AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 13 



Brought forward, $32,800 00 



Library and fixtures, per last report, 



January 30, 1858, $12,387 85 



Added by purchase of books and bind- 

 ing, during the year, 263 18 



12,651 03 



Office furniture, safes, &c., 350 00 



Property at Crystal Palace, per last re- 

 port, January 30, 1858, $4,005 00 



Added this year, by purchase of new- 

 shafting, 400 00 



$4,405 00 

 Damaged by fire at the Crystal Palace, 



Oct. 5, 1858, estimated at 3,405 00 



Present value, 1,000 00 



Gold and silver medals and cups, per last 

 report, Jan. 30, 1858, on hand from 

 Twenty-ninth Fair, $784 00 



L-^ss destroyed at Crystal Palace, 7l 50 



712 60 



$47,513 53 

 Cash in treasury January 31, 1859, 115 05 



Total, $47,628 58 | 



BENEDICT LEWIS, Jr., 

 N. G. BRADFORD, 

 JOHN M. REED, 

 JOHN GRAY, 

 S. R. COMSTOCK. 



Finance Committee. 



