STATE OF NEW -YORK, > 



IN ASSEMBLY, January 19, 1849. $ 



Resolved, That the late President of the State Agricultural Society be requested 

 to furnish to this House for publication, a copy of his able agricultural address, de- 

 livered in the Assembly chamber before the Society, on the evening of the 18th in- 

 stant. 



NEW- YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,) 



AGRICULTURAL ROOMS, 



Albany, January, 19th, 1849. ) 



HON. A. K. HADLEY, Speaker of the Assembly : 



DEAR SIR : Lewis F. Allen, Esq., late President,;having presented to the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee a resolution of your honorable body for "a copy of his able 

 address, delivered on the evening of the 18th instant, before the Society for publi- 

 cation." I am instructed by the Executive Committee to return to the Hon. the 

 Assembly their most sincere thanks for this testimonial of approbatioin to the cause 

 of Agriculture, and to the Society whose interests they are endeavoring to promote, 

 as well as to the late respected President of our Society ; and that they most cheer- 

 fully comply with the request presented. I send herewith a copy of the address, 

 which had been delivered over to our Society by the President, Mr. Allen, previous 

 to his reception of the resolution of your honorable body. 



I have the honor to be, 



Most respectfully, 



Your obt. servt., 



B. P. JOHNSON, 

 Cor. Secretary It. Y. S. Ag. Society. 



IN ASSEMBLY, January 22d, 1849. 



, That twenty times the usual number of copies of the said address be 

 o,- 1;.2 USD of the Legislature, and five hundred copies for the Agricultural 

 , By order. 



PHILANDER B. PRINDLE, 

 x Clerk of the Assembly. 



