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in supportinsi", or in assistinji' to support, at siu'li European universities 

 as they may eonsitler most desirable, two American pupils, who may 

 evince decided talents in physics, and who may express a doterinination 

 to devote their li\es to this work. j\Iy desire would be that each pupil 

 should spend tour years at a Geruian university — three of those years to 

 be devoted to the acquisition of knowledge, and the fourth to original 

 investigation. 



If, hou ever, in the progress of science in the United States, it shouhl 

 at any time appear to the said board that the end herein proposed 

 would be better subserved by granting aid to students, or for some 

 special researches in this country, the board is authorized to make the 

 appropriations from the in.come of the fund for such puri)oses. 



1 further direct that vacancies which may occur in said board of 

 trustees, by death or otherwise, shall be tilled by the president of the 

 Kational Academy of Sciences. 



If in the course of any year the whole amount of the interest which 

 accrues from the fund be not expended in the manner before mentioned, 

 the surplus may be added to the principal, or may be expended in addi- 

 tion to the annual interest of another year. 



If at any time any organization shall be established, and money pro- 

 vided by other persons for the promotion of such original research as I 

 have in view, I authorize the said board of trustees to exercise their 

 discretion as to co oi)erating in such work from the income of this fund. 



In witness w hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th ol 

 February, 1873, in the city of I^ew York. 



. JOnX TYNDALL. [seal.J 

 In presence of — 



C. BUKRITT \A^VITE. 



L. E. Fuller. 



BEQUEST OF JAMES HAMILTOX. 



Letter fyo)n the exeeufors. 



Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Ajyril 17, 1873. 



Dear Sir : Inclosed please find printed copy of the last will and tes- 

 tament, and codicil thereto, of James llamiltou, esq., late of this place, 

 deceased, by which we notify you of the becpiest made to your board by 

 said last will and testament. 



As certain legal questions will have to be ilecided by the courts before 

 wre will feel justitied in paying over eleemosynary bequests, it wouid be 

 well for your board to be represented by counsel. 



One of the religious associations have employed Henderson andllays, 

 who, we understand, are making i)reparations for a case. 



