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Hon. NATHAN CROSBY, of Lowell, read an interesting 

 and valuable paper entitled "Essex County and Essex 

 County Men." 



The paper is printed in the Historical Collections of 

 the Essex Institute, Vol. XVII, April, 1880. 



EEGULAR MEETING, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1880. 



MEETING this evening. The PRESIDENT in the chair. 

 Records read. Donations and correspondence announced. 



William D. Dennis, of Salem, was elected a resident 

 member. 



R. A. Brock, of Richmond, Va., was duly elected a 

 corresponding member. 



Messrs. James Kimball, T. F. Hunt, and H. W. Put- 

 nam, were appointed a committee to nominate a list of 

 officers to be balloted for at the Annual Meeting. 



A vote of thanks was passed to Hon. Nathan Crosby, 

 for his paper on "Essex County and Essex County Men," 

 read by him at a recent meeting of the Institute. 



The Secretary was instructed to ask Judge Crosby for 

 a copy of the paper for publication. 



Mr. HUNT stated that the "Roundabout Club," of 

 Melrose, proposed to visit Salem on the 17th of June 

 next, and on the motion of the same gentleman, the 

 President and Secretary were made a committee to extend 

 the civilities of the Institute to the club. 



Voted, To hold the ''Wiuthrop" Field Meeting on the 

 22d of June next. 



