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In 1832 he was appointed adjunct. Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in 

 Harvard University, and succeeded Dr. James Jackson in 1836, holding the chair until 

 1858. He was President of the Mass. Medical Society from 1848 to 1852. 



Dr. Ware was one of a family distinguished for the talents of its members. His father 

 and several brothers were eminent as preachers and theological writers ; one, William, was 

 the author of the widely known classical novels of "Zenobia" and "Aurelian;" and 

 Henry possessed a fine poetical talent. More than one of the brothers achieved great 

 success in the practice of medicine. 



Dr. Ware's contributions to the literature of his profession were numerous and very able ; 

 and some of them exercised a great influence, especially the essays on delirium tremens 

 and on croup. He was a most careful observer, a mature thinker, and very thorough as a 

 teacher. His great liberality and candor were as marked as his ability ; and his gentle and 

 lovable nature rounded off a character which was appreciated as it deserved to be, by all 

 who had the good fortune to be cared for professionally by him, or to enjoy his friendly 

 intercourse. As a physician, he was wholly devoted and faithful, as he was in all other 

 relations of life. 



Dr. Ware died in Boston on the 29th of April, 1864, in the seventieth year of his age. 



At the annual meeting in May, the Treasurer, before presenting his report, announced 

 the agreeable intelligence that the subscriptions to the working fund had reached the re- 

 quired sum of |20,000, and that consequently the $40,000 was secured. 



His report stated that the receipts for the year amounted to $24,955.90, which added to 

 the balance of last year, made $36,239.35; the expenditures had been $32,121.16, leaving 

 a cash balance of $4,118.19. 



Of the $24,955.90 received, $7,700 were from subscriptions already paid on the working 

 fund. Of the $32,121.16 paid $27,773.07 had been on the new building. 



The Librarian, Mr. Chas. K. Dillaway, after serving the Society for the long period of 

 thirty-one years, having been elected in 1833, in tendering his thirty-first and final report, 

 resigned the position so long and ftxithfully held, much to the regret of the nrembers, to 

 whom he was endeared by long and intimate association. The record of the meeting 

 states that in presenting the report, Mr. Dillaway gave an interesting account of the pro- 

 gress of the Society in every department during his connection with it. The Library, he 

 said, at the time of his first annual report contained about 200 volumes ; now we have over 

 6000 of great value. In 1833 we had published nothing and had no exchanges ; now our 

 Journal and Proceedings go to every kindred Society in America and Europe. Since the 

 last annual meeting there had been received from donations 915 volumes and 559 pam- 

 phlets and parts of volumes, including the munificent bequest of the late Dr. Greene ; 

 from exchanges 40 volumes and 197 parts of volumes, making with some from other sources 

 an addition of 970 volumes and 778 parts of volumes. Since our removal to this building 

 every book has been numl)ered, lalxdled, catalogued and placed upon the shelves, for a 

 great part of which labor the Society was under obligations to Mr. Samuel H. Scudder. 



The warm thanks of the Society were Aoted to Mr. Dillaway for his long and efficient 

 services, and he was requested by unanimous vote to make vise of the rooms of the Society 

 for private instruction as heretofore. 



