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versity). Those should by ail means be properly labeled jmd placed in tlie uni- 

 versity cabinet. Of a considerable part of the collection there are duplicates, 

 which might be made into series for one or two other institutions if required. 

 I believe that such a plan of distribution would be of great service to the in- 

 terests of education in the State. 



Something should be done, at least so much as to relieve me from this posi- 

 tion, if nothing more. To do this would simply be to pay the amount due me and 

 take custody of the materials in my possession. 



In reference to the first volume, 1,000 copies only were published, while a 

 State of the extent and population of Wisconsin should have had at least 2,500 

 copies. 



I have, at considerable expense to myself, preserved the lithographic stones 

 ou which the largo maps were engraved in order to save exr.enditure in re- 

 engraving should another edition of the volume be ordered. 



I can do no more than I have done without further authority, and to give 

 this some legislative action will be necessary. 



Should any point i-equire fuller statement or explanation I ^hall be most happy 

 to forward it to yourself or to anyone else. 



I am, with great respect, your obedient servant, 



(Signed) James Hall. 



Alkany, N. Y., Jmiuarit 20, 186^. 



Notwithstanding the repeal of the law, I did not feel myself exonerated 

 from the fulfillment of my contract and continued my work in the preparation 

 of the materials in my hands for publication. I even went so far as to have 

 drawings made and some engravings done for the second volume. 



In December last received a letter from Mr. I. A, Lapham saying that he 

 had consulted some of the newly elected members of the legislature in reference 

 to the matter and they were <lesirous of having the second volume published 

 and the collections labeled and sent to the university. I have replied to this 

 letter. 



I have in my hands extensive collections of fossils which ought to be properly 

 labeled and placed in the cabinet of the State university, where they would be 

 valuable for study and comparison. The course piirsued by the legislature 

 has inflicted an injury upon me by depriving me of a yeai"'s salary due under 

 mj' contract, and then causing me to incur expenses which wex-e in no way con- 

 nected with my duties under this contract. Besides this, I am deprived of the 

 opportunity of publication, and this is one great object of an investigator. 

 At the same time the people of the State are deprived of the information col- 

 lected during the survey, and for which their money has been paid. The pres- 

 ent condition of the affair creates complaint and dissatisfaction on all sides, for 

 I certainly feel that I have been wronged, Avhile by no act of mine the people 

 have been deprived of what they had a right to expect from me, and which, 

 so far as I could do, I have prepared to bring before them — waiting only the 

 action of the legislatui'e to order publication. 



t Signed) James Hatj.. 



.Julius T. Clabk, Esq. 



In 1865, and again in 1866, fntile attempts were made at getting 

 a bill through the legislature that should relieve Hall and bring 

 matters to a satisfactory conclusion. As late as 1868 finds Hall 

 writing the governor's secretary as follows: 



