20 TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 



Brought forward,.. $15,544 71 $20,463 34 



Salaries. 

 Corresponding sec'y and ag't, 



(14 months) $1,750 00 



Recording secretary 1,000 00 



Clerk 1,500 00 



Librarian , 116 67 



Messenger 184 00 



$20,095 38 



Balance in the treasury February 1, 1861 $367 96 



S. R. COMSTOCK, 

 PETER H. TITUS, 

 CHAS. A. WHITNEY, 

 JOHN M. REED, 

 GEO. F. NESBITT. 



Finance Committee. 



Amount of 'property held by the American Institute^ Jan. 31, 1861. 



Real estate No. 351 Broadway and No. 89 1 Leo- 

 nard street, cost $45,800 00 



Less mortgage _ 20,000 00 



$25,800 00 



Library and fixtures 13,202 93 



Office furniture and fixtures, iron safes, case of 



specimens of fruit, &c _ 934 75 



Property used at fairs _ 1,415 98 



Gold and silver medals on hand 443 08 



$41,796 74 

 Cash in the treasury February 1, 1861 367 96 



$42,164 70 



