Denison Memorial:
From
the Ipswich Chronicle, July 22, 1882.
MAJOR-GENERAL
DANIEL DENISON.
MR.
EDITOR: The twentieth of September
next will be the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Death of Major-General Daniel
Denison, who was not only a very prominent and influential man in the
early history of our town, hut a very able and efficient man in the Colony;
serving it in various capacities from 1634 to 1682, the year of his death. That
he was highly appreciated by his townsmen, our records furnish abundant
evidence. No other man who has lived in Ipswich was ever so highly honored as
was General Denison by the efforts which were made by his townsmen to retain him
among them as their military leader. Upon him they relied for safety from Indian
attacks, and while he remained among them they felt secure. Indeed, the entire
Colony of Massachusetts seemed to have placed the utmost confidence in his
military skill and judgment; and no where do we find such confidence was
misplaced.
Such
a man settled in our town, lived and died among our ancestors and his last
resting place is in our midst. It seems appropriate that we should in some way
recognize the work, worth, and utility of such a man, and keep his memory fresh
among us.
At
the suggestion and request of several gentlemen, I invite all who would be
interested in commemorating the Two Hundredth Anniversary of his death, to
meet at the Seminary on Friday evening, July 28, 1882, at eight o’c1ock, to
make arrangements therefor.
CHARLES
A. SAYWARD.
CHARLES A. SAYWARD, ESQ.,
MR. JOHN HEARD,
REV. T. FRANK WATERS,
YORICK G. HURD, M. D.
CHARLES PALMER, M. D.