Thirty-five members of the Thornton family attended the afternoon meeting and signed the roll, a copy of which is annexed.

Descendants of six of the eight children of James Thornton (1718) were present, the representation being as follows:

William Thornton . . . . . . .14

Samuel Thornton . . . . . . . 8

Matthew Thornton . . . . . . . 5

Hannah Thornton Wallace . . . . . . . 2

Agnes Thornton Wasson . . . . . . . 1

Esther Thornton Ferguson . . . . . . . 1

For a Total of 31

Mr. JOHN L. THORNTON, of Barnston, Quebec, a descendant of William Thornton, through Hon. John Thornton, a member of the Canadian Parliament, came from Canada to attend this meeting.

The following interesting photographs, documents and articles associated with the history of the Thornton Family were brought to the meeting:

PHOTOGRAPHS

Views of Londonderry, Irleand
Remains of Clyde Cottage, Carn Hill
Clyde Farm, Carn HIll
Enach Cemetery, near Carn Hill
Town Meeting Hall, Pelham, Mass.
Land of James Thornton, Pelham, Mass.
Grave of James Thornton, East Derry, N.H.
Home of Matthew Thornton, Derry, N.H.
Thornton's Ferry, N.H.
Monument erected by the State of New Hampshire at Thornton's Ferry in 1892, in memory of Matthew Thornton
Graves of Matthew Thornton and of Hannah Jack Thornton, his wife, at Thornton's Ferry, N.H.
Reproductions of 7 commissions of Sanuel Clyde
Torpedo boat destroyer "Thornton"
Coat of Arms of Jack Family

DOCUMENTS

Town Warrant, dated September 13, 1747, signed by James Thornton as one of the Selectmen of Pelham, Mass.

Adjutant's Commission, dated September 5, 1775, signed by Natthew Thornton as President of the Colony of New Hampshire.

[This interesting and valuable document was presented at the close of the meeting by Mr. Dudley C. Thornton to Charles Thornton Adams.

ARTICLES

Gold sleeve buttons formerly owned by Hon. Matthew Thorton, with the following deed of gift in the handwriting of Thornton McGaw: "These enclosed gold sleeve buttons belonged to my grandfather, Matthew Thornton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and were given to me by my mother that they might be given to my children and be by them transmitted to their children, and so on till time or posterity shall fail.".

These sleeve buttons have been held by the following: Hannah Jack Thornton, Hannah Thornton McGaw, Thornton McGaw, Annie Thornton McGaw Adams, Charles Thornton Adams, who wore them for the first time, at this meeting.

MRS. MARY J. THORNTON WAIT brought an ivory fan of beautiful design and workmanship, also a quaint pair of earrings, both of which once belonged to Hannah Jack, wife of Hon. Matthew Thornton.

Dr. JAMES D. CLYDE, of Cherry Valley, N.Y., sent a copy of the Biographical Account of the Life of Col. Samuel Clyde, written by his grandson, Hon. George C. Clyde, the original MS. of which is in the possession of Dr. Clyde. It was read, at the request of Dr. Clyde, by Charles Thornton Adams.

The following resolution was then unanimously adopted:

RESOLVED, That we deeply regret the inability of Dr. James D.Clyde to be present at this meeting.

We greatly appreciate his kindness in sending a copy of the manuscript written by Hon. George Clinton Clyde, a grandson of Col. Samuel Clyde and of Catherine Wasson Clyde, which contains so much interesting information about the early history of the Clyde and Thornton families. We have heard it read with great interest, and it has contributed greatly to the success of this meeting.

We congratulate Dr. Clyde on his inheritance of the virtues of his patriotic ancestors. We have heard with pride of his services in the Civil War; of his early enlistment in the U.S. Army in 1861, at the age of 18; of his bravery as shown by his promotions to the rank of First Lieutenant and Captain; of his sufferings as a prisoner of war, a part of the time under the fire of Fedral guns, and of his service througout the war.

We thank him for the valuable assistance he has given in compiling the records and history of this family.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent by the Secretary of this meeting to Dr.Clyde at Cherry Valley, N.Y., with the best wishes of all present.

For the purposes of the meeting the following officers were elected:

CHAIRMAN . . . . . . . CHARLES THORNTON ADAMS
SECRETARY . . . . . . .ADELAIDE R. DRAKE WELCH

It was then unanimously resolved, on motion of MR. GORDON WOODBURY, seconded by MR. DUDLEY C. THORNTON, that a THORNTON FAMILY ASSOCIATION be formed, of which all who attended this meeting are to be charter members, the formation of this association being referred to a committee of six, with full power; the committee to be appointed by the Chairman of this meeing.

The following were appointedon this Committee:

Mr.Gordon Woodbuy, representing Hon. Matthew Thornton
Miss Helen Holt Betzinger, representing Agnes Thornton Wasson
Mr. John L. Thornton, representing William Thornton
Mr. Dudley C. Thornton, representing Samuel Thornton
Mrs. George W. Knapp, representing Hannah Thornton Wallace
Mrs. Adelaide R. Drake Welch, representing Esther Thornton Ferguson

MR. GORDON WOODBURY announced that he had made arrangements for an automobile trip to Derry,N.H., on the following day. An account of this trip is given at the end of this report.

MR. WOODBURY also announced that he had arranged to have a flashlight photograph taken at the dinner. He called attention to the fact that there was no portrait of Hon. Matthew Thornton in Independence Hall, and suggested that as he was the most distinguished member of the Thornton family, it would be a proper tribute to his memory, on the part of the family, to undertake to have the portrait of Hon. Matthew Thornton placed in Independence Hall.

A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried that a vote of thanks be extended to Mr. Charles Thornton Adams for his untiring efforts in the work of compiling the records and history of the Thornton Family, and for his plan of a Thornton Family Association.