105 



vember, December, 1866. Lawrence American, October, November, 

 December, 1866. Lynn Eeporter, October, November, December, 

 1866. The Eeader (London), ^October, November, December, 1866. 

 South Danvers Wizard, October, November, December, 1866. Trlib- 

 ner's American and Oriental Literary Kecord, October 1, November 2, 

 1866. 



Monday, January 7, 1867. Eegular Meeting. 

 Vice President Goodell in the chair. 



Letters v^ere announced from, — 



Buffalo Historical Society (Dec. 15) ; Dr. Wm. Prescott, Concord, 

 N. H. (Dec. 17) ; Prof. A. E. Verrill, Yale College (Dec. 19) ; Massa- 

 chusetts Institute of Technology; Prof. H. C. Wood, Philadelphia, 

 (Dec. 20) ; G. L. P. Ball, Boylston (Dec. 24) ; H. A. Cutting, New- 

 berry, Vt. (Dec. 26) ; T. A. Cheney, Watkins, N. Y. (Dec. 27) ; E. 

 Steizer, NewYorli; Dr. E. Suffert, Havana, Cuba (Dec. 29) ; Miss 

 Blaikie, Boston Soc. Nat. History (Dec. 30) ; Kev. E. C. Bolles, Port- 

 land Soc. Nat. History (Dec. 31) ; Henry Coolv, Boston (Jan. 2) ; Dr. 

 Elliott Cones, U. S. A., Columbia, S. C. (Jan. 5). 



The Supei'intendent pi'esented a paper by Dr. Elliot Coues, entitled 

 Catalogue of the Birds of North America contained in the Museum of the 

 Essex Institute,- with which is incorporated a List of the Birds of Neio 

 England, with brief critical and field notes. Referred to the Publication 

 Committee. 



The Secretary presented a communication from the Historical So- 

 ciety of Pennsylvania, on the subject of Memorializing Congress 

 that every reasonable facility be furnished to the several Historical 

 Societies and Public Libraries in the United States, to enable them 

 to increase the number of their books, pamphlets, and Historical pa- 

 pers, by modifying the existing laws so as to permit postage on 

 books, pamphlets, documents, and papers forwarded to such Institu- 

 tions to be paid on delivery, and that the rates of postage on 

 the above-mentioned articles be reduced fifty per cent, below the 

 present rates. Referred to the Pi-esident and Secretary to take such 

 action as they may deem advisable. 



Mr. William P. Upham read the following extract from the town 

 records, it being the appointment of Tythingmen for the year 1678 : — 



" Jeremiah Meacham Sen., from ye bridge to Goody Kitchins all ye 

 North side of ye way. John Reaves, from Wm. Beanes to Jno. Mason 

 all ye South side of ye way. Eleazer Gedney, all Mr. Ruck's Village. 



"Mr. John Hathorne, from Abram Cole's corner to Mr. Batter's 

 corner all ye North side of ye way. Mr. John Ruck, from Jno. Ma- 

 son's corner to Tho. Cromwell's all the South side of ye way. John 



PKOCEEDINGS ESSEX INST., VOL. V. 14 OCT., 1867. 



