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the death of Hon. JOSEPH G. WATERS, which were unan- 

 imously adopted : 



Whereas, The members of the Essex Institute have 

 learned with deep regret the decease of Hon. Joseph Gr. 

 Waters, a valued member from its organization in 1848, 

 and for many years previous a member of the Essex His- 

 torical Society, and desiring to place upon record their 

 appreciation of his character, do hereby submit the fol- 

 lowing resolutions : 



Resolved, That the Institute has long recognized with 

 pleasure the merited respect which Mr. Waters had al- 

 ways received from his fellow citizens, not only for his 

 professional acquirements, but for his versatile and exten- 

 sive knowledge of general literature and history ; a dis- 

 tinction which will keep his memory long in the minds of 

 the people. 



Resolved, That the Institute remembers with cordial 

 appreciation the eminent services which he had performed 

 for a period of twenty-one years as the recording secre- 

 tary of the Essex Historical Society, and since the incor- 

 poration of that Society with the Institute, that of one of 

 the curators and a member of several of the standing com- 

 mittees. 



Resolved, That his decease must be regarded as a loss 

 to the historical department of the Institute, and reminds 

 us of the disappearance from our roll of membership of 

 those who were instrumental in directing public attention 

 to the collecting and preserving the memorials of our 

 early history. 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be placed on 

 the records of the Institute, and also that a copy be sent 

 to the family of the deceased. 



