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service of Mr. Proctor, both as Secretary and President. 

 And I know you will join me in expressions of sympa- 

 thy for those infirmities which have visited his old age 

 and render his enjoyment of this day, so rich in memo- 

 ries to him, impossible. 



The Treasurers of the Society have discharged their 

 duty well from the beginning, and the invested funds 

 have constantly increased, under their careful and pru- 

 dent management. They have been — 



IcHABOD Tucker, 1818. 



Daniel A. White, 1819—1823. 



Benj. R. Nichols, 1823—1825. 



Benj. Merrill, 1825—1828. 



Andrew Nichols, 1828 — 1840. 



Wm. Sutton, 1840—1866. 



Edw. H. Payson, 1866. 



I have selected these names as those to whom the 

 highest honors of the Society have been paid, while 

 they have achieved distinction also in larger fields. But 

 when I remind you that among those trustees who have 

 passed away from earth I find the names of Joseph 

 Story, B. W. Crowninshield, Hobart Clark, Andrew 

 Nichols, Bailey Bartlett, Samuel Putnam, Benjamin T. 

 Beed, Temple Cutler, Daniel Putnam, Jesse Putnam, 

 Stephen Abbott, Stephen Barker, Wm. Johnson, Dean 

 Bobinson, B. A. Merriam, Jeremiah Colman, Henry Col- 

 man, Erastus Wade, Francis Peabody, Hector Coflin and 

 Josiah Lovett, you will realize the deep interest which 

 has been felt in your Society by the prominent men of 

 the county from its earliest history. 



The only person living of the original subscribers to 

 the Society, in this neighborhood, is Major David Em- 

 ery, of Newbury pori, now 82 years old. He has pre* 



