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of friendship is formed between them, which is separated only by 

 death. Mr. Lincoln could number among his numerous pupils 

 many who retained, a strong feeling of personal regard for him, 

 and from whom he received the most friendly memorials of their 

 esteem." He continued in the office for fifteen years. 



For Rev. Daniel Kimball, who for seventeen years and a half 

 taught the school, his pupils retained an amount of veneration and 

 respect which mark him as a successful preceptor. 



Mr. Increase S. Smith was Preceptor for a longer term than 

 any other on the list, filling the office for eighteen years. 



On Dec. 23, 1790, the final payment was made by the executors 

 of the will of Madam Derby to the Trustees ; and on July 1, 1791, 

 a committee reported that the personal property in the hands of 

 the treasurer was as follows : — 



Whole stock £6,073 8 11. 



Productive stock 5,325 16 4. 



After the sale of a portion of the real estate, a statement, 

 in July, 1800, shows the amount of personal property to have 

 been $23,741.29. The sale of lands in Maine, granted to the 

 Trustees in 1803, still further increased the personal property. 



In July, 1810, it was valued at $36,336.25 



In 1820 

 In 1830 

 In 1840 

 In 1850 

 In 1800 

 In 1870 

 In 1880 

 In 1890 



23,905.44 

 25,528.10 

 26,478.20 

 26,258.00 

 28,850 00 

 31,729.30 

 29,653.21 

 29,204.68 



TRUSTEES. 



1784 



1784 



1784 

 1784 



Rev. Ebenezer Gay, D.D., 



Hingham 1787 



Rev. Daniel Shute, D.D. 



Hingham . ... 1801 



John Thaxter, Hingham 1793 



Benjamin Lincoln " . . 1809 



1784 Cotton Tufts, Weymouth 1815 



1784 Richard Cranch,Braintree 1797 



1784 William Cushing, Scituate 1805 



1784 Nathan Cushing " 



1784 John Thaxter, Haverhill 1791 



1784 Benjamin Lincoln, Boston 1788 



The above were appointed in the deed from Madam Derby. 



1790 Rev. Henry Ware, Hingham 



1790 Rev. Jacob Norton, Wey- 



mouth 1825 



1791 Christopher Gore . . . 1796 

 1794 John Lowell . . . 1802 



1796 Rev. Thaddeus Mason Har- 



ris 1808 



1797 George R Minot . . . 1801 

 1801 Rev. Nicholas Bowes Whit- 

 ney 1835 



1801 John Davis 1804 



1803 Rev.JohnAllyn,Duxbury 1829 



1804 Thomas Boylston Adams 1818 



1805 Daniel Shute .... 1818 



1808 Rev. Jacob Flint, Cohasset 1835 



1809 Rev. Henry Colman, Hing- 



ham 1811 



1810 Robert Thaxter, M.D., Dor- 



chester 1842 



1811 Levi Lincoln, M.D. . . 1829 



