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Donations received by the Amterican Philojojlical Society Jfice the Publication of their Third Volume of Trayfa&i- ons, with the Names of the Donors.

DONORS. PRESENTS.

1793, Dec. 6. The Author, Specimen Zoologia Geogra- phicoe, quadrupedum domi- cilia et migrationes fiiftens, &c. 4to. by Dr. Zimmer- man, Brunfwick.

The Author, Traite de l'elaflicite de l'eau, et d'autres fluides, 8vo. by Dr. Zimmerman.

1794, Feb. 21. Citizen Ge. A Pamphlet in French, with net, a tranilation, on a reform

in the French Calendar.

The Author, A Difcourfe delivered be- fore the Grand Lodge of Pennfylvania, by Sam. Magaw, D. D.

Mar. 7. Mr. Yobn Vaughan, The ceremonies and religious cuftoms of the variouis na. tions of the known world, in fix volumes Folio, by Bernard Picart.

do. Swammardam's Hiftory of Infea:s, Folio.

c Hiftory

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xviii DON AT IONS.

1794. Do NO RS. PRE S E N T S. Mr. Yohn Vaughn' Hifory of the world, by Sir

Walter Raleigh, Folio.

March 2 I. 7. C. Rediger, Hiuf. Eccles.Gentis Angl. Li- bri 5 a venerabili B3eda, Folio.

do. Acta Eruditor. Lipfiens. ilL. 2d. and 4th. volumes, 4to.

do. Solom. Van Til. Theol. Dord. 4to.

May 2. The Author, Geographical and hiftorical defcription of the United States of America, in Ger- man, by Profeffor Ebeling of Hamburg, vol. i. 8vo.

The Author, American Biography, vol. i. 8vo. by J. Belknap of Bof- ton, D. D.

Authort, A Treatife on the Synochus 1ateroides, by Dr. Currie of Philadelphia.

Author, Carey's Short Account of the late Malignant Fever in Philadelphia, 8vo.

May I6. Dr. Nich, Col/in, Hiffoire des Celtes, &c. Par Simon Pelloutier, 8 vols. 8vo.

May

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1794. D 0 N 0 R S. P R E S E N T S. May 30. Mr. W. Rox- Sundry Afiatic plants, pre-

burgb, at Calcutta. ferved at the country feat of Will. Hamilton, Efq. near Philadelphia.

Mr. George Turner, Colledion of Shells in the Territory North Weft of the Ohio.

June 20. Author, Colleaion of State Papers, and other authentic docu- ments, for an hiftory of the United States of Ame- rica, 2d. vol. 4to0 by E. Hazard.

July i8. Author, Glazing earthen veffels with lead, as a caufe of many difeafes, in German, by G. A. Ebell, Aulic coun- fellor, of Hanover, Svo.

Auguft I5. Auithor, A Difcourfe delivered in the African churchi on the opening thereof, by Sam. Magaw, D. D.

Author, Obfervations on the late Epi- demic difeafe in Philadel- phia, by Jean Deveze, M. D.

September ig. author Stirpes'Novae Defcriptionibug et Iconibus illuftratx, Fo- lio, by C. L. Heritier, Reg. Confil.

C 2 OX.

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1794. Do N Q R S. PR ESE N TS. Oa. 24. Citizen Fauchet, On Weights and Meafures,

by Citizen Dombey.

Nov. 7. Author, A Syftematical Treatife of arithmetic, by John Vinall, Bofton, 8vo.

Author, A Concife hiffory of the hu. man mufcles, &c. 12mo. by Thom. Wright,Licent, of Roy. Coll. of Surgeons, Dublin.

Dec. s. Mr. Ebenez. Hazard, Ad of Incorporation, laws, and circular letter of the Maffachufetts hiftorical fo- ciety, 8vo.

Dec. 26. Author, Experimental Refearches con-. cerning the philofophy of permanent colours, &c. by Edward Bancroft, M. D. F. R. S. 8vo.

Author, A Treatife on Magnetifm, with a defcription and ex- planation of a meridional and azimuth compafs, &c. by Ralph Walker of Ja.

1795. maica, 8vo. Jan. I6. M. St. Mery. Four wooden locks of diffe.

rent kinds ufed by the country people of St. Do- mingo.

A Ball

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I 795. D O N O R S. P R E S E N T S. Jan. i6. M. St. Mery, A ball of hair found in the

flomach of a muile. do. A flone found in the flomach

of a cow. do. An oriental Bezoar. do. A piece of ebony wood from

Hifpaniola. do. Some petrifafaions of wood

from Martinique. do. A little tooth of a whale. do. A cocoa-nut. do. A piece of copper ore from

the Pyrenees. do. A piece of iron ore from do. do. Three fpecimens of cochineal

from Hifpaniola. do. Fruit of courberit tree. do. An idol of the natives of Hif

paniola. do. An infeal, called dragon from

Martinique. do. A vegetable fly from St. Do-

mingo.

A medal

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1795. D oNOR S. PRES ENT S. Jan. i6. M. S!. Mery, A medal ftruck on the occafi-

on of Lewis XVI comning into the Affembly of the EleaLors of Paris, July 1 7. I 789.

Earl of Btbcha;i, Tranfaacions of the fociety of Scots Antiquaries, ill vol. 4to.

Duplicate of the minute do. book of the fame fociety,

i f vol. do.

do. A call reprefenting the Earl of Buchan.

Feb. 6. Mr. Cheracbie, Bufl in marble of David Rit- tenhoufe, executed by Mr. Cherachie.

M. St. Mery, Silver Medal of Lewis XV. firuck on the occafion. of the peace of I 763.

Mr. Yohn Beckley, Two elegant fpecimens of printing in gilt letters, one a part of Magna Char- ta on fattin, the other the Dream of Scipio on deep green fattin.

April, 17. The Society, Firlt part of vol. II. of the Memoirs of the American Acadcmy of arts and fcien- ce-, 4tO,

Reports

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I79;. D o No R S. P R S ES N T S. April 17. Mr. Rich. P. Reports prefented to the

Snjitb, National Convention of France, witlh a Decree on the fubjed of weiglhts ant meafu.ires.

May, i S. Earl of Buchan, A Box of Ye-wjj, oln the lid of whiclh is a corred pidcure of Copernicus, an-id on the infide a drawving in pencil of Napier, by Brown.

Author, Natural Principles of ReTci- tude for the condu&t of man in all fiates and fituations of life. By Dan. Grofs, D. D. 8vo. New York, 1795.

Academy of Turin, Vol. V. of the Memoirs of the RoyalAcademy of Sciences of Turin. 4to.

June, 19. Author, Inaugural Differtation on the difeafe occafioned by the bite of a mad dog, by James Meafe, M. D.

Dr. 7ames Meafe, Dr. Mofeley's Treatife on Tropical Difeafes, &c.

do. Fifth Edition of Dr. Mofe- ley's Treatife on Coffee.

Dr. Charles Caldwell, A Tranflation of the Phyfio- logical Inflitutes of Fred. Blumenback, M. D.

Tnaugural

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179' D O N O R S.. P R E S E N T S. JLIly 17. Author, Inaugural Differtation on the

PhytolaccaDecandria(Poke Weed.) By Ben. Shultz, M. D.

Dr. , ;:c/et/o, Scotland, Samples of the Areca Nuts of the Eait Indies.

Atitlior, Geographical and Hiftorical Defcription of the United States, in German. IBy Prof. Ebeling, Hamburg, vol. 2. 8vo.

Aug. 21. Charles Gorin, A Compound Meteorological London, Inifrument, confifting of a

Barometer, a Thermome- ter, and a Hygrometer.

Author, Effay on Magnetifm. By John Lorimen, M. D. Lon- don, 4t0.

Author, The Defcription and ufe of a New Portable Orrery, &c. By Mr. Jones, Mathema- tical lnftrument maker, London, 8vo.

Sept. I8. Author, Effay on the Natural Hiftory of St. Domingo, in French. By M. Carie, Svo.

Od&. . M. SI# Mery, Laws of St. Domingo from 1780 to 1785, in French, 4tO. vol. 6.

An

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1795. DON 0 RS. PR ESE NT S.

Nov. 6. Author, An Effay on Combuftion witlh a view to a New Art of Dying and Painting. By Mrs. Ftliham, London, 8vo.

Nov. 2o. Author, Specification of a Machine for fpinning flax, hemp, or tow, by Mr. Peter Craig.

Mr. yonathan Williams, Memoir on the Ufe of the Thermometer in Naviga- tion, by Mr. Jonath. Wil- liams, tranflated into Spa- nifh with a recommendinig preface, by Don Cipr. Vi- mercati, Direaor de las aca- demias de guardias marinas. Publifhed at Madrid by or- der of the King.

Author, Various Methods of finding a true Meridian Line, by Mr. William Jones, Lon- don.

1796. Jan. i6. Author, Manner of improving the breed of horfes in America, in French, by M de St. Mery.

do. rhe fame performance in Englifhi.

M. de St. Mery, Courier de la France et des Colonies.

d An

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1796. D O N O R S. P R E S E N T S. Feb. 5. Mr. George Turner. An Indian Legging of B-uck-

fkin, ornamented with In- dian hair and Porcupine's quills.

do. An Indian Pipe of curious workmanfhip.

M. de S/. Mery, On the Prifons of Philadel- phia, in French, by an European.

do. The fame performance in Englifh.

Author, Apocalyptic Gnomon, point- ing out eternity's divifibili- ty, &c. by M. de Brahm.

Dr. N. Col/in. Model of the SpeedyElevator. Feb. i9. Col. Scrgeant, Several Indian Antiquities of

the North-weftern territo- ry defcribed.

May 2o. Author, Defcription Topographique et i'olitique de la Partie Efpagnole de St. Domin- gue. Tom. i and 2, Svo. by Moreau de St. Mery.

do. Same in Englifh. Author, Effay on the Food of Plants

and theRenovation of Soils, by John Ingenhlouze, 4t0.

Thirteen

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1796. DO N OR S. P R E S E N T S. July I S. Prefid. T/tinberg, Thirteen Differtations oln dif-

ferent fubjed6s of Natural Hiftory, delivered at thle Univerfity of Upfal, under the diredion of Profeffor Thunberg.

Author, An Inaugural Differtation, entitled, An Attempt to Eftablifh the Samenefs of the Phxenomena of Fever, by C. Caldwell, M. D.

Mr. Henry Hill. Drawing and Defcription of a Telegraph, eredled between London and Deal.

Aug. i 9. Author, Geographical and Hiflerical Defcription of the United States of America, by Prof. Ebeling, vol. 3d. Svo.

College of Phy/bcians, Tranfaaions of College of Phyficians of Philadelphia, vol. i. part i. 8vo.

I796. Od. 21. The Hon. Mufeum Carlfonianum, firft Gujave V. Carfon, Pre. 3 vols. fol. containing de- fident of one of the Su. fcriptions and drawing-s of preme Courts of Juflice new and felea:t birds in the in Sweden. cabinet of this Ornitholo-

gift, and publifhed at his expenfe : the birds are de- fcribed by Dr. Sparrman, and drawn by the Honour- able J. C. Linnerhielm.

d 2 Eight

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xxviii D O N A T I O N S. I796. D oN O R S. PR E S E N T S. Nov. I 8. Mr. Lerebour, Eight numbers of the Jotirnal

des Arts et Manufactures, publie fous la direction du Confeil des Arts et Manu- fadcures.

Dec. 2. M. de St. Mery, Idee Generale, ou Abrege des Sciences et des Arts a l'Ufage de la Jeuneffe, I2mo.

l797. Feb. io. Mr. George A pair of Indian boy's leg.- turnier, giings from the Miffouri

do. A Calumnet of Peace, orna-. mented with I'orcupine's quills for Indians oil the Miffouri.

do. An Indian Conjuror's Mafk, formed of the fcalp, &c. of a Buffalo, from the Mlif- fouri.

do. An Arrow neatly headed with bone, from the baukis Indi- ans on the upper parts of the M iffiffippi.

do. Eight of the Arrows cormi- monly ufed by the Miami and neighbouring Indians.

do. A Stone Peftlie ufed by tlle Indians formerly, for pounding corn and jerk- ilng flefh.

A

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1 '794. DON OR S. P R E S E N T S. I797. Feb. io. Mr. George A Stone Hlatchet formerly in

Turner. ufe amonig the Savages.

do. A Specimen of petrified flp- pofed butiffalo dulng, from the Rapids of the Ohio.

do. Fine foflul coal, fromn Cinciil- nati, on the Ohio.

do. Part of one among thirty or forty trees, all completely petrified, from 2i2 miles up the Teneffee river.

do. An Indian bowl, taken otit of the bed of the Teneffee.

do. An Oviforni ftone, from the WVabafh.f

do. Marine Shells and perforated bones, taken out of an an- cient Indian grave on the Great Kananw.a.

do. American PorcuLpine Qllill', dyed witlhi different colouri.

do. Quills of fame animal witlh tneir natural colour.

do. Skin of an Indian taken froi the lide.

do. P'art of the Sea-Otter fkin, from its flank, wlhere the fur is Ihorteft, being part of

a blanket'

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1797. DoN OR S. PR ES E N TS. Feb. i o. Mr. Geo;ge Titrnier, a blanket coat brought from

the Pacific coaft, by Dr. M'Kenzie, in 1794.

do, An American Swan's foot fluffed.

do. A Spear ufed by the Savages in killing Col. Chew, on the Ohio.

do. Various Indian Arrows from the North Weftern terri- tory.

do. Specimen of Indian Sculpture in wood, refembling the Beaver i fromn the KaIkas-. kian nation.

do. A pair of Indian garters tip. ped with tin and Porcupine quills, from the Wabafh.

do. Another pair from the Creek nation.

do. An Indian belt, from the Miffilfippi.

Feb. 17. Author, Remarks,Illuftrations and Ex- amples relative to the La- titude and Longitude; alfo the Variation of the Com- pafs, &c. by Thomas Truxton.

An

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1797. D O NO R S. P R E S E N T S. Feb. I7. IJJiWbwZ R ac'/l'e An Eledrical Mlachine to

produce flame by the fuid- den contaac of the elefl;ri- cal fluid with inflammable air or gas.

Mlarch 3. AAuthor, Effay on bluilding wooden bridges, by C. W. Peale.

April 7. ALuthor, Natur Gefclichte des Kup- fers, &c. i ft part, by 13. F. J. Hermian, Aulic Coun- fellor, Peterfburg.

Author, Statiftische Schilderung von lRufiland, &c. by Herman, Aul. C.

Dr. Gra/li, Carte B3otanique, with a work entitled, Notions Elemen- taires de Botanique avec l'explication d'Lne Carte, &c.

May s. Doli joeih dle Tranfadaions of the Patriotic j7aied'ennes, CEconomical Society of

Valencia, in 3 volumes. do. Conftitution of the faid So-

ciety of Valencia. Boti in Portuguefe.

I9. Mlr. Rod. Valtravers, A Magnetic Atlas, by John Chiurchman.

do. A Treatife on Magnetifm, by Tiberius Cavallo, 8vo.

Pomponii

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x.sx? DON ATIONS.

1797. D oN O RS. PR E S E N T S. lay 19. Dr. Gra. Pomponii Melae de orbis fitu,

libri tres, &c. fol. June i 6. Chcvaslier Friere, Enfaio Economico fobre o N1. P1. fromi Port. to U. S. comercio de Portugal, &c.

dlo. Tratado da Educacao Fyfica, &c. in 2 vols.

do. Inititutiones Juris Civilis Lu- fitani, in 4 vols.

do. HifIoriaeJuris CivilisLufitani. do. Documentos Arabicos. do. Vefligios de Lingua Arabica

eii Portugal, &c. 4to. do. Memorias de Literatura Por-

tugueza, in 2 vols. do. Memorias Economicas, in 3

vols. do. Synopfis Chronologica, in 2

vols.

do. Flora Cochinchiinenfis, in 2 vols. 4t0.

do. Memorias e Obfervacois fo- bre o modo de aperfricoan a manufaaura do Azeitte de Olividra con Portugal.

do. Programma de Academia real das Sciencias, in 2 vols.

On.

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1797. Do NO RS. PRE S ENT S. June i 6. Author-, On the doatrine of Phllogifto)

and the Decompofitiotn of Water, in French, by 1P. A. Adet, 8vo.

July I4. Mr. Richard P. Le Di&Lionaire de L'Acade- Smith, mie Francoife, in 2 vols.

fol. Paris, 1594.

July 2 i. Author, New Views of the Origin of the lTribes and Nations of America, by Benjamin S. Barton, M. D. 8vo.

Nov. 17. Dr. F. De Zach, Fixarrmn praecipuarum Cata- logus novus ex Obfervati- onibus Aftronomicis in ob- fervatorio Gothano Annis, 1787, I788, 1789, 1790, Auatore Francisco de Zach, Saxe Gotha.

do. TabUla, Motuum folis novor & corre6tx,, &c. Fixarum prxcipuarum Catalogus novus, Auat. Fr. de Zach, 4to.

do. Tabul: Speciales Aberrationis & Nutationis in afcenfio- nem redam & declinatio- nem una cum infigniorum CCCCXCIV ftellarum zo- diacarum catalogo novo. Ad initium anni MDCCC. Auacore, F. de Zach vol. 2, 4to.

e Colleaion

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1797. Do NO RS. PRE SENT S. Nov. 24. Mr. George Colledion of Tin, and other

Turner, Englith ores, SparO and Cryflals,

Dec. x. Mar7uis of Corn- A Trigonometrical Survey of wallis, part of England.

1798. Jan. I9. Author, Obfervations on the Caufes and Cure of Remitting, or Billious Fevers, by Dr. Wm. Currie.

MIr. Jefferfo n A bone of the Mammoth, fome time ago found in Virginia.

General Kof'ciu./o, A large fquare plate of a Swe. dilh copper coin, impreffed " 4 Daler Sivermynt."

Feb. 2. Author, Eflays, Literary, Moral, and Philofophical, by Benja- min Rufh, 8vo.

M. M. St. Mery, General View or Abftraal of the Arts and Sciences, adapted to the capacity of youth.

March I 6, Author, Colleajions for an Effay, to- wards a Materia Medica of the United States, by Benjamin S. Barton, M. D. 8vo.

Hints defigned to promote Beneficence, Temperance,

and

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1798. DO NO R S. PR E S EN T S. April 6. Author, and Medical Science t6y

J. C. Lettfom, M. D. Lon- don.

April 2o. Mr. 7/efferfon, A hand threfhing machine, invented by Tlhomas C. Martin, Virginia.

May i S. Mr. Niemncewitz, A gold coin of Poland, coin- ed in the lafI year of its independence.

June x. Author, A Sermon, delivered May 9, 1798, by James Aber- crombie.

Nov. 23. Mr. Wni. Jones, Eflays on the Microfcope; containing a pra&ical de. fcription of the moft im- proved microfcopes.; a general hiftory of infeals, &c. with a concife cata- logue of interefting objeats when under the micro- fcope, &c. by the late George Adams: with con- fiderable additions and im- provements, by Tr. Kan- macher, P. L. S. 4to.

do. Alfo, a volume of illuflra- ting plates, fol. London.

do, Geometrical and Graphical Effays, containing a gene- ral defcription of mathe- matical inftruments, &c.

e 2 by

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xxxvi DON AT IONS.

I798. DONORS. PRE SENT S. Nov. 23. iVIr. lim. Yones' by the late G. Adams;

correded and enlarged by Wm. Jones, 8vo.

do. Illufirating plates of faid Effays, improved by do. 8vo.

Nov. Z3. Author, A Memoir on the Onandaga Salt-fprings, by Benj. De Will, M. D.

Atuthor, Icones Plantarum Japonica- rum, quas in Infulis Ja- ponicis annis I 775 et 1 776, collcgit ct defcripfit Car. Pet. Thunberg.

do. Five Difrertations on fubjedts of Natural H1iflory, pub- lifhed at the Univerfity of Upfal, under the direation of Pr. Thunberg.

do. An Academical notification of the laft Medical promotion at Upfal, by do.

l . *Tohomwas Do6fon, rhe Complement of Encyclo- poedia, making with former donations I 8 volumes, 4to.

7bke

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