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PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OP WASHINGTON. 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR 1896. 
Washington, D. C., December 26, 1896. 
To the Philosophical Society of Washington, D. C.: 
This report of the finances of the Society covers the yearly 
period from December 21, 1895, to December 26, 1896. 
The funds and property of the Society for which the Treasurer 
is accountable, including the balance of $516.25, per last annual 
report, were received from Mr. Wm. A. De Caindry on January 
21, 1896. 
The income of the year 1896 is $797.35, the expenses properly 
chargeable to the year are $479.08, leaving a surplus of $318.27 
on the year’s transactions. 
On January 21, 1896, three Cosmos Club 5.20 bonds of 1886 
(Nos. 17, 132, and 153), were relinquished, having been per¬ 
emptorily redeemed by the Cosmos Club as determined by draw¬ 
ing by lot. The investments of the funds of the Society now 
amount to $5,200, in securities, which are deposited in the So¬ 
ciety’s box at the office of the National Safe Deposit, Loan and 
Trust Company, as follows : 
Two U. S. 4 per cent, bonds, No. 64,596, for $500, and No. 
135,639, for $1,000. 
Thirty-seven Cosmos Club 5.20 bonds, 1886, $100 each, Nos. 
16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 45, 70, 119, 120,121,122,123,124,125,126, 
127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 135, 136, 155, 156, 159,161,162,163,164, 
165, 166, 167, 185, 193, 194, 195. 
The assets of the Society are : k 
The securities deposited as stated. $5,200 00 
Cash balance at the Riggs National Bank, per state¬ 
ment herewith. 1,230 38 
Unpaid dues. 120 00 
Total. $6,550 38 
There are no outstanding liabilities to report. 
Respectfully submitted. 
R. Birnie, 
Treasurer. 
