﻿New 
  York 
  State 
  Education 
  Department 
  

  

  Science 
  Division, 
  April 
  23, 
  1906 
  

  

  Hon. 
  Andrew 
  S. 
  Draper 
  LL.D. 
  

  

  Commissioner 
  of 
  Education 
  

  

  My 
  dear 
  sir: 
  I 
  beg 
  to 
  transmit 
  herewith 
  for 
  publication, 
  a 
  

   bulletin 
  on 
  archeology 
  entitled 
  Civil, 
  Religious 
  and 
  Mourning 
  Coun- 
  

   cils 
  and 
  Ceremonies 
  of 
  Adoption 
  of 
  the 
  New 
  York 
  Indians 
  by 
  Dr 
  

   W. 
  M. 
  Beauchamp. 
  This 
  important 
  contribution 
  on 
  archeology 
  is 
  

   one 
  of 
  the 
  two 
  final 
  reports 
  to 
  be 
  made 
  to 
  this 
  division 
  by 
  the 
  

   distinguished 
  author. 
  

  

  Very 
  respectfully 
  yours 
  

  

  John 
  M. 
  Clarke 
  

  

  Director 
  

   Approved 
  for 
  publication 
  this 
  23d 
  day 
  of 
  April 
  1906 
  

  

  Commissioner 
  of 
  Education 
  

  

  