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John Larcom, J. L. Ober, Jesse E. Ober, I. S. Day, E. Pride, C. C. 

 Paine, Win. Paine, Franklin Haven, Chas. G. Loring, C. W. Loring, 

 E. S. Rantoul, T. A. Neal, Jonathan Preston, Josiah Ober, Isaac Smith, 

 A. Haskell, Joel Kimball, John H. Larcom,' E. A. Boardman, R. W. 

 Hooper, and to Miss Maria Neal, for courtesies extended to the mem- 

 bers and friends of the Institute ; and also to the proprietors of the 

 Second Baptist Church for the use of their church for the holding of 

 the meeting. 



FKIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1867. Adjourned Meeting. 



S. P. WALCOTT, Esq., in the chair. 



Amos Hazeltine, jr., of Haverhill, and Preston Marshall Chase, of 

 Danvers, were elected Resident Members. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1867. Field Meeting at Kittery, Maine. 



For the first time in its history the Essex Institute held a Field 

 Meeting beyond the limits of the Commonwealth, and invaded Kit- 

 tery, Me., a locality rich in historical associations and objects of 

 interest. The party was large, numbering some four hundred and 

 fifty from the vicinity of Salem, and increased to about six hundred 

 upon arriving at Kittery. 



The forenoon, as usual, was spent in rambling and visiting the 

 places of interest, the naturalists betaking themselves to the woods 

 and waters in search of specimens for presentation at the afternoon 

 meeting. The chief points of attraction were the U. S. Navy Yard, 

 and the ancient estates of Sir William Pepperrell, the commander of 

 the forces at the capture of Louisburg, Cape Breton, in 1745 ; the 

 wealthiest and most eminent merchant of his day, the first native of 

 New England ever made a Baronet of Great Britain ; connected with 

 Massachusetts, Essex county, and Salem by many ties, and of whom 

 a full-length, original portrait of life size has for nearly fifty years 

 been the most prominent picture in the gallery of the Essex Historical 

 Society and the Essex Institute, into which the old society became 

 merged. 



The ancient Pepperrell mansion is at Kittery Point, four miles from 

 the railroad station. It was built by the father of Sir William about 

 the year 1680. Here the son was born in 1696, and when he was mar- 

 ried, in 1723, he took his bride to the family mansion, which was en- 

 larged at that time by an addition to the north end, giving the whole 

 a stately appearance. Those who would learn the full details of Sir 

 William's career are referred to an admirable biographical sketch by 



