MEMOIR. ^ 



draft a Constitution; and it is understood to 

 have been mainly done by him. His name is one 

 of those mentioned in the act of incorporation. 

 At the first meeting for the choice of ofiicers he 

 was elected one of the Curators, and has held 

 some office in the Society ever since. He was 

 Treasurer, 1832-45 Corresponding Secretary, 

 1834-7; Vice President from 1837-43, when 

 he was elected President. 



The nucleus of the Society's Museum was con- 

 tributed by him. In Juty, 1831, he gave two 

 hundred specimens of minerals, one hundred spe- 

 cimens of foreign organic remains, and two hun- 

 dred specimens of fossils from Ohio. He also 

 deposited his collection of shells, consisting of 

 about fifteen hundred species, and at that time 

 by far the most complete collection in this country. 

 In 1840, these shells were given to the Society, 

 together Avith about one hundred specimens of 

 mounted American birds, on certain conditions) 

 which were at once complied with. 



The Journal of the Society had his special 

 regard. It was modelled by him ; and the first 

 paper printed, was written by him. Besides this, 

 which was upon the Fusus Aruanus of Chemnitz, 

 he contributed several others ; all of them upon 



