Chapter I: GIVE and bequeath to "THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY," founded in

the year 1804, and incorporated by the Legislature of New-York in the year 1809, the sum of dollars_.

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Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious typos, spelling and grammar errors were corrected.

P. 218 changed Rembrandt, Van Ryn to Rembrandt, Paul as the
forename Paul was used throughout the text. The index should agree
with the text. However, it is apparent that the artist referred to
is actually the Rembrandt Van Ryn.