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PROGRAMME OF THE SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE 
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION,
DECEMBER 29 – 31, 1890
WASHINGTON, D. C.

[[strikethrough]] N. B. – Papers are strictly limited to 20 minutes and remarks to five minutes. [[/italic]] all persons having apart in the following exercises are requested to hand to the Secretary, before the meeting, brief abstracts of their communications. All members are particularly urged to register their names and the Association Book in the office of the Arlington Hotel. [[/strikethrough]]

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29.
OPENING SESSION
Columbian University, 8 p.m.

Inaugural Address. By the HON. JOHN JAY, LL.D., President of the Association.

I. Canadian History.
1. Canada and the United States: From Historical Points of View. By Dr. J. G. BOURINOT, C. M. G., Clerk of the Canadian House Of Commons.
2. The New England Settlements in Acadia. By BENJAMIN RAND, Ph.D., Cambridge, Mass.
3. The Legislative Work of the First Parliament of Canada, 1792-1796. (Abstract). By WILLIAM HOUSTON, M. A., Librarian to the Ontario Legislature, Canada.

[[strikethrough]] Appointment of Committees.
The Board of Managers of the Cosmos Club, corner Vermont Avenue and H Street, extend the privileges of their Club House to members of the American Historical Association during their stay in Washington. [[/strikethrough]]

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30.
MORNING SESSION.
National Museum, 10.30 a. m.

II. European History. 
1. The Fate of Dietrich Flade. By Professor GEORGE L. BURR, Cornell University.
2. The Theory of the Village Community. By DR. CHARLES M. ANDREWS, Bryn Mawr.
3. A Plea for Reform in the Study of English Municipal History. By DR. CHARLES GROSS, Harvard University.
4. Mirabeau's Speech of May 20, 1790. By F. M. FLING, Ph. D. (Leipzig).