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While Professor in Middlebury College, C. B. Adams was 

 appointed Geologist of the State of Vermont, entering upon 

 its duties in 1845, and continuing in the office for three years. 

 He presented the results of his labors to the State in four 

 "Annual Reports," (1845-48;) but the funds appropriated be- 

 came exhausted, and the final report was not made before the 

 Professor's removal to Amherst. Subsequently he was too 

 much absorbed in other scientific pursuits to attend to it, al- 

 though solicited to finish the work. 



Established at Amherst, (1847,) Professor Adams took a 

 deep interest in the College, his Alma Mater, and soon sub- 

 stantially proved it by presenting to the Institution his exten- 

 sive and valuable collections of Natural History, on certain 

 conditions, however, of which the following deserve to be 

 recorded : — 



"A fund, not less in value than the above mentioned gift, 

 viz: $5000 or more, shall be established, to be called 'The 

 Natural History Fund.' 



"The income of this fund, and of such additions as may be 

 made to it, shall be used for ever for increasing the collection 

 of books of Natural History and of specimens in Natural 

 History belonging to Amherst College. 



"This expenditure shall be made by myself during my offi- 

 cial connection with the College, and subsequently by the 

 officer or officers of instruction, who shall have charge of the 

 department of Natural History, and shall be subject to such 

 regulations as the Trustees of the College may deem requisite 

 to secure its faithful appropriation to the objects specified. 



"The words 'increase of books and of specimens/ are not 

 intended to include the care and exhibition of the same; but 

 these may be included, in case the general treasury of the 

 College shall be embarrassed with debt. So much of the in- 

 come as shall not be expended within the year in which it 

 accrues, shall be added to the principal." 



To the written conditions referred to is added the following 

 "remark," characteristic of its distinguished author: — 



"This gift, with these conditions, is made with a view to 

 contribute in some small degree to the exhibition of the glo- 

 rious plan of creation, especially of the creation of organic 

 beings, as this plan exists in the mind of the Creator." 



The gift in question was accepted by the authorities of Am- 

 herst College, and the conditions have, it is hoped, been faith- 

 fully performed. The collections, enriched by the unceasing 

 efforts and successful explorations of Professor Adams, remain 

 at Amherst, a monument of his extraordinary labors. 



The Professor again visited Jamaica in the winter of 1848-49. 

 In November, 1850, he went to Panama, returning, early in 



