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History of Hingham. 



dollars for the purchase of books, by Ebed L. Ripley, E. Waters 

 Burr, John R. Brewer, and Charles B. Barnes ; the fitting and 

 furnishing of an art gallery by the late Amasa Whiting ; a miner- 

 alogical collection, consisting of a general collection of minerals 





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THE NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY, HINGHAM. 



of the world, a geological collection, embracing specimens of all 

 the rocks of Hingham, and a paleontological collection, all by 

 Thomas T. Bouve". 



The present number of volumes is about 7,000. 



The architect of the first Public Library building was Nathaniel 

 J. Bradlee, and of the second, Carl Fehmer. Both buildings were 

 built by Justin Ripley. 



TRUSTEES. 



Calvin Lincoln.* 

 Solomon Lincoln.* 

 Ezra Stephenson.* 

 Fearing Burr. 

 Jonathan Tilson.* 

 Henry W. Jones.* 



QUINCY BlCKNELL. 



George Hersey, Jr.* 

 Elijah Shute. 

 Amasa Whiting.* 

 William Fearing, 2d. 

 Arthur Lincoln. 

 Lincoln Fearing. 



David Whiton.* 

 Thomas T. Bouve. 

 Albert Fearing.* 

 Austin S. Garver.* 

 Hawkes Fearing. 

 John D. Long. 

 E. Waters Burr. 

 Edward C. Hood.* 

 Ebed L. Ripley. 

 J. Winthrop Spooner. 

 Jacob 0. Sanborn. 

 Frederic M. Hersey. 

 Henry W. Gushing. 



1869 Henry Siders 



* Deceased or resigned. 



LIBRARIANS. 



. 1874 1S75 Daniel Wing 

 1875 Hawkes Fearing. 



1875 



