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until her removal to Long Island a few years afterwards. It was then 

 leased to Daniel King, who, in 1G51, took a conveyance of the farm, 

 wliich consisted of twelve hundred acres, with the buildings. Mr. 

 Upham read a copy of a letter from the agent of Lady Moody to Mr. 

 King, in 1649-50, relating to the purchase of the farm then known as 

 Swampscott — the original still being preserved among the old papers 

 in the Court House. In this letter was given a list of articles which 

 Lady Moody wished Mr. King to send to her in part payment for the 

 farm. This list was valuable, as showing the needs of the time, in 

 the way of household furniture and farm utensils, etc. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the Selectmen of Swampscott, for 

 the use of this hall; to Mr. E. R. Mudge, and other citizens, for kind 

 attentions. 



ADJOURNED MEETING, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1870. 



John D. Eaton, Edward C. Cheever, William P. Andrews, J. Lyman 

 Silsbee, all of Salem, wei'e duly elected members. 



FIELD MEETING AT WEST PEABODY, THURSDAY, 

 AUGUST 4, 1870. 



Thk meeting was held at the spacious hall in the new school-house ; 

 thither the excursionists wended their way on alighting from the cars 

 at the station near the crossing of the Salem and Lowell, and the 

 Danvers and Georgetown Railroads, under the guidance of several of 

 the leading citizens who wei'e in attendance, and who extended to 

 them a cordial welcome. After depositing their baskets the company 

 divided into parties in search of objects for the gratification of special 

 tastes. Some were interested in the historical associations connected 

 with this spot, which is on the original farm of Giles Corey, who was 

 pressed to death, and whose wife was executed in the witchcraft 

 prosecutions in 1 692 ; his house was situated about one hundred yards 

 from the station, on land now owned by Benjamin Taylor. The com- 

 munity in this vicinity are firmly fixed on their paternal acres, many of 

 the estates having come down to their present owners through a 

 lineal descent of six generations. Some of the residences are very 

 ancient; one built about two liundred and thirty years ago was visited 

 by many who were heartily welcomed by the present proprietor. In 

 this school district, comprising an area of some three square miles, 

 there are one hundred and sixteen voters, and this number has not 

 materially changed during the past one hundred years. The old cus- 



