>^ t«- *->: /^ *m '"■-tVv $fc*V „» f * *\t*~ AN A D D R E S S, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ;JWmtmacfc Humane Society, AT THEIR ANNIVERSARY MEETING, XN NEWBURYPORTs ~ /^ ^ Sept. 3, lQ05.-foo&%':~ 3Sp Baniet appleton Wfntf * J2DMUND M. BLUNT, PRINTER. 1805. ..*, At a special meeting of the Trustees of the Merrimack Humane So- eivty, Sept. 4, 1805, Voted, That Micajah Sa-wycr, William Coombs, and Ebcnezer Stocker, Esqrs. be a committee to present ihe thanks of the Trustees to Daniel A. White, Esq. for the excellent address delivered by him before the Society, at their anniversary meeting, on Tuesday last, *nd to request a copy for the press. Attest, Wm. Wo art, Rec. Sec. Sept. 4, 1805. Gentlemen, A hope that I might be instrumental in making known the princi- ples and design, and thereby increasing the funds of your Institution, induced me to deliver the address, a copy of which ycu do me tl.e honor to request for publication : The same hope now induces me to wave personal considerations, and cheerfully to submit it to your dis- posal. I am, gentlemen, with sentiments of profound respect, Your obedient Servant, Rvniel A. WlIITil. Micajah Sawyer, William Coombs, Eeknezer STCCKER, EsQUIREb. ^JiJtHBSAWN FOB EXCHANGE e An ADDRESS, #c Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the MERRIMACK HUMANE SOCIETY. X HE honor of addressing, on any occasion, the distinguished friends of humanity and benev- olence must afford no ordinary pleasure ; on so interesting an occasion, as the anniversary of an institution founded in the purest principles, and cherished by the noblest feelings, it excites emo- tions of high delight, Though unqualified (and I am deeply conscious of it) to do justice to a subject so important and so sublime, as such an institution presents, I shall make no apologies, since it is a subject so delightful. We are assembled, my much respected breth- ren, for no common object of interest, ambition, or amusement. No selfish views, no local or political prejudices, no animosities of party or of sect mingle with our feelings, and stimulate our passions : The object, which now engages our attention, is of a nature to elevate and puri- fy our affections, for it is full of charity and mer- cy ; to unite and enlarge our hearts, for it is the common cause of humanity ; to command uni?. 6 versal approbation and respect, for it has the sanction both of reason and religion. Whatever diversity of opinions, principles, or feelings wq may sometimes exhibit, on this day, and on this occasion, our minds and our hearts move in har- mony. Sacred be the day to the promotion of pure and humane principles, and to the indul- gence of our best affections. May we cordially unite our powers and feelings in aid of the bene- ficent design of the institution, whose anniver- sary we celebrate ; and may the God of wisdom and of love so enlighten our minds, and enlarge our hearts, that we may all perform to his ac- ceptance our respective duties | The design of the Merrimack Humane Socie- ty, as expressed in the act of incorporation, "is for the recovery of persons, who meet with such accid€nts, as produce in them the appearance of death ; and for promoting the cause of human- ity by pursuing such means, from time to time, as shall have for their object the preservation of human life, and the alleviation of its miseries :" A design, as important as human life, as exten- sive as human miseries, and involving the sub- Ijmest principles of human action. r • *•*-«« In addressing you, gentlemen, on the subject of your Society, at this early period of its insti- tution, 3'ou will excuse me from entering into a- ny physiological enquiries, or scientific discus- sions, and permit me to take such a view of its principles and design, as may have a tendency to animate our own exertions in promoting its ob- jects, and to recommend the Society to the no- tice and regard of others. Recommend the Society ? And is it possible, you are ready to ask, that a Society, whose pro- fessed and real design is to preserve life, to promote happiness, to relieve sorrow, distress, and misery, needs recommendation ? Can any thing more be necessary, than barely to announce the existence of such Society, to engage the warm and gener- ous patronage of every one, who has the feelings of a man and the power to indulge them ? Must not the pleasures of ordinary pursuits, and the rewards of ordinary ambition, appear as vanity, and less than vanity, compared with the exquisite satisfaction, which results from the exertion of be- nevolence so truly godlike, as saving from untime- ly death a fellow creature, who " was ready to perish/' and diffusing the light of joy and grati- tude through the mansions of sorrow and an- guish ? s Such enquiries, and such sentiments, natural- ly arise in minds already animated with this be- nevolence, and experiencing its joys and rewards. But, to induce others to partake in your feelings and views, and to co-operate in your design, you must first engage their attention. Human na- ture in its affections, as well as faculties, is ex- tremely limited. While ardently pursuing one object, we are prone to disregard others, even of superior importance. Whether devoted to ambi- tion, or enslaved to interest, or seduced by plea- sure and luxury, we are alike liable to treat with neglect institutions of charity and public utility. Do we not often find that the best af- fections and faculties of our nature may be so engrossed with " cares, and riches, and pleasures of thi3 life," as to become inattentive, if not in- sensible, to the claims of misfortune and misery? Few, it is presumed, ever acquire such hardihood of insensibilit}', as to view a fellow creature in- volved in distress and danger, and, like the mer- ciless Levite, " pass by on the other side." The feelings of nature, as well as the sentiments of virtue, must be wholly subdued and degraded in that heart, which, thus assailed, would not, for its own relief, instantly relieve the distressed object. But are there not some, who could not witness such distress without anguish, and yet regard almost with indifference a society formed to relieve it ? Are there not some, who fondly in- dulge the tender emotions of pity, and delight to moisten with their tears the pages of fictitious distress, who bestow not a thought or an effort on a Society, whose design is to seek out objects of real distress, and mitigate the miseries of real life ? Are there not some, whose affluent for- tunes enable them to gratify the most benevo- lent wishes in aiding such Societies, who take not the trouble to examine their claims, or even to become acquainted with their designs ? And are there not some, who really possess'humane feelings, without thinking to perform beneficent actions ? It cannot, then, be unseasonable or improper to recommend your Society. I am confident, therefore, of your approbation of the plan, which I have adopted, and have only to solicit your candor, as to the execution ; for'it is impossible to unfold the principles, shew the design, and point to the duties of your Society, without recommending it to every mind that thinks, and to every heart that feels. Indeed it becomes you, gentlemen, not only ©n these annivcrsarv occasions, but in your daily i« intercourse with your fellow-citizens, to recom-* mend to them the sublime duties and delights of your Society, to inci:lca gentlemen, have added to the number of these excellent institutions, by forming the Merrimack Humane Society. In doing this, you have followed the example of the disting- 2o "wished philanthropists of our age, and done equal honor to your judgment and your feelings* Since the important discoveries of modern science have ascertained, that suspension of the vital functions is not incompatible with life, and that by timely and proper exertions, resuscitation may be ef- fected, the truly benevolent, in all parts of the civilized world, have zealously promoted the in- stitution of Humane Societies. The first Society of this kind, we are informed* was established in the year 1767, by a few wealthy citizens of Amsterdam ; and the aston- ishing success attending their exertions led to the institution of similar societies, in all the principal cities of Europe.* Our own country was not inattentive to such laudable examples. The city of Philadelphia, and the metropolis of our Com^ monwealth, so distinguished for the humanity and munificence of their public institutions, ear- * The reports of the Society instituted at Amsterdam inform us, that in the space of four years after its institution, one hundred and fifty drowned persons were recov- ered by use of th« means, recorumeuded by the Society. Some of these had been under water an hour and a half. In nine months after the Humane Society was established at Paris, experiments were made on twenty-eight drowned persons, and twenty-three of them were recov- ered. From the reports of the Royal Humane Society in London, established in 1774, it appears, that in the first ten years, seven hundred and ninety-six were restored from apparent death : By far the greater part of these had been drowned ; some had lain under water an hour and a half, and one two hours. Dr. Lathrop's Disc,, hefore ihe Hum. Sea in Laian. D 26* ly established and liberally patronized Humane Societies. To some it may appear, at first view, that the Humane Society in Boston supersedes the ne- cessity of one in this place. But, gentlemen, when your situation is considered ; on the one hand a capacious and delightful river, conveni- ent for commerce and inviting to amusement, and, on account of these very advantages, fre- quently presenting those distressing events, which give occasion for humane societies ; and, on the other hand, an extent cf sea coast, which sub- jects the shipwrecked mariner to those sufferings and miseries, which it is a part of your design to alleviate ; and when it is considered, that you act in concert with other societies, and serve to increase and extend their benefits ; it must be acknowledged, that the institution of your Sc*- ciety was dictated no less by wisdom, than hu- manity; and that it deserves the generous patron- age of every man, who regards the life and wel- fare of his fellow beings.* * In England, notwithstanding the extensive influence of the Royal Humane So- ciety, we rh;d others established at Birmingham, Gloucester, Lancaster, Bristol, Whitehaven, Norwich, Exeter, Kent, Newcastle, and elsewhere. By the indefatigable exertions of the Royal Humane Society alone, not less than three thousand persons have been restored to life. The benefit of the Society, ure are told, is by no means confined to ihe two cases of drowning and suspension. In timely succory have roused the lethargy of opium, taken in immoderate and repealed 27 The design of your institution, gentlemen, has already been expressed in the words of your act of incorporation ;—it is, to recover life, when apparently lost; to preserve it, when in danger; to relieve its severest sufferings ; and, we may add, to collect such facts, pursue such en- quiries, adopt such improvements, and dif- fuse such information, as may facilitate the promotion of these objects. After thus repeating your design, and enumerating the objects embraced by it, what more can we say, to raise, in the mind of any man, the importance of your society ? Shall we formally and gravely proceed to demonstrate, that life is valuable— that danger is alarming—that misery is painful ? -No, gentlemen, there are neither Stoics nor Pyrrhonists among us; there are no philosophers now in the world, who maintain that health and sickness, happiness and misery, life and death are all the same. The man, who does not in- stantly open his heart and his treasures to aid your design, can have no faith in your power to doses ; they have rescued the wretched victims of intoxication ; rekindled the life ex- tinguished by the sudden stroke of lightning ; recovered the appoplectic ; restored Jiie to the infant, that Irad lost it in its birth ; they have proved efficacious in cksci of accidental smotherini;, and of suffocation by noxious damps ; in instances in which the tenderness of the infant body, or the debility of age greatly lessened the proba- bility of success : Insomuch that no species of death seems to be placed beyond the r*ach of the Society's assistance, where the mischief has gone no farther, than an ob- struction of the movements of the animal mackiuc, wilhvut any damage of the organs tlumselvc*. Sucyclop. A,-:. Soc, 28 effect what you promise ; he must suppose you are a set of impostors, and insist on witnessing with his own eyes your fidelity, and the Success of your skill; nay, he would not then be per- suaded, though numbers should " rise from the dead." He deceives himself; his heart, not his understanding, wants conviction. But, he re- plies, my heart is already open to you ; I give you my sincerest approbation, my warmest wishes, my kindliest sympathy, and sometimes even my tears ! Thisfeeling patronage is so cheap, as probably to be withheld by few ; and it is so delicious, as to satisfy some even of the nicest and most refined sensibilities. Happily, how- ever, you are not left to the support of such pa- tronage. In a christian, humane assembly, an- imated with that fervent and active charity, which is not satisfied with saying '* be ye warm- ed and filled," you hare only to shew your wants, and their treasures open with their hearts. Your wants gentlemen, are humble, but they are real. You have no stately edifices to erect, no ostentatious establishments to endow, no spa- cious and splended scenes of rural elegance and delight to adorn and decorate for the gratifica- tjon of luxury, pride, and vanity : The object of 29 your tender and anxious solicitude is not the man of pleasure and fortune, reclining at his ease on his downy couch ;—it is the poor, dis- tressed, shipwrecked sailor, suffering on the bleak and comfortless shore, in the darkness and cold tempests of the night, houseless, friendless, no light to guide, no voice to cheer, no hand to help him ; his companions in distress, whelmed in the ocean ; his dearest friends and connex- ions, whom his heart in the eagerness of hope and joy had already embraced, anxiously wait- mo- his arrival, but unconscious of his fate ;— it is to afford this distressed, exhausted, perish- ing wretch a sheltering hut and bed of straw, to save him from the horrors of instant death, that you now solicit the charity of this christian peo- ple. And where is the man, who of his abund- ance will not joyfully contribute, or who of his hard earnings will not bestow something for such an object ? Where is the poor widow, who can withhold her two mites ? Where is the rich Zaccheus, who would not give the half of his goods, that every part of our coast might be furnished with these humble shelters of distress ? All ye, who have sympathy in your hearts, who ever felt for a fellow-creature in distress, in- dulge now your feelings in providing relief for 30 • • - • * • him, who could not withhold it from you. The generous sailor's heart and hand are " open as day to melting charity/' How does he delight in doing a noble action ? In his prosperity, how does he exult to make the unfortunate share in his joys ? And shall he, when in the lowest depths of distress, be unregarded by us, in our prosperity ? Every principle, and sentiment, and feeling in the heart, which is not dead to t\iQ glow of sensibility and virtue, forbid it. Another of your objects, gentlemen, is to re- ward extraordinary exertions for preserving the lives of those, wrho are in imminent danger of perishing. Here let not avarice (so full of ex- cuses) affect to justify the want of liberal feel- ings, by asserting the impropriety of such re- wards. Who doubts the propriety of rewarding- uncommon exertions of disinterested virtue in public life ? And shall exertions of virtue in humbler life, no less uncommon and disinterested, pass without notice or regard ? They, whose oc- cupations make them mos.t conversant with scenes of danger, are generally such persons, as, without any imputation of interested views, feel a high sense of public approbation, and may have families, whose support would depend on 51 your bounty. If a poor man, in adventuring to save the life of his neighbor or benefactor, should unfortunately lose his own life, and leave a fam- ily of helpless orphans ; is it not a most sacred duty to provide for these orphans the support, of which they are deprived through the humanity of their father ? But should he save his neighbor or benefactor, and live to experience in his own breast a reward, infinitely superior to any in your power to bestow, still let him and his fami- ly feel, that such heroic exertions of humanity are honorable in the view of men ; give him some precious memorial, to which, in his parent- al lessons of virtue, he may point the glistening eyes of his children, teach them the way to hon- orable distinction, and enkindle in their bosoms the noble ardor, which glows in his own. But why should we dwell on the particular objects of your Society, which claim the liberal aid of wealth ? Your design is co-extensive with human miseries ; and all, who compassionate the distressed, and have more means than oppor- tunities to relieve them, will gratefully accept your offers of service in the cause of humanity, and deposit their bounty in your hands : For who doubts that, in such a cause, you will be * 32 faithful stewards ? To the virtuous, and tendei4 fair we have nothing to urge. The sensibility of woman ever anticipates persuasion. While we look to her for a model of fervent benevolence* and persevering fortitude in scenes of domestic distress, we are sure of her bountiful patronage to animate us in alleviating calamities, which are beyond the reach of her exertion. For, with equal truth and beauty it is said, " If virtuous sensibility could assume a form and appear in person here, she would only be the loveliest of women : If tenderness has a throne of glory up- on earth, it is in the heart of a mother."* The wisdom and policy of some associations for benevolent purposes have been called in ques- tion. Your Society, gentlemen, is exposed to no objections, which may not, with equal plaus- ibility, be alledged against benevolence itself. The charity of some institutions is confined to particular persons, or denominations : That of your society, in humble imitation of the good^ ness of our heavenly Father, whose tender mer- cies are over all his works, extends to all descrip- tions of human beings ; to every man, who is nigh unto death, or who suffers the perils of ship- * Hon J. Q. Adams' Addreis to the Char. Fire Soc. 33 Wreck, or who saves a soul alive, of whatever par* ty or nation he may be ; and your reward is the holy and sublime joy of doing good. Yet do we not sometimes hear a suggestion, that these public societies seem rather for osten- tation, than utility ; and that the truly humane may find, within their own knowledge, objects of distress sufficient to engage all their charity ? They, who make, this suggestion, ought well to examine the motives, whence it proceeds ; and satisfy themselves, that they are not wanting in active zeal to seek and relieve distressed objects : For, generally, those who refuse their assistance to public societies, are not among the most dis- tinguished for private benefactions. That be- nevolence, which is so extremely delicate, as, on all occasions, to shrink from human vision, may justly be suspected to have not enough of ener- gy, to operate very powerfully even in secret. There 'are some acts of benevolence, which to make known is ostentation; others, from their very nature, must be public : And the same di- vine authority, which forbids us to do our alms before men, to be seen of them, enjoins us to let our light so shine before others, that they may E soy our good works, and glorify our Father who is i;i Heaven. Do you, gentlemen, on this pub- lic occasion, lee! any other ambition, than to make known the wonderful goodness of our heavenly7 oatker, to glorify his holy name, and to call forth the grateful benevolence of his crea- tures ? Where are your plumes of distinction, your badges of ostentation ? I do verily believe, that, at this moment, your hearts arc humbled ill leverential nratltuue to the great Giver and Pre. ervcr of'ihe, and partake of that pure,►un- ainhhious benevolence, which actuated the meek and Jowly Jf.si's. when he went about doing good, relieving distress and soothing affliction ; when he \isited the weeping family of Jairus, and restored to him his little daughter ; when he journeyed to the city Kain, had compassion en the distressed widow, recalled to life her only son, and delivered hi in to his mother ; when he proceeded to Bethany, sympathized in tears with Jvlary and HVIartha, and awakened from death their brother Lazarus. Cherish these sen- timent.;, persevere in your godlike design, and may you never be weary in well doing. To perform miracles is not the prerogative of man ; but what wonders are we now permitted to behold ! Thousands of our fellow creatures have been rescued, by human exertions, from the dark dominion of the grave, and restored to improved virtue, to increased happiness. The English Humane Societies make it a part of their design to furnish those, whom they are so happy as to recover to life, with the means of religious instruction, to give them devotional books, and to have them assembled at stated periods for v divine worship/- In resuscitating the body, they endeavor likewise to reanimate the mind, and inspire it with sentiments of virtue, piety, and gratitude. What a spectacle ! An assem- bly of human beings, awakened hem the dead, with renewed ardor of devotion pmi-.mg their God, and imploring blessings on their heneiac- tors ! What the emotions of these benefactors ! They not only behold the dearest connexions restored to each other in ecstacy of joy ; but they behold the child more endeared to the'pa- rent, and the parent more honored by the child, the brother more beloved, tiie friend more chei- ished, and the citizen inojc valued ; while ha, vrho once was stained with crimes, appears in the * D.\ J. 0. Li/iis-M. 56 robes of virtue ; and he, who in gloomy despair had flung away his life, is revived to peace, to piety, and to happiness ! This is no picture of the imagination ; it has been realized, and, adds the amiable Dr. Lcttsom, "the tear of compassion and sympa- thy, drawn from every eye, by such a sight, is the strongest tribute of public approbation, that can be given to the exertions of the Society." You, gentlemen, may live to experience such sublimely tender emotions. With the blessing of the great Author of life, you may be the hap- py instruments, not only of restoring a fellow- being to the joy of his friends, but of saving him to everlasting life. AVhat a reward for all your labors, for ail your cares and anxious solicitude ! Ate know not how soon your humane exertions may be of infinite importance to some of us, who arc now assembled, witnessing the principles, and the v, ants of your Society. Can we think of withholding the means, necessary to aid your humanity ? Will the hand of charity be closed, while pity, and sympathy, and mercy, and eve- 37 ry strong and tender affection, plead in our breasts ? " WTe do pray for mercy ; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy."* The vain amusements and honors of life, a- bout which we are so solicitous, are fast reced- ing from our viewr, and the hour is approaching, when no efforts of art, no powers of man, can rescue us from the grave. In that awful mo- ment, when the " hand of death presses on the human heart/' the recollection of one benevolent act, of one humane exertion, is of more worth than all the pomp, and splendor, and glory of this world : And, when summoned, with the as- sembled universe, before the tribunal of our fin- al Judge, what is our hope of mercy ? Is it be- cause we have performed great exploits, or dis- played great talents ; because we have made great attainments in science, or acquired great possessions of wealth ? Or is it, to borrow the words of the profound and pious Barrow, " be- cause we have made goodly professions, because we have been orthodox in our opinions, because we have frequented religious exercises, have prayed often and long, have kept many fasts * Shakespeare. 38 and heard many sermons ; because we have been staunch in our conversations, because we have been punctual in our dealings, because we have maintained a specious guise of piety, sobriety and justice : '*—Listen to the benevolent and blessed Jesus.—-"Then shall the Kixg say un- to them on his right hand, come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world : Fori was an, hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me in : Naked, and ye clothed me : I was sick, and ye visited me : I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee ? Or thirsty, and gave thee drink ? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in ? Or naked, and clothed thee ? AVhen saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee ? And the kins; shall answer, and sav unto them, verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye HAVE DONE IT LYvTO OXE OF THE LEAST OF THESE MY IJHETTIIIEN, YE HAVE L>OXE IT UX- TO ME ! * YVo:..:s of Isaac Barsoa, D. D. Vol. 1. p. 311. ODES Written for the Anniversary of the Merrimack Humane Society. Great source of life, whose breath at first Cave motion to our senseless dust. And shall Ironi dea h restoie ; ■P\ Thee all living creatures move, Each pulse that beats declares thy love, Without Thee—beats no more. O \ What is Man, hat he should be Admitied to co-att with Thee, (When all the power is thine ;) —Employ'd to save in deep distress, Or ironi th' embrace of Death release. When such thy great design ! Thanks for the pleasing knowledge giv'n— What wonders by indulgent Heav'n Have human efforts crown'd ; What numbers enter d with the dead— (Their breath retir'd—sensation fled—) Again their lhes have found. Thanks for the means to man disclos'd To wak? his friend—in death repos'd ; O rapturous delight ! __To change the wife's, the mother's tear From deepest woe, to joy sincere, —J 03 of unmeasur'd height. • O grant those pure affections, Lord, Which with the Savior's love accord : Bless each humane design.: Prevent nien with thy kind support, 1 Or save them in, the lust resort ; And may all lives be thine. A SHRIEK of terror piere'd the air, Twasthe last effort of de-pair. . A Youth unskill'd amid the wave Toil'd, panted,struggled—'twas his grave. Hear a fond mother's frantic cries, In -trains how loud, how wild they rise ; Where, wherc's my child ? I'll brave the stream, . , , • I'll plunge, I'll find and die with him. FINIS. Members' Names. tgf ThoSe printed i J JR. Isaac Adam* Rev. John Allen, Bradford Ephraim \V. Allen Rev. John Andrews Asa Andrew^, Esq. Ipswich Daniel Appleton, Haverhill Amos Atkinson, Newbury IVIoses Atkinson, jun. do. Moses Atwood, Haverhill Moses Ayer, Haverhill Philip Bagley Asa Baker. Ipswich Benjamin Balch Daniel Balch John Balch Thomas H. Balch John Barnard Bailey Bartlet, Esq. Haverhill Capt. Edmund Bartlet Josiah Bartlet, Newbury Israel Bartlet, Esq. Haverhill Samuel Bartlet Capt. Stephen Martlet William Bartlet, Esq. William Bartlet, jun. William Bartlet 3d. Capt. Christopher Basset Samuel Bayley Francis Blanchard, Esq. Edmund M. Blunt John Boardmah Nathaniel Bradstreet, M. B. Daniel Bricket, Haverhill Gen. James Bricket, do. Dr. John Bricket, Newbury Capt. Jacob Brown Capt. Joseph Brown Moses Brown, Esq. Capt. Moses Brown, Jun. Daniel Burnham _ Thomas Bnrnham, Esq. Ipswich Italic are members for life. Capt. Ebenczer Cddwcll, Ipswich John Caldwell, Jun. do. Alex. Campbell, iNewbury Joshua Carter, Esq. Nathaniel Carter Thomas Carter, Esq. Samuel Cary Rev. Thomas Cary Capt. Thomas Cary Samuel Chadwick, Bradford Capt. Bailey Chase Moses Chase Capt. Greenleaf Clark Seth Clark, Salisbury Thomas M. Clark, Esq. Dr. Charles Coffin, Newbury Major David Coffin David Coffin, Jun. Capt. Mark Coffin Capt. Samuel Coffin Tristram Coffin, Esq. Capt. George Connell William Cook Zebedee Cook Zebedee Cook, Jiiri. Philip Coombs, Newbury William Coombs, Esq. Ralph Cross, Esq. Capt. Thomas Cross William Cummings William Currier Joseph Cutler James Cutler, Boston Samuel Cutler Rev. Daniel Dana Joseph Dana, D. D. Ipswich Joseph Dana, Esq. Anthony Davenport Moses Davenport !)r. Aaron Davis Jun. Capt. Moody Davis F Members' Names. Solomon Davis Dea. Joseph Dodge, Haverhill David Dole, Newbury Moses Dole, Jun. do. John Dow, Haverhill James Duncan, Jun. Esq. do. William Eaton Joseph Emerson, Esq. Nehemiah Emerson, Haverhill Samuel Emerson Jonathan Evans, Esq. Salisbury Ebcnezer Gage, Haverhill Ebenczer Gage, jun. do. Jonathan Gage, Esq. Moses Gale, Haverhill Major Amos George, do. Rev. John Giles Arthur Gil man Samuel Goodhue Capt. Charles Goodrich Capt. John Goodwin John Green leal", Esq. Major Joshua Greenlea^ Ebenezer Gunnison Daniel Hale, Newbury Capt. Ebcnezer i lale Ebenczer Hale, jun. Thomas Hale, Newbury Thomas Ham Capt. John Harrod Deacon Solomon Haskell Hon. John Heard, Ipswich; Col. Joseph Hodgkins, do. John Hodgkins, jun. do. Capt. Charles Hodge Michael Ilodge, jun. Esq. James Hodge (-apt. Stephen Holland William Holliday Joseph Hooper David How, Haverhill Capt. Stephen Howard Capt. William Howard Capt. Ebene/.er Hoyt Nathan Hoyt . Samuel Hoyt Rev. Stephen Hull, Amesbury Elias Hunt, Newbury Woodbridge G. Hunt Abraham Jackson Capt. George Jenkins Capt. Eleazer Johnson Eleazer Johnson, jun. Nicholas Johnson, Esq. Capt. Reuben Jones Justin Kent, Haverhill Capt. Caleb Kimball, Newbury Cotton Kimball, Haverhill Rev. Dc&icl Kimball, Bradford Capt. Edmund Kimball Edmund Kimball, Bradford James Kimball Major James Kimball, Bradford Moses Kimball, jun. Dr. John Kittcridge Capt. Nathaniel Knap Nathaniel Knap, jun. John KiuKclton Thomas Knovdton, Ipswich David Lawrence ! Caleb B\ Le Bosquet, Ilaurluil Capt. John D. Farley Dea. William Farnham Samuel Farrar Esq. Andover Galen II. Fay Capt. Robert Follansbee • 'apt. Robert Foster Samuel Foster William Francis Samuel French, Jun. Rev. Levi Frisbe, Ipswich Andrew Frothingham, Esq. Andrew Frothingham, jun. Edward Frothingham Gilman Frothingham Stephen Frothingham Members3 Names. Capt. Peter Le Breton Capt. Peter Le Bretonx jun. Edward Little, Esq. Jacob Little, Newbury Edward St. Leo Livcrmore, Esq. James Locke Nathan Long, Amesbury Deac. Rebert Long Joseph Lord, Esq. Ipswich Capt. James Lowell, Salisbury Dr. Thomas Manning, Ipswich Jonathan Marsh, Esq. Nathaniel Marsh', Esq. Haverhill Nathaniel Marsh Orlando B. Merrill, Newbury Capt. James Meyer Rev. Charles W. Milton Joseph Moody Capt. Israel Morrill, Salisbury William Morland. Rev. James Morss E. S. Mosely Joseph Moulton Jeremiah Nelson, Esq. Joseph Newell, Esq. Newbury Samuel Newman Dr. Bishop Norton George Norton John M. Noyes Moody Noyes, Esq. Nathan Noyes, M. B. Capt. William Noyes Dr. Samuel Nye, Salisbury. Capt. Jacob Osgood, Salisbury. Dea. John Osgood, Newbury Dr. Peter Osgood, Haverhill Timothy Osgood, Esq. do. Samuel A. Otis, Esq. Aaron Pardee Rev Elijah Parish, Byfipld Capt. Ebenczer Parley Salisbury Ebenczer Parsons, Esq. Boston Corham Parsons. do. John Peabody, Esq. ifapt. John Pcaiion Capt, Benjamin Peirce, Enoch Peirce Capt. Nicholas Peirce Major Abraham Perkins Jacob Perkins Thomas Perkins John Pettingel Joseph Pike Nicholas Pike, Esq. Richard Pike, Newbury Tristram Plummer Dr. Nathaniel Noyes Poor Rev. John S. Popkin, Newburyv Dudley Porter, Haverhill Dudley Porter, Jun. do. William W. Prout Oliver Putnam Edward Rand Dr. Isaac Randall, Amesbury Capt. Daniel Richards Capt. William Russell Nathaniel Saltonstall, Esq. Enoch Sawyer, Esq. Newbury Enoch Sawyer, Jun. Esq. do. Micajah Sawyer. Esq. Capt. Joseph Sevier Rev. Isaac Smith, Byfield John Smith Jonathan Smith, Esq. Salisbury Dr. Josiah Smith Rev. David Smith,Haverhill Leonard Smith, Esq. Capt. Nathaniel Smith William Smith Prcseott Spalding Dr. Lawrence Sprague Rev. Samuel Spring Ebenczer Stedman Solomon Stickney, Rowley Ebenczer Stacker, Esq. William Stocker Joseph Swascy, Esq. Ipswici Benjamin G. Sweetser Seth Sweetser Jacob Swett Members" Names, $c. Samuel Tenney Thomas Thomas, Esq. Capt. Samuel W. Thompson Deacon Thomas Thompson NathanielThiirston, Esq. Bradford Paul Thurlo, Newbury Jonathan Titcomb, jun. Ephraim Titcomb William S. Titcomb Francis Todd Amos Toppan Edward Toppan Joshua Toppan Sewell Toppan Ichabod Tucker, Esq. Salem. Hon. Dudley A. Tyng, Esq. John Varnum, Esq. Haverhill Dr. Francis Vergnies Simeon Wade Samuel Walker, Haverhill Michael Walsh Luther Waterman William Wead Jonathan Webster, Salisbury Capt. Samuel Webster, Bradford Samuel W. Welles Joseph Welsh, Esq. Plaistow Abraham Wheelwright Capt.£/>e«. Wheelwright, Newbury Capt. Jeremiah Wheelwright Charles \\ hippie Charles White, Haverhill Daniel A. White, Esq. Gil man White Leonard White, Haverhill Benjamin Whitmore Ebenczer Whitmore, Newbury Joseph Williams Beiij. Willis, Esq. Haverhill Bcnj. Willis, jun. Portland Wilhani Woart Abner Wood David Wood Humphrey Woodbury Benjamin Wyatt William Wyer William Wyer, jun. Israel Youn