1859-04-20 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 04/20/1859
Hace: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Franklin Leach, Benjamin O. Peirce, and Joseph D. Tuck
Board members absent: Charles Haddock, and Joseph G. Dodge
Others present:
Recorder: Benjamin O. Peirce
April 20th 1859
Present at the meeting of the Board Messrs. Leach, Tuck & Peirce.
On motion of Mr. Tuck, Mr. Leach was appointed Chairman.
Mr. Leach presented his list of books recommended to be purchased. The Catalogue upon
which Mr. Leach had indicated his proposed purchases was passed over to Mr. Tuck who in turn
after marking his selections is to hand the catalogue to Mr. Dodge.
Resolved That the thanks of the Board be given to Mr. F. G. Dexter for the gift of Two
volumes of Agassiz Works presented by him sometime since for which as it is believed no formal
acknowledgment has year been made.
Adjourned to meet in two weeks.