A statement of facts relative to the establishment and progress of the Elgin Botanic Garden : and the subsequent disposal of the same to the State of New-York / by David Hosack, M.D.

  • David Hosack
Date:
1811
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Credit: A statement of facts relative to the establishment and progress of the Elgin Botanic Garden : and the subsequent disposal of the same to the State of New-York / by David Hosack, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    93 afions induce your committee unanimously to recommend iblishmenl be purchased by the state, with the- proceeds ofa l panted for that purpose—That the institution be placed under the dircc- its of the university, for the benefit of the medical schools ■ I that the physicians and students throughout the state, at all times, have access to the establishment, and the botanical lectures there de- livered, free from expense. To carry this recommendation into effect, the committee have directed their chairman to ask for leave to bring in a bill for that purpose. Thereupon, Ordered, that leave be given to bring in such bill. Ordered, That the said report be forthwith printed for the use of the senate.* February 13th, 1810. Mr. Livingston, according to leave heretofore given for that purpose, brought in a bill, entitled An Act for promoting medical science in the state of New-York, wljicli was read the first, time, and by unanimous consent, was also read a second time, and committed to a committee of the wholc.f February 17th, I The proceedings of the medical society of the county of Saratoga, of the medical society ofthe county of Ulster, of the medical society of the count} of Dutchess, and of the medical society of the county of Niagara, relative to the purchase of the botanic garden of Dr. Hosaek, were referred to the commit- tee of the whole, when on the bill, entitled An act lor promoting medical ace in the state of .New -York.' uory 20th, 1810. The senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill, entitled, An act for promoting medical science in the state of New .York, .uid after some time spent thereon, -Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Hurt, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked lbv, and obtained leave to sit again § Upon that occasion Mr. Clinton called the attention of the* senate to this subject by an historical sketch of the progress of botanical science in Europe as well as in this country. He then pointed out its connection with medicine, and its relation to agri- culture and the arts. He next noticed the advantages \vc had reason to expect from its cultivation in the United States, at the same time recounting the labours and discoveries of Golden, Cut- ler, Belknap, the Bartrams, Muhlenberg, the Michauxs, Barton, and others, who have been occupied in this extensive and still un- explored field of enquiry. He concluded by warmly advoc the proposed purchase as honourable to the state of New-York, and calculated to improve the advantages of its medical sch as well as to exalt the literary reputation of our country. lie was followed by Genera] Piatt, who took an extensive survey ol the general state of society in the United States, and oi the pro- • Journal of die Senate, 33d seiskm, ;>. 57, t Journal of the Si note, 33d nation, p. 4!. : Journal of the Senate, >.!il session, ]>. 49.