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vard 1805 to 1809— on the 7th of Jan. 1809 was ordamed 

 as coUeao-ue with Rev. Samuel Deane D.D. of the Fu'st 

 Church in Portland, Me. In this position he continued his 

 labors, until about four years since when he removed to 

 Cambridge, where he died on Sunday Jan. 2, 1859. 



5. Rev. Isaac Bramam, son of Sylvester and Experience 

 (Blanchard) Braman, was born at Norton, Mass., 5th July 

 1770 — graduated at Harvard College in 1794 and for sev- 

 eral years has been the only survivor of his class. Ordained 

 Yth of June 1797 pastor of the Second Parish, in Rowley 

 now Georgetown ; in this place he continued to officiate 

 until his death, a period of more than sixty years, which 

 took place on Friday, 26th of December, 1858. 



During the past season six Pield Meetings have been held, viz; 

 ^t Nahant, Newburyport, Lynnfield Centre, North Danvers, 

 Marblehead and Essex. They were very fully attended, and 

 the interest continues unabated. 



Ten Evening Meetings have been held on the second and 

 fourth Thursdays of December, January, February, March 

 ^nd April — also the Quarterly and occasional meetings on 

 Wednesdays for the election of members and the transaction 

 of the current business. 



Rev. J. L. Russell delivered a course of thirteen lectures 

 •on Botany, in the rooms, during the winter and spring, 

 which were well attended, and awakened a considerable de- 

 gree of interest in this branch of Natural History. 



In August last, part I of Yol. ii. of the Proceedings was 

 Teady for delivery — containing 192 pages and a lithograph 

 plate to accompany Dr. Weinland's paper on the Egg tooth 

 of the Snake. 



