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derson, Aug. 9, 1838, and from the latter at her death, 

 March 23, 1841, to her daughter, Mary Clarke Anderson. 



From NEHEMIAH CLEAVELAND, Esq., of Topsfield, an 

 ancient stand for a christening basin. It is made of iron, 

 of a rather rude style of construction, and was found 

 under the pulpit when the third Topsfield meeting-house 

 was taken down. It was no doubt used in the second 

 meeting-house built in 1703, and may have belonged to 

 the first house. 



From Mr. OLIVER N. BRYAN, of Marshall Hall P. O., 

 Maryland, some relics of the tomb of Mrs. Deborah 

 Fairfax, situated upon the banks of the Potomac, in a 

 most lovely spot, a beautiful grove composed chiefly of 

 white oaks, elevated above the river about fifty feet, com- 

 manding a beautiful view down seven and up five miles, 

 overlooking a large portion of Prince George and Charles 

 Counties, Maryland. Mrs. Deborah Fairfax was the 

 daughter of Francis and Deborah (Gedney) Clarke of 

 Salem, and was living in the house on the corner of Essex 

 and North streets, on the site of which now stands the 

 Shepard Block, when William Fairfax came to Salem as 

 collector of the port, with his family, and lived in the 

 house on the corner of Cambridge and Essex streets, 

 taken down the past season to erect on its site a more 

 eligible mansion.* The wife of Mr. Fairfax died in 

 1731 ; he afterwards married Miss Clarke and in 1734 

 removed to Virginia by invitation of his cousin Thomas, 

 the sixth Lord Fairfax, to be the superintendent of the 

 estates that had lately come into his possession through 

 his mother, who was Catherine, daughter of Lord Cul- 

 pcpper. 



From Miss EUNICE RICHARDSON, specimens of old con- 

 tinental currency. 



*See Bulletin of Institute, Vol. iv, p. 62. 



