XXXIV MEMOIR. 



usual, multiplied together.^ Constant references and expres- 

 sions in his letters, in regard to his own family and those 

 of his correspondents, show his affectionateness of disposition 

 and delicate sympathy. I mention this the more, because it 

 may be that the engraving in this volume would give a wrong 

 impression, in this respect, to those who did not know Dr. 

 Harris. There is a certain rigidity about it which belonged 

 to his face, perhaps, when in repose, — the result partly of 

 overwork and partly of the frequent headaches which, in his 

 own words, "kept him always thin." But the moment he 

 spoke, his face had the kindest smile and such a play of sen- 

 sitive expression that I cannot possibly associate with it any- 

 thing like sternness. 



The eldest son of Dr. Harris (William Thaddeus) was a 

 schoolmate of mine, and had a career somewhat remarkable 

 for the energy and perseverance shown by him in struggling 

 against severe physical infirmities, and preparing himself for 

 Harvard College, where he graduated in 1846, at the age 

 of twenty. In him the antiquarian tastes of the family 



1 The children of Dr. Harris were as follows : 



1. William Thaddeus, b. Jan. 25, 1826 [H. C. 1846], d. unmar. Oct. 19, 1854. 



2. Sarah Catherine, b. Nov. 7, 1827, d. Sept. 10, 1828. 



3. Harriet Gardner, b. Jan. 2, 1829, mar. Prof. George Phillips Bond of the Astro- 

 nomical Observatory of H. C, and d. Dec. 12, 1858, leaving issue. 



4. Emma Forbes, b. Dec. 16, 1830. 



l[ ChlZr \ ^- ^"^^ ^' ^'^^^' \ resident of Boston. 



7. Amos Holbrook, b. July 9, 1834, resident of Boston, 



8. Clarendon, b. Mar. 24, 1836, resident of Laporte, Ind. 



9. Edward Doubleday, b. Sept. 20, 1839, resident of Cambridge. 



10. Thomas Robinson, b. June 15, 1842 [H. C. 1863], clergjonan of Prot. EpU. 

 Church, resident of Long Island, N. Y. 



11. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1, 1844. 



12. Sarah Harriet, b. Sept. 23, 1849. 



