Report of the Council.

The article presents the report of the executive council of the American Antiquarian Society given at the annual meeting of the Society on October 21, 1884 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Subjects mentioned include obituaries for five members who have recently died, including Robert J. Farquharson, Samuel Stockwell Early, and Alexander S. Taylor. Discussion is also given relating several archive document collection acquisitions gained by the Society along with comments on their individual historic significance to New England history, including tracts from the late 17th century.