Printed and published copy of lecture delivered on said date by Major R. Lachlan.

The accounting series consists of three account books detailing different financial dealings and assets of the Natural History Society of Montreal. The accounting details are varied, one being the treasurer’s ledger of income and expenses kept by Treasurers James Ferrier Jr. and E. E. Shelton (file 13.7); another showing closing account balances for 1905, 1914, 1915, and 1916 and sales clippings for properties: 52 University Street Property, 152 & 154 Drummond Street Property, and the 365 Mountain Street Property Diagram of the property of the Natural History Society (file 15.1); lastly an address book shows an alphabetical list of assets and their value, as well as a note in the front tracking “Field Day” surpluses and deficits from 1882-1890 (file 16.3).

Includes "signatures refered to in act V, chapter 1 of the by-laws."

The administrative records series contains documents that reflect the structure and mandate of the Society, such as their constitution, acts, by-laws, yearly agenda, bookings, and membership lists. Summaries of meetings provide information of the NHSM’s interactions with other societies, notably the Horticultural Society, and also includes correspondence with society members, lists of addresses. An obituary of Society Librarian Charles Robb and an example of a membership certificate belonging to J. H. Joseph may also be found.

General correspondence to the Society; lists of members, addresses; handwritten obituary of Charles Robb; list of other societies they exchange publications with; missing volumes to complete library collection.

Published annual report of only said date ; Report closing with A. F. Holmes, MD, Chairman.

Published annual reports; may 26, 1828; may 31 1830; 1831-34; 1835; May 18 1836; All reports closing with A. F. Holmes, MD, Chairman.

Alphabetical list of assets and worth ; folded page of Feild Day Deficits and Surplus' 1882 - 1890.

Table of Genius, Species, Common Name, and Locality (Geographical location) of Mammalia.