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History of the United States. By Geo. Bancroft. Vol. VII. 8vo. Boston, 

 1858. 



EncyclopfBclia Britannica. Vol. XV. 4to. Boston. Deimdtd by thv liejmb' 

 lican Institution. 



July 7, 1858. 



The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Bouve read a sketch of the life and labors of the 

 late Dr. James Deane, of Greenfield, a Corresponding 

 Member, and presented a series of resolutions, which 

 were unanimously adopted, as follows : — 



Mr. President, and Fellow Members of the Society : — 



It is my painful duty to lead your minds for a few brief mo- 

 ments, in our contemplation together of the character and services 

 of our d.eceased friend and brother, Dr. James Deane. It be- 

 comes me' as a personal friend, — knowing his worth, knowing his 

 sacrifices for the good of the science he loved, knowing something 

 at least of his spirit, — to speak of his manly virtues ; and it be- 

 comes us all to ponder upon them, and to draw from them such 

 lessons as they are calculated to teach ; for certain it is, our 

 endeavors for progress in the paths of science cannot but be 

 strengthened, — our desires for greater usefulness enlarged, by the 

 contemplation of his example. 



The time and the occasion, however, will not permit me to 

 otherwise than very briefly notice events in the life of our de- 

 parted associate. It gives me, however, great pleasure to know 

 that an abler pen than mine, that of one of our number, will soon 

 fittingly commemorate his gi'eat worth, in a discourse to his fellow- 

 citizens. 



Dr. Deane, as I have been informed by a friend of his in 

 Greenfield, to whom I am likewise indebted for other facts of 

 his life, was born in Coleraine, Franklin County, in this State, 

 in 1801. It does not appear that he received in youth other 



