Proctor, John W.; Nichols, Andrews; et al. Centennial Celebration, at Danvers, Mass., June 16, 1852; Extra title page: Account of the Centennial Celebration in Danvers, June 16, 1852, together with the Proceedings of the Town in relation to the Donation of George Peabody, Esq., of London. Boston: Printed by Dutton and Wentworth, 1852. First Edition. [10865]
Half brown morocco with marbled boards, 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, steel-engraved portrait of John Endicott, extra title page in red & black, lithograph portrait of George Peabody, nine additional plates. 208 pages, tight, foxing. Good. Hardcover.
Includes the historical Address, by John W. Proctor (pp. 3-58), Danvers: A Poem, by Andrew Nichols (pp. 59-96); Danvers Centennial Celebration (pp. 97-206; and an Index.
The Celebration section contains many speeches and orations of historical notice.
Includes notices of a donation of $20,000 by George Peabody of London, who was born in Danvers in 1795, "for the promotion of knowledge and morality among us." One of the establishments as a result of the donation was the Peabody Institute, which was a library in Danvers.
South Danvers adopted the name "Peabody" in 1868, in honor of George Peabody, who has become known as the "father of modern philanthropy."
