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Received his Bachelor of Science De- gree from Harvard June 19, 1919. Dur- ing his college years he was elected Vice President of Harvard Catholic Club (In) P.E. June 20, 1919. p.7.
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Paige, Moses B. Company, Incor-
porated.
Peabody Enterprise
Of 106 Central Street, earthenware manufacturers, carried imported lassware from Germany. When first European War started they were in doubt if they would receive ship- ments due them.
(In) Pea. Enterprise, August 14, 1914. P.8.
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Paige, Mary J.
Peabody Press
Death Jan. 31, 1887-age 75 yrs. 1 mo. 4 das.
(In) Press Feb. 2, 1887. p.4.
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Palmer, Lieutenant Osborn
Salem Evening News .
Of Company H. 8th.Regiment, and Helen Marguerite, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Benjamin Beckett, June 24 were married in St.Paul's Church by Rev.Allen Greene, the rector.
(In)S.E.N.June 26,1916.
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Palmer, Lieut. Osborn
Salem Evening News
Recognized officially for his work of engineering at Ayer, is now in France . S.P.N. Nov. 8, 1917. P.2
Palmer, Osborn
Salem Evening News
Was elected the first commander of the American Legion, Post 153. S.E.N. Aug. 27, 1919. Page 2
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Parker, Alfred T.
Peabody Press
Married Annie S. Larrabee May 4, , 1883 by Rev. J. W. Colwell.
(In) Press May 9, 1883.
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Peabody Advertiser
Peabody Advertiser
On June 29, 1895 James B. Sanford, the editor of the Peabody Advertiser, sev- ered all connection with the paper, and sold the Advertiser and also the Press Office to Charles H. Shepard of Danvers
(In) P.A. June 29, 1895. p.2.
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Peabody Anti-Dust Company.
Salem Evening News
Who had an extensive plant located on Berry St . added another product to its line of manufactures, in June, 1913. It was called "Winashbe " and was a superior furniture polish, cleaner of hardwood, mineral and metal.
(In) S.E. N. June 12, 1913. P.2
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Peabody Anti-Dust Company
Salem Evening News
Were granted certificate of incorp- oration in October 1913 to manufact- ure and sell household specialities. Capital stock of new corporation was set at $40,000, represented by 2000 shares of preferred and 2000 shares of common stock, each share having a par value of $10.00.
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Peabody Anti-Dust Company
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Salem Evening News
George E. Ash was president, Frank Winchester, treasurer, and Calvin H. Robie, clerk.
(In) S.E.N. October 27, 1913. P.7.
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Peabody Athletic Association.
Salem Evening News
Organized a basket ball team with William Costello of & Midway St. as manager.
(In) S.E. N. Jan. 24, 1911. P.6
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Peabody Baseball League.
Salem Evening News
Opened its series Saturday, July 26, 1913 with three games. Waverlys vs Belmonts; score 3-2 for Belmonts. Keystones (Manager Jack Linehan) vs Franklins(manager Joe Kelley) score 10-0 for Keystones. Athletics(under leadership of Tim Mahoney)vs Check- ers) score 10-9 for Checkers.
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Peabody Club.
Salem Evening News.
New Year's dance by Peabody Club in their rooms and Red Men's Hall, Dec. 31,1914, was attended by about 50 couples. The party was a very pleasant affair.
(In)S.E.N.Jan.1,1915. P.5.
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Peabody Club
Sallem Evening News
With rooms on the upper floor of the old Allen Building, formerly Franklin Hall, arranged for a series of Friday evening mixed whist parties.
(In) S.E.N. January 22, 1914. P.2.
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Peabody Club.
Salem Evening News.
Social organization of young men observed Halloween Oct.31, by enter- tainment of 100 of their friends with a party in their rooms in the Allen Block.
(In)S.E.N.Oct .31,1914. P.5.
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Peabody Club
Salem Evening News.
Winners in a card pool and billiard tournament were tendered a dinner by the losers in Red Men's Hall, March 4.
(In)S.E.N.March 6,1916. P.5.
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Peabody Community House
Peabody Enterprise
Peabody Community House Incorporated, an institution for the social welfare of boys and girls. It was organized at a meeting held Thursday Dec. 9, 1915, by thirty men and women. Prin- cipal Warren R. Bowen of the Wallis School was elected vice president; Charles E. Barrett, clerk; Arthur F. Poole, treasurer; and Mrs. Louis P.P. Osborne, fin ancial secretary .
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Peabody Community House
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Peabody Enterprise
Directors were Herbert V. Hunt et al. Herbert V. Hunt and Fred N. Moore were mentioned for president.
(In) P.E. Dec. 10, 1915. p.l.
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Letters Written by George Washington Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams et al.
Peabody Continentals
This was the title of a military comp- any which formed in Baltimore, Mary- land. First time it made its appear- ance in a parade was on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Peabody Institute, Baltimore, Md. The
uniform was after the style of that worn in the days of the revolution. There were thiry-eight members at that time.
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Peabody, Mass.
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In the year 1855 this city, containing a population of six thousand, was set off from Danvers and called South Dan- vers. It was re-named in 1868 in hon- or of the great Philanthropist, George Peabody .
(In) Vernal Visitor June 1876.
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Peabody Donation Fund.
Salem Evening News.
Copies received at Institute of 49th annual report of governors of George Peabody Donation fund of London- covered year 1912. The fund, with accumulations from 1872 when Mr. Peabody's bequest brought his total gift to $2,500,000. showed an average increase per annum at compound inter- est of just under three per cent.
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Peabody Donation Fund.
Salem Evening News.
Total fund amounted to $9,175,170. The Peabody Building Foundation in London, one of the greatest philan- thropies in world and at time, it was started in 1862 was one of the largest.
(In)S.E.N.May 1,1914.
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Peabody Donation Fund.
Salem Evening News
Fortieth annual report of the Gover- nors of the Peabody Donation Fund at London was received at the Peabody Institute. The total fund now amounts to $7,283,255.00, showing a net gain for the year of $180, 455.00. The original amount left by Mr. Peabody
was $2,500,000.00 and the report shows an increase of $4,800,000.00.
(In) S.E.N. March 9, 1905. P.7
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Peabody Donation Fund.
Salem Evening News
Forty-fourth annual report of the Governors of the Peabody Donation Fund of London was received at the Peabody Institute in March, 1909. 1908 a bequest of the value of $140,000.00 made by the late Henry Fox was received. Net gains from rents and interests in 1908 was $201,000.00. Total amount received
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Salem Evening News
from George Peabody, the last bequest paid in 1873, was $2,500,000.00. The fund increased since then by money received as net income, to about $8,197,170.00. The Governors provided for the artizan and laboring poor of London, 13,308 rooms, besides baths, laundries and lavatories. These rooms comprise 5665 separate dwellings and
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Peabody Donation Fund. cd. 3
Salem Evening News
had a population in 1908 of 19,914. In 1908 a site was purchased at Bethnal Green, an acre in area, on which seven blocks of buildings were erected, containing 350 rooms.
(In) S.E. N. March 20, 1909.
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Peabody Donation Fund.
Salem Evening News
Forty-fifth annual report of Peabody Donation Fund received at Peabody Library in March, 1910, showed a fund of $2,500,000.00 left by George Peabody for low priced tenements for poor of London amounted to $8, 408,050
(In) S. E. N. March 28, 1910. P.2
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Peabody Donation Fund
Salem Evening News
Forty-second annual report of the Governors of the Peabody Donation Fund showed the usual net gain for the past year. Fred W. Bushby visited London that year and saw the houses built there by the trustees of the
fund. "The years 1906-07 governors erected cottages for the poor of Lon- don. Heretofore the tenements had
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Peabody Donation Fund. Cd. 2
Salem Evening News
been provided in large blocks. The rooms comprised 5469 separate dwell- ings, 82 cottages of five rooms; 105 tenements of four rooms; 1833 of three fooms and 2550 of two rooms; also 899 of one room.
(In) S.E. N. March 19, 1907. P.3
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Peabody Donation Fund.
Salem Evening News
Forty-seventh annual report of fund received at Peabody Institute in March, 1912. United States Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., were amond the Governors of the fund.
(In) S. E. N. March 19,1912. P.5
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Peabody Donation Fund
Salem Evening News
Thirty-sixth annual report of the gov- ernors of the Peabody Donation Fund of London was received and in it they state that her late majesty, Queen Vic toria, was pleased to grant to the gov ernors and their successors in office, a royal charter, incorporating them under the name and style of "The gov- ernors of the Peabody Donation Fund."
(In) S.E.N. Mar. 20, 1901. p.2.
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Peabody Donation Fund
Salem Evening News
Thirty-seventh annual report of the governors of the Peabody Donation Fund of London, England, was received at the Peabody Library. The net gain for the year, from rents and interest was about $162,250 and the total amounts to $6,800,000.
(In) S.E.N. Feb. 26, 1902. p.2.
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Peabody Donation Fund.
Salem Evening News
Thirty-eighth annual report of the George Peabody Donation fund of London, England was received at the Peabody Institute Library. The net gain for the year, from rents and interest, has been $163,366.00.
(In) S. E. N. March 12, 1903.
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Peabody Donation Fund.
Salem Evening News
Peabody Institute Library received, in April, 1913, the 48th annual report of the Peabody Donation Fund. Total bequests of George Peabody amounted to $2,500,000.00. Bequest from the late Henry Fox amounted to $140,000.00. Total fund, with accumulated income in 1912, reached almost $9,000.000.00. Fund showed
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Peabody Donation Fund.
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increase, per annum, at compound interest, of just under 3%. Capital invested in land and buildings. End of the year 1912, Governors had pro- vided for laboring poor of London - 14,826 rooms, besides laundries and lavatories. Rooms comprised 6234 separate dwellings. Population dur- ing the year - 21,600 people. Aver-
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Peabody Donation Fund. Cd. 3
Salem Evening News
age weekly earnings of head of each family was $5.50. Vital statistics in 1912 showed birth rate higher. Death rate, infant mortality were lower per 1000 in these buildings than in the whole of London. J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr. was one of the Governors.
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Peabody Fire Department
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Peabody Fire Dep't. escorted by the Union Drum Corpsof Peabody and the Salem Brass Band marched to St. John's Fair June 8, 1876.
(In) Vernal Visitor June 1876.
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Peabody Fire Department.
Peabody Reporter.
Thirty-seventh Annual Ball of Volun- teer Engine Company #4 took place at Upton's Hall, Wednesday, April 7, 1880. Salem Cadet Band entertained the audience for an hour with some excellent selections. Foreman M. W. Cummings and lady led the grand march The procession presented a fine appearance and numbered 200 couples.
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Peabody, George. - Tablet.
Salem Evening News
Bronze tablet set between the house and fence of George Peabody's birth- place, 205 Washington St. was un- veiled June 16, 1902. Four little girls, Elizabeth Palmer, Dorothy Campbell, Hilda Butman and Gertrude Millett unveiled the tablet given by the Peabody Historical Society.
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Peabody, George.
Menu of the dinner given by George Peabody to the Americans connected with the Great Exhibition at the London Coffee House, Ludgate Hill on October 27, 1851.
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London Times or Illustrated News said The old fashioned English ways were quaintly illustrated at one time dur- ing George Peabody's stay in London. Of all men George Peabody was the one whom England delighted to honor. Being an alien, however, he was incom- petent to hold real property there, he could not legally be the possessor of one rod of English soil. The conse- quence was that some land which was purchased his friend
for George Peabody by Sir Curtis Lampson, and
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which had been devised to the trustees of the Peabody Fund, legally lapsed to the Crown, and it was necessary to go through some formalities in order to secure its legal retransfer.
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Letter to John E. Keefe, Librarian, Peabody Institute, from Mrs. B.O. Peirce.
May 24, 1923
John E. Keefe, Librarian Peabody Institute Dear Sir:
Mrs. B.O. Peirce found this dance programme among some papers belonging to the Rev. A. J. Sessions, formerly of Salem, uncle by marriage of her husband, Professor B.O. Peirce
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I thought it might be of interest to the Peabody Institute.
Mr.Sessions made the Grand Tour in 1851.
This letter came from Mrs. B.O. Peir ce, of 8 Frisbie Place, Cambridge, Mass Dance programme is dated Friday, July 4, 1851.
George Peabody gave a concert, ball, and supper to The American Minister and Mrs. Ab- bott Lawrence .
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Coote and Tinney's Band furnished music for the occasion.
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His name first appeared in print as the champion of American credit in England, at the time our state securities were depressed on account of the non-payment of interest by Pennsylvania.
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Peabody, George.
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In the year 1859 George Peabody re- turned to England from a visit to South Danvers. He set about giving effect to his long cherished intent- ions of doing something for the labor- ing poor of London. For this purpose he donated $1,750,000.00 between Mar. 1, 1862 and Dec. 5, 1868. " The
London Illustrated News" said :- On
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March 12, 1862 George Peabody address- ed a letter to C.F.Adams, American Minister, the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, (Sir J. E. Tennet) who was Sir Curtis Lampson, Bart. and J. S. Morgan, his own partner in business, informing them that a sum of _ 150,000 stood in the books of George Peabody & Co. to be applied by them for the amel-
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ioration of the condition of the poor of London. The gentlemen, above named, duly entered on their trust, which has been applied in the mode indicated by the donor; namely, in the erection of model dwellings for working men. In January, 1866, George Peabody added L100,000 to the fund He made a further donation of about
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fifteen acres of land at Brixton, 5,642 shares in the Hudson Bay Co. and L-5,405 in cash - making a total of L 100,000; thus raising the amount of his gift to London to £350,000. This gift is held by the trustees under two deeds, the first having reference to the L150,000 first given, and the second includ-
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ing the remaining £200,000; which was put in operation in July, 1869. The statement of the trustees for the year 1868 stated that they held property under the first deed valued at £173,313; the increase being the produce of rents on the buildings, added to the interest on unexpended capital. Buildings were erected in
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Islington, Spitalfields, Shadwell, Westminster, London, which housed thousands of individuals, composed of the families of working men, earn- ing wages on the average under twenty- one shillings a week. "By the last will and testament of George Peabody, opened on the day of his funeral, his executors, Sir Curtis Lampson
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and Charles Reed, M.P. were directed to apply a further sum of L150,000 to the Peabody Fund in London." This made a half million sterling bestowed by George Peabody for that single object. Sir Curtis Lampson estimated that, if the money thus accumulated, is honestly administered for two hundred years, it will have accumula t-
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ed enough to provide for three fourths of all the industrious poor of London.
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Peabody, George-Funeral train
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On Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1870, after solemn services in the City Hall of Portland, the body of George Peabody was taken to the funeral train, and conveyed to the town of Peabody . In the towns all along the route flags were flying at half-mast, and people from the surroun ding country flocked in crowds to the stations to watch the train as it mov- ed by.
Presented to D.A.R. Oct.7, 1907. .
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Peabody, George
Peabody Press
Named in his will as executors of his estate, Charles W. Chandler, of Zanes- ville, Ohio; Singleton Peabody of Rut- land, Vt. and George Peabody Russell
of Salem, Mass, his nephew.
(In) Press Dec. 8, 1869.
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Danvers Wizard
In December 1854, a donation of books was unexpectedly received from George Peabody by the Peabody Institute Lib- rary. About two thousand five hundred volumes were selected by his order in London, by Henry Stevens, agent of Smithsonian Institution. They compris- ed many valuable and rare works, among which may be mentioned :-
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Philosophical Transactions of the Roy- al Society, and a complete set of the "Gentlemens's Magazine." In 1867, wher George Feabody visited his native city he deposited in the Library a book on the Life of Rev. Dr. Andrew Reed, pre- sented to him by Charles Reed.
(In) Wizard June 19, 1867.
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Peabody, George.
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Donation of valuable books, about 180
volumes. Among them is a complete set
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Peabody, George.
Peabody Press
Newspaper accounts show that his health is little improved. Last accounts record his return from the Virginia White Sulphur Springs to Baltimore.
(In) Press August 18, 1869.
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Peabody Press
One of George Peabody's last gifts, before his departure to England, was a solid silver pitcher and goblet lined with gold. This gift, made by George and his sister, Judith, to Charles Carleton in appreciation of his skill as Superintendent in the erection of the Memorial Church át Georgetown.
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Peabody Daily Press
Forty-seventh annual report of the George Peabody Donation Fund, which he gave London in 1862 for the laboring poor shows that it has
reached, approximately, $9,000,000.00
(In) Peabody Daily Press, Mar, 19, 1912.
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Peabody. George.
Peabody Enterprise
His gifts to the Public aggregated more than $8,000,000.00' This great sum was given for charitable, educat- ional and progressive purposes. Besides this he gave to less public benefactions a large sum. His last
visit of a public nature to the town of Peabody was in the Summer of 1869. At that time he invited a number of
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personal friends and several of the Trustees of his various charities, to meet him in the Institute. At this reunion he made a characteristic speech in which he said" It is some- times hard for one who has devo ted the best part of his life to the accumulation of money, to spend it for others; but practise it and keep
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on practising it and I assure you it comes to be a pleasure. "
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Peabody Enterprise
On Oct. 9, 1856, fifty-eight years ago the Town of Peabody, then known as the South Danvers Village, was in gala dress and with all the pomp and cere- mony that might be shown a President, the citizens joined together in a pub- lic reception to George Peabody, bene- factor, and for whom the Town was later named. Mr. Peabody was making a visit to his home from London where he had been living for the last 20 Min) P.E. Oct. 9.1914. p.3.
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Was slightly above medium height. His full round face beamed with goodness. He laughed seldom, but had a smile for everyone. He never spoke hurriedly. His nature was not impulsive.
(In) Press Jan. 4, 1871.
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Peabody, George
Peabody Press
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When George Peabody arrived in his na- tive country, a short time ago, a del. agation from the Trustees of the Insti tute consisting of Pres. A.A. Abbott and others went to N.Y. to welcome him. His health had improved greatly during his voyage from England to U.S. While visiting here he stayed with his nephew George Peabody Russell in Saler
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Peabody, George.
Peabody Press.
At 7:30 P.M. on Nov. 4, 1869 the great Philanthropist, George Peabody, passed away in England. Although this event could not have been deemed unlikely, in view of the very precarious state of his health for the past year, yet no one seemed prepared for it. Mr. Peabody was a most genial, kindly
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man of excellent social qualities. Neither wealth nor great fame seemed to have changed him in the least. He made his fortune by a legitimate business, honestly follow- He will ed; that of a financier. be remembered, not for his wealth, but for his gifts. First in the magnitude of his gifts, both in the
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sums given and the agregate amount of them. Again he gave what he had to give, while he had it to give, not after death had made it impossible for him to keep it longer.
He was a sectarian in his theological and a conservative in his political affiliations, yet he gave his millions not to sects or to parties, but to
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his fellow men, irrespective of creed, race or nationality. Mr. Peabody enriched the world, not only by his great gifts, but by his splendid example of giving. His memory will forever linger in the minds of all for years to come.
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Peabody, George - Obsequies.
Peabody Press
On Nov. 12, 1869 the obsequies of the late George Peabody took place in London. The funeral procession formed at the mansion of Sir Curtis Lampson in Eaton Square and proceed- ed onto Westminster Abbey. It con- sisted of a hearse and five mourning coaches, followed by many more carriages of prominent persons. The
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streets were lined with mourners, as was Westminster Abbey where the mourners were admitted by ticket. Standing near the sacrarium, as the body was brought in, were the guards. The coffin was placed on the bier at the end of the choir. The eulogy was read by the Archdeacon of West- minster. After the ceremony the
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procession again proceeded to a spot near the western entrance where a temporary grave, with an excavation of 2' had been prepared. Here the body was deposited until transported to America.
(In) Press November 17,1869.
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Mohawk Chapter D.A.R.
Funeral of the late George Peabody took place in Westminster Abbey where, on the 14th of November, his remains were deposited to await their removal to this country. The ceremony was unusually impressive. Seldom has the venerable Abbey been so densely crowded on a funeral
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occasion. Nearly everyone present, including many representatives of the working classes, were dressed in
mourning. The seats of the choir were draped with black cloth, and the space between the stalls was covered with a black carpet; the pulpit and reading desk were hung with black
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velvet, relieved by a white border, on either side of which seats were reserved for the mourners. The sacrarium was inclosed by barriers of black cloth, and only a few high- ly privileged spectators were ad- mitted to seats within its area. Before the doors of the Abbey were
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