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Geological Report of the State of New-York, for 1837.— From 
Lardner Vanuxem. 
Geological Report of the State of New-York, for 1838, 1839, and 
1840.— From T. A. Conrad. 
Transactions of the Geological Society of Pennsylvania, 2 vols. 8vo.~ 
From C. A. Foulson , Jr. 
History of Coleopterous Insects, by F. L. de Laporte, Cornpte de 
Castelneau, No. 1 to 40, inclusive.— From the Author . 
The American Farmer, May 26, 1841, edited by John S. Skinner, 
containing a plan for a Washington Agricultural Society to be con¬ 
nected with the National Institution.— From the Editor and Au¬ 
thor. 
The Chairman reported that Richard S. Coxe, Esq., had consent¬ 
ed to deliver a Discourse before the National Institution, on the life 
and character of William Henry Harrison, late President of the 
United States. 
The Committee to correspond with the Departments of the Go¬ 
vernment, reported, that the collection of Indian Portraits, and curi¬ 
osities of the War Department had been deposited in the Cabinet of 
the National Institution, by the Secretary of War. 
Whereupon it was 
Resolved , That the Standing Committee of the National Institu¬ 
tion for the purpose of communicating with the Departments of Go¬ 
vernment, be authorized to express to the Secretary of War the thanks 
of the Institution for the valuable and interesting deposit of Indian 
Portraits and curiosities, and that the committee request of the Sec¬ 
retary of War, for the use of the Institution, a copy of the lithograph¬ 
ic plates and historical sketches connected with the portraits. 
Washington, June 18, 1841. 
Hon. John Bell, Secretary of War , 
and Director of National Institution. 
Sir: In conformity with a resolution of the National Institution for the Promo- 
tion of Science, a copy of which is herewith enclosed, we have the honor of pre¬ 
senting to you the thanks of the Institution for the valuable and interesting col¬ 
lection of portraits of distinguished Indians, which, by your direction, have been 
placed on deposit in the rooms of the Institution ; and also for the interesting collec¬ 
tion of Indian curiosities which were sent with the portraits. 
And under the same resolution we have the honor of requesting for the Institu- 
