STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Ill 



and McClatchy took part, the latter stating that the action of the late 

 Miners' Convention could not be changed, and the simple question was, 

 should this society associate itself with them. He added that for his 

 part he did not care if the whole committee was composed of mechanics. 



Jerome C. Davis moved that the resolutions be adopted. Carried. 



Jerome C. Davis moved that the President appoint the committee 

 authorized by the resolutions just adopted. Carried. 



Tlje P]-esident subsequent!}' appointed the following named gentlemea 

 as the committee: A. B. ISlixon of Sacramento, Professor Wm. P. Blake 

 of San Francisco, J. C. Davis, of Yolo, O. Harvey of El Dorado, and L. 

 Goss of Sacramento. 



VOTE OF THANKS. 



W. p. Coleman offered the following resolution, which was adopted : 



Reaolved, That the thanks of the members of the California State 

 Agricultural Society be and are hereby tendered to the California Steam 

 Navigation Company, the Pacific Mail Steamship Compan}^, and to the 

 Central Pacific, Sacramento Valley, and Panama Kailroad Companies, 

 and to Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express, for their great liberality in trans- 

 porting all articles for the socict}' free of charge. Also to our Senators 

 and members of Congress for many valuable donations of books and pub- 

 lic documents, and to Samuel Brannan for the free use of the steam 

 boiler so long used by the society. 



PICTURE or HENRY CLAY. 



The following correspondence, which explains itself, was read by the 

 Secretary : 



San Francisco, September 22, 1865. 



C. F. Eeed — Dear Sir: — In the hall of your society is a painting of 

 'Henry Clay belonging to me. 1 let your late President (Jerome Davis) 

 have it with the understanding that the society were to purchase it for the 

 sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars. It cost me two thousand one 

 hundred dollars. Since that time, as 1 understand, your society has not 

 been in a very flourishing condition, which may account for the non- 

 purchase of the painting. On account of the flood and other circum- 

 stances, I was prompted to defer speaking of the matter. My object in 

 writing this is to know what action your society intend to take in the 

 matter. If they wish to purchase the painting, I will sell it for the sum 

 of five hundred dollars in gold coin. If the}' decline to purchase at this 

 price, I will then remove the same, as I can obtain that price for it in 

 San Francisco. 



An early answer to this is respectfully requested. Direct to care of 

 Flag oflSce. 



Yours, etc., 



CHAELES P. DUANB. 



p. S. — The painting sold for five thousand dollars in eighteen hundred 

 and fifty one. I bought it in eighteen hundred and fifty-two. 



C. P. D. 



