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Co. of Salem who were engaged in the African and South 

 American trades. He rose in position to be a partner 

 in the house and continued in the business up to 1860. He 

 was interested in the whaling business and associated with 

 others in fitting out from this port barques Wm. H. Shail- 

 ers and Said Bin Sultan. He was also engaged in several 

 other enterprises of a like character. He was a director 

 of Asiatic National Bank and a trustee of Salem Five 

 Cents Savings Bank ; for ten years superintendent of the 

 South Church Sunday School ; held official positions with 

 the various organizations connected therewith and also 

 With several of the charitable institutions of the city : 

 Children's Friend Society, Old Men's Home, Home for 

 Aged Women, Salem Hospital, etc. He also served sev- 

 eral years in both branches of the city government and on 

 the school committee. A man of character and pronounced 

 convictions and would never sacrifice his convictions to ex- 

 pediency. Admitted to membership Oct. 5, 1853. 



JONATHAN PERLEY, a well-known citizen, died on Sun- 

 day, April 29, 1888, at his residence in Salem. He was 

 the son of Jonathan and Sally (Smith) Perley, and was 

 born in Salem, April 30, 1809. He was one of the oldest 

 bookbinders in this city and vicinity, learned his trade of 

 Stephen B. Ives, Sr., and after leaving Mr. Ives was 

 associated with John P. Jewett & Co., who were sub- 

 sequently extensive book-publishers in Boston. He es- 

 tablished, later on, a large and successful business for 

 himself which has been continued by his son, the only 

 survivor of his children. He was greatly interested in 

 the different orders of masonry and odd fellowship and 

 filled many offices of trust and honor under these organi- 

 zations ; also local politics claimed a share of his attention 

 and he filled for several years a seat in the city council. 



