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in this country prior to the Revolution, and instanced the case 

 of a Norwegian girl in his Grandfather's family, whose services 

 were purchased for a term of years. 



The chair alluded to a similar case in Manchester. 



Mr. Wildes spoke of Marblehead as presenting a near and most 

 interesting field of Antiquarian research for the younger mem- 

 bers of the Institute, whose minds might be directed to that de- 

 partment. St. Michael's Church, with its ancient Church yard ; 

 the old mansions of that formerly flourishing seaport; the 

 history of several families identified with Colonial and Revo- 

 lutionary history, would be found to present most interesting 

 points of enquiry. 



Mr. Wildes also spoke of Christ Church, Cambridge as per- 

 haps the best specimen, in this country, of the English Village 

 Church of the last Century. It was a question whether the 

 frame of this Church was brought from England or not. Mr. 

 W. gave an interesting account of the Vassal family, in connec- 

 tion with this Church, and of the several old mansions, still 

 marking the social life of Cambridge in the Ante-revolutionary 

 history of the town. A visit to Cambridge, in connection with 

 researches into the history of some of these, even now elegant 

 residences of a later generation, would be found to be full of 

 interest and instruction. 



Remarks of a conversational character from Messrs. Wildes, 

 Beaman, the chair and others, relating to Boston and its vicin- 

 ity in Revolutionary times occupied the rest of the evening. 



A Committee consisting of Messrs. F. W. Putnam, J. A. 

 G-illis, R. S. Ranteul, W. P. Upham and H. Wheatland were 

 appointed to revise the Constitution and By-Laws. 



Monday, March 14. Evening meeting. 

 Vice President, A. C. Goodell Jr., in the chair. 

 Donations to the Library and Cabinets were announced. 

 Letters were read from Joseph A. Goldthwait of New Berne, 

 N. C, relating to specimens sent to the Institute: from Wm. A. 



