1851 Salem, Essex Co., Directory

THE SALEM DIRECTORY: CONTAINING THE CITY RECORD, BANKS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, CHURCHES, AND SOCIETIES. NAMES AND BUSINESS OF THE CITIZENS, AN ALMANAC FOR 1851, WITH A VARIETY OF MISCELLANEOUS MATTER. BY GEORGE ADAMS. SALEM: HENRY WHIPPLE, PUBLISHER, 1851.
LIST OF CONTENTS
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Advertisements..........208 Banks in Salem ..........181 Boundaries of Wards ..........84 Business Key .......... 158 to 171 Calendar ..........8 to 81 Churches and Ministers ..........178 Census of Massachusetts ..........205 Census of Essex County ..........206 Census of Salem ..........206 City Government ..........172 Courts ..........195 to 197 Custom House ..........184 Constables ..........174 Counting-house Almanac ..........7 Danvers Directory ..........245 to 252 Deaths in Salem 1850 ..........206 Eclipses ..........5 Engine Companies ..........177 Expresses ..........197 Fire Clubs ..........177 Halls, Public Buildings, &e..........34 Historical Events ..........9 to 80 Insurance Companies ..........183 Masonic Society ..........194		Military ..........203 Museum ..........189 Names of the Inhabitants .......... 35 Newspapers in Essex County .......... 180 Newspapers in Salem County .......... 180 Odd Fellows .......... 194 Railroad Companies { Eastern .......... 199 { Essex .......... 200 { Salem and Lowell .......... 200 { South Reading Branch ..........198 Reading Rooms ..........184 Schools ..........175 Shipping List of Salem .......... 6 Societies and Incorporated Companies .......... 186 to 194 Sons of Temperance .......... 195 Stages running from Salem .......... 200 Streets, Courts, and Places .......... 82 Towns in Essex County .......... 206 Undertaken .......... 170 Washington Square .......... 4 Wealth of Massachusetts ..........207 Wharves ..........34
Engravings and Views.
Browne & Price's Store ..........210 D. B. Brooks' Bookstore, first cover Eastern Railroad Depot ..........199 Essex and Mansion Houses ..........208 & 209		J. Emerton's Store ..........211 A. F. Simmons's Store, last cover Map of Salem, first cover View of Phillips' Wharf ..........201
Changes of Names in the Directory.
Names in 1850 ..........5,320 Increase in 1850 ..........251 --- Names in 1850 ..........5,571		Names erased, 1850 .......... 1,025 Names added, 1850 .......... 1,276 Removals, &c.,1850 .......... 1,495 --- Total Alterations .......... 3,796
Numerous changes, not enumerated in the above, have also been made in the Business Directory, and in the City and Miscellaneous Departments. With these, the whole number of alterations probably amounts to 8,000 or 10,000.
DAMBELL & MOORE, PRINTERS, 16 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON. COPYRIGHT SECURED.
INTRODUCTION
A new edition of the Directory is now presented to the public. We have endeavored to make it a correct record of the names and business of the citizens, with such information respecting the local institutions, &c. as may possess a general interest. Errors of course will be detected, as it is impossible to have a work of this character accurate, when changes are continually taking place; and these, we trust an indulgent public will overlook. If any should occur we desire that they should be communicated to the publisher for correction in a future edition. It is designed to continue this work annually, with such improvements as the patronage of the public will authorize. The addition, this year, of a portion of the business of Danvers, will doubtless be as acceptable to our own, as, we trust, it will be to the citizens of that flourishing town. The first Directory in Salem was issued by the present publisher in 1837, and contained 3325 names; the second in 1842, containing 3831 names; the third in 1846, containing 4745; the fourth in 1849, containing 5320 names; the present, in 1850, is the fifth, and contains 5570 names. The above exhibits the gradual growth of our city, at least as respects the population. During the last few years, the marks of improvement are more perceptible than they were for a considerable period previous, when Salem was almost stationary. We intend in this introduction to mention a few of the prominent changes or events that have taken place during the year now drawing to a close. The year 1850 will be marked in the annals of Salem for the introduction of gas, a more copious supply of water, the building of the iron fence around our beautiful mall, the opening of two railroads,—thus facilitating our communication with the Capitol and with the interior, — and the erection of several elegant dwelling houses, stores, churches, &c. Much has been accomplished this year to promote its general prosperity.
RAILROADS
SALEM AND LOWELL RAILROAD. The Directors and invited guests passed over this road on Thursday, August 1st, — were hospitably entertained at North Reading and at the terminus in Salem; opened for public travel on Monday, August 6th.
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SOUTH READING BRANCH RAIL ROAD opened for the inspection of stockholders and others on Saturday, August 31st, — for public travel on Monday, September 2d. Distance from Boston to South Reading, over Boston and Maine Rail Road, 9 miles; from South Reading to South Danvers 8 1-8 miles; from South Danvers to Salem, over the Essex Rail Road, 1 3-8, miles; total distance 18 1/2 miles.
WASHINGTON SQUARE.
On Monday evening, May 27, 1850, the City Council appropriated $7000 for the erection of a substantial iron fence around Washington Square. This place, or a portion of it, has for a long period been used for military parades. In 1714 the commoners in the general division of the Common lands voted that the spot " where the trainings are generally kept before Nathaniel Higginson's house shall be forever as a training field for the use of Salem." (Mr. Higginson's house stood on the site of the present East Church). Its surface was formerly much diversified, having several ponds and hillocks; the ponds bore the names of the owners of the land adjacent. Until the year 1770, considerable portions of the Common were leased to individuals for various purposes. In that year a large building was erected on the north-east corner, for the accommodation of the Alms-house, and remained until the completion of the present one on the Neck in 1815. For several years after 1801, there stood near the south-west corner, the old school-house, which has since been removed to East street, and now accommodates one of the intermediate schools. On the 3d of October, 1801, a subscription paper was opened, for raising a sum of money sufficient to defray the expense of levelling the Common, and planting trees around it. a first meeting of the subscribers was held at the Court House, on the 2d of November, when it was ascertained that the subscription had amounted to nearly $2000. On the 9th of November, the town voted to approve the project, and three days afterwards the Chairman of the Committee of the subscribers, Gen. Elias H. Derby, advertised for teams and laborers to commence the work immediately. In 1802 about one hundred elms were set out, and many Lombardy poplars. In 1818 about two hundred more elms were planted, in lieu of the poplars which had been removed. In 1802, by order of the Selectmen it was called "Washington Square," its present name. The two beautiful arches which have recently been removed, were erected about the same time; they were designed and executed by our late townsman, Samuel Maclntire, who died in
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February, 1811. His fine taste and skill, as exemplified in these and other structures which have beautified and yet adorn our city, have won for him a high rank among architects. The Court House, which was finished in 1786, and removed in 1839, (for sketch and description see Massachusetts Magazine for 1790,) and the spire of the South Church, were planned by him. The Eagle now surmounts the City Hall. The ornamental work has been preserved in the Town Hall, and we trust it will be arranged in some conspicuous place as a permanent memorial. The new fence, including the gateways, was erected under the direction of Messrs. Denio, Cheney & Co., of Boston, the contractors; the length is 2584 feet and 6 inches, and cost $7,050. The work is done in a most excellent and perfect manner; the pattern of the iron railing is neat, and not elaborate: the gateway on the westerly side presents a beautiful appearance, and the effect of the whole is very fine.
PAGE 6 SALEM DIRECTORY.
SHIPPING LIST
OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS.
Ships. Tons Ann Maria, 489 Australia, 534 Caroline Augusta, 406 Columbia, 708 Columbia, 600 Crescent, 350 Forrester, 420 Hindostan, 595 Jersey, 950 Nestor, 400 Peterhof, 494 Propontis, 425 Siam, 727 Sooloo, 440 St. Paul, 463 Thos. Perkins, 592 Vespasian, 318 Viola, 496 Mlnegance, 294 Witchcraft, 1200 --- 20 Ships. Tons, 10,801 Barques. Tons. Active, 212 Argentine, 299 Borneo, 297 Backus, 195 Ceres, 400 Cleora. 263 Catharine, 230 Delegate, 228 Delaware, 220 Dragon, 300 Edwin Koppisch, 250 Eliza Ann, 375 Emily Wilder, 264 Elizabeth Hall, 320 Ezpeleta, 181	Tons Hazard, 404 Imaum, 276 Iosco, 250 Lewis, 218 Lucilla 280 Lucia Maria 220 Maid of Orleans, 259 Miguelon, 182 Neptune, 236 Pilot, 200 Said Bin Sultan, 302 Sea Mew, 197 Sophronla, 199 Thetis, 312 Tom Corwin 251 Wessacumcon, 320 Wm. Schroeder, 288 Wyman, 200 Zotoff, 210 --- 34 Barques. Tons, 8,818 Brigs. Tons. Adna, 186 Allen, 128 America, 195 Brazilian, 165 Ceylon, 196 Charles Thomas, 133 Cherokee, 185 Cornelia, 127 Casilda,150 Dr. Rogers, 128 Draco,160 Elizabeth Felton, 158 Esther,135 Gambia, 155 Garland,148 Gazelle, 142 Granite, 153 Hamilton, 164		Ships. Tons Henrico, 137 James Marshall, 165 Joseph S. Cabot, 136 Lexington, 150 Louisa, 199 Long Island, 174 Lubec, 145 M. Shepard, 167 Margaretta, 230 Margaret Ann, 148 Mermaid, 190 Messenger, 240 Nereus, 182 Ohio, 143 Openango, 147 Planet, 143 Potomac, 155 Prairie, 190 Rattler, 134 Romp, 128 Russell, 183 Tigris, 157 Vintage, 200 Virginia, 158 Waterwich, 145 --- 46 Brigs. Tons. 6,808 Yachts. Tons Pilot Boat Effort, 89 Alert, 22 Edward Eddy, 12 Excelsior, 18 Fashion. 11 Growler, 8 Mystery, 54 Paul Jones, 8 Pearl, 24 Relief, 12 --- 10 Yachts. Tons, 208
In addition to the above, there are employed principally in the coasting trade and fisheries about 16,500 tons.
RECAPITULATION.
19 Ships - - - - - - - -10,801 tons 34 Barques - - - - - - - - - - 8,818 43 Briggs` - - - - - - - - - - 6,944 10 Yachts - - - - - - - -- - - 208 Coasting and Fishing Vessels - - - - - - - - - 16,500 --- - - - - - - - -43,271


Page 34 BOUNDARIES Of WARDS.
WARD 1. That portion of the city south of Essex street, east of Washington street, excepting South Salem. WARD 2. All north of Essex street,east of Washington street. WARD 3. South Salem, and all west or south of Washington, Essex and Boston streets, as far as the town bridge. WARD 4. Includes all north of Essex street west of Washington street, North Salem, and all above the town bridge on Boston street.

Page 175 SCHOOLS
LATIN AHD HIGH SCHOOLS.
FISK, Broad Street, Rev. 0. B. Frothingham. Committee. Oliver Carlton, Principal. Salary $1,200. Males, 33. BOWDITCH, Broad Street. Thomas Cole, Committee. Rufus Putnam, Principal. Salary $1,000. S. B. Mills, Assistant. Salary $250. Males, 70. SALTONSTALL, 157 Essex. Samuel B. Walcott, Committee. C. H. Wheeler, Principal. Salary $1,000. Mary E. Jocelyn, Assistant. Salary $250. Females, 100.
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
Salary of Assistant Teachers, $200 per annum. BENTLEY, 50 Essex Street. J. Hardy Phippen, Committee. Mary J. Fitz, Principal. Salary $300. Anna Whitmore, Mary Horton, Mary A. Colman, Assistants. Females, 161. PHILLIPS, 88 Essex street. Wm. R. Gavett, and T. H. Lefavonr, Committee. G. L. Weston, Principal. Salary $900. Robert Mansfield, Jr., Sub-principal. Salary $500. Caroline Roberts, Mary Jane Brown, Mary Ann Putnam, Mary I. Carlton, Caroline Lord, Assistants. Males, 302. HIGGINSON, Beckford street. Henry Wheatland, Committee. Emma A. Parker, Principal. Salary $300. Susan A. Clark, Lucy P. Innis, Elizabeth Jelly, Assistants. Females, 130. HACKER, Dean street. C. F. Putnam, Com. D. P. Galloup, Principal. Salary $700. Mary A. Mirick, Mary L. Shepard, Assistants. Males, 120. BROWNE South Salem. Joseph Chisholm, Com. Albert Lackey, Principal. Salary $700. Laura Chipman, Sarah H. Christie, H. M. Higgins, Assistants. Males, 84; females, 69; total, 153. PICKERING, North Salem. George F. Brown, Com. William K. Vail, Principal. Salary $700. M. E. Foster, Lucy Ann Peabody, Assistants. Males, 59; females, 63 • total, 122. EPES, Aborn street. W. F. Nichols. Com. Charles Northend, Principal. Salary $800. Sarah E. Cross, Assistant. Males, 49; females, 52; total, 101.
PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS.
Salaries of Teachers of Primary Schools, $200; Assistants, $100. Of Teachers of Intermediate, $250; Assistants, $150. District No. 1. Stephen Whitmore, Jr., Committee. Bridge Street. Elizabeth Lord, Principal. Maria Lord, Assistant. Males, 54 ; females, 87 ; total, 91. Williams Street. H. N. Lord, Principal. Mary A. Potter, Assistant. Males, 55 ; females, 41 ; total, 96.
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District No. 2. George A. Perkins, Committee. Bentley Street. S. A. Brown, Principal Anna Strout, Assistant. Females, 100. East Street. Intermediate. M. A. Russell, Principal. Ellen Rideout, Assistant. Males, 57 • females, 45; total, 102. Essex & East Street. Sarah IH. Stickney. Males, 20; females, 35; total, 55. District No. 3. Jonathan Tucker, Committee. Bath Street. Intermediate. Mary R. Kimball. Males, 75. Bath Street. Mary E. Bray. Males, 65. District No. 4. William Kimball, Committee. Browne School. A. L. Ballard, Principal. Sarah E. H. Jenks, Assistant. Females, 125. Mary J. May, Principal. Caroline May, Assistant. Males, 108. Lafayette Street. Intermediate. Rebecca Cross. Males, 55. District No. 6. S. B. Ives, Jr., Committee. Marlboro' Street. Sarah Barr, Principal. C. Stevens, Assistant. Males, 54 ; females, 57 ; total. 111. Broad Street. L. K. Grosvener, Principal. Elizabeth Glover, Assistant. Males, 57 ; females, 65 ; total, 122. District No. 6. Thomas Symonds, Jr., Committee. Dearborn Street. Maria Cushing, Principal. Emeline E. Couch, Assistant. Males, 54 ; females, 60 ; total, 114. North Street. E. K. Staniford. Males, 24 ; females, 26 ; total, 50. District No. 7. G. C. S. Choate, Committee. Beckford Street. F. E. Very, Principal. Ellen Chipman, Assistant. Males, 58; females, 45; total, 103. Mason Street. Susan Dennis. Males, 24 ; females, 31; total, 55. Warren Street. L. L. A. Very, Males, 35; females, 25 ; total, 60. District No. 8. W. M. Jacobs., Committee. Epes School. N. R. Eustis, Principal. H. L. Newhall, Assist. Males, 38 ; females, 38; total, 76. Lynde School, Old Boston Road Elizabeth A. Thompson. Males, 29 females, 25; total, 54.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
Latin and Greek Classical, No. 8 Charter Street, Rev. Wm. Cook, Principal. Two Private Schools, one for boys and one for girls, at No. 139 Essex Street; Misses Peirce, Teachers. No. of males, 30. No. of females, 30. Total, 60.

Page 178 CHURCHES IN SALEM
First Church. — Unitarian Congregational — organized 1629. A brick edifice on Essex street, corner of Washington. Rev. T. Stone, Pastor. William Mack, Clerk. E. Emmerton, Treasurer. Geo. Choate, James King, G. G. Newhall, Nathan Frye, J. Fiske Allen, Committee. Stephen Stone, Sexton. Friends'.— Organized 1657. A brick edifice on Pine, corner of Warren street. Joseph S. Nichols, Clerk; Philip Chase, Treasurer; William Chase, Joseph S. Nichols, Committee; Stephen A. Chase, Enoch Page and William Chase, Overseers of the Poor of the Society. East Church. — Unitarian Congregational — gathered in 1718. A freestone edifice, Washington Square. Rev. James Flint, D. D. Pastor. William B. Parker, Clerk and Treasurer. Benjamin H. Silsbee, William B. Parker, Samuel Grant, Charles Millett, Thomas Downing, Committee; N. Berry, Sexton. St. Peter's Church. — Episcopalian — gathered in 1733. A stone edifice on St. Peters, corner of Brown street. Rev. William B. Babcock, Rector; L. Upton, Joshua Phipen, Wardens; John B. Fairfield, Treasurer and Clerk; Wm. Weeks, Lucius Wells, S. C. Clark, J. W. Getchell, Daniel R. Bowker and John S. Jones, Vestrymen; George Fowler, Sexton. Tabernacle. — Orthodox Congregational — constituted 1735. Place of worship, Washington, corner of Marlboro' street. Rev. Samuel M. Worcester, D. D . Pastor; Samuel Henderson, jr., Clerk; Nathaniel Appleton, Treasurer; Amos Smith, Nathaniel Rideout, Daniel Stoddard, Joshua H. Cross, William Thorndike, Committee; John H. Neal, Sexton. North Church. — Unitarian Congregational— organized 1772. A stone edifice on Essex, near North street. Rev. 0. B. Frothingham, Pastor; Joseph Cloutman, Clerk and Treasurer; George Wheatland, Jeremiah Page, George West, Ed ward A. Holyoke, E. K. Lakeman, Committee; William Gavett and William H. Berry, Sextons. South Church. — Orthodox Congregational formed 1775. Place of worship, Chestnut, corner of Cambridge street. Rev. Brown Emerson, D. D., Pastor; Rev. Israel E. Dwinell, Collengue; John Chapman, Clerk; Timothy Ropes, Treasurer; William Goodhue, William Archer, Charles M. Richardson, Robert Peele, William Phelps, jr., Committee; John Dame, Sexton.
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Howard Street Church. — Orthodox Congregational — formed as Congregational, Dec. 29,1803; became Presbyterian, 1815; returned to Congregational in 1828. Place of worship, Howard street. Rev. M. H. Wilder, Pastor; D. B. Brooks, Clerk and Treasurer. Thaddeus Osgood, Benjamin Trask, Nathaniel Goodhue, Daniel Millett, Benjamin A. Gray, Committee; Stephen O'Hare, Sexton. First Baptist. — Organized 1804. Brick edifice on Marlboro' St. Rev. Robert C. Mills, Pastor; Samuel Quarles, Clerk; Joseph Winn, Treasurer; Thomas Odell, Andrew Ward, Joseph Farnum, Jr., D. F. Nichols, Edmund Currier, Committee; Thomas Treadwell, Sexton. First Universalist. — Formed 1805. A brick edifice on Rust street. Rev. Ebenezer Fisher, Pastor; Aaron Purbeck,jr., Clerk and Treasurer; William Calley, William Hill, S. T. Kimball, Joseph Walden, T. H. Prime, Nathaniel Goldsmith, George W. Estes, Committee; Hezekiah Sleeper, Sexton. St. Mary's Church.— Roman Catholic — organized 1810. Place of worship, Mall, corner of Forrester street. Rev. James Conway, Pastor. Independent Church. — Unitarian Congregational —organized 1824. A brick edifice, Barton square. Rev. James W. Thompson, D. D., Pastor; James Chamberlain, Clerk; Samuel C. Simonds, Treasurer; S. C. Phillips, Abijah Northey, Samuel Briggs, Abraham True, Albert G. Browne, Committee; Benjamin F. Larrabee, Sexton. Bethel. — Opened in August, 1823. Present place of worship, Herbert street. Rev. Michael Carlton, Pastor. Second Baptist.— Organized 1826. Brick edifice, St. Peter street. Rev. Wm. H. Eaton, Pastor; Nathan Putnam, Clerk and Treasurer; Daniel Potter, Israel R. Phelps, Levi Wiggin, John Masury, Thomas M. Dix, E. G. Burbank, W. Batchelder, jr., Committee; Benjamin Lander, Sexton. Crombie Street Church. — Orthodox Congregational —formed 1832. Brick edifice on Crombie street. Rev. James M. Hoppin, Pastor ; D. P. Grosvenor, Clerk; R. Putnnm, Treasurer; J. E. Fisk, R. P. Waters, L P. Foster, Rufus Putnam, Committee; Charles Staniford, Sexton. . Episcopal Methodist Union Street Society. Organized March, 1841. Place of worship, Union street. Rev. John W. Perkins, Pastor; Samuel Berry, Jeremiah S. Punchard, T. Pitts. Trustoes John Hall. Sexton.
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Wesleyan Methodist. —In 1842 organized as the Zion's Methodist Church; in May, 1845, as the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion in America. Place of worship, South street. Thomas Jones, Pastor; Robert Daley, Thos. Drew, William Column, Committee; Thomas Drew, Clerk and Treasurer. Second Universalist. — Organized June, 1844. Place of worship, corner of Lafayette and Central streets. Rev. S. C. Hewitt, Pastor; T. H. Frothingham, Clerk; J. Lovett Whipple, Treasurer; J. R. Smith, J. A. Robinson, J. Lovett Whipple, James A. Smith, William H. Nichols, S. S. Johnson, E. H. Sanger, Committee. Second Advent Society. — Organized July 23, 1848. —Place of worship, Sewall street. Rev. Lemuel Osier, Pastor; Humphrey. Wyman, Clerk; George Stone, Treasurer; Charles H. Berry, Charles Willey, Eben W. Marden, Committee; Jethro Blake, Sexton.
NEWSPAPERS.
ESSEX COUNTY FREEMAN. Established August 1, 1849. Published twice a week. William Porter, proprietor, office, 1 Market street. Gilbert L. Streeter, editor. SALEM GAZETTE. Established, weekly, 1768; semi-weekly, 1796: tri-weekly in 1847. Published every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday, at 191 Essex street. Caleb Foote, proprietor. SALEM MERCURY. Established in 1831. Published every Wednesday, at 191 Essex street. Caleb Foote, proprietor. SALEM REGISTER. Established in 1800. Published every Monday and Thursday, by Chapman & Palfrey, 185 Essex st. SALEM OBSERVER. Established in 1823. Published every Saturday, by Ives & Pease, 228 Essex street.

NEWSPAPERS IN ESSEX COUNTY.
AMESBURY AND SALISBUSY MILLS.—The Villager, weekly. WORCESTER.—The News and Semi-weekly Messenger, Semiweekly; Telegraph, Semi-weekly; The Cape Ann Light, weekly; HAVERHILL.— Essex Banner, weekly; Gazette, weekly. American Insurance Examiners, monthly. LAWRENCE.—The Courier, weekly; Essex County Sentinel, weekly. LYNN.—The Bay State, weekly; News, weekly. MARBLEHEAD.—People's Advocate and Marblehead Mercury, weekly. NEWBURYPORT.—Daily Herald, Daily; Semi-weekly Herald, Semi-weekly; The Daily Evening Union, Daily; Christian Herald, weekly.
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