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1 Perhaps Nathaniel Henry Emmons who died in Boston in 1878, aged 82. He was a Boston boy, but his family have no knowledge of his ever having attended our School. He took the middle name Henry owing to the existence of another Nathaniel Emmons who may have been, and in the opinion of Mr. Greenleaf below was, our boy.

2 Mr. Hunt's Catalogue says merely Price Greenleaf. The first name we have on his own authority, for as these pages go to press (20 April, 1882) Ezekiel Price Greenleaf is the oldest known living pupil of the Latin School. The Committee is in receipt of the following letter from him:

"Rev. HENRY F. JENKS.

"No. 72 Waltham St., Boston, April 19, 1882.

"Dear Sir,-I was introduced by my grandfather, Ezekiel Price, who had been for many years Chairman of the Selectmen, to Mr. Hunt, charged to his especial care early in 1800; at my entrance I was addressed by F. Parkman and my brother, Thomas Greenleaf, who were leaving the School for College, having past their examination. The head of the Class was a son of Dr. Winship, I was the next, and John Scollay, grandson of Mr. Scollay of the Board of Selectmen, the next. I forget the names of the others, except Doctor Townsend and his brother; there were say, five others; we were under the care of Mr. Wells, I believe afterwards a bookseller. I left for Quincy the next year, and thence to Medford, and after to Quincy.

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Francis Parkman, mentioned above, was of our Class of 1800, Thomas Greenleaf was of 1792, and Doctor Townsend was Solomon D. of 1803.

Through his maternal grandfather Ezekiel Price, mentioned in the letter above, Ezekiel Price Greenleaf is a direct lineal descendant of Master Ezekiel Cheever.

3 Undoubtedly son of Rev. Samuel and bro. of Samuel of our Class of 1806, and perhaps father of our Benjamin Morgan of 1842; but perhaps a son of our Morgan of 1775.

4 Son of Dr. David and brother of Solomon D. of our Class of 1803. See Memorials of Massachusetts Cincinnati by F. S. Drake, p. 63. The S stands for no middle name.

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1 The middle name is furnished by his brother, Rev. John L. Watson, of our Class of 1805. He was second son and seventh child of Marston and Lucy (Lee) Watson, born in Marblehead, 14 July, 1788. Clerk in counting room of Daniel Sargent; died 9 Aug. Buried in the family tomb on the Common.

2 According to the letter of Greenleaf given in the note on p. 136, son of Charles Williams Windship of our Class of 1782, and perhaps father of Charles Windship of our Class of 1823. In a note under the Class of 1782 will be found various ways in which this name is spelled, to which may be added Windschip.

3 See Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1791-1835, p. 447.

The following list appears in Mr. Hunt's papers between 1801 and 1802. It is probably a copy of the annual return made in July, 1802:

1 Georgius W. Lyman.

2 Johannes Lovering.

3 Johannes Adams Cunningham.

4 Gulielmus Little.

5 Gulielmus Gibbes Hunt.

6 Gulielmus Fales.

7 Henricus Wells.

8 Josephus Donnison.

9 Gulielmus Smith.

10 Benjamin Andrews. 11 Jacobus Jones.

12 Benjamin Eddy Morse.

13 Carolus Grant.

14 Johannes Green.

15 Edwardus Winslow.

16 Johannes Morse.

17 Josephus Lovell.

18 Francis Parkman.

19 Gulielmus Parmenter.
20 Thomas Winthrop.
21 Georgius Parkman.
22 Abrahamus Wild.

23 Josephus Foster.

24 Thomas Dexter.
25 Carolus May.
26 Carolus Clark.

27 Henricus Watson.

28 Jacobus Morrill.
23 Thomas Wells.
30 Loring Austin.
31 Johannes Cassell.

32 Jonathan Stodder.

33 Josephus Cotton Tucker.

34 Johannes Gregory.

35 Johannes Cravath May Winchip.

36 Johannes Scollay.

37 Price Greenleaf.

38 Nathanael Emmons.

39 Jacobus Gregory.

40 David Townsend.

41 Henricus Doane.

42 Benjamin Morgan Stillman.

43 Edwardus Blanchard.

44 Gulielmus Leach.

45 Michael White.

46 Georgius Bethune English.

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The names of Henry Codman and George Howard also appear in this Class, but we omit them as probably

*Nicholas (Cussens) Nancrede, 2 those of the same boys in 1799 and 1798

æ 11

M.D. Univ. of Penn. 1813.

Harv. 1811, A.M.

respectively who may have reëntered in this year.

*1857

*1827

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*Harrison Gray Otis,3 æ 10

*William Parker4

*Henry Parkman, afterwards

Samuel Parkman5

11 Sept.

Merchant.

8 Feb. 1803.

*Edward Reynolds, æ 10

Harv. 1811, A.M., M.D. Brown,
1825, and Bowd. 1825.

*Jonathan Simpson

æ 11 May.

*Isaac Smith

*1881

æ 10 Oct.

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1 See F. B. Hough's American Biographical Notes, where a middle name G. is given. 2 A note from Dr. C. B. Nancrede of Philadelphia proves the correctness of the identification in the note above, and gives the middle names of both brothers. The middle name of Nicholas in some documents in his possession is spelled as here, but in others Cousins, and he is unable to say which is correct.

* See Whitman's History of A. and H. Artillery Company, second edition, p. 407.

4 Son of Right Rev. Samuel, and brother of Samuel D. of our Class of 1789.

5 Brother of John of our Class of 1792, and Francis and George of our Class of 1800. 6 Brother of John, of our Class of 1803, q. v.

7 Son of Master Hunt, b. 1791; emigrated to Lexington, Ky., in 1813, and there practiced law and edited a newspaper; in 1823 removed to Nashville and edited the Nashville Banner. Died 13 Aug. See Drake's and Allen's Biographical Dictionaries.

8 See Loring's Hundred Boston Orators, p. 402.

9 See Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1869-70, pp. 235 and 371; Drake's Biographical Dictionary; also Arthur B. Ellis's History of the First Church of Boston, p. 252. 14 Given in Catal. of 1847, in Class of 1803, as Alba.

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1 Brother of Jonathan, of our Class of 1802.

Spear9

*(Samuel Waldo) Wetmore 10 *Thomas Wetmore

Harv: 1814, A.M.

*1860

In a note to Mr. E. S. Dixwell, dated 12 May, 1874, Mr. Andrews says his older brother Isaiah Thomas Andrews was also a member of the School at the same time with himself, but his name is nowhere on Mr. Hunt's Catalogue.

Of course the names should be spelled alike, and probably i is more correct than y; but Mr. Hunt spells them as we give them.

2 Brother of David S. of our Class of 1800.

3 Rev. Dr. Watson says he was Captain of a Latin School Military Company.

4 Died 16 Aug. aged 82 years.

5 A son of Thomas of our Class of 1766. b. 14 May, 1794; died 27 Jan. His son says he is pretty sure his father went to the Latin School. It is possible, however, that this should be James Greenleaf, an older brother, b. 10 July, 1792, and drowned in Boston Harbor, 18 July, 1815. See Wm. Dawes and his ride with Paul Revere, by H. W. Holland, p. 70. No Christian name was given here by Mr. Andrews.

6 See Allen's Biographical Dictionary.

7 See Loring's Hundred Boston Orators, p. 394. Drake's Biographical Dictionary; also, Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1867–9, p. 146, and 1869–70, p. 263. 8 Brother of Robert C. of our Class of 1812. Lived in New York City and died there.

9 Rev. Dr. Watson thinks he has an indistinct recollection of a Samuel Spear at the School about this time.

10 The Christian names in this instance are given on the authority, not of Mr. Andrews, but of Dr. Watson, who adds that he thinks he may have died early. He was a brother of Thomas, below, and son of Judge W. who lived in Sudbury Street.

11 Dr. Watson says the name should be Welsh. He was son of Thomas.

12 Dr. Frothingham gives 1821 as the date of his death.

CHAPTER V.

1801-1805.

THE names in this chapter do not appear on Mr. Hunt's Catalogue, although they are found on the Catalogue of 1847 under the years here given, which were during his administration.

They probably were assigned, on entering, to advanced classes, and this would account for their omission on Mr. Hunt's register, which for the last few years is quite imperfect, giving only the names of those who were received in the lowest class, instead of, as earlier, a list of the whole membership for each year.

Possibly, however, they entered after Mr. Hunt's departure, and were assigned by Master Biglow to classes which had entered under Mr. Hunt; or they may have entered during Mr. Thacher's temporary mastership of the School in 1805, between Mr. Hunt and Mr. Biglow, and thus escaped enrolment on the list of either. We are somewhat inclined to the latter opinion, for though we have no list of those entering under Mr. Thacher, we have a list (to be given in a note under the next chapter), of the boys in the School when Mr. Biglow took charge of it, on which some of the names appear, with Mr. Thacher mentioned as their previous instructor.

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1800-1801. Town taxes are $61,489, of which Schools $9,099 for salaries: $1,011 for Repairs, &c.

Seven masters had a salary of $666.66 and an allowance of $200 each.

Seven ushers had a salary of $333.33 and an allowance of $100 each.

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