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to procure specimens of Grasshoppers, Locusts, Crickets, 

 native Cockroaches, Earwigs, &c., from different localities, 

 during the coming season ; and called upon the members 

 and others interested to collect specimens for Mr. Scudder, 

 stating that it was a very important investigation, and bear- 

 ing much u.pon the Agricultural interests of the County. 



Mr. Putnam laid a prospectus of a work upon the order of 

 snakes by Prof. Jan, of Milan, before the. meeting ; and after 

 stating the importance and the plan of the work he moved 

 that the Library Committee be requested to consider the 

 expediency of subscribing for the same. 



On motion of Mr. A. C. Goodell, it was voted that, when 

 the meeting adjourn, it be to meet at Creamer Hall, on Mon- 

 day evening, Dec. 16. The meeting then adjourned. 



Monday, December 16, 1861. 



Meeting this evening. A. Huntington, President, in the 

 chair. 



Records of preceding meeting read. 



A letter was read from H. W. S. Cleveland, in response to 

 the circular recently is-sued by the Curators of the Historical 

 Department, proifering to the Society files of several news- 

 papers kept and being kept during the present national 

 troubles. On motion of Rev. Mr. Beaman, the offer of Mr. 

 Cleveland was accepted, with the thanks of the society. 

 Letters were also announced from J. B. Colt of Hartford, 

 Conn. ; A. B. Johnson of Utica, N. Y. ; New York Mercan- 

 tile Library Association ; New Jersey Historical Society ; 

 Massachusetts Historical Society ; Samuel Blake of Dor- 

 chester ; J. W. Harris of Cambridge ; S. P. Fowler of 

 Dan vers. 



