Abolition Society in Marshfield-
On the 1st inst. a respectable number of the inhabitants of Marshfield assembled in the Methodist Meeting-house, and a Society was formed, consisting of sixty-four members, and a Constitution adopted. The following gentlemen were elected officers of the Society:
President — Wales Tilden, Jr. Vice Presidents — Arel Ames, Joshua W. Simmons
Secretary — Richard Thayer Treasurer — Chas. W. Macomber Directors –Anthony Thomas, Chas. Hatch, David P.Hatch
(Liberator, Feb 25, 1837, p3)