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cised particular munificence toward Yale college, 

 to which his attention was directed by one of the 

 trustees of the institution with whom he was ac- 

 quainted, and also by the rev. Mr. Williams, then 

 president of the college, with whom he corre- 

 sponded. 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 reside at 

 college at least nine months in a year, in each 

 of the three years, between their fn'st and second 

 degrees * ; and all surplussages of money, arising 

 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 

 moral theme as should be given them. This do- 

 nation is still held by the college, and the distri- 

 bution of the Dean's 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 v/orks to the college 

 library; and after his return to Europe, partly 

 out of his own estate, but principally with monies 

 which he procured for the jDurpose by donation 



* 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 oi'the 

 college, and the senior episcopal missionary within the colony 

 who should then be present; and in case none should be present, 

 then by the president only : and in case the president and senior 

 missionary should not agree in deciding on the best aeholar:, that 

 then the case should be decided by lot. 



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