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Maine, September 9, 1843: Thanking him for the box sent by Col. 
Cross, from him. 
Letters and Communications. 
From the Zoological Society, London, Wm. Rees, Secretary, Sep¬ 
tember 15, 1842: Acknowledging receipt of first and second bulle¬ 
tins, with thanks. 
From M. Quetelet, Astronomer Royal and Perpetual Secretary of 
Academy of Sciences, Brussels, October 23, 1842: Acknowledging 
first and second bulletins, with thanks. 
From Victe. d’Archiac, Secretary Geological Society of France, (to 
D. B. Warden,) Paris, November 30, 1842: In reply to a proposi¬ 
tion to exchange transactions with the Institute. 
From W. S. MacLeay, Sidney, New South Wales, December IT, 
1842: Acknowledging letter, and expressing a desire to aid the ob¬ 
jects of the Institute. 
From F. Arago, Perpetual Secretary, Royal Academy of Sciences, 
Paris, February 6, 1843: Acknowledging, with thanks, the bulletins 
of the Institute. 
From Sir Benjamin Brodie, M. D., he., London, March 3,1843: 
Is highly gratified at his election as a member, and expressing his 
best hopes and wishes for the infant Institute. 
From M. Jullien de Paris, Paris, March 20, 1843: Expressing 
great pleasure at being made a member; forwarding a copy of his 
work on Pestalozzi’s system of education, the resume sommaire du 
dernier congres scientifique de France, and a biographical notice of 
his own life and labors. 
From Joseph Balestier,U. S. Consul, Singapore, April 14, 1843: 
Stating that F. Momfanoi, the Prince Royal of Siam, has sent to 
his care for the Institute, some cases, which he has shipped on board 
the India, bound to Boston, for which he (the Consul) paid the 
freight, he. 
From Sociedad Economica Barcelonesa de Amigos del Pais, (by 
Isidoro Anquilo, Secretary,) Barcelona, April 18, 1843: Acknow¬ 
ledging, with thanks, the publications of the Institute, and requesting 
that future communications may be forwarded through Don Pablo 
Chacon, Consul of Spain, Philadelphia. 
From Robert M. Harrison, U. S. Consul, Kingston, Jamaica, to 
the Secretary of State, May 4, 1843: Transmitting a box of copper 
ores from a mine in Jamaica, lately discovered, of which he hopes 
Government will cause an analysis to be made, &c. 
From Professor Joseph Gene, Curator Royal Institution of Na¬ 
tural History, Turin, May 20, 1843. 
From Edward Everett, American Minister, London, May 22, 
1843: Acknowledging letters, he., and will be happy to render any 
service in his power to the Institute, 
