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Committees were read and accepted, and from them the 

 accompanying 



RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR 



has been compiled, presenting the work of the Institute, 

 in the various departments, since the last annual meeting. 



Members. — Changes occur in the list of our associates 

 by the addition of new names and the withdrawal of some 

 by resignation, removal from the county or vicinity, or by 

 death. Nineteen resident members have died, and we 

 have received information that two of our correspondents 

 have passed away in a serene old age. 



Jonathan Tucker, for many years one of the assessors 

 of Salem, son of Andrew and Martha (Mansfield) Tucker, 

 born at Salem, Feb. 1, 1799, died July 31, 1877. 



Benjamin A. West, a merchant of Salem, son of George 

 and Deborah (Ayers) West, died at Pleasantville, N. Y., 

 Aug. 3, 1877, aged 57 years, 4 months and 5 days. 



Jairus Ware Perry, a lawyer of Salem, son of Joshua 

 and Ursula (Whight) Perry, born at Raymond, Me., died 

 at Salem, Aug. 27, 1877, aged 55 years, 8 months and 9 

 da}^s. 



William Graves, of Newburyport, sea captain and mer- 

 chant, died Sept. 1, 1877, aged 66. 



Thomas Pinnock, of Salem, slater, born in England, 

 son of Thomas and Sarah (Nenth) Pinnock, died at Salem, 

 Oct. 21, 1877, aged 60. 



Joshua Cleaves, in early life, clerk, son of Nathaniel 

 and Teresa (Gott) Cleaves, born in Salem, died at Boston, 

 Sept. 21, 1877, aged 68. His parents were natives of 

 Beverly. 



Fenton Watson, of Salem, saddler, born in Danvers, 



