M E M I R . 
Amos Binney was born in Boston, October 18, 
1803. At the age of ten years, he was sent to 
the Academy at Hingham, where he received his 
education preparatory to entering college. At 
the age of fourteen, he entered Brown Univer- 
sity, and was graduated in 1821. He then en- 
gaged in the study of medicine, under Dr. George 
C. Shattnck, of this city, and attended medical 
lectures at Dartmouth College. At this time his 
health failed him. He had urgent cough, pain 
in the side, and other alarming pulmonary symp- 
toms, and was obliged to suspend his studies. 
By the advice of his medical attendants, he un- 
dertook a journey on horseback, which he accom- 
plished in the summer of 1823, proceeding in 
this way to Cincinnati and home. At Cin- 
cinnati he had an attack of fever which wellnigh 
proved fatal. No relief was gained from this 
