LINCOLN ROOM 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 
 LIBRARY 
 
 MEMORIAL 
 
 the Class of 1901 
 
 founded by 
 
 HARLAN HOYT HORNER 
 
 and 
 
 HENRIETTA CALHOUN HORNER
 
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 Frederic Walker Lincoln 
 
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 AT the earnest solicitation of friends the following col- 
 lection of facts, incidents, and thoughts has been 
 compiled, with the hope that it mav help to perpetuate my 
 father's influence and memory, in showing to others the 
 high principles which alwavs governed his actions and made 
 his life such a complete and useful one. It falls far short, 
 however, of what it ought to be, to faithfiilly portray his 
 thoroughly unselfish character. There are no records of 
 the dailv acts of kindness and readv svmpathv which he 
 bestowed upon those with whom he came in contact, which 
 made for him innumerable friends and endeared him to 
 people from all ranks in life. It was the fbrgetfulness of 
 self that enabled him to be never wearv in well doing ; 
 and trust in his Heavenlv Father gave him the strength to 
 fulfil his duties. 
 
 MARY KNIGHT LINCOLN. 
 Rrookline, i8qq. 
 
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 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 
 
 Frederic Walker Lincoln was born in Boston, in 
 a house on Hanover street, the twenty-seventh day of 
 Febraar\', 1817, and baptized July 27 in the same year, 
 by Llenry Ware, Jr., then commencing his ministry to 
 the Second Church, of which Mr, Lincoln was all his life 
 a member and active worker. He came from sound 
 Puritan stock, being a descendant of Samuel Lincoln, one 
 of the early settlers of the town of Hinghara, Mass., in 
 1637. 
 
 We quote the following from " Uepresentative Men " : 
 
 " The name of Lincoln has been borne by a long list of 
 men, both prominent in State and national affairs. Gen. 
 Benjamin Lincoln would possibly stand out as a leader in 
 llevolutionary days, and the martyred president, Abraham 
 Lincoln, of those of a more recent period. From 1630 to 
 1635 there were four Thomas Lincolns who came to this 
 country." The son of one of these Thomas's, Samuel, 
 settled in Hingliam and had four sons, Samuel, Daniel, 
 Mordecai, and Thomas. Frederic W. l^incoln is a descend- 
 ant of the second Samuel, who was a soldier in the Nar- 
 raganset War, and President Abraham Lincoln comes 
 from the latter's brother, Mordecai. 
 
 "Levi Lincoln, attorney-general of the United States, 
 and once acting governor of Massachusetts, and Levi
 
 10 MKMoniAL OF 
 
 Liiiti)lii. .Ir., wlio was o()\eiii()i- of the same for nine 
 years, as well as Enoch Lincoln, who was governor of 
 Maine, were all of the same line." 
 
 Samuel's son, Jedidiah. had a son Enoch, whose son 
 Amos was the grandfather of the subject of this sketch. 
 Amos was luaii in Iliiigham, Mardi 18. 17")4, and at the 
 age of fourteen came to Boston as an apprentice to Mr. 
 Crafts. In 1773, at the age of nineteen, he assisted in 
 the destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor. I>efore he 
 was twenty-oue Mr. ("rafts released him from his obliga- 
 tion as an apprentice in consequence of his ardent desire 
 to enter the service of his country. Amos was in tlie 
 army from that time until it was disbanded. He served 
 in the battle of Bunker Hill attached to Stark's regiment ; 
 also in the actions at Bennington, Brandywdne, and Mon- 
 mouth. He received a commission as captain of artillery, 
 and at one time was aid to Governor Hancock. In 1777 
 he was in the regiment under Col. Thomas Crafts. 
 
 Amos married a daughter of Paul Revere, and was con- 
 nected with him in many of those acts which have given 
 to the Boston Sons of Liberty so much historical renown. 
 ,Vt the close of the war he returned to his business as 
 carpenter ami was master-workman at the erection of 
 the State House on Beacon Hill in Boston. Amos died 
 in (»)uincy, Jan. 1"), 1829, aged seventy-five years. 
 
 Louis, the son of Amos, was born in Boston, March 4, 
 1787, and married Mary Hathorne Knight, Nov. 26, 1815. 
 She died in May, 1825, and he passed away in Charles- 
 town in 1827 at the age of forty years, thus leaving his 
 son Frederic, then about ten years of age. and his 
 daughter Harriet orphans, under the care of their uncle.
 
 FUKDKIUC ir.lLA'/;/.' Ll\(()L\. 11 
 
 Col. Frederic W. Liiu-olu, of Canton, for whom Frederic 
 ■was named. 
 
 Frederic was sent to boarding-school at Stoug-hton, 
 where he remained until he was thirteen years old ; he 
 was then entered as an apprentice to Mr. Gedney King, 
 a well-known maker of mathematical instruments, and a 
 highly respected citizen. After having completed the 
 term of his service, which was distinguished by fidelity 
 and industry, he commenced business on his own account 
 in 1839 on Commercial street, being then twenty-two 
 years of age, building up one of the best and most suc- 
 cessful establishments in this country for the manufact- 
 ure and sale of mathematical apparatus. 
 
 It was written of him by one who knew him in his 
 early 3-ears that '• he was a sterling youth ; amiable in 
 his manners, correct in his habits, steady and efficient in 
 his application to his master's service during business 
 hours, and remarkable for the good use he made of his 
 own time. Even wbile still an apprentice he was re- 
 spected for his well-balanced mind and many manly qual- 
 ities. His thirst after useful knowledge led liim to become 
 a member of the Mechanic Apprentices' Library Associa- 
 tion, and to employ to the best advantage its educational 
 privileges. At eighteen years of age he became president 
 of the said Association, and labored intelligently, with a 
 few congenial spirits, to multiply the benefits of that 
 admirable institution, and several of its best features owe 
 their origin to those efforts. 
 
 "'We mention these things to illustrate how true it is 
 that ' the child is father to the man." 'Prentice hand 
 as he was, the little lad of the Lil)rary has made the
 
 12 MKMOIllAL or 
 
 UKiytJi' i»r our gic-at cily. Mr. Lincoln was proniinunl 
 afterwards in establishing the Boston Lyceum, the Young 
 Men's Benevolent Society, etc.. and ijuiL'tly distinguisiied 
 himself by his labors to ameliorate and improve the con- 
 dition of the poor and uneducated.'" 
 
 While yet a lad he contributed to the paper of the 
 Mechanic Apprentices' Library Association an article 
 which gave so much gratification to his employer that 
 he rewarded the effort by a gift of twenty-five dollars, 
 which the young writer presented to the Association. 
 
 We learn from his own journal that during the years 
 1838-1839, being then twent3--one and twenty-two years 
 of age, he attended lectures nearly every evening, and his 
 journal gives a short synopsis of what he heard, showing 
 his attention and thought. He attended an elocution 
 class, a class in book-keeping, and meetings of associations 
 in which he was interested, and every Sunda}- twice a 
 day and sometimes three times he attended church, being 
 deeply interested in the thoughts received from the ser- 
 mons. 
 
 At the age of twenty-one he became a Sunday-school 
 teacher connected with the Second Church, and secretary 
 of the school, retaining his intei'est there for many years, 
 taking the position of superintendent in 184t> and holding 
 it thirty years. 
 
 While a youth oi twenty-one he delivered an address 
 before the Mechanic Apprentices' Library Assoeiation, a 
 large audience being present. This probably was his first 
 public address. He was made honorary member of the 
 Library Association, chairman of the committee of 
 Fourth of July celebration, and presided at the dinner
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 13 
 
 given on that day. Also at this period lie wi'ote occa- 
 sionall}' for tlie press. He was on the Standing Committee 
 of the Young Men"s Benevolent Society, and correspond- 
 ing secretary of the Social Union. In 1840 he Avas urged 
 to be its president, but declined. Afterwards, however, 
 he became vice-president. 
 
 On the first page of a new journal commenced at this 
 time, and to which we are indebted for an account of his 
 life during the next few years, is the following: 
 
 " Boston, Aug. 1, 1839. — The book in which I com- 
 menced keeping a diary having been written through, I 
 continue the practice with this new book. I believe it 
 has been an advantage to me ; it has made me less prodi- 
 gal of time and more impressed with the importance of 
 its right use. The very act at the close of the day of de- 
 voting a few moments to its reconsideration must have a 
 beneficial though perhaps an imperceptible effect. Merely 
 as a book of reference it is of consequence, and may at 
 some time be of great importance. It will be interesting 
 in coming years, not only as a record of facts, but as data 
 fi'om which I can, from time to time, measure n\j prog- 
 ress in the formation of character towards the perfect 
 standard of a true man. 
 
 " In speaking of my character perhaps it would be well 
 to give myself a brief outline. I tliink it has improved (as 
 indeed it ought) within the last two 3^ears. This journal 
 has been hinted at as having effected this in part ; my con- 
 nection with the Sunday-school has done more, and its part 
 has been more important, as its sphere has been the moral 
 and religious. I grow more liberal in my views, and 
 endeavor, as far as possible, to l)e unswayed liy prejudice
 
 14 MEMOUIAL OF 
 
 '' In politics I hold to tiit- geiienil opinions of the Whig 
 part}-, although strongly biassed in favor of deniocrac}'. 
 So far as happiness is concerned I enjoy much, although my 
 situation is not such as I could desire, having coniiuenced 
 business recently ; the result is as yet a riddle, although 
 now it seems pretty fair. 
 
 "An advantage of journalizing is that it leads to system 
 in the ways of life. A man of method and system can 
 accomplish twice the amount of one without it, although 
 blessed witli more splendid talents.'" 
 
 In September, 1839, he became a member of the Mass- 
 achusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. 
 
 Among the many lectures which he attended, those l)v 
 Emerson interested him very much. Also a course given 
 by Mr. Simmons upon Shakespeare. 
 
 Sliowing the many different subjects which attracted 
 his attention, we will give from his journal what he has 
 written of a few of the lectures he attended within two 
 weeks ; ever}- week for several years during the winter 
 season was occupied in much the same manner. 
 
 " Evt'iiiuii. — At the Temple Lecture, by Dr. Smith, on 
 the ' Former Inhabitants of this Country,' of those who 
 existed previous to the Indians, a race far superior to 
 them. He thought they came to this continent alxuit the 
 time of Joshua's entering the Holy Land, at which time 
 there was great commotion throughout the nations on the 
 Globe. The Indians, he thought, Avcre descended from 
 the Tartars. The lecture was interesting. He had some 
 specimens of pottery found in the West. 
 
 " Eveninrj. — Lecture before the Mechanic Association, 
 bv Dr. Webster, on the • Solidilieation of Carbonic Acid
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN, IT) 
 
 Gas.' Later the same evening attended Social Meeting, 
 at which a paper was read. 
 
 " Thursdan Evenin;/. — J^ecture before Mechanic Ap- 
 prentices' library Association, b}^ John C. Parks ; snbject, 
 'The Sohliers of Rome, of France, and the United 
 States.' 
 
 " Sunday morning, at church, Mr. Kobbins preached 
 from tlie text, 'Lead us not into temptation.' One of 
 his best. The introductory remarks were on prayer. He 
 thought many prayed too much ; there was not enough of 
 Christian action. Many would make earnest prayers, but 
 they did little themselves towards accomplishing that for 
 which they prayed. It is well to humble ourselves 
 towards God, but it is better to have the proper spirit to 
 exert all the abilities He has given for ourselves and 
 fellows-men. At Sunday-school Mr. Adams made his 
 farewell remarks as superintendent. 
 
 " Afternoon, Mr. Young preached. Text, ' Be not con- 
 formed to the World;' quite a practical discourse. 
 Spoke of the embarrassment of the times ; laid them to the 
 extravagance of the people. Evening went with Clap[) 
 and heard Mr. Gray at his church on Sunday-schools. 
 
 " Friday Evening. — Meeting, Society Religious Im- 
 provement, at Mr. Frothingham's ; subject, ' How far 
 Ought we to Regard the Opinion of Others.' Very good 
 meeting. 
 
 " Monday Eveniny. — At the hall of the House of 
 Representatives, a meeting ot the Whig members to 
 receive Daniel Webster on his return from Europe. 
 President of the meeting addressed him, to Avhom lie 
 replied in a very tine speech. Tremendous crowd.
 
 1«) MEMORIAL OF 
 
 •• Tiiexilaii Evening. — Sunday-school teachers' meeting. 
 
 •' Wedneitday IJvenin)/. — Heard J>. H. Thatcher before 
 the Mechanic Association; subject of his last lecture con- 
 tinued, the practical uses of science, with a notice, at the 
 close, of the history of Meclianics" Institutions. After- 
 wards went down to the Franklin dcl)ate. 
 
 '•• TJiiirxilaij Evciiin;/. — Attended a lectuie by I)i'. 
 Channing before the Library. Subject, ' The Elevation 
 of the Laboring Classes.' He commenced by remarking 
 upon the novelty of the occasion and the meeting. Much 
 is justly said of the influence of machinery in distinguish- 
 ing the present age, but the fact of an association com- 
 posed of mechanic apprentices whose bond of union was 
 a lil)rary meeting, weekly, to improve themselves in 
 knowledge, was a much more hopeful sight for the cause 
 of humanity. The fact of the first minds in the community 
 lecturing before such an association was in itself the com- 
 mencement of a new era. He first spoke of what he did 
 not mean by the elevating of the lal)oring classes. He did 
 iu)t mean that they should leave off labor (he here paid 
 a fine eulogium upon labor), he did not want them to 
 aspire to a rank in the artificial distinctions of society. 
 neither to political offices. There must be a previous 
 elevation to niakt' a man bear himself properly in a pul)- 
 lic station. Its holder should never consider it for the 
 gratification of pride or personal vanity or aggrandize- 
 ment, but its i)urj)()se was to become the servant of the 
 people. It was too much the ambition of our people to 
 seek political notoriety. The narrow [)ivjudices of party 
 were liaj)pily alluded to. Man had a liirccfold nature: if 
 tlic plivsiciil was alone exercised, he was robl)i'd of his
 
 PREDEIUC WALKER LINCOLN. 17 
 
 dearest rights and privileges, the intellectual and inoial. 
 The product of civilization was a division of labor, this 
 gave perfection to all, and was the means of accomplish- 
 ing much more. 
 
 " Tlu' true elevation of the laboring classes could only 
 be attained by the elevation of Soul. He defined his 
 meaning in elocjuent and beautiful language. He spoke 
 of the force of thought, of its purity, etc. He defined 
 conscience as being the highest wisdom, the result of our 
 unbiassed reason. The elevation of Soul could be attained 
 bj' the contemplation of God, of man, of nature ; this was 
 within the ability of every one. 
 
 " This subject is to be continued in a succeeding lect- 
 ure. Such lectures as these make one feel how impor- 
 tant is life, what a spirit is in man, how noble his 
 prerogatives, how sublime is principle, how narrow, sor- 
 did, and mean are the petty concerns of this world and 
 its vanities. It gave general satisfaction, as everything 
 from this justly celebrated divine always does." 
 
 Perhaps these extracts from Mr. Lincoln's journal are 
 sufficient to show the influences which were working- 
 constantly upon his thought, and with what earnestness 
 he was striving to live the life of a good man. 
 
 In 1838 his sister Harriet became engaged, and after- 
 wards married, to Dr. Ezra Abbott, the much Ijeloved 
 physician of Canton, Mass. From the time the two 
 children were left orphans, Harriet had lived in the 
 home of her uncle, Col. Frederic W. Lincoln, of Bos- 
 ton and Canton. In summer F'rederic went often to 
 Canton, either by stage, in cars, on horseback, or driv- 
 ing, to spend a Sunday or holiday at his uncle's, or
 
 18 MEMOIUAL OF 
 
 latei- at liis sister's. To this sister he was devotcfUv 
 attached. 
 
 In February, 1840, wlien he was not ([uite tweiity-threi' 
 years of age, he attended, at Deacon Grant's, "a meeting 
 of hidies and gentlemen delegates oi' distrihutois from the 
 benevolent society. Quite an interesting meeting." He 
 was appointed the committee for Ward 2. 
 
 In his journal, at an earlier date, there are also items 
 made showing what was a strong characteristic through 
 life, his sympathetic desire and earnest efforts always to 
 help the poor and unfortunate. His heart was large and 
 most generous, and the calls upon it great. He could 
 never bear to say " No," and seldom did, to any call for 
 aid, and through life his generosity and confidence in 
 others often brought to him personal financial loss. 
 While he lost much by those who could not repay him, 
 no one ever lost l)y him, and he never expressed regret at 
 the help he gave, no matter what the consequence to him- 
 self. To him the pleasure of having was giving, and to 
 every good cause his purse was readily opened. 
 
 In 1840 liis journal shows he made frequent addresses ; 
 one on 
 
 " Fehrnarjj "12d^ JSveninf/. — Anniversary of the Ap- 
 prentices' Library at the Temple ; full house. Address 
 by Cushing and poem by Cambell. Addressed the meet- 
 ing afterwards. 
 
 "■ Februari/ 'IlfJi. — To-day completed my twenty-third 
 year; am in good health and spirits and a fair prospect 
 of a hapj)y life." About this time he often attends the 
 Whig Association; and on .hily 18th is much intcicstcd 
 in the pre])arations to receive the ICnglish sU'an)er
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 19 
 
 " Britannia."' the liist of the Canard Liiu', on her arrival 
 at 9.30 in the evening, amid iiring of salutes, illumina- 
 tions, etc. 
 
 April ISth. — " Saturday evening at home, preparing 
 for the morrow : liave been troubled for tlie last few 
 weeks with a bad cough; have fears that it has seated 
 itself upon my lungs. Have thouglit much of death 
 lately and of a preparation for that change. Would 
 like to live, but have an impression my days are short 
 upon the earth. It comes sooner or later to all, and 
 it is my endeavor so to live that when called to pay 
 the debt to nature it may be as tranquil as possible. 
 This is written not under an}- despondency of mind, for 
 I feel as cheerful now as I ever did, and am as much 
 engrossed in every-day affairs as I ever was, but look 
 upon myself and destiny with reason and calmness. 
 Departed friends, where ai't thou ? " 
 
 The next day, Sunday, he attended Sunday-school and 
 church morning and afternoon, with a pleasant evening 
 at his uncle's, and never a word more about his cough. 
 We will give one week from his journal in 1840. 
 
 '■'•May 17, 1810. — Sunday morning at school. At 
 church Mr. Hall, of Dorchester, preached all da}-. In the 
 morning a discourse appropriate to spring. Afternoon, 
 from the text ' Follow not the multitude to do un- 
 righteousness.' After church called on a friend with 
 Mr. George W. Bond. The day has been an exceedingly 
 delightful one, warm, corresponding to all the beautiful 
 ideas with which the finest writers have clothed this 
 season of the year, and yet one of those which to my 
 own mind brings but little satisfaction. Upon such days
 
 ■20 MEMOniAL OF 
 
 when all nature appears to l)e in its best mood, a void, a 
 longing for I know not what, takes possession of my 
 soul. My own feelings do not correspond with that of 
 the outward world, and I feel life is without an (jbject. 
 Society, I believe, demands more of u)}- sympathies, but 
 1 am diffident about introducing myself more into 
 its midst. Evening called ui)on Mr. Poor and Mrs. 
 King. 
 
 " Monday Evening. — Social meeting of the Union at 
 our house; read a paper which 1 edited in behalf of a 
 committee. 
 
 '■''Tuesday Evening. — At circus in Milk street; was 
 much pleased Avith the performance. 
 
 " Wednesday Evening. — Meeting in the vestry, subject, 
 ^ The Atonement.' 
 
 " Thur^daii Evening. — Meeting of the committee on the 
 Social Union Anniversary at home. 
 
 '•'■ Friday Evening. — Meeting of Society for Religious 
 Improvement, at Mr. Daniels' ; very fine and interest- 
 ing meeting. Subject, ' Prayers.' Principal part of the 
 evening occupied on the question : Are our prayers 
 answered? Also the inquiry. Should we pray for tem- 
 poral blessings?" 
 
 From February, 1888, to Nov. 16, 1840, Mr. Lincoln 
 lived in a l)()arding-house with several other young men, 
 but at the latter date he desired a change, and his journal 
 speaks of it in the following manner: 
 
 " November 16, Monday. — Removed my boarding-place 
 from Mrs. P.'s to Mr. Daniels'. Have been with Mrs. P. 
 since I was of age, the last of February, 1838. Have 
 been much interested in th(> familv and well contented.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 21 
 
 but wish for a change ; wish to tiy a [)iivate family, and 
 make myself more domestic. 
 
 " November 26. — Thanksgiving Day. Morning at 
 church. Mr. Robhins preached an excellent discourse. 
 Dined at Charlestown. Afternoon rolled nine-pins with 
 Rhoades, Baker, Nelson, and others. Evening spent 
 with J. Rhoades. As a whole have passed the day pleas- 
 antly although not enjojdng any of those family sympa- 
 thies and associations which hallow the day to most 
 people, have no parental hearthstone to gather upon and 
 with sweet friends to exchange the tokens of love. Am 
 thrown by Providence mostly upon my own resources 
 for happiness and success in life. Have reason to be 
 thankful, however, for numerous blessings and do not 
 repine at my lot. My prospects in business, etc., I con- 
 sider much better than they were a year ago to-da}^" 
 
 December 26, 1840, Mr. Lincoln was appointed treas- 
 urer of the Young Men's Benevolent Society, which office 
 he held for over forty years. 
 
 In order to show the character of the organization we 
 copy fi'om a report of the society the following : 
 
 '•' It has strong claims upon all young men. In their full 
 vigor of mind and body they are, in a great measure, superior 
 to the accidents which befall the rest of mankind. Is it not 
 their duty, then, to give what assistance they are able to the 
 old and infirm, the sick and the deserted, who, perhaps no 
 less deserving, have been less fortunate than themselves ? 
 Tlie society is not sectarian. It is not sectional. Its mem- 
 bers are from all denominations ; its objects are found in 
 every ward of the city." 
 
 " December 31, Thursday. — Early part of the evening
 
 22 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 at cliuicli, wlieie Mr. I\ol)])i!is preached a ver\' fine dis- 
 course appropriate to the chise of the year. Text, * Go 
 up higher.' Spent the remainder of the evening at Mrs. 
 S., where was a small party to commemorate the occasion. 
 Thus has closed the year 1840, to me not marked in its 
 progress by any remarkable event. In my business rela- 
 tions, have a much better prospect than at the close of the 
 last year ; feel now that soon I shall be on a good founda- 
 tion and shall enjoy competence if not wealth. Must 
 pmctise economy and frugality, the only methods to en- 
 sure success. My reputation I believe is good, and char- 
 acter stands fair. My health is good, and I enter upon a 
 new year with fervent thanks for the many blessings given 
 me." 
 
 During the coming months he attended many lectures, 
 as formerly : a coui-se by Dr. Walker upon •* Natural Relig- 
 ions," which attracted much interest in the community, 
 and one by Dr. Gannet upon " The Unitarian Idea of 
 God : " also ]Mr. Hedge's lecture upon '' The Diffusion 
 of Useful Knowledge." 
 
 '• Februari/ 27, 1841. — This day attained my twenty- 
 fourth birthday. Do not feel like making any reflections 
 upon the event. My situation in life is not such as I 
 could wish, but have made up my mind to be content ; 
 each one has aspirations which never will be realized, and 
 has cares and troubles, and it is a peculiar situation known 
 oid}^ to himself. My second year in business has resulted 
 a little more favorably than the fii-st, but does not justify 
 my reasonable anticipations. My habits of life are some- 
 what changed ; have become domesticated in Mr. Daniels' 
 family, and gain much enjoyment in that relation."
 
 FREDERIC WALKER TANCOLN. 23 
 
 His life-long friend, James Tolman. roomed there witli 
 him, and Mrs. Daniels took a deep and motherl}'- interest 
 in ''her two boys," for which they were ever grateful, 
 and in retnrn gave to her their wai-m affection. 
 
 " April 20, 1841. — The day set apart by the cit}' 
 authorities for the funeral solemnities of President Har- 
 rison. Acted as marshal to the Mechanic Association. 
 
 '•'' September^ 1841. On openinfi a neiv journal. The 
 occasion affords an opportunity to say a few words upon 
 my condition and prospects, to take an observation of 
 my situation upon the sea of life, to see whether I am 
 progressing or retrograding in any respect, and to form 
 perhaps new plans for the future. And first of all, as to 
 what is engaging most of my time and attention : my 
 business. Have thought much about it lately, am dis- 
 satisfied, disappointed, sick at heart, hardly dare look 
 forward to the future, as there appears to be so little 
 prospect of success. Anxious to change my business, 
 yet want of capital and experience debars me from think- 
 ing seriously of such a project, and yet comparatively 
 doing notliing now. Regret that I commenced and still 
 more that I spent a portion of life in its acquisition 
 which might have been better employed. I do not blame 
 myself or any one else, but all to be attributed to un- 
 fortunate circumstances. The theme is a sad one and I 
 will not continue it. 
 
 " My character, as far as I am able to judge, has not 
 altered much for a number of years. It has not improved 
 as it should. Naturally indolent, I have not made use of 
 such opportunities as I have been favored with for the 
 elevation of ray head or heart. In fact, I feel that my
 
 24 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 intellectual abilities are not so good comparatively as 
 thev were tliree or four years since. The reason is, per- 
 haps, I am not now engaged in tiiose literary associations 
 which once called for their exercise. I have my i)ropor- 
 tion of fair-weather friends, and feel that I am resiiected 
 as HiUL'li as my worth has cause, even more so. Am 
 pleasantly situated in my l)oarding arrangements. 
 
 '•■ Jiuiuary -lb, 1842. — Went to the State House to an 
 anti-slavery meeting and heard Wendell Philips, Doug- 
 lass, a refugee slave, and others speak. 
 
 '■' February 8. — At Dr. Walker's lecture, afterwards at 
 Mr. Robbins", a meeting of gentlemen to take measures 
 regarding the formation of an auxiliary to the Unitarian 
 Association." 
 
 During the winter Mr. Lincoln enjoyed more social 
 occasions and concerts than formerly, but still many 
 lectures and religious meetings. 
 
 " March 4. — A'estry meeting at Dr. Bobbins'. There 
 is at this time a good deal of religious excitement in 
 the city. An effort is made to introduce much of the 
 system of other denominations into <>ur own, such as 
 prayer-meetings, etc. Of its beneficial influence I am 
 rather sceptical. I am confident, however, that meet^ 
 in<Ts of this character, if iudiciouslv conducted, may 
 do much good, if we use them as instruments rather 
 than tlie end. The great object of life is to live, not to 
 talk about living. Live in the present, do our duty now, 
 and we shall have no fears of the future. We attend 
 meetings like those of the present. The remarks of our 
 friends, the sympathy we feel in each other, the very 
 atmosphere of the room seems redolent of purity and
 
 FREDEETC WALKEIi LINCOLN. 25 
 
 holiness ; we enjoy the sentiments, we are perhaps in 
 ecstasies and perhaps our feelings prompt us to speak, 
 and yet after all it a[)pears to me this is not religion. 
 The same sentiment is inspired by external objects : an 
 ancient cathedral, its lofty arches, its paintings, its taste, 
 its associations hallowed by time, the graves of the dead 
 around and about it with its monuments to say they once 
 were, the solemn tones of the organ as it steals upon our 
 enraptured ears, these inspire the same feelings, and we 
 feel humbled and abashed in the presence of a higher 
 power. But we go out of the cathedral, we go out of the 
 room, we ai'e jostled as we step into the street, by the 
 world and its cares, our lofty impulses leave us, they 
 seem too ethereal for the rough and tumble of the street, 
 and no end is accomplished by our coming together. 
 There is a distinction which we should always bear in 
 mind between conviction and conversion. An eloquent 
 preacher, the death of a friend, a good book, often a very 
 trifling circumstance, leads us to feel impressively the 
 momentous concern of our souls, but like the seed that 
 falls upon bad ground, tares grow up and choke it, and 
 it bears no fruit. We were convinced, but not converted. 
 We must act ourselves as well as be the passive recipient. 
 We can onl}" become Christians by our own free choice. 
 An iron will, by the blessing of God, can make us any- 
 thing we wish to become. We can become Christians if 
 we will to become such, else the Bible lies and we are 
 unaccountable beings. 
 
 " That we are tempted and placed in adverse circum- 
 stances is no excuse for us ; in fact, is the very method, 
 the very path to Christian perfection. An innocent
 
 "20 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 child is a beautiful object, but liow much nioi-e noble is 
 the virtuous man who has struggled and has come off 
 victorious ! In the little we know of the biography of 
 our Saviour, how much more estimable and exemplaiy his 
 character appears after his temptation than before! Let 
 us then learn to form proper ideas of life and its duties, 
 let us remember that to be a Christian is not to assent to 
 a certain system of doctrines contained in a book called 
 the Bible, because for certain reasons it is considered 
 better than the Koran, the Talmud, or some other relig- 
 ious system, or because it has a tendency to keep people 
 orderly or well-behaved and is, in policy of nations, an 
 excellent public arrangement. 
 
 "There is nothing praiseworthy in conviction, it 
 requires no effort on our part ; in fact, it takes place in 
 spite of us. The devils believe and tremble. If it is 
 the effect of these meetings to make us onl}' temporarily 
 affected as to our condition and prospects, or on the other 
 hand to foster a feeling of complacency and spiritual 
 pride, anything of the spirit of tlie Pharisee, it is better 
 that we should never have had them ; but if we go away 
 strengthened and braced for active life, for its discipline 
 and trials, for its temptations whether of prosperity or 
 adversity, then indeed our coming together will do good 
 and we can in faith ask the blessing of God and asking 
 shall surely I'cceive. l'h(^se who do not at all times, in 
 their daily walks, live virtuously, are most assuredly with- 
 out God in the world." 
 
 May 2 mention is made of a daguerreotype taken by 
 Plumb, a copy of which is inserted. 
 
 In June Mr. Lincoln took a tri}) of a few days to New
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 27 
 
 York, on business, which he considered profitable, as far 
 as that was concerned, but "Avas impressed particularly 
 Avith the dull appearance of the business part of the city 
 and with the recklessness, dissipation, and depravity of 
 the great mass seen in the streets and in the places of 
 amusements." 
 
 "Jt/?// 10. — Sunday was spent in Hinghani ; visited 
 the Sunday-school connected with ]\fr. Steam's parish, 
 and addressed the children."' 
 
 " Jiih/ 11. — Arose at 4 o'clock, A.M., and Avent fishing 
 with friends. Had pretty good luck." 
 
 Fishing was a favorite amusement with him through 
 life. Tie was fond of all outdoor sports, and enjoyed 
 gunning, skating, riding, and driving. 
 
 ^^JuJij 17. — John Ware, son of Henry Ware, Jr., 
 preached for the first time, having graduated the past 
 week at the Divinity School. 
 
 '•'• July 21. — Went to Bunker Hill, and Tolman and I 
 ascended to the top of the monument, to the highest point, 
 where the capstone is to be placed." 
 
 This probably was the first time he ascended this 
 monument in which afterwards he took so deep an 
 interest, and for so many years watched over with the 
 greatest care. For many years he ascended it at least 
 once every year. 
 
 '■'■ Sejytemher 28. — Attended a Whig meeting at Tremont 
 Hall, and was appointed on the Ward Nominating Com- 
 mittee. 
 
 " October 7. — Afternoon. Funeral services of Rev. 
 Dr. Channing. Eulogy pronounced by Mr. Gannet very 
 fine, and worthy of the man and the occasion. The doctor
 
 28 MEMO II I. \L OF 
 
 (lied ;it lU'iiiiiiiLjtoii, Vt., lust Sunday evening. Tlius lias 
 passed awav one of tlie most gifted of men that ever lived. 
 An h(inor to the age and to his country." 
 
 In 1848 Mr. Lincoln often attended the lioslon Debat- 
 ing Societ}', frequently taking part. Also meetings of 
 the Social Relief Society for the Poor. In February con- 
 sidering the subject of forming a Soup Society. Also 
 attended Dr. Walker's lectures, and entered somewhat 
 more into social occasions among his friends. 
 
 " February 27. — ]My 26th birthday. The first thought 
 suo-gested by the day is that of humilit}' ; that I have 
 lived so long in the world and am not a wiser and better 
 man. In my circumstances, about the same as last year; 
 my prospects not very encouraging. Few pleasant mem- 
 ories of the past, but many sanguine hopes for the future. 
 Each heart knoweth its own bitterness; mine is not an 
 exception to the common lot. I have some little philos- 
 ophy which enables me to hope all will be for the best." 
 
 During the winter of '43 ^Ir. Lincoln enjoyed tlie 
 oratorios by the Handel and Haydn Society, occasional 
 concerts, and in March commenced exercises at Sheridan's 
 Gymnasium. He also became chairman of the Appren- 
 tices' Library, and parts of many evenings were spent at 
 work upon the Ijooks. ^Ir. Lineoli: was always a great 
 lover of good books and an industrious reader. A neigh- 
 bor who lived ni-ar his boarding-place in these early years 
 has said that his lamp was often seen burning late into the 
 night, and we know it was then that he did his reading. 
 Among the earliest books his journal mentions are "The 
 Vicar of Wakefield," "' Dickens' Works," and ''Bancroft's 
 'History of the I'nited States.'" In after years he grad-
 
 FREDEEIC WALKKU LINCOLN. 20 
 
 iially collected a large library, and was so fan)ili;ii' witli 
 each book that when he wanted to refer to it, or quote 
 a subject or passage, he knew just where to turn. Jlis 
 memory was quite remarkable in this respect. 
 
 In May of '43 he attended a meeting at Fanenil Hall, 
 called to take measures to welcome Webster home, after 
 being twentj^-one years in the public service. 
 
 One pleasant day in July he drove out to Stoughton, 
 with his sister and a friend, to visit his old schoolmaster, 
 Mr. Tolman. His journal refers to it, "pleasant mem- 
 ories and pleasant times." 
 
 In August he boarded in Dedham for three weeks, 
 and being among friends, lie enjoyed it much. 
 
 In September he attended a meeting of the Second 
 Church, at which a vote was taken to build a new church 
 edifice. 
 
 Early in the 3'ear 1844 his beloved sister Harriet was 
 taken ill, and her lingering sickness, until her death, in 
 July, was a cause of great anxiety and grief to him. He 
 went to Canton very frequently, always passing Sunday 
 there and often several nights during the week, specially 
 during the latter part of her illness, going to and return- 
 ing from business every day. In his journal he wrote, 
 after mentioning the details of her passing away, " Thus 
 has passed away my nearest relative on earth. I have 
 neither father, mother, brother, nor sister. A more 
 lonely situation cannot be conceived." After an account 
 of her funeral services, etc., he adds, " Thus has passed 
 the darkest day of ray life, for necessarily there is no 
 other person living whose loss I can so keenly mourn." 
 
 Although this grief was in his heart, he did not let it
 
 80 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 pieveiit him fiDin those activities wliieh he felt his duty 
 to himself ami others, and on February 22 of this year 
 he delivered an address in Masonic Temple on the anni- 
 versary of the ApiJrentices' Lihiary. An account of this 
 organization, wliich has now passed into history, is as 
 follows : 
 
 " In the year 1818 Mr. William Wood, then a merchant, in 
 successful business at No. 12 Central street, conceived the 
 idea of establishing a library for the benefit of apprentices to 
 mechanical trades, and througli the newspapers and by means 
 of circulars in a few months he succeeded in securing several 
 hundred volumes, which were placed in a small room in the 
 Old State House, then the town hall building. Mr. Wood 
 appealed to the ^lassachusetts Charitable Mechanic Associa- 
 tion to take charge of them and to attend to their delivery to 
 the apprentices. On Feb. 9, 1820, tlie government of that 
 society accepted the trust, and on Feb. 22, 1820, the library, 
 containing 1,480 volumes in addition to numerous pamphlets, 
 was delivered to the association with appropriate exercises, 
 in the Old State House. For a few years the library was 
 managed by the association with varied results, but in 1828 
 the Mechanic Apprentices' Library Association Avas formed, 
 and the exclusive management of the library was given over 
 to its hands, although the parent association from time to 
 time gave its offspring material aid. For more than half a 
 century the association was a power for great and lasting 
 good in this community, at times its membership reaching 
 into the hundreds. But with the gradual change in tlie 
 system of apprenticeship its membership decreased, until a 
 few years ago the institution was allowed to sink quietly out 
 of existence. For many years its rolls bore the names of 
 many men who have gained fame and honor in their respec- 
 tive callings, both in mechanical pursuits and in other i)ro- 
 fessions. Among these may be mentioned ex-Mayors F. W.
 
 FREDERIC WALKKI! LINCOLN. 81 
 
 Lincoln and J. INI. Wightman, Hon. Wni. D. Kelley, for 
 many years a leading member of Congress from Phila- 
 delphia." 
 
 In this anniversary address to the apprentices, in 1844, 
 when Mr. Lincoln was not quite twenty-seven years of 
 age, we read the advice he gave to others ; his own career 
 shows how well he carried out those principles himself. 
 One passage reads, " You have it in your power to make 
 the profession of a mechanic as honorable as any vocation 
 in life. The dignit}- of a profession depends upon the 
 character of those who are in its ranks. If the mechanic 
 should excel in the extent of his intellectual attainments, 
 his moral character, and the refinement of his manners, 
 there is no obstacle, in this country, to his occupying the 
 very highest rank in the social scale. Bear in mind 
 that I do not speak now of political advancement, of his 
 holding public offices or wielding official patronage. No 
 truly great man was ever inspired with so low an ambi- 
 tion. Political distinction is the consequence, not the 
 object, of his cultivation. The mechanic should be as 
 well fitted as the member of any other class for these 
 duties, for the}- are honoral)le wlien honorably performed, 
 but when made the object of pursuit, with a view to 
 personal aggrandizement or profit, they become the very 
 meanest ambition which can actuate an immortal soul. 
 Too often is it the case that the successful aspirants for 
 political fame are held up to young men as suitable 
 models for their laudable ambition. But, my friends, 
 such a motive for exertion is pernicious ; cultivate your 
 minds, improve all your powers, because it is your duty, 
 and the surest road to happiness ; aim to deserve success.
 
 32 MKMOIHAL OF 
 
 rather than strive, by unworthy means, to attain it. 
 Then you will have the satisfaction of a clear conscience, 
 and retiiin your own self-respect, which, if lost, all the 
 shouts and hallelujahs of millions will never restore to 
 you. If distinction come, well and good : it will not puff 
 you up or unsettle your equanimity. If neglect be your 
 portion, your own resources, those within you. will con- 
 stitute your strength and support." 
 
 On May 9 Mr. Lincoln acted as marshal in the proces- 
 sion of the Clay and Whig Clubs to Fanueil Hall, receiv- 
 ing the delegates from the Baltimore Convention, and all 
 through this year until election was greatly interested and 
 active in the Whig Club, often speaking. In September 
 he went to New York, and invited the Young Men's 
 Whig Club to visit the Massachusetts Convention, and in 
 October went to New York as marshal with his own Whig 
 Cliib, and entered a procession there, amid much enthu- 
 siasm and excitement. 
 
 In the fall of this year and into the next winter Mr. 
 Lincoln attended a course of lectures upon Shakespeare 
 by Mr. Hudson, and wrote an account of them to the 
 " Tribune." He also became acquainted with and much 
 interested in Mr. Hudson as a man. 
 
 In November his friend James Tolman married. 
 Although this sketch thus far shows with what serious 
 earnestness Mr. Lincoln looked at life, his nature, on the 
 surface at least, showed itself to be bright, full of fun, 
 and always ready with a joke. His early friends have 
 often spoken of his hearty laugh and genial, happy 
 manners. 
 
 " Feb. •11, 1845. — My twenty-eighth birthday. Thoughts
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 83 
 
 sadder than usual : I'l'el that no one has any interest in 
 this anniversary, now that Harriet has gone." 
 
 In April, 184o, Mr. Lincoln headed a committee of five 
 young men who sent out the following invitation : 
 
 " BosTox, April 2, 1845. 
 " Dear 8jk : It is proposed to organize a club of gentlemen 
 for social intercourse, and the mutual exchange of kind feel- 
 ings and good offices. It is to consist of young men of active 
 business and literary tastes, who hold sound conservative 
 principles in politics. The number of the members to be 
 limited. You are cordially invited to be present at a prelim- 
 inar}' meeting for organization, etc., etc." 
 
 In Ma3% during anniversar}' week, Mr. Lincoln attended 
 man}' of the meetings, and also tlie " Unitarian Collation, 
 at which John Quinc}' Adams presided, and made an 
 excellent speech. Lewis G. Pray, chairman of the com- 
 mittee. About one thousand present, excellent time." 
 "Evening meeting of Unitarian Association, Dr. Dewey 
 presided. Speeches bj^ Farley, Bellows, Bulfinch, Fuller, 
 Jones, and others." 
 
 In July of this yeav Mr. Lincoln was invited to join 
 a party of friends on a trip to the White Mountains, occu- 
 pying ten days, and enjoyed it much. They took cars to 
 Concord, then stage to London, stopping at Coolidge 
 Tavern, then to the Quaker Village, Canterbury, and 
 througli (libnantown, arriving at Meredith Bridge at half- 
 past seven, where he took tea; at half-past ten arrived at 
 Centre Harbor. The next da}- rode horseback to the top 
 of Red Mountain, and tlie next took stage for Conway, 
 where he found otlier friends. On Sunday A.M. early 
 started tV>r tlie mountains, arrivino- at Crawford's about
 
 34 MEMORTA L OF 
 
 iioon, finding there Stephi-n Faiibanks and family, and, 
 in the evening, rode on horseback to Fabyan's, meeting 
 there more Boston friends. 
 
 Fro7n journal. — " On Monday ascended the mountain 
 over Mt. Clinton, Pleasant, Franklin, Monroe to Wash- 
 ington. The company consisted of Bates, Jordan, Post, 
 of New York, Eaton, of Baltimore, Vanrensselaer, of 
 Albany, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, of Boston, and myself. 
 Guide, a man l>y the name of Hall, a fine fellow. Was 
 absent about ten hours, went up in a fog, which sur- 
 rounded us during the ascent, saw nothing from the 
 extreme peak, but, upon coming down about one-eiglith 
 of a mile, the clouds broke away, and gave us the pros- 
 pect in its greatest beauty and sublimity. The entire 
 descent was equally favorable, and more than compen- 
 sated for the trouble and expense of the journey. 
 
 " Tuesday spent in fishing for trout. Wednesday, at 
 two o'clock, started for Littleton, arriving in the evening. 
 Thursday, five o'clock A.M., rode in an open wagon down 
 to Franconia ; saw the Flume, etc. ; breakfasted at Knights, 
 dined at Littleton, and started for home, down the Con- 
 necticut river route. Slept at Hanover. Friday A.M. 
 started at five o'clock again, breakfasted at Windsor, 
 Vt., dined at Walpole, and arrived in evening at Brattle- 
 boro'. Saturda}'^ A.M. started again, and arrived in 
 Northampton at noon, put up at the Mansion House, a 
 fine hotel. Sunday morning attended Mr. Ellis' church. 
 Afternoon, rode down to Springfield. In evening, at- 
 tended the Episcopal church. Monday forenoon, visited 
 the United States Arsenal. Astonished at the magnitude 
 of the establishment, and skill and woi'kmanship of the
 
 FliEDEIilC WALKEn LINCOLN. S6 
 
 artisans. At one o'clock started in the cars for home, 
 where we arrived at seven o'clock in the evening, having 
 had an excellent time, and feeling grateful that the 
 opportunity was afforded me of enjoying so much. 
 
 " Jidi/ 31. — As I have finished this book, I ought, 
 perhaps, to make a memorandum of my situation and 
 prospects. Do not feel like enlarging, as the retrospect is 
 sad ; Harriet's death has made a great change in my 
 plans, and in all mj- relations to this world. Have been 
 blessed, however, with a good share of moral courage, 
 and endeavor to feel contented with the allotments of 
 Providence. Although I have now no relation to feel 
 much interest in me. have, perhaps, as many friends as, 
 under my circumstance, I should expect. Business pros- 
 pects better than they ever have been, although they 
 consist more in anticipation than actual facts. Am pleas- 
 antly situated in Mr. Daniels' famil}^, which has become 
 a second home." 
 
 In September, 18-15, Mr. Lincoln visited Concord to 
 see Mr. Emerson, to ask him to deliver a course of lect- 
 ures before the Lj'ceum. He spent the night at a pri- 
 vate house, ^ the hotel being full." 
 
 On September 11 he was chosen delegate to the AVhig 
 Convention. 
 
 In October he delivered the address at the semi-cen- 
 tennial anniversar}' of the Massachusetts Charital)le Me- 
 chanics Association. 
 
 We quote from a newspaper article relating to this 
 address : 
 
 " We listened to this address, Avlien it was delivered, with 
 a great degree of satisfaction, a feeling of pride to see
 
 36 MEMOniAL OF 
 
 a young meelianic acquitting liiiuself so honoral)ly, in an 
 untried position, and receiving, as he justly merited, the ap- 
 plauses and the thanks of tlie old, the honorable, and the rev- 
 erend among the audience. As a literary performance, this 
 address may proudly take precedence of man\- a one whose 
 author writes ^I.A. after his name. As regards the Associ- 
 ation before whom he spoke, he congratulated the members 
 not that it had Heed so well, but that it had do/ie so much, 
 and dwelt, accordingly, more upon the glory of its results 
 than the wisdom of its design. He regarded the mechanic 
 arts most properly as the sources of both civilization and 
 refinement, and the world itself as a vast magazine full of 
 gifts discovered by science, and rendered useful b}' mechani- 
 cal invention. So cultivation, requiring instruments of labor, 
 combines the science of the philosopher and the skill of the 
 mechanic. In connection with this part of his subject, the 
 speaker ran rapidly over the inventions of the last half cen- 
 tury in aid of the arts and manufactures ; spoke at length of 
 machinery as superseding manual labor, and illustrated its 
 benefit to the mass on tlie prinei[tle of " the greatest good to 
 the greatest number." Thus he came to the tariff and the 
 necessity for protection to our numufactures, and so to the 
 desire of becoming a capitalist in a country of equal rights, 
 as being an incentive to industry as Avell to the newsboy in 
 the street as to the artisan in another rank. He deprecated 
 the doctrine of the alarmist who talked so loudly of aristoc- 
 racy and monopoly, and drew a vivid picture of the state of 
 the laboring classes in England as compared with those of 
 our own land, giving a brief history of the state of maiuifact- 
 ures in the Old World and tlie condition of the people. Tlie 
 wiiole subject-matter of the address was plain, simple, and 
 appropriate, and it well showed tliat the physical energies of 
 the orator had not been cultivated to the exclusion of his 
 intellectual faculties. The hand and head of the mechanic 
 can Avork in union, and tliough the brow may sometimes 
 sweat with the labor of the hands, there yet may remain a 
 relish for mental cultivation."
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 37 
 
 From another pa])er : 
 
 " The following passage from the speech of Hou. R. C. 
 Winthrop, at the banquet of the Association, is a just tribute 
 to the merits of this address, and shows the appropriateness 
 of the selection of its author to be the orator of the occasion : 
 
 "'I could not but regard it, sir, as a most happy coinci- 
 dence, that you had selected as your orator on this occasion, 
 one who is not only a great-grandson of your first President, 
 the patriot mechanic, Paul E-evere, but who is himself en- 
 gaged in precisely the same branch of mechanic industry in 
 which the illustrious artisan whom I have named prepared 
 himself for his masterly inventions. James Watt, like your 
 orator, was a maker of mathematical instruments. He was 
 once prohibited from exercising his vocation in the city of 
 Glasgow, because he had not gone through a regular noviti- 
 ate, and obtained the freedom of the craft. He was even re- 
 fused the privilege of opening a humble workshop there for 
 prosecuting his experiments. .The University of Glasgow, 
 however, we are told (and I hope it will be remembered to the 
 honor of the universities), came to his aid, granted him a 
 chamber of their own, and gave him the appointment of their 
 mathematical instrument-maker, and the accident of having a 
 model of a steam-engine to repair, for the professor of natu- 
 ral philosophy, was the origin of all his success It was 
 eminently appropriate, Mr. President, that the praises of the 
 great era of mechanic art, which the history of your Associa- 
 tion embraces, should have been pronounced, as they ably and 
 eloquently have been, by one who is a pupil in the same 
 school in which the master spirit of that era was educated.'" 
 
 Fifty years after, Mr. Lincoln also delivered the address 
 at the centennial anniversary. Both these addresses have 
 been published. 
 
 For fourteen years Mr. Lincoln was officially connected 
 with the association. He was chosen trustee for the
 
 38 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 years 1850, 1851, 1852, vice-president 1853, president 
 1854, 1855, 1856, and treasui-er from 1880 to 1887. We 
 here quote from the annual report of the association just 
 published : 
 
 " It Avas diu'iny the latter period ( while he was treasurer) 
 that our present building-site was purchased and the building 
 erected. This operation devolved upon Mr. Lincoln a great 
 responsibility and a vast amount of work. His interest in 
 and for the association was shown by the sacrifice of time 
 and money, for nearly the whole period of his long member- 
 ship of fifty-nine years." 
 
 February 27, 1846, Mr. Lincoln reached his twenty- 
 ninth year. Mr. Daniels' family, with whom he had so 
 happily lived for six years, moved to Roxbury, and he 
 again changed his home, and foi- a time stayed with a 
 friend. 
 
 In April of that year he first entered upon his position 
 as superintendent of the Sunday-school. 
 
 In May he resigned the office of secretary of the 
 Lj^cenm, but accepted that of curator. In the summer he 
 boarded in Dedham. 
 
 During the years from 1845 to 1857 Mr. Lincoln's 
 time was filled with activities, with ever a deepening 
 interest in all that concerned the welfare of his city, and 
 specially in the charitable organizations and all that con- 
 cerned the uplifting of the unfortunate. Perhaps suffi- 
 cient detail has been given up to this time of those things 
 which were his chief interests in life (although quite in- 
 adequate to make one realize the fulness and usefulness 
 of that life), and the next few years we will pass over 
 rai)i(lly.
 
 %^ w
 
 FREDEIUC WALKER LINCOLN. 39 
 
 In 1847 and 1848 he was a member of the State Leg- 
 islature, and again in 1872 and 1874. While in the 
 Legislature in 1848 he presented a report and bill to in- 
 corporate the Troy & Greenfield Railroad, with a tunnel 
 through the Hoosac Mountain. This was the commencer 
 ment of a great enterprise, hopeful only to the most 
 sanguine, but consummated in 1873. 
 
 In May, 1848, Mr. Lincoln married Emeline Hall, 
 daughter of Mr. Jacob Hall, but after a most trying illness 
 she passed away in July, 1849, leaving a daughter, who 
 was named Harriet, for Mr. Lincoln's sister. At his 
 marriage he took a house on West Cedar street at the 
 West End. 
 
 In 1851 Mr. Lincoln became chairman of the standing 
 committee of the Second Church and the treasurer of 
 the corporation, which position he retained for over forty- 
 four years, resigning in 1895. He was also deacon from 
 1883 until his death. 
 
 In 1853 Mr. Lincoln was a member of the Constitu- 
 tional Convention. 
 
 In that year he gave up his house on West Cedar street 
 and bought one at 64 Pinckney street, soon taking up 
 his residence there, and in 1854 he married Emily C. 
 Lincoln, daughter of Mr. Noah Lincoln, of Boston. 
 
 At that time he was on the board of the Bunker Hill 
 Monument Association, was vice-president and chairman 
 of the standing committee for many years, and chosen 
 president in 1889, holding the office until he resigned 
 in 1897. 
 
 In 1855 the honorary degree of Master of Arts was 
 conferred upon him by Harvard University, and by
 
 4<> MEMOlilAL OF 
 
 Daitmoutli College in 186r». While president of the 
 Charitable Meehanic Association in 1856 he snggested 
 the erection of a snitable monnment to Benjamin Frank- 
 lin, and the association elected him ehairman of the 
 Franklin Statue Committee, and in that capacity he 
 delivered the presentjition address at the unveiling of 
 the statue, the first outdoor statue set uj) in Boston. 
 We ([Uote the following : 
 
 '• W'e have no liesitation in saying tliat to F. ^V. Lincoln, 
 -I v., more than to any other man, belongs a large sliare of the 
 credit of that enterprise. Tlie efficient manner in which he 
 conducted it to a result highly honorable io the city of 
 Franklin's nativity, and the eloquent and able address made 
 by him upon the occasion of the inauguration of the statue, 
 are matters of record. Under the circumstances it was not 
 surprising that Mr. Lincoln in 1857 received a nomination 
 for the mayoralty, in o])position to the regularly nominated 
 candidate.'' 
 
 In Decenibci', 1857, .Mr. Lincoln was prevailed upon 
 to accei)t the nomination for mayor. One ne\vs})aper re- 
 ported a speech made in Faneuil Hall by one of the com- 
 mittee who nominated him. in wliich is (he followiiin^ 
 l)aragrap]i : 
 
 "The gentleman whose name we have selected was fixed 
 ui)on, witli great unanimity, for the office of chief magistrate, 
 liut I will leave it for gentlemen who will follow me to do 
 what is scarcely necessary for any one to do, to tell you who 
 Freileric W. Lincoln, Jr., is. [(h-eat applause.] It was with 
 great difficulty that we prevailed upon that gentleman to 
 alhnv his name to be used, he being, as those who know him 
 well are aware, an exceedingly diffident and retiring man. an<l 
 witlial feeling, as he stated to the committee, tliat it would
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 41 
 
 be a great sacritice to his personal interests for him to accept ; 
 and it was with great reluotanee that he was prevailed upon 
 to do so." 
 
 Another said ol" liini : 
 
 '' He has the advantage of being as well known as a man 
 of his unobtrusive character can be, to the people of Boston. 
 He has served the city in the Legislature, and has been re- 
 cently president of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic 
 Association. Indeed, he is a most excellent and exemplary 
 man, connected with all our good moral, religioiis, and chari- 
 table institutions. His administration of the office of mayor 
 would do honor to the city as well as to himself. We run no 
 hairbrained risks in his nomination, but could safely confide 
 the public interests in his hands." 
 
 Another said : 
 
 "In Mr. Lincoln we find a man whom we think all should 
 delight to honor, and who is deserving, honest, capable, and 
 modest. He has filled many public stations, and filled them 
 well. AVe can feel that if he is elected we have one at the 
 head of our municipal affairs that is ' acquainted in Boston ' 
 and identified with its citizens. We trust he will be tri- 
 umphantly elected." 
 
 This proved to be the fact. Mr. Lincoln's nomination 
 by a l)0(ly of citizens composed of all parties was hand- 
 somely ratified at Faneuil Hall. He was elected by over 
 four thousand majority. From a newspaper published at 
 that time we give an extract: 
 
 " The following is a report of the very happy and appro- 
 priate remarks of Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr., Esq., in answer 
 to the congratulatory call of a number of his fellow-citizens 
 on Monday evening. AVe are gratified to observe thn.t he
 
 42 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 plants liimsell' Hrmly in the ontset upon the independent 
 ground wliich we trust he will occupy during his whole ad- 
 ministration " : 
 
 '* I understand that the purpose of your visit to me 
 this eveniiio- is to congratulate me upon being chosen 
 nuiyor of this city, hut I must confess — kindly as I 
 would reciprocate your good wishes — I have not the 
 heart to join in any jubilant strain of remark or give 
 indulgence to that spirit of self-gloritication which is 
 too apt to find an utterance on such an occasion. 
 
 " If the honor to which I have been called is great, so 
 are its duties arduous, and any exaltation of feeling that 
 it may have engendered is overshadowed by its weighty 
 responsibilities and a consciousness of the feeble powers 
 which I can bring to its discharge. 
 
 " When I look back to the many able men who have 
 honorably filled the station, my heart misgives me, and 
 nothing but the assurance that I shall receive the support 
 of all good citizens could induce me even now to accept 
 the charge. 
 
 "'•To my friends who have thrown themselves with so 
 much alacrit}- into the day's work, I return my unfeigned 
 thanks; to my opponents, who have treated me so kindly 
 during- the canvass, I would also express my obligations; 
 and while I have fears that I shall disappoint the just 
 expectations of my too partial friends, I also trust to the 
 nuignanimity of my enemies, — I will iu)t call tliem 
 enemies, but opponents, — that they will judge of my 
 acts by my motives, and hope that if they are founded in 
 wisdom and good judgment, no jiarrow prejudice will 
 prevent them from giNing thcii' hearty api)lause.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 43 
 
 " My only motive for accepting the office is that I be- 
 lieve it to be the duty of every- citizen to bear his share 
 of the public burden, to accept his portion of official 
 trusts whenever they are honorably tendered to* him, 
 although I wish, in this instance, it could have been 
 given to some one abler than myself ; but I shall enter 
 upon the duties of the office with a sincere desire to do 
 my dut}^ my whole duty, and shall know no friend or 
 enemy, excepting so far as they are the friends or enemies 
 of the city ; I shall be governed by no party or sect, but, 
 looking for the interests of all classes and sects, shall 
 endeavor to merit their approbation, and retire with the 
 consciousness that the welfare of our beloved city has not 
 suffered so far as it has been committed to my hands. 
 
 " So much for myself. Let me add a word of congratu- 
 lation to the present chief magistrate. Mayor Rice, and 
 his colleagues in office. The result of this daj^'s election 
 has indorsed their action and proved that faithful public 
 servants receive the approl)ation of their fellow-citizens, 
 and also that the peojile of this metropolis mean to have 
 their affairs administered irrespective of party dictation 
 or partisan influence." 
 
 On Jan. 4, 1858, Mr. Lincoln was inaugurated Mayor 
 of Boston, sworn in by Chief-Justice Shaw, prayer by 
 Mr. Robbins. His address, which can be foiuid in print 
 and need not be added here, was referred to in the follow- 
 ing manner : 
 
 " The inaugural address is a very manly and sensible pro- 
 duction, well worthy of the head from which it emanated. 
 It speaks out the hearty and undisguised sentiments of a 
 frank and honest man. The modesty of His Honor is as 
 noticeable in his address as it is in his personal bearing."
 
 44 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 From another: 
 
 " The election of Mr. Lincoln I consider a most uneqniv- 
 ooal trinmph of conservative principles. I care nothing 
 abont liis claim to being a Boston boy. He should have had 
 my vote quite as readily had he been born in any other part 
 of our countr}^, as long as the Jeffersonian questions, ' Is he 
 honest ? ' 'Is he capable ? ' could have been answered, in 
 respect to him, in the affirmative. And to these questions, as 
 far as has come to my knowledge, there seems to be but 
 one reply, among both his friends and opponents. It is true, 
 the position which his fellow-citizens have assigned to him, 
 is, in his case, untried; is arduous, difficult to hll to the 
 satisfaction of so numerous a constituency, and it would be 
 remarkable indeed if he were to fulfil in every particular the 
 liigli expectations of his many sanguine friends. He is a 
 rare man who has the ability. But we have known Air. 
 Lincoln long. He has walked uprightly before this commu- 
 nity for some forty years, sustaining himself in private and in 
 public life as a good citizen, of quiet and industrious habits, 
 of sound judgment, of sterling fidelit}^ and gentlemanly 
 courtesy ; and hence we are justified in giving him our con- 
 fidence. Far from being a political brawler, it may be 
 doul)ted whetlier a considerable number of those who gave 
 liim tlieir suffrages for mayor are aware of the political party 
 to which he formerly belonged. But his reply to the con- 
 gratulatory'- address of his friends on the evening of his elec- 
 tion, may be taken as a satisfactory pledge of what his 
 administration is to be. I consider that reply a model per- 
 formance for such an occasion, entirely unpretending, yet 
 replete with modesty, good sense, firmness, and patriotism ; 
 and we may look forward with confident expectation to a 
 perfect success in his course, as far as depends on the dili- 
 gence, integrity, faithfulness, purity, and sound judgment of 
 the Mayor himself." 
 
 I)uriiii>- tlie years that ^Tr. Lincoln acted as nuuor, he
 
 FBEDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 45 
 
 also attended to his business, in March, IS08, occupying 
 a new store in Commercial street ; he also continued his 
 interest in all the various organizations in which he was 
 interested, and fulfilled his duties as superintendent of 
 the Sunday-school of the Second Church as well as uct- 
 ing upon the standing committee of the church. 
 
 In the early part of January he entertained a party of 
 sixty ladies and gentlemen at his house, and later in the 
 month gave an entertainment to two hundred and fifty 
 guests made up of the school committee, teachers, and 
 friends. The same month he attended the Mercantile 
 Library, the oratorio, occasional lectures, and on Febru- 
 ary 22 addressed the children at Music Hall, and paid a 
 visit to Madame Otis, whose custom it Avas to receive her 
 friends on that anniversary. 
 
 During the winter Mr. Lincoln, in accordance with his 
 ideas of the duties devolving upon him, visited the 
 saloons and gambling-houses. The following, from a 
 newspaper account written at that time, reads : 
 
 " Mayor Lincoln is actively engaged in the fulfilment of 
 his official duties. The alacrity with which lie entered on 
 them and the zeal he is displaying in his attempts to break 
 up the ' dens of iniquity ' with which Boston abounds, indi- 
 cate that his administration will fully sustain the prediction 
 that it would be an excellent one. I learn from a good source 
 that he visited a noted gambling-house in company with a 
 prominent member of the police department, a few evenings 
 since, in disguise. The doorkeeper was unwilling to allow 
 the officer to pass, but at his solicitation permitted his ' friend 
 from the West ' who was a ' stranger in the city ' to step up- 
 stairs and ' see the sights,' which he accordingly did, and 
 found a number of gamblers inrlustiions in tin* pursuit of
 
 40 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 their profession ; what the consequences were I did n<jt 
 ascertain, but am told that it is habitual with the flayer to 
 perambulate the streets nightly in quest of information. 
 This is greatly increasing his popularity, and time will demon- 
 strate the fact that for energy and efficiency Boston never 
 had a better chief magistrate than Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr." 
 
 In May he attended a fair at tlie Old LaJies' Home, of 
 which institution he was an original member of the gov- 
 ernment, and later attended a meeting of the Revere 
 House Corporation, of which he was also an original in- 
 corporator and director. During the entire jQiir he vis- 
 ited many schools. In May also he visited the theatre on 
 Saturday evenings to notice tlie audience, license having 
 been given to allow theatres to be opened on that night. 
 
 On May 19 the Turkish Rear Admiral, Mehemet Pasha, 
 visited Boston, and the Mayor called upon liiui on his 
 arrival, and the next day the admiral and his suite 
 returned the visit, and in the evening, at the admiral's 
 request, Ma3^or Lincoln attended the Howard Athemeum 
 with him. The next day the Mayor, the Aldermen, and 
 City Council spent the day with the admiral, visiting to- 
 gether the D wight School, the Public Library, the IJlind 
 Asylum, the Plouse of Correction, the Lunatic Hospital, 
 and other places of interest. In the evening a dinner was 
 given in bis honor by the City Government of Boston, at 
 the Parker House, at wliicli there were speeches by 
 Lverett, Wightman, and others. On the 22d the fore- 
 noon was s[K;iit with tlm Admiral, attending the Latin 
 School i^xhibition at Lowell Institute. 
 
 Aftei' the return home of the Reai' Aduiinil, Mayor 
 Lincoln rcceivcci, thrnu!>li the American minister at Con-
 
 FBEDERTC WALKER TANCOLN. 47 
 
 stantinople, a letter from the Ottoman minister of for- 
 eign aiiairs, who writes in the name of the Sultan to 
 thank the citizens of Boston for the generous hospitality 
 which they extended to the Rear Admiral Mehemet 
 Pasha during his late visit to that city. 
 
 In August Mr. Lincoln took a few days' rest and 
 recreation at the White Mountains, and wiiile there the 
 news arrived of the successful laying of the telegraphic 
 cable. A meeting was held in the dancing-room of the 
 Flume House, at which Mr. Lincoln pi-esided, and there 
 were speeches by several gentlemen. On the 17th of 
 August a celebration of the laying of the cable was held 
 in Boston, and Mayor Lincoln reviewed two regiments on 
 the Common. We quote tlie following account : 
 
 "The Common and streets around it were brilliantly illmni- 
 nated with lights and Chinese and French lanterns. The Old 
 Elm was fairly covered with them ; the Public Library was 
 indicated by a blaze of radiance, and a large number of blue 
 lights were kept burning on the parade ground during the re- 
 view. It was a fine spectacle. When the evening bells 
 pealed forth their notes of rejoicing, and the thunders of ar- 
 tillery sounded a deep bass to the silver chimes, thousands of 
 persons were already abroad, and ever}^ minute increased in 
 numbers, till by twilight it seemed not only Boston was 
 astir, but as if the suburbs also had. been emptied of their 
 population, to swell the tide of human life Avhich flowed in- 
 cessantly through all the avenues in the heart of the city. 
 
 " After the review and other exercises on the Common, His 
 Honor the Mayor gave a levee at his residence, No. 64 
 Pinckney street, which was attended by a large number of dis- 
 tinguished persons. Witliout consideration of the fact that 
 it was rather an impromptu and informal gathering, it was a 
 brilliant and successfid affair. The residence of the ^Nlayor
 
 48 MEMOJilA L OF 
 
 was brilliantly lighted througliout, and after the display on 
 the Common the company began to assemble in the parlors. 
 After mutual congratulations, and a short but pleasing inter- 
 course together, the company sat down to an elegant enter- 
 tainment, after which a toast was given which called up His 
 Honor Mayor Lincoln, who presided. He made an ai)pro- 
 priate speech and was followed by others. The entertain- 
 ment elicited expressions of general satisfaction from all 
 present, and was one of the features of the evening."' 
 
 During this year and those following, Boston was 
 rapidly growing, and the problems of street widening and 
 extending, new streets made, the filling-in of the Back 
 Bay, the increase of horse-cars under many objections, 
 etc., all had to be deeply and wisely considered. Some 
 of the objections to the ho)'se-cars passing through Sunniier 
 street were as follows : 
 
 " Mr. B. A. G., one of the committee, testified that 
 now worship at the church was undisturbed, and that by 
 the passage of the liorse-railroad cars tlie interruption of 
 the service would be very serious, particularly in summer. 
 As the locality is intended for a station for horses, the 
 odor in the Avarm season would be noisome. Mr. G. 
 attended the society meeting to consider the matter, and 
 Ik- could state the feeling thereat to have been that the 
 passage of this horse railroad where contemplated would 
 l)rcak u[) worship at Ghurch Green. The witness thought 
 that Summer street was the last avenue that should bi- 
 subject to innovations of this character, lie tbought the 
 inconvenience of the liorse railroad to ladies leaving the 
 church before mentioned would bo gieater than that now 
 arisinsT from onu)ibuscs.""
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 49 
 
 111 widening the sidewalk on Tremont row from 
 Howard street to Peiuberton s(^nare, a law was made that 
 it should not exceed three feet at any point. The ques- 
 tion also came up how to increase the water supply, the 
 Brookline Reservoir not proving large enough. 
 
 The Public Libraiy removed its books and property 
 from the Mason-street School-house to the new edifice in 
 Boylston street ; school-houses were enlarged and in- 
 creased ill numbers ; the flooding of a portion of the 
 parade ground on the Common for skating was accom- 
 plished after much discussion and objections by some ; 
 trials of the steam fire-engines were held on the Com- 
 mon, and tliey were finally adopted by the P^'ire Depart- 
 ment ; the corner-stone of Minot's Light was laid amid 
 appropriate ceremonies ; the city institutions removed 
 from South Boston to Deer Island; City Hospital 
 started; Fanueil Hall Market opened; the police uni- 
 formed after very exciting meetings, discussions, ob- 
 jections, etc. 
 
 The newspapers were filled with this discussion, both 
 sides having many advocates. Now that its accomplish- 
 ment and long use have proved its desirability, it may be 
 interesting to read of some of the opinions expressed 
 through the papers at that time : 
 
 "Police Uniform. — The subject of establishing- a distinct 
 dress to be worn by the otiicers of the police is again revived 
 in certain (piarters, and so far made public that a newspaper 
 item has lately appeared, announcing that one ofKcer luid 
 been measured for his suit. What argument can be sustained 
 in favor of uniforming the police it is difficult to conceive ; 
 while tlie objections to the step are numerous. If it arises 
 from a mere whim of those in authority, we opine tliat few
 
 60 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 gf our citizens have any such eccentric desire to see their 
 friends, wlio are attached to this important arm of the public 
 service, dressed up like popinjays. Aside from the impro- 
 priety of the measure, it is unfair to oblige, against their will, 
 a deserving class of our fellow-citizens to adopt a dress which 
 offends their good sense. Few men, engaged in a respectable 
 calling, like to be singled out from their fellows by their style 
 of costume. Such things degrade the character of the depart- 
 ment by raising a barrier to the appointment of a proper per- 
 son. As a mark to designate the police from other men in a 
 crowd, a uniform will be of little use, for no man could justify 
 himself for an assault upon a police officer on the ground of 
 ignorance. The assault itself is criminal. The police force 
 of the city is composed of too deserving a class of men to be 
 separated from the rest of the community by a particular 
 species of dress. They have done nothing to deserve this 
 equivocal compliment. Elevate as much as possible the 
 character of the police, but for the sake of peace and good 
 order, do not think of costuming them alike." 
 
 Another says : 
 
 " For a long time past the subject of compelling the members 
 of the Police Department to wear a distinguishing uniform 
 has been agitated by certain persons in authority. No means 
 have been left untried to forward this their pet project. The 
 present chief has been especially active in tlie cause. The 
 adoption of a uniform would benefit the rogues, by enabling 
 them, when engaged in their nefarious pursuits, to calculate 
 precisely the whereabouts of an officer, thus giving them the 
 opportunity to elude his vigilance. There can be no benefit 
 arising from the adoption of the uniform to counterbalance 
 this. 
 
 " The chief and the officers attached to his office might, did 
 they seek earnestly, readily find matters of more general im- 
 l)ortance to the welfare of the city than the fancy project of
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 51 
 
 clothing the men nndcr their eonimimd in bhie coats and brass 
 buttons.'' 
 
 On the other side were articles like the following: 
 
 " The proposition to clothe our police force in uniform is 
 one which we cannot but regard with much favor. It Avould 
 make that body far more efficient, define its position more 
 distinctly, and in every case requiring its interference, prove 
 a valuable protection. Policemen themselves should feel that 
 they are emphatically policemen, and their body in every large 
 community, in times like our own, ought to be as exactly 
 organized as a military force, and every member held to as 
 strict account as a soldier to his superior officer. The prej- 
 udice, so far as it exists against a uniform, is only weak. 
 We know no reason why they should not be thus dressed, as 
 well as a military company, nor Avhy it should be held any 
 more degrading to them than in the other case. Indeed, Avhy 
 should it be any more so than the official garb worn by the 
 sheriff ? In other countries and in some of our large cities, 
 this practice is beneficially pursued." 
 
 On November 10, 1858, Mayor Lincoln was called npon 
 by both political parties, to see if he wonld take a nomi- 
 nation for mayor from their respective parties. His 
 reply was: 
 
 '' I could not identify myself with an}' political organi- 
 zation. I was placed in my position by citizens of all 
 parties, and the body who placed me in power must first 
 say whether they would sustain me another year. After 
 they had acted I then conld say if I wonld take a nomi- 
 nation." 
 
 Immediately after, a committee waited u[)on liim from 
 a meeting of citizens, and told him lie was renominated 
 for mayor, and after some hesitation he accepted. 
 
 LIBRARY
 
 52 MEMOiiiA L nr 
 
 December 13 Mr. Lincoln was reelected mayor. Early 
 in 1859 the Mt. Hope Cemetery Board was organized, 
 but the cemetery was purchased by the cit}- the year l)e- 
 fore. The subject regarding the telegraphic communica- 
 tion to Nova Scotia was agitated. Controversy with the 
 Commonw-ealth about the right of the city to build west 
 of the Public Garden was settled and two larpfe lots of 
 land given to the city for the relinquishment of tlie right 
 and the whole subject of the Public Garden decided b}^ 
 a vote of the people. 
 
 During the year 1859 there were many banquets, 
 dinners, etc., at which the Mayor was called upon to 
 speak. 
 
 On March 4 the " ]\It. Vernon ball " took place at the 
 Boston Theatre, and was considered " the most splendid 
 affair ever held in Boston." 
 
 Quoting from a news[)aper: 
 
 " The two elements, fashion and i)atriotism, were happil}^ 
 directed toward the accomplishment of that most noble 
 result, the purehase of Mt. A'ernon. The company began to 
 assemble about lialf-past seven. At eight o'clock there was 
 a line of carriages at the Mason-street entrance to tlie 
 theatre reacliing nearly to Bromheld street, and on Wash- 
 ington street the same distance. Ihit there was very little 
 confusion. After the assembly luxd fully arrived, the scene 
 in the auditorium was surpassingly beautiful. 
 
 " The number of persons in attendance is variously esti- 
 mated at from 5,000 to 7,000. Among the prominent citizens 
 present were Governor Banks, Mayor Lincoln, Professor 
 Longfellow, Prof. 0. W. Holmes. Hon. Robert C. AVinthrop, 
 Hon. Josiah Quincy, Jr., Judge Sanger. Hon. Chas. Hale, 
 Hon. Chas. A. Phelps, Captain Culluin, of the U.S. ('orps of 
 Engineers, and otlicrs toi) numerous to particulari/e."
 
 Fh'KDKniC WALKER LINCOLN. 53 
 
 111 April Mayor Lincoln went to New York witli the 
 Board of Alderinen, and attended tlie Sanitary Conven- 
 tion, being appointed one of tlie vice-presidents and on 
 the business committee. At the banquet given by the 
 Government of New York to the delegates of the con- 
 vention, Maj'or Liiic(jln made a speech in behalf of the 
 city of Boston. To show the difference in some of the 
 details of those days from the present we add the follow- 
 ing : One Sunday in May Mayor Lincoln was called out 
 from his Sunday -school to go to the North End, where a 
 murder had been committed. The Mayor was personally 
 requested to settle many questions, and every one felt 
 they could call upon him to relate their troubles and 
 grievances. 
 
 One writer at that time states : 
 
 " Very impractical schemes are almost daily suggested to 
 the Mayor, and when he demurs lie is regarded as a very hard- 
 hearted or dull-headed man. Mayor Lineohi lias a ver}^ 
 happy knack of keeping cool and giving as much satisfaction 
 as he possibly can. In one hour we heard him solicited to 
 perform feats more impossible than walking on a tight rope 
 over the Falls of Niagara. Some appear to think he has 
 offices always in store for the needy, free passes for poor 
 people over all the railroads in the world, an unliiuited for- 
 tune which will enable him to set all bankrupts up in busi- 
 ness, and a negative reply to any request is regarded as very 
 hard. 
 
 " There is no subscription started which the Mayor is not 
 expected to subscribe to, no slave to be purchased from cap- 
 tivity which he must not aid, no blind man who publishes a 
 book but he must buy it, no statue erected but he must help 
 pay for it, no church in the West requiring funds but he must 
 contribute, no case of a poor widow made disconsolate but
 
 54 MF.MOIIIAL OF 
 
 he must liead the subscrii)tiou list, no testimonial to a dis- 
 tinguished citizen but he must sign for at least ten dollars, 
 and no society of a charitable nature but he must be a life 
 member. He is expected also to assist on all public occa- 
 sions, to help lay all the cornerstones, speak at all anniver- 
 saries, dine at all public dinners, attend all the school exam- 
 inations, appoint all the policemen, bear the blame if any- 
 thing goes wrong at City Hall, and listen to all complaints 
 that any one has to make. It is a hard position and a poorly 
 paid one at that, and we do not wonder that honest men 
 generally get about enough of it in two years." 
 
 During the years 1859 and 1860 Mayor Lincoln opened 
 his house many times for tlie entertainment of guests 
 visiting the city, and all found in him a cordial and 
 genial host. After one of his levees it was said, "By his 
 courtesy and kindness Mayor Lincoln made all present 
 completely at home, and when such as represented other 
 cities tinall}' left, it was witli a better feeling of that 
 municipality which is honored by possessing such a 
 chief." 
 
 On July 26th, as was liis annual custom, the Mayor 
 visited live different schools, and the INIusical Festival at 
 the Music Hall. His address on the latter occasion was 
 as follows : 
 
 "It is not my intention, ladies and gentlemen, to make 
 an}' extended remarks on this occasion. The introduc- 
 tory remarks of the chairman, and the suggestions which 
 fell from our venerable friend, and also the elabt)rate 
 manner in which the subject of education was discussed 
 by our friend from New York, it seemed to me, satisfied 
 the requirements of the occasion. My duty here, how- 
 ever, as an ollicial character, is, in the first place, in
 
 FliEDEUlC WALKEli LINCOLN. 55 
 
 behalf oi the citizens of Boston to return tlu'ir llinnks to 
 the School Committee wiio have had chaige of the pul)lie- 
 schools during the past year, and I wish, on this occasion, 
 to bear my humble testimony to the success which has 
 crowned their labors. Those of you who witnessed the 
 exhibitions in the schools to-day must have been satisfied 
 with the attainments of the pupils, and all that seems 
 now to be wanting is a more earnest cooperation on the 
 part of the parents with the teachers. When this is 
 accomplished, it seems to me our Boston schools will have 
 become perfect. The most important function which T 
 have to-day as chief magistrate is, that in accordance with 
 the old custoni, these medal boys and girls should be 
 presented to the Mayor, who sliall give them his right 
 hand as a pledge of congratulation and friendship, and 
 also present them with a bouquet. I hope my young- 
 friends here will bear their honors with becoming humil- 
 ity. They have triumphed to-day, and somebody else 
 will triumph to-morrow. I hope they will bear their 
 honors with grace, and not exult over their less fortunate 
 companions." 
 
 The Mayor then presented each of tlie medal scholars 
 Avith a bouquet, after which the " Doxology " was sung, 
 and the assembly dispersed. 
 
 Frequently in after years many wouhl introduce them- 
 selves to Mr. Lincohi as one of the boys or girls to whom 
 he had presented a bouquet. 
 
 On October 9 of this year Mr. Lincoln took an excur- 
 sion down the harbor with Jefferson Davis and a party, 
 landing at Fort Warren. 
 
 On November 19 a committee waited upon liim to ask
 
 56 MKMOIUM. OF 
 
 him to !icce})t iiL^aiii tlie iiomiiiatioii lor mayoi', but lie 
 declined, alter being urged again an<l again: however, at 
 tiie end of a week's time, he consented. 
 
 In l8ol> Mayor Lincoln had a portrait i)ainted, which is 
 still in the possession of his wife. A newspaper article 
 mentions it in the following manner: 
 
 '•A 15k \r I iiui. CviJiNKr I'oktkait. — \\'itli his constant 
 study and practice, it is not, perhaps, surprising that an 
 artist like ^Ir. "Wight, of this city, should impart to canvas 
 the heads, busts, half and full lengths, the forms and linea- 
 ments of so many different persons, sucli a numl)er and variety 
 of living and iuaiiimate things. I5ut it is not a little reuuirk- 
 able that whether he portray the image of a man in the full 
 size of reality itself, or depict in a historical composition a 
 face reduced to the compass of a lady's ring, the effect should 
 be so triithful, complete, and striking. And yet the range of 
 the painter's pencil, if he possess genius and industry, and 
 be devoted to his profession, is scarcely to be limited. ^lost 
 of Mr. "Wight's larger works have indeed passed through the 
 ordeal of public scrutiny ; but his lesser ones, being executed 
 for private families, have rarely been opened to the commu- 
 nity. It has been well said, however, that his cabinet pictures 
 fairly divide the palm with his other i)roductions. One of 
 his latest cabinet portraits has, we mulerstand, just been 
 placed on exhibition in the rooms of Messrs. Williams & 
 Everett, Washington street. It is full-length likeness of 
 the Hon. F. W. Lincoln, Jr., the INIayor of this city. Taken 
 from actual sittings, it represents him in an official cai)acity, 
 and the hgure and posture are so happily chosen and charac- 
 teristic, and the accessories so natural and becoming, as to 
 excite the admiration of every spectator." 
 
 During this year the \\'el)sti'r statue was dedicated, at 
 whicli Mr. Lincoln delivered an address. iIk- oration be-
 
 FREDEllIC WALKER LIXCOLN. 57 
 
 iiig given 1)}' Edward Everett. In the same year the 
 Lincoln School in South Boston was named in his honor, 
 and as a token of his interest in the school he presented 
 a large and valuable tower clock, which adorns its cupola, 
 to teach the great lesson of punctuality to successive 
 generations of pupils. 
 
 On Nov. 29, 1859, Mayor Lincoln went to Washington 
 to secure the cooperation of the United States authorities 
 in the preservation of Boston Harbor. The water was 
 shoaling in many places in the harbor, owing to the en- 
 croachments upon the headhmds and islands, and the com- 
 mercial prosperity of the city of Boston was threatened. 
 In his message to the City Council in 1859 Mayor Lin- 
 coln said : " Anything that endangers the safety of our 
 city's harbor, caused either by the hand of man or the 
 ravages of the sea, should be watched with jealous 
 scrutiny and care. Boston Harbor does not belong to 
 Boston alone, but to the whole nation ; and we are recre- 
 ant to duty if, living in the immediate vicinity, we do not 
 adopt all those instrumentalities which shall secure its 
 safety." Mayor Lincoln was most graciously received by 
 the officials in Washington, and it was stated, " It has 
 been a topic of general remark, from the President down 
 to the lobby members, that Mayor Lincoln had ' the inside 
 track' and went round it like an old stager. In these 
 days of circumlocution such immediate success is a rarity." 
 Through his personal exertions the necessary official 
 action at Washington was obtained, and a harbor com- 
 mission appointed for the city of Boston. Out of this 
 Sfrew o-reat benefits to the harljor which were most im- 
 portant to the welfare of Boston.
 
 58 MKMOin.lL OF 
 
 111 .luiiiiary, 18(!0. .Mr. Lincoln entered u[)()ii his third 
 term as mayor, being elected by a majority vote. His 
 inaugural address, with those of other years, is in print, 
 so it need not be added here. It seems to have given 
 perfect satisfaction, and elicited many complimentary 
 comments. 
 
 Early in that year INIayor Lincohi entertained many 
 times at his own home, and on one occasion, the house 
 not being large enough to accommodate all the guests at 
 one time, he entertained two evenings in succession, Feb- 
 ruary 8 and 9. On the 10th he attended, at the Revere 
 House, an entertainment given by the medical faculty 
 of Harvard University to the students and others. 
 
 In April he attended a meeting of gentlemen at the 
 house of Mr. Quincy, to organize a sanitary association, 
 which afterwards held frequent meetings. Also he 
 attended the annual meeting of the Young Men's Chris- 
 tian Union. 
 
 On April 26 he started for New York, Philadelphia, 
 Baltimore, and Washington, in each city being most 
 kindly received and entertained. 
 
 On July 9, 18G0, the City Council received the ft)llow- 
 ing communication from the Mayor: 
 
 "M.wok's Okkice, City Hall, 
 
 "liosTox, July *.), 1S()0. 
 " -2o i/if Hoiiunthle Vdij i'ouncU : 
 
 " I have been honored by an invitation i'roin the nia^or of 
 Halifax, Nova Scotia, to meet His lioyal Highness the 
 Prince of Wales, on his visit to that city, about the last of 
 the present month. As the invitation is addressed particu- 
 larly to me, on account of my official position, it would seem
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 59 
 
 to be a courtesy extended to the city, and as such, slioiild be 
 duly appreciated. It is understood that after His Royal 
 Highness and suite have visited the British Provinces, he 
 intends going through a portion of the United States, and I 
 would respectfully suggest for your consideration the expe- 
 diency of extending to him an invitation to visit Boston. 
 This courtesy has already been tendered him by some of our 
 sister cities of the Union, and a similar invitation from 
 Boston might, under the circumstances, be appropriate, and 
 serve to strengthen the international good feeling and friend- 
 ship which happily exist between us and the mother country. 
 
 "F. W. Lincoln, Jr." 
 
 Alderman Amory offered the following order : 
 
 " City of Boston. 
 " In Board of Aldermen, July 9, 1860. 
 " Ordered, That His Honor the Mayor be, and is hereby re- 
 quested, in behalf of the City Council, to extend to His Eoyal 
 Highness the Prince of Wales an invitation to visit the city 
 of Boston during his contemplated tour in America, and to 
 express to him the great gratification which such a favor 
 would afford to the government and citizens of Boston." 
 
 On July 26 ]Mayor Lincoln started for St. Jolin, 
 arriving the next day, and was met at the boat b}' the 
 mayor and driven about the city in his carriage. At nine 
 o'clock in the evening be took the steamer for Windsor, 
 where he arrived the next morning, then took cars to 
 Halifax. Was met there by the ma3^or and other officials, 
 and the maj^or of Montreal. The next day being Sunday, 
 he attended church with Mayor Caldwell, and in the 
 afternoon visited the citadel and other points of interest 
 in the city. 
 
 On July 30 the Prince was expected, and Mayor Lincoln,
 
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 witli otlu IS. Weill down the liiiilMjr (jii tlic steuuiL-r '• Nep- 
 tune "to meet liiiii. His Royal Highness lauded about 
 noon, with much parade, hi the evening Mr. Lincoln 
 dined with the Prince at Lord Mulgrave's, aljuut forty 
 others being present. He was presented to the Prince, 
 and liad some lonversation witli the Duke (jf Newcastle 
 about Boston. After the dinner Mayor Lincoln was toasted 
 and made a speech. The next moi-ning w^as spent in 
 making calls upon a number of gentlemen, and in the 
 e\'ening there was a levee at the house of the governor, 
 where he had an ojjportunity for conversation with the 
 Prince. 
 
 The next morning he took the cars with the Prince 
 for Windsor, dined there with him, and afterwards went 
 by boat to St. John, arriving there in the evening. The 
 Prince's reception at the city of St. John was similar to 
 that at Halifax. A dinner was given, illuminations in 
 evening, etc. The next morning Ma3or Lincoln went with 
 the Prince by boat up the St. John river to Frederickton, 
 dining with him, and witnessing the demonstration of the 
 people all along the line. The usual ceremony greeted 
 his arrival in the evening. The folio wing day being Sun- 
 day, the Prince and party attended the cathedral, where 
 the bishop preached ; on the arrival of the Prince the 
 bishop met him at the door, and later escorted him out. 
 On Monday there was a parade, presentations, addresses, 
 dedication of the park, and in the evening a ball. Mayor 
 Ivincoln was much pleased with the little city and its 
 hospitality. 
 
 While in St. John Ma3-or Lincoln wrote to the city 
 clerk the following:
 
 FREDERIC WALTER LINCOLN. 61 
 
 ••We are now in St. John, and shall start in the morn- 
 ing for Frederickton. I do not know what may be 
 thought of our visit to the Provinces at home, but I am 
 sure it will be a good thing for Boston here. We have 
 received, as the representatives of Boston, a great deal of 
 attention. The authorities of the Provinces and the 
 cities have been exceedingly gratified at our presence, and 
 have been unbounded in their courtesies. One of the 
 Piince's suite remarked that it was pleasant to receive 
 such a mark of attention fi'om the Maj'or of Boston as his 
 journe}' to Halifax indicated, for Boston was the first city 
 that had opposed them in the Revolutionary contest, and 
 now is the first city of the United States to welcome the 
 Prince to these shores. They all expressed a determina- 
 tion to visit us, but cannot in honor accept our invitation 
 until they have seen Lord Lj^ons, with whom there was 
 to be an arrangement as to their route tlirough the United 
 States. The attention of the Prince and his suite to me 
 has been marked and peculiar, and they all look forward 
 to their visit to us with much interest." 
 
 In an account of the proceedings in Halifax and St. 
 John, etc., we find the following : 
 
 •' Ma3-or Lincoln, of Boston, produced a strong impres- 
 sion in favor of American gentlemen by his courteous 
 and dignified bearing, and we were told that tlie Duke of 
 Newcastle, pointing at him, asked Consul Pillsbury • if 
 he was a fair specimen of Boston gentlemen ; antl if so, 
 then,' said the Duke, ' Boston must be a city of fine gentle- 
 men, and Mayor Lincoln a credit to his city." "' 
 
 On August 7 he started for home, and on his arrival 
 was rejoiced to find all well with his family, then at
 
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 Canton. On September 1 lie took tliem to the Old 
 Colony House, Hingrham. for a few weeks, liefore return- 
 ing to the city. 
 
 On September .5 the Second Regiment encam[)ed on the 
 Common, under the command of Colonel Cowdin, wdio 
 called it, in the INIayor's honor. Camp Lincoln. In the 
 afternoon at 5 o'clock the regiment was reviewed by the 
 Mayor and others. The next day the Mayor dined at the 
 camp witli his wife and son, Frederic. 
 
 September 17, the anniversary of the settlement of 
 Boston. In the morning the Mayor attended the dedica- 
 tion of the Everett School-house, and in the afternoon 
 was present at the presentation of a flag to a vessel at 
 India Wharf. 
 
 On October 1») was held the great Republican torch- 
 light procession, and the following afternoon a reception 
 was lield for those taking j^art, and in the evening 
 another procession. These were exciting days politically, 
 but another subject also engrossed much of the public 
 thought — the coming visit of the Prince of Wales, on 
 October 17. 
 
 The following is the correspondence between the Presi- 
 dent and Queen Victoria relative to the visit of the 
 Prince of Wales : 
 
 " To Hkr Ma.iksty Qukkn Victokia : 
 
 " I have learned from the public journals tliat tlie Prince 
 of Wales is about to visit your ^Majesty's North American 
 dominions. Should it be the intention of His Royal Higli- 
 ness to extend his visit to the United States, I need not say 
 how happy I sliould be to give liiin a cordial welcome at 
 Wasliiiigton. \o\\ may be well assured tliat everywhere in
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 63 
 
 this country he will be greeted by the American people in 
 such a manner as cannot fail to prove gratifying to your 
 ^Majesty. In this they will manifest their sense of your do- 
 mestic virtues, as well as their convictions of your merits as 
 a wise, patriotic, and constitutional sovereign. 
 
 " Your Majesty's most obedient servant, 
 
 '•'James Buchaxax. 
 " Washixoton. June 4, 1860." 
 
 " BucKixGHAM Palack, Juuc 22, ISfiO. 
 
 " My good Fkiexd : I have been much gratified at the 
 feelings which prompted you to write to me, inviting the 
 Prince of Wales to visit "Washington. He intends to return 
 from the Canadas through the United States, and it will give 
 him great pleasure to have an opportunity of testifying to 
 you in person tliat those feelings are fully reciprocated by 
 him. He will thus be able, at the same time, to mark the 
 respect which he entertains for the chief magistrate of a 
 great and friendly state and kindred nation. 
 
 "The Prince of Wales will drop all royal state on leaving 
 
 my dominions, and travel under the name of Lord Renfrew, 
 
 as he has done when travelling on the Continent of Europe. 
 
 The Prince Consort wishes to be kindly remembered to you. 
 
 '• I remain ever your good friend. 
 
 " Victoria, R.'' 
 
 From a newspaper account : 
 
 "The Prince's Visit to Bostox. — On October 17, about 
 3.30 in the afternoon, tlie train containing the royal party 
 stopped at the Longwood station on the ]\Iill-dam. On its 
 arrival. Mayor Lincoln and the committee descended to the 
 platform at the station, and when the Prince stepped from 
 the car he was cordially greeted by the Mayor and others. 
 He then took the IVIayor's arm, and Avas followed by the 
 Duke of Newcastle, Hon. Edward Everett, and the members 
 of the suite. As the Prince came into view, he was saluted
 
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 by the waving of haiulkeichiefs by a crowd of ladies oi» the 
 bank, and lie acknowledged the compliment by sliglitly raising 
 his hat. A band in tlie vicinity played ' God Save the Queen ' 
 at the moment. The Prince was dressed in a dark travelling 
 suit and wore a black hat. Then was formed the procession 
 as it was to pass through the streets of Boston. Gilmore's 
 Band ; the ]^>oston Light Dragoons, Captain Pierce ; the Wal- 
 tham Dragoons, Captain Moore; the National Lancers, Cap- 
 tain Fellows. The carriages were placed in the centre of the 
 column of the Lancers and a detachment of this corps acted 
 as a guard of honor. Tlie line of march was taken up 
 through the grounds of Hon. A. A. Lawrence, of Roxbury. 
 The start took place at about a ([uarter before four o'clock 
 and the head of the column reached Bowdoin square at about 
 a quarter past five. First carriage : Lord Renfrew (the 
 Prince), Lord Lyons, the British Minister, and His Honor 
 Mayor Lincoln. Second carriage : Tlie Duke of Newcastle, 
 Hon. Edward Everett, Col. N. A. Tliompson, and Alderman 
 Faxon. Several other carriages followed with distiiigiushcd 
 members of the party. 
 
 " The streets were thronged with people and the Prince 
 was greeted everywhere with great enthusiasm, constant 
 cheering, and Avaving of handkerchiefs and flags, all along 
 the line. In several places the two ensigns, the English and 
 the American, were side by side. The day was one of great 
 excitement. The police kept open a large space of ground 
 in front of the Revere House. Behind the lines of police- 
 men the spectators were crowded as closely as human beings 
 possibly could be. The beautiful and animated appearance 
 of the surrounding houses, and the crowded state of the 
 stoops and windows, all combined to heighten the eifect of 
 the spectacle. When the {jrocession appeared, a innuiltuous 
 series of cheers rent the air in token of welcome to the son 
 of England's Queen. Slowly the Prince and suite dis- 
 iiM)iiiit('(l. ami entered the Revere House. Subsciiuently the 
 I'l'iiiee sliowcil liiiiiseH' at a window and was luslilv clieered.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. f!5 
 
 Finding that the desire to see him increased, he stepped out 
 on a balcony, bowed several times in acknowledgment of the 
 compliments of the assemblage, and then returned to the 
 reception-room. A formal reception then followed, the in- 
 vited guests, including Mr. Everett and Mr. Wiiitlirop, who 
 had occupied the carriages in the procession, being the parties 
 presented. The day following was made a holiday. 
 
 " After the review on the common by Governor Banks, the 
 procession was formed to escort the royal party to the State 
 House. Tlie crowds, the decorations, the enthusiasm, and 
 excitement was as great as on the day previous. At the 
 State House a line collation was served to the guests and a 
 few distinguished persons. After the collation the party 
 examined the ancient records, maps, and parchments, in the 
 governor's room ; the proceedings by qito loarrante vacating 
 the Colony Charter by James II., 1686, an illuminated Bible 
 of the twelfth century, the Province Charter, by William and 
 Mary, 1691, Indian treaties, and other ancient documents. 
 
 " After a short rest, the royal party privately departed by 
 the rear entrance to the State House and drove to the Revere ; 
 the immense crowd in front of the State House waiting anx- 
 iously for his appearance. The crowd, convinced at last that 
 the assertions of the police were true, that the Prince had 
 gone, made all haste to Tremont street, hoping to catcli, if 
 possible, another view of His Royal Highness on his way to 
 Music Hall. 
 
 " The sight which met the eye on entering the hall was one 
 which aroused every sentiment of delight and admiration. 
 The beautiful auditorium was fitted for the occasion in the 
 most chaste and elegant manner. The lower balcony was 
 faced with scarlet cloth, slightly festooned, and having a 
 richly gilded border. The second balcony was festooned 
 with blue damask, having two stripes of gold for a border. 
 This decoration bore on a circular groundwork of white with 
 a gilt border, tlie inscription : ' Welcome,' ' England,' ' Amer- 
 ica,' in red letters. The first named appeared on the balcony
 
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 across tlie lower end of the hall, the second on the left l>;il- 
 cony, and the tliird on tlie right. 
 
 " The doorways to the second balcony were beautifully 
 arched by a festoon composed of the flags of England an<l 
 America, surmounted by tlie Prince's crest, a plume of 
 feathers, and his motto : ' fcli Dieii.' In each corner at the 
 lower end was a stand of colors, borne on a gilded staff, also 
 crowned by the Prince's crest and motto. Along the wall 
 above the doorways were ranged alternate English and 
 American flags. The organ was completely covered witli 
 scarlet damask, having the Prince's crest represented in the 
 centre. 
 
 " The great feature of the occasion and the one on which 
 the eye rested most enraptured, Avas the display of youthful 
 female loveliness and boyish pride wliich crowned the upper 
 end of the hall. Twelve hundred school children, the major 
 part of them girls, dressed chiefly in snowy white, with a suf- 
 flciency of variegated apparel to increase the picturesqueness 
 of their appearance, occupied the wliole upper end of the 
 hall. The two balconies were fllled with gayly dressed and 
 beautiful ladies. Surely such a scene is not often witnessed, 
 and a universal expression of admiration attested the effect 
 upon every beholder. A little farther back than the middle 
 of the hall was a spacious elevated platform, covered witli 
 bright red carpeting, whereupon were placed a large number 
 of stuffed-seat black-walnut chairs, which were occupied by a 
 large company of distinguished people. Among them were 
 ex Chief-Justice Shaw", Chief-Justice Bigelow, and the asso- 
 sociate justices of the Supreme Court; Hon. Charles Sumner, 
 Hon. Pt. C. Winthrop, Hons. Josiah Quincy, senior and junior ; 
 I'resident Felton, of Harvard College, ex-Judge P. R. Curtis. 
 Kalitli Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Homes, Hon. Anson 
 liurlingame, and others. 
 
 " In front of these was a row of chairs trimme<l with crim- 
 son plush, looking l)otli elegant and comfortable. Tliese were 
 for tlic I'riucP. the irovernor oF the Commonwealth, the
 
 FREDERIC WALKETi LINCOLX. 67 
 
 Mayor of the city, and the I'linee's suite. At fifteen minutes 
 past five o'clock the party entered and after they were 
 seated, Mayor Lincoln gave the signal and the band and the 
 choir of twelve hundred school children burst forth in inspir- 
 ing strains with the beautiful ode : ' Our Fathers' Land,' 
 by Oliver Wendell Holmes." 
 
 Then followed a niost delightful and enjoyable concert. 
 One writer says, " No report of this musical festival that can 
 be written will convey to those not present an adecpiate idea 
 of its real character.'' At its close the Prince was escorted to 
 the Revere House. In the evening the Grand Ball took 
 place at the Boston Theatre. It was projected by the leading 
 citizens of Boston, as a tribute of respect to the youthful 
 representative of a nation which is held by a strong bond of 
 sympathy in the most fraternal union with our own. All 
 that a refined taste could suggest, the most skilful artists 
 execute, and unlimited expenditure of time and means could 
 procure, was brought into requisition to impart brilliancy and 
 insure success to the undertaking. A large and efficient com- 
 mittee had the management of the affair, and the result of 
 their labors was witnessed in the complete and successful 
 execution of all their arrangements. 
 
 '• The auditorium and the stage thrown into one long and 
 elegant ball-room, were embellished with a skill and correct- 
 ness of outline that showed a master hand. The principal 
 features in this apartment were the Prince's tent, the orna- 
 mentation of the balcony, and the decoration of tlie stage. 
 The Prince's tent was erected in the centre of the first circle, 
 access being obtained thereto by means of a large door which 
 had been cut in the wall for the purpose. The tent was 
 conical in shape, and was made of black and crimson velvet, 
 the American eagle standing proudly erect on the summit. 
 British and American fiags were gracefully intertwined upon 
 the sides, the British coat-of-arms occupying a conspicuous 
 position upon the front. The I'rince's crest and his motto. 
 ' Icli Dh'n^ were also displayed in front, while tall vases
 
 68 MEMOniAL OF 
 
 filled with flowers were disposed about tlie inside of the tent. 
 The stage was enclosed and long minors were hung at inter- 
 vals, and three elegant chandeliers down the centre, and four 
 on each side, threw floods of brilliant light upon the throng 
 beneath. In the rear, the choicest gems of our greenhouses 
 and conservatories had been placed, the centre being occupied 
 by a large marble fountain, the cooling spray and the fra- 
 grance of the flowers satisfying and invigorating the senses of 
 all who came within their influence. Statues of Hebe and 
 Bacchus reared their beautiful forms amidst the flowers, 
 while immense bouquets of rare flowers were disposed about 
 the sides of this almost fairy pavilion. A full description of 
 the wonderful scene would fill many pages. 
 
 " The Prince arrived in his private box about twenty min- 
 utes after ten, where he was eagerly scanned by the brilliant 
 throng, which immediately gathered below the royal tent. 
 At half-past ten, the Prince and suite, attended by the Exec- 
 utive Committee, entered upon the floor, and the orchestra, 
 having plaj'ed " God Save the Queen '' while he was in his 
 box, commenced the performance of music for a quadrille. 
 Mrs. Mayor Lincoln had the honor of opening the ball with 
 the Prince, the position being a])pro[)riately liers. as the afi^air 
 was a city matter. 
 
 " The Prince distributed the favor of his presence as far as 
 possible, dancing in many sets, and the fair recipients will 
 have it to tell their grandchildren of the time when they 
 danced with the Prince of Wales. Tlie I'rince retired from 
 the hall at twenty miiuites before four o'clock, and the ball 
 closed soon after. 
 
 " The day following was devoted to visiting localities of 
 interest about Boston, including a visit to Harvard College 
 where suitable attentions were shown him by the faculty and 
 students ; to Mt. Auburn and Bunker Hill, to the Public 
 Library, Atheneum, Historical Society, etc. The Prince went 
 from Mt. Auburn to Bunker }{ill, with Garcelon hold of the 
 ribbons, at a rate of twelve miles an hour, and he remarked
 
 FREDERKJ WALKER LINCOLN. 69 
 
 to the jNIayor. who \v;is with him, that tliis was the first drive 
 he had had since he left home. The Prince presented Mr. 
 Garcelon with an elegant breast-pin, in the form of the 
 princely crest, as a token of his appreciation. It was of gold 
 thickly stndded with emeralds and rubies. The Prince 
 planted two trees at Mt. Auburn, one the Virgilia, the other 
 the puri:)le beech. 
 
 '• In the afternoon the Prince with his suite called infor- 
 mally at ]\Iayor Lincoln's house, the only private house he was 
 allowed to enter while in Boston, where he again met Mrs. 
 Lincoln and the children, with a very few friends who had 
 been invited there to meet him. A collation was served for 
 the guests in the dining-room. The following day the Mayor 
 escorted the Prince and party to Portland by special train. 
 In this brief outline of the Prince's visit to Boston, only a 
 slight idea is given of the completeness of all the arrange- 
 ments, the enthusiasm, the excitement, the ceremonies, the 
 military escorts, and processions, and many pleasant incidents 
 which occurred during the visit." 
 
 We will sum \\\) tlie impression left by the following 
 quotation : 
 
 " We hear but one opinion of the admirable manner in 
 which the committee on the part of the City Council 
 have conducted their portion of the reception of tlie 
 Prince. The committee consisted of His Honor Mayor 
 Lincoln, Aldermen Amory, Briggs, and Faxon, President 
 J. Putnam Bradlee, and Councilmen Sanger, Bradley, 
 Allison, Riley, and Heushaw, and these gentlemen have 
 been untiring in their efforts to give a true Boston recep- 
 tion. His Honor the Mayor has especially tilled his post 
 with dignity and efficiency, and the royal party expressed 
 the most unbounded gratification wdth their visit." 
 
 In that same year, 1860, there was much interest in car-
 
 TO MEMORIAL OF 
 
 lying <jut iinpioveineiits on the Public Garden. The 
 pond was excavated, grading and curbing done, and a 
 })leasant system inaugurated in the planting of trees by 
 individuals. ( )n October 25 Mayor Lincoln planted there 
 an English oak and Mrs. Lincoln a red oak, while their 
 two eldest children aided, b}' shovelling in some earth, 
 ^lany trees were planted by distinguished persons, resi- 
 dents as well as visitors in Boston. A record of these 
 trees, their location, and by whom set out, is kept by the 
 City Engineer for the benefit of posterity. 
 
 On November 10 the Continental Bank was organized, 
 of w^hieh Mr. Lincoln was an original director, retaininir 
 that position until his death. 
 
 On November 22 Mayor Lincoln went to New York 
 with the Land Commission. 
 
 At that time there was increasing interest and anxiet}' 
 in regard to the safety of the Union, and while in New 
 York on November 25 Mr. Lincoln's journal mentions 
 a call he made upon Senator Chittenden, of Kentucky, 
 " to talk over the affairs of the Union." He (Senator 
 Chittenden) thought the danger was imminent, and the 
 Union would not '' last six months." 
 
 On December 3 there was great excitement, owing to a 
 called meeting to be held that da}^ in Tremont Temple, 
 it being the anniversary of John Brown's execution. 
 The call read: 
 
 •' A Public Couventioii will be held in Tremont Temple 
 during the day and evening of to-day, December 3, to mark 
 the anniversary of the martyrdom of John Brown (which 
 occurred Dec. 2, 1859), and to consider the great question of 
 our age, ' How can American Slavery be Abolished ? ' The
 
 FRKDEh'IC WALKEl! LINCOLN. 71 
 
 speakers who will aildress the meeting- will conHne them- 
 selves exclusively to the great (piestion of the day, for it 
 would be a work of supererogation now to defend John 
 Brown and a useless waste of time to eulogize him, and it is 
 believed that a practical consideration of the above subject 
 will be the most appropriate commemoration of his glorious 
 death. The Convention will not be one for debate, but each 
 speaker will give his own views on the question in as brief a 
 manner as he may be able, and no person will speak more 
 than once. Invitations have been extended to most of the 
 prominent anti-slavery men and politicians of the country." 
 
 Among those signifying their intention of being pres- 
 ent were Wendell Philli[)S, Frederick Douglass, and John 
 Brown, Jr. 
 
 Tliis was the second John Brown meeting in Tremont 
 Temple, the first having taken place a year before, over 
 which John A. Andrew presided. This second call was 
 signed by men who were active and prominent in the 
 former meeting, and it was understood and claimed by 
 the friends of the meeting to be but a continuation of the 
 series. While there were many citizens of weight and 
 respectability in the city who deplored and deprecated 
 the movement for a meeting of this character, at this 
 juncture, and while some indistinct rumors were given 
 out that there would be opposition to the meeting, no 
 idea was formed as to the determined character of the 
 sentiment (that no such meeting should be held in this 
 city), and of the strength of numbers and respectability 
 of those who were determined to interpose their influ- 
 ence to stop it. 
 
 The hall gradually filled up, and at half-past ten sev- 
 eral hundred were present, about a hundred of whom
 
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 were females. I^vcrvtliiiiL,^ leinaiiied (^uiet, with tlie ex- 
 ception of an occasional call for the managers of the 
 meeting to appear, when James Redpath (white), followed 
 by Fredeiic'k Douglass (colored), Frank B. Sanljorn 
 (white), of Concord, Rev. J. Selia Martin (colored), 
 William Wells Brown (colored), and a few otheis, white 
 and colored, issned from an ante-room and appeared upon 
 the i)latfoim. The meeting was called to order by Mr. 
 Martin, who })roceeded to make some remarks. He 
 had spoken but a few sentences before some one on the 
 floor of the hall fell to groaning as if in great agony of 
 spirit. Upon this sound being heard, Mr. R., with others 
 who were seated with him u})on the platform, hurriedly 
 left it and proceeded to the place of disturbance. This 
 was the beginning of more trouble, and in a few moments 
 the whole assembly was in an uproar. There were efforts 
 by some to quiet the meeting, and the party from the 
 platform finally found their wa}' back again, and again 
 Mr. Martin tried to speak, but could only utter a few 
 words when he was interrupted b}" another uproar, and 
 things looked serious. 
 
 Word was sent to the Mayor, b}' the superintendent of 
 the hall, who feared it might be injured, by the chief 
 of police, and others, asking if the hall might be closed ; 
 that the opposition had control of the meeting and the 
 disturbance misfht lead to riot and bloodshed, and tuiallv 
 seeing the necessity, but not wishing to interfere too soon, 
 he ordered the police to clear the hall, which they did, 
 and quiet was restored, although there was more or less 
 excitement all day. The friends of the movement, how- 
 ever, held a meeting in the evening, at the colored church
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 73 
 
 ill Joy street. As there were some fears of a disturbaiu-e 
 or riot, tlie authorities had them protected by a large 
 posse of police, and the Lancers and the Second Battalion 
 were under arms to be called u})on for duty, if required. 
 Although there were great crowds in all the streets in 
 the vicinity of the church, and much excitement, there 
 was not iniu'li troul)le. The military not being needed, 
 Mayor Lincoln later visited the armory and expressed 
 his thanks. 
 
 Shortly after this, Wendell Phillips made an address in 
 Music Hall on a Sunday, amid a great deal of excitement, 
 and fears were entertained by many that there would 
 again be serious trouble, l)ut the police proved themselves 
 able to keep down actual violence. These were exciting- 
 days, and the whole community was stirred. 
 
 On December 15 the ^layor and his wife, with a 
 party of gentlemen with their wives, took a short trip to 
 Washington for pleasure and business combined. In 
 Washington they found much excitement in regard to 
 the dissolution of the LTnion. In the Senate the Mayor 
 heard Mr. Wade speak on secession. Part of his busi- 
 ness, however, was in regard to the harbor. 
 
 During the year the subject of a new building for the 
 City Hall was agitated, but it was deemed inexpedient 
 to go to the expense of one. It was brought forward, 
 however, and started the next year under Mayor Wight- 
 man. Also in 1860 the Massachusetts Institute of 
 Technology was organized ; at the meeting Mr. Lincoln 
 presided, and from that time on he was actively interested 
 in the institute as trustee. Professor Rogers, the first 
 President, upon taking the chair, remarked, " that if the
 
 74 mi:m()i;i.\i. of 
 
 eiiterpi'isc pi'ovt'tl succcssl'iil, of wliidi there was an cxct'l- 
 leiit prospect, tlie individuals who were engaged in it might 
 well feel proud of their efforts, and they would be entitled 
 to the eiulurino- thanks and honor of the coinnuinity."' 
 
 On December 81 Major Lincoln delixered a vale- 
 dictory address before the School Committee, and on 
 -January 5 one before the lioard of Aldermen, on the 
 Ttli ending his official connection with the City Gov- 
 ernment. The closing meeting of the Board of Aldermen 
 was held that forenoon. Alderman Clapp in the chair. 
 
 Alderman IJailey offered the following resoluljoiu 
 which was unanimously adopted : 
 
 " Resolved^ That the thanks of this Board are due and 
 are hereby tendered to His Honor the iNIa^'or for the 
 uniform courtesy and dignity of his bearing, and the 
 ability and impartiality which he has brought to the dis- 
 charge of his duties in presiding over our deliberations 
 during the past year, and that, in closing our official 
 connection, we express our hearty wishes for his success 
 and liai)piness in the future." 
 
 The Mayor replied to the vote in the follo^\ ing address ; 
 
 '• Gentlemeyi of the Board of Aldermen : Your compli- 
 mentary vote, just communicated to me by the City Clerk, 
 again recalls me to this chair. For the last time I am to 
 l)e its occupant, surrounded by the pleasant circle of 
 friends and associates who have so often met in this 
 chamber, and taken counsel together upon the public 
 affairs of our beloved city. It must be a hardened and 
 callous nature that does not feel stirred at such a inomi'ut 
 with emotions almost too deep for utterance.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. lb 
 
 " This feelinjj;- is caused, not by a regret that some oi' 
 our number are about parting witli that ot'lieial power and 
 influence, which througli the confidence of their feUow- 
 citizens they have possessed. This is rather a reason for 
 congratulation, as we are tliereby relieved from those per- 
 sonal cares and I'esponsibilities which have often seemed 
 so heavy to bear. But our sensil)ilities are quickened l)y 
 the fact that the ties which have bound us together are to 
 be severed ; that daily intercourse which has so enliv- 
 ened our passage through the year is brought to a close ; 
 the bond of our connection is loosened, and again we 
 are to pursue our separate courses, uncheered by each 
 other's societ}-. 
 
 "I do not know of any official position which brings, in 
 so man}' intimate and personal relations, its members, as 
 the upper branch of our City Council. Such is the mul- 
 titude and magnitude of the interests entrusted to the 
 Board of Aldermen, that its members, if they are true to 
 their obligations, are daily, almost hourly, together. A 
 member usually spends more time with his associates of 
 the Board tlian even with his family at home. Each 
 one's virtues and failings become transparent by this 
 mutual and close communion, the welfare of the cit}^ be- 
 comes the common centre of affection, and to promote its 
 advancement in all those matters for which its govern- 
 ment is organized constitutes as strong a bond of union 
 as usually falls to the lot of man. 
 
 " The mayor of tlie city, although not one of the mem- 
 bers of the Board, is still closely allied to it by the nature 
 of his official duties. Apart from it by the prerogatives 
 of his office, he is still in daily intercourse with its mem-
 
 76 MEMOIHAI. OF 
 
 bers, ami i)re.si(U's over its iiioic foniial (Icliljciatiuns. 
 His position gives him the hest opportunity to become ae- 
 quainted with the motives of its members, as it is liis <luty 
 to pass in judgment upon their measures. Happy it is 
 when this mutual intercourse ius[)ires mutual respect and 
 esteem, and such have ever been our relations to each 
 other. 
 
 "In accoi'dance with the formalities of this closing 
 hour you have been pleased to pass the customary resolu- 
 tions of thanks for the mauner in which I have presided 
 over your meetings, and your regrets as we separate fiom 
 one another. These votes will be duly recorded on your 
 journals, but your kindness during the whole year is more 
 deeply engraved upon my heart. 
 
 " It is well that in })arting, mutual kind sentiments and 
 genei'ous emotions should tiud an utterance ; but how 
 pleasant to remember that during the whole i)ast noth- 
 ing has occui-red to make such sentiments otherwise than 
 true, and that the fair mirror of the heart's tablet has 
 not been tarnished by a single stain I 
 
 " Allow me sincerely and truthfully to thank you, one 
 and all, for that consideration and respect which have 
 ever characterized all your conduct towards me. My 
 acknowledgments and gratitude arc due not only for 
 those courtesies which have naturally grown out of our 
 ollicial relations, but those which I have experienced 
 in the more private walks of social life and the circle of 
 friendly intercourse. 
 
 "To-day we close another year in the municipal history 
 of Boston, r l)elieve its record will be fair and hoiior- 
 al)le to those who have had in some measure the control
 
 FEEDEBIC WALKEIi LINCOLN. 77 
 
 of its destinies. The pressure of public duties has been 
 uinisiirtll}- severe. I commend ^^our fidelity to tlie im- 
 portant interests which have been specially in your charge. 
 The subjects which have demanded your consideration 
 have embraced nearly the whole circle of municipal 
 legislation. Tliey have been met, I believe, with an 
 earnest desire on your part to so determine tliem as will 
 best promote the welfare of your constituents. 
 
 "In conformity to custom the chairman of your Board 
 will review some of the leading measures which have 
 engaged your attention, which will obviate the necessity 
 of any allusion to them on my own part. These are 
 some enterprises which have been projected, matured, and 
 finished during the year, while there are others which 
 will require the next government to complete. It is 
 hoped that their expediency will commend themselves 
 to our successors so that they may be carried on in the 
 spirit which originally designed them. 
 
 ""We also close to-day our administration of city af- 
 fairs, so far as the office of its chief magistrate is con- 
 cerned. It is an occasion which he gladly welcomes, as 
 affording him an o[)portunity to return his acknowledg- 
 ments, not only to his immediate associates of the present 
 government, but to testify to that courtesy which has 
 been shown him by all departments of the public service 
 during his whole official term. 
 
 " The generous confidence which has been placed in 
 him by his fellow-citizens in repeated elections, and the 
 civilities and honors which have so often been tendered 
 him by all parties and classes of the jieople, have im- 
 posed a debt of gratitude which time nevei' can repay.
 
 78 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 " Tliit'e years since, I entered u[)()n the duties of mayor 
 under peculiar circumstances, with no experience in 
 municipal affaii-s, and with but little ambition for that 
 renown which often insi)ires the aspirant for political 
 station ; I proceeded to the discharge of my official obli- 
 gations with distrust, relying ujion the support and cooj)- 
 eration of those whom the people had associated with me 
 in its government. That confidence was not misplaced. 
 There has been a cordial and singular unity of action be- 
 tween the coordinate branches of the government, and I 
 retire with no serious disappointments as to the failure 
 of favorite measures and no lieart-burnings against friends 
 or opponents. 
 
 "I came into the government an independent man, free 
 from all obligations or pledges to parties or partisans, and 
 anxious only to do my duty to the whole people. I can 
 truly say that, so far as the members of the government 
 are concerned, there has been no attempt to swerve me 
 from the position which I have ever maintained. I have 
 considered, during my term of ofiice, party politics of but 
 little importance in the management of municipal con- 
 cerns, and have deemed integrity of character more essen- 
 tial than adherence to any political faith. 
 
 " The purpose of iny administration, so far as it con- 
 cerns mj^self, has been simple and })lain, taking the 
 charter for my guide. I have not endeavored to magnify 
 my office or to lose any of its prerogatives or powers. I 
 have taken none of the means to seek oi' retain popularity, 
 but while happy to receive the a|)i)rol)ation of my fellow- 
 citi/ens, have still thought to satisfy my own sense of 
 duty to be of more consequence than popular ap])lause.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 79 
 
 "Three years, though an important portion of tlie life 
 of an individual, is comparatively a small term in the 
 existence of a municipality. It is soon forgotten, but I 
 trust none of the vital interests of the city have suffered 
 during this period ; that we have kept up with the fjrogress 
 of the times, and inqirovements have been introduced 
 which will be of lasting benefit to the community. 
 
 " A new administration is soon to assume the conduct 
 of our affairs. At its head is a gentleman who has 
 achieved a good reputation for his interest in public 
 matters, and who has had much experience in municipal 
 concerns. We should welcome him and his coadjutors 
 to the place we have filled, trusting that the credit and 
 good name of our cit}- will remain unimpaired in their 
 hands. 
 
 " We are now about to separate ; let us be thankful 
 for the opportunity we have enjoyed to bear an honored 
 part in the promotion of the public weal. We have com- 
 mitted errors, no doubt ; we liave not had strength, per- 
 haps, to carry out all our good jmrposes ; a generous 
 people will pardon, if they are satisfied as to the integrity 
 of our motives. Let the friendships formed iiere be con- 
 tinued in the private life upon which most of us are to 
 enter, and may the blessing of Heaven rest upon our city 
 and all its inhabitants ! " 
 
 In regard to tlic retirement of Mayor Lincoln one 
 writer said : 
 
 " Mr. Lincoln terminates liis official duties as mayor on 
 Monday next, having served three years, and may we not 
 add, his administration has been eminently successful and 
 satisfactory to a very large majority of our citizens '.' We
 
 80 MEMOIllAL OF 
 
 believe we are not bestowing untlue }jiaise by saying this, for 
 we think it is the sentiment of the public. ^Iv. Lincoln has 
 on all occasions acquitted himself with marked propriety and 
 ability, and as the representative of our city, wherever he 
 has been, at home or abroad, there has been no tongue to 
 cavil at his words or his acts. He is by nature and educa- 
 tion a conservative man, and has given that impress to his 
 official duties, checking, when in his power, any inclination 
 to illegal or radical measures. His zeal in behalf of our 
 harbor has been one of the most prominent features of his 
 administration, and the good results which Avill flow from it 
 will long beneiit the commerce and trade of Boston. Like 
 the magistrate of old, JNIr. Lincoln would no doubt accept all 
 the censure which might be bestowed upon his official acts, 
 if his name could be connected with them, leaving posterity 
 to bestow the impartial verdict. 
 
 " Mr. Lincoln having been chosen as a citizen's candidate, 
 receiving the votes of all parties, he has been most faithful 
 to his position. We do not think that in any act or appoint- 
 ment he has given politics a passing thought, and every man 
 who has had experience in our city matters, who is not striv- 
 ing to secure party ends, will agree that it is to be regretted 
 that politics has again been introduced into our city affairs. 
 It has no more business there than in the management of 
 a manufacturing corporation. Mayor Lincoln has not 
 attempted to equalize the offices, or even construct his com- 
 mittees with a regard to the political complexion of men, but 
 has ignored all such claims and based his selection upon the 
 (jualificutions of the members or applicants. In doing this 
 he has acted wisely. 
 
 " j\[r. T.,incoln carries into his retirement a mind enlarged 
 by the experiences he has had as mayor, a position which 
 brings a man into direct communication with the representa- 
 tives of all classes, and with scenes of all shades. It is a 
 school which destroys all the theoretical tendencies of a man's 
 disposititiii. and renders him practical and observing. We
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 8l 
 
 believe that many years will not be allowed to pass over his 
 head before he will again be called upon to serve the citizens 
 who have placed their trusts in his hands and found him a 
 working, a thoughtful, and affable public officer." 
 
 How soon that prophecy proved true I Although the 
 two following years he was free from those great respon- 
 sibilities of the mayor's office, they were busy ones, 
 carrying his thought and energy into many different 
 channels. 
 
 In December, 1861, Mr. Lincoln took a trip to Wash- 
 ington, and some extracts from letters to his wife at that 
 time are here inserted : 
 
 " Washington, Monday Evening, 
 
 "Dec. 16, 1861. 
 
 "■ Dear Wife : We have all arrived liere this evening 
 well, having had a very pleasant journey. There was a 
 great deal of excitement last year, you remember, when 
 we were here ; but now it is tenfold in degree. It is 
 said there are a thousand people at the hotel, and nearly 
 all the passengers were told to-night that there were no 
 rooms for them, but ]\Ir. Willard hap[)ened to be in the 
 office and he found rooms for us at his brother's on the 
 opposite corner, and we are very comfortable. 
 
 " After we passed Philadelphia, we saw cam})S and 
 soldiers nearly all the way on the line of the railroads, 
 and Washington, of course, is full. The news from 
 Europe to-day has not caused so much excitement here 
 as it will probably all over the country; the Government, 
 I understand, do not think it ([uite so serious as the news- 
 papers make it. However, it is bad enough, and no one
 
 82 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 knows what the next yeiir will bring about in the desti- 
 nies of tilt' country. There are a good many Bostonians 
 in Washington. We probably c-ould not be here in a 
 more excitable week. 
 
 " We have laid out no programme for the future, but I 
 shall keep you advised of our movements. I trust you 
 are all well, and with kisses and love for you and the 
 children, I now bid you good-night. 
 
 "• Your affectionate husband, 
 
 " F. W. LmcoLN, Jr." 
 
 •• N\'ei>nesdav, Dec. IS, 18til. 
 
 "Dear Wife: Mrs. Willard, our landlady, asked nic 
 this morning what I would give for a present, and I 
 received with much pleasure your letter of Monday. We 
 have not yet seen much of Washington excepting at the 
 hotel, having spent yesterday and to-day in \'irgiuia 
 visiting the camps. The great Army of the Potomac 
 consists probably of between two or three hundred thou- 
 sand men, furnished in the most perfect manner with all 
 the modern improvements of civilized warfare. The 
 camps reach for many miles along tlu' lianks of the river: 
 some appear dirty and uncomfortable, while a majority of 
 them are fitted with everything to make them agreeable. 
 Some of the officers" tents have fireplaces with wood or 
 coal fires, carpets, looking-glasses, and pictures, like the 
 rooms of a house. The majority of the men, so far as 
 health is concerned, are better off than if they were at 
 home, and the whole affair now has the appearance as if 
 the people had tiuiu'(l out on a giand excursion of pleas- 
 uif. I'ossibly this appearance ol things may be owing to
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 83 
 
 the two beautiful clajs which we have spent in their 
 company and the hearty welcome with which we were 
 received. There may be suffering, but I must confess 
 we saw nothing of the kind and the soldiers would not 
 acknowledge it. I have seen quite a number of ladies 
 who are visiting the camps living with their husbands, 
 among them Mrs. Lyman, who is a daughter of James 
 T. Austin, and iNIrs. Colonel Green, who is a daughter 
 of the late Robert G. Shaw. The ladies in camp have 
 their riding dresses with them, and you see them flying 
 about with the officers from camp to camp, giving a 
 highly picturesque shading to the lively excitement of 
 the outdoor life. 
 
 " I cannot give j'ou in detail an account of the camps. 
 The letters of Perley and Carlton in the ' Journal " give a 
 very correct sketch of them. No American citizen v;ho 
 can afford it should omit to see with liis own eyes this 
 great army ; it probably was never surpassed in the his- 
 tor}^ of the world. We never can more fully realize the 
 great extent of our country, as when we see combined in 
 one array so many thousand men whose homes are thou- 
 sands of miles apart, or the great issue at stake, as such a 
 spectacle as we have witnessed presents. One feels proud 
 of his country, and cannot but hope that Providence has 
 a great destiny for us. We have not yet made our plans 
 for the future ; there are aljout sixty thousand men on 
 this side we have not seen, besides the army at Annapolis 
 and the division under General Banks. We shall en- 
 deavor to see them before we go home, but cannot say 
 now when. 
 
 "To-day we were present at a grand sham light of
 
 H4 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 General McDowell.s division, consisting of from liftmen to 
 twenty thousand men. The lint' of battle and the move- 
 ments were the same as in a real battle, excepting the 
 [)resence of an eneni}'. It was a very exciting scene. I 
 felt that if it had l)een real, and a man had been shot, 1 
 should have siiatclied his gun and tluown myself into the 
 tight, regardless of consequences. The only regret or 
 complaint I heard fi'om the soldiers was that (ieneral 
 iMcC'lellan did not give them active work. Yesterday 
 we were visiting one of the camps. Soon after we left, 
 there was a report that the enemy had attacked the pick- 
 ets about live miles off, and in ten minutes several regi- 
 ments were ready and run to the place. We saw one 
 regiment this morning which had laid on their arms all 
 night waiting for the enem}-. Last evening the president 
 and jNIrs. Lincoln held a reception ; it was, of course, quite 
 crowded. I must now close. I am having a glorious 
 time ; my companions are all I could desire ; we have a 
 good deal of fun. Please give kisses to the children, the 
 same to yourself, from 
 
 •• Your affectionate husband." 
 
 " Washtngton, Dec. 19, 1861. 
 
 ''Thursda}' Evening. 
 
 " Dear Wife : To-day we have spent in Washington, 
 makino- calls and attendino- to business. I do not make 
 much progress regarding the prisoners held as hostages ; 
 the Government are to work on the subject, but do not 
 see tlie wa}^ clear to address the Confederate States on the 
 subject without compromising themselves. I have met 
 some gentlemen who are here for the same object, and 
 we are workiuij toofether.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 85 
 
 " I forgot to mention yesterday that I went to the 
 camp at Hunters' Capel, Avhere Fred Revere is, but he 
 was absent on picket duty about three miles from the 
 camp. I suppose there is some anxiety to hear from 
 Washington respecting the prospect of war with England, 
 but it is as much a matter of doubt here as elsewhere. 
 The more the question is discussed as growing out of the 
 laws of nature the more difficult it becomes. Able men 
 differ on the question. The official dispatches arrived 
 only this morning. 
 
 "I cannot tell when we shall set our faces towards 
 home. Mr. T. will telegraph to-morrow where our next 
 letters will be sent. It will be safe, however, to direct 
 to the Gilmore House, Baltimore, if you put the letter in 
 the post-office on Sunday. 
 
 " As it is quite late, I will not say anything more at 
 present. Give my love to the chickens, with lots of 
 kisses to them as well as to yourself, and believe me to 
 
 be 
 
 " Yours very truly, 
 
 ''F. W. Lincoln, Jk." 
 
 In March, 1862, another interesting visit to Washing- 
 ton was made, of which the following letter speaks : 
 
 " Washington, March 1<>, 1802. 
 
 "Dear Wife: I wrote a brief note to you on Thurs- 
 day night. On Friday we were called at 5 o'clock in the 
 morning, and started for Washington, arriving about six 
 o'clock ; put up at Willard's, where we found rooms 
 engaged for us. At the hotel we found delegates from 
 the Chamber of Commerce of New York and Philadel-
 
 86 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 phia, who had been summoned to Washington on the same 
 business. At eight o'clock we went to the War Depart- 
 ment. The secretary of war was \vaiting to meet us. 
 It was a very solemn and impressive meeting, the secre- 
 tary stating that the events of last Sunday formed one 
 of tlie most exciting epochs of modern times and would 
 create a profound sensation throughout the civilized 
 w'orld. It was the successful effect of a new engine of 
 war and would revolutionize the whole system of warfare. 
 The immediate danger to all our hirge cities was great, 
 and he had called together the representatives of the 
 three large cities to give him advice and counsel as to 
 the best means to avert the danger. 
 
 " I will not state all that was said or done, but enough 
 now to say that we have had conferences with the presi- 
 dent and the secretary of the navy, and other officials in 
 Washino-ton. 
 
 o 
 
 ''Yesterday I dined with General Totten and his 
 family ; liad a very pleasant time. jNIrs. T. Avished to be 
 remembered to you. 
 
 " To-day attended the Unitarian chureli ; heard Mr. 
 Channing preach. 
 
 "There is tlie same excitement as usual liere. The 
 
 weather is very bad ; rained hard yesterday and same 
 
 to-day. I cannot tell when I shall start for home ; prol> 
 
 ably not before Tuesday. I shall expect to meet two or 
 
 three letters from you at the Fifth-avenue Hotel, New 
 
 York. I received a letter from Mr. II. last evening. My 
 
 love to all and kisses for you and the chickens ; believe 
 
 me to be 
 
 "Truly your husband, 
 
 " F. W. Lincoln, Ji:."
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LTXCOLX. 87 
 
 During these two years Mr. Lineoln's personal inter- 
 ests received more of liis attention, but he was ready to 
 lay them all aside once more for the love of his city, when in 
 December, 1862, it again called upon him to take up the 
 position which he had so recently left, knowing as he so 
 well did the added responsibilities, owing to the war and 
 the disturbed conditions of the times. He was needed, 
 and it seemed impossible for him to decline. He was 
 elected by a large majority. As soon as his election had 
 become generally known, a few energetic citizens of Ward 
 8 procured the services of Hall's Band, and a procession 
 under the marshalship of Hon. George A. Shaw, with 
 George S. Hale and Morris C. Fitch as aides, started from 
 the Republican headquarters about eight o'clock, and pro- 
 ceeded to the residence of Mr. Lincoln, on Pinckney 
 street, where he was already entertaining a large number 
 of friends. After a patriotic tune from the band, fol- 
 lowed b}^ repeated cheers from the crowd, now swelled to 
 several hundreds, Mr. Shaw introduced George S. Hale, 
 chairman of the Ward and City Committee, who spoke 
 as follows : 
 
 " Fellow- Citizens : I don't propose to detain you from the 
 pleasure for which you and I have come here this evening. I 
 propose only to offer in your name to our fellow-citizens our 
 congratulations at the result of this day's proceedings ; not 
 the triumph of a party, but the triumph of the honest citi- 
 zens of Boston, over party, in the person of Frederic W. 
 Lincoln, Jr." 
 
 Mr. Lincoln was greeted with three rousino- cheers for 
 himself and three for the city of Boston. He then spoke 
 as follows :
 
 88 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 ^'- Felloiv-Citizeus : I tiiul iinself to-night in a soine- 
 wliat peculiar position. Yon, as is ciUstomary on sncli 
 occasions, have come here as the friends of the successful 
 candidate, to congratulate him upon his election. If he 
 had any aspirations for the office to which he has been 
 elected, if he wished again to take those responsibilities 
 upon himself, he might join with you in your jubilant 
 strains. But he cannot. Some three or four years since 
 it was my fortune to be mayor of the cit}'. I tilled that 
 position tliree years, and I thought that that term of 
 service would release me from any further claim of the 
 citizens in that direction. But as a matter of duty, hav- 
 ing been urged by many citizens of all })olitical parties 
 to allow my name to be put before you, I did so, not 
 anticipating, I can assure you, this lesult. But you 
 have willed that I shall again go to the City Hall, and 
 become associated with those whom you have put with 
 me as counsellors in conducting your city affairs. I have 
 no new principles to enunciate, no new platform to build 
 or stand upon. I shall endeavor to do my duty (cries of 
 ' Good,' * good '), making the City Charter my guide, and 
 aided by those counsellors whom the people, the people 
 have put around me. (Loud cheers.) I will not detain 
 you on this cold night witli any extended remarks. To 
 my friends who have exerted themselves in my behalf, if 
 they have done it for the interest of the city, I return 
 my thanks. (Voices, ' That's it,' ' that's right.') To my 
 opponents, if I have any, I wish them to judge of my 
 acts with jealousy, and if they should be against the 
 interests of the city let them give me a withering rebuke. 
 ('Good,' 'good.')
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. H9 
 
 " I have nothing fnrther to sa}^ except to return my 
 thanks to my fellow-citizens for this mark of their confi- 
 dence.'' 
 
 Mr. Lincoln was saluted with repeated cheers, while 
 the band played " Hail Columbia.'" 
 
 One writes of him : 
 
 "Rising from one degree of strength to another, he be- 
 came an influence and a power among his associates, which 
 extending its circle, finally embraced a large portion of his 
 fellow-citizens and placed him again and again in the mayor- 
 alty of the city. A distinguished and rare honor has been 
 conferred upon him, that of recalling him to the post after 
 an intervening administration. He is thus the predecessor 
 and successor of the last mayor. We feel a degree of confi- 
 dence in him, that, occupying this post a second time in the 
 manner he does, he will bring to the discharge of its duties 
 a matured experience and enlarged views. He holds otHce 
 in a year of momentous importance to every interest in the 
 country, of which Boston must be, as the metropolis of jSTew 
 England, an important and influential part. We like the 
 tone of his inaugural. It takes just and considerate views 
 of the manifold questions that belong to the government to 
 consider and deliberate and decide upon, and it breathes a 
 freedom from partisan influence and party names that can- 
 not fail to commend it and its author to the candid and 
 liberal of all parties, because, as he himself has so well ex- 
 pressed it : ' Our constituents, ignoring in a great measure 
 all party questions, have brought us together to promote the 
 welfare of every class and rank into which the community 
 is divided. The great and permanent interests of the whole 
 city and its entire population we are placed here to advance 
 and sustain. Let party names and partisan issues be banished 
 from our councils, let our legislative acts have but one 
 motive, the public good, and let it be understood that charac- 
 ter must be the great merit which every applicant for ofl&ce 
 or position must possess if he expects favor at our hands.' "
 
 90 MEMOBIAL OF 
 
 The year 1^^63 was filled with iiiaii\' stirring interests. 
 
 On Jannary to a meeting was lu-hl at the Merchants 
 Exchange Reading-room to make suitable arrangements 
 for a reception to Major-General Butler, who was to visit 
 the cit}' that day. The meeting was called to order by 
 Hon. George B. l^pton, who briefly stated its object, in 
 which he said that if the general had committed any 
 errors in judgment, his great acts and services had thrown 
 them far into the shade, and that he was worthy of proper 
 and honorable notice at the hands of the city of Boston. 
 Mayor Lincoln was then introduced to the meeting and 
 immediately and unanimously elected to the chair. A 
 committee of fifty gentlemen were appointed to make 
 arrangements for the reception, with Mayor Lincoln as 
 chairman. Owing to the uncertainty of the general's 
 movements, hardly twenty-four hours were available to 
 arrange the preliminaries of a public reception: but no 
 formal programme was required to call forth the enthu- 
 siasm of the people. Long previous to the arrival of the 
 train the gathering thousands thronged every avenue of 
 approach to the depot. At 12 o'clock the general arrived 
 by special train from Lowell, accompanied by his staff. 
 Mayor Hosford, of Lowell, and others. 
 
 He was met by General Tyler, chief marshal of the 
 procession, who presented him to Mayor Lincoln, by 
 whom he was conducted to the barouche, and the proces- 
 sion was formed. It passed through many of the prin- 
 cipal streets of the city to the State House, where it 
 halted, being joined there by botli branches of the Leg- 
 islature. The procession arrived at Faneuil Hall about 
 one o'clock, amid great enthusiasm. The hall was hand-
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 91 
 
 soinely decorated for the occasion with flags, bunting, 
 and mottoes referring to tlie scenes of General Butler's 
 triumphs — Baltimore, New Orleans, etc. When the noise 
 consequent upon the greeting of the gallant general had 
 subsided. General Tyler took the platform and said : 
 
 " Fellotv-citizens : This is not an occasion when any 
 formal organization is necessary. The heart of Boston 
 has spoken, and its head, our honored Mayor, will pre- 
 sent to you our distinguished guests." Nine deafening 
 cheers were given for General Butler, the band playing 
 "The Star Spangled Banner." 
 
 Mayor Lincoln then made a short speech, from which 
 is quoted the following, in referring to General Butler: 
 
 " One of the first to offer his services to the governor 
 of the Commonwealth at the commencement of the Re- 
 bellion, he led our gallant volunteers to the South, and 
 his services at Baltimore, at Annapolis, at Hatteras, and 
 at New Orleans are known to the world, and will make 
 one of the most important pages in the history and annals 
 of these times. The proof of his patriotism is shown in 
 the fact that he has perilled his life in the service of his 
 country ; and when we remember that for months -liSO,- 
 000 has been offered for his head, we know how the 
 rebels appreciate him." 
 
 Then followed a speecli b}^ General Butler, terminat- 
 ing the ceremonies. 
 
 On the day following, January 14, a grand reception 
 was given b}^ the city and State to the California Cavalry 
 Company. On their arrival at the Providence Station 
 they were met by several military organizations and 
 troops, a procession formed, and amid much enthusiasm
 
 92 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 passed through the crowded streets to tlie State House. 
 Here there were addresses by ex-Mayor Wightman, Mayor 
 Lincoln, Captain Reed, and Governor Andrew. 
 
 During the last week in January, General McC'lellan 
 visited Boston and was entertained by several personal 
 friends, at all of which entertainments Mayor Lincoln was 
 present. On the evening of the twenty-ninth a party 
 was given for him by Mr, Edward Eldrige. On the 
 thirtieth Mayor Lincoln went with him to the Navy 
 Yard, to Bunker Hill, and other places of interest. In 
 the evening he dined at Mr. Gray's, where were [^resent, 
 besides General ]\IcClellan, Agassiz, Governor Clifford, 
 Edward Everett, .Judge Bigelow, Professor Pierce, Dr. 
 Holmes, the general's aids. Commodore Montgomery, 
 and others, and later that evening he attended witli liis 
 wife a large reception given by Mrs. Gray in honor of 
 Mrs. McClellan. 
 
 On February 2 a large reception was given to General 
 McClellan at the Treinont House, where there were 
 throngs of people and much enthusiasm, and on February 
 6 the Mayor again escorted him to some of the places of 
 interest in Boston, and in the evening, took his son 
 Frederic with him to the Trcmont House, to bid the 
 general good-by. 
 
 The number of speeches made by Mayor Lincoln dur- 
 ing this and the following three years was very great, 
 and the celebrations, dinners, and receptions to dis- 
 tinguished guests in the cit}', which he attended in per- 
 son, were most numerous. To the troops alone, going to 
 and returning from war, he delivered fifty-one addresses. 
 We will mention a few only of the most notable occa-
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 93 
 
 sions. In April a dinner was <>iven Brigadier-General 
 Cowdin. In June occurred the celebration of the two 
 hundred and twenty-tifth anniversary of the Ancient and 
 Honorable Artillery, with a banquet at Faneuil Hall. 
 Then came the arrival and reception of the Forty-fourth 
 Regiment, with the enthusiastic welcome home, followed 
 by an ovation on the Common, with speeches by Mayor 
 Lincoln and Colonel Lee. Soon came the return of the 
 Forty-fifth Regiment and its reception; and such occa- 
 sions rapidly multiplied. When one considers that these 
 things were outside the Mayor's regular daily duties, it 
 is clearly seen that every hour of his time was fully 
 occupied. 
 
 At this time also, Mayor Lincoln, with Prof. E. N. 
 Hosford and Capt. W. T. Glidden, were appointed a 
 commission by Governor Andrew to consider and decide 
 upon the best temporar}^ defences which could be con- 
 structed for the harbor, and much time and thought had 
 to be given to this important matter, as well as frequent 
 visits made to different parts of the harbor. 
 
 The Fourth of July was celebrated in the usual man- 
 ner. Oliver Wendell Holmes delivered the oration. The 
 morning concert, at eight o'clock, took place on the Com- 
 mon, and this was one of the most popular features of the 
 day's celebration, to which thousands of people flocked. 
 Then came the procession between nine and ten, pass- 
 ing through many of the streets to the Boston Theatre, 
 or, as it was then often called, the Academy of Music. 
 This was crowded with people, except in the seats reserved 
 for those taking part in the procession ; and after its 
 entrance, music, prayer by Rev. Chandler Robbins, and the
 
 94 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 oration followed. At the close of tlie oration, when the 
 enthusiastic applause had come to an end, Major Lincoln 
 read to the assemblage the address of the president, then 
 just received : " The President announces to the country 
 that the news from tlie army of tlie l^otomac up to 10 
 P.M. of the third is such as to cover the array with the 
 highest honor, to promise a great success to the cause of 
 the Union, and to claim the condolence of all for the 
 many gallant fallen ; and that for this he especiall}' 
 desires that on this day He w^hose will, not ours, should 
 ever be done, be everywhere remembered and reverenced 
 with profound gratitude." Cheer after cheer greeted 
 this grand news, and the enthusiasm was intense. 
 
 The following letter was received by the Mayor, from 
 Hon. Charles Sumner : 
 
 "Washington, July, 1863. 
 
 " Dear Sir : I regret much that I cannot be in Boston on 
 the Fourth of July, to listen to words of eloquent clieer, and to 
 join uiy fellow-citizens there in the celebration of the day. 
 But whether there or here I shall not fail to celebrate the day 
 in my heart, hoping, praying, striving for the speedy triumph 
 of those principles to which the day is consecrated, — life, 
 liberty, and happiness to all men. Such is the glorious dec- 
 laration of rights to which our nation was from the beginning 
 pledged, and it is now vindicating by war. 
 
 '' Massachusetts took a leading part in awakening and begin- 
 ning the Revolution by which that declaration was first vin- 
 dicated. And thank God, her influence lias not been unfelt 
 in the greater efforts now making to uphold the declaration 
 and to keep the whole country under its control, so that there 
 shall be but one people, free and inde[)endent, without a 
 master and without a slave. In this cause she has already 
 given some of her best blood, and sorrowed at many funerals.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 95 
 
 She must uot halt ov hesitate now, biit must proceed right 
 onward to the triumph which is sure to be ours. I know not 
 when this war will end, but I know well how it will end. 
 
 " Accept my thanks for the invitation with which you have 
 honored me ; and believe me, Mr. Mayor, with much respect, 
 
 " Faithfully yours, 
 
 ''Charles Sumner. 
 " Hox. F. W. Lincoln." 
 
 Other features of the day were the regatta, the balloon 
 ascension from the Common, the fireworks in the evening, 
 and the exhibition of electric lights. The city streets 
 and buildings were quite generally decorated with flags 
 and mottoes, but all unnecessary or elaborate expenditure 
 of money at this time was discouraged. Some of the 
 mottoes were : 
 
 " Let the hardships of our brothers in the field, and the 
 fresh-made graves of the fallen, rouse and inspire us to do, 
 and if need be to die, for our country.'' 
 
 " There is a call and a duty, a work and a place for all." 
 
 " Our fathers left us the glorious legacy of Liberty ; may 
 we transmit to posterity virtue to merit it, and courage to 
 preserve it ! " 
 
 " No page in heroic history shines brighter than that which 
 bears the record of Bunker Hill and Faneuil Hall." 
 
 " Stain not the glory of your worthy ancestors ; but, like 
 them, I'esolve never to part with your birthright.'' 
 
 "Fast renown and future hopes." 
 
 " Our fiag : fight for it, live for it, die for it, if need be, but 
 surrender never." 
 
 During these busy years, when so much was required 
 of the Mayor's time and thought, he never gave up his 
 regular attendance at churcli and Sunday-school, except
 
 96 MF.MOIlIM. OF 
 
 Oil a very tVw occasions, when sfjine specially important 
 duty required his immediate attention ; when possible, on 
 a Sunday afternoon, he would take a drive with his wife 
 and children. 
 
 On July 5 there was much exciteiiieiit in the city on 
 account of the battle at Gettysburg. In June President 
 Lincoln had issued his proclamation calling for 300,000 
 men for three years or through the war. When the pa- 
 triotism of the able-bodied citizens gave out, the Govern- 
 ment was forced to draft men into its service to put down 
 the Rebellion. Those wdiose names were drawn could pro- 
 vide a substitute, or pay JjSOO cash. Massachusetts was 
 required to furnish 15,519 men. The drawing began July 
 8, 1863. Ever3-thing went well for a week. But the news 
 received from the New York draft riots greatly stirred 
 the public mind, and incited many hotheads to treason- 
 able language. For two days a fearful riot had been 
 raging in New York City, involving a very great loss of 
 life and propert}', all of which helped to encourage and 
 develop a feeling of resistance in Boston. The authori- 
 ties of the city and the State were watchful for signs of 
 any outbreak, either in sympath}^ wdth New York or on 
 account of the di'aft here, and there was fear that the 
 contagion would spread. 
 
 On July 14 the trouble broke out. Mayor Lincoln, 
 seeing that an outbreak was probable, had asked Gov- 
 ernor Andrew to have troops sent up from Fort Warren, 
 and the " Ileniy ^Morrison," the city boat, went to the 
 fort and brought them. Before their arrival the Mayor 
 had found it necessarj^ to take other precautions. About 
 noon he sent orders to (apt. (later MaJcuO Ldward -L
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 97 
 
 Jones, commanding the Eleventh Battery, to have his men 
 in readiness. The liancers, Light Dragoons, Independent 
 Cadets, and two or three other military organizations, were 
 also notified to be at their armories ready for service in 
 case of an outbreak. When Captain Jones reported with 
 his battery, that is, the men of the battery, without guns, 
 Mayor Lincoln directed them to proceed to the Cooper- 
 street Armory. Tliere was no military organization exist- 
 ing there at that time, most of the miUtia being at the 
 seat of war. The following is the warrant received early 
 in the afternoon by Captain Slade of the Lancers ; after 
 it had been in his possession less than an hour, upwards 
 of fifty men appeared in uniform at the armory, ready 
 for duty : 
 
 " Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
 " SaFFOLK ss. City of Boston. 
 
 " To Captaix Lucius Slade, Commanding Company A^ 
 First Battalion of Light Dragoons : 
 
 " Whereas it has been made to appear to me, Fred- 
 eric W. Lincoln, Jr., Mayor of the said city of Boston, 
 that there is threatened a tumult, riot, and mob of a body 
 of men acting togetlier by force and violence, with in- 
 tent, by force and violence, to break and resist the laws 
 of the Commonwealth of said city of Boston, in said 
 Count}- of Suffolk, and that military force is necessary to 
 aid the civil authority in suppressing the same ; now, 
 therefore, I command you as aforesaid, armed, equipped 
 with ammunition, as the law directs and with proper offi- 
 cers, either attached to the troops, or detailed by you, to 
 parade to the armory of said company in Sudbury street.
 
 98 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 in said city of Boston, fortliwitli. tlicn aiid there to obey 
 such orders as may be given them according to Uiw. 
 Hereof fail not at your peril ; and have you there this 
 warrant with your doings returned thereon. 
 
 " Witness my hand and the seal of the city of Boston, 
 tliis fourteenth day of July, in the year one tliousand 
 eight hundred and sixty-three. 
 
 " (Signed) F. W. Lincoln, Jr., 
 
 " 3Ia^or of the City of Boston^ 
 
 The armory was a danger point for a peculiar reason. 
 Just before the Fourth of July Mayor Lincoln made 
 some inquiries about means for firing a salute on Inde- 
 pendence Day, and found that there were no cannon in 
 the city. He applied to Governor Andrew for the loan 
 of two field-pieces, and was told that if he would receipt 
 for them he could secure them from one of the camps. 
 This he did. The guns came to Boston, were used on the 
 Fourth of July for patriotic purposes, and then placed 
 temporarily in the Cooper-street Armory. There was a 
 fear that the unruly element, knowing this fact, would 
 attempt to secure the guns. On the morning of the four- 
 teenth Mr. Wesley Hill, an enrolling officer, and Mr_ 
 David Howe began distributing Provost Marshal Howe's 
 notifications to drafted men in the northerly part of the 
 city. Everything proceeded (i[uietly until half-past twelve 
 o'clock, when the two were leaving notifications in the 
 lower part of Prince street. Mr. Howe had proceeded 
 about half the distance from Lafayette avenue to Conuner- 
 cial street, when he stopped at a house with one of his 
 docuiiiciits, and the dral'teil men hapjtciu'd lo be at home.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 99 
 
 Mr. Howe was set upon as he was leaving the house, and 
 beaten about the head and back with clubs, pieces of 
 board, etc. Mr. Hill liaving gone to the marshal's office 
 at the first intimation of trouble, to give information, Mr. 
 Howe had no one to defend him, until officer Romanzo H. 
 Wilkins, of the First Police Station, who chanced to be in 
 the vicinity, arrived. As he was trying to get Mr. Howe 
 away to his home, they were both attacked and beaten, 
 and the number of rioters increasing, they also attacked 
 those who tried to help the two men, and so tlie mob in- 
 creased. On the arrival of more police, the cry was raised, 
 " Kill them," and they were also attacked. In differ- 
 ent localities the trouble was renewed and many persons 
 were injured. As the crowd left the fii'st place of disturb- 
 ance, it was their intention to proceed to Provost Mar- 
 shal Howe's office on Sudbury street, but this was not 
 carried out, probably through fear of the guard of regu- 
 lars known to be stationed there. During these scenes 
 the police were ordered to the stations and held in readi- 
 ness. Squads were sent to different parts of the North 
 End, proving effective in preventing a spread of the 
 tumult. Shortly before five o'clock in the afternoon the 
 citizens were made glad by the sight of a company of reg- 
 ulars, with arms loaded and at half-cock, marching stead- 
 ily up State street. It was the Third Company of Heavy 
 Artillery, one hundred men, who had just arrived from 
 Fort Independence, and as they were not just then re- 
 quired at tlie North End, they were ordered to Beach- 
 street Barracks. The news of the disturbance was for a 
 time discreetly withheld from the public as far as possi- 
 ble, that the mob might not be augmented bv crowds of
 
 10(1 MEMOIUAL OF 
 
 the cuiiuiis. For several liours the effort worked well, 
 and many who lieaid of the disturbance attached little 
 importance to it, so that very prol)ably the affair was less 
 serious than it might have been had public excitement 
 been allowed to run rampant. 
 
 Mayor Lincoln, however, knew man}' dangers of which 
 few others were aware until long afterward. One man 
 came to Mayor Lincoln and confessed that he had re- 
 ceived gold in London to come over here to set fire to 
 Boston, but when he had arrived and looked at our 
 streets and our homes, he was stricken with such a 
 remorse of conscience that his heart failed him and he 
 repented of bis evil purpose. 
 
 There were threats of burning the city, specially the 
 Mayor's house and public buildings, and for the safety 
 of his family the i\Layor had them leave their home, tak- 
 ing with them trunks and valuables. They went to the 
 house of a relative in another part of the city. Police 
 officers were kept in the house all night to protect it, 
 but happily there was no trouble. The next day Mrs. 
 Lincoln received mau}'^ invitations from kind friends 
 living out of the city to join them with her family, and 
 she accepted that of her husband's uncle in Canton. 
 
 A Frenchman called upon the Mayor to warn him that 
 the water-works might be tampered with, but his fore- 
 sight had prepared for that and he was able to reply that 
 all was protected. At nightfall everybody but the 
 authorities thought the disgraceful scenes were ended, 
 and even they justly indulged in such a hope : yet every 
 possible ])recauli()ii had lu'cii taken to check any fui-tlier 
 outbreak. 1>\ dark at least a thousand men were uikUt
 
 FREDERKf WALKER LINCOLN. 101 
 
 arms to keep the peace. Shortly after seven o'clock the 
 low grumblings of an approaching storm were heard in 
 various localities in the North End. Knots of men began 
 to collect on Endicott, Hanover, and Prince streets, and 
 well-disposed citizens took good care to keep out of their 
 way ; but instead of retiring to their homes like good 
 citizens, they collected on the outskirts of the disaffected 
 portions of the city, to witness the course of events, and 
 thus increased the crowd and the labors of the police. 
 
 At 8.30 o'clock a preconcerted signal brought every 
 man under arms to his feet, ready for duty. The Mayor 
 was at the Second Station, with Chief of Police Kurtz, 
 directing operations. Deputy Savage looked to it that 
 the men were ready for the word of command. Mean- 
 while the rioters were in their most dangerous mood at the 
 North End. A large and boisterous crowd had assembled 
 in front of the Light Artillery Armory in Cooper street. 
 Showers of bricks and other missiles fell upon the 
 armory. Windows were smashed and missiles fell thick 
 and fast about the men within. Now was the critical 
 time. A man stood at the guns, which were loaded and 
 ready. The mob seemed to be gaining the upper hand, 
 and with the guns once in their possession the direful 
 results could not be predicted. The Mayor appeared 
 and ordered the rioters to disperse, but as they paid no 
 heed the order was given to fire, and through the closed 
 doors a good round of canister burst into the ranks of the 
 mob. Many were wounded and carried away by their 
 friends, and the crowd were glad to disperse. 
 
 Many of them, however, joined in the trouble at other 
 places, and in Dock scpiare a great disturbance was taking
 
 102 MEMOIIIAL OF 
 
 place. The rioters broke into some of the gun stores 
 and helped themselves to pistols, rifles, and knives, hut 
 the police soon drove them out. Dock square now pie- 
 sented an exciting scene, filled with a turbulent mass of 
 people, including man}' women, and not a few children, 
 with ba^'onets and knives plentiful. But from head- 
 (juarters the word was given, and the arm of tlie law 
 began to move. The police had kept the little hill from 
 Cornliill to Dock square clear, and placed a guard of 
 regulars before the door of J. Hapgood's sporting apjja- 
 ratus store, Washington street. And now the time of 
 the rioters had come. Down Washington street, at a fair 
 pace, came first Major Gordon's Inindred regulars from 
 Fort Independence with guns loaded and cocked ; then 
 the Lancers and Dragoons, whose soldierly and resolute 
 bearing and spirited style told well in the eyes of the 
 thousands who watched with eager interest the men 
 whom they had never seen save on a gala day ; and 
 last, the well-drilled police. The orders were given low 
 and quick ; down through Dock square and under the 
 side of Faneuil Hall the}^ marched and took position. 
 For nearly an hour they remained there, while the police 
 with no gentle force completely cleared Dock square and 
 stationed strong guards along the streets. Shortly after 
 ten o'clock the first and second comjxinies of the Second 
 Massachusetts Heavy Artillery from Readville arrived at 
 the scene of action with two pieces of cannon. The 
 mob. having learned now by experience that the authori- 
 ties were in earnest, were speedily driven from the 
 squares ; guards were set and the two cannon well suj)- 
 ported, placed so as to swec}) the squares. Detachments
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 108 
 
 were then ordered from the Dragoons, and squads 
 patrolled the streets at the North End during the re- 
 mainder of the night. 
 
 At midnight all was as quiet as could be expected. At 
 twelve-thirt}- o'clock an alarm of tire was sounded which 
 brought out the department from the North End, but it 
 was found that some scoundrel had broken open a box on 
 Fort Hill and given a false alarm. Immediately after 
 this it was reported tiiat the artiller}^ arraorj^ on Cooper 
 street had been set on fire and the incendiary was seen to 
 leave the building, but by the prompt action of the mili- 
 tary jDresent the flames were extinguished with trifling 
 damages to the property, and without the aid of the 
 engines. The next day, July 15, Mayor Lincoln issued 
 the following proclamation : 
 
 " To the Citizens of Boston : 
 
 " The peace and good order of this cit}^ have been vio- 
 lated by an assembly of rioters and evil-disposed persons, 
 and still further violence is threatened. I therefore deem 
 it my dut}^ to ask the aid of all good citizens in suppressr 
 ing any tumultuous assemblages that may be gathered, 
 and bringing to condign punishment all violators of law 
 and good order ; and I also deem it m}- duty to notify and 
 warn all persons wlio have been or shall be engaged in 
 making depredations upon property, in assaulting indi- 
 viduals, or in any way disturbing the public peace, that 
 full preparation has been made for any exigency their 
 conduct shall create. The good order and the quiet of 
 the city shall be preserved at all hazards, and those who 
 riotously attempt to interrupt them sliall be brought to
 
 104 MEMOIIIAL OF 
 
 puiii^lmieiit, whutever rij^or may be j[f<-essaiv to these 
 ends. That innocent parties may not suffer with the 
 guilty, all persons whose duty does not eall them into 
 proximity to places of disorder and violence are retiuested 
 to keep away from them ; and all parents and guardians 
 are earnestly desired to see that tlie minors under their 
 control are not in the streets after sunset. 
 
 "F. W. Lincoln, Jr., Mfujor. 
 
 "City Hall, Boston, July 1"), 18C3." 
 
 The Mayor's proclainatifm seems to have been almost 
 universally heeded. No collection of people, however 
 small, was allowed b}- the [lolice, and no people were 
 allowed to stand about the sidewalks. All the arranofc- 
 ments were complete and most effective. Strict watch- 
 fulness was kept for several days, but there was no further 
 serious trouble. From the Boston " .lournal '' of July 
 27, 1863: 
 
 " We heartily endorse the following from the ■ Advertiser ' : 
 "'Thp: Mavoi!. — We observe that ^Nfayor Lincoln, in his 
 review of the proceedings for the suppression of the riot in 
 this city, while naming the various persons who deserve the 
 thanks of the public for their efforts on that occasion, omits 
 to name one to whom the public, however, will not forget to 
 be grateful. The officer not named is the mayor of Boston. 
 Had he not been as firm, judicious, cool, and assiduous as he 
 was found to be by all who approached him, the praiseworthy 
 efforts of his subordinates and assistants might after all have 
 failed. As it was, there is no one to whom more is due for 
 the signal success with wliich the peace of the city was 
 restored and maintained.' "
 
 FREDERIC M'ALEER LINCOLN. 105 
 
 From the " Transcri[)t" : 
 
 "The Ma3^or has won increased respect tioin liis lelluw- 
 citizens by his promptness, energy, and sagacity in being suf- 
 ficientlj'" forearmed to meet and crusli the riot before it had 
 time to become serious. His proceedings and those of his 
 associates are an evidence, not only of the steady devotion 
 of Boston to hxw and order, but also that a city rightly gov- 
 erned is amply able to protect itself against the mob." 
 
 Mayor Lincoln again showed liis thoughtfulness and 
 foresight by the following : 
 
 "Mayor's Office, City Hall, 
 
 " July 23, 1863. 
 " Grentlemen of the City CoiinciJ : 
 
 " The late battle of Gettj^sburg, one of the most gal- 
 lant achievements of the Union forces during the war, 
 was gained at the sacrifice of the lives of many citizen- 
 soldiers of Massachusetts, In the euCTao-ement there 
 were several regiments belonging particularly to the city 
 of Boston. Their valor was tested on that well-fought 
 field, and the memory of the brave who fell should be 
 cherished by us with patriotic pride. A large portion of 
 them were buried by their surviving comrades on the field 
 of battle, but received only such hast}^ rites of sepulture 
 as the circumstances would warrant. It is probable that 
 before a great length of time the field will be used for 
 agricultural purposes, and their remains will be disturbed. 
 
 "In the immediate vicinity, forming in fact a portion 
 of the scene of the l)attle, there is a beautiful rural ceme- 
 tery, belonging to the city of Gettysburg, about half a 
 mile distant. I would respectfully suggest for your con- 
 sideration the propriety of purchasing a lot in the ceme-
 
 106 JIEilORIAL OF 
 
 terv. and having the bodies of our dead removed to it. I 
 understand that most of them can now be readily identi- 
 fied, and I would suggest prompt measui-es to effect this 
 end. A correct list of those interred should be preserved, 
 a fence should l>e placed around the enclosure, and a 
 suitable monument erected at the expense of the city. 
 •'F. W. Lincoln. Je.. Mai/or."' 
 
 •■ In CoioiOK CouxcLL. July 28, 1863. 
 
 " Ordered^ That five membere of the Common Council, 
 w-ith such as the Board of Aldermen may join, be ajv 
 pointed a committee to proceed to Gettysburg. Penn., to 
 procure a suitable lot in the cemetery at that place, to 
 cause the remains of those soldiers from this city not 
 otherwise disposed of by their friends to be deposited 
 therein, and a suitable monument to l)e erected over the 
 same, in accordance with the recommendations of His 
 Honor the Mayor, and that the expense thereof be 
 charged to the appropriation for incidental expenses. 
 
 "Passed: and Messrs. Curaston. Bradlee, Ordway, 
 Coolidge, and Bean were appointed said committee. 
 
 '• Sent up for concurrence. 
 
 '-George S. Hale, 
 
 •' President.' 
 
 The committee at once proceeded to Gettysburg, and 
 this was the l^eginning of what afterwards resulted in the 
 National Cemetery of Gettysburg. Its history can easily 
 be found and read. 
 
 On September 9 Mayor Lincoln again went to New 
 York for a few days, with General Tyler. General Cow- 
 din, and his uncle. Colonel Lincoln. On September 11
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 107 
 
 he went clown to Ricker's Island, with General Tyler, 
 General Canby, General Cowdin, and other gentlemen, 
 for the purpose of presenting a flag to the First Massa- 
 chusetts Regiment, stationed there. 
 From the New York " Tribune " : 
 
 "The presentation speech was a patriotic and earnest expres- 
 sion of the sentiments of Boston in relation to the First 
 Massachusetts Regiment, the first to leave the Old Bay State 
 for a three years' campaign. Under its gallant leader, Col. 
 Robert Cowdin, it has been under fire in fifteen battles, and 
 was the regiment that did not retreat in disorder at the bat- 
 tle of Bull Run. Its courage and patriotism never faltered 
 in the terrible hour of conflict. It has reflected honor upon 
 the State from which it came and upon the army of the 
 Republic to which it belongs. Boston, justly proud of this 
 gallant corps of heroic men, presented a costly and splendid 
 flag as a token of appreciation, and the Mayor was the mouth- 
 piece of the city over which he presides. 
 
 " The troops were drawn up on the esplanade of the fort, 
 and in admirable array and discipline received the announce- 
 ment of the compliment extended to them with great enthu- 
 siasm. Amid the music of the regimental Vjand and continu- 
 ous cheering, Mayor Lincoln came forward toward the front 
 line of the regiment, and, holding the banner in his hand, thus 
 addressed the brave fellows, who breathlessly listened : 
 
 '■'•Mr. Commander, Officers and Soldiers of the First Mass- 
 achusetts Regiment : As the representative of the city of 
 Boston, I am here with my associates to-day, bearing with 
 me a standard as a symbol of the continued interest which 
 her people feel in your prosperity, and as an expression of 
 their gratitude for your gallant achievements in aid of 
 the national cause. The elegant flag which was pre- 
 sented to you on our beautiful Common, when you left
 
 108 M EM QUI A L OF 
 
 your home, has ((tiin' Ijack to us tattered and toiu, the 
 color of its fair fabric faded, its gold dimmed bv the 
 snioki' of battle, but every thread of its honored remnant 
 more precious than at first, because of the story of the 
 licroic deeds which have been witnessed under its silken 
 folds. I know that yon are ever sustained by the noble 
 impulses which caused you to volunteer for the defence 
 of our country, in this perilous epoch of our nation's his- 
 tory : but at the same time it must be grateful to your 
 feelings to understand that your fellow-citizens at home 
 appreciate your service, and desire in some humble way 
 to show their sense of the obligation, and to give proof of 
 the sincerity of their regard. It is under the influence 
 of such sentiments, and to embody in some tangible forni 
 this idea, that the City Council of Boston has prepared a 
 new dag to take the place of the old one, believing that 
 the future history of the regiment will sustain tlie hon- 
 ored name which its past career has achieved, and that 
 new glories await your progress in the martial calling to 
 which you have devoted yourselves. Your regiment, the 
 first in name, was also the first in point of time to leave 
 old Massachusetts to volunteer for three years' service in 
 the army of the Republic, and hailing from historic 
 Uevolutionary Boston, the capital of the Commonwealth, 
 its deeds have become household words, and have aroused 
 an unusual glow of patriotic pride on the jiart of your 
 fiii'uds at houic. This is not the occasion to ret-ount the 
 nundjcr of your engagi'ments oi' to sjieak ot the fields 
 where your laurels liave been won. \ nnv children will 
 rehearse that story to their children ;il the fireside at the 
 evening;- hour, and the I'litiiic historian of your i-ountry
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 1<»'.I 
 
 will engrave your name and lame with those of your 
 brothers in arms on his immortal page. 
 
 " In almost every engagement, from the first battle of 
 Bull Run to the last battle of Gettysburg, through the 
 whole checkered career of the noble Army of the Poto- 
 mac, your regiment has given the proof of their valor, 
 and testified to the mettle of its men, and though its 
 ranks may be thinned, and many a gallant comrade be 
 absent from the roll-call, its spirit is unbroken, and its 
 courage as undaunted as ever, I must confess that I do 
 not regret that (if in the providence of God it was neces- 
 sar}' that rebellion must come) the rebels, wicked as they 
 are, have proved so often 'foemen worthy of our steel.' 
 If the}^ had acted as cowards or poltroons the glory of 
 our own arms would not have been so resplendent, nor 
 the achievements of our own brave fellows so worthy of 
 renown. When the conflict is over, and we are again 
 reunited as one people, we can then bid defiance to the 
 world in arms, and the nation will start anew in its career 
 of prosperity and glory. But I must not forget that I 
 stand in the presence of men of deeds, and not of words. 
 I must forbear to trespass so long upon your patience. 
 Your regiment has had already one ovation, when the city 
 authorities assembled to do honor to your first commander 
 [Colonel Cowdin] when he returned from the seat of 
 war ; another awaits you when you return as successful 
 soldiers to your homes. In the meantime, carry this flag 
 as a pledge of our continued interest in j^our welfare. It 
 comes from old INIassachusetts. Its folds are redolent 
 with the fame of Faneuil Hall and Bunker Hill. As you 
 look upon it, niay it put fresh vigor into your arms, and
 
 no MEMORIAL OF 
 
 a new courage into your hearts. Your past career, glo- 
 I'ious as it has been, will lie eclipsed by tlie future which 
 awaits you. Mr. Couimander, it is my privilege, as the 
 representative of the city of Boston, in the name of the 
 government and its people, to ask your acceptance of this 
 gift, as a token of their regard." 
 
 Col. N. B. McLaughlin made a most appropriate 
 reply, and a benediction was given by the chaplain. 
 Mayor Lincoln's remarks were warmly applauded, and 
 the whole affair passed off most agreeably. The distin- 
 guished gentlemen who went hence to take part in the 
 presentation spoke in terms of warm gratitude of the 
 many civilities extended them by General Canb}'' and 
 Colonel Plowe. A pleasant water excursion, and a sul> 
 sequent dinner at tlie Astor House, were coni[)liments 
 from the former that did not lack appreciation, while the 
 latter extended the hospitalities of his home in a graceful 
 and acceptable nianner. 
 
 INIayor J^incoln returned to Boston September 17. 
 About this time the city of Philadelphia presented to the 
 city of Boston half a dozen deer, and it was deemed best 
 to put them in an enclosure upon the Common, where 
 they remained and increased in numbers for many years. 
 They were the delight of many children, and of not a few 
 of their elders, as they strolled around the high enclosure, 
 feedino- them with fresh yrass and other dainties. 
 
 Reported for tlie "Journal": 
 
 " At the request of His Honor Mayor Lincoln, chairman of 
 the local {'ommission of harbor defence, Major-General John 
 A. Dix, connuander of tlie Department of the Kast, visited 
 the harbor to inspect Fort \Vintlin>i) and the different posi-
 
 FREDERIC ]VALKER LINCOLN. Ill 
 
 tions which have been deterniincd upon as most available for 
 defence of the city from hostile attack. The party first 
 stopped at Governor's Island, and after a thorough examina- 
 tion there proceeded to Long Island, Long Island Head, to 
 the Conscript Camp, where the general reviewed the com- 
 panies stationed there, and to Deer Island. Here an ample 
 lunch was served and appreciated, after which Mayor Lincoln 
 addressed the company, being followed by speeclies from the 
 general and other distinguished guests. The occasion seems 
 to have been both pleasant and profitable." 
 
 On Nov. 16, 1863, the Mayor sent out the following 
 proclamation : 
 
 " To the Citizens of liostoii : 
 
 " The president of the United States has officially called 
 upon you to furnish your proportion of volunteers to replen- 
 ish the armies now in the field in the defence of our common 
 country. That period in the history of the war has arrived 
 when a resolute and determined effort upon the part of the 
 loyal people will crush the rebellion, and again establish the 
 national authority throughout the boundaries of the Republic. 
 
 " Boston, true to her Revolutionary renown, has so far in 
 the present contest answered with cheerful alacrity the de- 
 mands upon her patriotism. Her sons have testified their 
 devotion to the cause by many costly sacrifices ; and she 
 cannot prove recreant in this eventful hour of the great 
 struggle without traducing the memory of her fathers and 
 casting a reproach upon lier own good name and fame. I do, 
 therefore, in conformity with a request from the Recruiting 
 Committee of the City Council, invite you to meet in local 
 assemblies, in your respective wards, to take into considera- 
 tion the exigencies of the public service, and to perfect such 
 an organization as will give an expression to that public 
 spirit which will arouse the community to meet the require- 
 ments demanded of it.
 
 112 MEMOIilAL OF 
 
 " Let not the prosperity of our own affluent city lead us to 
 forget the noble band of patriots in the field, who have kept 
 the enemy from our own doors, but let us hasten to fill up 
 their ranks, and prove our gratitude for the services they 
 have already rendered by furnishing them companies to par- 
 ticii^ate in those glorious victories which are to save the in- 
 tegrity of the Union, and which, under God, are to secure to 
 posterity the noble heritage bequeathed to us by our sires. 
 
 " Let all classes and conditions of the people meet in these 
 primary assemblies, thereby showing an unqualified loyaltj^ 
 to the Constitution and the Union of the States, and an iin- 
 wavering support of the Federal Government in its efforts 
 for the suppression of this unholy and unjustifiable rebellion. 
 Let the unanimity of our counsels and the warmth of our 
 patriotism cheer and strengthen our brave defenders in their 
 hours of peril, and carry dismay and confusion into the ranks 
 of the deluded men who have dared raise their parricidal 
 hands against their country. 
 
 " F. W. LlNCOLX, Jk.. Mnifor. 
 
 '• Mayor's Office, City Hall, 
 "Boston, Nov. 16, ISfi?.." 
 
 P^rom the " Advertiser "' : 
 
 "The proclamation of Mayor Lincoln has the true, earnest, 
 and patriotic tone, and should be as the sound of a trumjiet 
 calling all good citizens to the discharge of the duty of the 
 hour. 
 
 " In obedience to the proclamation of Mayor Lincoln, issued 
 on Monday, the citizens of the several wards in the city held 
 meetings last evening to inaugurate the campaign for recruit- 
 ing under the last call of tlie i)resident. The meetings, we 
 are glad to state, were fully attended, and the proceedings of 
 su(;li a nature and spirit as give promise that the quota of 
 our city will be raised witliin the si)ecified time, if indeed it 
 is not anticipated. There was no little enthusiasm mani- 
 fested, and in some of the wartls it reached to an eneourair-
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 113 
 
 ing pitch. Many excellent speeches were made, and a deter- 
 mination appeared to be exhibited to enter upon the work 
 with heart and sonl." 
 
 In November Mayor Lincoln was renominated for 
 mayor. 
 
 From the Sunday '^ Gazette," Nov. 29, 1863 : 
 
 " The Republicans have renominated Hon. Frederic W. 
 Lincoln, Jr., as their candidate for mayor. It is the tifth 
 time he has been placed in nomination by our citizens, and 
 the third time the Republicans of Boston have tendered him 
 their nomination. His acceptance last year was the result 
 of strong appeals made to him personally, and this year, 
 though not unmindful of the honor conferred, he accepts the 
 nomination of all shades of political belief, who regard his 
 reelection as essential to the best interests of the city. Of 
 his election there is no doubt, for outside of the strong party 
 which pledges its support he will receive many votes, and 
 we may say that Mr. Lincoln fully deserves this recognition. 
 He has invariably represented this city with dignity and 
 ability ; he is not addicted to indulging in any grand schemes 
 or favoring any untimely expense ; he is cautious and far- 
 seeing, conservative without being old-fogyish. 
 
 "Mr. Lincoln's management of affairs during the time our 
 city was disturbed by a mob has gained for him the praise 
 of those who know how firmly he met the requirements of 
 those trying hours, and how ably he maintained the suprem- 
 acy of the laws. The city in the hands of a man who then 
 showed that he was prepared without unnecessary bluster or 
 parade to preserve order is safe at all times. We might 
 occupy a column by simply naming his acts, but the citizens 
 of Boston are familiar with his record, and they will see that 
 the luiparalleled honor in our local history is paid him, by 
 making him mayor for a liftli term."'
 
 114 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 From a newspaper uf December 14: 
 
 " Our city election took place yesterday. It resulted in 
 the reelection of Mayor Lincoln, as was generally expected. 
 He received the regular nomination of the Republicans, and 
 had also the support of the Citizens' and Parker House fac- 
 tions. It is no matter of wonder, therefore, that being ujion 
 three several tickets he should be returned to the office. He 
 was reelected by 4,064 plurality, and a majority over all of 
 3,446." 
 
 The following is copied from a newspaper: 
 
 "IGXORANCE THK ALLY OK TREASON". 
 
 "Hon. Frederic W. Lincoln, mayor of Boston, is a man 
 whom all good citizens delight to honor. B}- the laws of the 
 State the Mayor is president of the Board of School Com- 
 mittee. During three years of IMr. Lincoln's administration 
 we have been a member of that ]>oard, and can bear most 
 hearty testimony tliat the following vote of thanks, which 
 was unanimously })assed at the closing meeting for 1863, was 
 not a mere compliment, but was the utterance of the heart- 
 felt sentiments of the Board : 
 
 " ' Resolved, That the thanks of tliis Board are due to His 
 Honor the Mayor for the acceptable nianner in which he has 
 discharged his duties as our president during the past year ; 
 and that, to liis familiarity with our rules, his dignity and 
 self-respect, and the uniform courtesy shown to each member 
 of the Board, is to be ascribed the order and comity with which 
 every measure has been discussed and decided throughout the 
 whole year. We feel happy in the anticipation of his con- 
 tinued incumbency in office.' 
 
 " To this Mayor Lincoln responded in a brief, api)ropriate 
 address. The following portion of his remarks will be read 
 with interest by all. What lie says of the great aid that tlH> 
 ignorance of the common })eoj)le of the South has been to the 
 Hf'l)ellion we commend to tlu* i)articular attention of tliose of 
 whom the l>oston 'Courier" is a representative, and who
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 115 
 
 have disgraced themselves by ridiculing the New England 
 institutions that have imparted to these renegades all the 
 good there is in them, and have been their bulwark in 
 society. 
 
 " ' It is natural, I suppose, for the individuals of every class 
 or profession into Avhich nuinkind are divided to magnify 
 and perhaps to attach too much importance to their respective 
 classes and merits ; but under a republican form of govern- 
 ment, which must depend for its prosperity ui)on the virtiie 
 of the great mass of the people, the cause of public schools, 
 to which you are devoted, must ever hold a high rank. I 
 verily believe that the present unholy rebellion which is now 
 disturbing our country could not have sprung into existence 
 had not its leaders had a horde of ignorant and uneducated 
 men for their dupes and followers. It was among such com- 
 bustible material that they sought "to fire the Southern 
 heart." Had the great body of Southern men in their youth 
 been pupils of public schools, the treason would never have 
 been so formidable in respect to numbers, and would not have 
 required the force of armed men to })ut it down. Mr. Rob- 
 inson, the superintendent of public instruction in Kentucky, 
 in an official document, argues that " ignorance was the tool of 
 treason in the Soiith." He produces statistics to show that 
 ''the counties in Kentucky in which common schools have 
 been the most largely established and most liberally sus- 
 tained are those which have been most distinguished for a 
 cordial, immovable, and self-sacrificing attachment to the 
 Union." 
 
 " ' The educated young men of the North have been the 
 most devoted soldiers in the loyal army to defend their 
 country in this hour of peril. That JJoston has had her full 
 share of such spirits is universally admitted. The roll of fame 
 from the graduates of the Latin School, displayed at their 
 public exhibition last summer, bore honoi-able testimony to 
 the fact, and other schools, no doubt, could exhil)it similar 
 lists. Such examples are numerous, but one in hiiniblc life,
 
 116 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 whicli fell under my (jl)serv;iti()ii, 1 will take the liberty to 
 relate to you. 
 
 " ' It was my fortune, on the occasion of the annual school 
 festival in ISOO, to put a bouquet, as was our usual custom, 
 into the hands of a medal scholar. He was a poor boy, the 
 son of Irish parents at the North End. He left school, but 
 the Rebellion breaking out the following year, he entreated 
 his father to allow him to enlist in the service. Finally his 
 request was granted, and he joined a battery going to the 
 seat of war. At the battle of Gettysburg nearly all his 
 comrades at the gun which he served were killed or wounded, 
 and he remained at his post after he had been w^ounded him- 
 self. He was noticed by his general, who comiuended him 
 for his bravery, and promoted him to the rank of lieutenant 
 on the field, but the next day he w^as wounded again, and 
 after lying in the hospital several days he died. Before 
 leaving home to go to the war he gave his school medal to 
 his father, with the request that he would wear it on his 
 person as a keepsake while he was gone. His father, hear- 
 ing that he was wounded, went to Gettysburg, and nursed 
 him in the hospital until he died. Previous to his death he 
 asked for his medal, and desired that it might be i)ut upon 
 his ow^n neck and buried with him. 
 
 " ' He died cheerfully, saying he had always done his dut}' 
 as a soldier, and never had been absent from duty a daj^ until 
 he was shot. His body was brought home. I made arrange- 
 ments that he should have a soldier's funeral ; and he now fills 
 a hero's grave. That young man, whose period of life was 
 only eighteen years, did not live in vain ; the education he 
 received was not lost, it made him a more brave and intelli- 
 gent defender of his country's liberties, and he fell a more 
 costly sacrifice upon the altar of her cause.' " 
 
 From a newspaper rei)ort we quote the following: 
 
 "Our limits will allow of but a i)assing allusion to the 
 excellent address uf Mayor Lincoln. In his usual clear and
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 117 
 
 forcible style he has given a full and interesting exposition 
 of the affairs of the city during the past year, accompanied 
 with such suggestions as are the result of mature exjjerieuce. 
 He brings forward no new schemes for the expenditure of 
 the public money, justly remarking that the works now in 
 progress and the extraordinary expenses growing out of 
 national affairs will warrant a postponement of every new 
 project which is not imperatively called for by actual neces- 
 sities. Among the unfinished enterprises are the new City 
 Hall and the Free City Hospital. The former, we are not 
 surprised to learn, will cost between three and four hundred 
 thousand dollars, instead of the original estimate of $160,000? 
 and the latter will not probably be completed during the 
 present year. 
 
 " The financial condition of the city is on the whole favor- 
 able, there having been a decrease of the water debt and the 
 city debt proper, though there has been an increase of the 
 extraordinary war debt, a part of which will probably be re- 
 imbursed. 
 
 " Among the suggestions made by the Mayor are tlie 
 abolition of the Board of Land Commissioners; the future 
 widening of State street near its junction with Washington 
 street ; a careful consideration of tlie plans for the drainage 
 of the Back Bay territory, which the Mayor justly remarks 
 is the most momentous of the local interests that will be 
 brought before the Council during the present year; a 
 radical reform in the dispensation of the outdoor charities 
 of the city ; investigation into the charges of cruelty in the 
 public institutions ; and the building of a new station-house 
 in District Four in place of the one now hired for the 
 purpose. 
 
 " Other subjects, as the East Boston ferry question, the 
 relief of the soldiers' families, are commended to the atten- 
 tion of the Council. On the subject of the li(pior law Mayor 
 Lincoln briefly but forcibly sets forth the importance of a 
 repeal of the present law and the enactment of a stringent
 
 118 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 license law with proper penalties. His views are in accordance 
 with those already expressed in our columns, and with the 
 enlightened sentiment of the most judicious friends of tem- 
 perance." 
 
 The year 1864 was another of great activity for the 
 Mayor. His journal gives but just the statement of 
 events, as no doubt he had not the time to record more. 
 We will mention some of those of the first month : 
 
 '■'■January 4. inaugurated mayor. 
 
 '■^January 5, meeting of bank directors, also at Board of 
 Trade before the Harbor Commissioners of the State : in 
 P.M. meeting of the Lincoln Wharf Corporation [of 
 which he was treasurer], and later at a meeting of the 
 Young Men's Benevolent Society [of which he was also 
 treasurer] ; evening at home. 
 
 '■'■ January 6, at a dinner of the Cadets at Parker House, 
 afterwards at annual meeting of Mechanic Association. 
 
 ^'January 7, evening at Mr. Everett's, at a meeting of 
 the Tliui"sday Club, but was called out on the recruiting 
 matter and visited the governor. 
 
 ^^ January 8, attended the inauguration of Governor 
 Andrew ; bus}' making up committees for the Board of 
 Aldermen. 
 
 '■'■January 9, making up committees for School Com- 
 mittee. 
 
 '• January 10, at Sunday-school and church all day." 
 
 The following days were equally filled with duties. 
 Kegimenta were coming home now in fast succession, to 
 all of which were given warm welcomes, with dinners, 
 speeches, etc. Sunday, January 16, Maj'or Lincoln did 
 not attend churcli, as he was engaged in the reception of
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 119 
 
 the Third Regiment, which hud to be given on that day. 
 On the 20th came the Second Regiment ; on the 21st a 
 portion of the Twenty-Third and Twenty-Fifth ; on the 
 23d a company of the First Massachusetts Cavalry, with 
 reception at Faneuil Hall. 
 
 " January 24, at church all day, called on a friend who 
 was ill, and spent evening at uncle Fred's. 
 
 '•'-January 25, in evening, meeting of standing commit- 
 tee of Second Church." 
 
 Many evenings following were given to recruiting 
 meetings. On February 3 Mayor Lincoln went to Read- 
 ville, where General Burnside reviewed the troops. 
 
 On the 5th a dinner was given in the general's honor 
 at the Revere House, and a reception in the evening at 
 a private house, both of which the Mayor attended. On 
 the 6th, at the Union Club ; General Burnside and Colonel 
 Taylor, of East Tennessee, present. On the 10th, in the 
 afternoon, at a meeting at Faneuil Hall, to hear Colonel 
 Taylor speak, and in the evening at a party given in his 
 honor at the United States Hotel. On the 12tli attended 
 an evening reception, given in honor of General Howard. 
 On February 17 Mayor Lincoln entertained at his home, 
 64 Pinckney street. A newspaper report speaks of it in 
 the following manner : 
 
 " His Honor Mayor Lincoln entertained a large niunber of 
 the city officials and prominent citizens at his residence last 
 evening. Among the guests were Hon. Alexander H. Bullock, 
 Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, Brigadier-General Devens, Adju- 
 tant-General Schouler, Judges Russell, Wright, Rogers, and 
 Maine, James M. Beebe, Esq., Edward S. Tobey, Esq., and 
 others. The flayer's reception was most cordial, and the 
 evening was passed very pleasantly.
 
 1-20 MKMonf.lL OF 
 
 " Duriug the evenin^i,' the members of the National Lancers, 
 Captain Slade, waited upon the Mayor, clad in their new and 
 comfortable overcoats, presented to them by His Honor in be- 
 half of the City Council, for the duty performed by the corps 
 during the conscription riot. After some music by the band, 
 which, by the way, was performed under much difficulty, on 
 account of the bitter coldness of the evening, Captain Slade 
 addressed the Mayor, stating that the object of this call was 
 to tender the thanks of the command for the gift presented 
 to them, and said that they thouglittliis evening was a grand 
 time to test the quality of the coats. 
 
 "The Mayor responded in a brief speech highly compli- 
 mentary to the Lancers. Captain Slade proposed cheers for 
 the Mayor, City Council, and the citizens of Boston, which 
 was given with a will by the soldiers. They then returned to 
 their armory, declining the invitation extended to them by 
 His Honor to partake of his hospitality." 
 
 On February 18 Mayor Lincoln started for Washing- 
 toil, arriving there the next evening. He visited the 
 Capitol and there met the coniiuissioners in reference to 
 Boston Harbor. Afterwards he attended Mrs. Lincoln's 
 reception at the White House. Mr. Lincoln's custom, 
 when absent from his wife, was to write her every day, 
 and we will here give an extract from one of his letters, 
 written while on this trip : 
 
 "To-morrow we go to the front to Brandy Station. If 
 we are scooped u[) by the rebels you will hear of us from 
 Libby Prison, at Kiciimond. On Sunday morning we 
 went to the front, spent the night in the camp of the 
 First Massachusetts Beginient. Wc were very well 
 received by the three Massac-husetts regiments, and had 
 a very jdeasant and interesting time. I reviewed the 
 troops, made speeches to them, had a serenade, etc., and
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 1 lil 
 
 spent the evening with John Minor Botts, whose residence 
 is now within our lines. We were in some danger, I suj)- 
 pose, as I understand that on the next day there was a 
 cavalry fight near the place where we spent the night; 
 l)ut we came home safely, and I telegraphed the chief to 
 inform you that we had returned to Washington. We 
 expected to leave Wasliington to-day, but have had so 
 much business to do, especially in enlisting men, that we 
 shall not leave until to-morrow, when we shall go to 
 Philadelphia and spend Thursday night. Our recruiting 
 business here has looked so favorable that I have tele- 
 graphed home for three gentlemen to come on and finish 
 what we have begun.'' 
 
 On February 26 Mayor Lincoln went to New York, 
 the next day called upon the mayor there, and in the 
 afternoon started for home. This was his forty-seventh 
 birthday. 
 
 On May 24 the new City Hospital was finished and 
 dedicated. The ceremonies took place in the hall of 
 pavilion No. 2, and commenced shortly after eleven 
 o'clock A.M., Mayor Lincoln presiding. On the right of 
 the Mayor on the platform were seated the trustees and 
 Hon. Thomas C, Amory with Rev. Mr. Stiidley, and 
 on the left were the committees of the City Council on 
 Public Buildings and City Hospital. The hall, capable 
 of comfortably seating about four hundred persons, was 
 well filled with citizens, including ladies, interested in 
 the prosperity and success of the institution. There 
 were addresses by .Vlderman Davies, Mayor Lincoln, 
 Alderman Norcross, and a dedicatory address by Hon. 
 Thomas C. Amory, Jr.
 
 122 MEMOUIM. OF 
 
 On May 25 was lield the annual tV'stival of the Amer- 
 ican Unitarian Association at Music Hall, at which Mayor 
 Lincoln presided. A few extracts fioni his address are 
 as follows ; 
 
 ^''Christian Friends, Brothers and Sisters : The circle 
 of the anniversary occasions of this holy week would not 
 seem complete without our pleasant social festival. It is 
 unlike any other occasion, and seems to comprehend all 
 the wants of our being — the physical, the intellectual, the 
 moral, and the religious. Its duties are not confined to a 
 few men in a ])ulpit or on a platform; but every one is 
 expected to participate, to open his mouth, and to enjoy 
 to the fullest extent all the privileges of the scene and 
 the hour. 
 
 " As you have, with commendable alacrity, performed 
 your part of the contract, and disposed of ' the loaves 
 and hshes,' it becomes my prerogative to call your atten- 
 tion to the other parts of the entertainment. It may be 
 that we must confess, like St. Paul, that ' after the way 
 whichi some call heresy, worship we the God of our 
 fathers ;' yet we are not bound to submit to the judgment 
 of men in matters of conscience, but trust to the mercy of 
 Him who lookcth upon the heart. As a sect our numbers 
 are limited, compared with other denominations of Chris- 
 tian brethren ; yet we may be encouraged by the fact that 
 it is ' the little leaven which leaveneth the whole lump,' 
 and by our Saviour's illustration of the mustard-sred. 
 Already we believe that the inlluence of the liberal 
 thought which has been promulgated by our preachers, 
 and embodied in our literature and the practical life of 
 many of our professors, has modilicd the religious dog-
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 123 
 
 mas, more or less, of every denomimition by which we 
 have been surrounded, and has advanced the Christian 
 theology of the world. We may be considered the Prot- 
 estants of the Protestants, but in this we are the lineal 
 descendants of the great Puritan, John Robinson, who, 
 on bidding adieu to the people as they were leaving for 
 these shores, and looking forward to the future in a spirit 
 of prophecy, said ' he was confident that the Lord had 
 more truth and light yet to break forth from his holy 
 word,' and of John Cotton, the pastor, successively, of 
 the churches in Boston in the Old and New World, who 
 said that although he did ' highl}^ prize and much prefer 
 other men's judgment, learning, wisdom, and piety in 
 things pertaining to God and his worship, yet he must 
 live and act according to his own faith, and not accord- 
 ing to theirs.' 
 
 "In the crisis through whicli we are passing the de- 
 nomination whose leading principles are the paternal 
 character of God, and the brotherhood of man, can hold 
 no equivocal position. Without any disparagement of the 
 great denominations of the North, we have a right to point 
 with honest pride to the record of our own communion 
 in this important stage of our country's histor}^ ; to speak 
 of the writers and preachers of our own faith who have 
 stimulated and sustained the patriotism of the people by 
 their eloquent thoughts, and to call to affectionate 
 remembrance the many gallant spirits from every parish, 
 from the pulpit as well as the pews, in many cases, the 
 shepherd as well as the flock, who have joined the hosts 
 who have rushed to their country's defence in its hour of 
 peril, many of whom have laid down their lives as a
 
 I-} MI-.MOUIM. (IF 
 
 j)i('ci<iiis sai-iilice in its be-half. The ett'orts of the l»i'ave 
 Micii ill the liehl have been shared by the eoiresponding 
 hil)()is of the fair women at lioiiic. X'e.stries have been 
 turned into dispensaries and ch)tliiiig establishments ; and 
 a new dignity has been given to the humble sewing- 
 circle, as it has become an important instrument in pro- 
 moting tlu' nation's welfare. Through the blessing of 
 God, the nation is to be saved." 
 
 For many months previous a great and general interest 
 had lieen taken in the proposed visit of the Russian fleet 
 to Boston, and enthusiastic plans were made for their 
 reception. They arrived the latter part of May, Admiral 
 Lessoffsky's flagship reaching the harbor on the 21)th. 
 The entertainment of the admiral and the oflicers of 
 the fleet extended over a week's time. Their first visit 
 was to the governor at the State House, then to the 
 Mayor at City Hail, and afterwards they were conducted 
 to the Athenaeum, the Public Library, the City Hospital, 
 the Spencer Rifle Factory, and other local institutions. 
 One day they went to Lawrence to examine the Paeiflc 
 and Washington Mills, another to the Navy Yard and 
 private monitor yards, the public schools, etc. 
 
 On another day tlu!y had an ()[)portunity to ins])eet 
 the fortifications in the harbor and the city institutions 
 at Deer Jsland. On June 7 a grand banquet was given 
 in their honor at the Revere House, by the Mayor and 
 City Council, l)eing presided over by the Mayor. The 
 admiral occuipied a seat on liis right and Mr. Evei'ctt on 
 his left. There were about two hundred gentlemen 
 present. The city afterwards published a ]>am})hlet 
 «ri\in''- a lull account of this inlerestini'' occasion.
 
 FREDERIC M'ALKEIi LINCOLN. 125 
 
 On June 8 a musical festival by tlie school children was 
 given for their entertainment at Music Hall. The sailors 
 had a parade and a dinner given them on the Common. 
 During the parade they halted at City Hall, and received 
 with cheers Mayor Lincoln, who came down and joined 
 the column. On the Common the Mayor and Admiral 
 Lessoffsky walked arm in arm down the wdiole length of 
 the line, saluting and being saluted by the men as they 
 passed. Afterwards the Russians were marched to the 
 westerly side of Flag Staff Hill, and there formed in a 
 triangular body, with the apex to the rear. Several mem- 
 bers of the City Government were in a conspicuous place 
 in the front, and in this position the photographs of the 
 whole party were taken in a bod3^ All these entertain- 
 ments passed off very successfully and enjoyably to all 
 concerned. 
 
 About this time Mayor Lincoln attended and made an 
 address at the dedication of the Museum of the Society 
 of Natural History, at their new building, corner of Boyl- 
 ston and Berkeley streets. 
 
 Recruiting still demanded much attention and activity 
 on the part of the authorities. The following appeal to 
 the citizens was issued by the Mayor : 
 
 " Mayor's Office, City Hall, 
 
 "Boston, June 28, 1864. 
 
 " The attention of the citizens of Boston is respectfully 
 called to the amiexed circular. It affords the opportu- 
 nity to those interested in the success of the national 
 cause to give to the country the proof of theii- patriotism 
 by placing in tlie army a personal re[)reseutative. In this
 
 126 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 crisis of our nation's liistor}- the ap^ieals to every citizen 
 for assistance and the phan proposed will no doubt be 
 embraced by those of a public spirit to increase our force 
 in the field and thereby put an end to the struggle which 
 is distracting the country. All cannot go to the front 
 and give their personal service, but every citizen has now 
 tlie privilege of voluntarily placiuL;- his representative 
 there and thus securing the prompt and decisive over- 
 throw of the Rebellion. Our brothers in arms, fighting 
 for our homes and the integrity of the Republic, appeal 
 to us for aid to lill up tlieir ranks. Let us encourage 
 their efforts by our own zeal and self-sacritice. Let the 
 good cause be strengthened by the new recruits which 
 shall rally to the support of the national flag, and the 
 blessings of a good government, which were bequeathed 
 to us by our fathers, we shall be instrumental in trans- 
 mitting to our children. Every ward in the city has a 
 recruiting-ollice, under the charge of an Alderman, which 
 will aid in the work. Let Boston, true to her Revolution- 
 ary renown, and in accordance with the spirit she has 
 already evinced in the present contest, nobly respond to 
 this new call upon her patriotism. 
 
 " F. W. Lincoln, Jr., iHfavor." 
 
 "WaII l)i:i'AIiTiMENT, 
 
 " Provost Marshal General's Office, 
 " Wasiuncton, I). p., .Line 2(), 1864. 
 " Circular No. 2'). 
 
 "Persons not lit foi' niilitarv duty and not liable to 
 draft, from age or other causes, have expressed a desire 
 to be personally represented in the army. In addition to 
 the contributions they liave made in the way ol bounties,
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 127 
 
 they propose to procure at their own expense, and present 
 for enlistment, recruits to represent them in the service. 
 Such practical patriotism is worthy of special commenda- 
 tion and encouragement. Provost marshals, and all other 
 officers acting under this bureau, are ordered to furnish 
 all the facilities in their power to enlist and muster 
 promptly the acceptal)le representative recruits presented, 
 in accordance with the design herein set forth. 
 
 " The name of the person w' hom the recruit represents 
 will be noted on the enlistment and descriptive roll of the 
 recruit, and will he carried forward from those pa[)ers to 
 the other official records which form his military history. 
 
 " Suitably prepared certificates of this personal represen- 
 tation in the service will be forwarded from this office, to 
 be filled out and issued by provost marshals to the per- 
 sons who put in representative recruits. 
 
 " James B. Fry, 
 " Provost Marshal General.'''' 
 
 The Fourth of July was celebrated in the usual manner. 
 Invitations to participate in the proceedings were sent to 
 distinguished individuals, and we print tlie following 
 reply received from the Secretary of State : 
 
 "Depart^lent of State, 
 " Washington, June 30, 1864. 
 " To THE Hon. Frederic W. Lincoln, Mayor of Boston : 
 " Sir : I present my grateful acknowdedgments to the 
 City Council of Boston for the kind remembrances of me 
 in connection with the ajipi-oaching recurrence of the 
 Fourth of July. I trust that the solemnities with which 
 the eighty-eighth anniversary of Independence will be
 
 128 MEMOniAL OF 
 
 celebrated will inspire tlie Aiuericim people with siuh 
 firm resolution to maintain the integrity of the nation in 
 the present struggle that when the eighty-ninth anniver- 
 sary shall have come it may find us once more a united, 
 peaceful, and harmonious country, with all our institutions 
 firmly established on the basis of the equal rights of all 
 men. I have the honor to be 
 
 " Your most obedient servant, 
 "William II. Sewakd." 
 
 The following explains itself: 
 
 "Mayor's Office, City Hall, 
 
 "Boston, Oct. 24, 1864. 
 " To the Honorable the Senate and House of Jiepresentatives 
 of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts^ in General 
 Court assembled : 
 " The undersigned, Mayor of the city of Boston, respect- 
 fully petitions your honorable body for an Act giving the 
 city of Boston authorit}- to take and hold lands necessary 
 for the location and construction of a new reservoir on 
 and near the line of the aqueduct, between Lake Cochit- 
 uate and the Brookline reservoir, in the towns of Newton, 
 Brighton, and Brookline, and to connect said new reser- 
 voir by proper conduits and pipes with the conduits and 
 pipes already laid ; and also for authority to borrow money 
 to be expended in the construction of such reservoir. 
 " By order of the City Council. 
 
 " F. \V. LiNcor.N, Ju., J/rt//(>r." 
 
 This was the beginning of the Chestnut Hill lu'ser- 
 voir.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 129 
 
 "New Lincoln Club. — At a meeting of the Execu- 
 tive Committee of the Union Club of Ward 5, hi'kl last 
 evening at their club-room, 71 Chambers street, it was 
 unanimously agreed to dissolve, the objects of the club 
 having been accomplished. The president, Thomas Gaf- 
 field, Esq., presided, and speeches were made by him and 
 by several members of the club. By a vote of the mem- 
 bers present it was unanimously agreed to foi-m a new 
 club, to be called the Lincoln Club, and to have for its 
 object the reelection of F. W. Lincoln as mayor." 
 
 In the early part of November honors were paid to the 
 heroes of the " Kearsarge." 
 
 From the " Sunday Gazette " of November 13 we 
 copy the following condensed account : 
 
 " On Thursday we had tlie reception to Captain \Viiislo\\', 
 officers and crew of the ' Kearsarge/ at Faueuil Hall. For- 
 tunate for Boston, this noble ship came into this port, where 
 she rightfully belongs, for her officers and crew are mainly 
 New England men. and Captain Winslow is a citizen of Rox- 
 bury, where his family resides. Though the day was gloomy, 
 there was warmth in the hearts of our people, and as the 
 Committee of Reception, with the distinguished guests and 
 the jack tars, under escort of a battalion of marines from the 
 Navy Yard, passed over the designated route, the people 
 turned out en masse to do them honor. At Faneuil Hall the 
 scene was every way a pleasant one for the eye of a patriot 
 to rest upon. The galleries were filled witli ladies and gen- 
 tlemen, among whom was Mrs. Winslow, the wife of the 
 guest of the day, and the decorators had done all tluit the 
 short time allowed them to adorn tlie hall. The names of 
 Winslow and Tliornton were conspicuously displayed, and 
 appropriate mottoes, flags, and bunting gave to the hall a 
 very attractive appearance.
 
 130 MEMOJilAL OF 
 
 "The addresses were brief and excellent. The ^Mayor's 
 words of welcome spoke the spirit which prevails in this 
 community towards the captors of the 'Alabama.' Col. W. 
 S. King greeted the guests in the name of the Common- 
 wealth, and in behalf of the army, Mr. Rice spoke for the 
 whole country, and Mr. Everett, representing the people, 
 tlianked Captain Winslow and Lieutenant Thornton for 
 doing ' the Lord's work on the Lord's Day.' Judge Kussell 
 and R. H. Dana were at home with the old sea-dogs, and 
 Father Taylor's blessing came from the bottom of his heart. 
 Jack appeared pleased, in fact he was uproarious, and when 
 he discovered that Captain Worden of the ' Monitor ' was on 
 the platform, he would not rest till he had given him nine 
 cheers. Captain Winslow's reply to all tliese congratulations 
 Avas modest and becoming, and his pleasant, intelligent face 
 and most fascinating manners have won him the respect of 
 our whole people. In the procession, many undoubtedly 
 noticed a little chap, in full toggery, who is one of the crew 
 of the 'Kearsarge.' During the fight with the 'Alabama' 
 he was on deck, occupied princii)ally in looking after a large 
 dog who was seizing the splinters made by the shot from the 
 ' Alabama.' In the thickest of the fight, the youngster, who 
 is a Spanish waif, asked permission of Lieutenant Thornton 
 to carry the dog forward, as he was afraid he would get hurt, 
 and I'into was dragged along while the balls were fiying 
 thick and fast, to even a more exposed position than he occu- 
 pied before, but both dog and would-be protector escaped. 
 The two men wounded on board the ' Kearsarge,' now conva- 
 lescent, at the request of Mr. Everett came forward, and re- 
 ceived the plaudits of the assemblage. The inspiriting 
 music of Gilmore's Band, the earnestness of the speakers 
 and the occasion, have never been surpassed. 1 hough hastily 
 gotten up, we think the citizens of Boston will thank ]\Iayor 
 Lincoln for thus })romptly giving a Boston welcome to the 
 noble officers and crew of the ' Kearsarge.' ''
 
 frederic walker lincoln. 131 
 
 " Mayoils Office, City Mall, 
 " Boston, Nov. 16, 1864. 
 
 " for the soldiers in the field and hospital. 
 
 " The undersigned respectfully calls the attention of our 
 citizens to the appeal to provide a Thanksgiving dinner 
 for the brave men now absent from their homes and in 
 arms for the defence of our National Union. The City 
 Committee of Boston will act in concurrence with the 
 New York Committee ; and I can assure the benevolent 
 that their donations will be judiciously apportioned. 
 
 " It will be seen l)y the appeal in the daily papers that 
 articles may be sent to the old Post-Offiee building, corner 
 of Summer and Chauncy streets, where they will be care- 
 fully packed, and forwarded free of expense b}" Adams & 
 Co.'s Express. Money may be sent to the Mayor's office. 
 
 " Our own Thanksgiving festival will be enjoyed with a 
 deeper sense of gratitude to God when we reflect that we 
 have ourselves contributed to the comforts of our absent 
 brothers. 
 
 " A hearty response is anticipated from the well-known 
 liberality of the citizens of Boston. 
 
 " F. W. Lincoln, Jr., 
 
 " 3Iiij/or." 
 
 At the Grand Union Thanksgiving Festival at Music 
 Hall Mayor Lincoln made a few remarks, alluding to the 
 very generous response which had been made to the call 
 for materials for a Thanksgiving festival for tlie Massa- 
 chusetts soldiers. He said that during the day he had 
 received over a thousaiid dollars in easli, and a sfreat
 
 132 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 uumbci- of turkeys, etc., had beeu contributed. He 
 further stated that when the Massachusetts soldiers in 
 and around W.ishington had ])een supplied, those in the 
 camps in this vicinity and the sailors on board the receiv- 
 ing-ship at the Charlestown Navy Yard would receive 
 attention. 
 
 During that year Mayor Lincoln sold his house on 
 Pinckney street and bought one on Louisburg square on 
 the upper side, corner of Pinckney street, which was large 
 and spacious, and proved a happy home for many years. 
 In November ^fayor Lincoln was again renominated 
 mayor and elected in December by a majority of 4,149. 
 
 Of his inaugural address, in January, 1805, the Boston 
 " Journal " says : 
 
 " We trust that no citizen of Boston who takes an interest 
 in its affairs will fail to read the address of His Honor tlie 
 Mayor at the organization of the City Government. Although 
 seemingly long, it is an admirably condensed review of the 
 affairs of the city, presenting a great variety of topics, some 
 of them of momentous importance. We Avill not attempt a 
 review or synopsis of the document, but we cannot but ex- 
 press the gratification which all our citizens will undoubtedly 
 feel that the affairs of our city have been so wisely managed 
 and are in so favorable a condition." 
 
 Another busy year for Mayor Lincoln opened in 1865. 
 ( )n January 2 occur the exercises of the opening of the 
 "• (^uincy House for the Friendless," with an address by 
 the Mayor as president. On January 10 a great meeting 
 was held at Faiieuil Hall for tlie purpose of inaugurating 
 measures to furnish relief to the [>eople of Savannali. As
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 133 
 
 one speaker re marked : " It was announced to us two 
 weeks ago that Savannah had fallen ; and we could but 
 rejoice. But we have since received far more cheering 
 intelligence, and our joy has been increased. Instead of 
 the fall of Savannah, we have come here to-day to con- 
 gratulate that city upon its having risen up again to free- 
 dom and dignity of American citizenship. The gallant 
 Sherman, after his march of unexampled glory and 
 triumph from Atlanta to the sea, drove the rebel forces 
 from the devoted city, and redeemed it forever. With 
 all our heart we receive them to our confidence and our 
 regard. And we are prompted to do more than this. 
 We hear of sufferings and of destitution among them, 
 and we propose to help them." 
 
 The people responded generously to the call, and much 
 valuable aid was rendered to the sufferers. 
 
 On January 19 a large concourse of the citizens of 
 Boston assembled at noon in Faneuil Hall, in accordance 
 with the summons of Mayor Lincoln, to testify to the 
 public grief at the sudden death of Edward Everett. 
 Mayor Lincoln took the chair, and prayer was offered 
 by Rev. Ur. Lothrop. The Mayor then made an address. 
 Among other heartfelt remarks he said : "• The sad event 
 which has called us together has cast a shadow over all 
 the land, but its deepest gloom is naturally felt in this 
 community, and this venerable hall, clad in its mourning 
 habiliments, freely represents the grief which oppresses 
 all our hearts. The opening dawn of the first day of the 
 week closed the earthly career of our foremost man ; and 
 we are assembled, before his body has received its funeral 
 rites, and has been '' committed to the holy mystery of
 
 lo4 MKMOIUAL OF 
 
 the ground," to do honor to his memory, and to express 
 our sense of tlie bereavement we have sustained by his 
 deatli. The world is better that he has lived in it; and 
 his memory will be one of those rich ti'easures which his 
 countrymen will never have taken away from them." 
 
 Later a statue of him was erected on the Public Gar- 
 den to his memory. 
 
 During this month the Mayor gave a reception. The 
 followino- is a newspaper account : 
 
 " The animal levee of iMayor Linccjln took place last even- 
 ing at his residence in Louisburg stpiare. His hospitable 
 rooms were thronged, some six hundred having paid their 
 addresses during the evening. Among those present were 
 Governor Andrew, Chief-Justice ])igelow, President Field, 
 Speaker Bullock, Collector Goodrich, members of the Cit}'^ 
 Government and School Committee, Hon. Josiah Quiucy, 
 Judges Kussell. Maine, and others. The occasion was one of 
 much enjoyment. His Honor appeared in unusually good 
 spirits, as well he might, surrounded by such a blaze of 
 notables. It was long ago discovered that the Mayor's levees 
 were happy and profitable affairs, and ever since the discovery 
 they have been largely and promptly attended. Many of the 
 guests last evening improved a favored opportunity to make 
 the acquaintance of the female portion of the Mayor's family." 
 
 Ill April the Mayor issued the following: 
 "The patriotic citizens of Boston who desire to ex- 
 change congratulations upon the recent glorious victories 
 achieved by the Union army are requested to assemble 
 at Faneuil Hall, at 3 o'clock this day, Tuesday, April 4, 
 
 1865. 
 
 ''F. W. Lincoln, Jr., 
 
 " 3Iaijory
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 135 
 
 The committee of arrangements invited the citizens to 
 display their flags during the day. A national salute 
 was fired at 3 o'clock, the hour of the meeting, and a 
 great jubilee gathering held. On April 10 the following 
 was issued : 
 
 " Mayor's Office, City Hall, 
 " 10 o'clock A.M., 
 
 " Boston, April 10, 1865. 
 
 " The undersigned, congratulating the city of Boston 
 
 on account of the glorious news received this day of the 
 
 surrender, under General Grant, of Gen. Robert Lee and 
 
 the Confederate army, respectfully suggests in honor of 
 
 the event, and as a testimonial of gratitude to the Union 
 
 army who have achieved this success, that a general 
 
 illumination take place this evening. A salute of one 
 
 hundred guns will be fired from the Common by Captain 
 
 Cummings' Battery, and the bells of the city will be rung 
 
 at 12 o'cock. Bands of music will march through the 
 
 streets and rockets will be discharsfed from the Common 
 
 during the evening. 
 
 "F. W. Lincoln, Jr., 
 
 " Mayor:' 
 
 Great was the excitement and enthusiasm all through 
 the city. Schools were closed, meetings held, patriotic 
 speeches made, etc., all in the line of great jubilation. 
 
 " A Long Walk. — The ' Herald ' says Henry Heyne- 
 man, who, at the commencement of the Rebellion, made a 
 vow that when our armies captured Richmond he woidd 
 walk the whole distance from Boston to Washington, and 
 carry an American flag, will start on his lengthy pedes-
 
 136 MK.yoUlAL OF 
 
 trian toui- on Monday next, at 8 o'clock A.M., from tl»e 
 steps of the State House. A beautiful silk Hag has been 
 presented to him by Mayor Lincoln in behalf of the city.'' 
 
 But how soon all this feeling of joy was to be turned 
 to sadness in the news issued from the War Department ! 
 On the evening of April 14 Mayor Lincoln had taken 
 part in dedicating the Boston Light Infantry lieadquartei-s 
 in the old Pine-street Church building, and afterwards 
 visited the Boston Theatre and met Colonel Kurtz, the 
 chief of police. It was the Ma3'or's custom, during his 
 occupancy of tlie executive office, occasionally to make 
 night tours of the city theatres and other entertainments, 
 and occasionall}' the ''slums." He was often escorted on 
 these exfjeditions by Colonel Kurt/., as on the niglit in 
 question. As they were turning their steps homewards, 
 they were approached by a messenger boy, quiet in 
 demeanor, who inquired the way to the home of Cov- 
 ernor Andrew. 
 
 The l)oy"s urgency led the Mayor to inquire the cause 
 of his search for the governor at such a late hour, and 
 the youngster tremulously gave out the information that 
 the president of tlie United States had been shot, in Fcird's 
 Theatre at \\''ashington. Witli a vit'w to possible con- 
 sequent occurrences, the Mayor and the chief parted, tlie 
 former to accompany tlie boy to the governor's residence, 
 the latter to his office in the City Hall. Both had the mem- 
 ory of the draft riots, that had taken place three years be- 
 fore, on their minds. Wliat might follow an assassination 
 was to be provided against. Governor Andrew had 
 retired for the night. He read the despatch, which con- 
 lirnied the boy's announcement. The night was spent by
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 137 
 
 these officials preparing for any possible outbreak that 
 might arise from disorderly elements when the news 
 came to the public through the newspapers in tlie morn- 
 ing. Happily such a demonstration was averted. 
 The Mayor at once issued the following : 
 
 " Mayor's Office, City Hall, 
 
 "Boston, April 15, 1865. 
 " Tlie citizens of Boston are requested to assemble in 
 Faneuil Hall this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, to unite in a 
 public expression of tlieir sense of the bereavement which 
 the nation has sustained in the death of the late presi- 
 dent of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. 
 
 " F. W. Lincoln, Jr., 
 
 " Mayor:' 
 
 A most impressive meeting was held, but these days 
 are too fresh in the minds of many to need further men- 
 tion here. Mayor Lincoln went to Washington and at- 
 tended the funeral. On June 1 a national fast day 
 was observed in Boston in accordance with the recom- 
 mendation of the president of the United States, to com- 
 memorate the virtues and public services of Abraham 
 Lincoln, and to give expression to the sorrow of the 
 people. A civic and military procession was formed, 
 moving through the principal streets ; and a eulogy was 
 pronounced by Hon. Charles Sumner at Music Hall. 
 
 The Fourth of July was celebrated as formerly, Mayor 
 Lincoln making an address at Faneuil Hall. 
 
 During the summer many distinguished guests were 
 entertained in Boston, among them Admiral Farragut
 
 138 MKMOIUAL OF 
 
 and (leneral AiuU'isoii, for butli of wliom Mayor Lincoln 
 gave a reception at liis home in Lonisbnrg sqnare. Tlien 
 later came Lieutenant-General Grant, who received a great 
 ovation, the general meeting the people in Faneuil Hall 
 amid the wild, mad enthusiasm of the masses. 
 
 General Grant's visit in Boston was of snch short 
 duration that Mayor Lincoln was obliged to give a recep- 
 tion to him at his home on Sunday evening. Many dis- 
 tinguished })ersons were present. 
 
 In September the new City Hall was dedicated amid 
 interesting ceremonies. Mayor Lincoln received the 
 keys as the representative of the Executive Government, 
 and afterwards delivered an address of which was said : 
 " The dedicatory address of Mayor Lincoln on the occa- 
 sion is one of the very l)est productions of tlu^ kind that 
 ever was made : terse, concise, and spirited, and full of 
 useful kiu)wledgc and sound suggestions. No man speaks 
 more to the point than Mayor Lincoln, and he never 
 wastes words." 
 
 In December Mayor Lincoln was again reelected amid 
 very little excitement and with slight opposition. 
 
 The following correspondence explains itself: 
 
 " Boston, Nov. 10, 18()5. 
 " Hon. FuKDKiiic \V. Lincoln, Jii. : 
 
 " Dp: All Sir: We have the honor to inform you that at 
 a meeting of the Uepublicaii Ward and City Committee 
 held last (ivening you were unanimously renominated 
 for the oflice of mayor of Boston for the ensuing munici- 
 pal year. The great satisfaction which your administra- 
 tion has given the citi/cns of Boston, during the six
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 139 
 
 3'eiirs which you have filled the office of mayor, assures 
 us that in again presenting your name for the suffrage of 
 your fellow-citizens, their wishes and the best interests 
 of the city will be served by your acceptance of the 
 nomination, made with such unanimity, and wliich we 
 now have the pleasure of tendering in behalf of a large 
 majority of the voters of this municipality. We are 
 aware that in consequence of the war, the otHce of chief 
 magistrate of this city during the past three years has 
 been one of unusual labor, and the faithful manner in 
 which 3^ou have discharged its duties is well known and 
 appreciated by your fellow-citizens. We are also aware 
 that in asking of you another year's service, it may prove 
 one of more labor and anxiety than any which have pre- 
 ceded it. The appearance in the harbor of New York of 
 that dreadful scourge, Asiatic cholera, warns us that our 
 own city cannot escape its I'avages should it visit our 
 shores the coming year, unless the efforts which you are 
 now making to place the city in a proper sanitary condi- 
 tion shall be faithfully and constantly continued. Your 
 intimate knowledge of the various interests of Boston, and 
 the experience in the City Council of most of the candi- 
 dates nominated for the Board of Aldermen, warrant us 
 in believing that the welfare and prosperity of our city 
 for another year cannot be intrusted to better hands. 
 "• We are yours very truly, 
 
 " Albert J. Wkight, 
 
 " President. 
 " (Signed) 
 "S. B. Stebbins, \ Secretaries." 
 
 " H. H. COOLIDGE, '
 
 140 MKMOl.'lAL OF 
 
 " Mavou's r)FFicE, City Hall, 
 
 '^ Boston, Nov. 21, I860. 
 
 " To Alhkkt .1. \Viu<;iiT, Solomon B. Stebhins, and 
 HoRAC.'E H. Coolidge, Esqrs., Officers of the Repub- 
 lican Convention : 
 
 " Gentlp:men : Yours of the 16tli inst., giving me the 
 official information of my renomination for mayor by the 
 body which you represent, came duly to hand. You will 
 do me the justice to acknowledge that the position which 
 I have held for the last three 3-ears was not sought for by 
 myself ; and I can assure you that I have looked forward 
 to the close of the present year as the termination of my 
 official connection with the City Government. The office 
 is an honorable one. but its responsibilities are great. It 
 has been my good fortune to receive encouragement and 
 aid from all classes of my fellow-citizens, for which I am 
 grateful. This has cheered me in my laljors ; and, 
 guided by the expression of your feelings, I have with 
 some reluctance come to the conclusion to accept your 
 nomination. If it should be ratified by the people, I will 
 cheerfully enter upon tlie duties for another year. 
 
 " Trusting that the confidence so generously extended 
 to me in the past may continue for the future, I have the 
 honor to remain, 
 
 " ^'ours very truly, 
 
 '' F. W. Lincoln, Jr." 
 
 December 12, from the lioston "Journal": 
 
 "The triuinpliant reelection of Mayor Lincoln is an in- 
 dorsement of the services of a faithful public servant, who 
 proposed this year to retire from the held, but yielding to
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 141 
 
 the wishes of friends, consented to stand for another term. 
 The popular vote has again been in his favor, and for a sev- 
 enth term he will act as the chief magistrate of the city of 
 his birth. No mayor of this city has ever been so signally 
 honored." 
 
 In that month the Tunisian Embassy visited Boston, 
 and received much attention, the Mayor giving them a 
 reception at his home. The special object of the ambas- 
 sador's visit at this time was that of condolence over the 
 loss of Abraham Lincoln and congratulations at the 
 happy termination of the Rebellion. 
 
 A newspaper mentions the Mayor's inaugural address 
 as follows : 
 
 "Mayor Lincoln's inaugural address is a very interesting 
 ' city document,' written in so fresh a style the reader does 
 not tire among the admirably stated details of municipal 
 business. The Mayor says that the nuisance on Charles 
 street will be abated during the year, and that other nui- 
 sances in the south part of the city have been summarily 
 removed. With regard to the defective drainage in Church 
 street and its vicinity, he suggests the propriety of demolish- 
 ing the present structures on that territory, and relaying the 
 land into wider streets. The address contains many sugges- 
 tions of an important character, and every citizen and tax- 
 payer should give its statements a careful and candid consid- 
 eration. 
 
 " We may say that the facts and reports included in this 
 modest address of Mayor Lincoln conclusively show that to 
 him, more than to any other ma.u, Boston owes her present 
 prosperity. A gentleman of liigh social position, line educa- 
 tion, of remarkable business ability, of true public spirit, he 
 has commanded the respect of all parties and is widely 
 known far beyond the limits of Massachusetts. He has been
 
 142 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 reelected again and again, and we regret to see that his 
 achlress annonnces that he lias accepted the mayoralty for 
 the last time. Fortunato is the city that has a man so fit for 
 its chief office, and citizens intelligent enough to recognize 
 his superiority." 
 
 Of the Mayor's annual reception, we (]Uote the follow- 
 ing account : 
 
 " Mayor Lincoln gave his annual reception last evening at 
 his residence in Louisburg square. The throng present was 
 very large and included representatives from the various 
 avocations. Governor KuUoek, Chief-Justice Bigelow, ex- 
 Governor Washburne, ex-Mayor Wightman, representatives 
 of the army and navy, members of the Legislature, Collector 
 Hamlin, ex-Collector Croodrich, most of the members of the 
 City Council, mayors of the adjoining cities, and hosts of 
 others passed in and out and were warmly welcomed by the 
 courteous host. The Mayor had been ill during the day, but 
 liis strength on this occasion did not fail him. Tlie usual 
 collation was served and appeared to be appreciated." 
 
 Early in the year 1866 Mayor Lincoln, with a large part}- 
 of prominent gentlemen connected with the City (Tovern- 
 ment, went to IMiiladelphia, Baltimore, and Washington 
 to visit the public schools. Everywhere the}' were re- 
 ceived most kindly and witli much attention. At the 
 Lincoln School in Phila(lel[)liia, to his great surprise. 
 Mayor Lincoln was presented with a l)()U(|uet and made 
 a speecli in response. The same party visited the White 
 House, where the presi(K'nt receiNcd tlieni with prompt 
 and (lieerrul hosjjitalit} ; he threw aside the cares and 
 ceremonies of ofliee and foi' an hour or more (hdiglited 
 his guests by ids light and pleasant manner. " It is said
 
 FREBEBIC WALKER LINCOLN. 148 
 
 that the absence of all cereinoii}' niadc^ this one of tlic 
 most interesting visits that liave been paid to or enjoyed 
 by the President." The party were absent from Boston 
 nearly a fortnight. 
 
 During that year the " Boston Home " was started to 
 aid the poor and homeless and those needing good influ- 
 ences about them. Of this institution Mayor Lincoln 
 was the president. 
 
 July 4th was celebrated in much the usual maimer. 
 In reply to an invitation to be present in Boston on that 
 occasion Maj.-Gen. W. T. Sherman wrote to Mayor 
 Lincoln that he desired very much to do so, but it was 
 impossible, as he had long before promised to attend the 
 commencement exercises at Daitmouth, N.H., on the 
 17th of July, the occasion of the graduation of a class 
 embracing his nephew, Henry Sherman. He thought, 
 however, he might be in Boston later in Jul}'. 
 
 On July 5th the intelligence of the terrible conflagra- 
 tion which visited Portland on the Fourth was received 
 with feelings of the deepest interest and sympathy by the 
 people of Boston. It formed the subject of conversation 
 in the streets, on 'Change, and in all circles, and the 
 newspaper offices were thronged with those who were 
 anxious to obtain the latest news from the scene of the 
 disaster. This feeling was very much increased by the 
 publication about noon of the following despatch received 
 by Mayor Lincoln from Mayor Stevens of Portland : 
 " Thousands of our people are homeless and hungry in 
 the streets. Can you send us some bread and cooked 
 provisions?" In response to this call Mayor Lincohi at 
 once secured the services of Mr. J. P>. Smith, the famous
 
 144 MEMORIAL or 
 
 caterer, aiul set him at work to prepare a large aiiKJunt 
 of provisions for. the sufferers. 
 
 ''Mayor's Office, City Hall, 
 
 " Boston, July 5, 186G. 
 " To the Citizens of Boston : 
 
 " A despatch has been received at this office from the 
 mayor of Portland, stating that thousands of the inhab- 
 itants of that city are ' homeless and hungry.' He asks 
 of the citizens of Boston bread and provisions. Mr. 
 William Merritt, superintendent of the Boston & 
 Maine Railroad, and Mr. Jeremiah Prescott, superintend- 
 ent of the Eastern Railroad, have generously offered to 
 transport, free of expense, the donations of our people 
 over their respective roads. An escort of police will be 
 at the respective depots this afternoon and evening, to 
 take charge of the contributions and accompany them to 
 their destination. Donations of money will be received 
 at this office, and used for the purchase of provisions, or 
 sent to tlie mayor of Portland. 
 
 '• F. W. Lincoln, Jr., 
 
 Mayor Lincoln sent immediately, on receipt of the tele- 
 gram from the mayor of Portland, one hundred barrels 
 of pilot-bread, besides (piantities of cheese, coffee, tea, 
 sugar, etc., in anticijiatioii of donations, hi response to 
 the call, colli ribiitioiis (| iiickly began to be brought to City 
 Hall, and to the ditlcrciiL police stations about the city. 
 Soon after it was known that the mayor would receive 
 contrii)iitioiis in inoiicv, iiian\ of oui' merchants and
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 145 
 
 others responded promptly and liberally, and in less than 
 two hours the contributions had amounted to over five 
 thousand dollars. They continued to pour in, and the 
 sum of two hundred and forty thousand dollars was 
 reached in a few days. 
 
 The ladies of the city also went to work to collect 
 garments, and all useful articles, and every one, rich 
 and poor, seemed to give according to his means. In 
 response to a call from Maj^or Stevens of Portland, 
 Mayor Lincoln, Chief of Police Kurtz, with several ex- 
 perienced police officers, visited Portland, one object 
 being to aid in the capture of a gang of graceless scoun- 
 drels and thieves who were preying upon the property 
 saved by the unfortunate citizens. Mayor Lincoln was 
 untiring in his efforts to aid the suffering city in every 
 way possible. 
 
 On July 19 Mayor Lincoln attended commencement 
 at Dartmouth, and at the alumni dinner, after the ad- 
 dress of General Sherman to the students, he was called 
 upon to speak. At this time the degree of A.M. was 
 conferred vipon him. Soon followed the visit of General 
 Sherman to the city of Boston. He was enthusiastically 
 received all along the line ; at New Haven, Palmer, 
 Worcester, Framingham, large crowds had assembled on 
 the arrival of his train. At Cottage Farm, about three 
 miles from Hoston, were assembled Mayor Lincoln, a 
 committee of the City Council, and the military escort 
 which was to precede General Sherman and his suite into 
 the city. Alighting from the cars, the party ascended 
 the steps, (Jeneral Sherman being in advance. He was 
 met by Mayor Lincoln, who cordially received him and
 
 146 ilEMOIilAL OF 
 
 extended to him a formal welcome, to which the general 
 responded hriefly. The procession was then formed and 
 escorted the party through the beautiful streets of Brook- 
 line, a part of Roxbury, and Boston, to the Revere House. 
 The crowds of people and the enthusiasm were very great 
 eveiywhere. As the procession was passing through 
 Court street, Mr. Samuel A. Hanson, a member of the 
 old Thirty-tliird Massachusetts Regiment, who was with 
 Sherman's army in his memorable march, threw a very 
 handsome bouquet into the general's barouche, at the 
 same time remarking, " General, that's from one of your 
 old boys ; take it and God bless you.'" The general was 
 for a moment quite overcome, but recovered himself im- 
 mediately and bowed his thanks. 
 
 Arrived at the Revere House, the general was escorted 
 to his apartments. After the departure of the carriages 
 the ropes were taken down, and the crowd made a rush 
 to the private entrance. In a few moments the crowd 
 had completely filled the square, and in obedience to the 
 incessant calls for " Sherman '* and the long-continued 
 and vociferous cheering. Mayor Lincoln, accompanied by 
 General Sherman, made his appearance on the balconj- 
 over the private entrance. The Mayor simply introduced 
 the general to the crowd; he made a brief address. It is 
 needless to follow the various entertainments extended 
 to the general during his visit. His reception was in 
 every way most cordial, enthusiastic, and gratif^'ing to 
 him, as well as to the citizens of Boston. At this time 
 was formed a very warm lifelong friendship between 
 General Sherman and Mayor Lincoln, and in after years 
 they enjoyed many pleasant experiences together.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 14? 
 
 From a letter to Mayor Lincoln from General Sherman 
 soon after his visit we quote the following passages: 
 
 " I avail myself of the opportunity to record my sense 
 of the honor and courtesy bestowed on me by the city of 
 Boston. The substantial luxuries and facilities placed 
 at my disposal for m3\self and party will ever be remem- 
 bered ; the society towards which you guided us was so 
 refined and genial that it has left a deep impression ; the 
 delicate manner in which you conformed your arrange- 
 ments to my prior engagements was exceedingly gratify- 
 ing to me. I am not insensible to the good opinion of 
 men of intellect and worth, to the simple ' Well done ' of 
 the quiet citizen, nor to the pardon conveyed in the tear 
 of some bereaved mother whose son fell under me, and 
 who thus absolves me from blame. Of these tokens I re- 
 ceived a large share in the city of Boston, and the memory 
 of them will long be treasured. I believe I do not mis- 
 take your character when I thus venture to reduce to 
 writing my heartfelt thanks for the many favors received 
 by and through you, and to ask you to say a few kind 
 words in my name to the gentlemen who aided you in dis- 
 pensing to me so bounteously the hospitalities of the great 
 city of Boston." 
 
 During the year of 1866 Mayor Lincoln recommended 
 and used special exertions to have a driveway made round 
 the new Chestnut Hill Reservoir, and this was successfully 
 accomplished. He also recommended a soldiers' monu- 
 ment on the Common, the foundations of which were 
 laid in November of that year. Free public baths were 
 instituted, and a change in tlie manner of the [)olice ap- 
 pointments inaugurated, — during good l)ehavior instead
 
 148 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 of annual appointments. The corner-stone of the "• Chil- 
 dren's Mission to the Children of the Destitute" on 
 Tremont street was laid ; at the ceremonies Mayor Lincoln 
 was present and made an address. He mentioned the 
 occasion of the inception of the idea through which the 
 present mission originated. Seventeen years before, he 
 met, with a number of others, in the parlor of the house 
 of Mr. Williams on Otis street, to consider the matter. 
 They felt the necessity of such a mission to the citizens of 
 Boston, and their hearts were warm in the work. Since 
 the consummation of the enterprise he had been person- 
 ally acquainted with its movements, and could bear full 
 and ample testimou}' to its usefulness. 
 
 In November the Rev. R. C. Waterston gave a recep- 
 tion at his residence, Chester square. It included the 
 members of the School Board, several aldermen, the 
 maj-or-elect, and others. The gathering was a compli- 
 ment to the retiring Mayor, who had presided over the 
 School Board for seven j-ears, and with whom the relations 
 of the members had been of the pleasantest character. 
 The time was now drawing near when Mayor Lincoln, 
 by his own decided wishes, would be relieved from his 
 official duties. 
 
 A newspaper says : 
 
 " Mayor Lincoln retires in a few days from the official 
 position which he has occupied for a longer period than any 
 chief magistrate of our municipality. During his administra- 
 tion the labors of the office have more than quadrupled, and 
 especially during the war the demands upon him were varied 
 and incessant. How well he has discharged the duty is a 
 matter of public record, and our citizens will ever liold him 
 in high esteem. Peculiarly adapted by teiuperameut for the
 
 FREBERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 149 
 
 requirements of public life, he also possesses ability and 
 talent to discharge the numerous calls made upon him on 
 public occasions, and whether at home or in other cities, he 
 has invariably represented the city in a manner to command 
 public approbation. To attempt an enumeration of the pro- 
 jects Avhich redound to the credit of Boston, which he has 
 originated or aided, would occupy many columns. He has 
 been foremost in all enterprises which have been sanctioned 
 by enlightened public opinion, and the deeds of charity and 
 kindness which he has willingly performed endear him to 
 the hearts and homes of thousands. We have had many 
 good ma3'ors, many who are justly respected for their ser- 
 vices, but we believe there is not one who has more dili- 
 gently or more faithfully met the requirements of the hour 
 and discharged more conscientiously the duties of the posi- 
 tion. He retires Avith the best wishes of the public, and 
 retains to-day the friends who greeted his advent into public 
 life in full confidence that his career would bring honor to 
 himself and reflect the highest credit upon Boston." 
 
 From another : 
 
 " With the present week the City Government of 1866 ter- 
 minates. On the whole it has been a remarkably prudent, 
 independent, and circumspect administration. Junketing 
 has been at a discount, and the uge of intoxicating drinks 
 at its entertainments strictly disallowed. INIayor Lincoln 
 has been an urbane, dignified, conscientious chief magistrate 
 throughout his seven years' service, combining a wise dis- 
 cretion with most faithful devotion to the public interest. 
 No visitor to the city ever made the acquaintance of JNIayor 
 Lincoln without leaving more happily impressed with the 
 excellence of Boston people and Boston ways. Among 
 numerous other good qualities, his cordial cooperation with 
 the State and national authorities in all things pertaining 
 to the prosecution of the late war deserves especial men- 
 tion. In many aspects, we sliall probably not ' look upon
 
 loO MEMORIAL OF 
 
 his like again." as chief magistrate, for many years to 
 come."' 
 
 Every newspaper at this time had something compli- 
 mentary to say of the retiring Mayor and his serWces, 
 and all seem to have united in his praise. Now followed 
 his leave-tiiking of the boards of which he had been the 
 official head. 
 
 In IsGT Mr. Lincoln succeeded Mr. Robert C. Winthrop 
 as chairman of the Board of Overeeei-s of the Poor. This 
 position he held for eleven years, and was treasurer from 
 1878 until he passed away. The charities of Boston were 
 always of deep interest to him, and liis symjDathy for the 
 poor brought many of them alwa3-s about him. While 
 li%-ing in the city it was his custom to go to liis home to 
 dine with his family every day at 2.30 P.M., walking to 
 and from either his store or the City Hall. There was 
 scarcely a day but he found waiting for liiiu there some 
 poor or unfortunate persons, to tell a tale of woe to which 
 he always kindly listened and helped in every wa}' that he 
 could, with ad^-ice, sjuipathy, work, and, when he thought 
 wise, money. The following years did not bring idleness to 
 ex-Mayor Lincoln. His energy and activities simply went 
 into other channels, always for the good of his beloved city. 
 
 In IsGT the Everett statue was erected on the Public 
 Garden. He was chairman of the committee. In 1868 
 the Commercial Clul) was organized, of wliich Mr. Lincoln 
 was the first president and to wliich he always belonged, 
 rarely missing one of the monthly meetings, the attend- 
 ance at which he greatly enjoyed. He was also, that year, 
 appointed on the State Board of Harbor Commissioners, 
 serving for several years as chairman. He still continued
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 151 
 
 his business on Commercial street and liis active interest 
 in the Bunker Hill Monument Association, the banks, 
 and other associations and institutions. 
 
 In 1870 he was appointed commissioner of West Boston, 
 Craigie's, and Prison Point bridges. 
 
 In 1872, after the great fire in Boston, Mr. Lincoln was 
 on the Relief Committee, and gave much work and time 
 in that connection. In 1875 he removed his residence 
 from Louisburg square to Mt. Everett, Dorchester, where 
 he continued to live until his death. In 1876 the statues 
 of Samuel Adams by Miss Anna Whitney, and John 
 Winthrop by Richard S. Greenough, were finished for 
 the Capitol at Washington. Mr. Lincoln having sug- 
 gested them while in the Legislature in 1872, he was 
 appointed on the committee for their erection. This en- 
 tailed much time and labor. In July, 1876, he went to 
 Washington to receive and arrange for the presentation 
 of them, which finally took place in December. 
 
 In June, 1877, the great fire took place in St. John, 
 N.B., when five hundred acres of the best part of the city 
 were burned over. Fifteen thousand people were rendered 
 homeless and destitute. Boston, always ready to help the 
 unfortunate, at once took measures to send aid, and Mr. 
 Lincoln was appointed chairman of the Relief Committee. 
 To this he gave much time and energy, and in August 
 went to St. John in person. This was his third visit to 
 St. John. The first time, as Mayor of Boston, he had 
 gone to Halifax to meet and invite the Prince of Wales 
 and suite to Boston, and went with them to St. John. 
 He was present there the second time when the European 
 and Northern American Railroad was opened, and the
 
 l')2 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 third time to bear the friendly greetings and sympathy of 
 lit»ston, and to hand over the hahmce of what aid Boston 
 had been able to render. lie was most cordially received 
 and entertained. 
 
 In 1879, the president of the Bunker Hill Monument 
 Association being confined to his home by illness, Mr. 
 Lincoln, having been on the standing committee for 
 some 3^ears and one of its vice-presidents, was called 
 upon to give the annual address on the Seventeenth of 
 June. This was the first of many that he delivered on 
 that patriotic anniversary, before the members of this 
 association. Several addresses he o-ave before he was 
 president, and eight while Jie held that position. 
 
 The skill, ardor, and facility witli which he handled the 
 same subject year after year, and the sympathetic and 
 felicitous manner in which he wrote a short memorial of 
 every member of the Association who had passed away 
 during those years, showed his wide thought, knowledge 
 of character, and literary ability. We quote from one of 
 the addresses the following extract : 
 
 "There is no doubt that the experience and example 
 of the United States have exerted an ameliorating inllu- 
 ence on many of the governments of the Old World. 
 An exception should be made, perhaps, in the case of 
 Great Britain, since the individual rights of a citizen t)r 
 subject of tliat kingdom are no doubt as sacretl as those 
 of our citizens in our own land. In fact, many of our 
 privileges come down to us as heirlooms from the Anglo- 
 Saxon race, which in a great measure si'ttled this con- 
 tinent. Great Britain, however, is still a monan-liy, 
 while we are a republic.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 153 
 
 "Pardon me if I relate a personal incident. It was 
 my fortune to be present in 1860 at a banquet in the 
 city of Halifax, N.S., given by the municipality on the 
 occasion of the visit of the Prince of Wales. In response 
 to some remarks of my own as representing an American 
 city, a judge of one of the courts of the Province, a 
 gentleman of fine manners and eloquent speech, referred 
 to the difference between the forms of the governments 
 of Great Britain and the United States, to which an 
 allusion had been made. He contended that the senti- 
 ment of loj'alty in a country must be embodied in a 
 personality, a reigning family not liable to be disturbed 
 by the contending factions of a people in the selection of 
 an executive or ruler. He predicted that if a civil war 
 should be inaugurated in our country, or a dissolution of 
 the Union attempted, it Avould be successful, as the ordi- 
 nary allegiance to a flag and a written constitution would 
 not prove as strong as that paid to a reigning king or 
 queen. At that time, as it is now, this idea of loyalty 
 was represented in his own country by a woman, amiable 
 in disposition, beloved by her subjects, and respected 
 universally by other nations. 
 
 " The prediction was not realized. Within two years 
 — hardly, indeed, a twelvemonth from that time — our 
 Republic was called upon to sustain b\' arms the theory 
 of its government ; and although the struggle was long 
 and protracted, the conflict was brought to a triumphant 
 close, preserving the integrit}- of our nation. The Star 
 Spangled Banner, with all it represents, waves in the air 
 to-day over our whole country, and the conquered as well 
 as the conqueror seek repose under its sheltering emblem,
 
 154 ^fE^[ORIAL of 
 
 and will unitedly [aoictt it if it should l)e assailed from 
 any ([uarter. 
 
 " The trend of events iji the histoiy of the United 
 States has always been hopeful, when the true signifi- 
 eance of those events has been understood. Obstacles 
 have been encountered oidy to be overcome. Tiiere liave 
 been wars and rumors of wars with other nations, while 
 great questions of domestic policy have sometimes 
 threatened to divide our people ; but still the Republic 
 has moved on, increasing in population, developing its 
 material and industrial resources, extending its commerce 
 throughout the world, and by the enactment of wise 
 laws securing more fully to its citizens the rights which 
 l)elong to them as human beings. Our only danger lies 
 with ourselves ; the character ami intelligence of our 
 people must be the i)rincipal guaranty that the ideas 
 upon whieh our government is founded are safe. An- 
 archical influences wdiich come from without must be 
 suppressed, and supine indifference from within should 
 be aroused to a clearer sense of responsibility as to the 
 duty whicli every individual owes to the community of 
 which he forms a part. 
 
 " It is well to look back, as we have to-day, on a glori- 
 ous record of past history; but it can be of little avail to 
 rehearse the old story if it does not help us, not only 
 to preserve what was established by our fathers, but to 
 keep on in the same line of progiess, and even to strive 
 for better conditions and a more noble future. Each 
 decade should make its advance in civic virtue ; and the 
 whole world should take notice that the inspiring motive 
 which founded our nation and has kept it alive has pro-
 
 FBEDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 156 
 
 ceeded from the repiibliain principle upon wliicli our 
 government rests — the deliberate voice of an intelligent 
 people, more potent than the reign of dynasties or the 
 majesty of kings." 
 
 In 1882 Mr. Lincoln retired from business to become 
 the general manager of the Boston Storage Warehouse, 
 which position he held until his death. 
 
 From the " Transcript " of 1887 we copy the foUowing : 
 
 " In tliese days, when everything is conducted with a blaze 
 of publicity, it is pleasant to get hold of a circumstance of in- 
 terest that is kept under a bushel, as it were. The 27th day 
 of February was the seventieth birthday of ex-Mayor Fred- 
 eric W. Lincoln, and on that occasion the people of the Sec- 
 ond Church, of which Mr. Lincoln has long been an honored 
 parishioner, got together and presented hiui with a silver 
 ' loving cup ' and salver, accompanied by an affectionate tes- 
 timonial, in which Rev. Edward A. Horton took a leading 
 part. Upon the loving cup was this inscription : 
 
 DEO ET ECCLESI/E. 
 
 FREDERIC W. LINCOLN. 
 
 FEBRUARY 27, 1817-1887. 
 
 A LOVING TESTIMONIAL 
 
 FROM 
 
 A FEW OLD FRIENDS 
 
 TO LONG, FAITHFUL, UNREMITTING, SELF-SACRIFICING 
 
 LABORS. 
 
 FROM THE SECOND CHURCH IN BOSTON. 
 
 " Modesty was joined with worth in this case, for thougli a 
 written testimonial was presented to Mr. Lincoln, and a 
 written answer, most feeling in its expression, was returned 
 by him, no public notice whatever has been drawn to the in- 
 cident, and outside of the circle interested, perhaps it has 
 come to no ears except the Listener's."
 
 156 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 111 this sketch, howi'ver. \\c will let the letters speak 
 for themselves : 
 
 "Pastor's Study, Feh. 27, 1887. 
 
 "•Mv DKAi; Ml:. Lincoln : 'rinough the many yeare of 
 your life and services in Boston nothing has been more 
 prominent than your loyalty to the Second Church, your 
 love for its people, and your labors for its prosperity. 
 You have served it in a variety of official duties. You 
 have been a friend to those who needed sjnupathy, and a 
 counsellor to those who required guidance. When days 
 were dark you have cheered the way to brighter times. 
 When discords arose you have striven to bring in har- 
 mony. 
 
 '•' Time has removed many who shared the past with you, 
 but there remain those who appreciate your constancy and 
 sacrifices; they look through all that, admirable as it is, 
 to your character, your noble example, your Christian 
 spirit. 
 
 " Accept this sinii)le gift, a silver loving-cup and salver, 
 as a token of our i)ers()nal regard and affection, on this 
 your seventieth birthday. 
 
 " This is a spontaneous and hearty greeting to you from 
 ' a few old friends ' of the Second Church. May you 
 live many years to enjoy friends and family I May your 
 honorable and faithful career incite others to do as you 
 have done — honor our city, prosper the church, adorn 
 society I In behalf of those whose names are herewith 
 sent. 
 
 " Sincerely, 
 
 "KnwAi;i) A. llt)UTON."'
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. l')? 
 
 '' Boston, March 1, 1887. 
 
 " To Rev. Edward A. Ilorton and Friends of the Second 
 Church : 
 
 " Please accept my thanks for the beautiful gift and tlie 
 touching note accompanying it, which were received at 
 my home on the anniversary eve of my seventieth birth- 
 day. 
 
 " From no merit of my own, but by a singular felicity of 
 circumstajices, it has been my fortune to have been con- 
 nected with this ancient church from the very period of 
 my birth, with the exception of a short time in my early 
 boyhood. One of the first children christened by the 
 sainted Henry Ware, Jr., in the first months of his minis- 
 try, in 1817, my religious home and place of public wor- 
 shi^D has been before its altar, and within the walls which 
 have been successively consecrated to its service. I early 
 felt it as a sacred obligation that duties should correspond 
 with privileges, and have ever been willing to take m}^ 
 share in those responsibilities without which no church, 
 or organization of any kind, can exist, or can successfully 
 accomplish the work for which it was designed. Many 
 of my associates have passed on, and have already realized 
 the new experiences of another life. Their memories are 
 tenderly cherished ; and I must confess that I have ol)- 
 served with deep emotion on the list furnished me the 
 names of their representatives, who have united with 
 other kind friends in this precious testimonial to my ser- 
 vices. 
 
 " The thirty-six years that T have been the chairman of 
 the standing committee, and the treasurer of the corpo- 
 ration have witnessed many clianges in the ecclesiastical
 
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 conditions of Boston. This movement has affected all 
 denominations of Christians. An urban population has 
 to a certain extent become suburban, and the new people 
 who have taken their places have had but little interest 
 and no alhliation with the old and established churches. 
 Our own church has changed its location several times, 
 and equal changes have taken place in the families and 
 the great body of the congregation. 
 
 *•' If our own organization had been comparatively a mod- 
 ern church, designed for a single generation of worship- 
 pers, it might, when its trials and reverses came, have 
 (juietly gone out of existence, with a consciousness that 
 its mission had been accomplished, and its work was done. 
 Not so did those feel who had charge of our affairs during 
 this period. It was felt that the Second Church was a 
 sacred trust providentially placed in our hands. It was a 
 legacy from the fathers, and came down from those wlio 
 planted Boston in its earliest history. 
 
 " Its records, its traditions, its communion service and 
 plate, and other ap[)oiiitments, savored of hallowed 
 memories. 
 
 "Through much tribulation and sacritice we have ob- 
 tained our present condition. As the past is secure, so 
 the future is promising. We are a united people, in sym- 
 pathy with each other, and abounding in good wmks. 
 
 " I have felt constrained, my dear friends, from the tenor 
 of the note addressed to me, to say these few words. 
 Most of you are still connected with this venerable 
 church. It calls for your interest and labors. ItvS objects 
 and purposes are sacred, the highest in the world. 
 
 '• They are for the benefit of ourselves and those nearest
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. IT)*! 
 
 to US, and for the welfare of tlie cominuiiity m which we 
 live. 
 
 "Accept agam my thanks for the 'Loving Cup;' it 
 will be treasured for itself and all it re})resents. It 
 will recall the renieinbrance of ' old friends,' and will 
 strengthen ties which I trust will outlive this life into 
 that beyond. 
 
 " Sincerely and affectionately yours, 
 
 " Frederic W. Lincoln." 
 
 In March, 1889, he was elected president of the Revere 
 House Compan}^ of which he was an original incorporator 
 and director and always deeply interested in its concerns. 
 He retained the position of president until his death. 
 
 In Maj^, 1889, he was chosen a member of the Loyal 
 Legion, for meritorious civil services, official and unoffi- 
 cial, during the Kebellion. 
 
 Having retired from the mayoralty, Mr. Lincoln 
 never again entered into politics. He did, however, keep 
 himself thoroughly informed upon all subjects of impor- 
 tance in his own and other countries. He was a constant 
 and careful reader of the newspapers, and seldom was 
 one able to inform him of any piece of public news he 
 did not already know. He never, however, read a paper 
 during the meal hours with his family, and in later years, 
 while living in Dorchester, lie would read it on his way 
 to his office in tlie morning, and in the evening at his 
 home. 
 
 His interest in all the concerns of life never flashed : 
 he was ever active here until he was called to hear the 
 "Well done" be3'ond. No woi-ds can express what his
 
 1(JU MKMOniAl. or 
 
 life and S3'mpathy have done for those who quietly 
 sougfht his counsel. 
 
 Of trials and disappointments he had his full share, 
 hut he bore them patiently and nobly, tr3ing always that 
 they should not affect the happiness of others, and con- 
 sequently we shall not dwell upon them here. 
 
 On Sept. 13, 1898, after an illness of a few days, the 
 faithful husband, loving father, and devoted citizen passed 
 from our mortal sight. His home life was one of peace 
 and love, and his influence and memoiy have left for his 
 wife and childi-en a blessed benediction. 
 
 " I cannot say, and I will not say 
 That he is dead — he is just away ! 
 
 With a cheer}- smile and a wave of the hand 
 He has wandered iiit<» an unknown land. 
 
 And left us dreaming how very fair 
 It needs must be since he lingers there. 
 
 And you — oh you, who the wildest yearn 
 For the old-time step and the glad return — 
 
 Think of him faring on, as dear 
 
 In the love of There as the love of Here ; 
 
 Think of him still as the same, I say; 
 lie is not dead, he is just away I '"
 
 ACTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
 
 ACTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT. 
 
 The following account is taken from tlie Boston 
 "Herald" of September 15, 1898: 
 
 " The two branches of the City Council were in special 
 session this noon, at the request of the mayor, to take action 
 on the death of the late ex-Mayor Fredekic W. Lixcolx. 
 
 " The Board of Aldermen met first, and received the fol- 
 lowing message from the mayor : 
 
 " ' It becomes my duty to announce to _vou tlie deatli of tlic 
 Hon. Frederic W. Lincoln, an ex-may(n' of this city, at tlie 
 advanced age of SI years. Appropriate action will doubtless 
 be taken by your bodies to express yoiu- sense of the loss 
 sustained by the death of a man whose public services to the 
 city, as chief magistrate and in other capacities, and whose 
 private character fully justified the respect in which he had 
 been long held by his fellow-citizens. 
 
 •' ' Besides four years' service in the State Legislature, as a 
 member of the constitutional convention of 18").'), and as 
 chairman of the State Board of Harbor Connnissioners, ]\[r. 
 Lincoln held the office of mayor of Boston for a longer period 
 than any other incumbent, having served for three years, 
 from l<sr)S to iSfiOj inclusive, and again for lour years, from 
 1863 to 1<S()(), inclusive. 
 
 " ' No citizen of Boston has enjoyed a higher honoi' than 
 that of being a second time called to serve as the head of the 
 city to meet the various problems and difficulties willi wliicli 
 the city was confronted during the Civil War. 
 
 '•'To Mr. Lincoln must be accoi'dcd the great credit of tirsi 
 
 163
 
 Iti4 MKMOlilAL OF 
 
 securing (hiriii<,' liis tmiu of office tlie co()iteriitioii of tlie 
 United States authorities in the jireservation and improve- 
 ment of Boston harbor, and lie en joyed the satisfaction of 
 livinij to see the work wliich lu^ liad initiated attain j,'reatl_v 
 exteniUnl witliin the hist few years, and of witnessinj^ the 
 enormous growtli of tlie coninierce entering and leaving the 
 harbor which he liad the foresight to anticipate. 
 
 "' Mr. Lincoln was still in the official service oi' the city at 
 the time of his death, having served since 187") as the 
 treasurer of the Hoard of Overseers of the Poor, of which 
 hoard he had been tlie chairman for the 11 years j)receding. 
 
 "'The long and useful career of .Mr. Lincoln may well serve 
 as an e.xample and ius])iration to all who arc engaged at the 
 })resent time in the servic(> of the city." 
 
 "The following resolutions were offered by .\lderman 
 (!n.viiij:s : 
 
 " ' l,'fsi)l luil. That the ( 'itv ( 'ouncil learns with deej) regret 
 of the death, at the ripe age of SI years, of the Hon. 
 Frederic W. I.,incoln, mayor of the city from lsr)S to 1SC)(>. 
 inclusive, and from iSd.'Mo iSfW;. inclusive. The uni>rece- 
 dented length of service which the citizens of Uoston ac- 
 corded to Mr. Lincoln as their chief magistrate is a sufficient 
 testimony to his ability an<l conscientiousness as a public 
 servant, and his sterling worth and unassuming modesty of 
 character were known to all. The <'itv Council gratefidly 
 recognizes the long and varied services rendered to the city 
 and to the })ublic, in many capacities, by iMr. Lincoln, and 
 appreciates the fact that this service continued even \\\> to 
 llic time of his death. 
 
 '* ^ Jirsn/ !•<'(/, That a co[)y of these resolutions be forwarded 
 to the family of Mr. Lincoln, and that a committee of four 
 members of the I'xiard of Ahlcrmcn. wit h such as the Com- 
 mon Council may .i<'iii. be apiMiinlcd lo reprcseul the city at 
 his funeral.'
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLy. K'..") 
 
 " In presenting the resolutions, Alderman ( 'liarles spoke 
 briefly, i)aying a tribute to the memory of ex-Mayor Lincoln. 
 Few men of Boston, he said, ever rose to tlie distinction of 
 ^Ir. Lincoln. He was a man of great activity and force of 
 character, and strove to make the city one of the leaders in 
 commercial activity. 
 
 " Alderman Uerwin said : • We are assembled to-day, drawn 
 hither in sympath}" and lu\iiig remembrance, to do honor to 
 the memory of Frederic W. Lincoln. The life-success of 
 the man is indicative of the sterling (pialities which he pos- 
 sessed. ]\[ayor during the turbulent period of our Civil War, 
 his judgment and rational conservatism guided the miuiici})al 
 ship safe to the end. With deep appreciation and regard we 
 remember his services to his party, his loyalty to his cause, 
 but above all his devotion to the interests of his fellow-men, 
 and though he is taken from us, and we miss his genial face, 
 our remembrances have followed him." 
 
 " Aldermen Lott, Conry, Presho, and (_)"Toole were appointed 
 a committee to attend the funeral. 
 
 " It was voted that City Hall be closed dm'iug the funeral. 
 and that the city's flags be placed at half-mast. 
 
 " The Common Council met upon adjournment of the Board 
 and unanimously concurred in the passage of the resolutions 
 and in the orders to close City Hall during the funeral, and 
 that the flags be displayed at half-mast over the city build- 
 ings. 
 
 " ]\Ir. Norris of Ward 1.') s})oke in eulogy of the ex-nuiyor. 
 
 " The following councihnen were joined to the aldermanic 
 committee to attend the funeral : Edward H. Madden of 
 AVardo; C. C. Millar, Ward 1; William II. Cuddy. Ward 
 8 ; Samuel Kasanof, Ward 'J ; and Louis T. llowanl, Ward 
 20."
 
 BURIAL SERVICE.
 
 BURIAL SERVICE. 
 
 On September 1(5, after a private service at the home 
 ill Dorchester, conducted by Rev. Edward A. Horton, 
 a service was held in the Second Church in Boston. 
 
 ORDER OF SERVICES. 
 
 PROCESSIONAL . . Burial Liturgy read by Rev. Thomas Van Ness. 
 
 INVOCATION Rev. Edward A. Horton. 
 
 SCRIPTURAL SELECTIONS .... Rev. Thomas Van Ness. 
 
 RESPONSE Choir. 
 
 SINGING BY CHOIR . . " With Thee I Seek Protecting Powers." 
 
 (Mr. Lincoln's Favorite Hymn.) 
 
 REMARKS Rev. Thomas Van Ness. 
 
 REMARKS Rev. Edward A. Horton. 
 
 RESPONSE: CHOIR ■• Paradise ! " 
 
 BENEDICTION Rev. Edward A. Horton. 
 
 At the Organ — Hiram G. Tucker. 
 
 At the conclusion of the service the bugler of the 
 Loyal Legion played the beautiful and impressive requiem 
 " The Lost Chord." 
 
 IGt)
 
 170 MKMOUIM. OF 
 
 The Boston •• .Itiiuiial "" i^ive.s tin- following aci-ount : 
 
 ••Tlic hmial ol Hon. l"'i;i;ni:iMc \\ai.ki:i; Li.\((>i.n. seven 
 times elected mayor of IJoston, and who had. all his lon^ 
 life, oceui)ied positions of trnst and responsibility in the 
 city, took place yesterday afternoon. There were fnneral 
 services in the Second (,'hnrch, Copley S(]uare. which were 
 lar>jely attended, and of a singularly beautiful and appro- 
 priate character. 
 
 •• .Vniong those present were ex-Mayor Sanniel A. Green, 
 ex-.Mayor Frederick (). Trince, ex-Mayor Thomas N. Hart, 
 Mayor Qnincy. 1\. H. Dwight, D. H. Lane, C. Noyes AVhit- 
 cond), Charles E. Lanriat, A. W. Dock, Gen. W. AV. Black- 
 mar, C. I>. Southard, Freeman J. Doe, Jerome Jones, Ben- 
 jamin F. Stevens, Col. Arnold A. Rand, representing the Vet- 
 eran Apprentices' Association, of which ^fr. Lincoln has been 
 president, Tresident Choate, of the Old Colony Railroad, 
 ('apt. Nathan Appleton. Newton Talbot, I'hineas Pierce, 
 James Lonj,dey, A. K. Tildeu. ^1. I*. Kennard. John M. Clark. 
 E. H. Sampson, City Treasurer Turner, John T. lUadlee, Col. 
 John C. Whiton, ex-Alderman Clinton Viles, William H. Liu- 
 coln, .Vldermen K. W. I'resho, Frank J. O'Toole. Councilmen 
 Cuddy. Miller, and Kasanof, and ex-.Vlderman David F. 
 liarry. 
 
 •• Facli of the [lall-bearers representeil some institution or 
 organization with which ex-Mayor Lincoln had been affili- 
 ated, as follows: Franklin Savings Hank, by Augustus Tarker. 
 \'ice-I*resident ; Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, 
 by W. Iv IMitnam. President: Arassachusetts Charitable 
 .Mcclianic .Vssociatiou. In ("ol. Horai-e T. Rockwell. Presi- 
 dent; BiMiker Hill Mnimnient Association, by Hon. Wins- 
 low Warren, President; Commercial Club, Hon. Charles 
 11. .Vllen; Boston Storage Warehouse ('om])any. N. .1. Rust, 
 ex-Mayor Thomas >.'. Hart; Second ('lunch in r.ostou. Hon. 
 Stephen M. Crosby. The usiiers were Col. 11. L. Hovey,
 
 FliEDEinc WAl.KEl: l.lMOl.S. 171 
 
 E. A Lord. l)i-. I'niiK-is H. IJi-owii. and Col. William .M. 
 Bunting. 
 
 •' There was a niagniticent display of flowers, arranged in 
 unique and splendid designs. It covered the entire front of 
 the chancel. The tributes came from organizations, private 
 and public, and from individuals. Koses, i)inks, dahlias, 
 chrysanthemums, ferns, immortelles, all combined to give 
 fragrance and color to the scene. 
 
 " Rev. Thomas Van Ness, minister of the church, assisted 
 by Kev. E. A. Horton, a former minister, conducted the ser- 
 vices. Both spoke eloquently and feelingly of the deceased, 
 for they both had known him intimately. 
 
 " The music was impressive. Choi)in's funeral march, 
 played by Mr. Tucker, the organist of the church, was the 
 selection as the body was borne up the main aisle, and liev. 
 Mr. Van Xess repeated the ritual for the dead. 
 
 •• Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Horton, and Kev. Mr. \'au 
 Xess read selections of Scripture. Then the choir sang 
 ' With Thee I Seek Protecting Powers," and later, after 
 both eulogies had been delivered, ' ( ) Paradise I * 
 
 " Rev. Mr. Van Xess spoke as a personal friend of the 
 deceased. In his eulogy he said : 
 
 '• ' I must tell you of a friend, kindlj^, cheerful, patient, aiul 
 courteous. AVell do I remember, now almost six years ago, 
 when I came a stranger from the other side of the niomitains. 
 of the kindly, fatherly way in which he received nie. No 
 matter how busy he was, I always felt sure of a welcouic. 
 
 " ' I must testify to the position of him who stood at the 
 head of this church. An organization as old as this, some 
 two hundred and hfty years old, must have had its vicissitudes 
 and its dark days, and this church had them. But through 
 them all, although harassed by public cares, his thought and 
 attention were here. As sui)erintendent of the Sunday- 
 School and as treasurer, he stood nobly by ; and it is not too 
 nuudi to say, even to-day, when he is lying here, that the con-
 
 ITli MEMOUIAL OF 
 
 timiuiK-e of this clniirh ilepeiidt'd on one man. As he sat 
 lien* in his })hi('e, in the centre, every Sundav, and as he per- 
 formed the duties of liis positions among \is, how he shamed 
 our weaker natures I How he came here to i)reach to me 
 ev«MV Sunday, not I to him, in his silent, noble way ! 
 
 •••.Mr. Lincoln's interest went far beyond this. ^Vll(J can 
 i,'ive the record of it all? You have lived here long enough 
 to kiu>w of his work for the improvement of Uoston harbor. 
 Vou who have the thought of our young in mind know what 
 he (lid for education and for the Institute of Technolcjgy. 
 \'ou who are interested in finance know him as a director of 
 this and that bank, as interested in this and that savings in- 
 stitution. And beyond all this you know of his interest in 
 those Avho had no voice - — those who had heart-needs, but 
 could only cry out ; as overseer of the poor, what did he not 
 do for them? And I believe that to-day he is hearing the 
 glad, grand message, '• Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these, 
 ye did it also unto me.'' His three score and more years he 
 lived not only in years, but also in accomplishment. Such a 
 passing away as his reconciles us almost to death ; not as an 
 enemy, but as a friend. Let there be no minor note, no 
 tears, no sorrow, no mourufulness I As ripened fruit is 
 touched by the kindly wind, so he, touched by the kindly 
 hand of death, has only gone before us." 
 
 " Kev. Mr. llortonsaid he had known Mr. Lincoln for eigh- 
 teen years, and had long admired his many noble qualities — 
 
 " ' Frederic W. Ijincoln was a man of symmetry. AVe say 
 of some men that they stand square to all the world. Such 
 a man was our friend who has gone. Certain st)urces of this 
 ni«bl(» type of character easily present themselves to us. 
 
 " • Sincerity was the very foundation of his character. \\n\ 
 felt, after you had known him for a little time, that he illus- 
 trated rclial>ilit.y. To see his name attached to anything was 
 to mark that thing as being as good as gold. 
 
 " ' Allied with those (puilities was a symjiathy which sought
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. ITo 
 
 out the cause of a thing when ho knew it not. •• Libert}- *' is 
 a great word. It means a great deal. But there is something 
 greater than liberty, and tluit is sympathy. 
 
 " ' He often obliterated himself tliat others miglit ixM-iorm 
 duties that might help them in life. His services made lios- 
 ton a liner and nobler city, and indirectly affected the State 
 and the whole United States. He had another trait — sa- 
 gacity — that permitted liim to take a kindly an<l judicious 
 outlook upon many rpicstions." 
 
 " The speaker alluded to Mr. Lincoln's interest, to the day 
 of his death, in the Charitable Mechanic Association, the 
 Loyal Legion, and other organizations. His gentleness, 
 amiability, and lirmness had endeared him to all his fellow- 
 members. He loved the Second ('hurcli. and did inudi for 
 it. 
 
 •■At the close of the service the bugler of the Loyal Legion 
 played the 'The Lost Chord," and as the body was taken 
 from the church the organist played l>eethoven's funeral 
 march. 
 
 '•The burial was at Mt. .Vul)urn Cemetery, and was i>rivate."
 
 MEMORIAL SERVICE IN THE SECOND CHURCH 
 
 ADDRESS DELIVERED 
 
 BY 
 
 REV. THOMAS VAN NESS, 
 
 NOVEMBER 6, 1898.
 
 FBEDElilC WALKER LISCOLN. 
 
 ADDRESS. 
 
 To ALL THAT BE IN H():\IE, BELOVED OF GoD, CALLED TO 
 
 BE Saints. — Rom. i. 7. 
 
 You are all more or less acquainted with the histor}- of 
 the Pantheon at Rome. 
 
 Originally it was a heathen temple, and as its name 
 indicates, it was dedicated to all the gods. There within 
 its vast rotunda could be seen their sculptured images, 
 and so elastic and tolerant in sentiment were the authori- 
 ties at the time of Augustus that the statues of even 
 Eg3-ptian, Sj-rian, and Babylonian gods found equal favor 
 with those of Rome. 
 
 Sometime in the seventh century Pope Boniface reded- 
 icated this ancient religious building to the \'irgin and all 
 the martyrs, /.e., to all the hallowed or holy ones of the 
 cliurch. The date of the dedication (November 1st) 
 was marked as a special anniversary upon which the 
 faithful throughout the world should bring to mind and 
 give honor to all the saints of the Roman Catholic 
 Church. 
 
 When Paul wrote to the Romans, he surely did not 
 have in mind this comparatively modern holy day in 
 November. What, then, was in Ids mind when he said, 
 " To all that be in Jvome, called to be saints "? 
 
 In what sense was he usin<r the woid "saint"?
 
 178 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 In the sense in which it is used universally in the 
 Bible. 
 
 If you will read the account of the titting up of the 
 ancient Tabernacle you will see that the various articles 
 of furnishing, such as the candlesticks, the tongs, the 
 snuffei-s. the altar, were each spoken of as V)eing salsted, 
 i.e., consecrated to some peculiar purpose. The temple 
 was sainted or consecrated ; days were sainted ; materials 
 were sainted ; men were sainted. " Called to be saints " 
 was called to be set apart for some special thing ; it was 
 a call to separate one's self from the common mass of men 
 who have no purposes, no ideals, no high aims, and be 
 joined with those who are living for something, who have 
 high aims, noble purposes, inspiring ideals. 
 
 In this sense we are all called upon to be saints. In 
 this sense every man who has a purpose, an incentive 
 toward the highest and best, — who is struggling upward 
 attempting to separate? himself from animality and t»» 
 join himself to angelhood, — is a saint. In this sense, the 
 historic sense, the true sense, can we speak of him who 
 has crone from us as a saint, for his life was consecrated 
 to noble ideals, to a special service, to the good of others. 
 When we first take up to study carefully and in detail 
 the life of Frederic Walker Lincoln we are surprised, 
 almost bewildered, with the numerous positions he held 
 and the multifarious civic duties he assumed. It seems 
 as though we are reading the compressed biographies of a 
 half-tlozen men rather than that of a single individual. 
 
 Only to mention the more important ollices he occu- 
 pied will give you an idea of his indefatigable industry 
 and his st^^rling integrity as no words of mine can du.
 
 FBEDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 179 
 
 To begin with, he was, for a greater or less length of 
 time, at the head of the following societies, clubs, banks, 
 and })ublic organizations as president or chairnum : 
 Boston Safe Deposit Co., Franklin Savings Fund, Com- 
 mercial Club, Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Associa- 
 tion, Massachusetts Fire Societ}-, Massachusetts Soldiers' 
 Relief Fund, Bunker Hill Monument Association, John 
 Winthrop Fund, Y.M.C. Union, Overseers of the Poor, 
 Harbor Commissioners, Second Church. 
 
 He was the chief promoter and chairman of tlie 
 organizations which gave this city from time to time the 
 following statues : Benjamin Franklin, Edward Everett, 
 Governor Andrew, Charles Sumner, and Samuel Adams. 
 
 Indeed, without his personal efforts it is doubtful 
 whether any one of these statues would adorn to-day the 
 streets and squares of our city. 
 
 The appreciation in which he was held is shown on the 
 literary side by the honorary degrees conferred upon him 
 by Harvard and Dartmouth, and the fellowship of the 
 American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and on the 
 political side by his having held the office of mayor of 
 Boston for a greater number of years than any other in- 
 cumbent, and his election to the State Legislature for four 
 different times, as well as to the Constitutional Conven- 
 tion of 1858. 
 
 What these things mean, each in his resj)ective sphere 
 knows. One man bef(n'e me appreciates tlic amount of 
 financial ability and tact it takes to secure the position of 
 president of a bank ; another knows what it means in these 
 days of social struggle and competition to be elected to 
 the head of an inlhiential commercial club; a third is
 
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 aware of the length of time one must wait before he is 
 conspicuously recognized by a great educational institu- 
 tion, and how few men ever have bestowed upon them an 
 lionorary degree by Harvard : a fourth knows, even from 
 our feeble attempts here to raise money for an Emerson 
 memorial, how difficult it is to secure funds for public 
 statues ; a fifth recognizes the fact that while now and 
 again an unworthy or even a worthy citizen may get the 
 popular vote for mayor, yet it takes an extraordinary" man 
 to secure the position and hold it for a couple of terms, 
 and afterwards, in the face of great patriotic and political 
 passion, to again obtain it and retain it for four consecu- 
 tive terms. 
 
 These things, I rejjcat, speak for themselves. I can- 
 not add to their significance by any additional emphasis. 
 Each in his own place, who hopes some da}- to attain to 
 one or the other of these positions, or positions like them, 
 recognizes the energy, the industry, the ability recpiired 
 to obtain them, and therefore each can readily bestow 
 homage on that man whose alnlity and worth made him 
 so eminently fit for the ofhces which were so often oliered 
 to him. 
 
 It is, therefore, in no perfunctory spirit that we come 
 tojjether this mornino- to hold in this historic church a 
 service to his memory. 
 
 Simply because he was at the heatl of this church for 
 so many years entitles him to no such public recognition 
 as we now bestow. No, if that were all, othei"s, with 
 equal right, might have their praises sfjoken ; but that is not 
 all, as yon can well [)erceive from what I iiave said already. 
 We do not simjily honor the chnreh member, for othei's
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 181 
 
 have been equally good church members. We do not 
 honor the lionest treasurer, for other treasurers have been 
 also honest. We do not make conspicuous the faithful 
 civic official, for — God be thanked ! — there are many 
 more officials of uprightness and integrity. 
 
 What, then, do we do ? 
 
 We honor all these combined in one, and when we look 
 for some single title, some designation, or name, which 
 shall include them all, we find it in that most noble yet 
 too often debased term " citizen.'''' 
 
 If, then, I should want to [)ointthe youth to-day to some 
 high type of citizenship ; if in my all-soul s'-day list of 
 saints, heroes, philanthropists, statesman, and patriots I 
 should want to name one who distinctively exemplilied in 
 these days what C'incinnatus did in the old days of Rome, 
 one who loved his city better than land or gold, or son or 
 wife, or limb or life, I should mention Fkederic 
 Walker Liiscoln. 
 
 Let us for a while spend our time in trying to get at 
 the secret of this life, noting how it was built up, i.e., 
 what influences were at work upon it, — - what the home, 
 the occupation, the environment which produced just this 
 admirable type of the liostonian. 
 
 We need not fear difficulties in our investigation. 
 There will be no shady lanes, no sinuous by-paths, no 
 eul-de-sacs. No. Perhaps nowhere can a life be found 
 that ojjens out more regularly, more sim[)ly, more openly. 
 Our friend lived in the broad daylight. Never was there 
 anything to conceal, to excuse, or to explain in his actions. 
 We shall therefore need to use no nice balance between 
 the good and the bad, nor shall we encounter any ujjsand
 
 182 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 downs. Ill all that long series of years there is nothing 
 that might be called startling or dramatic; nothing to 
 excite gossip or to cause a whisper in an aside. 
 
 I know of no life easier to follow in its evenness; 
 consequently it can be just as well understood if examined 
 at tiiirty as at fifty or at seventy. 
 
 The first thing which impresses us is the truth of 
 Oliver Wendell Holmes' dictum, that if you want to 
 secure a good man you must start with his education 
 one hnn<lred years before he is born. Blood tells, (quality 
 counts. We all know this, tliough sometimes we seek to 
 ipfuore it. 
 
 In looking back over the ancestry of Fiederic Walker 
 Lincoln, in observing those eighteenth-century genera- 
 tions, men like Amos Lincoln, lieroic old IJevolutionist of 
 "•Tea Party" fame, Paul Revere, mechanic and patriot of 
 '76, and sucli women as Mary Knight, we can safely pre- 
 dict what the outcome is to be. The child born on Feb. 
 27, 1817, is going to have right tendencies. The natural 
 l)ias of heart and mind will be towards purity, patriotism, 
 integrity, and reverence — towards those virtues which 
 have preeminently distinguished the New Englander at his 
 best. 
 
 President G. Stanle}^ Hall and other modern psychol- 
 ogists are insisting on the need of manual as Avell as 
 mental education. The whole human system, so it is 
 asserted, cannot be systematically developed, nor can all 
 the powers of the brain be fully awakened without labor. 
 Work for the hand, for the foot, for the eye is as essential 
 as for the mind. 
 
 Not because of this theory, I su[)pose, but because
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 183 
 
 necessity made it imperative, young Frederic at thirteen 
 years of age was taken from scliool and apprenticed to a 
 manufacturer of mathematical instruments. Here nicety 
 and exactness were the first requisites. One, by a hit and 
 miss method, can make some things fairly well. Not so 
 with mathematical instruments. There is no luck nor 
 chance about their production. Every small part must be 
 made by rule and in order. 
 
 Just at this very time, this somewhat critical time in 
 boyliood, certain books fall into his hands. The character 
 of these books may be judged from one which gives us a 
 clear idea of the kind of reading which 3'oung Lincoln 
 was pursuing. It is entitled, '* The Youth's Companion." 
 It was the substance of various addresses delivered by 
 Dr. Witherspoon — a man whose bronze statue adorns 
 Fairmount Park, Philadelphia — to the senior class of 
 Princeton College. I can see how to a boy of right prin- 
 ciples, as 3"0ung Lincoln was, such addresses if read would 
 stir within him all his Puritan blood. 
 
 Dr. Witherspoon appeals to those Princeton grad- 
 uates much in the same way that Paul does to Timothy. 
 It is a call to endurance ; to stand up strong and straight 
 under hardships ; to be as a good soldier. Here are the 
 heads of the chapters; you can judge for yourself: The 
 first is entitled, " Attempt great things ; '' the second 
 admonishes us to "Encounter dangers with resolution;" 
 the third bids us " Struggle against difficulties with perse- 
 verance ; " while the fourth and last is to show wh}^ and 
 how we should " Bear sufferings with fortitude and 
 patience." 
 
 Some epoch-making book comes into every noble
 
 1S4 MEMOlilAL OF 
 
 inairs life. It is "Pilgrim's Progress" with one; it is 
 ;i volume of Emerson's essays with another; it is some 
 stirring biography with a third. Such a book as tliis of 
 Witherspoon's may have been the epoch-making book with 
 Frederic Walker Lincoln. It would act ujion him much 
 as did the *' Lives of the Saints " upon Loyola when still 
 the Knight Recalde at Pamplona. Indeed, I imagine I 
 detect its spirit all through that very excellent address 
 which the young man Lincoln made to otlier young men 
 when he was only twenty-seven years old. I should 
 deem myself happy if among my literary remains such a 
 thoughtful and discriminating address could be found 
 with the a[)pended words, " Delivered when but twenty- 
 seven years of age." 
 
 Let me quote certain sentiments — I should have said 
 that this address was given before the Mechanic Appren- 
 tices' Library Association in 1844: 
 
 *• The present age demands men, whole men, their 
 natures all developed ; their resources at command, alive 
 to great enterjjrises, earnest in the pursuit of truth. Is the 
 present generation of young men of this stamp ? Have 
 they any idea of their responsibilities? Time permits 
 me to refer but to one duty — to country — this noble 
 country, its whole history filled with heroic deeds by 
 heroic men. 
 
 "1 call u[)on you by all those motives which should 
 ins[»ire a true [iriile in an illustrious ancestry, as heirs of 
 a glorious inheritance, by the names of the sainted 
 patriots whose blood has moistened this soil, to be true to 
 your noble legjicies."
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 185 
 
 Growth of years is necessary in every man's life. 
 Usually they are quiet 3ears, when the influences at work 
 are like those gentle ones of nature ; they distill as the 
 clew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as 
 the showers upon the grass. They are the years when 
 temperament is being transformed into character. By 
 temperament I mean the inheritance with which a man is 
 born. By character I mean the modifications he of his 
 own will makes with that original heritage — what he 
 adds to it or takes from it, the acquired attributes. Think 
 of the babyhood of Cincinnatus, of Washington, of Wen- 
 dell Phillips, and then contrast their after lives I 
 
 What is it the Romans trusted in Cincinnatus ? Not 
 his natural tendencies, but his acquired self-control, his 
 moderation, his justice, his unswerving patriotism — in 
 short, his character. When the Eternal City was torn 
 with dissensions and in greatest danger, Cincinnatus was 
 made dictator. With great power at his command he 
 reorganized the arm}', defeated a powerful enemy, refused 
 to take any share of the booty, and after peace was de- 
 clared and the nation secure he calmly resigned his 
 authority and quietly returned to his farm, still a poor 
 man, to earn his livelihood by honest work. 
 
 Well have the ages held in high esteem this distin- 
 guished Roman and refused to let his name or memory die I 
 Plis fame is as immortal to-day as it was 2,000 years ago. 
 
 So using almost these same words over again, I might 
 say. What is it the Bostonians trusted in Frederic W. 
 Lincoln? Not simply his natural tendencies, but his 
 acquired self-control, his moderation, his justice, his un- 
 swerving patriotism — in short, his character. When his
 
 180 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 country \v;is tDiui with dissensions and in supreme danger 
 Lincoln was made mayor. With great power at his com- 
 miind he defeated the attempts made to create draft riots, 
 he inspired the troops yoing from the city to the front, he 
 refused to take commissions on army contracts, or in any 
 way darken his fair name with even the shadow of sus- 
 picion, and when peace was dechired and the nation 
 secure he gave up liis authority and quietly returned to 
 his modest home, still a poor man, to earn his livelihood 
 hy honest work. 
 
 Shall not tile present generation hold in high esteem 
 this distinguished Bostonian and refuse to let Jilx name 
 or memory die ? 
 
 As I re-read the biographies of Wendell Phillips, of 
 Benjamin Franklin, of Cincinnatus, I see no sudden moral 
 or intellectual change ; i.e., they were not ordinary men 
 one week and extraordinary men the next week. lu 
 every case the process was slow. 
 
 Day by day a little, here a bit and there a portion, — 
 imperceptibly even to their friends, — this inner growth 
 proceeded. 
 
 We will not dwell therefore on the years in Lini-oln's 
 life from 1844 to 18o4. They are giowth years. He 
 was not inactive by any means, and though he has now 
 taken upon himself the cares of family and continues to 
 devote his attention to his private business, — that of 
 making: mathematical instruments, — he vet finds time 
 to think of outside things and to plan for tlie highest in- 
 terests of the community. 
 
 During the early '50's many young men from rural 
 New Kngland were migrating to Boston, drawn by its in-
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 187 
 
 creasing commercial imj)ortance. There was not at that 
 time, as there are now, clul)s, societies, and associations of 
 all kinds for strangers and friendless young men and 
 women. The church sociable as we have it to-day had 
 not yet come into existence, and the public library was 
 largely unknown. There was little outside of the saloon 
 and the theatre for the socially inclined stranger. Mr. 
 Lincoln commenced to ponder on this subject. " What," 
 he said to himself, "is the best thing that can be done for 
 these young men ? " Then the thought came of organizing 
 young men into some kind of union which should be 
 their own, a new institution, the uniting bond of which 
 should be a union of all sects and parties. It is a 
 familiar enough idea to-day. It was novel and original a 
 half century ago. So far as I am able to trace, the seed 
 thought was Mr. Lincoln's. His was the hand that wrote 
 the prospectus, his the mind that formulated the articles 
 of association, and while he was president (1854) the 
 Boston Y.M.C. Union was placed upon so broad, so 
 admirable a foundation that it has served, ever since, as 
 the pattern of hundreds of others throughout the land. 
 
 Mr. Lincoln's tastes and ambitions never seemed to 
 require or to desire a larger arena than Boston itself 
 offered. It is true that in 1853 he was a member of the 
 Constitutional Convention ; true too that he served in 
 the Massachusetts Legislature ; but then you will please 
 to observe that he did not have to leave his native city 
 in order to perform the duties of these State positions, 
 and liis chief object in becoming a State officer seems to 
 have been for the purpose of serving better the interests 
 of his loved niuiiicipality.
 
 188 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 Boston, always Boston : what can be done for it, now, 
 here, for its future, its glory, its good. That, as I said 
 before, seems to be the one dominating idea of this man's 
 life. 
 
 Well, then, is it any wonder that such unusual, such 
 unswerving devotion to the best interests of this city 
 should come to be recognized, first by this friend, then 
 by that acquaintance, after a while by the whole com- 
 munity ? Is it any wonder that when the evil days came 
 upon our country, when, torn l)y passion and bitter politi- 
 cal feeling, the people felt the need of a safe and firm 
 hand at the municipal helm, as they did on the quarter- 
 deck of the National Ship of State, they should have 
 turned instinctivel}' to Frederic Walker Lincoln ? 
 
 Nothing could be said of a derogatory nature against 
 his predecessor. He was a good man, and yet, — and yet 
 — well, the man for tlie hour must be of a different stamp, 
 and so ex-Mayor Lincoln was again called back to the 
 executive's chair, to remain there and control affairs all 
 through those stormy years which now we call the years 
 of rebellion. 
 
 How wisely the people chose we see in the critical 
 hours of '63. 
 
 Some of you can still remember — and with the 
 vividness of yesterday — how dark and black things grew 
 in the early part of that year for the Federal cause. Gen- 
 eral Hooker was defeated. The bloody battle of Chan- 
 cellorsville was fouglit, and on the third of May the 
 Northern army was pushed back, while the Confederate 
 steadily advanced. Then in .June came the news of the 
 brilliant onward rush of General Lee. York, Penn.. was
 
 FBEDEEIC WALKER LINCOLN. 189 
 
 in his hands, and a part of his army had advanced to 
 within fonr miles of Harrisburg. In those last days of 
 Jnne Philadelphia was panic-stricken. There was an 
 imperative need for more troops. Was the Union going 
 down? Was the Southern cause to be finally successful ? 
 To many timid souls it looked so. Northern sympa- 
 thizers with the South commenced to express themselves 
 openly. New York City seemed suddenly full of seces- 
 sionists. Strong measures were necessary. If enough 
 men would not volunteer for the war, then they must be 
 drafted. Requisition papers must be served. 
 
 Such was the condition of affairs July 1, 1863. 
 
 I need not tell you what happened in New York. You 
 all know. The terrible rioting there is a matter of his- 
 tory, l)ut not so many of you are acquainted with what 
 took place here in Boston. When the news reached this 
 city that the New York rioters were meeting with partial 
 success in their nefarious designs, the hot-blooded and 
 treasonable ones among us thought it a good time to act 
 in violation of the laws. Accordinglj^ those most turbu- 
 lent attacked the officers serving the draft notices, tore 
 up the communications, banded together, and commenced 
 parading the streets of the North End, using inflammatory 
 and treasonable language. 
 
 What was to be done ? The better classes of citizens 
 were dismayed when they learned of the dangerous state 
 of ferment and the possibility of an attack upon the eit3''s 
 public buildings by the infuriated mob. 
 
 Now, if ever, strong measures were necessary. Any- 
 thing like indecision, and, as with a fire, the spirit of law- 
 lessness and violence would run rampant and soon be
 
 r.lO MEMORIAL OF 
 
 lu'vond (.'oiitrol. Tlie man for the hour was at the City 
 Hall. Witli remarkable rapidity his orders went forth. 
 Troops from the surrounding towns poured in, detach- 
 ments from Fort Independence, from Fort Warren ; the 
 44th Regiment, the 4oth Regiment, the Regiment of 
 Heavy Artillery (these latter placed at the disposal of 
 Mayor Lincoln by the governor); companies of cavalry 
 from the recruiting station at Readville ; the Lancers, 
 the Dragoons, the Independent Com[)any of Cadets, the 
 first Battalion of National Guards, the Massachusetts 
 Rifle Club. 
 
 In a day Boston was transformed from a peaceful 
 city to an armed camp. Mounted patrols were thrown 
 out along the roads to Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury, 
 even as far as the arsenal, at Watertown. "Troops were 
 static med at Dock square, at Faneuil Hall square: they 
 surrounded all the public buildings, and were to be seen 
 on the bridges as well as at the gun-house." 
 
 As evening came on knots of men began to collect, 
 and by seven o'clock the low rumbling of an approaching 
 storm was heard in various districts. The crowd in- 
 creased and grew with every step, and in another hour 
 the size of this mob was [)ortentous of evil. His Honor 
 the Mayor was at the Second I'olice Station advising 
 operations. At the various armories tiie soldiers only 
 waited the word to start. Meanwhile the rioters, now 
 f'Town bolder and conlident of tlu'ir strength, commenced 
 to attack the Light Artillery Armory, Captain Jones com- 
 mandinir. Windows were smashed, showers of bricks 
 fell inside, four oi' live of the soldiers were severely hurl. 
 '^Wliat shall we(h)?" went out the (jueslion to the Mayor.
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 191 
 
 "You will hokl tliu place at any cost — at any cost, I re- 
 peat," came back Mr. Lincoln's reply. Captain Jones, on 
 this order, had all in readiness, the two pieces of cannon 
 in his possession were loaded with good rounds of canis- 
 ter, and in quick, sharp voice came his command, " Fire." 
 At the same moment the soldiers used their small anus. 
 There was a flash, a roar, and the crowd, panic-stricken, 
 broke and ran, leaving the dead and wounded where they 
 had fallen. The tide was turned. 
 
 This on the 14th of July. On the 23d Mayor Lin- 
 coln, in liis address to the council, said : " I congratu- 
 late the City Council upon the quiet and good order 
 which now prevail. . . . The lawless and unprincipled 
 must now see that the authorities have the means to 
 enforce order. Vigilance will not be relaxed. . . . The 
 least symptom of disorder will be quelled with a force 
 which will silence all opposition." 
 
 Do you wonder after this that good citizens every- 
 where, without respect to party, trusted and had full con- 
 fidence in the man that occupied the executive's chair? 
 
 One wonld think all this enough for a single indi- 
 vidual to do. If the minister of a church approached a 
 man as busy as this with the request that he continue to 
 act as superintendent of the Sunday-school, whicli position 
 he had held since 1840, it would not be surprising if he 
 declined ; particularly should we expect a negative answer 
 from him if he were already serving the church in the 
 capacit}^ of treasurer. Yet Mr. Lincoln not oidy served 
 on the standing committee of this Second Church from 
 1851 to 1895, l)ut he retained the position of superin- 
 tendent of the Sunday-school for fully thirty years.
 
 192 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 Where can such fidelity to little things as well as to 
 great things he matched? 
 
 It would he gratuitous to speak to 3'ou, who saw him 
 here Sunday after Sunday, of his regularity in attending 
 the churcli services. No member more confidently could 
 he couMtt'(l upon to be in his pew. The quiet hour of 
 worship meant much to him. Here, week by week, his 
 faith and hope were strengthened ; here he grew in 
 spiritual stature; here he tried to fashion his life after 
 the Supreme Pattern; here he felt and realized the im- 
 portance of eternal things and drew closer to the One 
 All-Embracing Reality — the Father and Sustainer of 
 Souls. 
 
 Such regularit}- made its impression upon others. In 
 the course of the last half century many a young man has 
 been shamed out of his own carelessness and superficial- 
 ness b}' the steady example set before him in the i)erson 
 of ex-Mayor Lincoln. We preach by our words: we 
 preach much more by our acts. 
 
 Quite recently I heard a number of people from the 
 West extol Boston on account of its advantages, its 
 beauty, and its well-planned civic features. Perhaps 
 they were not aware, perhaps we are not aware, of how 
 largel}- the citizens of Boston are indebted to the citizen 
 Lincoln for what they to-day enjoy. 
 
 If some one, a few weeks ago, had made the claim for 
 him which I am now about to make I should have attrib- 
 uted it to that natural exaggeration which always follows 
 on the decease of a good and loved friend. Indeed, willi- 
 oiit careful study, without exaniiuing city records and
 
 FEEDEHIC WALKEIi LINCOLN. 10:^) 
 
 official reports, I should hardly dare claim what I am 
 going to, 3et I sa}- as sober fact that there is hardly a 
 great civic improvement, liardly a tiling of large impor- 
 tance connected with the growth and development of 
 Boston from 1854 to 1874 tliat cannot be attributed 
 more or less to the initiative, the fatliering influence, 
 or the indirect help it received from Frederic Walker 
 Lincoln. 
 
 Who at present living in Roxbury \\()uld wish it to be 
 sepai-ated from Boston ? Mayor Lincoln saw the need of 
 the union of village and town long before popular senti- 
 ment was ready for the annexation, and to-day you may 
 read his admirable official report on the value of making 
 Koxl)ury a part of Boston. 
 
 What would our city be without the Back Bay sec- 
 tion ? In the stormy days of 1864, when others seemed 
 to be blind to the advantages of filling in the flats and 
 reclaimino- so laro-e an amount of level land, the Mavor 
 was keen to note the city's future need. In his speech 
 before the City Council he pushes the matter forward, 
 giving the subject of the Back Bay improvement large 
 prominence, and saying. " I do not hesitate to declare 
 tliat it (the Back Bay filling) is the most momentous of 
 the local interests which will be l)rought before you this 
 present year." 
 
 If von walk through the hall of the present municipal 
 buildino- on School street von will see that it was erected 
 while Ml-. Lincoln was mayor; the same is true of tlie 
 large City Hospital building. Into this latter enterprise 
 the executive threw his full interest, saying to his coun- 
 cil : "'In the new City Hospital we have added to Boston
 
 r.>4 mi: MO I! 1. 1 1. OF 
 
 ail objt'i't of just ju'lilu. It is a noble institution, born ot" 
 the benevolence an<l benelicent spirit of our city.'" 
 
 His a<,ntation foi- and ri'coniinendation of a ijirls' liigli 
 and noniial scliool is of the same quality as his personal 
 work for more and better school buildiuLi^s everywhere. 
 What he did, not only otticiallv but personally, for the 
 improvement of our harbor has been often told — I need 
 not repeat the story: but I am witliin the l)(junds of sober 
 truth when I say tliat the energy, the interest, and the 
 influence of this one man has done more than any other 
 factor to preserve to Boston a proper shij) channel and 
 to retain for us that magnificent harl)or into which now 
 steam in safety the largest ocean vessels. 
 
 What shall ] say more "/ Does not this simjile chron- 
 icle of fact speak to your hearts and minds more power- 
 fully than any eloquent eulogy? Does it not tell you 
 moie truly, more accurately than words of mine, of the 
 genuine worth of him whom I delight to call ''first citizen 
 of Boston " ? 
 
 We sometimes say that Jesus came to establish a great 
 democracy, a world-wide commonwealth in which thcic 
 should be lU) ranks or titles, but every man and \\(im;in. 
 being on the same plane of e(|Uality. should delight in 
 the simple designations of "brothei"" and -"sister." 
 
 This statement I do not think (|uite accurate. 
 
 When asked by his (lisci]»les w ho should occupy the 
 lirst places in the new kingdom, Jesus laid down the tol- 
 lowing rule : 
 
 " lie lh;it will be diM'.A'i" among you. let him minister 
 inilo (tthers.
 
 Fh'FJ)i:i!lc WW L 1(1:1; l.fXCOL.X. 19;") 
 
 "Wlios(»eviT will 1)1' ciiiKF among- you, let liim \><- as 
 your SLTvaut." 
 
 By that rule our honored fru'ud was gi-cat, was chief; 
 by tliat rule does he deserve the title I bestowed, ''The 
 tirst citizen. " 
 
 This church desires to put in enduring- I'orni the 
 memorials of those who have loved and seived her. 
 
 It is not an easy task. When we go hack and recall 
 the earnest Puritans that Liid her corner-stone; the 
 sturdy patriots that defended her; the bold and brave 
 voices that spoke forth from her pulpit for intellectual 
 libert}-; the scores of her layn)en who have believed in 
 human freedom and the abolition of slavery; and the 
 many in our own generation who silently, modestly, have 
 worked, each in his jJace, for the furtherance of the 
 Kingdom of God, we say, Who shall recount them ? 
 
 It is an illustrious roll of honor, of piety, and one that 
 any church may well be proud of. 
 
 A new generation is rising up. What shall speak to 
 it of these noble men and women — what tal)let, what 
 bronze or marble, what stained-glass window'/ 
 
 It has too long been the fashion to adorn our churches 
 with meaningless figures that represent a type of piety, a 
 style of life, a method of action impracticable, — yes, im- 
 possible to us. 
 
 ^^''e need, then, i)ictures in glass, forms in stone, tal>- 
 lets in bronze that shall bring to oui- mind .modeiin saints, 
 men of a possible type, those who are living under exactly 
 the same conditions we now lind about ourselves, and 
 battling with the same tciuiitations. Such menioi-ials of 
 such men and women will be iiirentixcs. Tlie\- will
 
 1 '.»<■, MKMniUM. OF 
 
 briii^' to (iiir iiiiinls Imw we, t<i(t. ;uv called tn coiist'eratf 
 ourselves: how we, too, are called to saintliooil. SikIi 
 a menioi'ial, to such a modern saint as Frederic W. Lin- 
 coln, we need and must have. 
 
 Wiierefore, seeing that we are surrounded l)y so great 
 a cloud of witnesses, let ns lay aside every weight, and 
 the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us I'un with 
 patience the race that is set heiore us, . . . until we 
 all come into the unity of the faith, unto the perfect man, 
 unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of our elder 
 brother, the Prince of Peace and Chief (;f Saints.
 
 TRIBUTES 
 
 FROM 
 
 INSTITUTIONS AND CORPORATIONS.
 
 TRIBUTES. 
 
 FROM THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. 
 
 At a meeting of the Board of Overseers of tlie Poor licld 
 Sept. 16, 189S, to take action witli regard to its Treasurer, 
 Hon. Fkedekic Walker Lincolx. the fuHowing resolutions 
 were unanimously adopted : 
 
 Whereas, By tlie death of Hon. Frederic W. Lincoln the 
 Board of Overseers of the Poor in the City of Boston loses 
 one of its most faithful officers, who has been its Treasurer 
 for the past twenty years and wliose services prior to that 
 time as Chairman of the Board covered a period of eleven 
 years ; and 
 
 Wlieveas, The F>oard has met together to take suitable 
 action upon Mr. Lincoln's death ; 
 
 Resolved, That we herel)y express our great sense of loss 
 in the death of our Treasurer and former associate, whose 
 long and faithful services have been of such value to the 
 community and especially to the poor. 
 
 Resolved, That we gladly bear witness to the kindly si)irit 
 and unfailing courtesy shown by our late Treasurer in all his 
 official relations. 
 
 Resolved, That we extend to the widow and children of our 
 friend our most cordial and heartfelt sympathy in their 
 bereavement. 
 
 Resolved, That as a mark of resjiect to tlie deceased we 
 attend the funeral services in a body, and that the offices of 
 the Board l)e closed on the day of the funeral. 
 
 Resoloi'd, That tliese resolutions be sjn-ead upon our records, 
 and that a copy be sent by the Secretary to the family of 
 Mr. Lincoln. 
 
 10!)
 
 •2<»0 MKMOlUAL OF 
 
 MASSACHUSETTS CHARITABLE MECHANIC 
 ASSOCIATION. 
 
 At a meeting of tlie members of this Association, held 
 yesterday, tlie folh)\ving memorial paper was presented by 
 
 till' I'resiilciit and passed by a inianiinons vote: 
 
 IN MEMORIAM. 
 
 In tlic iiioiitli (»f September, 1839, Fredkiiic W. Lincoln 
 became ;i mend)er of this Association. In September, 1S9.S, 
 he died. Dming the intervening fifty -nine years the services 
 rendered l)y him to our Association, and his uniformly 
 courteous bearing toward our members, caused him to be 
 respected and beloved by tlicm all. 
 
 For the earlier years, as a member of important committees, 
 and later as Trustee, Vice-President, President, and Treasurer. 
 — sixteen years \\\ all. — his wise counsel and influence Avere 
 imjiortant factors in the prosperity of the Association. That 
 he was l)y nature gifted with a large measure of executive 
 ability, judiciously cultivated, has been demonstrated by his 
 satisfactory administration of every one of the official trusts 
 confided to him. 
 
 When but six years a member of the .Vssociation he was 
 selected to deliver the semi-centennial address, in 184;"). 
 Fifty years later he delivered, as many of you will remember, 
 the centennial address, in 189."). 
 
 His connection with the building and subse(iuent manage- 
 ment of the Revere House ; of the ]iunker Hill Monument; 
 the Mechanic .\])])rentices' Lil)rary Association ; the Fraidv- 
 liii Statiii'; the l^iglilli i'^xhibition ; our building on liedford 
 street: and iiMUt' recent ly in the movement to ]>\irchase this
 
 FRKDEinc WALK hi! JJXCOLN. 201 
 
 laud, aiul in tlie election of this buildiiiLj;', — in all tlu'se, and 
 other minor movements of the Association, covering almost 
 tAvo generations, the helpful hand and practical common 
 sense of Mr. Lincoln were never wanting. 
 
 Never self-seeking, but retiring ; never aggressive, but con- 
 siderate of others ; he was, nevertheless, firm and positive in 
 his convictions, always founded upon the basis of intelligent 
 investigation. 
 
 Entering business and p\d)lic life while yet very young, by 
 constant attention to the laws of health he was enabled to 
 labor without serious iuterru])ti()n until he iiad passed the 
 traditional limit of " four score years." 
 
 Long-continued and laboroius as were his eft'orts in behalf 
 of tliis Association, his public services in other fields have 
 made his name one long to be remend)ered by our citizens, and 
 the pages of history will carry t(j future generations lessons of 
 fidelity and uprightness at once an inspiration to the young, 
 and an honor to this the city of his birth and life-long 
 affections. 
 
 Our roll of members, covering )aore than a century, has 
 borne the names of many men of great ability, sterling 
 integrity, connnanding influence, and lasting benefit to the 
 race, and on this roll, among the names longest to be grate- 
 fully remembered by the present and future nieml)ers of this 
 Association, and by the community in wliicli his exemjilary 
 life has been passed, will stand that of Fukdkimc NV'alkki; 
 LixroLX. 
 
 The legacy which lie has left to posterity caiU never be 
 measured in currency, but the memory of kindly words and 
 deeds, his upright life, his prolonged labors for the benefit of 
 others, will (;ause his name to be most gratefully remembered 
 through the years to come.
 
 -02 MKMnlHAL OF 
 
 VETERAN APPRENTICES' LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 HON. KKEDKRIC W. LINCOLN. 
 
 At a recent meeting of the Veteran Apprentices* Library 
 Association of Boston, the first since the death of its Presi- 
 dent, Hon. Fkedekic W. Lincoln, a committee was appointed 
 to take proper notice of the life, character, and services of 
 the deceased. In attempting this dnty we feel how poorly 
 any thonghts we can express will do justice to this good man, 
 who from early life to a ripe old age has done so much lor 
 his fellow-men. 
 
 Many eloquent words have been si)oken by those who 
 have known him in his various and honorable walks in life, 
 and many more might be said. 
 
 " He always and everywhere gave his strength to the weak ; 
 his sub.stance to the poor; his symi)athy to the distressed; 
 ins heart to God." 
 
 Tt was with Frederic A\'. Lincoln, the api)rentice boy, we 
 first learned to love, honor, and respect him. 
 
 He joined the Apprentices' Library when thirteen years of 
 age, in 18.S0, and up to the time of his death, September, 
 1898, sixty-eight years, he never lost his interest or forgot 
 his duty to the Library or its mend)ers. How much influence 
 it had in shaping his character in after life, few can tell; that 
 it led him in paths of study, temperance, charity, and self- 
 respect we cannot doubt. 
 
 He was elected President in LS.'tCi, and on several occasions 
 delivered public addresses that reflected credit u}iou him and 
 honor u])on the Association. 
 
 When the Veteran Apju-entices" Association was formed he 
 was elected President ami conrinuctl to hold the office uj* to
 
 FREDKIilC \VALI<i:i! LL\(()L\. :2<»:5 
 
 the tiiiu' of liis death. In all the li()ii()i-al)h' ])laces ainlolHces 
 he has filled — as ^layor of tliis city, Kepiesentative, I'lcsidcut 
 of >[assachusetts Charitable jNIei-hauif Association. Superin- 
 tendent of the Sunday-school of Second Church thirty years, 
 and numerous organizations — he manifested a desire to do his 
 duty towards his fellow-citizens and country. 
 
 His mind was always leading- him to }tractical ways. 
 
 " Tliiit (lay was best wlicroiii hi" j;ave 
 
 A thoujibt to others' sorrows ; 
 Forge ttinii: self, he Iciirned to live, 
 And blessings horn of kindly deeds 
 
 Made golden his to-morrows." 
 
 Be it therefore 
 
 Resolved, That the Veteran Mechanic A[)prentices' Library 
 Association recognize in the life, services, and character of 
 the Hon. Frederic W. Lincoln, their late President, and as- 
 sociate for many years, a man of rare executive ability, 
 honesty of purpose, and loyalty to all good works that would 
 benefit society. 
 
 liesolved, That we recall with pleasure his zeal and devo- 
 tion in early life to the up-building of the Mechanic Appren- 
 tices' Library, and believe that his services in its behalf made 
 him a better boy and num, and inspired others with hope to 
 attain knowledge and honorable distinction in life. 
 
 Resolveil, That in all the social, political, or religious 
 departments of our government he was always sincere, truth- 
 ful, and earnest, and we can look upon his life and services 
 as worth}^ of our greatest respect and sincere affection. 
 
 Resolved , That a copy of this report be sent to the family 
 of our deceased member, and spread upon our records.
 
 •204 Mi:u(H;iAL oh 
 
 FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK. 
 
 At the regular meeting of the Trustees of the Franklin 
 Savings Bank, of the (Jity of Bostcjn, held to-day, the follow- 
 ing tribute in memory of the late President of the Bank, 
 Hon. Fi;i:i)i;i;i(' W. T.txcolx, was unanimously adopted: 
 
 When a fully rounded and ac-comijlished life, like that of 
 our late associate and President, Frederic Walker Lincoln, 
 closes, there remain for those who survive him only tender 
 and affectionate memories and gratitude, that we have so long 
 been able to enjoy his true friendship, his faithful devotion to 
 duty, his wise counsel, his keen sagacity, unswerving courage, 
 lofty principle, inflexible integrity, luifailing courtesy, and 
 generous self-denial. Few men have ever given, through a 
 life protracted beyond two generations, so much time and 
 labor to the welfare, protection, and advantage of his fellow- 
 citizens, often to the serious detriment of his own personal 
 interests. 
 
 Porn of a family that has borne a distinguished part in the 
 early history of the country, and esi)ecially in the Eevolution- 
 ary War, he typified all the gallant and courageous character- 
 istics of his ance.stry, and during his long service as Mayor, 
 by wisdom, discretion, and bravery, maintained the peace, 
 loyalty, and prosperity of the city, not only during the dark 
 days of the Civil \\'ar, b\it in llic years immediately preced- 
 ing and following. r)Ul holding his city to its highest 
 national duty was not his chief honor. 
 
 By what he has done for the improvement of its harbor, 
 extension of its commerce, wise treatment of its poor, de- 
 velopment of its educational and philanthropic institutions, 
 far-seeing j)r()vision for the business and material wants of
 
 FREDEIUC WALKER LINCOLN. 2<)."i 
 
 • 
 llif people, lie lias placed his iiaiiic high iipdii the list ol' 
 tlidse tliat historv will imuoU as ,i;eiiuiiie and iiiisellish IxMie- 
 t'actors. 
 
 One of the oi'it^iual iiicoi-porators named in tlie eharlfr of 
 this l>ank, March IT), 1S()1, he ivnuiined in its constant sei'vice 
 as Trustee, member of its Finance Committee, \'ic(!-Presideiit 
 and President, until his death, and the (pialities lie has 
 exhibited in tluit lon,<;- term of more than thirty-seven years 
 are those which have so inqiressed his character upon the 
 respect and affection of tliis Board, and been so invaluable 
 in contributing to the re})utation and prospei-ity of the IJank. 
 
 With more than mere formality we offer our sincere sym- 
 l)athy to his mourning family, assuring them tliat nowliere 
 among his countless friends will the nienuny of his noble, 
 p\ire, and unstained life be more lovingly cherished than by 
 the Trustees of the Franklin Savings Bank.
 
 20H MEMORIAL OF 
 
 BOSTON l.K^.HT INFANTRY VETERAN CORPS. 
 
 The HoiKinible Fkkdkkic "W. Lincoln', fur many years a 
 nu'inber of this cor[)S, having recently " crossed the river,"' 
 we desire to make a record of our appreciation of him, as 
 one who in a long life of eighty-one years, whether serving 
 his native city in several honorable stations to which he was 
 called, or in many private trusts, or in his own i)rivatt' 
 business, was always honest, affable, yet firm to do as ap- 
 l)eared to him the right, with consideration for those with 
 whom he might differ ; gentlemanly and vigorous in business, 
 church, or politics, commanding and receiving the respect of 
 all associated with him ; therefore, 
 
 Resolved, That the above be entered upon the records, and 
 a copy sent to the family of the deceased.
 
 FliKDEniC WALKKU LiyvOLS. 207 
 
 COMMERCIAL CLUB. 
 
 IN ME.MOIMAM TO FKEDKKIC W. LINCOLN. 
 
 Adukess bekoke the Commercial Club of Boston, t^Ei-T. 17, IH'JS. 
 By Mr. M. p. Kennard. 
 
 <»ii Tuesday evening last, the loth iut-t., the Dean, we 
 may say, of our ("hib, the lion. Fkkdekic Walkek Lincoln, 
 after a few brief hours of ebbing vitality, gently i)assed away. 
 As was said yesterday at that impressive service in the 
 crowded Second (Jhureh : " As ripened fruit touched by the 
 kindly wind, so he, touched by the gentle hand of Death,'' 
 })eacefully breathed his last. 
 
 Mr. Lincoln, it will be remembered, was the first President 
 of our Club, one of its original and earnest organizers, and 
 for the past well-nigh thirty years of intimacy here, a most 
 deeply respected and beloved member, the remembrance of 
 whose unwavering interest and valued counsel will ever be 
 cherished in association with his modest and agreeable per- 
 sonality. 
 
 1 will not recount in detail the widely extended record of 
 his patriotic and tireless devotion to the public service. It 
 is needless here. The public Journals, in elaborate eulogy, 
 have copiously given them jjublicity since his death. The 
 trend of that devotion was an inheritance, deeply imbued in 
 his blood, from a notable patriotic ancestry ; — he could not 
 escape it if he would, and he would not escape it if he could : 
 though doubtless, at times, those public demands upon him 
 were met with pecuniary loss to himself. Few men served 
 the public in so many ways. 
 
 Repeatedly elected to the mayoralty, he served tiic city in 
 that capacity seven years, which included the trying period
 
 208 MKMOIilAL OF 
 
 ul our Civil \\';ir. As ('li;iiiiii;iii ot the ISostoii ISourd <>t" < >vei- 
 s»'»M-s <»1 tlu' I'uiir for eleven years, and subsequently for 
 twenty years its Treasurer, in cliarge of the iini)ortant fund 
 which has aeeumiilated in the possession of that Uoard: again 
 and again elected a Kepresentative in our ^lassachusetts 
 Legislature ; as Chairman, for several years, of the State 
 Uoard of Harl)or Coniniissioners ; as President, for many 
 years, of the Franklin Savings Bank; as President and 
 Treasurer of the ^Massachusetts Charitable Medianic Asso- 
 ciation ; as President of the P)unker Hill Monument Associa- 
 tion : for more than forty years Treasurer and influential 
 mend>er of the Second ( 'hurch in Poston, of the ancient 
 history of which he was proud ; — all these and many more 
 lionorable responsibilities, to which he always promi)tly 
 responded with unselfish fidelity, not only attest to his pa- 
 triotic interest for the ])ublic weal, but to the unbounded con- 
 fidence with wiiich he was regarded by his fellow-citizens, 
 and are a tribute to his personal worth. 
 
 He was also honored by degrees conferred upon liiiii i»y 
 Harvard University and Dartmouth College. 
 
 Ketiring rather than demonstrative, cautious but not pessi- 
 mistic, he thus has filled a prominent place in the local 
 history of his times, and left us the record of an unstained 
 life. 
 
 " \\'\i\ iiimirii VL', tlifii, for liiiii, who liaviiij; won 
 
 The bound of man's appointcil years at last, 
 Life's blessings all enjoyed, life's labor done, 
 
 Serenely to his final rest has passed ; 
 Wliile the soft niem'ry of iiis virtues yet 
 Lingers like twilight hues, when the bright sun is set? "
 
 FREDKllK' W'ALKKI! LINCOLN. ^OU 
 
 BUNKER Hll,L MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. 
 
 At a iiieetiiijjj of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, 
 lield tills (lay. tin' ioUowintj^ resolutions wei'e unanimously 
 passed : 
 
 ir/iert'os, Since the last meeting of this Association it has 
 lost by death one of its most loyal and distinguished mem- 
 bers, the Hon. Frederic Walker Lixcoln ; 
 
 Atuf whereas, Mr. Lincoln had served this Association as 
 one of its officers for the long period of forty-four years, in- 
 cluding the eight years of his presidency ; 
 
 Therefore resolred, That we gratefully record our ap[)re- 
 ciation of the faithful manner in which he has discharged 
 the duties pertaining to the various })ositions wliidi ho has 
 held in this body. 
 
 Resolved, That in common with all our fellow-citizous wc 
 recognize the high quality of Mr. Lincoln's administration as 
 Mayor of l^oston for seven j'ears, including the critical and 
 exacting period of the Civil War. 
 
 Resolved, That we see in the well-known character of Mr. 
 Lincoln a fine examjde of patriotism, inherited directly from 
 the most inspiring Revolutionary sources, and maintained 
 with honor amid all the responsibilities of his long and 
 arduous life.
 
 I'ln yfKMOUTAL OF FREDERir \\\ LiycOLW 
 
 CONTINENTAL NATIONAL BANK. 
 
 "•IN MEMOKIAM. TUKDERIC W. LINCOLN'. 
 
 At a rejfiilar meeting of tlieC'ontinental National P>ank, held 
 tliis day, the following resolutions were ailopted : 
 
 Resolved, That the Directors of the Continental National 
 Bank, while sharing in the great loss ■which this communitj' 
 has sustained in the death of Fkkdkkic W. Lincoln, have 
 sj^ecial cause for sorrow, as this event has removed from their 
 companionship and counsel one who has been connected with 
 this institution since its organization, and taken an important 
 and leading part in shaping its policy. 
 
 Resolved, That it becomes us, who have been so near to 
 him for many years, to bear testimony to his high character 
 for integrity, his devotion to what he deemed to be just and 
 right ; to the soundness of his judgment and practical knowl- 
 edge of affairs, to which were added a kindliness of manner 
 and the })ossession of those social qualities whidi coin- 
 inanded the respect and affection of all with whom he was 
 connected. 
 
 ResoU'i-d. That we desire to express to his faniily our 
 heartfelt sympathy in this bereavement, and, as a mark of 
 respect to the memorv of our late associate, will attciul his 
 funeral.
 
 MEMOniAL OF FREDERIC U'. LINCOLN. 211 
 
 NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. 
 
 At a stated meeting of the New England Ilistorif Genea- 
 logical Society, held this afternoon in ]Nrarshall Wilder Hall, 
 in the Society's building, 18 Somerset street, John Joseph 
 ^lay, Esq., presented and read the following Minute on the 
 death of Hon. Frederic Walker Lincoln, A.M., which was 
 nnaniniously adopted : 
 
 In the death of Frederic W. Lincoln, Avhich occurred on 
 the thirteenth day of September, this Society has lost an 
 honored member, — the earliest on its records with a single 
 exception, — and the city of Boston has lost a citizen whose 
 services in many departments, and in many other positions 
 of large responsibility, have been equalled by few. Begin- 
 ning at an early age, he held constantly during more than 
 sixty years important positions of trust, the duties of which 
 were uniformly discharged with fidelity and marked success- 
 
 The length of his service as Mayor of the city exceeded 
 that of any other incumbent, and this during the trying 
 time of the War of the Union and the years immediately 
 following. 
 
 To good judgment, punctuality, firmness, and unquestioned 
 integrity, he added a courteous and kindly manner which dis- 
 armed opposition and greatly increased his ability to jji-omote 
 the interests that he represented. 
 
 He was a model citizen and a consistent Christian gen- 
 tleman. 
 
 On motion, Voted, That a copy of the Minute be sent to 
 the familv of the deceased.
 
 •2\-2 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 LINCOLN WHARF COMPANY. 
 
 Will' reus, In tlie death of Hon. Fkedkric Walker Lixcolx 
 the Lini-ohi AVharf Coni^jany has met with a lo.ss that cannot 
 be easily leplaoecl ; 
 
 Whereas, The present Directors of the comi)any are pain- 
 fully aware of this vacancy in their ranks, and mourn the 
 absence of a leader and friend who by his constant supervi- 
 sion and care of the proi)erty, and active participation in the 
 business details ever since the incorporation of the company, 
 and by his wise management in maintaining the dividends so 
 essential to the welfare of man}- of the stockholders, who has 
 been regarded by all parties interested as a good counsellor 
 and a safe business giiide ; and, 
 
 WJiereas, We, the Directors, wishing to plai-e uu ret-ord 
 an expression of our esteem and regard for our late associate, 
 do hereby 
 
 Resolve, That recognizing the wisdom and justice of our 
 heavenly Father, who doeth all things well, and deeply grate- 
 ful that He has permitted our friend to remain with us beyond 
 the alloted time of "threescore years and ten." during which 
 his life was abounding in good works ; 
 
 We humbly bow to His decree, feeling that it can be truly 
 said of him who has jjassed to the other life : " Well done, 
 thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy 
 Lord." 
 
 As Director he accepted the trust in its fullest sense, attend- 
 ing personally to almost the entire details of the business of 
 the Corporation ; he was rarely absent from any meeting of 
 the Hoard, and was abnost always the first to be present, 
 patiently awaiting the arrival of the other members and always 
 rcadv with his <fracious i/nH'tinsj;.
 
 FREDEltlC WALKER LISCOI.S. -1-') 
 
 As Treasurer his character and ability were such as to give 
 us all absolute contidence that the finances and accounts of 
 the Corporation were in perfect safety. 
 
 As friend and counsellor words almost fail us to express, 
 he Avas so ready to kindly explain whatever was not clear and 
 wisely advise as to the best course to pursue. 
 
 Resolved, That we tender to the family of the deceased 
 our deepest sympathy, and offer our sincere condolence for 
 their great loss. 
 
 Voted, That these resolutions be spread upon the records, 
 and a copy sent to the family.
 
 2\ \ MEMORIAL OF 
 
 BOSTON STORAGE WAREHOUSE COMPANY. 
 
 The Boston Storage Warehoiise Conipany has sustained a 
 great loss in the death of Frkdekic Walkkr Lincolx, whose 
 faithful services to its interests have been given for many- 
 years. The Directors, therefore, desire to place upon their 
 records an expression of their sorrow and a permanent mem- 
 orial of their bereavement. 
 
 Born in Boston, Feb. 27, 1<S17, educated in its public and 
 private schools, lie inherited and acquired that i)r()bity and 
 industry which are characteristic of the descendants of tlie 
 Puritans. 
 
 These qualities served him in the various public offices 
 wliich he occupied, and especially in that of Mayor of the 
 city, where his services during periods of serious troubles, 
 both national and local, were very great. 
 
 It is, however, our si)ecial privilege to s[)eak of him as the 
 representative of this comi)any, with which he was connected 
 from its organization. The position of General Manager 
 brought him into personal relations with its patrons, as day 
 by day and hour by hour he was called upon to confer with 
 them in rcdation to their needs and wishes. 
 
 This corporation being the first of its kind in this city, a 
 great deal of explanation was needed to make known its i)lans 
 and i)urposes, and Mr. Tiiucoln's patience and urbanity were 
 of great benefit. 
 
 Always courteous and attentive, and accessible at all times, 
 each one who had occasion to see him went away satisfied
 
 FREDERIC WALKER LINCOLN. 215 
 
 that everything which was possible woukl be done to pro- 
 mote and protect his interests ; it is therefore 
 
 Voted, That this evidence of our regard and friendship for 
 our deceased friend and brother officer be made a part of our 
 permanent archives, and a copy thereof be forwarded by our 
 Secretary to his bereaved family.
 
 216 MEMORIAL OF 
 
 BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY. 
 
 The Directors of the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Com- 
 pany, assembled at their regular meeting, desire to express 
 their sense of the loss they have sustained in the death of 
 their associate, Hon. Fkedkkic AValker Lincoln, and also 
 their appreciation of his high character. 
 
 Mr. Lincoln was President of the old corporation of the 
 Boston Safe Deposit Company until its present organization 
 as a Trust Company, and has been a Director of the present 
 company from its organization, and a "Vice-President from 
 May, 1875, to February, 1897. 
 
 The Directors realize the loss, not alone of an able and 
 wise counsellor, but of one endeared to them by the beauty 
 of his private character. 
 
 He was always kind and sympathetic, and so unselfish in 
 his loyalty to the Institution that he won and retained the 
 affection of all his associates. His affable manners, genial 
 temperament, and thoughtful consideration for all with whom 
 he came in contact were marked characteristics. 
 
 In his long and honored career he has filled many offices 
 of trust affecting the welfare of the Commonwealth and the 
 city of his residence, of which he was for many years Mayor, 
 of j)nblic and private institutions of philanthropy and relig. 
 ion, discharging all the duties of citizenship, and filling 
 the measure of his years by good deeds. 
 
 The world is better that he has lived in it. 
 
 Voteil, That as a mark of respect and affection for our late 
 associate the foregoing minutes be entered upon the records 
 of the Corporation. ;iii<l a copy of the same with the expres- 
 sion of our sympHtliy be .scut io the family of Mr. liincoln.
 
 FJiEDElilC W'ALKEli LINCOLN. '211 
 
 REVERE HOUSE. 
 
 The Hon. Frederic Walker Lixcolx, President of this 
 Corporation, died on Sept. 13, 1898. 
 
 Mr. Lincoln had in high measure the esteem and respect of 
 this community. He was an example of the good citizen, the 
 faithful public servant, the modest, kindly-hearted Christian 
 gentleman. He was interested in all that contributed to the 
 adornment, the dignity, and historical renown of this city, of 
 which he held the chief magistracy for a longer period than 
 any other incumbent of the office. 
 
 Descended from the distinguished patriot whose name this 
 Corporation preserves, he took peculiar pride in his connec- 
 tion with it, and felt a special satisfaction in its welfare, and 
 by his thoughtful and watchful oversight of its concerns for 
 many years as Director and President laid it under a deep 
 obligation of gratitude to him. 
 
 We shall miss him at our meetings, but shall treasure his 
 memory, and while we mourn his loss, we bear our tribute to 
 his uprightness, his courtesy, and his fidelity, and tender to 
 his surviving family our sympathy in their bereavement. 
 
 A true copy of resolutions adopted at the Annual .Meeting 
 of the Proprietors of the Kevere House, March 7, 189*.).
 
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