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ters of Robert Bakewell. Mr. Bakewell on the Mosaic Cosmog 

 ony, on Lyell and Buckland, on Ly ell's Geology, on his own Geology, 

 on Scientific Journals, on Oxford and Dr. Buckland, on Mantell and 

 Ms Museum, on Coal-Beds in America, on Storms, on Murchison's 

 Geological Work, on a Universal Language, on the Insect Tree. ... 35 



CHAPTER XIX. 



COLONEL, TKUMBULL AND HIS PAINTINGS. 



Professor Silliman's Acquaintance with Colonel Trumbull. His Inter 

 view with Colonel Trumbull, in 1830. Purchase of Trumbull' s 

 Paintings by Yale College. Colonel Trumbull on his Portrait of 

 Washington. The Battle of Trenton. The Battle of Bunker 

 Hill, and General Warren. Anecdote of Colonel Small. Paint 

 ing of the Battle of Princeton. The Death of General Mercer. 

 Anecdotes relating to this Painting. Anecdote of General Mat- 

 toon and Colonel Trumbull. The Surrender of Cornwallis 66 



CHAPTER XX. 



RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT DAY : DOMESTIC AFFLICTION. 



Resignation of President Day. Letter of Chancellor Kent. Visit 

 to Boston : Agassiz. Death of Mr. Elihu Chauncey. Visit from 

 Agassiz. Birthday Reflections (1848). Death of Jeremiah Mason. 



Visit to his Early Home. Proposal to Resign. Death of Mrs. 

 Silliman. Religious Thoughts. Visit to Washington : President 

 Taylor; Secretary Clayton. His Consent to withdraw his Resig 

 nation 79 



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CHAPTER XXI. 

 VISIT TO EUROPE: SECOND MARRIAGE: RETIREMENT FROM 



OFFICE. 



His Second Visit to Europe. His Reception and his Travels. Let 

 ters from Humboldt and Carl Ritter. Letter from President Day. 



His Second Marriage. Letters to Dr. John Griscom. Death 

 of Professor Stuart. Death of Professor Kingsley. His Renewal 

 of his Resignation. Interview with Daniel Webster. Death of 

 Dr. Mantell. Proceedings connected with his Retirement from 



Office. His Reflections on this Event 101 



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CHAPTER XXII. 



CORRESPONDENCE WITH DR. HITCHCOCK: LETTERS OF AGASSIZ. 



Geology and Genesis. Views of Professor Silliman. Dr. Hitchcock 

 proposes to Study in New Haven; on the First Chapter of Genesis 



