350 Nations lately become Literary. 



man so illustrious for talents, learning, virtue, 

 and social aUractions, could not fail of giving a 

 spring to the literary diligence and ambition of 

 many who enjoyed his acquaintance. He visited the 

 various literary institutions which came within his 

 reach, and wrote and spoke in their favour, as op- 

 portunities were afforded, and their exigencies re- 

 quired. He exercised particular munificence to 

 Yale College, to which his attention was directed 

 by one of the trustees of the institution with whom 

 he was acquainted, and also by the Rev. Mr. 

 Williams, then President of the College, with 

 whom he corresponded. Soon after his return to 

 Europe he sent, as a gift to this College, a deed 

 of the farm which he held in Rhode-Island, which 

 he directed to be appropriated to the maintenance 

 of the three best classical scholars who should re- 

 side at College at least nine months in a year, in 

 each of the three years, between their first and se- 

 cond degrees;* and all surplussages of money, aris- 

 ing from accidental vacancies, to be distributed in 

 Greek and Latin books, to such under-graduate 

 students as should make the best composition, or 

 declamation in the Latin tongue, upon such a mo- 

 ral theme as should be given them. This dona- 

 tion is still held by the College, and the distribu- 

 tion of the Deans Bounty is annually and faith- 

 fully performed, agreeably to the directions of the 

 donor. While at Newport, the Dean also pre- 

 sented a copy of his own works to the College Li- 

 brary; and after his return to Europe, partly out of 

 his own estate, but principally with monies which 



k The Dean directed, that on the sixth of May annually, or, in case 

 that should be Sunday, on the seventh, the candidates for this bounty 

 should be publicly examined by the President of the College, and the se- 

 nior Episcopal Missionary within the colony who should then be present, 

 and in case none should be present, then by the President only: And in 

 ca^e the President and senior Missionary should not agree in deciding Q}\ 

 the best scholars, that .then the case should be decided by lot. 



