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make such arrangements for the reception of the body as he should deem necessary. Sovereigns, statesmen, and warriors united to do homage to the mortal remains of this plain, simple man, who, beginning life a poor boy, and never departing from the character of an unassuming citizen, had made humanity his debtor by his generosity and goodness. He was borne across the ocean with kingly honors, two great nations acting as chief mourners, and then, when the pomp and the splendor of the occasion were ended, they laid him down in his native earth by the side of the mother from whom he had imbibed those principles of integrity and goodness which were the foundation of his fame and fortune. It is impossible to obtain an accurate statement of the donations made by Mr. Peabody to the objects which enlisted his sympathy. In addition to those mentioned in the list below, he gave away for various public purposes sums ranging from two hundred and fifty to one thousand dollars, and extending back as far as the year 1835. He divided among his relatives the sum of about three millions of dollars, giving them a portion during his last visit to this country, and leaving them the remainder at his death. The following is a statement of his more important donations during his life, including the bequests contained in his last will and testament: To the State of Maryland, for negotiating the loan of $8,000,000................................. $60,000 To the Peabody Institute, Baltimore, Md., including accrued interest................................... 1,500,000 To the Southern Education Fund........................ 3,000,000 To Yale College....................................... 150,000 To Harvard College.................................... 150,000 To Peabody Academy, Massachusetts..................... 140,000 To Phillips Academy, Massachusetts.................... 25,000 To Peabody Institute, etc., at Peabody, Mass.......... 250,000 To Kenyon College, Ohio............................... 25,000 To Memorial Church, in Georgetown, Mass............... 100,000 To Homes for the Poor in London....................... 3,000,000 To Libraries in Georgetown, Massachusetts, and Thetford, Vermont.............................. 10,000 To Kane's Arctic Expedition........................... 10,000 To different Sanitary Fairs........................... 10,000 To unpaid moneys advanced to uphold the cr
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