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in the Essex Historical Society. He had been a liberal 

 contributor to the funds, and also to the Library, kaving, at 

 various times, presented some 4,500 volumes in the several 

 departments of literature, the arts, and the sciences. 



On motion of Mr. Goodell, it was voted, that a committee 

 be appointed to report a series of resolutions in memory of 

 our deceased President, at an adjournment of this meeting. 



Before taking the questions, appropriate and suitable 

 remarks were offered by Messrs. G. W. Briggs ; Henry 

 Wheatland ; A.. Crosby and A. C. Goodell, Jr. 



The Chair appointed on this committee, Messrs. A. Hun- 

 tington ; A. Crosby, and A. C. Goodell, Jr. 



The committee were further instructed to consider the 

 propriety of appointing some person to prepare a memoir of 

 our late President, for publication by the Institute. 



Voted, That when this meeting adjourn, it adjourn to 

 the call of the committee. 



Adjourned. 



Monday, April 8, 1861. 



An adjourned meeting was held this evening, to act upon 

 the report of a committee appointed to prepare resolutions 

 on the decease of their late President, the Hon. Daniel 

 Appleton White, and who were also authorized to invite 

 some member to write a memoir of the departed. James 

 Kimball, Esq., presided. 



Hon. Asahel Huntington, chairman of the committee, 

 previous to the reading of the Report, offered some very 

 appropriate remarks, principally explanatory of some of the 



