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Union, not only on account of the many riv- 

 ers which pass through its territory, but also 

 because it is one of the few States the fishes 

 of which have been described by former ob- 

 servers, especiaUy by Rafinesque in his " Ich- 

 thyologia Ohioensis," so that a special knowl- 

 edge of all his original types is a matter of 

 primary importance for any one who would 

 compare the fishes of the different rivers of 

 the West. . . . Do you know whether there 

 is anything left of Rafinesque' s collection of 

 fishes in Lexington, and if so, whether the 

 specimens are labeled, as it would be very im- 

 portant to identify his species from his own 

 collection and his own labels ? I never re- 

 gretted more than now that circumstances 

 have not yet allowed me to visit your State 

 and make a stay in Louisville." 



In 1854 Agassiz moved to a larger house, 

 built for him by the college. Though very 

 simple, it was on a liberal scale with respect 

 to space ; partly in order to accommodate his 

 library, consisting of several thousand vol- 

 umes, now for the first time collected and 

 arranged in one room. He became very fond 

 of this Cambridge home, where, with few ab- 

 sences, he spent the remainder of his life. 

 The architect, Mr. Henry Greenough, was his 



