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Monday 15th March 1875

A meeting of the Executive Committee was held this day at the Headquarters of the Society

Present
Hon Townsend Harris (in the chair)
Mr Royal Phelps
Frank Leslie
Henry Bergh
Nathan C. Ely
Elbridge T. Gerry
John M Bixby
N. P. Hosack

Tho W. Hartfield

Secy

The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the Secretary and upon motion adopted.

1 The Counsel of the Society reported that the President, Mr Bergh, had been charged with contempt of Court in addressing a letter to the Grand Jury. The matter had been fully argued in the Court of General Sessions before [Reender?] [Hackett?] and the [result?] was the discharge of Mr Bergh.

The communication which the President addressed to the Grand Jury referred to the case of "left Carpenter" a dog fighter, after they had failed to [illegible] a [true?] bill against him. Subsequently the case had been brought before another Grand Jury which had promptly indicted the man.

2 The Counsel reported on the condition of affairs at Albany in reference to the