Proceedings of the Nantucket Historical Association: Twenty-first Annual Meeting

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Nantucket Historical Association TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING July Twenty-second, Nineteen Hundred Fifteen

NANTUCKET THE INQUIRER AND MIRROR PRESS 1915

DR. BENJAMIN SHARP Born November I, 1858.

Died January 23, 1915.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Nantucket Historical Association

TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING July Twenty-second, Nineteen Hundred Fifteen

OFFICERS.

President, ALEXANDER STARBUCK.

Vice-Presidents, HENRY B. WORTH, MRS. SARAH C. RAYMOND, MOSES JOY, MRS. ELEANOR W. MORGAN, MILLARD F. FREEBORN, ARTHUR H. GARDNER.

Secretary, MISS ANNIE W. BODFISH.

Treasurer, MISS HANNAH G. HATCH.

Curator and Librarian, MISS SUSAN E. BROCK.

Auditors, EDWARD A. FAY, MISS HARRIETTE A. ELKINS, MISS CARRIE J. LONG.

Councillors, Term Expires 1916 1916 1917 1917 1918 1918 1919 1919

MISS CAROLINE E. SWIFT, DR. ELLENWOOD B. COLEMAN, MISS EMILY WEEKS, HARRY B. TURNER, MRS. HELEN R. MILNE, HENRY S. WYER, MRS. SIDNEY MITCHELL, REUBEN C. SMALL,

Standing Committees, Finance—Dr. Ellenwood B. Coleman, Millard F. Free­ born, Susan E. Brock.

Publication—Susan Sidney Mitchell.

E. Brock, Harry B. Turner, Mrs.

Building—Henry S. Wyer, Dr. E. B. Coleman, Susan E. Brock.

Annual Meeting—Caroline E. Swift, Annie W. Bodfish, Sarah C. Raymond, Eleanor W. Morgan, Harry B. Turner.

New Work—Emily Weeks, Sarah C. Raymond Helen R. Milne, Henry B. Worth.

'Sconset House—Millard F. Freeborn, Annie B. Folger.

Reuben C. Small,

ANNUAL MEETING. The twenty-first annual meeting of the Nantucket Historical Association was held on Thursday morning, July 22, 1915, in the Association's building on Fair street and was called to order soon after 10 o'clock by President Starbuck. The record of the last annual meeting was read by the Secretary and was declared approved. The report of the Treasurer showed a satis­ factory condition of the finances, and having been ex­ amined and approved by the Auditors, it was accepted.

Miss Brock's report as Curator was, as usual, replete with interest and was also accepted. The report of the Secretary for the past year showed progress, but made one wish that the membership could be doubled.

Hanging in a prominent position on the west wall of the building and facing the assemblage, was an ex­ cellent life-size likeness of the late Doctor Benjamin Sharp-presented to the Association by his widow — the meeting, being in some degree a memorial to him who had worked diligently for many years and given most generously of his time and efforts in the interest of the Association.

The address of the President was brief. It recount­ ed the proceedings of the Bay State Historical League, paid a passing tribute to the memory of Dr. Benjamin Sharp, reviewed the unfulfilled recommendations of his predecessors and closed with a hope that the Associa­ tion could find its way clear to make a small contribu­ tion to the Friends' Burial Ground Fund.

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The President then called on William F. Macy.who had been delegated to prepare a memorial to the late Vice-President, Doctor Sharp, and he paid a feeling and expressive tribute to the memory of him who had gone before.

The reports, address and memorial appear else­ where.

The report of the Nominating Committee being called for, Miss Emily Weeks, as chairman, presented the following nominations: President—Alexander Starbuck.

Vice-Presidents—Henry B. Worth, Mrs. Sarah C. Raymond, Moses Joy, Millard F. Freeborn, Mrs. Elea­ nor W. Morgan, Arthur H. Gardner.

Secretary—Miss Annie W. Bodfish.

Treasurer—Miss Hannah G. Hatch.

Curator and Librarian—Miss Susan E. Brock.

Councillors—Mrs. Sidney Mitchell, Reuben C. Small.

Auditors-Edward A. Fay, Miss Harriet A. Elkins, Miss Carrie J. Long.

Messrs. Severance and Fowle were appointed a committee to distribute, collect and count ballots.

They reported the list as nominated by the committee elected with practical unanimity.

Moses Joy referred to the fact that Hon. F. C. Hicks of Long Island, N. Y., a nephew of Elias Hicks, the founder of the Hicksite branch of Friends, was present and hoped he might be invited to say something to the meeting. President Starbuck said he very glad­ ly called upon Mr. Hicks, who responded, testifying his pleasure that, on his way by yacht to Boston, circum­ stances had so willed it that he stopped at Nantucket. e had improved his time while here and was much gratified to be at the Association meeting.

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Nominations for a Nominating Committee for the ensuing year being called for, the following were nom­ inated and elected: Mrs. Charles H. Baker, Robert B. Ring, Miss Mary E. Macy, Dr. Anne M. Blossom, Wil­ liam F. Macy.

The President spoke of his regret that by some misunderstanding there were no competitive essays this year from the High School pupils.

Henry B. Worth gave a very interesting resume of what he found on examining the Mary Starbuck ac­ count book.

Miss Brock had a brief paper on a voyage in the whaling ship Asia, that was prepared by Doctor Sharp and which was found among his documents. It was seemingly intended for the benefit of the Association and Miss Brock read it, much to the gratification of those present.

Mr. Starbuck called attention to the fact that some papyrus leaves with their inscriptions, once the prop­ erty of the Nantucket Atheneum, were not now in its collection, nor had he been able to get any trace of where they had gone. He also alluded to the recent finding of some exceedingly important records in the attic of an old house in town and urged all present to search their attics and old chests and trunks for similar material.

Then followed a short but intensely interesting symposium of anecdotes—a sort of experience meeting.

After attention had been called to the reception to be held in the afternoon the meeting adourned.

There was a large attendance at the reception, which was held from four to six o'clock in the old Friends' meeting house and it proved a very enjoyable and social affair.

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SECRETARY'S REPORT. Mr. President. Members of the Nantucket Historical Association and Friends: We greet you with pleasure in our report, which, like the Annals of the Poor, is brief and simple. ihe Curator has told you what we have gained and what we desire still to possess; we repeat only each yeai our faith and pleasure in the organization. Out of the present turmoil of the world, this Annual Meet­ ing Day seems like a pathway through quiet scenes which bring rest and refreshment to us.

Today our membership is: Life Councillors, 3.

Life Members, 6tl.

Annual Members, 263.

New Life Members, 1.

New Annual Members, 3. ?U'^tingHst is a long one: Mrs- Mary Ann Mitchell Albertson, Mrs. Caroline Bassett Allen, Mrs Amelia M. Callender, Mrs. Mary E. Chinery, Mrs. Henry A Chisholm, Miss C. L. W. French, Mrs. Lucy Hutchinson, Dr. Benjamin Sharp, Horace Star-

Duck.

Respectfully submitted, ANNIE W. BODFISH, Secretary.

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TREASURER'S REPORT. CREDITS. Balance on hand June 15, 1914 Membership dues for 1915 Membership dues for 1916 Membership dues previous to 1915 Membership dues in advance of 1916 Life membership dues Admission fees, Historical Rooms Rent of room, Siasconset House, to Nantucket Atheneum Library Rent of Mill land Sale of old newspapers Sale of Bulletins, etc.

Cash received for genealogical work Cash withdrawn from Bristol County Savings Bank, Taunton, Mass.

Dividend withdrawn from People's Savings Bank, Worcester, Mass.

$95.87 118.00 116.00 17.00 4.00 15.00 300.45 65.00 15.00 11.56 12.46 5.00 25.00 42.02 $842.36

DEBITS. Water bill, Historical Rooms Water bill, Siasconset House Cook & Turner, Advertising Cook & Turner, Printing and advertising Cook & Turner, Annual Reports

$8.00 10.00 1.25 12.25 105.00

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Cook & Turner, Envelopes, etc.

Cook & Turner, Subscription to The Inquirer and Mirror Eben W. Francis, Repairs to cement walk Secretary, Postage Secretary, Postage Ruth Chadwick, Prize essay Dorothy Small, Prize essay H. S. Wyer, Books H. S. Wyer, Flag H. S. Wyer, Relics T. C. Pitman, Carpenter's bill T. C. Pitman, Carpenter's bill T. C. Pitman, Repairs to fence T. C. Pitman, Carpenter's bill M. F. Freeborn, Repairs, Siasconset House M. F. Freeborn, Setting glass in show case M. E. Crowell, Cake for Annual Reception W. F. Worth, Ice cream for Annual Reception W. B. Marden, Stove pipe, Siasconset house W. B. Marden, Plumber's bill W. B. Marden, Plumber's bill Bay State League dues Sundries, Siasconset House Sundries, Siasconset house A. G. Brock, Insurance Brown & Co., Rope Union Publishing Co., Nantucket Directory Mowing Lawn Curator, Supplies F. E. Carle, Caretaker of Mill Property Emma Cook, Typewriting Treasurer's Report M. W. Boyer, Photograph Walter Finley, Cleaning Historical Rooms

4.99 2.00 2.45 10.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 3.75 3.85 4.75 1.05 1.67 16.08 3.94 4.37 6.50 8.40 11.00 1.00 1.50 1.00 2.00 .47 .90 3.00 .75 6.00 2.00 10.00 5.00 .75 1.15 15.60

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C. M. Crocker, Cleaning Historical Rooms J. A. Young, Painting, etc., Siasconset house Mrs. J. A. Young, Cleaning, etc., Siasconset house Stamps Salary of Curator Salary of Treasurer Salary of Secretary Salaries of two attendants at Rooms Salary of attendant, Siasconset house Salary of Janitor Balance to new account

10.20 2.00 2.00 9.50 100.00 75.00 50.00 156.00 52.00 60.00 40.24 $842.36

SUMMARY.

Assets.

Fireproof Building $8,500.00 Meeting House 1,500.00 Old Mill 1,000.00 Collection (Insurance) 1,000.00 Siasconset House 1,500.00 Siasconset House Collection (Insurance) 300.00 Susan W. Folger Fund: Nantucket Institution for Savings 1,245.98 People's Savings Bank, Worcester 1,040.40 Bristol County Savings Bank, Taunton 183.08 2,469.46 $16,269.46

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Liabilities—Nov e.

Hannah G. Hatch, Treasurer.

Approved July 15, 1915, the above report of the Treasurer of the Nantucket Historical Association for the year ending June 15,1915.

Edward A. Fay, Harriette A. Elkins, Auditing Committee.

MEMBERSHIP. Life Councillors Life Members Annual Members New Life Members New Annual Members Lost by death, Life Councillors Lost by death, Annual Members Dropped for non-payment of dues (3 years) Withdrawn

3 60 263 1 3 1 9 5 7

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CURATOR'S REPORT. Mr. President and Members of the Historical Associa­ tion : The record of our twenty-first year reads much like many of the foregoing, as our work is naturally a rep­ etition of activities in the same general direction. A few improvements have been made in the arrange­ ment of our collections and some donations and loans have been added, as usual.

We have received two pictures of well known citi­ zens: A large oil portrait of the first Henry Riddell, whom many of us in our youth often heard alluded to as "Deacon Riddle." He was one of the original in­ corporators of the Unitarians-Church and its first dea­ con. He was the last ropewalk proprietor, his ropewalk extending^from North Water street down what is now Easton street to Beach street. A photograph of Prof. Henry Mitchell, taken in a familiar posture on his lawn at the Cliff.

A new loan is a painting called "The Madonna of the Jardiniere." It is supposed to be a veritable "old master" and this claim is under investigation at the Boston Art Museum. Pending the decision of experts, the owner, Mrs. George W. Rogers, has placed it in our custody for safe keeping, and although not of local in­ terest, it is a valuable exhibit and well worth inspec­ tion.

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The "scrimshont" work still continues to come in and we have added, by purchase and gift, seven more specimens of the industry of our whalemen.

The largest addition has been made in the genea­ logical department, consisting of fourteen manuscript books, compiled by the late Charles G. Coffin and con­ taining records of Nantucket families. These were not indexed and much of your Curator's time and labor has been spent in paging them and making an alphabetical index to each book. All are now available for refer­ ence and will be a valuable aid to the many who are constantly searching our records to fill out their family lines.

We have also received a typewritten copy of the Brayton genealogy, which well known family has many Nantucket connections.

This was compiled by Col. George Mitchell Brayton, and is accompanied by a framed photograph of a finely written ancestral chart of Mrs. Susan Coffin Brayton,made and donated by Mr. George Clarence Holmes, of Brockton, Mass.

To our collection of Coats-of-Arms, we have added one, "By the name of Wyer", emblazoned by Mr. Alex. H. Seaverns.

The genealogical department of our work is still in­ creasing and during the past year has brought in a lit­ tle income for our treasury and through its efforts the knowledge of our Association and its authentic records has been widely extended.

The library accessions consist of many interesting reports from the various Historical Societies with whom we exchange publications, several large volumes published by the Smithsonian Institution,some fine ancient books from the Charles G. Coffin estate, a copy of Brief Historical Data and Memories of My Boyhood

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Days in Nantucket" from the author, Joseph E. C. Farnham, a copy of the revised edition of "Wrecks Around Nantucket" also donated by the author, Arthur H. Gardner, and a copy of a magazine story written by Dr. Benjamin Sharp some years ago, and now printed in book form, with a memorial of the author by H. S. Wyer. This was donated by Mrs. Sharp.

We are always glad to offer the freedom of our rooms to the teachers and pupils of the public schools and this year rather more of these than usual have availed themselves of the privilege. It has been a pleasure to note the interest of the girls and boys in the things and history of our early settlement, in the Indian relics and the events of the whaling days.

It has been the privilege of your Curator to attend two meetings of the Bay State League. Full reports of these meetings are always given by our President, so I will not enlarge upon the subject, only to say that while appreciating to the full the completeness of two of the most wonderful special collections in the country, those of Plymouth and Deerfield, I still feel that our own collection loses nothing by comparison and that we may take pride in what we have accomplished with the resources at our disposal.

The most important work which we planned last year was the careful reading and examination of all our ship's logbooks, an exhaustive card catalogue of the same, and some scheme for the storing of the books where they should be easily accessible, but not open to the indiscr iminate use of the public, as at present.

These plans started out hopefully,but the sudden "bolt from a clear sky" which took Dr. Benjamin Sharp away from us, paralyzed our efforts and brought this work to a standstill. We have not yet recovered from

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the blow sufficiently to even attempt to continue this important work, which Dr. Sharp had commenced and was so well fitted to carry out. He was most enthusi­ astic in this pursuit and was intending to write a pa­ per, containing extracts from the most interesting logs, to read at this meeting. Amongst his papers, one short one of this sort was found already finished, and this will be read later.

No report would be complete unless it spoke of something needed. In our case, it is nowadays always space—and more space—and this necessity presses up­ on us more urgently each year. It was first spoken two years ago, and again last year, but nothing of moment has been done in the matter. It is certainly a large proposition for us to consider and I bring it before you again with the hope that you will realize the impor tance of making some beginning whereby we may start a fund and a plan for our future growth and expansion.

Respectfully submitted, SUSAN E. BROCK.

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PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. Fellow Members of the Nantucket Historical Associa­ tion, and our Friends: I am glad to greet you again at this, the 21st An­ nual Meeting of our Association.

To the majority of us it seems good to be away awhile from the hurry and turmoil of our daily lives and again greet old time friends and revisit familiar scenes. As usual I have to recount to you, briefly, the report of the meetings of the Bay State Historical League to which you have honored me by appointing me your delegate.

The Fall meeting of the League for 1914 was in the nature of an outing and was held in Greenfield and Deerfield on Friday and Saturday, October 16 and 17.

The weather was threatening and developed rain, in consequence of which the attendance was much more limited than was anticipated, but those who went were amply repaid for any discomfort they encountered.

On Friday evening the business meeting of the League was held in the new home of the Greenfield So­ ciety, recently purchased and just opened. The princi­ pal feature of the meeting was an excellent and inter­ esting address by Judge Francis Nims Thompson, of the Probate Court of Franklin County, on the historical lo­ calities of Greenfield and vicinity.

Saturday, so far as the weather was concerned,was no more propitious than Friday had been, but the party

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boarded a special car chartered for the occasion and had a delightful trip over the electric railway, as far to the south as Bloody Brook, where in September, 1675, a small detachment of men, "the very Flower of Es­ sex" were overwhelmed and slaughtered by a band of 1,000 Indians. The historic localities (and the beauti­ ful valley of the Deerfield abounds in them) were point­ ed out and briefly described by Judge Thompson the elder, father of the gentleman who had entertained us the evening before. The entire time was passed in an historical pilgrimage, for almost every foot of territory had its special story of Indian conflict or was the oldtime abode of men who had made history. Lunch was served by the ladies of the First Parish Church in a private residence near their meeting-house.

There were 50 present at the outing, representing 22 Societies. The Nantucket Association was repre­ sented by Miss Susan E. Brock, Miss Annie W. Bodfish and Mrs. S. T. Fuller, as delegates, besides your President, who is Secretary of the League. The party returned to Boston on the train due to leave Greenfield at 3.40 o'clock Saturday afternoon.

The League held its Mid-winter meeting as the guest of the Milton Society, on January 16th of the present year. After the customary greetings,in which the President of the local Society spoke of historical exhibits there, Mr. Charles S. Pierce gave an interest­ ing and brief talk on matters of historic interest con nected with the town. The topic for the day was "How Can Children Best Be Taught the History of Their Own Town?" Principal Henry Whittemore, of the State Normal School at Framingham, was the first speaker, and the general trend of his remarks was that the child should be taken to the historic spots and the

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significance of the events fully explained there. He would begin the instruction as early as the fourth grade. The opening discussion was continued by Miss Lotta Clark, of the Charlestown High School, who spoke highly of the instructive features of the pageant.

There were present 119, representing 23 historical so­ cieties.

The Spring meeting was held, by invitation of the Framingham Society, at the rooms of the Board of Trade at South Framingham, on Saturday afternoon, April 10th, last. It being the day following the 50th anniversary of the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, it was considered very appropriate to have the principal exercises commemorative of that event. The Executive Committee was extremely fortu­ nate in that Col. Thomas L. Livermore, of Boston, con­ sented to read a paper on "The Appomattox Cam­ paign."

In the absence of President Parmenter, who was unavoidably detained, Vice-president Smith was in charge of the meeting. After brief preliminary re­ marks, he introduced Mr. Potter, of the Framingham Society, who welcomed the League and gave a brief historical sketch of the town.

The address of Col. Livermore, which was exceed­ ingly interesting, was illustrated by a large map and gave an account of the campaign leading up to the Ap­ pomattox surrender so clear and detailed that a tyro in military affairs could easily follow it. There were 74 present, representing 25 societies.

The Annual meeting was again in the nature of an outing,or Field Day, and was held at historic Plymouth.

The business session was held in the vestry of the Unitarian church, at the foot of the hill on which is lo-

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cated the ancient burial ground,and was called to order

by President Parmenter. Prior to the transaction of the regular business, Hon. Arthur Lord, President of the Pilgrim Society, spoke very interestingly of the old town.

The principal business was hearing the annual re­ ports, which showed the affairs of the League in an ex­ cellent condition, and the election of officers for the en­ suing year. Frank Smith, of Dedham, President of the Dover Society, was elected President, and your President was, for the fifth consecutive year, chosen Secretary. After the meeting and lunch, those attend­ ing enjoyed a delightful ramble through the town, un­ der the guidance of Mr. Lord, who pointed out the chief historical localities and described the events associated with them. By the courtesy of the Pilgrim Society, the very rare and valuable collection of the society was shown to the delegates without expense.

There were present at the meeting 58, representing 21 societies. Nantucket was represented by Miss Su­ san E. Brock and myself.

During the past year, three societies have joined the League, which now comprises 55 historical associa­ tion.

Again we mourn those who, during the past year, have passed on to the Great Beyond. None could be spared; we miss them all. But I know that you are all thinking, as I am thinking, of the almost irreparable loss our Association has sustained in the passing away of Dr. Sharp. To the officers of the Association the loss is seemingly more direct and severe than to the rank and file, for he was conversant with all its affairs and his advice was invaluable, his assistance incalcula­ ble. It is not for me to pronounce his eulogy; that

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duty devolves upon one better qualified—one whose friendship was so close that to each other they were "Will" and "Ben." When men are so intimate as to call each other by their given names that friendship is out of the ordinary; it means much. For myself I can only repeat the words of James Whitcomb Riley: "I cannot say and I will not say That he is dead. He is just away!

With a cheery smile and a wave of the hand He has wandered into an unknown land, And left us dreaming how very fair It needs must be, since he lingers there.

And you— O, you, who the wildest yearn For the old-time step and the glad return.

Think of him faring on, as dear In the love of There, as the love of Here. * * * * * * Think of him as still the same, I say.

He is not dead—he is just away."

In our association work we have accomplished much, but much yet remains to be accomplished. As I review the recommendations of my predecessors, I am interested in the fact that many of them have advanced but little from a recommendatory state. In 1899 President Dudley said, "Everything that is print­ ed about Nantucket or by a Nantucketer should be gathered in." We are a long way short of the fulfill­ ment of that desire. In 1900 President Barnard ex­ pressed the hope that the following year would see a good "fat book" under the title of "The Humor of Nantucket." That book yet remains to be compiled.

We need carefully prepared papers on the Whaling Industry in its various ramifications, on the Sheep Industry, on Ancient Names and Localities, Legends, Migrations of the Town and From the Town, the Eccle­ siastical History, the Story of Nantucket Collegians, Lawyers, Doctors, Ministers, Corporations, and Nan-

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tucket in Politics and in the Army and Navy. Who will volunteer to help glean in these fields?

During the past year two of our members have published books concerning our island, of exceptional interest—Mr. Arthur H. Gardner has published a re­ vised and enlarged edition of his "Wrecks Around Nantucket," and Mr. William P. Macy has published a little hand book, "The Story of Old Nantucket." May they have abundant success in their ventures.

In conclusion I desire to call your attention to the effort to raise a fund for the perpetual care of the Friends' Burial Ground. I will not enter into any ar­ gument at this time concerning the need of some ac­ tion on this matter. Those of you who receive the lo­ cal paper must be familiar with the pleas made in its behalf. Is it not so closely allied to our work and pur­ poses that we may properly and consistently appropri­ ate a small sum to assist the project?

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ADDRESS

By William F. Macy in Memory of Doctor Benjamin Sharp.

Mr. President and Friends: When I was asked to say a few words about our friend, I told the committee that I felt someone else should have been chosen for this duty, for I did not feel that I could adequately express any part of what is in all our hearts when we think of him.

I have often said that it seemed to me Dr. Sharp, though not a Nantucketer, was perhaps the best Nantucketer of us all. He had all the interest in and all the enthusiasm and love for everything connected with our island that any of us have—more than most of us, think—with none of the prejudices and preconcep­ tions from which most of us who are to the manor born find it difficult altogether to escape.

The past of Nantucket was very real to him; I doubt if any of us who have never been on a whaling voyage actually visualized the life on an old-time whale ship as he did. He actually lived it. He knew every rope and every spar. And this was his attitude toward everything in our history. It was not a matter of ex­ act dates or statistics with him—it was the thing it­ self, not the dead dry bones, but the actual living, hu­ man side of it all.

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ADDRESS—IN MEMORY OF DR. SHARP

Of his services to this organization his brother officers, who have been so long and so pleasantly asso­ ciated with him, can speak with more authority than I, but we all know that his services were invaluable, and that his place can never be filled. The same is true of all the other activities which make for the good of this community—the Coffin School Association, the Civic League, the Maria Mitchell Association, the Nantucket Cottage Hospital—in all these and many others he was at the forefront, a tower of strength in them all, and they were among the absorbing interests of his life.

Of his brief, but honorable political career I can only say that I saw much of him during those years, and I know that this community never had a more faithful or conscientious public servant than he.

But over and above all these things he was Ben Sharp, the man; that is how most of us knew him and loved him, and that is how I can best speak of him.

It had been my privilege during the past few years to spend many hours alone with him, and I never knew a better companion on a boat or in camp, nor one with whom I felt more comfortable and at ease.

Someone has said that we are all—even the best of us—given to posing a little. Whether this be true or not, it is probably no exaggeration to say that, in our social relations with our fellowmen, we are always in­ clined to put the best foot forward,and if we do not dei erately and consciously seek to create a favorable impression, we are at least always a little on our guard against making an unfavorable one. But I think it can e ru y said that there was none of that about our riend—nor with him. He was so genuine, so perfect-

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ly simple and frank and natural that it was impossible to be otherwise in his presence.

That was, I think, the great charm of the man, his absolute sincerity—not that kind of sincerity which consists in saying rather disagreeable things, of telling one unpleasant truths about one's self to one's face; for you know that sometimes passes for sincerity, and some people acquire a reputation for sincerity which is founded on no better basis. His was the higher, the finer and the rarer quality of thinking only agreeable thoughts. He saw only the best in us, and so we gave our best to him.

In a letter from one of his life-long friends, which I received a few days after his death, one sentence stands out in my memory. It is this: "Our friend Ben was without guile." . .. Doesn't that tell the whole story? Could anything more be said? To be without guile in this guileful world—what better epitaph or eu­ logy could a man ask than that?

Ben Sharp was a big, strong man, with the heart of a boy and the vision of a seer.

We shall never cease to miss and to mourn him.

"Again a parting sail we see; Another boat has left the shore.

A kinder soul on board has she Than ever left the land before.

And as her outward course she bends, Sit closer, friends."

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THE FIRST WHALING MERCHANT Of Nantucket, as Shown by the Starbuck Account Book,

By Henry B. Worth.

When students of history solicit donations of old account books some fail to realize how valuable such manuscripts may be and why the request is frequently made. It is therefore opportune to show the history that may be obtained from a good example.

One of the finest that has ever appeared on the Isl­ and of Nantucket was presented to the Historical So­ ciety in 1914. It is a book of 300 pages, of the form and size of early records and, like them, covered with sheep skin, yellow with age. It is somewhat delapidated, yet most of the structure remains and the writ­ ing is uninjured. The pages are largely covered by en­ tries purporting to have been written between 1683 and 1768 and there are four different styles of penman­ ship. The accounts relate to many individuals, and show sales of merchandise to the customers and cred­ its given in payment. If proof were required there is ample evidence to show that the book is a genuine rec­ ord of contemporary transactions. The first inquiry that arises is to ascertain by whom the book was writ­ ten. On the inside of the cover is the following: "Mary Starbuck, Account Book with the Indians, be­ gun in 1662. Nathaniel, Jr. continued it." The hand-

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writing of this entry appears in two or three lines pur­ porting to have been written by Lydia Starbuck in 1718.

The only Lydia Starbuck of that period was mar­ ried to Benjamin Barney in 1722 at the age of 18.

There are ample public records to prove that the en­ tries from 1730 to 1750 are in the handwriting of Na­ thaniel Starbuck, Jr. But there are no entries earlier than 1683. There are, however, numerous references to an earlier or "old book" and it may be that Lydia meant that the accounts were begun in 1662 and kept in another book until 1683. There is no specimen of the handwriting of Nathaniel or Mary Starbuck in ex­ istence, so far as known. In the Nantucket Atheneum is a letter purporting to have been written by her, but it seems to be in such good preservation that it must have been a copy. The early entries in the account book extend from 1683 to 1715 and are in a style of chirography resembling Edward Starbuck's, who died in 1691.

Excepting the first two books in the Registry of Deeds, this book contains the earliest original data re­ lating to Nantucket. The fact that it was donated by Eunice Barney Swain is of interest. Her father, Jo­ seph S. Barney, was a direct descendant of Benjamin Barney, who married Lydia Starbuck.

The conclusion seems to be that while the business recorded in the book before 1717 may have been tran­ sacted by Mary Starbuck, yet it is more likely that the entries were made by her husband Nathaniel; Lydia Starbuck was the daughter of Jethro Starbuck; that the entries made from 1730 to 1750 were written by Nathaniel Starbuck, Jr., and those after that date, which are not numerous, were written by some other

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descendant of the Starbuck family; also that this book was a continuation of an earlier account begun possibly in 1662. This is confirmed by the following entry: 1695 Sowadah is charged with "what you had of Eunice and of my brother James Coffin". Eunice Gard­ ner was daughter of Nathaniel Starbuck, Sen., and James Coffin was brother of Mary Starbuck. This proves that the entries were written by Nathaniel or Mary Starbuck.

The transactions related mostly to dealings with the Indians. Conontimuth, an Indian, purchased in 1683 and 1684 an addition to what was "in the old book", "blue linen, a pair of cards, ribbining, 2 scains thred, 2 1-2 dozen buttons, 1 line and 3 hooks, pipes, white blanket, 1-2 bushel of corn a board the sloop, beef, a piece of white linen, 2 yards cotton." Then the question would arise how the Indian paid for these goods. Money was not unknown, but very scarce. In the account on the credit side it appeared that Connontickot settled his debt by "Fish at Squam, Coatue and Sasacacha". Blue fish were mentioned in 1739 and 1755 a cod line was purchased for blue-fish.

This method of barter was repeated, page after page; Squam and Sasacacha were the great codfishing stations. By Coatue, is probably meant the region at the head of the harbor. The Indians had learned how to capture the fish and cure them on land and the ex­ change place was at Nathaniel Starbuck's.

Nor were the purchases confined even chiefly to the above com­ modities. The Indians purchased "sarge,powder,shot, flints, knitting needles, sope, shuse, molasses, Ozenbridge [a variety of cloth], iron pots, black hat, boards, nails, washed leather, gloves."

The items do not disclose any traffic in liquors at

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all commensurate with the well-known tendencies and demands of the Indian. At the same time the Starbuck stock did contain alcoholic stimulants. 1685, Jethro had a quart of wine. 1697, Reuben 2 quarts wine. In 1698, Madonnooah was charged with "drink, a pint of rum and two quarts of beer" and later "a gallon of sider." These are the only sales made to the Indians, showing careful regard for the prohibition imposed by law.

Beside fish there were other commodities exchanged in payment. Those who purchased ammunition and flints exchanged feathers [a reminder that one of the valuable articles of household furniture was the feather bed]; wheat and rye, also appeared on the credit side.

Services were rendered, ploughing, spinning and card­ ing and mowing.

Mary Starbuck died in 1717 and Nathaniel, her husband, about two years later. The entries in the earliest chirography ceased about 1715.

During the next dozen years few items appear in the book. In 1723 Obed Japhet had a handkerchief and testament book, and 1718 John Challenge had pow­ der, shot and flints, for which he paid in feathers.

About 1734 a new order of development appeared.

It was still barter, though other items appear in the account. Many of the Indians made extensive pur­ chases. Toowaddie bought shingles,laths,nails, broad­ cloth coat with a pocket, cord-wood, plow irons, wom­ en's shoes, tobacco, stockings, leather, paid Hazadiah Cartwright for mortis (framing timbers) castor, hat, shoe buckles, making gown for wife, shugar, paid bills due Joseph Rotch, and Silvanus Hussey's shops and Docktor Tupper. 2000 bricks for chimney. Starbuck kept for sale much the same line of goods as his father,

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but the quantities bought by the Indians were astonish­ ing and the marked feature was the method of pay­ ment. Fish and feathers answered for fifty years pre­ vious. Now better living could only be obtained by ex­ changing articles of larger value. The following are some of the credit items at this period: 1724 Bachelor Hussey share with whaling.

1726 Oyl got with John Way and with my son Paul in ye Deep.

1728 Share of whale got with Andrew Gardner and Elias Coffin and along shore.

1729 Jethro Folger oyl.

1730 Share of whale got with Paul Starbuck in ye deep or at Babel.

1730 Oyle and bone along shore with Tristram.

1730 Spermaceti with Nathaniel Folger.

1730 Going a trip for wood with Paul to the Vine­ yard.

1730 With Eben Smugg along shore.

1732 His part of one whale got this Spring in ye deep.

1733 Eben Smugg Cash on day after he came home from Canso.

1734 Eben share of whale in ye deep with Shubael Folger.

1735 Share of whale with Shubael Folger at Canso.

1735 Share of whale got in Tristram's boat. (Tris­ tram Starbuck son of Nathaniel).

1737 Ben Abel paid by my son Tristram Starbuck.

1737 Oyl with S. Hussey at Newfoundland.

1738 Whale with T.Crook at Greenland.

1738 Nathan Coffin was at Babel.

1/40 Whale with Joe Chase in ye Hannah.

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1742 Simeon Bunker and Richard Mitchell in a bote.

1748 His share of whales with Edward Starbuck and with Jonathan Coleman.

1749 His share Head matter sent to Felladelfa.

1752 His share of whale with Edward Starbuck in Sloop Ann. 1755 His share of whale with Abishai, Shubael Pinkham, Jonathan Moores and Joseph Coleman, Ben­ jamin Bunker, James Coffin.

1722 In an old list of deaths is recorded that Elisha Coffin 4 Englishmen and 8 Indians "all lost."

All this is highly significant.

The hardy Nantucketers were whaling in 1722; in 1726 "in ye deep", which meant away from land; in 1733 at Canso, Nova Scotia; in 1737 at New Foundland and 1738 at Greenland. In 1752 Edward Starbuck, son of Paul, went whaling in a sloop, presumably the leading style of vessel of that date. Further is shown that share in the catch, later called "lay," was in vogue at that period and that under Yankee masters the Indians obtained very successful returns, which they expended in English commodities on their arrival home.

Nathaniel Starbuck was the pioneer whaling mer­ chant of that day. He bought the shares of whaling crews and exchanged all kinds of goods in payment, and as early as 1720 was shipping oil to London. He financed all these enterprises.

The number of sloops was considerable and the above list does not include all the masters named in the old accounts. The Straight wharf at the foot of Main Street was the earliest and was built not far from 1720, and it may be inferred that this structure had some

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relation to the business of whaling which soon had be­ come so well established.

This glimpse of the famous industry of Nantucket, authentic in every detail, plainly appears in the entries of this ancient Account Book. Close study will reveal further facts.

Nathaniel Starbuck, Jr., died in 1753 and only a few entries after that date were written in the old book and these related mostly to charges against En­ glishmen.

The occasional entries concerning English individ­ uals are of some historic value.

1683 Tobias Coleman wove cloth for Mary.

1685 Sarah Sciff, wife of James, purchased linen, cohered calico,bunting, silk crape and for making your Samear (Simarre was a woman's scarf).

James Skiff had collored shoes, pork, powder, shot and 3 pints rum. In return he made bricks and built a brick chimney.

1731 Received pay from Moses Giles.

1731 Cash to Josiah towards Meeting House.

(That was an Indian Meeting House.)

1742 Richard Mitchell was whaling in a "bote" probably near the shore.

1760 James Newbegin paid for groceries in Rey, ots and thrashing.

1758 Paid Dr. Tupper's bill.

The trading phase of character disclosed in the book has never been attributed to Mary Starbuck. The description in the Journals of Quaker Missionaries dwell on her capacity in comprehending and guiding public affairs and in her power of speech, qualities not usully required in carrying on barter and sale with the Indians. From this it might be inferred that while in

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a general way the business was hers, yet the details were managed by her husband.

While the account book relates largely to transac­ tions with Indians, yet the commodities must have been required as well by the English. Capt. Seth Pope, of Dartmouth, before 1726 kept a similar book restricted to dealings with the Indians, but he was a wealthy tra­ der who also supplied the English inhabitants. It may therefore be inferred that while for convenience in managing the Indians there was some Province regula­ tion that all accounts should be kept in a separate book, yet the Starbuck store must have been patronized by the English, and was the chief, if not the only institu tion on the island.

During the early years after the island was settled and when the inhabitants, with few exceptions, lived near Capaum Harbor, Nicholas Davis, Capt. John Gard ner, James Coffin, and possibly Steven Hussey. had warehouses at Wesco, not far from the vicinity of the Atheneum; but there is no evidence that these men were conducting stores. In 1723, when warehouse lots were laid out south of Main and east of Union street, the westernmost was assigned to the Starbucks. The homestead of Nathaniel and Mary Starbuck was the Parliament House, located at the north head of Hum­ mock Pond, on the farm in recent years called Cam­ bridge. The store may have been there or at Wesco, but the son, Nathaniel, probably did business on the south side and at the foot of Main street.

Nantucket people have always been devoted to genealogy, and those who are inclined to study heredity and the transmission of mental traits have abundant opportunity in Nantucket families. Some of their con-

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elusions are preserved in several stanzas purporting to state the characteristic tendencies of certain families.

The family under consideration furnishes an excel­ lent illustration for study along this interesting line.

The evidence proves that for over half a century they were the leading merchants of Nantucket.

Passing over the intervening generations, which included numerous individuals who manifested the same dominant tendency, and only mentioning Zenas Coffin, the merchant prince, the several Hathaway mil­ lionaires of New Bedford, and the Coffins, who were financial leaders in Boston before the Revolution, atten­ tion may be directed to nine brick houses built and oc­ cupied by wealthy merchants of Nantucket. That on the west corner of Orange street and Main was built

by Philip H. Folger. West of the Pacific Bank was the homestead of Frederic W. Mitchell, and a short distance west, those owned by Henry and Charles G. Coffin. On Pleasant street, some distance from Main, is another, erected by Jared Coffin, who later built a second, that is now the Ocean House. The three on Main street near Pleasant, built by Joseph Starbuck for his sons George, Matthew and William, complete the list of those monuments of business success achieved in the whaling industry. The original owners and oc­ cupants of these fine mansions all traced their ancestry back directly to the family who kept this "Book of Ac­ counts," and who founded on Nantucket the mercantile business of whaling.

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THE LOG OF THE ASIA. BENJAMIN SHARP.

Among the many interesting log books in the pos session of the Nantucket Historical Association there is one which has especial interest at the present time.

It shows how England regarded the contraband one hundred and twenty years ago when found in neutral ships. France declared war on England, February 1st, 1793, two days after Horatio Nelson was appointed to the command of the "Agamemnon."

The book itself is hand-made. The leaves sewed together and covered with "Rushie" duck, now dark with age. On the fly leaf we catch a glimpse of the character of the mate, whose duty it was to keep the official log. This page is worthy of reproduction just as it stands and although written in a very good hand the spelling is quite phonetic!

A NEW SONG. Come Loose Every Sail to the Breeze Come Shipmates and Join in My Song We will Drink whilst our Ship Cuts the Seas To the gail that Doth Drive us Along Sence My Mollv She is true As She is fair My greaf I will fling unto the wind It is O Pleasing Return to My Care Since My true Love is Constant and kind Now my Saill is all Loost to the Breeze What Trofic Burd Swifter Can fly When So Chearfully Holds his Carrear And Bound to the Nest of his Love Now my Sails is all Loost to the Breeze The Cours of My Vessell Improve O your Saillors I am Drove with the Toils of the Sea O you Saillors I Am Bound to My Love Finish of this Song

Silvanus Crosby His Remark Book and his hand in the year of our Lord 1791 & 92 & 93 Silvanus Crosby is

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My Name and English Is my Nation Nantucket is My Dwelling Place and Christ is My Salvation When I AM Dead and in my grave and All My Bones are Rotton this you See Remember Me and Dont Let Me Be forgot­ ten Silvanus his Name and hand."

The second page gives a list of all the places at which the ship stopped on her voyage, with the dates, the pages of the log where the entry is to be found and the latitude and longitude. This is of value, as the longitude was not often given when at sea and there is evidence that the old methods of the "Sea Dogs of Dev­ on" were still in use, where they got onto the latitude and then run down the longitude, until they hove the land in sight.

The log itself opens: "A Journal of our Intended Voyage from Nantucket towards the Coast of New holland In the good Ship Asia Elijah Coffin Master in the year of our Lord 1791 and 92 & 93 September the 30 Day" and on that day "we Set Sail from Nantucket whorf" and went over the bar and anchored. At 3 P. M. "toke a Litor along side and took out of her wood and wator and Provisions for our Intended Voy­ age."

She sailed with a consort, the "Alliance," Capt.

Bartlett Coffin. These two ships kept together during the whole voyage and often "Gammed" in good weath­ er. We find an entry "our Consort Boat came on Board and Brought there fidlar."

Capt. Bartlett, as he is of­ ten called, died during their stay at Desolation Island, where they were taking "elephant oil."

Stopping at several of the Western Islands they made the Cape of Good Hope January the 20th, 1792, where the entry ends, as does most of the days of the log "So ends this 24 hours all well on Board the good Ship Asia".

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While at the Island of France (then French, now the English island of Mauritius) an epidemic of small pox broke out and on October 6th, 1792, "At 10 AM the Doctor came of and Nockolated Both our cruese for the small pox is so Breef that it is Emposable to keep from it it is so Breef that 129 died in one day".

From here the two ships and schooner (probably as tender) went after "Elephants" (the Elephant seal) to Desolation Island, where one day they killed as many as fifty-two. Then back to the Island of France, missed it and were nine days in finding it.

Then for home, stopping at St. Helena, October 30th, 1793, and arriving at Dominica, West Indies, De­ cember 4th. Two days later they were chased and cap­ tured by an English "Frigget" and taken into St. Christopher's, where all the sails were taken off and carried on shore. This day closes with the entry "All well as to health on Board the good Ship Asia", but un­ doubtedly not as to their general condition.

On the 12th of December the captains of the two ships were on shore, probably attending the Admiralty or Prize Court, and all the French property was re­ moved from the two ships which they had obtained (sugar, coffee, etc.) from the Island of France and Bourbon and their sails returned and they were re­ leased. This is the point of interest now and is simi­ lar to the removal of contraband (as copper) from neu­ tral ships bound to neutral ports.

The log of the Asia stops at Hispanola (Haiti) on January 27th, 1794. Several timbers had been found "rotton" and she may have been condemned. The Al­ liance, her consort, arrived home February 15th, 1794.

The Asia was owned by E. & J. Mitchell & Co., the Alliance by R. Hussey & Co.

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LIST OF MEMBERS. LIFE COUNCILLORS. Folger, Annie Barker, Nantucket, Mass.

Lamberton, Hon. Alexander Byron, 303 East Ave., Rochester, N. Y. Worth, Henry Barnard, New Bedford, Mass.

LIFE MEMBERS. Austin, May (Haberlin) 134 St. Mary's st., Boston, Mass.

Barnard, Prof. Charles, 139 East 39th st., New York, N. Y. Barnard, Marianna (Sprague), American Book Co., Washington Sq., New York, N. Y. Barnes, Thurlow Weed, 43 Exchange Place, New York, N. Y. Barney, Elizabeth Gardner (Macy), 103 Green st., Lynn, Mass.

Beebe, Alice Geissler, 25 Grove st., Wellesley, Mass.

Bennett, Elizabeth Crosby (Plaskett), Nantucket, Mass.

Bodfish, Annie Warren, Nantucket, Mass.

Brock, Susan Emma, Nantucket, Mass.

Brown, Julia D., 35 West 130th st., New York, N. Y. Capp, Seth Bunker, Box 2054, Philadelphia, Pa. Cathcart, Wallace Hugh, Pres. The Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, O. Channing, Eva, Hemenway Chambers, Boston, Mass.

Coffin, Elizabeth Rebecca, Nantucket, Mass.

Coleman, Dr. Ellenwood Bunker, Nantucket, Mass.

Coleman, Emma, Nantucket, Mass.

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Davis, Charles Henry, 18 Old Slip, New York, N. Y. Dudley, Mary (Marrett), 83 Bay State Road, Boston, Mass.

Durfee, Mary Galucia (Hatch), Palmyra, N. Y. Elkins, Harriette Ann, Nantucket, Mass.

Elkins, Richard Gardner, 40 State st., Boston, Mass.

Elting, Irving, 729 Washington st., Brookline, Mass.

Elting, Susan (Green), 729 Washington st., Brookline, Mass.

Folger, Gulielma, Nantucket, Mass.

Folger, Sarah Joy, Nantucket, Mass.

Fowle, Emily (Mitchell), 164 Federal st., Boston, Mass.

Fowle, Seth Augustus, 164 Federal st., Boston, Mass.

Frothingham, Ellen Folger, 9 Exeter st., Boston, Mass.

Fuller, Frederic Vincent, 42 Vernon st., West Medford. Mass.

Fuller, Mary Louisa (Myrick), Nantucket, Mass.

Hanaford, Rev. Phebe Ann (Coffin), 213 Goundry st., North Tonawanda, N. Y. Hartley, Frances Chester (White), 232 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. Hutaff, Grace (Elkins), 103 East 86th st., New York, N. Y. Johnson, Minnie Agnes (Jonah), Bath, Maine.

Joy, Moses, 765 Whitney Ave., New Haven, Conn.

Kimball, Laura M., 145 Troup st., Rochester, N. Y. Macy, Mary Eliza, Nantucket, Mass.

Macy, Nelson, 441 Pearl st., New York, N. Y. Macy, Thomas, Nantucket, Mass.

McCleary, Helen Cartwright, 47 Craft's Road, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Mead, Edwin D., 20 Beacon st., Boston, Mass.

Middlebrook, Caroline Allen,115 East 53rd st.,New York, N.Y. Mitchell, Emily Burns, 1735 New Hampshire Ave..Washington, D. C. Mitchell, Helen (Leeds), Nantucket, Mass.

Mixter, Madeleine Curtis, 241 Marlborough st., Boston, Mass.

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Paine, Mary Elizabeth (Folger), 315 Thayer st., Providence, R. I. Raymond, Sarah Coffin (Codd), Nantucket, Mass.

Rollins, Rev. Walter Huntington, Pres. Fairmount College, Wichita, Kansas.

Starbuck, Alexander,

Pres. Nantucket Historical Association,

Waltham, Mass.

Starbuck, Henry Pease, 831 State st., Santa Barbara, Cal. Starbuck, Charlotte Puffer (Baxter), 831 State st., Santa Bar­ bara, Cal. Starbuck, John Austin, 831 State st., Santa Barbara, Cal. Starbuck, Mary Eliza, Nantucket, Mass.

Starbuck, Susan Amelia, Nantucket, Mass.

Sweet, Samuel B., General Freight Agent, Lake Erie and Wes­ tern R. R. Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Swift, William Henry, Pittsfield, Mass.

Watson, Prof. William, 107 Marlborough st., Boston, Mass.

White, Caroline (Earle), 2024 Chestnut st., Philadelphia, Pa. Wyer, Henry Sherman, Nantucket, Mass.

ANNUAL MEMBERS. A Albertson, Alice Owen, 3940 Brown st., Philadelphia,Pa, Allen, Mrs. LeMoyne Dillingham, Granville, N. Y. Allen, Lucy Ellis, West Newton, Mass.

Austin, Rachel, 85 Congdon st., Providence, R. I. Ayers, John Killen, Nantucket, Mass.

B Babcock, Mary, 146 Lake st., Oakland, Cal. Baker, Ellen (Fitzgerald), 67 Stimson Ave., Providence, R. I. Bancroft, Beulah M. (Hacker), 917 Pine st., Philadelphia, Pa. Barnard, Frank Redfield, American Book Co., Washington Sq., New York, N. Y.

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Barnard, Marian Jessup, American Book Co., Washington Sq., New York, N. Y. Barnard, Job, Associate Justice Supreme Court (Retired), 1306 Rhode Island Ave., Washington, D. C. Barnes, Grace (Davis), Nantucket, Mass.

Barnes, Elizabeth Balmer (Williams), Glyn Hap, Martinez, Cal. Barney, Alanson Swain, Nantucket, Mass.

Barney, Lydia Howland (Swain), Menlo Park, San Mateo Co., Cal. Barrett, Charles Cook, 14-16 West Lake st., Chicago, III. Barrett, .John Wendell, 60 Wall st., New York, N. Y. Beadle, Elizabeth Wood (Thayer), Nantucket, Mass.

Benham, Lizzie Elliot (Thompson), 86 Howe st., New Haven, Conn.

Bennett, Prof. Florence Mary, Hunter College, New York, N.Y. Bennett, Harriet Stanton, Nantucket, Mass.

Bensusan, Sarah (Gardner), 11 South Portland Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Benton, Amy Alice (Isom), 177 Kensington st., Cleveland, 0.

Benton, William Josiah, 177 Kensington St., Cleveland, 0.

Blackburn, Elizabeth Mary, 24 Littell Road, Brookline, Mass.

Blossom, Dr. Anne Mooers (Gardner), Nantucket, Mass.

Boone, Elizabeth Starbuck (Barker) Overman, 327 Central Park West, New York, N. Y. Booth, Andrew S., Ballston Spa, N. Y. Boyer, Maurice Weimer, Nantucket, Mass.

Brayton, Annie Sale (Chinery), Nantucket, Mass.

Briggs, Charlotte Puffer, 257 Steuben st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Briggs, William Coffin, 257 Steuben st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Brock, Albert Gardner, Nantucket, Mass.

Brock, Annie (Cartwright), Nantucket, Mass.

Brock, Joseph Chase, Nantucket, Mass.

Brooks, Josephine (Sylvia), Nantucket, Mass.

Brown, Henry, Nantucket, Mass.

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Bryant, Adelaide (Thompson), Nantucket, Mass.

Bunker, Alfred, 29 Juniper st., Roxbury, Mass.

Bunker, Alice Macy, State House, Boston, Mass.

Bunker, Lauriston, Nantucket, Mass.

Bunker, William, 51 Wall st., New York, N. Y. Bunker, Hon. William Mitchell, 708 Broderick st., San Fran­ cisco, Cal. Burrell, Caroline (Cayford), Cambridge, Mass.

Butler, Harriet Parker (Winn), Nantucket, Mass.

C Caryl, Harriet Elizabeth, 1904 Beacon st., Brookline, Mass.

Catlin, Sarah Affia, Warsaw, Ind. Chase, Ann Worth (Brock), Nantucket, Mass.

Chase, Edward Gardner, 4851 Kenwood Ave., Chicago, 111.

Chase, Estelle Lillian (Jenness), 4851 Kenwood Ave., Chicago 111.

Chase, Harriet Ann, Nantucket, Mass.

Chase, Mary Jane, Nantucket, Mass.

Chase, Sidney, Nantucket, Mass.

Chatfield, Margaret (Burnet) Easton, Larchmont, N. Y. Clark, Susan Tyler, 799 Asylum Ave., Hartford, Conn.

Codd, Eliza, Nantucket, Mass.

Codd, William Fitzgerald, Nantucket, Mass.

Coffin, Frank Mitchell, 272 Manhattan Ave., New York, N. Y. Coffin, Celia M., 272 Manhattan Ave., New York, N. Y. Coffin, John Bridger, 88 Broad st., Boston, Mass.

Coffin, Tristram,The Ruremont, 2731 Broadway,New York.N.Y. Coleman, Harriet Maude, 2 Potter Park, Cambridge, Mass.

Coleman, Hester Eudora, 2 Potter Park, Cambridge, Mass.

Coleman, Mary Myrick, 101 Pinckney st., Boston, Mass.

Collins, Cora Neville (Staples), Nantucket, Mass.

Conable, Florence (Easton), 415 North Primrose Ave., Monro­ via, Los Angeles Co., Cal.

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Conable, Morris Easton, 356 North Primrose Ave., Monrovia, Los Angeles Co., Cal. Cook, Emma, Nantucket, Mass.

Corn, John W., Oasis Ranch, Rosweil, New Mexico.

Crosby, Mary Eliza, Nantucket, Mass.

Curtis, Bracey, Nantucket, Mass.

D Dahlgren, Augusta (Smith), Nantucket, Mass.

Defriez, Sarah Elizabeth (Barron), 537 Washington st., Brookline, Mass.

Dibble, George William, 275 North Fulton Ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Dibble, Annie (Hayt), 275 North Fulton Ave.,Mt.Vernon, N.Y. Dillingham, Louise G. (Bulkley), Milburn, N. J. Ditmars, Mary Coffin (Worth), 800 Carroll St., Brooklyn, N.Y. Dunham, Harrison Gray Otis, 135 Front st., New York, N. Y. Dunham, Harriet Kempton, Nantucket, Mass.

Dunham, William H., 1419 Judson Ave., Evanston, 111.

E Earle, Sarah Frances, 18 William st. Worcester, Mass.

Edwards, George Whitefield, 539 Cass Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Edwards, Harriet (Brown), 539 Cass Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Elkins, Mary Gardiner (Reed), West Newton, Mass.

Edwards, Phebe Coffin, Nantucket, Mass.

Elliot, Dr. Herbert, Arlington, Mass.

Emery, Jennie Starbuck (Chadwick), Blackstone, Mass.

F Farnham, Joseph Ellis Coffee, Providence, R. I. Farrington, William Hyatt, 1099 Mary st., Elizabeth, N. J. Fay, Prof. Edward Allen, 3 Kendall Green, Washington, D. C. Fish, Anna Gardner, Perkins Institution, Watertown, Mass.

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Flagg, Charles Noel, Hartford, Conn.

Fletcher, Mrs. Keddy Ray, The Orchard, North Betchworth, Buckland, Surrey, England.

Folger, Annie Alden, Nantucket, Mass.

Folger, Clifford, Nantucket, Mass.

Folger, Clinton, 312 California st., San Francisco, Cal. Folger, Franklin, Nantucket, Mass.

Folger, George Howland, Medford, Mass.

Folger, John Brown, Nantucket, Mass.

Folger, Lisabeth Sarah (Lawrence), Nantucket, Mass.

Folger, Lydia Maria, Nantucket, Mass.

Folger, Dr. Rupert, 61 Eighth Ave., Whitestone, N. Y. Folger, Rear-Admiral William Mayhew, Cornish, N. H. Francis, Eben Willis, Nantucket, Mass.

Freeborn, Lydia Sanford, Nantucket, Mass.

Freeborn, Millard Fillmore, Nantucket, Mass.

French, Louisa Barnard (Winslow), Plympton, Mass.

G Gardner, Arthur Hinton, Nantucket, Mass.

Gardner, Mary (Brown), Nantucket, Mass.

Gardner, Helen Anthony, 2 Cleveland st., Roxbury, Mass.

Gardner, Lucretia Macy, 2 Cleveland st., Roxbury, Mass.

Gardner, Lydia Bunker, Nantucket, Mass.

Gill, Phebe Andrews (Luther), Woodmere, L. I. Glenn, Elizabeth (Franklin), 133 Parson st., Easton, Pa. Goodsell, Elizabeth Frances (Mitchell), Smithtown, L. I. Gray, Donald Cameron, Baker's Drug Store, Boylston st. and Massachusettts Ave., Boston, Mass.

Green, Charles L., 7 Prescott Place, Lynn, Mass.

Greene, Edward Payson, 616 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Greene, Mary Elizabeth (Coffin), Nantucket, Mass.

Grouard, Dr. John Shackford, Nantucket, Mass.

Grouard, Lena (Weymouth,) Nantucket, Mass.

Gummere, Amelia (Mott), Haverford, Pa.

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Haggerty, Mary Swift (Stran), Clifton, Mass.

Hanna, Arrial, Cleveland, O. Hanna, Edith F., Cleveland, O. Hanna, Harriet L., Cleveland, O. Hatch, Hannah Gifford, Nantucket, Mass.

Havre, Paraller.

Hawes, Abbie (Steele), 1 Allston st., Dorchester, Mass.

Hayt, Ella (Bigelow), Nantucket, Mass.

Hill, Murray Gardner, Adelbert College, Cleveland, O. Hinchman, Lydia Swain (Mitchell), 3635 Chestnut st., Phila­ delphia, Pa. Hodge, Ann Eliza (Joy), Nantucket, Mass.

Hodge, Howard Douglas, 3002-3 Equitable Building,New York, N. Y. Hollister, Elizabeth (Watson), 375 East Ave., Rochester, N. Y. Hollister, Emily Weed (Barnes), 8 Granger Place, Rochester, N. Y. Hopkins, Samuel Milford Blatchford, 13 Garden Place, Brook­ lyn, N. Y. Howes, Sarah Sprague (Sampson), Nantucket, Mass.

Hussey, Eliza Myrick, Nantucket, Mass.

Hussey, Roland Bunker, Nantucket, Mass.

Hussey, Arrietta (Cathcart), Nantucket, Mass.

Hussey, Elliot Benham, 134 Summit Cross, Rutherford, N. J. J Jackson, Hannah W. (DeMilt), Manhasset, Long Island, N. Y. Janes, Benjamin Franklin, 2192 Massachusetts Ave., Cam­ bridge, Mass.

Janes, Anna Louisa (Brown), 19 Massachusetts Ave., Cam­ bridge, Mass.

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K Kelley, Charlotte Rebecca (Macy), 478 County st., New Bed­ ford, Mass.

Kelley, Sarah Wendell (Macy), Nantucket, Mass.

Kempton, Eliza Jane (Barnard) Adams, Sharon, Mass.

King, Gertrude Mitchell, Nantucket, Mass.

King, Robert Bowne, Nantucket, Mass.

L Lamson, Kate Glidden, 1 Remington st., Cambridge, Mass.

Long, Carrie James, Nantucket, Mass.

Long, Josiah Coffin, 929 West End Ave., New York, N. Y. Loring, Margaret (Gardner), 2 Cleveland st., Roxbury, Mass.

Lothrop, Sarah Gorham (Swain), 101 Beacon st, Boston, Mass.

Lovell, Sarah Elizabeth, 31 Glenwood st, Brockton, Mass.

Lowden, James Morton, 143-5 West 15th st, New York, N. Y. Lowden, Matthew Crosby, 415 Washington st., New York, N.Y. Lowden, Susan Barnard (Crosby), South Dartmouth, Mass.

Luther, Christiana (Salom), Nantucket, Mass.

Luther, Mary Hartness (Gould), 886 Carroll St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Luther, Mary Gould, 886 Carroll st., Brooklyn, N. Y. M Mackay, George Henry, 304 Bay State Road, Boston, Masi.

Mackay, Maria Mitchell (Starbuck), 304 Bay State Road, Bos­ ton, Mass.

Macy, Elizabeth Easton, Nantucket, Mass.

Macy, Isaac Augustus, 135 Front st., New York, N. Y. Macy, Louisa, Nantucket, Mass.

Macy, Powell, 14 Alexandria Ave., Upper Montclair, N. J. Macy, Sarah Lucretia, Nantucket, Mass.

Macy, William Francis, 115 Old South Building, Boston, Mass.

Marshall, Helen, 71 Williams st., Norwich, Conn.

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McKnight, Martha Harding (Bakewell), Sewickley, Pa. Mead, Mrs. Charles L., 1078 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. Mead, Mabel C., 1078 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. Mildram, Sarah Eliza (Hallett), Nantucket, Mass.

Milne, Helen (Ring), Nantucket, Mass. " Minshall, Charles, Liquid Carbonic Co., Chicago, 111.

Mitchell, Richard, Webster, Mass.

Mitchell, Susan Rebecca (Hallett), Nantucket, Mass.

Mitchell, Sidney, 200 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. Mitchell, William Rich, 15 Prospect st., Taunton, Mass.

Morgan, Eleanor (Williams), Nantucket, Mass.

Morissey, Charlotte Elizabeth (Wyer), Nantucket, Mass.

Morse, Edwin Wilson, 123 East 53d st., New York, N. Y. Morse, Florence (Stone), 123 East 53d st., New York, N. Y.

N Neall, Imogen (Bonnaffon), Hamilton Court, Philadelphia, Pa. Nicholson, Caroline Harriet (Bartlett), 27 G. st.. South Boston, Mass.

Noyes, Lou (Chamberlain), 283 Alexander st., Rochester, N.Y.

P Paddack, Henry, Nantucket, Mass.

Phinney, Joseph W., 270 Congress st., Boston, Mass.

Phinney, Priscilla (Morris), 270 Congress st., Boston, Mass.

Pitman, Timothy Coffin, Nantucket, Mass.

Pray, Nellie M. (Chamberlin), 29 Crowninshield Road, Brookline, Mass.

Prescott, Mabel E., 199 Rochambeau Ave., Providence, R. I. R Read, Sarah (Farrington), Nantucket, Mass.

Rhodes, Eva, 1707 West Lafayette Ave., Baltimore, Md. Richmond, Dr. George Danforth, United Club, Yokohama, Japan.

Riddell, Benjamin Franklin, Fall River, Mass.

Riddell, Elizabeth Swain, Nantucket, Mass.

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Robinson, Edward C., 25 Broad st., New York, N, Y. Robinson, Clara B., 25 Broad st., New York, N. Y. Robinson, John Henry, 1932 First st., N. W., Washington, D.C. Rogers, Adelaide May (Brown), Nantucket, Mass.

Rutter, Jay Edgar Thomson, Nantucket, Mass.

S Searing, John Welsch, Saugerties, N. Y. Searing, Annie E. (Pidgeon), Saugerties, N. Y. Severance, Walter E., 61 East Delason st., Youngstown, O. Severance, Madeleine (Fish) ,61 East Dealson st., Youngstown,O. Sharp, Virginia May (Guild), Nantucket, Mass.

Sheffield, Hannah Gardner, Nantucket, Mass.

Sibley, Alice, 108 Winthrop st., Roxbury, Mass.

Simonds, Jennie (Smith) Allen, Nantucket, Mass.

Small, Reuben Cahoon, Nantucket, Mass.

Small, Phebe Hanaford (Coffin), Nantucket, Mass.

Snow, Charles Armstrong, Nantucket, Mass.

Smith, Mary Pollard (Riddell), Nantucket, Mass.

Solly, Judge William Franklin, 908 DeKalb st., Morristown,Pa. Starbuck, Annie Whitfield, 2114 Calumet Ave., Chicago, 111.

Starbuck, George Franklin, Waltham, Mass.

Starbuck, Walter Fisher, Waltham, Mass.

Steele, Emma Josephine, 1 Allston st., Dorchester, Mass.

Stone, Rosamond (Lee) Mitchell, 9 Catherine st., Worcester, Mass.

Streeter, Lillian (Carpenter), 234 North MainBt., Concord, N.H. Swain, Anna Gardner, Nantucket, Mass.

Swain, Eunice Swain (Barney), 194 Clinton st., Brooklyn, N.Y. Swain, Swain, Swain, Swain,

David Whiton, 194 Clinton st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Ellen (Starbuck), 144 Clinton st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Maria Theresa (Swain) Dibble, Nantucket, Mass.

Capt. Richard, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Yokoha­

ma, Japan.

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Swain, Wilbert D., Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Swift, Anne Coffin, Nantucket, Mass.

Swift, Caroline Elizabeth, Nantucket, Mass.

Swinburne, Charlotte (Gardner), 501 West Ave., Rochester,N.Y. Sylvia, Ella Frances, Nantucket, Mass.

T Tewksbury, Judith Coffin (Gardner), 282 Pleasant st., Winthrop, Mass.

Tewksbury, Mary Winifred, 282 Pleasant st., Winthrop, Mass.

Thebaud, Lieut. Paul Gibert, 6 East 37th st., New York, N.Y. Torrey, Mary Adams, 23 Winthrop St., Boston Highlands,Mass.

Tracy, Phebe Whippey, Nantucket, Mass.

Turlay, Mary Dresser (Stebbins), Great Barrington, Mass.

Turner, Harry Baker, Nantucket, Mass.

Turner, Gertrude Coffin (Holmes), Nantucket, Mass.

U Underwood, Jennie (Cushing), Belmont, Mass.

Upham, Henry Macy, 1 Joy st., Boston, Mass.

Upham, Grace LeBaron, 1 Joy st., Boston, Mass.

V Van der Burgh, Mary, Akin Free Library, Quaker Hill, Dutchess Co., N. Y. Veo, Harriette (Williams), 128 Newbury st., Boston, Mass.

Van Tuyl, Effie (Hiatt), 310 Fifth Ave., Leavenworth, Kansas.

W Wait, Annie (Spencer), Nantucket, Mass.

Walker, Frank Clifford, Nantucket, Mass.

Walker, Sarah Jane (Brothers), Nantucket, Mass.

Wallace, James Chase, American Ship Building Co.,Cleveland,0.

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Wallace, Elizabeth Caroline, American Ship Building Co..Cleve­ land, 0.

Weeks, Emily, 1904 Beacon st., Brookline, Mass.

Weston, Thomas, 276 Franklin st., Newton, Mass.

White, Amelia (Barnard), 329 Bainbridge st., Brooklyn, N. Y. White, Elias Henley, 700 West End Trust Building,

Philadel­

phia, Pa. Whitford, J. Mortimer, 125 East 50th st., New York, N. Y. Williams, Arthur, Nantucket, Mass.

Williams, Mary Frances (Mitchell), 10 Rockland st.. Roxbury, Mass.

Wood, Nannie Riddell, Nantucket, Mass.

Woodlock, Francis William, Nantucket, Mass.

Worth, Frederick, 314 Cumberland st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Worth, Marianna (Coffin), 314 Cumberland st..Brooklyn, N. Y.

Y Yarnall, Anna, 1227 Spruce st., Philadelphia, Pa.

NOTE. The Publication Committee requests that any mistake in address, spellinq or omission of names in this list be corrected or added and sent to the Secretary, Annie W. Bodfish, Nantucket, Mass.