50 PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Nov., 1866. 



There remained therefore in 1861, a Balance of $ 22 nnexpended. In May 

 of the present year, 1866, three boxes were received by Express from the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, Washington, consigned to the Corresponding Secretary of 

 the Elliott Society. For the transi^ortation of these boxes the President i^aid 

 $ 22. 05, and thus at once cancelled his indebtedness to the Society. On exam- 

 ination, one parcel was found to be addressed to Prof. Holmes, who paid $3 as 

 his share of cost of transportation. Three other parcels were addressed to the 

 Charleston Library Society, the Library of the South Carolina College, and 

 the South Carolina Historical Society ; for each of these $ 2. 50 was paid by the 

 parties to whom they were respectively addressed. These sums have been col- 

 lected by the Presdent, and his present indebtedness to the Society is therefore 

 $10.45. 



The Books received from various Foreign Societies with whom we are in cor- 

 respondence, and transmitted hy the Smithsonian Institution, as just mention- 

 ed, constitute a valuable addition to our Library, but the President has not yet 

 had leisure to examine into the present condition of the Libraiy, nor that of the 

 Cabinet, and can therefore offer no Beport thereon. 



All of which is respectfully submitted and signed, 



LEWIS E. GIBBES, Presidmt, 



Acting Chairman Standing Committee. 



Charleston, 1 Nov., 1866. 



The following Officers were elected for the ensuing year : 



President. 

 LEWIS E. GIBBES. 



Yice-Presidents. 

 F. S. HOLMES, Rt. Rev. P. N. LYNCH, 



L. A. FRAMPTON, EDIMTJND RAVENEL, Sr. 



Corresjyomling Secretary. 

 J. F. M. GEDDINGS. 



Recm'ding Secretary. 

 G. E. TRESCOT. 



Treasurer. 

 AAT\i. G. MAZYCK. 



Curators. 

 J. F. M. Geddings, John McCrady, 



Wm. Hutson Ford, J. P. Chazal, 



