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modified, as may be agreed, in writing, between the said parties, 

 or their successors, anything herein contained to the contrary in 

 anywise notwithstanding. 



In witness whereof, the party of the first part hath caused this 

 agreement to be executed by their President and Secretary, pursu- 

 ant to a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of said Depart- 

 ment, adopted at a meeting held on the thirtieth day of January, 

 A. D. 1878, and the said party of the second part hath caused the 

 same to be executed by their President, and their official seal af- 

 fixed thereto, pursuant to a resolution of the Trustees of the 

 American Museum of Natural History adopted at a meeting held 

 on the twelfth day of February, A. D. 1877. 



In presence of JAMES F. WENMAN, 



D. PORTER LORD, President Department of Public Parks 



of the City of New York. 



WILLIAM IRWIN, 



Secretary Department of Public Parks 

 of the City of New Yotk. 



SEAL 

 of the American 



Museum of 

 Natural History. 



ROBERT L. STUART, 



President American Museum of A T at- 

 ural History. 



State of New Yorx, ) 



V- ss * 

 City and County of New York, j 



On this 12th day of February, in the year 1878, before me per- 

 sonally came James F. Wenman, President of the Department of 

 Public Parks of the City of New York, and William Irwin, Secre- 

 tary of the said Department" of Public Parks, with both of whom I 

 am personally acquainted, and both of whom being by me duly 

 sworn, said that they reside in the City and County of New York, 

 that the said James F. Wenman is the President, and the said 

 William Irwin is the Secretary of the said Department of Public 

 Parks, and that they signed their names to the foregoing agree- 

 ment by order of the u Board of Commissioners " of the said De- 

 partment of Public Parks, as such President and Secretary. 



W. C. BESSON, 



[seal.] (73) Notary Public N. Y. Co. 



