124 MEMOIR OF BURCKHARDT. 



ghastly hue, and had all the appearance of approach- 

 ing death. Yet he perfectly retained his senses, and 

 was surprisingly firm and collected. He desired 

 that I would take pen and paper and write down 

 what he should dictate." 



After instructing Mr. Salt to draw the money 

 (250) due to him by the Association, and to dis- 

 pose of it partly to defray some necessary expenses, 

 and partly in small gratuities to his servants, he 

 proceeded, " Send one thousand piastres to the poor 

 at Zurich. Let my whole library, with the excep- 

 tion of my European books, go to the University of 

 Cambridge, to the care of Dr. Clarke the librarian, 

 comprising also the MSS. in the hands of Sir Joseph 

 Banks. My European books (they were only eight 

 in number) I leave to you (Mr. Salt) ; of my papers 

 make such a selection as you think fit, and send 

 them to Mr. Hamilton (the Secretary) for the Afri- 

 can Association. There is nothing on Africa : I was 

 for starting in two months' time with the caravan 

 returning from Mecca, and going to Fezzan ; thence 

 to Timbuctoo; but it is otherwise disposed. For 

 my affairs in Europe, Mr. Rapp has my will. * 

 Give my love to my friends (enumerating several 



* This refers to a will made previous to his departure from 

 England, according to which, in case he had advanced into the 

 interior of Africa, and was not heard of by the 1st of January, 

 1 820, he was to be considered as dead. By this will, he ap- 

 pointed his mother residuary legatee for all sums that might 

 accrue to him from his engagements with the African Associa- 

 tion. 



