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State of New Yoke, 

 City and County of New York, J SS: 



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

 personally came James F. Wenman, President of the Depart- 

 ment of Public Parks of the City of New York, and "William 

 Irwin, Secretary 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. Wen- 

 man is the President, and the said William Irwin is the Sec- 

 retary of the said Department of Public Parks, and that they 

 signed their names to the foregoing agreement by order of 

 the " Board of Commissioners " of the said Department of 

 Public Parks, as such President and Secretary. 



W. C. BESSON, 



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



State of New York, ) 



City and County of New York, ) 



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

 personally came Robert L. Stuart, the President of the Amer- 

 ican Museum of Natural History, with whom I am personally 

 acquainted, who being by me duly sworn, said that he resides 

 in the City and County of New York, that he is the President 

 of the "American Museum of Natural History," and that he 

 knows the corporate seal of said museum, that the seal affixed 

 to the foregoing agreement is such corporate seal, that it is 

 affixed thereto by order of the " Board of Trustees " of said 

 American Museum of Natural History, and that he signed his 

 name thereto by the like order, as President of said Museum. 



W. C. BESSON, 



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



Recorded in the office of the Register of the City and 

 County of New York in Liber. 1426 of Cons., page 402, Feb- 

 ruary 16, A. D. 1878, at 9 o'clock A. M., and examined. 



Witness my hand and official seal, 



FREDERICK W. LOEW, 



[seal.] Register. 



