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AN ACT to alter and change the Names of certain Persons therein men- tioned.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Charles Blake, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, librarian, son of James Blake, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Lloyd Blake ; Betsey G. Bray, of said Boston, single-woman, daughter of John Bray, shall be allowed to take the name of Elizabeth Goodwin Bray ; Charles Bullard, of said Boston, son of Eli Bullard, of Framingham, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Buckminster Bullard ; James Russell Dutton, son of. Warren Dutton, of said Boston, Esq., shall be allowed to take the name of James Dutton Russell ; William French, son of Thomas French, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of William Page French; John Howe, of said Boston, victualler, shall be allowed to take the name of John Jay Howe ; Henry Jones, son of Ephraim Jones, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Hartwell Jones ; John Vinton, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of John Calder Vinton ; Miriam Hayden, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Miriam Sumner Hayden ; Asa Penniman, of Dedham, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Asa Penniman ; Ezra Prior, of Quincy, in said county of Norfolk, mariner, son of Ezra Prior, late of Duxbury, in the county of Plymouth, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of Ezra William Prior ; Edward Fisher Keith, of Wrentham, in said county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Edward Comstock Fisher; Freeman Josselyn, of Pembroke, in the county of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the name of Freeman Mar-
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shall Josselyn ; Aurora Oldham, of said Pembroke, shall be allowed to take the name of Aurora Williams Oldham ; Nehemiah Stockbridge Tubbs, of said Pembroke, shall be allowed to take the name of Nehemiah Bisbee Stockbridge ; Zadoc Leonard, of New Bedford, in the county of Bristol, cabinet maker, shall be allowed to take the name of William Henry Leonard ; Eber Baker, of Westport, in said county of Bristol, shall be allowed to take the name of Eber Davis Baker; Perry Maccomber, jun., of Dartmouth in said county, shall be allowed to take the name of Perry Russell Maccomber ; Joseph Long, of Cambridge, in the county of Mid- dlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Augustus Edwin Long ; Joseph Allen, son of Shobal C. Allen, Esq., late of Townsend, in said county of Middlesex, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name Joseph Shobal Allen ; and William Allen, son of said Shobal C. Allen, shall be allowed to take the name of William Child Allen ; Warwick Palfray, 3d, of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of William W. Palfray ; Nancy Mackey, of Andover, in said county of Essex, single-woman, shall be allowed to take the name of Nancy Lois Gardner Mackey ; Jonathan Hoar, of New Salem, in the county of Frank- lin, shall be allowed to take the name of Jonathan Hanson ; and Joseph S. Hopy, and Azuby, children of the said Jonathan, shall be allowed to take the surname of Hanson, instead of Hoar; Anthony Logo, of Ashfield, in the said county of Franklin, trader, shall be allowed to take the name of John Clark ; Nathan Keep, of Longmeadow, in the county of Hampden, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathan Cooley Keep ; Winthrop Farrin, of Bath, in the county of Lincoln, shipwright, shall be allowed to take the name of Winthrop G. Farrin ; Jonathan Freeman Dana, of Cambridge aforesaid, physician, shall be allowed to take the name of James Freeman Dana ; Henry Andrews, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Perkins Andrews ; Job Pierce Porter, of Middleborough, in said county of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the name of Job Pierce ; and Babbit Blanchard, of Harvard, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Grove B. Blanchard ; and the said persons, from the time of the passing of this act, shall be called and known by the names, which, by this act, they are severally allowed to take as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names, to all intents and purposes. [Feb. 21, 1820.
AN ACT to alter and change the Names of the Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Asa Lawrence, 4th, of Groton, shall be allowed to take the name of Asa Farnsworth Lawrence ; Rachel Thayer Soper, of Cambridge, shall be allowed to take the name of Mary Francis Soper, both of the county of Middlesex ; Elisha Dogget Beckford, of Salem, a minor, son of Joshua Beckford, shall be allowed to take the name of John Beckford ; Ephraim Bailey Horne, of Haverhill, combmaker, shall be allowed to take the name of Ephraim Bailey Orne ; William Newhall, of Lynn, ward of Doctor John Lummers, shall be allowed to take the name of Hewson Parrish ; John Morse, jun., of Amesbury, shall be allowed to take the name of John S. Morse ; Polly Osgood, of Salem, widow, shall be allowed to take the name of Mary Osgood ; Stephen Phillips, jun., of Salem, merchant, shall be
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allowed to take the name of Stephen Claredon Phillips, all of the county of Essex ; that John Moulton, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of John Roberts ; Charles Wells, of Boston, bookbinder, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Allen Wells; Charles Lowell Clapp, son of William W. Clapp, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles William Clapp ; Masa Willis, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Horatio M. Willis; John Henry Parker, a minor, of Boston, son of the Hon. Isaac Parker, shall be allowed to take the name John Brooks Parker ; Joseph Queen, of Boston, trader, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph French Edwards ; John Wheelwright, of Boston, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of John Tower Wheelwright ; Henry Felt, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Felt Baker; Samuel Whitwell, of Boston, son of Benjamin Whitwell, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Sprague Whitwell, all in the county of Suffolk ; Jona- than Ferry, jun., of Brimfield in the county of Hampden, shall be allowed to take the name of Jonathan Saunders Ferry ; John Shaw shall be allowed to take the name of John Forsyth Shaw ; Prince Shaw shall be allowed to take the name of Edward Shaw, both of New Marlborough, in the county of Berkshire ; Joseph Adams, jun., student in Harvard University, son of Joseph Adams, of Roxbury, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Thornton Adams ; Rebecca Miller Thayer of Braintree, daughter of the late Atherton Thayer, Esq., shall be allowed to take the name of Rebecca Atherton Thayer, both of the county of Norfolk; Theodore Mayhew, student at law, of Chilmark, in the county of Dukes' county, shall be allowed to take the name of Theodore Gardner Mayhew ; Giles Hosier, of Nantucket, in the county of Nantucket, trader, shall be allowed to take the name of William Giles Hosier ; Samuel Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Bradley ; Robert M. Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of Robert M. Bradley ; John Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of John Bradley ; Hugh Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of Hugh Bradley ; that the minor children of Samuel Fosket afore- said, viz. : Bethuel Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of Bethuel Bradley ; Josiah Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of Josiah Brad- ley ; David Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of David Bradley ; Samuel Fosket, jun., shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Bradley ; Abigail Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of Abigail Bradley ; James Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of James Bradley ; Jane Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of Jane Bradley ; Alonzo Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of Alonzo Bradley ; and William Fosket shall be allowed to take the name of William Bradley, all of Colraine, in the county of Franklin ; and the several persons before mentioned, from and after the passing of this act shall be known and called by the names, which, by this act, they are respectively allowed to take and assume as aforesaid, and said names shall forever hereafter, be considered as their only proper and legal names, to all intents and purposes. [June 17, 1820.
AN ACT to change the Names of the Persons therein mentioned.
SECT. 1. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That John Hayden, jun., son of John Hayden, of Cambridge, trader, shall be allowed to take the name of John Cole Hayden ; that Abel Wrif-
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ford, of Boston, writing master, may take the name of Allison Wrifford ; that Sarah Davis Dorr, daughter of William Dorr, of Dorchester, may take the name of Sarah Whitney Davis Dorr ; that Thomas Green, of Boston, printer, may take the name of Thomas Allen Green ; that Jacob Read, junior, of Salem, trader, may take the name of John Read ; that Nathaniel Fisher, of Boston, merchant, may take the name of George N. Fisher ; that William Luscomb, 3d, of Salem, son of William Luscomb, junior, late of Salem, painter, deceased, may take the name of William George Luscomb ; that Thomas Woodbridge Hooper, of Boston, may take the name of Thomas Woodbridge ; that Flavel Fay of Northborough, trader, may take the name of John Flavel Fay ; that Charles Parsons, of Bos- ton, merchant, son of Thomas Parsons, of said Boston, merchant, may take the name of Charles Thomas Parsons ; that Consider Howland Ham- matt, of Boston, merchant, may take the name of Charles Howland Ham- matt; that Elizabeth Stickney, daughter of Thomas Stickney, late of Worcester, deceased, may take the name of Elizabeth Stickney Ward ; that Tilley Rice, of Worcester, may take the name of George Tilley Rice ; that John Tappan, junior, son of John Tappan, of Boston, merchant, may take the name of John Gallison Tappan ; that Darius Holbrook, jun., of Bos- ton, merchant, may take the name of Darius Blake Holbrook ; that Phineas James Whitney, of Shirley, son of Thomas Whitney, Esquire, may take the name of James Phineas Whitney ; that John Jones, of Boston, jeweller, may take the name of John Belknap Jones ; that De Lucena Palmer, of Amherst, may take the name of Frederick Augustus Palmer ; that Agnes Bradlee, daughter of John W. Bradlee, of Boston, may take the name of Agnes Love Bradlee ; that Thomas H. Oliver, of Salem, gentleman, may take the name of Henry Kemble Oliver ; that Lillie Phelps, of Charlestown, may take the name of Elisha Lillie Phelps ; that Argalus Thomas, of Wes- tern, innholder, may take the name of Samuel B. Thomas ; that Abraham Hammatt, son of William Hammatt, late of Boston, deceased, may take the name of Abraham Barker Hammatt ; that Joseph Stanley, of Danvers, shoemaker, may take the name of Joseph Ober Prescott; that Daniel Sigourney, of Boston, son of Daniel Sigourney, late of Chelsea, may take the name of Daniel Andrew Sigourney ; that Nathan Tufts, 3d, of Charlestown, son of Amos Tufts, blacksmith, may take the name of Nathan Adams Tufts ; that Abigail Stone, of Lincoln, single-woman, and daughter of Gregory Stone, may take the name of Abigail Hartwell Stone ; that Silas Prouty, of Scituate, mariner, may take the name of Silas Penniman ; that Benjamin Downes, of Newburyport, may take the name of Benjamin Robert Downes ; that John Harris, of Boston, of the firm of Gores and Harris, may take the name of John Sharrad Harris ; that Henry Weed, of Dana, may take the name of Henry Stintson Weed ; that Pelham Bonney, of Pembroke, may take the name of Pelham Winslow Bonney ; that Wil- liam Josselyn, of the said Pembroke, may take the name of William Warren Josselyn.
SECT. 2. Be it further enacted,
That from and after the passing of this act, the several persons herein- before named, shall be known and called by the names, which by this act, they are respectively allowed to take and assume as aforesaid; and that said names shall forever hereafter be considered as their only proper and legal names, to all intents and purposes. [Feb. 14, 1821.
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AN ACT to change the Names of the Persons therein mentioned, and to change the Name of the Second Social Library, in Charlestown.
SECT. 1. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, the several persons herein named, shall be known and called by the names, which by this act, they are respectively allowed to assume; and that the said names shall forever hereafter be considered as their only proper and legal names, to all intents and purposes ; viz. : Ebenezer Dorr, jun., may take the name of Eben- ezer Ritchie Dorr; that Peter Albertus Von Hagen, jun., may take the name of Davis Coolidge Ballard ; that Ebenezer May Meriam, may take the name of George May Meriam ; that James Otis, jun., merchant, may take the name of James Allen Gardner Otis ; that John Cooper Russell, may take the name of John Brown Frazier Russell ; that Rachel Codding- ton Thayer, may take the name of Caroline C. Thayer ; that Ebenezer C. Thayer, may take the name of Nathaniel Thayer; that Thomas Goodwin, son of Thomas Goodwin, formerly of Portland, may take the name of Thomas Croswell Goodwin ; that Ira Smith, printer, may take the name of Fernando Victor Smith, all of Boston, in the county of Suffolk ; that William Balch, 3d, of Bradford, may take the name of William Savory Balch ; that Daniel Stickney, jun., of Bradford, may take the name of Daniel Balch Stickney; that Samuel Stickney, jun., of Rowley, may take the name of Samuel Warren Stickney ; that Joseph Moody Stickney, of Row- ley, may take the name of Joseph Pike Stickney ; that Samuel Lunt, jun., of Newbury, son of Nicholas Lunt, may take the name of Samuel Laban Scott Lunt, all of the county of Essex ; that Eleazer Bradshaw Edes, son of the late Peter Edes, of Charlestown, may take the name of Eleazer Edes Bradshaw ; that Calvin Sanger, jun., son of Calvin Sanger, Esq., of Sherburne, may take the name of Calvin Phipps Sanger; that Asa Jarvis, of Concord, son of Francis Jarvis, of Concord, may take the name of Edward Asa Jarvis ; that Josiah Nottage, trader, of Cambridge, may take the name of Josiah Nottage Marshall ; that Marshall Stone, of East Sudbury, may take the name of Marshall Damon Spring Stone, all of the county of Middlesex ; that Asa Augustus Miles, of Ashburnham, son of Captain Isaac Miles, of Waltham, may take the name of Augustus Strong ; that David Stone, of Grafton, son of Gregory Stone, may take the name of Gregory David Stone, all of the county of Worcester; that Solomon Sylvester Ware, of Chesterfield, in the county of Hampshire, may take the name of Jonathan Sylvester Ware; that John Van Deusen, of Great Barrington, in the county of Berkshire, may take the name of John C. Van Deusen ; that Helen Bartlett, of Roxbury, daughter of Doctor John Bartlett, may take the name of Ann Matilda Bartlett; that Jonathan Battle, of Dover, may take the name of Jonathan Battell ; and that each of his children, viz. : Jonathan, Ralph, Leonard, Clarissa, Adeline, and Mehitable, may take the name of Battell, all of the county of Norfolk ; that Meshack Fifield, of Nantucket, trader, son of Mark Fifield, of New Hampshire, may take the name of Henry Fifield ; that Atkins Dyer Pocock, of Wellfleet, in the county of Barnstable, may take the name of Atkins Dyer ; that John Woodward Perry, of Seekonk, in the county of Bristol, may take the name of John Perry Woodward.
SECT. 2. Be it further enacted,
That from and after the passing of this act, the proprietors of the Second
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Social Library in Charlestown shall be allowed to assume the name of the Charlestown Union Library, any thing contained in their act of incorpora- tion to the contrary notwithstanding. [June 15, 1821.
AN ACT to change the Names of the Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, the several persons herein named, shall be known and called by the names they are respectively allowed to assume, viz. : That William Hart Bowles, bookseller, may take the name of William Ralph Hart Bowles ; that John Dana, merchant, may take the name of John Bridge Dana ; that Deborah Eunson may take the name of Deborah Lincoln ; that Peter Nathaniel Greene, printer, may take the name of Nathaniel Greene ; that Pelham Holmes, jun., merchant, may take the name of James Lobdell Holmes ; that Joseph Eckley Hunt- ington, son of the late Rev. Joshua Huntington, may take the name of Joshua Huntington ; that Jason Jay Jerome, broker, may take the name of John Jay Jerome ; that Sophia Lapham, widow, may take the name of Sophia Dunbar ; and that her son, Charles Howard Lapham, a minor, may take the name of Charles Howard Dunbar ; that Charles Spring, merchant, may take the name of Charles Augustus Spring; that Edward Stevens, gentleman, may take the name of Edward Lowe Stevens; that John Thayer, a minor, son of the Rev. Nathaniel Thayer, of Lancaster, may take the name of John Eliot Thayer; that John Trull, distiller, son of John Trull, late of Tewksbury, husbandman, deceased, may take the name of John Wyman Trull ; that Edward Erving, son of the late Doctor Shir- ley Erving, deceased, may take the name of Edward Shirley Erving ; that Jonathan Stearns, grocer, son of David Stearns, late of Weston, may take the name of Jonathan Parkard Stearns, all of Boston, in the county of Suffolk ; that Elizabeth Cleaveland, a minor, daughter of Parker Cleave- land, of Rowley, may take the name of Elizabeth Abigail Cleaveland ; that Hannah Hardy, of Bradford, single-woman, daughter of Reuben Hardy, of said Bradford, deceased, may take the name of Hannah Coves Hardy ; that Joseph Hoyt, jun., of Amesbury, chaise maker, may take the name of Job Hoyt; that Jacob Boardman Patten, of Amesbury, gentleman, may take the name of Charles Boardman Patten; that Herbert Peabody, a minor, son of Samuel Peabody, jun., of Salem, may take the name of Herbert Cheever Peabody ; that Ebenezer Sargent, of Amesbury, chaise maker, may take the name of Noah Sargent; that Edmund Sargent, of Amesbury, potter, may take the name of Smith Sargent ; that Mary Ann Cleaveland Spalding, of Byfield, may take the name of Mary Ann Cleave- land ; that Sarah Toppan Boardman, a minor, daughter of Offin Board- man, of Newburyport, may take the name of Sarah Greenleaf Boardman ; that Clement Trickey, of Salem, trader, may take the name of Clement Tracy, all of the county of Essex ; that William Blanchard, a minor, son of Isaac Blanchard, of Charlestown, may take the name of Sampson Stod- dard Blanchard ; that Napoleon Bonaparte Hemenway, of Framingham, may take the name of Charles Hemenway ; that Billey Onthank, of Hollis- ton, may take the name of William Newton Onthank; that Amos Pres- cott, laborer, of Westford, now resident in Pepperell, may take the name of Amos Fletcher Prescott; that Frederick Manson, jun., of Cambridge,,
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printer, may take the name of Frederick Hurlburt Manson ; that Ira Saw- yer, of Marlborough, laborer, may take the name of Alfred Ira Sawyer ; that Nathan Weston, of Charlestown, schoolmaster, may take the name of Alexander Nathan Weston; that Amos Cox, of Weston, son of Joseph Cox, of Waltham, may take the name of Daniel Wyman, all of the county of Middlesex; that Silas Allen, of Dorchester, may take the name of William Winthrop Allen; that George Minott, 3d, of Dorchester, may take the name of George Nathaniel Minott ; that Willard Savage, of Need- ham, may take the name of Alonzo Temple ; that Alice Sumner, of Brook- line, may take the name of Alice Elizabeth Sumner, all of the county of Norfolk ; that William Mendell, 2d, of Rochester, in the county of Plymouth may take the name of William P. Mendell ; that John Thurston, 3d, of Lancaster, trader, in the county of Worcester, may take the name of John Gates Thurston; that Peter Hunt, jun., of Seekonk, in the county of Bristol, may take the name of Peter Brown Hunt; that Darius Morris, of Springfield, in the county of Hampden, student at law, may take the name of Richard Darius Morris. And the said several persons before named, shall hereafter, be called and known by the names which, by this act, they are respectively allowed to assume as aforesaid ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [Feb. 18, 1822.
AN ACT to change the Names of the Persons therein described. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, the several persons herein named, shall be known and called by the names they are respectively allowed to assume, viz. : That Jesse Holbrook, of Boston, merchant, may take the name of Henry I. Holbrook ; tbat George Howe, of Boston, bookbinder, may take the name of George Gedney Howe, both of the county of Suffolk ; that John Tarbox Balch, of Newburyport, merchant, may take the name of John Theodoric Balch ; that Amos Buss, of Salem, trader, may take the name of Amos Sawyer Thornton; that Richard Wheatland, 3d, of Salem, gentleman, may take the name of Richard Goodhue Wheatland ; that Francis Huntress, of Salisbury, a minor, may take the name of Joshua Follensbee ; all of the county of Essex ; that Timothy Brown, of Reading, painter, may take the name of Timothy Noyes Brown ; that Sarah Brown, of Billerica, may take the name of Sarah Putnam Brown ; children of Timothy Brown of Tewksbury, all of the county of Middlesex ; that Daniel Hunt of Weymouth, cordwainer, may take the name of Albert Hunt, of the county of Norfolk ; that Jahleel Brenton, of Plymouth, in the county of Plymouth, printer, may take the name of James Jahleel Brenton ; that Joseph Carpenter, 2d, of Rehoboth, housewright, in the county of Bristol, may take the name of Joseph Carpenter Brown; that Sherebiah Hunt, jun., of Ashburnham, may take the name of Charles S. Hunt ; that Benjamin Savage, of Grafton, husbandman, may take the name of Benjamin Dillingham Phelps; that Zenas Studley, of Western, house- wright, may take the name of Henry Zenas Studley ; that Squire Wood, of Grafton, may take the name of Abijah Wood, all of the county of Worces- ter ; that George Williams, of Deerfield, in the county of Franklin, may take the name of John George Williams ; and the said several persons herein named, shall hereafter be called and known by the names, which, by
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this act, they are respectively allowed to assume as aforesaid; and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [June 15, 1822.
AN ACT to change the Names of the Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That the several persons herein named, shall hereafter be known and called by the names they are hereby respectively allowed to assume, viz. : - That Grace Baker, single-woman, may take the name of Lucretia Baker ; that Isaac Brown, druggist, may take the name of John Isaac Brown ; that Eben- ezer Dorr Child, son of David W. Child, may take the name of Edward Ver- non Child ; that Charles Fessenden may take the name of Charles Phillips Fessenden ; that Charles Lee, merchant, may take the name of Charles Henry Lee ; that Isaac Osgood, counsellor at law, may take the name of Isaac Peabody Osgood ; that William Parker, son of Jonas Parker, of Pepperell, may take the name of William Gay Parker; that Lucy Parsons, daughter of the late Hon. Theophilus Parsons, may take the name of Lucy Green- leaf Parsons ; that George Roulston, son of John Roulston, riding-master, may take the name of John Stephen Roulston; that George Shepherd, trader, may take the name of George Adams Shepherd; that Robert Gibbs Southack may take the name of Robert Southack Gibbs ; that Edward Williams, merchant, may take the name of Edward Alexan- der Williams ; that William Winchester, son of Edmund Winchester, may take the name of William Parsons Winchester ; all of Boston, in the county of Suffolk ; that Benjamin Deland Cox, of Lynn, cordwainer, may take the name of William Benjamin Dana; that Edward Stanley Dean, son of Thomas Dean, of Salem, mariner, may take the name of Edward Dean ; that Jonathan Osborn, 3d, son of Richard Osborn, of Danvers, may take the name of Jonathan W. Osborn ; that Paine Sargent, of Newbury, chaise maker, may take the name of Paine Wingate Sargent; that Cor- nelius L. Wyatt, laborer, of Wenham, may take the name of Cornelius Larcom Preston ; that Samuel Wyatt, laborer, of said Wenham, may take the name of Samuel Preston ; all of the county of Essex; that Elizabeth Hedley, of Rochester, in the county of Plymouth, may take the name of Elizabeth Wing Hedley ; that Harriot Dinsmore, daughter of Amos Parker, of Reading, may take the name of Harriot Brigden Parker; that Elijah Bingham Wright, of Pepperell, house-wright, may take the name of William Otis ; both of the county of Middlesex ; that James Carter, of Lancaster, son of James Carter, of Leominster, may take the name of James Gordon Carter; that Henry Hills, of Leominster may take the name of George Henry Hills ; both of the county of Worcester : that Nathan Fisher, of Dover, trader, may take the name of Nathan Mason Fisher ; that James Thayer, of Weymouth, cordwainer, may take the name of James Eliphas Thayer ; both of the county of Norfolk : that Rebecca Smith Rice, adopted daughter of Moses Smith, physician, of Hawley, in the county of Franklin, may take the name of Rebecca Ann Smith; that Henry Sheldon, son of Charles Sheldon, late of Springfield, deceased, may take the name of Henry W. Sheldon. And the said several persons herein named, shall hereafter be called and known by the names, which, by this act, they are respectively allowed to assume as aforesaid ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [Feb. 8, 1823.
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