﻿March, 1855.] 



ELLIOTT SOCIETY. 



17 



He died May 14th, 1854, aged forty- three years. Dr. Bur- 

 den was a zealous student of Natural History, and one of the 

 founders of this Society. As an evidence of the interest he 

 took in its prosperity, he bequeathed his entire collection of 

 fossils, shells, plants, etc., to its Museum. 



The Secretary also announced the death of Dr. Waldo J. 

 Burnet, a correspondent of the Society, and an ardent culti- 

 vator of Natural History. 



On motion of Dr. Frampton, it was 



Resolved, That in the death of Dr. Thomas Legare Burden the Elliott 

 Society of Natural History has sustained a great loss. 



Resolved, That in consideration of his merits, and as a memorial of his 

 many virtues, a blank page of its journal be inscribed to his memory. 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to his afflicted family. 

 3 



