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original manuscripts of Hahnemann and adopted homoeopathy and removed to the city of New York, where he practised, 1847-1900, being also prominently known throughout the United States. He was married to Emeline, daughter of Henry Kilbourne of Hartford. He founded the North American Journal of Homoeopathy in 1852 and edited it, 1852-65. He is the author of: Theory and Practice of Medicine (1850); Homoeo- pathy vs. Allopathy {\%vt2)\ Theory and Practice of Homoeopathy {2 vols., 1858); Christianity and its Conflicts (1867); Life Duties (1869), and many essays. He died in New York city, Dec. 27, 1900. MARCY, Oliver, educator, was born in Cole- raine, Mass., Feb. 13, 1820; son of Thomas and Anna (Henry) Marcy; grandson of Ichabod and Elizabeth (Grosvenor) Marcy and of Andrew and Thankful (Norris) Henry, and a descendant of John and Sarah (Haddock) Marcy, who were among the first settlers of Woodstock, Conn. He was prepared for college at Wesleyan academy, Wilbraham, Mass., and was graduated at Wes- leyan university, Middletown, Conn., in 1846. He was married, July 2, 1847, to Elizabeth Eunice, daughter of Nathaniel C. and Charlotte (Strong) Smith of East Hampton, Conn. He taught math- ematics at Wesleyan academy, 1846-51; and natural sciences in Amenia seminary, N.Y., in 1851, and at Wilbraham academy, 1851-62; was professor of physics and natural history in North- western university, Evanston, 111., 1862-69; and of natural history there, 1869-76; acting presi- dent of Northwestern university, 1876-81; and William Deering professor of geology, and cu- rator of the museum. 1881-1899, and dean of College of Liberal Arts, 1890-99. He was a geol- ogist on the U.S. survey of the government road from Lewiston, Idaho, to Virginia City, Mont., in 1866. He was a member and officer in many learned societies. He received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Chicago in 1878. He is the author of various articles in scientific journals; and " Record of the Marcy Family " in the New England Historic Genealogical Register, 1875. He died in Evanston, 111. , March 19, 1899.

MARCY, Randolph Barnes, soldier, was born in Greenwich, Mass., April 9, 1812; son of Laban and Frances (Howe) Marcy, and grandson of William Marcy. He was graduated from the U.S. Military academy in 1832; was promoted 2d lieutenant, Nov. 25, 1835, and 1st lieutenant, June 22, 1837. He took part in the military occupation of Texas, 1845-46, and in the war with Mexico, being engaged in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. He was promoted captain of the 5th infantry. May 18, 1846, and was in garrison and on frontier duty. 1846-51. He escorted Lieut.-Col. William G. Belknap when he selected the Red River military posts in 1851#

being with that officer when he died near Pres^ ton, Texas, Nov. 10, 1851, and served on the ex- ploration of the Red River country and prepared reports thereon, 1852-54. He surveyed the land for the Texas Indians, 1854-55; at Corpus Christi, Texas, 1855-56, and at Fort Mcintosh and Fort Brown, Texas, 1856-57. He took part in the Florida hostilities against the Seminole Indians, being engaged in the skirmish of Big Cypress Swamp, April 23, 1857, served in Missouri and on the Utah expedition of 1857-58, and with a small escort made a laborious march through the snow to New Mexico, to pt'ocure animals. He was acting inspector-general of the Department of Utah, June to August, 1858, and on special duty in New York, preparing a handbook for overland expeditions in 1859. He was promoted paymas- ter with the rank of major, Aug. 22, 1859, and was paymaster of the northwestern posts, 1859- 61. He was appointed chief of staff to Gen. George B. McClellan in May, 1861, was commis- sioned brigadier-general of volunteers, Sept. 23, 1861, engaged in the campaign of western Vir- ginia; May to July, 1861, and was in Wasliington, D.C., from July, 1861, to March, 1862. He was promoted inspector-general, U.S.A., with the rank of colonel, Aug. 9, 1861; was with McClellan in Virginia and Maryland 1862; on inspection duties in the departments of the Northwest, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi and The Gulf, 1863-65, and on leave of absence, 1865-66. He was bre vetted brigadier-general, and major- general, U.S.A., March 13, 1865, for faithful and meritorious services during the war. He was inspector-general of the military division of the Missouri, 1866-69, inspector-general, U.S.A., with headquarters at Washington, D.C., 1869-81; and was promoted inspector-general, U.S.A., with the rank of brigadier-general, Dec. 12, 1878. He was retired, Jan. 2, 1881. He contributed to magazines; is joint author with George B. Mc- Clellan of Explorations of Red River in 1852 (1853); and author of: The Prairie Traveller, a' Handbook for Overland Emigrants (1859); Thirty Years of Army Life on the Border (1866); and Border Reminiscences (1871). He died in Orange, N.J., Nov. 22, 1887.

MARCY, William Learned, statesman, was born in Southbridge, Mass., Dec. 12, 1786; son of Jedediah and Ruth (Learned) Marcy and a de- scendant of Moses and Prudence (Morris) Marcy. Moses Marcy, born in Woodstock, Conn., and one of the first settlers of New Medfield (Sturbridge), Mass., built the first grist-mill in the town, was the first justice of the peace, the first represent- ative from New Medford to the state legislature, and died Oct. 9, 1779. William L. Marcy worked on his father's farm, attended the public schools and Leicester academy, was graduated from