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be transmitted by the Secretary, to the family of Mr. 

 Everett, 



Rev. G. D. Wildes seconded tlie resolutions with ap- 

 propriate remarks, and they were unanimously adopted. 



Francis C. Webster of Salem, was elected a Resident 

 Member. 



Monday, February 6. Regular meeting. 

 Vice President Goodell in the chair. 

 Letters were read from : 



Massachusetts Historical Society ; Natural History Society of New 

 Brunswick : Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science ; Corporation of 

 Brown University, acknowledging receipt of publications : Prof. A. E. 

 Verrill of New Haven.. Ct. ; W. H. Dall. of Chicago, 111. : Thomas B. 

 Browne: James B. Oliver of Bynn: C. W. Felt; J. Colburn of Boston; 

 S. D. Bell of Manchester. N. H.. on business : J. A. Allen of Cam- 

 bridge: Trubner & Co. of Bondon, relating to the publications: W. 

 W. Stuart of the Bufialo Society of Natural Sciences, on the exchange 

 of specimens : Bev. E. C. Bolles of Portland, Me., transmitting spec- 

 imens : Prof. Theo. Gill. Librarian of the Smithsonian Institution, giv- 

 ing the particulars of the destruction by fire of a portion of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution: Franklin B. Hough of Albany, N. Y. : Prof. D. C. 

 Eaton of Yale College, relating to the Naturalists' Directory : William 

 Endicott of Shanghae, China, accepting Membership : Mrs. Mary H. 

 Nichols, presenting a portrait of her late husband, Dr. Andrew Nich- 

 ols : William Everett of Boston, in reply to a communication contain- 

 ing the resolutions passed at the last meeting of the Institute in 

 memory of his father. 



Dr. H. Wheatland gave a brief account of the life and 

 services of Dr. A. Nichols, who was one of the pioneers 

 in the study of Natural History, in this vicinity ; follow- 

 ing immediately in the steps of the celebrated Rev. Dr. 

 Cutler of Hamilton. His example and precept have done 

 much for the promotion of those objects which we now 

 possess and enjoy. He was active in the organization of 

 the Essex County Natural History Society, and for the 

 first twelve years its President. It is well, occasionally, 

 to look back upon the days of our infancy, and call to 



