98     The Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York.

The country was on the eve of war. Secre¬
tary Cobb was disinclined to allow the money
to pass out of the Treasury, and finally de¬
clined to accept the deed until an act should
be procured from the Legislature of the State
of New York giving consent and ceding juris¬
diction.

A.D. 1861. The committee thereupon pro¬
ceeded to Albany and procured the passage
of the desired law, which is known as Chap¬
ter ii8 of the Laws of 1861.

A second tender of the deed, accompanied
with the Act, was made in April or May, 1861,
and the matter was referred to the Attorney
General for his opinion. The Attorney Gen¬
eral reported in favor of carrying out the
agreement, and the deed was finally delivered
about June, or early in July, of 1861.

The deed is dated October 29, i860, and
conveys the premises to the United States for
the consideration of $200,000, with full cove¬
nants and warranty. It was recorded Janu¬
ary 29, 1866, in the Register's office, in Liber
961 of Conveyances, page 86.

The premises continued to be used as a
post-office until the year 1875, when the office
was removed to its present location in this
city.