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INDEX

Henry, 250, 251, 252; first town
clerk of Medfield, 251 n; killed by
Indians, 251 n

John, President, his opinion of T.
Hutchinson as a financier, 240; his
reference to a Pope Day celebration,
292, 293; his Works, cited, 293 n

John Quincy, President, 334 n;
his Social Compact quoted regarding
Algernon Sidney, 209, 210; cited,
210 n

Samuel, Governor of Massachu-
setts, 238, 275; his opposition to T.
Hutchinson, 281; his part in the
Boston Massacre, 243

ADAMS (continued)

Samuel, M.D. (H. C. 1794), de-
gree of M.D. conferred upon, 316,
320; no copy of his dissertation and
no memoir of him to be found,
316

Addison, Joseph, 271; student period-
ical modelled on his Spectator, 220
Agamenticus, now York, Me., 199, 202;
Winthrop plans to land at, 197, 199;
first settlement at, 199; certain fea-
tures of, 200; a unique landmark, 201;
name changed by Prince Charles to
Boston, 201 n

Agamenticus River, land on, granted to
Sir F. Gorges, 199
Agawam, name originally given to
Ipswich, 57; Springfield first known
by this name, 57; various spellings
of the name, 57. See also Springfield,
Mass.

Agonic line, curvature of, 386, 390, 394;
position of, during the 16th and 17th
centuries, 393, 394, 395, 398; during
the 17th and 18th centuries, 395, 396;
that across which Columbus passed,
386, 387, 389; that ascertained by
S. Cabot, 386, 387; that for the year
1500, 387; for the year 1630, 387;
discovery of changes in the position
of, 396, 397

Alabama Claims, services of J. C. B.
Davis on the Joint High Commission,
2, 3

Albee, John, his statement regarding
present celebrations of Pope Day, 291
Alchemy, 154

Alderford family, arms of, 190
Alexander, Sir William, Earl of Stir-
ling, 102, 193; gift of Charles I to,
106, 107

Allard, Carolus, prime meridian used in
his Atlas Minor, 392
Allason, John, 130

INDEX

ADAMS (continued)

Samuel, M.D. (H. C. 1794), de-
gree of M.D. conferred upon, 316,
320; no copy of his dissertation and
no memoir of him to be found,
316

Alabama Claims, services of J. C. B.
Davis on the Joint High Commission,

2, 3

John, President, his opinion of T.
Hutchinson as a financier, 240; his
reference to a Pope Day celebration, Albee, John, his statement regarding
292, 293; his Works, cited, 293 n present celebrations of Pope Day, 291
Alchemy, 154

John Quincy, President, 334 n;
his Social Compact quoted regarding
Algernon Sidney, 209, 210; cited,
210 n

Samuel, Governor of Massachu-
setts, 238, 275; his opposition to T.
Hutchinson, 281; his part in the
Boston Massacre, 243

Alderford family, arms of, 190
Alexander, Sir William, Earl of Stir-
ling, 102, 193; gift of Charles] I to,
106, 107

Allard, Carolus, prime meridian used in
his Atlas Minor, 392
Allason, John, 130

Allen, Ann (Sadler) Harvard, wife of | AMERICAN (continued)

Rev. Thomas, 10, 42 n

281

Benjamin, 251

Bozoun, 178

399; Proceedings of, cited, 7 n, 30 n,
372 n

American Historical Record, cited, 369 n

Esther (Wiswall), wife of Silence, American Philosophical Society, v, 321,

James, Jr., 335 n

Rev. James, 166; a trustee of
the estate of Gov. Bellingham, 115;
charges against, 115

Rev. John. See Allin, Rev. John
Rev. Joseph (H. C. 1811), letters
written to, presented to this Society,
311

Rev. JOSEPH HENRY, son of Rev.

Joseph (H. C. 1811), 311

Katharine. See Willard

Silence, 281, 299

354

American Unitarian Association, hos-
pitality of, to this Society, 183, 352
Ames, Fisher, his comparison between
monarchy and democracy, 239

JAMES BARR, LL.D., death of, xix
Nathaniel (1708-1764), his al-
manacs, 271; rivalry between N.
Bowen and, 272; his references to the
Gunpowder Plot, 289

Nathaniel (1741-1822), son of
Nathaniel (1708-1764), his Diary,
quoted, 290

Rev. Thomas, executor of J. Har- Amory, Rufus Greene, 335 n
vard's estate, 10, 42

Wilkes, his History of Chelmsford,
quoted, 234 n; cited, 235 n

Rev. William, his American Bio-
graphical and Historical Dictionary,
cited, 276 n

family, letters written to Rev. J.
Allen presented to this Society by, 311
Allibone, Samuel Austin, works ascribed
to Rev. T. Shepard by, 162
Allin, Rev. John (1596-1671), joint
author with Rev. T. Shepard of A
Defence of the Answer made unto
the Nine Questions, 140 n
Almanacs, early New England, their

value to students of history, 271;
those published by N. Ames, 271;
rivalry between compilers of, 272;
references to Gunpowder Plot in, 289;
their way of stating longitude, 382;|
those calculating from the longitude
of Boston, 382, 383; of Cambridge,
382; of London, 382, 383, 393. See
also British Nautical Almanac
Alton, John, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,
96, 97, 98

Ambrose, ship, 102, 191, 194; rear-ad-

miral of the Massachusetts Bay Com-
pany's expedition, 101; meeting with
Capt. Kirke on board, 193; becomes
separated from the other ships, 197;
arrives at Salem, 103, 201, 202 n.
See also Lowe, Capt. John
American Academy of Arts and Sci-
ences, 321, 336, 338, 354, 355
American Antiquarian Society, 361,

Anabaptists, 49; Rev. T. Shepard's
views regarding, 160, 161

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com-
pany, founded by R. Keayne, 116,
117, 118

Andros, Sir Edmund, 125, 174 n
Andrews, Sir Joseph, 106

Sarah, daughter of Sir Joseph.
See Kirke

ANGELL, Hon. JAMES BURRILL, LL.D.,
xviii; transferred from Corresponding
Roll to Honorary Roll, 352; accepts
Honorary Membership, 363

Ann, Cape, called Tragabigzanda by
Capt. J. Smith, 200 n; islands near,
called the Three Turks' Heads, by
Smith, 200 n; origin of the present
name, 201 n; sighted by the Ar-
bella, 201
Anne, Queen of England, 374 n; por-
trait of, in Old Town House, 126, 127,
127 n

Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of

James I of England, Cape Ann

named for, 201 n

Anne, Infanta, daughter of Philip III
of Spain and wife of Louis XIII of
France, 373, 374 n

Anson, George, Baron Anson of Sober-
ton, results of a false reckoning of
longitude in his journey round the
world, 198, 199

Antilles, the greater, relation of the
agonic line for the year 1500 to, 387
Antinomians, 49; contrasted with legal-
ists, 141 n; suppression of, 167

Appalachian Mountain Club, 361
Appleton, Elizabeth (Whittingham),
wife of Samuel, 164 n

FRANCIS RANDALL, LLB.., xvii
Hannah, daughter of Samuel. See
Clarke; Willard

Samuel, 164, 164 n
Aquamenticus. See Agamenticus
Arbella, ship, 11, 191, 194; admiral of
the Massachusetts Bay Company's ex-
pedition, 101; arrives at Salem, 103,
192, 201, 202 n; becomes separated
from the Ambrose and Jewel, 197;
possible reason for her coming within
sight of the Maine coast, 202. See
also Milborne, Capt. Peter

Archer, Gabriel, his use of the word
'main," 377

Arctic current, knowledge of 17th cen-

tury navigators concerning, 197
Armistead,, his ordinary, 89
Armor, worn by the colonial militia,
38, 38 n, 39, 39 n; Rev. T. Shepard's
remarks concerning, 152

Arnold, John, 177

Lucretia, daughter of John. See
Procter

Mary (Fosdick), wife of John, 177
Matthew, his doctrine of the
"remnant," 239

Arundel, Earl of. See Howard, Thomas
Ashley, Rev. Jonathan, of Deerfield, 278
Atkins, Dudley, 294

Atkinson, James, his Epitome of the
Art of Navigation, quoted, regarding
the reckoning of longitude, 389; his
edition of A. Wakely's Mariners
Compass Rectified, mentioned, 391 n
Atterbury, Francis, Bishop of Ro-
chester, 129

Lewis, stamp on cover of sermons
by, 129

Aulnay de Charnisay, Sieur d'. See
D'Aunay

Aurum potabile, 154
Austin, John, 180

Avalon, granted to Sir D. Kirke, 108,

109; previously granted to Lord
Baltimore, 108, 109, 110, 111 n, 257;
claimed by second Lord Baltimore,
110, 111, 111 n; restored to second
Lord Baltimore, 112. See also New-
foundland

AYER, JAMES BOURNE, M.D., xvii,
335 n;
appointed on Nominating|

AYER (continued)

Committee, 135; presents Report of
this Committee, 187; reads note
concerning Harvard College taken
from records of the New England
Company, 190; his knowledge of
social libraries in Boston, 332
Azores, islands, 390, 398; position north
of, sought by Winthrop's navigators,
194; familiarity of 17th century
navigators with, 194, 195; mentioned
by F. Higginson, 195 n; longitude
reckoned from, 384, 386 n, 395, 397,
398. See also Corvo; Flores; Pico,
St. Mary's; St. Michael's

Bacon, Eben, 342

Baker, Ebenezer, 215, 217

EZRA HENRY, A.B., xvii

- Hollister, son of Ebenezer, ap-
prenticed to Dr. B. Gott, 215; text
of his indenture, 215-217; identity
of, 217 n; his probable duties, 218
William, 97

William Spohn, his Medallic Por-
traits of Washington, quoted, 254;
cited, 254 n

Balch, Anne Lothrop (Noyes), wife of
Joseph, 339

Ellen Maria (Noyes), wife of
Francis Vergnies, 346

Francis Noyes, son of Francis
Vergnies, v

FRANCIS VERGNIES, son of Joseph,
C. S. Rackemann's Memoir of, com-
municated, 338; text of the Memoir,
339-349; his ancestors, 339; his early
education, 339, 340; his health, 340,
341, 342, 347; his college career, 340,
347; his favorite pursuits, 341; his
study and practice of law, 341, 342, 343,
345; his enlistment in and discharge
from the army, 341, 342, 349; effect
of military service on his health, 341,

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