Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, : Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Volume II.

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1786
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    Extracts from the Minutes of the American Philofophical Society, refpeLting a Donation propofed by Mr. J. H. de Magellan, of London. January 1786, MR. J. H. de Magellan of London, having in a let- ter, dated the 17th of September lalt, and com- municated to the fociety by Mr. Vaughan, one of the Vice-Prefidents, made an offer to the fociety of t*wo hun- dred guineas, to be veiled in a permanent fund, that the intereft arifing therefrom may be difpofed of in annual pre- miums, to the authors of the bell difcoveries or moll ufe- ful improvements relating to navigation, or to natural philofophy, mere natural hiftory only excepted: And the fociety having moll thankfully accepted the generous offer, appointed a committee to frame rules and conditions for the dilpofition of the propofed premiums, agreeable to the intention of the donor, expreffed in his letter, but more precife in the terms; which being done, and approved of by the fociety, were immediately tranfmitted in a letter to Mr. Magellan, for his confirmation or amendment. They are as follow, viz. 1. The candidate fhall fend his difcovery, invention or improvement, addreffed to the Prefident or a Vice-Prefi- dent of the Society, free of pollage or other charges ; and fhall diftinguifh his performance by fome motto, device or fignature, at his pleafure. Together with his difcovery, invention or improvement, he fhall alfo fend a fealed let-; ter, containing the fame motto, device or fignature, and fubfcribed with the real name and place of refidence of the author. 2. Perfons