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From John Delafield, of Oaklands, near Geneva. 

 A copy of an " Inquiry into the origin of the Antiquities of America, 

 by John Delafield, jr.; with an appendix by James Lakey, 

 M. D." 4to. Cincinnati, 1839. 



From Christopher Morgan, Secretary of State. 

 Specimens of shell concretions, forming the surface rock on which the 

 city of St. Augustine, in Florida, is built. 



From Nathaniel Miller, M. D., member of Assembly from the county 



of Suffolk, 1849. 



A plate of mica, turned up by the plow several years since, in the 

 town of Brookhaven, at a depth of about two feet below 

 the ground. On one side of this plate, are several engrav- 

 ings of geometrical and other figures. 



From Asa Fitch, M. D., of Salem, Washington county, Dec. 6, 1849. 



1. Sword, which belonged to Burgoyne's army. 



2. Bayonet, do do 



Thomas "Whiteside, one of the Cambridge (Washington 

 county) militiamen, in service at Saratoga at the time of 

 Burgoyne's surrender, on his return home, brought the above 

 articles. They have been preserved in his family ever 

 since, and are now given to the State Collection by his son, 

 Thomas C. Whiteside. 



3. Indian axe, found at Fort Miller. From John Pattison. 



4. Part of an Indian spearhead, made of subhyaline quartz. Found 



at Fort Miller. From John Pattison. 



5. Indian spearhead. Salem. 



6. Indian spearhead. Salem. 



7. Indian arrowhead. Salem. 



8. Indian arrowhead. Salem. 



From Stephen Van Rensselaer. 



A part of the stem of the Agave Americana, (Century Plant) which 



flowered in his greenhouse some years since. 



From Franklin B. Hough, M. D. 



Two pieces of wood, from the hull of Commodore Perry's flag-ship, 



the Lawrence. Obtained at Erie, Pennsylvania. 



From Henry Van Rensselaer, of St. Lawrence county. 

 A copper adze or pick found on his farm in Lisbon of that county. 



