Action of the Council.

The article presents the proceedings of a special meeting of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 20, 1888 responding to the death of the historian and Society member Joseph Sargent. Resolutions of the society mourning Sargent's death are listed. Eulogizing statements by president Stephen Salisbury, and members John D. Washburn and Andrew P. Peabody are included among others.