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PoNTiAc, October 10, 1854. 



The Executive Committee met pursuant to adjournment, at the office 

 of John P. Le Roy. 



Z. B. Knight, hamg tendered his resignation as Recording Secretary 

 of the Society, Joseph R. Bowman, was re-elected in his place. 



Resolved, That John P. Le Roy and Moses Wisner, be a Committee 

 to take charge of the Fair ground and the lumber and materials now 

 upon the premises. 



The following communications were laid before the Committee, by 

 Wm. M. Thompson, Esq. : 



Belvidere City, Sept. 24, 1853. 



Gentlemen : — Have you an Agricultural Society, and when does it 

 meet? I thought that it would be a good occasion to" distribute, in a 

 satisfactory way, a portion of my Congressional Documents. 



If they will reach there in time, and some of your folks will send 

 down a double team, and a good sized dry goods box, to secure them, 

 in any time after this week, I will send of the Patent Office Reports, 

 Agricultural and Mechanical, and Eulogies on Webster, say in all, about 

 two hundred volumes, more or less, to be added one volume to each 

 of the highest premiums, as far as they go. 



The Eulogies, for the ladies' department ; the Agricultural, to the 

 farming, stock, <fec. ; and the Mechanical, to the mechanical depart- 

 ment. 



I will also send some extra volumes of various kinds, for general dis- 

 tribution, in your discretion. I should be pleased to be with you if 

 possible, but dare not promise. 



Respectfully your friend, (fee, 



JAS. L. CONGER. 



To Messrs. Wm. M. Thompson, Wm. Gilmour, David Paddock, and 

 Levi Bacon. 



To the Executive Con>.miUee of the Oakland County Aprictdturai 



Society : 



Gentlemen — The accompanying letter was received by me a few 

 days since, from the Hon. James L. Conger, Member of Congress from 

 this District, containing his very liberal proposition to your Society, and 

 after consultation with some of the officers thereof^ and at their sugges- 



