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gard to wliatever is to be found upon or beneath its surface, 

 or relates to its natural or local history in every department. 

 He invited the people of the County to co-operate in these 

 objects, to become members of the Society, and to contribute 

 to its library and cabinets whatever of interest or value they 

 were willing to spare for the purposes contemplated. 



Records of the preceding meethig were read. 



Donations were received, since the last meeting, as appears 

 by the report of the Secretary, from the following : 



To the Library — Long Island Historical Society ; Henry 

 R. Stiles of Brooklyn, N. Y.; J. W. Thornton of Boston j 

 Massachusetts Historical Society ; W. P. Upham ; Beverly 

 Public Library ; Oliver Carlton ; Joseph A. (xoldthwait ; A.. 

 Lincoln of Boston. 



To the CoMnets—F. H. Lee ; H. M. Brooks ; S. Q. Felt ; 

 B. O. Peirce of Beverly ; James H. Emerton; J. A. Smith; 

 Alfred S. Peabody ; Capt. Robert Manning. 



Letters were read from Trustees of New York State Libra- 

 ry ; Newburyport Public Library ; Henry R. Stiles of Brook- 

 lyn N. Y.; Benj. Greenlcaf of Bradford; S. H. Scudder of 

 Boston ; W. R. Deane of Brookline ; H. G. Jones of Phila- 

 delphia ; Joel Munsell of Albany N.Y.; J. J. Babson of Glou- 

 cester ; Charles W. Felt. 



As especially appropriate to the locality ,^the President first 

 called upon the Rev. Joseph B. Felt, LL. D., whose Annals 

 of Salem and other historical productions were complimented 

 for their completeness and thoroughness, for some informa- 

 tion concerning Salem Neck. Dr. Felt then read a paper 

 containing many valuable memoranda and historical state- 

 ments respecting the Neck, Winter Island, and the fortifica- 

 tions — the p'a:e being prominently connected with the his- 

 tory of Salem from its earliest settlement. This paper is 



