Viewing page 5 of 11

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

[[strikethrough]] Mr. Stephen Vail deposited [[/strikethrough]] From Mr. Stephen Vail was received a piece of the original wire over which one of the very first intelligible telegraphic messages was transmitted during the [[strikethrough]] and experiments with the Morse instruments the speedwell from Morses [[/strikethrough]] experiments by Prof. Morse with his telegraph instrument at the Speedwell Iron Works, New Jersey about the year 1840.

   From the widow of Prof. Baird was received a valuable collection [[strikethrough]] 1733 [[/strikethrough]] nearly 1800 [[strikethrough]] spec [[/strikethrough]] foreign and American postage stamps [[strikethrough]] collec [[/strikethrough]] gathered by Prof. Baird. [[strikethrough]] during a [[/strikethrough]]