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JOURNAL OF THE 



Hough) the performance of all the duties of Secretary in this cityv 

 in his absence, devolved upon me. 



As it may, at some future period, be important, if it is not now, 

 that the Regents should be informed of my official action, I most 

 respectfully submit the following statement. 



By direction of the Secretary, I caused sundry official documents 

 relative to the Institution, together with the proceedings of the first 

 meeting of the Regents, to be recorded in a large Record book, 

 marked A. As this labor was performed in a manner exceedingly 

 creditable to the person who performed it, I will take the liberty 

 to say that it was done by Adam J. Glossbrenner, Esq., of Penn- 

 sylvania, a Clerk in the office of the House of Representatives. 



In conformity with the special direction of the Regents at their 

 first meeting, and at the request of the Secretary, I collected all the 

 printed documents in relation to the bequest of James Smithson, 

 and caused them to be handsomely and strongly bound in a volume, 

 which I have taken the liberty to present to the Institution. 



Up to the day on which the present session commenced, twen- 

 ty- four volumes of books and seven pamphlets came into my pos- 

 session for the Institution — some of them as presents, others under 

 the copyright provision of the tenth section of the act of Congress 

 establishing the Institution. 



Since the session commenced, two volumes of books and one 

 pamphlet have been presented. 



The following is a complete list of the books now in my pos- 

 session : 



A collection of the Documents of Congress, relating to the Be- 

 quest of James Smithson, 1 vol.— presented by B. B. French. 



A Catalogue of Books for sale in Paris by Hector Bossange, 

 with the prices of each, 1 vol.— presented by Franck Taylor. 



Voyage et de couverte de quelques payset nationsde L'Amerique 

 septentrionale, par Le P. Marquette et Sr. Joliet. A reprint fac 

 simile, by O. Rich & Sons of London, 1 vol.— presented by O. 

 Rich & Sons of London. 



