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that year. He remained in this field of labor until he was 

 compelled to leave on account of sickness, having the 

 African fever, but almost recovered his health during his 

 passage home, arriving at Providence per English bark 

 Sheffield, May 17, 1865, after an eighty-two days' passage 

 from Zanzibar. 



While he was absent, Professor Agassiz and Senator 

 Sumner procured for him the appointment of United 

 States Consul at Mozambique, but the commission passed 

 him in transit and he never acted under it, although his 

 name was borne upon the rolls for several years. 



From the organization of the Peabody Academy of 

 Science in March, 1867, until his decease, he was an As- 

 sistant and one of the Curators of the Museum under its 

 charge. 



He was a member of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, and of the Boston Society of 

 Natural History. 



In 1875, he assisted Dr. G. M. Levette of the State 

 Geological Survey of Indiana, in a hydrographic survey 

 of a dozen or more of the lakes in the northern part of 

 that state, where his experience in the collecting and pres- 

 ervation of specimens of natural history and in seining 

 and dredging was of great value. 



About a year after its organization in 1869, the Salem 

 Fraternity first attracted Mr. Cooke's attention. He soon 

 became one of its most helpful friends, and more and more 

 he took into his willing hands multiplying activities. He 

 was interested in the formation of the library and reading 

 room, becoming chairman of the committee on these de- 

 partments and constantly and earnestly devoting himself 

 to the welfare of this institution. He possessed admi- 

 rable traits of character. No one could take more pains 



