[Footnote 23: St. John's College, Cambridge, v. Todington, 1 Burr. 200.]
[Footnote 24: Attorney-General v. Middleton, 2 Ves. 328.]
[Footnote 25: Green v. Rutherforth, _ubi supra_; St. John's College v. Todington, _ubi supra_.]
[Footnote 30: Phillips v. Bury, and Green v. Rutherforth, _ubi supra_. See also 2 Black. 21.]
[Footnote 31: Ashby v. White, 2 Lord Raymond, 938.]
[Footnote 32: Attorney-General v. Pearce, 2 Atk. 87.]
[Footnote 37: Society v. Wheeler, 2 Gal. 103.]
[Footnote 39: Bracton, Lib. 4, fol. 228. 2 Inst. 292.]
[Footnote 41: Elements of the Civil Law, p. 168.]
[Footnote 44: Praelect. Juris. Civ., Vol. II. p. 545.]
[Footnote 48: History of his own Times, Vol. III. p. 119.]
[Footnote 49: See a full account of this case in State Trials, 4th ed., Vol. IV. p. 262.]
[Footnote 50: The Federalist, No. 44, by Mr. Madison.]
[Footnote 52: New Jersey v. Wilson, 7 Cranch, 164.]
[Footnote 55: See also 1 Kyd on Corp. 65.]
[Footnote 59: See also Ex parte Bolton School, 2 Brown's Ch. Rep. 662.]
A DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT PLYMOUTH, ON THE 22D OF DECEMBER, 1820.
[The first public anniversary celebration of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth took place under the auspices of the "Old Colony Club," of whose formation an account may be found in the interesting little work of William S. Russell, Esq., entitled "Guide to Plymouth and Recollections of the Pilgrims."
This club was formed for general purposes of social intercourse, in 1769; but its members determined, by a vote passed on Monday, the 18th of December, of that year, "to keep" Friday, the 22d, in commemoration of the landing of the fathers. A particular account of the simple festivities of this first public celebration of the landing of the Pilgrims will be found at page 220 of Mr. Russell's work.
The following year, the anniversary was celebrated much in the same manner as in 1769, with the addition of a short address, pronounced "with modest and decent firmness, by a member of the club, Edward Winslow, Jr., Esq.," being the first address ever delivered on this occasion.
In 1771, it was suggested by Rev. Chandler Robbins, pastor of the First Church at Plymouth, in a letter addressed to the club, "whether it would not be agreeable, for the entertainment and instruction of the rising generation on these anniversaries, to have a sermon in public, some part of the day, peculiarly adapted to the occasion." This recommendation prevailed, and an appropriate discourse was delivered the following year by the Rev. Dr. Robbins.