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which hive been entertained Of them. NJ, viii.
great cstccEl eir, jouf niosi obtGcnt scrsunl,
TIN, ,lYfFEIslN,

which have been entertained Of them. am, with
great c'ccn'' sF, 'ouf must oh:9!ent .etsnn',
From ths time tho negro Eatrutsumcr was
well knnwn to nil the scientific tncn Of America,
ANIL received irnna them honorable tokens Of
their respect. When tIc Commissioners ap-
polntetl n lso to f,ryey the ., pi,tIlst TL1io q
c.! l,u ASSISTANCE o} Bannckcr. While he was
associated with these gentlemen, lie was treated
In every respect as their ctlual., Amont. othcr
rtriti:s accorded ln io sas ;nyi,ea , IL sent
lclieacy and dignity, 1iannc%er declined this
cnurtcsy, requesting the privilege Of eatlng
alont.
For ten years Dauueker continued to ea1cu-
late and publish Ills al1nnnacs, the last appear
Ing IN }sJs. ifc lied in the ycar. leos At thc
aec Of -, "hcioycd and respected" writes his
hogrlpcr. Thy all VINO knew, him." Ar.
Benjamin II. Ellcott, onc OF the family who 70
generously bsiriendcil The lonely eetlolar, tes-
hhcs p{ Bannekcr that
During The whole Of his long 1!ic, he lived re.
tpee.abiy, and much esteemed by ali wt,o hceat,c
as1na!ntnd with him, but mere eenssiely " those
tent Of hts requirements. Although hIa mode OF
life was rcgnfns and extremely retired; Living
tctNn's and washtnv hss own cIathcs. and hcarccy
ever bchG absent !fpn. home. there Was moth
in1 n'itaat,T?p!c - hs character: for Fentlcinan
| who knew him thus Eteaks u him: ~ fcc1llect
him well. lie was htarG. .lnokinr pleasant nlail,
with fomc.hins vrry noblu in his appearance. Hi
!Hihu Hh9 EFluEHklJ WMCH Ct-!UAsGl III HIS
latfons but 10 wins glad 10 receive The siaits wIc!
/ wc often paid him" Annhcr w!lle*: "Hhen
| was boy became very nlnch interested in him,
as bis manner. were those nf perfect gentleman,
-kind, pcnrrou., t,osrlthble. humane. .ligndeh.
and pleasing: abounding in information oil al tho
yarl6nr fMbjccta sAt Incidents Of tho tIay; very
modest AMI nnas4u,nng, md dciightng In society
| NJ hs Own honse. ! 1inSc eceu him frequently.
| Ills bend Wah eoqerei with y thick sMit Of
| white hair, which gavc him q very dI.n!Geh Ahtl
een.ihIe appearance. t1ia dress WIS uniformly u
hnnesaNc dsnh soslcloh, patlc IN the old style ~
| a plain coat with straight c0lnr, an long walst.
cont, and hroaibr!'nniea hat. li4 colu' nas not
jet.black. hut decidedly negro. In ttzc AM, per.
sonal appearance. the ftatne Of franklin at the IT,
brarY III Philadelphia, seen frotn the street. In
| pctfeEt likeness ut him. To tn hfs house when
you would, ctt,e. ty day Q: night. there vas con.
stantiy standing in the middle of the door large
| table covered with hanks nnt Dspcss. IA he ~Hs
| ~ eminent mathematician. he sas constantly in
correspondence with other mathematfcfan- In this
| country. With wh0n there Tat IN interchange Of
| 1uCstfnna Of difficult EolItfon."
III clns,ntt his sketch Of this remarkable
character, MIR. Conway fcclingly says: although
| no monument marks tho SPOT where he was
born, Rt,l lived true nud high life, aud was
buried, yet history must record that the most
original scicltffc intellect Which tic South llas
| yet produced wns that OF tic purc African,
I benjamin bauneker"