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To the Cabinets — from William K. Phillips, of Swamp- 

 scott; H. M. Neisler of Butler, Ta34or Co., Ga.; Edward D, 

 Ropes W. T. Julio ; George Leeds ; Wm. Crandall. 



Letters were read from Joseph H. Leavitt; E. D. Ropes; 

 Samuel A. Green of Boston ; Corporation of Harvard Col- 

 lege ; John De Laski of Yinal Haven Me.; J. K. Wiggin 

 of Boston. 



Also from J. Gardner Wiiite of Boston, in behalf of the 

 New England Historic-Genealogical Society, requesting 

 the co-operation of the Institute in memorializing the City 

 Government of Boston relative to the printing of the Rec- 

 ords of that town prior to 1700. This letter was referred to 

 the curators of the Historical Department, to take such ac- 

 tion in relation thereto as may be deemed advisable. 



Rev. C C Bearaan read a very instructive communica- 

 tion "on the Hopkins family in Rhode Island, to which 

 Stephen Hopkinfc, one of the signers of the Declaration of 

 Independence, July 4, 1776, belonged." 



After some remarks from the Chair, a vote was unani- 

 mously adopted, " That the thanks of the Institute be pre- 

 sented to the Rev. C. C Beaman for the very interesting 

 and valuable communication on the Hopkins family in 

 Rhode Island, read this evening ; and that a copy be placed 

 at the disposal of the Publication Committee." The above 

 has been printed in Historical Collections of Institute, Yol. 

 2, No. 3, for June 1860. 



The remainder of the evening was profitably devoted to the 

 reading of a paper on Fruit Culture by J. M. Ives, a con- 

 tinuation of his remarks on this subject presented at meet- 

 ings of the Institute the previous season. 



Adjourned. 



