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Charleston selecting him as their pastor, he proceeded to his new home 

 in 1815. During twenty-three years he devoted himself to his pastoral 

 duties, and was active in organizing and establishing evangelical Luth- 

 eran churches throughout the South. In 1838 ill-health compelled 

 him to go to Europe ; but he returned, after a short absence, to 

 Charleston, and worked uninterruptedly in the enjoyment of excel- 

 lent health till a few years before his death, when he became pros- 

 trated by paralysis, and only preached rarely. He died February 15, 

 1874. 



He was one of the pioneers of science in this country, and, though he 

 paid considerable attention to geology and botany, he devoted hhnself 

 more particularly to zoology. He jjublished with Audubon the Quad- 

 rupeds of North America, his principal zoological work. He paid 

 considerable attention to ornithology, and Audubon has repeatedly 

 acknowlediied his obligations to him for valuable information. Dr. 

 Bachman was a constant writer in the various periodicals and journals 

 of the South. He took a very active part in the discussion of the ques- 

 tion of the unity or plurality of origin of the human race. His jjrinci- 

 pal contributions to the subject are his " Unity of the Human Race ; " an 

 examination of the chararacteristics of genera and species as applied to 

 the doctrine of the Unity of the Human Race ; and a review of Nott 

 and Gliddon's " Types of Mankind." Dr. Bachman always took the 

 strictly orthodox view of the subject, and frequently allowed his re- 

 ligious opinions, which were very decided, to warp his criticisms of 

 his scientific adversaries. He possessed an eminently German indus- 

 try, he was exceedingly thorough in his work, wrote with great facility, 

 and attained eminence in science at a time when original investigators 

 in this country were few indeed. "With him passes away the last of the 

 prominent members of the scientific circle for which Charleston was 

 celebrated during the life of Dr. Holbrook, in the flourishing days of its 

 Medical School. 



Ira Perley was born in Boxford, Mass., November 9, 1799. 

 He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1822, studied law with Hon. 

 Daniel M. Christie, of Dover, N.H. (who survives his pupil), entered 

 on the practice of his profession at Hanover, N.H., whence he removed 

 to Concord, and continued a resident of that city till his death, February 

 2G, 1874. His high professional reputation may be inferred from the fact 

 that he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court by a gover- 

 nor of the political party opposite to his own, in a State where appoint- 

 ments from other than the dominant party have been among the rarest 



