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When Agassiz had been in this country but a few
years he seriously contemplated going back to Europe. It
was understood that he would stay if a sufficient fund could
be raised to enable him to prosecute his researches here and
to establish a museum where his collections could be cared
for and made useful to science. There was a meeting in Boston
to see about raising the fund. The Governor was invited to
attend. The gentlemen present spoke rather doubtfully of
the prospect of success. Governor Banks was asked what he
thought the Commonwealth would do. He replied: "The Commonwealth
will give a hundred thousand dollars." The Legislature had
been of late years economical, not to say niggardly, in such
matters. Governor Banks's declaration was received with entire
incredulity. One gentleman present said that he was very
much discouraged by what His Excellency had said. If he
had said some moderate sum there might have been hope that
it would be given, but it was utterly hopeless to expect
that any such extravagant sum as that would be contributed
by the State.


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