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Special Meeting, Tuesday, September 5, 1871. 

 hon. otis p. lord's memorial address on 



ASAHEL HUNTINGTON. 



The meeting was called to order by the President at 

 7.30 P. M., with the following remarks. 



Members and Friends of the Essex Institute : — 

 We are assembled this evening to pay a tribute of respect 

 to the memory of one who has been, for many years, a 

 prominent citizen in this community. His pleasing and 

 cordial greetings in our streets and the usual places of re- 

 sort will be long remembered. He had been called by 

 his fellow citizens to occupy several places of honor and 

 trust, and always discharged the duties incumbent thereon 

 to the satisfaction of his constituency. He always took a 

 lively interest in the various institutions of this city, hav- 

 ing for their objects the promotion of religion, benevo- 

 lence, literary or general culture, especially in this insti- 

 tution, which for four successive years (1861 — 1865) 

 elected him to its presidency. 



It is therefore appropriate that we should assemble, on 

 this the first anniversary of his decease, to listen to the 

 reading of a memoir of his life and character, prepared 

 at our request by the Hon. Otis P. Lord. 



Mr. Lord had long been one of his most intimate and 

 cherished friends, and his acceptance of this duty merits 

 our warmest thanks. Allow me to introduce to you Mr. 

 Lord. 



Mr. Lord then delivered his memorial address, which 

 was listened to with intense interest and was a faithful 

 and correct delineation of Mr. Huntington's character.* 

 At its conclusion 



♦This memoir is printed in the 11th volume of the Historical Col- 

 lections of the Institute. 



