Price.] '^'^^^ [Dec. 15, 



to these two above said Societies, and the usufruct to my aforesaid wife for 

 her life." 



The American Philosophical Society, believing that they could best 

 execute their trust as to half the income of the Michaux Legacy in the 

 Fairmount Park, made the following arrangement for that purpose : 



" Office of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park, No. 224 South Fifth 



Street, Philadelphid, March Vith, 1870. 



"At a meeting of the Commissioners of the Park, held this day, the fol- 

 lowing preamble and resolutions were adopted : 



" Whereas, The American Philosophical Society has made a communi- 

 cation to this commission, proposing that the name of Andre Francois 

 Michaux, who traveled long in this country, and described our oaks and 

 forest trees in a work of great merit and splendor, should have his name, 

 and that of his father (wHo had, by like travel and stud}' rendered service 

 to science,) honored in Ihe Fairmount Park, in a manner, to be a momorial 

 to their devotion to science, and to promote the objects which had occupied 

 their lives, and has proposed, after the death of the widow of Andre Francois 

 Michaux, to devote the interest or income of six thousand dollars be- 

 queathed by him to said Society, to be expended in execution of the trust 

 of his will in the said Park, for the purpose following ; therefore, 



" Resoked, That there shall be a grove of oaks in the Fairmount Park, 

 forever, to bear the name of The Michaux Grove,' in Mhich, if practicable, 

 shall grow two oaks of every kind that will endure the climate. 



"Resolved, Tliat any surplus of revenue received by the commission 

 from the Michaux Fund, after satisfying the requirements of the preceding 

 resolution, shall be devoted to the cultivation of oaks of every variety ca- 

 pable of cultivation in our climate, in the Park nursery ; which oaks, to 

 the extent of two of each kind cultivated, be hereafter distributed to other 

 Public Parks in the United States, under proper regulations to be hereafter 

 prescribed." 



Resolved, That this Society do agree to the terms contained in the pre- 

 amble and resolutions of the Fairmount Park Commissioners, adopted on 

 the 12th day of March, 1870, in the expectation and confidence that the 

 planting of the Michaux Grove of Oaks may soon be commenced, so that 

 the Grove shall early become one of the attractions of the Park." Proceed- 

 ings. Nov. 83, p. 312. 



There appearing to be scope for a more extended benefit to be accom- 

 plished within the intention of Mr. Michaux, the powers of the Park Com- 

 mission were extended by the American Philosophical Society. 



At a meeting of the American Philosophical Society, November 17th, 

 1876, it was 



Resolved, That this Society consents that, after providing for the Mi- 

 chaux Grove of Oaks, and for cultivation of other oaks in the Park Nur- 

 sery, as provided by the resolutions of the Fairmount Park Commissioners, 

 of March 12th, 1870, and agreed to by this Society on the 18th of 

 March, 1870, the residue of the income of the Michaux Legacy paid 



