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1824,
1830.
Rev. Phinehas Crandall,
1852,
1854.
Rev. John W. Hardy,
1830,
1836.
Rev. Amos Binney,
1854,
1856.
HIon. Abel Bliss,
1836,
1845.
Rev. Edw. Otheman, A.M.,
1856,
1861.
George M. IIyde, Esq.,
1845,
1848.
Amos B. Merrill, Esq.,
1861,
1863.
William Rice, Esq.,
1848,
1852.
Rev. Erastus O. Haven, D.D., 1863,
SECRETARIES.
Accessus.
Exitus.
Accessus.
Exitus.
Hon. Abel Bliss,
1824,
1836.
Rev. Edw'd Otheman, A.M., 1848,
1851.
John M. Merrick, Esq.,
1836,
1842.
Robert R. Wright, Esq.,
1851,
1853.
Rev. William Smith,
1×42,
1843.
John M. Merrick, Esq.,
1853,
1858
Rev. Charles Adams, A.M.,
1843,
1845.
Harrison Newhall, Esq.,
1858,
1860.
Rev. Miner Raymond, D.D., 1845,
1818.
Rev. Wm. Rice, A.M., 1860,
TREASURERS.
Accessus.
Exitus.
Accessus. Exitus.
Abraham Avery, Esq.,
1824,
1828.
Jolın M. Merrick, Esq ,
1842,
1861.
Rev. Wilbur Fisk, D.D.,
1828,
18332.
James Luke, Esq.,
1861,
1862.
Rev. Joseph A. Merrill,
1832,
1842.
Rev. Miner Raymond, D.D , 1862,
TRUSTEES.
Accessus.
Exitus.
Accessus.
Exitus.
Col. Amos Binney,
1824,
1830.
Rev. Timothy Merritt,
1825,
1837.
Hon. Abel Bliss,
1824,
1845.
Rev. Joseph A. Merrill,
1825,
1849.
Abraham Avery, Esq.,
1824,
1842.
Rev. John W. Hardy,
1826,
1845.
Rev. Calvin Brewer,
1824,
David Rice, Esq.,
1830,
1854.
Rev. Enoch Mudge,
1824,
1826.
John L. Smith, Esq.,
1831,
1836.
Rev. Wilbur Fisk, D.D.,
1824,
1839.
Hon. Gilbert Burrows,
1831,
183+.
Rev. Joshua Crowell,
1824,
1835.
Alpheus Hanks, Esq.,
1831,
1833.
William Rice, Esq.,
1824,
1863.
George M. Hyde, Esq.,
1833,
1849.
Rev. John Lindsey,
1824,
1841.
Rev. Ileman Bangs,
1834.
1836.
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VOTE OF THE TOWN, APRIL 6, 1764, AT A SPECIAL MEETING, TO CON VEY LAND FOR A GRIST-MILL TO STEBBINS & MILLER. Page 157.
" Voted and Granted to Caleb Stebbins of this Town and to Joseph Miller of Springfield [Ludlow now] Four acres of Land for the Priviledge or Conveniancy of Erecting a Grist Mill on or near the South side of the North Ministry Lot in this Town on a Brook Called 12 mile Brook - upon condition that the said Steb- bins & Miller will Erect or cause to be Erected a good Grist Mill and keep (or cause to be kept) the Said mill in good Repair from the Time of said mill being Builded thence forward for the Space of 15 Years on said Brook - and also upon Condition that the said Stebbins and Miller will secure & save this Town from any & all Charges which may any way arise on account thereof During the Natural Life of the Revd Noah Mirick now Pastor of this Town - and also upon . Condition that the said Stebbins & Miller will give or pay or cause to be paid to this Town the Sum of Twenty four Shillings Lawful money at the Decease of the Said Reyd Noah Mirick - Upon the Said Stebbins & Miller fullfilling the before mentioned Conditions the said 4 acres of Land is to be theirs forever but if not then the Said Land is to return to this Town again.
"Attest, EZRA BARKER Town Clerk."
FIRST WOOLLEN MILL. Page 160.
" The first woollen mill in Wilbraham was built by Sumner Sessions, in the South Parish, on a mill-stream called Scantic, in A. D. 1845. It was rented and operations commenced by Levi Bradford and Elcazer Scripter, in April, 1846. Busi- ness was commenced with one set of machinery for the manufacture of satinet. In April, 1847, Mr. Bradford retired from the firm, and Luther E. Sage, William V. Sessions, and Samuel Beebe became partners, and the firm name was changed to Scripter, Sage, & Co. Another set of machinery was added by the new Company. The necessary increase of power was obtained by the purchase of the carding-machine privilege just above on the same stream. Eleazer Scripter was chosen agent and treasurer of the company. The manufacture of satinets, tweeds, cassimeres, and doeskins was carried on by this company until January, 1856. An act of incorporation having been obtained from the Legislature of Massachusetts, a new company was formed, January 30, 1856, with a capital of twenty thousand dollars. The name of the company was " The South Wilbraham Manufacturing Company." E. Scripter acted as agent and treasurer for the company until Janu- ary, 1860, when, on account of failing health, he retired from the management of the concern, and William V. Sessions was appointed in his place, which position he still occupies. In 1862, a large addition to the mill was built, and still another set of machinery added. The necessary increase of power being obtained from a steam- engine. The present capacity of the mill for turning off goods is one thousand yards of three-fourths satinet per day." - From William V. Sessions, Esq.
STAGES OF SIKES AND PEASE. Page 161.
Sikes and Pease made large contracts with the government for carrying mails not only in New England but in the Southern States. I have be- fore me five original contracts, made by Levi Pease with the Postmaster
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General. They were furnished me by James Parker, Esq., of Springfield. One of these contracts, bearing date 1794, made by Timothy Pickering, Postmaster General, with Pease, defines the time for carrying the mail between Brookfield and Albany, through Northampton. " The mail was to leave Brookfield Wednesday. Friday, Monday, at 9, A. M., and arrive at Northampton same days at 6, P. M. Leave Northampton Thursday, Sat- urday, Tuesday, at 5, A. M., and arrive at Pittsfield same days at 6, P. M. Leave Pittsfield Friday, Monday, Wednesday, at 5, A. M., and arrive at Albany same days at 6, P. M. Three days were occupied in driving from Brookfield to Albany.
Mr. Parker had a contract of Sikes of a much earlier date, but some friend, to whom he had loaned it, had mislaid it, and I am denied the pleasure of giving the reader a copy of it, as I hoped to do.
CC. p. 168.
SPRINGFIELD AND WILBRAHAM COMPARED. Page 164.
The comparative wealth of the towns of Wilbraham and Springfield is well illustrated by the following table which I find among the papers left by Calvin Stebbins. It shows the amount paid by each town on $100 of the State tax.
1763, Springfield paid $11.14 on $1,000, Wilbraham
$1.67
1790,
4.18
66
3.54
1800,
3.96
2.15
1810,
66
4.27
66
2.28
1820,
5.79
1.77
1830,
8.12
66
1.95
1840,
13.17
ـب،
1.55
The table ends with this year. It will be observed that in 1790 Spring- field was but a little over one-eighth richer than Wilbraham; in 1840, it was nine times richer. Calvin Stebbins says that the population of this town, in 1790, was 1,555. It is stated by Hon. George Bliss in his ad- dress, 1828, that in 1791 there were but 1574 inhabitants in the town of Springfield. These statements are both verified by the State census, pub- lished with notes in 1863. There was a time, therefore, when the daughter had nearly attained the mother's stature and fortune. Now, how changed !
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A TABLE SHOWING THE BIRTHS AND DEATHIS OF EACH YEAR, FROM 1731 TO 1783. ALSO THE SAME FOR EACH DECENNIAL.
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Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
| Births. '
Year.
Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
Births.
1731
1741
2
9
1751
5
12
1761
5
20
1771
12
32
1781
9
10
1732
1742
7
10
1252
3
14
1702
3
22
1772
7
34
1782
17
18
1733
2
1743
1
7
1753
1754
8
12
1764
10
23
1774
32
34
1734-43
12
59
1736
1
4
1746
1
13
1756
3
19
1766
9
27
1776
47
43
1743-53
24
128
1737
1
4
1747
10
1757
10
18
1767
3
24
1777
19
1753-63
52
179
1738
9
1748
3
13
1758
6
13
17GS
7
26
1778
18
41
1763-73
81
280
1739
1
10
1749
4
9
1759
12
12
1769
8
30
1779
16
46
1773-83
234 1457
1740
1750
5
17
1760
2
20
1770
8
26
1780
19
28
In Wales and the Half-mile there were 82 births and 26 deaths before the incorporation of the town, making in all 1,118 births and 423 deaths. From 1762 to 1784, inclusive, there were 221 intentions of marriage pub- lished.
In 1776, 12 died in the army, in addition to 47 who died at home, making 59.
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN OF WILBRAHAM FOR THE FIRST TEN YEARS AFTER ITS INCORPORATION, 1764-1773. '
YEAR.
MINISTRY.
POOR.
EXTRA.
SCHOOLS.
HIGHWAYS.
1764
£51 2 0
£2 15 10
£15
0 0
£7 17 S
1765
55
2 72
3 0 0
7 0
20
0 0
1766
48
S
3 0 0
3 17 2
20
0
0
1767
50
1
2
4
0
0
2 5 0
20
0
0
35 0 0
1769
50
0
0
5
0
20 3 8
25
0
0
35
0 0
1770
49
0
0
6
0
0
4 15 10
27
0
0
35
0
0
1771
51
0
0
6
0
0
1
30
0
0
35
0
0
1772
51 10
0
5
0
0
6 9
30
0
0
40
0
0
1773
51 10
0
£506 15 43
£34 15 10
£32
9 10
£217 0 0
£257 17 8
Total expenses, £1,040 7s 10} d.
This, reduced to decimal currency, would be : -
For Support of the poor,
. $115.67
For a fine for neglect of highways, 2.50
" Contingent or extra expenses,
107.97
" Services of Clerk & Treasurer, 5.50
Schooling,
723.17
$1,815.59
Highways, .
837.67
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN FROM 1790 TO 1799 INCLUSIVE, FOR HIGH- WAYS, SCHOOLS, &c.
Constable or Collector's services, . $251.95
2.25
Highways, .
Common schools, . 3,096.33
Removing paupers, . 15.75
Supporting paupers, H. B.,
8.75
Special grants for roads and bridges, 79.10
$7,453.02
1
12
10
1755
3
14
1765
5
23
1775
23
52
1
4
1745
2
1735
6
1744
16
40
1283
16
14
1763
4
21
1773
1734
Year.
Year.
Year.
Year.
Year.
. 3,033.33
Surveying roads,
Damage for roads passing over lands, 2.00
Grammar school, 80.00
Contingent expense, . . 617.17
0
35
0
0
14 5
30
0
0
35 0 0
1768
49
1
20
0
39
34
Turnpike road along Chicopee River, $266.33
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This is more than four times the expenses of the period eighteen years before, from 1763 to 1772.
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EXPENSES FROM 1831 TO 1840, INCLUSIVE.
Damages for roads passing over
Town debts, 589.00
lands,
$43.50
Outstanding claims, . 750.00
Constable's services, 258.75
Contingent expenses for nine years, 2,460.00
Borrowed money,
290.00
Expenses of poor,
. 6,211.50
Surplus revenue, taken to pay bor-
Schools, . 7,200.00
rowed money, . 450.00
Paying debts of the town,
· 500.00
Special grants for roads, .
736.55
$29,490.27
About four times the amount of the expenses of the decade, forty years previous.
CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. Page 168.
The controlling power of the appetites is known to be characteristic of all pioneer and hardy life. No one is surprised, therefore, to learn that in the early history of the town there is evidence that our ancestors did not escape their influence. Intemperance was not uncommon. At "raisings " it was almost customary for men, at other times temperate, to become intoxicated. The church records contain several cases of disci- pline for this vice. In thirty-eight years, before 1779, there were fifty-five cases of premarital conceptions, and thirteen births out of the marriage relation, - averaging almost two a year.
Hon. George Bliss, in his address, 1828, says of the early settlers of Springfield, " Drunkenness and lewdness seem, at that period, to have been not very uncommon. They were much more generally and more severely punished than they now are." Something besides punishment is needed to prevent vice. Intelligence and virtue are its only antidote.
Marcus Lyon, whose murder is spoken of in the Address, was a resi- dent of Woodstock, Conn., and was returning from a journey on horse- back to Caznovia, New York. He was met by two Irishmen, Dominick Daly and James Halligan, on the road at the end of the mountain, in a dark, obscure spot, and foully murdered, and his body dragged through the bushes and thrown into the Chicopee. The murderers were pursued, overtaken near the city of New York, tried, convicted, and hung at Northampton, that being the shire town of old Hampshire County. I think that was the first and the last execution for murder in this county.
By the upsetting of a pleasure-boat on Nine-Mile Pond, April 29,
Highways, . . 10,000.00
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1799, Gordon Bliss, Leonard Bliss, and Asenath Bliss, children of Levi Bliss, and Abigail Merrick, daughter of Dr. Samuel F. Merrick, and Mary Warriner, daughter of Noah Warriner, and Guy Johnson, of Tol- land, Connecticut, were drowned. The accident cast a gloom over the town for a long time.
A homicide was committed in the South Parish about twenty years ago, which caused a great excitement.
SLAVERY IN WILBRAHAM.
There were at least five slaves in the town, all in the North Parish. The " Worthy Rev. Noah Mirrick " had three, Noke (Oronoke), Sip (Scipio), and Suke ; Mr. David Merrick had one, Cæsar, and Capt. John Shaw had one, name unknown. I think there must have been two or three more, by references in the records.
By a decision of the Supreme Court all slaves in Massachusetts were freed under the Constitution framed in 1780. Some of the slaves were run out of the State and sold. Of Rev. Mr. Merrick's slaves, Suke died before the day of freedom ; Noke was sold to some one in Springfield, and nothing more is known of him ; Sip, poor fellow, and Capt. Shaw's negro came to a sad end. Sip fell to Dr. Samuel F. Merrick. The doctor and captain thought it hard to lose their property, and determined to get the slaves into Connecticut and sell them. Mrs. Merrick was from Haddam, and Shaw was from that vicinity. The doctor and his wife, as well as Shaw, had been accustomed to go down and spend Election with their friends, and this year invited Sip and Sam -if that was the name of Shaw's slave -to go with them. The poor fellows were in cestasies at the prospect of such a'trip to Hartford with Massas to see the vessels, and, taking their fiddles, went. They were sold secretly and invited to go on board a sloop, lying at the wharf, to have a good time ; and while fiddling and drinking the sloop dropped into the stream, spread sail, and disappeared down the river. The poor fellows were never heard of more ! Of Cæsar's end nothing is known. Comment is unnecessary. We live in 1863.
On the other hand, slaves ran away from Connecticut and New York. and not a few found refuge in this town. A severe struggle took place at Mr. Edward Morris's, where two fugitives had taken refuge. Their mas- ters or hunters came after them, and a most desperate fight ensued, in which one escaped to the woods, and the other was taken and bound and carried away. I am not aware that a slave ever trod the soil of the South
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Parish, unless a fugitive ; and I have no knowledge that any assistance was ever rendered to the hunter when he sought his human prey. There never will be. The hour of God's eternal purpose has struek. Not sprinkled with the blood of lambs, but with the blood of men, does he now keep his people's passover. The flaming sword of the avenging angel stretches over the land, and the bondmen go out under it. Glory to God in the Highest !
DD. p. 169.
GRADUATES OF COLLEGES.
Aaron Bliss graduated at Yale College, 1776; did not enter. profes- sional life ; settled as a farmer ; was a man of great eceentricity, but of stern puritan piety ; was married, but left no children ; died, 1824.
Pliny Merrick, son of Rev. Noah Merrick, Harvard College, 1776. "After completing his collegiate course, he devoted himself to the study of divinity, and was duly licensed to preach as a minister of the Congre- gational denomination; but he never officiated in the capacity as a candidate for settlement in any parish or religious society. His particular attention was very soon afterwards attracted to the legal profession ; and to prepare himself for its practice he placed himself under the instruction of Oakes Angier, Esq., of Bridgewater, who was one of the most distinguished law- yers of the day. Having been admitted to the bar in the county of Ply- mouth, Mr. Merriek returned to his native town and opened an office there. But, after residing there one or two years, he removed to Brook- field, then one of the most populous and flourishing towns in the county of Woreester, and resided there during the remainder of his life. He attained to high social position, and to an eminent rank in his profession. And he was esteemed by all his acquaintances not only as a faithful, able, and eloquent counsellor, but as a good citizen, and a worthy, just, and up- right man. He died the second of March, 1814." Ilis only surviving son is Hon. Pliny Merrick, Judge of the Supreme Court.
Walter King, son of William King, was born November, 1758; gradu- ated at Yale College in 1782; was ordained pastor of the church in Nor- wich (Chelsea), Conn., May 24, 1787; was dismissed in August, 1811; was installed at Williamstown, Mass., July 6, 1813; and died of a fit of apoplexy that seized him in the pulpit, December 1, 1815, aged fifty-seven. He published a sermon at the ordination of Daniel Hale, 1797, and a
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sermon on taking leave of his people at Norwich. ~ Dr. Sprague's An- nals of the American Pulpit, Vol. II., p. 319.
Joseph Badger, son of Henry Badger; Y. C., 1785. IIe was in many respects a very remarkable man ; had a relish for hard service, and was in it all his life. He was a soldler in the Revolution for many years, and his education when he left the army was very limited. He paid his own way through college, prepared for the ministry, and settled in Bland- ford, October 24, 1787. In 1800 he became a missionary of the " Con- necticut Missionary Society," to the "Western Reserve," Ohio. His hardships were great, as well as his perils. He preached to the Indi- ans as well as to the whites. He died in Wood County, Ohio, in 1846, aged eighty-nine years. A most interesting account is given of his labors and sufferings in the Quarterly Register, Vol. XIII., p. 317, and also in "A Memoir," published at Hudson, Ohio, 1851, by Prof. Henry N. Day.
Timothy Burt, " son of Gideon Burt, graduated at Yale, 1794; settled in Canandaigua as a lawyer, after being admitted to the bar, and gave prom- ise of attaining a high social and professional position, which he did not live to realize. Died, 1811."
Oliver Bliss, " son of Oliver, graduated in 1795, at Yale ; pursued the profession of law in Western Pennsylvania, where he died in 1824."
"Gordon Bliss, son of Levi, graduated at Dartmouth College, 1797. Ile had just completed his legal studies and been admitted to the bar, when he met with an untimely death in Nine-mile Pond, with five others, April 29, 1799."
Henry Ely, Yale College, 1798. "A clergyman."
Judah Bliss, son of Abel; Williams College. He "practised as a physician in town for a time ; afterwards in Tolland, Conn., and in the city of Hartford. He removed to Buffalo, New York, in 1819, and en- gaged extensively in land speculations, which did not prove fortunate. He died near the year 1830. He had the reputation of being a skilful physician."
Oliver Bliss Morris, son of Edward; Williams College, 1801; read law with Hon. George Bliss, of Springfield, where he settled ; entered the bar, 1804; represented the town in the Legislature for three successive years, from 1809; was Register of Probate for several years, and ap- pointed Judge of Probate, 1829, which office he held till 1858. Ile was also for many years County Attorney. He is an eminent advocate, a sound lawyer, an upright judge, and steadfast friend.
Stewart Beebe, son of Stewart; Williams College, 1803. He settled
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as a lawyer in Connecticut ; then returned here, where he died, October 7,1851.
Enoch Burt, Princeton, N. J., 1805; " He was a machinist in early life, and possessed uncommon inventive powers. Was missionary in the . West till 1820 ; settled in Tolland, May 19, 1821 ; in Manchester, Conn., 1824-28, and was residing there 1854."
Walter Beebe, son of Stewart ; Williams College, 1810 ; died at Cadiz, Ohio, Jan. 24, 1836.
Henry Dwight Chapin, son of Jason ; Yale College, 1814. A lawyer, first in New Marlborough, Maryland, now in Baltimore.
Robert Russell ; Williams College, 1811.
Moses Warren, son of Rev. Moses ; Williams College, 1812.
William S. Burt ; Union College, 1818 ; a celebrated teacher ; tutor in Amherst College ; preceptor of an academy in Newburg, New York, and afterwards of one in Ithaca, N. Y., where he died, 1855.
Noah C. Saxton ; Union College, 1818 ; licensed as a preacher, Octo- ber, 1819; editor of the New York Evangelist ; assistant of the revival- ist, Rev. Asahel Nettleton ; and died June 19, 1834.
John B. Warren, son of Rev. Moses ; Brown University. He preached in the South for many years.
Warren Isham ; Union College, 1819. A elergyman and editor in the West.
Horace Sessions. son of Robert ; Yale College, 1821 ; studied theology at Andover ; graduated, 1824. "Spent a few months as agent of the United Foreign Mission Society, then became an agent of the American Colonization Society. He collected a company of colored people, and went to Liberia, Africa, with them. He died on the passage home, March 4, 1826."
Jacob F. Warner ; Amherst College, 1829; clergyman.
Ezekiel Russell; Amherst College, 1829; studied theology in An- dover, after teaching in Hadley Academy ; tutor in college ; settled in North Adams, 1836-39; pastor of the Fourth Church in Springfield, 1839-49; settled as pastor of the Congregational Church in East Ran- dolph, May 8, 1850, where he now preaches ; received the honorary degree of D. D., 185 -. He has written much for religious papers and quarter- lies, and has usually had several private pupils under his instruction.
Asahel Utley; Brown University, --; " Practised law with con- siderable success, in East Haddam, Con. ; and afterwards in the city of Middletown, where he died, 1832."
Orlow M. Dorman ; Amherst College, 1831. Went to Florida.
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John W. Merrill; Wesleyan University, Conn., 1834. An able preacher and scholar, now Professor in the Biblical Institute, Concord, New Hampshire.
Rufus P. Stebbins ; Amherst College, 1834; Theological School, Cambridge, 1837 ; honorary degree of D. D., Harvard College, 1851 ; settled in Leominster, September 20, 1837-44; President of the Mead- ville Theological School, Meadville, Pa., 1844-56; pastor of a church in Woburn, 1857-, where he now resides. He has written for religious papers and journals, and published several sermons and literary addresses.
Annis Merrill ; Wesleyan University, 1835. Lawyer in San Francisco.
Lycortes L. Brewer ; Amherst College, 1836. Physician at Baton Rouge, La.
Frederick Merrick ; Wesleyan University, 1837. Professor in the University, and now President of the Ohio Wesleyan University, Dela- ware, Ohio ; D. D.
Francis Lord Fuller ; Amherst College, 1834. Preacher at the West.
William L. Bliss ; Wesleyan University, 1842, and Yale Medical Col- lege.
Emilius Brewer ; Amherst College, 1845; attorney and editor, Port Gibson ; died, 1855.
George H. Bliss; Wesleyan University, 1842.
Horatio Stebbins ; Harvard College, 1848 ; Cambridge Theological School, 1851 ; settled at Fitchburg, then at Portland, Me., where he now preaches.
Joel B. Clough, Wesleyan University, 1848. Chief Engineer, Alex- andria, Va.
William Lothrop Burt ; Harvard College, 1850 ; law school, Harvard College, LL. B., 1853 ; practising law in Boston ; on the staff of Maj .- Gen. Johnson, of Texas.
George H. Merrick ; Amherst College, 1850 ; died, 1841.
Marshall Calkins ; Union College, 1853 ; Philadelphia Medical College.
Dr. Calkins " was for six years professor in different departments of medical science in two of the medical colleges of Philadelphia ; was joint author, with the late Dr. Norton, of a work on ' Thoracie Diseases,' which has passed through two editions, and, at the solicitation of his relatives and former friends, he located in Springfield, where he quickly obtained a large and lucrative practice."
William A. Smith ; Wesleyan University, 1854 ; preacher in Illinois.
Solomon Chapin ; Wesleyan University, 1857 ; tutor and preacher.
Edwin W. Virgin ; Wesleyan University, 1857 ; preacher.
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John W. Virgin ; Williams College, 1858.
Charles H. Gates ; Amherst College; clergyman. Gilbert Webster; Union College, 1858; attorney. William E. Morgan ; Wesleyan University. George C. Bowen ; Amherst College, 1859. Calvin Stebbins ; Amherst College. 1862.
PROFESSIONAL MEN NOT GRADUATES OF COLLEGE.
Samuel F. Merrick,* M.D. After studying with Dr. Brainard, of Had- dam, Conn., he was admitted to practice medicine. During the Revolu- tionary War he was a surgeon in Col. Porter's regiment that went through the wilderness to reinforce the army before Quebec, and was in the disas- trous retreat from Canada. After the war he settled in his native place as a farmer, and died in 1836. He was long a leading magistrate of the town.
Isaac Wood,* M.D.
Judah Stebbins,* M.D.
John W. Langdon,* Methodist preacher.
Oliver Langdon,*
Solomon Langdon,* 66
Cyrus Stebbins,* D. D., Methodist preacher, then Episcopal rector.
Elijah Stebbins,* Methodist preacher.
Samuel Stebbins,* Congregational preacher.
Artemas Stebbins, Methodist preacher.
Calvin Brewer, 66
Henry Battin,
66
Lorin Collins,
66
Dixon Stebbins,* 66
Edwin Crocker, Universalist preacher.
Andrew Jackson Stebbins, Universalist preacher.
Daniel E. Chapin, D.D., Methodist preacher.
Jonathan Chapin,
Luther Brewer, M.D.
Timothy Burr,* M.D.
Jesse W. Rice,* M.D.
Daniel D. Merrick,* M.D.
Moses K. Brewer, M.D.
* Those with stars are dead.
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Pitkin B. Rice, M.D.
Ralph Glover, M. D.
Emery Thayer, M.D.
William Carpenter, M.D.
Lorenzo Firmin, M.D.
Jared Cone, M.D.
Edwin McCray, M.D.
William McCray, M.D.
Roderick Stebbins, M.D.
Hon. George Merrick, judge and attorney.
Richard D. Morris, attorney.
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