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early life a master mariner ; afterwards a merchant. By 

 his death, Salem loses another link in the chain which 

 connects it with that period in its history when the sails 

 of its merchantmen whitened every sea, and its merchants 

 were known throughout the commercial world. He re- 

 tired from all his trusts successful and with a proud 

 record, and as a citizen was widely known and respected. 



Henry C. Perkins. On Saturday, February 2, 1873, 

 our neighboring city of Newburyport was pained by the 

 announcement of the sudden decease of one of her most 

 eminent physicians, Henry C. Perkins, M. D. ; he was 

 the son of the late Thomas Perkins and was born in that 

 place, Nov. 13, 1804 ; graduated at Harvard college in 

 1824, and after the usual medical tuition located in the 

 place of his birth and resided there until his decease, de- 

 voting the leisure he was enabled to obtain from an exten- 

 sive and successful practice to scientific investigations, in 

 which he took much pleasure and was an ardent and 

 zealous worker. Rev. Dr. Spalding of Newburyport has 

 kindly consented to prepare a memorial to be read at 

 some future meeting with a view to its publication in the 

 "Historical Collections." 



Abraham F. Bosson, of Salem, died February 21, 

 1873, aged 61 ; a son of Thaddeus and Abigail (Fowler) 

 Bosson. His interest in the Institute centred in the hor- 

 ticultural department ; he was a very zealous and devoted 

 cultivator of the choicest ftowers and fruit and liberally 

 contributed to the horticultural exhibitions given under 

 the auspices of the Institute. 



John Chapman, the senior editor of the Salem Register, 

 died on Saturday, April 19, 1873, having been able 'to 

 perform his usual duties in the office until within a few 

 weeks of his decease, .when he was stricken by a disease 

 which soon proved fatal. He was son of John and Ruth 



