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Clinton and others. Afterwards he married 

 and settled in his native city — New York — 

 where, for some years following, his house 

 was the resort of all interested in science, 

 foreigners as well as Americans ; and he de- 

 voted considerable time to making collections 

 and descriptions of the living animals of the 

 State, anticipating a future demand for gen- 

 eral works on the subject. 7 



He found little more material for research 

 on fossils, only one more article appearing on 

 that subject under his authorship, 8 but he 

 continued to employ collectors in all branches 

 of Zoology. 



In 1838 considerations for his own health 



7 Mr. Cooper's father-in-law was Mr. E. Wilson, Jr. (known to 

 that generation as Squire Wilson), of Troy, N. Y., where his 

 ability as a lawyer, his kindness of heart, and his ever-flowing 

 wit and humor are well remembered. 



Squire Wilson was called by the countrymen of that vicinity 

 " the Honest Lawyer," and the children of Troy would leave 

 their play and run to receive a smile and merry word from 

 " Gran'pa," as every one called him, when they saw, advancing 

 on the street, his tall, commanding figure and handsome, benev- 

 olent face, with its halo of silver hair. 



8 A Report on some Fossil Bones of the Megalonyx, from 

 Virginia, 1833. 



