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82 History of the Society of Dilettanti
that he was ready to pay the ;£?oo, left as a Legacy by his Late
Brother towards the Building or an Academy whenever the Society
are ready to receive the same.
'OrderM Mr. Revett to return the Thanks of the Society to
Mr. Dawkins and that they will lett him know when they think
themselves Intitled to receive the said legacy.
c In order to show the Society's great regard for our late worthy
member Mr. Dawkins, the Society proceeded to Ballot for the
Deceas'd's Brother and he was Elected.'
On May i, 1763, it is recorded
' Received of Col. Gray ^5:00 paid to him by Mr. Henry
Dawkins, being a Legacy left to the Society by his Brother Mr.
James Dawkins, and for which sum Col. Gray has given a receipt
sign'd by him to sa Mr. Henry Dawkins.'
After some consideration, actuated no doubt by
a desire not to interfere with the future publication
of Stuart and Revett's remaining material from
Athens, and also probably at the advice of Mr.
Robert Wood, the Society in 1764 determined to
apply a portion of the funds—which had accumulated
to a fairly large sum since the last scheme for
erecting a building had been abandoned—to sending
out an expedition to Asia Minor at the cost and
under the control of the Society. In the words
of the preface of the Society's first publication—
* Upon a Report of the State of the Society's Finances in the
year 1764, it appeared that they were possessed of a Considerable
Sum above their current Services required. Various Schemes were
proposed for applying part of this Money to some Purpose; which
might promote Taste, and do Honour to the Society, and after
some Consideration it was resolved " That a Person or Persons
properly qualified should be sent, with sufficient Appointments
to certain Parts of the East, to collect Informations relative to the
former State of those countries, and particularly to procure exact
descriptions of the Ruins of such Monuments of Antiquity
as are yet to be seen in those Parts."
' Three Persons were elected for this undertaking. Mr. Chandler
of Magdalen College, Oxford, Editor of the Marmora Oxonlensla,
was appointed to execute the Classical Part of the Plan. The
Province of Architectuie was assigned to Mr. Revett, who had
that he was ready to pay the ;£?oo, left as a Legacy by his Late
Brother towards the Building or an Academy whenever the Society
are ready to receive the same.
'OrderM Mr. Revett to return the Thanks of the Society to
Mr. Dawkins and that they will lett him know when they think
themselves Intitled to receive the said legacy.
c In order to show the Society's great regard for our late worthy
member Mr. Dawkins, the Society proceeded to Ballot for the
Deceas'd's Brother and he was Elected.'
On May i, 1763, it is recorded
' Received of Col. Gray ^5:00 paid to him by Mr. Henry
Dawkins, being a Legacy left to the Society by his Brother Mr.
James Dawkins, and for which sum Col. Gray has given a receipt
sign'd by him to sa Mr. Henry Dawkins.'
After some consideration, actuated no doubt by
a desire not to interfere with the future publication
of Stuart and Revett's remaining material from
Athens, and also probably at the advice of Mr.
Robert Wood, the Society in 1764 determined to
apply a portion of the funds—which had accumulated
to a fairly large sum since the last scheme for
erecting a building had been abandoned—to sending
out an expedition to Asia Minor at the cost and
under the control of the Society. In the words
of the preface of the Society's first publication—
* Upon a Report of the State of the Society's Finances in the
year 1764, it appeared that they were possessed of a Considerable
Sum above their current Services required. Various Schemes were
proposed for applying part of this Money to some Purpose; which
might promote Taste, and do Honour to the Society, and after
some Consideration it was resolved " That a Person or Persons
properly qualified should be sent, with sufficient Appointments
to certain Parts of the East, to collect Informations relative to the
former State of those countries, and particularly to procure exact
descriptions of the Ruins of such Monuments of Antiquity
as are yet to be seen in those Parts."
' Three Persons were elected for this undertaking. Mr. Chandler
of Magdalen College, Oxford, Editor of the Marmora Oxonlensla,
was appointed to execute the Classical Part of the Plan. The
Province of Architectuie was assigned to Mr. Revett, who had