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Proceedings, Vol. II. 



Number of copies received from Gazette Company ... 1018 



To subscribers in Davenport (these count towards the loi) on copies pledged 



by the Trustees of Academy) 77 



To subscribers abroad 35 



Exchanges, etc , for the Academy 35 



On sale at bookstores ; 10 



Distributed by publisher (his own copies) 39 



Unaccounted for 10 



Total distributed 206— 20G 



On hand, January 2d, 1878 812 



FINANCES. 



The following statement gives the various sources of receipts and ex- 

 penditures : 



RECEIPTS. 



Cash on hand Jan. 3d, 1877 ? 4 26 



Sale of photographs 35 00 



Sale of lithographs 6 25 



Sale of pamphlets and extra sheets... 14 00 



Sale of Proceedings Vol. 1 66 00 



Subs, to Proc, Vol. II (Davenport).... 202 50 



Subs, to Proc, Vol. II (abroad) 106 00 



Dr. C C. Parry for engr. Lily 2 00 



Interest on deposits 43 



Adv'd by J. D. Putnam, postage, etc.. 8 75 

 Borrowed of Chas. E. Putnam 300 00 



Total 8746 19 



EXPENDITURES 



A. Hageba?ck, lithographs S 17 25 



W. L. Knowles, woodcuts 31 5'> 



E. Bierstadt, Albertypes 140 00 



Hastings, White & Fisher, photos 38 CO 



Oazette Co., printing and binding 383 46 



Postage stamps 5 00 



Discount on check 25 



Paid Chas. E Putnam on note 100 00 



Cash on hand, Jan. ;.'d, 1878 29 73 



Total S746 19 



In order to meet the bill of the printers when it became due, it was 

 necessary for the chairman to borrow §5300 for the time being, and giving 

 his note, payable on demand, in security therefor ; $100 had been paid on 

 the note previous to January 2d, leaving $200 still due. 



The following shows the present financial condition of the Committee : 



Assets, January 2d, 1878. 



Cash on hand 3 29 73 



Due from subscribers and unsettled accounts 76 50 



Due from Trustees of the Academy 219 oo 



8325 23 



In addition the value of the property— books, photographs, engrav- 

 ings, etc., in the hands of the Committee, may be estimated at about 

 §1,-500. 



Liabilities, January 2d, 1878. 



Due to Chas. E. Putnam on note S20O on 



Due to 94 subscribers in case Part 2 is not issued 141 00 



Total $341 00 



This report has been brought down only to January 2d, 1878, the date 

 of the Annual meeting. Since that date the cash on hand has been in- 

 creased to $49,33 by the sale of books. 



Eespectfully submitted. J. Duncan Putnam, Chairman. 



Davenport., January 2oth, 1878. 



