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natural histoiy. Mr. Spencer, of whora the President had 

 spoken, gave shelter to George Thompson, the English 

 anti-slavery agitator, when he was in Salem. E-ev. Mr. 

 Cutler, who preached fifty years in Hamilton, took an 

 important part in founding the first settlement in the 

 State of Ohio, which was a part of the great northwest 

 territory to which the ordinance of 1787 applied; and 

 there has been a strong presentation to show that this 

 early anti-slavery measure, of which Nathan Dane of Bev- 

 erly is supposed to be the author, was a result of prelim- 

 inary Councils, in which Dr. Cutler was a conspicuous 

 influence. 



He spoke of the many impifovements made at the grove 

 since 1877, and of the many attractions of the place. He 

 alhided to the courtesies extended to the members of the 

 Institute, and concluded his remarks with proposing the 

 following vote which was unanimously adopted. 



Voted, That the thanks of the Essex Institute be ex- 

 tended to the officers of the Asbury Grove Association 

 for the use of the grove and the chapel, to James F. Almy 

 for many attentions, and to the young ladies who served 

 so efficiently at the dinner tables. 



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