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Title: The magazine of American history with notes and queries
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Stevens, John Austin, 1827-1910. ed. cn DeCosta, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1831-1904. ed. cn Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, ed. cn Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893. ed. cn Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-1894 ed Abbatt, William, 1851-1935, comp
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Publisher: New York : A.S. Barnes
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into the canvass. Asa Packer mighthave been a statesman, never a politician. His popularity throughout theState was alone almost sufficient to defeat the twenty-five thousand Repub-lican majority which General Grant had the year before over GovernorSeymour, for Judge Packer was declared defeated by only four thousandfive hundred. Soon after the announcement of the vote, many even of hispolitical enemies published the fact that he had been counted out. ASA PACKER AND THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY 545 After the canvass of 1869 Judge Packer took no active part in politics,although always being interested in the success of the Democratic party. Judge Packer died on the 17th day of May, 1879. Hc is buried in thelittle hillside cemetery at Mauch Chunk in the Lehigh Valley. An unos-tentatious marble shaft marks his last resting-place. The great monumentof his many exceptional qualities is the Lehigh University, named not afterbut by him, with his usual modesty. The expressed desire of Judge Packer,
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THE LABORATORY. (From a Photograph by H. B. Eggert, Bethlehem, Pa.) as well as the wording of the charter, render it impossible to ever changethe name of the institution ; however, the principal building of the Univer-sity (and it is a model of academic architecture) has been, since his death,named after him Packer Hall. The total amount Judge Packer gave from time to time to this Uni-versity is about two and a half million dollars. By the probable increasethrough judicious investments, and by the large share of the estate whichwill eventually come to the University on the expiration of the varioustrusts created by Judge Packers last will and testament, it will be one of Vol. XIII.—No. 6.-36 546 ASA PACKER AND THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY the wealthiest institutions of learning in this country. Because of itspresent wealth, and the probability of an increase, of its central situation,and freedom from all prejudices which are gathered around some of ourolder colleges, this institution may b

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