Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by

STEPHEN H. PERKINS,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

CAMBRIDGE:

METCALF AND COMPANY,

PRINTERS TO THE UNIVERSITY.

CONTENTS.

SKETCHES OF THE LIFE OF J. H. PERKINS.

I. YOUTH.

1810-1831.

Parentage and Birth, 1. Childhood in Boston and Brookline, 2.

Lancaster, 4. Sports, 7. School, Mr. S. P. Miles, 13. Exeter and

Round-Hill, 15. Authorship, - My Aunt Esther, The Nashua, The

Young Soldier, My Old Felt Hat, 19. Literature, 27. Nahant, 29.

Mercantile Life, 30. Spiritual Struggles, 31. Voyage to England,

35. London, Fanny Kemble, &c., 43. The West Indies, Slavery,

&c., 46. Return and "Stepping Westward,” 56.

Cincinnati, 58. Law Studies, 59. Society, 60. Correspondence,

61. The Emigrant's Lesson, 72. Inward Conflicts, 73. Betrothal

and Correspondence, 74. Marriage, 85. Withdrawal from the Law,

87. Editorship, 89. Rules of Study, 92. Life at Pomeroy, 97. Lit-

erary Plans and Horticulture, 106. A Morning Walk, 108. Social

Position and Influence, 110. Ministry at Large, 113. Liberality, 120.

Prison Reforms, 124. Christian Statesmanship, 134. Washington,

135. Agrarianism, 136. Dangers of the West, 146. Prospects of the

West, Christian Republicanism, 153. Masses and Individuals, 160.

Associations, a Vital Form of Social Action, 165. Free Institutions,

172. Representatives and Constituents, 180. Socialism, 182. Anti-

slavery, 189. Education, Public Schools, 208. Cincinnati College

and Cincinnati Observatory, 210. Private School, 211. Female Edu-

cation, 221. Young Men's Mercantile Library Association, 242.

Historical Societies of Cincinnati and Ohio, and Historical Writings,

243. Esthetics, Powers, 245. Poetry, 253. Public Lectures, 254

The Preacher, 255. Views of Religion, 272. Relations with the

First Congregational Society, 276. Union of Christians, 278. Plan

of a Christian Society, 291. Home Life, 296. Character and Influ-

ence, 303. Death and Testimonials of Friends, 306–320.

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NEW ENGLAND

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To a LADY, WHO WONDERED WHY SHE WAS LOVED

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CHARITY IN THE COUNTING-HOUSE AND OUT OF IT

LIFE IN CINCINNATI IN 1840

THE LOST CHILD

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SKETCHES

OF THE

LIFE OF JAMES H. PERKINS.