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College. Geological Excursions about New Haven. Dr. Noah 

 Webster. Lectures in 1806-7. Intercourse with Col. George 

 Gibbs. Visit to Boston and Cambridge. Kindness of the Gibbs 

 Family. Purchase of the Perkins Cabinet. Visit of Gov. Trum- 

 bull to the Cabinet. Eepublication of Henry's Chemistry. The 

 Weston Meteor. Correspondence ............................. 213 



CHAPTER X. 

 HIS MARRIAGE: REMINISCENCES OF GOVERNOR TRUMBULL. 



His Marriage. The First Governor Trumbull. The Second Gov 

 ernor Trumbull: His Person, Manners, and Character; His House 

 and Family ; His Appearance in Public ; Experience of his Personal 

 Kindness. First Introduction to Miss Trumbull. Governor Trum 

 bull' s Political Firmness. Popular Chemical Lectures in New 

 Haven, and Further Acquaintance with Miss Trumbull. Visits to 

 Lebanon. Death of Governor Trumbull. His Marriage ....... 231 



CHAPTER XI. 



HIS JOURNAL OF TRAVELS: THE GIBBS CABINET: THE MEDICAL 

 SCHOOL. 



Publication of his Journal of Travels. Reception of the Work. 

 Letter of Chancellor Kent. Letter from Mr. Wilberforce. Ac 

 cident in the Laboratory. Transfer of Colonel Gibbs's Cabinet to 

 New Haven. Impression made by the new Cabinet. War with 

 Great Britain. The Medical Institution of Yale College : its Or 

 igin and Organization. Provisions for the Defence of New Haven 

 against the British. Birth of a Son. News of the Conclusion of 

 Peace. Destructive Gale of 1815. Death of President Dwight. 

 Letters of Judge Desaussure, Professor Cleaveland, and Judge 

 Daggett. Letter from Dr. John Murray ....................... 248 



CHAPTER XH. 



THE "JOURNAL OF SCIENCE": DOMESTIC EVENTS: THE CABINET 

 OF MINERALS. 



The Establishment of the " Journal of Science." The Death of his 

 Mother. The Death of his Son. Journey to Canada with Mr. 

 Wadsworth. Purchase of the Gibbs Cabinet. Robert Bakewell 

 and his Contribution of Minerals. Alexander Brongniart. Wil 

 liam Maclure and his Services. Dr. Thomas Cooper: his Charac 

 ter. Letters from John C. Calhoun, Chancellor Kent, Robert Y. 

 Hayne, &c ..................... . ............................. 272 



