144 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



on the Avest line of Brady street ninety (90) feet north from the north- 

 west corner of Brady and Seventh streets, thence north along the west 

 line of Brady street forty-eight (48) feet, thence west parallel with the 

 north line of Seventh street one hundred and fifty (150) feet to an alley, 

 thence south along said alley forty-eight (-48) feet to the north line of 

 property belonging to the Presbyterian church ; thence east along the 

 north line of said church property one hundred and fifty (150) feet to the 

 place of beginning, intending hereby to convey three (3) feet front on 

 Brady street in addition to the forty-five (45) feet heretofore conveyed. 



In thus renewing and increasing my donation to the Academy, while 

 I earnestly reiterate and emphasize the inducements and reasons stated 

 in my former conveyance, I also desire to make this donation a Memorial 

 of my late husband, Daniel T. Newcomb, for the benefit of his former fel- 

 low citizens, and in doing so I will express the hope that it may be found 

 practicable, and not inconsistent with the objects of the members of the 

 Academy, to include in their enterprise provision for an Art Gallery, and 

 also that at no distant day their already valuable and growing collection 

 of books may be opened and established as a free public library. 



And, while my donation to the Academy is made unconditional, it is my 

 desire that a building should be erected on this property for the purposes 

 named. 



In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of June, 



A. D. 1877. 



Patience Viele Newcomb. 



State of Iowa, ) 

 Scott County. | 



Be it remembered, that on this 20th day of June A. D. 1877, before the 

 undersigned a Notary Public in and for said county, personally appeared 

 Patience Viele Neivcomb, to me jjersonally known to be the identical per- 

 son whose name is subscribed to the foregoing .deed as grantor, and 

 acknowledged the instrument to be her voluntary act and deed, and that 

 she executed the same for the purposes therein mentioned. 



Witness my hand and notarial seal the day and year last above written. 

 . , ^ Louis A. LeClaire, 



(Louis A. LeClaiee.) . 



-{ Nouiriai Seal, I Notary Fublic, 



i Scott County, Iowa, j Scott County, Iowa. 



[Filed for record June 2Gth, 1S77, at S:49 o'clock A. M., and recorded In Cook 36 of Lot Deeds, 

 on page 395. J. A. LeClaire, i?ecorder. J 



[Entered for taxation this 26th day of June, A. D. 1877. 



Jas. Dooley, Courdy Auditor. 

 by W. H. Dooley.] 



Thereupon Dr. Cochran moved the adoption of the following 

 resolution : 



Eesolved, That the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences return 

 grateful thanks to Mrs. P. V. Newcomb for this addition to her generous 

 donation, and in accepting the same assure her that the property will be 



