History of Middlesex county, Connecticut, with biographical sketches of its prominent men, Part 31

Author: Whittemore, Henry, b. 1833; Beers, J.B. & Company, publishers
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: New York : J. B. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 818

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CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL FOR INSANE. AT MIDDLETOWN

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the hospital, on land acquired by the trustees for that purpose. Eight hundred dollars were appropriated by the town for the purchase of a site for this wharf. Nearly all the lumber, brick, stone, etc., used in the erection of the buildings were landed on this wharf, and here also has been received the annual supply of coal. A coal shed. with a capacity for storing five hundred tons, was erected near the landing. Here a cargo can be landed at any time when the river is navigable, and kept till its removal is practicable.

A building for the care of the epileptic insane is now in process of erection, and it is proposed to erect other buildings which shall give to the hospital a capacity for 250 more patients than at present.

The following is a list of those who have been trustees of the liospital. Those in italics are still acting.

Ex-Governor Joseph R. Hawley, Hartford; Ex-Gover- nor James E. English, New Haven; Ex-Governor Mar- shal Jewell (deceased), Hartford; Ex-Governor Charles R. Ingersoll, New Haven; Ex-Governor Richard D. Hubbard (deceased), Hartford; Ex-Governor Charles B. Andrews, Litchfield; Ex-Governor Hobart B. Bigelow, New Haven; Governor Thomas M. Waller, New London; H. Sidney Hayden, Windsor; Leverette E. Pease (de- ceased), Somers; Samuel G. Willard, Colchester; Ben- jamin W. Tompkins (resigned), Norwich; William B. Casey, M. I). (deceased), Middletown; Henry B. Harri- son, New Haven; Rev. Curtiss T. Woodruff (removed to New York city), Norwalk; Robbins Battell, Norfolk; Benjamin Douglas, Middletown; Julius Hotchkiss (de- ceased), Middletown; Rev. Joseph Cummings, D. D., LL. D. (removed from State), Middletown; Lucius S. Ful- ler, Tolland; Henry Woodward, Middletown; Joseph D. Bates (deceased), Danielsonville; Samuel Lynes, M. D. (deceased), Norwalk; Ezra P. Bennett, M. D. (deceased) Danbury; Richmond M. Bullock (deceased), Putnam; E. B. Nye, M. D., Middletown; Joseph W. Alsop, M. D., Middletown; James G. Gregory, M. D., Norwalk; Henry P. Geib, M. D., Stamford; M. B. Copeland, treasurer.

The resident officers are: Abram Marvin Shew, M. D., superintendent and physician; James Olmsted, M. D., first assistant physician; William E. Fisher, M. D., second assistant physician; Charles E. Stanley, M. D., third as- sistant physician; James M. Keniston, M. D., assistant physician at new hospital; Henry Noble, M. D., assistant physician at new south hospital; J. W. Thayer, clerk; P. W. Sanderson, farmer; Mrs. Margaret Dutton, matron; Mrs. A. L. Williams, housekeeper; Mrs. Ella Waite, housekeeper at new hospital.

CONNECTICUT INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

In 1864 the attention of several benevolent and philan- thropic gentlemen and ladies was called to the necessity for an institution where girls whose surroundings were likely to lead them to vicious or criminal lives could be cared for and educated. Frequent conferences took place, and the matter was discussed by these ladies and gentlemen. It was also discussed in the Common Coun- cil of New Haven, and as the result, numerous and influ-

ential petitions for an act creating such an institution were presented to the General Assembly of 1866. By this Assembly a commission, consisting of Rev. T. K. Fessenden, of Farmington; Professor D. C. Gilman, of New Haven; and Dr. J. P. Whitcomb, of Brooklyn, was appointed to investigate the subject, and elaborate a plan for the establishment of a reformatory or preventive school for girls who were exposed to vicious influences.

At the session of 1867, this committee reported adversely to the establishment of an institution for abandoned women, but favorably to the creation of an industrial school for girls, for reasons which were set forth at length.

No action was taken at that session of the Legislature, and the advocates of such an institution sought to raise by private subscriptions the funds necessary to establish it. Miss Esther Pratt, of Hartford, subscribed $5,000, and her brother-in-law, Mr. Allyn, an ex-mayor of the city, at once added to it $2,500. In a few months, more than $20,000 had been subscribed in Hartford. Mrs. Street, of New Haven, subscribed $5,000, and the amount in that city soon equalled that in Hartford, and other towns and cities contributed generously.

The Legislature of 1868 granted a charter incorpora- ting the subscribers and their associates as " The Con- necticut Industrial School for Girls." . This charter con- ferred the powers and rights of guardians to such girls between the ages of 8 and 15, as might be legally com- mitted to their care. A sum, not exceeding $3 per week, was appropriated for each girl, and conditional appro- priations were made for buildings. Proposals for the location of the school were received from Winsted, Farmington, and Middletown. Those from the last- named place were regarded as the most satisfactory, and were accepted. As appears by the following extracts from the records, the town appropriated $11,500 for a farm, and thus the site here was secured.

"At a special Town Meeting held in Middletown Nov'r 25, 1868, the following Preamble & Resolutions were after discussion adopted, viz. Whereas the Commissioners of the " Connecticut State Industrial School for Girls," being favorably impressed with the advantages presented by this town, as a suitable location for said School, have examined several sites, any of which would be eligible & whereas, the establishment of such a School (now generally admitted to be a highly important & neces- sary institution), would be of great benefit to this town on many ac- counts. Therefore Resolved, That this town does hereby pledge itself to give, provided the School is here located, to the Commissioners, for the purpose of said School, an amount of land not less than fifty acres, eligibly situated, and that a Committee of five judicious citizens be ap- pointed by this meeting to select such site & present it to the Commis- sioners.

" Resolved That Patrick Fagan, Samuel C. Hubbard, Julius Hotch- kiss, Fred'k W. Steuben & George S, Hubbard be, and they areappointed the Committee to carry out tho above resolution. Resolved, That the Selectmen of this town be & they are hereby empowered to pay over to the person or persons duly authorized to receive the same, such sum or sums of money, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, as may be required, to seenre snch sile, and that, if necessary, that they be, and are hereby authorized to borrow n sufficient amount to complete the purchase of the same.

"At a Special Town meeting held at Middletown on the 31st day of July 1869, it was Voled, That the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, be & is hereby appropriated to the Connectiont Industrial School for Girls, this to be in addition to the sum of ten thousand dollars already voted, & to be paid from any funds remaining in the Treasury."

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level of more than 20 acres, affording room and excellent sites for the buildings. To the east a green lawn slopes to a small brook, affording good facilities for drainage. On three sides, a beautiful prospect opens. The whole farm is capable of the highest culture."

The first two buildings erected were named the Pratt, and the Street Homes, in honor of the generous ladies who had donated $5,000 each to the institution. The school was formally opened on the 30th of June 1870.

The progress of this school has been encouraging, though at about the end of the third year was the darkest period of its history.

In 1874 the homes then in existence were filled to their utmost capacity, and at that time, Mr. Allyn, the first president of the school, donated $10,000 for a third house, which was named the Allyn Home.

Mrs. Martha Rogers, who had at the first given a chapel bell, followed this with other gifts, and finally donated $5,000 for a house, named in her honor, the Rogers Home. These homes were furnished mostly by the generous donations of friends in different parts of the State.

An appropriation of $10,000 was made by the Legis- lature in 1881 for a fifth home. This was named the Russell Home, in honor of Mrs. Samuel J. Russell, whose legacy of $5,000 enabled the directors to com- plete it.

An appropriation of $10,000 was also made to provide a water supply, which had previously been derived from the city water works. The necessary land was pur- chased, a dam and reservoir were built, and the water supply was provided at a cost of $10,419.

At its January session, 1884, the Legislature appro- priated $15,000 to erect a building for school rooms and a chapel hall. This building is now in process of con- struction.

The subjects committed to this institution are viciously inclined girls between the ages of eight and sixteen years. This class includes the stubborn and unruly; truants, vagrants, and beggars; those in danger of falling into vicious habits; and those who have been guilty of punish- able offenses but who are not deemed incorrigible. In this institution they receive a good common education, and are taught those branches of industry that will ren- der them self supporting. To accomplish this latter object, as soon as they become proficient in one department, they are transferred to another, and as soon as they are fitted to earn their own living, they are " placed out " in suitable families, but they continue under the control and guardianship of the school till they are 21 years of age. The present average number of inmates of the establishment is 215.

The present officers are: Charles Fabrique, president, New Haven; H. D. Smith, secretary, Plantsville; Charles F. Browning, treasurer, Middletown; Charles H. Bond, superintendent; Mrs. Lydia M. Bond, assistant superin- tendent; Miss Sadie L. Bailey, office assistant.

ST. LUKE'S HOME FOR DESTITUTE AND AGED WOMEN.

A poor woman, who was a descendant of a prominent family, was left without a home, and was compelled to|

accept the shelter of the poor house. Her condition aroused the sympathies of Mrs. Williams, mother of Bishop Williams, Miss Mutter, Miss Clara Alsop, Miss Eliza Tibbs, Miss C. Sebor, and Miss C. Jackson. They hired the upper part of the old Sage house, on Cherry street, and there they placed this unfortunate old lady and one or two others. Afterward, the house now oc- cupied was hired for a time, before it was purchased, and four or five were provided for there. At first each of the churches was represented in this work, but soon afterward they withdrew and left it to the management of the original parties. It then came under the super- vision of the Episcopal Church, and a matron was em- ployed to care for the inmates. This was in 1865, and during the session of the Legislature in that year the home, under the above title, was incorporated. The cor- porators were: Rev. Frederick G. Goodwin, Rev. Henry De Koven, Ebenezer Jackson, Henry G. Hubbard, Charles R. Sebor, John H. Watkinson, and Joseph W. Alsop jr. Section 2 of the act of incorporation provides " that the said trustees shall be seven in number, and shall always be clergymen and laymen in either Protest- ant church in the city of Middletown, and some clergy- man in the Protestant Episcopal church shall be presi- dent of the board of trustees."

A house on the corner of Pearl and Court streets was purchased and fitted up, and here, under the care of a matron employed for the purpose, six ladies, who had known better days, have been comfortably provided for.

The officers are: Miss Clara Alsop, president; Miss S. Thorne, secretary; and Miss H. Sebor, treasurer. By the contributions of its benevolent friends, this institu- tion has accumulated a fund that renders it partially self- sustaining.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY ORPHANS' HOME.

As "The death of the martyrs was the seed of the Church," so the death of a little child gave origin to the Middlesex County Orphans' Home. In the fall of 1876, the sympathies of Mrs. E. W. N. Starr were enlisted in be- half of a little girl only nine months old, the child of brutal parents. Owing to peculiar circumstances, Mrs. Starr was unable to obtain possession of the child, and it died of neglect and starvation. There was at that time no institu- tion in the State that provided for half-orphans, neglected, or destitute children, and it was to meet this and similar cases, that Mrs. Starr conceived the idea of establishing a home that should afford shelter and protection for every little helpless waif not otherwise provided for. She talked the matter over with her lady friends, and the result was that, on the 9th of May 1877, a meeting was held at Russell Library Hall, and a temporary organization effected. There were present at this meeting: Mrs. E. W. N. Starr, Mrs. Dr. Joseph Cummings, Mrs. William W. Wilcox, Mrs. B. W. Barrows, Mrs. Stephen C. Southmayd, Mrs. Charlotte Warner (now Mrs. C. P. Cornwell), Mrs. C. P. Graham, Mrs. James G. Foster, Mrs. Nelson Smith, Miss Elizabeth Brooks (now Mrs. Prof. Prentiss, of Wesleyan University), Mrs. Orange

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Judd, Mrs. G. M. Southmayd, Mrs. D. W. Northrop, Mrs. Edwin J. Hurlbut, Mrs. Dr. George W. Burke, Mrs. Augustus Putnam, Mrs. Benjamin Butler, Mrs. Cyrus D. Foss, Miss Emily A. Selden, Mrs. Isaac B. Lincoln, Mrs. J. D. Sibley, Miss Clara Pratt, and Mrs. C. J. Hill.

The first money raised, with the exception of a few in- dividual subscriptions, was from an entertainment given by which the sum of $220 was realized. Subsequent enter- tainments were given and sufficient funds were raised to meet all necessary expenses.

The institution was duly incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed February 28th 1877. The names of the incorporators were: S. D. McConnell, A. W. Hazen, C. J. Hill, G. L. Westgate, B. W. Barrows, Joseph Cum- mings, James F. Spalding, A. C. Denison, J. O. Mun- son, A. S. Cheesebro, Frederic Gardiner, Benjamin Douglas, James H. Bunce, Robert G.,Pike, J. N. Camp, O. V. Coffin, M. B. Copeland, Jesse G. Baldwin, Henry Ward, Charles C. Hubbard, Julius Hotchkiss, Henry A. Sawyer, George Stancliff, Henry G. Hubbard, J. W. Alsop jr., M. D., William Lyman, Samuel T. Camp, Moses W. Terrill, James G. Baldwin, S. S. Scranton, Robert Sugden, E. W. N. Starr, William C. Fowler, Samuel C. Hubbard, Samuel Stearns, jr., Aaron G. Pease; S. C. Hastings, Joseph W. Hays, George F. Prior, N. B. Strickland, John O. Couch, Samuel J. Starr, John P. Hoffort, D. A. Cleaveland, Henry D. A. Ward, George W. Burke, R. L. De Zeng, R. W. Mathewson, E. P. Augur, Lucius R. Hazen, O. C. Buckland, William D. Willard, H. N. Rutty, A. B. Calef, James R. Rockwell, John H. Sage, J. E. Bidwell, William W. Coe, D. Ward Northrop, R. A. Pease, W. F. Burrows, William W. Van Deusen, George S. Hubbard, Parsons Coe, James P. Norton, W. F. Burrows, Frederick W. Hubbard, Curtis Bacon, F. W. Bliss, L. M. Leach, William H. Reynolds, Charles W. Burr, J. W. Hubbard, and Edward Pad- dock.

The associate incorporators were composed of the fol- lowing ladies:

Mrs. J. W. Alsop, Mrs. B. W. Barrows, Mrs. George W. Burke, Mrs. Benjamin Butler, Mrs. J. E. Bidwell, Mrs. James H. Bunce, Mrs. H. F. Boardman, Mrs. Dr. L. Bailey, Mrs. S. H. Butler, Mrs. Rev. John W. Beach, Miss Caroline E. Bacon, Mrs. Dr. Cummings, Mrs. A. R. Crittenden, Mrs. D. W. Camp, Mrs. Dr. Cleaveland, Miss Mary Copeland, Mrs. William Douglas, Mrs. Benja- min Douglas, Mrs. Evan Davis, Miss Nelly Doug- las, Mrs. Dr. Edgerton, Mrs. Cyrus H. Foss, Mrs. J. G. Foster, Mrs. F. L ... Gleason, Mrs. C. P. Gra- ham, Mrs. Harriet Gerand, Mrs. Ira L. Gardiner, Mrs. Dr. Frederic Gardiner, Miss Margaret S. Hubbard, Mrs. G. H. Hurlbert, Mrs. E. E. G. Hurlburt, Mrs. J. P. Hoffort, Mrs. C. J. Hill, Mrs. A. W. Hazen, Mrs. Prof. Harrington, Mrs. Orange Judd, Mrs. Elizabeth Kilbourn, Mrs. Isaac B. Lincoln, Mrs. Abner Newton jr., Mrs. D. Ward Northrop, Miss E. M. Northrop, Mrs. Robert Pit- kin, Mrs. Rev. George Prentiss, Mrs. A. Putnam, Mrs. C. J. Post, Mrs. A. R. Parshley, Miss Clara Pratt, Miss Fanny A. Russell, Mrs. Samuel Russell, Mrs. William M.

Rice, Mrs. Isaac Roberts, Mrs. M. E. Rockwell, Mrs. E. W. N. Starr, Mrs. Nelson Smith, Mrs. W. H. Sherman, Mrs. J. D. Sibley, Mrs. G. M. Southmayd, Mrs. Stephen C. Southmayd, Mrs. Henry S. Steele, Mrs. Leopold Strauss, Miss Emily A. Selden, Miss Sarah Sill, Mrs. N. C. Stiles, Mrs. Rev. A. W. Tabor, Miss Sarah Thorne, Mrs. Prof. J. M. Van Vleck, Mrs. Henry S. White, Mrs. J. H. Watkinson, Mrs. Charlotte Warner, Mrs. G. L. Westgate, Mrs. William Wilcox, Miss Eliza H. Woodward, Miss. Frank Ward, Mrs. Henry Ward.

Section 5 of the Articles of Incorporation provides:

" That the board of managers for the time being shall have the entire control of the concerns of said corporation, and they shall make all the subscriptions, donations, funds, and cstates belonging to the same solely for the use aud benefit of said corporation, and for the charitable objects for which it is incorporated; and no sale, transfer, or in- cumbrance of any part of the estate of said corporation shall be valid until approved by at least a majority of said managers. The said managers shall have power and authority to receive into the Home of said corporation such indigent children as they may judge most suitable objects of charity, and also to accept a surren- der, in writing, by the father, or, when there is no father, by the mother or guardian, or from the sclectmen of the town of Middletown, or any other town in this State, of any indigent child as aforesaid; and they shall have sole and exclusive care, guardianship, and direction of such child so received or surrendered, which a guardian appointed by a Court of Probate, may or ought to have. And the said managers may, with the consent and approbation of thejudge of probate of the Middletown district, bind out any child whom they have received under their care and direction,-if male, until twenty-one years of age; if a female, until eighteen years of age, or until her marriage within the age of eighteen years, to be apprenticed to some proper person. to be instructed in some suitable trade, pursuit, or profession, according to the rules and regulations which may be from time to time adopted by said corpora- tion."

From the list of associate incorporators forty ladies were elected as a board of managers, and from these were selected the several officers and committees. The com- mittees were divided into an executive, a beneficiary, a finance, and visiting committee. The following were the first regularly elected officers: President, Mrs. Rev. Jo- seph Cummings; vice-president, Mrs. Rev. C. J. Hill; recording secretary, Mrs. Orange Judd; corresponding secretary, Miss Eliza Woodward; treasurer, Miss Nellie Douglas.

A building was rented for the reception of the chil- dren, and the institution formally opened on the 15th of July 1878. During the first two months no expenses were incurred for the care of the home, Mrs. R. S. Bai- ley and Mrs. M. E. Rockwell volunteering their services for this purpose. The institution was supported entirely by voluntary contributions, a part of which was a weekly donation of a basket of provisions, valued at $5, from each member of the board of managers. The total amount of receipts, from October 17th 1877 to December 2d 1878, was $1,086.17, and the expenditures were $750.34. For the year ending December 5th 1881, the receipts were $1,654.88, and the expenses $1,381.95. For the year ending December 4th 1882, the receipts were $2,974.16, and the expenses $2,226.48.

The institution prospered under the management of these ladies, and an appeal was made to the State for an appropriation for its permanent support. This led to the appointment of a committee of investigation, and as the result of their report, the Legislature passed an act, in March 1883, providing for the establishment of homes

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for destitute children, over 2 years of age, in every county in the State.

Through the efforts of Mrs. Hill and other ladies, the sum of $610 was raised at different periods towards the establishment of a home. This sum was deposited in the Middletown Savings Bank, where it still remains, but owing to an act of the Legislature giving the State au- thorities control of the children, this money is no longer required for that purpose.

The following ladies have served as officers of the home during the different periods named. For 1878: Mrs. O. J. Hill, Ist vice-president and acting president; Miss Nellie A. Douglas, treasurer; Mrs. N. C. Stiles, record- ing and corresponding secretary. For 1879: Mrs. Cyrus D. Foss, president; Mrs. George Prentiss, rst vice presi- dent; Mrs. Rev. B. W. Barrows, 2d vice-president; Mrs. Rev. M. W. Tabor, 3d vice-president; Mrs. George W. Burke, treasurer; Mrs. N. C. Stiles, recording and cor- responding secretary. For 1880: Mrs. Cyrus D. Foss, president; Mrs. Rev. George Prentiss, vice president; Mrs. Rev. Charles J. Hill, 2d vice president; Mrs. J. E. Bidwell, 3d vice president; Mrs. George W. Burke, treas- urer; Mrs. N. C. Stiles, corresponding and recording secretary. In 1881-82: Mrs. Rev. C. J. Hill, president; Mr. Rev. Frederic Gardiner, Ist vice president; Mrs. J. E. Bidwell, 2d vice-president; Mrs: J. G. Foster, 3d vice- president; Mrs. George W. Burke, treasurer: Miss E. M. Northrop, recording secretary; Mrs. Dr. F. D. Edgerton, corresponding secretary.

LODGES AND SOCIETIES.

ST. JOHNS LODGE, NO. 2., F. & A. M .- In 1733 the Grand Lodge of England, F. & A. M., granted a dispen sation to certain petitioning brethren in Boston, Mass., for the formation of a lodge to be knowm as St. John's Lodge, and a Provincial Grand Master was ap pointed for New England with power to grant dispensa- tions for the formation of other lodges. Subsequent to this, Thomas Oxnard, of Boston, received the appoint- ment of Provincial Grand Master of New England from the " Right Honorable and Most Worshipful John, Lord Ward, Baron of Birmingham, County of Warwick, Eng- land." The first charter granted by the Provincial Grand Master of New England for the formation of a lodge was in 1734, to Benjamin Franklin and others for a lodge in Philadelphia. The second charter was for a lodge in Newport, R. I., dated December 27th 1749. The third charter was to "Hiram Lodge," New Haven, Conn., August 12th 1750. On the organization of the Grand Lodge of the State of Connecticut this Lodge surrendered its old charter, and applied for a new one under the name of Union Lodge. This placed St. John's Lodge of Middletown second on the list and it has since been known as No. 2. The fourth was to St. John's Lodge, New London, Conn., and the fifth to ST. JOHN'S LODGE OF MIDDLETOWN, of which the following is a copy:

T. Oxnard

GRAND LODGE SEAL. Follow Regular

G. M.

To all and Every our R. Worshipful and Loving Brethren, Free and Accepted Massons now Residing, or that may hereafter Reside in Mid- dletown, in the Colony of Connecticut, The R. Worshipful Thomas Oxnard, Esqr., Provincial Grand Master of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Massons in North America Sendeth Greeting:

WHEREAS, Application hath been made unto us by Ichabod Camp and Suudry other Brethern of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Massons now Residing at Middletown aforesaid, that we would be pleased to Constitute them into a Regular Lodge that Massonry may Increase and Flourish in those parts. Now Know Ye

That we have Nominated, Ordain'd, Constituted and appointed, and by these Presents do Nominate, Ordain, Constitute and Appoint Our Rt. Worshipful and Well-beloved Brother Mr. Jehosaphat Starr, to be the First Master of the Lodge at Middletown atoresaid; and do hereby Im- power him to Congregate the brethren together and form them into a Regular Lodge. He taking Special Care in Choosing Two Wardens and other Officers necessary for the due Regulation thereof, for One year, at the End whereof the Lodge shall have full power to Choose and Ap- point theire Master and other Officers, and so on Annually. The Master and Wardens for the Time being taking Special Care that all and every Member admitted into said Lodge from Time to Time have been or shall be made Regular Masons, and that they do cause all and every; The Regulations contained in the Printed Book of Constitutions (except so far as they have been Altered by the Grand Lodge at their Quarterly meetings in London) to be kept and observed as also all such other Rules and Instructions as shall be from Time to Time Transmitted to them by us or by our Deputy or by the Grand Master or his Deputy for the Time being; and that they do send Annually an Amount in writing to us or our Deputy or to the Grand Master or his Deputy for the time being of the names of the Members of said Lodge, and their place of abode, with the days and place of meeting with any other things that they may think proper to Communicate for the benefit of their Lodge, and that they do send Two Guineas for their Constitution, to be paid into the Stock of the Grand Lodge iu Boston; and further, that they do Annually Keep or cause to be kept The Feast of St. John the Evan- gelist, and Dine together on that Day or near that Day, as shall be Judged most convenient; and Lastly, that they do Regularly communi- eate with the Grand Lodge in Boston, by sending to their Quarterly Communications such Charity as their Lodge shall think fit for the Relief of poor Brethren.

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History of Middlesex county, Connecticut, with biographical sketches of its prominent men, Part 31

Author: Whittemore, Henry, b. 1833; Beers, J.B. & Company, publishers Publication date: 1884 Publisher: New York : J. B. Beers & co. Number of Pages: 818

Author: Whittemore, Henry, b. 1833; Beers, J.B. & Company, publishers
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: New York : J. B. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 818