The History of the Hen Fever. A Humorous Record

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Illustration from The History of the Hen Fever. A Humorous Record

Painted by F. Winterhalter.

H.M.G. Majesty, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain,

IN THE ROBES OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER.

DAGUERREOTYPED BY THOMPSON,

From the Portrait in possession of Geo. P. Burnham;

PRESENTED TO HIM BY HER MAJESTY, THE QUEEN, IN 1853

[See Letter, page 130.]

THE HISTORY OF THE HEN FEVER. BY GEO. P. BURNHAM. BOSTON: JAMES FRENCH AND COMPANY. NEW YORK: J.C. DERBY. PHILADELPHIA: T.B. PETERSON.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by GEORGE P. BURNHAM, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

STEREOTYPED BY HOBART & ROBBINS, New England Type and Stereotype Foundery, BOSTON.

GEO. C. RAND, PRINTER, 3 CORNHILL.

TO THE

OF POULTRY, THE SUCCESSFUL AND UNFORTUNATE DEALERS, THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES; AND THE VICTIMS OF MISPLACED CONFIDENCE IN THE HEN TRADE, GENERALLY, I DEDICATE