points of 

 Controversy, which have, from time to time, arisen between the 

 several Governors of Pennsylvania and their several Assemblies. 

 Philadelphia, 1808. 8vo. — From Dr. Philip Tidyman. 



Document No. 223. 28th Congress, 1st Session. House of Repre- 

 sentatives, Treasury Department. — From E. Joy Morris, Esq. 



M. a 



An Address delivered before the Society of the Alumni of Harvard 

 University, on their Anniversary, Aug. 27, 1844. By Daniel 

 Appleton White. 8vo. — From the Author. 



ADDITION TO THE LIBRARY BY PURCHASE. 



Comptes Rend us hebdomadaires des Seances de I'Academie des Sci- 

 ences. Par MM. les Secretaires Perpetuels. Tome XVIII. Nos. 

 23 to 26, inclusive. Tome XIX. Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive. 4to. 



Dr. Chapman announced the death of Mr. Meredith, a mem- 

 ber of this Society, on the 26th of September, in his 73d year. 



He likewise announced the death of Dr. William Jacobs, of 

 Santa Cruz, in the West Indies, also a member of the Society; 

 and, on motion. Dr. Horner was appointed to deliver an obitu- 

 ary notice of Dr. Jacobs. 



Mr. Ord, on the part of the Committee appointed at the last 

 meeting, stated that they had taken the Musical Fund Hall for 

 Friday evening, the 25th inst. for the occasion of the delivery 

 of the commemorative discourse, to be delivered by Dr. Dun- 

 glison, on the late President of the Society. 



Stated Meeting, October 18. 



Present, eighteen members. 



Dr. Bache, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were announced and read: — 



From the New York Historical Society, dated New York, 

 Oct. 1844, acknowledging the receipt of certain numbers of 

 the Proceedings of the Society: — 



