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THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE, 
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For Directors on the part of the Institute . 
Hon. R. J. Walker. 
Col. J. J. Abert. 
Coh Joseph G. Totten. 
Lieut. Mo F. Maury. 
Aaron O. Dayton. 
Alex. Dallas Bache, L. L. D. 
On motion of Coh J. J. Abert, the Hon. Joel R. Poinsett, late 
President, was unanimously elected an honorary member of the In¬ 
stitute. 
Stated Meeting , February 10, 1845. 
The Hon. Levi Woodbury, President, in the Chair. 
The Corresponding Secretary announced the following contribu¬ 
tions and deposites: 
For the Cabinet . 
Model of a Grecian Temple, Girgenti .—From Commodore John B, 
Nicholson , United States Navy * 
Box, containing an enormous Lady ? s Comb, from Brazil.— From G . 
R. Barry , United States Navy . 
Package of Minerals, from Coal Mines near Glasgow.— From H. J . 
Brent , United States Consul , Ravenna . 
Box of Minerals, &c., of Chile 0 — From M. Carvalho 
Fossils, from Pontotoc County, Mississippi.— From R. IL Mo Brad * 
fordo 
Collection of Coins, Medals, he,—From Mrs. Anne Izard Deas . 
Collection of Coins, &c., eight hundred and fifty-three Copper, 
thirteen Silver.— From 
Medal, Head of J. Fennimore Cooper: “The personification of honor, 
truth, and justice reverse, “ To J. Fennimore Cooper, the offer¬ 
ing of a grateful heart, for his disinterested vindication of his brother 
sailor, Jesse D. Elliott. 3 ’— From Commodore J. D. Elliott . 
Engraving of the Sarcophagus brought from Syria by Commodore 
Elliott.— From Commodore Elliott . 
For the Library . 
La Pologne, Historique, Litteraire, Monumentale et Illustree, &tc., 
&c., by Leonard Chodzko, &c., &c., (third edition,) folio; Paris, 
1843.— From the Author . 
Collection de Chroniques Beiges, iqedites, Monuments pour servir 
