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*' I would rather," said Hazlitt, ^' leave behind me a good portrait 

 than a good epitaph." The sentiment is just. Those who read 

 tombstone inscriptions are few, but those who can find inspiration 

 in the study of a well-pictured face are many. This Society, grate- 

 ful to the donors of this admirable portrait, will direct it to be hung 

 beside those of the illustrious men who were his predecessors, in 

 commemoration of the virtues, the talents and the services of 

 Frederick Fraley. 



Mr. Smyth, in presenting to the Society the portrait of 

 Prof. Lesley, said : 



At the same time that the portrait of Mr. Fraley was ob- 

 tained it was learned that a portrait of Prof. J. P. Lesley 

 was obtainable ; the subscription fund was immediately enlarged 

 and the second portrait was procured. I must not omit to add that 

 both are the admirable work of the same excellent artist — Mrs. 

 Margaret Lesley Bush Brown, a daughter of Prof. Lesley. 



In behalf of the subscribers, I present both these portraits to the 

 American Philosophical Society. 



Mr. William A. Ingham said : 



In speaking to the resolution accepting the donation of Prof. 

 Lesley's portrait tendered this evening to the Society my words 

 shall be few and I hope fit. 



This portrait of Prof. Lesley by his daughter is to me a most 

 speaking likeness. It shows him as I have seen him a hundred 

 times sitting in his chair, roused up from a reverie by some remark, 

 whether opposing his views or corroborating them (it made little 

 difference), but rousing him up and starting him off, active and 

 alert on an animated discourse which might last an hour. 



I have seen him thus often, and I prefer to remember him thus, 

 if it shall so happen, that in the course of nature he shall go before 

 me to join the majority. I am not competent (who is?) to pro- 

 nounce on his eminent qualities as a geologist and scientist. 



Prof. Lesley was an assistant on the First Geological Survey of 

 the State, and has written a history of that Survey, published in Vol- 

 ume A of the Reports of the Second Survey. 



The First Survey was completed in 1858 by the publication of the 



