10 [Senate 



1854, Brought forward. . . $ 



July 3. By cash paid for various contingent expenses : 



Dexter & Nelligar, for camphor and alcohol for 



\ 2A years $27 10 



Directory and express charges 118 



(No. 6), 28 54 



Sept. 15. By cash paid J. A. Hurst, salary for quarter ending 



September 1 , 1854 (No. 7), 50 00 



" By cash paid John Martindale, for Indian Relics found 



at Lake George (No. 8), 3 75 



Oct. 12. By cash paid Nathan B. Cooley for specimens of Pe- 

 trified Wood? (supposed to indicate Coal), found 



in Orange county (No. 9), 12 00 



Nov. 18. By cash paid for contingent expenses : 



Weed & Parsons, printing and binding, $12 75 

 Freight on box from Orauii'e county. . . 1 96 



^(No. 10), 14 65 



Dec.'?. By cash paid J.' A.. Hurst, quarter's salary to Dec. 1, 



1854..... (No.ll), 50 00 



" By cash for contingent expenses : 



Van Heusen & Charles, glass bottles, $2 67 



Curator's sundries for the year 2 00 



(No. 12), 4 67 



" By cash paid James A. Hurst for various preserved 

 animals, viz : 



Two Young Panthers $100 00 



Mink (female) 5. 00 



Two Striped Squirrels (male and female), 5 00 



Two Bitterns (young) 5 00 



Blackcrowned Night-heron (presented), 5 00 



American Analer (fish) 4 00 



Mounting Alligator (presented) 15 00 



Mounting Albino Striped Squirrel (do), 2 00 



*Mounting Buffalo Bony Pike 3 00 



(No. 13), 144 09, 



Balance to new account 736, 8^ 



$1561 21 



COPY. '~ 



I certify that there is^ the sum of seven hundred and thirty-six 84- '00 dollars 

 standing to the credit of the State Cabinet of Natural History, on the books of 

 this bank. Albany City Bank : December 9, 1854. 



(Signed) tt IL 5IABTIN, Cashier. 



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



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



are accompanied with proper voucliers. 



HOBATIO SEYMOITE., 



E. W. LEAVENWORTH, 



EBASTUS COllNING. 



• Acknowledged in the 4th Report. 



