27G Procc of the Albany Institute, 



trious, upright, good man. Ee died in Albany, April 20, 

 1853, in the fifty-fifth year of his age. 



Adjourned. 



April 19,1864. 



Fourteen members present In the absence of the presi- 

 dent, on motion of Mr. Mnnsell, Mr. Redfield took the 

 chair. 



Dr. Willard read a biographical notice of Dr. Jonathan 

 Eights. Dr. Eights was of Holland extraction. Hi- 

 grandfather was William Eights of Amsterdam, and his 

 grandmother, Mary Van Dyck, of Rotterdam. His father 

 was Abraham Eights, a prominent citizen of Albany. 

 Jonathan was born in Albany, November 26, 1773 ; stu- 

 died medicine with Drs. Manciue and Woodruff; was 

 licensed April, 1797. He practiced until 1810, in Mont- 

 gomery county, and then removed to Albany, where he 

 continued the rest of his life. Dr. Eights was an associate 

 contributor to the Medical and Physical Journal in New 

 York: president of the Albany County Medical Society 

 in 1814-15-16, and in 1841: president of the Medical 

 Society of the State of New York, in 1830 or 1831. Be 

 was well versed in medical literature, and diligent in his 

 profession. He died August 10, 1848, in the sevi nty-fifth 

 year of his age, having been in professional life fifty-three 

 yea 



Dr. Willard also read a biographical notice of Dr. Joel 

 A. Wing, a former member of the Institute. 



Joel A. Wing was born in Berkshire county, Mass., 

 Augusl L3, 1778. Ee was a licentiate from the Mont- 

 gomery ( 'ounty Medical Society, and subsequently attended 

 medical lectures at the college of Physicians and Surgeons 

 in New 5Tork. 



lie was a post-surgeon at the barracks opposite Albai 

 in 1*14 : president of the County Medical Society in 1826 

 and 1827: received the degree of doctor in medicine 



