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The Committee appointed by the Trustees of the Essex Agri- 

 cultural Society, to examine the claims for premiums on the 

 Dairy, have examined the foregoing statement made by Col. 

 Jesse Putnam, of Danvers, being the only one submitted to their 

 consideiation, and are of opinion that he is entitled to the first 

 premium ou this subject, being twenty dollars, and recommend 

 that the same be awarded accordingly. 



THOMAS STEPHENS. 



JAMES GARDNER, S Committee. 



ABIJAH CHEEVER, 



INS,^ 



At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Essex Agricultu- 

 ral Society, February G, 1826, the foregoing Report of the Com- 

 mittee Avas unanimously approved. 



Attest, J. W. PROCTOR, 



»Sec'i/ Essex Agri. Society. 



PRESENT STATE OF THE FUNDS OF THE 

 ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Cash deposited in Salem Savings Bank 



Income since October 22d, 1823, - 



A Promissory Note of Hand with sufficient sureties for 



Interest due on the same since Oct. 26, 1824, 



Six Shares in Merchants Bank, valued at 



Twelve shares in Exchange Bank do. 



Eleven Shares in Commercial Bank do. 



Three Shares in Salem Bank do. 



Amount - - $4450 00 



$ 2627 00 of this money was procured by subscription of mem- 

 bers, in a manner that entitles the Society to a dividend of 20 

 per cent a year upon this amount, from the State; — the remain- 

 der is the accumulated income of this fund. 



Attest, B. MERRILL, Treasurer. 



Snlpm, February 28, 1826. 



