Stated Meeting, February 2. 

 Present, twenty-three members. 

 Mr. Du Ponceau, President, in the Chair. 

 The following donations were received: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



The Laws of Wages, Profits, and Rents investigated. By George 

 Tucker, Professor of Political Economy in the University of Vir- 

 ginia. Philadelphia, 1837.-— From the Author. 



The Select Medical Library. Edited by John Bell, M. D. Nos. 

 13, 14, 15. Philadelphia, 1837-8.— From the Editor. 



History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical 

 Sketches, &c. By Thomas L. M^Kenney & James Hall, Esq. 

 Nos. 1 to 9. Philadelphia, 1838.— From Messrs. E. C. Biddle 

 and F. W. Greenough. 



Life and Services of Commodore William Bainbridge, of the United 

 States Navy. By Thomas Harris, M. D. Philadelphia, 1837.— 

 From the Author. 



FOR THE CABINET. 



Theodolite which belonged to William Penn, and was used in laying 

 out the City of Philadelphia. — From Mr. Philip Physiclc. 



Press used in making impressions from the Great Seal of Pennsylva- 

 nia under the Proprietary Government. — From the same. 



A letter was read from John K. Townsend, dated January 

 20th, 1838, announcing the transmission of the Indian Voca- 

 bularies collected for the Society, and of certain shells and 

 geological specimens, selected for its use by Mr. Peale. 



A communication from the late Joshua Humphreys, Esq., 

 dated December 23d, 1837, was read, on the subject of the 

 early history of the naval construction of the United States, 

 tending to correct an erroneous impression as to the opinions 

 and wishes of President Washington on the subject of the 

 navy, which had found place in Professor Tucker's Biography 

 of Mr. Jefferson, and which had been the subject of remark by 

 Dr. Harris in his Life of Bainbridge. This communication 

 was referred to the Historical Committee. " 



The president communicated a letter to him from Mr. Ty- 



