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111 reply to a suggestion from Rev. Mr. Beamaii, Mr. G. 

 continued his remarks by saying that doubtless many of the 

 leaders of the rebellion will be found, like Slidell, Davis, 

 Stephens and Hammond, to be of obscure northern birth or 

 descent. So that the argument of superior blood by the 

 South not only failed but was even turned against them by 

 the facts of history. 



Remarks were offered on this subject by Rev. Messrs.. 

 Beaman and Felt, Mr. G. D. Phippen, and the chair. 



Adjourned. 



Monday^ January 12, 1863. 

 Meeting this evening, the President in the Chair. 

 Records of preceding meeting were read. 

 Donations were announced. 



To the Library — from A. D. Bache, of the U.S. Coast 

 Survey ; American Academy of Arts and Science ; J. Col- 

 burn of Boston ; Samuel If. Scudder of Boston ; Mrs. N. 

 D. Cole ; Caleb Foote ; Trustees of Boston Public Library ; 

 Trustees oi Newburyport Public Library ; Robert Manning ; 

 Miss E. K. Roberts ; Misses Mulligan of Newburyport ; 

 John Chapman. 



To the Cabinets — from S. W. Boardman of Milltown, 

 Me.; R. Manning ; David M. Balch ; Miss M. J. Scobie ; 

 G. C. Chase. 



A letter was read from Dr. George Chandler of Worcester, 

 presenting to the Institute, in the name of the Misses Mulli- 

 gan of Newburyport, the Diary of Rev. Samuel Chandler, 

 in four volumes of inter-leavcd almanacs of the years 1746, 

 9, 50 and 51, at York, Maine ; and of the years 1751, 2, 3, 

 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 at Gloucester, Mass. 



