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herself in the cares of her household and the welfare of those about her. A sister of Miss Jacobs was the mother of Hon. Charles Sumner. The son, Horace James, was educated at Andover and Yale, became a clergyman and was settled at Wrentham, Worcester and Lowell. During the war, he was chaplain of the Twenty-fifth Massachusetts, enlisting at Worcester. It was said of him, Kindness of disposition, strong common sense, great willingness for and capacity for work and clear insight into the Worcester. It was said of him, Kindness of disposition, strong common sense, great willingness for and capacity for work and clear insight into the character of men were among his predominant characteristics. . . but in, through and above all, our friend lived to glorify God as a Christian minister. After his term of enlistment had expired, he was connected with the Freedmen's Bureau. His health was undermined by an attack of yellow fever while serving in this capacity, and in 1873 he was stricken with hemorrhage of the lungs, which caused his death, June 9, 1875. The daughter became the wife of William Haskins of Medford. It is only