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scarcely a crag, a knoll, or a rill which he has not cele- 

 brated in verse. On Jan'y 25, 1884, a letter was re- 

 ceived from Capt. W. T. Hill of the barque "Venice," dated 

 Charleston, S. C., Jan'y 21, 1884, stating that he had, on 

 board, the inkstand of Wordsworth that was put into his 

 hands by Mr. J. Coward, with the request to deliver the 

 same to the Essex Institute ; he intended to visit this sec- 

 tion on his arrival, but was obliged to return to Liverpool 

 and accordingly sent it by mail. It was duly received in 

 good condition. 



The Institute is under deep obligations to Mrs. Dixon, 

 the suggester, to Mr. Coward the donor, and to Capt. Hill 

 the transporter, a worthy trio by whose combined efforts 

 this interesting relic of a well-known and much admired 

 poet of old England has found its way to Plummer Hall, 

 where it will long remain an object of interest to all who 

 delight to study the literature of our fatherland. 



FINANCIAL. The Treasurer's Report of the receipts 

 and expenditures of the past year (condensed for print- 

 ing)- 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance of last year's account $54 64 



INCOME OF General Account 



Assessments of Members $88400 



Publications ... 575 36 



Lectures, Excursions, Hall, etc 524 77 



Dividend 40 21 



Salem Athenaeum, Proportion of Expense .... 204 26 



$2228 60 



Income of Historical Fund 44 00 



yat. Hist. Soc. Fund 36 00 



Davis Fund 392 16 



Ditmore Fund 180 40 



Manuscript Fund 24 94 



Ladies' Fair Fund 60 00 



Derby Fund . 28 72 



Howes Fund 1430 00 



Story Fund . 5(3 00 



Loan on Note of Corporation 400 00 



$5,442 46 

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