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of the doclorate of the Vice-President Mr. Charles Re- 

 nard^ counsiilor of State; and honoring the Department 

 with an invitation to participate in the ceremonial. We 

 should be happy, if it were practicable, to unite with 

 your Society in commemorating the long and distin- 

 guished Services of this honorable «jubilaire» in the 

 diffusion of the lights of Science. Bespectfully 



G. B. Linug, commissioner. 



2) De l'Office des Patentes aux- Etats-Unis, de Wa- 

 shington. 



United States Patent office. 



Washington D. C. Jan. 23, 1882. 



A Fischer de Waldheim Pres, of Société Impériale des 

 Naturalistes de Moscou. 



Sir, in reply to your polite communication of the 14-th 

 ulto^ 1 am instructed by the Now commissioner of Pa- 

 tents respectfully to inform you that, while it would 

 afford him great pleasure to be present in the ceremo- 

 nies attending the 50-th anniversary of your Society, he 

 regrets that urgent official engagements will preclude the 

 possibility of his attendance. Very respectfully 



M. Beaton, chief clerk. 



3) De la Société historique du Missouri, de St.-Loms. 



St. Louis, Missouri, W. S., January 26, 1882. 



At a meeting of the Missouri Historical Society, held 

 this day, the following minute was agreed to: 



The Missouri Historical Society having been officially 

 notified that the Imperial Society of Naturalists of Mos- 



