﻿Exhibit 
  of 
  New 
  York 
  Land 
  and 
  Fresh- 
  water 
  Shells. 
  

  

  Frederick 
  J. 
  H. 
  Merrill, 
  Ph. 
  D., 
  Director 
  of 
  the 
  Scientific 
  

   Exhibit 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  of 
  New 
  York 
  at 
  the 
  World' 
  's 
  Columbian 
  

   Exposition: 
  

  

  Dear 
  Sir. 
  — 
  I 
  send 
  you 
  herewith 
  a 
  list 
  of 
  the 
  species 
  of 
  Land 
  

   and 
  Fresh-water 
  Shells 
  of 
  New 
  York 
  exhibited 
  at 
  the 
  "World's 
  

   Columbian 
  Exposition. 
  

  

  The 
  specimens 
  were 
  loaned 
  under 
  proper 
  authority 
  by 
  the 
  New 
  

   York 
  State 
  Museum, 
  and 
  were 
  derived 
  chiefly 
  from 
  the 
  extensive 
  

   collections 
  of 
  shells 
  presented 
  to 
  the 
  Museum 
  in 
  1886 
  and 
  1887 
  

   by 
  Dr. 
  Charles 
  E. 
  Beecher. 
  

  

  Valuable 
  contributions 
  of 
  specimens 
  were 
  received 
  from 
  the 
  

   following 
  gentlemen, 
  to 
  whom 
  we 
  return 
  hearty 
  thanks 
  for 
  their 
  

   courtesy 
  : 
  

  

  Kev. 
  W. 
  M. 
  Beauchamp, 
  Baldwinsville, 
  E\ 
  Y. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Shelley 
  Crump, 
  Pittsford, 
  jST. 
  Y. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  T. 
  M. 
  Fry, 
  Syracuse, 
  K 
  Y. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  W. 
  S. 
  Teator, 
  Upper 
  Eed 
  Hook, 
  K 
  Y. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Albert 
  Bailey, 
  Chepatchet, 
  K 
  Y. 
  

  

  Dr. 
  S. 
  Hart 
  Wright, 
  Penn 
  Yan, 
  K 
  Y. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  James 
  Delaney, 
  Rochester, 
  N. 
  Y. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  George 
  H. 
  Hudson, 
  Plattsburgh, 
  N. 
  Y. 
  

  

  Rev. 
  John 
  Walton, 
  Rochester, 
  N. 
  Y. 
  

   Yery 
  truly 
  yours. 
  

  

  WILLIAM 
  B. 
  MARSHALL, 
  

   Assistant 
  Zoologist, 
  New 
  York 
  State 
  Museum. 
  

  

  Albany, 
  November 
  27, 
  1893. 
  

  

  