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STEPHEN BRADSHAW IVES, a brother of the preceding; 

 born in Salem, 12 April, 1801 ; known for many years as 

 a bookbinder and bookseller under the firm of W. & S. 

 B. Ives ; established the Salem Observer in 1823 ; died 

 31 July, 1883. Admitted a member 15 Feb., 1852. 



WILLIAM SEWALL CLEVELAND, son of William and 

 Mary (Hiller) Cleveland; born in Lancaster, 28 Feb., 

 1810 ; bookkeeper, secretary of the Commercial Insur- 

 ance Company, treasurer of the Salem Turnpike and 

 Chelsea Bridge Corporation, etc. ; was for a long time a 

 clerk with Charles S. Nichols & Co. ; died in Salem, 3 

 Aug., 1883. An original member. 



WILLIAM HUNT, son of William and Mary (Dean) 

 Hunt; born in Salem, 25 April, 1804; a merchant, and 

 with the late Robert Brookhouse was largely engaged in 

 the west coast of Africa trade ; died at Salem, 3 Aug., 

 1883. Admitted a member 25 Jan'y, 1854. 



THOMAS S. JEWETT, son of Thomas and Lucy (Finder) 

 Jewett ; born in Ipswich, 18 Jan'y, 1812 ; came to Salem 

 when a boy and learned the carpenter's trade ; followed 

 this trade for many years ; the past twenty-three years 

 one of the assessors of Salem ; died 13 Aug., 1883. 

 Admitted a member 28 Jan'y, 1856. 



WILLIAM LEAVITT, son of Joshua and Eunice (Rich- 

 ardson) Leavitt; born in Hingham, 15 April, 1801 ; came 

 to Salem with his parents in 1801 ; in early life a clerk 

 or salesman in a hardware store, afterwards a teacher in 

 the grammar schools of Salem ; many years an in- 

 structor in navigation and bookkeeping ; interested in the 

 local history of Salem and has compiled several communi- 

 cations for the Historical Collections of the Essex Insti- 

 tute ; died at Salem, 3 Sept., 1883. Admitted a member 

 25 Nov., 1863. 



