Minutes of the Academy Volume 01 Part 2, 1791-1821

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{{50th. Meeting}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Augt. 24. A.D. 1791.

The Transactions of the last meeting were read.

Elections.

{{Fellows Elected.}}
Charles Bulfinch Esqr. Of Boston.
Col. John Trumbull of Lebanon, Connecticut
Mr. Nathan Read of Salem.
Mr. Benjamin West of London, Historic Painter to the King.
Mr. John Singleton Copley of London.
John Trumbull Esquire of Hartford, Connecticut
Hon. Increase Sumner Esquire of Roxbury.
Hon. Samuel Dexter Esqr. of Weston.
John Cranch Esqr. of London.
Hon. John Pickering Esqr. of Portsmouth, N. Hampshire.
Dr. Samuel Tenny of Exeter, N. Hampshire.
Dr. William Paine of Salem.
Hon. Alexr. Hamilton Esqr. N. York, Secretary of the Treasury of the U.S.

The persons, above named, having been approved by the Council, were elected Fellows.

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[double underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Variation of Needle.}}
Variation of the Magnetic Needle from May. 17” to Augt. 10. A.D. 1791. observed at Cambridge by Stephen Sewall.

{{Annular Eclipse.}}
Observations on an Annular Eclipse of the sun, April 3. 1791 by Samuel Webber.

{{Bill of mortality}}
A Bill of Mortality for Barnstable for the year 1790, by John Mellen j.r

[double underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Byzant. History.}}
The Byzantine History in 2d Volumes, and Muratori’s Collection in 29 Vols, presented by the President of the Academy.

{{Math. Tables.}}
Mathematical Tables containing Common, Hyperbolic, and Logistic Logarithms. &c Elements of Conic Sections, and a Treastise on Mensuration, presented by their author.

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Charles Hutton L.L.D. F.R.S. of Woolwich.

{{Nat. Curiosit.}}
Petrified Worms, with the Wood into which they had entered, a petrified Lemon, and some curious shells of Fih &c presented by Thomas Bautineau of Point Peter.

{{Newton & Descart. [sic]}}
Two Volumes of Descartes, and Newton’s Universal Arith. presented by an unknown friend, the present announced by Dr. Dexter.

{{Diog. Laretius. [sic]}}
Diogenes Laertius, presented by Dr Mitchill of Long Island.

[double underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Resignation}}
Letters of Resignation from S. Moody and Nicolas Pike were read, and referred to a Committee.

{{Thos. Beautineau [sic]}}
Letters from Thomas Beautineau addressed to the President of the Academy, and accompanying his donation,

{{Ch. Hutton.}}
from Charles Hutton to the V. President of the Academy, and accompanying his works. And from the President of the Academy to the Librarian, announcing his donations, were read, and referred to the Corresponding Secretary.

{{S. Mitchill.}}
A Letters [sic] from Samuel Mitchill of Long Island, addressed to the President of the Academy, and accompanying his donation, was read and referred.

[double underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Books to be bound.}}
1. That the Librarian be directed to have Dr Hutton’s Treatise on Mensuration bound.

2. That the Committee appointed to consider the state of the Library be requested to select such pamphlets as they shall esteem particularly valuable, and have them bound.

((Letters of thanks.}}
3. That a Letter of thanks be addressed to Thomas Beautineau by the Corresponding Secretary.

4. That a Letter of thanks be adjusted to Dr Hutton by the Corresponding Secretary.

5. That the thanks [strikethrough] of the thanks [end strikethrough] of the Academy be presented to the president for ^his valuable donations.

6. That Dr Dexter be desired to express the thanks of the Academy to the unknown benefactor from whose hands they had received Newton’s Arith. and Descartes.

7. That a Letter of thanks be addressed to Dr Mitchel [sic] by the Corresp.y Secretary.

{{Committee}}
8. That the Hon.b James Sullivan, the Hon. Robert T. Paine, the Hon. Francis Dana, Dr Charles Jarvis, and the Hon. Richard Cranch be a Committee to take into consideration the subject of Resignations and Delinquency and to report the best made of collecting assessments.

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9. That the Librarian continue to loan Books according to the present regulations.

{{Seal procured.}}
10. That the Seal of the Academy be engraved on Copper, that a space be left for the name of any donor, and that the immersion, together with the name be affixed to all books belonging to the Academy.

11. That the ^meeting of the Academy be dissolved.

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{{51. Meeting.}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Nov.r 9. A.D. 1791.

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[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Shaw.}}
1. A Table of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths in Nantucket for the Year 1790. by Bezal. Shaw.

{{Thayer.}}
2. A Table of Deaths and Baptisms in the town of Hampton. N. Hampshire, from 1. Jan.y 1767, to 31. Oct.r 1791. by …… Ebenez.r Thayer

{{Sewall.}}
3. Variation of the Magnetic Needle from 16. Aug.t to 6 Nov.r 1791. observed at Cambridge by Stephen Sewall.

{{Greenleafe}}
4. Observations on the effects of Lightning on the house of Mr Sumner of Boston, by Jos.h Greenleafe.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Mitchill.}}
1. A Welsh-English Dictionary, compiled by Thomas Richards, presented by … Samuel Mitchill.

2. An Essay on Milton’s use, and imitation of the Modern’s, in his Par. Lost, by Wm Lauder, presented by……Sam.l Mitchill.

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{{Brissot}}
3. Nouveau Voyage dans Les Etats-Unis, fait en 1788, Par. J. P. Brissot, presented by … The Author, the work in 3 Volumes.

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5. Addresse de la Société des Amis des Noirs … Replique de J. P. Brissot, and Reflexions sur Le Nouveau Decret. by the same, presented by Nath. Barnett.

6. Annals of Agriculture and other Useful Arts, from No. 72” to “No. 77, by Arthur Young Esqr. F.R.S. presented by Rodolph Van Travers.

7. A port Folio, and a Roll, containing Three Hundred and Sixty Prints, presented [sic] T. Brand Hollis.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Acceptance}}
1. Letters of acceptance from John Trumbull of Lebanon, from John Pickering of Portsmouth, N. Hampshire, from John Trumbull of Hartford, from Alex. Hamilton, of N. York, from Samuel Dexter of Weston, from Charles Bulfinch of Boston, and from Dr Paine of Salem, were exhibited by the Corresp.g Secretary.

{{Hollis.}}
2. A Letter from T. Brand Hollis, announcing his Donation, was read and referred to the Cor.g Sec.ry.

{{Mitchill.}}
3. A Letter from S. Mitchill, announcing his Donations, was read and referred to the Cor.g Sec.ry.

{{Van Travers.}}
4. A Letter from Rodolph Van Travers, announcing his Donation; and offering to complete the set of Young’s Annals, was read, and referred to the Cor.g Sec.ry.

{{Story.}}
5. A Letter from the Rev.d Isaac Story, containing an account of a large Shell-Fish, was read, and referred to the Cor.g Sec.ry. Votes.

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Votes.

{{Thanks.}}
1. That a Letter of Thanks be addressed to Thomas Brand Hollis Esquire by the Cor.g Sec.ry.

2. That a Letter of Thanks be addressed to Dr Mitchill by… the Cor.g. Sec.ry.

3. That a Letter of thank be addressed to Rodolph Van Travers of Rotterdam, ^by the Cor.g Sec.ry, and that his generous offer be accepted.

4. That a Letter of Thanks be addressed to the Revd. Isaac Story, by the Cor.g Sec.ry; and that he be requested to procure the extraordinary, as shall be most agreeable.

5. That Letters of Thanks be addressed to J. P. Brissot, and to Mr Nathaniel Barnett, by the Cor.g. Sec.ry.

{{Encyclopaedia}}
6. That the Treasurer be directed to subscribe for the American edition of the Encyclopaedia

{{Com. for publishing Transac.ts}}
7. That the Committee, appointed to contract with the printer, be at liberty to publish such of the selected papers as they shall think proper; and in such order as their own judgment shall direct.

{{Com. of Lib.}}
8. That the report of the Committee, relating to the Library, be accepted; and that the same Committee make sale of such books as they have already reported; or any others which they may think it expedient to dispose of;- the time and manner of sale being submitted to their discretion.

{{Librarian}}
9. That the Librarian loan no books selected for sale.

10. That paper be provided to cover the books.

11. That the Committee for inspecting the Library be directed to revise the regulations of the Library, and report.

12. That the Meeting of the Academy be dissolved.

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Endnotes

1Page numbering begins again on this page; this part hereafter referred to as Part 2.

{{Meeting & Adjournment}}
Boston. 25. Jan.y 1792. The Academy met and adjourned to 29. Feby. 1792.

{{52. Meeting.}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 29. Feb.y. 1792

The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

[underline] Communications [end underline]

{{Joseph Pope}}
1. An Essay on gravitation, showing that it is not the Effect of a Vacuum in the Centre of the Earth.
by Joseph Pope.

{{Dr Bartlett.}}
2. A Bill of Mortality for Roxbury in the year 1791.
By John Bartlett.

{{Jos. Thaxter}}
3. A Bill of Mortality for Edgartown for the year 1791. by Joseph Thaxter.

{{Jon.n Homer}}
4. A Bill of Mortality for Newton from 1. January 1692 to 1. Jan.y 1792. by Jonathan Homer.

{{Prof. Wigglesworth}}
5. Deductions from Bills of Mortality on the Files of the Academy. AD 1789. by Edward Wigglesworth.

{{Met. Obs. Montreal.}}
6. Meteorological Observations made at Montreal from 26. Oct.r. 1791. to 4. Feb.y. 1792. communicated by E. Pearson.

{{Dr. Sewall.}}
7. Variation of the Magnetic Needle observed at Cambridge from Nov.r 6. 1791. to Jan.y 15. 1792.
By Stephen Sewall.

{{Dr. Holyoke.}}
8. A Table of Results from a course of Observations made on the heat of the Atmosphere from the year 1786 to 1791. at Salem. Massachusetts.
By Edward. Augustus Holyoke

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Donations.

{{Wm. Croswell.}}
1. Tables for readily computing the Longitude by Lunar Observations, presented by their Author, William Croswell.

{{Counsul of France.}}
2.“Eloge de M. Franklin, Lu a la séance publique de l’Académie des Sciences le 13. Nov.r 1790”. Le Journal Des Sçavans pour L’Anee 1790.” presented by the French Consul.

{{Mr Churchman}}
3. A Magnetic Atlas, a pamphlet containing its Explanation. a Map of the Peninsula between Delaware and Chesapeak Bays. And proposals for a Dissertation on Gravitation. by their Author. John Churchman.

{{Jos. Barnell & others.}}
4. Two Cloaks, and a Helmet, richly ornamented with Feathers. Eight pieces of Cloth of various colours. A line formed of Silk Grass. A Bolling Stone. Grass-Thread. Two curious Shells. A small Gourd. Feathers. A Paddle and Lance. An ornament for the Ankles, formed of Teeth. An ornament for the Neck, ^a cloak, harpoon, and fly [illegible]. The above articles brought from the Sandwich Islands, & Nootka Sound, were presented by. Joseph Barnell Esq.r Mr Samuel Browne, Charles Bulfinch Esq.r John Derby Esq.r Mr Crowell Hatch. and John Pintard. Esq.r Owners of the First American Vessels which ever visited the Pacific Ocean.

{{Mr Whitman}}
5. A curious Horn found in Africa. A Bill-Fish, taken near Cape-Cod, presented by Levi Whitman…

{{Mr Homer.}}
6. Two Century-Sermons, preached at Newton, Decr 25. 1791. presented by their Author Jonathan Homer.

{{Mr Story.}}
7. The Upper-Shell of a curious Fish, presented by
Isaac Story.

Letters.

{{Letters from various persons}}
1. A Letter from John Churchman was read, and referred to the Cor. Sec.y.
2. A Letter from Dr Wigglesworth, accompanying his communication, was read, and the subject taken into consideration.
3. A Letter from Dr Bartlett, accompanying his communication was read.

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4. A Letter from the President of the United States, addressed to the Cor.g Sec.y, and signifying his receipt of the Essays on the late Gov.r Bowdoin was read.
5. A Letter to the same purpose from the Secretary of the United States was exhibited by the Cor.g Sec.y.
6. A Letter from the Rev.d Isaac Story, accompanying his donation, was read, and referred to the Cor.g. Sec.y.
7. Letters from the Hon. Judge Sumner, and Dr Tenney signifying their acceptance of the choice of the Academy, and their gratitude for the same, were exhibited by the Cor. g. Sec.y.
8. A Letter from Isaac Winslow Clarke, accompanying the Meteorological Observations made at Montreal, was read, and referred to the Corg. Sec.y.
9. A letter from the Rev.d Asa Packard, addressed to the Hon. S. Dexter, relating to the House Swallows, was communicated by the Cor.g. Sec.y.
10. A Letter from Edward A. Holyoke accompanying his communication and addressed to the Cor.g. Sec.y. was read and referred.

Votes.

1. That a Letter of thanks be addressed to William Croswell, for his valuable donation.
2. That the Thanks of the Academy, be signified to the Consul of France for his valuable ^donations, and that his generous offer of the Journal des Sçavans be gratefully accepted.
3. That the Cor.y Secretary write to Mr John Churchman, expressing the thanks of the Academy for his communications; -their approbation of his design of improving magnetic observations; and his applications to the Subject; and their sentiments in favour of ascertaining the magnetic variations, with accuracy, in different parts of the globe; and their wishes that he may obtain success in his proposed voyage, which may tend to perfect a discovery very useful to mankind.

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4. That a Letter of Thanks be addressed to Mst.rs Barnell, Browne, Bulfinch, Derby, Hatch, & Pintard, for their curious and valuable donation.
5. That a Letter of Thanks be addicted to the Rev.d Mr Whitman.
6. That a Letter of thanks be addressed to the Rev.d Jonathan Homer.
7. That the Thanks of the Academy be presented to the Rev.d Isaac Story, for the curious shell procured and presented by him; and that the shell be deposited, for the present, in the Museum of the University.
8. That the Thanks of the Academy be presented to Mr Isaac Winslow Clarke of Montreal; and that he be requested to desire the Gentleman, with whose Meteorological Observations, the Academy has been already favoured, to pursue the same.
9. That the report of the Agricultural Committee be accepted; and that any members of that Committee (if so disposed) be at Liberty to apply to the General Court for an act of Incorporation.
10. That the Committee for selecting papers for publication proceed immediately to examine all the communications on File; that they make such a selection as their own judgment shall direct; and deliver them to the Committee for contracting with a printer.
11. That Mr B. Guild be discharged from the Committee for contracting, it being his own desire.
12. That the Rev.d Mr Belknap, Judge Minot, and the Rev.d Dr Howard be added to said Committee.
13. That the Rev.d Dr Wigglesworth be discharged from the Committee for selecting, it being his own desire; and that the Rev.d Mr Clarke take his place.

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{{53. Meeting.}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Boston, May. 29. 1792.

The Transactions of the Last Meeting were read.

[underline] Communications.[end underline]
1. A Bill of Mortality for Fryeburg, for the year 1790. by W.m Fessenden.
2. A Bille of Mortality for Fryeburg, for the year 1791.
By Wm Fessenden.
3. A Bill of Mortality &c. for the Second Congregation at church in Marblehead, for the year 1791. by
Isaac Story.
4. Thermometrical and Astronomical Observations for the year 1791, made at York, in the county of York,
by Daniel Sewall.
5. A method for finding areas, by Elizur Wright. A.M. of Canaan Connecticut, drawn up at the request, and presented by… Ezra Styles.
6. A Bill of Mortality &c. for the East Precinct in Barnstable, for the year 1791…by Jon Mellon jun.r
7. Variation of the Magnetic Needle observed at Cambridge from Jan.y 15.. to May. 9. 1792. by
Stephen Sewall.
8. The description of a Steel-yard designed to connect the errors offhand and accident, to which the common kinds are liable….by Benj.a Dearborne.

[underline] Donations. [end underline] 1. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, for 1791. Vol. 81.st. transmitted by
Geo. Erving
2. History of New Hampshire II and iii. Vol.s presented by the Author…Jeremy Belknap.
3. A Sea-Porcupine, a Sucker-Fish, a Flamingo’s Wing, an Ostrich’s Egg-Shell, a Large Horn from the Coast of Africa; supposed to be that of the Rhinoceros, a War Club used by the Hottentotts, several pieces of Coral, and a large Centipede, given

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by .
4. The Skin of a Snake, nine Feet, and a Half in length, killed on a Plantation near Surinam. Given by Cap.t Ingraham.
5. Memoires De L’Academie Royale Des Sciences De Turin, Vol. IV presented by that Academy.
6. The [underline] Death of Chatham, by J. [end underline] S. Copley.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]
1. From S. Sahw to the Correspond.g Secretary signifying his acceptance of a Fellowship with the Academy.
2. From J. S. Copley to the same purpose.
3. From Geo. Erving to the same purpose.
4. From Daniel Sewall, accompanying his Observations.

Votes.
1. That the Agricultural Committee pay into the Treasury of the Agricultural Society, any money, which they may now have on hand, for the use of s.d Society, so far as the Academy has any authority over the same.
2. That Dr Appleton, Dr Tufts, and the Rev.d Dr Howard, be a Committee to examin Mr Guild’s Account.
3. That the Papers in Mr Guild’s hands be lodged with the contracting committee.
4. That the Committee appointed to take into consideration the subject of resignations &c, be desired to attend to the business, and report as soon as possible.
5. That Mr Dearborn’s communication be referred to the committee appointed to examine mechanical improvements.
7[sic]. That the thanks of the Academy be given to the Rev.d Mr Belknap, to MR Tate, to Capt Ingraham, to Mr Copley, and to the President of the Academy for their respective donations.

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Fellows Elected.
1. Sir William Hamilton. K. B.T. R. S.
2. The Rev.d Joseph Lathrop of West Springfield.
3. M. De. Condorcet, perpetual secretary of the French Academy.
4. John Davis Esq.r Plymouth.
5. The Rev.d John Mellen. Barnstable.

Officers Elected.
The Hon.b John Adams, L.L.D. President
The Rev.d Dr Willard..Vice President

{Counsellors.}
The Hon.b Rob.t T. Paine.
The Hon.b John Lowell.
Loammi Baldwin Esq.r
Caleb Gannett Esq.r
John Warren. M.D.
The Hon.b Benj.a Lincoln.
The Hon.b Rich.d Cranch.
The Hon.b Cotton Tufts.
The Hon.b Francis Dana.
The Rev.d Jeremy Belknap.

The Rev.d J. Clarke Rec.g. Sec.y.
Mr Eliphalet Pearson. Corg. Se.y.
Ebenezer Storer Esq.r Treasurer.
Mr Benj.a Guild V. Treasurer
The Rev John Lathrop. D.D. Lib. & Cab. Keeper.

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{{54. Meeting.}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge. 22. Aug.t 1792.

The Transactions of the Last Meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Shaw}}
1. A Bill of Mortality &c for Nantucket for 1791. by
Bez. Shaw.

{{Whitney}}
2. A Bill of Mortality &c. for Northborough for 1791. by
Peter Whitney.

{{Nash.}}
3. A Bill of Mortality &c for Montagne for 1791. by
Judah Nash.

{{Sewall}}
4. Variation of the Magnetic Needle observed at Cambridge from 17 May. 14. August. 1792. by Stephen Sewall.

{{Atwater.}}
5. Thermometrical Observations made at Westfield for the months of April, May, June, and August 1791. by Noah Atwater.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Mather}}
1. Marine Productions and Coins. by Samuel Mather

{{Storer.}}
2. Bayle’s Dictionary in 5. Vol. Folio. by Ebenezer Storer.

{{Waterhouse}}
3. A Discourse by the
Author…….. Benjamin Waterhouse.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

1. From John Davis Esq.r signifying his acceptance of a Fellowship with the Academy.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]
1. That the Thanks of the Academy be given to Mst.rs Storer, Mather, and Waterhouse for their respective donations.
2. That the Council of the Academy be authorized, and desired to inspect the list of delinquents, in regard to the payment of taxes, and excuse such as, in their judgments, may be unable to pay.

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3. That the President of the Academy, the Vice-President, the Revd Dr Howard, Mr Benjamin Guild, and the Rev.d Dr Lathrop, be a Committee to vest the Monies arising from the sale of the Books, given to this Society by the late Governour Bowdoin in the other Books to be deposited in the library of the Society, agreeably to the will of the Donor; but that the said committee first make out a list of Books to be purchased as above, and lay the same before this Society for their approbation.
4. That Judge Dana, Judge Sullivan, and Judge Paine, be a committee to revise the charter with respect to the powers vested in the academy to assess taxes on the members thereof, and to make application to the Legislature for further powers, if they may be thought necessary. Provided that no such assessment exceed the sum of Six Dollars annually. .
5. That the Committee for making inquiries into the state of manufactures in this commonwealth be desired to turn their attention to that subject, and, from time to time, to make communications to the Academy, as they shall receive in formation.
6. That the report of the committee appointed to audit Mr Guild’s accounts be accepted; and that he be allowed a commission of 5 pr Cent.

{{55th. Meeting.}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Cambridge, 14. Nov.r 1792.

The Transactions of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{S. Sewall.}}
1. Variation of the Magnetic Needle observed at Cambridge, from Augt. 14.. to.. Nov.r 2.. by… Stephen Sewall….

{{Wm Croswell.}}
2. Rules for computing Apparent time, the Altitude and Azimuth of celestial objects, and the Distance of places on the Globe… by…… Wm Croswell….

{{N. Atwater.}}
3. A Bill of Mortality for Westfield from 1. Jan.y 1782 to 1. Jan.y 1792.. by……Noah Atwater….

{{J. Lyman.}}
4. A Bill of Mortality for Hatfield from 4 March 1772. to 4 March. 1792…by…..Joseph Lyman.

5. Remarks on the extraordinary efficacy of Calomel. by…… Joseph Hamilton.

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{{J. Fiske}}
6. Extraordinary facts in the natural History of the Dog…
by…John Fiske…

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Dr Adams.}}
1. Experiments upon Vegetables by Ingenhoufz. De l’ectricité du Corps Humain. Par Bertholow. De l’ectricité Des Végétaux. by the same. presented by the President of the Academy.

{{Consul of France}}
2. Journal Des Sçavans. in 12 Numbers. for 1791……
by the Consul of France….

{{J.J. Spooner}}
3. Petrifactions found in Virgnia… by. John. J. Spooner…

{{E. Hazzard.}}
4. A collection of State Papers. in one Volume. by the compiler……..E. Hazzard.

[underline] Letters.. [end underline]

1. From Mr. Fisk to the Rev.d Dr Belknap, accompanying his communication
2. From Mr Croswell to Mr Webber, accompanying his communication.
3. From J. Cranch Esq.r of London, signifying his acceptance
4. From Mr Atwater to the Corresponding Secretary, from Mr Lyman to Mr Atwater, from MR Hamilton to the late Govr Bowdoin, from J. J. Spooner to the Hon.b Benjamin Lincoln, accompanying their respective communications.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Thanks.}}
1. Thanks to Mr E. Hazzard for his donation.
2. Thanks to the Consul of France for his donation.
3. Thanks to the President of the Academy for his donation.

{{Committee}}
4. The Committee appointed to vest the monies arising from the sale of Books given by the late Govr Bowdoin reported, voted that they proceed to make the purchase of such books as received the approbation of the Academy.

{{Committee.}}
5. That Mr Storer, Mr Gannett, and Dr Dexter, be a Committee to settle accounts with the representatives of the late Mr Benjamin Guild.

{{Committee}}
6. That the Hon.b Judge Lowell, the Rev.d Dr Belknap, and the Hon.b Judge Minot, be a Committee to contract for print the

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memoirs of the Academy, ad that they do it in numbers or a volume, as they shall judge most expedient: provided the Academy be subjected to no expence.

{{Committee}}
7. That the Vice-president, the Treasurer, and the Librarian be a committee to procure all the books approved, if the money on hand will permit: if not that they vest it according to their discretion.

{{members excised}}
8. That the Corresponding ^Secretary signify, by letter, a remission of past taxes to the following persons. Viz. The Rev.d Perez Fobes of Raynham. Nath.l Tracey Esq.r of Newbury. Andrew Oliver Esq.r of Salem. Rev.d Samuel West of Dartmouth; Hon. Timothy Edwards. Esq.r Stockbridge. the Rev.d J. J. Spooner. late of Roxbury

Meeting dissolved.

{{56. Meeting}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston. Jan.y 30. A.D. 1793

The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Vinall.}}
1. Variation of the Magnetic Needle, observed at Boston, from Jan.y. 13th. 1792 to. Jan.y. 29.th. 1793. by John Vinall…

{{Sewall.}}
2. Variation of the Magnetic Needle, observed at Cambridge, from Nov.r 2. 1792,,to,,Jany 24.th1793. by S. Sewall.

{{Sargent.}}
3. Thermometrical Observations, from the 1st Sep.r 1788,,to,,31. May 1791. made at Marietta by,, W. Sargent.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Davis.}}
1. “Flora Rustica”, a new periodical work, Six first numbers.
presented by,…..John Davis.

{{Belknap.}}
2. A Discourse in commemoration of the discover of America, by the author. Jeremy Belknap.

[double underline] Letters. [end double underline]

{{Vinall.}}
1. From J. Vinall to the Vice President of the Academy, accompanying his donation.

[double underline] Votes. [end double underline]

{{Committee.}}
1. That the Report of the Committee appointed to contract for the publication of a Second Volume of Memoirs be accepted.

{{Thanks.}
2. Thanks to Dr Belknap and Mr Davis for their

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respective donations.

{{Librarian.}}
3. That the Librarian be authorized to sell such Memoirs of the Academy as he may have on hand, provided, he can receive three dollars pr Volume.

{{Committee.}}
4. That the Committee, appointed to settle with the representatives of the late Mr Guild, take measures to obtain such volumes of the Memoirs, as are scattered about the country; that they settle with those who hold the same; and provide a place for the reception of the volumes on hand.

{{Committee} 5. That the Vice President, Mr Gannett, and Mr Webber, be a Committee to compare the respective Magnetic observations of Msr.s Sewall, and Vinall, to examine their investments, and inquire into the reason of their difference.

{{Com.tee discharged.}}
6. That all Committees hitherto appointed for the purpose of selecting papers, contracting with printers, or correcting the press be discharged.

{{Com.tee publish.g}}
7. That Mr Clarke, the Rev.d Dr Howard, and Dr Appleton be a Committee of Editors with full powers to publish a 2.d Vol. of Memoirs.

{{Mr Gannett.}}
8. That Mr Caleb Gannett perform the duty of Corresponding Secretary during the indisposition of Mr Pearson.

Elections.
As Members of the Academy.

{{Elections.}}
1. William Dandridge Peck of Kittery. 2. Mr Oliver Everett of Dorchester. 3. Benjamin Smith Barton. M.D. of Philadelphia. 4. The Rev.d James Freeman of Boston. 5. Fisher Ames, Esq.r

{{57th Meeting.}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston. 28. May 1793.

The Transactionso the last Meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Therm. Observ.}}
1. Thermometrical Observations made at Detroit from Oct 1. 1792,,to,,Jan.y. 31. 1793.

{{Therm. & Bar.}}
2. Thermometrical and Barometrical Observations, made at Quebec, from Sepr 1. 1791. ,,to,, Aug.t 31. 1792. …

{{Remarks on dying.}}
3. Remarks on the Art of Dying, together with a number of well attested receipts, relative to the subject, being the report of a Committee, appointed to inquire into it, of which the Hon. C. Tufts was Chairman.

{{Rains & Snows}}
4. An account of the Rains and Snows, which have fallen in Westfield, from Jany. 1. 1786 ,,to,, Jany. 1. 1793. by Noah Atwater.

{{Bill of Mort.y.}}
5. Bill of Mortality &c for the 2d Congreational Society of

[end page 17 | begin page 18]

Marblehead, for 1796. by Isaac Story.

{{L. Valentin.}}
6. A Dissertation on the extirpation of glandulous tumors in the neck and face, by Louis Valentin. A translation accompanied with the original in French.

{{S. Sewall.}}
7. Variation of the Magnetic Needle observed at Cambridge from Jany. 25,,1793. ,,to,, May, 16. by Stephen Sewall.

{{Dr Smith.}}
8. The injurious effects of Calomel taken in large doses in fevers proved from facts, by Dr Nathan Smith of Cornish, an extract from his letter communicated by Benjamin Waterhouse.

{{L’etombe}}
1. “Le Journal de Sçavans,” in 17. N.os and “Memoire sur le Passage par le Nord, par le Duc de Croy,” presented by M. L’etombe, Consul of France.

{{Gottingen.}}
2. “Commentationes Societatis Regia Scientianum, Gottingensis.” Vols 8, 9, 10. presented by the Society.

{{Geo. Erving}}
3. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, for the year 1792. transmitted by Geo. Erving.

{{Miss Archibald}}
4. A curious Hornets nest from the East Indies, presented by Miss Archibald.

{{Gardner Baker}}
5. A Goanna Asbestos paper made at Danbury, Connecticut, presented by Mr Gardner Baker of N. York.

{{J. B. Hollis.}}
6. A valuable collection of Prints presented by J. B. Hollis Esq.r

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Consul}}
1. From the Consul of France, accompanying his donation.

{{Erving.}}
2. From Geo. Erving Esq.r accompanying Philosophical Transactions.

{{Peck & others}}
3. From William D. Peck, Oliver Everett, James Freeman, Fisher Ames, and Joseph Lathrop, signifying their acceptance of a fellowship with the Academy

[end page 18 | begin page 19]

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Thanks}}
1. Thanks to George Erving Esquire, to the Society of Gottingen, and to Thomas B. Hollis Esq.r for their respective donations.

{{Thanks to Consul.}}
2. The thanks of the Academy to M. L’eTombe consul of France, for his valuable donation. And they particularly request the continuance of his communications, when in his own country, to which, whilst they regret his departure from this, they wish him a safe and happy return. They reflect with pleasure on his connexion with this society. And they are happy in an opportunity to assure him of their warmest approbation of his conduct in this, and in every department, so far as it has come to their knowledge.

{{committee}}
3. That Dr Dexter, Mr Gannett, and Mr Bulfinch be a Committee to audit the Treasurer’s account for the year past. They reported; and the report was accepted.

{{Librarian}}
4. That the Librarian have all the prints on hand immediately bound.

{{committee.}}
5. That no member elected after the Statute meeting in May, be subject to an assessment for that year. And that the Treasurer accommodate his accounts to this regulation.
6. That Mr Gannett, Dr Dexter, and Mr Bulfinch be a committee to audit the Treasurer’s account for the year ensuing: that they also take into consideration the services of the Treasurer; and inquire whether some compensation should not be made for those services.

{{Corg. Sec.y}}
7. That the Corresponding Secretary write to his correspondent in Quebec, requesting a particular account of the manner, in which the Thermometrical observations were made, and desiring that, in future, they may be made in the common form, if the observer has hitherto adopted a different mode.

Voted to adjourn to 3 o’Clock, P.M.

Met agreeably to adjournment, when the following Elections took place.

John Adams L.L. D. …..President.
The Rev.d Doctor Willard…..Vice President.
{Counsellors.}
The Hon.b Rob. T. Paine…….
The Hon.b John Lowell.
Loammi Baldwin Esq.r
Caleb Gannett. Esq.r
The Hon. Cotton Tufts.
The Hon. Rich.d Cranch.
The Honb. Benjamin Lincoln.
John Warner M.D.

[end page 19 | begin page 20]

{Counsellors.}
The Hon. Francis Dana.
The Rev.d Dr Belknap.

The Rev.d John Clarke. Rec.g Secy.
Mr Eliphalet Pearson…. Cor.g Sec.y.
E. Storer. Esq.r….Treasurer
C. Bulfinch Esq.r V. Treasurer
The Rev. Dr Lathrop.. Lib.n and Cab.t Keeper.

{{58. Meeting.}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge, 21. August. A.D. 1793.

Transactions of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Shaw.}}
1. A Bill of Mortality &c for Nantucket for 1792 by Bez.l Shaw.

{{Whitney.}}
A Bill of Mortality &c for Northborough for 1792 by Pel.n Whitney.

{{Mellen.}}
3. A Bill of Mortality &c for Barnstable for 1792. by John Mellen.

{{Sewall.}}
4. Variation of the Magnetic Needle, observed at Cambridge, from May 16 ,,to,, Augt. 12. 1793. by S. Sewall.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{N. York Soc.y.}}
1. Transactions of the Society, instituted in the State of New York, for the promotion of Agriculture, Arts, and Manufactures, Part. I. Presented at the request of the President of s.d Society.

{{Nat. History.}}
2. Outline of the Doctrines in Natural History, Chemistry, and Economics, which, under the patronage of the State, are now delivering in the Coll. of N. York. by Sam.l Latham Mitchill.

{{De Hupsh.}}
3. “Nouvelle Découverte, d’une Methode. de traiter tons les Hommes Décédés.” &c and “Relation Du Fameux Cabinet” &c by....Baron De Hupsh.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{S. Jones.}}
1. From Samuel Jones, Sec.y. of the Agricultural Society in New-York, accompanying the Transactions.

{{Heyne.}}
2. From Heyne, Professor, Secretary of the R. Society of Gottingen.

{{Hupsh}}
3. From Baron De Hupsh, accompanying his donation.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Thanks.}}
1. Thanks to the Agricultural Society in New-York for their donation.

[end page 20 | begin page 21]

{{memoirs}}
2. That the 1st Volume of the Memoirs of the Academy be presented to said Society.

{{Committee. to print Mem.}}
3. That Dr Aaron Dexter, the Rev.d James Freeman, and the Revd John Clarke, be a Committee, to print, at the expense of the Academy, Memoirs in the form of a 4th Pamphlet; that Five Hundred copies, containing 200 pages each, be struck off; and that the work be executed as soon as possible.

Meeting Dissolved.

{{59. Meeting.}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Nov.r 13. A.D. 1793.

Tranactions of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{S. Sewall}}
1. Variation of the Magnetic Needle observed at Cambridge, from 12. August ,,to,, 9. Nov.r 1793. By S. Sewall.

{{Therm. Obs.}}
2. Thermometrical observations, made at Detroit, from 1. Feb ,,to,, 31. of May.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Vice Presd.t}}
1. That the Vice President of the Academy be authorized to draw on the Treasurer for One Hundred and Twenty Pounds, or so much of the same as may be necessary to defray the expence of printing engravings, &c the first part of the 2.d Volume of Memoirs.

{{Librarian}}
2. That the committee deliver to the Librarian of the Academy the memoirs when printed; that the Librarian have a discretionary power to place them, for immediate sale, in the hands of such booksellers, as he shall approve; and that the retail price be 6/pr book.

{{Memoirs.}}
3 That the Librarian, immediately on receiving the books, advertise them for sale; and that the call on each member of the Academy to take his own without delay.

Meeting Dissolved.

{{60 Meeting}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Boston. 29. January. A.D. 1794.

Transactions of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Felton.}}
1. Bill of Mortality &c for Roxbury, for the years 1791, 1792, and 1792. By ……. Joshua Felton…

{{Taylor.}}
2. Description of a forward species of Wheat, lately discovered in Virginia. By…. John Taylor.

{{Webster}}
3. Observations on Dew deduced from a course of Experiments. By …… Noah Webster.

[end page 21 | begin page 22]

{{Sewall}}
4. Magnetic Observations from 10. Nov.r 1793 ,,to,, 22 Jan.y 1794. made at Cambridge. By… S. Sewall.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Thomas.}}
1. A Folio-Bible. Presented to the Academy by the Printer. J. Thomas.

{{Townsend.}}
2. Principles and Observations, applied to the manufacture and inspection of Pot and Pearl Ashes. Presented by the author……..David Townsend.

{{Haygarth.}}
3. Sketch and Correspondence of John Haygath, M.B. Granted by the author.

{{Cruft.}}
4. A Bow, with a number of Arrows from Charlotte Island in the Pacifick Ocean. Preesented by Cap.t John Cruft.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Thomas.}}
1. From Isaiah Thomas, accompanying his donation.

{{President}}
2. From the President of the Academy, accompanying Mr Taylor’s Description of Wheat.

{{Waterhouse.}}
3. From Dr Waterhouse, accompanying Haygarth’s Sketch.

{{Webster.}] 4. From Noah Webster Esq.r accompanying his communication.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Committee}}
1. Thanks to the Committee, for their care in contracting for printing of a Second Volume of Memoirs; and in superintending the publication.

{{Price Mem.rs 7/6}}
2. Concurrence with a vote of the Council; at their last meeting, recommending Seven and Six Pence as the retail price of the 1st part of 2.d Vol. of Memoirs.

{{Thomas &c}}
3. Thanks to Mss.rs Thomas Haygarth, Townsend, and Craft, for their respective donations: and that the Corresponding Secretary signify the same.

{{Atwater}}
4. That Mr Atwater’s Obserations on Comets be loaned to Mr Webber, he giving his receipt to the Secretary.

[end page 22 | begin page 23]

{{Treasurer}}
5. That the money arising from the Sale of Memoirs be paid into the hands of the Treasurer.

Meeting dissolved.

{61.st Meeting.}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston. 27. May. A.D. 1794.

The Transactions of the last meeting was [sic] read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Sewall.}}
1. Magnetick Observations from 23d,, of Jan.y. to,, 19th of May. 1794, made at Cambridge. By……S. Sewall.

{{Newel.l}}
2. Bill of Mortality for the town of Stow, for nineteen years, beginning at 1775. By…..Jonathan Newell.

{{Newell.}}
3. Quantity of Rain at Stow from 19. May. 1791,,to,,1.Jany. 1794. observed by………..Jonathan Newell.

{{Cutler.}}
4. A description of a singular Natural Production in which one part appears to be a Plant, and the other an Insect, accompanied with a specimen. By…M. Cutler.

{{Fobes.}}
5. The description and use of a New-constructed Orrery. By Peres Fobes.

{{Fobes.}}
6. The description of a Telescopical Eye. By Peres Fobes…

{{Fobes.}}
7. The description of an unusual Depression of the Human Stomach. By…..Peres Fobes….

{{Pickering.}}
8. A singular Astronomical Phenomenon. Observed by J. Pickering.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Royal Society}}
1. Transactions of the Royal Society for 1793. Presented by the Society.

{{J. Andrews.}}
2. A specimen of Soap Stone. By John Andrews……

{{Belknap.}}
3. American Biography, Vol. 1. By the author, J. Belknap.

{{Ebeling.}}
4. American Geography, Vol. 1. By the author, C. D. Ebeling.

[end page 23 | begin page 24]

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Erving.}}
1. From Geo. Erving Esq.r accompanying the Transactions of the Royal Society.

{{Presid.t}}
2. From the President of the Academy to the Rev.d Doctor Cutler, enclosing a letter from Mr Taylor, explanatory of his account of wheat.

{{Pickering.}}
3. Two Letters from the Hon.b John Pickering of Ports.m accompanying his communication: addressed to the V. President

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Thanks to Ebeling.}}
1. That the Thanks of the Academy; and the First Number of the II. Vol. of their Memoirs be presented to Mr Ebeling.

{{Dr Belknap}}
2. The Thanks of the Academy to the Rev.d Dr Belknap.

{{Directions to C. Dilly.}}
3. That 50 copies of the 1st Part of the II. Vol. of Memoirs be sent to Charles Dilly of London: that the price of each book be 4/6 Sterling; and that the 1t Vol. now in his hands be retailed at 9/. Sterling.

{{Com.tee}}
4. That the Report of the Com.tee appointed to examine the Treasurer’s Acc.ts be accepted.

Adjourned to 3 o’Clock P. M.

[underline] Officers Elected. [end underline]
John Adams. L.L.D. President
Joseph Willard D.D. Vice-President

[underline] Counsellors. [end underline]

{{Counsellors}}
The Hon.b Robert T. Paine.
The Hon.b John Lowell.
The Hon.b Francis Dana.
The Hon.b Rich.d Cranch.
The Hon.b Benjamin Lincoln.
The Hon.b Cotton Tufts.
Caleb Gannett, Esq.r
Loammi Baldwin Esq.r
John Warner M.D.
The Rev.d John Clarke

[end page 24 | begin page 25]

The Rev.d John Clarke. Recg. Sec.y.
Mr Eliphalet Pearson. Cor.g. Se.y.
Mr Ebenezer Storer. Treasurer.
Mr Charles Bulfinch. Vice Treasurer.
The Rev.d Dr Lathrop. Lib.n and Cab.t Keeper.

[underline] Fellows Elected. [end underline]

{{Fellows}}
Charles Vaughn Esq.r of Boston.
The Rev.d James Maddison [sic] D.D. President of William and Mary College in Virginia.
Lewis Valentine, Physician of the Corps and Armies in S.t Domingo.
John Frederick Blumenbach M.D. Professor of Medicine, in the University of Gottingen.
Mr Benjamin Dearborn of Boston.
Nathaniel Appleton Esquire of Boston.

{{Committee.}}
Voted, that the Rev.d John Prince of Salem, Mr Professor Webber, Loammi Baldwin Esq.r the Rev.d Doctor Cutler, and General Cobb be a Committee to inspect Mr Fobes’s ^orrery and Pantometron, or universal mechanical measure.

Meeting dissolved.

{{62. Meeting.}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge. 20. Aug.t A.D. 1794.

Transactions of the Last Meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Sewall}}
1. Variation of the Magnetic Needle, observed at Cambridge, from 19. May,, to 18. Aug.t By S. Sewall..

{{Shaw.}}
2. Bill of Mortality for Nantucket, from 1793 ,,to,, 1794. By Bez. Shaw.

{{Mellen.}}
3. Bill of Mortality for East Precinct in Barnstable, from 1 Jany. 1793. to 1 Jany. 1794. By John Mellen.

[end page 25 | begin page 26]

{{Dearborn.}}
4. A Musical Board for the benefit of the Blind. By. B. Dearborn.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{State-Papers.}}
The Second Volume of Hazard’s Collection of Papers. Presented by the author.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Vinall}}
From Mr Vinall, requesting to withdraw his papers.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Com.tee}}
1. That the Committee, appointed to examine Mr Vinall’s instruments, be desired to attend to that business and report

{{Memoirs}}
2. That the 1st part of the 2.d Volume of Memoirs be sent to the several literary societies to which the 1st Volume has been transmitted.

{{President.}}
3. That the 1st Vol. and 1st part of the 2.d Vol. be sent to the President of the United States.

4. That the meeting of the Academy be dissolved.

At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge, 12. Nov.r 1794.

The transactions of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Sewall.}}
1. Variation of the Magnetic Needle, observed at Cambridge, from 18. Aug.t to. 5. Nov.r By S. Sewall.

{{Dearborn.}}
2. Description of a Thermoscope; invented by B. Dearborn.
3. Specimen of an English Grammar. By B. Dearborn.

{{Waterhouse}}
4. An account of the Medicinal Spring in Saratoga.
By B. Waterhouse.

[end page 26 | begin page 27]

{{Peck.}}
5. A description of four curious fishes, accompanied with an elegant drawing of the same. By W.D. Peck of Kittery.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Cranch.}}
1. A specimen of Iron Spikes and Nails so prepared as to be proof against [underline] Corrosion [end underline]. Prepared by John Cranch of London.
2. A book descriptive of the above. By the same.

{{Waterman.}}
3. The Child’s Instructor. Vol. 1. By the author, Foster Waterman.

{{Morse.}}
4. Specimen of Earths, found near Saratoga, and an Alligator’s Egg. By….Jed.h Morse……

{{Rand}}
5. Sharp’s Description of Utensils in Husbandry. By. Isaac Rand.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Peck.}}
1. From W. D. Peck, accompanying his communication.

{{Valentine.}}
2. From M. Valentine, announcing his acceptance of a membership of the Academy; and requesting a list of its members.

{{Waterhouse.}}
3. From B. Waterhouse, accompanying his donation.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Cranch &c}}
1. Thanks to the Mess.rs Cranch, Waterman, and Rand, for their respective donations.

{{Valentine.}}
2. Compliance with M. Valentine’s request.

{{Com.tee}}
3. That the report of the Committee, respecting the Treasurer, be referred to a future meeting.
4. That the report of the Committee, appointed to compare Mess.rs Sewall’s and Vinall’s Magnetic Observations be accepted.
5. That the above Committee be requested to pursue the comparison, and that they be furnished with the Observations of Mess.rs Sewall and Vinall, for that purpose.

{{Com.tee}}
6. That the Vice-President, Mr Gannett, and Mr Webber, be a Committee to examine the ^act of the Legislature, lately passed, with intent to produce a survey of the several towns in the State, in order to an accurate survey of the State; and that they suggest what further

[end page 27 | begin page 28]

provision may be necessary to effect this purpose: and that they consider them oft early, cheap, and expeditious method of doing this, taking the present act as a basis.

7. That the meeting of the Academy be dissolved.

{{64. Meeting.}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston. 28th Jany. A.D. 1795.

The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]
The model of a Bridge. By. Benj.a Dearborn.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Winthrip.}}
1. Memoirs of the Medical Society of London, vol. III. Presented by Dr Amos Winthrip.

{{Dumas}}
2. Observationes Chirurgico-Obstetrico-Anataomico-Medicae. Presented by Cros. Dumas.

{{D.o}}
3. Barlow’s Avis aux Ordres Privilégiés. Presented by Dumas.

{{D.o}}
4. Ouvres Philosophiques, De M.J. Hemsterhuis. 2. Vol.s Presented by Dumas.

{{Do}}
5. Commentarius in Apocalypsin Joannis, by Jo. Godofr Eichhorn. Presented by Dumas.

{{Acad. of Turin.}}
6. Memoirs De L’Académie Royale Des Sciences at Turin. Annes. 1790-1791. Presented by the Academy.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

1. From Cros. Dumas, accompanying his donations.
2. From Mr David Hosack for his, accompanying the Turin Memoirs.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]
1. Thanks to Dr Winship and M. Dumas for their respective donations.
2. Thanks to Mr Hojack for his care of the Turin Memoirs.
3. That said Memors be bound.
4. That the report of the Committee appointed to compare Mssrs Sewall’s & Vinall’s Observations be accepted.
5. That the report of the Committee, relative to a Survey o the Commonwealth, be accepted.

[end page 28 | begin page 29]

6. That the Hon.b Judge Lowell and Judge Paine be joined to said Committee; and that they present the above report to the General Court.
7. That the memoirs of the American Academy be transmitted to the Asiatic & Bath Societies.
8. That Mr Dearborn’s Model of a Bridge be submitted to the examination of the Committee appointed to inspect mechanical productions.

At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Boston, 26. May. A.D. 1795.

The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{J. Winthrop.}}
1. From James Winthrop Esq.r relative to objections made to the conclusiveness of his reasonings, in a paper published in the First part of the Second Vol. of Memoirs, and in refutiation of such objections.

{{Sewall.}}
2. Variation of the Magnetic Needle, observed at Cambridge, from 6. Nov.r 1794 ,,to,, May. 22. 1795. By. S. Sewall…

{{Shaw.}}
3. Bill of Mortality for Nantucket, for 1794. By B. Shaw.

{{Fobes.}}
4. Description of a Pantometron, or universal mechanical measure……. By Peres Fobes.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Washington.}}
1. From the President of the United States, thanking the Academy for the Memoirs.

{{Maddison [sic]}}
2. From Bishop Maddison [sic], announcing his acceptance of a membership with the Academy; and expressing his gratitude for the honour conferred on him.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

1. The committee, appointed to audit the Treasurer’s accounts, reported: voted, that the report be accepted.

[end page 29 | begin page 30]

{{Treasurer.}}
2. Thanks of the Aacademy to the late Treasurer ^Ebenezer Storey Esqr for his long and faithful services.

{{Com.tee}}
3. That the report of the Committee, appointed to examine Mr Dearborn’s bridge be accepted.

[underline] Fellow Elected. [end underline]
1. The Hon.b Judge Dawes
2. Mr Thomas Welsh of Boston. M.D.
3. Mr Benjamin Waterhouse of Cambridge. M.D. Professor

Adjourned to 3. O’Clock. P.M.

[double underline] Votes [end double underline]

{{Dilly.}}
1. That Mr Charles Dilly be desired to sell the Memoirs now in his hands, at such a price as his judgment shall direct.

{{Comtee.}}
2. That there be a Committee appointed in the Three Southern Counties, the Three Western Counties, the Five Eastern Counties, and the Four Middle Counties, to inquire into the state of new arts and manufactures, which have been introduced, the time of the introduction of each, and the means which may be had for the improvement of the same; the above committee to make an annual report to the Academy at their meeting. Agreeably to this [strikethrough] report [end strikethrough] ^Vote, the following persons were chosen:
{{Baylis Fobes Davis}}
For the Southern Counties.
Doctor Baylis. Dighton
The Rev.d Doctor Fobes. Reynham
Mr John Davis. Plymouth

{{Lincoln Lapthrop Edwards}}
For the Western Counties.
The Hon.b Judge Lincoln. Worcester
The Rev.d Doctor Lathrop of W. Springfield.
The Hon.b Timothy Edwards. N. Hampton.

{{Sewall Little Deane}}
For the Eastern Counties.
The Hon.b Judge Sewall. York
The Rev.d Mr Little. Wells
The Rev.d Dr Deane. Portland

[end page 30 | begin page 31]

{{J. Sullivan. Tufts. Prince. Cranch. Baldwin. Reed.}}
For the Middle Counties.
The Hon.b Judge Sullivan. Boston
The Hon.b Cotton Tufts. Weymouth.
The Rev.d Mr Prince. Salem
The Honb. Judge Cranch. Quincy.
Loammi Baldwin Esq.r Worcester
Mr Nathan Reed of Salem added May 24th, 1796.

3. That Mr Gannett, The Rev.d Dr Howard, the Revd Dr Lathrop, be a committee to carry into effect, Article 5th. of Chap.r V. of the Statutes of the Academy.
4. That Mr Read of Salem be jointed to the Committee formerly raised to inspect Mr Fobes’s Pantometron.

{{Officers.}}
[underline] Officers Elected. [end underline]
John Adams. L.L.D. President.
Joseph Willard. D.D. Vice-President

Counsellors.
The Hon.b Judge Paine.
The Hon.b Judge Dana.
General Lincoln
The Hon.b Judge Lowell.
The Hon.b Cotton Tufts.
The Hon.b Judge Cranch
Loammi Baldwin Esq.r
John Warren. M.D.
Caleb Gannet Esq.r
The Rev.d John Clarke

[in pencil] {{resigned declines) next two}}
John Clarke Rec.g Sec.y.
Mr Professor Pearson. Corresp.g Sec.y.
The Hon.b Judge Minor Treasurer
Charles Bulfinch Esq.r Vice Treasurer.
The Rev.d Dr Lathrop. Lib. and Cab.t Keeper.

[end page 31 | begin page 32]

{{66th Meeting}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Cambridge. 19. Aug.t 1795.

The Transactions of the Past Meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{S. Sewall.}}
1. Variation of the magnetic needle from May 22d to Aug 12th, 1795, observed by [underline] S. Sewall. [end underline]

{{S. Story.}}
2. Remarks on the rules for extracting the square root. By [underline] Isaac Story. [end underline]

{{J. Mellen}}
3. Bill of mortality for 1794 for Barnstable. By [underline] John Mellen. [end underline]

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Ebeling}}
1. [underline] Ebelings’ [end underline] Geography Vol. 2.d By the Author

{{N. Fiske}}
2. Sermons. By [underline] Nathan Fiske [end underline] D.D.

{{Roy.l Society.}}
3. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in London.

{{B. Dearborn.}}
4th The Columbian Grammar. By the author [underline] Benj.n Dearborn. [end underline]

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{I. Story}}
1. From [underline] Isaac Story [end underline]; accompanying his communication.

{{G. B. Minott}}
2. From [underline] Judge Minott [end underline]; signifying the impossibility of his accepting the office of treasurer of the academy.

[underline] Officers elected. [end underline]

{{Officers.}}
[in pencil]

{{declines [illegible]}}
1. Revd [underline] Doctr Howard [end underline] Treasurer, in the place of [underline] Judge Minott [end underline] resigned.
2. [underline] Benjamin Dearborn [end underline], Recording Secretary, in the place of [underline] Revd John Clarke [end underline], who resigned.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Thanks to Fiske and Ebeling.}}
1. Thanks to [underline] Doctr Fiske [end underline] and [underline] Professor Ebeling [end underline], for their respective donations.

{{Committee, Cranch & Clarke added}}
2. That [underline] General Cobb [end underline] be discharged from the committee for examining [underline] Doctr Fobes’s [end underline] Pantometron, and that Honble [underline] Judge Cranch [end underline] and [underline] Revd M.r Clarke [end underline] be added to said Committee.

3. That this meeting be dissolved

[end page 32 | begin page 33]

{{67th Meeting.}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge, November 11th, 1795

The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{S. Sewall.}}
1. Variation of the magnetic Needle from Aug 12th to Novr, 1795 observed by Stephen Sewall.

{{Blumenbach.}}
2. An [Hon] of sundry donations, from Professor Blumenbach.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{President Adams.}}
1. General View of the Agricultre of the northern counties and islands of Scotland. Presented by the President of the Academy.

{{Willm Jones.}}
2. An Illustration and Mensuration of Solid Geometry, and catalogue of Instruments. Presented by the Editor, William Jones.

{{Langworthy. President Adams}}
3. A sample of blanch’d nails and a Volume entitled “An Attempt to promote the commercial interests of Great Britain” by William Langworthy. Presented by the President of the Academy.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Blumenbach.}}
1. From Professor Blumenbach announcing his acceptance, of a membership with the Academy, and expressing his thanks for the honour.

{{B. Waterhouse.}}
2. From Doctr Benjamin Waterhouse announcing his acceptance of a membership with the Academy.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{return’d May 24.1796}}
1. That Rev.d President Willard be permitted to borrow from the files of the academy, Mr Winthrop’s Vindication of his Duplication of the Cube.

{{Presdt Adams.}}
2. Thanks to President Adams, Mr Jones and Mr Longworthy for their respective donations.

{{Jn Cranch Esq.r}}
3. Thanks to John Cranch Esq.r of London, for his mediation reporting Mr Langworthy’s donation

{{Mr Langworthy.}}
4. That the 1st Vol. and the 1st part of the 2d Vol. of the memoirs of the academy be presented to Mr Langworthy.

{{Prof.r Blumenbach.}}
5. That Professor Blumenbach be informed that any of the donations he proposes to make will be acceptable to the academy.

{{Doctr Fobes.}}
6. That the report of the committee for examining Doctr Fobes’s Orrery and Pantometron be accepted and thanks of the academy to them for their attention to the business.

{{Doctr Howard & Chas Bulfinch.}}
7. That Doctr Howard having refused accepting the office of Treasurer, the Vice Treasurer be requested to take into custody the books, papers, and monies, in the hands of the Treasurer, according to statute.

8. That this meeting be dissolved

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{{68th Meeting.}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston, January 27th, 1796.

The transactions of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Joseph Barrell.}}
1st. Thermometrical observations for the year 1795 accompanied with an account of the number of showers and storms and the depth of rain which fell in each, throughout the years 1794 and 1795, and an account of the number of snow-storms from the year 1786 to 1796 from Josh Barrell Esqr.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Medical Society}}
1st. From the Massachusetts Medical Society, expressing their thanks for a book presented by the Academy.

{{An Irishman.}}
2d. From a writer who styles himself “An Irishman” correcting supposed errors in the Mill Wright or Miller’s Guide, published by Oliver Evans.

[underline] Officer elected. [end underline]

{{Thos Welsh.}}
Doctor Thomas Welsh Treasurer in the place of Revd Doctr Howard who declined serving.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]
1st. That the recording secretary be desired to write a letter in answer to one addressed to him, with the signature of “An Irishman”; informing the author that the Academy will be glad to receive any communications he will make.
2d That this meeting be dissolved.

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{{69th Meeting.}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston, May 24th, 1796.

The transactions of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Jon.a Newell.}}
1st Bill o mortality for Stow, for 1795, and an account of the depth of Rain in the same year, by Revd Jonathan Newell.

{{S. Sewall.}}
2.d Variation of the magnetic needle from Jany 27th to May 16th 1796 by Stephen Sewall.

{{Doct.r Fobes.}}
3d Report of Revd Doctr Fobes, one of the committee, respecting the introduction and state of the new arts in the Southern Counties.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Professor Luzac.}}
1st Two Books from Professor Luzac entitled “Observationes in Euripidis Maxime Hippolytum.” and “Dissortatio Literaria de Astracismo Atheniensium, quam annuente sumnio numine” &c

{{William Hill.}}
2d The following books presented by Mr William Hill viz.
Treatise on the nature of Influx.
Doctrine of the New Jerusalem concerning the Lord.
Ditto – Ditto concerning the Sacred Scriptures.
Ditto of Life.
Aphorisms of Wisdom.
Heavenly doctrine, New Jerusalem.
Dialogues.
Angelic Wisdom concerning the divine & divine Wisdom part 1st.
Ditto – Ditto – Ditto – part 2d.
Arcana Caelestia. 1st. N.o

{{Doct.r Jno Warren}}
3d Address on the death of Honble Thomas Russell Esq.r presented by the Author Doctr John Warren.

{{Professor Blumenbach}}
4th A book entitled “De Ni Vitali Sanguini Neganda” &c. presented by the Author Professor Blumenbach.

{{Royal Society.}}
5th 1st and 2d parts of the transactions of the Royal Society, London for 1795, Presented by the Society.

{{Asiatic Society.}}
6th Four elegant quarto volumes in red morocco, gilt, entitled “Asiatic Reseraches,” Presented by the Asiatic Society.

{{Judge Sullivan.}}
7th The History of the District of Maine.” Presented by Honble Judge Sullivan.

{{John Beath.}}
8th. A number of Ores, &c, presented by Mr John Beath viz.
No1. Lead Ore from Whitby.
No2. Tin Ore from the District of Maine.
No3. Copper Ore from Nova Scotia.

No4.

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{{John Beath.}}
No4. Native Copper from Nova Scotia.
No5. Crystallisations from ditto.
No6. Onyx from ditto.
No7. Block Lead from ditto.
No8. Fluor Spar from England.
No9. Vitrification from Gay Head.
No10. Jet
No11. Iron Ore from Nova Scotia.
No12. Blue Paper bleached with dephlogisticated acid of Scheele.
No13. A Shrew Mouse from Nova Scotia.
No14. A Medal of Augustus Duke of Saxony 1586.

[underline] Letters. [end underline]

{{Professor Luzac.}}
1.st Professor Luzac (in French) accompanied with his donation.

{{Ebenr Storer Esq.r}}
2.d From Ebenezer Storer Esqr (late Treasurer) accompanied with a receipt by Doctr Welsh (the present Treasurer) for property received belonging to the Academy. NB The above are filed with the President, according to Statues.

{{Asiatic Society}}
3.d From Edmund Morris, Secretary of the Asiatic Society accompanied with their donations.

{{Forney.}}
4.th From “Forney” (in French) to the Cor Secy dated Berlin Sept 17th, 1795.

{{Medical Society.}}
5.th From the “Medical Society London, Sept. 30th, 1795.

{{Royal Society.}}
6. From the Royal Society London, Feby 15th, 1796 accompanied with their donation.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Vote of Thanks}}
1.st Thanks to Professor Luzac, Mr John Beath, Mr William Hill, Doctr John Warren, Honble Judge Sullivan, and the Asiatic and Royal Societies London for their respective donations. Also to Professor Blumenbach.

{{Doct.r Lathrop}}
2.d That the Rev.d Doct.r Lathrop be empowered to dispose of the volumes of the monthly review, in the most advantageous manner he can.

{{Vote for a Petition to the Legislature.}}
3.d That a Committee be appointed to prefer a Pettiion to the Honourable Legislature of this Common Wealth, that the Academy may be accommodated with an apartment in the new State House, for their Library and Museum.

{{Committee}}
4th That the Committee for the above mentioned purpose be the Honble Judge Sullivan, the Honble Judge Paine, and the Revd Doctr Lathrop.

[end page 36 | begin page 37]

{{Vote for a Catalogue}}
5th That a Committee ^be appointed to assist the Revd Doctr Lathrop in preparing a Catalogue of the Books belonging to the Academy, and to have it printed; and that the Committee employ such assistance as they shall find necessary in the business.

{{Committee}}
6th That the Revd Doctr Clarke and Benjamin Dearborn be a Committee for the purpose abovementioned, and that they be instructed to insert the name sof the Donors against each work.

7th That the Revd Doctr Fobes be requested to prepare a Copy of his Report on the state of new arts for the press, and that it be published. 8th That this meeting be adjourned to 3 o’clock p.m.

{{Officers.}}
At the Adjournment.
Officers elected.
John Adams L.L.D. President
Joseph Willard D.D. Vice President

{Counsellors.}
The Honble Judge Dana
The Honble Judge Paine
The Honble Benjamin Lincoln
The Honble Judge Lowell
The Revd Doctr Lathrop
John Warren M.D.
The Revd Doctor Clarke
Caleb Gannett Esq.r
The Honble Cotton Tufts
Mr Professor Webber

Benjamin Dearborn Recording Secretary
Mr Professor Pearson Corresponding Secretary.
Thomas Welsh M.D Treasurer
Revd James Freeman Vice President
Revd Doctr Lathrop Librarian and Cabinet Keeper.

Votes.

{{Nathan Reed.}}
1st That Mr Nathan Reed of Salem be added to the Committee respecting the Arts, for the middle Counties.

{{Rec. Secy to furnish Copy of Vote.}}
2d That the Recording Secretary be directed to furnish every member of the Committee respecting the Arts, with a copy of the vote passed last May.
3d That this meeting be dissolved

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{{70th Meeting.}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge Aug 24th, 1796.

The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

Communications.

{{J. Mellon jr.}}
1.st Bill of mortality for Barnstable (East Precinct) for the year 1795. By Revd John Mellen jun.r

{{S. Sewall}}
2.d Variation of the magnetic needle from May 16th to Aug 20th, 1796. By Mr Stephen Sewall.

{{P. Fobes}}
3.d Extraordinary case in midwifery, read by Revd Doctr Fobes, but and put on the files.

Donations.

{{President Adams}}
1.st A volume entitled “Outlines of the 15th chapter of the proposed general report from the Board of Agriculture, on the subject of manures. By Robert Somerville of Haddinton. Presented by President Adams.

{{John Lathrop jun.r}}
2.d 1st vol of “The Nightingal, or a Melange de Literature; a periodical publication.” Presented by the editor John Lathrop jun.r

{{Job Wheaten.}}
3.d Sundries as follow, viz
A piece of white cloth, and a piece of spotted do from Otahoik, fine cord – gourd – large cord – dolphin hook; from Owyhee. water basket – belt- yarn of mountain Sheep, - from Cross Sound. strips of Sea Otter Skin from the North West Coast. Presented by master Job Wheaten.

{{Benj.a White.}}
4.th The Jawbone of a hammer headed Shark, with the various rows of teeth. Presented by Capt. Benjamin White.

{{James Browne.}}
5.th Part of the head of a fish call’d the Green Mullet from the coast of Surinam. Presented by master James Brown.

6.th Large Wasp’s nest, from Surinam. By Capt. Bellingham Watts.

Elections

{{Members elected. NB Those mark’d thus, [checkmark] have accepted and Certificates are represented.}}

{Members.}
[checkmark] 1.st Rev.d Joseph M Keen of Beverly
[checkmark] 2.d Rev.d Peter Tacker of Boston D.D.
[checkmark] 3.d Rev.d Jedediah Morse of Charlestown D.D.
[checkmark] 4th Doctr Isaac Rand of Boston

Votes

[end page 38 | begin page 39]

Votes.

{{Thanks}}
1.st That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Gentlemen whose donations have been presented at this meeting.

{{Paper taken from the files.}}
2.d That the committee of the Agricultural Society be permitted to take from the files the Hon’ble John Taylor’s communications respecting the raising of a particular species of Wheat, for publication. NB The above communications were taken, and return’d.

{{Committee for publishing.}}
3.d That a committee be appointed for the publication of the second part of the second volume of the memoirs of the Academy, and that they be authorized to select papers from the files of the Academy, and also to call on the members and other gentlemen to supply further communications respecting the objects of their enquiries.

{{Names of the Committee}}
4.th That the Hon’ble Judge Winthrop, Revd James Freeman, Benjamin Dearborn, Revd Doctr Belknap, Revd Doctr Clarke, and John Warren M.D. be a committee for the above purpose.

5.th That this meeting be dissolved.

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{{71st Meeting.}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Cambridge Novr 9th, 1796.

The transactions of the last meeting were read.

Communication.

{{B. Dearborn.}}
Respecting a Municipal Committee, for devising, receiving, and publishing measures for the good of the public. by Benj.a Dearborn.

Donations.

{{Count Rumford.}}
1st Five thousand dollars in the three per cent funds of the United States, By the Count of Rumford.
NB The above sum is not yet realized, but a letter from the Count, which was read at this meeting announced the donation
2d A vol. entitled “Essays, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, by the Count of Rumford. By the Author.
3d Count Rumford’s bust. Presented by Himself.

{{Revd Dr. Morse.}}
4.th Books and pamphlets as follow, viz. “American Universal Geography,” 2 vols. “Geography made easy.” “Elements of Geography” “Thanksgiving Sermon in 1795” and “Sermon on the death of the Honble Thomas Russell.” Presented by the Author Revd Jedidiah Morse D.D.

Elections.

{{Members elected. NB Those mark’d thus, [checkmark] have accepted and Certificates are represented.}}

{Members.}
[checkmark] 1.st Christopher Gore Esqr of Waltham
[checkmark] 2.d Thomas Brattle Esqr of Cambridge.
[checkmark] 3.d William Spooner of Boston M.D.
[checkmark] 4th Revd David Tappan of Cambridge D.D.

Letters.

{{[in pencil] Rumford 1}}
1.st From Count Rumford, London July 12th, 1796.

Votes.

{{Thanks}}
1.st Thanks to Count Rumford, for his donations.
2.d Thanks to Revd Doct.r Morse, for his donations.

{{Postage of Letters.}}
3.d That the postage of letters addressed to the officers of the Academy, be paid by the Academy.

{{Dearborn}}
4.th That Mr Dearborn’s communication lie on the files at present.

{{Catalogue.}}
5.th That 500 copies of the catalogue be printed.
6. That ten dollars be allowed for writing the catalogue.
7.th That this meeting be dissolved.

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{{72d Meeting.}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Boston January 25th, 1797.

The transactions of the last meeting were read.

Communications.

{{Revd Jona Newell}}
1.st Bill of mortality for the town of Stow, from 1794 to 1796, inclusive, and the quantity of water which fell in Stow, from Jany. 1796 to Jany 1797. By Revd Jonathan Newell.

{{Joshua Felton.}}
2.d Bill of mortality for Roxbury, from 1794 to 1796, inclusive. By Deacn Joshua Felton.

{{Stephn Sewall.}}
3.d Variation of the magnetic needle from Nov 4th, 1796, to Jany. 1797. By Mr Stephen Sewall.

{{J. Greenleaf Esqr.}}
4.th A Proposition for an experiment to produce Salt Petre from Pot-Ash By Josh Greenleaf Esq.r

{{L. Baldwin Esqr}}
5.th Observations on the Electrical Rod, with a proposition for improving it, and a specimen of the design. By Loammi Baldwin Esq.

Donations.

{{Edwd Bancroft}}
1.st A vol. entitled “Experimental Researches concerning the philosophy of permanent colours, Vol. 1” By Edward Bancroft M.D. Presented by the Author.

{{A. Fothergill.}}
2.d a Pamphlet entitled “An Essay on the abuse of spiritous liquors &c. by A. Fothergill M.D. F.R.S. Presented by the Author.

{{Dr S. Mitchell}}
3.d A Vol. entitled” Transactions of the Society instituted in the State of New York, for the promotion of Agriculture, Arts and Manufactures, part 2d” Presented by Doctr Samuel Mitchell.

Elections.

{{Members elected. NB Those mark’d thus, [checkmark] have accepted and Certificates are represented.}}

{Members.}
1.st Sir John Sinclair, Baronet, President of the board of agriculture, established by act of Parliament in Great Britain.
[checkmark] 2.d Doctr John Halliburton of Hallifax, Nova Scotia

Letters.

{{J. Greenleaf Esqr}}
1st From Joseph Greenleaf Esqr on making Salt Petre from Pot Ash.

{{Saml Mitchell}}
2.d From Doctr Saml Mitchell, New York, with a Vol. (see Donations.)

{{Thos Brattle Esqr}}
3d From Thos Brattle Esqr, Cambridge, accepting his election.

{{Revd David Tappan}}
4th From Revd David Tappan, Cambridge, accepting his election

{{Deacn J.Felton}}
5.th From Deacon Joshua Felton, Roxbury, with bill of mortality.

{{Revd Jona Newell.}}
6th From Revd Jonathan Neewell, Stow, with bill of mortality and an account of the quantity of water which fell in Stow from Jany 1796 to January 1797.

[end page 41 | begin page 42]

Votes

{{Doctr Bancroft}}
1st That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Doctr Bancroft for his donation.

{{Doctr Fothergill}}
2.d That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Doctr Fothergill for his donation.

{{Doctr Mitchell}}
3.d That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Doctr Mitchell for his donation.

{{Professr of Chymistry}}
4th That the Professor of Chymistry be requested to make an experiment on the subject contained in Justice Greenleafe’s letter of May 31st, 1796.

{{Obituaries committed.}}
5.th That the several obituaries that have been communicated to the Academy be committed to the Revd Joseph Mc Keen for the purpose of continuing and perfecting the calculations respecting the expectation of life, at different periods in this country, and such other purposes as they may be adapted to answer. Also that he report any amendments to the formulae for billso fmortality now in use; and that Mr McKeen be also desired to report an abstract, which shall exhibit at one view, the places and times of observation, the number of deaths at each place, of each age, as nearly as every ten years, and the amount of the number for each age, at all the places of observation.

{{Report referred}}
6.th That the report of the committee for publication be referred to the next meeting of the Academy.

{{Copies to be sent}}
7.th That the Librarian send twenty five copies of the first volume of the memoirs of the Academy, and fifty copies of the first part of the second volume to Philadelphia for Sale, and as many to New York.

8.th That this meeting be dissolved.

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{{73d Meeting}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences at Boston, Tuesday May 30th, 1797

The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

Communications.

{{S. Sewall.}}
1.st Variation of the magnetic needle from Jany 24th, 1797 to May 22d, 1797. By Mr Stephen Sewall.

{{Dr Warren.}}
2.d Medical observations on the bilious remittent fever of 1796 By John Warren M.D.

{{Judge Winthrop.}}
3.d Astronomical observations on the extent of the Solar System, and distances of the fixed stars By the hon. Judge Winthrop.

{{J. Greenleaf. Esq.r}}
4.th A Proposition for making Salt Petre from Pot Ash. By Joseph Greenleaf Esq.r

Donations.

{{Doct.r Rand.}}
1st The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, 4 vol. folio Presented by Doctr Isaac Rand.

{{President Adams.}}
2d Agricultural Enquiries on Plaster of Paris by Richd Peters 1 vol 4to Presented by President Adams

Elections

{{Members elected.}}
1.st Edward Bancroft, M.D. F.R.S. London
2.d Samuel L. Mitchill of New York M.D.
3.d Rev.d Timothy Dwight D.D. President of Yale College.

at the Adjournment p.m.

{{Officers.}}
His Excellency John Adams Esq.r L.L.D. President
Rev.d Joseph Willard L.L.D. Vice President

{Counsellors}
The Honb.le Judge Paine
Hon. Judge Dana
Hon. Benj.a Lincoln
Hon. Judge Lowell
Revd Doctr Lathrop
John Warren M.D.
Revd Doctr C. Clarke
Mr Caleb Gannett
Hon. Cotton Tufts
Mr Professor Webber

Benjamin Dearborn Recording Secretary
Mr Professor Pearson Corresponding Secretary
Thomas Welsh M.D. Treasurer.
Revd Doctr Lathrop Librarian and Cabinet Keepr.
Revd Jame Freeman Vice Treasurer.

[end page 43 | begin page 44]

Letters.

1. From Joseph Greenleafe Esq.r, on the subject of making Salt Petre [sic] from Pot Ash.

Votes.

{{Presidt Adams.}}
1st Thanks to President Adams for his Donation.

{{Doctr Rand.}}
2.d Thanks to Doctr Isaac Rand for his Donation.

{{Certificates printed}}
3.d That the secretary have one hundred certificates printed.

{{Doctr Warren}}
4.th That Doctr Warren’s medical communication on the bilious remittent fever of 1796 be published in some of the Newspapers.

{{Come to audit accounts.}}
5.th That Doctr Dexter, Mr Everett, and Mr Freeman be a committee to audit the treasurer’s accounts, and that they be desired to report at the next meeting of the Academy.

{{Come to alter Statutes}}
6th That President Willard, Mr Gannett and Doctr Dexter be a committee to consider the propriety of altering the statute respecting the time for the choice of officers, and that they be desired to report at the next meeting of the Academy.

{{Come to request a room for the A.A.S.}}
7TH That the committee chosen the last year for the purpose of making application to the Legislature, requesting that a room in the new state-house might be appropriated to the use of the Academy, be desired to continue their attention to the subject.

{{J. Whitse & W. Blakes Accounts.}}
8th That the treasurer be directed to pay Mr James White’s acct amounting to £19,,3,,3 and Mr William P. Blake’s acct amounting to £13,,10,, exhibited this day by the Librarian, and that he be desired to pay for the volumes of the Encyclopaedia as they shall come to hand, and send these to the Library.

{{Adjournment.}}
9.th That this meeting be adjourned to three o’clock p.m.

Met according to adjournment.

After choosing the officers enumerated under the head of Elections,

{{Dissolution.}}
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.

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{{74th Meeting}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge, Wednesday Aug. 23d, 1797.

The transactions of the last meeting were read.

Communications.

{{S. Sewall.}}
1st. Variation of the magnetic needle from May 22d to Aug 21st, 1797.

{{Revd J. Mellen}}
2d. Bill of mortality for the east precinct in Barnstable.
By Revd John Mellen jr. [sic]

Donations.

{{Pictures pr. by John Howel.}}
1st. One hundred and seventy four chinese [sic] pictures of men and women, with warlike and musical instruments, &c.
Presented by Mr John Howel.

{{Royl Academy at Copenhagen.}}
2d. Five volumes in the danish [sic] language, presented by the Royal Academy of Copenhagen.

{{Royl Society London.}}
3d. Two numbers of the transactions of the Royal Society, London.
Presented by the Society

{{J. S. Copley}}
4th. An elegant print of the death of major [sic] Pierson, painted by J. S. Copley Esq. R. A. and engraved by Mr Heath.

{{Willm Hill}}
5th. 2 volumes quarto, entitled, “The wisdom of Angels concerning Divine Love and Divine Wisdom.” By the hon. E. Swedenborg.
Presented by Mr William Hill.

{{U. Hencke.}}
6th. “North American States Kalendar [sic]” 1 vol. octavo by Ulrich Hencke.
Presented by the Author.

Election.

{{J. Q. Adams.}}
John Quincy Adams Esq. minister of the United States, in Europe } Member.

Letters.

{{Revd. J. Dana.}}
1st. From the Revd Joseph Dana of Ipswich, respecting an amended edition of Perry’s Dictionary, prepared by his son.

{{U. Henck}}
2nd. From Ulrich Henck, Hamburgh April 3, 1797. with a book.

{{Count Rumford
Rumford 2 [in pencil]}}
3rd. From Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count of Rumford, respecting his donation of five thousand dollars, with a number of certificates &c. concerning the same.

Votes on the next page.

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Votes.

{{Address to the President of the USA.}}
1st. (In the absence of the President, the Senior Counsellor presiding)

That a committee be appointed to present an address to the President of the United States of America, in the name of the Academy.

{{Com. to present address}}
2d That the honble Judge Lowell, the revd Doctr Thacher, and Doctr John Warren, be a committee for the abovementioned purpose.

For the abovementioned address, see the next page.

{{Revd Mr Dana.}}
3d. (In full meeting) That the corresponding Secretary be desired to inform the revd Mr Dana that a Statute of the Academy exists, which prevents their giving their opinion upon any literary performance, and that he send him a copy thereof.

{{Thanks to R. Academy}}
4th. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Royal Academy at Copenhagen, for their memoirs.

{{Thanks to U. Henck}}
5th. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Mr Ulrich Henck, for the book presented by him.

{{Thanks to Jno Howel}}
6th. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Mr John Howel for his donation of Pictures.

{{Thanks to Mr Hill.}}
7th. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Mr William Hill for his donation of books

{{Receipt of Memoirs.}}
8th. That the corresponding Secretary be desired to acknowledge in a letter to the Royal Society, London, the receipt of their memoirs.

{{Pictures to be bound}}
9th. That the Librarian be directed to have the pictures which are this day presented to the Academy, bound, in one or more volumes, at the expense of the Academy.

{{Security to U.S.A.}}
10th. That the treasurer of the Academy be directed to give security to the Treasurer of the United States, to indemnify them against the claims of all persons to a certificate of three per cent stock in the funds of the United States No 2633 for Five Thousand Dollars, standing to the credit of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count of Rumford, which stock has been directed by him to be transferred to the use of the Academy, by his attornies [sic] especially appointed for that purpose; The certificate of which stock is said to be lost.

{{Thanks to J. S. Copley, Esq.}}
11th. That the Thanks of the Academy be present to John Singleton Copley Esq. for his donation.

{{Dissolution.}}
12th. That this meeting be dissolved.

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{{Augst. 23d. 1797.}}
An Address presented by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, to the President of the United States, August 23d. 1797.

{{Address.}}
Sir

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, founded when their country was struggling for freedom and independence, which your exertions have so greatly tended to establish, ask leave to offer you their congratulations on your election to the office of First Magistrate in a nation where the rights of men are respected and truly supported.

They are led to pay this tribute to your virtue, because you have for several years presided over their institution with honour to yourself, and advantage to them.

Their pursuits are literary. They wish to add to the knowledge which their country already possesses, and to use their correspondence with foreigners, engaged in the same pursuits, so as to answer this valuable purpose.

They cannot, however, be indifferent to the peace and happiness of the land in which they live, nor to the preservation of those invaluable constitutions of government, which distinguish it from all other nations. They know that these constitutions will not answer the important purposes for which they were formed, unless they are well administered. With pleasure they find their President, whom they have so long known and so highly esteemed, called by the free suffrages of his fellow-citizens, to the arduous task of guiding the counsels, preserving the honour, and supporting the prosperity of the United States, in succession to the man whose distinguished integrity and disinterested patriotism his fellow citizens have so universally attested. Their aid in accomplishing these desirable purposes cannot be greatly effective; but you may be assured that their influence will always be exerted to promote the measures of a government founded on the basis of true liberty and administered with wisdom and firmness. They feel high satisfaction when they find these virtues marked on the measures which you have hitherto adopted; and they ardently pray that the Infinite Source of Light, and of Power may always direct you, and crown with success your efforts to promote the welfare of your country, and the happiness of mankind.

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{{August 23d, 1797}}
Reply of the President of the United State, to the Address of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, August 23d, 1797.

{{Reply of the President}}
To the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Gentlemen.

Meeting with you at a regular period establish’d by law, I expected nothing more, than those habitual expressions of your friendship, which I have, constantly received, as one of your associates, upon all such occasions. This elegant Address, therefore, as it was not foreseen, is the more acceptable. Coming from Gentlemen whose fame for science and literature, as well as for every civil and political virtue, is not confined to a Single State, nor to one quarter of the world, it does me great honour. Your congratulations on my election to the office of first magistrate in a nation where the rights of men are respected and truly supported, deserve my best thanks.

The Commands of the Public have obliged me to reside in foreign countries and in distant States, for almost the whole period of the existence of our Academy: But no part of my time has ever been Spent with more real satisfaction to myself, than the few hours, which the course of events has permitted me to pass in your society.

Your exertions at home and extensive correspondencies abroad, are every day adding to the knowledge of our country, and its improvement in useful arts: And I have only to regret that indispensable avocations have prevented me from assisting in your labours and endeavouring to share in the glory of your Success.

The unanimity with which the members of this Academy, as well as of the University at Cambridge and the whole Body of the Clergy of this Common Wealth (all so happily connected together) are attached to the union of our American States, their constitutions of government and

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{{August 23d, 1797.}}
and the Federal Administration, is the happiest omen of the future peace, liberty, safety and prosperity of our country. The rising generation of Americans, the most promising and perhaps the most important youth, which the human species can boast, educated in such principles and under such examples, cannot fail to answer the high expectations which the world has formed of their future wisdom, virtues and energies.

To succeed, in the administration of the government of the United States, after a citizen, whose great talents, indefatigable exertions, and disinterested patriotism, had carried the gratitude of his country and the applause of the world to the highest pitch, was indeed an arduous enterprize. It was not without much diffidence and many anxious apprehensions that I engaged in the service. But it has been with inexpressible gratitude and pleasure, that I have every where found in my fellow-citizens, an almost universal disposition to alleviate the burthen as much as possible, by the cheerful and generous support of their affectionate countenance and cordial approbation. Nothing of the kind has more tenderly touched me than the explicit sanction you have been pleased to express of the measures I have hitherto adopted.

Permit me Gentlemen to join in your fervent prayers, that the incomprehensible Source of Light and of Power, may direct us all, and crown with success, all our efforts to promote the welfare of our country and the happiness of Mankind.

John Adams.

{{Address}}
Judge Lowell Dr. Thacher and Dr. Warren, a Committee of the Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge, Wednesday, Nov. 8th 1797.

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The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

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{{Communication}}
Joseph Pope. From Joseph Pope, respecting Conduits, Gravity, Tides, the Orrery, Retrogradation of the Equinoxes and the Poles, etc.

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{{Donations}}
Count Rumford. 1st. Two volumes of Count Rumford’s Essays, 6th and 7th numbers. Presented by the Author.

Antiquity Society. 2nd. Vol. 12th of Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity. Presented by the Society of Antiquaries.

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{{Letter}}
Joseph Pope. From Joseph Pope, requesting a release of papers formerly communicated by him to the Academy, in exchange for others, which he now presents.

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{{Votes}}
Report accepted. 1st. That the report of the committee for altering the statutes respecting the time for the choice of officers, be accepted, which is as follows, viz.

The Committee appointed by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, May 30th, 1797, “To consider the propriety of altering the statute respecting the time for the choice of Officers” having attended to the subject beg leave to report,

Statute altered. That in their opinion it would be expedient to repeal the following clause in Section 2. Chapter I of the statutes, viz.

“shall take the chair at three o’clock P.M. and after the choice of three scrutineers by nomination, the ballot shall begin and remain open till five o’clock, at which time it shall be closed,” and to enact the following in its stead, viz.— “shall take the chair at eleven o’clock A.M. and after the choice of three scrutineers by nomination, the ballot shall begin and remain open till one o’clock, at which time it shall be closed.”
Joseph Willard per order.

October 31, 1791.

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Votes continued.

2. That the thanks of the treasury be presented to the Count of Rumford, and to the society of Antiquaries of London for their respective donations.

3. That the report of the committee respecting the Treasurer’s Accounts be accepted, which is as follows, viz.

We the subscribers being a committee appointed to examine the Treasurer’s Accounts, have attended that service and find them properly vouched, and right cast, and that there is a balance in his hands of two hundred and thirty six dollars and fifty one cents.

A. Dexter
James Freeman

{{Paper to be recorded}}
4. That Count Rumford’s letters and communications Nos 5, and 8 be recorded.

{{Treasurer to be furnished with papers}}
5. That the treasurer be furnished with copies of such papers respecting Count Rumford’s Donation as he may find necessary.

{{Treasurer to send act. of balance due}}
6. That the treasurer be requested to send an account of balance due of assessments, to each delinquent member, requesting payment.

{{Committee of Aug. 1792 to renew their attention to the business}}
7. That the committee appointed in August 1792 for revising the charter &c. be requested to renew their attention to the business, as contained in the following vote. And that the hon. Judge Minot and John Davis be added to Committee.

{{p. 14}}
The following is a copy of the vote above referred to, passed Aug 22, 1792. Noted, that Judge Dana, Judge Sullivan, and Judge Paine be a committee to revise the charter with respect to the powers to make application to the Legislature for further powers if they be thought necessary. Provided that no such arrangement exceed the Sum of six dollars annually.

{{Mr. Pope}}
8. That Al Pope’s request be referred to the next meeting of the Academy.

9. That this meeting is dissolved.

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Letter from Count Rumford, proposing a transfer of stock &c. No 1.

{{Letter from Count Rumford}}
Duplicate

Sir

Desiring of contributing efficaciously to the advancement of a branch of science which has long employed my attention, and which appears to me to be of the highest importance to mankind; and wishing at the same time to leave a lasting testimony of my respect for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, — Make the liberty of requesting that the Academy would do me the honor to accept of Five Thousand Dollars three per cent stock, in the funds of the United States of North America, which stock I have purchased and which I beg leave to transfer to the Fellows of the Academy, to the end that the interest of the same may be by them, and by their successors, received from time to time, forever; and the amount of the same applied and given one every second year as a premium to the author of the most important discovery, or useful improvement, which shall be made and published by printing, or in any way made known to the public, in any part of the continent of America, or in any of the American Islands, during the preceding two years, on Heat, or on Light, the preference always being given to such discoveries as shall, in the opinion of the Academy, tend most to promote the good of Mankind.

{{(Vid. Page 72)}}
With regard to the formalities to be served by the Academy in their decisions upon the comparative merits of those discoveries, which, in the opinion of the Academy, may entitle their author to be considered as a competitor for this biennial Premium, the Academy will be pleased to adopt such regulations as they in their wisdom may judge to be proper and necessary.

But in regard to the form in which this premium is conferred, I take the liberty to request that it may always be given in two Medals, struck in the same dye, the one of Gold, and the other of Silver, and of such dimensions that both of them together may be just equal in intrinsic value to the amount of the interest of the aforesaid Five Thousand Dollars stock during two years; that is to say, that they may together be

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be of the value of Three Hundred Dollars.

The Academy will be pleased to order such device or inscription to be engraved on the dye they shall cause to be prepared for striking these medals as they may judge proper.

If during any term of two years, reckoning from the last adjudication, or from the last period for the adjudication of this premium by the Academy, no new discovery or improvement should be made in any part of America, relative to either of the subjects in question, (Heat, or Light,) which, in the opinion of the Academy, shall be of sufficient importance to deserve this premium, in that case, it is my desire that the premium may not be given, but that the value of it may be reserved, and being laid out in the purchase of additional stock in the American funds, may be employed to augment the capital of this premium; and that the interest of the sums by which the capital may from time to time be so augmented, may regularly be given in money, with the two medals, and as an addition to the original premium, at each succeeding adjudication of it. And it is further my particular request that these additions to the value of the premium arising from its occasional non-adjudications may be suffered to increase without limitation.—

With the highest respect for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the most earnest wishes for their success in their labours for the good of Mankind.—

I have the honor to be with much esteem and regard

Sir
Your most obedient
Humble Servant
Rumford
London
July 12th, 1796

To The Honorable John Adams Esq.
President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Power of Attorney by Count Rumford. No 5.

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{{Power of attorney by Count Rumford}}
Know all men by these Presents that I Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count of Rumford, of Munich in Bavaria, do make, constitute, and appoint the Reverend Joseph Willard D. D. of Cambridge, and the Honorable Loammi Baldwin Esquire of Woburn, both of the County of Middlesex in the state of Massachusetts, true and lawful attornies [sic] for me, in my name to sell, assign and transfer unto the Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Five Thousand Dollars of American funded three per cent stock, or assumed debt, by Certificate No 2633, standing in my name in the books of the Treasury of the United States, with power also an attorney or attornies [sic] under them for that purpose to make and substitute; and to do all lawful arts requisite for effecting the premises: Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attornies [sic] or their substitute or substitutes shall do therein, by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fifteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven.

Sealed and Delivered
in the presence of
S. Rumford
J. Kraus

Be it known that on the fifteenth day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven, before me Joseph Haselboek, of Munich in Bavaria Notary Public, by authority of the Government duly appointed and sworn, came Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count of Rumford, above named, and acknowledged the above letter of Attorney to be his act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the day and year last mentioned.

{{Locus Sigilli}}
Jos. Haselboek Notaries Caes. of Palatino Bavaricus in Electorali Consilio Primario Aulico et in Judicio Cambiali imatriculatus, atque juratus [intials?]

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{{Page 55th.}} [sic]

We the underwritten do hereby certify and attest that Joseph Haselboek, whose firm is above, is a Notary and Tabellion Public, residing and practicing in the city of Munich in Bavaria, faithful, lawful, and of trust and that to all acts, instruments and writings, by him so signed and passed, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in judgement, Courts, and thereout [sic]. Witness our hands in Munich aforesaid, the fifteenth day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven.

Mathias Weisl J. U. Cand: Notarius
Bav. imatriculatus [intials?]

Joannes Baptista Niesses
Notarius Caesarius, et Palat.
Bavar. in Consilio Aulico, et
Judicio Cambial. Electorali
imatriculatus [intials?]

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Declaration &c. No 8

{{Deed of Gift, by Count Rumford.}}
[underline] Declaration [end underline] and [underline] Deed of Gift [end underline] of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count of Rumford, of Munich of Bavaria to the Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Know all men by these Presents that I Sir Benjamin Thompson Count of Rumford, of Munich is Bavaria, have given, and hereby give and make over to the Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, to be by them applied to the purposes proposed and fully explained in my letter to the Honorable John Adams, President of the Academy dated London 12th July 1796,— Five Thousand Dollars American three per cent funded stock The same which was entered to my credit in the books of the Treasury of the United States, and for which a certificate numbered 2633 was issued in my name on the fourth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety six. The
loss

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loss of this certificate in its way to Europe having put it out of my power to make a legal transfer of the said stock at this present time. I have thought it necessary to make this declaration to secure the property of the said Five Thousand Dollars three per cent American stock to the Fellows of the Academy foresaid, To whom I hereby solemnly declare that it belongs to of right. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Munich this fifteenth day of February in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven.

In the presence of
M. Nogarola
S. Rumford.

Rumford {{Locus Sigilli}}

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{{76th Meeting}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston Wednesday January 31st, 1798.}}

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The transactions of the last meeting were read.

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Communications

{{Doct Morse}}
1st. A Bill of mortality for Charlestown by the Revd Dr Morse.

{{Revd J. Newell}}
2. A Bill of mortality for Stow by the Revd Jona Newell.

{{Ditto}}
3. An account of the quantity of Rain and snow which fell in Stow from January 1797 to January 1798. By Revd Jona Newell.

{{Revd J. M. Keen}}
4th. A Synopsis of several Bills of Mortality. By Joseph Mc Keen.

{{N. Bowditch}
5th. A new method of working a Lunar Observation; with an Appendix. By Mr Nathaniel Bowditch.

{{S. Sewall}}
6th. Variation of the magnetic needle to Jan 28, 1798. By Mr Stephen Sewall.

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{{L. M. Obrien.}}
1st. A maritime Atlas of the north and south coasts of Spain in two books, with three others describing all the ports and inlets. Presented by Lewis Meagher OBrien, Consul of the U.S. at Santander.

{{Professor Luzac}}
2d An oration concerning citizen Socrates, by the late Professor Luzac, of Leyden, Rector Magnificus of the University. Presented by the Author.

{{Doct Lathrop}}
3d. Samples of white and grey lime rock, and also of the italian [sic] imitations of several kinds of fruit in marble. By. Revd D. Lathrop.

{{Willm Graham}}
4th The Rattles of a Rattlesnake. Presented by William Graham.

{{Jn. Craft}}
5th. A Sea horse. Presented by Capt. John Craft.

{{Young & Minns}}
6th. The Massachusetts Mercury. Presented by the editors Mess. Young & Minns.

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{{Jan y 31st, 1798}} Letters

{{Jn. Brand}}
1st From John Brand, Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, accompanied with their 12th volume.

{{Sam. L. Mitchell}
2d From Doctr Samuel L. Mitchell, accepting his election as Member of the Academy.

{{Doct J. Halliburton}}
3d. From Doctr John Halliburton, accepting his election as a Member of the Academy.

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{{Josh Pope}}
1st. That W. Joseph Popes [sic] request, presented at the last meeting be complied with.

{{Thanks}}
2d. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the following gentlemen for their respective donations viz. To Mr OBrien. To Professor Luzac. To Messrs Young and Minns.— and to Capt. John Craft. The last to be verbal by Revd Doctr Lathrop.

{{permission to Dearborn}}
3d. That permission be given to Mr Dearborn for having an engraving of Count Rumford copied from his bust presented to the Academy.

{{Critical Review}}
4th. That the Academy continue to take the Critical Review.

{{Thanks to Count Rumford}}
5th. That the Thanks of the Academy be presented to Count Rumford, for his very generous donation for the use of this institution and that a Committee be now appointed to draft a Vote for that purpose, to be reported to the Council, or according to circumstances to the Academy at their meeting, as soon as it shall appear that a legal transfer of the property shall have been made; and that it be immediately thereafter transmitted to that liberal benefactor of Mankind.

{{Committee}}
6th That the committee for the above purpose be John Davis Esq: [sic] Mr Professor Pearson and Doct Warren.

{{Committee to report method}}
7th That a committee be appointed to take up the subject of Count Rumford’s Donation, and report at the next meeting of the Academy their opinion of the best method of carrying his generous design into execution, as expressed in his letter to the President of the Academy.

8th That the committee for the above purpose be President Willard, Hon. Judge Paine, Mr Professor Pearson, Mr Gannett and the Hon. Judge Winthrop.

{{Proceedings to be read}}
9th. That it be a standing rule that the proceedings of each meeting be read toward the close of the meeting.

{{Rev. J. M. Keen}}
10th. That all the bills of mortality on the file be committed to the Revd. Joseph M Keen.

11th That this meeting be dissolved.

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{{77th Meeting}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston, on Tuesday the 29th day of May AD 1798.

Communications

{{Rev D Lathrop}}
1. In account of the effects of Lightning on the house of Jonathan Mason Esq. in Boston, occupied by Mr Benjam. in — by Rev. John Lathrop D. D.

{{Rev D Lathrop}}
2. A bill of mortality of between one hundred & thirty and one hundred & forty families in Boston. from Jan y 1790 to January 1798. by the Revd. D. Lathrop.

{{S. Sewall}}
3. Variation of the magnetic needle at Cambridge. from January 29th to May 5th 1798. by Mr Stephen Sewall.

{{Francis de Gach donation}}
1. Three volumes in Latin containing astronomical tables and observations by Francis de Gach. L.L.D. Major of his most serene highness’s of Saxe Gotha’s troops, and Director of the observatory at Seeberg in Saxoney.— Presented by the Author.

{{Royal Society}}
2. Transactions of the Royal Society in London, for the year 1797. 1 and 2 parts. Presented by the Society.

{{Election of officers}}
John Adams Esq. L.L.D. President
Revd Joseph Willard D.D. Vice President

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{{Elections}}
Hon. Robert. T. Paine
Francis Dana
Benjamin Lincoln
John Lowell
Revd. John Lathrop D.D. } Counsellors
John Warren M.D.
Mr Caleb Gannett
Hon. Cotton Tufts
Mr Samuel Webber
Hon. Loammi Baldwin

John Davis, Recording Secretary
Mr Eliphalet Pearson, Corresponding Secretary
Revd. James Freeman, Treasurer
Hon. George R. Minot, Vice Treasurer
Revd. John Lathrop D.D. Librarian & Cabinet. Keeper

{{George Barron}}
1. From George Barron. Tendering a loan to the Academy of the following Books [sic] vis.
Playfair’s Elements of Euclid.
Dr Mackay’s Treatise on the Longitude.

{{Balloting Boxes}}
1. That eight boxes be provided by the Treasurer for receiving the votes for Officers of the Academy at Elections.

{{Thanks to Mr Dearborn}}
2. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Mr Benjamin Dearborn the late recording Secretary.

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{{Committee’s report of Letter to Co. Rumford.}}
3. That the report of the Committee respecting a Letter to Count Rumford, be accepted.

{{Committee to wait on late Treasurer &c}}
4. That a Committee be appointed to wait on the late Treasurer, and receive from him the property of the Academy in his hands, and deliver the same over to the present Treasurer.

{{Judge Minot & Dr Warren – Committee.}}
5. That the Committee for the purpose expressed in the last vote, be the Hon. Judge Minot and Doctor Warren.

{{adjournment.}}
6. That this meeting be adjourned ‘till half after three o’Clock, P.M.

Met according to adjournment.

[underline] Voted. [end underline]

{{Revd J. Freeman added to Committee &c.}}
7. That the Rev.d Jams Freeman, be added to the Committee for printing the Catalogues.

{{Direction to Committee on the Catalogues.}}
8. That the Committee have any number of Catalogues printed from 300 to 600 at their discretion.

{{Committee to apply for a room}}
9. That the Committee appointed to apply for a room in the new State-House be requested to renew their attention to that subject.

{{Thanks to Dr De Zach.}}
10. That the thanks of this Academy be presented to the Royal Society, London, and to Dr De Zach for their respective donations.

{{Memoirs to be presented to Dr De Zach.}}
11. That the first volume of the Memoirs of the Academy & the 1.st part of Vol. 2.d be presented to Doct.r De Zach.

{{Memoirs to be presented to Harvard College.}}
12. That two copies of the Memoirs of the Academy be presented to Harvard College for the use of the Library.

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{{On report of Committee to wait on late Treasurer.}}
13. On the report of the Committee appointed to wait on the late Treasurer, stating that he would be ready to deliver the property of the Academy on Friday next. Voted. That the same Committee be requested to proceed in the business and to take any necessary papers from the files of the Academy.

{{Security to be taken of the Treasurer &c.}}
14. That the Committee who are to settle with the late Treasurer, take over security from the present Treasurer as they shall think proper.

{{Col. Baldwin’s communication to the publisher}}
15. That the recording Secretary cause Col. Baldwin’s communication relative to Conductors to be published in the Columbian Centinel, and that communications be requested from the public of the situations of persons killed or injured by Lighting and of the circumstances attending such occurrences.

16. That this meeting be dissolved.

{{Report of the Committee relative to Thanks to Count Rumford}}
The following is the report of the Committee accepted by their vote of the Academy above recorded in Page 60 viz “At a Meeting of the ^American Academy of Arts and Sciences, held at Boston, May 29th, 1790. Whereas Benjamin Count of Rumford, of Munich, in Bavaria, has presented to this Institution the Sum of Five thousand Dollars

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Dollars, in three per Cent Stock of the United States. The interest of which, by the terms of the donation, as expressed in his Letter of July. 26, 1796, to the President of the Academy, is to be “applied and given anew every second year as a premium to the Author of the most important discovery on improvements, which shall be made and published by printing, or in any way made known to the public in ay part of the Continent of America, or in any of the American Islands, during the preceding two years on Heat or on Light” which donation has been accepted by the Academy, and has proper certificates, which accident only as delayed, has now become the property of the Academy.

{{Thanks to Count Rumford.}}
Voted, that the thanks of the Academy be presented to Count Rumford for this ^his very generous donation, and that they experience the highest satisfaction, in receiving this additional and very liberal aid, for the encouragement and extension of these branches of science which [underline] he [end underline] has so successfully cultivated; that they entertain a high sense of the sentiments and esteem, so becoming to a Philosopher, which have prompted him to their distinguished art of liberality; and in the execution of the grateful office, which they have undertaken of warding and distributing the premiums which Count Rumford has
their

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their appreciation, they will sacredly comply with the condition of the donation; in [relaying] a hope, that he will meet his reward in Learning that many in his native country are thereby excited to emulate his labors and to promote the accomplishment of his beneficent wishes for the advancement of science and the augmentation of human happiness.

Voted that the Corresponding Secretary be requested, to transmit a copy of the preceding vote to Count Rumford by the earliest opportunity.

{{[underline] 78th Meeting [end underline] }}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge, on Wednesday the 22.d day of August. AD 1798.

The transactions of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

{{Dr Lathrop’s Communication. Lightning in Boston.}}
1. An account of the total effect of lightning in Boston in 1738. and on the 10th August 1798. by Rev.d John Lathrop. D.D.

{{Dr Lathrop on Mephitic air &c}}
2. An account of the deletterious [sic] effects of mephitic air, or marsh miasmata in a well on the Long Wharf in Boston.
By the Rev.d Dr Lathrop

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{{N. Webster on Comets &c.}}
3. Of the influence of Comets and volcanic erruptions [sic] on the seasons and on human health.
By Noah Webster Jun Esq.r

{{Variation of Needle}}
4. Variation of the magnetic needle at Cambridge from May 10th to August 20th 1790.
By Mr Stephen Sewall.

{{Bill of Mortality in Charlestown.}}
5. A Bill of Mortality, and of the births, marriages, and Baptisms, for the town of Charlestown, in Massachusetts from the year 1789 to 1797 both years inclusive, with a planetary remark, and a description of the Town.
By Rev.d Jedediah Morse. D.D.

[underline] Fellows Elected [end underline]

{{Mather Brown}}
1. Mather Brown Esq. London, Historical painter to the Duke and Duchess of York.

{{Rev.d T. Barnard.}}
2. Rev.d Thomas Barnard, Salem.

{{Francis De Zach}}
3. Francis de Zach L.L.D. &c Major of the Troops of his most Serene Highness of Saxe Gotha, and Director of the Observatory at Seeberg in Saxony.

{{Hon. Tho. Davis}}
4. Hon. Thomas Davis of Boston

{{Hon. Theo. Bradbury}}
5. Hon Theophilus Bradbury, of Newbury Port, one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, in Massachusetts.

[underline] Votes [end underline]

{{Property rec.d from late Treasurer}}
1. Report of the Committee relative to the property of the Academy received of the late Treasurer and delivered to the present Treasurer, accepted.

{{Instructions the Committee, relative to late Treasurer.}}
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Treasurer of the balance due from him to the Academy.

{{Treasurer to give Bond}}
3. That the Recording Secretary take a Bond, with sufficient surety or sureties from the present Treasurer, in a reasonable penalty. In the faithful performance of his duty and for his accounting for the property of the Academy: Mr Freeman. Having requested such security may be taken.

{{Future Treasurers to give lend.}}
4. That like Security as mentioned in the preceding vote be taken of any succeeding Treasurer to the Academy.

{{Mr. Webster’s Letter to be published.}}
5. That the recording Secretary cause Mr Webster’s communication made at this meeting to be published in some of the Gazettes.

{{J. Davis & Dr Morse, added to the Committee, for publication.}}
6. That John Davis and the Rev.d Dr Morse be of the Committee for selecting papers for publication in place of the Rev.d Dr Belknap and Dr Clarke, late of that Committee, now deceased, and that the Committee proceed to publish the papers selected.

Meeting dissolved.

{{Copy of Treasurer Freeman’s [underline] Receipt. [end underline]

Boston June 5. 1798

Received of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, by the hands of John Warren and George Richards Minot, their Committee.
A Box marked American Academy Books and Papers & containing,
Ledger from June 91. to April 1798.
Journal from June 1781 to May 26, 1795.
Account of Subscribers to the 1.st Vol. of Memoirs
A bundle of papers received of the Administration of B. Guilds estate.

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Accounts and receipts from 1780 to 1790.
Ditto from – 1790 to 1795.
Ditto from – 1795 to 1797.

A bundle containing accounts of Books, votes &c
Do – Accounts
Do – Letters

Two certificates of 6 p Cent funded stock, two hundred Dollars. One certificate of 3 p Ct funded stock five thousand dollars. One Massachusetts State Note, for two hundred & ninety nine dollars 55/100. Interest endorsed to January 1798.

James Freeman
Treasurer of the Academy.
(Copy)

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{{[document loss] eeting}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences holden at the University in Cambridge, on Wednesday the 22.d day of August AD. 1798.2

The transactions of the last meeting were read.

Communications.
1. An Account of the fatal effect of Lightning in Boston in 1738, and on the 19th. of August AD 1798.
By the Revd Dr Lathrop.

2. An account of the injurious effect of mephitic Air in a Well on the Long Wharf in Boston.
By the Rev.d Dr Lathrop.

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3. On the Connection of Comets, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hard winters &c with pestilential diseases.
by Noah Webster Esqr

4. Variation of the Magnetic Needle at Cambridge from May 18. to Augt. 20.t 1798. By Mr Stephen Sewall.

5. Bill of Mortality and Account of births & Marriages in Charles town (Massa) from to [sic].
with a topographical description of the Town &c.
By the Rev.d Dr Morse.

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[underline] Elections [end underline]

1. Mather Brown Esq. of London. Historical Painter to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dutchess of York.

2. Francis de Zach L.L.D. &c. Major of the Troops of his most Serene Highness of Saxe Gotha, and Director of the Observatory at Seeberg in Saxony.

3. Rev.d Thomas Barnard D.D. of Salem.

4. Hon.b Thomas Davis of Boston.

5. Hon.b Theophilus Bradbury of Newbury Port, one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

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Accounts and receipts from 1780 to 1790.
Ditto from – 1790 to 1795.
Ditto from – 1795 to 1797.

A bundle containing accounts of Books, votes &c
Ditto accounts
Ditto Letters.

Two certificates of 6 per Cent funded Stock. Five hundred Dollars. One certificate of 3 p Cent stock five thousand dollars one Massachusetts State Note, for Two hundred & ninety nine dollars 55 per Interest indorsed to Jany 1798.

James Freeman
Treasurer of the Academy.
(Copy)

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{{79th Meeting}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge on Wednesday the 14.th day of November AD 1798.

The proceedings of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Letters [end underline]

{{Rev.d Dwight’s Letter.}}
1. From Rev.d Timothy Dwight D.D. accepting his election as member of the Academy.

{{Sir John Sinclaire’s }}
2. From Sir [underline] John Sinclaire [end underline] accepting his Election.

[underline] Communication. [end underline]

{{N. Bennet on a Water Spout}}
Description of a Water Spout in Watuppa Pond in Freetown – communicated in a Letter from Nehemiah Bennet Esq.r to the Recording Secretary.

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[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Statistical Reports.}}
1. Specimens of Statistical Reports of Scotland by Sir John Sinclair.
presented by the Author.

{{History of Ditto.}}
2. History of the Origins and Progress of the Statistical Account of Scotland.
by the [underline] same [end underline].

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Thanks to Sr. Jn Sinclair}}
1. Thanks to Sir John Sinclair for his Donation.

{{Judges Lowell & Minot Committee}}
2. That the Hon. Judge Lowel [underline] and [end underline] Judge Minot. and the Rev.d Jms Freeman be a committee, to consider and report what Members of te Academy shal be excused from Assessments.

Meeting dissolved.

Endnotes

2The Recording Secretary appears to have erroneously recopied the minutes from this meeting, as they already appeared on pp. 63-65.
3Numbering repeats.
4See previous note.

{{80th Meeting}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston. January 30.th 1799

The Proceedings of the last Meeting were read.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Bath &c Society Rules &c}}
1. Rules, orders and Premiums of the Bath & West of England Society. presented by A. Fothergill. M.D. F.R.S.

{{Preservative hints &C}}
2. Preservative plan or hints for the preservation of persons exposed to those accidents, which suddenly suspend or extinguish vital Action. by A. Fothergill.
presented by the Author.

{{Dr Morse’s Sermon}}
3. Rev.d Dr Morse’s Thanksgiving Sermon, presented Novembr. 29. 1798.
By the Author.

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[underline] 80th Meeting continued [end underline]

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Rumford’s Essays}}
4. Count Rumford’s Essay 1. and 2.d part on the propagation of heat in Fluids.
presented by the Author.

{{Chart of Cape Cod}}
5. A Chart of Cape Cod and Harbor, presented by the Author. Capt. John. F. Williams.

{{Job Wheaton’s [underline] Donations. [end underline]}}
6. The head, wing bones, and feet of an Albatross. taken over the Cape of Good-Hope.
The head of a young Albatross.
A Comb from the Sandwich Islands.
A fan, fish-hook and Shells from said Islands.
presented by Job Wheaton.

[underline] Letters [end underline]

{{Dr. Fothergill’s Letter.}}
1. From A. Fothergill accompanying his donation.

{{Dr Barnard’s}}
2. From Rev.d Dr Barnard, accepting his Election.

{{Jn.o Adams}}
3. From John. Q. Adams, Esq. accepting his Election.

[underline] Communications [end underline]

{{Sewall’s Obs.s Magnetic Needle}}
1. Observations of the variation of the Magnetic Needle at Cambridge, from Augt 20. to Novemr 14. 1798.

{{Dr Rand on yellow fever}}
2. A Letter from Dr Rand accompanying an account of the contagious or yellow fever, which prevailed in Boston in the Summer and Fall of 1790.

[underline] Votes [end underline]

{Thanks to Count Rumford & Job Wheaton}}
1. Thanks to Count Rumford and to Job Wheaton for their respective Donations.

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[underline] Votes continued [end underline]

{{Thanks to Jn.o F. Williams}}
2. Thanks to Capt John F. Williams and to Dr Morse for their respective Donations.

{{Committee on Mr Baron’s Communication}}
3. Mr Barons communication committed to to [sic] President Willard, Professor Webber and Mr Gannett.

{{Dr Rand’s Letter to be published.}}
4. That Dr Rand’s communication be published in some of [underline] the News Papers. [end underline]

Communications continued

{{Geo. Baron’s Communication}}
3. A Letter from Geo. Baron, continuing observations on a paper published in the Memoirs of the Academy upon the duplication of the Cube.

{{Dr Putnam’s Letter on Electrical Rods.}}
4. A Letter from Dr Aaron Putnam to Rev.d D.r Morse, containing strictures on Mr Baldwin’s communication suggesting an improvement in Lightning Rods, published by oerder of the Academy at their Meeting in May last.

Meeting dissolved at 2 o’Clock P.M.

{{81.st Meeting}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Boston on Tuesday the 28th [underline] day of May AD. 1799}}

[underline] Donations [end underline]

{{Mr. Baldwin’s Donation.}}
1. Eight balloting boxes, presented by Loammi Baldwin Esq.r

{{Dr. Eckleys [sic] Sermon}}
2. Rev.d Dr Eckley’s Thanksgiving discourse delivered Novem.r 1798. – by the Author.

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[underline] Eighty first. Meeting, continued [end underline]

[underline] Donations [end underline]

{{Jn Lathrop jr Oration}}
3. John Lathrop Jun. Esq.r Ovation on 4 July 1798, at Dedham. presented by the Author.

{{Mantuan Pipe}}
4. The Mantuan Pipe.
By Job Wheaton.

{{Jno Bassells Gazette.}}
5. The Commercial and Political Gazette, from June 7. 1798. by Jn.o Bassell, the Editor.

{{Dr Morses Sermon}}
6. Rev.d Dr Morse’s Discourse on the National Fast. April 25, 1799.

7. “Literary Antiquity” a Letter. by the Author
^ from the late Revd Ezra Stiles D.D. to Sr William Jones
^presented by Revd Abiel Holmes

8. Revd Dr Eckleys Thanksgiving Sermon 1798.
^by the Author.

Communications.

{{Deaths in Stow}}
1. Register of Deaths in Stow, from January 1798 to January 1799.

{{Rain in Stow}}
2. Account of the quantity of Rain, that fell in Stow, from Jany. 1798 to January 1799

{{Dr Dexter on Tetanus}}
3. History of a case of Tetanus. Successfully treated with Opium.
by Aaron Dexter, M.D.

[underline] Letters [end underline]

{{Thos Davis’ Letter}}
1. From Thomas Davis Esq.r declining his Election as Member of the Academy.

{{Theo. Bradbury Do}}
2. From Hon. Theophilus Bradbury accepting his Election as Member of the Academy.

{{Dr De Witt}}
3. From Dr. Benjamin De Witt, accompanying his Account of the Salt Springs in the State of New York, and Preparing an exchange of publications

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Eighty first meeting, continued.

{{Officers Elected.}}
[underline] Officers Chosen. [end underline]

John Adams Esq.r L.L.D. President
Revd Joseph Willard. D.D. Vice President

[underline] Councillers [end underline]

Hon. Robert Treat Paine.
John Warren. M.D.
Francis Dana.
Caleb Gannett Esq.r
Benjamin Lincoln
Hon Cotton Tufts
John Lowell
Mr Samuel Webber
John Lathrop.
Hon. Loammi Baldwin

John Davis Recording Secretary.
Mr Eliphalet Pearson. Corresponding Secretary
Revd James Freeman. Treasurer.
Hon. George R. Minot. Vice Treasurer
Revd John Lathrop D.D. Librarian
and Cabinet Keeper.

[underline] Votes [end underline]

{{Thanks to Col. Baldwin}}
1. Thanks to Colonel Baldwin for his donation of eight balloting Boxes.

{{Report of Committee on Jno Barons letter, accepted}}
2. That the report of the Committee appointed at the last meeting, on Jno Barons communication, be accepted.

{{Dr Dexters communication to be published.}}
3. That Dr Dexter’s communication relative to a case of [underline] Tetanus [end underline] be published in some of the Newspapers in Boston.

{{Scrutineers}}
4. Hon. Cotton Tufts, Dr Nathan Read and Rev.d Dr Morse, appointed [underline] Scrutineers [end underline].

{{Committee on Treas.r Accts.}}
5. Caleb Gannett Esq.r and Dr Aaron Dexter appointed a Committee to examine the Treasurers Accounts.

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Eighty-[underline] first Meeting [end underline] continued.

{{Reports of Committee on Treas.r Accts}}
6. Report of the Committee on the Treasurers Accounts accepted.

{{Treasurer to vest Monies in Stock}}
7. On the Notice of Honb. Judge Dana, voted, That the Treasurer of the Academy, vest any money he may from time to time have on hand, the property of the Academy, and which ^may not be wanted to satisfy appropriations or for contingent expences, in such publick Stock as he may judge most beneficial.

{{Secretaries to publish reports Ct. Rumfords [sic] Donation}}
8. That the Secretaries of the Academy, cause the terms of Count Rumford’s Donation, to be published in the several Capitals of the different States and in some of the American Islands, and to give information that the Academy are ready to adjudge the Premium provided for by Count Rumford, to the person or persons, who shall appear to be entitled to the same.

{{D.r Putnam’s Com.n to be published.}}
9. That Dr Putnam’s communication received and read at the last meeting, relative to Col. Baldwin’s paper on Electrical Rods, be published in some of the Boston Newspapers.

{{Treas.r to call for arrearages}}
10. That the Treasurer be requested to call on delinquent members for their arrearages.

{{Memoirs presented to Dr De Witt}}
11. That the Corresponding Secretary transmit to Dr Witt two Copies of the Memoirs of the Academy 1.st Volume and 1.st part of Vol. 2.d. On Sett for himself and the other Sett for

{{Thanks to Dr Eckley & Morse}}
12. Thanks to Revd Drs Eckley and Morse for their respective donations.

Election of Members
Rev.d John Thornton Kirkland of Boston.
Mr Nathaniel Bowditch of Salem.
Noah Webster Jun.r Esq.r of New Haven.

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Eighty Second meeting

At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, holden at Cambridge on Wednesday the twenty first day of August AD. 1799.

The proceedings of the last Meeting were read by the Corresponding Secretary.

{{Dr Morse to act as Recg Secy [underline] pro hac vice [end underline]
Voted. That the Rev.d Dr Morse act as Recording Secretary, for this Meeting.

[underline] Elections [end underline]

{{Edw H. Robbins elected a fellow.}}
Honb.l Edward Hutchingson Robbins Esq of Milton.
nominated by [REDACTED] [underline] Donations [end underline]

{{Count Rumfords [sic] Donation of a pamphlet}}
1. Proposals for forming by Subscription a public Institution in the Metropolis of Great Britain for diffusing the Knowledge and facilitating the general Introduction of useful mechanical inventions and Improvements.
Presented by Count Rumford.

{{Transactions of Royal Society for 1798.}}
2. The Transactions of the Royal Society of London for the year 1798. parts 1. and 2.d
by the Society.

[underline] Communications [end underline]

{{S. Sewalls [Common.]}}
1. The variation of the Magnetic needle at Cambridge continued to August 14.th 1799.
By Stephen Sewall Esq

{{Rev.d Dr Lathrops Communication}}
3.[sic] A Letter to the Recording Secretary on the Effects of Lightning on several persons in the house of Samuel Carey Esq at Chelsea. Augst 2. 1799.
by Rev.d John Lathrop D.D.

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Eighty [underline] second meeting [end underline] continued

[underline] Votes [end underline]

{{Thanks to the Royal Society &c}}
1. Thanks to the Academy to the Royal Society of London and to Count Rumford, for their respective donations.

{{Vote to be sent to Mr Obrien.}}
2. That the Rev.d Jno Freeman transit to Mr Lewis M. O’Brien the vote of thanks passed January 31. 1798.

{{Person nominating a Member to be recorded.}}
3. That the Recording Secretary when he records the name of a person elected a Member of the Academy, subjoin the name of the person nominating him.

{{Secretaries &c prepare a list of Members}}
4. That the two Secretaries be a Committee to make out a compleat alphabetical list of the Members of the Academy and that they furnish each of the Committee mentioned in the following vote and the Treasurer with an alphabetical list of all the Fellows now living.

{{D.r Morse &c Committee to ascertain the titles & abode of Members.}}
5. That the Rev.d D.r Morse, Dr Lathrop, Dr Prince, Mr Gannett, Dr Dexter, Dr Waterhouse and Dr Thacher, be a Committee to ascertain as far as in their power, the titles and places of Abode of the living Members of the Academy, and of the Secretaries of corresponding Societies, together with the best mode of conveying to them, letters, packets &c and to communicate the same to the Corresponding Secretary.

Meeting dissolved.

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{{Meeting at Cambridge no [underline] quorum [end underline]
A Statute Meeting was duly notified to be holden at Cambridge on Wednesday the thirteenth day of November AD 1799: But a sufficient number of members not attending to constitute a [underline] quorum [end underline], no business was transacted.

Eighty fourth meeting.

{{Special Meeting 22. Jany 1800}}
At a Special Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Boston, on Wednesday the 22d day of January AD 1800. convened by order of the Council.

{{Confirmation of proceedings of Council relative to an Eulogy on Genl Washington}}
The proceedings of the Council at their meeting of the 5.th instant relative to an Eulogy to be delivered before the Academy on General George Washington, who was an honorary Member of the Academy was read, and thereupon
Voted. That the proceedings of the Council relative to that business be confirmed, and that the Recording Secretary, be requested to pronounce the prepared Eulogy before the Academy on Wednesday the 19.th day of February next, at 12 o’Clock at noon at the Meeting House in [underline] Brattle Street [end underline].
Voted. That the Rev.d Dr Barnard be requested to open the Solemnities with Prayer.
Voted. That the Committee appointed by the Council, with the Rev.d Dr Thacher, be requested to procure suitable music and to attend to the other necessary arrangements on the day when the Eulogy shall be delivered, and that the Academy meet in the Senate Chamber of the Old State House at 11 of Clock on the [strikethrough] Day [end strikethrough] said 19.th day of February, from whence the Members will walk in process to the Meeting House in Brattle Street.

{{Judge Paine excused from Committee}}
Voted. That the Honb.l Judge Paine, at his own request, be excused from the Committee on Count [underline] Rumford’s [end underline] donation: and that

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[underline] AD 1800 [end underline] Eighty fourth meeting continued

the Honb. Judge Dana be requested to act in his stead.

{{Mr McKeans [sic] observations}}
The Rev.d Mr McKeans [sic] observations on the memorial of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, which was committed to him at the last meeting of the Council, was read, and thereupon, Voted. That the thanks of the Academy be given to the Rev.d Joseph McKean in his attention. That his letter and the memorial be forwarded to the Senators and Representatives of this State in Congress, with the earnest request of this Academy, that they would improve the same, with their influence to obtain the completion of the objects contemplated by the Connecticut Academy, or so many of themselves as can be now had, consistently with the conventions of the Government:
That a letter be written to the Connecticut Academy, thanking that Society for its communications, inclosing a copy of Mr McKeans [sic] Letter and an account of the proceedings of this Academy, on the subject matter of their communications, and to assure that Society of the readiness of this Academy to communicate with them, on all subjects, which shall tend to promote literature and the interest of our Common Country. Voted. That the Corresponding Secretary and Caleb Gannet Esq. be a Committee to carry the above vote into execution.

Meeting Dissolved.

NB. At the above meeting the President and Vice President being absent, the Honb. Judge Paine, eldest Counsellor, presided.

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AD 1800. Eighty fifth meeting.

At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston, on the 29.th day of January AD 1800.

The transactions of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Rush Lectures}}
1. Lectures on Animal Life by Dr Benj.n Rush.

{{Yellow Fever}}
2. Address to the Citizens of Philadelphia on the yellow Fever. by the Same.
presented by the Author.

{{N. York Society Transactions}}
3. Transactions of the Society in New York for the promotion of Agriculture, Arts & Manufactures
Part. I. II. and III.
presented by the Society.

{{Ebelings Geography}}
4. Volume 5.th of Professor Ebeling’s Geography.
presented by the Author.

{{Barton on Serpents.}}
5. Dr Benjamin S. Barton’s Essay on the Fascinating quality of Serpents.
by the Author.

{{Peck on the Slugworm}}
6. Natural History of the Slug worm, with a coloured plate, by William D. Peck Esq.r
presented by the Author.

{{De Witts fossils}}
7. Specimens of Fossils, Earthen and Ores, from the Western part of the State of New York. by Dr Benjamin De Witt.

[underline] Letters [end underline]

{{Dr De Witt}}
1. From D.r Benjamin De Witt, accompanying his donation and acknowledging the Receipt of the Transactions of the Academy

{{Nath Bowditch}}
2. From Mr Nathaniel Bowditch, accompanying his Election.

{{Noah Webster}}
3. From Noah Webster Junr Esq. accepting his Election.

[underline] Votes [end underline]

{{Thanks to Dr Barton &c}}
1. Thanks to the New York Society, to Dr Benjamin De Witt, to Professor Ebeling, Dr Benjamin Rush, Dr Benjamin Barton and William D. Peck Esq.for their respective Donations.

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AD 1800.
Eighty fifth meeting continued.

[underline] Elections [end underline]

{{S. Dexter Elected}}
Honb.l Samuel Dexter Jun.r Esq. of Charlestown.

{{adjournment of 85.th Meetg.}}
Meeting adjourned to Wednesday the 19.th day of February next, then to meet at the Senate Chamber of the Old State House in Boston.

{{Eulogy on Gen. Geo. Washington.}}
On Wednesday the 19.th day of February AD 1800. AT 11 oClock A.M. the Academy met pursuant to adjournment, at the Senate Chamber of the Old State House, and from thence, went in procession, at 12 oClock, to the Meeting House in Brattle Street, where and Eulogy on General George Washington, was pronounced before the Academy by John Davis, Recording Secy. pursuant to their appointment at the meeting on the 22.d day of January last.
^the Council be requested to present

{{Thanks to J Davis}}
Voted that ^the Council be requested to present the thanks of the Academy to John Davis Esq.r for his Eulogy this day, delivered and to request a copy for the press.

{{Thanks to Rev.d Dr Barnard}}
Voted, That the [strikethrough] Council [end strikethrough] Thanks of the Academy be presented to the Rev.d Dr Barnard for his compliance with the request of the Academy, in inducing the solemnities of the day with prayer.

{{Thanks to Proprietors of B. S. Meetg House}}
Voted, That the Thanks of the Academy be presented to the proprietors of the Meeting House in Brattle Street for the use of their building and to Mr Eaton and others who have assisted in performing the musical Services on that occasion.

{{Expenses}}
Voted. That the expenses arising from the business of the day and which may arise from publishing the Eulogy, be defrayed by the Treasurer.

Meeting dissolved.

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AD. 1800.
Eighty [underline] sixth Meeting [end underline]

At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Boston, on Tuesday the twenty sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord 1800, in the Apartments assigned for their use by the General Court, in the New State House.

[underline] Votes [end underline]

{{Committee on Treasurers Accounts.}}
1. That Caleb Gannett Esq.r and D.r Warren be a Committee to examine the Treasurers Accounts for the past year.

{{Council to direct concerng ye Books & to procure furniture &c}}
2. That the Council be requested to give directions at their discretion for depositing and securing the Books, and other property of the Academy, in the Apartment granted by the General Court for the use of the Academy, and also to procure chairs, tables and other necessary furniture and stationary for said Apartment.

{{Library regulated}}
3. That Books be delivered from the Library on Thursdays, weekly, by the Librarian or his Substitute, between the hours of 12 and One, and at no other time.

{{Report of Comm.e on Treas. Acct.}}
4. That the Report of the Committee on the Treasurers Accounts be accepted.

{{Treas.r to sell stock notes.}}
5. That the Treasurer be authorized to sell the State Notes belonging to the Academy, and to vest the proceeds in such other Stock as he may judge expedient.

[underline] Communications [end underline]

{{Dr Lathrop on Springs &c in Boston}}
1. Account of the Springs and Wells of Water within the peninsula of Boston.
By Rev.d John Lathrop. D.D.

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AD 1800. Eighty sixth meeting continued.

[underline] Donations [end underline]

{{White Stork}}
A White Stork, taken on a passage to India.
By Mr Wiggin.

[underline] Elections [end underline]

{{William Falconer elected}}
William Falconer. M.D F.R.S Resident of the Philosophical and Literary Society at Bath in Great Britain.

[underline] Officers elected [end underline]

{{Officers elected}}
John Adams Esq.r L.L.D. President
Rev.d Joseph Willard. D.D. Vice President

Councellors.
Hon. Robert. T Paine.
Caleb Gannett Esq.r
Francis Dana
Cotton Tufts Esq.r
Benjamin Lincoln.
Mr Samuel Webber
John Lowell Esq.r
Loammi Baldwin Esq.r
Dr John Warren.
Revd John Lathrop. d.d.

John Davis. Recording Secretary.
Mr Eliphalet Pearson Corresponding Secy.
Revd. James Freeman. Treasurer.
Hon. George. R. Minot. Vice. Treasurer
Revd. John Lathrop. D.D. Librarian
and Cabinet Keeper.

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AD 1800. Eighty seventh meeting

At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Cambridge on Wednesday the 20.th day of August AD 1800.

[underline] Donations [end underline]

{{Williams Memoir}}
1. Memoir on the use of the Thermometer in Navigation. by Jonathan Williams Esq.r
presented by the Author.

{{Transactions of N York Society.}}
2. Transactions of the Society for the promotion of Agriculture, Arts and Manufactures in the State of New York Part 4.th.
presented by the Society.

{{Exeter Cathedral &c}}
3. An Account of Exeter Cathedral, of Bath Abbey and of the Ribchester Antiquities with plates. presented by the Society of Antiquaries of London.

[underline] Communications [end underline]

{{Lathrop on Springs &c in Boston}}
1. Essay on the Springs and Wells of Water in Boston, in continuation.
By Rev.d John Lathrop. D.D.

{{Mitchell on pestilential exhalations}}
2. Considerations on the methods by which the pestilential exhalations from dead animal and vegetable substances are overcome.
By Samuel S. Mitchell. M.D.

{{Mellen’s Meteorolgocial Observations}}
3. Meteorolgocial observations made at Barnstable from August 1798 to July 1799 inclusive
by Rev.d John Mellen.

[underline] Elections [end underline]

{{Benj. De Witt elected.}}
Benjamin De Witt M.D. of Albany. Secy of N. York Society. Agr. Arts & Manufs.

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Eighty seventh Meeting continued

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Thanks to Jon.a Williams &c.} 1. Thanks to Jon.a Williams Esqr, to the New York Society of Arts, Agriculture &c and to the London Society of Antiquaries for their respective donations.

{{Committee relative to plates of the Map of C. Wealth}}
2. That the Rev.d Dr Morse, Professor Webber and the Recording Secretary, be a Committee to apply to the General Court for the plates of the Map of the Commonwealth for the use of the Academy and of the Massachusetts Historical Society, if said Society concurs.

{{Members to take 2 copies of ye Memoirs}}
3. That it be recommended to the Members of the Academy to take two copies of the future publications of the Academy, and to supply themselves with an equal number of former publications.

{{Committee on Count Rumfords [sic] donation be request-}}
4. That the Committee on Count Rumfords [sic] donation be requested to report at the next meeting of the Academy.

[underline] Letters [end underline]

{{Saml. Dexter Jr}}
1. From Samuel Dexter Jr. Esq. accepting his appointment as Member of the Academy.

{{S. H. Smith}}
2. From Samuel H. Smith, Secretary of the American Philosophical Society endorsing a copy of a Memoir from said Society to Congress relative to the Census.

{{President’s Letter.}}
3. From President Adams to the Vice President of the Academy, accompanying the above Letter from [underline] Samuel Smith [end underline].

Meeting dissolved.

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AD. 1801 — Eighty eighth meeting

At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at their apartment in Boston, on Wednesday January 20th, AD 1801

{{Donations.}}
[underline] Donations [end underline]

1. A Letter in the Malabar Language, written on three peices [sic] of Bamboo presented by Caleb Knowles.

2. Two peices [sic] of Copper Coin from the Island of Java_
by Sam.l Checkley Lathrop

3 A large peice [sic] of Bamboo.
By Caleb Knowles.

4. An Ear of Corn resembling a Mans hand.
By Rufus Tower.

5. Annals of Queen Anne 9 Volumes 8vo.
By Revd Simeon Howard D.D.

6. Histoire des Decouvertes faiets par divers savans Voyageurs &c Vols. 8vo.
By Honbl. Judge Dana.

7. Prospectus, Charter, Ordinances & By-Laws of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
By Count Rumford

8. Olivers Essay on Comets.
By a person unknown

9. The Magnetic Atlas on variation Charts of the whole terraqueous Globe.
By Jno. Churchman.

10. A Piece of Schistus taken from the bottom of a Well in Plymouth, with the figure of an Insect inpressed upon it.
By Isaac Lothrop Esqr

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{{Page 84.}}
AD 1801

Eighty eighth Meeting continued.

[underline] Votes [end underline]

{{Thanks to Donors}}
1. Thanks for the Donations to the respective donors

{{Committee on Map excused.}}
2. Voted to excuse the Gentlemen appointed at the last meeting relative to an application to the General Court, for the plates of the Map and that the [underline] Vice President, Revd Dr Lathrop [end underline] Hon. Judge Paine be a Committee for that purpose.

{{Churchmans [sic] Communications}}
[underline] Communications [end underline]

1. Account of a voyage across the Atlantic, with observations relative to the Magnetic Theory
by Jno Churchman.

{{Ditto. Letter to Genl Lincoln}}
2. Letter to Benj’n. Lincoln Esqr, relative to the action of the Sea in diminishing or augmenting the American Coast.
By Ditto.

{{Stickneys [sic] Water Balloon}}
3. Description of a [underline] Water Balloon [end underline], with Experiments. by Benjamin F. Stickney

{{Winthrop on Eclipse at Jerusalem.}}
4. Remarks on an Eclipse of the Moon seen at Jerusalem, not long before the death of Herod.
By James Winthrop Esqr

{{Letter from L. Baldwin}}
5. Letter from Loammi Baldwin Esq accompanying a specimen of Dutch Terras used in constructing the Middlesex Canal.

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[underline] Elections [end underline]

{{S. Sewall elected.}}
Honbl. Samuel Sewall Esqr. one of the Judge of the Supreme J. Court Masst.

{{W. Patterson elected.}}
Honble. William Patterson of Brunswick in the State of New Jersey – one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States_

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{{Page 85}}
[underline] AD 1801 [end underline]

Eighty ninth meeting

At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences holden at their apartment in Boston, on Tuesday the 26th day of May AD 1801. _

[underline] Donations [end underline]

{{Royal Society Transactions 1800}}
Transactions of the Royal Society, for the year 1800. 2 part numbers.
Presented by the Society.

{{Hindoo [sic] Club.}}
A hindoo [sic] Watchman’s Club.
By John Lathrop Jr. Esq.

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Communications
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{{Rain in Stow & obituary}}
Revd. Mr Newell’s account of the quantity of Water which fell in Stow in the year 1800 and his Obituary of that Town for the same year.

{{McKeen’s calculations on Lives}}
Calculations on lives from the Catalogue of Graduates at Harvard University.
By Revd Joseph McKeen.

{{Dearborn’s Balance}}
Mr Benjamin Dearborn’s letter relative to an improved balance invented & made by him for weighing Gold.

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{{Atwater’s Letter}}
1. On Revd Mr Atwater’s Letter read by Mr Freeman. Voted. That Mr Atwater be considered still as a Member of the Academy, and the Treasurer be directed not to call on him for the payment of any assessments until further order.

{{Exchange of Books.}}
2. That the Librarian be authorized to deliver to Mr Davis one of the Copies of Prince’s Chronology, in Exchange for

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[underline] AD 1801 [end underline]

Eighty ninth meeting, continued.

the second Volume of Belknap’s American Biography.

{{Committee [sic]}}
3. That Dr. Tufts, Judge Lowell and Revd. Mr. Freeman be a committee to consider and report what members of the Academy shall be excuses from assessments.

4. Voted to accept the Report of said Committee, and the same is filed with the Treasurer.

{{Committee on Treasurers Accounts.}}
5. Voted. That Mr Gannet and Mr Mellen be a Committee to audit the Treasurers Accounts for the last year.

6. The above Committee on the Treasurers Accounts having reported voted that their report be accepted.

{{Committee on Dearborn’s [underline] Invention. [end underline] 7. That Revd. Dr. Prince, Mr Webber and Mr Bowditch be a committee to inspect Mr Dearborn’s new invented balance respecting which a Communication has been made by him at this meeting and report.

{{Rumfords [sic] [underline] Donation [end underline] 8. Voted. That the Academy at their meeting in May next and afterwards biennially at their May meeting, will decide on the discovery or improvement which may appear to be entitled to the premium directed to be given by Count Rumford according to the terms of his Letter to the President of the Academy, dated July 12th. AD 1796. And that the Secretaries of the Academy be directed to give information accordingly, in the publication of the

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{{87.}}
[underline] AD 1801 [end underline]

Eighty ninth meeting – continued

{{Rumford’s Donation}}
terms of Count Rumfords [sic] donation heretofore directed and also that they publish with Count Rumford’s letter abovementioned the vote of thanks passed May 29th, 1790.

Voted Also, that Count Rumfords [sic] letter abovementioned and the proceedings of the Academy therein be published in the next number of the transactions of the Academy_

{{Officers Elected.}}
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Officers Elected
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President
Hon. John Adams Esqr. L.L.D.

Vice President
Revd. Joseph Willard. D.D.

Counsellors.
Hon. Robert T. Paine
Francis Dana
Benjamin Lincoln
John Lowell Esqr.
Revd. John Lathrop D.D.
Dr John Warren
Caleb Gannett Esqr
Cotton Tufts Esqr
Mr Samuel Webber
Loammi Baldin Esqr
John Davis, Recording Secretary
Mr Eliphalet Pearson, Correspondg Secretary
Revd. James Freeman, Treasurer.
Hon. George R. Minot, Vice Treasurer.
Revd. John Lathrop D.D. Librarian & Cabinet Keeper.
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{{Report on the Treasury 1799}}
The Committee appointed to examine the Treasurers Accounts have attended that business and find them regular and well authenticated.

They also find that the property belonging to the Academy is as follows, Viz.
6 per Cent Stock. ___ 500.
5 pr Cent ditto ___ 299. 55
3 pr Cent do ___ 100
Do Count Rumfords [sic] donation. 5000
Cash ___ 271.32
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$6170.87
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That a balance of $470.00 is due from the late Treasurer, Thomas Welsh, which he has acknowledged by his signature $187.50 of which had been received by him as Interest of Count Rumford’s donation.

It appears from a schedule exhibited of assessments due from Members, that many and long arrearages are due to the Academy, notwithstanding the acknowledged exertions of the Treasurer.

Caleb Gannett } Committee
A. Dexter

Boston. May 29
1799

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{{Report on the Treasury [underline] 1800 [end underline]}}
The Committee appointed to examine the Treasurers Accounts, having attended that business offer the following Report.

That they find the Account right cast and well vouched, except an over credit of two dollars.

That the following is an abstract of the property of the Academy in the Treasury.

a State note ___ 299.55
6 per Cent Stock ___ 500
3 per Cent Do ___ [underline] 200 [end underline]
999.55

3 p Cent Count Rumford donation 5000
Do purchased with the Interest 180
Deferred Stock purchased Do_ [underline] 488.15 [end underline]

5668.15
225.13
Cash in the Treasury 6892.83

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The Committee observed that Credit is given for one hundred dollars, part of the balance due from the late Treasurer, and they are informed that the residue is expected to be paid by Instalments, with Interest that balance being $370.01, and the sum of $400 due from sundry numbers of the Academy for their annual assessments_ these two sums added to the aforesaid $999.55 = $1849.55 expressing the property at the disposal of the Academy, could the whole be realized. It however must be observed, that the collection of some art of the assessments is at best doubtful.

All which is submitted by
Caleb Gannett } Committee.
John Warren

Boston. May 27, 1800

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{{Report on the Treasury [underline] 1801 [end underline]}}
The Committee appointed to examine the Treasurers Accounts, having attended that business, offer the following Report.

They find the accounts regular and duly authenticated.

That a balance in favour of the Academy rests in the Treasury amounting to $7259.32, of which the following Schedule exhibits the particulars.
State note ___ 299.55
6 p Cents ___ 500
3 p Cents ___ 200
8 per Cents ___ 200
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3 pr Cents Count Rumfords [sic] donation 5180.
6 p Cents ___ Do ___ 488.15
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Unappropriated Cash ___ 191.40

Balance of Count Rumfords [sic] donation
in Cash ___} 200.22
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[underline] $7259.32 [end underline]

Caleb Gannett
John Mellen } Committee
May 26, 1801.

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{{90}}
[underline] AD. 1801 [end underline]

[underline] Ninetieth Meeting [end underline]

At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Cambridge, on Wednesday August 19, [underline] 1801 [end underline].

Communications

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{{Dearborns [sic] Standard Beam}}
Remarks on the Construction of the Common Scale Beam, with a description of the [underline] New Gold Standard Beam [end underline], by the Inventor.
Mr Benjamin Dearborn.

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Letters.

{{Chaplins [sic] Arithmetic.}}
From Mr Joseph Chaplin accompanying his Manuscript System of Federal Arithmetic.

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Donations
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{{Waterhouse on Kine Pox.}}
Dr Waterhouse’s History of the [underline] Variolae vaccinae [end underline] or Kine Pox — presented by the Author.

{{Rupees.}}
Two Rupees, a half and a quarter Rupee
by James Sargent Esqr

{{Plates of ye Map of Com. Wealth}}
The Plates of the Map of the Commonwealth presented by the General Court to the Academy and Historical Society on certain conditions. _

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[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Committee on the Map of C. Wealth}}
1. That the donation of the plates of the Map of the Commonwealth be accepted, and that the revd. Dr Howard, Hon. Judge Minot and Dr Dexter, be a Committee to unite with the Committee of the Massachusetts Historical Society respecting that object and with similar Powers, excepting that there shall not be an absolute alienation of the plates.

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Ninetieth Meeting continued.

{{Chaplins [sic] Manuscript}}
2. That Mr Chaplin’s Manuscript be returned to him & that the Corresponding Secretary write to him on the Subject communicating the rule of the Academy which prevents their deciding on the Merit of any proposed publication [strikethrough] of [end strikethrough]

{{addition to Committee for publication}}
3. That the Revd Mr Kirkland, Judge Minot and Revd. Dr Howard be added to the Committee for publication, and that any three of said Committee shall constitute a quorum. _

{{Thanks to Dr Waterhouse J. Sargent}}
4. Thanks to Dr Waterhouse appointed at the last meeting on Mr Dearborn’s [underline] New Standard Beam [end underline], being read. Voted, that the said Report be accepted.

[underline] Further Donations [end underline]

{{petrified fragments of a moorish [sic] fortification}}
1. A petrified fragment of a moorish [sic] fortification at [underline] Amada [end underline] opposite the City of [underline] Lisbon [end underline] on the banks of the Tagus.

{{fragment of Julian’s Baths at [underline] Paris [end underline]}}
2. A fragment at the brick Walls of the baths of the Emperor [underline] Julian [end underline], still visible at [underline] Paris [end underline], in that part of the City called [underline] The Island [end underline],
The above fragments were collected by the Hon. Olian Elsworth Esqr. presented to the Academy by Revd John Lathrop DD.

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[underline] AD 1801. [end underline]

[underline] Ninety first Meeting. [end underline]

At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, at Cambridge, Wednesday November 11th AD 1801

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Communications
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{{Meteorological Observations at Canton.}}
1 Meteorological Observations at Canton, in China by a young Gentleman resident there. Communicated by Jn Dorr.

{{Wild Rice}}
2 Account of [underline] Wild Rice [end underline] in Upper Canada with a sample.
By John G. Coppi

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Donations
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{{Boudinots [sic] Age of Revelation.}}
1. Boudinots [sic] Age of Revelation.
presented by the Author.

{{New England Palladium.}}
2. The New England Palladium
presented by the Editors.

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Votes.

{{Thanks for donations.}}
1. Thanks to [Mr] Boudinot and to the Editors of the Palladium for their respective donations.

{{Plates of the Map}}
1. [sic] The Report of the Committee relative to the plates of the Map of the Commonwealth was read and accepted and the same Committee were appointed to superintend the Execution of the Contract made respecting said plates

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{{AD 1802 [underline] January [end underline]}}
[underline] AD 1802 [end underline]

Ninety second Meeting

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At a Meeting of the American Academy of arts & Sciences holden at Boston, on Wednesday January 27th 1802. _

{{Donations.}}
[underline] Donations. [end underline]

1. Asiatick Researches Vol. 6th.
presented by Revd Dr Lathrop

2. A Dissertation on the Matter of the Sun by W. Woodward.
presented by the Author.

3. Dissertation on the Prototype of Architecture, Hindoo [sic], Moorish and Gothic by William Hodge Esqr
presented by Jno Lathrop Jr Esqr

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[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Thanks to Donors.}}
1. Thanks to the respective donors abovementioned_

{{Asiatick Researches.}}
2. That the Librarian be requested to procure the fifth Volume of the Asiatick Researches, and that he be credited for the first volume of the Academys [sic] transactions sent by him to Calcutta [strikethrough] of [end strikethrough] ^with which he had charged himself _

{{Committee for Publications}}
4. That there be a standing Committee of eight for publications, three of them to be a quorum.

The Academy proceeded to ballot for a Committee for the above purpose,

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{{AD. 1802 [underline] January [end underline]}}
[underline] AD 1802 [end underline]

Ninety second Meeting continued.

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{{Committee for Publications}}
and the following Gentlemen were elected.
Revd. John Lathrop D.D.
John Davis Esqr
Hon. John Q. Adams.
Revd. Mr Freeman
Revd. Dr. Morse
Revd. Mr Kirkland
Professor Webber
Dr. John Warren

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{{Certificate to Mr Dearborn}}
5. That the recording Secretary and the Librarian give to Mr Dearborn on his application, a certificate of his Membership, expressing therein that he has been the Inventor of several useful Machines which have been approved by the Academy, and has conducted to the satisfaction of the Academy. _

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{{95}}
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{{AD 1802 [underline] May [end underline]}}
AD 1802.

Ninety third Meeting.

At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at their apartment in Boston, on Tuesday the Twenty fifth day of May, AD 1802 _

{{Officers}}
Officers elected for the year ensuing.

President.
Hon. John Adams, L.L.D.
Vice President.
Revd. Joseph Willard, D.D.

[underline] Counsellors [end underline]
Hon. Robert T. Paine
Francis Dana
Benjamin Lincoln
John Lathrop D.D.
Dr John Warren
Hon. Cotton Tufts.
Caleb Gannett Esqr
Hon. Loammi Baldwin
Mr Samuel Webber
Revd Simeon Howard, D.D.
John Davis Recording Secretary
Hon John Quincy Adams Corresponding Secretary.
Revd James Freeman, Treasurer
Dr William Spooner, Vice Treasurer
Revd. John Lathrop, D.D. Librarian and Cabinet Keeper.

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{{Donations.}}
[underline] Donations. [end underline]

1 Sullivans [sic] History of Land Titles in Massachusetts
presented by the Author.

2 Barton’s Memoir on the fascinating quantity of Serpents Part II.
the Author.

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{{96.}}
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{{AD 1802 May}}
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May AD 1802
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Ninety third Meeting Continued.

{{Donations.}}
3. Collections for an Essay toward a Materia Medica of the United States.
presented the [sic] author. Benj. S. Barton.

4. The first, third and fourth volumes of the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society._ presented by the Society.

5. Commentationes Societis Regiae Scientiarum Gottingensis. Volumes 12th 13th & 14th from 1793 to 1799 in [illegible].
presented by the Society.

6. Transactions of the Royal Society, Part. 3. for 1800. & Parts 1.st & 2.d for 1801
presented by the Society.

7. Teeth and Claws of a Tiger and the teeth of a Wild Boar from Sumatra.
presented by Samuel C. Lathrop

8. Jaw Bones of a Porpoise.
presented by Mr Rufus Towers.

9. Fauna Suecica. by Gustavus Paykull of Upsal 3. Vols. 8vo. presented by the author.

10. Observationes Botanicae by Olavo Swartz. presented by the author.

11. Census of the United States. taken in 1800. presented by Revd Manasseh Cutler D.D.

12. Bill of Mortality for Portsmouth. N.H. for 1801.
presented by Lyman Spalding D.D.

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{{AD 1802 May}}
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May. 1802.

Ninety third Meeting – Continued.

Communications.

{{Bill of Mortality Newtown}}
Bill of Mortality in the West Parish in Newton from 1. January 1791 to [strikethrough] to [end strikethrough] 1. Jany 1802. by Revd William Greenough.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Jno. Q. Adams & als [sic] Committee &c}}
1. That a Communication from the New York Society of Agriculture be committed to Hon. John Q. Adams, Dr Dexter and Jno Davis. to report at the next meeting of the Academy.

{{Scrutineers.}}
2. Mr Peck, Mr Kirkland and Revd Dr Morse chosen Scrutineers to superintend the election of Officers of the Academy at this meeting.

{{Committee on Treasrs accts}}
3. Mr McKean & Mr Jno Q. Adams appointed a Committee to examine the Treasurer accounts for the last year.

{{Report accepted}}
4. Voted that the report of the Committee on the Treasurers accounts be accepted.

{{Thanks to E. Pearson}}
5. Mr Eliphalet Pearson, having declined accepting the Officer of Corresponding Secretary and being excused at his request by the Academy. Voted, that the Thanks of the Academy be presented to him for his long and faithful Services in that Office. V.

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May. 1802

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Ninety third meeting – Continued.

{{Memoirs to be presented to Mass. Hist. Society}}
6. Voted that the Transactions of the Academy be presented to the Massachusetts Historical Society.

{{Count Rumford’s Premium.}}
7. Voted. That no discovery or improvement has been communicated to the Academy, or has come to their knowledge, which appears to be entitled to the premium directed to be given by Count Rumford according to the Terms of his donations.

Election of Members
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{{Dr Jenner elected.}}
Edward Jenner. M.D. F.R.S. &c
[underline] Great Britain. [end underline]

Meeting dissolved.

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{{Report on Treasurers Accounts}}
The Committee appointed to examine the accounts of the Treasurer, report, that they have attended that service, and find the accounts regular, rightly cast and duly authenticated.

They find the State of the Academy’s funds, in the Treasurers hands, to be as follows.

[table]
State note  ||  299.55  ||  2569.55
3 per Cents (nominal)  ||  870  ||
3 pr Cent  ||  200  ||
8 pr Cent  ||  200
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3 pr Cent  ||  51.00  ||
Deferred stock (nominal)  ||  749.81
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Cash unappropriated  ||  237.18  ||
Do. appropriated  ||  169.75
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Amounting to the sum of  ||     ||  7898.29
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May. 1802
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In comparing this statement, with that of the last year, the Committee are happy in calling to the notice of the Academy, that there appear the following additions to their funds.

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In 6 per Cents.  ||  $370
Deferred Stock  ||  261.66
Cash  ||  7.31
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Joseph McKeen
John Q. Adams

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{{August.}}
At a meeting of the Academy on Wednesday the 25th day of August AD 1802, at Cambridge.

This meeting falling on Commencement day, no business was done.

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Ninety fifth meeting
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{{November.}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences holden at Cambridge, on Wednesday the 17th. day of November 1802

Communications.
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{{Rantnell’s Meterological [sic] Observations.}}
1. Metorological [sic] Observations at [underline] Salem, [end underline] from December 1800, to January 1802 inclusive
by Samuel Rantnell.

{{Salt Works at Cape-Cod.
Dr Thacher’s [Commun]}}
2. An Account of the Salt Works on Cape-Cod. with a description of the apparatus.
By Dr James Thacher.

{{Dr Osgoods [sic] communication.}}
3. A Letter from Dr George Osgood to Professor Pearson, communicating some of the last symptoms in the singular case of the late Mrs. Osgood.

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{{AD 1802 November.}}
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Ninety fifth meeting continued.
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Votes.
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{{Thanks to Dr Thacher}}
1. Voted that the Thanks of the Academy be presented to Dr Thacher for this Communication.

{{Mr Pearson to request further information from Dr Osgood.}}
2. That Mr. Professor Pearson be requested to write to Dr Osgood, requesting from him some further account of the singular case of [strikethrough] its [end strikethrough] the late Mrs. Osgood, that all the material particulars of the case from its commencement may be communicated to the Academy.

{{Report of Committee on Communication from New York Agricult. Society.}}
3. A Report of the Committee on the Communication from the New-York Society of Agriculture being read, after discussion – Voted that the further consideration of the subject be referred to the next meeting.

[underline] Meeting adjourned. [end underline]

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Ninety sixth meeting.
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At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, at their apartment in Boston, on Tuesday, [strikethrough] Janu [end strikethrough] ary 26, 1803.

Communications.
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{{O. Fiske – Resucitated mouse.}}
1. A Letter from Oliver Fiske Esqr. to Hon. Judge Paine, relative to a [underline] mouse [end underline] found inclosed in some fossil substance.

{{Dr. Osgoods [sic] Letter.}}
2. A Letter from Dr. George Osgood to Dr Pearson, respecting the case of Mrs. Osgood, pursuant to a vote at the last meeting.

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Donations.
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{{Donations}}
1. Four Volumes of Transactions of American Philosophical Society – by the Society

2. Views of the Tomb of the Emperor [Akbar] and of the Emperor [underline] Shere Shah [end underline].
By John Lathrop Esqr

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Ninety sixth meeting continued.

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Votes.

{{Each member to take 2 Copies of the Catalogue of the Library.}}
1 That each member of the Academy be permitted to take two Copies of the Catalogue of the Library, lately published.

{{Dr Thachers paper to be published.}}
2. That Dr Thacher’s paper relative to the Salt Manufactury be published in the 2d. part of the 2d. Vol. of the Transactions of the Academy.

{{Thanks to Donors.}}
3. Thanks to the American Philosophical Society and to John Lathrop Esqr. for their respective donations.

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Ninety seventh Meeting
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At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences holden at Boston on Wednesday May 24th. AD 1803.

The proceedings of the last meeting were read.

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Ninety seventh meeting continued
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Officers elected.
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{{Officers elected.}}
Hon.be. John Adams L.LD. President.
Revd. Joseph Willard, D.D. V. President.

Counsellors
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Hon. Robert T. Paine Hon. Cotton Tufts.
_ [Hon.] Francis Dana. Caleb Gannett Esqr
Benjamin Lincoln Hon. Loammi Baldwin
Revd. John Lathrop, D.D. Mr Samuel Webber
Dr. John Warren Revd. Simon Howard, D.D.

John Davis Recording Secretary
Hon. John Q. Adams, Correspondg Sec’y
Revd. James Freeman, Treasurer
Dr. William Spooner, Vice Treasurer
Revd. John Lathrop, D.D. Librarian & Cabinet Keeper
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Donations
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{{Donations}}
1. Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 8 Volumes. by the Society.

2. Dr. Waterhouse in variola Vaccina Part II.
By the Author.

3. Letter to Dr Percival on the prevention of infectious fevers. by John Haygarth. M.D. F.R.S. A.A.S.
The author.

4. Canonicus a Poem by John Lathrop Esqr
The Author.

5. Dissertation Medicae in auguralis de Abscessa Bursali. Autero Gulielmo Ingalls.
The Author.

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Ninety seventh Meeting continued
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Donations
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{{Donations.}}
6. A view and section of an Improved Fire Engine, patented by Jacob Perkins and Allan Pollock. – A. Pollock.

7. A Bust of Dr Benjamin Franklin.
American Philosophical Society.

8. A memoir relative to [underline] Columbium [end underline], a new metal from a mineral sent from Massachusetts by Mr Winthrop to Sir Hans Swane, analyzed by C. Hatchett Esqr
The Author.

9. A Bill of Mortality for Portsmouth N.H. for 1801 and 1802.
Lyman Spalding

10. A specimen of Antient Peruvian Earthen Ware – Frankincense from Chilé [sic] – Specimens of seven different species of Peruvian Bark – Seeds from Peru said to cure the poisonous bite of reptiles – Peices [sic] of a Stone which inclosed a diamond – Specimens of Gold and Silver Ore – Ditto of Platina – Cotton the growth of Guatémala [sic] – presented by Mr Samuel [Burling] –

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Communications
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{{Van Der Kemp’s remarks &c}}
1. Remarks on Buttons and Jefferson’s Theories.
By Mr. [blank] Van Der Kemp.

{{Newtown – West-Parish. Bill of Mortality.}}
2. A Bill of Mortality for the West-Parish in Newtown from Jany. 1 1782 to 1802
by Revd. W. Greenough

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Ninety seventh Meeting Continued
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Communications
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{{Barrell – Rain in Charlestown}}
An account of Rain that fell in Charlestown from [blank]
by Joseph Barrell Esqr.
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Members elected
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{{Fellows elected}}
{{[checkmark]}} Josiah Quincy Esqr. of Boston.
{{[checkmark]}} Hon. Timothy Bigelow Esqr – Groton.
{{[checkmark]}} Hon. Oliver Ellsworth, Esqr. Windsor, Connt.
{{[checkmark]}} Revd. Abiel Holmes – Cambridge.
{{[checkmark]}} Revd. William Emerson, Boston.
{{[checkmark]}} Dr. James Thacher, Plymouth.
{{[checkmark]}} His Grace the Duke of Norfolk } Great Britain
{{[checkmark]}} The Marquis of Lansdown [sic], [Great Britain]
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{{Thanks to Donors.}}
1. Thanks to Societies and Individuals for their respective donations.

{{Committee on Hatchett’s paper relative to new Mineral.}}
2. That Dr. Dexter, W.D. Peck Esqr, Dr Pearson, Revd. Dr Prince, and James Winthrop Esqr be a committee to make enquiry relative to the place from whence the Mineral Substance was taken, lately analyzed by Mr Hatchett and which is the Subject of his memoir this day presented to the Academy and that the Committee be requested to procure specimens of the same if attainable.

{{Societies to have the use of the Academies [sic] room}}
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3. That the Congregational Charitable Society and the Trustees of Hopkins’ donation have leave to hold their meetings in the Academys [sic] apartment.

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Ninety seventh meeting – continued.
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Votes.
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4. That Mr Reed and Mr Webber be a committee to examine the Treasurers [sic] Accounts and report thereon –

Said Committee having made the following report, Viz.

“The Committee appointed to examine the accounts of the Treasurer Report, that they have attended that service & find the accounts regular, rightly cast and duly authenticated.

They find the State of the Academys [sic] funds in the Treasurer’s hands to be as follows.

May 24, 1803.

N. Read } Committee.
S. Webber

Voted. That the above report be accepted.

The meeting was then dissolved.

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Ninety eighth meeting.
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At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, holden, at Cambridge, August 24th 1803.
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The proceedings at the last Meeting were read.

{{Mineralogical Committee}}
Voted. That the Powers of the Committee appointed at the last Meeting relative to the new Metal (Columbium) be extended and that they make enquiry relative to Minerals and fossils, in general, the production of this Country, and collect specimens, to be deposited in the Museum of the Academy, and that the Members of said Committee be empowered to act and report jointly or seperately [sic] relative to the subjects committed to them.

Voted. That the Recording Secretary be added to said Committee.

{{August Meeting altered to [underline] Second Wednesday [end underline]}}
Voted. That the Statute respecting the meeting of the Academy in August be repealed, and that in future the meetings be at Cambridge on the [underline] Second Wednesday in August Annually –

{{Dr Prince added to Committee on Machines.}}
Voted. That the Revd Dr Prince be added to the Committee for the inspection of new Invented Machines, originally appointed in April 1794.

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Ninety eighth meeting continued.

to examine a manuscript Copy of a Letter from the late Dr Stiles to Sr William Jones, and [strikethrough] report [end strikethrough] to select & report such parts thereof as they may think proper for publication in the Memoirs of the Academy.

{{Donations.}}
Donations.
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Giffords Translation of the Satires of Juvenal. by Thomas L. Winthrop.

Governor Winthrop’s Journal.
By the same.

The 3d Volume of the Geography of the United States in the German Language presented by the Author.
Professor Ebeling.

The 5th. Volume of the Transactions of the Asiatick Society
by the Society

Sermons on the mode and subjects of Baptism – Discources on St Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians – A past Sermon delivered May 4, 1797. – a past Sermon delivered April 1803. A [Centery] Sermon delivered August 1796 – A Dedication Sermon on the opening at Westfield Academy –
presented by the author.
Revd Joseph Lathrop, D.D.

Drawings of several antient inscriptions on Rocks in Connecticut & elsewhere with observations thereon, from the papers left by the late Dr Stiles, presented by
Caleb Gannet Esqr in the name of the heirs of sd deced.

Voted. Thanks for the above donations and to Mr Thomas Wallcut for a Desk and Book Case formerly presented.

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Ninety eighth meeting continued.

Elections.
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Caspar Wistar, M.D. of Philadelphia.
Mr Allan Pollock. – Boston

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Meeting dissolved.

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{{November.}}
Ninety ninth Meeting
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At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, holden at Cambridge, on the Ninth day of November, AD 1803.

{{Donations.}}
Donations.
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[underline] Flora Batava [end underline]. 8 Numbers by the Counsel of Interior of the Batavian Republic.

[underline] Insectes D’Europe [end underline]. 8 volumes quarto. (7 vols. description – one of plates) presented by Hon. Jno Qunicy Adams.

Resultats de l’inoculation de la vaccine, dans les departemens de la Meurthe &c
Par Louis Valentin M.D.
presented by the Author.

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Letters.

{{Flora Batava}}
Two from the Counsel of Interior of the Batavian Republic, accompanying their donation, proposing an interchange of information relative to the vegetable productions the several Countries, and requesting certain plants and seeds, which they enumerate, to be transmitted to them. –

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Votes
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{{Thanks to Donors}}
1. Thanks to the Council of Interior of the Batavian Republic, and that they be informed by the Secretary that the Academy will endeavour to comply with their request. –

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AD 1803 November
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Ninety ninth Meeting, continued.
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Votes
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{{Messrs. Cutler & Peck, Committee &c.}}
2. That the Revd. Manasseh Cutler D. D. and William D. Peck Esqr be requested to examine the Communication from the Council of Interior of the Batavian Republic, and endeavor to comply with their request –

{{Thanks to Donors.}}
3. Thanks to Honbe John Q. Adams Esqr. for his donation.

4. Thanks to Doctor L. Valentine for his donation

Meeting dissolved

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[table]
   ||  D.  ||  C.
State note  ||  239.  ||  64
6 PR Cents (nominal)  ||  945  ||  -
3 pr Cents  ||  200  ||
8 pr Cents  ||  200
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   ||  1584.  ||  64
Count Rumford’s donation  ||     ||
3 pr Cents  ||  5180  ||
Deferred Stock (nominal)  ||  1061
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   ||  6241.
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   ||  7846.
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Cash unappropriated.  ||  272.  ||  76
Do appropriated.  ||  75.
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$  ||  347.
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Endnotes

5Page number 105 repeated. This page should actually be page 106.

{{AD 1804 January}}
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Hundredth meeting.
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At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences holden at Boston, Wednesday Jan 24th. 1804 –

Communications.

{{Platt on Cider.}}
1. Process for making Cyder [sic]
By Richard Platt Esqr.

{{Dearborn on Balance.}}
2. Experiments on the effect of difference of Temperature on Balances.
By [Mr] Benjamin Dearborn.

{{Baldwin on Tide mills.}}
3. On Tide mills and various proposed Improvements on Charles River.
By Hon Loammi Baldwin.

{{Fellows elected.}}
Elections.
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Revd Henry Ware, Hingham.
Honbl John Marshall, Virginia
John Lowell Esqr, Boston.
Revd. Joseph Lyman D.D.

Votes.

{{Set of Memoirs to Bowdoin College}}
1. That a set of the Memoirs of the Academy be presented to Bowdoin College.

{{Platts [sic] Essay to be published.}}
2. That Mr. Platts [sic] Essay on Cider be committed to the publication Committee and be inserted in the 2d. part of ye III. Vol. if convenient.

Meeting dissolved

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One hundred and first Meeting.
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At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, holden at Boston, on Tuesday. the 29th. day of May AD 1804.

{{Dr Kirkland Recg Secy. pro. Tem.}}
Voted. That Revd. John T. Kirkland, D.D. act as recording Secretary for this Meeting [as] the Recording Secretary being absent.

Officers chosen for the year ensuing.

Honble. John Adams L.L.D. President.
Revd. Joseph Willard. D.D. Vice Presdt.

Counsellors.

Hon. Robert T. Paine Hon. Cotten [sic] Tufts
Francis Dana Caleb Gannett Esqr
Benjamin Lincoln Hon. Loammi Baldwin
Revd. John Lathrop. D.D. Samuel Webber L.L.D.
Dr John Warren. Revd Simeon Howard. D.D.

John Davis Esqr Recording Secretary.
Hon. John Q. Adams Corresponding Secy.
Revd. James Freeman Treasurer.
Dr. William Spooner Vice Treasurer.
Revd. John Lathrop. D.D. Librarian and Cabinet Keeper.

{{Treasurer Accts}}
Voted. That George Partridge Esqr. and Revd Dr Cutter be a Committee to examine the Treasurers [sic] Accounts for the year past.

{{Henfrey’s Claim to Count Rumfords [sic] Donation.}}
Mr Benjamin Dearborn in the name and behalf of Mr Benjamin Henfrey informed the Academy, that Mr Henfrey offered himself as a Candidate for Count Rumford’s premium, and that he was ready to furnish evidence in support of his claim in such manner as the Academy should direct. Thereupon,

Voted. That Dr Holyoke, Professor Webber,

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One hundred and first Meeting.

{{Committee on Henfrey’s Claim}}
and Dr Dexter, be a Committee to consider the above application and to make report also to enquire if any regulations should be adopted by the Academy with respect to the applications of Candidates for said Premium & to prepare and report such regulations as they may think expedient _

Communications.

{{Dr Thacker on Iron Ores.}}
1 Memoir by Dr James Thacker relative to Iron Ores, and the manufactory of Iron particularly in the County of Plymouth.

{{A. Bradford on a Sea Serpent}}
2. A Letter and documents from [strikethrough] Rev [end strikethrough] Alden Bradford Esqr. respecting a large Sea Serpent, seen in the Bay of Penobscot.

Donations.

{{Donations.}}
1. Four additional Numbers of the Flora Batava. by the Council of Interior of the Batavian Republic.

2. An Appendix to the New American Practical Navigator presented by the Author
Nathaniel Bowditch. A.A.S.

3. A Collection of Iron Ores.
By Dr James Thacker.

{{Thanks to Donors.}}
Voted. Thanks for the Donations abovementioned.

{{Report on Treasurer’s Accounts.}}
The Committee appointed to examine the Treasurers [sic] Accounts , report that they have attended that Service and find the Accounts rightly cast and duly authenticated.

They find the State of the Academies [sic] funds in the Treasurer’s hands to be, as follows. Viz State note. 464.28
8 pr Cents (nominal) 945
3 pr Cents. 200
8 pr Cents. 200 1809.28. carrd ovr.

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One hundred and first Meeting.

Brot [sic] over 1809.28

Count Rumfords [sic] donation.
3 pr Cents 5180
Deferred Stock (nominal) 1061.81 6247.81
[symbol] 8057.09

Cash appropriated [symbol] 316.30
D". unappropriated 277.95
594.25

Voted. That the above report be accepted.

{{Price of Memoirs}}
Voted. That the price of the Memoirs of the Academy be two dollars & 50 Cents for each Volume.

{{Memoirs to be sent to certain Societies.}}
Voted. That the Memoirs of the Academy be sent by the corresponding Secretary. to all similar Academies and Societies and to the American Universities—

Members elected.

{{Fellows elected}}
Gustavus [Paykull] of Upsal in Sweden.
Hon. David Humphreys. LLD
His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull.

Communication

{{Revd Mr. Avery on discovery of Springs}}
On the discovery of Springs and subterraneous Water by the Indication of a Rod of Whale Bone. in a Letter from Revd Joseph Avery of Holden to Dr John Warren.

—Meeting dissolved

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One hundred and second Meeting.

At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, holden at Cambridge on Wednesday the fourteenth day of August 1804.

The proceedings of the last Meeting were read.

{{Donations.}}
Donations

1. Dissertatio Medica de Abscessee Burrali. Solicit. 2d.
Guliolmo Ingalls. curatore
presented by the Author.

2. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. Volume 6th. part 1.
By the Society

3. Transactions of the Petersburg Academy. [est. 73.]

{{Elections}} [in pencil]
Members Elected.

Harrison G. Otis Esqr.
Samuel Williams Esqr.
Joshua Thomas Esqr.

Votes.

{{Thanks to Donors}}
1. Thanks for the abovementioned donations.

{{Memoirs to be presented to Congress Library.}}
2. That a Copy of the Memoirs of the Academy be presented to the Congress Library.

{{Dr Cutler and Peck to procure books. &c}}
3. That the Revd. Dr Cutler and Mr. Peck be authorized to procure, at the expense of the Academy, such books, as may be necessary, to enable them to comply with the vote of November 9th. 1803.

{{Flora Batava.}}
3. [sic] That the Librarian allow the Flora Batava to be taken from the Library by Members, first securing the sheets so as they may not be injured.

{{Standing Committee of publications.}}
4. That the standing Committee of publications be elected annually at the Meeting [strikethrough] of [end strikethrough] in May and that the Gentlemen chosen in Jany. 1802 be a Committee for publications, until the next May Meeting, and that they be requested to make report at the next Meeting.

Meeting dissolved.

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{{1804 November.}}
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One hundred and third Meeting.
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At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences holden at Cambridge on Wednesday, November 14th 1804.

The proceedings of the last meeting were read.

Donations.

{{Donations.}}
1. Colonel D. Humphrey’s Works 2 Vols. 8vo.
presented by the Author.

2. Transactions of the Royal Society for 1803. 1st. and 2d. parts – The Society.

3. By the Revd. Jedediah Morse D.D. the following publications, Viz.
His American Gazeteer 1st. Edition 1797.
_ [His] Artillery Election Sermon 1803.
_ [His] Discourse on the death of Hon. James Russell April 1798
_ [His] Discourse before the Grand Lodge at Concord June 1798.

Also, “An Address to the People” by a minister of Edinburg, 1803.

Revd. Dr Lathrop’s discourse before the Society for propagating the Gospel Jany. 1804.

History of New England by Revd. Jed. Morse, D.D. and Revd. Elijah Parish. 1 Vol. 12mo. _

4. A grant of a certain Interest in several Works. [strikethrough] [according] [end strikethrough] the copy right of which is secured by Noah Webster Esqr. Viz.

On every thousand copies of the [underline] American Spelling Book [end underline] printed in Massachusetts during the existence of the present Copy right. [underline] Fifty Cents. [end underline]

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1804 November
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One hundred and third meeting continued.

{{Mr. Websters [sic] Donation.}}
On every thousand copies of the [underline] American Selection [end underline] printed in Massachusetts during the existence of the copy right the Sum of [underline] Two Dollars. [end underline]

On every thousand copies of the first and second volumes of his [underline] Elements of Useful Knowledge [end underline] which shall be printed in Massachusetts, during the existence of the Copy Right the sum of [underline] Two dollars. [end underline]

Which grant also requests and authorizes the Academy to appoint one of its Members to advise and consult with said Webster his heirs, executers or administrators, concerning all contracts for printing and publishing any of said Books in the State of Massachusetts, and to when the terms and conditions of such Contracts shall be communicated.

Votes.
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{{Thanks to Donors.}}
1. That the Thanks of the Academy be given to Col. David Humphreys and the Revd. Dr. Morse for their respective donations.

{{Grant to Saml Etheridge.}}
2. That a grant of Twenty two dollars be made to Mr Samuel Etheridge for the reasons stated by him, annexed to his account for printing the 2d. part of the II.d Volume of the Memoirs of the Academy.

{{Sale of the Memoirs.}}
3. That the Committee for Publications with the Librarian be authorized and requested to adopt such measures for making sale of the Memoirs of the Academy, as they shall think expedient, and for supplying the Members.

{{Assessmt remitted.}}
4. That the assessments due from the late President Willard, being for two years; be remitted.

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{{1804 November}}
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{{Committee on remission of assessments &c}}
5. That John Davis Esqr, Revd. Dr Lathrop and Revd. James Freeman be a committee to report to the Academy, at the next meeting, a list of such Members to whom they shall consider that the annual assessments should be remitted; also to consider the Subject of assessments, generally, and to report such measures as they shall think most advisable, for precuring a general and punctual payment of the same.

{{Thanks to N. Webster Esqr. &c.}}
6. That the Thanks of the Academy be given to Noah Webster Esqr. for his liberal donation to the Academy of part of the profits of his publications, and that the Revd. James Freeman be authorized and requested to advise and consult with Mr. Webster relative to any contracts for printing said Works in manner pointed out in the last clause of the Instrument securing said donation to the Academy.

7. Voted that the Recording Secretary communicate to Mr. Webster the above Vote respecting his donation.

Meeting dissolved.
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{{1805 January.}}
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One hundred & fourth Meeting.
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At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences holden at Boston, on Wednesday the 30th. day of [underline] January [end underline] AD 1805.

A Quorum of the Academy ^met and on account of the Ordination at the Church in Brattle Street this day, adjourned to Wednesday the 13th of February next, at 11 oClock A.M.
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{{February.}}
Wednesday February 13. AD 1805.

The Academy met by adjournment from the 30th. January last –

The Proceedings of the last Meeting were read.

{{Report of Committee on Assessments.}}
Report of a Committee recommending the remission of certain of assessments on Members & as to writing to Members who are deficient in their assessments accepted.

Donations.
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{{Donations}}
Professor Webber’s Eulogy on President Willard and the Revd. Mr Holmes’ Sermon delivered the Lords Day after the funeral of President Willard.
presented by the Corporation of Harvard College.

Dr Waterhouse’s Lecture on the use of Tobacco.
presented by the Author.

Votes.

{{Acct for binding Memoirs allowed.}}
1. That Mr. Gould’s account for binding 25 [strikethrough] Volumes [end strikethrough] Numbers of the II. Vol. of the Memoirs of the Academy be allowed.

{{Price of Memoirs}}
2. That the Price of the 2 Numbers half bound be sixteen shillings and six pence.

{{Committee on Humfrey’s claim enlarged.}}
3. That the Revd. Mr Freeman and Dr Warren be added to the Committee appointed in May last on Mr. Humfreys [sic] application for Count Rumfords [sic] premium in the major part to be a quorum. _

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{{1805 May.}}
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One hundred and fifth Meeting.
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At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, holden at Boston, Tuesday, May 28th. 1805.

The proceedings of the last meeting were read.

Donations.
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{{Donations.}}
1 The Repertory for one year, by the Editor.
[underline] Dr. Park [end underline]

2. Monthly Anthology Vol. 2. and 3 Numbers of the 2d. Volume
presented by the Editors
Messrs. Benjamin & John Homans.

3. A File of the [underline] Post [end underline], a paper edited by John Lathrop Jr Esqr. of Calcutta. – and a Set of views of Men in India.
presented by Jn. Lathrop Jr Esqr.

4. A War Club used by the natives of [illegible – struck through] Surinam – a war whistle used by the same – a neck ornament used by the same – a centipede of the West Indies – Eighteen birds of that country well preserved. – by Mr. Samuel C. Lathrop.

Communications
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{{Lathrop lightning}}
1. Effects of Lightning on the House of Capt Daniel Merry, Boston, and several other houses in the vicinity, on the evening of the 11st. May instant.
By Revd. Dr Lathrop.

{{Dearborn on Timepieces.}}
2. A paper from Mr. Benjamin Dearborn relative to an improvement, of his invention, in the construction of time pieces.

Votes.
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{{Thanks to Donors.}}
1. Thanks to Dr Park, Messrs Benjamin & John Homans, John Lathrop Jr Esqr and Mr Samuel C. Lathrop for their respective donations.

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{{1805 May}}
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One hundred & fifth Meeting.
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Votes.
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{{Committee on Mr. Dearborn’s Improvement &c}}
2. That Professor Webber, Col. Baldwin, Judge Davis, Dr Prince and Revd Mr. Freeman be a committee to examine Mr Dearbons [sic] proposed improvement in the construction of time pieces and report.

{{Committee on Treasr Accts.}}
3. That Josiah Quincy Esqr and Revd. Mr. Holmes be a committee to examine the Treasurers [sic] accounts for the last year.

4. The above Committee, having reported, voted to accept their report.

{{Cabinet Keeper.}}
5. That a Cabinet Keeper be appointed distinct from the Librarian.

{{Glass cases ordered for Museum.}}
6. That the Cabinet Keeper and Librarian be requested to procure glass cases of proper construction for the Museum.

{{Mr Peck to procure Books.}}
7. That Mr Peck be requested to procure for the Academy, the deficient numbers of the Transactions of the Royal Society, under the direction of the Librarian. & to enquire of the price of the Memores [sic] of ye Acad. of Sciences and of the Academy [in Inscriptions] & to inform the Corresponding Secy.

{{Mr. Peck to take a number of Plates of Fishes in the 2d Number of the 2d Volume of the Transactions _

Election of Members
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{{Fellows Elected.}}
Revd. John Eliot D.D. Boston.
Olavo Swartz. [blank] Upsal.
Mr Levi Hedge A.M. Cambridge.
Revd. Aaron Bancroft, Worcester.
Hon. Henry Knox. – Thomaston.
Hon Rufus King. New York.
Benjamin Vaughan Esqr. Hallowell –

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One hundred & fifth meeting continued.
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Officers elected
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{{Officers for 1805}}
Hon. John Adams L.L.D. President
Hon Francis Dana L.L.D. Vice President

Counsellors
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[table]
Hon Robert T. Paine  ||  Hon Loammi Baldwin Esqr
Benjamin Lincoln  ||  Mr. Samuel Webber
Revd Dr Lathrop  ||  Revd James Freeman
Dr Warren  ||  Eliphalet Pearson L.L.D.
Caleb Gannett Esqr  ||  John Davis Esqr
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John Davis Esqr Recording Secretary
Hon John Q Adams Esqr Correspondg Secy.
Revd James Freeman, Treasurer.
Dr William Spooner, Vice Treasurer.
Revd John Lathrop D.D. Librarian
Mr. Allen Pottock, Cabinet Keeper.

{{Treasurers [sic] Accounts.}}
Report of the Committee on the Treasurers [sic] Accounts – Accepted. –

“The Committee appointed to examine the Treasurer’s Accounts – report – that they have attended that Service, and find the Accounts rightly cast and duly authenticated.

They find the state of the Academies [sic] funds in the Treasurer’s hands, to be as follows, Viz.

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State note _  ||  $464.28
6. pr Cents (nominal) _  ||  945_
3 pr Cents _  ||  200
8 pr Cents _  ||  200
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Count Rumfords [sic] donation 3 pr Cents  ||  5180
Deferred Stock  ||  1475.81
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   ||  $8465.09
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Cash appropriated  ||  218.82
Do unappropriated  ||  150.09
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One hundred & sixth Meeting.
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At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, holden at Cambridge, Wednesday August 14th. 1805. _

The Proceedings of the last meeting were read.

Donations.
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{{Dufief’s Nature Displayed}}
1. “Nature displayed in her mode of teaching Languages to Man” presented by the Author, 2 Vols. 8vo.
N.G. Dufief.

{{Mathematical Correspondent.}}
2. The Mathematical Correspondent No. 5.
presented by the Editors F. & J. Swords.

{{Dearborns [sic] Facility}}
3. Facility for casting Interest with a description of the Machine & manner of using it. presented by the Inventor.
Benjamin Dearborn.

{{Flora Batava}}
4. Four additional Numbers of the [underline] Flora Batava [end underline], Viz. Nos. 13. 14. 15 & 16. presented by the Council of Interior of the Batavian Republic.

Votes
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{{Committee respecting Oaths of Officers.}}
1. That Hon. Judge Dana, Jno. Q. Adams and Jno. Davis be a Committee to consider respecting the oaths required of the Officers of the Academy by one of the early statutes to enquire ^whether the same be related and to report thereon.

{{Flora Batava}}
2. That the Corresponding ^Secretary acknowledge the receipts of all the Numbers of the [underline] Flora Batava [end underline], which have come to hand, and inform the Conductors of that work or those who have transmitted it, of the measured adopted by the Academy relative to the plants and seeds requested.

3. That Dr Waterhouse and Judge Davis be a Committee to procure the seeds and plants requested by the Conductors of the Flora Batava, and that said Committee be authorized to correspond with those Gentlemen on that subjects.

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One hundred and sixth meeting continued.

{{Flora Batava}}
4 Voted. That the Librarian procure the Numbers of the [underline] Flora Batava [end underline] composing the 1st Volume, to be bound.

{{Thanks to Donors.}}
5. That the Thanks of the Academy be presented to Mr Dufief and to Mr Dearborn for their respective donations.

{{Directions to ye Treasurer}}
6. That the Treasurer be advised to invest the proceeds of Count Rumford’s donation in 3 pr Cent Stock.

{{Recg Secretary to state alterations in Statutes.}}
7. That the Recording Secretary examine and report to the Council at the next meeting, all the alterations, which have at any time been made, in the Statutes of the Academy.

[underline] Meeting Dissolved. [end underline]

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One hundred & Seventh Meeting

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At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, holden at Cambridge, on Wednesday, November 13th. 1805.

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The Proceedings of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Donations [end underline]

{{Donations}}
Tabula Motuum [sic] solis &c.
By F. De Zack, presented by the author

[underline] Election [end underline]

Honbe. John Treadwell Lieut. Governor of the State of Connecticut

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{{Terms of Count Rumford’s donation to be published [underline] annually [end underline]}}
Votes 1. [strikethrough] [To publish] [end strikethrough] That the Secretaries be directed to publish annually the terms of Count Rumfords [sic] donation and to insert the times when the Academy will adjudge the premium.

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{{1805 Novem~.}}
One hundred & seventh Meeting, Continued.

{{Committee on [underline] Henfrys [sic] [end underline] claim:}}
Voted II. That the Recording Secretary write to Dr Holyoke on Mr Henfry’s application for Count Rumfords [sic] [strikethrough] don [end strikethrough] premium, and request a Meeting of the Committee and if inconvenient for Dr [strikethrough] Webber [end strikethrough] Holyoke to attend the meeting of the Committee on that Subject, that Professor Webber be notified and requested to convene the Committee that report may be made at the next meeting of the Academy.

{{Temporary Committee for publications_}}
III. That Revd. Mr Freeman, Revd Mr Mellen, Professor Webber, Mr Hedge, and Revd Dr Morse, be a Committee for publications ‘till the Meeting in May next. A Committee of that definition to be afterwards chosen annually.

Meeting dissolved

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{{1806 January 108 meeting [in pencil]}}
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At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, holden at Boston. January 29th. AD 1806

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The Proceedings of the last Meeting were read.

{{[underline] Communications [end underline]}}
[underline] Communications [end underline]

1. Mr William Creswell’s tables of varities [sic] in two anomalous cases of oblique spherical Triangles.

2. John Fairbanks projection of the Solar System.

3. An essay on the Tide in the atmosphere opposite to the Moon.
By Hon. Samuel Tenny.

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One hundred & [strikethrough] seventh [end strikethrough] eight [in pencil] Meeting continued

4. A model of a newly invented close fire place
by Mr Allan Pollock.

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{{Fairbanks projection committee.}}
Voted. That Mr Fairbanks projection of the Solar System be committed to Professor Webber, Mr Gannett and Mr Mellen.

{{[underline] D. Kilham [end underline] elected.}}
Dr Daniel Kilham, of Wentham, elected a Member.

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{{109 [in pencil]}}
One hundred and [strikethrough] Eighth [end strikethrough] nine [in pencil] Meeting

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At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, holden at Boston, Tuesday May 27. 1806.

The proceedings of the last Meeting were read.

{{Officers elected.}}
Officers for the Year ensuing

Hon John Adams L.L.D. President
Hon. Francis Dana L.L.D Vice President

[table]
Counsellors.
Hon Robert T. Paine  ||  Hon. Cotton Tufts
Hon. Benjamin Lincoln  ||  Samuel Webber A. M.
Revd. John Lathrop D.D. ||  Eliphalet Pearson L.L.D.
John Warren M. D. ||  Hon. Loammi Baldwin
Caleb Gannett Esqr  ||  Hon John Davis.
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Hon. John Davis Recording Secretary
Hon. John Q. Adams Corresponding Secy
Revd James Freeman, Treasurer
William Spooner M.D. Vice Treasurer
John Lathrop D.D. Librarian
Mr Allan Pollock Cabinet-Keeper

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{{AD 1806 [in pencil]}}
One hundred and Eighth Meeting contd.

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Communications.

{{Claims for Count Rumford Premium.}}
1. A new Invented Kiln for drying meal

2. An improved mode of constructing closed Fireplaces, by Mr Allan Pollock.

The Inventors of the above claim Count Rumford’s premium

Voted that the above claims be referred to the Committee on Mr Henfrey’s claim to Count Rumford’s premium.

{{Report of Committee on Fairbanks projection.}}
A Report of a Committee on Mr Fairbanks projection of the Solar System communicated at the last meeting was read & accepted, and thereupon voted. That the projection be returned to Mr Fairbanks, if he request it, and that he have a copy of the report if desired.

{{Henfrey’s Letter.}}
Mr Henfrey’s Letter to the President, relative to his claim of Count Rumford’s premium was read, and referred to the Committee on that subject.

{{Volume of The Transactions to be presented to Congress Library}}
Voted. That a compleat set of the Transactions elegantly bound be presented to the Library of the Congress of the United States by the Corresponding Secretary._

{{Report on the Treasurer’s Acct}}
Mr Gannett and Mr Baldwin, a Committee to examine the Treasurer’s accounts for the last year, reported as follows. Viz.

“The Committee appointed to examine the Treasurer’s accounts have attended that business and offer the following Report –

That they find the Accounts regular and satisfactory That the property of the

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One hundred and eighth Meeting continued.

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Academy is as follows. Viz.

[table]
State Notes  ||  464.28  ||     ||
6 p Cents (nominal)  ||  945  ||     ||
3 p Cents  ||  300  ||     ||
8 pr Cents  ||  200
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Count Rumford donation  ||     ||     ||
3 per Cents  ||  5481.83  ||     ||
Deferred Stock (nominal)  ||  1806.71
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Cash  ||     ||  417.36
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The Committee with pleasure observe the income of funds in the present year to be – 780.18 of which sum $732.73. are vested in public Stock.”

Voted. That the above report be accepted_

Voted. That the Treasurer give Bond to the faithful performance of his duty in the penalty of two thousand dollars with security: and that it be the duty of the Recording Secretary to prepare the Bond.

A Letter from the Secretary of the American Philosophical Society was read, acknowledging the receipt of the last Number of the Transactions of the Academy.

{{[underline] Donations [end underline]}}
[underline] Donations [end underline]

1. Transactions of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences. five Numbers 8vo. for the years 1804 and 1st quarter of 1805.

2. A [strikethrough – illegible] Cameleon in Spirits from Senegal by Capt. John [Swift].

3. A small piece of Granate [sic], broken from the Sarchophagus [sic] of the Great Pyramid near Grand Cairo, by Dr James Shaw, Surgeon to one of the

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One hundred & eighth Meeting continued.

British detachments in 1801, after the City was taken.

{{Donations}}
4. Two specimens of polished porphyry, the green, called, Serpent Stone broken from large slabs in the ruins of the temple of Iris or Osiris at Memphis, by Dr James Shaw in 1801.

5. Part of the Base of Pompeys [sic] Pillar in Egypt, procured by J. Nesbit an officer in Lord Nelson’s fleet.

6 A number of Coins.

7. A Canister perforated by lightning in the House of Mr Sumner in Cole Lane, Boston.

8 Fossil substances ejected from Vesuvius, in the eruption of 1804, which fell by the feet of the Donor [strikethrough] and [end strikethrough] who was standing near the Crater, and were taken up by him, while hot

9 A Bill of Mortality for Portsmouth for the Year 1805. by Dr Lyman Spalding.

Memr. No. 1 presented by the Society.

{{Thanks to Donors.}}
Voted. that the thanks of the Academy be presented to the aforementioned Donors for their respective Donations.

Members elected.

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{{J. Trumbull elected}}
Hon John Trumbull, one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticutt [sic].

{{T. M. Harris elected.}}
Revd. Thaddeus ^M Harris – Dorchester.

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{{Committee on publications}}
The following Gentlemen were chosen the Committee of publications for the Year ensuing – Viz –

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One hundred & Eighth Meeting continued.

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Committee of publications.

{{Committee of publications}}
Revd. Mr Freeman, Revd Mr Mellen, President Webber, Mr Levi Hedge, Revd. Dr Morse, Hon Josiah Quincy Esq. Revd. Dr Eliot and Revd Professor Ware.

Donation (omitted in order)

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A specimen of silk found on the dry Coast between Chili [sic] and Peru, said to be spun by a large black spider and deposited on a species of Bramble, where it is found in considerable quantities.

“A pair of Stockings manufactured at Cano in Peru, from the Work of the Vigonia Sheep and of the natural colour _
by Mr Samuel Barling.

{{Thanks to Mr Barling
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Thanks of the Academy voted to Mr. Barling for his donation.

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Voted. That this Meeting be adjourned to the second Wednesday in August next, at 11. oClock, A.M. then to meet at Cambridge.

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{{110 [in pencil]}}
One hundred & ninth Meeting

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At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences holden at Cambridge on Wednesday, August 13th. AD 1806.

{{Recor’g Secy. pro tem.
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The Revd. John T. Kirkland D.D. was chosen Recording Secretary for this meeting, in the absence of the Recording Secretary.

The proceedings of the last Meeting were read.

Donations.

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{{Donations
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1. A Leg of an Ostrich from South American.
By Capt. Aaron Knowles

2. The Eighth volume of the Asiatick Researches, from the Asiatick Society.

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One hundred & ninth Meeting contind.

Communications.

{{Webster’s Essay}}
1. A Letter from Noah Webster Esqr containing an Essay to explain the Story of Phaeton.

{{8th Vol. of Transactions of Asiatick Society.}}
2. A Letter from William Hunter, Secretary to the Asiatick Society, accompanying the 8th Volume of the Transactions of that Society.

{{Dry fog in Switzerland.}}
3. A Letter from J.M. [Gourgas] relative to a dry fog in Switzerland &c communicated by Dr Waterhouse.

Votes

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{{Websters [sic] communication committed.}}
1. That Mr Webster’s communication be committed to the Committee for publications.

{{Librarian to procure 8 Vol. of As. In. to be bound}}
2. That the Librarian procure the 8th. Vol. of the Asiatic researches to be handsomely bound.

{{Injunction on Committee of publication –}}
3. That the Committee of publications be requested to attend to the business committed to them, and to prepare the first part of a third volume of Memoirs for publication.

{{Gougas’ Letter}}
4. That Mr Gougas’ Letter be placed on file and be referred to the Committee for publications.

{{Rumford Premium}}
5. That the Committee on Count Rumfords [sic] premium be requested to examine the pretensions to said premium and to report at the next meeting of the Academy.

{{adjournmt.}}
Voted to adjourn this meeting to the day of the next Statute meeting (the 12th. day of November next) at Cambridge.

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{{1806 November}}
One hundred & tenth Meeting

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{{111 [in pencil]}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, holden at Cambridge on Wednesday the 12th. day of November 1806.

The proceedings of the last Meeting were read. – Caleb Gannett Esqr Senior Counsellor present presided, in the absence of the President and Vice-President_

{{Donations
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Donations

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{{Hist. of Astronomy for 1805.
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1. History of Astronomy for 1805 by J. De La Lande
presented by the Author a Letter from him accompanying it.

{{Fossil Substance
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2. A Fossil Substance from Buffaloe [sic] Creek, from which the [underline] Seneca-Oil [end underline] is obtained.
By Revd Henry Channing.

Votes.

{{Thanks to De La Lande}}
1. Thanks to Jer. De La Lande and Rev. Mr Channing for their donations.

{{Claims to Rumford premium accepted}}
2. Voted to accept the report of the Committee relative to claims for Count Rumford’s premium; and that said Committee be requested to frame and report such general regulations as they may think expedient relative to the rewarding said Premium.

{{Corresponding Secy. to write to Mr. De La Lande}}
3. That the Corresponding Secretary be requested to answer M. De La Lande’s letter and to transmit to him such information as he can procure relative to the total Eclipse of the Sun on the 16th. June last.

4. That President Webber, Revd. Mr Mellen

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{{AD 1806
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One hundred & tenth Meeting.

{{Committee to procure information relative to the Eclipse.
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and the Recording Secretary be a Committee to collect such information as they can obtain relative to the late total Eclipse of the Sun and communicate the same to the Academy –

Communication
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{{Fothergill on Ice-Islands.}}
Conjectures and observations relative to the origin and formation of Ice Islands in the Ocean.
By Dr Anthony Fothergill.

Elections.
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{{S. Eliot elected}}
Samuel Eliot Esqr – Boston.

{{D. Tyng elected}}
Dudley Atkyns Tyng Esqr – Boston

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{{AD 1807
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{{January
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One hundred & Eleventh Meeting
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At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in their apartment in Boston on Wednesday January 28th. AD 1807
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The proceedings of the last meeting were read.

Communication
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{{Dighton Rock.}}
1. A paper explaining the Inscriptions on the Dighton Rock in Taunton River by Harris._

{{Donations.}}
Donations.
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1. Remarks on the rights of Inventors &c three Copies – presented by Mr Dearborn.

2. Sermon on Suicide by Rev Joseph Lathrop D.D. West Springfield – presented by the author.

3. Transactions of the Royal Society for 1805 parts I and II by the Society.

4. Account of the State Prison – Charlestown
presented by Major Danl Jackson

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One hundred & Eleventh Meeting, continued.

{{AD 1807
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Letters
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{{D. A. Tyng’s acceptance
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1. From Dudley Atkins Tyng Esqr. signifying his acceptance of the choice of the Academy.

{{D. Jackson’s Letter.}}
2. From Major Daniel Jackson, accompanying his donation.

{{B. Dearborns [sic] Letter.}}
3. From Mr Benjamin Dearborn accompanying his Donation.

{{Letter from Proprietor of Cotton Carding Machine
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4. From the Proprietor of a Cotton Carding & Spinning Machine, lately erected at Mr Doyle’s in Boston, inviting the members of the Academy to visit and inspect the same. Communicated by Mr Dearborn.

Votes
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{{Thanks to Donors}}
1. Thanks to the several persons, who have made donations and to the Royal Society.

{{To Proprs of Cotton Machine
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2. Thanks to the Proprietor of the Cotton Machine, for his polite attentions, which Mr Dearborn is requested to present.

{{Copies of report of Committee on Rumford Premium to be given to applicants}}
3. That ^Copies of the Report of the Committee on [strikethrough] Count Rumfords [end strikethrough] applications for Count Rumford’s premium be delivered to the respected applications, by the Recording Secretary on request.

{Transactions to be given to Anthology Reading Room.}}
4. To present Copies of the Memoirs of the Academy to the Anthology Reading Room.

{{J. Kuhn’s compensation}}
5. That the Treasurer be requested to pay to Mr Jacob Kuhn the usual compensation for his Services.

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Meeting adjourned

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One hundred & twelfth Meeting.

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{{AD 1807
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At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Science, holden at Boston, on Tuesday May 26th. AD 1807. _

The proceedings of the last meeting were read.

{{Donations
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Donations
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{{Bowditch’s Chart
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1. A new Edition of the Practical Navigator and a Chart of the Harbour of Salem and Beverly.
By the author Nathanl. Bowditch Esqr.

{{Revd Jos. Lathrop Sermons.}}
2. Sermons on various subjects by Revd. Joseph Lathrop D.D. Presented by the author.

{{Flora Batava
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3. Six additional Numbers of the [underline] Flora Batava [end underline]. by the Government of Holland.

Voted:
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{{Thanks to Donors}}
1. That the Thanks of the Academy be presented for the above mentioned donations.

{{Committee on Mr Dearborn’s suggestion relative to security against lightning}}
2. That Mr Dearborn Revd. Dr Lathrop and Revd Dr Eliot be a committee to incite and collect information, pursuant to Mr Dearborns [sic] suggestion in his paper communicated this day, relative to the Security against lightning attended by close rooms.

{{Treasurer authorized respecting Stocks.}}
3. That the Treasurer be empowered to accept the proposals made by the Secretary of the Treasury for the conversion of Stocks. [strikethrough] so far [end strikethrough] as respects any of the Stocks of the Academy.

4. That another Set of the Transactions

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{{AD 1807
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One hundred & twelfth Meeting. Continued.

{{another set of ye Transactions given to Congress Library.}}
be presented to the Congress Library [strikethrough] in [end strikethrough] the set formerly given being lost on its passage by Sea.

{{Committee on Treasurer’s accounts.}}
5. That Mr Bowditch & Col. Baldwin be a Committee to examine the Treasurers [sic] accounts for the last Year.

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6. Voted to accept the report of said Committee on the Treasurer’s accounts, which is as follows. Viz

“The Committee appointed to examine the Treasurers [sic] accounts have attended to that Service & report. That they find the accounts regular and satisfactory. That the property of the Academy is as follows.

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Dolls.  ||     ||  10135.18
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The expenditures for the Year past are $30.18 for which there are proper Vouchers” _

{{Committee relative to delinquent assessments}}
7. That Hon. Dr Tufts and the recording Secretary be a Committee with the Treasurer to consider and determine what Members it would be advisable to excuse from assessments & to instruct the Treasurer to remit the Same.

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One hundred & Eleventh6 Meeting contin.

{{AD 1807 May
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Elections
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{{Officers elected
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Hon. John Adams, L.L.D. President. Revd. Samuel Webber, D.D. Vice-President.

Counsellors
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[table]
Hon. Robert T. Paine  ||  Hon. Francis Dana
Benjamin Lincoln  ||  Caleb Gannett Esqr
Revd. John Lathrop, D.D.  ||  Revd James Freeman
John Warren, M.D.  ||  Hon Loammi Baldwin
Eliphalet Pearson, L.L.D.  ||  Hon John Davis
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John Davis Recording Secretary
Hon. John Q. Adams, Corresponding Secy.
Revd. James Freeman Treasurer
Dr William Spooner, Vice-Treasurer.
Revd. John Lathrop D.D. Librarian
Mr Allan Pollock, Cabinet Keeper.

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{{Committee of publications
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Committee of publications
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Revd. Mr Freeman, Revd Mr Mellen, President Webber, Mr Levi Hedge, Revd. Dr Morse Hon. Josiah Quincy Eqr. Revd Dr Eliot and Revd. Professor Ware –
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Meeting dissolved.

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One hundred & thirteenth Meeting

{{Augt 1807.}}
At a meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, holden at Cambridge August 12th. AD 1807

The proceedings of the last meeting were read.

Communications
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{{O. Carleton’s Commun}}
1. A method of constructing geometrically, the first case in Moore’s practical Navigator (14th Edition) of Middle Latitude sailing by Osgood Carleton

Letters.
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{{Hogenmuller’s Letter.}}
From de Chevalier de Hogenmiller of Vienna relative to an intended Voyage into the East.

Election
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{{[underline] T. Thacher elected [end underline]}}
Revd. Thomas Thacher, of Dedham.

Votes.

{{Carleton’s paper committed.}}
1. That Mr Osgood Carleton’s paper be committed to the Committee of publication.

{{Committee relative to inscription on Dighton Rock.}}
2. That Judge Davis Revd Dr Holmes and Hon. William Baylies be a committee to examine and compare the various copies that have been taken of the inscription on the [underline] Dighton Rock [end underline], and if they shall bot be satisfied that those copies, or some one of them be correct, that they cause another copy to be taken for the use of the Academy, in such manner and with such forecautions as shall ensure all practicable accuracy, and that the expense of the operation be laid before the Academy for alleviance.

Meeting dissolved.

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{{136.
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One hundred & fourteenth Meeting.

{{November 1807}}
At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, holden at Cambridge, November 11th AD 1807 _

The proceedings of the last Meeting were read.

{{Donations
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Donations.

1. [Nova acta Acad. Scienm. Petrop. Tom 15th]
by the Academy.

2. New Catalogue of the Philadelphia City Library – by the Library Company.

3. Works of Revd Dr Holmes, handsomely bound in 4 Volumes 8vo –
Vol. 1. & 2. American Annals.
Vol. 3. Sermons & History of Cambridge.
Vol. 4. Life of President Stiles.
By the Author.

4. A new Balloting Box.
B. Dearborn Esqr

5. A singular Stone found at Medfield, conjectured by some to be of Indian Workmanship. – Mr E. Clark by Revd Dr Holmes

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{{Thanks to Donors.}}
1. That the Thanks of the Academy be presented for the above donations.

{{Dr Holmes relative to stones from Medfield
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2. That the Revd Dr Holmes be requested to procure further specimens of the Medfield Stones and to communicate such information as he may obtain respecting them to the Academy.

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{{AD 1807 Novemr}}
One hundred & fourteenth Meeting continued

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{{Balloting Box & mode of Balloting –}}
Voted. That the Academy will in balloting for new members use the Box constructed by Mr Dearborn and presented at this meeting and that the [underline] round Balls [end underline] shall designate an affirmative Vote.

{{Publishing Committee 3 to be a quorum}}
Voted. That any three of the publishing Committee be a quorum for doing business.

Election
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{{[underline] F. A. V. De Kemo elected [end underline]}}
[^]Francis Adrian Fr. [underline] And. [end underline] Van. Der Kemp Esqr.

Voted to postpone balloting for other persons nominated and approved by the Council until the next meeting

Communication
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{{E. A. Kendall on Dighton Rock with a painting
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A Memoir on the Inscribed Rock in the bank of Taunton River, with a painting in Oil colours representing the Rock and its inscriptions by
Edward A. Kendall Esqr

{{Thanks to Mr Kendall &c}}
Voted. That Thanks of the Academy be presented to Mr Kendall for his drawing and description of the Dighton Rock, (so called) and that the recording Secretary be requested to procure a suitable frame for the painting presented by Mr Kendall, as an ornament for the Academy’s apartment.

Meeting adjourned to Decemr 2 to meet at Boston

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{{1807 Decemr
115 [in pencil]
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One hundred & fourteenth meeting by adjournment

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{{Adjourned Meeting
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At an adjourned meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, holden at Boston Decemr 2. 1807

{{Committee to procure suitable Cabinet for reception of Minerals
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Voted. That Judge Davis, Dr Waterhouse and Revd. Dr Lathrop be a Committee to procure a proper cabinet for the reception of the Mineral productions belonging to the Academy and for placing said productions therein in some orderly arrangement.

{{adjournment}}
Meeting adjourned to first Thursday in January next.
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Endnotes

6Mislabeled again: the minutes labeled this meeting as the 112th meeting, not the 111th, when in fact it was the 113th meeting.

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{{[underline] AD 1808 January [end underline]}}
Boston. January 7. 1808.
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The Academy met pursuant to adjournment.

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Donations.

{{Transactions of R. Society}}
1. Transactions of the Royal Society No. 2 for 1806 and No. 1. 1807.
By the Society.

{{Archaelogia}}
2. Fourteenth Volume of Archelogia.
By the Society of Antiquities.

{{Inscriptions from Egypt.}}
3. Copies of Inscription on a Stone brought from Eqypt to England
by sd. Society

{{Antient plates}}
4 Plates of three antient Metal plates or Dishes.
By sd. Society.

Meeting dissolved.

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One hundred and fifteenth Meeting.

{{AD 1808 January.
115th Meeting
116 [in pencil]}}
At a a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Boston, Wednesday. January 27th. AD 1808 _

Transactions of the last meeting read _

Donations.

{{P.B.K. give Literary Miscell.}}
1. Literary miscellany 2 Vols. 8vo.
By Society of P. B. K.

{{Rev Mr Harris & Mr. Barton’s donations.}}
2. Specimen of white marble from Middlebury, Vermont.

3. A Box filled with Shells of [underline] Cypraea monetae [end underline] found in Dorchester with a Letter by
Rev Thaddeus M. Harris.

3. Facts & observations relative to the Generation of the Opossum. presented by the author
Dr Benjamin S. Barton.

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Elections of Members.
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{{Drs. Jackson Warren & Howard & Professor Willard & Farrar elected.}}
Dr. James Jackson [of Boston]
Dr. John C. Warren } Of Boston
Dr. John C. Howard [of Boston]

Sidney Willard ^A.M. Professor of Oriental Languages in University at Cambridge

John Farrar A.M. Hollis Professor of Mathematics & Nat. Philos. in sd. University.

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{{Rev. Mr. Freeman’s motion relative to holding meeting of the A. in Boston}}
Moved by Revd. Mr Freeman, seconded by Dr Dexter, that all the future meetings of the Academy be held in [underline] Boston [end underline], thereupon, Voted, that the consideration of said motion be post-poned to the next meeting, and that the same be not acted upon, unless [underline] twenty members [end underline], at least, be present, and that the Secretary give notice thereof in the advertisement for the next meeting.

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One hundred & fifteenth Meeting.

{{Publishing Committee authorized to exercise their own judgment relative to the next vol. of memoirs}}
Voted, that the publishing Committee be authorized to procure such mode of arrangement of articles in the next Volume to be published as they may prefer.

Voted, that the Treasurer, with the concurrence of the other Members of the publishing Committee be authorized to contract with a Printer, Engraver & such other persons, as may be necessary, for the publication of the first part of a third Volume of the transactions of the Academy _

{{Meeting adjourned.}}
The meeting was then adjourned to the last Thursday in February next, to meet in this place _

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February [blank] AD 1808.

Four members only appearing – the meeting dissolved.

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{{116th meeting
117 [in pencil]}}
One hundred & sixteenth Meeting.

At a Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, at Boston, Tuesday May 24th. AD 1808
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Proceedings from former Meeting read
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Letters.

{{Letters of acceptances read.}}
Hon. Dr John C. Warren, Dr James Jackson, Dr John C. Howard, Sidney Willard A.M. and John Farrar A.M. accepted respectively their election as Members of the Academy.

{{Dr. J. C. Warren gives new Pharmacoa}}
From Dr Jno. C. Warren accompanying donation of new Pharmacopaea, from the Massts. Medl Society.

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One hundred and sixteenth Meeting.
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Communications
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{{Observations on the Comet.}}
1 Observations relative to the late Comet with calculations.
By Nathaniel Bowditch, Esqr

{{Eclipse in June 1806.}}
2. Observations relative to the total Eclipse of the Sun June 16. 1806
by the Same

{{Napier’s rules.}}
3. Observations on Napier’s rules for solving the various cases of spherical Trigonometry.
By the same.

{{Facts &c relative to the Locust.}}
4. Facts and observations relative to the [underline] Locust [end underline] in a letter to the recording Secretary from Revd. Henry Lincoln.

{{Meteorolog. observations}}
5. Meteorological Observations at the Natchez on the Mississippi
by Winthrop Sargent Esqr

{{Longitude from Lun distances.}}
6. On calculation of Longitude from Lunar distances, by Walter Folger

Donations
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{{Donations Fossils}}
1. Sundrey [sic] fossils from Havannah [sic] by
Mr Saml C. Lathrop

{{Pharmaco.}}
2. Pharmacopaeia of the Massachusetts Medical Society, by the sd. Society.

{{Essai Miner.
by Messrs Lathrop Gibbs & Mather.}}
3. Essai minéralogique des environs de Landeck par L. de Buch
by George Gibbs, Esqr

Voted. Thanks for said donations, and also to Samuel Mather Esqr for a collection of dried specimens of marine plants gathered on the coast of England, formerly presented by him to the Academy.

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One hundred & sixteenth Meeting
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{{Elections of Officers.}}
Election of Officers.
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Hon John Adams, L.L.D. President.
Revd. Samuel Webber, D.D. Vice-President.

{{Counsellors.}}
Counsellors

[table]
Hon. Robert T. Paine  ||  Hon. Francis Dana.
Benjn. Lincoln  ||  John Davis.
Revd Dr Lathrop  ||  Revd James Freeman
Dr John Warren  ||  Caleb Gannett Esqr
Elipht Pearson L.L.D.  ||  Dr Aaron Dexter.
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Reverend William Emerson Recordg Secy.
Hon. John Q. Adams, Corresp.dg Secy.

{{Treasurers}}
Hon. Dudley A. Tyng, Treasurer
Hon. William Spooner, Vice-Treasurer.

{{Librarian}}
Revd. John Lathrop, D.D. Librarian

{{Cabinet Keeper.}}
Mr Allan Pollock, Cabinet Keeper _

{{Committee of publications}}
Committee for publications.
Revd. President Webber
John Mellen Esqr
Rev. Dr Holmes
Rev Professor Ware
Mr Levi Hedge.

{{Judge Davis requested still to officiate as Secretary}}
Voted. That John Davis Esqr. be authorized and requested to perform the duties of recording Secretary until the Revd Mr Emerson shall be sufficiently recovered from his present indisposition, to be able to enter on the duties of that Office.

{{Thanks voted to Judge Davis & Rev. Mr Freeman}}
Voted. The Thanks of the Academy to the late recording Secretary and to ye Revd Mr Freeman

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the late Treasurer for their services, in their respective officers, in which they have declined further service.

{{Five make the publish Committee.}}
Voted. That the publishing Committee for the present year consist of dive.

{{Comm. to settle treasurer’s accounts &c.}}
Voted. That [strikethrough] Dr H [end strikethrough] Judge Davis, Dr Howard and Dr Jackson be a committee to examine the late Treasurers [sic] accounts, and to transfer the property to the new Treasurer.

{{Motion relative to holding all meetings in Boston subsides.}}
The motion for holding the future meetings of the Academy at Boston, made at the last meeting, was debated, there being more than twenty members present – and a motion of Hon. John Q. Adams, Esqr. duly seconded, it was voted, unanimously, that the question [underline] subside [end underline].

{{Drs. Lathrop, Dexter, Davis, J. C. Warren & Prof. Peck a comm. to prepare a mineralogical cabinet.}}
Voted. That Revd. Dr Lathrop, Doctor Dexter, John Davis Esqr. Professor Peck, and Dr John C. Warren be a committee for the purpose of collecting specimens, more especially from our own Country, for the Mineralogical Cabinet of the Academy, to be correctly designated and arranged with suitable information relative to their localities and other interesting particulars: that they be empowered to act and report, jointly and separately, and that they, with such persons as they may associate with them, may have the free use of the apartment of the Academy for the purposes of their commission, until further order of the Academy, under such regulations as may be agreeable and convenient to the Librarian _

{{Meeting dissolved.}}
Meeting dissolved

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One hundred and seventeenth meeting.
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{{118 [in pencil] 117th meeting of the Academy}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was holden at Cambridge, Aug 10, 1808.

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{{Transactions read.}}
The transactions of the last meeting read.

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{{Report of a committee read, together with a statement of the Academy’s property.}}
Judge Davis, chairman of the Committee chosen the last meeting for settling the late Treasurer’s accompts. and transferring the property to the new Treasurer, made a report, which was accepted.

A statement of the Academy’s property, contained in the new Treasurer’s receipt, was read.

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Communications.

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{{Dr. Gorham gives an analytical account of the Mineral Spring, Boston.}}
1. From Dr. John Gorham, containing an account of the Mineral Spring, lately become an object of notice in the town of Boston.

{{Papers &c relative to Dighton Rock.}}
2. From Dr. Holmes, containing some ancient notices of the Dighton Rock, and other [strikethrough] Indian [end strikethrough] antiquities of this country.

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{{Meteorous Mass, specimen of.}}
1. From Professor Silliman, of Yale College. A specimen of meteorous matter, which fell in Fairfield County, Conn in December last

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{{Messrs. Elliot, Popkin, & Allyne elected members.}}
1. Stephen Elliot, A.M. of Beaufort, S. Carolina.
2. Rev. John Snelling Popkin, of Newbury.
3. Rev. John Allyne, of Duxbury.

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One hundred and Seventeenth Meeting

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{{116th meeting}}
Votes.

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{{Professor Silliman thanked.}}
1 Thanks to Professor Silliman for his specimen of a meteorous mass.

{{Treasury transferred.}}
2 To accept the report of a Committee chosen to transfer the Treasury.

{{Comm. of publications intrusted [sic] with all communications.}}
3. That the communications made at this meeting be intrusted [sic] to the Publishing Committee.

{{farther expectations from Dr. Gorham.}}
4 That the Committee of publications be authorized to receive any farther communication on the subject of the Mineral Spring, and, if in their estimation expedient, to publish the same in the next vol. of Memoirs without having it read in the Academy.

{{Next vol. of Memoirs to have as many copies as the last.}}
5 That the publishing Committee Cause to be printed the same number of copies of the next volume of the Academy’s Memoirs, as were printed of the last volume.

{{Present Treasurer & publishing Comm. authorized as the last.}}
6 That the present Treasurer and Publishing Committee be vested with the same powers in regard to publishing the next volume of the Memoirs, as were given to the last Treasurer and Publishing Committee.

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The meeting was dissolved.

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{{118th meeting.
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One hundred and eighteenth Meeting.
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A meeting of the Academy of Arts and Science was holden at Cambridge Nov. 9. 1808.

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One hundred and Eighteenth Meeting.

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Communications.
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{{Mr. Harris’ communication on coins.}}
1. From Rev. F. M. Harris, in a letter to the Corresponding Secretary, on the subject of Indian Coins, sometime since discovered in a field at Medford, accompanied with a specimen and drawings.

{{Mr. Bowditch’s communications on the solar eclipse.}}
2. From Nathaniel Bowditch, Esq. on the solar eclipse of June 16, 1806, stating and ^accompaning [sic] the observations on that phenomenon in other parts of the country.

{{Professor Cleaveland’s letters to Mr. Hedge.}}
3 From Mr. Hedge consisting of two letters from Professor Cleaveland, of [strikethrough] Ne [end strikethrough] Bowdoin College: one containing meteorological, and the other geological observations and easonings [sic].

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{{Mass. Med. Soc. papers presented to the Academy.}}
1. From Dr. John C. Warren, as Recg Secy, and in behalf of the Massachusetts Medical Society, the publications of said Medical Society.

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{{Mr. S. Gogon & Mr. G. S. Rafinesque Schmaltz elected members of the Academy.}}
1. Mr. S. Godon late of Paris.
2. Mr. G. S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, of Germany.

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{{Thanks voted &c.}}
1. That the thanks of the Academy be given to the Massachusetts Medical Society.

{{Papers intrusted [sic] to the Publish.g comm.e}}
2. That the communications of Messrs. Bowditch, Harris, and Hedge be put into the possession of the Publishing Committee.

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One hundred and nineteenth meeting.

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{{[underline] 119th meeting of A.A.S [end underline]
120 [in pencil]}}
A meeting of the Academy of Arts and Sciences was holden at the Academy’s Room Boston Feb. 1, 1808./

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Communications.
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{{[underline] Dr Holmes’ [end underline]}}
1. From Rev. Dr Holmes, containing a thermometrical account of the weather in Georgia.

{{[underline] Dr. Spalding’s [end underline]}}
2. From L. Spalding, M.D. containing a bill (printed) of mortality for Portsmouth N.H. for 1808.

{{[underline] Mr. Newell’s communication [end underline]}}
3. From Rev. Jonathan Newell, containing an account of the quantity of rain, which fell in Stow in 1808.

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{{[underline] Mr. Sturgiss’ and Mr. Hunter’s Donations [end underline]}}
1 From Russell Sturgiss, Esq. of a specimen of petrified wood discovered in Barnstable.

2. From Mr. Hunter, Secretary of the Asiatick Society, of the 9th vol. of their Memoirs.

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{{[underline] votes of thanks [end underline]}}
1 That the communications this day made to the Academy be forthwith [strikethrough] be [end strikethrough] transmitted to the Committee of Publications.

2 That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Mr. Hunter, Secretary of the Asiatick Society for his donation of the 9th vol. of the Society’s Memoirs.

3. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to R. Sturgiss, Esq. for his donation of a specimen of petrified wood.

{{[underline] Mr. Dearborn a committee to wait on Mr. Sturgiss. [end underline]}}
4. That a committee be appointed to wait on R. Sturgiss Esq. with the last mentioned vote, and to request of him information whether any measures have been adopted for ascertaining the time, in which a petrifaction will com-

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One hundred and nineteenth meeting

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mence, or be completed, on different species of wood of given dimensions, and to solicit future communications upon the subject, if such experiment have been or should hereafter be made. [^] Mr. Dearborn was appointed to this duty.

{{[underline] Treasr empowrd to transfer stock. [end underline]}}
5 That D. A. Tyng, Esq. Treasurer of the Academy be, and he hereby is, empowered to sell, assign, and transfer two hundred dollars, of the eight per cent Stock, standing in the name of the said Academy on the books of the United States’ Loan Office in Massachusetts to Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer of the United States in trust for said States.

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{{[underline] 120th meeting [end underline]
121 [in pencil]}}
One hundred and twentieth meeting.

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A meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was holden at the Academy’s Room, Boston, May 30, 1809.

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Communications.
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{{[underline] M. S. Godon’s & G. Gridley’s comms [end underline]}}
1. History of mineralogy in the environs of Boston by M. S. Godon.

2. Description of patented improvement in chimnies, accompanied with drawings, by G. Gridley.

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{{[underline] communications committed. [end underline]}}
1 That the communication of M. S. Godon be put into the hands of the Publishing Committee.

2 That the communication of G. Gridley be

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One hundred & twentieth meeting

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{{[underline] 120th meeting [end underline]}}
committed to Dr. Prince, Mr. Bowditch, and Dr. Holyoke.

{{[underline] Count Rumford’s Donation to be considered generally [end underline]}}
3 That Judge Davis, Hon. J. Q. Adams, and the Recording Secretary take up the subject generally respecting Count Rumford’s Donation, and report at the next meeting.

{{[underline] Committee to audit Treasrs accts [end underline]}}
4 That the Corresponding Secretary, Dr. Dexter, and Judge Davis be a committee to audit the Treasurer’s accounts.

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{{[underline] Officers elected. [end underline]}}
Election of officers.
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{{[underline] Presidents [end underline]}}
Hon. John Adams, L.L.D. President
Rev. Samuel Webber, D.D. Vice-president.

{{[underline] Counsellors.[end underline]}}
Counsellors.

[table]
Hon. Robert T. Paine  ||  Rev. James Freeman
Hon. Francis Dana  ||  Dr. Aaron Dexter
Rev. John Lathrop, D.D.  ||  Hon. John Davis
Dr. John Warren  ||  Hon. Thos Dawes
Caleb Gannett, Esq.  ||  Rev. Henry Ware, D.D.
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{{[underline] Secretaries &c. [end underline]}}
Rev. William Emerson, Recg Sec.y
Hon. J. Q. Adams, Corresp Sec.y
Hon. D. A. Tyng, Treasr.
Dr. John C. Warren, Vice Treasr.
Rev. Dr. Lathrop, Librarian
Proffessor [sic] W. D. Peck, Cabinet Keeper

{{[underline] Comm for publication. [end underline]}}
Committee for publications.

Rev. President Webber
John Mellen, Esq.
Rev. Dr. Holmes
Rev. Professor Ware
Mr. Levi Hedge

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One hundred and twenty first meeting.

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{{122 [in pencil]
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1809 Aug. 9 [end underline]}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was holden on the 9th of August, 1809, at the Philosophy Chamber in Cambridge.

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Elections.
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{{[underline] members elected [end underline]}}
1 [check mark in pencil] Rev. Charles Stearns, of Lincoln.
2 [check mark in pencil] Rev. Joseph Stevens Buckminster, of Boston.
3 [check mark in pencil] Rev. John Pierce of Brookline.
4 [check mark in pencil] Rev. William Channing, of Boston.
5 Parker Cleaveland, A.M. of Brunswick.
6 [check mark in pencil] Hon. William Cranch of Washington.
7 Cornelis De Gyzelaer, of Leyden.

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{{[underline] Donations [end underline]}}
Donations.
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{{[underline] Boylston prize questions. [end underline]}}
1 Three Dissertations on Boylston Prize Questions for the years 1806 and 1807. By George Cheyne Shattuck, M.D. 8.1
By the Author.

{{[underline] Observs on cutaneous absorption [end underline]}}
2 Experiments and Observations on Cutaneous Absorption. By Reuben D. Mussey, M.D. of Massachusetts. A pamphlet.
By the Author.

{{[underline] Small printed documents &c [end underline]}}
3 Several small printed accounts of Literary and Humane Societies, Philosophical Lectures &c.
By Dr. A. Fothergill.

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{{[underline] Essay on aerostation &c [end underline]}}
1 Essay on the art of aërostation; with a view towards rendering aërial voyages not only more useful and interesting to the community, but more safe to aëronauts. With hints to inexperienced adventur-

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One hundred & twenty first meeting.

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{{[underline] 1809 Aug 9 [end underline]}}
ers on the possibility of steering the balloon, and of evading the dangers to which they are occasionally exposed.
By A. Fothergill, M.D. F.R.S. &c. &c.

{{[underline] Fothergill’s Dissertation on the perils of the deep. [end underline]}}
2 Dissertation on the perils of the deep to persons who incautiously go down in the Diving Bell, exemplified in the unfortunate case of Mr. Spalding and his nephew with cautions to unwary adventurers towards enabling them to conduct their submarine operations with more safety and success, respectfully proposed
By A. Fothergill, M.D. F.R.S. &c. &c.

{{[underline] Fothergills [sic] animadversions on sleeping on damp ground [end underline]}}
3. Animadversions on the dangerous practice of sleeping on the damp ground and of exposure to the night air, particularly where the animal powers are diminished; illustrated on philosophical principles. Inclosed with a letter to Aaron Dexter, M.D. &c. and William Spooner, M.D. &c.
By A. Fothergill, M.D. F.R.S. &c. &c.

{{[underline] Judge Davis’ communication on the Dighton Rock Inscription. [end underline]}}
4 An explanation of the figures on Dighton Rock, in a letter addressed to the Vice-President of the Academy.
By Hon. John Davis.

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{{[underline] J. Quincy elected Cor. Secretary. [end underline]}}
1 That we proceed to the choice of a Corresponding secretary in place of Hon. J. Q. Adams, appointed embassador [sic] to Russia; and Hon Josiah Quincy was elected to that office for the remainder of the year.

2 That the Librarian be requested to perform the duties of the Cabinet Keeper until the

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One hundred & twenty first meeting.

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{{[underline] Aug. 9, 1809
121st meeting [end underline]}}
next election of officers, Professor Peck having declined by letter to accept that task.

{{[underline] Librarian authorized to bind books & pamphlets. [end underline]}}
3 That the Librarian cause to be bound certain books and pamphlets.

{{[underline] Judge Dawes chosen the Rumford Committee [end underline]}}
4 That Hon. F. Dawes be put on the committee for considering the subject of Count Rumford’s Donation, in place of Hon. J. Q. Adams gone abroad.

{{[underline] Mr. Quincy chosen on the committee for auditing accompts. [end underline]}}
5 That Hon. J. Quincy be put on the committee for auditing accompts in place of Hon. J. Q. Adams for the reason above given.

{{[underline] Treasurer directed to stimulate the payment of assessments. [end underline]}}
6 That the Treasurer be directed to write to those gentlemen, members of the Academy, who have omitted to pay the annual assessment for two years past.

7 That the meeting be dissolved.

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{{123d [in pencil]
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122d meeting.
Holden at Cambridge[end underline]}}
One hundred & twenty second meeting

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A meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was holden at the Philosophy Chamber, Cambridge, Nov. 8, 1809.

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The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

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{{[underline] Statement relative to the Memoirs. [end underline]}}
The Vice president gave a brief history of the 1st part of vol. 3d of the Academy’s memoirs, and announced its publication.

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{{[underline] Donations. [end underline]}}
Donations.
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{{[underline] 1st vol. of new coll. of mem. of the Peters- [end underline]}}
1 The first vol. of a new collections of memoirs of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Peters-

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One hundred & twenty second meeting.

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{{[underline] 122d meeting holden at Cambridge Nov. 8, 1809 [end underline]}}

{{[underline] burgh Academy of Sciences. [end underline]}}
burgh.
By said Imperial Academy.

{{[underline] I. Thomas presents a box of newspapers half-bound. [end underline]}}
2 A Box containing a large number of volumes of the Massachusetts Spy
By Isaiah Thomas, Esq.

{{[underline] Dr. J. C. Warren presents his pamphlet on diseases of the heart [end underline]}}
3 Cases of organick diseases of the heart with some observations intended to point out the distinctive characters of those diseases. A pamphlet.
By John C. Warren, M.D.

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{{[underline] Thanks to the Petersburgh Academy [end underline]}}
1. That the thanks of the Academy be transmitted to the Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburgh for their 1st vol. of new collection of memoirs, together with the [strikethrough] vo [end strikethrough] 1st pt. of vol. 3d of the Memoirs of this Academy.

{{[underline] To I. Thomas Esq [end underline]}}
2 That the thanks of the Academy be given to Isaiah Thomas, Esq. for his present of a box of volumes of newspapers.

{{[underline] Price fixed of 1st pt. of 3d vol. of Acad. Memoirs [end underline]}}
3 That the price of the 1st pt. of vol. 3d of the Memoirs now ready for delivery be $1.75.

{{[underline] Committee to promote the sale of Memoirs [end underline]}}
4 That the two secretaries and librarian be authorized to take such measures as they may judge proper to promote and facilitate the sale of the Academy’s memoirs.

{{[underline] Memoirs to be transmitted to all similar Institutions. [end underline]}}
5 That the vote, passed May 1804, relative to the transmitting of our memoirs to all similar Academies and Societies, and to American Universities, extend to the 1st pt. of the 3d vol. of the memoirs, and to all future publications of the Academy.

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One hundred and twenty second meeting.

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{{[underline] 122d meeting Cambridge Nov. 8, 1809 [end underline]}}

{{[underline] Prints of Dighton Rock inscription to be executed under direction of the Secretaries & Librarian [end underline]}}
6 That 200 or more copies of the print of Dighton Rock Inscription be struck off at the expense of the Academy, under the direction of the two secretaries and librarian, and that the price of the print be by them determined.

7 That the meeting be dissolved.

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Endnotes

7Page number duplicated; this should actually be page 147.
8See previous note.

{{124 [in pencil]
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One hundred and twenty third meeting.

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The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

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{{[underline] Rev. W. E. Channing’s letter. [end underline]}}
A Letter
of Rev. Wm. E. Channing to the Corresponding Sec.y signifying his acceptance was received and read.

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Communications.
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{{[underline] I. Thompson’s communication on ye Aurora Borealis. [end underline]}}
1 From Ignatius Thompson of Pomfret, Ver. in an extract of a letter to the President on the Aurora Borealis.

{{[underline] Judge Davis’ & Mr. Tilden’s letters on the effect of saliva on the Lamprey Eel [end underline]}}
2 From Judge Davis in a letter to the Treasurer, covering a letter from Mr. Joseph Tilden on the effect of human saliva on the Lamprey Eel.

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{{[underline] Drs. Gorham, Webster, Mann, & Shattuck, & J. Story, Esq. elected fellows. [end underline]}}
1. Dr. John Gorham, of Boston.
2 Dr. Redford Webster, of Boston.
3 Joseph Story, Esq. of Salem.
4 Dr. James Mann, of Wrentham.
5 Dr. George Cheyne Shattuck, of Boston.

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One hundred and twenty third meeting.

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{{[underline] Treasurer added to the Come for the sale of the memoirs. [end underline]}}
1 That the Treasurer be added to the Committee consisting of the two secretaries and the Librarian to promote and facilitate the sale of the Academy’s Memoirs.

2 That the meeting be dissolved.

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One hundred and twenty fourth meeting.

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{{[underline] Boston May 29 1810 [end underline]}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was holden at the Academy’s Boston [sic], May 29, 1810.

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The Transactions of the last Meeting were read.

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{{[underline] Letters read [end underline]}}
Letters
of acceptance were read from Drs. Gorham, Webster, Mann, and Shattuck, & Joseph Story, Esq.

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{{[underline] Donations [end underline]}}
Donations
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{{[underline] 1 v Amer. Phi. Soc. of their transacns. [end underline]}}
1. The 6th vol. of the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.
By the Amer. Philos. Society.

{{[underline] From Mr. Quincy of Lambert’s calculations for a 1st merid [end underline]}}
2. Printed Report of a Committee of Congress on Lambert’s Proposal & Calculations for a First Meridian of the U.S.
By the Corresponding Secretary.

{{[underline] From Mr. Pierce of curious articles from Portuguese America [end underline]}}
3 A number of natural and artificial curiosities from South America, with a letter.
By Mr. Joseph H. Pierce.

{{[underline] From Mr. Everett of the Boston Patriot [end underline]}}
4 Files of the Boston Patriot.
By the Editor, Mr. David Everett.

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{{[underline] Vote of thanks [end underline]}}
1. That the thanks of the Academy be given to the American Philosophical Society, to Mr. Quincy, Mr. Pierce, and Mr. Everett for their

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{{[underline] 124th meeting at Boston May 29, 10 [end underline]}}
respective donations.

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{{[underline] Treasurer accounts. [end underline]}}
1. To accept the report of the Committee for auditting [sic] the Treasurer’s accounts.

{{[underline] Mr. Fothergills unprinted letters to be returned [end underline]}}
2. That the letters of Mr. Fothergill, which were not printed in the Academys [sic] Memoirs, be returned to the writer.

{{[underline] Two copies of A.A.S. Memoirs to be presented [to] Mr. F. [end underline]}}
3. That Mr. Fothergill be presented with two copies of the half vol. of the Academy’s Memoirs, containing his letters.

{{[underline] Publishing Committee to print approved communications as soon as they think proper [end underline]}}
4 That the Publishing Committee be authorized, if they shall think proper, to print and preserve, either in single sheets, or any number of copies at their discretion, such papers communicated to the Academy, as they shall approve for publication, until a sufficient number of pages are obtained for a half volume.

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{{[underline] Officers elected [end underline]}}
Election of officers.
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{{[underline] Presidents [end underline]}}
Hon. John Adams, L.L.D. President.
Rev. Samuel Webber, D.D. Vice-president.

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[table]
Hon. Robert T. Paine  ||  Rev. James Freeman
Hon. Francis Dana  ||  Dr. Aaron Dexter
Rev. John Lathrop, D.D.  ||  Hon. John Davis
Dr. John Warren  ||  Hon. Thomas Dawes
Caleb Gannett, Esq.  ||  Rev. Henry Ware, D.D.
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{{[underline] Secretaries [end underline]}}
William Emerson, [underline] Recg Secy [end underline]
Hon. Josiah Quincy, [underline] Corg Secy [end underline]

{{[underline] Treasurers [end underline]}}
Hon. Dudley A. Tyng [underline] Treasr. [end underline]
Dr. John C. Warren [underline] Vice treasr. [end underline]

{{[underline] Librarian [end underline]}}
Rev. Dr. Lathrop [underline] Librarian [end underline]
Dr. John Gorham [underline] Cabinet Keeper [end underline]

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[underline] Committee for publications. [end underline]

{{[underline] Committee for publication [end underline]}}
[strikethrough] Re [end strikethrough] Hon. John Davis
Rev. James Freeman
Rev. John T. Kirkland D.D.
Nathanael [sic] Bowditch, Esq.
Professor John Farrar.

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{{[underline] Election of members [end underline]}}
Thomas B. Adams, Esq.
John Pickering, jun. Esq.
Rev. Jesse Appleton.
Loammi Baldwin, Esq.
Rev. Joseph McKean.
Richard Sullivan, Esq.

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One hundred and twenty fifth meeting.

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{{[underline] Cambridge Aug. 8 1810 [end underline]}}
A Meeting of the Academy was holden at the University in Cambridge, Aug. 8, 1810.

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{{[underline] Messrs Adams Pickering, Appleton Baldwin & Sullivan accept the honour of an election. Mr. McKean declines it. [end underline]}}
The Corresponding Secretary read letters of acceptance from Messrs Adams, Pickering, Appleton, Baldwin and Sullivan, and a letter from professor [sic] McKean declining a seat in the Academy.

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Communications.

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{{[underline] Mr. Dean’s speculation [end underline]}}
1 A speculation on the apparent motion of the earth viewed from the moon [strikethrough] recived [end strikethrough] arising from the moon’s librations.
By James Dean, A.M. Prof. of Math. & Nat. Hist. &c

2 An estimation of the heighth, direction, velocity

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{{[underline] Mr. Bowditch’s estimation [end underline] &c}}
and magnitude of the meteor that exploded over Weston in Connecticut, December 14th 1807. With methods of calculating observations made on such bodies.
By Nathaniel Bowditch Esq.

{{[underline] Dr. Gorham’s analysis [end underline]}}
3 Analysis of Sulphate of Barytes from Hatfield, Massachusetts.
By Dr. Gorham.

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{{[underline] Dr. J. C. Warren’s & Rev. Dr. Holmes’ donations [end underline]}}
1 Medical Papers communicated to the Massachusetts Medical Society. parts 1t & 2d of vol II
By Dr. John C. Warren.

2 Specimen of Rhodeisland [sic] Coal.
By Rev. A. Holmes, D.D.

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{{[underline] Votes of thanks [end underline]}}
1 That the thanks of the Academy be given to Dr. J. C. Warren for his donation of Medical Papers.

2 That the thanks of the Academy be given to Rev. Dr. Holmes for his donation of a specimen of Rhodeisland [sic] coal.

{{[underline] Dr. Prince & others’ report on Gridley’s patent. [end underline]}}
3 That the report now read of a committee raised at the meeting in May 1809 on the communication of Giles Gridley be accepted and put on file.

{{[underline] Communications extended to Publishing committee [end underline]}}
4 That the communications of professor Dean N. Bowditch, Esq. and Dr. Gorham this day made to the Academy be confided to the committee of publications.

{{[underline] Committee for excusing certain members the [end underline]}}
5 That a committee consisting of rev. [sic] messrs. [sic] Freeman and Buckminster in addition to the treasurer be appointed to consider the propriety of

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excusing any individuals the payment of their annual assessments.

{{[underline] payment of their assessments, & thirteen are excused. [end underline]}}
6 That the report of the abovenamed committee proposing an exemption from annual assessment in favour of thirteen members of the Academy, named only to the Treasurer, be accepted.

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One hundred and twenty sixth meeting.

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{{[underline] Cambridge nov. [sic] 14, 1810 4 o’clock P.M. [end underline]}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was holden at Cambridge, nov. [sic] 14, 4 o’clock P.M. 1810.

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{{[underline] T. B. Adams’ letter of acce [end underline]}}
A letter from Thomas Boylston Adams esq. was read, manifesting his acceptance of an election into this body.

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{{[underline] Mr. Thomas’ donation of Hist of Printing [end underline]}}
The Corresponding Secretary read a letter which he had received from Isaiah Thomas, esq. requesting the Academys [sic] acceptance of his history of the Art of Printing in two vols. 8vo.

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Votes
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{{[underline] Vote of thanks [end underline]}}
1 That the thanks of the Academy be given to I. Thomas, esq. for the donation abovementioned.

{{[underline] Vote relative to the 2d pt of vol. 3d of memoirs, for which the members are to pay the Recg Secy one dollar on receiving the first printed sheets. [end underline]}}
2 That the numbers of the 2d part of the third volume of the memoirs of the Academy be lodged with the recording Secretary, and that he be authorized to deliver copies to the members of the Academy or others on the payment of one dollar, for which each person paying the same shall received allowance on account of said second part of said volume, and that the Secretary pay over the amount received to the Treasurer.

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One hundred & twenty sixth meeting.

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Election of Members.
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{{[underline] Members elected [end underline]}}
Hon. Oliver Fisk M.D.
William Smith Shaw Esq.
Revd Eliphalet Porter D. D.
Hon. John Philllips Esq. of Boston.
John Langdon Sullivan Esq.

The meeting was then dissolved.

{{128 [in pencil]
[underline] 127th meeting Jan. 30 1811. [end underline]}}
One hundred & twenty seventh meeting.

A meeting of American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in Boston Jan. 30th, 1811.

{{[underline] Dr. Porter’s letter of acceptance [end underline]}}
The Recording Secretary read a letter from the Revd. Dr. Porter accepting a seat in the Academy.

Communications.

{{[underline] I. Thompson com. on. [sic] Aurora Borealis. [end underline]}}
A letter on the Aurora Borealis from Ignatius Thompson to John Adams President of the Academy.

{{[underline] Mr. Newell’s account of rain [end underline]}}
An account of the quantity of rain which fell in the year 1810 from the Revd. Mr. Newell of Stow.

Donations.

{{[underline] Christian Mon. presented. [end underline]}}
The “Christian Monitor” from a “Society for promoting Christian Knowledge Piety and Charity.”

{{[underline] Dearborn Perpetual Diaries [end underline]}}
Two “Perpetial Diaries” for the use of the Academy, one to be placed in the Academy’s room in Boston, the other in [sic] Philosophy Chamber at Cambridge, from Mr. Dearborn, the Inventor.

Votes.

{{[underline] Votes of thanks to Pres. Adams. [end underline]}}
That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the President for the communication of a letter.

{{[underline] to Christ. Mon. Society. [end underline]}}
That thanks of the Academy be presented to the Christian Monitor Society for their donation.

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One hundred & twenty seventh meeting.

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{{vote of thanks to Mr. Dearborn.}}
That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Mr. Dearborn for his donation.

{{Ignatius Thompson’s letter on the Aurora Borealis}}
To refer to the publishing committee Mr. I. Thompson’s letter on the Aurora Borealis – Revd Mr. Newells [sic] account of rain &c – A communication from Alden Bradford Esq – and a letter from Govr. Drayton.

{{Librarian requested to present the memoirs to Mr Groswell}}
That the Memoirs of the Academy be presented to Mr. Groswell.

That the Librarian be requested to carry this vote into execution.

{{Exchange of minerals authorized to made [sic] by Libr. Cabinet Keeper &c.}}
That the Librarian Cabinet Keeper & two Secretaries be authorized to make exchanges of such minerals as afford more than three specimens.

The meeting was then dissolved.

{{128 meeting
129 [in pencil}}]
One hundred & twenty eight meeting.

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A meeting of the Academy was holden in Boston in the Academy’s room May 28 1811

{{Letters of acceptance from Hon. O Fiske & J. Phillips & John L. Sullivan Esq.}}
The Corresponding Secretary read letters from the Hon. Oliver Fisk, Hon. John Phillips and John L. Sullivan Esq. signifying their acceptance of a seat in the Academy.

Communications.
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{{Judge Davis on a species of Scutellia}}
A letter from the Hon. John Davis on a species of the Scutellia addressed to John Warren, M.D. Also one from Hon. R. T. Paine on a lunar eclipse.

Donations.
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{{case presented by J. N. Pierce}}
A curious case from the coast of the Brasils [sic] presented by Joseph N. Pierce.

{{another by Capt Smith}}
A specimen of pine hard wood in the form of a cane from the south coast of Brasil [sic] presented by Capt. Smith.

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One hundred & twenty eighth meeting.

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{{Connecticut Memoirs}}
Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences vol. 1.st presented by the said Academy.

{{Balloting box by Mr. Dearborn}}
A convenient balloting box to be used in the Academy’s room in Boston from Mr. Dearborn the Inventor.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Thanks to J. N. Pierce & B. Dearborn}}
That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Joseph N. Pierce & Capt. Smith & Benj. Dearborn for their respective donations.

That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences for the 1st vol. of their memoirs.

{{Committee on Treasurer’s accounts}}
That a committee be appointed to audit the Treasurer’s accounts & that John L. Sullivan & Dr. Redford Webster compose this committee

{{Dr. Gorham requested to examine the state of the cabinett. [sic]}}
That Dr. John Gorham be requested to make such assays on a part of the ores & minerals in the cabinet of the Academy as may ascertain their value & report the results of his process.

{{Secretaries requested to publish an account of Count Rumford’s donat.}}
That the Secretaries be requested to publish an account of Count Rumford’s donation.

That the communication of Judge Davis & Judge Paine be refered [sic] to the committee of publications.

[underline] Election of Officers. [end underline]

{{Election of Officers}}
Hon. John Adams L.LD. President.
Revd. John T. Kirkland D.D. Vice Pres.

[underline] Counsellors. [end underline]

[table]
Hon. R. T. Paine  ||  Dr. Aaron Dexter
Revd. Dr. Lathrop  ||  Hon. John Davis
Dr. John Warren  ||  Hon. Thomas Dawes
Caleb Gannett Esq.  ||  Revd. Dr. Ware
Revd. Dr. Freeman.  ||  Charles Bulfinch Esq.
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One hundred & twenty eighth meeting

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John Farrar Recording Secretary
Hon. Josiah Quincy Corresponding Secretary
Dudley A. Tyng Esq. Treasurer.
John C. Warren M.D. Vice Treasurer.
John Lathrop D.D. Librarian.
John Gorham M.D. Cabinet Keeper.

Hon. John Davis [Comme of publicn.]
Revd Dr. Freeman [Comme of publicn.]
Revd. Dr. Kirkland } Comme of publicn.
Nath. Bowditch [Comme of publicn.]
John Farrer [Comme of publicn.]

Election of Members

Revd Saml. Cooper Thatcher
Hon. Isaac Parker
Reuben D. Muzzey M.D.
Professor James Dean
Hon. Josiah Bartlett M.D.
Hon. James Lloyd.

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{{130 [in pencil]
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One hundred & twenty ninth meeting.

A meeting of the Academy was holden in the Philosophy Chamber of Harvard College Cambridge August 14th. 1811.

The proceedings of the last meeting were read also a letter from Wm. S. Shaw Esq. accepting a seat in the Academy.

{{MR Spofford’s letter commd by Gov. Gerry.}}
The Recording Secretary read a letter from his excellency Elbridge Gerry enclosing a letter from Mr. Spofford.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Botanist}}
The Botanist by Dr. Waterhouse
from the Authors.

{{Mr. Willard’s sermon}}
A Sermon
by the Revd Saml. Willard. From the Author

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One hundred & twenty-nonth meeting

{{J. Jenkins petition}}
A petition was presented to the Academy & read from Mr. John Jenkins asking the assistance of the Academy to enable him to avail himself of the benefit of an alleged improvement in the art of writing

The above petittion [sic] was referred to a Committee consisting of Professor Willard, the Revd Dr. Stearns & Loammi Baldwin Esq.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Dr. Waterhouse & the Revd. Saml. Willard for their respective donations

That several papers accompanying Mr. J. Jenkins’ petition be lodged with the committee appointed to consider his claims.

[underline] Election of Members. [end underline]

{{Mr. Clapp elected}}
Mr. Elisha Clapp was elected a member of the Academy.

{{131 [in pencil]
130. m.}}
One hundred & thirtieth meeting

A meeting of the Academy was holden in the Philosophy Chamber of Harvard College at Cambridge Novr 13. 1811.

The proceedings of the last meeting were read.

{{Letters acceptance Hon. J. Bartlett & Rev. S. C. Thatcher}}
Also letters from the Hon. Josiah Bartlett & the Revd. Sam. C. Thatcher signifying their acceptance of a seat in the Academy.

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[underline] One hundred & thirtieth meeting. [end underline]

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{{Committee on Jenkins petition report}}
The Committee on the petition of John Jenkins reported.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{Report accepted}}
That the report of the Committee on J. Jenkins’ petition be accepted, & that a copy of the same be delivered to the said gentleman by the Recording Secretary.

{{Committee for the removal of the books &c belonging to the Academy to another apartment}}
That Dr. Lathrop, Dr. Gorhan, & Dr. Eliot be a Committee to take such measure as they may think expedient & necessary with regard to the library & other articles in the Academy’s room in Boston in consequence of notice from his Excellency the Governor that the room occupied by the ^Academy in the State House is wanted by the Legislature.

The meeting was then dissolved

{{132 [in pencil]
[underline] 131 meeting [end underline]}}
[underline] One hundred & thirty first meeting. [end underline]

{{Letters of acceptance from S. Elliot Esq. & Mr. Clapp}}
The proceedings of the last meeting being read the Rec. Secy. Corresponding Secretary being absent read letters of acceptance of a seat in the Academy from Stephen Eliot Esq. of Beaufort & Mr. Elisha Clapp of Boston

Also a letter from the Hon.e John Q. Adams accompanying the following

Donations.

{{Russian Minerals presented by Mr C. Etter}}
An Assortment of minerals consisting of 64 specimens the production of Russia with a description & some remarks from Mr. Charles Etter Mineralogist of St. Petersburgh

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[underline] One hundred & thirty first meeting. [end underline]

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Memoirs of the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburgh vol. II. from the said Academy

“Rapports entre la langue Sanscrit et la langue Russe.” from the Authour [anonymous].

“Principes de Chronologie pour les temps antérieurs aux olympiades” from John Q. Adams

Mercator Map of the Starry Heavens accompanied with a pamphlet describing its advantages & use from the authour [sic] Mr Willm Croswell.

The Treasurer informed the Academy that since the last meeting he had received of the Executors of the last will of the Hon.e Saml. Dexter, Esq. late of Mendon deceased the sum of two hundred dollars being the amount of a legacy bequeathed to the Academy in and ^by the said last will

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

Voted that the thanks of the Academy be presented to Mr Charles Etter Mineralogist attached to the department of public instruction & Member of the Economical Society of St. Petersburgh for his donation of Minerals above mentioned & that a set of the Memoirs of the Academy be sent to the said gentleman together with the vote of thanks

Also that the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Hon. John Q. Adams, to the authour [sic] of “Rapports entre la langue Sanscrit &c. & to Mr. Willm. Croswell for their respective donations abovementioned

That a set of Memoirs of the Academy be present to the Imperial Society of Natural History of Moscow

[underline] Communications [end underline]

An attempt to display at one view all the

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[underline] On [sic] hundred & thirty first meeting [end underline]

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annual cycles of the Equation of time in a complete revolution of the Suns [sic] apogee with a paper describing the construction & use of the scheme to be used, by James Dean Prof. of Math. & Nat. Phil. at Burlington College, Vermont.

Also a paper by the same gentleman giving a new & simple method of constructing a Cometarium fitted to represent at the same time by a simple adjustment the excentricities [sic] of the planets

Both these papers were refred [sic] to the publishing Committee.

The meeting was dissolved

{{133 [in pencil]
[underline] 132 meet.g [end underline]
May 26, 1812 [in pencil]}}
One hundred & thirty second meeting

The President being absent the Vice President Dr. Kirkland took the chair & the Rec.g Secretary read the proceeding [sic] of the last meeting.

[underline] Communications [end underline]

A letter from Judge Tenney of Exeter N.H. giving an account of the earthquake which ^happened in that place on the evening of the 9th of Novr. 1811 addresed [sic] to the Honble Joshua Fisher of Beverly

Elements of the visit of the Comet of 1811.
By Nath Bowditch

Observations of the Eclipse of the sun Sept. 17th, 1811 by Nath. Bowditch

Observations of the variation of the magnetic needle by Nath. Bowditch

Estimate of the Height of the White Mountains in New Hampshire
by Nath. Bowditch

A specimen of blank ruling & general colouring united with the art of letter press printing.
By Benj. Dearborn

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[underline] One hundred & thirty second meeting [end underline]

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Abstract of the bill of mortality for the town of Boston from the Board of Health

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

The General Repository & Review vol. 1,
by the Editor

Invitation a la séance publique de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscow per le Directeur perpetual de la Societe le Professeur S. Fischer
By the Authour [sic]

Votes

To refer all the communications above mentioned to the Committee of papers & publications.

That thanks of the Academy be presented to the Editor of ^“The General Repository & Review” for the 1st vol. of that work.

That the thanks of the Academy be presented to S. Fischer Authour [sic] of Invitation &c. for his donation.

[underline] Annual Election of Officers [end underline]

Hon. John Adams L.L.D. President
Revd. John T. Kirkland Vice Pres.t

[underline] Counsellors [end underline]

[table]
Hon. R. T. Paine  ||  Dr. Aaron Dexter
Revd. Dr Lathrop  ||  Hon. John Davis
Dr. John Warren  ||  Hon. Thomas Dawes
Caleb Gannett Esq.  ||  Revd. Dr. Ware
Revd. Dr Freeman  ||  Charles Bulfinch Esq.
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John Farrar Recording Secretary
Hon. Josiah Quincy Corresponding Secretary
Dudley A. Tyng Esq. Treasurer
John C. Warren M.D. Vice Treasurer
John Lathrop D.D. Librarian
John Gorham M.D. Cabinet Keeper

Committee of papers & publications

[table]
Revd. Dr. Gorham || Revd Dr. Kirkland
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One hundred & thirty second meeting

{{Committee of Publications continued}}
Committee &c. cont.d

[table]
Nath. Bowditch || John Farrar
Loammi Baldwin Esq. ||
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{{Election of Members}}
Members elected.

Messrs George G. Lee
Joseph Tilden
Jacob Bigelow M.D.
Leonard Woods D.D.
Frederic Hall, A.M. Middlebury Ver.t

Meeting dissolved.

{{134 [in pencil]
Meeting of the Academy August 19th 1812}}
One hundred and thirty third meeting.

The proceedings of the last meeting were read

The Recording Secretary read a letter from the Revd. President Wheelock to the Revd Dr. Eliot enclosing barometrical observations & calculations for the determination of the height of the White Mountains. Also observations & calculations relating to the Comet of 1811, observations and calculations for determing [sic] the latitude & longitude of Deerfield; observations of the variation of the magnetic needle.
from Elihu Hoyt Esq. of Deerfield

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

Systeme d’Oryetognosic by Prof. G. Fischer

A specimen of the ashes which feel [sic] upon the deck of a ship at Barbadoes [sic] May 1st. 1812 & which was supposed to have proceeded from an eruption at St. Vincents by Prof. Farrar

{{Election of Members [in pencil]}}
Election of Members

Ebenezer Adams A.M. Prof. of Math.. & Nat. Phil. in Dartmouth College New Hampshire
Peter O. Thacher Esq. of Boston
Hon. Daniel Chipman of Middlebury Vermont
Revd Ichabod Nichols of Portland
Mr. Charles Etter of St. Petersbourgh.
Revd Henry Channing & Hon Elijah Paine Williamstown Ver.9

That the communications above mentioned be refered [sic] to the Publishing Committee.

That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Prof. S. Fischer for his donation

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[underline] One hundred and thirty fourth meeting [end underline]

{{Meeting of Academy Novr. 11th, 1812}}
The Recording Secretary read the proceeding [sic] of the last meeting & letters of acceptance from Reuben L. Mussey George G. Lee, Hon. James Lloyd ^Peter Thacher Joseph Tilden Esqr. & Jacob Bigelow.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

An account of an earthquake in the southern part of the United States together with some meteorological observations from his Excellency Winthrop Sargent

An account of some electrical Phenomena observed at Newark New Jersey in a letter from Revd Timothy Alden to Dr. John Eliot.

Donations

An ear of wheat & one of rye raised in Cushing County of Lincoln District of Maine from seed said to have been imported by the way St. Petersbourgh from Persia by Edward Killeran Junr. Also other seeds by an anonymous friend

Votes.

1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Edward Killeran Jun. for his donation

2. That the communications above named be refered to the publishing Committee

3. That the Treasurer of the Academy be & he hereby is authorized to assign & transfer to the United States all the old six per cent and defered [sic] stock now standing to the credit of the Academy in the United States Loan Office in the State of Massachusetts on the terms advertised by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Members Elected.

Rufus Wyman M. D. Chelmsford MA
Benj, Lyd Oliver M.D. Salem
John D. Treadwell M.D. Salem
Revd Horace Holley Boston
Mr. G. Fischer Director of the Imperial Society of Naturalists of Moscow
Mr.. Nicholas Fuss Secretary of the Imperial Academy St. Petersbourgh
Mr [blank] Schubert Director of the Imperial Academy of St. Petersbourgh
Archibald Bruce M.D. Prof. of Mineralogy New York
Hon. Daniel A. White Esq. Newburyport.

Meeting dissolved

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Endnotes

9Appears to have been added later in different hand.

[underline] One hundred & thirty fourth meet.g [end underline]

{{13510 [in pencil] [underline] 134th [end underline] meeting of the Academy at Boston Jan. 27th, 1813}}
One hundred & thirty fourth meeting Vice President in the chair.

[underline] Communications. [end underline]

1. Observation of the solar eclipse of 1811 at Nantucket by Hon Walter Folger. Jun.

2. ditto, at Brunswick by Prof Cleveland
ditto at Portland by Revd Ichabod Nichol[s]

3. ditto. at Burlington Vermont by Prof. J. Dean.

All the above were presented by Nath. Bowditch

4 An Abstract of Meteorological observations taken at Cambridge from 1790 to 1812 inclusive by John Farrar

5. A method of multiplying numbers that are near 50 500 &c. by Wm Croswell

6. Meteorological observations taken at Andover Massachusetts by Revd Jon.n French

Donations.

1. Memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Stockholm from July 1806 to December 1811 inclusive being 22 numbers or 5 vols. & two numbers:

2. Sermons delivered on various occasions 1 vol. 8vo by Joseph Lathrop D.D.

3. Observations on Hydrophobia 8vo
by James Thacher M.D.

4 A Compendious Treatise on the use of the Globes & of Maps
by John Lathrop Jun, A.M.

Votes.

1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the above named gentlemen

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[underline] One hundred & thirty fifth meet.g [end underline]

for their respective donations.

2. That the Rec.g Sec.y be authorized to procure results of the meteorological observations of Mr. French agreeably to a plan proposed by the Secretary at the expense of the Academy

3. That the Communication above mentioned be refered [sic] to the Publishing Committee.

{{136 [in pencil]
136 Meeting. May 25th, 1813}}
[underline] One hundred and thirty fifth meeting. [end underline]

A meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was held at the Academy’s room in Boston May 25th. 1813. The President and Vice President being absent Revd. Dr. Lathrop the Senior Member of Council then present took the chair & presided during the meeting.

The proceedings of the last meeting were read.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

1. “A view of the Mercureal practice in febrile diseases. 1 vol. 8vo by John Warren M.D.
By the Authour. [sic]

2. Researches sur les bois et le charbon par le Comt Rumford F.R.S. &c.
By the Authour [sic]

3. The skin of an unknown animal
by James Backus Esq. Norwich Connecticut

Communications.

1. A description of a newly invented instrument called an [underline] Anglet [end underline] with its various applications.
By Benj. Dearborn

Memoir on the English language as spoken

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{{[underline] 135th meeting [end underline]}}
[underline] One hundred and thirty fifth meeting [end underline]

and written in the United States with a vocabulary of American words.
By John Pickering Esq.

{{[underline] Memoir on the Latitude of Cambridge N.E. [end underline]}}
3. [sic] Memoir on the latitude of the College buildings at Cambridge, N.E.
By John Farrar

{{[underline] Letters of acceptance from J. D. Treadwell B. L. Oliver and L. Woods D.D. [end underline]}}
The Corresponding Secretary read letters of acceptance from John D. Treadwell M.D. Benj. L. Oliver M.D. Leonard Woods D.D. & Revd. Horace Holley.

[underline] Votes [end underline]

{{[underline] Vote of thanks to Donors [end underline]}}
1. That the ^thanks of Academy [sic] be presented to the several donors above named for their respective donations.

{{[underline] Communications refered [sic] to Com. [end underline]}}
2. That the communications above mentioned be refered [sic] to the publishing Committee.

{{[underline] Comittee [sic] on Mr. Dearborns Anglet. [end underline]}}
3. That Nath. Bowditch and John Farrar be a committee to examine the instrument presented Mr. Dearborn & report thereon.

[underline] Election of Officers. [end underline]

{{[underline] Officers elected 1813 [end underline]}}
Hon. John Adams L.L.D. President
Revd John John T. Kirkland D.D. L.L.D. Vice Pres.

[underline] Counsellors. [end underline]

[table]
Hon. R. T. Paine  ||  Aaron Dexter M.D.
Revd. John Lathrop D.D.  ||  Hon. John Davis L.L.D
John Warren M.D.  ||  Hon. Thomas Dawes
Caleb Gannett Esq.  ||  Revd. Henry Ware D.D.
Revd. James Freeman D.D.  ||  Ch. Bulfinch Esq.
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[underline] One hundred and thirty sixth meeting [end underline]

{{[underline] Officers elected 1813 [end underline]}}
John Farrar Recording Secretary
Hon. Josiah Quincy Corresponding Secretary
Dudley A. Tyng Esq. Treasurer
John C. Warren M.D. Vice Treasurer
John Lathrop D.D. Librian [sic]
John Gorham M.D. Cabinet Keeper

Committee of publications.

[table]
Revd. Dr. Freeman  ||  Nath. Bowditch
Revd. Dr. Kirkland  ||  John Farrar
Loammi Baldwin Esq.  ||
[end table]

{{[underline] Members elected. [end underline]}}
Members elected.

Revd. Abraham Reed D.D. F.R.S. London
Saml. Swett Esq. Boston
Hon. Asahel Stearns Chelmsford

Meeting dissolved.

[underline] One hundred & thirty sixth meet.g [end underline]

{{137 [in pencil]
136th Meeting}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was holden in the Philosophy chamber at Cambridge August 18, 1813

The corresponding Secretary read letters of acceptance from the Hon. Daniel A. While Saml. Swett Esq. and Ichabod Nichols.

{{Communication}}
Communications.

On the motion of a pendulum suspended from two points by Nath. Bowditch

{{Donation}}
Donation.

Some singular specimens of christallization [sic] by Dr. Holmes.

The Recording Secretary communicated the following letter from the Hon John Adams resigning the office of President of the Academy

{{President Adams resignation}}
Quincy June 4th 1813

Dear Sir,

The letter with which you honor_

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[underline] One hundred & thirty sixth Meeting [end underline]

{{President Adams’ letter of resignation}}
ored [sic] me subsequent to the last meeting ot the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has sensibly affected me. An election to the chair of that learned and reverend and honorable and every way respectable Society I have ever esteemed the highest honor and most previous reward of my life. And so great and invariable has been the pleasure I have found in the company and conversation of the Members that nothing but necessity would induce me to decline it.

My advanced years however, the multiplied sicknesses and misfortunes in my numerous and dispersed family and other circumstances have concured [sic], and still concur, to render my attendance at the meetings of the Academy, and much more any due attention to the advancement of Arts and Sciences, impossible, that I feel myself under a necessity of resigning the office, to which, you inform me, I have been so honorably elected.

I do therefore hereby resign the office of President of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Be pleased, Sir, to present to the Vice President, and to all the Members my kind regards and hearty thanks for all the honors and all the pleasures they have done me.

It will always give me pleasure to meet the Academy as ^a Member tho’ I can no longer continue to be responsible, indeed I ought not to have contin-

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{{President Adams’ letter of Resignation}}
ued so long responsible, as their President.

With a still ardent affection for the Academy and the objects of its institution I am, dear Sir,

your sincere Friend & humble Servant

[signed]11 John Adams

John Farrar Esq. Corresponding Secretary of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

To the foregoing letter was returned the following answer after having been read to the Academy and approved.

{{Vote of thanks to President Adams}}
Voted unanimously that the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Hon. John Adams for his long and faithful services as first Officer of the Institution, that the Academy have ever entertained a high sense of the honor and advantage they have derived from the official connection with that distinguished character. They sensibly regret the the [sic] termination of that connection and shall ever cherish an affectionate and grateful remembrance of his attention to the interested of the Academy and polite & friendly deportment to its Members.

Voted that the communication of Mr. Bowditch be refered [sic] to the publishing Committee.

Election of Members

{{Election of Members}}
William Sullivan Esq. of Boston
Mr. John Garnett of New Brunswick New Jersey
Prof. Robert Adrain of New Brunswick N. Jersey
Mr. Jacon Perkins of Newbury Port
Col. George Gibbs of Boston
Prof. Jeremiah Day, of Yale College, Connecticutt [sic]

The meeting was dissolved.

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{P. 176.}}

One hundred & thirty seventh meeting.

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A meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was holden in the Philosophy chamber at Cambridge Novr. 10th 1813.

{{[underline] Letters of acceptance Wm Sullivan R. Wyman J. Perkins [end underline]}}
The proceedings of the last meeting were read, also letters of acceptance from William Sullivan Esq. Rufus Wyman M.D. & Mr. Jacob Perkins.

{{[underline] Mr. Bacchus’ letter [end underline]}}
The Corresponding Secretary communicated a letter from Mr. James Bacchus, giving some account of a remarkable animal, of ^which the skin had been before presented to the Academy, accompanied with the cranium of the said animal.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{[underline] Speimen [sic] of sculpture [end underline]}}
The Revd. Dr. Holmes presented to the Academy a specimen of a sort of sculpture & inscription upon marble by means of an acid, the characters, or parts to be left in relief, being preserved from the acid by wax; accompanied with a paper, giving an account of the process.

{{[underline] General Repository presented [end underline]}}
Vols. 2.d & 3.d of “The General Repository and Review” were presented to the Academy by the Editor.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

{{[underline] Prof. Peck & Dr. Bigelow Com.ee [end underline]}}
That the letter of Mr. Bacchus and the cranium above mentioned be refered [sic] to Professor Peck & Dr. J. Bigelow, and that these gentlemen be requested to make further inquiries on the subject, and report to the Academy.

That the communication from Dr. Holmes be refered [sic] to the publishing committee.

That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Editor of “The General Repository & Review” for his donation.

[underline] Members elected. [end underline]

{{[underline] T. L. Winthrop & & [sic] W. Wells elected [end underline]}}
Thos. L. Winthrop Esq. & Willm Wells were elected Members of the Academy.

Meeting was dissolved.

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Endnotes

10In this instance both the recorded number and the correction in the marginalia are incorrect: this meeting should have been numbered the 136th meeting of the Academy, as the previous meeting was already recorded as the 134th meeting (when it was in fact the 135th).
11Square brackets actually appear in text.

One hundred & thirty eighth meeting.

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{{139 [in pencil]
138th. Meet.g}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the [erased] over the Boston Marine Insurance Company’s Room Jan. 26th. 1814 at which the proceedings of the last meeting being read the following donations were received.

{{Med. Com.}}
Medical Communications & Dissertations of the Massachusetts Medical Society vol. 2.d
By the said Society.

{{Geol. Societ. Tr.}}
Transactions of the Geological Society of of [sic] London vol. 1st.
By the Society

{{Bournon’s Mineralogy}}
Traitè [sic] de Mineralogie par Comt de Bournon three vols. 4to
By Geo. Greenough M.P. & Pres. of the Geol. Society

{{Vote of Thanks}}
Voted, that the thanks of the Academy be presented for the above donations to the respective Donors.

The Meeting was dissolved

One hundred & thirty ninth meeting

{{140 [in pencil]
139th. Meet.g}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in their new room over the hall of the Boston Marine Insurance Company May 24th. 1814.

{{Donations}}
Donations.

{{Gazetteer of N.Y.}}
A Gazetteer of the State of New York presented by the Author Horatio Gates Spofford

{{Faber’s Leveling}}
Traitè [sic] complet sur la Theorie et la Pratique de Nivellement.
By the Author M. Faber

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One hundred & thirty ninth meeting cond.

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{{139th. Meeting}}
A work of Prof. G. Fischer
By Hon. J. Q. Adams

{{Newspapers presented}}
Boston Gazette, Independent Chronicle New England Palladium, Boston Patriot, Weekly Messenger, Columbian Centinel & Boston Daily Advertiser presented by the respective Editors

{{Report of Com.ee upon an unknown animal}}
A report was received & accepted from the Committee appointed to make further inquiries respecting an animal the skin & cranium of which was presented at a former meeting.

{{Officers elected}}
Officers elected for the ensuing year

Edward Augustus Holyoke M.D. Pres.d
John Thornton Kirkland SJ.D. L.L.D. V. Pres.

Counsellors

John Lathrop D.D.
John Warren M.D.
Caleb Gannett Esq.
James Freeman D.D.
Aaron Dexter M.D.
Hon. John Davis LL.D.
Hon. Thomas Dawes
Henry Ware D.D.
Charles Bulfinch Esq.
William D. Peck Prof. Nat. Hist.

John Farrar Prof. Math. Rec.g Sec.y
Hon. Josiah Quincy Co. Sec.y
Dudley A. Tyng Esq. Treasurer
John C. Warren M.D. V. Treasurer
John Lathrop DD. Librarian
John Gorham M.D. Cabinet Keeper

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One hundred & thirty ninth meet.g contin.d

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Committee of publications

Revd. Dr. Kirkland
Revd. Dr Freeman
Nathaniel Bowditch Esq.
Prof. Sidney Willard
Prof. John Farrar

The Meeting was dissolved

{{141 [in pencil] 140th Meeting}}
One hundred & fortieth meeting.

A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Philosophy ^Chamber as Cambridge Aug, 24th. 1814, at which the following communications were received. viz.

{{Commu.s}}
1. Remarks in the 44th. Proposition of Vince’s Speric [sic] Trigonometry, by F.H. Brosius.

2. Tables for computing simple & compound interest, by Isaac Mansfield.

3. Rules for finding the Moon’s Quarters, by the same.

4. A paper from the Revd. Dr. Holmes describing the process of transferring letters & figures upon marble by means of an acid, also giving some account of the art of printing from stone.

5. Correction of meteorological observations of Gen. Drayton S.C. published in the 3d volu. of the Memoirs of the Academy com.d by Dr. Holmes

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One hundred & fortieth Meeting continued

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Votes

{{Com.e refered [sic]}}
1. That the foregoing communications be refered [sic] to the publishing Committee

{{Vote respecting 2d part of Vol. 3d}}
2. The said Committee be authorized & requested to fix the price of second part of the third volume if [sic] the Memoirs of the Academy now in the press, & to take order for its distribution.

The meeting was then dissolved

{{142 [in pencil]
141th. [sic] Meeting.}}
One hundred & forty first Meeting

{{at Cambridge}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden at Cambridge in the Philosophy Chamber of Harvard College Nov. 9th 1814.

A paper was received from F. [H.] Brosius on the method of discovering the roots of cubic Equations by means of the division of the last term.

A sermon on the death of the Revd. Thomas Burnard D.D. by the Revd. Dr. Prince was presented to the Academy by the Author.

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Voted 1. That the communication from Mr. Brosius be refered [sic] to the publishing committee.

2. That the thanks of the Acadey be presented to the Revd. Dr. Prince for his donation.

The Meeting was then dissolved.

{{143 [in pencil]}}
One hundred & forty second meeting

A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Academy’s room at Boston Jan. 25. 1815

The second part of the third volume of the Memoirs of the Academy being ready for delivery it was voted.

1. That the price of the Memoirs be two dollars & fifty cents per volume to Members & three dollars per volume to other persons.

2. That the Treasurer be authorised to sell any number of Copies of the Memoirs of the Academy at his discretion.

Donation.

Journal de Physique numbers

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One hundred & forty second meet.g contend

Voted 1. that the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Author of the above donation.

2. That publications of any kind presented to the Academy lie on the table three months before they are allowed to be taken from the library

{{Members Elected [in pencil]}}
David Hosack M.D. Benj. Silliman, Levi Frisbee, Moses Stewart , J. C. de Serra & Samuel Cary were elected members.

{{144 [in pencil]
143d Meet.}}
One hundred & forty third meeting

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{{May 30 1815}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden at Boston in the Academy’s room May 30, 1815.

A communication was received from Professor Cleveland on some singular helos & parhelia observed at Brunswick District of Maine.

Donation

Observations &c. on contagious diseases by David Hosack M.D. F.L.S.

A letter was communicated by the Corresponding Secretary from the Revd Henry Channing accepting a seat in the Academy.

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One hundred & forty third meet.g contin.d

A letter was communicated by the Recording Secretary from the Hon. Dudly [sic] A. Tyng Treasurer of the Academy expressing a respectful sense of the confidence reposed in him by the Academy & declining to be considered a candidate for the office at the ensuing election.

Votes.

1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to Dr. Hosack for his donation.

2. That Boston Atheneum be added to the list of Institutions to which the Memoirs of the Academy are to be sent

3. That the Librarian & Treasurer be authorized to make compensation to the Messenger Mr. Godard for his services.

4. That the price of the last volume of the Society’s punlication be for the volume two dollars & fifty cents for each number one dollar & twenty five cents to each Member – & to other than members three dollars for the volume & one dollar & fifty cents for the number.

5. That no more of the first & second volume of the Society’s Memoirs be sold

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One hundred & forty third meeting cond.

or delivered to Members or others until the present number on hand be ascertained & that the Secretaries be a committee to ascertain the number on hand & to report at the next meeting.

{{[underline] Distribution of Memoirs. [end underline]}}
6. That it be the duty of the Treasurer to distribute the Society’s publications to the resident Members, but that none be delivered to any Member without the price of the volume be previously paid.

{{[underline] Number of copies of the Mem. to be printed. [end underline]}}
7. That the publishing Committee be instructed to increase the number of Copies of the Memoirs to be printed to [underline] five hundred [end underline].

8. That the communication of Prof. Cleaveland be refered [sic] to the publishing Committee.

9. That Revd. Dr. Kirkland & the Hon. John Davis be a Committee to audit the Treasurer’s accounts & transmit the Academy’s property in his hands to the Treasurer to be appointed.

Election of Members

Mr Andrews Norton of Cambridge & Hon. William Prescott of Boston

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One hundred & forty third meeting contind

Election of Officers

Edward Augustus Holyoke MD. President
John T. Kirkland D.D. L.L.D. V. President

Counsellors

[table]
Hon. George Cabot  ||  Hon. John Davis L.L.D.
Revd. John Lathrop D.D.  ||  Hon. Thomas Dawes
Caleb Gannett Esq.  ||  Revd. Henry Ware D.D.
Revd. James Freeman D.D.  ||  Charles Bulfinch Esq.
Aaron Dexter M.D.  ||  Wm. D. Peck Prof.
[end table]

John Farrar Prof. of Math. &c. Recording Secretary
Hon. Josiah Quincy Corresponding Secretary
Thos L. Winthrop Esq Treasurer
John C. Warren V. Treasurer
John Lathrop D.D. Librarian
John Gorham M.D. Cabinet Keeper

Committee of publications of papers

Revd. Dr. Kirkland
Revd. Dr. Freeman
Nath. Bowditch Esq.
Prof. Sidney Willard
Prof. John Farrar

The Meeting was dissolved

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One hundred & forty fourth meeting.

{{145 [in pencil]
Aug. 23, 1815}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Philosophy Chamber at Cambridge August. 23d 1815.

Letters were received from Willm Prescott Esq. & Mr. Andrews Norton accepting a seat in the Academy.

{{[underline] Committee on the Treasurer’s accounts. [end underline]}}
The Committee appointed at the last meeting to audit the Treasurer’s accounts & transfer the property of the Academy to the new Treasurer made their report, which was accepted.

{{[underline] Number of Copies of the Memoirs. [end underline]}}
A report also was received from the Secretaries stating, that of the Memoirs of of [sic] the Academy there are on hand ten copies of the first volume, twenty nine copies of the 1st part of the second volume, and seventy nine copies of 2d part of the second volume.

Dr. Bartlett presented to the Academy a copy of his Eulogy upon the late Dr. John Warren.

Votes.

{{[underline] College in Nova Scotia. [end underline]}}
1. That a complete set of the Memoirs of the Academy be presented to the College of Windsor Nova Scotia.

2. That the Treasurer be requested to ex-

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hibit a statement of the present amount of the ^donation made to the Academy by Count Rumford.

{{[underline] L. Baldwin to prepare a memoir on the life of Count Rumford [end underline]}}
3. That a person be appointed to prepare a memoir on the life writing & discoveries of the late Count Rumford. The Academy proceeded to ballot & Loammi Baldwin Esq. was chosen to prepare this memoir.

The following resolution was submitted to the Academy by Prof.r Willard.

{{[underline] Resolution [end underline]
distinct classes [in pencil]}}
Resolved, that a committee be appointed to consider & form a plan for dividing the Arts & Sciences, which comport with the design of the Academy into distinct classes with a view of distributing the Members or such portion of them, as may hereafter deemed [sic] expedient, into distinct classes.

{{[underline] Committee [end underline]}}
The foregoing resolution was adopted, & the Rev.d Dr. Kirkland, Prof. Willard Prof. Farrar, Hon. Mr. Quincy, Revd Mr. Thacher were put on this committee.

The above committee were requested also by vote of the Academy to prepare some method for increasing the number of contributions.

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One hundred & forty fifth meeting –

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The following persons were elected Members of the Academy at the meeting, viz.

{{[underline] New Members [end underline]}}
Hon. Timothy Pickering, Hon. Benjamin Pickman, M Faber & H. G. Spofford Esq.

The meeting was dissolved.

{{146 [in pencil]
[underline] 145 Meeting Nov. 8th. 1815 [end underline]}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Philosophy Chamber at Cambridge Nov. 8th. 1815.

Donation.

{{[underline] Memoirs of the Academy of St. Petersbourgh [end underline]}}
Memoirs of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of Saint Petersbourgh for 1809 being the first vol. of a new Series.

The following is the Report of ^the Committee appointed to consider the expediency of dividing the Members of the Academy into Classes, as amended & adopted by the Academy.

There shall be three Classes viz. a Class of Mathematical & Physical Sciences, a Class of Natural History – and a Class of Moral Sciences, Philology, & the Fine Arts.

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One hundred & forty fifth Meeting.

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{{[underline] Report of Committee on the formation of Classes [end underline]}}
The two first Classes shall each consist of ten Members & the third shall consist of fifteen. Three or more shall be chosen into each Class by the Academy & others may be added from time to time by the Members thus chosen, subject to the limitation above mentioned.

{{[underline] Adopted for five years [end underline]}}
It was voted, that this arrangement should be adopted for a term not exceeding five years, & the following persons were elected to the several Classes.

{{[underline] Members of the New Classes [end underline]}}
viz to the 1st Class Hon. Nath.l Bowditch Prof. Farrar Dr. Gorham, L. Baldwin Esq. to the 2d Class Prof. Peck, Dr. Bigelow, Judge Davis, Dr. Cutler_ to the 3d Class, Revd Dr. Kirkland Dr. Ware Dr. Holmes, Prof. Willard, John Pickering Esq. Mr Andrews Norton, Revd. Mr. Thacher.

{{[underline] Committee to make ap. [end underline]}}
The following persons were appointed a Committee to make application to the Legislature at the approaching session for pecuniary aid to enable the Academy more effectually to [strikethrough] prosecute [end strikethrough] attain the objects of the institution & particularly to

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One hundred & forty sixth Meeting

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{{[underline] Application to the Legislature for aid in erecting a building [end underline]}}
erect a building for their accommodation, viz Thomas L. Winthrop Esq. Hon. John Davis, R. Sullivan Esq. Hon John Phillips & Hon. Joseph Story, Esq.

The meeting was dissolved

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Endnotes

12This page is not numbered.

{{147 [in pencil]
146th Meeting Jan. 1816}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Academy room in Boston Jan.y 31st. 1816.

Letters of acceptance of seats in the Academy were read by the Corresponding Secretary from F. T. Schubert, Nicholas Fuss, Benjamin Pickman, Levi Frisbee, & David Hosack.

Donations.

{{[underline] Trans. Lit. & Phil. Society New York. [end underline]}}
The first vol. of the Transaction of ^ the Literary & Philosophical Society of New York presented by David Hosack M.D.

A volume of the Transactions of the Royal Veterinarian Society of Copenhagen by the Society.

Communications

{{[underline] Oblateness of the earth. [end underline]}}
1. “Remarks on the calculations of the oblateness of the earth by means of the [strikethrough] oblateness of the [end strikethrough] observed lengths of pendulums in different latitudes according to the method given by Laplace in the 2d vol. of the Mecanique Celeste”; by Nath.l Bowditch

{{Newton’s Prin. Prop. 42 B. II.}}
2. “Remarks on Prop. 42. B. II of the Principia.”
By the same.

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[underline] One hundred & forty sixth meeting [end underline]

{{[underline] C. Bulfinch [end underline]}}
Charles Bulfinch Esq. was chosen Librarian in the stead of the Revd. Dr. Lathrop deceased.

[underline] Votes – [end underline]

{{[underline] Votes of Thanks. [end underline]}}
1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Literary & Philosophical Society of New York & to the Royal Veterinarian Society of Copenhagen for their donations respectively.

{{[underline] Library Com.ee [end underline]}}
2. That Dr. Harris & Dr. Webster be a Committee to examine the library & report the state of it & deliver it over to the care of the Librarian 3. That all the members of the Academy be requested to return all books in their possession on or before the first of March & that the Librarian be requested to advertise accordingly.

4. That the communications of Mr Bowditch be refered [sic] to the publishing committee.

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Picture of last supper by De Vinci [sic]
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5. That the Librarian cause to ^ be framed & glazed “The last supper by De Vinci [sic].”

[underline] The meeting was dissolved. [end underline]

{{148 [in pencil] 147. Meet.g [underline] May 28th [end underline] 1816}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts Sciences [sic] was holden in the Academy’s room at Boston May 28th. 1816.

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[underline] One hundred & forty seventh meeting [end underline]

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

1. Journal de Physique for May & June 1815

2. Ma^lton’s British Cottage Architecture presented Dr. William Paine.

3. Memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Stockholm for the years 1812, 1813, & 1814, presented by the Society.

4. Specimens of Statistics from a case in the vicinity of lake Erie - collected by Gen. Miller & presented by the Revd. Dr. Stearns.

Votes.

1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented for the above donations to the donors respectively_

{{[underline] Commission to the librarian [end underline]}}
2. That the Librarian cause a list to be made of all the volumes of the Transactions of the different literary Societies, foreign & domestic, in which the library of the American Academy is deficient, & deliver the same to the corresponding Secretary; & thereupon, that the Corresponding Secretary take measures to obtain such deficient volumes by way of donation from the respective societies.

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[underline] One hundred & forty seventh meeting [end underline]

Election of Officers

{{[underline] Officers 1816 [end underline]}}
Edward Augustus Holyoke M.D. President
John Thornton Kirkland D.D. L.L.D. Vice President

[underline] Counsellors [end underline]

[table]
Hon. George Cabot  ||  Hon. Thomas Dawes
Caleb Gannett Esq.  ||  Revd. Henry Ware D.D.
Revd. James Freeman D.D.  ||  Charles Bulfinch Esq.
Aaron Dexter M.D.  ||  Wm. D. Peck Prof. Nat. Hist.
Hon. John Davis L.L.D.  ||  Hon. Josiah Quincy_
[end table]

John Farrar Prof. Math. Recording Secretary
Hon. Josiah Quincy Corresponding Secretary
Thos. L. Winthrop Esq. Treasurer_
Jacob Bigelow M.D. Vice Treasurer
Charles Bulfinch Esq. Librarian
John Gorham M.D. Cabinet Keeper

Revd. Dr. Kirkland } [underline] Committee of publications [end underline]
Revd. Dr. Freeman
Hon. Nath.l Bowditch
Prof. Sidney Willard
Prof. John Farrar

The Meeting was dissolved_

{{149 [in pencil]}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts Sciences [sic] was holden in the Philosophy Chamber at Cambridge Aug 14th. 1816

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[underline] One hundred & forty eighth meeting [end underline]

Votes.

1. That the Corresponding Secretary be authorized to transmit to the Bath & West of England Agricultural Society a compete [sic] set of the Society’s Memoirs

{{[underline] Litrary [sic] Committee [end underline]}}
2. That the Hon. John Davis, Charles Bulfinch, & Josiah Quincy Esqrs be a Committee to consider whether [strikethrough] its [end strikethrough] any new arrangements can be adopted for the better security & location of the Society’s Library & to report at the next meeting.

{{[underline] Count Rumford’s Donation [end underline]}}
3. That the Secretaries be instructed to publish once in each year at least the terms of Count Rumford’s donation to the Academy & the time when the Academy will adjudge the premium pursuant to said donation together with the conditions & amount thereof; the said publication to be made in such Newspapers or Library Journals of extensive circulation as may be selected by the Secretaries & in which the notice may be free of expence

{{[underline] Committee [end underline]}}
4. That the Secretaries be directed to

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[underline] One hundred & forty eighth Meeting [end underline]

{{[underline] to inquire respecting a paper of Gov. Sargent [end underline]}}
inquire into the subject of a communication made many years since to the Academy by Gov. Sargent relative to certain antiquities in the Western Country & make a statement of the result of their inquiries at the next meeting of the Academy.

{{J. G. Cogswell elected}}
Joseph Gardner Cogswell ^ Esq was elected a Member of the Academy at this meeting.

The meeting was dissolved

{{150 [in pencil]}}
[underline] One hundred & forty ninth meeting. [end underline]

A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Philosophy Chamber of Harvard College Nov.r 13 1816. Two Medical papers were received from a merchant of Marseilles viz. “Memoire sur les Flunions de Poitrine,” & “Memoire sur les Cantere actual.”
par Louis Valentine.

Rev Samuel Willard & the Hon De Wit Clinton were elected members of the Academy _

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{{151 [in pencil]
150th Meeting}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden at the Academy’s room in Boston Jan.y 29th 1817

[underline] Communications [end underline]

1. Meteorological Observations from 1808 to

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[underline] One hundred & fiftyeth [sic] meeting. [end underline]

{{Met. obs.}}
1812 inclusive, made near Natches Mississippi Territory by his Ex.y Winthrop Sargent Esq.

{{[underline] Met. obs. Prof. Dewey [end underline]}}
2. Observations for ascertaining a mean temperature made at Williamstown by Professor Dewey.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{[underline] Mem. Petersb. Academy [end underline]}}
1. Memoirs of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburgh vols. 4th & 5th by the Academy.

{{[underline] Drs Grham & Bigelow’s Inaugural addresses [end underline]}}
2. The Inaugural Addresses of Dr. Gorham & Dr. Bigelow by the Authors.

3. Proposals for an Insane Hospital by George Parkman M.D.

4. Critical Review for 1815 vols. 1. & 2.

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Petersburgh Academy for their donation.

{{[underline] On the removal of the library [end underline]}}
2. That the Academy agree to the terms proposed between it & the Proprietors of the Boston Atheneum report by the Committee on the subject of removing the Library to the principal room of that Corporation & that the Librarian and

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[underline] One hundred & fiftyeth [sic] meeting [end underline]

Cabinet Keeper be charged [strikethrough] be charged [end strikethrough] with the transfer of the Library to the room of the [strikethrough] Atheneum [end strikethrough] Boston Athenaeum whenever the Trustees of the said Athenaeum shall give their consent to this arrangement.

{{[underline] On the removal of the Cabinet [end underline]}}
3. That the Committee formerly appointed on the subject of the Library be authorized to execute the contract mentioned in the Preceding vote & that they be also authorized to negotiate with the Corporation of Harvard University or the Trustees of ^the Linnean Society or the Trustees of the Boston Athenaeum relative to the deposite [sic] of their cabinet & the other property of the Academy & make such arrangements relative to the whole subject as under all circumstances shall be deemed expedient.

4. That the Hon.e John Davis be excused from serving on the above Committee & that Professor Farrar be requested to serve in his place.

{{[underline] Dr Bigelow a com.ee to write a memoir on Count Rumford [end underline]}}
5. That Loammi Baldwin Esq. be excused from preparing a memoir upon Count Rumford agreeably to his request & that Dr. Bigelow be requested to prepair [sic] the said memoir.

The meeting was dissolved.

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{{152 [in pencil]}}
[underline] One hundred & fifty first meeting [end underline]

A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden at the Academy’s room 3d story of the Boston Athaeneum [sic] [underline] May 27 1817 [end underline]

{{Report on the removal of the library}}
The President & Vice President being absent the Senior member of the Council Caleb Gannett Esq. took the chair & called for the proceedings of the last meeting which were read as usual.

The committee on the transfer of the books &c. belonging to the Academy reported that they had made a contract with the Proprietors of the Boston Athaeneum [sic] & had agreebly [sic] to a vote of the Academy placed the library of the Society in the 2d story of the Boston Athaeneum [sic] & the Cabinet of minerals and other articles in the 3d story of the said building. The committee reported also that many of the volumes belonging to the library were not to be found

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[underline] One hundred & fifty first meeting [end underline]

& could not be accounted for by the Librarian the number of volumes so missing amounting to nearly 200.

[underline] Votes [end underline]

1. That the two Secretaries & Librarian be a committee to take such measures for the recovery of the volumes missing from the Library as they may deem expedient.

2. That the committee above named be authorized to direct the binding of books & newspapers & the lettering of books that are unlettered according as they shall judge expedient & proper.

3. That the Corresponding Secretary be authorized to transmit the 1st & 2d vols of the Academy’s Memoirs to the Royal Irish Academy in consequence of an arrangement with the Foreign Secretary of the said Academy.

4. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the “Bath & West of England Agricultural Society”

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[underline] One hundred & fifty first meeting [end underline]

{{Math Papers}}
for eight vols of their Paper viz. from the 6th to the 13th inclusive, received

5 That a copy of the Memoirs be presented to the Congress Library.

Election of Officers.

{{Officers 1817}}
Edward Augustus Holyoke M.D. President
John Thornton Kirkland D.D. V. President

Counsellors

[table]
Hon. George Cabot  ||  Hon. Thomas Dawes
Caleb Gannett Esq.  ||  Revd. Henry Ware D.D.
Revd. James Freeman D.D.  ||  Ch. Bulfinch Esq.
Aaron Dexter M.D.  ||  W. D. Peck Prof. Nat. Hist.
Hon. John Davis L.L.D.  ||  Hon. Josiah Quincy_
[end table]

John Farrar Prof. Math. Rec.g Secretary
Hon. Josiah Quincy Corresp.g Secretary
Thos. L. Winthrop Esq. Treasurer
Jacob Bigelow M.D. Vice Treasurer
Ch. Bulfinch Esq. Librarian
John Gorham M.D. Cabinet Keeper

Committee of publications

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[underline]Meetings of the Council. [end underline]

[table]
Revd. Dr. Kirkland  ||  Hon. Nath.l Bowditch
Revd. Dr. Freeman  ||  Prof. Sidney Willard
Prof. John Farrar  ||
[end table]

The meeting was dissolved

{{[underline] Meeting of the Council [end underline]}}
A special meeting of the Council of the Academy was holden on Monday June 2.d ^1817 at the Boston Athenaeum. After a desultory conversation upon the expediency of adopting some regulations relative to the admission of members into the Academy the meeting was adjourned to the first Tuesday in August to be held in the same place

{{[underline] Meeting of the Council [end underline]}}
At a meeting of the Council of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Aug 5. 1817

{{[underline] Vote regulating nominations [end underline]}}
Voted that all future nominations be accompanied with a written statement signed by the person making the nomination, expressing the grounds on which the person nominated is supposed to have claims to become a member of the Academy, & that no nomination be voted upon by the Council until such statement be received & considered.

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[underline] One hundred & fifty second meet.g [end underline]

{{153 [in pencil]
151st [sic] Meet.g}}
A meeting of the Academy was held at Cambridge in the Philosophy Chamber of the University Aug. 13th 1817.

Donation.

Nos. 39 & 40 of ^the Flora Batava from his majesty the King of the Netherlands

Communications

1. A new Investigation of Kepler’s problem by F. T. Schubert of St. Petersburgh.

2 A continuation of Prof. Dewey’s observations for determining what town will most nearly represent the mean temperature of the day.

3. Extracts of letters & papers relating to the peculiar coldness & drouth [sic] of the summer of 1816.

Votes

1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the King of the Netherlands for his donation also a copy of the Memoirs handsomely bound.

2. That the foregoing communications be refered [sic] to the publishing Committee.

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[underline] One hundred & fifty third meet.g [end underline]

{{[in pencil] Members Elected}}
The Hon. Chales [sic] Jackson Esq. of Boston & Dugald Stewart Esq. of Evansburgh were duly elected Members of the Academy.

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153d Meet.d}}
A meeting of the Academy was held on the 12th of Nov.r 1817 in the Philosophy Chamber at Cambridge.

Letters of acceptance were received from Joseph G. Cogswell Esq & the Revd Sam.l Willard of Deerfield

Communications.

1. Remarks on several subjects of Physical & Practical Astronomy; also

2. Simplification of the method of computing the ark &c. of the magnetic needle in different latitudes according to the theory of Biot.
By Nath. Bowditch

3. Letters with an engraving & printed sheet on the [blank]
from Sir John Sinclair

Votes

1. That the above communications & others that may be prepared before the

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next meeting be refered [sic] to the publishing Committee.

2. That Prof. Peck be requested to prepare a memoir on the Sea Serpent wich is said to ^have appeared in Glocester [sic] harbour & other places

3. That the Treasurer be requested to make inquiry respecting the Donations made to the Academy by Noah Webster Esq. & to report to the Academy.

The meeting was dissolved

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One hundred & fifty fourth Meet.g

A meeting of the Academy was held at Boston Jan. 28th 1818

A letter was read by the corresponding Secretary from M. Faber accepting a seat in the Academy.

Donation.

A complete series of ^the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy consisting of eleven volumes presented by the Academy.

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[underline] Communications [end underline]

1. A memoir on the sea serpent which appeared lately in the harbour of Cape Anne.
By Prof. Peck

2. A memoir on the time of the flowering of plants in different parts of the United States
By Dr. Bigelow.

3. An attempt to ascertain the mean temperature by 24 observations in the day, & the three hours which will give nearly the mean temperature. By Prof. Dewar.

4. A method of correcting the apparent distance of the moon from a star or the sun for the effect of Parallax & refraction.

5. Remarks in the methods of correcting the elements of the orbit of a comet in Newton’s “Principia” & La Place’s “Mecanique Celeste.”
By Nath. Bowditch

6. An Abstract of Meteorological Observations made at Cambridge N.E. from 1812 to 1818.
By J. Farrar

7. An Account of the remarkable storm of the 23d of September 1816

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8. A collection of facts & observations relative to the cold summer of 1816 & the severe winter of 1817.

9. Statements respecting a thunder storm on the eve.g of the 17th of Jan. 1817. & a singular electrical phenomenon that was observed at this time.
By J. Farrar

10. In a method of multiplying numbers beginning with 9.
By W. [Cresswell]

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

1. That the Vice President be requested to give notice to Prof Everett of the deficient vols of the Gottengen Transactions.

2 That the Corresponding Secretary be requested to acknowledge the receipt of the 1st number for 1817 of the Transactions of the Royal Society of London.

The meeting dissolved

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[underline] One hundred fifty fifth Meeting. [end underline]

A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Library of the Boston Athenaeum May 26th, 1818.

[underline] Communication. [end underline]

A paper was received from J. F. Dana M.D. on an instrument lately exhibited in Boston called the American water Burner.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

1 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in London Parts 1. & 2, 1817, presented by the Society.

2. Astronomical Observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich for the years 1811 1812, 1813, 1814 & 1815.
By ye Royal Society

3. Transactions of ye Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia, a New Series Vol. 1.
By the Society.

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Votes.

1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented for the donations above mentioned.

2. That the Vice President & Secretaries be a Committee to select the Societies & Public Institutions to which the Memoirs of the Academy are to be sent.

3. That Mr. B. Dearborn have the loan of the Plate engraved for his Gold Balance.

4. That the agreement entered into between the Academy & ^the Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum be inserted in the records of the Academy. The following is a copy of this agreement.

The Agreement between the American Academy of Arts & Sciences & the Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum relative to the deposit of the Library of the Academy in the chamber of the Athenaeum is the following.

The Academy agrees to deposit its library in the principal library chamber of the Boston Athenaeum, there to remain subject to the future dis-

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position of the Academy under the general care & superintendence of the Secretary & Librarian of the Athenaeum; subject always to the supervision of the Librarian of the Academy; the books to be used by the Subscribers to the Athenaeum but never to be carried out of the house in which they are deposited, except by Members of the Academy, who shall give a receipt to the Librarian of the Athenaeum in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Members of the Academy shall have right to free access to the room in which the library is kept at all times, when the same is open to subscribers; & the meetings of the Academy shall always when in Boston be holden in the room, where the library is deposited. the [sic] Acadent paying to the Athenaeum fifty dollars each year in full of all charges & expenses either party being at liberty to terminate this agreement whenever it pleases, on giving one month notice to the other.

The Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum agree to the preceeding terms it being understood, that they are not to be considered as indemnifying

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the American Academy for any loss which may happen in any way whatever & also that they are not bound to take any other care of the books of ye Academy than such, as they bestow on their own books. Signed on the behalf of the Academy

[Signed by] Josiah Quincy } Specially authorized for this purpose by ye Academy
John Farrar

The following persons were elected Members of the Academy at this meeting viz.

Chester Dewery, Prof of Math. & Natural Philosophy at Williams College
Walter Channing M.D. of Boston.
George Hayward M.D. of Boston
Revd. Bezaliel Howard of Springfield
Sir Benjamin Hobhouse President of the Bath & West of England Agricultural Society.

Officers elected for ^the ensueing [sic] year

Edward Augustus Holyoke M.D. President
John Thornton Kirkland DD, L.L.D Vice President

Counsellors

[table]
Hon. George Cabot  ||  Hon. Thomas Dawes
Revd. James Freeman D.D.  ||  Wm. D. Peck Prof Nat. His
Aaron Dexter M.D.  ||  Hon. Josiah Quincy
Hon. John Davis LL.D.  ||  Hon. Nathl. Bowditch
Revd. Henry Ware D.D.  ||  Hon. John Pickering
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John Farrer Prof Math.s Recording Sectrary
Hon. Josiah Quincy Corresponding Secretary
Thomas L. Winthrop Esq. Treasurer
Jacob Bigelow M.D. Vice Treasurer
Wm. S. Shaw Esq. Librarian
John Gorham Cabinet-Keeper

Committee of Publications
Revd. Dr. Kirkland Rev.d Dr. Freeman
Hon. Mr Bowditch Prof. Willard
Prof. Farrar

Previously to the above elections being made a communication was received from President Holyoke declining to be considered a candidate ^for the office of President in consequence ^of which the following vote was passed viz –

That the American Academy [have] received with great regret the letter of Dr. Holyoke announcing his desire not to be considered a candidate for the Presidential chair, at the election holden this day; & while the Academy are deeply impressed with a sense of the personal inconvenience which the holding this office [strikethrough] will [end strikethrough] would occasion their venerable President; yet as the constitution of the Academy requires that this office shall be filled on this day & as the day does not afford sufficient time for deliberating on filling the vacancy which would be occasioned by the proposed resignation, the Academy have

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notwithstanding the above mentioned letter proceeded to reelect Dr. Holyoke to that office, in the hope that their considerations will induce hm to retain it at least for a period which will enable the Academy to deliberate satisfactorily on this important appointment.

Voted. That the corresponding Secretary be request to communicate the preceding vote to Dr. Holyoke.

Donation omitted in its prper [sic] place.

A brass four inch Theodolite presented by Dr. Holyoke, & committed by vote of the Academy to the care of the Recording Secretary.

The meeting was dissolved [sic]

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[underline] One hundred & fifth sixth meeting. [end underline]

{{Aug. 12th 1818.}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts Sciences [sic] was holden in the Philosophy Chamber at Cambridge Aug.t 12th. 1818.

Communications.

1. On the execution of divisions by lot.

2. Outlines of the Mineralogy & Geology of Boston & its Vicinity with a geological Map, by J. F. & S. Dana.

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3. An account of the Natural History of the Western Island.
By John Webster M.D.

Vote.

That the Committee of publications be requested to close the present number of the Memoirs of the Academy with the papers now on hand, to see that it is completed as soon as it can conveniently be done.

The meeting was dissolved [sic]

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[underline] One hundred & fifth seventh meeting. [end underline]

{{Nov. 11. 1818}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Philosophy Chamber at Cambridge Nov.r 11. 1818.

Donation

The Massachusetts Spy for the last 27 years bound in 13 vol.s
by Isaiah Thomas

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

[I. T-]

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1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented Isaiah [sic] Thomas Esq. of Worcester for his donation.

2. That [strikethrough] the [end strikethrough] Transylvania University be added to the number of institutions to which the Memoirs of the Academy shall be sent

The Meeting was dissolved [sic]

{{Jan.y 27. 1819}}
A meeting of the Academy was held at the Library Room of the Boston Athenaeum Jan.y 27th 1819.

[underline] Donation [end underline]

{{Petersbourgh Trans.s}}
Memoirs of Imperial Academy of Sciences of St. Petersbourgh vol. 6th. presented by the Academy

[underline] Communication [end underline]

A meteorological paper by Prof. Dewey of Williams College.

{{Sir B. Hobhouse & Dugald Stewart}}
Letters of acceptance from Sir Benjamin Hobhouse & Dugald Stewart were read to the Academy by Cor.g Secretary

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[underline] Votes [end underline]

1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Imperial Academy of Sciences of Peterbourgh [sic] for their donation.

2. That the Committee of Publications be instructed not to publish any papers without the names of the Authors.

3. That the Treasurer be authorized to borrow such a sum as may be necessary to pay the account of Messrs Cummings & [Hillard] for printing & engraving & also that of Mr [Rawlston] for binding.

4. That the Treasurer of the Academy be requested to write to the different Members who have been delinquent 2 years in their assessments requesting payment & that this be a standing rule of the Academy.

5. That ^Messrs Cummings & [Hilliard] be requested to forward part 1. vol 4th. to Members of the Academy & request them to transmit the sum due thereon.

The meet.g was dissolved.

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One hundred & fifty ninth Meeting

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A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden at Boston in the Chamber of the Boston Athenaeum May 25. 1819

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

1. Transactions of the Royal Society of London Parts 1. & 2. for 1818. presented by the Philosophical Society.

2. Transactions of the Historical Committee of ^the American Philosophical Society vol. 1, presented by the American Philosophical Society.

[underline] Votes [end underline]

1. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Royal Society of London & the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia for their respective donations

2. That [strikethrough] the [end strikethrough] Hon. John Davis & Elisha Clapp Esq. be a Committee to audit the Treasurer’s accounts & to report at the next meeting of the Academy_

3. That the Corresponding Secretary be requested procure [sic] by purchase or otherwise the deficient vols. of the Transactions of the Royal Society of Gottingen

4. That Hon. Nathaniel Bowditch and Hon. John Pickering be [strikethrough] a Committee [end strikethrough]

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joined with the Corresponding Secretary with authority to obtain by way of purchase or otherwise at their discretion any vols. of the publications of any foreign Societies in which the Library of the Academy may be deficient.

[underline] Officers Elected. [end underline]

{{[in pencil] [underline] declines [end underline]}}
Hon. Christopher Gore LL.D. President
Revd. John T. Kirkland D.D. LL.D. Vice Pres.t

[underline] Counsellors [end underline]

[table]
Hon. George Cabot  ||  Hon. Thomas Dawes
Rev.d James Freeman DD.  ||  Will.m D. Peck Prof Nat. H.
Aaron Dexter M.D.  ||  Hon. Josiah Quincy
Hon. John Davis LL.D.  ||  Hon. Nathl. Bowditch
Revd. Henry Ware D.D.  ||  Hon. John Pickering
[end table]

John Farrar Prof. Math.s Rec.g Secretary
Hon. Josiah Quincy Corresponding Secretary
Thomas L. Winthrop Esq. Treasurer
Jacob Bigelow M.D. Vice Treasurer
Will.m S. Shaw Esq. Librarian
John Gorham M.D. Cabinet Keeper

[underline] Committee of Publications [end underline]

Revd. Dr. Kirkland Revd Dr. Freeman
Hon. Nath. Bowditch Professor Willard
Professor Farrar.

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[underline] Members Elected [end underline]

Daniel Drake M.D. Professor of Materia Medica & Botany in Transylvania University.
Francis C. Gray Esq. Boston
Nathan Hale Esq. Boston

Donation omitted.

A specimen of the Meteorite stone which exploded over Weston in Connecticut Decr. 14, 1807. presented by Col. George Gibbs.

The Meeting was dissolved.

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At the Statute meeting in August no business was done of sufficient consequence to be recorded.

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[underline] One hundred & sixtyeth [sic] meeting. [end underline]

A Statute meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Philosophy Chamber at Cambridge Nov.r 10th 181[9].

Donations.

1. Flora Batava from his majesty [sic] the King of the Netherlands.

2. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences Parts 2, 3, 4, from

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Professor Silliman.

3. [Hooker’s] Tour through Iceland
By the Author

A letter was read by the Corresponding Secretary from Francis C. Gray Esq. accepting a seat in the academy [sic].

The report of the Committee on the Treasurer’s accounts was received & accepted. By this report it appeared that the amount of the sums paid out of ^the Treasury in the course of the year ending May 1819, was $1442.37

The amount of the receipts during the same time ---- 1312.88
Balance due from the Acade.y 130.33
Annual income from Count Rumfords [sic] Donation ---- $66072 [sic]

[underline] Votes. [end underline]

1. That the Hon. J. Davis & Prof. Farrar be a Committee to consider what is proper to be communicated to the public respecting Count Rumfords [sic] donation & to report at the next meeting.

1. [sic] That the Recording Secretary give information to the [classes] or Committees formed at the meeting of Nov. 8th 1815 of their appointment.

Meet.g dissolved.

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Endnotes

13Page number 218 was skipped in numbering.

[underline] One hundred & sixty first meeting [end underline]

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A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences were holden in the Library room of the Boston Athenaeum Jan.y 26th, 1820.

[underline] Communications [end underline]

1. A memoir on the unusual darkness that occurd [sic] in several parts of New-England during the month of Novr. 1819.
By Frederick Hall.

2. Results of Meteorological observations made at Middlebury Vermont
By Frederic [sic] Hall.

3. A letter on some Halos & Parhelia observed at New Haven Connecticut Jan.y 1, 1820.
By Alexander M. Fisher

4. Results of ^Met.l observations made at Salem Massachusetts ^from 181[4] to 1818 inclusive by Dr. Holyoke communicated by
Elisha Clapp

5. A memoir on the adoption of a uniform orthography of ^the Indian Languages of North America, & other unwritten dialects.
By John Pickering

6. A memoir on the Longitude of the N.W. & S.W. parts of Massachusetts.
By Chester Dewey

The above Communications were referred to the Publishing Committee

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Donation

A memoir of Hugh Williamson M.D.
By David Hossacker

The following Report of the Committee on Count Rumford’s donation was read & accepted, viz.

That it appears expedient to repeat annually the publication of the notice of the time of awarding the premium pursuant to the terms of Count Rumford’s donation such publication to be in the Newspapers, as in 1801 with such additional information, as the accumulation of the fund may render proper. That accumulation now exceeds nine hundred dollars every two years, of which the balance, after paying the expence of the medals, is to be given in money to the person to whom the medal may be awarded.

It is recommended that a Committee be appointed to prepare a plan of the medals with an estimate of the expense & to report the next meeting of the Academy

[signed]
J. Davis [per order]

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The Committee recommended in the foregoing Report was appointed, consisting of the following person, viz.

Hon. J. Davis, Loammi Baldwin Esq. & J. Bigelow M.D.

The following preamble & motion was submitted to the Academy by the Hon. J. Quincy – viz.

The Academy having been informed that their associate the Hon. Mr Bowditch had effected a translation of [strikethrough] the [end strikethrough] work of La Place intitled [sic] Mechanique Celeste with large annotations, &, it being the opinion of the Academy that the publication of this work would be highly [useful] to the science & honorable to the literary character of the country

Therefore Voted that [blank] be a Committee to consult with Mr Bowditch on the subject of that work & to ascertain in what mode its publication may be effected & to take such measures by forming a subscription or otherwise as they may deem expedient for that purpose & also to report the result

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of these proceedings at the next meeting of the Academy.

{{Committee J. Quincy J. Farrar J. Davis}}
The foregoing vote being passes, the following gentlement were appointed on the Committee therein contemplated, viz. Hon. Josiah Quincy, Professor Farrar, Hon. J. Davis.

{{Memoirs presented to the Royal Society at Lisbon}}
The Academy being informed that the Royal Academy of Sciences at Lisbon had expressed a wish that an exchange of publications might take place between the two Societies, it was voted that the Memoirs of the Academy be presented to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Lisbon.

The meeting was dissolved [sic]

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[underline] One hundred & sixty second meet.g [end underline]

{{May 30, 1820}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Library room of the Boston Athenaeum May 30th, 1820.

{{Letter from Mr. Delambre}}
The Corresponding Secretary read a letter from M. Delambre perpetual ^Secretary of the Royal Academy of the Institute of France

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acknowledging the receipt of the Memoirs of the American Academy for the years 1783, 1793, 1804, & 1809 [sic]

{{Astron. Society of London}}
Also a letter from the Astronomical Society of London accompanied with a printed account of the institution of said Society its regulations & objects.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

{{Waldo}}
1. Waldo’s Trigonometry presented by Dr. Channing.

{{Ph. Tr. for 1819}}
2. parts 1. & 2d. of Philosophical Transactions of ^the Royal Society of London for 1819, presented by the said Society.

Communications.

{{Dr. Holyoke’s Met. Obs.}}
1. Further Results of Meteorological Observations, made at Salem Ma. by Dr. Holyoke, calculated and presented by Mr E. Clapp.

{{Wilmington Meteor}}
2. Memoir on the Meteor which passed over Wilmington in the State of Delaware Novr. 21, 1819.
By N. Bowditch

{{Occultn of Shica.}}
3. On the Occultation of Shica by the Moon Feb.y 5th 1820.
By N. Bowditch

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4. On a mistake in the calculation of of [sic] the Poiston [sic] relative to the distribution of the electrical matter upon the surfaces of two globes.
By N. Bowditch

5. On the Elements of the orbit of the Comet of 1819.
By N. Bowditch

6. A memoir on the orbit of the comet of 1819.
By Professor Fisher

Officers chosen for the year.

Hon. J. Q. Adams LL.D. President
Revd. J. T. Kirkland D.D. LL.D. Vice President

Counsellors

[table]
Hon. George Cabot  ||  Hon. Thomas Dawes
Rev. James Freeman D.D.  ||  W. D. Peck Prof. Nat. Hist.
Aaron Dexter M.D.  ||  Hon. Josiah Quincy
Hon. John Davis LL.D.  ||  Hon. Nath. Bowditch
Revd. Henry Ware D.D.  ||  Hon. John Pickering
[end table]

John Farrar Prof. Math. Record. Sec.y
Hon. Josiah Quincy Correspond.g Sec.y

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Thomas L. Winthrop Esq. Treasurer
Jacob Bigelow M.D. Vice Treasurer
John Gorham M.D. Cabinet Keeper
William S. Shaw Esq. Librarian

[underline] Committee of Publications [end underline]

Revd. Dr. Kirkland
Revd. Dr. Freeman
Hon. Nath. Bowditch
Professor Willard Professor Farrar

Members elected at this meeting

Hon. Daniel Webster
Rev. Edward Everett
Francis Vergnies M.D. LL.D.
Peter S. Du Ponceau

The meeting was dissolved [sic]

[underline] One hundred & sixty third meet.g [end underline]

{{[strikethrough] May [end underline] Aug. 9. 1820}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden at the University in Cambridge August 9th 1820

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[underline] Donations [end underline]

Transactions of the Royal Society of Gottengin vol. 6th presented by the Society.

Flora Batava number[strikethrough]s[end strikethrough] 56 by his Majesty the King of the Netherlands

Communications

1. A memoir on the laws of the variation of the magnetic needle.
By Thomas [Peverly] Jun.

2. An abstract of Meteorological observations for 1819
Professor Dewey

3. Experiments & observations relative to the supposed influence of the moon upon the times of the fall of rain.
By Professor Dewey

On motion of Mr Bowditch a Committee was appointed consisted of Mr. Bowditch Dr Kirkland & Mr Everett to make a selection of such persons among the literary & scientific men of Europe as they shall think

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proper to ^be proposed to the Council in order to their election as honorary members of the Academy.

The meeting was dissolved [sic]

[underline] One hundred & sixty fourth meeting [end underline]

{{[in pencil] Nov 8, 1820}}
A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was held in the new Library room of the University Novr. 8th 1820.

[underline] Donations. [end underline]

1. Flora Batava No. 55 from his Majesty the King of the Netherlands.

2. Transactions of the Royal Society of London Part 3d for 1819 & part 1st for 1829.

3. Transactions of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Stockholm for 1818 & 1819, four vols. from the said Academy.

[underline] Communication. [end underline]

On an Inscription from the Columbarium of the Slaves & Freedmen of Livia Augusta
By Professor Everett

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A meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was held at the Library room of the Boston Atheneum [sic] Jan.y 31st, 1821.

[underline] Communications [end underline]

1. A continuation of Meteorological observations made at Williamstown by
Professor Dewey

2. Observations to determine the relative quantity of [rain] on different days of the moon. By
Professor Dewey

[underline] Votes [end underline]

1. That the above communications be referred to the Publishing Committee.

2. That a Committee be appointed to devise means to obtain more communications, & to secure the better attendance of Members at the meetings of the Academy.

3. That Dr Kirkland, Mr Everett, Mr Farrar, Mr Baldwin Mr Wm Sullivan, be of this committee.

4. That the said Committee be also requested to consider & report

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on any means that they may think calculated to promote the interests of the Academy.

5. That the thanks of the Academy be presented to the Royal Academy of Sciences of Stockholm for their donation [mentioned in the records of the last meeting].

Mr. George Ticknor was elected a Member of the Academy at this meeting.

The Meet.g was adjourned [sic]

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{{May 29 1821}}
A Statute meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences was holden in the Library room of the Boston Athenaeum May 29th 1821.

Proceeding of the last meeting were read.

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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
1  ||  Academy meeting  ||    ||
  ||  Annular Eclipse of the Sun 3d April 1791  ||    ||
  ||  Adams hon John his Donation  ||    ||
3  ||  Academy Seal to be engraven on Copper  ||    ||
9  ||  Agricultural Committee their Report accepted &c  ||    ||
11  ||  — Do to pay money to Agricult Society  ||    ||
12  ||  Annual election of Officers of the Academy  ||    ||
13  ||  Atwater Noah, Thermometrical Observ at Westfield  ||    ||
14  ||  [ibid] Bill of Mortality from 1782 ^to 1792 Do  ||    ||
"  ||  Altitude Azimuth & Apparent time, Rules for Compu  ||    ||
15  ||  Adams President his donation of books  ||    ||
17  ||  Ames hon Fisher elected a fellow  ||    ||
  ||    ||    ||
  ||    ||    ||
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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
1  ||  Bulfinch Charles elected a Fellow  ||    ||
  ||  Bill of Mortality for Barnstable for 1790  ||    ||
2  ||  Boutineau Thomas, his Donation  ||    ||
3  ||  Books continued to be loaned under present regula [sic]  ||    ||
4  ||  Brissot J P — his donation of books  ||    ||
"  ||  Barrett Nathl his — Do — Do  ||    ||
6  ||  Bills of Mortality for Roxbury for 1791 J Bartlett  ||    ||
"  ||  — of — Do — for Edgarton [sic] — 1791 J Thaxter  ||    ||
"  ||  — of — Do — Newton 1692 1792 Jon Homer  ||    ||
"  ||  — of — Do — Deductions from by E Wigglesworth  ||    ||
"  ||  Barret J, Browne S, Bulfinch C, &c their Donation  ||    ||
10  ||  Bill of Mortality for Fryburgh for 1790 & 1791  ||    ||
"  ||  — D — for 2 Ch Marblehead — 1791  ||    ||
"  ||  — D — for East Pr Barnstable — 1791  ||    ||
13  ||  — D — for Nantucket (B Shaw) — 1791  ||    ||
"  ||  — D — for Northboro’ (P Whitney) — 1791  ||    ||
"  ||  — D — for Montague (J Nash) — 1791  ||    ||
17  ||  Barton BS (of Philadelphia) Elected a Fellow  ||    ||
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[end Index B | begin Index C]

[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
1  ||  Copley John S_ (of London) elected a Fellow  ||  Committee appointed to vest money arising from sale of Govr Bowdoin’s books in other books to proceed  ||  15
  ||  Cranch John of London elected a Fellow  ||  — mr Storer, Gannet & Dexter to settle with the Administrators of mr Guild  ||  "
  ||  Communications  ||  — messrs Lowell Belknap & Minot to Contract for printing 2d Vol of Memoirs  ||  "
  ||  Variations of the Magnetic Needle — S Sewall  ||  — V President Treasurer & Librarian procure the books approved of it  ||  16
  ||  Observations on an Annular Eclipse of the Sun  ||  Corresponding Secy to signify by letter a remission of past taxes to several gentlemen  ||  "
  ||  Bill of Mortality for Barnstable — J Mellen  ||  Communications  ||
2  ||  Committee on the state of the Library to select valiable pamphlets for binding  ||  Variation of the M Needle at Boston 1792 J Vinal  ||  "
  ||  — [Committee] to consider the subject of resignations & delinquency, & report a mode of collecting  ||  — of — D — Cambridge S Sewall  ||  "
  ||  Communications  ||  Thermometrical Obs at Marietta by W Sargent  ||  "
3  ||  Table of Baptisms Marriages & Deaths 1790 BS  ||  Committee Report for publishing 2 Vol accepted  ||
  ||  — [Table of] Deaths & Baptisms (E Thayer 1767 to 1791  ||  — appointed to settle with mr Guild’s Administrn further directed  ||  17
  ||  Variation of the M Needle, Cambridge S Sewl  ||  — of V P, mr Gannet, & mr Webber, to examine & compare the difference mr Vinal & Sewall, Obsv  ||  "
  ||  Observations on the effects of lightening J Greenlf  ||  — all former ones for selecting papers, Contracting & correcting the press, discharged  ||  "
5  ||  Committee for publishing Transactions to use their discretion  ||  — mr Clarke Dr Howard & Dr Appleton appointed Editors with full powers to publish 2d Vol  ||  "
  ||  Communications  ||    ||
6  ||  Essay on Gravitation — J Pope  ||    ||
  ||  Bill Mortality for several Towns  ||    ||
  ||  — Deductions from by E Wigglesworth  ||    ||
  ||  Meteorological observations at Montreal 1791 to 92  ||    ||
  ||  Variation of the M Needle at Cambridge S Sewall  ||    ||
  ||  Table of Results from a Course of Observations on the heat of the Atmosphere E A Holyoke  ||    ||
7  ||  Croswell Wm. Tables for computing Longitude by Lunar Observations  ||    ||
"  ||  Churchman John. Magnetic Atlas &c presented by  ||    ||
  ||  Communications  ||    ||
10  ||  Bills of Mortality for Fryburgh, Wm Fessenden  ||    ||
"  ||  — of — D — 2 Ch Marblehead – I Story  ||    ||
"  ||  — of — D — East P Barnstable – J Mellen  ||    ||
"  ||  Thermometrical & Barometrical Observations – for 1791 made at York by Daniel Sewall  ||    ||
"  ||  Method of finding Areas by Elizur Wright  ||    ||
"  ||  Variation of the M Needle at Camb by S Sewall  ||    ||
"  ||  Description of a Steel yard — B Dearborn  ||    ||
11  ||  Comittee [sic] on Agriculture to pay money to Agri: Society  ||    ||
"  ||  — to examine mr Guild’s accounts  ||    ||
"  ||  — of Contract to receive papers from Mr Guild’s  ||    ||
"  ||  — on Resignations &c to Report as soon as maybe  ||    ||
"  ||  — on Mechan Improvmts to examine mr Dearborn’s  ||    ||
12  ||  Condorcet Mr elected a Fellow  ||    ||
13  ||  Communications  ||    ||
"  ||  Bills of Mortality for several Towns for – 1791  ||    ||
"  ||  Variation of the M Needle at Camb by S Sewall  ||    ||
"  ||  Thermometrical Observations at Westfield N Atwater  ||    ||
"  ||  Council a Comittee [sic] to examine list of delinquents  ||    ||
14  ||  Committee to vest money from the sale of Gov Bowdoin books in other books for the Academy  ||    ||
"  ||  — to revise the Charter as to the power of the Academy to assess taxes &c &c  ||    ||
"  ||  — to enquire into the State of Manufactures & make report from time to time  ||    ||
"  ||  — Report on mr Guild’s account accepted 5 [J C]  ||    ||
"  ||  Communications  ||    ||
"  ||  Variation of the Needle at Cambridge — S Sewall  ||    ||
"  ||  Rules for computing apparent time &c W Crosswell  ||    ||
"  ||  Bill of Mortality for Westfield 1782 N Atwater  ||    ||
"  ||  — D — for Hatfield 20 Years J Lyman  ||    ||
"  ||  Calomel, extraordinary efficacy of – J Hamilton  ||    ||
15  ||  Extraordinary facts in Natural history of a Dog  ||    ||
[end table]

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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
1  ||  Dexter hon Samuel (of Weston) Elected a fellow  ||    ||
  ||  Donation of the Byzantine history 28 Vols  ||    ||
  ||  — Muratori’s Collection – 29 Vols  ||    ||
  ||  — Mathematical Tables &c &c  ||    ||
2  ||  — Petrefactions of worms in wood &c  ||    ||
  ||  — Des Cartes & Newton’s Univ: Arithmetic  ||    ||
  ||  — Diogenes Laertius  ||    ||
3  ||  Donor’s names to be affixed to their books  ||    ||
  ||  Donations – Richard’s Welsh English Dictionary  ||    ||
  ||  — Lauder’s Essay on Milton’s use &c –  ||    ||
4  ||  — Nouv: Voyage dans Les Etats Unis 1788  ||    ||
  ||  — Young’s Annals of Agriculture &c &c  ||    ||
  ||  — Port folio Roll with 360 prints  ||    ||
  ||  — Addresse De La Societé des Amis des Noirs  ||    ||
7  ||  Donations Tables for computing Longitude by Lunar Observa [sic]  ||    ||
  ||  — Eloge de M Franklin &c  ||    ||
  ||  — Magnetic Atlas & explanatory pamphlets  ||    ||
  ||  Map of the Peninsula, Delaware & Chesapeak [sic]  ||    ||
  ||  Proposals for a Disertation [sic] on gravitation &c  ||    ||
  ||  — Number of Indian Ornaments, &c (Nootka)  ||    ||
  ||  — Curious horn found in Africa, & a Bill fish taken near Cape Cod  ||    ||
  ||  — 2 Century Sermons preached at Newton  ||    ||
  ||  — Upper shell of a curious fish  ||    ||
10  ||  Donations, Transactions Royal Society London 1791  ||    ||
  ||  — History N Hampshire 2d & 3d vols  ||    ||
  ||  — a Sea Porcupine, a Tricker fish, a Flamingo’s wing, Ostrich’s Egg Shell, a large horn found in Africa (of the Rhinoceros) – a war club of the Hottentots, peices [sic] coral & a large Centipede, presented by J Tate  ||    ||
  ||  — Skin of a snake 9 1/2 feet long (Ingraham [sic]  ||    ||
  ||  — Memoirs of Royal Academy of Turin  ||    ||
  ||  — Death of Chatham by J S Copley  ||    ||
  ||  — Dearborn Benj: Description of a Steel yard  ||    ||
12  ||  Davis John Esqr elected a fellow  ||    ||
13  ||  Donation Coins & Marine Productions S Mather  ||    ||
"  ||  — Bayle’s Dictionary 5 Vols – E Storer  ||    ||
"  ||  — Discourse on [blank] B Waterhouse  ||    ||
"  ||  Deliquents – vote respecting them  ||    ||
15  ||  Donation Ingenhousz Experimts on Vegetables &c  ||    ||
"  ||  — Journal Des Sçavans 12 No for 1791  ||    ||
"  ||  — Petrefactions found in Virginia J J Spooner  ||    ||
"  ||  — Collection of State Papers – E Hazard  ||    ||
16  ||  Donation Flora Rustica 6 Numbers J Davis  ||    ||
"  ||  — Discourse on Discovery of America J B  ||    ||
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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
  ||    ||  Election of Fellows  ||  1
  ||    ||  Encycloepedia, Treasurer to subscribe for it  ||  5
  ||    ||  Erving Geo: transmits Phil Transact R S Lond 1791  ||  10
  ||    ||  Election of Fellows  ||  12
  ||    ||  — of Officers of the Academy  ||  "
  ||    ||  Editors, mess Clarke Howard & Appleton a Committee of with full powers to publish 2d Vol Memoirs  ||  17
  ||    ||  Everett Oliver elected a fellow  ||  "
[end table]

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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
1  ||  Fellows elected  ||    ||
10  ||  Fessenden Wm bill of Mortality, Fryeburgh 1790 & 1791  ||    ||
12  ||  Fellows elected  ||    ||
15  ||  Fiske John — Extrady facts in Natural history of a Dog  ||    ||
17  ||  Freeman James revd elected a fellow  ||    ||
[end table]

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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
1  ||  Greenleaf J observations on the effects of lightning  ||    ||
6  ||  Gravitation, essay on by J Pope  ||    ||
9  ||  Guild Benj discharged from Contractg Comittee  ||    ||
11  ||  [Guild Benj] __ his Accounts committed to messrs Ap Tufts & Howd  ||    ||
"  ||  [Guild Benj] __ Papers in his hands to be lodged wth Contr Comee  ||    ||
14  ||  [Guild Benj] __ one of the Comittee to vest money from Govr B books  ||    ||
"  ||  [Guild Benj] __’s Account, Report accepted & 7 Pr Cent allowed  ||    ||
15  ||  [Guild Benj] __ Representatives, a Committee to settle with them  ||    ||
17  ||  [Guild Benj] __s ___D __Comittee to settle with them to take measures to obtain such Vols of Memoirs as are scattered thro’ the Country, to settle with those who hold them & provide a place for reception of  ||    ||
"  ||  Gannet Caleb to act as Correspond Secy PT m Pearson sick  ||    ||

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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||
1  ||  Hamilton Alexr Sec’y Treasury US elected fellow  ||    ||
1  ||  Hutton Charles Dr his letter with Donations &c  ||    ||
4  ||  Hollis T B Letter with his Donation  ||    ||
6  ||  Homer Jonathan — Bill of Mortality 1692 to 1792  ||    ||
"  ||  — Donation of 2 Century Sermons at Newton  ||    ||
"  ||  Holyoke E A. Table of Results from observations  ||    ||
"  ||  — on the heat of the Atmosphere  ||    ||
12  ||  Hamilton Sir Wm KOB FRS elected a fellow  ||    ||
14  ||  — Joseph, Remarks on Calomel, extraordinary  ||    ||
15  ||  Hazard Ebenr presents his Collection State Papers  ||    ||
[end table]

[end Index H | begin Index I-J]

[table]
  ||  I  ||  J  ||
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
  ||    ||  Jefferson Thomas Secy of State letter from him  ||  8

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[table]
  ||  K  ||  L  ||
Page  ||    ||  Letters, of resignation from N Pike & S Moody  ||  2
  ||    ||  — from Tho Boutineau  ||  "
  ||    ||  — Charles Hutton  ||  "
  ||    ||  — Dr Samuel Mitchel [sic]  ||  "
  ||    ||  — of Acceptance from John Trumbull, J Pickering John Trumbull (Hartford) A Hamilton S Dexter Charles Bulfinch & Wm Paine  ||  4
  ||    ||  — from T B Hollis — with donation  ||  "
  ||    ||  — Dr S Mitchel [sic] – with his – Do  ||  "
  ||    ||  — Rodolph Van Travers — D  ||  "
  ||    ||  — revd Isaac Story  ||  "
  ||    ||  — of thanks voted to several Donors &c  ||  5
  ||    ||  Library, votes respecting it  ||  "
  ||    ||  Letters from John Churchman Dr Wigglesworth  ||  7
  ||    ||  John Bartlett, President Washington  ||  "
  ||    ||  Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Story  ||  8
  ||    ||  from Increase Sumner & Dr Saml Tenny signifying their acceptance  ||  "
  ||    ||  Isaac W Clarke with Meterolog Observ  ||  "
  ||    ||  revd Asa Packard to mr Dexter  ||  "
  ||    ||  E A Holyoke  ||  "
  ||    ||  Letters of Thanks voted to the above Gentlemen &c  ||  "
  ||    ||  London Roy Soc Philo Transact Transmit by G Erving  ||  10
  ||    ||  Letters from S Shaw J S Copley & Geo Erving (accepting [sic]  ||  "
  ||    ||  — Daniel Sewall  ||  "
  ||    ||  Lathrop revd Joseph D D – elected a fellow  ||  12
  ||    ||  Letter of acceptance from John Davis Esqr  ||  13
  ||    ||  Lyman Joseph – Bill of Mortality from 1772 to 92  ||  14
  ||    ||  Letter from mr Fiske to Dr Belknap  ||  15
  ||    ||  — Wm Croswell to mr Webber  ||  "
  ||    ||  — John Cranch esqr London (accepting)  ||  "
  ||    ||  — mr Atwater to mr Pearson  ||  "
  ||    ||  — mr Lyman to mr Atwater  ||  "
  ||    ||  — mr Hamilton to the late Govr Bowdoin  ||  "
  ||    ||  — J J Spooner to General Lincoln  ||  "
  ||    ||  accompanying their respective comunicati [sic]  ||  "
  ||    ||  — John Vinal to the V President  ||  16
  ||    ||  Librarian to sell 1st Vol Memoirs @ 3 Dollars, if  ||  17
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[end Index K-L | begin Index M]

[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
2  ||  Moody Samuel his resignation  ||    ||
4  ||  Mitchel Dr Saml his letter & Donation  ||    ||
6  ||  Montreal Meteorological observations there E Pearson  ||    ||
10  ||  Mellen revd John jr Bill of Mortality E Pr Barnstable 1791  ||    ||
12  ||  — [Mellen revd John jr] elected a fellow  ||    ||
[end table]

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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
3  ||    ||    ||  1
  ||    ||    ||  2
  ||    ||    ||  4
[end table]

[no entries besides page numbers]

[end Index N | begin Index O]

[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
1  ||  Observations on an Annular Eclipse of the Sun  ||    ||
"  ||  — on the variation of the Needle by S Sewall  ||    ||
3  ||  — on the — D — D — D  ||    ||
"  ||  — on the effects of lightening — J Greenleaf  ||    ||
6  ||  — Meteorlogical made at Montreal  ||    ||
"  ||  — Results from, on the heat of atmosphere  ||    ||
"  ||  — on the Variation the M Needle — S Sewall  ||    ||
10  ||  — Thermometrical Barometrical, D Sewall  ||    ||
"  ||  — on the variation of the M Needle S Sewall  ||    ||
12  ||  Officers elected  ||    ||
13  ||  Observations on the variation of the M Needle S Sewall  ||    ||
"  ||  — Thermometrical at Westfield, N Atwater  ||    ||
14  ||  — on the variation of the M Needle, S Sewall  ||    ||
"  ||  — on the extraordinary efficacy of Colonel  ||    ||
15  ||  — in the natural history of the Dog  ||    ||
16  ||  — on the variation of the M Needle J Vinal  ||    ||
"  ||  — on the — D — D — S Sewall  ||    ||
"  ||  — Thermometrical at Marietta, W Sargent  ||    ||
[end table]

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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
1  ||  Paine Dr William (of Salem) elected a fellow  ||    ||  2
  ||  Pickering hon John (of Portmo NH) elected Do  ||    ||
2  ||  Petrefactions (Boutineau’s Donation)  ||    ||  3
  ||  Pike Nicholas his letter of resignation  ||    ||
6  ||  Pope Joseph — Essay on Gravitation &c  ||    ||
8  ||  Packard revd Asa letter to mr Dexter (Swallows)  ||    ||
17  ||  Peck Wm D (of Kittery) elected a fellow  ||    ||
[end table]

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[table]
Page || || || Page
1 || Read Nathan (of Salem) elected a fellow || || 1
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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
1  ||  Sumner hon Increase elected a fellow  ||    ||
3  ||  Sumner Samuel – Effects of lightening on his house  ||    ||
"  ||  Shaw Bezaleel Table Baptisms, Mariages [sic] &c  ||    ||
"  ||  Sewall Stephen – Observations on variation of Needle  ||    ||
4  ||  Story Isaac revd letter & account of a large fish  ||    ||
6  ||  Sewall Stephen observations on Variation of M Needle  ||    ||
7  ||  Story Isaac revd Upper shell of the curious fish presented  ||    ||
8  ||  [Story Isaac] letter from him & Letter of Thanks 9  ||    ||
10  ||  [Story Isaac] Bill of Mortality for Marblehead 1791  ||    ||
"  ||  Sewall Daniel – Observations made at York  ||    ||
"  ||  Sewall Stephen — D — on the Variat of M Needle  ||    ||
13  ||  — D — on — D — D  ||    ||
"  ||  Storer Ebr Donation of Bayle’s Dictiony 5 Vols  ||    ||
"  ||  Shaw Beza Bill of Mortality Nantucket 1791  ||    ||
14  ||  Sewall Stephen Obs Variat M Needle at Cambridge  ||    ||
15  ||  Spooner J J – Presents, petrefactions from Virginia  ||    ||
"  ||  [Spooner J J] Letter to General Lincoln with Comuni [sic]  ||    ||
16  ||  [Spooner J J] Remission of Past Taxes to him  ||    ||
"  ||  Sewall S – Obs Variat M Needle at Cambridge  ||    ||
"  ||  Sargent W – Thermometrical Observ at Marietta  ||    ||
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[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
1  ||  Trumbul [sic] John (of Lebanon Con) elected  ||    ||  1
  ||  Trumbul [sic] John (of Hartford Con) elected  ||    ||  3
  ||  Tenny Dr Samuel (of Exeter NH) elected  ||    ||
  ||  Thayer Eben Table of Deaths & Baptisms &c  ||    ||
2  ||  Thanks voted to Benefactors  ||    ||
5  ||  Thanks — D — D —  ||    ||
"  ||  Treasurer directed to subscribe for Encyclopaedia  ||    ||
"  ||  Travers R Van his donation  ||    ||
6  ||  Thaxter Joseph — Bill of Mortality, Edgarton [sic] 1791  ||    ||
11  ||  Tate James his Donation of curious articles  ||    ||
"  ||  Turin Memoirs of that Academy presented  ||    ||
16  ||  Taxes past, remission of them to several members  ||    ||

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V & U [sic]

[table]
Page  ||    ||    ||  Page
16  ||  Votes – Corresponding Secretary to signify by letter a remission of past taxes to messrs Fobes N Tracy, A Oliver S West, T Edwards & John Jones Spooner  ||  Variation of the Needle at Cambridge observed by S Sewall  ||  1
"  ||  [Votes] – Thanks to Dr Belknap & mr Davis  ||  Votes – Librarian to have Dr Hutton’s works bound  ||  2
"  ||  [Votes] – Report of the Comittee [sic] to contract for 2d Vol Memoirs of the Academy – Accepted  ||  [Votes] – Committee on the State of the Library to select valuable pamphlets to be bound  ||
17  ||  [Votes] – Librarian authorised to sell Memoirs on hand 1st Vol at 3 Dollars, if  ||  [Votes] – Thanks to Thomas Boutineau  ||
"  ||  [Votes] – Committee to settle with mr Guild’s Adminisrs  ||  [Votes] – Thanks to Dr Charles Hutton  ||
"  ||  [Votes] – further directed  ||  [Votes] – Thanks to the President  ||
"  ||  [Votes] – V President mr Gannet & mr Webber Comittee [sic] to examine & compare messrs Vinal’s & Sewall’s Obs[ervations] & enquire into the reason of their difference  ||  [Votes – Thanks] to an Unknown benefactor  ||
"  ||  [Votes] – All former Comittees [sic] for selecting papers Contracting & correcting the Press discharged  ||  [Votes] – Thanks to Dr Samuel Mitchel [sic]  ||
"  ||  [Votes] – Messrs Clarke, Howard, & Appleton, Committee of Editors with full powers to publish 2d Vol  ||  [Votes] – Comittee [sic] to consider the subjects of Resignations & Deliquency & report a mode of collecting assessmts  ||
"  ||  [Votes] – mr Gannet Correspondg Secretary Pro Tem  ||  [Votes] – Librarian continue to Loan books under present regulations  ||  3
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Seal of Academy to be Engraved on Copper &c  ||
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Meeting of [the Academy] Disolved [sic]  ||
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Letter of Thanks to Tho B Hollis & others  ||  5
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Treasurer to subscribe for Encyclopaedia  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Committee to contract with Printer to publish selected papers at their discretion  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Report on the Library accepted –  ||  "
  ||    ||  & Comittee [sic] to proceed to make sale of books at their discretion  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Librarian to Loan no books selected for sale  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – that paper be provided to coever the books  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Committee for inspecting the Library to revise the regulations of the Library & report  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Meeting dissolved  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Letters of thanks to Wm Croswell, J P De Le Tombe  ||  8
  ||    ||  [Votes – Letters of thanks to] J Churchman  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes – Letters of thanks to] – Messrs Barrell, Browne Bulfinch, Derby  ||  9
  ||    ||  [Votes – Letters of thanks to] Hatch & Pintard, revd Levi Whitman  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes – Letters of thanks to] revd J Homer, revd I Story & Isaac W Clarke  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Report of the Agricultural Comittee [sic] accepted  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Committee for selecting papers to publish, directed  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – mr Guild discharged from Contracting Committee  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – mr Belknap mr Minot & mr Howard added to Do [Contracting Committee]  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Dr Wigglesworth discharged from Selecting Comitte [sic]  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – mr Clarke appointed in his place — Do [Selecting Committee]  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Agricultural Committee to pay money into the Treasury of — Do — Society  ||  11
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Drs Appleton Tufts & Howard, Comittee [sic] to exam mr Guild’s [Asc]  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Papers in mr Guild’s hands to be lodged wth Contr Comittee [sic]  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Committee on Resignations desired to attend that business  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – mr Dearborn’s comm: referred to Comittee [sic] on Mechanics  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Thanks to messrs Belknap, Tate, Ingraham, Copley &c  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes – Thanks to] messrs Storer, Mather, Waterhouse  ||  13
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Council authorised to remit delinquent taxes  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – President, V President, Dr Howard, mr Guild & Dr Lathrop Committee to vest monies arising from the sale of Govr Bowdoin’ [sic] books in other books for the Society  ||  14
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Judge Dana, Sullivan & Paine, Committee to revise the Charter & apply for further powers if necessary &c  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Committee on Manufactures desired to attend that Subject  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes – Committee on Manufactures] FIXIT Report on mr Guild’s Account accepted 5 P Ct  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Thanks to E Hazard, mr De Le Tombe & Presidt of Academy  ||  15
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Committee on Govr Bowdoin’s books to proceed to vest the money arising from the sale, in other books  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – messrs Storer Gannet & Dexter Committee to settle with the Representatives of mr Guild  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – mrs Lowell Belknap & Minot Committee to Contract for printing the 2d Vol of Memoirs  ||  "
  ||    ||  [Votes] – Vice President, Treasurer & Librarian Committee to procure the books approved, with proviso  ||  16
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1  ||  Webber Samuel his observations of an Eclipse of the Sun  ||    ||
  ||  West Benjamin (of London) — Elected a fellow  ||    ||
4  ||  Warville J P Brissot his Donation  ||    ||
6  ||  Wigglesworth E — Deductions from bills of Mortality, by  ||    ||
7  ||  Whitman Levi revd — Curious horn Bill fish, presented by  ||    ||
8  ||  Washington President — Letter from him  ||    ||
10  ||  Wright Elizur, method of finding areas (Ezra Stiles)  ||    ||
13  ||  Waterhouse Dr B Donation & vote thanks  ||    ||
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