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52 forces, who were called upon to surrender &ldquo;in the name of the great Jehovah and of the continental congress.&rdquo; The subsequent capture of Skenesborough and of Crown Point by forces detached from Allen's command placed valuable military stores at the disposal of the Americans, and gave them the mastery of Lake Champlain. The invasion of Canada was proposed by Allen to the New York authorities, but was rejected. He then joined Gen. Schuyler's forces as a volunteer, and was sent to Canada on several secret missions to ascertain the views of the Canadians. While on his last trip he was met by Col. Brown, and a joint expedition for the capture of Montreal was proposed and eagerly accepted. The project proved unsuccessful, and Allen was captured on 25 Sept. and sent as a prisoner to England. lie was very cruelly treated at first, and for a time was confined in Pendennis castle, near Falmouth; then he was sent to Halifax, N. S., and later to New York, where, 6 May, 1778, he was exchanged for Col. Campbell. On his return to Vermont he was placed in command of the state militia, and he further received from congress the commission of lieutenant-colonel in the continental army. An unsuccessful attempt to bribe him was made by the British, through Beverly Robinson, for his influence toward effecting a union between Vermont and Canada; and, by temporizing with this offer, he was able to prevent any active demonstration by the British in that part of the country. Toward the close of the war he settled in Bennington, and subsequently in Burlington. He was a member of the state legislature, and also a special delegate to congress, where he ultimately succeeded in obtaining the recognition of Vermont as an independent state. He was the author of a history of the controversy between New York and Vermont, a narrative of his captivity, and several political pamphlets, and published also &ldquo;Reason the only Oracle of Man&rdquo; (Bennington, 1784). Sketches of his life were written by Jared Sparks (Boston, 1834), by Hugh Moore (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1834), and by H. W. Du Puy (Buffalo, 1853). It is believed that no portrait of Allen was ever made. The one given is copied for this work by our artist, from the ideal heroic statue at Montpelier, Vt.

ALLEN, George, educator, b. in Milton, Vt., 17 Dec, 1808 ; d. in Worcester, Mass., 28 May, 1876. He was graduated at the univei'sity of Vermont in 1827, studied law, and was admitted to prac- tice in 1831. Subsequently he studied theology, and from 1834 to 1837 was rector of an Episcopal church at St. Albans, Vt. In 1837 he became pro- fessor of ancient languages in Delaware college, Newark, Del, and in 1845 professor of ancient languages, and then of Greek alone, in the university of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Prof. Allen pub- lished a " Life of Philidor," the chess-player (Phila- delphia, 1863). In 1847 he became a Catholic.

ALLEN, Charles Grant, author, b. in Kingston, Canada, 24 Feb., 1848 ; d. in London, 25 Oct., 1899. He studied at Oxford, and was graduated in 1871. In 1873 he was appointed professor of logic and philosophy in QuecTi's college, Spanish Town, Ja- maica, and from 1874 to 1877 was its principal. Since then he has resided in England, where his graceful articles on popular scientific subjects con- stantly appear in the current magazines. His pub- lished works include " Phvsiological ^Esthetics" (1877) ; " The Color Sense "' (1879) ; " Anglo-Saxon Britain " (1880) ; " Vignettes from Nature " (1881) ; " The Colors of Flowers " (1882) ; " Strange Stories " (1884) ; " Flowers and their Pedigrees " (New York, 1884) ; " (:harles Darwin " (1885) ; " Philistia " (1885) ; " For Mamie's Sake " (1886) ; " Babylon " (1886). and "In All Shades" (1886), the last four being novels. He has used the pen-names of J. Arbuthnot Wilson and Cecil Power.

ALLEN, Harrison, phvsician, b. in Philadel- phia, Pa., 17 April, 1841 ; d. there, 14 Nov., 1897. He was graduated at the university of Pennsyl- vania in 1861, in 1862 became assistant surgeon in the U. S. army, and served with the army of the Potomac until IMarch, 1863, when he was trans- ferred to hos[)ital duty at Washington, where he remained until his resignation in December, 1865, and attained the brevet rank of major. From 1865 to 1878 he was professor of comparative anat- omy and medical zoiilogy in the university of Penn- sylvania, and since then he has filled the chair of physiology. In 1867 he was elected professor of anatomy and surgery in the Philadelphia dental college, and in 1870 surgeon to the Philadelphia hospital and secretary of its medical board. He is a member of numerous medical societies, and was a delegate from the centennial commission to the international medical congress. His contributions to the various medical journals relate chiefly to osteomyelitis, human anatomy, and morbid anato- my, lie has published "Outlines of Comparative Anatomy and Medical Zoology" (Philadelphia, 1867), " Studies in the Facial Region " (1874), and "An Analysis of the Life-form in Art" (1875).

ALLEN, Heman, lawyer, b. in Poultney, Vt., 23 Feb., 1779; d. in Highgate, Vt., 9 April, 1852. He was graduated at Dartmouth college in 1795, and then studied law. During 1808-'9 he was sheriff of Chittenden co., Vt., and from 1811 to 1814 chief justice of the county court. From 1812 to 1817 he was an active member of the state legislature, during which time he was appointed quartermaster of militia with the title of brigadier-general. He was elected to congress in 1817, but resigned in 1818 to accept the appointment of U. S. marshal for the district of Vei-mont. lie was appointed minister to Chili in 1823. Wiien he called on Com. Hull to make his arrangements to sail with him in the frigate " United States " he met Mrs. Hull's sister Elizabetli, one of the "seven graces of Stratford," as the Misses Hart were called, and in two weeks they were married and sailed in the frigate with the gallant commodore and IMi's. Hull and Miss Jeannefte Hart, who soon afterward made a conquest of Gen. Bolivar, but refused his repeated offers of marriage. Mr. Allen continued in Chili as minister until 1827. In 1830 he was made president of the Burlington branch of the United States bank, which office he fillcHl until tlie expiration of its charter in 1836. He then settled in Highgate, and resided there until his death.