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way, through this portion of the original Broadfield in 

 1807. In 1808 the Town conveyed to the abutting own- 

 ers a strip of laud which until then had formed part of 

 Broad street, lying on the north side of the Broadfield 

 from Winthrop street, where it had the same breadth as 

 the burying ground, extending two hundred feet west 

 of Hathorne street where it came to a point. Winthrop 

 street was not laid out till 1842 ; and up to that time the 

 Broadfield, except the western part above described, re- 

 mained unbroken in the Pickering family, with the excep- 

 tion only that, from 1720 to 1731, five acres on the east 

 side of Winthrop street were owned by Samuel Browne, 

 to whom was allowed, in 1722, "a cottage right in the 

 broadfield" for Edward Adams' house, built before 1661. 



[To be continued.] 



ORDER OF MEETINGS. 



Eegular meeting held May 3, the President in the chair. The Records 

 of the last .meeting were read. Donations to the Cabinets and to the 

 Library, and the correspondence were announced. 



Robert S. Rantoul, Esq., read a paper* containing historical remi- 

 niscences connected with the Salem Custom House, commencing with 

 a brief but vivid recital of the early and noble commercial history of 

 Salem. The speaker proceeded to give short biographical sketches 

 of former Collectors at this port. It was voted that the thanks of 

 the Institute be presented to Mr. Rantoul, for the fidelity with which 

 he has investigated his subject, and for the able and interesting man- 

 ner in which he has presented it to our minds. 



Alfred Osgood of Newburyport was elected Resident Member. 



Annual meeting held Wednesday, May 12, the President in the chair. 

 Records of last meeting read. 



The annual reports of several of the officers were read and ac- 

 cepted. 



THE SECRETARY, in his report, made the following statements. The 

 present number of Resident and Corresponding Members was 805. 

 The following have deceased during the year. Joseph Andrews, died 



* Printed in the Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, vol. x. 

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