296 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
This distinguished gentleman died two years ago. - left by will his 
large, choice, and most valuable collection of engrav Harvard 
College, together with a fund * sixteen thousand in to defray the 
expense of cataloguing and preserving them. But the most im 
S his legacies for public objeda is that of fifty thousand dollars, as de- 
in the extract from his will, quoted by William Gray, his nephew 
wad executor, in a letter addressed to the corporation, dated Bosto 
20, 1858, as follows: 
“ And also so give, out of such surplus only, to Harvard College, or or such 
other institution as you see fit, the further sum of fifty thousand dollars; 
the income to be applied to establishing and a oe ae a Museum 
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the Ciicorakion aad Overseers. No par rit said income is to 
for real estate or the payment ‘of salaries.” 
The conditions under which this Jonstion has been bestowed on Har- 
“ First, That the =e be + t as a separate and distinct fund, and in- 
vested from time to time at the discretion of the Cope ten 
that no part thereof shall ever be invested in as estate, 0 
or stock of any incorporated or joint-stock company. 
“ Second, No part of the income sh ih fand shall ever be expended 
for real estate or the payment of salari 
“ Third, The income is not to be sabjact to any charges of any eri 
but the whole amount derived from the fund is to be applied pace 
lishing and maintaining a Museum of Comparative Zoology at 
College. 
“ Fourth, Neither the collections, nor any building which may omnis 
the same, shall ever be designated by a other name than the 
of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. depart 
“ Fifth, The Museum shall never be appended to any other 
ment, oe is to be under the = < an se Faculty, resp 
ble > only to the Corporation and O 
“ Sixth, The President of the College shall 1 i ee P x the Pred 
n case of vacancies 
F ape shall = ‘cane to - nominate 5 the Corporation F 8 
alker, 
ighthe The first Faculty shall consist of Rev. a per 
PAS at of the College, Professor Louis Agassiz, Di ce oe Profet 
seum, Dr. Jacob Bigelow, Professor Oliver Wendell Holmes, ! 
sor Jeffries Wyman. , much of Be 
“ Ninth, In case of the loss of any part of a ios og ned to make 
income as may be requisite for this purpose shall be retaiescome sal 
Be such loss, provided that not more than one- one-half of 
retained in any one year. 
