No. 50.] 11 



1853, fBrought forward $ 



Oct. 1. By cash paid for travelling expenses of Mr. Geb- 

 hard, in making the above purchase, and trans- 

 portation of the same No. 9, 27 65 



'* By cash paid contingent expenses (3 vouchers), No. 10, 15 00 

 *' By cash paid Chalmers' Algse Scoticae. , . . (No. 11, 5 00 



Oct. 25. By cash paid Silas G. Horton, for a collection of 



minerals from Orange county. No. 12, 50 00 



" By cash paid B. P. Johnson, for a glass case to con- 

 tain Dr. Martin's collection of shells. . . .No. 13, 15 00 

 Dec. 10. By cash paid contingent expenses ; bottles for Prof. 



Cook's salt collection, and freight No. 14, 18 79 



Dec. 15. By cash paid for minerals from Ellenville, Ulster 



county No. 15, 30 00 



** By cash paid Prof. Baird (Smithsonian Institution, 

 Washington) and others, for a collection of fishes 

 found in the State of New- York, glass jars and 



alcohol $191 25 



For drawing and engraving and printing 

 1000 copies of two plates of the reptiles 



found in the State of New-York 50 GO 



(Por the annual report of 1854) No. 16, 241 25 



Dec. 31. By cash for contingent expenses (5 vouchers) : al- 

 cohol and glass jars for fishes, freight, etc. No. 17, 25 23 

 By balance to new account 761 21 



$1769 11 



(COPF.) 



Albany City Bank. January 4, 1854. I certify that there is the sum of 

 seven hundred and F.ixty-one 21-100 dollars standing to the credit of the State 

 Cabinet of Natural History, on the books of this bank. 



(Signed) H. H. MARTIN, Cashier. 



We have examined the above account, and find it correct. The 

 payments have been made by order of the standing committee, and 

 are accompanied with proper vouchers. 



HORATIO SEYMOUR, 

 ERASTUS CORNING, 

 HENRY S. RANDALL. 



