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On motion of Mr. Ord, the University of Pisa was admitted 

 among the correspondents of this Society. 



Stated Meeting, August 20. 



Present, fourteen members. 



Dr. Chapman, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were announced and read: — 



From the Royal Geographical Society of London, dated 

 London, 27th April, 1847, acknowledging the receipt of the 

 Transactions of this Society: — 



From the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 

 dated Boston, 13th July, 1S47, offering to present to this So- 

 ciety a copy of the Map of the Commonwealth of Massachu- 

 setts, published by authority: — 



From Prof. A. D. Bache, dated Thompson's Station, near 

 Gloucester, Mass., 13th August, 1S47, on transmitting a com- 

 munication from Professor Rumker: — 



From the Perpetual Secretary of the First Class of the Royal 

 Institute of the Netherlands, in relation to Prizes instituted 

 and to be instituted by that body: — 



From Prof Henry Reed, dated Bordentown, N. J., 13th 

 August, 1847, accepting the duty of preparing an obituary 

 notice of Prof. Thomson: — 



From Messrs. Osgood & Co. of New York, dated 24th July, 

 1847, offering to devote a column of the Literary World to a 

 notice of the Proceedings of this Society: and, — 



From Mr. R. A. Tilghman, dated London, August 3d, 1847, 

 accompanying a communication for the Society, and acknow- 

 ledging the receipt of notice of his election as a member. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Inquiries respecting the History, Present Condition and Future Pros- 

 pects of the Indian Tribes of the United States. 4to. — From the 

 War Department, Washington. 



