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State Board of Forestry Commissioners., i 

 Albany, N. Y, June 12, 1886. I 



Sherman W. Knevals, New York city. 



Theo. B. Basselin, Groghan, Lewis county, N. Y. 



Townsend Cox, New York city. 



The forest commission hereby retain and employ Messrs. Devlin and 

 Miller, of the city of New York, as their attorneys and counsel to take 

 legal proceedings against Dr. Delavan Bloodgood, of Brooklyn, N. Y., 

 by reason of his illegal occupation of the islands in Lake George 

 known as the Hen and Chickens. 



THE FOREST COMMISSION. 



We hereby consent to the above employment of Messrs. Develin 

 and Miller without expressing any opinion in regard to the legality of 

 Dr. Bloodgood's occupancy. 



D. O'Brien, 



Attorney- General. 

 Alfred C. Chapin, 

 (See the vote.) Comptroller. 



STATE OF NEW YORK: 



The Forest Commission, j 

 Albany, N. Y, September 30, 1886. j 



Hon. Denis O'Brien, Attorney-General, Albany, N. Y. : 



Dear Sir. — Under an act passed May 15, 1885, Laws of New York, 

 we have retained and appointed, subject to the consent and approval 

 of yourself and the Comptroller, Hon. Frederick Lansing, of Water- 

 town, N. Y., as attorney for this commission to prosecute trespasses 

 in the town of Kildare, St. Lawrence county. 



Yours yery respectfully, 



TOWNSEND COX. 



S. W. KNEVALS. 



THEO. B. BASSELIN, 

 Approved: 



D. O'Brien, 



Attorney- General, 

 C. R Hall, 



Deputy Comptroller, 



