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The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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Hon. William Reed of Marblehead recently died, bequeathing $68,000 for benevolent purposes in his will, plus legacies to heirs and relatives. Specific sums went to local churches, societies, hospitals, and institutions like Amherst and Dartmouth Colleges.
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$5000 to the first church and society in Marblehead, as a permanent fund for the support of Sabbath schools. relief of poor members, support of a library and of the ministry;
$10,000 to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions;
$1000 to the American Tract Society;
$1000 to the American Tract Society in Boston;
$2000 to the American Education Society;
$1000 to the Massachusetts Missionary Society;
$5000 for the purchase of books for the Theological Seminary at Andover;
$2000 to Marblehead Academy, as a permanent fund for the education of children of superior promise and capacity, who have been distinguished for the improvement in the public schools;
$2000 to the Massachusetts General Hospital at Boston, and the Insane Hospital at Charlestown:
$7000 for the use and benefit of the Second Congregational Church and Society in Marblehead;
$10,000 to Amherst College;
$17,000 to Dartmouth College.
[Newburyport Herald.
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Marblehead
Event Date
Recently Deceased
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deceased; $68,000 bequeathed for benevolent purposes, plus liberal legacies to heirs and relatives
Event Details
By his will, Hon. William Reed gave specific sums to various churches, societies, hospitals, and educational institutions including the first church in Marblehead ($5000), American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions ($10,000), American Tract Society ($1000), American Tract Society in Boston ($1000), American Education Society ($2000), Massachusetts Missionary Society ($1000), Theological Seminary at Andover ($5000 for books), Marblehead Academy ($2000), Massachusetts General Hospital at Boston and Insane Hospital at Charlestown ($2000), Second Congregational Church in Marblehead ($7000), Amherst College ($10,000), Dartmouth College ($17,000)