306 The late Mr. William Griffith. 



of my sentiments, should you think them in any way calculated to 

 advance the object in which we both feel so deeply interested, namely, 

 that we at least, in common I believe with the whole Botanical 

 world, ' consider his exertions creditable,' and are most anxious to 

 assist in establishing on the broadest basis his reputation ' as a 

 scientific Botanist,' which, unhappily for natural science, he has not 

 lived to do for himself." 



Extract of the Will of the late Dr. Griffith, dated 20th Oct. 1844. 



" I give and bequeath all my Books to John McClelland, Assistant 

 Surgeon in the East India Company's Service on their Bengal Establish- 

 ment, and Robert Wight, Surgeon in the said East India Company's 

 Service on their Madras Establishment, equally between them, and to 

 the survivor of them ; and I direct my Executors to put them or him 

 in possession of every such Books as soon as conveniently may be 

 after my decease : I leave, give, and bequeath all my collections of 

 Natural History and all my Manuscripts and Drawings unto the 

 Honourable the East India Company, and all my Microscopes to 

 Richard Horsman Solly, Esq. number Forty-eight, Great Ormond 

 Street, Bloomsbury, London ; and direct my Executors to put the said 

 East India Company and the said Richard Horsman Solly in posses- 

 sion of the same, respectively, as soon as conveniently may be after my 

 decease. 



" (Signed) William Griffith." 





