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the Hospital suffered with other institutions. On the return of peace, this charity seemed still warmwith life, but was not reanimated until after the adoption of the Federal constitution. This act, which gave strength, vigour and reputation to the nation, was soon followed by great exertions. In less than two years after the constitution went into operation, the hospital was open for the reception of patients. The legislature had lent a helping hand; but it was not until Mr. Eddy, in 1793, was elected one of the governors of this institution, that great and liberal things were done for it. At this time, the Board met but once in three months; he proposed that the Board should meet once a month. This was agreed to, and new life was given to these meetings by plans proposed by Mr. Eddy. There was a field back of the Hospital of seven acres, which might have been purchased for one hundred pounds an acre, and he urged the Board to buy it without delay, but in this he was, unfortunately for the insti-tution, overruled; yet nothing abated his ardour in the cause of this charity. The annual allowance from the legislature to the hospital was five thousand dol-lars, and this was limited to four years. In 1795, Mr. Eddy, being at Albany, held a communication with that prince of patriotism and benevolence, Gen. Schuyler.* * See Appendix. He prevailed on him to introduce a bill in the Senate, which passed into a law, giving the Hos-pital ten thousand dollars a year for four years. The next year Mr. Eddy again visited Albany, andprocured the passage of a law adding twenty-five hundred dollars a year to the former grant. In 1800,Mr. Eddy repaired to Albany, and procured an exten-sion of the grant for five years. Notwithstanding this liberality, the governors could not extend their plans according to their wishes, and they did the best they could until 1806, when they again sent their faithful representative with a petition, the