. Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts . BOSTON PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY1905 SHntbmsttg ^ress:John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, 1160343PREFACE. T^HIS volume contains the Transactions of the Society, in-*- continuation of Volume VI., at fourteen meetings, anda portion of the record of three meetings of the Council,—from April, 1900, to April, 1902, both inclusive. Two ofthese meetings were Memorial meetings, — one for Presi-dent Wheelweight, the other for Vice-President will also be found in the following pages tributesto Governor Wolcott, Professor Everett, a

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. Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts . BOSTON PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY1905 SHntbmsttg ^ress:John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, 1160343PREFACE. T^HIS volume contains the Transactions of the Society, in-*- continuation of Volume VI., at fourteen meetings, anda portion of the record of three meetings of the Council,—from April, 1900, to April, 1902, both inclusive. Two ofthese meetings were Memorial meetings, — one for Presi-dent Wheelweight, the other for Vice-President will also be found in the following pages tributesto Governor Wolcott, Professor Everett, and HenryWilliams ; and Memoirs of Edward Griffin Porter, bySamuel Swett Green ; of Robert Noxon Toppan, byAndrew McFarland Davis ; and of Charles CarrollEverett, by Ephraim Emerton, each accompanied by aportrait. Among the more important communications are those onCaptain Thomas Preston and the Boston Massacre, includingdocuments and details little known to historians, on theterm Brother Jonathan, and on the term Indian Summer,by Mr. Matthews; two u

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