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draft a Constitution; and it is understood to 
have been mainly done by him. His name is one 
of those mentioned in the act of incorporation. 
At the first meeting for the choice of officers he 
was elected one of the Curators, and has held 
some office in the Society ever since. He was 
Treasurer, 1832-4; Corresponding Secretary, 
1834-7; Vice President from 1837-43, when 
he was elected President. 
The nucleus of the Society's Museum was con- 
tributed by him. In July, 1831, he gave two 
hundred specimens of minerals, one hundred spe- 
cimens of foreign organic remains, and two hun- 
dred specimens of fossils from Ohio. He also 
deposited his collection of shells, consisting of 
about fifteen hundred species, and at that time 
by far the most complete collection in this country. 
In 1840, these shells were given to the Society, 
together with about one hundred specimens of 
mounted American birds, on certain conditions, 
which were at once complied with. 
The Journal of the Society had his special 
regard. It was modelled by him ; and the first 
paper printed, was written by him. Besides this, 
which was upon the Fusus Aruanus of Chemnitz, 
he contributed several others ; all of them upon 
