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At the request of Prof. Hall, T transmit with this report a written 
-statement, prepared by him, of the condition of the unfinished portion 
of the publication of the Natural History, relating to the department 
of Palseontology. 
All which is respectfully submitted, 
JOHN GEBHARD, Jun., 
Curator State Cabinet of Natural History. 
Albany, January 27, 1851. 
Hon. Christopher Morgan, Secretary of State, and 
Dr. T. Romeyn Beck, Secretary of the Regents of the University: 
Gentlemen, — In accordance with yooir direction, I herewith trans- 
mit, through Mr. Gebhard, a statement of the condition of the second 
volume on Palseontology, together with an account of the materials 
on hand for use in future volumes. 
The letter press of the second volume is completed,^ containing 
descriptions of the fossils from the Medina sandstone, Clinton group, 
Niagara group, and Onondaga salt group. The number of species 
described in this volume, is three hundred and forty-one, making the 
whole number of species described in the two volumes seven hundred 
and twenty-two. 
The engraving for this volume is still far from being completed. 
The following statement will show the actual condition of the plates 
at this date : 
Plates in progress and nearly completed for Vol. II. 
No. of Plate. Number of figures. 
19, 29 
20, 42 
34 A, 13 
35, 10 
35, 7 
* I have not yet printed the preface, index and reference to plates, for the reason 
that I want to see the plates nearly completed, and to make my references and 
errata after a careful comparison; and since many months must elapse before these 
are completed, I do not wish to place it beyond my power to add notes or addenda 
upon important matters which may occur within that time. 
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