time, until his decease, he engaged extensively in commercial enter- 

 prises, in connection with one of his sons, and had recently erected a 

 mill for the manufacture of gunny cloth on new principles. 



Mr. Peabody had a very active and inventive mind, and was always 

 interested in the conducting of experiments in the Physical Sciences, 

 or in the invention of machinery useful in the arts. He had always 

 been an efficient and zealous member of the Institute, and in May, 

 1865, was elected its President ; during his official connection with 

 that body he contributed very largely for the promotion of its objects. 



The decease of the President will not only be a great loss to the 

 Institute but to the community in which he had spent an active and 

 useful life. His memory will long be cherished for his many virtues 

 and his great interest in all worthy undertakings. 



At a meeting of the Essex Institute, held on Saturday, Nov. 2, 1867, 

 Vice-President A. C. Goodell, jr., in the chair, the following Resolu- 

 tions, offered by Henry Wheatland, were unanimously adopted : 



Resolved, That the Essex Institute receives the tidings of the decease of its 

 President, FRANCIS PEABODY, Esquire, with profound sorrow; that in his death 

 it recognizes the loss, not only of its most devoted, laborious and enthusiastic chief 

 officer, but of a friend and patron of science and the useful arts, who, while dis- 

 tinguished for his accomplishments in a wide field of intellectual inquiry, was in- 

 defatigable in reducing the results of his investigations to practical use; a citizen 

 who used his liberal means to advance the welfare of his neighbors by the encour- 

 agement of industry and the discovery of new sources of profit; a man whose life 

 was characterized by untiring devotion to those studies and pursuits which lead to 

 the highest and most enduring prosperity of any community, and, in its more inti- 

 mate and private relations, was pure and blameless. 



Resolved, That, as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the Rooms 

 of the Institute be closed to the public on Monday, Nov. 4, and that the members 

 assemble at this place on that day, at 12.30 P. M., to attend the funeral of their late 

 President. 



Resolved, That the Hon. C. W. Upham be invited to prepare a Eulogy upon the 

 life and character of the deceased, to be read before the members of the Institute 

 at such time as shall be hereafter determined upon ; and that the Trustees of the 

 Peabody Fund be invited to participate in the exercises of that occasion. 



Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions be presented to the family of the de- 

 ceased, to whom the Institute hereby tenders its sincerest sympathy and condo- 

 lence; and that a copy be also forwarded to George Peabody, Esquire, of London, 

 who so much relied upon the deceased for the wise management of his large dona- 

 tion for the promotion of science and useful knowledge in the County of Essex ; 

 between whom and the deceased the warmest feelings of kindred and friendship 

 existed. 



