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[1803]Source: Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 22, No. 119, Part III. EarlyProceedings of the American Philosophical Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge,Compiled by One of the Secretaries, from the Manuscript Minutes of Its Meetings from1744-1838 (Jul., 1885), pp. 330-345Published by: American Philosophical SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/982555 .
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No papers for Magellanic Premium; advertisement or- dered.
Auditing Committee: Wistar and Hewson. Public notice of Annual Election ordered. New Rat with cheek-pouches from the Indian countries
of the Northwest, killed in 1798; drawing exhibited by Dr. Barton. Also, specimens of Tinea granella, an insect which has, this year, in many places, proved destructive to the
grain of wheat.
1803. Jan'y 7. Between 2 and 5 P. M. (Patterson, Col- lin, C. W. Peale, Williams, J. B. Smith, Vaughan, Barton, Woodhouse, Mease, Coxe, Caldwell, Jacobs, Duffield, Church, James.)
Williams, Peale, Collin, Judges; Vaughan, Woodhouse, Secretaries.
On the Submersion of Swallows, by R. Dunbar, of Win- chester, Virginia, read and referred to Mr. Williams.
Astronomical Observations by Ellicott; observations on the Natural History of the Illinois on the Mississippi, in a letter from Jno. Watkins to Dr. Barton, was read.
Demonstration of the Theorem of finding the Sum of the
powers of the sines by Mr. Rittenhouse in Transactions American Philosophical Society, III, No. 20, by N. Bow-
ditch, of Salem, Massachusetts, was read.
No papers for Magellanic Premium; advertisement or- dered.
Auditing Committee: Wistar and Hewson. Public notice of Annual Election ordered. New Rat with cheek-pouches from the Indian countries
of the Northwest, killed in 1798; drawing exhibited by Dr. Barton. Also, specimens of Tinea granella, an insect which has, this year, in many places, proved destructive to the
grain of wheat.
1803. Jan'y 7. Between 2 and 5 P. M. (Patterson, Col- lin, C. W. Peale, Williams, J. B. Smith, Vaughan, Barton, Woodhouse, Mease, Coxe, Caldwell, Jacobs, Duffield, Church, James.)
Williams, Peale, Collin, Judges; Vaughan, Woodhouse, Secretaries.
On the Submersion of Swallows, by R. Dunbar, of Win- chester, Virginia, read and referred to Mr. Williams.
Astronomical Observations by Ellicott; observations on the Natural History of the Illinois on the Mississippi, in a letter from Jno. Watkins to Dr. Barton, was read.
Demonstration of the Theorem of finding the Sum of the
powers of the sines by Mr. Rittenhouse in Transactions American Philosophical Society, III, No. 20, by N. Bow-
ditch, of Salem, Massachusetts, was read.
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On the utility of the oxygenated muriatic acid gas in re- covering animals from asphyxia, in a letter from E. J. Du- pont de Nemours, was read; Dr. Woodhouse was requested to repeat the experiments.
A calculous concretion found in the duodenum of a horse, in a letter from Hugh G. Shaw to J. B. Smith, was referred to Seybert and Latrobe. Calculus, presented to the Society by Mr. B. Du Plessis, of Philadelphia.
On the Sphea ccerulea and Pennsylvanica by Latrobe; re- ferred to Dr. Barton.
Committee on papers for the Premium for Ventilating Ship's without manual labor, reported; report recommitted.
Auditing Committee reported, on hand December 31, ?196 *- 2 * 4, funds, of the Society; ?338 *- 4 * 7, and a certificate, for 33 shares of Stock, Insurance Company, North America, belonging to the Magellanic Fund; ?8 *- 9 *- 3, and a certifi- cate for $200 stock of the United States 8 per cent loan be- longing to the Fund for Keeping i? repair the Rittenhouse Observatory.
Donations: T. D. Price's Inaugural Dissertation on Mag- nolia glauca; and J. Oswald's Inaugural Dissertation on Suspended Animal Life.
"An elegant Bust of the late Dr' B. Franklin was pre- sented to the Society by Mr- Joseph Sansom of Philadelphia. Thanks ordered to be returned."
Set of Transactions ordered to be forwarded to the Dublin Society, and the Sociedad Aragonesa in Zaragoza.
Secretaries of S. Antiq., London, and Royal Academy, Berlin, acknowledged receipt of Vol. V.
Donations: Corn. and Novi. Com. R. S. Gottingen, 18 Vols. 1775-1800; R. Peale's Account of the Skeleton of the Mammoth, London, 1802; Kirwan's Essay on Manures, 1801; Culley's Obs. on Live Stock, 1789; Hutchinson's Hist. Mass., 1795; Ramsay's Hist. Revol. S. C. 2 Vols. 8?, 1785; Seward's Topography: Ilibernica, 4?, 1795; Rain-
say's History American Revolution, 2 Vols, 1789; Linn's Discourse on Ewing, 1802.
331 January. 1803.
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Letter from the National Institute of France, promising, as successors of the French Academy, to resume correspond- ence, signed by the Prest. & 2 Secs." Another letter en-
voyed Vol. III; said Vols. I, II had been sent, and Vol. IV (in press) should be sent.
Donations from De Foronda [sic]: 7 Vols. (Cartas, Collec- tion, Lecciones, Cartas, Memorias, Reflexiones, Traductiou) works or translations into Spanish by the donor.
Publication:
"Resolved that the A. P. S. will in future publish their Trans. in single numbers." Ordered to lie over for future consideration.
Books to be purchased .... ordered to lie over. "Curators to report measures to render our room more
comfortable." Election of two new members: Robert Hare, Jr., of Phila-
delphia; Ben. Count of Rumford, of Great Britain.
1803. Feb'y 4. (Barton; Williams, Leslie, J. B. Smith, Hare, Vaughan, Peale, Hewson, Jacobs, Woodhouse, Church, Caldwell, Seybert.)
Tousard's [sic] communication,originally in French, partly read.
Jefferson acknowledges his re-election. Room.-Curators' report ordered to lie over; they were
requested to purchase a Scotch carpet. Hare, Peale and Coxe to report the most convenient and useful kind of fireplace Curators to procure a baize curtain for the door.
Dunbar's paper on Swallows reported favorably. Adopted. Books to be purchased: Annales de Chimie from M. Cari-
tat, New York; Journal de l'Ecole des Mines from its com-
mencement; Nicholson's Journal, 8?; Tilloch's Philosophi- cal Magazine from 1803 in numbers, and from its commence- ment in Vols.; Monthly Magazine from 1803; Journal de
Physique from 1803; Bergmannische Journal from its com-
mencement; Mercurio Peruviano, Lima, from its commence- ment.
332 February. 1803.
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Publications: Vaughan, Patterson and Woodhouse "to report the best mode of conducting our future publications."
Committee on Minerals: Woodhouse, Church, Jacobs, Barton, Coxe, Hewson, Hare, to examine future donations.
President, Vice-Presidents and Secretaries to sign reply to French National Institute.
1803. Feb'y 18. (Barton; Itewson, Mease, Jacobs, Cald- well, Priestley, Barnwell, James, Seybert, Peale, Leslie, Hare, J. B. Smith, Williams, Latrobe, Vaughan, Patterson).
New vegetable Muscipula, memorandum by Dr. Barton, referred to Mr. Latrobe.
Toussard's [sic], paper on Proving Cannon, referred to La- trobe.
" Account of the descendants of Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan, king or chief of the tribe of Powhatan, who in- habited the country about the falls of James River, Va." by Mr. Latrobe, read.
Report on papers on Ventilating Ships. Adopted. Donations: C. W. Peale's Epistles on Health; Clarke's
Seamen's Desiderata. Thanks ordered.
Casts of Franklin: "Resolved That in consideration of the Society's being in possession of two
Casts of a Bust of Doctr. Franklin from originals by the celebrated Hou- don, one of these casts, with thec onsent of the Donor, Jonathan Williams, be sent in the name of this Society to the Academy of Arts & Sciences in Boston with a copy of his letter to the Society."
"A Jerboa taken up in the Torpid State by Mr' Bartram near this city," exhibited by Dr. Barton.
1803. Feb'y 28. (Patterson; J. R. Smith, Duponceau, Coxe, Latrobe, Peale, J. B. Smith, Vaughan; Barton, Wood- house, Church, Seybert, Hewson, Jacobs, Duffield, Magaw Coxe.)
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"Resolved, That this Society will dine together on Saturday next, and that J. R. Smith, Wistar, Williams, Hewson, Vaughan, be a committee to make the necessary arrangements for that purpose & to request D'. Joseph Priestley's company, informing him that the Society are induced to make the request from their high respect for his Philos. Labors & discoveries, & to enjoy the more particular pleasure of a Social meeting-The dinner to be prepard [sic] at the City Tavern or Farmer's Hotel."
[A copy of the invitation follows.]
1803. March 4. (Patterson; Hewson, Priestley, Mease, Barton, Caldwell, Seybert, Coxe, Wistar, Williams, Cooper, Vaughan, Peale, Leslie, Clay, J. B. Smith, J. R. Smith.)
Dr. Priestley's acceptance was read. Experiments performed by Bishop Madison on the Bath
mineral waters of Virginia, were read, but were not to be considered a communication to the Society.
Watkin's Letter reported worthy of publication. Adopted. Donations: Lacepede's Discourse; Ramsay's Charlestown
Medical Register for 1802; Spalding's Bills of Mortality for 1802. Thanks ordered to Barton and Vaughan for same.
Experiments on the Temperature of the Water in the boiler of the Steam Engine near Schuylkill, taken at different times, by Mr. Latrobe, was read and referred to Williams and Woodhouse.
Barton's memorandum on Muscipula reported worthy of publication. Adopted.
Books to be bought: Journal Phyloratique and Journal Polytechnique from their commencement.
R. S. London acknowledges Transactions American Philo- sophical Society, Vols. III, IV, V.
Ducalde's communication to Jefferson, dated Opelousas, April 24, 1802, in French, referred to Mr. Vaughan for translation.
An improved mode of refining sugar, by J. Williams, read; referred to Seybert, Woodhouse, Vaughan; Williams to furnish an account of his experiments.
On Paper made from refuse Cotton and dyed red, in a letter from Dr. Schultz, referred to Dr. Barton.
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Woodhouse delivered the forty-two Vols. Annales de Chimie and 1 Vol. Index to Vols. I-XXX (Vol. XL, l'an 10
= 1802.)
1803. March 18. (Patterson; Hare, Vaughan, Peale, J. B. Smith, Mease, Collin, Jacobs, Seybert, Wistar.)
Translation of Ducalde's paper referred to Wistar and Barton.
Donations: Clavening on Chiminies [sic]; Prosperin's De Cognitione probabili.
Treasurer reported that he had ordered the Journals. Books purchased by Mr. Vaughan at the Franklin Library
sale, taken by the Society at their prices. [List follows the evening's minutes, and occupies 3a pages, closely written.] Total cost $89.15.
Burnt Pyrites as manure, and Clays and Spar used at S6vres, near Paris, presented by R. R. Livingston with a letter to Jefferson. Also, Exposition publique des Prod. de l'Ind. Franc. An. 10.
Library: "Resolved that the members . . . . may take out books at other times
than at the meetings .... provided it should be perfectly convenient to the Librarian .... and receipt be taken, and .... considered as de- livered at the meeting preceeding . ."
Librarian: "Resolved that Mr. Vaughan act as Librarian untill it shall be otherwise
determined."
[Here follows the list of: A. MSS.; B. Folios; C. Quartos; D. Octavos; E. Duodecimos; from Franklin's Library.]
A. "A Lot of Manuscripts, viz., 3 large Vols. in folio, $13. 1. Journal from London to St. Petersburg, 1739; 2. Jour-
nal of Campaigns, 1689 to 1697 . . .. ; 3. Journal of Cam- paigns in Hongrie, 1737-8-9 . . .. ; 4. Imports and Ex- ports of Great Britain, 1698 to 1762; 5. N. E. Admiralty proceedings during the Revolution; 6. Essai de Physique; 7. Journal of G. Welsh's voyage to the W. Indies, 1671;
335 March. 1803.
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8. Nouveau Systeme du Monde; B. in folio, $8.90; C. in 4?0 $33.55; D. in 8?, $12.45; 8?, continued; E. in 12mo., $26.25.
1803. April 1. (Patterson; Vaughan, Legaux, Peale, Leslie, Magaw, Mease, Church, Barton, Barnwell, Jacobs, Seybert, Hewson.)
Meteorical Observations at Nazareth in 1793, referred to Legaux.
On the Goitre, in a letter from Rev. Dr. Black to Dr. Barton.
Account of newly discovered S. Pacific Islands, by Mr. Thomas of the ship Ganges, referred to Patterson.
Donations: Barton's Elements of Botany; Mercurio Peru- viano, Vols. I, II; Hist. Prov. Philippinas, 2 Vols. Fol.; Manilla, 1742, 1749, presented by Robt. Bridges; Plaster medallions of Salvator noster, Priestley, Locke, Socrates, Plato, Newton, Franklin, Cook, Penn, Brutus, Cicero, Ovid, Achilles, Homer, Voltaire. Thanks ordered to Mr. Vaughan. [On the margin, " Not to be printed in List of Donations."]
Nominees for Annual Oration to be balloted for at next meeting: Woodhouse, Barton, Collin, Wistar, Patterson, Mease, Tench Coxe.
1803. April 15. (Barton; Collin, Seybert, Mease, Jacobs, Hewson, Vaughan, Briggs, Peale, Duponceau, Hare, Wistar, Coxe, Sec'y.)
New species of American Lizard, by Dr. Barton, with a drawing, and the living animal. Paper referred to Latrobe and Jacobs.
Meteorical Observations, Nazareth, reported for publica- tion.
Hist. Coll. S. Mass., Vol. VIII, presented; also on Hay- garth's Enquiry how to prevent the Small Pox. Trans. Lin. Sc. Lond., Vols. I to VI, with letter. Thanks ordered.
Balloting for Orator postponed.
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Washington's portrait, ordered of Stewart, December 27, 1799, was presented for inspection, and referred to Hamil- ton, Latrobe and Jacobs, "to report on the merits, previous to any order for its purchase."
Election of five new members: Ben. Dearborn, of Boston; J. B. Jos. De Lambre, one of the Secretaries National Insti- tute, France; Dan. Melamderhjelm, Prof. Astronomy, Swe- den; Eric Prosperin, Prof. Astronomy, Upsal; Francis Nichols, of Philadelphia.
1803. May 6. (Allison [sic]; J. B. Smith, Vaughan, Peale, Briggs, Leslie, Nichols, Patterson, Seybert, Jacobs, Mease, Barnwell, Barton; Coxe, Secretary.)
An extract from T. P. Smith's Will, dated at sea, with Observations by R. Peters, was laid before the Society by the Committee of November 19, as a partial report. J. R. Smith and Vaughan" to call upon Thomas Peters Esq of Baltimore or any other person who may be in possession of the effects left to the Society .... and give security .... to the Administrator."
Miss Jane Aitken " offers to print Vol. VI Trans. at her own expense & allow the Society 100 copies; agreed to."
Donations from Thos. Moore: " The Great Error or Amer- ican Agriculture exposed;" and his Essay on Ice houses; from Wateriouse, two pamphlets on Cow Pox; on Agricul- ture by the Board of Agriculture, Mass. Thanks ordered. From Dr. Barton, a specimen of porcelain clay from the foot of the Ketockton Mountains, near Hagerstown, Md.
Transactions Vols. I, II, III, IV, sent to the Royal Irish Academy, being lost at sea, Mr. Vaughan is " permitted to replace" them. A letter from the Academy acknowledges Vol. V, and "refers the A. P. S. to their printers in London for a copy of their Volumes."
Mr. Briggs' request that the Society "consent to the re- moval of the Transit Instrument to the city of Washing- ton," referred to Patterson, J. B. Smith and Vaughan.
Dr. Woodhouse elected Annual Orator. PROC. AMER. PHILOS. SOC. I. XXii. PRINTED MARCH 18, 1884.
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On Steam engines, by Mr. Latrobe, read and referred to Mr. flare, Patterson and Marquis Yrujco.
Report of Committee on Washington's portrait "read and received."
Donations: Transactions Society Agriculture, Connecti- cut; " Anal. of a mineral substance from N. A. containing a metal hitherto unknown," by Charles Hatchet of London. Thanks ordered to Chauncey and Hatchet.
Committee on Smith's bequest of minerals read " the form of a letter of indemnity, directed to Mr. Peters of Baltimore & copied into the book of correspondence. The Soc. ap- proved of the same."
Committee of December 18, 1801, "for fixing a meridian & furnishing the city with the best means of ascertaining the true time, were requested to carry the said resolution into effect without delay."
"( Ast. Obs. at Lancaster," by A. Ellicott; referred to Pat- terson and Nichols.
" Project for abolishing Negro Slavery, by purchasing the negroes & employing them to cut a Canal across the Isthmus of Darien & from Buzzard's Bay to Cape Cod; by Ben. Dearborn of Boston; was read & the thanks of the Society ordered to be returned to Mr' Dearborn."
Secretary of Acad. Sc., St. Petersburgh, acknowledged the receipt of Transactions American Philosophical Society, Vols. I to V, and sent their own Vols. IX, X, by Mr. Euler.
Committee on Briggs' request (May 6th) reported " that the Soc. have only the use of a Transit Instrument, but pos- sess no property therein."
338 May-June. 180&
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Committee on Thomas' account of S. Pacific Islands, re- ported for publishing extracts, and were empowered to do so.
Committee on Durald's paper (March 18) reported simi- larly.
" A cock with two pipes to obviate the inconveniences of a vent peg," description by Mr. HIare, referred to Peale and Patterson.
" Pneumato-hydrostatical tub," drawing, by Mr. Hare, who was requested to hand a description to Woodhouse and Hewson to report.
Vaughan reported, presenting Vol. I Trans. to the Man- agers of the Delaware canal.
Microscope loaned to Mr. Hare for two months. Donations: Haygarth's Medical Transactions, 4 Vols, 8?,
Bath; Lettsom's Hints, 3 Vols., 8?, London; Belknap's American Biography, 2 Vols., 1798; 20 Vols. Transactions Society Arts, London, 1783 to 1802, with a letter, acknowl- edging Transactions American Philosophical Society,II, III, IV, V; Moseley's Medical Tracts, 2d ed., London, 1800; Eddy's account of State Prison, New York, 1802; from the Royal Academy History, Madrid, Vols. I, II, III and five other publications, with a letter, acknowledging Trans- actions American Philosophical Society, I, II, III, IV, V; 38 Inaugural Dissertations " written by the students of medi- cine," University Pennsylvania for 1802 and 1803, and pre- sented by the authors. [The list of titles, &c., occupies a closely-written page.]
1803. July 15. (Patterson; Vaughan, Peale, Barton, Coxe, Duffield, Ruston.)
Committee on Latrobe's reply to the Rotterdam Society's enquiries on steam-engines, reported it well worthy of pub- lication.
Committee on Iare's and Latrobe's reported similarly. Donations: Flora Bat. Nos. 4, 5, 6, with a letter request-
July. 1803.
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ing the American Philosophical Society " to forward certain plants & seeds &c." Nos. 7, 8, with a second letter. Secre- tary to "assure the Council [of the Interior, Bat. Rep.] that the A. P. S. will take measures to carry their wishes into effect." Treasurer "to confer with M'r W. Hamilton on this important point." Barton's Elements, 2d part; Dobb's Hudson's Bay Company, London, 4?, 1744; Maupertuis' Figure of the Earth, Translations, London, 8?, 1738 Usta- ritz on Commerce, Dublin, 1752; Coxe's View of U. S., Phila., 8?, 1794; Account of Establishment of Washing- ton College, Md., Philadelphia, 8?, 1784; Missionalia, Lon- don, 1727; Smith and Dickenson's Essay on the Constitu- tional power of Great Britain over America, Philadelphia, 1774. Thanks ordered.
" Met. Obs. at Gnadenhiitten on Muskingum, from May 20 to Oct. 20, 1800," by S. lIeckenwelder [sic], referred to Wistar and Patterson.
"On a triple rainbow," in a letter from Mr. Dunbar "of the Natchez."
Smith's bequest.-The Committee on T. P. Smith's min- erals reported as received Two cases and one cask from Balti- more, "from the Custom of Phila. through Mr. Wm. McClure & Co.-8 boxes & one trunk from London.-Five boxes & one trunk from Fratnce." The Committee "reported partially on the descriptions, viz from 1 to 143, 200 to 296, 401 to 426, 430 to 464,470 to 486. From 1 to 80 put up by the Council of Mines at Paris; from 1 to 60 by J. Watt, Jr; from 1 to 76 put up at Clermont; a box of specs. of coals." Referred to Seybert, Woodhouse, Mr. Hare, Dr. Barton, Coxe, to examine and class according to Mr. Smith's cata-
logue.
340 August. 1803.
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Extract from the Will: " To the A. P. S. my collection of minerals with the proper Catalogues to
be found among my papers, to be arranged by them, so as to serve as a scien- tific Collection, but more particularly in a Geological & Manufacturing point of view; They will find among my papers, descriptions of the various chemical manufactories, such as iron, copper, pottery, &c., as carried on in the various Manufactories of Europe I have visited. References are made to such of the specimens as relate to the manufactories, which they will find properly noticed. Should they find any information therein contained useful to the Manufactories of my country, I beg them to publish them."
Mr. Vaughan reported his interview with Mr. Hamilton, who declined.* Dr. Barton requested to attend to forward- ing the plants, &c.; the Treasurer to advance funds to be repaid by the Council of the Hague.
Committee on Barton's Lizard; Stevens substituted for Latrobe, "about to leave the city."
Donations: 6 Vols. Transactions Royal Society, Edin- burgh, with letter. Laforgue's l'Art du Dentiste.
Bought at cost, "with thanks," of Mr. Vaughan, for $8.50, Clavigero's History Mexico, 2 Vols. 4?, London, 1787.
Fine specimen of Madrapore presented by Dr. Ruston; and various recent small publications by others.
1803. Oct. 7. (Barton; Peale, Vaughan, Hare, Drs.
Stevens, Coxe, Hewson, Ruston, Seybert, James.)
Destruction of Carolina pine trees by an insect; in a letter from Drayton to Barton; copy requested for filing.
Donations: (From Ben Vaughan) Minot's Continuation
History Mass. 2 Vols. 8?, 1798 and 1803; (From Miss
Aiken) Roscoe's Lorenzo de Medici, 3 Vols, 8?; Nicholson's Journal 5 Vols.; Monthly Magazine, London, 15 Vols.; Tillock's Magazine; Bergman. Journal Vols. I, II, III
(charges from Hamburg $6.34). Buffalo horn, loan to Dr. Barton continued. Letombe, Paris, April 19, acknowledges membership. Envoy letter from Van Marum, Secretary Haarlem So-
ciety, 42 Vols. Transactions; and acknowledged Transac- tions American Philosophical Society, V. "Sec. to answer that part of the letter which refers to the purchase of the bones of the mammoth."
Specimens of rock crystal from La Plata presented, Committee reported a stove "designed & in part executed
by Mr Peale" "calculated to render the room warmer
during the cold weather," and " were desired to carry the same into execution."
Curators had bought a Turkey carpet for $90. Library rule.-" Agreed, that any volume, but the last and
the loose numbers of the different Journals, might be taken from the hall by the members, subject to the same restric- tions as other books."
Committee on warming the rooms continued. Thanks to Peale voted.
Mr. Vaughan reported that the 42 Vols. Haarlem Transac- tions due in the " Commerce, Captn. Rhea, have been carried to England by an English Vessel of war. Dr' Coxe to whom
they were directed is requested to take the proper steps for their recovery."
Election of three new members: David Ramsay, M.D., Charleston, South Carolina; Capt. Meriwether Lewis, of
Virginia; Rob. Gilmor, Jr., of Baltimore. An impression of the seal allowed to Miss Aiken for rep-
resentation on title page to Transactions American Philo-
sophical Society.
1803. Nov. 4. (Patterson; Vaughan, Peale, Smith, Boll-
Storm-glass and Journal of Observations, from London to
Philadelphia, presented by W. Poyntell; thanks ordered; Patterson appointed to observe with the Storm-glass, and abstract from the Journal for publication.
Barton's " English words," referred to Collin and Dupon- ceau.
Proof of property in the lost 42 Vols. reported forwarded to England.
mar, Rotterdam; (from Dr. Priestley) History of Early Opin- ions concerning Jesus Christ, Birmingham, 4 Vols. 8?, 1786; Discourses, 1787; Misc. Observations, 2d edition, 1788; Letters to Burke, 1791; to Philosophers of France, 1793; Answer to Payne, 1795; to Inhabitants of Birmingham, 1790; Two. appeals on the subject of,the Birmingham riots, 1792; and sundry other tracts. Thanks ordered.
Librarian reported Tillock's, Nicholson's and other Journals received.
Gauld's MS. History of Florida loaned to Dr. Barton.
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Received by Committee on Foreign Journals: Journal des
Mines, Nos. 1 to 81; Annales de Chimie, Vols. 43, 44, 45; J. de physique, Vols. 6 to 27; Bull. S. Philomatique, 2 Vols, &c.; J. Polyt. Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4; Lagrange's Theorie.
"Obs. & Exp. relating to equivocal or spontaneous genera- tion," by Dr. Priestley; referred to Dr. Wistar.
Seybert's request to be discharged (January 25), granted. Donations: Priestley's Chart and System of Biography,
Philosophy, 1803; Arrowsmith's Map of Discoveries in North America, 1795. Thanks to Mr. Carey for the same.
"An amulet found some feet under ground near Nash- ville, Tenn.," presented by Dr. S. Brown.
"Specimen of a Table of Logarithms," presented by Mr. Garnet.
" Citizen Roume's letter acknowledging the receipt of his certificate of membership was read."
"Account of some coins (with a drawing) found in a field near Reading," by Dr. Wistar.
Dr. Barton returned Gauld's MSS.
1803. Dec. 2. (Wistar; Patterson, Peale, Vaughan, Nicholson, Smith, John, Smith [sicl, Drs. Shippen, Mease, Barton, Barnwell, Collin, Ruston, Hewson.)
Priestley's paper reported worthy of publication. Committee on Foreign Journals reported costs, $51.18. Vaughan reported the room and case ready to receive the
minerals. Two Bezoars or Serpent-stones from Hydrabad presented
by Mr. Coates.
Quicksilver in Pennsylvania.-" Dr' Barton mentioned, on the authority of M' Vandershotz, that a quantity of native
quicksilver had been found in the vicinity of Reading."
344 Nov.-Dec. 1803.
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"On the Supposed fortifications found in the Western country," by Bishop Madison, of Virginia; referred to Dr. Barton.
"On Phalena granella," in a letter from Mr. Walmsley to Dr. Barton.
" Supplement to paper on Dippus [sic] americanus," by Dr. Barton; referred to Mr. Peale.
'M Mr' Latrobe acknowledged his having in his possession two maps of the survey between the Chesapeak and the Delaware by Mr' Anderson and Mr' Gilpin, the property of the Society."
Asiatic Society acknowledged receipt of Vols. I to V. No papers for the Magellanic premium. Secretary to
advertise. Book of Verbal Communications to be examined by Bar-
ton, Vaughan and Hare for purposes of publication; empow- ered specially to publish Patterson's paper on Clearing Wells in the Domestic Encylopsedia.
Public notice of annual election to be given.
1804. Jan'y 6. Between 2 and 5 o'clock. (Vaughan, Peale, Patterson, Nichols; Drs. Collin, James, Duffield, Barnwell, Barton, Shippen, Seybert, Mease, Caldwell, Wood- house, Hewson.)
James, Collin, Peale, Judges; Vaughan, Hewson, Secreta- ries.
" Conversion of common salt into nitre," in a letter from Dr. Priestley; referred to Wistar and Woodhouse.
"Agreed, to take Michaux's Flora Boreali Americana, price $15."
"On the Supposed fortifications found in the Western country," by Bishop Madison, of Virginia; referred to Dr. Barton.
"On Phalena granella," in a letter from Mr. Walmsley to Dr. Barton.
" Supplement to paper on Dippus [sic] americanus," by Dr. Barton; referred to Mr. Peale.
'M Mr' Latrobe acknowledged his having in his possession two maps of the survey between the Chesapeak and the Delaware by Mr' Anderson and Mr' Gilpin, the property of the Society."
Asiatic Society acknowledged receipt of Vols. I to V. No papers for the Magellanic premium. Secretary to
advertise. Book of Verbal Communications to be examined by Bar-
ton, Vaughan and Hare for purposes of publication; empow- ered specially to publish Patterson's paper on Clearing Wells in the Domestic Encylopsedia.
Public notice of annual election to be given.
1804. Jan'y 6. Between 2 and 5 o'clock. (Vaughan, Peale, Patterson, Nichols; Drs. Collin, James, Duffield, Barnwell, Barton, Shippen, Seybert, Mease, Caldwell, Wood- house, Hewson.)
James, Collin, Peale, Judges; Vaughan, Hewson, Secreta- ries.
345 345 Dec.-Jan. Dec.-Jan. 1803-1804. 1803-1804.
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