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succeeded. These communications it is not deemed expedient 

 to insert, as the whole process will soon be presented for 

 publication in the Transactions of the Society, when an ab- 

 stract will be given. Meanwhile, a notice of the results will 

 appear in Silliman's Journal. 



One of the copies of the Colonial Records, presented to the 

 Society by the Legislature of the State, was offered to the 

 acceptance of the President, Mr. Du Ponceau. 



The thanks of the Society were returned to Mr. George 

 Ord, for his attention to their request in relation to the pur- 

 chase of books while abroad. 



Stated Meeting, July 17. 

 Present, twenty -two members. 

 Mr. Du Ponceau, President, in the Chair. 

 The following donations were received: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Proceedings of the Geological Society of London. Vol.' II. and 



Vol. III. Nos. 59 to 62 inclusive. London, 1838 and 1839. 



From the Society. 

 Proceedings of the Numismatic Society. 1836-37. London, 1837. 



From the Society. 

 The Institutes of the Numismatic Society of London. London, 1838. 



From the same. 

 A Discourse on the Life and Services of Stephen Van Rensselaer. 



By Daniel D. Barnard. Albany, 1839. — From the Albany 



Institute. 

 Memoires de la Societe. Roy ale des Antiquaires de France. Vol. 



XIV. Paris, 1838. — From the Society. 

 Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologic Uitgegeven 



door J. Van dor Iloeven, M. D. Prof, te Leiden en W. II. de 



Vriese, M. D. Prof, te Amsterdam. Vol. V. No. 4. Leyden, 



1839. — From the Minister of the Interior of the Netherlands. 



