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THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR 



compiled from the several reports read at the meeting, 

 presents the work of the Institute in the various depart- 

 ments since the last annual meeting. 



MEMBERS. Changes occur in the list of our associates 

 by the addition of new names, and the withdrawal of some 

 by resignation, removal from the county or vicinity, or by 

 death. Eleven resident members have died, and we have 

 received information of the decease of three of our corre- 

 spondents. 



Alfred Peabody, son of Nathan and Hannah (Stickney) 

 Peabod}', born Feb. 3, 1806; merchant; died at Salem, 

 June 13, 1879, aged 73 yrs., 4 mos., 10 days. Elected 

 a member March 26, 1851. 



JUdward Fitzgerald, physician in Salem ; born in Ireland 

 Jan. 1, 1826; son of Richard and Johaunah (Fitzgerald) 

 Fitzgerald; died July 7, 1879. Elected a member 

 March 30, 1859. 



Thomas M. Saunders. In early life a captain and 

 supercargo in the East India trade ; a merchant ; son of 

 Daniel and Sarah (Gill) Saunders, born June 10, 1795; 

 died Aug. 19, 1879. Elected a member July 6, 1864. 



Joseph A. Goldthivaite, son of Ezekiel and Mary 

 (Fuller) Goldthwaite ; born at Salem, Aug. 25, 1813 ; a 

 cooper, in early life ; at the time of his decease, superin- 

 tendent of the Old Men's Home, Salem; died Sept. 2, 

 1879, aged 66 years. Elected a member May 8, 1857. 



Henry L. Williams; merchant and an ex-mayor ot 

 Salem ; son of Israel and Lydia (Waite) Williams, born 

 at Salem, July 23, 1817; died Sept. 27, 1879. Elected 

 a member Sept. 16, 1867. 



Benjamin F. Mudge, son of James and Ruth (Atvvell) 



