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tive. The boat stopped at Gloucester and took on board 

 some twenty-five or thirty more of the party, and from 

 there sailed direct to the islands, arriving about noon. 

 The party landed at "Star Island," and was hospitably 

 received by the proprietor, John A. Poor, Esq. Some 

 two hours were pleasantly and profitably spent in exam- 

 ining the peculiar geological features, the fauna and the 

 flora. The student in history also found much of interest. 

 The monnment erected to the memory of Capt. John 

 Smith, recalled the scenes incident in the first part of the 

 17th century, when these islands were visited by Cham- 

 plain, John Smith, and others of those early voyagers 

 who navigated these seas before the landing of the Pil- 

 grims at Plymouth. The old stone church, with the ad- 

 joining burial ground in the stony soil, and its many 

 graves marked by rude stones, two of which were jDromi- 

 nent, one in commemoration of Rev. John Tucke, A. M., 

 died Aug. 12, 1773, aged 72, the other in memory of 

 Rev. Josiah Stevens, died July 2, 1804, aged 64 (two 

 of the old divines who Sunday after Sunday were wont 

 to minister at the sacred desk to these people), marked 

 another period in the history of these isles when in the 

 occupancy of the hardy fishermen. Times have changed 

 greatly within the last quarter of a century, and now they 

 have become fashionable w^atering places, and on two of 

 them, "Appledore" and "Star," have been erected large 

 and commodious hotels, that are thronged with visitors 

 during the heated term. 



In recognition of the civilities and courtesies extended 

 to the party during this excursion to the Isles of Shoals, 

 it was, on motion of Mr. John Robinson : 



■Voted, That the cordial thanks of the members and 

 friends of the Essex Institute who participated in the 



