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WILLEN'S BOOK OF NUTFIELD.
CATALOGUE
OF THE
OFFICERS AND STUDENTS OF
PINKERTON ACADEMY.
DERRY, FALL TERM, 1827.
Ernstees.
HON. WILLIAM M. RICHARDSON, President.
ALANSON TUCKER, EsQ.
Rev. JOHN H. CHURCH, D. D.
JAMES THOM, EsQ.
Rev. EDWARD L. PARKER.
GEORGE FARRAR, M. D.
JOHN PORTER, EsQ.
WILLIAM CHIOATE, EsQ.
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A. F. MILDRET STK, A. M. PRECEPTOR. TUM. APPLETON, A. B. ASSISTANT.
NAMES
RESIDENCE
LODGINGS.
LODGINGHE
Archi Jaines
Derry
Cant. Aiken's.
Nesmith Thomas
Derry
Laq. Kesmith's.
Boutwell Benjamin J.
Lyndchorough
Binj. Patterson's
Oliphant David S.
Beverley, Mfs.
Preceptor's.
Boyce Giles
Londonderry
Capt. Aiken's.
Oliver Nathan W. .
Priham
Mr Butrick's.
Boylston Edward D.
Amheral
Preraptor's.
Parker Granville
Chelmsford, Me.
Fir Karr's.
Belford Will m S.
Nunc-Boston
air Pinker.op's.
Parker Haywood B.
Francestown
l'receptor's.
Bradford Ephraim
Prowa John N.
Đơn
Mr GrowuY.
Parker Edward P.
Derry
Rev. Mr Purker's.
Chase Stephen
Chester
Capt. Ailen'z.
Patterson Robert W.
do.
Maj. Patterson's.
Choate James
Clark John I.
Francestnon
Preceptor's.
Capt. Asken's. .
Pinkerton John M.
do ..
Cognomi William
Derry
Mr Cog .. well's.
Potter John, Jr.
do.
L'sq. Porter's.
Crombie Jo2.2
New- Boston
Mr Pinkerton's.
Pratt Nathan F.
Remting, Ms.
Mr Pinkerton'x
Cushing Charles S.
Derry
Col. Adauta'.
Pratt David U.
do.
Damon Washington
Reading, Als.
Maj. Patterson's.
Pratt Denry Al.
Farley R. njamin BI.
Holiis
Col. Adams'.
Proctor William
Derry
Farrar John P.
Derry
Dr Farrar'A.
Read Abel II.
Mrs Rend's.
Fisher Samuel
Londonderry
Dea. Ti-her's:
Rny Winthrop G.
Boston, Ms.
Preceptor's.
French Henry I'.
Cheater
Maj. Patterson's,
Redfield Charles
Derry
Capt. Redfield's
Gage Tenay K.
Londonderry
Mr Giage's.
Redfield William
do.
Mrs Redfield's,
Gorden Samuel A.
Belfast, Mc.
Precepioc's.
Searlo Daniel Jr.
Teine ,
Maj. Patterson's.
Gregg Joseplı '
Jerry &
Mr Gregg's
Spakling Edward
Sweetser Amos
Reading, Ms.
Maj. Patterson's.
Hell Rufus
Capt. Aiken's
Taylor Samuel IT.
Derry
Ilernenway Adam
Norton, Ms.
Mir Pinkerton's.
Thom James
do
1'sq Thom's
Harriman Israel
Derry
M. Ayer's,
Thom George
do.
do.
Humphrey Henry B.
do
Dea. Humphrey's de.
Tucker Alanson
do:
Esq. Theler's.
Hunphrey John V.
do.
Kent Frederic H.
Chester
Preceptor's,
Wakefield Hornve P.
Rending, Ms.
Lide George W.
Humpetead
Mir Ayer'a.
Webeter Joseph
Chester
Capt. Wir En's.
Means William G.
do
„do.
White William
Belfast, Me
Preceptor's.
Mellen Asa
New-Boston
Capt. Aiken's.
do
Mel-in 'Thomas J,
Cheater
Mr Melvin'a.
Moore James
Mr Pinkerton's.
Woods Noah
Holhs
.
Capt. Aiken's.
TOTAL -_: 0.
STATES
LAND, PRINTKK.
do.
do.
Mcaris antes
Amherst
Preceptor's
White Nelson
Londonderry
do.
Cochrane Jonathan
.Vetc-Boston
Mr Chuato's.
Pilsbury Enoch
do.
Mr Pilsbury's
Pinkerton David H.
do.
Dea. Pinkerton's.
Parker James A.
Derry
Den. Parker's.
Parker Charles.E.
Amherst
Preceptor's.
do.
Preceptor's do.
Capt. Proctor's
Gregg Josoph A.
Enq .Gregg mom
do.
Tucker Williamn
Wilson James
Amherst
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appointed by his fellow citizens. In 1885 George W. Bingham, A. M., the present incumbent, entered upon his able and useful service as princi- pal of the academy.
The school, almost from the beginning, has required one or more assistants. The male assis- tant teachers, and the colleges from which they graduated or obtained their degrees, together with the dates of their service at the academy, are as follows :
Hon. Samuel D. Bell, LL. D. (Harvard), 1817; Rev. Daniel Fitz (Dartmouth), 1818; Jarvis Gregg, A. M. (Dart- mouth), 1826: William Appleton (Bowdoin), 1826-28; David Stowell (Dartmouth), 1829; Rev. W. H. Hoit (Dartmouth), 1831 ; Edward D. Sanborn (Dartmouth), 1831 ; F. Furber, 1832 ; Charles T. Elliott, M. D. (Dartmouth), 1832-33 ; Henry Blan- chard (Harvard), 1833 ; Theo. H. Jewett, A. M., M. D. (Bow- doin), 1834 ; Rev. Samuel Bean, A. M. (Dartmouth), 1834-35 ; Rev. Ephraim M. Hidden (Dartmouth), 1835 ; James Aiken, 1836 ; Edward P. Parker (Dartmonth), 1836-37 (see page 137) : Jesse P. Bancroft (Dartmouth ), 1838: Leonard Swain, D. D. (Dartmouth), 1842-44 ; Rev. John P. Humphrey (Dartmouth) 1844 : Henry Day (Yale), 1845; William B. Shute, 1846 ; Henry C. Parker, A. M. (Dartmouth), 1846 ; Rev. Simon J. Humphrey, D. D., 1848 : Rev. James W. Poland, 1849 ; Rev. Granville Wardwell, 1850; Rev. Henry Storrs, D. D. (Amherst), IS50 ; Joseph Upton, 1851 ; Rev. William Grassie, A. M., (Amherst), 1851 ; John H. Palmer (Amherst) 1856-57 ; Solon Albee, A. M. (Middletown), 1857; George S. Chase, 1861 ; Ira C. Randall, 1861 : James C. D. Pigeon, M. D., 1880; J. M. Willard, 1887-90; T. C. Craig, 1837 ; C. H. Dinsmore, 1888 ; Alton Cowles, 1892-93 ; C. W. Smith, 1893-94.
The women teachers, with the dates of their service, have been :
Sarah Fitz, 1816 ; Mary Knight, 1817-18 ; Mary Adams, 1819 ; Eliza E. Carter, 1820-21 ; E. H. Allison, 1853-56 ; Laura F. Esterbrook, 1856-57 : Caroline A. Boltwood, 1858; C. B. Williams, 1859-60; L. A. Sartwell, 1860-62 ; Hannah How, 1860 : Anna L. Lane, 1861; Lucinda F. Twichell, 1862-64; Sarah Cummings, 1862 ; Josephine B. Atkinson, 1863 -69: Mary A. Dearborn, 1864; S. D. McMillan, 1864-65 ; C. E. Strickland, 1865-66; F. R. Pinkerton, 1865-68; C. F. Chase, 1866 ; Abby Clement, 1866-68 : A. C. Hills, 1867-69 : M. G. Carr, 1868-71 ; L. A. Allen, 1868; F. Strong, 1870; S. D. Bartley, 1871-84 ; Mrs. William Crawford, 1874; L. P. Greenough, 1879 ; Mrs. S. D. Parsons, 1882-83 : Helen M. Mead, 1883 ; Martha T. Learned, 1884 ; S. G. Frost, 1891-92.
The corps of instructors in 1896 includes :
George W. Bingham, A. M., principal ; Mary Nesmith Par- sons, preceptress ; Elizabeth Greenleaf Prescott, music ; Cassius
S. Campbell, A. B., mathematics and sciences ; Anna Catherine Blenker, drawing and elementary studies : Jason G. Miller, A. B., history and mental and moral philosophy ; Mary F. Pinkerton, lecturer on modern history ; Mabel C. Snow, instructor in elocu- tion and physical culture.
Thesc had all been successful instructors, some of them for many years as principals of boarding and high schools and academies, several of them being graduates of Pinkerton Academy who had received subsequent instruction in col- lege. Under Mr. Bingham's administration, and aided by this especially accomplished staff of instructors, the attendance has been equal to that in the academy's most prosperous days in the past, and a much more comprehensive curriculum of study has been afforded, as is made necessary by the enlarged requirements of colleges and advanced scientific institutions. Many of the graduates in the decade, who have been honorably connected with Dartmouth, Amherst, Harvard, Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Trinity, Columbia, Boston Univer- sity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or the normal schools for the special preparation of teachers, are bearing gratifying testimony to the intelligent, broad, and effective mental and moral preparation in this academy for their subsequent careers.
The semi-centennial anniversary of the acad- emy was celebrated Sept. 12, 1866. The citizens of Derry and Londonderry engaged in it with zeal and afforded very substantial and acceptable aid to the trustees, providing a band of music and con- tributing bountiful and excellent supplies for the collation, and rendering important personal services, under the efficient superintendence of George F. Adams, assisted by Henry Eastman, marshal of the day. A spacious tent accommodat- ing two thousand persons was erected on the grounds in front of the academy. An interesting feature of the occasion was the presence and parti- cipation of several distinguished gentlemen whose names arc among those of the students who were in attendance here in the early years. Among these were Dr. S. H. Taylor, Andover, Mass., president of the board of trustees and president of the day ; the orator, Rev. James T. McCollom, D. D., Medford, Mass .; Lieut. Gov. George W. Patterson of the state of New York; the accom-
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plished scholar, Rev. William C. Dana, D. D., the history of the academy and the influence of Charleston, S. C .; Hon. George Cochrane, Bos- ton, Mass .; Hon. Daniel Richardson, Lowell, Mass. ; Hon. Elias Hackett Derby of Boston, who afterwards showed a practical interest in his alma mater by a legacy of $1,000 to the library fund ; Rev. Christopher Cushing, D. D., Boston, Mass. ; Hon. Franklin Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury, Vt., and Zenas Cushing of Boston. It was a memorable day for Pinkerton Academy, its alumni and friends.
In fulfillment of the purpose of John M. Pink-
such institutions. The prayer of dedication was offered by Rcv. H. B. Putnam, pastor of the First Congregational church. Rev. J. P. Newell of Litchfield, in behalf of the building committee, made his report, and proffered the keys to the president of the board, who, in his turn, committed them to the principal, Prof. G. W. Bingham, as the responsible person for the carrying out of the principles which had been urged, and the aims and purposes of the institution. Mr. Bingham, in accepting the trust, made an appropriate reply for
PINKERTON ACADEMY.
erton, the trustees proceeded to erect a new build- himself and his associates. The benediction was ing which was completed in the summer of 1887. pronounced by Rev. B. F. Parsons. After the service the company proceeded to Association hall, where a banquet was provided. Hon. G. C. Hazelton of Washington, D. C., presided over the post prandial exercises. In the evening an alumni association was organized. In 1895, under the auspices of this association, the pupils and teachers met Aug. 22 for a reunion, and to celebrate the eighty-first anniversary. The committee who had the business in charge spared no pains to make the day a success, and a large number assembled. After the invocation, John C. Chase, chairman of It is regarded by competent architectural experts to be one of the best of its kind in the country. The services of dedication took place July 27, 1887. The exercises opened with reading of the Scrip- tures and invocation by Rev. David Bremner of Boxford, Mass. Rev. E. G. Parsons, in behalf of the board of trustees, welcomed the alumni and friends of the institution in an address which was responded to by Frank N. Parsons, Franklin. Rev. S. C. Bartlett, LL. D., president of Dart- mouth College, delivered an interesting oration on
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the local committee, made an address of welcome. crowned all his benevolences by the gift of his Then followed the address of the president of the fortune (subject to some annuities) to the funds association, Hon. George C. Hazelton, the oration of Pinkerton Academy. by Henry Goodwin of Boston, Mass., the poem by George Brickett of Lynn, Mass., together with other brief exercises. Dinner was served in the hall of the old academy. Under the direction of the president of the day, more carnest, stirring speeches were made, and with the reception in the evening, closed another interesting and important day for Pinkerton Academy.
THE FOUNDERS OF THE ACADEMY.
In 1724, John Pinkerton, the first of the family in this country, came from the county of Antrim, in the north of Ircland, and established himself among the sixteen families who had a few years before settled in Nutficld. Hc occupied a farm in the West Parish of Londonderry. Of his sons John was born in Ireland in 1720, and James a few years later, in this town. Each of them began business in carly life. For a long period Londonderry and the neighboring towns were supplied principally by the Pinkertons with mer- chandise. They were both men of more than ordinary financial ability. They became bankers as well as merchants and accumulated large properties for the time and were enabled to carry out their benevolent desires for the founding of the Academy in the sum of $16,000, as well as a considerable endowment of the East and West parishes in the town. The two brothers were distinguished by their strict moral and religious principles and habits, were both officers in the church, were employed much in the business of the town, and as representatives in the legislature.
John Morrison Pinkerton, the youngest son of Deacon James and Mrs. Sarah (Wallace) Pinkerton, was born Feb. 6, 1818. He derived from his birth and early home influences the elements of character which marked his career through life. He was one of ten ehildren, all of whom became members of the church. From the beginning of his active life his bestowal of chari- tics was stated and continuous. During the later years his gifts to charitable and benevolent objcets exceeded one third of his net income, and he
Mr. Pinkerton partook of those qualities of mind which marked his predecessors,- diligence, persistence, prudence, foresight, shrewdness, and economy, as well as their integrity and uprightness, which secured to him similar financial success, and a fortune to bestow upon the work of their hands and in an amount which was equal to, if it did not surpass, the whole accumulation of both his uncle and father. We find the name of John M. Pinkcr-
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ONO ACAVE.
BELL COTTAGE
HILDRETH HALL
ton on the roll of pupils when he was but a child. From the academy he entered Yale College in 1837. After graduating in 1841 he spent two years in teaching a school in Lunenburg county, Virginia. He pursucd the study of law in the Harvard Law School and in the office of William Gray, and in 1846 was admitted to the bar of Suffolk county, Mass. His pastor, Rev. Dr. Herrick, in his funeral discourse, says of his college days: "There are those living who well remember his boyhood, who have described him to me as he was in those early years, delicate, quiet,
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thoughtful, fond of his books, and of great memory." The learning, ability, integrity of his professional career, and the supreme confidence of men who knew him well are best illustrated by the great interests entrusted to him, of which the tangled affairs of the Vermont Central railroad and the estates of many hundred thousand dollars, if not millions also, which were from time to time put into his hands, are examples. Mr. Pinkerton died on the sixty-third anniversary of his birth, Feb. 6, 1881. He was laid to rest by the side of his kindred in the beautiful cemetery at East Derry. (See page 115.)
J. W. BEAN'S RESIDENCE, DERRY DEPOT.
ROBERT H. CLARK. (See page 284.)
TOWN HALL, LONDONDERRY.
J. W. BEAN, DERRY DEPOT.
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REED P. CLARK, Senior.
CLARK!
WILLIAM
REED P. CLARK JUNIOR.
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H ON. REED PAIGE CLARK was the fourth in direet deseent from the Clarks who were among the first settlers of Nutfield. He was the third son of Ninian Clark of Hancock, born July 6, 1807, and named for Rev. Reed Paige, the first minister settled in that town. Early developing a taste for mechanics, he became skilled in the use of tools, but, like his aneestors, his inelination was toward agriculture, and to this he bent his energies, keeping abreast with all improvements and encour- aging others to new and better methods. After his majority he lived for a time in New York, and journeyed through the then far West, but family reasons indueed him to return to New Hampshire about 1840, and he purchased the farm in London- derry upon which he lived until his death. He was a man of great industry and enduranec, of sound judgment, strong will, and pronounced opinions. His knowledge of men was intuitive and almost unerring, and his frankness, integrity, and genial disposition won for him the esteem and confidenee of his townsmen and a wide circle of friends in county and state. He represented his town many times in the state legislature ; was a member of Gov. Goodwin's eouneil; during the Civil War was in active service in the executive depart- ment of the state ; and for several years was a trustee of the State Reform Sehool. In polities he was a stauneh Republican, and it has been said of him that his motives were the purest, and that he desired only the highest good of his country. Mr. Clark married the only daughter of James Perkins of Londonderry, a woman of rare excel- lence of character, cultured, and refined. Retiring in disposition, she gave herself to her family and friends, making her home happy by constant mani- festations of kindness and affection. She died, greatly lamented, July 4, 1880, and Mr. Clark's death occurred April 8, 1882.
W ILLIAM CLARK, son of Reed Paige and Elizabeth (Perkins) Clark, was born in Londonderry July 22, 1844. He is a deseendant in the fifth generation of Robert Clark, who was born in the north of Ireland and settled in Lon- dondcrry about 1725. Mr. Clark received his education in the common schools of Londonderry
and at Pinkerton Academy, where he prepared for college. Instead of entering college, however, he enlisted in the first regiment of heavy artillery and was appointed a corporal. While on duty near Fairfax Seminary, Virginia, in October, 1864, he was taken seriously ill, and Lieut. W. S. Pillsbury of his company rode at night through the rain and mud to Washington and sent a telegram to Mr. Clark's father, who appeared at the hospital two days later with Dr. John Haynes. After an illness of five weeks Mr. Clark obtained a furlough and was removed to his home in Londonderry. Rejoining his company in February, 1865, he remained with it until the elose of the war, when, being unable to resume his studies, as a result of his illness, he staid on the farm, and taught sehool for several winters. In 1868 he was employed in one of the large hide and leather commission houses in Boston, and in 1869 he went West, intending to make his home there. He taught school in Greenfield, a suburb of Detroit, that winter, and later visited the lumber eamps and the mines in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. The failing health of his father indueed him to return to the farm. He became prominent in the Republican party, filled many town offiees, twice represented Londonderry in the legislature, and for several years was a member of the Republican state committee. He took the initiative in ereat- ing a fund for and in erecting the soldiers' monu- ment in his native town. He early became a member of Nutfield Grange in Derry, and later took an active part in organizing the Londonderry Grange, which he afterward joined and was for two years its master. Mr. Clark was a deputy sheriff for Rockingham county from 1876 to 1887. He is a Past Master of St. Mark's Lodge, F. & A. M., of Derry, and Past Commander of Wesley B. Knight Post, G. A. R., of Londonderry. In August, 1876, he was married to Aliee W., daughter of Amos and Mary MeIntire of Reading, Mass., whose portrait appears on page 29. They have had two children : Reed Paige, born Aug. 19. 1878, who was one of the most brilliant students of Pinkerton Academy, and who is now one of the leaders of the sophomore elass at Columbian University, Washington, D. C., and Ralph War- ner, born Nov. 27, 1882, and died July 22, ISS7.
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PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF SYLVANUS BROWN.
BY W. W. POOR.
FOR more than thirty years Sylvanus Brown was a prominent feature in the public affairs of the town of Derry. Possessed of great command of language, both in conversation and debate, with wit, sarcasm, a good cducation, and considerable eloquence, he was a great power as friend or foc. Since his death more than seven thousand dollars of income from his estate have been distributed in benevolenee in the town of Derry, and it becomes us to speak the best we may of the man. That he was insane on the subject of religion goes without the telling. His nagging of clergymen of every faith, passing of church buildings on the left, and speaking on divine subjeets in the most serious and most ribald veins almost in the same breath, were evidenees of mental unsoundness.
Sylvanus Brown was born in Hamilton, Mass., Mareh 22, 1807, and was the son of Ammi and Sarah (Fellows) Brown. Soon afterward the family removed to Derry and oeeupied a farm on the Londonderry turnpike, near the present erossing of the Nashua & Rochester railroad. The distriet sehool and Pinkerton Academy fur- nished Sylvanus with his early education, and, graduating at Bowdoin College as doetor of medieine in 1827, he began the practice of his profession in Cohasset, Mass. While at Bowdoin he must have been nearly contemporary with Pieree, Hawthorne, Beecher, Longfellow, and Cheever.
Ammi Brown possessed fair property and good standing, but proeured a free scholarship at Pinkerton Academy for his son. This was then very unpopular, and Sylvanus expressed regret over his position till his latest days. In 1865 the doetor tendered William Anderson, then treasurer of the institution, the whole amount of tuition with interest to time of tender, and asked him to have his name removed from the list of charity scholars. The tender and request were rudely rejected. There was no love lost between William Anderson and Sylvanus Brown.
At Cohasset Brown made the acquaintance of Mary Doane, a most refined and amiable
woman, who became his wife in August, 1829, and followed his fortunes for many years. Their only son, Samuel, was the doctor's sole heir at the time of his death. Sometime in 1835 or 1836 he removed to Ipswich, Mass., and became interested in religious subjeets. Being a ready speaker, he beeame an exhorter, eonseerated to that position by the laying on of hands by two clergymen of the Free Will Baptist denomination. He made reli- gion his daily conversation to the neglect of his profession, finally beeame violent, and at length was lodged in Salem jail, where he remained seven weeks. He could have been released at any time by giving bail to keep the peaee, but refused and was at last released by the negleet of the proseeu- tion to pay his board bill. Later he preached a religion of his own, denouncing churches and the religion taught in them. His medical practice dwindled away, and soon after his father's death, which oeeurred about 1840, he removed to Derry and occupied the home farm till the time of his death in 1870.
Thus he returned to Derry with the reputa- tion of a lunatie, a jail bird, and, far worse than all the rest in the belief of those days, a religious come-outer. It is remarkable how much the religious tone of the town has changed in the last fifty-five years. Then nothing could be tolerated but the tenets of John Calvin, and even the mild and otherwise progressive Rev. E. L. Parker refused to read from his pulpit the notices of Methodist prayer meetings that were held in the eastern part of the town. Arminius was not in favor in his theology. Thus Brown was an out- east from the beginning. Yet he did many noble things; he doetored the poor of his neighborhood without hope of reward, gave to the needy as his means allowed, and many times aided the slave on his way to freedom.
He early took an active part in public affairs. One of his first aets was to prove the town's ownership to the land where the building of the First church stands.
The deed of gift from Robert McGregor to
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the town was printed and a copy placed in every ing, declared that it was kept there as a matri- man's hand. For many years articles were put in monial advertisement. The charge produced a laugh from the unthinking, but the money was withdrawn at once. the annual warrants for town meeting wherein the town would express its ownership in the property. A pet project of Brown's was the construction of a public tomb ; another project, covering the ground with shade trees, and still another was for permis- sion to bury Brown's body, after death, on the town's land, leaving the surface level and free from all encumbrance and open to the passage of men and carriages. After several years' contest on the latter point, permission was granted " pro- vided that he should be buried within the year." Later it was made unconditional. Brown selected a location near the present cemetery gate and instructed his neighbors to sec that he was properly interred at that place. After death the place was examined and solid ledge found near the surface. The project was abandoned, the remains were buried in the old cemetery, and today not ten men in town can tell where he lies.
At a town meeting held in the old Parish hall some time in the sixties, in a burst of indignation, Brown said: "I have read of the injustice of republics, of the neglect of friends, and the cruelty of relatives, and I have seen the remains of Jacob Adams, after he had given every dollar of his fortune to benevolent objects in this parish, lie forty years beneath the soil of Derry, without a stone to mark his last resting placc." A citizen of the town has placed a stone over Jacob Adams' gravc, but Brown's remains are still unhonored and their resting place unknown. His estate pays into the town treasury annually more than $300 for benevolent purposes, and Derry does itself injustice by this neglect.
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