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in this State; and also received the appointment of an 

 Inspector in the Salem Custom House during the adminis- 

 tration of President Pierce. For several years past he has 

 devoted his attention^ to Genealogical investigations, and 

 printed in connection with John Flint, "a Genealogical 

 Register of the descendants of Thomas Flint of Salem," in 

 one volume, octavo. He also contributed freely to various 

 articles in the Historical Collections of the Institute. He 

 was elected Librarian in May, 1.856, and has been success- 

 ively elected to that office at each annual meeting, and was 

 engaged in the preparation of of a catalogue of the Library, 

 when sickness and death prevented him from the completion 

 of this undertaking. He always took a very active and 

 deep interest in all the departments of the Institute, and 

 we have thereby lost a valued and good friend. He died of 

 Erysipelas, Nov. 17, 1862. 



5. Charles Fiske Putnam, son of Ebenezer and Betsey 

 (Fiske) Putnam, was born at Salem Oct. 19, 1802. He 

 married Sarah daughter of Daniel and Deborah (Silsbee) 

 Sage, she survives. He was educated to the occupation 

 of a druggist, and for many years kept an extensive drug- 

 gist's establishment in this city. For the last twenty or 

 twenty five years he has devoted his attention to the cultiva- 

 tion of fruit, has been a very successful horticulturist, and 

 has contributed largely to all our Horticultural Exhibitions, 

 the specimens shown were always very fine and attracted a 

 merited degree of attention. He died at his residence in 

 this city after a long and lingering illness, Dec. 31, 1862. 



6. William Brown, son of David and Hannah (Pres- 

 ton) Brown, was born at Salem, Dec. 22, 1802. He served 

 the apprenticeship oi printer in the office of the Salem Reg- 

 ister, and was for many years connected with the press both 

 in the Gazette and the Register offices. He was appoint- 



