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house built by Maule, which formerly stood on the spot now 

 occupied by the residences of the Messrs. Curwen, on Essex 

 Street. It was the house for many years owned and occu- 

 pied by the late Deacon Samuel Holman. He also exhibited 

 to the meeting* a collection of thirteen old mourning rings 

 belonging to a famil}^ of Salem, and kindly loaned for the 

 occasion. 



Donations received since the last meeting, were announced 

 as follows : — 



To the Library — from the Massachusetts Historical Soci- 

 ety ; N. Y. Mercantile Library Association ; Essex Agricul- 

 tural Society ; C. K. Whipple of Boston ; H. M. Brooks ; 

 Geo. C. Chase; Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science ; 

 Jacob W. Reed of Groveland ; John Robinson ; Mrs. N. D. 

 Cole ; Caleb Foote. 



To the Cabinets — from Joshua Cleaves ; Stephen F. Hath- 

 away ; Wm. Crandall ; W. G. Welch ; Mrs. H. M. Colcord 

 of South Danvers ; Brown E. Shaw ; Mrs. James Chamber- 

 berlain ; Charles Davis of Beverly ; Wm. Huhn of Rockford, 

 Illinois. 



Mr. F. W. Putnam made a few remarks upon a can of 

 fish, and reptiles brought from the East Indies, by Capt. 

 Wm. Crandall. Among them were two specimens of the 

 East India python ; and in this connection he spoke of the 

 different species of this snake, as found in South America, 

 Africa and India. 



The Institute then adjourned. 



Monday, January 20, 1862. 



Meeting this evening, the President, Asahel Huntington 

 in the chair. 



