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ton, may take the name of Samuel Boyden ; that Adams S. Bullen, of said Charlton, may take the name of Adams Boyden, all of the county of Worcester. That Moses C. Danforth, of Lowell, and that Pamelia Dan- forth, wife of the said Moses C. Danforth, may severally take the surname of Monroe, instead of Danforth ; that John Henry Blasker, of Lowell, may take the name of John Henry Blake ; that James Nichols, jun., of Reading, may take the name of James Churchill Nichols ; that Vashti Brigham Barns, of Reading, may take the name of Mary Jane Barns; that Haslet Managle, of Marlboro', may take the name of Haslet Mckay ; that Nancy McManagle, wife of the said Haslet, that Ann, his daughter, and that William Pinkerton, his son, may respectively take the surname of Mckay, instead of McManagle ; that Ephraim Littlefield, of Holliston, minor, son of Oliver P. Littlefield, deceased, may take the name of Ephraim Oliver Prescott Littlefield ; that Benjamin Thompson, of Charlestown, may take the name of Benjamin Lowell Thompson; that Samuel Matticks Ellen Kittle, of Townsend, may take the name of William Matticks Rogers ; that James Kidder, minor child of James Kidder, jun., of Watertown, may take the name of James IIosmer Kidder ; that Jason Chamberlain Smith, of Holliston, may take the name of Jason Smith; that Anna Damon, of Reading, may take the name of Anna Pratt ; all of the county of Middle- sex. That Isaac Mahtoa Wansongthi Adams, of Brookline, may take the name of Isaac Mahtra Wansongthi Adams ; that Franklin Oakes, of Co- hasset, minor son of Levi Oakes, may take the name of Benjamin Franklin Oakes ; that Martin Spear, of Dedham, may take the name of Henry Foris- ter Spear ; all of the county of Norfolk. That Anna Mayo, of Eastham, may take the name of Anna Doane Mayo ; that Lucy Knowles, of Eastham, may take the name of Lucy Harding Knowles ; that Thankful Hallet Bray, of Yarmouth, may take the name of Susan Augusta Bray; all of the county of Barnstable. That Ignatious Loring, of Great Barrington, may take the name of Almon Ignatious Loring ; that Grosvenor Curtis, of Egre- mont, may take the name of Harvey Grosvenor Curtis; both in the county of Berkshire. That John Foster, jun., of Scituate, may take the name of John Hatherly Foster; of the county of Plymouth. That Calvin Hoar, of Northampton ; that Phebe Hoar, wife of the said Calvin ; that William Patrick and Samuel Johnson, children of the said Calvin, may each respectively take the surname of Hoyt, instead of Hoar; all of the county of Hampshire. That Elisha Hunt, of Northfield, in the county of Franklin, may take the name of Elisha Watriss Hunt. That Martha Leav- ett Mayhew, an adopted daughter of Leavett Thaxter, of Edgartown, in the county of Dukes' county, may take the name of Martha Leavett Thax- ter. That Nancy S. Covell, of New Bedford, may take the name of Nancy S. Blackmere ; that Abigail Gifford, daughter of John Gifford, of Westport, may take the name of Abby Gifford ; that Isaac Hathaway, of New Bedford, may take the name of Isaac Franklin Hathaway ; all in the county of Bristol. And the several persons herein mentioned are hereby allowed to take and hereafter be known by the respective names which by this act they severally are authorized to assume. [March 13, 1832.
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AN ACT to change the Names of Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That John Winslow Whitman, jun., of Boston, may take the name of George Henry Whitman ; that Patrick Powers, of Boston, may take the name of John Patrick Powers ; that Mary B. Murphy, of Boston, may take the name of Sarah Hunt ; that Ebenezer W. Perry, of Boston, minor son of John B. Perry, may take the name of Ebenezer W. Townsend ; that Joseph Buntin, of Boston, may take the name of Joseph Buntin Cornelius ; that John Maky, of Boston, may take the name of John Wirt May ; that Mary Ann Maky, wife of the said John Maky, that his minor sons, viz., John James, Henry Rogers, William Thomas, Samuel Pearce, and also his minor daughter, Lucy Ann, may severally take the surname of May ; that Ephraim Kendall Rogers, of Boston, may take the name of Edward Ken- dall Rogers ; that Martha B. Waite, of Boston, may take the name of Martha B. Lawrence ; that Hannah Sumner Cox, of Boston, may take the name of Hannah Sumner; that Nabby Phillips, of Boston, may take the name of Abigail Wales Phillips ; that William Davis, of Boston, may take the name of William Guisby Davis ; that Ralph Haskins, of Boston, may take the name of Ralph Thurston Haskins ; that James Stackpole, of Boston, may take the name of James Wallace ; that Delia Atwood, of Boston, minor daughter of Barnabas Atwood and Abigail Atwood, of Brewster, in the county of Barnstable, may take the name of Delia Atwood Thurston ; that Penelope Green, of Boston, may take the name of Harriet Green ; that James Boies Johnson, of Boston, may take the name of James Jeremiah Smith Boies ; that Ann Dearing Johnson, wife of the said James, may take the name of Ann Dearing Boies ; that James Theodore Johnson, may take the name of James Theodore Boies ; that Ann Cordelia Johnson, may take the name of Cordelia Ann Boies ; that William Rogers Johnson, may take the name of Ferdinand Augustus Boies ; that William Octavius Johnson, may take the name of William Octavius Boies ; that Charles Frederick Johnson, may take the name of Charles Frederick Boies ; that Edward Alonzo Johnson, may take the name of Edward Alonzo Boies ; all minor children of the said James Boies Johnson, first named ; that John Bigelow, 2d, of Boston, may take the name of John Bradford Bigelow ; that Bayard Rice, of Boston, may take the name of James Bayard Rice ; that Smith Hills, of Boston, may take the name of Henry Smith Hills ; that Ebenezer Leman, of Boston, cork-cutter, may take the name of Eben- ezer C. Leman ; that Elbridge Whitney, of Boston, may take the name of Elbridge Gerry Whitney ; that Sarah Monk, of Boston, may take the name of Sarah M. Brown ; that Benjamin Bates, of Boston, may take the name of Benjamin Edward Bates ; that Benjamin Willard, of Boston, may take the name of Benjamin Franklin Willard ; all of the county of Suffolk.
Essex county. That Edward Orne, of Salem, may take the name of Edward Osgood ; that Charlotte Woodberry, minor daughter of David Woodbury, of Wenham, may take the name of Charlotte Woodberry Symons ; that Charles William Peirce Crockett, of Newbury, may take the name of Charles Peirce Crocket ; that Joseph James Galley Cuishing, a minor son of Joseph Cuishing, of Marblehead, may take the name of James Galley Cuishing ; that John Hoyt Bean, of Lynn, may take the name of John Hoyt Henry ; that Susan Lakeman, 3d, of Ipswich, may take the name of Susan Sarah Lakeman ; that Sarah Stickney Hunt, of Newbury,
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may take the name of Sarah Jane Stickney; that Melancthon Elliot, of Newburyport, may take the name of Henry Melancthon Elliot ; that Marcy Gidings Putnam, of Salem, may take the name of Maria Gidings Putnam ; that Emily Bailey, of West Newbury, may take the name of Emily Mariketer Bailey ; that Abraham Edwards, minor son of Abraham Edwards, of Beverly, may take the name of Abraham Franklin Edwards ; that Daniel Bailey, 3d, of West Newbury, may take the name of Daniel Winslow Bailey ; that Dudley Cross, jun., of Ipswich, may take the name of John Dudley Cross ; that Lydia Little Dodge, of Salem, may take the name of Ellen Lydia Little Dodge ; that Samuel Safford, a minor, of Salem, may take the name of Samuel Appleton Safford; that Samuel Whitefoot, of Danvers, may take the name of Samuel White ; that Elizabeth, wife of the said Samuel Whitefoot, and that his minor son, Samuel Quince Whitefoot, may severally take the name of White ; that John Hooper, jun., of Marble- head, may take the name of John Lee Hooper ; that Ruth Moody Bradley, of Bradford, may take the name of Ruth Ann Moody Bradley ; that Ruth Ingersoll Ladd, of Bradford, may take the name of Ellen Bradstreet Ladd ; all of the county of Essex.
Middlesex county. That Lot Wiswall, of Cambridge, may take the name of William Daniels Wiswall ; that Hiram Brown, of Lowell, may take the name of Hiram Alonzo Brown ; that Polly Richardson, of Framingham, may take the name of Maria Antoinette Richardson ; that William Paige, 1st, of Shirley, may take the name of William Weston Paige ; that James Paul Crooks, of South Reading, may take the name of Paul Kruz ; that Mary Crooks, his wife, may take the name of Mary Kruz; that Caleb Horace Pool Wakefield, of Reading, may take the name of Horace Pool Wakefield ; that Ambrose Augustus Cole, of Charlestown, may take the name of Augustus Howard Cole ; that Aira Kenny, of Reading, may take the name of Ellen Maria Kenny ; that Loammi Kendall, jun., of Charles- town, may take the name of Arthur Kendall ; that Samuel King, jun., of Cambridge, may take the name of Samuel Wilson King ; that Fanny Tufts, of Medford, may take the name of Frances Emily Tufts ; that William Searles, of Lowell, may take the name of William Coleman; that Alice Ann Fullerton, of Lowell, a minor, may take the name of Alice Ann Shat- tuck ; that Edward Eels, jun., of Medford, may take the name of Edward Eels Nash ; all of the county of Middlesex.
Norfolk county. That Benjamin Frost Cutter, of Brookline, may take the name of Benjamin Franklin Cutter ; that Henry Peirce, and Edward Peirce, minor sons of Jesse Peirce, of Stoughton, may severally take the names of Henry Lillie Peirce, and Edward Lillie Peirce ; that Joseph Ken- dall, of Dorchester, may take the name of Edward Joseph Kendall; all of the county of Norfolk.
Worcester county. That Jonadab Baker, of Ashburnham, may take the name of George Baker ; that Boaz Moore Merrick, of West Brookfield, may take the name of Charles Augustus Merrick; that Anna Fitts, 2d, of Charlton, may take the name of Ann Maria Fitts ; that Sally Bullen, of Charlton, may take the name of Sally Boyden ; that Polly Bullen, of Charl- ton, may take the name of Mary Boyden ; that Samuel Chandler Blake, of Worcester, may take the name of Francis Blake ; that James Madison Cut- ter, of Fitchburg, may take the name of James Marshall Cutter; that Adam Hawks, of Ashburnham, may take the name of Henry Putnam
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Hawks ; that Sumner Smith, of Worcester, may take the name of Joseph Sumner Smith ; that Mary G. Fisk, of Spencer, may take the name of Adelaide Mary Fisk ; that Ebenezer Wilder, jun., of Lancaster, may take the name of Frederick William Wilder; that Emilia Dudley, minor daughter of Samuel Dudley, of Harvard, deceased, may take the name of Abba Willard Dudley ; that John Davis, of Worcester, son of Joseph Davis, of Northboro', in said county, may take the name of John B. Davis ; that William Sawyer of Berlin, may take the name of William Adison Sawyer ; that William Henry Tower, a minor son of Asahel Tower, jun., of Lancaster, may take the name of Henry Ambrose Tower; that Emily Osgood, of Leominster, may take the name of Emily Rebecca Osgood ; that Adeline Wheeler Stearns, of Oakham, minor daughter of Isaac Stearns, of Spencer, may take the name of Adeline Wheeler Ayres ; that Asa Waters, jun., of Millbury, may take the name of Asa Holman Waters ; all of the county of Worcester.
Plymouth county. That Nathaniel Fowle Bowdoin, of Hanson, may take the name of Nathaniel Towle Bowdoin ; that his wife, Eunice, may take the name of Eunice Towle Bowdoin; that Harriet Newell Barker, of Halifax, may take the name of Harriet Jane Watterman; that Phebe Thompson, of Halifax, may take the name of Phebe Waterman Thomp- son ; all of the county of Plymouth.
Hampshire county. That Emily Olds of Cummington, may take the name of Emily Read ; that Experience Amanda Cooley, of Prescott, may take the name of Mary Jane Amanda Cooley ; that Betsey Brewster, of Worthington, may take the name of Elizabeth M. Brewster ; that James Dickson Benjamin, of Worthington, minor son of Alvah Benjamin, de- ceased, may take the name of Alvah Dickson Benjamin ; that Calvin Mitchell, of Enfield, may take the name of Marcus Milton Mitchell ; that George Mitchell, of Enfield, may take the name of George W. Mitchell ; that Ashley Washington, of Amherst, may take the name of George Wash- ington ; all of the county of Hampshire.
Franklin county. That John Smith, of Sunderland, may take the name of John Rowe Smith ; that Olive Cary, of Montague, may take the name of Olive Holton ; both in the county of Franklin.
Hampden county. That George Francis Norcross, minor son of Erasmus Norcross, of Monson, may take the name of George Henry Norcross ; of the county of Hampden.
Barnstable county. That Luke Baker, of Chatham, may take the name of Luke Clark Baker ; of the county of Barnstable. And the several per- sons herein mentioned are hereby allowed to take and hereafter be known by the respective names, which by this act they severally are authorized to assume. [ March 27, 1833.
AN ACT to change the name of Charles Twining Tyler. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Charles Twining Tyler, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, is hereby authorized to take the name of Royall Tyler. [March 28, 1833.
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AN ACT to change the Names of the Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Luther Faulkner, 2d, of Boston, may take the name of Luther Winthrop Faulkner ; that Ephraim Skerry, of Boston, may take the name of George Beals Hanover ; that Francis Skerry, of Boston, may take the name of Samuel Blacklen Hanover ; that Richard James Calley Prentiss, of Boston, may take the name of Henry James Prentiss ; that Ann Rand More, of Boston, may take the name of Ann Louisa Callender ; that Charles Bridge of Boston, a minor, may take the name of William Smith Rowson ; that Alven Clement Gowell, of Boston, may take the name of Alven Clement Goell ; that William Cunningham, of Boston, may take the name of Theodore William Cunningham ; that Isaiah Atkins, of Boston, may take the name of Isaiah Malcolm Atkins ; that John Joy, of Boston, may take the name of John Benjamin Joy ; that Richard Roberts Skimmer, of Boston, may take the name of William Henry Otis ; that John Temple Winthrop, of Boston, may take the name of John Temple James Bow- doin ; that Thomas Vose, of Boston, may take the name of Thomas Baker Vose ; that William Keith, of Boston, may take the name of William Henry Keith ; that Simon Gillpatrick, of Boston, may take the name of Simon Gill ; that Lucy Peterson, of Boston, may take the name of Lucy Adeliza Hewet Peterson ; that Lucy McIntosh, of Boston, may take the name of Lucy Fiske McIntosh ; that Daniel Fornis, a minor son of Sally Fornis, of Boston, may take the name of Daniel Thorndike Smith ; that Simon P. Wiggin, of Boston, may take the name of James S. Wiggin ; that Nathaniel Williams, of Boston, may take the name of Frederick G. Williams ; that Marion Smith, of Boston, may take the name of Marion Smith Livermore; that Henry Smith, a minor son of the said Marion Smith, may take the name of Henry Smith Livermore ; that John Clark, of Boston, may take the name of John Canque ; that his two minor sons, viz., John and Francis, may severally take the surname of Canque ; that Jonathan Champney, of Bos- ton, may take the name of John Champney ; and that Hezekiah Hartley Wright, of Boston, may take the name of Hartley Hezekiah Wright ; all of the county of Suffolk.
That Catherine Judith Poor Tenney, of West Newbury, a minor, may take the name of Catharine Tenney Little ; that Albert Rich, of Lynn, a minor, may take the name of Allen Smith Rich ; that Eliza Treadwell, a minor daughter of Eliza Treadwell, of Ipswich, may take the name of Eliza White Treadwell ; that Lydia Ann Farnum, a minor daughter of Jerre Far- num, of Andover, may take the name of Lydia Ann Lewis ; that Lucy Tenney, of Rowley, may take the name of Lucy Harriet Tenney ; that George Haycock, of Rowley, may take the name of George Cummins ; that Eliza Haycock, wife of the said George Haycock, that his minor daughters, viz., Elizabeth Appleton and Martha Eliza, may severally take the surname of Cummins ; also that Dolly Ann Palmer Haycock, a minor daughter of the said George Haycock, may take the name of Dolly Ann Palmer Cum- mins ; that David Hood, of Topsfield, may take the name of Wesley de la Fletcher Hood ; that Sally Chase Bailey Carr, of West Newbury, may take the name of Sarah Wyman Carr ; that John March, of Newbury, may take the name of John Charles March ; that William F. Vickery, of West New- bury, may take the name of William F. Loring; that Jane Veazey, of Newburyport, may take the name of Jane Lunt; that John Russell, of
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Marblehead, may take the name of John Hickman Russell; that William Dove, of Marblehead, may take the name of William Curtis Anthony, and that Hannah Dove, the wife, of the said William Dove, may take the name of Hannah Anthony ; that William Dodge, 3d, of Beverly, may take the name of William Franklin Dodge; and that Orlando Sargent, 3d, of Amesbury, may take the name of Orlando Howard Sargent; all of the county of Essex.
That James Gillpatrick, of Watertown, may take the name of James Gill ; that Eliza Gillpatrick, the wife of the said James Gillpatrick, his minor daughter Mary Ann, and his minor son George, may severally take the surname of Gill ; that Edmund Burpee, of Lowell, may take the name of Edmund Howes Kendall ; that Henrietta Maria Sparhawk Burpee, wife of the said Edmund Burpee, and his minor son, Edmund Howes, may severally take the surname of Kendall; that Betsey Farnsworth, wife of William J. Farnsworth, of Charlestown, may take the name of Caroline Augusta Farnsworth ; that Sarah Bradish Ayer, of Charlestown, a minor, may take the name of Sarah Eliza Ayer Jackson ; that Elhanan Dean Bry- ant, a minor son of Ann Bryant, of Charlestown, may take the name of Dean Perham Bryant ; that Edward Brown, of Charlestown, may take the name of Edward Wyer Brown; that Samuel Frost Arnold, of Framingham, may take the name of Samuel Frost; that John Smith, a minor son of Jesse Smith, of Chelmsford, may take the name of John Henry Smith ; that Mitty Perry, of Framingham, may take the name of Elizabeth Ann Perry ; that William McLane, of Cambridge, may take the name of Wil- liam Sinclair Thompson ; that Eben William Sage Stevens, a minor son of Thomas Holdup Stevens, of Charlestown, may take the name of Eben William Sage ; all of the county of Middlesex.
That Lois Crouch, of Bolton, may take the name of Lois Elizabeth Nelson ; that John Smith of West Boylston, may take the name of Austin Denney ; that Milton J. Adams, of Worcester, may take the name of Sewel Hawes ; that James P. Twitchell, of Westminster, may take the name of James P. Appleton ; and that his wife, Emily C., may take the name of Emily C. Appleton ; that Betsey Reed Joslin, of Leominster, may take the name of Elizabeth Marion Reed Joslin ; that Lavinah Crouch, of Bolton, may take the name of Mary Lavinah Nelson ; that Amos Pierce, of Sutton, may take the name of Charles Amos Pierce; that Mary W. Howe, of Grafton, may take the name of Mary W. Putnam ; that James Henry Alexander Deland, of North Brookfield, may take the name of Henry De- land ; that George Fornis, of Holden, a minor son of Sally Fornis, may take the name of George Howard Smith ; that Enos Babcock, of Fitchburg, may take the name of Eneas Alson Marshall ; that David Rice Babcock, of Fitchburg, a minor, may take the name of David Rice Marshall ; that Alexander James Dallas Brown, of Southbridge, may take the name of Alexander James Dallas ; that Sally Walker, of Hardwick, may take the name of Susan Walker ; that Adelaide Mary Fisk, of Spencer, may take the name of Adelaide Mary Green ; that Harlow Fisher Skinner, of Prince- ton, may take the name of Harlow Skinner ; that Alden Briggs, of Grafton, may take the name of John Briggs ; that Hezekiah Harris, of Princeton, may take the name of Charles Hamilton Davis ; that Samuel Francis, of Lunenburg, may take the name of Franklin Samuel Francis ; all of the county of Worcester.
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That Marshall Comee Moody, of Granby, may take the name of Marshall Heman Moody ; that Chester Cowles, 2d, of Amherst, may take the name of Chester W. Cowles ; that Wright Dickinson, of Amherst, may take the name of Edward Wright Dickinson ; that Charles Sinkler Brakenridge, of Ware, may take the name of William Sinkler Brakenridge ; all of the county of Hampshire.
That Meshack Wilbur of Warwick, may take the name of Priest Wilbur ; that David Wood, of Hawley, may take the name of David Hough Wood ; that Sarah Ann Renough, of Hawley, a minor, may take the name of Sarah Ann King ; that Africa Gates, of Wendell, may take the name of Edmund Gates ; that Relief Wells, of Bernardstown, may take the name of Mary Gould ; that James Kilton, of Buckland, may take the name of James Carlton ; that Hannah Kilton, wife of the said James Kilton, that his minor son William Augustus Leverit, and his minor daughters, Mary Eliz- abeth, Sabra Willis and Jane Lurissa, may severally take the surname of Carlton ; that Norman Marsh, of Sunderland, may take the name of Nor- man Homer Marsh ; that Meroe Porter, of Leverett, may take the name of Lucy Meroe Porter; that Harriet Shepard, a minor daughter of Amos Shepard, of Buckland, may take the name of Harriet Asenath Shepard ; all of the county of Franklin.
That Isaac Gray, of New Bedford, may take the name of Isaac Hender- son Gray ; that John Fillebrown, of Taunton, may take the name of John Brown ; that Joanna Fillebrown, wife of the said John Fillebrown, and his minor daughter, Susan, and his minor sons, John, Calvin, and Seth Henry, may severally take the surname of Brown ; that Benjamin Weaver, of Fall River, may take the name of Charles Benjamin Weaver; that William F. Jones, of Taunton, may take the name of William Jones ; that William Allen, of New Bedford, may take the name of William Marion Allen ; that James Foster, jun., of Attleborough, may take the name of James Sullivan Foster ; all of the county of Bristol.
That Nathaniel Webster, of Dorchester, may take the name of Nathaniel Francis Webster; that Ichabod Holbrook, of Dorchester, may take the name of Clarendon Gorham Holbrook ; that St. Medard Holbrook, of Dor- chester, may take the name of George Holbrook ; that Joanna Bates, of Cohasset, a minor daughter of Samuel Bates, may take the name of Joanna Nichols Bates ; that Charles George Glover, a minor son of Stephen Glover, of Roxbury, may take the name of George Stephen Glover ; all of the county of Norfolk.
That Polly Bardwell Nash, a minor daughter of Luke Nash, jun., of Abington, may take the name of Emeline Hamilton Nash ; that Dennis Snow, of Rochester, may take the name of Jackson Snow ; that Mercy Thompson, of Halifax, may take the name of Mercy Tillson; all of the county of Plymouth.
That Hosea C. Bancroft, of Stockbridge, may take the name of George C. Bancroft ; that Partridge Snow, of Becket, may take the name of Seneca Lorenzo Snow ; all of the county of Berkshire.
That Moses Chapman Elliot, a minor son of Francis Elliot, of Springfield, may take name of William Henry Elliot; that Wilson Hamilton Hoar, of Brimfield, may take the name of Wilson Homer; that David Hoar, of Springfield, may take the name of David Hobart; that his wife, Mabel
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Maria, and his son David Parsons, may severally take the surname of Hobart ; all of the county of Hampden.
That John Geyer, of Chilmark, may take the name of John Hayden ; that Lucretia Geyer, wife of the said John Geyer, his minor daughters, Mary D., Sarah, Elizabeth, Lucretia and Caroline, and his minor son, John, may severally take the surname of Hayden; all of the county of Dukes County.
And the several persons herein mentioned are hereby authorized to take, and hereafter be known by the respective names, which by this act they severally are authorized to assume. [March 22, 1834.
AN ACT to change the Names of the Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That William Billings, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, may take the name of William W. Billings ; that Ninian Clark, jun , of Beverly may take the name of Augustus Ninian Clark ; that Samuel Scott, of Andover, may take the name of Samuel Palmer Scott; and all of the county of Essex ; that David Balcom, 3d, of Douglas, in the county of Worcester, may take the name of David Howard Balcom ; that Achsah Ingram, of Amherst, in the county of Hampshire, may take the name of Ellen A. Ingram ; that Nathaniel T. Bowdoin, of Hanson, in the county of Plymouth, may take the name of Nathaniel C. Towle ; and that Eunice M., the wife of said Nathaniel T. Bowdoin, may take the surname of Towle. And the several persons herein mentioned are hereby allowed to take, and hereafter be known by the respective names which by this act they severally are author- ized to assume. [March 29, 1834.
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