THE SCIENTIFIC CORPS 



zation of the scientific work. Dana wrote to Herrick from 

 Washington : 



' The corps will consist of those I named to you. 

 Randall in all probability will not go ; and Hale may not. 

 You know I had some doubts about myself when I left 

 you at New Haven. I have since found that Gray, 

 although he has handed in his resignation, will consent 

 to go ; and as this removes my greatest objection I have 

 no reason for further hesitation. Gray held out for 

 some time after arrival here, but was at last persuaded to 

 be satisfied with the arrangements and general plan of the 

 expedition." 



In Julian Hawthorne's biography of Nathaniel Haw- 

 thorne (vol. i., p. 162) it appears that the latter desired 

 to go as ".historiographer." 



The roster was at last completed, and here are the 

 names of the savants and artists, and their official desig- 

 nations, as recorded by Captain Wilkes in his final report. 



On the " Vincennes" 



Charles Pickering, Naturalist. 

 Joseph Drayton, Artist. 



William D. Brackenridge, Assistant, Botanist. 

 John G. Brown, Mathematical Instrument Maker. 

 John W. W. Dyes, Assistant Taxidermist. 



Joseph P. Couthouy, Naturalist. Left at Sydney and detached at Hon- 

 olulu, November, 1840. 



On the "Peacock" 

 (Wrecked July 18, 1841) 

 James D. Dana, Mineralogist. 

 T. R. Peale, Naturalist. 

 Horatio Hale, Philologist. 

 F. L. Da\enport, Interpreter. 



On the "Relief" 



William Rich, Botanist. Joined Peacock at Callao and Vincennes at San 

 Francisco. 



Alfred T. Agate, Artist. Joined Peacock at Callao and Vincennes at 

 San Francisco, 



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