300 SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD 
adding prodigiously to all departments, our library was increased by 
exchange alone last year by over 6,000 volumes. This year we shall 
have much more. Berlin Academy alone sent 50 quartos and the 
same number of octavos. Lepsius’ big book is daily expected. You 
knew of our having published our 3rd and 4th vols, last year. The 
5th is nearly ready and the 6th not much behindhand. The plates 
are under way for the 7th and 8th. We have just received Lapham’s® 
mss. of the Wisconsin antiquities. It has more pictures than Squier 
and Davis. 
Mr. Jewett must tell you his own movements, as I have not room 
on my paper; he has an appropriation of $8000.00 for cataloging the 
library of Congress, with stereotyped separate titles. 
I have made every effort in my power to secure the camel article. 
Frank Churchill has been about it several times. It does not appear 
to have been printed, and I have instructed Frank to demand it 
emphatically. Don’t you dare to lay violent hands on the other 
matter you have written. I have already contracted with the pub- 
lisher for its issue in two quarto volumes, with plates. It is going to 
be the most readable book of the day. Shall I put your name down 
as a subscriber? 
The Museo Cureo shall be remembered, and if possible receive all 
our publications. We distribute next batch in June. Many thanks 
for the hints about Aurochs and Camel. I will bear them in mind. 
Please let me know whether the Tuscan camels are Bactrian or 
Arabian camels. If the former, could any be got living from the 
Grand Duke? 
Fourth of March has come and gone, without making much stir. 
Our new President is very popular with all parties so far. He goes in 
for manifest destiny. The new Cabinet was confirmed yesterday: 
Marcy, State; Jeff. Davis, War; Guthrie, Treasury; Dobbin, Navy; 
1 Increase Allen Lapham, M.D., born at Palmyra, New York, 
Mar. 7, 1811; migrated to Wisconsin in July, 1836, and thereafter 
devoted himself outside of his profession to the civic and scientific 
interests of the State. He was at one time State Geologist and his 
reports on the Geology and Natural History of Wisconsin are favor- 
ably remembered. He was especially interested in botany, and con- 
tributed Wisconsin material to many collections outside of the state. 
He died in Wisconsin, Sept. 14, 1875. 
