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Henry. In the year 1847 Professor Henry was invited to 

 deliver a course of lectures in Princeton, the college of whose 

 faculty he had been a member prior to his acceptance of the 

 chief executive office of the newly-founded Institution. Prince- 

 ton University, or the College of New Jersey, as it was 

 then known, paid him for this course of lectures an honora- 

 rium of $1000, which Professor Henry placed to the credit of 

 the Board of Regents. 



In 1874 a bequest of $1000 was received from the estate of 

 James Hamilton, " the interest to be appropriated biennially 

 by the Secretaries, either in money or a medal, for such con- 

 tribution, paper, or lecture on any scientific or useful subject 

 as said Secretaries may direct." 



Mr. Hamilton was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Octo- 

 ber 1 6, 1793, and died there January 23, 1873. He was 

 graduated from Dickinson College in 1812, and was ad- 

 mitted to the Bar in 1816. For a few years he followed 

 the practice of his profession, and then retired to devote 

 himself to the more congenial pursuits of science and litera- 

 ture. He was a close student of astronomy, botany, and 

 mineralogy, and his interest also extended to education, for 

 he was a trustee of Dickinson College in 1 824-^3, and was 

 almost continuously a school director in Carlisle from the 

 inception of the school system there in 1836, till his death. 

 His philanthropy and public spirit showed itself in many 

 ways. Not only was he one of the organizers and trustees 

 of the Presbyterian Church, but he was also active in its 

 work as well. His charities were numerous and his will 

 included more than a thousand items of benefaction. 



In 1879 a bequest of $402.59 was received from Doctor 

 Simeon Habel. This sum was increased from the income 



