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Mass.; Miss L. E. Walker, Worcester Society of Natural History; J. F, 

 Richardson, Portland, Me.; R. E. C. Stearns, San Francisco, Cal.; Dr. Wm. 

 Wood, East Windsor Hill, Ct.; Dr. B. G. Wilder, Boston; J. A. Huntington, 

 Oberlin, Ohio ; Prof. G. C. Swallow, Columbia, Mo.; O. C. Marsh, New Ha- 

 ven, Ct.; Robert Howell, Nichols, N. Y.; E. Suffert, Havana, Cuba; G. F. 

 Matthew, St. John, N. B.; Maj. R. S. Williamson, U. S. Engineers, San 

 Francisco, Cal.; W. H. Edwards, Newburgh, N. Y.; Boston Public Library; 

 Massachusetts Historical Society; M. Fenollosa, Salem; R. R. Endicott, 

 Beverly; F. S. Pease, Albany, N. Y.; Stephen H. Phillips, Salem; Geo. E, 

 Brackett, Belfast, Me.; E. W. Treadwell, Boston ; Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, 

 Dorchester; Capt. N. E. Atwood, Provincetown ; N. G. Simonds, Salem; 

 S. C. Bancroft, Salem; Prof. O. W. Holmes, Boston ; Dr. Samuel A. Green, 

 Boston ; C. M. Tracy, Lynn ; Leverett Saltonstall, Newton ; Henry Salton- 

 stall, Boston; D. Choate, Essex; Newburyport Public Library; Dr. James 

 R. Nichols, Haverhill ; C. P. Preston, Danvers. ^ 



Mr. W. P. Upham read extracts from the Records of the Essex County 

 Quarterly Court, in relation to the suit of John Pickering vs. Walter Price., 

 and Samuel Gardner for injury to the land of the plaintiff, in consequence of 

 building a mill, in 1662, called "New Mills," (now know as the " City Mills" 

 and formerly as "Maloon Mills," &c.). Several depositions wei-e also read. 



A discussion followed on this and kindred subjects by Messrs. Goodell, 

 Upham, Ropes and others, and on motion of Mr. Kimball, a copy of the pa- 

 pers read by Mr. Upham were requested for publication in the Historical Col . 

 lections. 



Donations to the Library and Miiseum were announced. 



The Superintendent on announcing the donations to the Museum, spoke 

 at length on the extent and great value of those received from Capt. W. H. 

 A. Putnam and Capt. Joseph Hammond. The former consisted of a large 

 collection of Corals and other Radiates, Fishes, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, 

 Crustaceans, Shells and Insects, from various parts of China and the East 

 Indies ; the latter principally of Corals, Echini, Fishes, Crustaceans, MoUusks 

 and Lichens, from the Sandwich and Falkland Islands, and Medus.T3 and Crus- 

 taceans from the Gulf weed. These collections contain many species not 

 before in the Museum and form the most valuable additions of the year. 



The cast of the humerus of the Mylodon found in Oregon, in 1839, and 

 described by Dr. H. C. Perkins, of Newburyport, was also announced as 

 presented by the describer. 



A valuable historical relic, consisting of the figure head of a native war 

 vessel of the Kingsmills Islands, was also presented by Capt. Hammond. 



The Superintendent exhibited two microscopes which had been present- 

 ed by the President. One of them was an English instrument, made by' 

 Clarke, and the other a French Dissecting instrument made after the direc- 

 tions of the President. 



