Excerpt from Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, 1862, Vol. 4 A desire, frequently expressed by mem bers of the Institute and other persons interested in historical and genealogical inquiries, for the collection and arrange ment in a manner more comprehensive and systematic than could be pursued within the usual limits of the printed Proceedings of the Institute, of the numerous curious and valuable materials relating to the history, biography and pedigrees of Essex County, led to the publication of this work in its present form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.