Washington, D. C., James P. Kimball, Director of the Mint $4,500 Philadelphia, Pa., Daniel M. Fox, Superintendent 4,500 Boise City, Idaho, Norman H. Camp 2,000 Carson City, Nevada, James Crawford, Superintendent 3,000 Charlotte, N. C., Calvin J. Cowles, Assayer 1,500 Denver, Colorado, Herman Silver, Assayer 2,500 Helena, Montana, Russell B. Harrison, Assayer 2,500 New Orleans, La., Andrew W. Smyth, Superintendent 3,500 New York, N. Y., Andrew Mason, Superintendent 4,500 San Francisco, Cal., Edw. F. Burton, Superintendent 4,500 St. Louis, Mo., Eliot C. Jewett, Assayer 2,500 WILLIAM E. DU BOIS. Extract from an obituary notice by Robert Patterson. (Read before the American Philosophical Society, November 18, 1881.) William Ewing Du Bois was born at Doylestown, Pennsylvania, December 15, 1810. Through his father, Rev. Uriah Du Bois, he was descended from Louis Du Bois, a French Huguenot of honorable extraction, who emigrated to America in 1660, seeking freedom of religious worship, and, in connection with others of his countrymen, formed the settlement of New Paltz, Ulster County, New York. Through his mother, Martha Patterson, daughter of Professor Robert Patterson, of the University of Pennsylvania, he inherited the Scotch-Irish element which has exerted so marked an influence in the development of our country. The father of Mr. Du Bois was a Presbyterian clergyman, in charge of churches in and near Doylestown, and was principal of the Union Academy at that place, a classical school then and afterwards of high reputation. He was greatly respected, both as preacher and teacher. The bright and studious mind of Mr. Du Bois gathered every advantage from his opportunities, and he was well furnished in the classics and mathematics, and in English literature. While yet a boy he developed a freedom and capacity as a writer quite remarkable. His oldest brother was an eminent member of the bar, and it seemed fitting that Mr. Du Bois should, under his guidance, adopt the law as his profession. He accordingly pursued the usual course, in the meantime aiding to support himself by literary work and conveyancing, and was admitted to practice in September, 1832. But his health failing him on account of a bronchial affection, he accepted an appointment in the Mint at Philadelphia, and thus began the life-work by which his reputation was established.