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R. S HUIDEKOPER. 
become the American Veterinary Medical Association of to-day. 
They purchased a minute book, which I believe is still used by 
the association, but a general quarrel seems to have taken place 
and the records of the first meeting were destroyed—you will find 
in the book to which I refer the stubs of the first pages which 
have been cut out. 
On the 9th of June, 1863, a meeting was called at the Astor 
House, in New York, which is generally now considered the 
first meeting of the association. 
Among those present were: Wm. A. Wisdom, of Delaware; 
Dr. John Busteed, Alexander Liautard, R. S. Copeman, R. H. 
Curtis, A. Large, Wm. J. M. Cown, Louis Brandt, C. C. Price, 
W. Bannister, John Budd, E. Nostrand, Charles Burden and 
James Mulligan, of New York; Chas. M. Wood, E. M. Thayer, 
W111. Saunders, R. Farley, J. H. Stickney, James Penniman, 0 . 
H. Flagg and R. Wood, from Massachusetts; E. F. Ripley, from 
Maine ; R. McClure, G. Mel lor, J. C. Essen wein, E. H. Palmer 
and Isaiah Michener, from Pennsylvania ; G. W. Bowler, Ohio; 
Jacob Ditts, J. C. Higgins, W. R. Mankin, R. Jennings, A. Phil¬ 
lips, Jacob Phillips, J. C. Walton, A. C. Budd and S. Humphrey, 
from New Jersey; and J. K. Quickfall and John Arnold, from 
London. 
This meeting seems to have given a more general interest 
and active start in veterinary affairs. 
Drs. Rawson and Busteed, and Alfred Roe, Esq., obtained a 
number of subscriptions, and by arrangement with Dr. Liautard, 
leased his infirmary at 179 Lexington Avenue, for college and 
hospital puiposes. On November 23, 1864, they opened the 
New York College of Veterinary Surgeons. Dr. Liautard was 
appointed Superintendent of the Hospital, and was the first 
professor of Anatomy, Operative Surgery and Clinics. 
Di. James Robertson was one of the first graduates, and he 
became a member of the teaching faculty in 1868. In that year 
a leception was given to Prof. Gatngee, of London, who visited 
this country to investigate cattle diseases. 
During this decade there were few graduate veterinarians in 
