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He joined this Society about twenty years ago, and has 

 served as Trustee, and on various committees. 



Charles A. Stetson, of Swampscott, for over twenty- 

 five years a member of this Society, was a hotel keeper in 

 New York City, as well as a farmer in Swampscott. He 

 died in the latter place during the past year. 



William Putnam Endicott died March 11, 1888, at his 

 residence on Essex street, Salem. Born in Salem, March 

 5, 1803, son of Capt. Samuel and Elizabeth (Putnam) En- 

 dicott. Graduated from Harvard in the Class of '22, in the 

 same class with Nath'l I. Bovvditch, Robert Treat Paine, 

 and other men of subsequent note. He sailed as super- 

 cargo on several voyages to the East Indies. In his earlier 

 years he attained the rank of Major in the militia. In 

 1835 he became a member of the East India Marine So- 

 ciety, and in 1844 represented Salem in the General Court. 

 His son, William C. Endicott, is Secretary of War. 



Naturally of a retiring disposition, and habitually with- 

 drawn from society, becoming almost a recluse in his later 

 years, yet never losing, when the exigencies of life brought 

 him into the company of others, the gracious deportment of 

 an accomplished gentleman and a scholarly, kind and friend- 

 ly man. He joined this Society nearly forty years ago, and 

 has served it on its most important committees. 



Moses M. Ridgway, of West Newbury, died Jan. 7, 1888. 

 He was born in March, 1800, being a little short of 88 

 years of age. He was among the oldest members of this 

 Society, having joined it in 1838, fifty years before his 

 death. In all those years he was thoroughly interested in 

 agriculture and showed it by not only keeping up, but in 

 raising the standard of his own farm, and making of farm- 

 ing, as well as of himself, a success. 



M. B. Merrill, of West Newbury, who died Feb. 13, 

 1838, aged 64 years, became a member in 1877. He went 

 out in September, 18*52, from that town, as 2d Lieut., Co. 

 B, 48th Regt., Mass. Vols. In July, '63, he was promoted 

 to Captain, in which capacity he served with honor and 



