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INDEX. 



of Lowell lecture?, i. 304; his fourth 

 course of Lowell lectures, i. 396; 

 his lectures in Southern cities, ii. 1, 

 seq. ; his lectures in Pittsburgh, ii. 

 2: his lectures in Baltimore, ii. 4; 

 his visit to Charleston, ii. 8; his 

 visit to Montgomery (Ala.), ii- 13; 

 his lectures in New Orleans, ii. 14, 

 sty. ; his letters to a lady on the 

 subject of religion, ii. 17, seq. ; his 

 lectures in other cities, ii. 20, scq. ; 

 his reflections on his public labors, 

 ii. 22; attends Commencement at 

 Cambridge (1840), ii. 30; his cor- 

 respondence with Berzelius, ii. 35 ; 

 his correspondence with W. Mac- 

 lure, ii. 40; his correspondence with 

 K. Bakewell, ii. 51; his reminis- 

 cences of Col. Trumbull and re- 

 marks on his paintings, ii. 6(5, 

 seq. ; his religious reflections, ii. 

 85, 93, 100, 234, 253, 208, 300; his 

 visit to his early home, ii. 87; his 

 proposal to resign his professor- 

 ship, ii. 90; his second visit to Eu- 

 rope, ii. 101, seq. ; letters to him 

 from llumboldt and Carl Hitter, 

 ii. 103, .sec/. , his second marriage, ii. 

 108 ; his letters to Dr. John Griscom, 

 ii. 108, seq. ; his notice of the death 

 of Prof. Stuart, ii. 115; his notice 

 of the death of 1'rof. Kingsley, ii. 

 110: his interview with Daniel 

 Webster, ii. 118; his resignation of 

 his professorship, ii. liM, .<<q.; his 

 correspondence with Dr. Edward. 

 Hitchcock, ii. 13ii, st-q. , his view 

 of the Mosaic Cosmogony, ii. 132; 

 letters to him from Prof. Agassi/, 

 ii. 150, seq. ; from Sir Charles Lyell, 

 ii. 161, set/.; from Sir K. I. Mufchi- 

 son, ii. 107; from Prof. K. Owen, 

 ii. If,:'; from Prof. Charles D.m- 

 beuy, ii. 172; from Sir J. F. W. 

 lleix'liel, ii. 178; from Prof. Coiiv- 

 beare, ii.lS); from Prof. .1. F. VV. 

 .Johnston, ii. 181; his correspond- 

 ence with Dr. Mantell, ii. 183, serf. ; 



nd book of travels in Eu- 

 rope, ii. -2.!:!; his last lecture in col- 



-!4 ; his opinionson slavery, 

 ii. 238; his action respecting Kan- 

 sas, ii. 241. srq. ; letters to him from 

 John P. Hale. ii. 215 ; from Josiah 

 Quincy, ii. 2-17 ; his interviews 

 with Washington Irving, ii. 249; 

 his presence, at the dedication of 

 the Dudley Observatory, ii. 250; 



his interest in the religious welfare 

 of his friends, ii. 253; his part in 

 the New Haven correspondence 

 with Mr. Buchanan, ii. 257, *< 7. ; 

 letters to him from Lyman Trum- 

 bull, ii. 201; from Charles Sunnier, 

 ii. 2G1 ; from Edward Hitchcock, ii. 

 202; his correspondence with John 

 Taylor, ii. 263: his situation in his 

 closing years, ii. 271 , seq. ; the pros- 

 perity of his departments of in- 

 struction in Yale College, ii. 274, 

 seq. ; his agency in the establish- 

 ment of tlie Sheffield Scientific 

 School, ii. 276, seq. ; tributes of re- 

 spect paid to him in his old age, ii. 

 279; his views of the Southern re- 

 bellion and the Avar, ii. 283; his 

 correspondence witli Miss (Juincy, 

 ii. 284, seq. ; his letters to I!ev. Dr. 

 Sprague, ii. 292. seq. ; his letters to 

 Miss Lindsley, ii. 294, seq. ; his part 

 in the commemoration at North 

 Stonington, ii. 304; his last illness, 

 ii. 311, seq. ; his death, ii. 317; his 

 funeral, ii. 318; his personal traits, 

 ii. 318, seq. ; his intellectual quali- 

 ties, ii. 318; his merits as a lecturer, 

 ii. 321), seq. ; liis services to science, 

 ii. 320, seq. ; his services to Yale 

 College, ii. 335; his character as a 

 college oflieer, ii. 330, st 7. , his love 

 of esteem, ii. 3U9; his kindness, ii. 

 353; his domestic traits, ii. 

 testimonies to his excellence, ii. 

 30!), sr 7 . 



Silliman, Benjamin, Jr., his useful- 

 ness as the assistant of his father, 

 L 818, 864, :i!):!: ii. 12S; his agency 

 in founding (lie Vale Scientific 

 School, ii. 274, 275: letter of Prof. 

 Silliman to, ii Ml 4. 



Silliman, Benjamin (3d), ii. 308. 



Silliman, Benjamin I)., becomes an 

 assistant of' Prof. Silliman, i. 315; 

 his subsequent history, i. ."10. 



Silliman, Daniel, i. 1. 



Silliman, Kbenc/er. i. 3. 



Silliman, (Jen. (iold Selleck. his ser- 

 vices in (he Revolutionary war, i. 

 3; his capture by the British, i. 0; 

 his return to his home, i. 9; his 

 death, i. 15. 



Silliman, Mrs. Cold Selleck, her 

 character, i. 0; her account of her 

 retreat from Fairfield. i. 8; her 

 death and character, i. 274; ii. 84. 



Silliman,(Jold Selleck (Jr.), i. 8, 9, 10, 



