. Natural history of New York. t on the history and discipline of peniten-tiaries in the United States, from which much aid has been derived in the hasty preparation ofthese pages. It was founded on a basis of private subscription, aided by annual assistance fromthe state; and is administered by officers chosen by the society, and superintended by itsconstant vigilance, under a system of general laws for its government, enacted by the legisla-ture. It thus partakes of the character partly of a private, though mainly of a public institu-tion ; while it has been one of very eminent utility for t
. Natural history of New York. t on the history and discipline of peniten-tiaries in the United States, from which much aid has been derived in the hasty preparation ofthese pages. It was founded on a basis of private subscription, aided by annual assistance fromthe state; and is administered by officers chosen by the society, and superintended by itsconstant vigilance, under a system of general laws for its government, enacted by the legisla-ture. It thus partakes of the character partly of a private, though mainly of a public institu-tion ; while it has been one of very eminent utility for the rescue of thousands from a careerof crime and ruin. It is conducted for the most part on the general plan of the Auburn esta-blishment, though moderated in severity, and adapted to the diffisrent class of subjects em-braced within its action ; children of both sexes are received in it under the age of sixteen. Itis a just subject of pride to both the state and the city, as well as of gratitude to its foundersand ^||^^>^-rT- \^ n ?^ as D H B- ^ 9 - O B -\i. CD Z ^1^ , a C^ K t^ 4 OH ^ > K O n 2 « B V H M e ^ l^^l I \ n D en f^ ;j:;;l .:>; W ^ : ^^^i r^^Sisfsy fff^*^ UEUU»» -.^ ^ cc %iff ^ S5^ t» ^ ^^ 1 ^ ^ ^^pv a ^ J^ W^WI !-• ^ ^ ^b\ P ?r si cB 3BBHfil ^Bb c^^ IP ^ ?Mf \ IP- f ^ V c- 1 \. s. \^ tt p- ?^ - \. _J ZOOLOGY OF NEW-YORK, OR THE BfEW-YORK FAUKfA; COMPRISING DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE ANIMALS HITHERTO OBSERVED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, WITH BRIEF NOTICES OF THOSE OCCASIONALLY FOUND NEAR ITS BORDERS, AND ACCOMPANIED BY APPROPRIATE ILLUSTRATIONS. BY JAMES E. DE Ri¥. PART I. MAMMALIA. ALBANY: PRINTED BY W. & A. WHITE & J. VISSCHER. 1842. To William H. Seward, Governor of the State of New- York. SIR, I submit a Report on the Zoology of the State; And have the honor to be, With great respect. You
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