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Executors and appoint in his stead my friend Dr. Samuel Betton 

 of Germantown. Wherefore the three Executors of my will should 

 be Dr. James Mease, Prof Jacob Green & Dr. Samuel Betton. But 

 if one of them should decline to serve I substitute the french 

 Consul for the time being, if another should decline I substitute 

 the Consul of the two Sicilies for the time being, and if all three 

 should decline, the third to be appointed by the Court. 



I particularly confirm the obligations imposed upon the Exec 

 utors of my will, to have my valuable Collections properly sold and 

 rather in Europe than in America, where they will fetch a better 

 price. I want them to be offered first to the Museum of Natural 

 history of Paris at a fair mutual valuation and also the obligation 

 to publish all my manuscripts, the works thereof forming part of 

 my estate when printed like my other Works. 



I recomend again to my nephew Jules the care of my man 

 uscripts & works. If any msst of mine is neglected by my Ex 

 ecutors, he may call for all what I have written in books & loose 

 sheets, and may thereof draw what materials he may deem worthy 

 of publication. 



I aver that I owe not one cent to any body, having always 

 paid cash for everything lately, but that many owe me largely, 

 and that I have many claims to settle, whereof Schedules will be 

 found in my Books, Pulmel Book, Natural Collections Book. Even 

 my Sister or rather now her husband Paul L,anthois owes me a 

 settlement of account for many articles Sent for Sale to them at 



Bordeaux & received. 



C. S. RAFINESQUE 



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After ten years trials and delays, I succeeded this year to 

 establish in May, the Divitial Institution of North America, and 

 Six per cent Savings Bank, which is a beneficial & useful Institu 

 tion. It has been assailed at the outset by the violent opposition 



