THE 
AMERICAN * 
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, &. 
Arr. 1—Memoir of the Lafe of | es : Esq.* 
Tue memory of the late Mr. Whitney is so fondly cherished by 
his fellow citizens, out of respect to his distinguished talents, his pri- 
™ virwues, and his public spirit, and his name holds so honorable 
among the benefactors of our country, that the wish has 
een intimated to us of seeing a more extended biogra phy of 
' tee n has hitherto been given to the public.. 
© low enter with a 
| ras tr ueeg vised ic 
fom deve same class. ave aes 
» have. attained to hi eminence and usefulness 4 
: ey other situation i in society so ferorebl to the early fcianleas of 
abits sts “economy, both of time and money, which, when car- ~ 
ard into “the study of the scholar, or the | field of active oy 
we afford the surest pledge of suc . 
paternal ancestors of Mr. Whitney, Acc atatdinn England 
‘Mong the early settlers of Massachusetts, - their descendants " 
is 
Pa 8 the most respectable farmers of Wi = County. 
‘ernal ances stors, of the name of Fay, were hp nglish emigrants, 
tnd ranked 
» among the substantial yeomanty’of Massachusetts. A 
P 5 ae 
y * The editor js indebted exeluseely to Prof. Olmsted, for this article. 
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