The New England historical and genealogical register . arlestown. Committee on Ward Dean, , H. Hoyt, , II. VVhitinore, , S. Appleton, , B. Towne, Esq., Milford, Committee on Edwards, Esq., Hon. Geo. W. Messinger, Hon. Charles B. Hall, Win. Bond, Esq., West Lowell Everett, Esq., Boston. Committee on the Coiburn, , P. Shifter, , Otis Johnson, , , Deloraine P. C


The New England historical and genealogical register . arlestown. Committee on Ward Dean, , H. Hoyt, , II. VVhitinore, , S. Appleton, , B. Towne, Esq., Milford, Committee on Edwards, Esq., Hon. Geo. W. Messinger, Hon. Charles B. Hall, Win. Bond, Esq., West Lowell Everett, Esq., Boston. Committee on the Coiburn, , P. Shifter, , Otis Johnson, , , Deloraine P. Corey, F. Hunnewell, Esq., Charlestown. Committee on H. Whitmore, , C. Goodell, Jr., , T. Perkins, , S. Appleton, , S. Rand, Jr., , Boston. WcT Vol. XXIV. JULY, 1870. No. 3. fc£. THE NEW-ENGLAND |pi0t;ipl ^ cSnu^kppl l^istyr ANTIQUARIAN JOURNAL: PUBLISHED , UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE New-England Historic, Genealogical Society. &?. BOSTON: PUBLISHED AT THE SOCIETYS ROOMS, 17 BROMFIELD STREET. PRINTED BY DAVID CLAPP & 5SM NEW-ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN JOURNAL. Vol. XXIV. JULY, 1870. No. 3. DISCOURSEOF THE REV. EDMUND F. SLAFTER, Before the N. E. Historic, Genealogical Society, March 18, 1870, being the Twenty-filth Anniversary* of its incorporation. In the autumn of 1844, there were several gentlemen residing inthe city of Boston, who added to a long cherished taste for antiqua-rian subjects in general, a deep interest in historical and genealogicalstudies, and had already made wide explorations in this hitherto un-recognized, but important field of investigation. After casual con-sultations with each other, reaching through some months anterior tothis, they met2 at the residence of one of their number, where theyentered into a full and free discussion of the expediency of associatedeffort in behalf of their favorite st


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