The students of Williams College having learned that you have prepared, for private distribution, a volume illustrating the character of the late Amos Lawrence, whose munificence to this Institution they appreciate, and whose memory they honor; the undersigned, a Committee appointed for the purpose, express to you their earnest desire that you would allow it to be published.

Very truly yours,

SAMUEL B. FORBES,
E. C. SMITH,
FRED. W. BEECHER,
HENRY HOPKINS.

To

W. R. Lawrence, M.D., Boston.

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.
BIRTH.—ANCESTRY.—PARENTS,[15]
CHAPTER II.
EARLY YEARS.—SCHOOL DAYS.—APPRENTICESHIP,[20]
CHAPTER III.
ARRIVAL IN BOSTON.—CLERKSHIP.—COMMENCES BUSINESS.—HABITS,[28]
CHAPTER IV.
BUSINESS HABITS.—HIS FATHER'S MORTGAGE.—RESOLUTIONS.—ARRIVAL OF BROTHERS IN BOSTON,[35]
CHAPTER V.
VISITS AT GROTON.—SICKNESS.—LETTER FROM DR. SHATTUCK.—ENGAGEMENT.—LETTER TO REV. DR. GANNETT.—MARRIAGE,[40]
CHAPTER VI.
BRAMBLE NEWS.—JUNIOR PARTNER GOES TO ENGLAND.—LETTERS TO BROTHER,[47]
CHAPTER VII.
DEATH OF SISTER.—LETTERS,[54]
CHAPTER VIII.
DOMESTIC HABITS.—ILLNESS AND DEATH OF WIFE,[59]
CHAPTER IX.
JOURNEYS.—LETTERS.—JOURNEY TO NEW YORK,[68]
CHAPTER X.
MARRIAGE.—ELECTED TO LEGISLATURE.—ENGAGES IN MANUFACTURES.—REFLECTIONS,[77]
CHAPTER XI.
REFLECTIONS.—BUNKER HILL MONUMENT.—LETTERS,[82]
CHAPTER XII.
JOURNEY TO CANADA.—LETTERS.—DIARY.—CHARITIES,[89]
CHAPTER XIII.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. WEBSTER.—LETTERS,[96]
CHAPTER XIV.
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. WEBSTER.—DANGEROUS ILLNESS.—LETTERS,[102]
CHAPTER XV.
JOURNEY TO NEW HAMPSHIRE.—LETTERS.—RESIGNS OFFICE OF TRUSTEE AT HOSPITAL.—LETTERS,[109]
CHAPTER XVI.
DAILY EXERCISE.—REGIMEN.—IMPROVING HEALTH.—LETTERS,[122]
CHAPTER XVII.
REFLECTIONS.—VISIT TO WASHINGTON.—VISIT TO RAINSFORD ISLAND.—REFLECTIONS.—VIEW OF DEATH.—REFLECTIONS,[137]
CHAPTER XVIII.
BROTHER'S DEATH.—LETTERS.—GIFTS.—LETTERS.—BIRTH-PLACE.—DIARY.—APPLICATIONS FOR AID.—REFLECTIONS.—LETTER FROM REV. DR. STONE.—DIARY,[147]
CHAPTER XIX.
REFLECTIONS.—LETTERS.—ACCOUNT OF EFFORTS TO COMPLETE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT,[165]
CHAPTER XX.
INTEREST IN MOUNT AUBURN.—REV. DR. SHARP.—LETTER FROM BISHOP McILVAINE.—LETTER FROM JUDGE STORY,[175]
CHAPTER XXI.
ACQUAINTANCE WITH PRESIDENT HOPKINS.—LETTERS.—AFFECTION FOR BRATTLE-STREET CHURCH.—DEATH OF MRS. APPLETON.—LETTERS.—AMESBURY CO.,[182]
CHAPTER XXII.
DEATH OF HIS DAUGHTER.—LETTERS.—DONATION TO WILLIAMS COLLEGE.—BENEFICENCE.—LETTERS,[193]
CHAPTER XXIII.
LETTER FROM DR. SHARP.—ILLNESS AND DEATH OF HIS SON.—LETTERS.—AFFLICTIONS,[203]
CHAPTER XXIV.
REFLECTIONS.—EXPENDITURES.—LETTERS.—DONATION FOR LIBRARY AT WILLIAMS COLLEGE.—VIEWS ON STUDY OF ANATOMY,[212]
CHAPTER XXV.
DONATION TO LAWRENCE ACADEMY.—CORRESPONDENCE WITH R. G. PARKER.—SLEIGH-RIDES.—AVERSION TO NOTORIETY.—CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL,[221]
CHAPTER XXVI.
CAPTAIN A. S. MCKENZIE.—DIARY.—AID TO IRELAND.—MADAM PRESCOTT.—SIR WILLIAM COLEBROOKE,[234]
CHAPTER XXVII.
MR. LAWRENCE AS AN APPLICANT.—LETTERS.—DIARY.—PRAYER AND MEDITATIONS.—FAC-SIMILE OF HAND-WRITING.—LIBERALITY TO A CREDITOR.—LETTERS,[242]
CHAPTER XXVIII.
REFLECTIONS.—VIEWS ON HOLDING OFFICE.—LETTERS.—CAPT. A. SLIDELL McKENZIE.—DEATH OF BROTHER AND OF HON. J. MASON,[255]
CHAPTER XXIX.
SYSTEM IN ACCOUNTS.—LETTER FROM PROF. STUART—LETTERS.—DIARY.—DR. HAMILTON.—FATHER MATHEW,[264]
CHAPTER XXX.
CODICIL TO WILL.—ILLNESS—GEN. WHITING.—LETTERS.—DIARY,[271]
CHAPTER XXXI.
DIARY.—REFLECTIONS.—SICKNESS.—LETTER FROM DR. SHARP.—CORRESPONDENCE,[278]
CHAPTER XXXII.
AMIN BEY.—AMOUNT OF DONATIONS TO WILLIAMS COLLEGE,[285]
CHAPTER XXXIII.
LETTERS—LIKENESS OF ABBOTT LAWRENCE.—DIARY,[292]
CHAPTER XXXIV.
SIR T. F. BUXTON.—LETTER FROM LADY BUXTON.—ELLIOTT CRESSON.—LETTERS,[298]
CHAPTER XXXV.
LETTERS.—REV. DR. SCORESBY.—WABASH COLLEGE,[304]
CHAPTER XXXVI.
DIARY.—AMOUNT OF CHARITIES.—LETTERS.—THOMAS TARBELL.—UNCLE TOBY.—REV. DR. LOWELL,[311]
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CORRESPONDENCE.—DIARY,[324]
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
MR. LAWRENCE SERVES AS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR.—GEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE—SUDDEN DEATH.—FUNERAL,[334]
CHAPTER XXXIX.
SKETCH OF CHARACTER BY REV. DRS. LOTHROP AND HOPKINS,[343]
CHAPTER XL.
CONCLUSION,[352]
INDEX,[361]