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late President, Hon. 1). A. White, which numbered thirty- 

 three hundred volumes, and eight thousand pamphlets or 

 serials — comprising works in the various departments of 

 history, literature, and science — many are rare and exceed- 

 ingly valuable to the historical student. 



Historical Department. — In December the Curators is- 

 sued a circular requesting cooperation in making a collec- 

 tion of any matter relating to the present war which may 

 serve to illustrate its causes, origin and progress. In response 

 to the same, valuable contributions hare been received from 

 Messrs. W. G. Welch, B. B. Shaw, Henry Merritt, J. C. 

 Chadwick, G. F. Austin, G. P. Ives, Salem Volunteers in 

 21st Mass. Reg. by A. F. Walcott, Mark Loird, Mrs- 

 J. Chamberlain, Charles Davis of Beverly, William Hulin of 

 Rockford, 111., John Robinson and others. 



Mrs. F. G. DePeyster of New York, has presented the 

 portrait of her uncle Jonathan Goodhue, an eminent mer- 

 chant of New York. He was the son of Benjamin Goodhue, 

 and was born at Salem, June 21, 1783, and died at New 

 York, on Friday the 24th of November, 1848. 



Donations have also been received from Mrs. H. M. Col- 

 cord of South Danvers, W. 0. Potter, John G. Felt, J. J. 

 Rider, Charles Hoffman, Mrs. D. A. White, C. F. Williams, 

 Henry M. Brooks and others. 



Department of Natural History. — It is noticed that 

 our sea-faring friends have continued active in filling the 

 cans with choice and rare specimens, Messrs. E. D. Ropes, 

 William Crandall and others may be mentioned. 



Addison Flint of North Reading, presented a living speci- 

 men of Emys Blaudingii ; Prof. M. Miles, a collection of 

 Fishes and Reptiles of Michigan. Miss S. A. Chever, a 

 collection of Shells from East Indies. Miss R. Johnson, 

 Shells from Aspinwall. Mrs. T. S. Greenwood of Ipswich, 



