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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    examination of theobjectl of which it try- also occur to you thai books, <>i arc of thimselvcs insufficient for tlr medicine. J The obvious and only effectual rw jfti»» -»e <^ Botanical Gardens this would invite! • T]lr, of o>ir country would be investigated! you) P™' benefit, both to agriculture and ineif , •';•are ulaT *•«*«* the College will not at present admil an(l till b^nmet uPon • ' \, Jive scale6 Influenced b> this const lUUi' •£«* to suggest to tie board of trustees, as the best subsu by tJ,e aA establishment, and a, Intr .ducton to a move extensive plan,* ^ ■ ■■ L »*s of the College may iustifyit, that the professorship of botat.y :md m\,\{]r medica be endowed x ith a certain annual salary, sufficient to defray the necessary expenses of a small garden, in which the professor may cultivate, under his immediate notice, such plants as furnish the most valuable medicines, and are most necessary for medical instruction ; or that it be appropriated in any other manner which may appear more eligible, under his direction. (Signed) DAVID HOSACK. (COPY ) The committee appointed by the board of trustees to examine the proposi- tion laid before them by the professor of Botany—Report, That upon inquiring- into the present slate of the professorship of botany and materia medica, we have found that the present professor, Doctor David Hosack, has been at great expense in the purchase of the necessary books, plants, and engravings, to render the professorship valuable and instructive to his pupils. That to the same end, the establishment of a botanical garden appears to be essentially necessary for the purposes of medical instruction. That we consider such an establishment will not only contribute to the instruction of the pupil, but will greatly advance the real interests and reputa- tion of the college. That we have particularly examined the plan which Doctor Hosack has proposed, and earnest!} approve the same. That with the advantages he already enjoys of an extensive botanical library and herbarium, and bavin/ a piece of ground under his own immediate inspection, we consider that a sum not exceeding three hundred pounds per annum Will enable him to defray the expenses of the establishment he propo- ses, in 'he cultivation of those plants that are employed as articles of medicine. That we earnestly recommend to the board of trustees, that the above mentioned sum of three hundred pounds, be annually allowed for the term of five years to Doctor Hosack for the above purposes, which we believe will be faithfully employed, and in such manner as will greatly redound to the honour and interests of the institution. (bigned) BKNJAMIN KISSAM, WILLIAM MOORE. Though the committee appointed by the trustees of the col- lege expressed an opinion thus favourable of a botanic garden^ and recommended that an annual sum of three hundred pounds, lor five years, might be allowed for the purpose of aiding in the establishment of such an institution, and though the board of trustees coincided in the opinion of the committee %