Extract From His Memoir Of Elisha Mitchell

Author : James H. Otey
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ISBN 13 : 9781331969334
Total Pages : 102 pages
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Download or read book A Memoir of the Rev. Elisha Mitchell, D. D., Late Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy Geology in the University of North Carolina written by James H. Otey and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Memoir of the Rev. Elisha Mitchell, D. D., Late Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy Geology in the University of North Carolina: Together With the Tributes of Respect to His Memory, by Various Public Meetings and Literary Associations, and the Addresses Delivered at the Re-Interment of His Remains Elisha Mitchell D. D., Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology in the University of North Carolina, was born in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, on the 19th of August, 1793. He was the eldest son of Abner Mitchell, a respectable farmer of that township, whose wife, Ph ebe Eliot, was a descendant in the fifth generation of John Eliot, the celebrated "Apostle to the Indians." Dr. Mitchell was thus a member of a family now very widely spread over the United States, and reckoning many who have exercised much influence in Commerce, Politics, Science, and Religion. He possessed many of the characteristics which marked the Eliots, especially of the earlier generations. The Rev. Jared Eliot, M. D. and D. D., minister for many years at Killingworth, Connecticut, was Dr. Mitchell's great-grandfather. He was distinguished in his own times for his knowledge of History, Natural Philosophy, Botany, and Mineralogy, while as a theologian he was sound in the faith and delighted in the doctrines of Gospel Grace. Among his correspondents were Dr. Franklin and Bishop Berkeley, and in 1762 he was honored by the Royal Society of London with a gold medal for a valuable discovery in the manufacture of Iron. This ancestor Dr. Mitchell closely resembled in many peculiarities of body and soul. Both were men of large stature, of great bodily strength, of untiring activity of restless curiosity, of varied and extensive attainments, of a quaint and quiet humor, of persevering generosity, and of a well established piety. This desire for excellence in things pertaining to the mind was a prominent feature in Br. Mitchell's character from early childhood. When only four years old he acted a spirited part in an exhibition of the school he then attended, greatly to his own satisfaction, and to the delight of his friends. As he grew older, he was never so well pleased as when his playmates would gather around him to hear him tell what he had read in his books, and explain the pictures they contained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."