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The library commenced with a very few books, and was gradually increased by the annual appropriations of the town, and the various donations in money and books which were made to it from time to time, the town in the meanwhile paying the expenses of furnishing a room and the taking care of it. The committees hitherto in charge of it have been very faithful in the discharge of their duties; and one is sur- prised to learn how few books have been lost during the forty years of its existence. In 1864 every volume was accounted for, and in 1865 only one volume was lost, and in other years but two or three volumes each year. Vastly more books were absolutely worn out than were lost. The committees often complain of the ill usage the books receive, and yet ac- knowledge, in almost every report, the very general use of the library by all classes. A considerable number of books are thrown aside every year as worn out, and unfit for further use; and those badly dilapidated have to be repaired, new covered, and new labelled, bringing a good deal of labor and care upon a committee whose services have hitherto been gratuitously rendered.
The library at the present date (by the report of the com-
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mittee for 1876) contains three thousand seven hundred and thirty-two volumes. The books have all been very carefully selected, and are well suited to the wants of the people. The design has been to furnish useful and instructive reading, rather than that of a light or amusing character; and works of fiction, except those of the most acknowledged merit, have found little place among the books.
The library is rich in history, biography, travels, and ethics, furnishing to the public some of the best books in our language. Those who desire the lighter reading are obliged to seek it elsewhere. The library furnishes useful nutriment to all classes who read to become intelligent. It has become a great success, and is freely used by all, and has proved of inestimable value to the people.
The great desiderata for the future prosperity of the library are, First, that some public-spirited person, a descendant of the town or otherwise, should endow it with a fund that should yield it a larger annual income than it has ever yet had. Second, that some one should erect a building with all the accessories of a well-approved library, solely for its use. The annual income of the library has hitherto been small ; and, in the action of the town, it has incurred the fate of other measures, that of always being fixed at the lowest mini- mum. But for the liberality of the inhabitants, and friends of the town abroad, the library, only increased and supported by the annual appropriation to this object, would now make a very insignificant appearance. Thanks to these donors, who have contributed so liberally to this purpose! they have accomplished a good that will long be remembered. It has now existed over forty years, and is more flourishing than ever. We trust that the town, on whom it must rely for its continuance and support, will ever keep up its interest in the library, and never suffer it to languish from want of support, or from the indifference of the people.
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volumes by Horace Morison, fifteen volumes by the American Unitarian Association ; in 1872, three volumes by S. N. Has- kell; in 1873, eight volumes by Hon. A. C. Cragin.
The greatest benefactor to the town library has been the Rev. A. M. Pendleton. He served gratuitously eight years on the library committee, and labored in season and out of season for its welfare. It is to him, more than any other person, that we are indebted for the judicious selection of the books, the largest portion of which was bought while he was a member of the board; for the careful supervision and management of the library; the securing a convenient place for the same; for the raising, by subscrip- tion, such large sums of money for its advancement, and a still-continued interest in its behalf. He merits the lasting gratitude of the town, and of all those who are enjoying the fruits of his labor, in the excellent books he did so much to provide for them.
The library commenced with a very few books, and was gradually increased by the annual appropriations of the town, and the various donations in money and books which were made to it from time to time, the town in the meanwhile paying the expenses of furnishing a room and the taking care of it. The committees hitherto in charge of it have been very faithful in the discharge of their duties; and one is sur- prised to learn how few books have been lost during the forty years of its existence. In 1864 every volume was accounted for, and in 1865 only one volume was lost, and in other years but two or three volumes each year. Vastly more books were absolutely worn out than were lost. The committees often complain of the ill usage the books receive, and yet ac- knowledge, in almost every report, the very general use ·of the library by all classes. A considerable number of books are thrown aside every year as worn out, and unfit for further use; and those badly dilapidated have to be repaired, new covered, and new labelled, bringing a good deal of labor and care upon a committee whose services have hitherto been gratuitously rendered.
The library at the present date (by the report of the com-
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mittee for 1876) contains three thousand seven hundred and thirty-two volumes. The books have all been very carefully selected, and are well suited to the wants of the people. The design has been to furnish useful and instructive reading, rather than that of a light or amusing character; and works of fiction, except those of the most acknowledged merit, have found little place among the books.
The library is rich in history, biography, travels, and ethics, furnishing to the public some of the best books in our language. Those who desire the lighter reading are obliged to seek it elsewhere. The library furnishes useful nutriment to all classes who read to become intelligent. It has become a great success, and is freely used by all, and has proved of inestimable value to the people.
The great desiderata for the future prosperity of the library are, First, that some public-spirited person, a descendant of the town or otherwise, should endow it with a fund that should yield it a larger annual income than it has ever yet had. Second, that some one should erect a building with all the accessories of a well-approved library, solely for its use. The annual income of the library has hitherto been small ; and, in the action of the town, it has incurred the fate of other measures, that of always being fixed at the lowest mini- mum. But for the liberality of the inhabitants, and friends of the town abroad, the library, only increased and supported by the annual appropriation to this object, would now make a very insignificant appearance. Thanks to these donors, who have contributed so liberally to this purpose! they have accomplished a good that will long be remembered. It has now existed over forty years, and is more flourishing than ever. We trust that the town, on whom it must rely for its continuance and support, will ever keep up its interest in the library, and never suffer it to languish from want of support, or from the indifference of the people.
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CHAPTER XII.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY.
College Graduates. - Lawyers. - Those Educated as Lawyers, and Set- tled Elsewhere. - Clergymen. - Physicians. - Those who became Physicians, and Settled Elsewhere.
List of College Graduates from the Town of Peterborough.
JEREMIAH SMITH graduated at Rutgers College, N. J., in 1781, and received the honorary degree of LL. D. from Dartmouth College in 1804, and the same from Harvard Uni- versity in 1807; Chief-Justice of Superior Court and Gov- ernor of New Hampshire in 1809; also Judge of United States Circuit Court, an eminent and distinguished lawyer. He died at Dover, Sept. 21, 1842, aged 82 years.
JAMES WILSON, son of Major Robert Wilson, graduated at Harvard College in 1789. Was educated a lawyer, and practised his profession in Peterborough till 1815, when he removed to Keene, where he died, Jan. 4, 1839, aged 73 years. He was a talented and successful lawyer. He was chosen Representative to Congress 1809-II.
WALTER LITTLE, son of Thomas Little (name changed to Fullerton), graduated at Dartmouth College in 1796. Was settled as minister in Antrim, before the Rev. Dr. Whiton. He remained but a few years, went to Maryland, and died in 1815.
JOHN WILSON, son of Major Robert Wilson, graduated at Harvard College in 1799; was a lawyer of some eminence; settled in Belfast, Me .; a Representative to Congress in 1813-15; died in 1848, aged 76 years.
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STEPHEN MITCHELL, son of Benjamin Mitchell, graduated at Williams College in 1801 ; studied law, and practised his profession in Durham ; died February, 1833, aged 53 years.
REUBEN D. MUSSEY, son of Dr. John Mussey, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1803; M. D. and LL. D .; professor at Dartmouth Medical College many years; also Professor of Surgery in the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, O .; author of various books; died in Boston, June 21, 1866, aged 86 years.
JOHN STUART, son of Charles Stuart, graduated at Williams College in 1804; a lawyer ; died 1848, aged 65 years.
WILLIAM RITCHIE, son of James Ritchie, graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1804; studied divinity, and was settled first at Canton, but removed to Needham, where he preached many years ; died Feb. 22, 1842, aged 60 years.
STEPHEN P. STEELE, son of Gen. David Steele, graduated at Williams College in 1808. He studied law, and practised his profession in Peterborough; died July 22, 1857, aged 73 years.
CHARLES JESSE STUART, son of Charles Stuart, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1809; was a lawyer in Lancaster, where he died, May 17, 1836, aged 47 years, 7 months.
JAMES PORTER, Jr., son of James Porter, graduated at Will- iams College in 1810. He studied divinity, and was settled as minister in Pomfret, Conn., where he continued twenty-five · years. He died June, 1856, aged 71 years.
DAVID STEELE, son of Gen. David Steele, a graduate of Williams College in 1810. He studied law, and practised his profession at Hillsborough Bridge; died Dec. 10, 1866, aged 79 years.
JONATHAN STEELE, son of Thomas Steele, graduated at Williams College in 1811. He studied law, and practised . his profession at Epsom. He died September, 1858, aged 66 years.
ISAAC P. OSGOOD, son of Dr. Kendall Osgood, graduated at Harvard College in 1814; studied law, and settled in Boston ; died in 1867, aged 74 years.
JESSE SMITH, son of Robert Smith, graduated at Dart-
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mouth College in 1814. He studied the medical profession ; lectured at Dartmouth Medical School, the sessions of 1820; and was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, O., which office he held till his death. He died of cholera, in 1833, at Cincinnati, aged 40 years.
DAVID STEELE, son of Gen. John Steele, graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1815. He was an attorney at law, with considerable distinction, at Goffstown, and died there, Oct. I, 1875, aged 80 years.
JOSEPH BRACKETT, son of Samuel Brackett, graduated at Williams College in 1815. He was ordained at Rushville, N. Y., where he died, Sept. 24, 1832, aged 41 years. .
CHARLES WHITE, son of John White, graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1816. He went out to Mississippi to teach, and died at sea on his return passage, Aug. 10, 1817, aged 22 years.
AMASA EDES, son of Samuel Edes, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1817. An attorney at law at Newport.
JONATHAN SMITH, Jr., son of Jonathan Smith, graduated at Harvard College in 1819; studied law with the late Gov. Levi Lincoln, Worcester, Mass .; settled at Bath, where he died, Aug. 10, 1840, aged 42 years.
JAMES WILSON, Jr., son of James Wilson, a graduate of Middlebury College in 1820; an attorney at law at Keene, and for many years in San Francisco, Cal .; a member of Con- gress from New Hampshire, 1847-51.
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ALBERT SMITH, son of Samuel Smith, graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1825 ; received from the same the degree of M. D. in 1833 and LL. D. in 1870; Professor of Materia Med- ica and Therapeutics in the Dartmouth Medical School, from 1849 to 1870.
JOHN HOPKINS MORISON, son of Nathaniel Morison, gradu- ated at. Harvard College in 1831 ; studied divinity, and was first ordained at New Bedford, and afterwards at Milton, Mass., where he now resides; received the degree of D. D. from Harvard College in 1858.
JOSIAH BALLARD graduated at Yale College in 1833 ; studied divinity ; ordained -; died in 1863.
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ARTEMAS LAWRENCE HOLMES, son of Nathaniel Holmes, Jr., graduated at Dartmouth College in 1835. He studied law, and for a time practised his profession in Peterborough ; afterwards resided in New York, where he died in 1871, aged 57 years.
SOLOMON LAWS, son of Thomas Laws, graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1836. He is a minister of the Universalist denomination ; has removed to Ohio,
HORACE MORISON, son of Nathaniel Morison, graduated at Harvard College in 1837; spent most of his life in teaching in Baltimore; was, from 1840 to 1854, Professor of Mathe- matics in the University of Maryland; returned to Peter- borough in ill health, a short time before his death; died Aug. 5, 1870, aged 60 years.
NATHANIEL HOLMES, son of Samuel Holmes, graduated at Harvard College in 1837; educated as a lawyer, and settled in St. Louis, where he became a Judge of the Superior Court of Missouri, afterwards Royal Professor of Law in Harvard Law School from 1868 to 1872. He now resides in St. Louis.
NATHANIEL H. MORISON, son of Nathaniel Morison, gradu- ated at Harvard College in 1839. He prepared himself for the ministry, but devoted himself to teaching in Baltimore, Md .; appointed Provost of the Peabody Institute in that city in 1867 ; LL. D., St. John College, Annapolis, Md., 1870.
BARNARD BEMIS WHITTEMORE, son of Barnard Whitte- more, graduated at Harvard College in 1839; was educated as a lawyer, but has devoted himself to journalism; editor of the New Hampshire Gazette.
DAVID YOUNGMAN, Jr., son of David Youngman, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1839; studied medicine, and prac- tises in Boston.
OREN B. CHENEY, son of Moses Cheney, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1839. He was settled at Lebanon and Augusta, Me., six years at the former place, and five at the latter. He then devoted himself to the founding of a free Baptist school in 1854, at Lewiston, which eventuated in the establishment of Bates College, of which he has been president
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from the beginning. The honorary degree of D. D. was con- ferred on him by the Wesleyan University in 1863.
JOSEPH ADDISON WHITE, son of Robert White, graduated at Harvard College in 1840. He devoted himself to teaching, and died early, Jan. 20, 1843, aged 25 years, 7 months.
JAMES SMITH, son of William Smith, graduated at Yale College in 1840; an attorney at law in New Orleans, with flattering prospects, when he was cut off by consumption, and died at Peterborough, Jan. I, 1847, aged 31 years. «
GEORGE WALKER, son of James Walker, graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1842; studied law, and was many years in Springfield, Mass., in the practice of his profession. He now resides in New York City, and devotes his time to various financial matters.
LUKE MILLER, son of Andrew Miller, graduated at Nor- wich University in 1841; studied medicine, and removed to Lanesborough, Minn., where he now practises his profession.
JAMES MORISON; son of Nathaniel Morison, graduated at Harvard College in 1844; was educated a physician ; settled in San Francisco, Cal .; Professor of Theory and Practice in the Pacific University ; now resides in Quincy, Mass.
JOHN G. PARKER, son of James Parker, graduated at Nor- wich University in 1847; M. D., Dartmouth, 1852. He stud- ied medicine, practised at Dublin and Warner, and died at the latter place, Sept. 12, 1869, aged 51 years.
CHARLES GILMAN CHENEY, son of Moses Cheney, gradu- ated at Dartmouth College in 1848; studied law ; practised at Peterborough ; cashier of the first bank established in town. He died at Hillsborough Bridge, Nov. 13, 1862, aged 36 years, 4 months.
SAMUEL ABBOT SMITH, son of Samuel G. Smith, gradu- ated at Harvard College in 1849; studied divinity, and was ordained at West Cambridge (now Arlington), June 27, 1854, where he died, May 20, 1865, aged 36 years.
GEORGE WASHINGTON COGSWELL, son of Henry F. Cogs- well, graduated at Harvard College in 1849. He died at LeRoy, N. Y., April 22, 1854, aged 23 years, 9 months.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS SMITH, son of Albert Smith, gradu-
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ated at Dartmouth College in 1852 ; also M. D. in 1855 ; com- menced his practice in Leominster, where he died, Dec. 20, 1856, aged 26 years.
GEORGE ADDISON HUNT, son of Norton Hunt, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1852; an attorney at law, with con- siderable distinction, at Quincy, Ill., where he died, March 24, 1867, aged 39 years.
JOHN PERRY ALLISON, son of John Allison, graduated at Harvard College in 1854; studied law, and now resides in Sioux City, Ia.
ALFRED LAWS, son of Thomas Laws, Jr., graduated at Dartmouth College in 1858; is a teacher.
GEORGE MOORE, son of Nathaniel H. Moore, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1866; devoted himself to teaching ; died at Cincinnati, May 5, 1867, aged 25 years.
AMOS KIDDER FISK, son of Francis Fisk, graduated at Harvard College in 1866; has become a journalist ; engaged in the Globe newspaper office.
WILLIAM GARDNER HALE, son of William Hale, graduated at Harvard College in 1870; now a tutor in the same.
JONATHAN SMITH, son of John Smith, graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1871 ; is now an attorney at law in Man- chester.
FRANK LESLIE WASHBURN, son of George Washburn, grad- uated at Bates College, Lewiston, Me., in 1875.
Fifty graduates.
The following persons had only a partial course in college ; there may have been more than these, but we have not been able to ascertain: -
SAMUEL A. HOLMES was in Dartmouth College two years, in the sophomore and junior classes, 1840, '41.
DAVID SMITH, son of Jenny Smith, was a member of Dart- mouth College three years, in the class of 1823, but did not graduate.
ALBERT S. SCOTT was two years a member of the class of 1848.
CHARLES A. AMES, one year in Amherst College.
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IRA ALLISON, one year in Dartmouth College, in the class of 1827.
THOMAS SPRING, two or three years in Williams College.
WILLIS A. FARNSWORTH in Amherst College a year and a half in the class of 1873.
List of the Lawyers of Peterborough.
Jeremiah Smith, James Wilson, Stephen P. Steele, James Walker, Artemas L. Holmes, David J. Clark, Edward S. Cut- ter, Charles G. Cheney, George A. Ramsdell, C. V. Dearborn, Albert S. Scott, Riley B. Hatch, Eugene Lewis, Ezra M. Smith, Frank G. Clark, Daniel M. White.
List of Natives and Inhabitants of Town who have Studied Law and Practised Elsewhere.
JONATHAN STEELE, son of Capt. David Steele, settled at Durham, and was a Judge in the Superior Court of New Hampshire, from Feb. 19, 1810 to 1812.
JOHN WILSON, son of Maj. Robert Wilson, practised his profession in Belfast, Me., and acquired much eminence. Was a Representative to Congress from Maine.
ZACCHEUS PORTER, son of James Porter, studied law, and was in partnership with John Wilson, at Belfast, Me., where he died at an early age.
DAVID STEELE, son of Gen. David Steele, at Hillsboro Bridge.
JONATHAN STEELE, son of Thomas Steele, at Epsom.
DAVID STEELE, son of Thomas Steele, at Dover.
DAVID STEELE, son of John Steele, at Goffstown ; died Oct. I, 1875, aged 80 years.
ISAAC P. OSGOOD, son of Dr. Kendall Osgood, at Boston
AMASA EDES, son of Samuel Edes, at Newport.
DAVID SCOTT, son of William Scott, at Columbus, O.
GUSTAVUS SWAN, son of John Swan, at Columbus ; a judge in the courts in that state.
GEN. JAMES MILLER, in Greenfield.
THOMAS F. GOODHUE, in Greenfield.
STEPHEN MITCHELL, son of Benj. Mitchell, at Durham.
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JOHN STUART, son of Charles Stuart, in Boston.
CHARLES JESSE STUART, son of Charles Stuart, at Lancaster. JAMES WILSON, Jr., at Keene, and San Francisco, Cal. JONATHAN SMITH, Jr., son of Jonathan Smith, at Bath. GEORGE WALKER, son of James Walker, at Springfield.
NATHANIEL HOLMES, son of Samuel Holmes, at St. Louis ; became a Judge of the Superior Court in Missouri, and Royal Professor of Law at Harvard College.
SAMUEL A. HOLMES, son of Samuel Holmes, St. Louis, Mo. BERNARD B. WHITTEMORE, son of Bernard Whittemore, at Nashua.
JAMES SMITH, son of William Smith, at New Orleans.
GEORGE A. HUNT, son of Norton Hunt, at Quincy, Ill.
JOHN P. ALLISON, son of John Allison, at Sioux City, Ia. SAMUEL JOHN TODD, son of Daniel Todd, at Beloit, Wis. FREDERICK C. INGALLS, son of Cyrus Ingalls, at Chicago, Ill.
T. KNEELAND AMES, son of T. Parsons Ames, prepared for the law; went into the army and was killed, second Bull Run battle.
JONATHAN SMITH, son of John Smith, at Manchester.
Persons in Town who became Clergymen.
WILLIAM RITCHIE, son of James Ritchie. He was ordained at Canton first, and removed to Needham, Mass., where he died, Feb. 22, 1842, aged 60 years.
JAMES PORTER, Jr., son of James Porter, ordained at Pom- fret, Conn., and remained pastor over one society twenty-five years ; died at Pomfret, Ct., June, 1856, aged 71 years.
JOSEPH BRACKETT, son of Samuel Brackett; settled at Rushville, N. Y., where he died, Sept. 24, 1832, aged 41 years.
WALTER LITTLE, son of Thomas Little, changed his name to Fullerton ; was settled at Antrim; died in Maryland in 1815.
NATHAN UPTON, a blacksmith, became a Methodist preach- er; removed to Effingham, Ill.
Dr. DAVID SMILEY was a licensed Baptist preacher.
DAVID SMITH, son of Jenny Smith ; went West.
JOSIAH BALLARD, son of William Ballard.
OREN B. CHENEY, D. D., son of Moses Cheney ; President of Bates College, Me.
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SOLOMON LAWS, son of Thomas Laws; Universalist clergy- man.
JOHN H. MORISON, D. D., son of Nathaniel Morison ; first settled at New Bedford, then at Milton, where he now resides.
S. HUDSON PARTRIDGE has had several pastorates ; is now at Greenfield.
DANIEL MCCLENNING has had several pastorates.
SAMUEL F. CLARK ; first settled at Athol ; removed to Ware, where he died.
SAMUEL A. SMITH settled at Arlington, 1854, where he remained till his death, May 20, 1865, aged 36 years.
A List of the Physicians who have Practised Medicine in Town.
Dr. JOHN YOUNG was the first physician ; he came to town in 1763 or '64 ; had an extensive practice. He died of a can- cer on his face, Feb. 27, 1807, aged 68 years. Vide Gen.
DR. KENDALL OSGOOD came to town in 1788. He was a well educated physician, but did not do much business in town. He died Aug. 19, 1801, aged 45 years. Vide Gen.
Dr. JONATHAN WHITE, son of John White, Sen., was edu- cated as a physician. He studied with Dr. Young, and received such training as he was able to give, but completed his studies in Boston, by attending the medical lectures just then instituted in New England for the first time. The blight of intemperance rested on this man early in his career, and closed his professional life almost as soon as begun. We find by the town records, in 1788, "that it was voted to engage Jonathan White to keep the grammar-school one year, if he could be engaged." We suppose he was engaged, by an anecdote told us only a short time since. A number of his scholars, almost men grown, had formed a plan to eject him from the school, and it was agreed that Daniel Robbe should take the initiatory steps in the affair. He exposed himself to discipline purposely, and was promptly called out by the teacher, who, seeing something wrong was afoot, by a rapid and violent seizure, thrust him headlong out of the house into the snow. The conspiracy was at an end at once.
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They had mistaken their man. No school ever went on more successfully afterwards, and no teacher ever had better schol- ars than these same turbulent conspirators.
Dr. White seemed to be a man of rare accomplishments. His chirography was beautiful, -more like copperplate than anything else. It is supposed, by the writing, that he was em- ployed by the then town clerk, Samuel Cuningham, to copy the proceedings of the town for the years 1785, '86, which come to the examiner of these records like an oasis in the desert. The spelling, punctuation, and use of capitals are all faultless, and show a man well versed in the English language. But he could do nothing as a physician; and after numerous attempts of his friends to reform him had utterly failed, he left town more than sixty years since, and died miserable and degraded, at Carlisle, Penn., having enlisted as a common soldier in the first part of the war of 1812.
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