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factor, who gladly took refuge in a cab to be rid of their benedictions.
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Was a man of great sense. He declin- ed a splendid reception planned for him by a number of silly philosophers in Wall Street, and its neighborhood who had more money than brains in their head. They wanted some occa- sion to make a great noise, get a good dinner and show themselves in a favor. able light before the public. They seized upon George Peabody on his arr ival after twenty years absence from his native land, and desired to
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to be decorated with ribbons and little flags, and paraded for the glo- ry of the exhibtors. George Peabody was too wise for that; he had not beer discounting bills in London, and asso iating with the nobility and commonal- ty of England from the Duke of Well- ington down, not to know what was right and respectable in the way of dinners and public receptions. He de- clined to assist in the projected hum- bug, in a sensible discreet letter which was far superior to any of his
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public speeches and silly toasts.
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Was a talker; at the table few
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Was so pleased with an American lady visiting London that he offered her his hand and fortune, which were accepted. Learning a short time after- wards that she was all ready engaged - a fact of which she had kept him in ignorance, he rebuked her lack of sin- cerity and broke off the engagement.
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Commemoration of the one hundred'th anniversary of George Peabody's birth was celebrated Feb. 18, 1895. The banquet was presided over by Francis H. Appleton, the Toast Master of the evening. Among the guests were Lieut. Governor Wolcott, Hon. W. S.Knox of Lawrence, Hon. Winslow Warren, Collect or of Boston. A message was read
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During George Peabody's last visit to this country he endeavored to visit many places of interest. Although there was no improvement in his health he visited Georgetown where he remain- ed for two days, during which time he examined the Memorial Church and Lib- rary building. He also accepted an in- vitation to be present at the dedica- tion of the Peabody Institute in Danvers, where he partook in the sing-
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ing of "old Hundred."
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Arthur Helps, Clerk of the Privy Coun- cil in England, transmitted a letter to George Peabody from Queen Victoria In this letter she expressed herself as being very much concerned about his health, also the fact that she hoped he would soon return to England. Queen Victoria commanded the Clerk "to be sure and charge Mr. Peabody to report himself on his return to England."
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Extensive block of buildings, known as the Peabody Buildings, in Southwark St., London, was opened by the Trustees of the Peabody Fund on Saturday, Feb. 12, 1876. The site upon which the buildings were erected was formerly a creek running from the river Thames. Several
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interesting relics were found, in- cluding two skulls, which were dug from a depth of twenty feet below the surface of the roadway. Close to one of the skulls the excavators found a die and several half pennies which are now in the possession of
the trustees. The buildings stand back fifty feet from Southwark St.
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and consist of twelve blocks. In each block there are twenty-two tenements on five floors, capable of accommodating two hundred persons. The rents vary from 3 s to 5s.9 d -- that is to say 3 s. for a single room, 4 s. 6d. for two rooms, and 5s. 9d. for three rooms.
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George Peabody arrived at his nephew's home, George Peabody Russell, in Salem June 11, 1869. George Peabody's
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George Peabody's birthday was celebra- ted Feb. 22, 1876 by the reunion of the Peabody High School in the evening at Upton's Hall. First part of the evenings entertainment consisted of literary exercises opened by the Pres. Frank E. Farnham. After the exercises a supper was served. Then followed dan cing to the music of Carter's Band.
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Has again made a donation to the Peabody Institute Library in the amount of $50,000.00. This makes a total of $200,000.00, thereby mak- ing the Institute not only indepen- dent, but wealthy.
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Has again sailed for Europe in- tending to spend the winter in Southern France.
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In 1881 the original $2,500,000.00, invested by the late George Peabody in the best class of London tenement houses, grew to $3,600,000.00 by the regularity of payment of rent by the tenants, showing that the benefited people appreciated what had been done for them.
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In August 1857 the people of South Danvers participated in a grand fare- well picnic in honor of George Peabody Committee of arrangements consisted of twenty-five gentlemtn, Alfred A. Abbott, William Sutton, Henry Poor, et. al. The place of meeting was King's Grove, near Lowell St., about
a mile and a half from the square. The grove was fitted up expressly for the occasion, a large platform for
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dancing and a stage built for the band. Eighteen tables were erected for the dinner, which together were 1000 feet in length. Swings and seats were also placed in the Grove, and every convenience provided for the varied entertainment of the multitude. The music was furnished
by the Boston Brigade Band, and by a. select choir under the direction of William B. Clark. The tables were
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loaded with contributions from the ladies. George Peabody and his relatives were conveyed to the Grove in a barouche. He was received with
rousing cheers. Hon. Alfred A. Abbott delivered a neat little address and George Peabody responded courteously, expressing the pleasure it gave him to receive all of his old friends, shaking hands and bidding them all goodbye. He then proceeded to the
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residence of Hon. Robert S. Daniels whose guest he was during his stay in town. The events of the day closed with a private party in the evening at the home of Eben Sutton, near the Institute. The next day George
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he heard it is believed for the first time the Chickering Grand Piano, his own gift to the Institution. He left South Danvers in the forenoon for
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Kernwood where he was the guest of Francis Peabody. The follow- ing week he sailed on the Steamer Persia for Liverpool, England.
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Was very fond of singing. songs were his favorites.
Scottish His idea of a pleasant dinner party was where there was a great deal of conversat- ion in which he could take the lead. His favorite games were Backgammon, after dinner, and Whist in the evening.
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Elected President of the Salem Bank in 1847. George Peabody was a bank- er only in the American sense of the term; for while like the Rothschilds and the Barings, he loaned money, changed drafts, bought stocks and held deposits for custom- ers, yet he did not pay out money, as English bankers did, and, therefore
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was not deemed a banker in England. The magnitude of his transactions in that capacity, perhaps, fell short of one or two great houses of the same class; but in honor, faith, punctuality and public confidence the firm of George Peabody and Co. of Wanaford Court stood second to
none. He had not been across the waters long when those unfortunate failures occurred, which shook
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American credit abroad, and brought so much reproach in certain business circles upon the American name. The default of some of the States and the temporary inability of others to meet their obligations, and the failure of several of our moneyed institutions threw doubt and distrust on all American securities. That
great sympathetic nerve of the commercial world - credit - as far
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as the United States was concerned, was for the time paralyzed. At the time George Peabody, not only stood firm, but he was the cause of firm- ness in others. His judgment command-
ed respect, His integrity won back
the reliance which men had been accustomed to place upon American securities. George Peabody rose far above the mere financier - coming to the rescue with his true American
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heart, as well as with his English purse and English credit.
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Erected Memorial Church at Georgetown to the memory of his mother. In 1866, when he was visiting in the town of Georgetown, he gave the town a public library, a gift by which all the inhabitants could be benefit- ed. In 1867, during his last visit, he added a lecture room to his previous gift of the library, and
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made arrangements for free lectures and a fund for the support of the library. Having completed everything to his mind, he said, smilingly, to Mrs R. S. Tenney, the gentleman with whom he and his sister made their home, "Well, I believe I have paid all my debts to this town. I believe I do not owe it anything," to which Mr. Tenney replied - "We cannot say the same about you Mr. Peabody; we
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shall always owe you. " Mr. Peabody responded with great feeling - "If it has been as pleasant to you to receive as it has been for me to bestow, you have enjoyed a great deal." One of the last presents bestowed by Mr. Peabody, before his final departure from this country, consisted of a heavy pitcher and goblet of solid silver( the latter lined with gold) enclosed in a
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handsome case) and the following inscription upon the pitcher tells the story of the gift :- "George Peabody and his sister, Judith, to Charles Carleton, in appreciation of his skill and fidelity, as superintendent in the erection of the Memorial Church at Georgetown."
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His crowning donation was that of nearly $2,000,000.00 to build up the cause of education in the South. This last fund was placed in the hands of trustees of the highest character for integrity and cause of zealous interests in the cause of education; and was applied to assist schools and to promote the
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education of the people without distinction of race or color, in the United States. An appropriate acknowledgment of this generous gift was made by the Government of the United States. A costly and elegant gold medal was presented to him in pursuance of an act of Congress, bearing on one side a fine profile portrait of the recipient and on the other the inscription - " The
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people of the United States to George Peabody in acknowledgment of his beneficent promotion of universal education." Publishing houses of D. Appleton and Company and of A. S. Barnes and Company man- ifested their appreciation of Mr. Peabody's gift to the South; the former by a donation of 100,000
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volumes of school books and the later by a gift of 5,000 volumes of " The Teachers Library" and 25,000 school books. Rev. Dr. Barnas Sears, late President of Brown University accept- ed the post of general agent.
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In 1839 the town which was the birthplace of George Peabody's mother, was the residence of his sister, Mrs. Daniels, had its name changed from New Rowley to Georgetown in honor of Mr. Peabody. When Mr. Peabody, was making arrangements in regard to a farewell reception, previous to his departure for
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England in 1867, he said that he should like to take each resident by the hand; for he had never, in any visit in Georgetown, been annoyed by calls of letters, and that not one of the citizens had ever, in any way, solicited help from him. Here
Mr. Peabody erected a church to the memory of his mother to whom he was most devoted; giving her the first dollar he earned in boyhood, and
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bestowing the last thoughts of his honored old age upon a memorial of her Christian character. The church is a substantial and elegant brick structure, in the English style, 112 ft. long, 68 ft. wide and 112 ft.
high, to the top of the tower. It is finished in chestnut, with black walnut mouldings; the interior harmonizing in all its details with
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the general architectural plan. It contains one hundred pews, capable of seating seven hundred persons. is lighted by gas, the chandilier and sidelights numbering forty double burners. The bell, which is of twenty-eight hundred pound weight, and the clock, a fine piece of mechanism, were sent by Mr. Peabody
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cost of $4000.00. At the end of the church, opposite the entrance, are three marble tablets with dedicatory inscriptions. Over the pulpit the legend is "Dedicated to the service of Almighty God. Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord! forever. " The
one on the right of the pulpit has the following :- "This house, erected in 1866-7 for the use of the Orthodox Congregational Church and Society, is
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affectionately consecrated by her children, George and Judith, to the memory of Mrs. Judith Peabody, who was born in this parish July 25, 1770, and who died June 22, 1830. Surround- ings of the church are in perfect keeping with the edifice. There is a massive iron fence in front, a range of sheds in the rear; while the vacant space betweenthe church and the library building, which Mr.
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Peabody gave in 1866, is laid out with trees and flowers. The cost of the house is estimated at $100,000.00. It was a year and one- half in the making - a grand mon- ument to Mr. Peabody's liberality, and an honor to all concerned in
its erection. Charles Carleton
superintended the erection of the church. At the dedication a letter was read from Mr. Peabody. The
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sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. M. P. Braman of Danvers, Mass. and the consecration prayer by Rev. John Pike of Rowley. A memorial hymn was sung by John G. Whittier.
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Newburyport, Mass. was always pleasant in the memory of George Peabody, and the donation of $15,000.00 he made to the Public Library was on his own suggestion, that he desired to do something of a public nature for the town. He lived there in 1811, work- ing for his brother, David, in a dry goods shop. The burning of his
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brother's store left him without employment. He then settled in Georgetown, D.C. where he became commercial assistant to his uncle, John Peabody. He returned in 1857, and on the day of the Agricultural Fair hewas walking in the process- ion with Mayor Davenport when he saw Prescott Spaulding on the sidewalk and at once left the procession to greet him. Mr. Spaulding had render-
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ed him, at one time, the greatest
of services. When Mr. Peabody left
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age, and not worth a dollar. Mr. Spaulding gave him letters of credit in Boston, through which he obtained $2,000.00 worth of merchandise of James Reed, who was so impressed with his appearance that he gave him credit for a larger amount. This was his start in life, as he afterwards
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acknowledged. At a public enter- tainment in Boston, when his credit was good for any amount in any part of the world, George Peabody laid his hand on James Reed's shoulder and said to those present - "My friends, here is my first patron and he is the man who sold me my first bill of goods. After he was es- tablished in Georgetown, D.C. the first consignment made to him was
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by Francis Todd of Newburyport, Mass.
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On April 13, 1867 George Peabody visited the town of Danvers for the purpose of meeting children of the public schools, graduates of the High School, and the citizens, in general. Procession of over a thousand scholars and teachers from the schools of the town, including, also, a large number of ladies and
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gentlemen who were recipients of his medals , was formed at the Orthodox Congregational Church, on Maple Street, at noon, and preceded by the Danvers Band, marched through various streets tothe Universalist Church where the exercises occurred. George Peabody arrived on the noon train from Salem, accompanied by a number of relatives and friends. As his carriage approached the
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church the band played "Hail to the Chief" and upon entering the church he was received with a spontaneous reception. Mrs. Rankin played various national airs on the organ. Rev. Dr. Braman delivered an address. Annie
Allen also delivered an address on behalf of the medal scholars. John D. Philbrick, Superintendent of Public Schools, in Boston, made an interesting eulogistic address,
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referring to Mr. Peabody's Munificent charities on the two continents. George Peabody then responded with an address. Referring to his gift making provision for medals for scholars in the schools of Danvers and South Danvers during his life time he said that before he left this country he would make provisions that the $200.00 in each place, annually appropriated for medals, should be made perpetual.
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thing. He then received congrat- ulations and passed out of the church with his party with the music of "America" from the organ and the goodbyes and blessings of the children. Party then proceeded to the residence of J. Sylvester, whose guest Mr. Peabody was during the day. Mr. Peabody returned to Salem at night and left for Washing- ton on the 18th to receive the
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portrait of Queen Victoria which she had painted expressly for him as a token of esteem and gratitude. On May 1st, 1867 he sailed for England in the" Scotia"
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Always cherished the memory of his mother, to whose comfort he ministered in early life. One who knew all the circumstances alluded to them in the
following words: "Might we invade the sanctuary of his early home and the circle of his immediate connections, we could light around the youthful possessor of a few hundred dollars - the avails of the most severe and un- tiring efforts-a brighter halo than his elegant hospitalities, his
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munificent donations or his liberal public acts now shed over the London banker. "
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Chief Justice Shaw paid George Peab- ody the compliment of remarking that a business document written by him, was one of the clearest and most com-
prehensive papers that had ever been
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On Saturday April 13, 1867, George Peabody visited the town of Danvers for the purpose of meeting children of the Public Schools, graduates of the High School and the citizens in general Procession of over a thousand scholars and teachers from the schools of the town, including a large number of lad- ies and gentlemen who were recipients of his medals, was formed at the Ortho. dox Congregational Church on Maple St.
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at noon and preceded by the Danvers Band, marched through various streets to the Universalist Church where the exercises occurred.
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New York, July 19,1869.
Dear Sir:
Early yesterday morning the Sunday Courier, edited by Mr. Lunt, was placed in my hands and I was excessively mort ified and annoyed at reading the com- munication he had made relative to his visit to Peabody. He really didn't seem to know where he went first, or where he came back from. I, at once
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got Mr. Dang to call on him, who made him at once sensible of his error. He promised that he would stop the artide from going into any other paper, and would circulate no more than he could possibly help. Subsequently I dictat- ed to Mr. Dang all the facts which he took to Mr. Lunt and he promised to rewrite the entire piece and publish it correctly in his Thursday paper. I do not regret this so much, as I
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know yours will appear in a few days, with a full and correct account, and I beg of you to do full justice to the President and Trustees of the Peabody Institute, as our hosts, for their attention and elegant hospital- ity. I wish you to order and send to each person you have on your book, as invited that day, a paper containing your account and charge it to me. You may send me, to Sulphur Springs, half
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a dozen more cuttings,from the paper you publish, than I had previous ly ordered.
Very truly yours
George Peabody
By George Peabody Russell
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Named in his will as executors of his estate Charles W. Chandler of Zanes- ville, Ohio, Singleton Peabody of Rut- land, Vermont and George Peabody Russ- ell of Danvers, Mass. The first named married a daughter of a deceased broth er of George Peabody, the second was the son of his brother, Jeremiah Peab- ody, who lived in Zanesville, Ohio and the third was a son of his sister Mrs. Russell.
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New York Times said :- George Peabody was a great heart-smasher in his youth and his path was strewn with broken pledges. Nearly every state claimed a lady, once young, who could have shar- ed his great fortune with him. Rhode Island was the latest to put in its claim. The lady in question gave up George Peabody, with his wealth and brilliant prospects, and married her "young American lover with a moderate income" but "her fair cheeks lost their round- ness
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and grew wan and pale; her lovely eyes had a mournful wistfulness that touch- ed every heart."
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Observed his sixty-second birthday in South Danvers. Flags were display- ed in different localities ; one on Washington St. bore the inscription - "George Peabody born Feb. 18, 1795." In the evening a most sumptuous entertainment was provided at the Washington Simonds Hotel.
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On Friday, July 4, 1851, the anniversary of American Independence George Peabody gave his first great Fourth of July feast, at Willis's Rooms to American citizens and the best society of London.
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On Monday, Nov. 22, 1869 a legal meet- ing of the inhabitants was called and held in the Town Hall. Major Lewis Allen presided. The meeting was a remarkable one, not only for numbers, but respectability, that respectability which comes of age, long citizenship and solid worth. the following Resol- utions, reported to the meeting by a Committee of which Hon. Benjamin C. Perkins was Chairman, were unanimously
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