{"1": {"fulltext": "2^^Si^", "height": "3151", "width": "1762", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "Qass.\\nBook I A? i?", "height": "3072", "width": "1783", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3114", "width": "1819", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "GAZETTEER\\nOF THE\\nmAm m w^w^ m^wmmm\\nBY JOHN FARMER AN\u00c2\u00a9 JACOB B. MOORfc.\\n^ti\\nEMBELLISHED WITH AN ACCURATE MAP OF THE STATE, A D\\nSEVERAL OTHER ENGRAVINGS BY ABEL BOWEN.\\ncokcord:\\nPFBLISHED BY JACOIi E. ilOORF,", "height": "3104", "width": "1954", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT, TO WIT\\nDistrict Clerk s Office.\\nT E it remembered, that on the sixth day of IVIay, A. D. 1823,ftnd\\nL. S. S t3 hi the forty-s.eventh year of the Independence of the United\\nStates of America, JOHN FARMER and JACOB BAILEY\\nMOORE, of the said district, have deposited in this ofBce the title\\n\u00c2\u00abf a book, the right whereof they claijn as authors, in the words following,\\nto wit A Gazetteer of the State of New-Hampshire. By John Farmer and\\nJacob B. Moore. Embellished with an accurate Map of the State, and serer-\\nal other engravings by Abel Bowen. In conformity to the act of the Con-\\n|;rtss of the United States, entitled An act for the encouragement of learn-\\nJng, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and pro-\\nprietors of such copies,during the times therein mentioned and also, to an act,\\n(Entitled, An act supplementary to an act, entitled an act for the encourage-\\nment of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the au-\\nthors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and\\nextending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and etch-\\ning historical and other prints.\\nWILLIAM CLAGG^f T Cferk of the District\\nof ^eiv-tlranpshire,\\nA *u\u00c2\u00ab ^VT f I werd\\nAttest, WltttAM dLAGGfeTT, Cl^k.\\n^v", "height": "3052", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "PREFACE.\\nTHE citizens of New-Hampshire are now presented with a new\\nGazetteer of the State, compiled from original and authentic mate-\\nrials, and embracing the following subjects\\nI. A general view of the State of New-Hampshire, comprehending the boun-\\ndaries and area divisions face of the country soil and productions cli-\\nmate health and longeA-ity mountains lakes and rivers canals turnpikes\\nand bridges geology and mineralogy government and laws revenue and ex-\\npenses militia population manufactures and commerce literary institu-\\ntions education manners and customs religion societies banks state\\nhouse penitentiary curiosities Indians, and history.\\nII. A general view of the Counties, topographical and historical with statis-\\ntical tables, exhibiting the number of meeting-houses, school-houses, taverns,\\nstores, mills, factories, c., in each.\\nIII. A general description of Towns, and of all the mountains, lakes, ponds,\\nvivers, c., comprehending 1. A concise description of the several towns in the\\nState, in relation to their boundai*ies, divisions, mountains, lakes, ponds, c.\\n2. The early histoi y of each town names of the first settlers, and what were\\ntheir hardships and adventures instances of longevity, or of great mortality\\nand short biographical notices of the most distinguished and useful men. 3. A\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2oncise notice of the formation of the first churches in the several towns the\\nnames of those who have been successively ordained as ministers, and the time\\nof their settlement, removal or death. Also, notices of permanent charitable\\nand other institutions, literary societies, c.\\nIt is unnecessary to offer an apology to the public for the appearance\\nof a work, the utility of which, if well executed, no one will question.\\nWe rather claim indulgence, that so long a period has elapsed, since we\\nfirst announced our intended publication. To have completed it at an\\nearlier period, was originally our intention and it was not until several\\nmonths of diligent inquiry had passed, that we understood the diificulty\\nof the task in which we had engaged. Though in many cases, we have\\nhad prompt and able assistance, the difficulty of procuring the necessa-\\nry information in others, has caused ho inconsiderable anxiety and de-\\nlay. Few men are intimately acquainted with the early history of\\ntheir own towns the generation active in the first settlements having\\npassed away, and little pains being taken to preserve their history. Few-\\ner still have the leisure or patience necessary to pore over musty re-\\noords or ancient files, for the gratification of their curiosity, or the mere", "height": "3099", "width": "1902", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "IV FREFACE.\\nchance of finding perhaps some single fact, buried like the diamond in a\\nmass of rubbish. While, on the one hand, our anxiety increased to\\nfinish the work, and be rid of its labor we felt, on the other, a strong\\nobligation to retain it in our hands, until we could give it at least a tol-\\nerable degree of accuracy. The book is at length completed. And em-\\nbracing, as it does, a great variety of information, we cannot but hope it\\nmay be useful to the public. To escape errors entirely, was impossi-\\nble but we trust their number and magnitude will be found as \u00e2\u0080\u00a2mall as\\nthe nature of such an undertaking will permit. In our biographical noti-\\nces, it was our intention to present facts,rather than estimates of charac-\\nter. Many worthy and eminent persons we may not have noticed and\\nour excuse must he the want of necessary information. In the sev-\\neral statistical tables, we have conformed to the latest returns received*\\nThe population at the present time is in some instances given but\\nmore generally that of 1820. Distances are generally given from the\\ncentre of the towns, or from the principal village. They are stated from\\nthe most correct information we could obtain. When the distance is\\nsaid to he from Concord, the seat of government is intended. The\\nnames of clergymen now in office are printed in italics. At the close\\nof the work will be found some additional facts, relating to the several\\ntowns, which came to our knowledge after the book had been put to\\npress and also some corrections. In the appendix is given a table of\\npopulation at different periods, and also a list of the former names of\\nthe several towns.\\nIn the prosecution of our labors, we have been much indebted to the\\nobliging attentions of Samuel SparhAwk, Esq., the Secretary of\\nState to the Hon. William Plumer, Hon. Samuel Bell, Prof.\\nJames F. Dana, Gen. Joseph Low, Adijyo N. BRACKETT.Esq. and\\nothers. Wc would gladly tender our acknowledgments to our numer-\\nous correspondents individually but trust tliat a sufficient reason for\\nthe omission will be seen in the fact, that we have written, received\\nand consulted more than a thousand letters and communications. We\\nlay claim to no merit, other than that of patience and an unwearied ef-\\nfort to be correct. How far we have succeeded in our labors, and wheth-\\ner we shall receive an adequate reward, will appear, when the public\\nshall have had time to ex-amine, and shall fe\u00c2\u00abl disposed to patroai^e\\nthe work.", "height": "3052", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "\u00c2\u00a9jiisfiMiL www\\nOF THE\\nCOMPREHENDING\\nboitndaries and area divisions face of the country,\\nSoil and Productions; Climate; Health and Longevi-\\nty; Mountains; Lakes and Rivers; Canals; Turnpikes\\nand Bridges; Geology and Mineralogy; Government\\nand Laws; Revenue and Expenses; Militia; Popula-\\ntion; Manufactures and Commerce; Literary Insti-\\ntutions Education Manners and Customs Religion\\nSocieties; Banks; State-House; Penitentiary; Curi-\\nosities; Indians; History.\\nBoundaries and Area. The state of New-Harapshire is situat-\\ned between 42\u00c2\u00b0, 41 and 45\u00c2\u00b0, 11 north latitude and between 70\u00c2\u00b0 40\\nand 72\u00c2\u00b0, 28 longitude west from Greenwich. Its extreme length from\\nnorth to south is 168 miles its greate?t width, 90 miles. North of lat.\\n43\u00c2\u00b0, the state decreases iu width, and at the northern extremity is onlv 19\\nmiles wide. This stale is bounded N. on the highlands between Lower\\nCanada and the United States W. by the western bank of Connecticut\\nriver, from its northerly source to the south point of Hinsdale, below\\nthe entrance of Ashuelot river: S. by Massachusetts; E. by the Atlan-\\ntic, a distance of eighteen miles, and by the state of Maine. This ter-\\nritory comprises an area of 9,491 square miles, or 6,074,240 acres, in-\\ncluding about 110,000 acres of water.\\nB", "height": "3099", "width": "1902", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nDivisions. The state is divided into six counties, and two hundred\\nseventeen towns, beside several locations and grants, and the public\\nlands.\\nSTATISTICAL TABLE.\\nCOUNTIES.\\nNo. j POPULATION. j SEATS OF JUS- j\\nTwns\\n45\\n1790.\\n1800. 1 1810. 1820. 1 TICE. 1\\nRockinghara..\\n43.169\\n45.427\\n50,1 75i 55.2461 Concord, Exeter. 1\\nStrafford\\n31\\n23,742\\n32.878\\n41,595\\n51.117\\nDover, Gilford.\\nHillsborough..\\n42\\n32,871\\n43,J99\\n49,249\\n53,884\\nAmherst, Hoi k n.\\nCheshire\\n37\\n28,772\\n38,825\\n40,988\\n45,376\\nKcene, Churlesin.\\nGrafton\\n37\\n12,449\\n20.171\\n23,462\\n32,989\\nHave rhill, Flymo.\\nCoos\\n25\\n882\\n2,658\\n3,991\\n5,549\\nLancaster.\\nTotal,\\n217ll41,R85!l83.85cS 214.460l244,161\\nFace or the Country, Soil and Productions.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The whole\\nextent of our sea-ccast is but eighteen miles, from the S. E. corner of the\\ntown of Seabrook to the mouth of the Pascataqua. The shore is in most\\nplaces a sandy beach, bordered by salt-marshes. For the distance of 20\\nor 30 miles back from the sea, the country is generally level, occasionally\\ndiversified with hills and valleys. Beyond this, the hills increase in size\\nand number, and in many parts of the state swell into lofty mountains,\\nparticularly in the north, and along the heights between the Merrimack\\nand Connecticut. The highest summits between these two rivers, are,\\nthe Monadnock, in Dublin Sunapee mountain, in Fishersfield Kcar-\\nsarge, in Warner; Carr s mountain, in Ellsworth and Warren, and the\\nMoosch.illock, or Mooshelock, in Coventry. But the highest mountains\\nin the state, and the most elevated on this side the Mississippi, are the\\nfVhite Mountains. The scenery about these mountains, and other nu-\\nmerous elevations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the lakes, cascades, c. are exceedingly beautiful\\nnnd the classic author of the state map has very properly styled it the\\nSwitzerland of America.\\nThe soil cf NewHamps ire is generally fertile, presenting in differ-\\nent sections all the varietiej common to New-England. The best lands\\nare undoubtedly those on the borders of our larger rivers, which bein^\\nfrequently covered by the waters, are enriched by the sediment left when\\nthey subside. Oui* wide spreading hill 3, being of a rocky, moist and\\nwarm soil, afford the greenest pasturag-e and support immense numbers\\nof cattle and sheep. Barrens in any extent are unknown, and with the\\nexception of the wild and unexplored regions of the north, the state is\\nvery generally capable of cultivation.\\nThe great pursuit of the inhabitants is, and must continue to be agri-", "height": "3052", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 7\\nculture-,* and in this ait, improvements are constantly making. The in-\\ntroduction of gypsum, or ])laister of Paris, the establiahment and active\\nexertions of agricultural societies, and the increased zeal of all profes-\\nsions to promote the interests of the farmer, upon whom all ultimately\\ndepend are circumstances highly favorable. Every opening which is\\nmade in our forests, displays for the use of man a soil that richly rewards\\ncultivation. Maize, wheat, rye, oats, barley, flax, c. are the common\\nproducts; and vast quantities of pork, b\u00c2\u00ab;ef, mutton, poultry, buttei and\\ncheese are annually exported. Hemp has in sonie instances been suc-\\ncessfully cultivated, and, it is believed, might be made a source of great\\nprofit to the farmer. The quantities raised of different productions on\\nthe acre are various. On the intervals which border our rivers, wheat\\noften yields 20 or 30 b\u00c2\u00abshels, though from 15 to 20 is considered a good\\ncrop. Indian corn will average 30 or 40 bushels to the acre, and pota-\\ntoes fi-om 200 to 300. Instances of extraordinary crops, however, prove\\nthat with due cultivation our soil may in general be made to yield in far\\ngreater profusion.\\nOf FRUIT we have a variety. No country in the world produces more\\nabundant crops of apples, and our cider, by proper management, may\\nbe made of the first quality. Peaches, and other fruit requiring a warm\\nclimate, do not flourish here but pears, plums, cherries, and various ex-\\ncellent wild fiuits grow in abundance. Prunes of fine flavor are found\\nin the neighborhood of Lancaster. Our gardens, though less attention\\nis paid to them than taste or usefulness would seem to require, still fur-\\nnish a long list of fruits and vegetables that grow in abundance and in\\ngreat variety.\\nThe Botany of New-Hampshire should of itself form the subject of a\\nvolume. Our native forest trees are lofty and luxuriant. No country pro-\\ndaces better timber, and vast quantities are annually exported. This\\nstate was originally an entire forest\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the mountainous regions covered\\nwith a thick growth of oak, maple, beech, walnut, hemlock, fir, white\\npine, c. the plains and valleys with the elm, cherry, ash, poplar, horn-\\nbeam, birch, sumach, locust, and many others. Of the pine we have\\nseveral varieties. The white pine is perhaps the noblest tree in the\\nworld its stem, though sometimes of the height of 200 feet, is perfect-\\nly straight, and crowned with a beautiful tuft of green. It sometimes\\nThe number engaged in agricuUuve in New-Haiupshire, in 1820, was 52,334;\\ntu commerce, 1,068; in manufactures, 8,699.", "height": "3099", "width": "1902", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nexceeds six feet ia diameter.* The pitch pine, which also grows to a\\ngreat height, is a beautiful tree. The hemlock is often a tree of great\\nheight and size. The fir and other species of pine grow to a more mod-\\nerate height. Of the oak, elm, birch, maple, c. we have varieties.\\nThe hard, or rock maple, is the sugar maple of this region, and grows\\nto a great height, yielding a sap which makes the finest sugar. The red\\nand white maple also yield sugar, but in less quantities than the hard.\\nOf wild plants and roots valuable for culinary and medicinal purposes,\\nwe have a great variety. The ginseng, so much esteemed by the Chi-\\nnese, and long supposed to be found only in China and Tartary, is found\\nin abundance and of good quality. The buck bean grows in Peterbor-\\nough and some other places; the true uvaursi, or bear s whortle-berry,\\nand comus sericea, or large flowering dogwood, at Kingston and in oth-\\n\u00c2\u00abr parts. Lobelia, henbane, cicuta, c. are common in various parts\\nof the state.\\nClimate, c. The climate varies in temperature from a range of\\nthe thermometer of 15\u00c2\u00b0 below the zero of Fahrenheit to 95\u00c2\u00b0 above it.\\nThe mercury rarely descends to 20\u00c2\u00b0 below 0, except in an unusually cold\\nwinter. In the month of February, 1818, during several days, jt sunk\\nfrom 20 to 30\u00c2\u00b0 below 0, and once, oa the 11th, at 7, A. M. it descended\\nto 32\u00c2\u00b0. In several winters since, in dift erent parts of the state, it has\\nbeen noticed at 20\u00c2\u00b0 below 0. The highest degree which has been no-\\nticed for the last seventeen years, wia^ii July, 1811, when the mercury\\nwas at 98\u00c2\u00b0; and in July, 1820, when it stood at 100\u00c2\u00b0. Such instance*\\nvery rarely occur. The air of New-Hampshire is pure and salubrious.\\nDuring the winter months, the prevailing wind is generally from the\\nN. W., the coldness of which has been attributed to various causes.\\nKuropaan philosophers have supposed the cold of our N. W. winds to\\nproceed/roni the great lakes, which lie in the interior of Nerth-America.\\nBut since it has been fully known that the great lakes lie westward of the\\ntrue N. W. point, this opinion has been exploded. A second cause to\\nwhich the coldness of these winds has been attributed is, a chain of\\nhigh mountains running from S. W. to JV. E. in Canada and New-\\nBritain, at a great distance beyond the St. Lawrence. A third opinion\\nis that of the venerable Dr. Holyoke, of Salem, who supposes that the\\nnumerous evergreens in this country arc the source of the peculiar cold\\nAnno 1736, near Merrimack livev, a little above Dunstable, was cut a whit\u00c2\u00ab\\n\u00c2\u00bbine, straight and sound, 7 ftet 8 inches in diameter at the butt end.\\nDmglais, V9l. tu p, SS,", "height": "3052", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 9\\nwhich it ex] eriences. A /fourth opinion is, that the coldness of these\\nwinds proceeds from the forested state of the country. The late Pres-\\nident D*vight enterl? ined an opinion diflerent from all those we have\\nmentioned, viz. that the winds which generate the peculiar cold of\\nthis country descend, in most cases, from the superior regions of the at-\\nmosphere.^ The N. W. wind rarely brings snow, but when it does, the\\ndegree of cold is increased. The deepest snows fall with a N. E. wind,\\nand \u00c2\u00abiorms from that quarter are most violent and of Jongest duration.\\nOn the mount\u00c2\u00bbins, the snow falls earlier and remains later than in the\\nlow grounds. On those elevated summits, the winds have greater force\\nin driving the saow into the long and deep gullies of the mountains^,\\nwhere it is so consolidated, as not to be dissolved by the vernal sun.\\nSpots of snow are seen on the south sides of mountains as late as May,\\nand on the highest till July. A S. E. storm is often as violent, but com-\\nmonly shorter, than one from the N. E. If it begin with snow, it soon\\nchanges to ram. A brisk wind from the W. or S. W. with snow or rain,\\nsonoetimes happens, but its duration is very short. Squalls of this kind\\nare common in March.\\nOne of the greatest inconveniences suffered by the inhabitants of our\\ncountry, is derived from the frequent changes in the state of the atmos-\\nphere. At Portsmouth, in January, 1810, the change of temperature in\\nabout 24 hours was 44\u00c2\u00b0 of Fahrenheit. In other places it was equally\\ngreat. Similar changes, which are disagreeable and cannot but be inju-\\nrious to health, are frequent, though not in the seme degree. Changes\\nfrom wet to dry, and from dry to wet, are at times unpleasant, and prob-\\nably unhealthy. There is no month in the year which is not sometimes\\nvery pleasant, and sometimes disagreeable. In a series of years, our\\nroost pleasant months are June, September and October. Often the first\\ntwo, and not unfrequently the first three weeks in September are, howev-\\ner, very warm. From the 20th of September to the 20th of October,\\nthe weather is debghtful. The temperature is mild, the air is sweet, and\\nthe sky singularly bright and beautiful. This is the period denominated\\nthe Indian Summer. Some persons will think June to be a more pleasant\\nmonth than either September or October. In June, there are usually a\\nfew days of intense heat. In all other respects, except the brilliancy\\nand beauty of the heavens, this month itaust be confessed to have the su-\\nSee Dwight s Travels, vol. i. page 65.\\nB2", "height": "3099", "width": "1902", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "10 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nperiorily over those last mentioned. The prog^ress of vegetation is vFon-\\nderful and it seems as if the creative hand was, in the literal sense, re-\\nnevving its original plastic efforts, to adorn the world vvith richness and\\nsplendor. All things are tlive and gay. The little hills rejoice on ev-\\nery side. The pastures are clethed with flocks. The valleys are also\\ncovered wflh corn, and shout for joy. Health at the same time pre-\\nvails in a peculiar degree. The Spring is often chilled by easterly wind*\\nand rendered uacomfo.-table by rains. The Winter is the season for en-\\njoyment to the active part of the community.\\nThe number of fair days in a year compared with the cloudy, is a? 3\\nto 1. We have had but few meteorological journals kept and published\\nin this state. For several years past they have become more frequent,\\nand it is hoped, that from the increasmg attention to the subject, com-\\nparative results of the weather will become more numerous and exact.\\n[For further remarks on this subject, the reader is referred to Belknap^s\\nHist. N. H. and Dwight s Travels in New-England, c.]\\nHealth and Longevity.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 New-Hampshire may be justly, qon8Ji Jr\\nered a healthy section of our country. Epidemics have seldom spread\\nthroughout the state. The most memorable were the cynanche maligna,\\nor putrid sore throat, which first made its appearance at Kingston, iij\\nMay, 1735, and the petechial, or spotted fever, which appeared in differ-\\nent places in 1811 and several succeeding years. The healthiness of thi$\\nstate may, in a general manner, be estimated from the increase of its in-\\nhabitants, and from the great number of instances of longevity which it\\nhas furnished. We have only room to noticj these instances where per-\\nsons have attained their hundredth year, or have lived, or exceeded a\\ncomplete century. These, so far as practicable, will be given in chrono-\\nlogical order.\\nInstances of longevity in ifew-Hamfishire, with the places ofre^id^e and the time\\nwhen each person died, and their ages,\\n1732 William Perkins, of New-Market, 116\\n1736 John Buss, of Durham, 108\\n1739 James Wilson, of Chester, 100\\n1754 William Scoby, of Londondepqr, 110\\n1754 James Shirley, of Chester, 105\\n1765 Elizabeth Hight, of Newington, 100\\n1772 Howard Henderson, of Dover, 100\\n1775 William Craige, of Chester, 100\\n1775 Mrs. Craige, (his wife) of Chester. 100\\n1775 Mrs. Lear, of Portsmouth, 103\\n1775 Mr\u00c2\u00bb. Mayo, of Portsmouth, 106\\n1717 Rob\u00c2\u00abrt Macklin, of Wakefield, 115", "height": "3052", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. n\\n1789 Mrs. Ulrick, of Hollis, 104\\n1790 Mrs. Hayley, of Exeter, JOI\\n1791 Jacob Green, of Hanover, IQO\\n1791 Widow Davis, jq2\\n1791 James Shirley, of Chester, 10\u00c2\u00a9\\n1793 Janaes Wilson, of Chester, 100\\n1800 Sarah Newrnarcb, of Portsmouth, 101\\n1800 Thomas Wason. of Chester, 100\\n1801 Ezekiel Leathers, of Durham, 100\\n1802 Abednego Leathers, of Durham, 101\\n1806 Hannah J.ovejoy, of Amherst, 102\\n1808 Martha Chesmore, of Dunbarton, 101\\n1808 Daniel Davis, of Allenstown, 105\\n1808 Margaret Bacon, 101\\n1808 Mrs. M Clench, of Merrimack, 100\\n1808 Martha Porter, of Lebanon, 100\\n1808 Catherine Sherburne, of Conway, 101\\n1809 Joshua Foss, of Harrington, 100\\n1810 Catharine Sanborn, of Sanbornton, 100\\n1810 Mrs. Hixon, of Portsmouth, 100\\n1810 Tabitha Bobonnon, of Salisbury, 101\\n1811 Mrs. M Intire, of Goffstown, 106\\n1811 Ezra Deolpb, of HopkintoB, 102\\n1811 Marv Bean, of Sutton, 100\\n1811 Nathan Blake, of Keene, lOQ\\n1811 Benjamin Conner, of Exeter, 100\\n1812 James Afwood* of Pelham, 100\\n1813 Joanna Hixon, of Newington, 105-\\n1813 Mary Davidson, of Gotfstown, IQO\\n1815 Anna Leavitt, of Hampton, 100\\n1815 Sarah Morse, of Salem, 100\\n1815 John Shaw, of Holderness, 101,\\n1815 John Crocker, of Richmond, 100\\n1816 Elizabeth Richards, of Newingtoo, lt)r\\n1S16 Phebe Dow, of Seabrook, 101\\n1816 Zene, (a negro) of Nottingham, 101\\n1817 Elizabeth Darling, of Portsmouth, 102\\n1817 Elizabeth Pitman, of Epsom, 100\\n1817 Abigail Craig, of Rumnev^ I05-\\n1817 Mrs. Bunker, of Barnstead, 105\\n1817 Mary Fernald, of Portsmouth, 100\\n1818 Hannah Foss, of Gilraanton, 103\\n1818 Dorcas Rowe, of Meredith, 100\\n1818 Dye, (of Indian descent) ef Ex\u00c2\u00abter, lOS\\n1818 Corydon. (a negro) of Exeter, IQQ\\n1819 EleanorPike, of Meredith, 101\\n1819 Jacob Davis, of Sutton, 105\\n1819 William Pr\u00c2\u00abscott, of Gilford, 102\\n1820 Dorothy Creighton, of Epping, 101\\n1820 Samuel Downs, of Somejrsworth, 109", "height": "3099", "width": "1902", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "12 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n1820 Wi-: Cilley. of Poplin, 101\\n18-n Jonathan Foster, of Mason, 101\\n1821 Jor.iHia Aplin, of Keene, 100\\n1821 Jane M I-c1!ho, of Wentwortb, 100\\n1821 Mr?. Godln-y, of Deerfield, 101\\n1821 Mary Smith, of Salem, 101\\n1822 Reuben Abbot, of Coacord, 100\\n1822 Thomas Walker, of Siiiton, 103\\nOf uncertain date.\\nMr. Lovewell, of Dunstable, (fathe-to Col. Zaccheu? Lovewel!,\\nmentioned in Btlknap s Hist. N. H. vol. ii. page 233) aged 120\\nMrs. Belkna;), of Atkinson, 107\\nMrs. Tucker, of Rye, 100\\nMrs. lieals. of Keene, 101\\nMrs. Parker, of Chesterfield, 103\\nMrs.. Wf Ich, of Rumney, 100\\nBesides the preceding list of aged persons who have deceased, there\\nare still living in this state the following persons over 100 years of age\\nTryphena Stiles, of Soroersworth, 101; Sarah XeZ/ey, of New-Hamp-\\nton, 103; Mrs. Bailey, of Chesterfield, 101 Mary Barnard, of Am-\\nherst, 101 and the venerable Samuel Welch, of Bow, in his 113th year.\\nThe annual average number of deaths in New-Hampshire, is estimat-\\ned at about 3000. This number has been obtained by taking the mean\\nannual average of a nnmber of towns in diffe ent parts of the state for a\\nseries of years, and making a comparison, by the rule of proportion, be-\\ntween those towns and the other towns in the state.\\nMouNT^AiNS. The mountains of New-Hampshire, particularly in\\nthe north part of the state, furnish a rich profusion oi the sublime and\\nbeautiful. They are the highest on this side of Mexico, and are not ex-\\nceeded in wildness and grandeur by the mountains of Europe. Tis true\\nour majestic hills are not yet adorned with classical recollections, like\\nthe Pays de Vaud, or the pass of St. Bernard, still we have the infinitely\\nvaried landscape of forest-covered hills, woods, groves, orchards, villas,\\nand all that can charm in the magnificence of nature. Those who can-\\nnot have an opportunity to visit the Cordilleras, or Mont-Blanche, or\\nother towering hills of the old and new world, may here gratify their\\ntaste and curiosity by ascending the White Mountains. Here, although\\nthey can see no blue Rhone rushing or meandering at their ieet, they\\nmay behold the majestic Connecticut rolling along the valley\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Mer-\\nrimack streaming from the bowels of the mountain\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and the Saco tum-\\nbling down its sides.\\nThe first range of hills in this stale is about 30 miles from t ue sea, ex-", "height": "3052", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3099", "width": "1902", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "f r llif /lii/fhls of\\\\\\\\l, iiiif,iiiis s:(. in X^HninpsJurc.", "height": "3052", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "NEW- HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 13\\ntending through Rochester, Nottingham, c. and of no great height.\\nFurther back, Moose and Ossipee mountaius appear, of higher eleva-\\ntion. The White Mountain range extends from the western part of the\\nstate,between the waters of the Connecticut and Merrimack, N. by E. till\\nbeyond the sources of the Pemigewasset, and thence N. E. by N. towards\\nthe sources of the Amcriscoggin. The Sunapee and Monadnock moun-\\ntains are parts of the grand chain. For a particular description of these\\nmountains, see articles under their respective heads. There aixs several\\nranges of mountains north of Lancaster.extending from the neighborhood\\nof Connecticut river, id a right angled direction to its course. The first\\nis Little Moosehillock, beginning in Northumberland and running east\\ntoward the north limit of the White Mountains. The second is called\\nthe Peaks, and commences in Stratford. The third range lies north of\\nStratford. The fourth is the range of Preston hills, in Columbia. There\\nare no other mountains in New-England which run in the same direc-\\ntion.\\nThe plate annexed will aftbrd a very correct view of the comparative\\nheights of our principal mountains. Their altitudes have been ascer^-\\ntained with much accuracy by means of the barometer and thermome-\\nter. The heights of Mounts Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Pleas-\\nant, the Moosehillock and Kearsarge, by Capt. Partridge the Mo-\\nnadnock, Moose mountain, c. by Dr. DANA and the limit of forest\\ntrees on the mountains, by Dr. BigeloW.\\nLakes and Rivers.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The largest body of water in New-Hamp-\\nshire is Winnepisiogee lake. It is of very unequal width, varying from\\n1 to 8 miles, and is 22 miles in length, from S. E. to N. W. Beside this\\nlake, are Squam, Ossipee, JVeivfound, Sunapee and Spafford s lakes, and\\nlake Connecticut, in the extreme north part of the state. A part of Um-\\nbagog lake lies within this state, and its waters are discharged into the\\nAmeriscoggin, which passes within a short distance of the lake. Five\\nof the largest rivers in New-England have their principal sources in this\\nstate\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Connecticut, Merrimack, Ameriscoggin, Saco and Pascaia^\\nqua.* There are numerous other consideraole streams watering the va-\\nrious parts of the state all which are noticed under the proper beads.\\nIn using this word in the following work, we sbal I foUew the orthography of\\nDr. Bellcnap. In our most a\u00c2\u00abcient records, it is written Pascataquack, but was\\nmost commonly pronounced Pascatowa. With the aboriginals, the last syllabl\u00c2\u00ab\\nprobably bad a strong aspirate, as Patcata^mh,", "height": "3099", "width": "1902", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "14 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nCanals. Twenty canal cempanies heve been incorporated in ibis\\nstate since the year 1776\u00e2\u0080\u0094 some of which, however, were never organ-\\nized, and others never went into effectual operation. The canals on the\\nConnecticut river are three at Bellovvs-Falls, opposite Walpole at\\nWaterqueechy, opposite Plainfield, and at While river, in Lebanon.\\nThe expense of these woiks was about $36,000. The canals which\\nunite the waters of the Merrimack with those of Boston harbor, were\\noriginated by public spirited individuals as early as 1789. From Boston\\na water communication has been opened by the Middlesex canal, tliro\\ntwenty locks, a distance of twenty-seven miles, to (he Merrimack river at\\nthe bend in Che!msford,-at the cost of $520,000; thence the Merrimack\\nwas made boatable, by works at Wicassee falls in Massachuseits, at the\\nexpense of $14,000 through ihe Union locks and canals, over seven\\nfalls in the river, at the cost of $50,000; thence over Amoskeag falls,\\nforty-five feet perpendicular height, thirty miles from the head of the ca-\\nnal, at the cost of $50,000; thence over Hooksett falls, sixteen feet\\nheight, at the cost of $17,009; thence through Bow canal, twenty-fiv\u00c2\u00ab\\nfeet height, at the expiJnse of $21,000, to the upper landing in Concord,\\neighty-five miles from Boston:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the whole cost amounting to $627,000.\\nThe communication which these great works have opened, is annually\\nbecoming more important to the country.\\nIn 1811, a charter was granted, which has since been renewed, em-\\npowering a company of individuals to cut a canal and lock all the falls\\nbetween the Winnepisiogee lake, and the Cocheco branch of the Pas*\\ncataqua, below the landing in Dover. The distance is twenty seven\\nmiles. The waters of the lake are 452 feet above the level of the Pas-\\ncataqua and the fall would require fifty-three locks. The expense\\nwould not probably exceed $300,000. The opening of this canal, if\\nit should hereafter be effected, will extend to more than fourteen hundred\\nsquare miles of territory, bordering \u00c2\u00a9n ihe lake and rivers, the benefits\\nof a boat navigation to Portsmouth. The communication might be\\nmade to extend still farther, beyond the lake to within three or four niiles\\nof the Pemigewasset river and even beyond this, through Plymouth, as\\nfar as Wentwurth, if not into the Connecticut. The great advantages\\nwhich would result from the accomplishment of this object, will, it is\\nliOjifed, hereafter induce more successful efforts. The immense quanti-\\nties of fine timber on the borders of the lake and its numerous island*,\\nwould offer facilities in the building of vessels of war unequalled in the\\nUnited Slates. And, in connection with the safe and commodious bar-", "height": "3052", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHTRE GAZETTEER. 15\\nbor at Poitsnaouth, the opening of the canal would seem to be an object\\nmeriting- the attention of the national governaient.\\nA company has also been incorporated for the purpose of continuiuji*\\nthe great works on the Merrinaack, and as a couaection with others\\ncontemplated to extend to (he Winnepisiogee lake in that direction.\\nIndependent of this connection, however, the utility of the design is un*\\nquostionab e as it would greatly facilitate the Iranc of the inlei ior\\nwith (he capital of New-England. But the expense of the work will\\nprobably defeat the enterprize, unless the aid of government is aftbrded.\\nThe canal long talked of between the Merrimack and Coimecticut riv-\\ner?, through Sunapee lake, has been found to be impracticable. A sur-\\nvey was made in 1816, and the fall each way from the lake to these ris^-\\ners was found to be more than 800 teet, much greater than that of the\\nLanguedoc canal, the largest in Europe. The expense of the locks and\\ncenals would probably exceed two millions of dollars.\\nTurnpikes and Bridges. There have been created by the au-\\nthority of this state fifty-three turnpike corporations, of which the foi\\nlowing are the principal\\nThe JVeio- Hampshire Turnpike Road, incorporated June. 1796 from\\nPascataqua bridge, Durham, Lee, Barringlon, Nottingham, Northwood,\\nEpsoin, Chichester, Concord, to Merrimack river distance 36 miles.\\nThe Second JV. H. Turnpike Road, incorporated Dec. 26, 1799\\nfrom Claremont, Unity, Lempster, Washington, corner of Windsor, of-\\nHillsborough and of Antrim, Deering, Francestown, corner of Lynde-\\nborough and New-Boston, Mont- Vernon, Amherst distance 50 miles\\ncost $80,000.\\nThe Third Turnpike Road in JVew- Hampshire, incorporated Dec.\\n27, 1799 from Bellows-Falls in Walpole, Westmoreland, Surry, Keene,\\nMarlborough, Jaffrey, New-Ipswich, Ashby, Ms. in a direction toward\\nBoston distance 50 miles cost $50,000.\\nThe Fourth JV H. Turnpike Road, incorporated Dec. 1800\u00e2\u0080\u0094 from\\nConnecticut river, Lebanon, Enfield, corner of Grafton, Springfield.Wil-\\nmot, Andover, Salisbury, Boscawen, to Merrimack river distance 40\\nmiles.\\nThe Branch Road and Bridge Company incorporated June 16, 1802\\nfrom Keene, corner of Swanzey, Marlborough, to nor(h line of Fitz-\\nwilllam\u00e2\u0080\u0094 distance 7 miles 195 rods-- cost $7,510.\\nThe Fifth JV. H. Turnpike Road.\\nThe Sixth J\\\\\\\\ H. Turnpike Road and Bridge Com/y.tn?/\u00e2\u0080\u0094 incorporat-\\ned June If^, 1302\u00e2\u0080\u0094 from Brattleborough, Vt. bridge over Connecticut\\nriver, Hinsdale, W^inehciter, to Massachusette line ?.t Warwick\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cost\\n$10,000.", "height": "3099", "width": "1902", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "16 NEW.HAMP3H1RE GAZETTEER.\\nProprietors Dover Turnpike Road incorporated Dec. 21, 1803\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nfrom Dover, Somersworth, to Berwick, Me.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 distance 4 1-2 miles.\\nCoos Turnpike /2oad\u00e2\u0080\u0094 incorporated Dec. 29, 1803\u00e2\u0080\u0094 from Haverhill,\\nPiermont, Warren\u00e2\u0080\u0094 distance 12 miles cost ^15,074.\\nOrford Turnpike iZoarf\u00e2\u0080\u0094 incorporated Dec. 27, 1803,\\nThe Tenth JV. H. Turnpike iioaci\u00e2\u0080\u0094 incorporated Dec. 28, 1803\u00e2\u0080\u0094 from\\nwest line of iBartlett, Nash and Sawyer s and Hart s Locations, through\\nthe notch of the White Hills\u00e2\u0080\u0094 distance 20 miles\u00e2\u0080\u0094 expense ^40,000.\\nThe Charlestown Turnpike Road incorporated Dec. 27, 1803 from\\nCharlestown, Acworth, to Second N. H. Turnpike in Lempster\u00e2\u0080\u0094 distance\\n12 miles.\\nThe Mayhem Turnpike iJoai\u00e2\u0080\u0094 incorporated Dec. 29, 1803\u00e2\u0080\u0094 from\\nNew-Chester, Bristol, Hebron, corner of Plymouth, tovrard Haverhill\\ndistance 17 miles.\\nThe Chester Turnpike jRoai\u00e2\u0080\u0094 incorporated June 12, 1804 from\\nPembroke, Allenstown, Candia, to Chester- -distance 14 miles..\\nThe Londonderry Turnpike Road incorporated June, 1804\u00e2\u0080\u0094- from\\nConcord, Bow, Hooksett, Chester, Londonderry, corner of Windham,\\nSalem, to line of Massachusetts distance 35 miles.\\nGrafton Turnpike J2oa(i\u00e2\u0080\u0094 incorporated June 21, 1804 from Orford,\\nLime, corner of Hanover, Canaan, Orange, Grafton, Danbury, New-\\nChester, to the Fourth N. H. Turnpike in Andover- -distance 35 miles.\\nThe Jefferson Turnpike Road incorporated Dec. 11, 1804 from\\nLancaster, Jefferson, Bretton- Woods, to the Tenth N. H. Turnpike-\\ndistance 14 miles\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cost 3)18,400.\\nThe Croydon Turnpike Road incorporated June 21, 1804 from\\nLebanon, corner of Plainfield, Grantham, Croydon, Newport, Lempster,\\nto Second N. H. Turnpike in Washington\u00e2\u0080\u0094 distance 34 miles expense\\n$35,948.\\nThe Cheshire Turnpike JRoai\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -incorporated Dec. 13, 1804 from\\nCharlestown, Langdon, part of Walpole. Alstead, Surry, to Third N. H.\\nTurnpike in Keene distance 24 miles cost $19,610.\\nThe Ashuelot Turnpike Road incorporated June 18, 1807 from\\nthe Sixth N. H. Turnpike in Winchester, Richmond, Fitzwilliam- Village\\ndistance 15 miles.\\nRindge Turnpike Road incorporated June 12, 1807 from Branch\\nTurnpike in Fitzwilliam, through Rindge, to line of Massachusetts, at\\ncorner of New-Ipswich distance 4 miles.\\nThe Cornish Turnj)ike Road incorporate^ Dec. 9, 1808 from Cor-\\nnish Bridge to Croydon Turnpike in Newport distance 11 miles.\\nHampton Causeway Turnpike Corporation incorporated Dec. 23,\\n1803, in Hampton\u00e2\u0080\u0094 distance 1 3-4 miles\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cost $14,173 66.\\nThe Fitzwilliam Tillage Turnpike Road- incorporated Dec. 9, 1809\\nfrom village in Fitzwilliam to line of MassachuseUs\u00e2\u0080\u0094 distance 4 1-2\\nmiles.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 17\\nLoyidonden-y Branch Turnpike i2oo(i\u00e2\u0080\u0094 from Hooksett, Bow, to Hop-\\nkinton distance 11 miles.\\nTbe Sanbornion Turnpike Road\u00e2\u0080\u0094from Ssinhornton toTliew-Hampton\\ndistSQC- 10 miles.\\nThere have been fifty-nine bridge companies incorporated within\\nthis state, some of which have been broken up, and their bridges remov-\\ned. The following are the principal bridges in the state\\nBrcMehorough Bridge, built in 1804, over Connecticut river, between\\nHinsdale a/id Braltleborough, Vt.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 expense ^16,000, with 16 miles road\\nbj same corporation.\\nWestmoreland Bridge, over Connecticut river, from Westmoreland\\nto Putney, Vt.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 430 feel length, 24 feet width\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cost $9,160.\\nWalpole Village Bridge, over Connecticut river, from Walpole to\\nWestminster, Vt.~540 feet length, 28 feet width\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cost $5,852.\\nBeilows-Falh Bridge, built in 1797, over Connecticut river, from\\nWalpole to Rockingham, Vt., 180 feet length, 27 feet width.\\nCheshire Bridge, over Connecticut river, from Charlestown to Spring-\\nfield, Vt.\\nCornish Bridge, over Connecticut river, from Cornish to Windsor,\\nVt.\\nWhite-River Bridge, over Connecticut river, frona Lebanon to Hart-\\nland, Vt.\\nHanover Bridge, over Connecticut river, from Hanover to Norwich,\\nVt.\\nOrford Bridge, built in 1802, over Connecticut river, from Orford to\\nFairlee, Vt.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cost $6,500.\\nBedell s Bridge, built in 1804, over Connecticut river, from Haverhill\\nto Newbury. Vt,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cost $3,800.\\nHaverhill Bridge, ever Connecticut river, from Haverhill to Newbu-\\nry, Vt.\\nLancaster Bridge, over Connecticut river, from Lancaster to Guild-\\nhall, Vt.\\nJYerthumberland Bridge, over Connecticut river, from Northumber-\\nland to Maidstone, Vt.\\nHooksett Bridge, over Merrimack river, in Hooksett.\\nConcord Bridge, over the Merrimack river, in Concord.\\nFederal Bridge, over the same river, in Concord.\\nBoscawen Bridge, over the Merrimack river, between Boscawea and\\nConcord.\\nCanterbury Bridge, over Merrimack river, from Boscawen to Can-\\nteroury.\\nRepublican Bridge, over Pemigewasset river, from Salisbuiy to San-\\nbornton.", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "18 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nJSTeiv- Chester Union Bridge, over Peinigewasset river, from Nevp-\\nChester to Sanbornlon.\\nPemigewasset Bridge, over Pemigewasset river, from Bristol to New-\\nHampton.\\nStratham Sf Kew-Market Bridge, over Exeter river, from Stpatham\\nto New-Market.\\nPascataqua Bridge, built 1793, over Pascataqua river, from Newiug-\\nton to Durham\u00e2\u0080\u0094 2600 feet in length, 40 feet wide\u00e2\u0080\u0094cosi \u00c2\u00ab$65,401.\\nJVeiv-Castle Bridge, from Portsmouth to New-Castle, built in 1821\\n2370 fret long, 20 feet wide\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cost $7000.\\nP rtsmouth Bridge, over the Pascataqua, from Portsmouth to Ham s\\nisland, 500 feet, and from thence over the main channel to Kittery,\\nMe. 1650 feet, width 40 feel\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cost 1S)40,000.\\nGeology akd Miiveralogy. The tract of country embraced\\nwithin the bounds of the state of New-Hampshire, is rough, broken and\\nuneven, aisd is decidedly of jorimifire formation. The: high ridge of\\nmountains which divides the branches of the Merrimack and Connecti-\\ncut from each other, has a N. E. and S. W. direction it is composed of\\nthe older primitive rocks. Granite predomiaates at the northern and\\nmore elevated part of the ridge, while mica slate appears more abund-\\nantly at the southern portion*, where it forms the Grand Monadnock and\\nseveral other very elevated eminences. Mica slate is the predominant\\nrock in thiis chain but throughout its whole extent granite appears in\\nvarious places, and frequently, as at Hillsborough, Andover, Wilmot, ;c.\\nIt has a coarse porphyritic structure the imbedded grains of feldspar are\\nlarge, but very seldom in twin crystals. Porphyritic granite occurs also\\nin boulders and in rolled masses in many places eastward of this ridge.\\nA beautiful fine grained granite occurs in many parts of the fctate, both\\nin situ and in boulders and rolled masses particularly at Concord, Bos-\\ncawen, Hopkinton, o. This also probably const itutes the bald rugged\\npeak in the vicinity of Hooksett falls. This granite affords an admirable\\nbuilding stone large quantities are used in the vicinity of the rocks\\nand are transported to Boston for various arclntecfuraJ purposes. The\\nCapitol and State-Prison at Concord are built of this rock.- -l\u00c2\u00a3 derives it?\\nsuperiority over the granite of many other countries from the circum-\\nstance that it contains no sulphuret of iron, which, by the action of at-\\nmospheric agents, produces an iron-rust stain, which destroys the beauty\\nof the material.\\nEastward of this great ridge, mica slatfe, gneiss and greenstone ar\u00c2\u00ab\\nfound but with the more particular geological features we are unac-\\nquainted.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 19\\nA remarkable alluvial formation, which may with propriety be called\\nthe Merrimack Alluvion, is worthy of notice through this formation\\nthe river Merrimack passes, and by it, is embraced all those sandy plains\\nwhich artf covered with pine and black timber, in the neighborhood of\\nthe river. The towns of Boscawen, Concord, Pembroke, Bow, Bedford,\\nAmherst, Merrimack, Hollis, Dunstable, c. in this state, ai-e formed in\\npart or entirely of this alluvion and it also extends through Tyngsbo-\\nrough, Chelmsford, to West-Cambridge, Cambridge, Boston and Wal-\\ntham in Massachusetts, on the one hand; and on the other side it fol-\\nlows the course of the river, embracing large tracts of land on each side,\\nquite to the ocean. Its extent from Concord towards Maine is not\\nknown, but probably the town of Wells is also included in this formation.\\nPiocks in some places break through this alluvial deposite, but they form\\nno very elevated hills. In passing frora Concord eastward to Ports-\\nmouth, we find the following succession of recks Granite four miles\\nfrom Concord; gneiss, 11 miles; mica slate, 14 miles; granite, 15\\nmiles then gneiss, and lastly greenstone. The direction of the strata\\nnearlyN. E. andS. W.\\nSteatite, or seapslone, is found at Francestown And Orford, where it is\\nquarried and wrought into covings, jams, c. of fire places, and is also\\nemployed for other useful and crnamentd pui-poses. If occurs at both\\nthese places in beds. Mica slate is found both above and below it.\\nPrimitive limestone is found in beds in some parts of the ridge it oc-\\ncurs at Orford, also at Hanover, where it is stratified with mica slate at\\nConcord, (Grafton co.) and Meredith.\u00e2\u0080\u0094These q\u00c2\u00abanies furnish excellent\\nlime for various purposes.\\nIt is a commonly received opinion, that mountainous districts are uni-\\nformlvrich in minerals and metals but actual observation teaches us\\nthat this opinion is to be received with some limitation. Primitive\\nmountains usually abound in metallic ores, and metalliferous minerals\\nand the rocks which give the geological features to this state, viz. granite,\\ngneiss, mica slate, c. usually contain ores of gold, silver, copper, lead,\\ntin, Iron, c. Copper and iron are the only metals hitherto tound in\\nsufficient quantitiPS to justify the erection of works for smelting yet from\\nthe fact, that the primitive rocks are more metalliferous than others, w^e\\nshould be induced, at every opportunity, to examine our grounds and\\nfarms for other .metals not, however, in a secret, mysterious manner,\\nwith chimerical notions sbout the existence of precious ores, but with\\ngood and honest heart?, willing not only to benefit ourselves, but our", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "20 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nstate and country. But to returu from this degression. Metallic veins\\nin primitive rocks do not sometimes excel a few hundred fathoms in\\nlength, and are usually very narrow and from the facts already known\\nrespecting the New-Hampshire hills and mountains, we are not author-\\nized to affirm that they afford a rich treat for the mineralogist or geolo-\\ngist they may, perhaps, hereafter afford a productive source of reve-\\nnue and profit to the state.\\nSpecimens of pyritous copper, found at Francpnla, have been recentr\\nJy examined; which cannot he distingui-^hed from the celebrated\\nore wrought at Anglesea. It is said to exist in large quantities, and\\npromises to becon e a source of profit to the state. It is from this kind\\nof ore *hat almost all the copper used in commerce and the arts is pro-\\ncured.\\nA vein oC sulphurct of had, or galena, has b\u00c2\u00aben explored in Lebanon,\\nlut tioCs not afford suthcicnl quantities to defray the expense of smelting\\nat the present price of labor and lead. Galena is also found at Orford,\\nof fine texture. See Orford.\\nA small mass, containing a large proportion o(nalia)e silver, has been\\nfound near Portsmouth and small quantities of /lorn. silver occur in the\\nsame mass. Diligent investigation has not yet discovered any more of\\nthis valuable metal.\\nA rich iron ore is found at Franconia. It is a magnetic ore, called by\\nmineralogists magnetic oxide of iron. It yields from 60 to 75 per cent.\\nAt Franconia it is wrought, and atfords the mottled or grey cast iron it\\nwould probably make excellent cannon. Some other ores of iron are\\nalso found in this state. The iron pyrites are found in many places.\\nTheir fine golden yellow color has frequently led persons to suppose\\nthat they were gold. Such persons may be convinced that they are not\\ngold, by reducing them te powder, and throwing it on a red hot iron a\\nstrong smell of brimstone is immediately perceived, and its peculiar blue\\nflame may often be noticed. The brotcn hematite iron ore is found in\\nChesterfield. From this ore, a very good kind of steel may be manu-\\nfectured at a small expense. Ochrey oxide of iron is found in Jaffrey on\\nthe Monadnock. Cwrbonate of iron in small quantity has been found in\\nHanover. At Lebanon, a vein of iron ore has been found, which ap-\\npears to be composed of the magnetic oxide, mixed with the pyrites.\\nThe substance called Plumbago^ or black lead, is found in several pla-\\nces in New-Hampshire. The most abundant locality is Bristol. It ap-\\npears to be of that valuable kind which is employed for making pencils.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 21\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2f\\nand might be used in the manufacture of crucibles and melting pots. It\\nis equal to the celebrated BuiTowdale ore, and has been recently discov-\\nered. At Sutton it is also found, and of a quality adapted to the manu-\\nfacture of crucibles and anti-attrition paste.\\nIn addition to the above, it may be useful to noention the following lo-\\ncalities.\\nGranular Limestone Orford, Hanover it is used for the various\\npurposes for which lime is employed. It is stratified with mica slate.\\nFetid imesfone\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Orford; of a greyish white, distinctly crystallized.\\n{Silliman.)\\nSienite Hanover, in small quantity also at Charlc town. (Hall.)\\nStauroiide, fine specimens, crystallized in primitive form Franconia\\nnear Bellows-Falls, in argiilite. {Hall.) In mica slate, large crystalis, at\\nChesterfield. {Allen.)\\nQuartz, very abundant, both crystallized and amorphous. At Amherst\\nis a large quantity of uhiie opaque quartz, which may be found very use-\\nful in porcelain pottery. A manufactory of this kind was not many years\\nsince commenced near Boston, and relinquished for want of this mater-\\nial. The Amherst quartz is within eight or ten miles of the Merrimack,\\nand might have been easily carried in boats almost into the kilns of the\\nmanufactory.\\nMilky quartz Andovcr, near the mountain, amorphous, and easily\\nbroken.\\nRose quartz- -Mount Washington.\\nFerruginous gwarf^-Gilmanton, red and yellow, in beautiful crystals\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094also at Francestown.\\n/Zbrn^^one\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Burton and Gilraanton.\\nJlfica\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Grafton and Walpole, very fine; Gilmanton, good specimens\\naad at Alstead, in very large plates.\\n/Sc/iorZ\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Gilmanton, radiating on quartz, and darting through it in all\\ndirections Lime, very beautiful, imbedded in white semi-transparent\\nquartz also at Chichefcler. Indicclite, at Hinsdale, large crystals, ia\\nfeldspar and quartz. {Allen.)\\nFeldspar, abundant Burton, Gilmanton, Taraworth, c. Some spe-\\ncimens approach nearly to au ularia.\\nBerylf is found in small quantities at New-Ipswich; also on the White\\nHiUs.\\nGarnet, very abundant in this state the finest specimens, approach-\\ning the precious garnet, at Hanover. Common garnet, Monadnock.\\nC3", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "22 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nAmoiphous and in imperfect crystals, very elegant, at Franconia iron\\nmine.\\nEpidote\u00e2\u0080\u0094FrfiDConiSi, in the iron mine, ia light yellow acicular crys-\\ntals at Portsmouth, in a porphyritic hornblende at Exeter, in beauti-\\nful groups of radiating crystals at GiJmanton at Bedford. Woodbury.)\\nTremoliie Gilmanton Chester, near the Devil s den, bladed and a-\\nbundaot.\\nHornblende\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Uanover, Exet r superb specimens are found at Fran-\\nconia at Bedford. {Woodbury.)\\nSteaiite\u00e2\u0080\u0094Ov^ovd, Francestown.\\nManganese, tuberous and manimillary, investing granite Northwoo J.\\nMagnetic iron, docleceedral crystals Amherst.\\nFluate of Lime\u00e2\u0080\u0094neav the gap of the White Mountains, {Gihbs.) At\\nWestmoreland, light green. (Hall.)\\nAsbesiuS Franconia.\\nAmethyst\u00e2\u0080\u0094 \\\\yh\\\\ie Hills, a feve rods S. E. from the Notch, in crystals;\\nHampton-Falls, in rolled pieces. (Cleaveland.)\\nJasper\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Gilmanton, and White Hills, near the Notch, of a reddish\\ncolor. (Gibbs.)\\nBasanife\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -North-Hampton, in scattered fragments. (Cleaveland.)\\nJtfacZe\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bellows-Falls, Croydon, Charlestown, in argillite. (Hall.)\\nYellow Oc/ire\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -Mew-Boston, Jaffrey, Rindge, Mason, Salisbury, Gil-\\nmanten.\\nAlum Bath. Emery Lyman and Lancaster.\\nSulphate of iron, or Copperas Gilmanton, Brentwood, Hopkinlon,\\nPJymoutU and Rindge.\\nCyanite Charlestown, abundant, of a dark blue color, imbedded in\\nquartz. (Hall.)\\nFinite Near Bellows-Falls, in light grey cylindrical crystals, of 1-6\\nto 1-4 inch diameter, and sometimes 2 inches long. (Hall.)\\nKaolin, or porcelain-clay New-Ipswich.\\nZoisite Westmoreland.\\nMineral Springs. Of springs thus denominated, we have a nnmber,\\nthough of no very great celebrity. The most noted are those at Amherst,\\nMilford, Jaffrey, Unity, Hanover, Concord,(Graftouco.) Lebanon. Little-\\nton, Meredith, Moultonborough and Wolfborough. Each of these has\\nits visitors and the waters of all have proved highly beneficial in some\\ncomplaints. The mineral spring at Milford is not impregnated with any\\nforeign substances tc so great a degree as to render it a hard water j but", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 23\\nlike rain water aad river water, washes well, and is a pure good water.\\nThe spring at Amherst contains a minute portion of hepatic air, or sul-\\nphuretted hydrogene. The spring at Lebanon contains a minute portion\\nof sulphuretted hydrogene and of iron. The spring at Concord contains\\nthe same ingredients, together with a minute portion of muriate of soda,\\nJaffrey spring contains a small portion of carbonate of iron. None of\\nthese springs, however, are, strictly speaking, entitled to the name of\\nmineral springs\u00e2\u0080\u0094 their waters may be used in domestic economy.\\nGovernment and Laws. New-Hampshire has a written consti-\\ntution, which was established by a convention of the people in 1792. It\\nis founded upon the broad principles of rational liberty, and guarantees\\nat once the safety of the stats and the personal rights of the citizen.\\nNo person can be restrained in his freedom, until by crime he cuts off\\nthe obligation of society to protect him unless it be a matter of his own\\nchoice or sufterance. The supreme executive power of this state is ves-\\nted in the Governor and Council. The Governor is annually elected by\\nthe people or, if there be no choice by the people, the Legislature\\nchooses from the two highest candidates. The Council consists of five\\npersons, chosen by the people. The Senate consists of twelve members,\\nwho are chosen by the people, in districts. Every town containing 150\\nrateable polls sends one representative, and lor every additional 300 polls,\\nis entitled to another. The annual election is holdcn on the second\\nTuesday of March. The following extracts from the constitution, will\\nsufficiently explain the nature and powers o( our government\\nOf the Governor and Council. Every bill or resolve of the General\\nCourt, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the Governor if he\\napprove, he shall sign it if not, return it, Avith his objections, to that\\nhouse whex e it originated, who shall reconsidftr it, c.\\nAll judicial officers, the Attorney G\u00c2\u00abnerai, Solicitors, all Sheriffs, Coro-\\nners,Kegisters of Probate, and r.il officers of the Navy and Militia, shall\\nbe nominated and appointed by the Governor and Council.\\nThe power of pardoning offences, except such as persons may be con-\\nvicted of before the Senate, by impeachment of the House, shall be in\\nthe Governor, by and with the consent of the Council.\\nNo officer duly commissioned to command in the militia shall be re-\\nmoved from office but by the address of both houses to the Governor, or\\ntrial by court martial.\\nNo moneys shaii be issued out of the Treasury of this State and dis-\\nposed of except such sums as may be appropriated for the redemption\\nof bills of credit, treasurer s notes, or payment of interest arising there-\\non) but by warrant under the hand of the Governor by and with the ad-\\nvice and consent of the Council.", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "24 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nOf the Senate. The Senate shall consist of twelve members, who\\nshall hold their office for one year from the first Wednesday of Jane\\nnext ensuing their election.\\nThe Senate shall be final judges of the elections, returns and qual-\\nifications of their own members, as pointed out in the Constitution,\\nThe Senate shall have power to adjourn themselves, provided such ad-\\njournment do not exceed two days at a time.\\nThe Senate shall be a court, with full power and authority to hear, and\\ndetermine, all impeachments made by the House of Repiesentatives\\nagainst any officer of the State, for bribery, corruption, mal-practice or\\nmal-administration in office, with full power to issue summons, on com-\\npulsory process for convening witnesses before them: but previous to\\nthe trial of any such impeachment, the members of the Senate shall be\\nswsrn truly and imj)artiaily to try and determine the charge in question,\\naccording to evidence.\\nOf the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives\\nshall be the grand inquest of the State, and all impeachments made by\\nthem, shall be heard and tried by the Seriate.\\nAil money bills shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the\\nSenaft! may propose to concui with amendments, as on other billfi\\nThe House of Representatives shall have power to adjourn themselves,\\nbut no longer than two days si a time.\\nNo member of the Legislature shall be arrested or held to bail on\\nmesne process, during his going to, returoing from, or attending upon\\nthe Court.\\nThe laws of this state, and the proceedings of the legislature, are by\\nthe constitution required t\u00c2\u00a9 be published, and are annually distributed\\nto the several towns for the information of the people.\\nThe federal constitution was ratified by this state on the 2l3t of June,\\n1788, by a majority of eleven in the convention.\\nFunds, Revenue, Taxes and ExPENSES.\u00e2\u0080\u0094The productive and\\nunproductive fuiids of the state, invested in U. S. funded stock, bank\\nstock and other securities, amount to $151,360 86. From these sources\\nan annual revenue is realized to the state, amounting to ^8,110 07.\\nFunds of the State.\\nSeven per cent, slock of the Uailed States, 17,605 00\\nDeferred six per cent, stock of do. 8,689 61\\nThree pei cent, stock of do 95,134 45\\nFifty shares of stock in N. R. Bank, at present unproductive, 25,000 00\\nBond executed by Treasurer of Dartmouth University, unpro-\\nductive, 4,000 00\\nNotes for consideration money of lands sold by Treasurer, 931 80\\n$151,360 86\\nRevenue.\\nThe annual revenue of the state may be estimated at $8,110 07, de-\\nrived from the following sources", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHTRE GAZETTEER. 25\\nInterest on seven per cent, stock of the United States, 1,232 35\\nReimbursement of principal and interest on deferred six per\\ncent, stock cf the U. S 3,967 79\\nInterest on three per cent, stock of the U. S. 2,854 03\\nInterest on notes for consideration monev of lands sold, 55 90\\n$8,110 07\\nMoneys received into the Treasury during the political year ending\\nJune 4, 1822.\\nFor taxes outstanding prior to the year 1821, $2,696 43 state tax of\\n1821, 30,000; for rents of rooms of medical building at Hanover, 18 92j\\nprincipal and interest of notes given tor lands sold, 1,145 16; for reim-\\nbursement of principal and interest on stock in U. S, funds, 8,054 17\\nfor loans from banks, 17,000; for fines of militia exempts, 16 00; mak-\\ning in all $58,930 68, Or, exclusive of loans to defray the expenses of\\nthe government, $41,930 68.\\nDuring the year above mentioned, there were paid out of the Treasury,\\nfor money borro .^ed, and to meet the current and ordinary demands on\\nthe government, sums amounting in the w^hole to $51,891 03 exhibit-\\ning the following state of the Treasury on the 4th day of June, 1822.\\nBalance remaining in th\u00c2\u00ab Treasury, June 4, 1821, SS 44\\nAmount received into the Treasury during the ear ending\\nJune 4, 1822, 58,930 68\\n63,696 12\\nDeduct disbursements during the year, 61,891 03\\nBalance in the Treasury, $11,80509\\nEstimate of the expenses of government for the political year ending\\nJune 4, 1823.\\nSalaries of the officers of governmeat, viz. governor, 1200; secretary,\\n300 treasurer, 600 altorney-general, 800 adjutant-general, 400;\\nwarden state pris5n, 800 justices superior court, 3800 for compensa-\\ntion to members and otlicer*i of the legislature, including incidental ex-\\npenses of the session, 16,145 75 allowance to ceurt? martial, brigade\\ninspectors and for military commisjions, 1100; for adjutant general s de-\\npartment, 2234 compensation to commissary general, 190 t,8 sheriffs\\naccounts, 50 00; for printing, stationary and postage, 1250; encour-\\nagement of agriculture, 250 for educating deaf and dumb children,\\n1000 bounties on wild cats, 190 expenses of eaquiry into the official\\nconduct of Hon. Edward Evans, 263 72 contingencies, say 600. To\\nwhich if the principal and interest of debts due banks be added, amount-\\ning if payment can be made from the proceeds of the state tax as soon\\nas the first of Feb. 1823 to 11,450; and also certain unexpended bal-\\nances of appropriations for agricultural purposes, and for education of\\ndeaf and dumb children, amounting to $385, ^there will be presented an\\naggregate amount of $43,009 45, for the expen ses and disbursements of\\ngovernment, for the political year ending June 4, 1823,", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "26 NEVV-H-AMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nlAterai-y Fund. This fund, which was establishftd by an act of the\\nlegislature, passed June 29, 1821, for the purpose of endowing a col-\\nlege for instruction in the higher branches of science and literature,\\nconsists of the proceeds of a tax of one half of one per cent, on the a-\\nmount of the capital stock of the several banking corporations in this\\nstate. The aggregate amount of the tax for the last year was ^4,770 37.\\nThis sum has been converted into United States six per cent, stock of\\n1815.\\nMilitia. In New-Hampshire, the militia is composed of every able*\\nbodied white male citizen, belvveen the ages of 18 and 45, except those\\nexempted by law, among whom to the honor of the state, are those\\nwhose religious scruples render them averse to wai The militia of ibis\\nstate is divided by law into three divisions, sis brigades and thirty-nine\\nregiments. Each division is commanded by a major-general who is al-\\nlowed one division-inspector with the rank of colonel, and two aids with\\nthe rank of major. Each brigade has one brigadier-general, who is al-\\nlowed one brigade inspector and one brigade quartermaster with the\\nrank of major, and one aid with the jank of captain. To each brigade,\\nthe-re is a judge advocate. Each regknent is commanded by one colo-\\nnel, one lieutenant-colonel and one major. The regimental staff con-\\nsists of aa adjutant, quartermaster, paymaster, sijrgeon, surgeon s mate\\nand chaplain, who are commissioned by the governor, one quarter-master-\\nsergeant, one sergeant major, one drum major and one fife major,who are\\nappointed by the colonel or commandant of the regiment. Companies\\nof infantry consist of one captain, one lieutenant and one ensign, four\\nsergeant*, four corporals, one drumraer, one fifer and sixty four rank and\\nfile. Companies of light infantry or grenadiers, of which two are al\\nlowed to each regiment, consist of forty eight rank and file. Compa-\\nnies of artillery consist of one captain, two lieutenants, four sergeants,\\nfour corporal?, six gunners, six bombardiers, two drivers, one drummer,\\none fifer and sixteen matrosses. The cavalry consists of one captain, two\\nlieutenanls, one cornet, four sergeants, four corporals, two musicians,\\none farrier, one saddler, and fifty privates.\\nThfc last annual return of the adjutant general furnishes the follo^ring\\nabstract of ihe numbers of the militia, and of the arms and accoutre*\\nments. General officers and Staff. Three major generals, 3 division\\ninspectors, 6 aids-de-camp 6 brigadier-generals. 4 brigade inspectors,\\n6 brigade quartermasters, 6 aids-de-camp and 4 judge advocates. Field\\nand Slaff.-~25 colonels, 35 lieutenant-colonels, 36 majors, 37 adjutants,", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "NKW-HAMPSIIIRE GAZETTEER.\\n38 quartermasters, 37 paymaster?, 38 surgeons, 32 surgeons mates, 32\\nchaplains, 37 sergeant majors, 35 quartermaster sergeants, 37 drnm^ma-\\njors* and 38 life-majors. Cavalry. 41 companies, 40 captains, 74 lien-\\ntenants, 38 cornets, 144 sergeants, 84 corporals, 81 musicians, 1450 pri-\\nvates. Artillery. 38 companies, 35 captains, 74 lieutenants, 141 ser-\\ngeants, 91 corporals, 99 musicians, 979 privates. Infantry, light infant-\\nry and granadiers. 376 companies, 359 captains, 340 lieutenants, 336\\nensigns. 1-270 sergeants, 518 corporals, 1043 musicians. 21,124 privates.\\nRiflemen.\u00e2\u0080\u0094^ companies, 8 captains, 8 lieutenants, 8 ensigns, 30 ser^\\ngeants, 18 corporals, 31 musicians, 287 privates.\\nArms and Actoutrements.\\nCavalry. 1449 swords, 1446 sword sccbbards and belts, 2905 pistols,\\nIGSShulsters, 1499 saddles and bridles, 1486 mail pillions, 1375 valises,\\n1491 cartridge boxes and bells, 1468 pairs of boots, 1468 pairs of spurs,\\n35 trumpets and bugles, 22 colors. Artillery. -W^l ^.woxd^, 28 pieces\\nof brass ordnance, 1 piece of iron do, 53 drums and fires,.22 colours, c.\\nc. Infantry, Sfc. J 6,369 muskets, 15,967 bayonets, 16,104 iron ram-\\nrods, 16,019 cartridge boxes and bells, 31.157 spare flints, 15,883\\npriming wires and brushes, 15,323 knapsacks, 15,414 canteens, 345\\ndrums, 287 fifes. Riflemen. 83 rifles, 51 powder horns, 83 pouches, 63\\nknapsacks, 40 canteens, 6 drums, 4 fifes. Books, Colors, Sfc. 35\\nregimental colors, 1123 infantry regulations, 418 militia laws, 127 roll\\nbooks, 308 orderly books.\\nPoFULATioK. The earliest enumeration which we find of the inhab-\\nitants of this state, was a partial one, made in 1680, when the province\\ncontained only the towns of Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter and Hampton.\\nThere were then between two and three hundred voters. Though no\\naccurate survey was made until 1767, it has been estimated that the pop-\\nulation amounted to 30,000 in the year 1749.\\nTable I. Shoioing the progressive population since 1749.\\n1749.\\n1767.\\n1775.\\n30,000 I 52,880 82,200\\nI 1790.\\nI 141,885\\n1800. I 1810. I 182 0.\\n183,858 I 214,460 I 244,161\\nTable II. Exhibiting the average increase in different periods.\\n$fo. Trs.\\nDr.ily inc.\\nTearly tm.\\nTotal increa.\\nRemarks.\\nThe \u00c2\u00bbnnii.al\\nFrom 1749 to 1767.\\n18\\n3.4\\n1271\\n22,880\\n1767 to 1775,\\n8\\n10.0\\n3652\\n29,320\\nincr. tor the\\nlast 71 jrs. is\\n3016 :-daily\\n1775 to 1790,\\n15\\n10.9\\n3979\\n59,685\\n1790 to 1800,\\n10\\n11.4\\n4197\\n41.973\\ninor, f-uring\\n1800 to 1810,\\n10\\n8.4\\n3060\\n30,602\\nthe same pe-\\n1810 to 1820,\\n10\\n8.1\\n2970\\n29,701\\nriod, about 8.", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "NEW -HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nThe rapid increase of population between the years 1767 and 1800,\\nwas owing ia part to adventitious causes. After tLe peace of 1763, em-\\nigrations became frequent from the neighboring states into the new town-\\nships ot New-Hampshire, and many also removed from the older settle-\\nments (o the new, under encouragements from government or the pro-\\nprietors of the lands. In 1790, the population of the Union was princi*\\npally confined to the Atlantic states^ those west of the Alleghany moun-\\ntains containing scarcely 100,000 inhabitants. Since that period the\\ntide of emigration has set strongly to the west; great states have arisen\\nbejoudthe mounuins, a great proportion of whose inhabitants were\\nfrom New-England. New-Hampshire has furnished her full share of\\nadventurers and the increase of her mhabitants has been proportion-\\nably less, within the last thirty years.\\nFrom the returns of the census for the year 1820, it appears that\\nthere were in this stite.\\nUnder iO yea: s. From 10 to 16. 16 to 26. 26 to 45 AS vfnv dt.\\nMales, 35.466 19,672 22,703 22,956 18.413\\nFemales, 34,599 18,899 24,806 25,797 19,925\\nThe txcess o{ female in our population is 4,816. There are 786 free\\npersons of color in this state; but the footstep of a slave does not pol-\\nlute our soil.\\nTable HI. Shewing the proportion of Sexes at different periods; and\\nof black end white population in 1820.\\n[N. B. Ih thistable is included the whole of New-Eugland, taat the reader may at\\na glance see the proportion of the different states]\\nSTATES.\\njXo. of females fo 100 males.\\nj Proportion\u00e2\u0080\u0094 182\\n1790. 1 1800. 1 1810. 1 1820.\\nBlacks.\\nWhitet.\\nNew-Hampshiie\\nMaine\\n93.90ll00.52\\n95.391 96.27\\n104.07 102.92\\n102.19 101.92\\n102.66 105 46\\n101.44\\n97.15\\n102.53\\n101.92\\n104 ft3\\n104.051\\n99.36\\n104.83\\n104.26\\n0.32\\n0.31\\n1.28\\n2.89\\n434\\n99.68\\n99.69\\n98.72\\n9711\\n95.66\\n99.61\\nMpssachuselts.\\nRhode-I land\\nVermout\\n90 48 94 0 97 48 100 50 0.. ^9\\nThe population of this state is 26 to a square mile. That of Massa-\\nchusetlsis 74; of Maine, 9 Connecticut, 55 F .hode-Is Rnd, 53 and\\nVermeni, 22. Neiv-Hampshire wa? in 1790, in point of population, the\\ntenth state in the Union at the second census, in 1800, the llth at the\\nthird, in 1810, the 14th and at the lest census, the 15th.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 29\\nMArsruFACTURES AND CoMMERCE.-New-Hampshire is emphatically\\nan agricultural state. Manufactures and commerce engross the attention\\nof a comparatively small portion of its citizens. Young- as we are in tha\\narts, it has not yet become our interest to abandon the cultivation of the\\nsoil, for the purpose of creating extensive manufacloiles, in whieh\\nmust be required large capitals, and a patience and automaton consta!:cy\\nto which we are unused, while the rewards are uncertain and feeble.\\nIn the departments of domestic or household manufactures, our citizens\\nalready excel, and it is pleasing to observe an increasing emulation. To\\nbe independent, we must manufacturo for ourselves. The esrth is boun-\\ntiful and by suitable attention we may gather from its bosom what will\\nnot only feed our mouths, but clothe our bodie?. We shall perhaps be\\nunable to give a very accurate view of the manufactures of this state\\nbut the following facts will enable the reader to judge of their variety\\nand extent. We manufacturo comparatively litth for exportation:\\nmost of our products are rsquired at home. In 1810, we had. twelve\\nmaaufacturing establishments, with 5,956 spindles?.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Those at Dover,\\nPeterboroHgh and Pembroke were the principal. The quanlitj^ of cloth\\nannually manufactured at those establishments, is not accurately stated\\nbut the number of yards of various kinds of cloth manufactured in the\\nTvhole state, in families, factories, c. in 1810, according to the returns,\\nwas as follows\\nYards.\\nCottoa goods, 518,985\\nMixed, cotton, c. 930,973\\nFlaxen, 1,099,320\\nBlended unnamed stuffs, 112,540\\nWoollen, 909,273\\nTow, 723,089\\n4,274,185\\nThere were, at this time, for cotton, wool, c. in the state, 20,670\\nlooms; 109 carding machines, which carded 478,000 lbs. per annura\\n135 fulIiHg mills, which fulled 497,500 yards of clo ih. Of the ar-\\nticle /m^^, we manufactured in that year 36,700 of wool, and 17,160 of\\nfur, in value ^106,500. In 1310, there were 236 tanneries, in which wer\u00c2\u00bb\\ntanued of hides, skins, c. 853,890\u00e2\u0080\u0094 worth $250,000. In 19 oil-miils,\\nwere made 20,560 gallons linseed oil. Distilleries, 18: gallons distilled\\nfrom grain, fruit, c. 135,950. At the iron furnaces in this state, five in\\nnumber, were made 1 120 tons bar iron. worth |;i 0,000. Of nails, ia\\n14 factories, were made 203,840 lbs. Trip-hammers, 42. Paper mi!l\u00c2\u00ab,\\nD", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "so NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n6\u00e2\u0080\u0094 amount of paper manufactured not known. The total value of our\\nmanufactures in 1810, excluding doubtful items, was $5,225,045.\\nThe manufactures of this state have gradually increased since 1810.\\nDuring the war with Great-Britain, which shut out for a season the llood\\nof foreign goods which had lon^ poured in upon the country, they were\\nindeed liiore flourishing than at any former pel-iod in our history but\\nthis prosperity was temporary, and subsided when the cause was remov-\\ned. A gradual increase of manufactures will and ought to continue, as\\nthe wants of the people are augmented, and their solicitude for these es-\\ntablishments increases. There are at the present time in this staie, 28\\ncotton, and 18 woollen factories 307 carding machines 256 fulling\\nmills 22 distilleries 20 oil mills 193 bark mills 304 tanneries 54\\ntrip-hammer?, and 12 paper mills. In Mason there is a starch manu-\\nfactory\u00e2\u0080\u0094and in several towns have been erected circular saw clapboard\\nmachines, which from their great perfection promise extensive useful-\\nneifs.\\nThe staple commodities of this state, are lumber, provisions, horses,\\nneat cattle, pot and pearl ashes, flax-see:!, c. These te exported in\\ngreat quantities annually. But in estimating the commerce of this state,\\nit should be recollected, that New Hampshire lies in the bosom of Mas-\\nsachusetts and Maine, with only one port and a narrow strip of sea-\\ncoast. The exports from the north part of the state are necessarily to\\nthe markets in Maine, while a great portion of those from the middle\\nand southern parts, is carried to Newburyport, Boston or Hartford.\\nThe most valuable intercourse of the state is thus cut off by nature from\\nher only port and it is therefore impossible to ascertain the amount an-\\nnually exported from the state. The following statement will aflford a\\nview of the commerce of Portsmouth.\\nThe average value of imports from foreign countries io the\\nive years ending Junu 30, 1822. is $455,687\\nThe average value of exports to foreign countries\\nfor the same period in articles of the growth or man-\\nufacture of the United States, is 235.059\\nForeign articles, 110,748\\n$343,807\\nThe tonnage of vessels registered for foreign trade\\non the 30th June, 1817. was 26,042 /oms.\\nEnrolled and liceased for the coasting and fishing\\ntrade, including only those above 20 tons, 5,233\\nTotal amount tonnage, June 30, 1817, 31,275\\nJuneSO. 1818\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Registeredtonnage -16,974\\nEnrolled do. 5,516\\n22.490", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "I", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "NEW.HAMP3H1RE GAZETTEER.\\nJune 30, 1819\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Registered, 17,162\\nEnrolled, 5,911\\n23,07^\\nJune 30, 1820\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Registered, 16,586\\nEnrolled, 5,959\\n22,545\\nJune 30, 1321\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Registered, 17,604\\nEarolled, 5,778\\n23,382\\nJune 30, 1822\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Registered, 17,086\\nEnrolled, 8,592\\n23,673\\nA h -^e number of vessels which had been laid up during the late war,\\nwere either lost, sold out of the district, or broken up and their registers\\nsurrendered subsequent to the 30th June, 1817, which accounts for the\\ngreat diflference between the tonnage of that and the following years.\\nSince 1818, the tonnage has been kept up, by building new vessels to sup-\\nply the place of those worn out or sold, which will amount on an aver-\\nage to from 1500 to 2000 tons. From sixty to seventy licensed vessels,\\nof from 20 to 75 tons each, and about 550 men, exclusive of those in\\nboats and smaller vessels, are employed daring the fishing sreeson, or from\\nabout the first of March to the latter part of November, in the bajik and\\nmackerel fisheries. These vessels take from 38,000 to 45,000 quintals\\nof cod and pollock fish, and on an average above 6,000 barrels of\\nmackerel. The market is aleo abimdantiy supplied by boats and\\nsmaller vessels with fresh fish of vario js kind?, of which no estimate can\\nbe made. More tbaa three-fifths of the registered tonnage of this pdrt\\nis employed in the carrying trade taking cargoes from southern porta\\nto Europe, from whence they return in the latter part of summer and\\nautumn, with salt, iron, coals, and other heavy and bulky articles, which\\nare sold here as cheap as in any part of the United State*. The earn-\\nin\u00c2\u00a3; or freight of these vessels make up the difterence betwe \u00c2\u00bbn the v.due\\nof the exports and imports. Of the value of the coasting trade, no ac-\\ncurate account can be given. It is however on ths increase is carried\\non in both registered and enrclled vessels, and forms a very valuable\\npart of the commerce of this port.\\nLiterary Institutioivs.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dartmouth College, in the township of\\nHano\\\\er, is the only lileravy institution in this stale which exercises the\\nfunctions of a college. It derives its name from the Rt. Hon. William\\nLcgge, LL. D. F. R.. S. iLarl of Dartmouth, one of its early and princi-\\npal benefactors. It was founded by Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, D. D. a\\npious and benevolent clergyman of Conneeticut. It originated /rom the\\nestablishmenx. of a school for the insiruciion of Jndiaa youth at Stock-", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "32 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nbridge, Mass. to which the name of Muor s School was given, from\\nMr. Joshua Moor, of Mansfield, Conn, whose liberal donations justly en-\\ntitled it to receive his liame. After this school had been in operation a\\nfew years, it was found that the public benefits of the institution might\\nbe greatly increased by erecting it into a college and locating it in a more\\nfavorable situation. Accordingly, a royal charter was obtained by Dr.\\nWheebck, from John Wentworth, the previncial governor of N. Hamp-\\nshire, oiiihe 13th of December, 1769, and the township of Hanover was\\nselected for the site \u00c2\u00abf the new institution. In September, the next year,\\nDr. Whfelock with his family removed to this place, where there were\\nonly twenty families living in as many log huts. 1 heir first accommo-\\ndations were but mean. TJiey built log houses, Avhich they occupied\\ntill better edifices could be prepared. In 1771,- the first commence-\\nment was holden, and degrees were conferred on Levi Frisbie, Samuel\\nGray, Sylvanus Ripley and John Wheelock. In 1779, on the 24tli of\\nApril, Pres. Wheelock died, and was su-cceeded by his second son, Co!.\\nJohn Wheelock, at that time in the array of the United States. V/hcn\\npeace between this country and England was restored, Pres. J. Whee-\\niock made s successful visit to England, as wpii as to other parts of Eu-\\njope, in the cause of the institution, and received several valuable dona-\\nlions. In 1786, a new college building, 150 feet by 50, three stories high,\\nwas erected in 1790, a colle.^s chapel: in 1791, the common? hall, and\\nio 1810, the medical institution building. In 1815, an open rupture oc-\\ncurred between presideBt Wheelock and a Kajority of the trustees.\\nDifficulties had existed for several years. President Wheelock appealed\\nto the legislature, who appointed a committee to repair to Hanover, bear\\nthe parties, and make report at the next session. Soon after the exam-\\nination closed, the trustees removed Dr. Wheelock from the presidency,\\nand appointed Rev. Francis Bi-own, of North-Yarmouth, in his room.\\nAt the next s\u00c2\u00bbession of the legislature, in 1813, an act was passed, entitled\\nAn act to amend the charter and enlarge and Improve the corporation\\nof DartiDouth College. Bj this act, the number of trustees was in-\\ncreased, a board of overseers was appointed, and the College was chang-\\ned to a University. The old trustees resisted this act, declaring it un-\\nconstitutional and, although deprived of the college building, philoso-\\nphical apparatus, c. continued instruction, as usual, in private build-\\nings, and appealed to the judiciary. In 1817, the cause was decided in\\nfavor of the University, and the constitutionality of the laws, by the su-\\nperior court of N^w-Hampshire. The cause was then carried before the", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHfRE GAZETTEER. 33\\nsupreme court of the United States at Washington, who, om the 2d Feb*\\n1819, reversed the whole proceedings, declaring the act of the state es-\\ntablishing a university unconstitutional and void. la July, 1820, Pies.\\nBrown died, and was succeeded, the same year, by Rev. Daniel Dana,\\nD. D. uf Newburyport, Ms. who resigned the presidency in 1821. In\\n1822, Rev. Bennet Tyler, of Southbury, Conn, succeeded the Rev. Dr.\\nDana in the office of President.\\nThe immediate instruction and government of the college is entrusted\\nto the president, professors and tutors. From the first commencement,\\nin 1771, to the present time, 1341 have proceeded bachelors of arts, of\\nwhom 332 have been settled in the ministry. The whole ^number on\\nwhom degrees have been conferred, is 1784. For admission into the\\nFreshman class, it is required that the candidates be well versed in the\\ngrammar of the English, Latin and Greek languages, in Virgil, Cicero s\\nSelect Orations, Sallust, the Greek Testament, Dalzei s Collectanea Grae-\\nca Minora, Latin and Greek Prosody, Arithmetic, Ancient and Modern\\nGeography, and that he be able accurately to translate English into Lat-\\nin. The course of instruction and study for undergraduates in this sem-\\ninary is as follows.\\nFor Freshmen. Livy, 5 books Horace s Odes Cicero de Oratore,\\n2 books in Dalzei s Collect. Grteca Majora, J-Ierodotus, Xenophon s His-\\ntory, Homer, Hesiod, (Elianus. Polyenus and Theophrasius Adam s\\nRoman Antiquities Ty tier s Ancient History Walker s Rhetorical\\nGrammar Review of Geograpiiy and Arithmetic Algebra.\\nSophomores. Horace finished \u00e2\u0080\u0094De Oi-atore finished\u00e2\u0080\u0094 in Majora, Thu-\\ncydides, Plato, Isocrates, ^Eschines, Demosthenes, Xenophon s Philoso-\\nphy, Dionysius, Longinas, Aristotle Excerpta Latitsa Tytier s Modern\\nHistory Hedge s Elements of Logic Blair s Rhetoric, 2 vols.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eu-\\nclid s Elements of Geometry\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Trigonometry Mensuration of Heights\\nand Distances, Superficies and Solids Surveying\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Navigation\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Guaging\\nand Dialling.\\nJuniors. Tacitus, 5 books Majora finished Conic Sections\\nChemistry Enfield s Natural Philosophy and Astrononay Paley s Nat\u00c2\u00ab\\nural Theology- Paley s Moral and Political Philosophy.\\nSeniors. Loi^fee s Essay on the Human Understanding Edwards on\\nthe Will Stewart s Philosophy of the Human Mind, 2 vols. Burlema-\\nqui on Natural and Political Law Paley s Evidences ol the Christian\\nReligioa Butler s Analogy of Religion to the Constitution and Course of\\nNature\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Federalist.\\nThe Medical Department in this institution is respectable and extreme-\\nly useful. It was established in 1793. For the lectures on Anatomy, the\\nprofessor is furnished with valuable preparations, and in the CbenMcaf\\ndepartment there is a well furbished laboratory. TLe chemical and phi-\\nDa", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "34 NEVV-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nlesoi^hlcal apparatus is new, tvell chosen, and sufficiently extensive for\\nall important purposes. The college library contains 5000 volumes\\nthe libr ir:es Oi Ihe ttvo societi2!j, composed of the students, contain\\n6000 vclumer!. The lecture? on Anatomy and Surgery, Chemistry and\\nMateria iMedica, and the Theory and Practice of Physic, commence\\nearly in the fall and continue three months. The productive funds of\\nfehe college amount to 50,000 dollars: the annual income from the funds\\nand tuition, to about ^6000, and the annual expenditures to something\\nless than $6000. There are also funds to a considerable amount, not at\\npresent productive. The demands of the college, after making a liberal\\nallowance for probable losses, fall short of the debts by about $2900.\\nMoor s Charity School is connected with the college, having the same\\ntrustees and president. Its annual revenue is from 400 to 600 dollars.\\nJlcadtraies. The academies which have been incorporated in this\\nstale are as follow viz, Phillip s Exeter Academy, incorporated April\\n3, 1781. New-Ipswich Academy, June 18, 1789. Chesterfield Acad-\\nemy, January 12, 1790. Charlestown Academy, February 16, 1791.\\nAtkinson Academy, February 17, 1791. Aurean Academy at Am-\\nherst, Feb. 17, 1791. Haverhill Academy, Feb. 11, 1794. Gilmanton\\nAcademy, June^O, 1794. Franklin Academy, at Dover, Dec. 28, 1805.\\nPortsmouth Academy, Dec. 9. 1808. Salisbury Academical Association,\\nDec. 10,1808. Lancaster Academy, Dec. 10, 1808. Hampton Proprieta-\\nly School, June 16, 1810. Union Academy at Plainfield, June 16, 1813.\\nPiakerton Academy at Londonderry, June 15, 1.^14. Durham Academy,\\nJune 25, 1817. New-Market Wesleyan Academy, June 23, 1818. Pem-\\nbroke Academy, June 25, 1818. Effingham Union Academy, June 18,\\n1819. Francestown Academy, June 24, 1319. Alste.id Academy, July 1,\\n1820. Gilford Academy, June 20, 1820. Newport Academy, June 24,\\n1819. Saaboroton Academy, Dec. 22, 1820. New-Hampton Academy\\nJune 27,1821. Hillsborsugh .Academy. June 29, 1821. Several of these\\nexist only in name. Those which are in successful operation will be\\nhereafter noticed.\\nEducation. Whatever of literary character the people of our\\ncountry claim, arises from early education and the habits it creates.\\nThough less splendid in name, it is more useful in practice than that of\\nforeign nation?. The existence of schools, in which are grounded the\\n/irst principles of learning, may be traced to an early period in our his-\\ntory. The old laws of this state required every towm of \u00c2\u00a9ne hundred\\nfamilies to keep a grammar school by which was meant a school in\\nAYhich the learned languages should be taught, and youth might ^be", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "NEW-IIAMPSHTRE GAZETTEER. 35\\nprepared for admission to a university. The same preceptor was\\nobliged to teach reading, writing and arithmetic unless the towa were\\nof sufficient ability to keep two or more schools, one of which was called\\na grammar sdiool by way of distinction. When there were but few\\ntowns, much better care was taken to observe the ancient law concern-\\ning school?, than after the settlements were multijJied. But there was\\nnever uniform attention paid to this important subje( t throughout the\\nstate, until the law of 1805, empowering towns to \u00c2\u00bb!ivide into school dis-\\ntricts ajid authorizing districts to build and repair school houses. Since\\nthat period, these p.imary sources of instruction, in the benefits of which\\nthe children of all classes of oui citizens may equally participate, have\\nacquired a higher character; but i^till in many towns, there is great room\\nfor improvement, especially in the selection of well qualified instructors,\\nand in the use of suitable book? of elementary instruction.\\nFor the support of district schools, a certain pait, or the whole of the\\nyear, the selectmen of the ditierent places in this state are required to\\nassess annually, the inhabitant?, according to their polls and rateable es-\\ntate, together with the improved and unimproved lands and buildings of\\nnon-residents, in a sum to be computed at the rat**, of ninety dollars for\\nevery one dollar of their proportion for public taxes for the time being,\\nand so for a greater or less sum. The amount of the assessments, when\\ncollected, are required to je appropriated to the sole purpose of keep-\\ning an English school, or school?, within the places for which the suras\\nshall be assessed, for teaching the various sounds and powers of the let-\\nters in the English language, reading, writing, English grammar, arith-\\nmetic, geography, and such other branches of education as it may be\\nnecessary to teach in an English school. The purchase of necesssary\\nwood or fuel for such schools is to be included. No person is deemed\\nqualified to instruct any district school, without first procuring a certifi-\\ncate from some able and respectable teacher, or learned minister of the\\ngospel, preceptor of an academy, or president, professor, or tutor of a\\nCol!ege,*hat such person is qualified to teach such school. The law also\\nrequires a certificate from the selectmen, or minister of the place where\\nthe pe.f-son resides, furnishing evidence that the person sustains a good\\nmoral character and this, with the other certificate, must be presented\\nto the selectmen, or visi .fng committee of the place Avhere the school i*\\nto be kept, previous to the commencement of such school. Each town is\\nrequired to appoint three or more suitable persons to visit and inspect\\nthe schools annually in their respective towns, at suitable times, and iu a", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "36 NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nmanner most cond jcive to tl^e progress of literature, morality and reli-\\ngion. In case ot failure to appoint such persons, ihe duty of inspecting\\nschools devolves upon tlie selectmen. School books are by law exeiupt-\\ned from attachment. The number of school districts in this state amounts\\nto 1698; and the number of school houses to 1560. The number of\\nscholars instruc ed in these districts cannot be less than 50,000.\\nIManners and Customs. The habits of the people of this state\\nare similar to those of New-England generally. Descendants principal-\\nly of the same ancestor?, they inherit alike the same feelings and traits of\\ncharacter; and maj be distinguished from inhabitants of other sections\\nof our vast country, by their hardihood in danger and patience iii suffer-\\ning, as well as by their sobi iety and hospitality. It is, perhaps, fortunate\\nfor our country, that its settlers were from England, and that religious\\npersecution laid the foundation of our empire and liberties. Had we\\nbeen colonies of France or Spain, the lands would have been divided be-\\ntween the nobles and ecclesiastics and the very soil we tread upon, like\\nthe island of Montreal, might have been the property of a convent and\\nwe the slaves of its inmates. The firmness of spii-it which braved the\\nterrors of Indian Vi arfarc, and afterwards, of the revolution still exists\\nand animates cur countrymen and among all classes, you will observe\\nthat their chiefest pride and boast ii their independence. Among the vir-\\ntues of the people, industry and frugality are conspicuous. Though few\\nare very vealthjs sA\\\\ are comfortable, and a greater portion in easy cir-\\ncumstances. The doors of the citizen are never closed against the de-\\ncent looking traveller nor are the wretched often left to suffer. No\\nman ever perished here for want of food or raiment. Public and private\\ncharities are every where bestowed the number of charitable institu-\\ntions, and the amount annually distributed by them, are by no means dis-\\npropcrtioned to the wealth of the state. Whatever opinion the foreign-\\ner may forne from the roughness of our exterior, which, like that of our\\ncountry, is certainly apparent be will find hospitality to inhabit every\\ndwelling, from the mansions of the rich, to the scattered cottages among\\nour mountains.*\\nReligion. The Constitution declares that every individual has a\\n.natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates\\noi his own conscience snd reason and no subject shall be hurt, raolest-\\nFor tlie enaploymentsj diversions, c. cf the people, see Belknap s N. H. vol.\\nvii. 191.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "NEW-HARIPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 37\\ned, or restrained, in his person, liberty or estate for worshipping Gnd ia\\nthe manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own con-\\nscience, or for his religions profession, sentiments or persuasion provi-\\nded he doth not disturb the public peace, or disturb others in their re-\\nligious worship. In order to promote the institution of the public\\nworship of the Deity, and of public instruction in morality and reli-\\ngion, the legislature is enipo-yered to authorize, from time to time, the\\nseveral towns, parishes, bodies corporate or religious societies, withia\\nthis state, to make adequate provision, at their own expense, for the sun-\\nport and maintenance of public Protestant teachers ot piety, religion\\nand morality. All religious communities have the exclusive right of\\nelecting their public teachers, and of contracting with them for their sup-\\nport and maintenance and no person of any particular religious sect or\\ndenomination, is compelled to contribute towards supporting teachers\\nof a different sect or persuasion. And every denomination of christ-\\nians demeaning themselves quietly, and as good si^bjccts of tho state,\\nshaiJ be equally under the protection of the law. And no subo? dination\\nof any ona sect or denomination to another, shall ever be established by\\nlaw. In Jnly, 1819, tbe memorable act called the Toloration Law pass-\\ned the Legislature. This acts provides that no person shall be compel-\\nled to join or support, or be classed with, or associated to any congrega-\\ntion, church or religious socisty, without his express consent first had\\nand obtainad. And any person who shall choose to separate himself\\nfrom any society or association formed under said act, to which he\\nmay belong, may, by leaving a written notice with the clerk of such soci-\\nety, be exempted from any future expenses which may be incurred by\\nsaid society oi- association.\\nThe various religious denominations in this state are Congregational-\\nists, Episcopalians, Quakers, Presbyterians, Calvinistic Baptists, Sande-\\nmanians, Freewill Baptists, IVIethodisti, Universaiists and Shakers.\\nThese we have endeavored to enumerate in the order of time in which\\nthey appeai ed in New-Hampshire. The CGngregationalisis are ihe\\nmost numerous. The first settlers of Dover and Exeter ad^opted the\\ncongregational form of worship. In those places, were the first church-\\nes of this denomination organized. In the year 1700, there existed only\\nfive churches in 1748, there were 30 and the present number ta Ay be\\nestimated at about 160, though some of ihem are ve.-y small, and several\\nhave become nearly extinct. The present number of communicants is\\nfrom 11,000 to 12,000. The Episcopalians were here at an early peri-", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "38 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nod. Prior to 1638, an Episcopal churoh or chapel was erected at\\nPortsmouth, and Rev. Richard Gibson was the first miuistsr, who re-\\nmainfd till 1642. A Cew Quakers were here at an early period, and a\\nsociety v;as formed at Seabrook in the year 17G1. The Calvi7iistic Bap-\\nt isls are the second denomination in point of numbers. Ihe first\\nchurch was ibrmed at Newtown in 1755. In 1780, there existed in this\\nstate 19 churches. The Preioy^enans who were first est-ablished here\\nwere a colony of Scotch emigrants, who settled Londonderry in 1719.\\nThe FreeioUl Baptists are a numerous class of christian*. The first\\nchurch of this denomination was founded at New-Durham^ in 1780, by\\nEider Benjamin Randal!. This i^enomination was recognized as a\\ndistinct sect by an act of the Legislature, Dec. 7, 1804. The Methodists\\nwere recognized bylaw as a distinct religious sect June 15, 1807. The\\nSandemanians are (he followers of Mr. Robert Sandeman, who came to\\nthis country in 1764. There i\u00c2\u00bb but one society, which is at Portsmouth.\\nThe UnivcrsulistS were recognized as a distinct religious sect June 13,\\n1805. The first society of this denomination was formed at Portsmouth\\nas early as 1781. The Shakei s, of which there are two communities,\\none at^ Canterbury, the other at Enfield, first appeared in this state in\\nifsa.\\nSocieties. The New-Hampshire Medical Society was incorpora-\\nted Feb. 16, 1791. It was formed for the purpose of diffusing a know-\\nedgfc of medjcai science in this state, and for discouraging empiricism\\nand quackery b} preventing all unqualified persons from practising Med-\\nJcinc andSLi!ger3% The society consists of three grades of members,\\nviz. Honorary Members, Fellovvs, and Associates. The two first belong\\nto the general society. The Associates belong to the District Societies,\\nof v\\\\ hicii there are six, the Eastern, Centre, Western, Strsiibrd, South-\\nern and Grafton Districts. A person must have been in practice two\\nyears beibrc he can be elected an Associate. An Asj-ociate ,is at all\\ntimes eligiule to the oifiCe of a Fellow. J he number of persons named\\nin the act of incorporation was 19, all of (vhom were constiiuicd Fellows.\\nThe number of Fellows v- ho have beer, elected and accepted, feince the\\nsociety went irto operation, is 148. The present number is 114. -The\\nnumber of Honorary iMembcrs who have been elected is 26. From Feb.\\n28, 1794, to Feb. i8. 1822, one hundred andiwo candidates were exam-\\nined and approbated by the Ceiisovs of the society for the practice of\\nPhysic and Surgery. The annual meetiiig i? holdsn at Concord on the\\nTuesday preceding the first Wednesday la Jur;e. Nine Fellows consti-", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 39\\ntute a quorum to transact business. At this meetingr, the officers, con-\\nsisting of a President, Vice-President, two Counsellors and iwo Censors\\nfrona each district, a Secretary, Librarian, the Library Committee, Com-\\nmittee of Correspondence and two Delegates to attend the Medical Ex-\\naminations at Dartmouth Cottege, are chosen.\\nThere are six Agricultural Societies, one in each county. That in\\nRockingham was incorporated in 1814 in Cheshire, 1816; these in\\nStrafford, Hillsborough and Grafton in 1818; and in Coos, 1S19. Con-\\nsiderable benefit has accrued from these institutions to the agricultural\\ninterest. Meetings for Cattle Shows and the exhibition of domeEtic\\nmanufactures are annually holdea. and are very generally attended. The\\ndistribution of premiums serves to create a spirit of competition among\\nthe members of the society, which cannot but be useful in promoting the\\ninterests of two of the most important branches of national wealth ^nd\\nprosperity, those of agriculture and manufactures. For a few years, the\\npatronage of the Legislature was extended to these institutions, each of\\nwhich, excepting Coos, received grants of about !|;400 in aid of their\\nfunds. It is much to be regretted, that one branch of the Legislature\\nat the last session, withdre v their fostering patronage from an object de-\\nserving so much encouragement. On the 19(h of De:erab*r, 1820, a\\nBoard of Agriculture was incorporated. It consists of six delegates, one\\nto be chosen by ballot from each \u00c2\u00a9f the county agricultural societies\\nwithin this state, who meet annually at Concord on the 2d Wednesday in\\nJune. In 1821, the Legislature granted $250 to be appropriated by the\\nBoard, in defraying the necessary expenses of procuring and preparing\\nmaterials for the publication of a pamphlet, to contain such reports and\\nreturns from the county societies, and such essays relative to agricultural\\nimprovements as the Board n ay think will conduce to tlie advancement\\nof agriculture. A similar grant for the same purposes was made at the\\nlast s6ssi^Jn of the Legislature.\\nThere ave, in this state, many religious and charitable i^strtutions, of\\nwhich (he mere enumeration would extend this article to a dispropor-\\ntiouaie leagth. The most prominent only can be noticed. The New-\\nHampshire Bible Society was organized in June, 1812. Its object is to\\nsupply the destitute vith Bibles, either gratuitously, or at reduced prices.\\nIt has upwards of 700 members, who are required to pay annually two\\ndollars eack, and may receive one bible, or three dollars and receive t%vo\\nbibles. It became auxilary to the American Bible Society in Sept. 1816,\\nto which it has remitted $3216 for Uibl*s, and $1231 97 as dona-", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "40\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\ntions. The New-Hampshire Missionary Society was instituted in .^ept.\\n1801, and is designed to furnish preaching and religious instruction to\\ndestitute churches in this stale. The amount of its funds is above $3000.\\nThe Rockingham, Hillsborough, Cheshire and Grafton Bible and Char-\\nitable Societies are each of them u eful institutions, and are extending\\ntheir benefits to objects within their respecl ve limits.\\nThere are 35 Musical Societies, which have had no small Influence in\\ncollecting and introducing into practice the best productions on music\\nin acquiring and diffusing a correct taste for psalmody and in contrib-\\nuting a large share towards the eipjoyment of the pleasures of sacred\\nharfGony.\\nThe Grand Lodge of New-Hampshire was constituted July 8, 1789.\\nUnder its jurisdiction, there are 37 Masonic Lodges, several of which\\nhave been incorporated. A Grand Royal Arch Chapter was instituted\\nin 1820, and there are sis subordinate Chapters, viz. St. Andrews at\\nHanover, established 3^n. 27, 1807; Trinity at Hopkinton, Feb. 16,\\n1807; Washington at Portsmouth, Nov. 1815 Cheshire, at Keene,\\nMay 4, 1816; Franklin, at Bath, July 10, 1820; and Webb at Clare-\\nmont, July 1M821.\\nThere have been incorporated in this state 31 academical associations,\\n169 social libraries, 117 religious societies and congregations, and 56 so-\\ncieties of various denominatiens not classed.\\nBanks. There are in this state ten banking institutions in operation,\\nand two others, one at Amherst and the other at Claremont, incorporat-\\ned in June, 1822, which have not yet gone into operation.\\nNames of Mtrnks,\\nIVhere located.\\nIncorporated.\\nCharters exliire.\\nCapital.\\nNew-Hacnpshire,\\nPortsmouth,\\nJan. 3. 1792.\\nJan. 3, 1842.\\n200,000\\nN. H. Union,\\ndo.\\nJune 18,1802.\\nJuly 1, 1822.\\n200,000\\nPortsmouth,\\ndo.\\nJune 11,1803.\\nJuly 1, 1823.\\n200,000\\nRockingham,\\ndo.\\nNov. 5. 1813.\\nJan. 1, 1834.\\n200,000\\nStrafford,\\nDover,\\nJune 11,1803.\\nJuly 4, 1823.\\n150,000\\nExeter,\\nExeter,\\nDec. 19,1803.\\nJan. 1. 1824.\\n200,000\\nCoos,\\nHaverhill,\\nDec. 24.1803.\\nJan. 1, 1824.\\n100,000\\nCheshire,\\nKeene,\\nDec. 24,1803.\\nMarch 1,1824.\\n150,000\\nConcord, (Upper)\\nConcord, (Lower)\\nConcord,\\nJune 18, 1806.\\nJuly 1, 1826.\\n200,000\\nBoth the Concord Banks issue bills under and claim the same charter.\\nThe New-Hampshire Union, Portsmouth, Strafford, Coos and Cheshire\\nBanks were re-incorporated, with certain restrictions and limitaticiw,\\nJun^ 28, 1821, for the further terra of twenty years. The name of the\\n003 Bank was altered to Grafton Bank, and all bills issued after the fir\u00c2\u00bb", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 41\\nof January, 1822, were to assume that name. These banking institutions\\nare subject to a tax of one half of one per cent, on the amount which\\nshall, on the second Wednesday of June annually, constitute the actual\\nstock of said banks. The object of this tax is to raise a fund to be pledg-\\ned and appropriated to the endowment or support of a college for in-\\nstruction in the higher branches of science and literature m this state,\\nIc be applied in such way and manner as the legislature shall hereafter\\ndirect. Q:^ The sums noted in the preceding table, as the capital of\\nour bank?, are their allowed capital, ai.d not the amount actually paid in.\\nS\u00e2\u0082\u00ac Literary Fund, p. 26.\\nThe State House.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This beEuliful edifice is situate in Concord\\nin the county ol Rockingham, upon a gently indijied plane between\\nmp in and state streets, and has two regular fronts, east and west. Tbo\\ncentre of the building is fifty feet In front by fifty -seven in depth the\\nwings are each thirty-eight feet in front by forty-nine in depth the whole\\nmaking a parallelogram of one hundred and twenty -six feet in lengih by\\nforty-nine in width, with the addition of a projecti-yu in the ce.ntre oT\\neach front of four feet. It is two stories above the basement, which\\nrises five feet above the surfece of the ground the first story is nine-\\nteen feet the second eighteen feet in the wings and thirty-one in the\\ncentre. The roofs of the wings are levelled at the outer ends and rise\\nten feet against the body of the centre the roof oi the centre rises thir-\\nteen {e.ei, presenting gable ends in front from the middle of which, the\\ncupola rises, eighleen feet square, to the height of fifteen feet above t e\\nridge thence in an ociasgular form, thirteen feet in diameter, sevfenteen\\nfeet, and is covered vnlh a roof in the form of an inverted acorn rising\\nto the height of nine feet, and surmounted with s gilt ball, thirtj^-three\\ninches in diameter, on which stands an eagle six and a half feet in height,\\nwith its wings partially espaaded. Each front has in its lower story\\nthree doors and six windows, and in its upper story, nine windows with\\na semi-eliiptical window in each gable end four windows in the south,\\nand two in th\u00c2\u00bb north end. The outside walls of the building are of\\ngranite sione, hammered, and built in a plain style\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the only ornament\\nbeing a Tuscan frontispiece of stone work at each central front door.\\nThe roof and cupola ar\u00c2\u00ab ef wooden materials. The roof is ornamen-\\nted with a coviag appropriate to the Doric order, and a balustrade up-\\non the wings. The square part of the cupola is ornamented with twelve\\nlauic columns, three at each corner.placed in a triangular position, with\\nan appropriate Coving and balustrade. The octangular part has one lo.\\nnic column at each corner, surmounted with an urn,\\nE", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "42 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nIn the second stoiy of the centre is the Representatives chamber,\\nwith an arched ceiling rising thirty feet from the floor, elegantly finished\\nwith stucco-work. The north wing contains the Senate chamber, eigh-\\nteen feet in height, with a beautiful ceiling of plaistering, ornamented\\nwith stucco-work, supported by four Ionic columns and an equal num-\\nber of pilasters. This room, for its neatness and elegance of finishing,\\nis not perhaps inferior to any in the (Jnited States. In the south wing\\nate contained the Council chamber and anti-chaniber, both of which\\nare finished in a handsome style. In the same wing, in the lower story,\\nwhich is divided into two parts, are the Secretary s and Treasurer s offi-\\nces, over which is a suite of committee rooms. In the north wing un-\\nder the Senate chamber is a spacious room intended for public hear-\\nings before committees of the legislature. This rpom is also conveni-\\nently arranged and is sufficiently commodious for the accomraodatioa\\nof the Superior Court, when holding a law terra. Under the Represen-\\ntatives chamber is an open area, in which are eight Doric columns, sup-\\nporting the flooring above. This area, with the adjacent passages in\\nthe wings, cooled by (he current of fresh air passing through the spa-\\ncious doors and windows opening into them, affi rds, in the warm month\\nof June, a delightful retreat to legislators.when fatigued by long attention\\nto their arduous duties, or heated by the ardor of debate, above stairs\\nand it is by no means an uncommon cass to see them availing them-\\nselves of the benefits of this pleasant retirement.\\nThe lot on which the State House stands contains something mijwe\\nthan two acres,enclosed on its sides with a solid wall of hammered stone\\nabout five feet high the front fences are of stone posts and sills and iron\\neastings, with gates of the same material.\\nThe expenses of building this house, including the fences, the lot of\\nground whereon it stands and the furniture of the bouse, amounted to\\nnearly eighty -two thousand dollars. The amount drawn from the treas-\\nury of the state in pursuance of sundry appropriations for that pur-\\npose, %vas $67,372 M\\nLabor done at the State Prison, as appears from the char-\\nges on the books there, amounted to the sum of $10,455 16\\nThe lot of land whei-eon the house stands, the sto\u00c2\u00abe for the\\nhouse, and drawing the same, all which was given by a\\nfew patriotic individuals of CoacoRd, amounted to 4,000 00\\n$81,827 60", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 43\\nIn the construction of this building with its appendages, including\\nthe fencing of the lot, there were required 37,000 (eet of hammer-\\ned stone. The facings of the walls and partitions of the basement,\\nwhich are coarsely hammered, may be estimated at 4,800 square\\nfeet the walls of the house, door poit\u00c2\u00ab, threshholds, window sills, c.\\nwhich are finely hammered, at 16,200 fest steps, flagging, walk\u00c2\u00ab, c.\\nat 6000 feel, and 10,000 feet for the fences. In addition to these quanti-\\nties, there were required 7,000 cubic feet of rough stone for the founda-\\ntion of the building, and 5,000 feel for the foundation of the fence.\\nThere were also required 630 thousand bricks, 840 casks of lime, 12\\ntons of plaister, 7 tons of soap-stone, 7 tons iron, 4,000 pounds of steel,\\n8,000 bushels of coal, 500 thousand feet of lumber, two and a half tons\\nof lead, 2000 feet of glass, one thousand dollars value of oil and paints,\\nand five hundred dollars value of nails.\\nState Prisojst. The state prison or penitentiary is a handsomo\\nbuilding, situated in Concord, three stories high, built entirely of granite.\\nIt is 70 feet in length, 36 feet wide, the walls of which are three feet ia\\nthickness. It contains in all 36 cells, the dimensions of which are 3 feet\\nby 9, with the exception of six in the upper story fcr the accommodation\\nof the sick, c. which are 10 by 17. The yard is enclosed by a faced\\nwall of 259 feet by 192, fourteen feet high, surmounted by a range of\\npickets ten feet in lengih. Connected with the prison, is a house for the\\naccommodation of the warden, his family, guards, ;c. built \u00c2\u00ablso \u00c2\u00a9f gran*\\nite. four stories high exclusive of the basement, and is 49 feet by 22.\\nThe officers, c. of this in?titution are a warden, physician, chaplain,\\ndepuly- .varden, tour guards, two overseers of the work-shops the whole\\nof whom receive their pay dif ectly from the proceeds of the prison, with\\nthe exception of the warden, whose salary, $300, is drawn from the trea-\\nsury. The governor and council for the time being conslitule the board\\nof directors or visitors. The convicts are employed in stone-Cutting,\\ncoopering, smithing, shoe-making, weaving and tailoring. The prison\\nwas erected in 1812 and cost with the appurtenances about ^37,000\\nsince which time between $4000 and $5000 have been drawn from the\\ntreasury to defray the expense of additional buildings. The first com-\\nmitment to this penitentiary was in Noversber, 1812\u00e2\u0080\u0094 since which peri-\\nod, 199 have been confined, four of whom were females, 19 foreigners.\\nOf these, 24 were sentenced for horsestealing; for counterfeiting and\\nforgery, 30-, assault, c. 8 manslaughter, 3 perjury, 1; arson, 4;", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "44 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nburglary, 3 stealing, 126, The greatest number conSned at any one\\niiine, 74 present nanober, 56.\\nPrevious to the establishment of our state prison, there were eight of-\\nfences, that by a law of the stute subjected the offender to capita! pun\\ni \u00c2\u00bbhment; but in that year they were reduced to two\u00e2\u0080\u0094treason and wilful\\nmurder.* If this benevolent change in our laws has not diminished, it\\nhas not increased, the number of crimes. The expenses of our state\\nprison have greatly diminished since the Alterations made in the man-\\nagement of its affairs, and the introduction of a new system the ap-\\npointment of a new warden, and placing the institution under the imrac-\\nfh ate control of the governor and e\u00c2\u00a9unc:l. The police of the prison is\\nrigid and salutary. The convicts are dressed in uniform, \u00c2\u00a5.n6 comforta-\\nbly fed. The sexes are kept apart. Great care is bestowed by the offi-\\ncers of the institution upon their morals in the hope of reforming the\\noffender, and fitting him to respect and observe those laws, for the \\\\iola-\\nlion of which he is condemned to suffer.\\nIn the year ending May SI, 1818, the expenses of this institution ex-\\nceeded the profits of the labtr of convicts, c. in the sum of $4235 61.\\nIn June of that year, the legislature deemed it necessarj to alter the in-\\nternal system of the penitentiary and appointed new officers to man-\\nage its concern?. For the year ending May 31, 1819, (he whole expense\\nof the prison exceeded the profits in the sum of $862 72. In the year\\nending May 31, 1820\u00e2\u0080\u0094 $345 45. In the year ending May 31, 1821\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n$232 89. During the year ending May 31, 1822, there was a net gain\\nover the expense of $392 50. The sums drawn from the treasury for\\nthe support of the prison, since 1817, are as follow\\nFor the year endiag May 31, 1818, 7000 00\\nMay 31, 1819. 3152 34\\nMay 31, 1820, 2100 00\\nMay 31, 1821, 963 00\\nMay 31, 1822, 1000 00\\nAnd it is confidently expected that no further aid from the treasury will\\nbe necessary for the support of the prison for a number of years, unless\\nsome unforeseen accident should change the aspect of its affairs.\\nCuriosities. As the?e will be described at some length in the\\nceurse of this work, the reader is referred to the heads under which they\\nThe crimes forroeily punishable with death, were\u00e2\u0080\u0094 f eason, murder, rape, so-\\ndomy, burglary, arson, robbery, and one spt cies of forgery. Fines nd imprison-\\nment, the lash and the pillory, were also bestowed, with unsparing severity, on\\nminor offence*. The two latter m^des of punishment are now emirely abolished,.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "NEW.HAMP3H1RE GAZETTEER. 45\\nare noticed. See Amoskeag Falls, Atkinson, Harrington, Bellows Fal!s\u00c2\u00bb\\nChester, Durham, Franconia, Hampton, Ossipee, Saubornton, White\\nMountains.\\nIndians.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Whatever relates to the aboriginals of our country, those\\nearly proprietors of the soil which \u00c2\u00abve inherit, must be interesting to pos-\\nterity. The lands which we cultivate, the forests, the rivers and moun-\\ntains around us, once swarmed with a distinct race of the human fami-\\nly. They, whose character was once so lofty and independent, are\\nhardly seen among us, and if seen, are seen begging the price of their\\nperdition. They, who might have exterminated the Europeans on their\\narrival, have themselves become exterminated, and most of their memo-\\nrials have perished with them. It is much to be regretted, that so little\\nhas been preserved respecting the Indians of New-Hampshire but\\nthere have been causes for this omission in recording their historj\\nwhich could not easily have been removed. In the first place, the hor.\\nror proceeding from the cruelties of their warfare forbade the calmness\\nof investigation. As long as they were formidable, curiosity was over-\\npowered by terror and there was neither leisure nor inclination, to\\ncontemplate their character as a portion of tht human family, while the\\nglare of conflagraiion reddened the midnight sky, and the yelJs of the\\nsavage, mingled with the shrieks of the butchered victims, rode as por-\\ntentous messengers, on every gale. But that state of things has ceased\\nto exist. The white men in America have become too numerous to\\nfear any longer the effects of savage barbarity, such as assailed the early\\ninhabitants of our state, and carried terror to the stoutest heart. A\\nspirit of sympathy should now be excited for this unfortunate race of\\nbeings. Pity for those that remain should fill our breasts.\\nIndulge, our native land, indulge the tear,\\nThat steals Impassioned oVr a nation s doom\\nTo us each twig from Adam s stock is dear,\\nAnd teai-s of sorrow deck an Indian s tomb.\\nThe Indians who formerly inhabited New-Hampshire may be consid-\\nered under five separate divisions viz. 1. Those tribes residing on Pas-\\ncatcqua river and its branches. 2, The various tribes on the Merrimack\\nand its tributary streanw. 3. The Ossipee Indians on Lake Ossipee and\\nthe PequackelLs on Saco river, in the N. E. part of the state. 4. The In-\\ndians on Ccnneclicut river. 5. The Coos Indians.\\nWhen the first settlers arrived, they found on Squamscot river, in the\\nviciiiity of Exeter, a tribe under Wahangnonawitt, as their sagamore j\\n\u00c2\u00a32", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "4l NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\non Cocheco river around Dover, lived the Newichwannock^, having s\\nsagamore, named Howls, and on the Pascataqua were the Pascafaqua\\ntribe. A -l these tribes and several others, as tar cast as Kennebeck riv-\\nwere generally called by the generic name of Abenaquies. On Mer-\\nrimack river, there were numerous collections of Indians; as we have\\nreason to suppose from the relics which are annually found on its bor-\\nders. In the summer of 1821, parts of three skeletons were found on\\nthis river, at Bedford, in the county of Hillsborough. One of them ap-\\npeared to be interred in a sitting posture, and all their heads lay towards\\nthe south. During the present year, there was found in the garden of\\nMr. James Riddle of Merrimack, a skeleton supposed to be that of an\\nIndian, which had probably been interred more than eighty years. The\\nPenacook tribe, which lived in the vicinity of Concord, was the most\\nconsiderable in numbers and importance of any tribe vvhich lived in this\\nstate on Merrimack river. In 1629, Passaconarvay was their grand sa-\\nchem, who lived till the year 1660, and who ever remained friendly to the\\nEnglish, and at his death, strictly enjoined his son and successor, Won-\\na anset, io maintain peace with his English neighbors. Around the\\nfalls at Amo skeag, have been discovered many traces of Indians, and\\nhere probably was one of their best fishing grounds. The Ossipee and\\nPequackett Indians at the lime the first settlers of this state arrived,\\nprobably amounted to nearly 800 souls. On Connecticut river, there\\nwere doubtless many tribes, but we are lost in darkness and perplexity\\nwhen we attempt to name them or point out their individual residence.\\nThe history of the Coqs Indians is involved in the same obscurity. The\\nIndians, inhabitiiig this state, several times suffered from the Mohawks,\\na fierce and savage race living in the county of Montgomery in the state\\nof New- York. Some of the small tribes were nearly exterminated by\\ntheir ferocity and savage barbarity. They were more cruel to -the east-\\nern Indians than the eastern Indians were to the Europeans. The In-\\ndians in this state inhabited those regions where the means of subsis-\\ntence could be the most easily obtained. It w^s observed by the earliest\\ninhabitants of this country, that they were most numerous on the banks\\nof large rivers, where their wants were, in a great measure, supplied by\\nthe abundance offish, which, at former periods, those streams produced.\\nIn the gradual diminutTOn and final extinction of the aboriginals of New-\\nHampshire, we have a melancholy specimen of what has happened in\\nlike manner to all the Indian tribes, who once inhabited the territory of\\nNew-England, except a few feeble remnants in the south part of Massa-", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAl\\\\rPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 47\\nchusetts and some in Coniiecticut and of hundreds other powerful\\ntribe?, once spread over the seitled parts of om* country. And such will\\nbe the inevitable destiny of ali Indians now rrjiogled among oui* white\\npopulation, if a radical change in our treatment of ihem, be not adopt-\\ned. The monuments and relics of the Indians in this state have been\\naccurately described by Dr. Belknap in (he 3J vol. of his Hist, of H.\\npage 63, to which We refer the reader.\\nHistory. New-Hampshire was discovered by Capt. John Smith, an\\nEnglish navigator, in 1614. The name was givfn to it by Capt. John\\nMason, the original patentee. In the earliest grant made to Mason and\\nGorges in 1622, it is styled Laconia, and in some of our earliest histories\\nit is called Capt. Mason s Patent and Pascataqua. The first settlements\\nwere made at Dover and Portsmouth in the year 1623. The first settlers,\\nof whom the principal were Edward Hilton, William Hilton, and David\\nThompson, were sent from England by the original proprietors of Laco-\\nnia, to found a plantation on Pascataqua river to cultivate the vine, dis-\\ncover mines, carry on the fisheries and trade with the natives. The two\\nHiltons, with their associates, settled at Dover neck, about seven miles\\nfrom Portsmouth. Thompson, with his company, set down nearer the\\nharbor. In 1629, Rev. John Wheelwright purchased of several Sacbems\\nthe country between the Merrimack and Pascataqua, from the ocean a\\nfar back as the town of Amherst; about fifty miles. In 1638, Mr.\\nWheelwright, with a small company from Braintree, commenced the\\nsettlement of Exeter and the same year the town of Hampton was set-\\ntled. These were the first towns settled in New-Hampshire. The in-\\nhabitants of these places met with many difficulties in their progress.\\nTheir land was granted over, and over again, in successive patents; and\\nwith different patentees, they had many perplexing disputes. The cli-\\nmate was more severe, and their soilless fruitful, than that of Massachu-\\nsetts and Connecticut. In the beginning of their plantations, they were\\nmore divided in their principles, and less harmonious in their measures,\\nthan the people of those colonies. At the same time, they had no stable-\\ngovernment, of sufficient vigor to discourage dissentions. They were,\\nalso, not a little perplexed with loose Ministers, and Magistrates such as\\ngenerally withdraw from regular, well principled society, to indulge their\\nmischievous dispositions, and establish their influence in more imperfect\\ncommunities. In 1641, sll these settlements, by a voluntary act, submit-\\nted to Massachusetts, and were comprehended in the county of Norfolk,\\nwhich extended from the Merrimack to the Pascataqua. The govern*", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "48 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nment of Great Britain, for many years, paid them but little attention.\\nAt length iu 1679, a new government was estabhshed, and New-Hamp-\\nshire was made a royal province by commijsion from Charles II. The\\ncommission was brought to Portsmouth by Edward Randolph, January\\n1, 1680 but it was received with great reluctance by those persons nom-\\niaated in it to the Presidency and Council. The first General Assembly\\nmet at Portsmouth, on the 16th of March following, in which Portsmouth,\\nDover, Hampton and Exeter were the only towns represented.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 16S6,\\na change took place, and all New-England was entrusted to a President\\nand Council. After the imprisonment of Andros, the union with Massa-\\nchusetts was revived in 1689, but in 1692, the old separate government\\nwas established. From 1699 to 1702, it was united with Massachusetts\\nand New-York, and from 1702 to 1741, with Massachusetts. In 1741,\\nthe boundary lines were established by royal authority, by which New-\\nHampshire received from Massachusetts a tract of country, of fourteen\\nmiles in breadth, and above fifty in length, more than the former had ever\\nclaimed. The same year, Benning Wentworth was appointed Gover-\\nnor and continued in office until 1767, when he was superseded by\\nJohn Wentworth, who continued in office till the revolution. A tempo-\\nrary government was established in 1776, to continue durirg the war\\nwith Great Britain. It consisted of a house of representatives, and a\\ncouncil of twelve, with the addition of an executive committee to act in\\nthe recess of the legislature. The number of this committee varied\\nfrom six to sixteen. The president of the council was also president cf\\nthe executive committee. The Hon. Mesheck Weare filled this responsi-\\nble office throughout the war. A new constitution vas established in\\n1784; and this being altered and amended in 1792, is the permanent\\nconstitution of the state. We conceive it unnecessary to introduce\\nmore of the history of New-Hampshire into this general view, especially\\nwhen we are in possession of such an invaluable history as that of the\\nRev. Dr. Belknap.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "\u00c2\u00a9tiitval Tim ot tfje ^ountim.\\nROCKINGHAM COUNTY.\\nThe county of Rockingham is situated between 42\u00c2\u00b0 41 and 43\u00c2\u00b0 27\\nN. latitude. It is bounded N. and N, E. by Stsaftord county; E. by the\\nAtlantic, from the mouth of the Pascataqua to the line of Massachusetts\\nS. by Ma\u00c2\u00abg. W. by the county of Hillsborough. Its length is about 50\\nmiles; its breadth, from the S. W. corner of Pelham to Portsmouth, is\\n36 miles. It is of a triangular shape, being no more than 6 miles wide at\\nthe N. W. part. It comprises an area of 661,640 acres, or 1.034 square\\nmiles nearly. There are no remarkable elevations in t|iis county the\\nsurface, however, is uneven, and in the N. part, from the higher cminea-\\nces, affords fine views \u00c2\u00a9f the surrounding country. The highest points\\nare. Saddleback mountain in Northwood and Deerfield, Fort, in Ep-\\nsom, Catamount in Pittsfitld, and Bean s hill in Northfield. The Winne-\\npisiogee river v^ ^ashes the N. bouiwlary of this county, falling into the\\nMerrimack at the N. W. corner. From thence the Merrimack foims\\nthe ^vestern lirje to the to vn of Concord, where it receives the vralers\\nof the Contoocook from the county of Hillsborough. Meandering\\nthrough Concord, it enriches some fine tracts of interval land, and re-\\nceivps the waters of the Soucook at the S. E. coroer of the town. The\\nSuncook joins the Merrimack at the S. corner of Pembroke. The\\nLamprey, Exeter, Beaver and Spiggot rivers water the E. and S. E.\\nparts of the county. The largest collection of water is the Great Bay,\\nbetween Newington and New-Market, and connecting- with the Pascata-\\nqua. Massabesick pond lies pr.ncipally in Chester, and is picturesque\\nfrom its numerous islands and the surrounding elevations. The other\\nprincipal ponds are, Island pond in Hampstead, Great and Country\\nponds in Kingston, Pleasant pond in Deerfield, Turkey, Long and Turtle\\nponds in Concord. 1 he soil of the county of Rockingham, having been\\nlonger under cultivation than that of any other county, is very fertile\\nand agricultural pursuits are here crowned with much success. The\\nnumber of persons engaged in agriculture, in 1820, was 10,522; in com-\\nmerce, 609 in manufactures, 1;973. Portsmouth has the only sea-porti^", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "50\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nand is the largest town in the state. Exeter is an ancient town, and a\\nplace of much business. Concord is the seat of the state government,\\nand is a flourishing town. Exeter and Concord are the seats of jus-\\ntice. The population of this county in 1775, was 37,463 43.169 in\\n1790; 45,427 in 1800; 50,175 in 1810: the population in 1820 was\\n55,246, or 53.4 to the square njiie.\\nSTATISTICAL TABLE.\\n5\\nCO\\no\\nQ\\nS.\\nQ\\no\\nn\\n-5\\n1=\\nTowns.\\nOS\\nr\\n1\\no\\nc\\nP\\na\\n3\\n3\\n3\\n1^\\n3\\n5\\n1\\n1\\ni\\np\\n_\\n1\\nAllenstown\\nT\\n~~r\\n4\\n2\\nI 5\\n2\\n1\\nAtkinson\\n1\\n6\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n3\\n1\\n1\\nBow\\n1\\n8\\n8\\n3\\ne\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1 1\\nBrentwood\\n3\\n4\\n3\\n5\\n5\\n31 4\\n1 4\\nCandia\\n2\\n12\\n12\\n1\\n5\\n5\\n6\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nCanterbury\\n3\\n9\\n8\\n3\\n4\\n4\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n2\\n2\\nChester\\n2\\n16\\n16\\n7\\n8\\n18\\n10\\n1\\n1\\n4\\nChichester\\n1\\n6\\n6\\n4\\n3\\n5\\n2\\n1\\n2\\nConcord\\n2\\n20\\n20\\n11\\n20\\n6\\n7\\n4\\n3\\n2\\n7\\nDee. fit Id\\n2\\n11\\n11\\n8\\n6\\n10\\n8\\n2\\n3\\n4\\n6\\nEast Kingsloa\\n1\\n4\\n4\\n1\\n2\\n4\\n1\\n1\\nEppiwg\\n3\\n8\\n8\\n5\\n7\\n5\\n3\\n1\\n1\\njEpgom\\n1\\n6\\n6\\n6\\n4\\n8\\n7\\n3\\n3\\n4\\nlExeter\\n3\\n6\\n6\\n8\\n19\\n4\\n5\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nGreenland\\n1\\n4\\n4\\n2\\n3\\n1\\n4\\n1\\nHampstead\\n1\\n8\\n6\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n1\\nI\\nHampton\\n2\\n4\\n4\\n3\\n4\\n3\\n5\\n21\\nHampton Falls\\n2\\n2\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nHa A-ke\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n1\\nKensington\\n2\\n3\\n1\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nffingsion\\n1\\n5\\n5\\n6\\n5\\n4\\n5\\n2\\n2\\nLondonderry\\n2\\n18\\n18\\n4\\n8\\n10\\n8\\n2\\n2\\n1\\nLoudon\\n2\\n9\\n9\\n3\\n8\\n6\\n6\\n2\\ni\\n3\\n3\\nNew-Castle\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n3\\n1\\n1\\nNewin^ton\\nNew-Market\\n1\\n1\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n6\\n6\\n4\\n10\\n2\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nNewtown\\n1\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nNorthfield\\n1\\n8\\n8\\n2\\n5\\n2\\n3\\n4\\nNorth-Hampton\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n3\\n4\\nNorthwood\\n2\\n8\\n2\\n2\\n6\\n8\\n3\\n2\\n4\\nNottingham\\n1\\n8\\n8\\n4\\n1\\n7\\n4\\n1 1\\n1\\niPelham\\n2\\n5\\n5\\n4\\n3\\n3\\n1 1\\n1\\ni Pembroke\\n2\\n3\\n8\\n3\\n11\\n6\\n5\\n1\\n4", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n51\\nTowns.\\n(11\\no\\na\\nc\\n2.\\na,\\n1\\ncr\\nn\\nP\\n1\\n1\\nO\\n1\\nST\\n2.\\n9\\n9-\\n3\\ni\\n3\\nSi\\n1\\n1\\nPittsfield\\n2\\n9\\n9\\n2\\n3\\n7\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n3\\n3\\nPlai?tow\\n1\\n4\\n4\\n3\\n4\\n1\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nPoplio\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n3\\nPortsmouth\\n7\\n9\\n7\\n280\\n4\\nl!l2\\n12\\nRaymond\\n1\\n8\\n8\\n4\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n4\\nRye\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n3\\n4\\nSalem\\n2\\n9\\n9\\n3\\n4\\n3\\n4\\n2\\n3\\nSandown\\n1\\n3\\n4\\n4\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n3\\nSeabrook\\n3\\n3\\n3\\n3\\n3\\n5\\nISouth-Hampton\\n1\\n4\\n4\\n2\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nStrathara\\n2\\n4\\n4\\n1\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n5\\n6\\nWindham\\nJ\\n6\\n1\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n45 towns\\n78\\n276\\n281\\n127\\n453\\n188\\n156 |47\\ni!\\n49\\n81\\nBesides the above, there are 4 distilleries, 3 woollen and 5 cotton fac.\\nDries, 4 oil mills, antl 6 paper mills, four at Pembroke, one in Northfield\\nand one at Exeter. There are nine printing establishments in this\\ncounty, four at Concord, two at Exeter, and three at Portsmouth. Four\\nof these are newspaper oflices, from which about 5600 papers are issu-\\ned weekly. There a?e seven incorporated academies in this county,\\nseveral of which are well endowed. That at Exeter is one of the beat\\ninstitutions of the kind in the countr3\\\\ The first settlements in New-\\nHampshire were made at Dover, Portsmouth, Exeter and Hampton.\\nThe first settlement at Portsmouth commenced in the year 1623. Until\\nthe formation of counties in 1771, all the courts were holden and all\\npublic business transacted at Portsmouth. On the 19th of March in\\nthat year this coimty was formed, and named by Gov. Wentworth, in\\nhonor of Charles Watson Wentworth. K. G. F. R. S. Marquis of Rock-\\ningham. On the! 6th of June 1791, the divisional lines wer\u00c2\u00a3 defined\\nand established by the new government of the state.\\nSTRAFFORD COUNTY.\\nThis county is situated between 43\u00c2\u00b0 03 and 44\u00c2\u00b0 02 N. latitude boua-\\nded N. by the county of Coos, E. by the state of Maine, S. and S. W", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "52\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nby Rocking^ham, W. by the Pemigewasset river, which separates it from\\nparts of the counties of Grafton and llillsborougb, and N. W. by Graf-\\nton county. It is 63 miles in length, froni the mouth of Lamprey river to\\nthe N. line of Burton 5 33 rtiilei wide at the centre. Its shape, like that\\nof all the other couolies, is irregular. It contains an area ol 861,171 acres,\\nbeing 1345 1-2 square miles. This county, which extends to ihe neigh-\\nborhood of the White Mountains, has several considerable mountains\\nwithin its limits. Chocorua, in Burton, Sandwich mountain in the\\nsame range, Ossipee and Effingham mountains, Gunstock mountain in\\nGilford, Moose, in Brookfield and Middleton^ and other heights along\\nthe ridge denominated Blue Hills, are the most elevated. Bed Hill in\\nMoultonborough has a commanding elevation, and has long attracted\\nvisitors. Below, the waters of the Winnepisiogee lie open to the eye,\\nand its numerous islands and bays present a fine appearance. This lake\\nIS much the largest body of water in the state, being 22 miles long, and\\nvarying from one to eight miles in width. Sullivan, or Squam lake, lies\\npartly in this county, end is 6 miles in leagth and nearly 5 in width. Ossi-\\npee lake is also in this county. Great bay, Long bay and Merrymeeting\\nbay, are connected with the Winnepisiogee lake. Smith s pond, in Wolf-\\nborough, Sixmile, in Eaton, Merrymeeting, in New-Durham, and Love-\\nwell s, in Wakefield, are the principal ponds. The larger rivers are (he\\nPascataqua, Salmon-Fall, Cochecho, Saco and Swift rivers. The soil of\\nStrafford county, though presenting a great variety, is generally good.\\nOur lands are generally hard of cultivation, but the patient laborer finds\\n(an ample reward for his industry. Persons in this county engaged in\\nagriculture in 1820, were 10,28 in manufactures, 1,538 and in com-\\ntnerce, 9.\\nSTATISTICAL TABLE\\nf I\\nen\\nf\\n9\\n9\\nD3\\nn\\ni\\ns\\n2\\nP\\ns\\n5\\n5\\nS\\nTowns.\\nr\\np\\nr\\n5\\nf\\n1.\\ni\\ng-\\n5\\np\\nAlton\\n3 20\\n14\\n1 1 5\\n11\\n5 1 1\\n11 3\\n3\\nBarnstead\\n3 11\\n11\\n3 1 10\\n7\\n5 2\\nA\\nBerrington\\n1 10\\n7\\n1 1 3\\n4\\n4l 1\\n1\\n2\\nBrookfield\\n1 1\\n4\\n4\\nI\\n4\\n1\\n1\\n2", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "NEW-HARIPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n53\\nIS\\nre\\nTowns.\\nI\\nr\\n3\\n-J\\ng\\n5\\n3\\nC\\no\\nS\\nn\\na.\\n1\\n3\\n5\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0D\\nr\\ni\\n2.\\nO\\nC\\nF\\n1\\n3\\no\\nF\\ntr-\\n3\\nn 1\\nBiuton\\n4\\n3\\n2\\n4\\nCentre-Harbor\\n1\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nConway\\n2\\n12\\n6\\n3\\n4\\n4\\n5\\n2\\n2\\nDover\\n2\\n10\\n8\\n5\\n30\\n2\\n4\\n5\\n4\\n7\\n7\\nDurham\\n1\\n8\\n8\\n4\\n12\\n4\\n5\\n2\\n1\\n4\\n4\\nEaton\\n1\\n9\\n6\\n2\\n1\\n7\\n6\\n1\\n1\\nEffingham\\n2\\n10\\n8\\n2\\n6\\n4\\n5\\n1\\n1\\n4\\n4\\nFarmington\\n1\\n12\\n11\\n1\\n4\\n4\\n6\\n1\\n4\\nGihiianton\\n6\\n24\\n24\\n6\\n12\\n11\\n18\\n4\\n3\\n6\\nGilford\\n2\\n10\\n10\\n1\\n5\\n5\\n4\\n1\\n1\\n5\\nLee\\n2\\n7\\n7\\n2\\n3\\n7\\n6\\n1\\n1\\n3\\n5\\nMactbury\\n1\\n4\\n4\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nMeredith\\n3\\n15\\n15\\n3\\n10\\n6\\n3\\n4\\n6\\n2\\n2\\nMiddleton\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n1\\nMoiiitonborough\\n1\\n9\\n9\\n2\\n1\\n5\\n5\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nMilton\\n1\\n7\\n7\\n5\\n5\\n5\\n4\\n1\\n2\\n1\\nNew-Durham\\nNew-Hampton\\n3\\n12\\n12\\n2\\n2\\n8\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n3\\nOssipee\\n2\\n17\\n11\\n2\\n8\\n7\\n7\\n1\\n1\\n3\\nRochester\\n3\\n16\\n14\\n2\\n10\\n5\\n5\\n2\\n3\\n2\\nSanbornton\\n3\\n19\\n18\\n3\\n8\\n15\\n24\\n5\\n8\\n10\\n10\\nSandwich\\n3\\n11\\n10\\n1\\n3\\n6\\n6\\n3\\n3\\n3\\n3\\nSomersworth\\n1\\n6\\n6\\n1\\n2\\n3\\n3\\nStrafiford\\n1\\n14\\n12\\n1\\n4\\n5\\n4\\nTamworth\\n1\\n11\\n9\\n3\\n4\\n5\\n5\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n2\\nTuftonborough\\n1\\n7\\n6\\n3\\n5\\n4\\n5\\n2\\n2\\n1\\nWakefield\\n2\\n10\\n9\\n2\\n10\\n7\\n10\\n2\\n4\\n5\\nWolf borough\\n1\\n9\\n8\\n2\\n4\\n4\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n2\\n32 Towns,\\n|5 o\\n1 321 1 282\\n1 67\\nj 174\\n1 let\\n170|48|53|57j65|\\nThere are in this county 7 woollen and 8 cotton factories. Two oi*\\nthree of the latter are not constantly in operation. Those at Dover,\\nhowever, are extensive and profitable. There are 8 oil mills, 4 distiller-\\nies, and a paper-mill, the latter at Gilford. There is one printing office,\\nat Dover. The academies at Gilmanton, Effingham, Sanbornton and\\nNew-Hampton are incorporated and respectable institutions. There is\\nalso an academy at Dover and at Gilford. The first settlement in any\\npart of the State.was made at Dover by Edward and William Hilton,\\nfrom London, in 1623. During the same year, a settlement commenced\\nat Portsmouth. See Gen. View, p. 47. The county of Strafford was", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "54 NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nconstituted March 19, 1771. The counties being named after the friends\\nof Gov. Wentworth, Strafford was probably named in honor of Wil-\\nliam Wentworth, the Earl of Strafford. The population in 1775, was\\n12,513; in 1790, 23,742; in 1800, 32,614 in 1810, 41,595 and in 1820,\\n51,117. Population to a square mile, 37.9,\\nHILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.\\nHillsborough county is situated between 42\u00c2\u00b0 4V and 43\u00c2\u00b0 32 N. lati-\\ntude. Its greatest length is 52 miles its greatest breadth, from the E.\\nline of Manchester to the W. line of Hancock, is 32 miles and its least\\nbreadth, from the W. line of New-London to Pemigewasset river, is\\nabout 15 miles. It contains 1345 square miles, or 796,800 acres. It has\\nGrafton county on the N., Rockingham on the E., the state of Massachu-\\nsetts on the S., and Cheshire county on the W. The surface of this coun-\\nty is generally uneven, though there are but few lofty mountains. The\\nKearsarge and Ragged mountains in the N. part are the highest eleva-\\ntions, and from their summits, there is an extensive prospect. Lyndebo-\\nrough mountain in the township of Lyndeborough, Sunapee mountain\\nin Fishersfield, the Unconoonock in Goflfstown, Crotched in Francestown\\nand Society-Land, are of considerable altitude. These will be noticed\\nunder the towns in which they are situated. This section of New-Hamp-\\nshire is well watered. The noble and majestic Merrimack has a course\\nof more than 20 miles in this county. In Boscawen, it receives the Con-\\ntoocook, a river of considerable length and importance, watering sever-\\nal towns in the west part of the county. At Dunstable, the Nashua, a\\nbeautiful stream from Massachusetts, discharges its waters into the Merri-\\nmack. Between the mouths of these rivers, the Souhegan and Piscata-\\nquog, streams of much value and consequence to the manufacturing in-\\nterests, discharge themselves into the Merrimack the former in the\\ntownship of Merrimack the latter in Bedford. Part of two large col-\\nlections of water denominated lakes are situated in this county. The\\nsouthern part of lake Sunapee is in the N. W. part of the township of\\nFishersfield and the W. part of lake Massabesick is on the E. bounda.\\nry of Manchester. Besides these, there are numerous ponds interspers-\\ned through the whole extent of territory. Some of the largest of these\\nare Chance pond in Andover, Pleasant pond in New-London, Todd s\\npond in Fishersfield, Gregg s pond in Antrim, Pleasant pond in Frances-\\ntown, Babboosuck pond in Amherst, and Potanipo in Brookline. There", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nare several mineral springs which have been found serviceable in cuta-\\nneous affections, but no one has yet acquired general celebrity. Min-\\nerals have been found in various places, but not in great abundance.\\nThe manufactures in this county in 1810, were as follows, viz. 56 tan-\\nneries, at which 6150 hides and 12,000 skins were tanned 2 distilleries,\\nproducing 5000 gallons of spirit 5 1 paper-mill, making ^12,000 worth of\\npaper 38 fulling mills, fulling 126,500 yds. of cloth, and dressing 90,000\\nyds. of thin cloths 10 shearing machines 35 carding machines, card-\\ning 158,000 lbs. of wool 2 oil mills, producing 6000 g.allons of oil 5\\nnail cutting machines, making 10 tons of nails 6 trip-hammers 16\\nhatters, making 4000 fur and 6000 wool hats 5490 looms, weaving 1,-\\n158,160 yds. of cloth. All these were produced annually. This coun-\\nty possesses many advantages for manufacturing establishments, and it\\nis gratifying to find that many of its citizens are turning their atten-\\ntion to this branch of national and individual wealth.\\nSTATISTICAL TABLE.\\nTowns.\\n5\\nas\\nt\\n1\\n0\\nI\\n1\\n1\\n5\\n5\\nS\\nf\\no\\n3.\\ncr\\n5\\nre\\n3\\nF\\n1\\nAmherst\\nT\\n12\\n9\\n4\\n4\\n4\\n3\\n~T\\n~r\\n~T\\nAndover\\n2\\n15\\n12\\n3\\n4\\n5\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n3\\nAntrim\\n1\\n10\\n8\\n2\\n2\\n7\\n6\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n3\\nBedford\\n2\\n10\\n10\\n3\\n7\\n8\\n6\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nBoscawen\\n2\\n15\\n15\\n9\\n6\\n17\\n5\\n4\\n5\\n5\\nBradford\\n1\\n7\\n7\\n1\\n4\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1 2\\n1\\nBrookline\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n3\\n6\\n4\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nDeering\\n1\\n10\\n10\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nDunbarton\\n1\\n8\\n7\\n4\\n5\\n6\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nDunstable\\n1\\n9\\n9\\n6\\n5\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n2\\n3\\nFishersfield\\n1\\n8\\n7\\n1\\n2\\n3\\n2\\n1\\nFrance stovvn\\n1\\n10\\n9\\n3\\n6\\n6\\n5\\n2\\n2\\n4\\nGoffstown\\n2\\n11\\n11\\n4\\n6\\n17\\n8\\n3\\n2\\n2\\nGreenfield\\n1\\n9\\n9\\n1\\n2\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nHancock\\n1\\n9\\n8\\n2\\n3\\n6\\n6\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nHenniker\\n3\\n10\\n10\\n3\\n5\\n7\\n6\\n2\\n4\\n3\\n3\\nHillsborough\\n1\\n13\\n13\\n6\\n7\\n8\\n5\\n3\\n3\\n3\\n6\\nHollis\\n1\\n13\\n12\\n2\\n4\\n6\\n5\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nHooksett\\n5\\n5\\n5\\n4\\nHopkinton\\n3\\n17\\n16\\n3\\n7\\n5\\n5\\n2\\n2\\n6\\n6\\nLyndeborough\\n1\\n10\\n9\\n2\\n2\\n4\\n3\\n1\\n2", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "NEW -HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n1\\n05^\\n1\\nCA2\\n1\\nf\\no\\ns.\\nO\\n9\\n5,\\nTO\\nTowjvs.\\nt\\ni\\nn\\ns\\n5\\ng\\ni\\ni.\\n1\\n3\\n1\\nLitchfield\\nl\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n4\\n2\\n1\\nManchester\\n1\\n7\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n7\\n4\\n1\\nMason\\n1\\n10\\n10\\n1\\n3\\n5\\n4\\n1\\no\\n1\\nMenimack\\n1\\n9\\n9\\n5\\n5\\n8\\n5\\n2\\n2\\n2\\nMilford\\n2\\n7\\n7\\n3\\n12\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n1\\nMont-Vernon\\n1\\n4\\n4\\n1\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nNew-Boston\\n2\\n16\\n14\\n1\\n3\\n25\\n6\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n2\\nNew-Ipswich\\n2\\n9\\n9\\n3\\n4\\n4\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1\\nNew-London\\n1\\n8.\\n8\\n3\\n4\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n2\\nNottingham- West\\n2\\n10\\n10\\n1\\n3\\n4\\n4\\n2\\n1\\nFsterborough\\n2\\n6\\n6\\n1\\n6\\n4\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nSalisbury\\n3\\n13\\n13\\n3\\n8\\n10\\n5\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n6\\nSharon\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n1\\nSociety-Land\\n1\\n3\\n1\\nSutton\\n2\\n10\\n9\\n2\\n8\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n3\\n3\\nTemple\\n1\\n6\\n6\\n2\\n4\\n4\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nWarner\\n2\\n17\\n15\\n2\\n4\\n6\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n2\\nWeare\\n4\\n24\\n23\\n9\\n11\\n9\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n8\\nWilmot\\n1\\n8\\n7\\n1\\n1\\n5\\n3\\nWilton\\n2\\n9\\n9\\n1\\n1\\n5\\n5\\n2\\n2\\n2\\no\\nWindsor\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n42 Towns,\\n60 399 |370\\n92 1\\n149\\n256\\n157\\n58_\\n56\\n35|851\\nBesides the preceding mills, factories, c. there are 2 paper mills, one\\nat Warner, the other at Peterborough 11 cotton factories, 7 woollen\\nfactoiries 10 trip-hammers a number of distilleries and oil mills a\\nstarch manufactqry, which manufactures between 4000 and 5000 bushels\\nof potatoes into the useful article of starch. There is one printing es-\\ntablishment at Amherst, which issues weekly more than 1000 papers.\\nThere are five incorporated academies in this county, three of which are\\nin operation. That at New-tpswich is highly respectable, and has funds.\\nThose at Francestown and Hillsborough have been in operation but a\\nshort time. Hillsborough has 42 townships, 34 post-offices, sends 44\\nmembers to the General Court. The Superior Court and Court of Ses-\\nsions are holden alternately at Amherst and Hopkinton. The first per-\\nmanent settlement of this county was made at Dunstable, then consider-\\ned as belonging to Massachusetts, a few years before the war with King\\nPhilip in 1675. It was constituted a county by an act of the General As-", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "NEVV-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nsenibly of the province, on the 19th of March, 1771. Its name is supposed\\nro be derived from Wills Hills, the Earl of Hillsborough, who was one\\nof the privy council of George III., and whose residence was at Hills-\\nborough, in the county of Down in Ireland. The population in 1775,\\nwas 15,986; in 1790, 32,871 in 1800, 43,899; in 1810, 49,249, and in\\n1820, 53,884. The population to a square mile is 43.2. The number\\nof persons engaged in agriculture, 13,197 in commerce, 238 and in\\nmanufactures, 2,400.\\nCHESHIRE COUNTY.\\nCheshire, the western county in this state, extends from lat. 42 43 to\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 36 N. Its length is 54 miles its greatest breadth 26 miles and its\\nleast breadth 15. It is bounded N. by the county of Grafton, E. by\\nHillsborough, S. by the state of Massachusetts and W. by Vermont. It\\ncontains 802,638 acres, or a little more than 1254 square miles. Through-\\nout the whole extent on the west, this county is watered by the Connec-\\nticut, the western bank of which forms the boundary between New-\\nHauDpshire and Vermont. Ashuelot and Sugar rivers are considerable\\nstreams, and are tributary to Connecticut river. The former has its\\nsource from a pond in Washington, and after receiving two branches in\\nKeene and Swanzey, and several smaller streams in Winchester, emp-\\nties into Connecticut river at Hinsdale. Sugar river issues from the\\nwest side of Lake Sunapee passes through Newport and Claremont,\\nwhere it unites with the Connecticut. Lake Sunapee and SpafFord s\\nLake are considerable collections of water. The former is in the N. E.\\npart of the county, lying principally in Wendell. Spafford s Lake, of\\nabout eight miles in circumference, is situated in Chesterfield. There\\nis a pleasant island in this lake containing about eight acres. The\\nGrand Monadnock in Dublin and JafFrey is the highest mountain, its al-\\ntitude having been repeatedly found to be more than 3000 feet above the\\nlevel of the sea. Croydon mountains in the townships of Croydon and\\nGrantham, are the next most considerable elevations. Bellows Falls in\\nConnecticut river, in Walpole, have been regarded as one of the great-\\nest natural curiosities in this county.\\nA variety of soil is found in this county. Much of it is very good,\\nand particularly the intervals on Connecticut river. In nineteen towns,\\ncontaining 371,243 acres and 22, 958 inhabitants, the agricultural prod-\\nucts in 1820, were 406,900 lbs. of butter, 660, 500 lbs, of cheese, 1,480,-\\nF2", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "58\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n500 lbs. of beef, 1,761,500 lbs. of pork, 110,200 lbs.\\nof flax, 10,333\\nbarrels of cider, and 27 tons of pearl ashes\\nSTATISTICAL TABLE\\n1\\nr\\nen\\no\\ni\\n3\\nf7=\\nO\\n5\\n5\\n1\\nas\\na.\\na\\n3\\nTOT^IfS.\\n3\\n5\\n3^\\n3\\ni\\nr\\n1\\no\\n7\\n1\\n2^\\n3\\nP^\\nl^\\no\\ni\\n1\\n1\\no\\n5\\n2\\nAcworth\\n2\\n12\\n12\\n3\\n5\\n1\\n~2\\nT\\nAlstead\\n3\\n14\\n14\\n2\\n3\\n5\\n3\\n1\\n2\\n2\\nCharlestown\\n2\\n11\\n11\\n6\\n6\\n6\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n4\\nChesterfield\\n1\\n14\\n13 4\\n5\\n9\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n3\\nClaremont\\n3\\n15\\n14\\n7\\n7\\n6\\n4\\n4\\n3\\n2\\n4\\nCornish\\n3\\n12\\n12\\n2\\n3\\n10\\n5\\n3\\n3\\nCroydon\\n1\\n8\\n7\\n1\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n2\\nDublin\\n2\\n10\\n10\\n1\\n3\\n8\\n7\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nFitzwilliam\\n1\\n12\\n12\\n2\\n2\\n4\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nGilsum\\n1\\n5\\n5\\n1\\n2\\n2\\n1\\nGoshen\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n4\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nGrantham\\n12\\n12\\n1\\n3\\n2\\n1\\nHinsdale\\n2\\n6\\n6\\n4\\n1\\n4\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nJafifrey\\n1\\n12\\n12\\n2\\n4\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n2\\nKeene\\n2\\n12\\n12\\n6\\n8\\n9\\n4\\n2\\n1\\nLangdon\\n1\\n7\\n6\\n1\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nLempster\\n1\\n7\\n7\\n3\\n2\\n5\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nMarlborough\\n1\\n6\\n5\\n3\\n3\\n4\\n2\\n3\\n2\\n2\\nMarlow\\n1\\n6\\n6\\n2\\n3\\n4\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nNelson\\n1\\n8\\n8\\n1\\n3\\n4\\n2\\nNewport\\n3\\n14\\n14\\n4\\n4\\n9\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n2\\nPlainfield\\n2\\n12\\n12\\n5\\n5\\n3\\n2\\n3\\n3\\n3\\n3\\nRichmond\\n2\\n12\\n12\\n2\\n3\\n4\\n5\\n1\\n2\\n1\\n3\\nRindge\\n1\\n12\\n12\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n3\\nRoxbury\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n1\\nSpringfield\\n1\\n13\\n11\\n1\\n3\\n5\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nStoddard\\n1\\n8\\n8\\n1\\n2\\n3\\n3\\n1\\nSurry\\n1\\n4\\n4\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nSullivan\\n1\\n6\\n6\\n1\\n1\\n2\\n2\\nSwanzey\\n2\\n13\\n13\\n2\\n3\\n9\\n4\\n3\\n3\\n1\\nTroy\\n1\\n7\\n6\\n1\\n1\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nUnity\\n3\\n12\\n10\\n2\\n5\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nWalpole\\n1\\n13\\n12\\n6\\n6\\n3\\n4\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n3\\nWashington\\n1\\n8\\n7\\n2\\n3\\n6\\n4\\n1\\n2\\n1\\nWendell\\n7\\n5\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n4\\n3\\n2\\n2\\nWestmoreland\\n3\\n12\\n13\\n3\\n6\\n6\\nq\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nWinchester\\n2 15 13\\n5\\n5\\n10\\ni|.|\\ni 37 Towns,\\n56|363 |347\\n1 90\\n|104\\n|179\\njl08 |61|46|24\\nm", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 59\\nThere are, besides the preceding, 5 cotton factories, several woollen\\nfactories, 5 oil mills, 1 paper mill, several distilleries and furnaces, and\\n20 trip-hammers. There is one printing press at Keene, which issues a\\nweekly paper, and has in connection with it a large bookselling establish-\\nment. There are five incorporated academies, of which Union Acade-\\nmy at Plainfield, has funds to the amount of 40,000 dollars. Several of\\nthem are in a flourishing condition. The number of persons engaged ia\\nagriculture in 1820, was 7,968; in commerce, 82; in manufactures,\\n1,620. Cheshire has 31 towns, 29 post-offices, sends 38 members to the\\nGeneral Court. The Superior Court and Court of Sessions are holden\\nalternately at Keene and Charlestown. The earliest settlement in this\\ncounty was made about the year 1682 at Hinsdale, then a part of North-\\nfield, and under the government of Massachusetts. The county was for-\\nmed March 19, 1771, and it probably received its name from Cheshire,\\none of the western counties in England. Population in 1775, 10,252;\\nin 1790, 28,772; in 1800, 38,825 in 1810,40,988, and in 1820, 45,376.\\nPopulation to the square mile, 36.2.\\nGRAFTON COUNTY.\\nGrafton county extends from lat. 43 27 to 44\u00c2\u00b0 22 N. It is 58 miles\\nin length, and its greatest breadth is 30 miles. It contains 828,623\\nacres, besides a large tract of ujagranled land. It is bounded N. by the\\ncounty of Coos, E. by Strafford, S. by Hillsborough and W. by the\\nstate of Vermont, Grafton is watered by Connecticut river, on which\\nare several pleasant and flourishing towns by Pemigewasset, Lower\\nAmonoosuck rivers, and by many smaller streams which will be here-\\nafter noticed. Squam and Nfevvfound lakes are the largest collections\\nof water. The former, of which a considerable part lies in Strafford\\ncounty, has been much celebrated for its picturesque beauties. Its nu-\\nmerous angular projections, the variety of its islands covered with\\nwood, and the vicinity of lofty mountains, render i t an object peculiar-\\nly interesting. There are numerous elevations which come under the\\nname of mountains. Those of the most importance are Gardner s in\\nLyman, Peaked in Bethlehem, Moosehiilock in Coventry, Cushman s\\nand the Blue mount in Peeling, Carr s in Warren and Ellsworth,\\nMoose in Hanover, Cardigan in Orange, and some others which will\\nbe described under the respective towns.\\nThe soil of this county is very much diversified. A large portion of\\nit is mountainous and hilly, but this circumstance does not prevent its", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "60\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nproductiveness. It presents fine tracts for pasturage, a large proportion\\nof arable land, and on the rivers, extensive and fertile intervals.\\nSTATISTICAL TABLE.\\nO\\nc\u00c2\u00ab\\nC/2\\nS3\\nQ\\n91?\\nTowxs.\\n1\\no\\n3.\\np.\\n5\\n3\\n5\\n2.\\n5\\nn\\nD-\\no\\nF\\ns\\nvi\\nO\\nc\\nen\\no\\nS\\no\\nffi\\nET\\nST\\nI\\nAlexandria\\n1\\n7\\n6\\nr\\n1\\n4\\n2,f\\n~T\\n1\\nBath\\n1\\n11\\n10\\n2\\n7\\n7\\n3\\n2\\n3\\n1\\n2\\nBethlehem\\n2\\n5\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nBridgewater\\n2\\n9\\n7\\n6\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nBristol\\n1\\n8\\n7\\n1\\n2\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n4\\nCampton\\n1\\n10\\n9\\n1\\n5\\n3\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nCanaan\\n1\\n14\\n12\\n4\\n2\\n6\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n2\\nConcord\\n2\\n8\\n7\\n3\\n2\\n5\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nCoventry\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1\\nDanbury\\n7\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n1\\nDorchester\\n1\\n8\\n6\\n2\\n1\\n4\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nEllsworth\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nEnfield\\n2\\n12\\n12\\n2\\n5\\n7\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n4\\n4\\nFranconia\\n3\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n2\\n1\\nGrafton\\n2\\n10\\n7\\n4\\n1\\n5\\n7\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nGroton\\n1\\n9\\n6\\n2\\n1\\n4\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nHanover\\n3\\n12\\n12\\n4\\n7\\n5\\n1\\n2\\n1\\n3\\nHaverhill\\n2\\n9\\n9\\n5\\n9\\n12\\n4\\n1\\n1\\n2\\n1\\nHebron\\n1\\n7\\n7\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nHolderness\\n2\\n12\\n6\\n1\\n5\\n3\\n1\\n2\\n1\\n2\\nLandaff\\n1\\n6\\n6\\n1\\n2\\n3\\n1\\nLebanon\\n1\\n16\\n16\\n9\\n6\\n7\\n4\\n6\\n6\\n1\\n3\\nLime\\n2\\n14\\n12\\n9\\n4\\n11\\n4\\n3\\n2\\n2\\nLincoln\\nLittleton\\n1\\n11\\n8\\n4\\n2\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n1\\nLyman\\n3\\n7\\n7\\n1\\n1\\n5\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nNew Chester\\n2\\n14\\n10\\n2\\n3\\n5\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nOrange\\n3\\n2\\n1\\nOrford\\n3\\n12\\n10\\n3\\n3\\n7\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n2\\nPeeling\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n2\\n3\\n1\\n1\\nPiermont\\n1\\n8\\n8\\n2\\n2\\n3\\n3\\n1\\nPlymouth\\n1\\n9\\n8\\n1\\n5\\n5\\n2\\n1\\n3\\nRumney\\n1\\n11\\n7\\n5\\n5\\n5\\n2\\n3\\nThornton\\n2\\n10\\n8\\n3\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nWarren\\n1\\n7\\n7\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nWentV orth\\n1\\n6\\n6\\n2\\n4\\n6\\n4\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1\\nj 36 Towns,\\n45\\n306\\n257\\n87\\nTs\\n154\\n86 1\\na\\n4r[28|\\n43", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER. 61\\nThere are in this county 2 cotton factories, 2 paper mills, 3 oil mills,\\n2 distilleries and six trip-hammers. There are two printing establish-\\nments, one at Haverhill, the other at Enfield. From the former issues\\na weekly paper from the other a religious magazine, devoted to the\\ndissemination of Freewill Baptist sentiments. In this county, are two\\nincorporated academies. Holmes Plymouth Academy and Haverhill\\nAcademy. It contains 36 townships, 26 post-offices, sends 30 represen-\\ntatives, and with the county of Coos, two senators to the General Court.\\nThe number of persons engaged in agriculture in 1820, was 8,653 in\\nmanufactures, 1,097 i and in commerce, 118. The number of rateable\\npolls that year was 5764 the valuation $126 11. The sessions of the\\nSuperior Court and of the Court of Sessions are held alternately at\\nHaverhill and Plymouth. The first settlement in this county was made\\nat Lebanon, and this was the first settlement on Connecticut river north\\nof Charlestown. It was constituted a county, March 19, 1771, and re-\\nceived its name in honor of Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton.\\nPopulation in 1775, 3597 in 1790, 12,449 in 1300, 20,171 in 1810,\\n!28,462 and in 1820, 32,989. Population to a square mile, 25.7.\\nCOOS COUNTY.\\nCoos is the largest county in the state, and within its limits are situ-\\nated the greater part of the ungranted lands most of which, being very\\nmountainous, cannot be cultivated, and will probably never be settled.\\nThis county extends from latitude 43\u00c2\u00b0 58 to the extreme north part of\\nthe state\u00e2\u0080\u0094 being 76 miles in length, and having a mean width of about\\n20 miles. The area of this county is estimated to contain IGOO square\\nmiles, or, in round numbers, 1,000,000 of acres. It is bounded N. by\\nLower Canada, E. by Maine, S. by the county of Strafford, W. by\\nGrafton county and the state of Vermont. Besides the stupendous\\npile of the White Mountains, which distinguishes this county, there are\\nseveral other mountains of no incoiisiderable height. Those in Shel-\\nburne, Adams and Chatham, on the east of the White Mountains, are\\nbold and abrupt. The Peaks and Bowback mountains in Stratford\\nthe elevations in Disville, Columbia and Kilkenny Pilot and Mill\\nmountains in Piercy Cape Horn in Northumberland, and Pcndcherr;%\\nS. W. of Jefferson, are all of considerable magnitude, and partake of\\nthe grandeur of the White Hills. A particular account of these won-\\nders of nature will be given under their appropriate heads. In the", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0082\u00ac2\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nneighborhood of high mountains are generally found the sources of our\\ngreater rivers. Three of the principal rivers of New-England, the\\nConnecticut, Ameriscoggin and Saco, take their rise in this county.\\nThere are numerous other streams which become tributary to these riv-\\ners, the principal of which are the Mohawk, Amonoosuck, Israel s and\\nJohn s rivers. The Margallaway, after receiving the waters of Dead\\nand Diamond rivers, unites with the Ameriscoggin, near Umbagog lake.\\nThis lake lies principally in Maine. Lake Connecticut is situated N.\\nof the 450 of latitude, and is a source of the Connecticut river. The\\nlargest pond in this county lies N. of Lake Connecticut, and is con-\\nnected with it by an outlet. There are several small ponds, which will\\nbe noticed under the towns where they are situated. A great portion of\\nthis county yet lies uncultivated, and large tracts will probably never be\\nsettled. If the husbandman cannot behold wide-spreading cultivated\\nhills and extensive plains the lover of nature may here behold her\\nseated in gorgeous splendor and beauty. There are, however, exten-\\nsive tracts of fine interval and upland, and the soil in the vale of the\\nConnecticut is very rich and fruitful. Persons engaged in agriculture in\\n1820, 1,760 manufactures, 71 commerce, 12.\\nSTATISTICAL TABLE.\\nTowns.\\nCO\\n1\\n1\\ni\\ni\\n1\\nQ\\ni\\n5\\ns.\\n5\\nCfP\\nn\\nQ.\\n5\\n5\\ns\\ns\\nc\\nc\\n|;g\\nv^\\nCO\\nft\\nen\\nc\u00c2\u00ab\\n2\\nAdams\\n~T\\n~6~\\n5\\n1\\n2\\nBartlett\\n4\\n4\\n2\\n2\\n3\\n1\\nBretton- Woods\\nCambridge\\nChatham\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n3\\n1\\n1\\nColumbia\\n6\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n2\\n1\\nColebrook\\n6\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n4\\n2\\n1\\n1\\n2\\nCollege Grant\\nDixville\\nDiimmer\\nDahon\\n2\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nDurand\\nErroll\\nHale s Location\\nHart s Location\\nJeiFerson\\n2\\n2\\n1\\n1\\nKilkenny", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n63\\nTowns.\\n1\\nin\\ni\\n1\\no\\n1\\nB.\\n1\\n1\\no\\n2i\\nc\\nS\\nET\\n5\\n5\\ns^\\ni\\nm\\nrt\\n5\\nLancaster\\n1\\n8\\n4\\n1\\n4\\n2\\n4\\n9\\n3\\nMaynesborough\\nMillsfield\\nNorthumberland\\n1\\n3\\n3\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n1\\nNash Sawyer s Loc.\\nPaulsburgh\\nPublic Lands\\nPiercy\\n1\\n1\\nStratford\\n1\\n5\\n5\\n2\\nShelburne\\n2\\n1\\nStewartstown\\n5\\n4\\nSuccess\\nWarner s Patent\\nWhitefield\\n3\\n3\\n2\\n1\\nWinslow s Location\\n1\\n1\\n1 25 Towns,\\n47\\n34\\n11\\n^0\\n21\\n20\\n6| 7| 1 3j\\nThere is a woollen factory at Colebrook, 2 distilleries at Adams and\\n2 at Colebrook. Lancaster is the principal town in the county, and\\nthere the courts are holden. The first settlement was made in 1763 at\\nLancaster. The county was formed by an act of the legislature Dec.\\n24, 1803. Coos* is the Indian name applied to the Connecticut in the\\nvicinity of Lancaster, and was adopted as the name of the county. The\\npopulation in 1775, was 227 in 1790,882; in 1800,2658; in 1810,\\n3991 and in 1820, 5,549. Population to a square mile, 3.4.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2This wovd signifies crooked, and was pronounced by the Indians as if con=\\ntaining but one syllable.", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "64\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nCounties.\\nRocl ingham,\\nStrcilford,\\nHillsborough,\\nChesliire,\\nGrafton,\\nCoos,\\nCOMPARATIVE VIEWS,\\n(A,)\\nArea in acres. Towns. P. 0. Repr.\\n661,646 45 31 48\\n861,171 32 31 36\\n796,800 42 34 44\\n802,638 37 29 38\\n828,623 36 26 30\\nSettled. Incorp.\\n1623 1771\\n1623 1771\\n1675 1771\\n1682 1771\\n1771\\n1,000,000\\n25\\n1763\\n1803\\n(B.)\\nPopulation.\\nIn 1775. In 1820. Increase.\\n37,463 55,246 17,783\\n12,513 51,117 38,604\\n15,986 53,884 37,898\\n10,252 45,376 35,124\\n3,597 32,989 29,392\\nPersons\\nengaged in\\nCounties.\\nRockingham,\\nStrafford,\\nHillsborough,\\nCheshire,\\nGrafton,\\nAgricul.\\n10,522\\n10,284.\\n13,197\\n7,968\\n8,653\\nComm.\\n609\\n9\\n238\\n82\\n118\\nManuf.\\n1,973\\n1,538\\n2,400\\n1,620\\n1,097\\nCoos,\\n227 5,549 5,322\\n1,760\\n12\\n(C.)\\nFactories.\\nMills.\\nCounties.\\nCotton.\\nWoollen.\\nPaper.\\nOil.\\nCloth. Card.mac.\\nRockingham,\\nStrafford,\\nHillsborough\\nCheshire,\\nGrafton,\\nCoos,\\n5\\n8\\n11\\n5\\n2\\n3\\n7\\n7\\n1\\n6\\n1\\n2\\n1\\n2\\n4\\n8\\n5\\n3\\n47 48\\n57 56\\n61 46\\n42 41\\n6 7", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "TOPOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL.\\nAND OF ALL THE MOUNTAINS, LAKES, PONDS, RIVERS, ETC.\\nARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY.\\nA.\\nAcwoRTH, a post township in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 13 N\\nis bounded N. by Unity, E. by\\nLempster, S. by Marlow and Al-\\nstead, and W. by Langdon and\\nCharlestovvn. It contains an area\\nof 24,846 acres. It is 50 miles\\nfrom Concord, 87 from Portsmouth,\\nand 93 from Boston. Cold river,\\naffording a number of good mill\\nseats, is the only stream of any note.\\nIt rises from Cold pond in the N.\\nE. part of the town, which ex-\\ntends nearly a mile on the line be-\\ntween Acworth and Unity. This\\npond is from 60 to 100 rods in\\nwidth. Mitchell s pond is about\\n120 rods in length and 80 rods in\\nwidth. This town is chiefly agri-\\ncultural in its pursuits, having fey.\\nadvantages for manufacturing, ex-\\ncepting such articles as are need-\\ned for its own consumption. The\\nagricultural products in 1820 were,\\n26,000 lbs. of butter, 40,000 lbs. of\\ncheese, 120,000 lbs. of beef, 100\\n000 lbs. of pork, 15,000 lbs. of\\nflax, 700 barrels of cider and 8\\ntons of pearl ashes. The soil is\\ngenerally good. Few towns are\\nmore distinguished for raising flax...\\nThe soil seems peculiarly adapted\\n*As tlie whole Stale of New-Harap-\\nshire is situated in North latitude, the\\nrepeti iou of this Initial will be omit-\\nted.\\nto the raising this article, which is\\n.vrought by some of the inhabi-\\ntants into the finest of linen, equal\\nto any imported from Colerain in\\nIreland. Beef is, periiaps, the sta-\\nple commodity. Charlestown turn-\\npike passes through nearly the cen-\\ntre of this place. This town was\\ngranted Sept. 19, 1766, to Col. Sam-\\nson Stoddard and 64 others. It\\nwas settled in 1768 by William\\nKeyes, Samuel Harper and John\\nRogers, with their families. The\\nsettlement increased but slowly.\\nand it was not until 1771, that there\\nwas a sufficient number of inhabi-\\ntants to require the usual civil reg-\\nulations of a town. In 1772, it\\ncontained 14 houses. A congre-\\ngational church, consisting of 18\\nmembers, was organized March 12,\\n1773. The first minister was Rev.\\nThomas Archibald, who was set-\\ntled Nov. 11, 1789 and dismissed\\nJune 14, 1794. Rev. John Kim-\\nball succeeded, and was ordained\\nin June, 1797: dismissed May 4,\\n1813. Rev, Phinehas Cooke was\\nordained in September, 1814. A\\nbaptist church was formed Nov. 9,\\n1809 but has no settled minister.\\nThe spotted fever appeared in this\\ntown Feb. 23, 1812, and from that\\ntime to May 13, there occurred 58\\ndeaths, of which 53 were by the fe-\\nver. Population in 1820, 1479.", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "66\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nAdams, a town in Coos county,\\nsituated on the E. side of the White\\nMountains, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 9 is boun-\\nded E. by Cliatham, N. by un-\\nlocated lands. S. by Bartlett, and\\ncontains 31,968 acres of land and\\nwater. The surface of the town\\nis uneven, and in some parts rocky\\nbut the soil is rich and productive.\\nIt is watered principally by the\\ntwo branches of Ellis s river, pas-\\nsing from the N. and unitii^ on\\nthe S. border near Spruce moun-\\ntain. The principal elevations are\\ncalled Black, Baldface and Thorn\\nmountains. Benjamin Copp was\\nthe first settler he moved into\\nAdams in 1779, and with his fami-\\nly buffeted tiie terrors of the wil-\\nderness 14 years, before any other\\nperson settled there. The town\\nwas incorporated Dec. 4, 1800. A\\nfree-will baptist church was form-\\ned here in 1803; Daniel Elkins\\nsettled as their pastor in 1809; and\\ntheir present number consists of\\nabout 50. Population 363.\\nAlexandria, a township in\\nGrafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 36 is\\nbounded N. by Orange and Hebron,\\nE. by Bristol, S. by New-Chester,\\nand W. by Danbury, containing\\nabout 20,800 acres. Its N. E. cor-\\nner extends to Hebron line and in-\\ncludes a part of Newfound lake. It\\nis 9 miles from Bristol village, 30\\nmiles from Concord and 72 from\\nPortsmouth. Alexandria is water-\\ned by Smith s river, passing through\\nthe S. part, and by Fowler s river,\\nthrough the N. part of the town.\\nOn these rivers and several other\\nsmaller streams, ure about 2000\\nacres of interval land, of which\\nthe natural growth is hemlock,\\npine, maple, butteror.t and elm. The\\nsoil of t!ir interval is excelle it for\\nproJuciiig flax, potatoes and grass.\\nIn other pavs of the town, i; is\\nfavorable for wheat and maize.\\nThe swells of land are generally\\nmoist. The highest and mountain-\\nous parts abound in ledges. This\\ntown was granted March 13, 1767,\\nto Joseph Butterfield, jun. and oth-\\ners. It was incorporated Nov. 23,\\n1782. Its first settlement was made\\nin Dec. 1769, by Jonathan Corliss,\\nJohn M. Corliss and William Cor-\\nliss. In Feb. 1821, its territorial\\nlimits were lessened by annexing a\\nconsiderable tract to New-Chester\\naccording to an act of the legisla-\\nture, passed Dec. 21, 1820. A con-\\ngregational church was formed\\nabout the year 1788, and Rev,\\nEnoch Whipple was settled in Ju-\\nly, the sarfie year. He was dismis-\\nsed ia 1794. There are three re-\\nligious societies in this town, no\\none of which has a settled minis\\nter. Population in 1820, 707.\\nAllenstown, a township in\\nRockingham county, is in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0\\n8 bounded W. by the river Sun-\\ncook, N. by Epsom, E. by Deer-\\nfield, and S. by Hooksett distast\\nfrom Concord, 11 miles, from Bos-\\nton, 58, from Portsmouth, 38. It\\ncontains about 12,225 acres of land,\\ngenerally of an ordinary quality,\\nthough there are some fine farms.\\nThe town is principally covered\\nwith a growth of oak and pine tim-\\nber and great quantities of lum-\\nber are annually taken down the\\nriver to Boston, c. AUenstown\\ns well watered, though no large\\nstream passes through it. Great\\nBear brook furnishes the principal\\nmill-seats. Catamount hill is the\\nhighest land in town. On this hill\\nare found large quantities of fine\\nranite, which is used in building.\\nAt the E. end of this iiill is a pre-\\ncipice of 70 feet nearly perpendicu-\\nlar, at the foot of which is a cavern\\nrp some extent, inclining upwards.\\nThe first settlers of the tract called\\nMiens-Town (after the name of the", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n67\\npurchaser of Mason s claim) were\\nJohn Wolcutt, Aiulrew Smith, Dan\\niel Evans, Robert Buntin and otli-\\ners. In 1748, while at work on the\\nwestern bank of the Merrimack riv\\ner, opposite the mouth of the Sun-\\ncook, in company with James Carr.\\nMr. Buntin and his son, ten years\\nof age, were surprised by a party of\\nIndians. Carr attempted to escape\\nand was shot down. Buntin and\\nhis son, making no resistance, were\\nnot harmed but taken through the\\nwilderness to Canada, and sold to a\\nFrench trader at Montreal with\\nwhom they remained about eleven\\nmonths, escaped, and fortunately\\nreached home in safety. Andrew,\\nthe son, continued on his father s\\nfarm until the commencement of\\nthe revolution, when, entering the\\nservice of his country, ire died in\\nher defence at White-Plains, Oct,\\n23, 1776. There is no settled min-\\nister in AUenstown their meeting\\niiouse is open to all religious sects,\\nand they occasionally have preach-\\ning. There is also a town-house.\\nPopulation, 433.\\nAlsI-ead, a post township in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 6 is\\nbounded N. by Acworth and Lang-\\ndon, E. by Marlow, S. by Gilsum\\nand Surry, and W. by Walpole and\\nLangdon. It is 12 miles S. E. from\\nCharlestown, 14 N. from Keene,\\nand 50 W. from Concord. It con-\\ntains 24,756 acres. This town is\\nwell watered by small streams.\\nCold river passes through the N.\\nW. part and some of the branch-\\nes of Ashuelot river have tlieir\\nsources in this town. There are a\\nnumber of ponds, the principal of\\nwhich is Warren s pond length\\n250 rods, breadth 150. Perch and\\npickerel are here caught in great\\nabrndance. The soil is strong and\\nproductive, and tiie farms general-\\nly well cultivated. There are two\\nmeeting-houses and an academy in\\nthe centre of the town, and one\\nmeeting-house in the east parish.\\nThe academy was incorporated Ju-\\nly 1, 1820. It has no funds, but\\nthe patronage and encouragement\\nit has received are flattering, and\\ninduce a hope that it may continue\\nto be useful, and to deserve public\\nfavor. There are 14 school districts,\\nin which schools are kept about\\nhalf the year, and sometimes more.\\nFour persons from this town have\\nreceived a public education. There\\nare two libraries, one incorporated\\nin 1798, containing 127 volumes;\\nthe other in 1804, having 121 vol-\\numes. Besides the mills, c. in\\nthe statistical table under Cheshire\\ncounty, there is one paper mill,\\none gun factory, and a large estab-\\nlishment for the manufacture of\\nboots and shoes, in which from 10\\nto 15 workmen are constantly em-\\nployed. The sales for the last 9\\nyears, have amounted to ^6000 an-\\nnually. Alstead was originally\\ncalled Newton, and was granted by\\ncharter, August 6, 1763, to Samuel\\nChase and 69 other proprietors. In\\n1771, there were 25 families, be-\\nsides 10 single men that were cul-\\ntivating their lands, and 9 others\\nwho partially resided there. The\\nfirst congregational church was\\ngathered in 1777. Rev. Jacob\\nMann was ordained in Fel), 1782;\\ndismissed in May, 1789. Rev.\\nSamuel Mead was ordained June\\n15, 1791 dismissed April 28, 1797.\\nRev. Seih S. Arnold was ordained\\nJan. 17, 1817. To this chuBch and\\nsociety, was left in 1817, by Mrs.\\nShepard, widow of Gen. Shepard,\\na legacy of $1000 and, in 1819,\\nby Major Samuel Hutchinson, a\\nlegacy of S^^OO, the interest of\\nwhich sums is to be appropriated\\ntowards the support of an ordained\\nminister of the copgregatjonal or=", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "68\\nNEW-HAMPSMIRE GAZETTEER.\\nder, in said society, forever, provi-\\nded there shall be such a minister so\\nordained otherwise for tlie benefit\\nof the school in the district of the\\nold meeting-house. The second\\ncongregational church was formed\\nin the east parish, Nov. 20, 1788.\\nRev. Levi Lankton was ordained\\nSept. 3, 1789. The baptist church\\nwas formed Dec. 18, 1790, and\\nRev. Jeremiah Higbee was ordain-\\ned May 28, 1794. There liave\\nbeen special attentions to religion\\nin these churches in 1788, 1798,\\n1808, 1815 and 1819. There is a\\njimall universalist society formed\\nin May, 1820, of citizens in this\\ntown and its vicinity. The aver-\\nage number of deaths for 15 years\\npast, excepting 1812 and 1814, has\\nbeen about 20. In those years, the\\nspotted fever prevailed and swept\\noff 90 persons. General Amos\\nShepArd, who was for many\\nyears a member of the General\\nCourt of tliis state, and President\\nof the Senate 7 years, from 1797\\nto 1304, resided in this town, and\\nwas one of its principal inhabitaats\\nfrom 1777 to the time of his death,\\n.Tan. 1, 1812. By his persevering\\nindustry, his economy and correct\\nness in business, an-d at the same\\ntim.e, by a rigid adherence to up\\nvightness and integrity in his deal\\nings with his fellow men, he ac-\\nquired a handsome fortune, and\\nwas in many things, a pattern wor-\\nthy of imitation. Population 1611.\\nAlton, post township, Strafford\\ncounty, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 28 22 miles\\nfrom Concord, and 25 from Dover,\\nis bounded N. by Winnepisiogee\\nlake and bay, N. E. by Wolfebor-\\nough, E. by New-Durham, S. by\\nBarnstead, W. by Gilraanton and\\nGilford and has an area of 23,843\\nacres. The town is rough and un-\\neven the soil hard and rocky, but\\nproductive when well cultivated.\\nThe growth of wood is chiefly oak,\\nbeech, maple and pine. The prin-\\ncipal elevation is called Mount-\\nMajor. There is also a large swell\\nof land called Prospect-Hill, afford-\\nng fine grazing almost to its sum-\\nmit, from which in a clear sky the\\nocean is visible. Merrymeeting\\nbay extends S. about 1800 rods in-\\nto this town, where it receives the\\nwaters of Merrymeeting river.\\nHalf-moon pond, between Alto\u00c2\u00bb\\nnd Barnstead, is 300 rods long\\nand 150 wide. This town was\\noriginally called JVe^o- Durham\\nGore was owned by the Masoni-\\nan proprietors settled in 1770, by\\nJacob Chamberlain and others. It\\nwas incorporated Jan. 15, 1796,\\nand named by one of the proprie-\\ntors after Alton, a market-town, in\\nSouthamptonshire, Eng. A free-\\nwill baptist church was formed\\nhere in 1805 and Elder John\\nPag-e ordained in 1811. Pop. 2058.\\nAmeriscoggin, or Andros-\\ncoggin, river, has its sources N. of\\nlat. 45\u00c2\u00b0, and enters this state near\\nthe S. E, corner of the second\\ngrant to Dartmouth College. Its\\nmost northerly branch is the Mar-\\ngallaway river which receives the\\nwaters of Dead and Diamond riv-\\ners, and unites with those flowing\\nfrom Umbagog lake, about a mile\\ndistant from its outlet. From this\\njunction, the confluent stream pur-\\nsues a southerly course till it ap-\\nproaches near the White Moun-\\ntains, where it receives several\\nconsiderable tributaries, and passes\\ninto INIaine N. of Mount Moriah.\\nIt there bends to the E. and S. E.\\nin which course, through a fertile\\ncountry it passes near the sea-coast,\\nand turning N. runs over the falls\\nat Brunswick, a few miles from\\nBowdoin College, into Merrymeet-\\ning Bay, forming a junction with*the\\nKennebeck, 20 miles from the sea.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n69\\nAmherst, a post township and|\\none of the seats of justice in Hills- j\\nborough county, is situated on Sou- 1\\nhegan river, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 5V boun-|\\ni]ed N. b} New-Boston and Bed-!\\nford, E. by Bedford and Merri-!\\nmack, S. by Hollis, and W. by Mil-j\\nford and Mont-Vernon, It contains\\nby the survey made in 1805, an\\narea of 22,435 acres. It is 281\\nmiles from Concord, about the same j\\ndistance from Hopkinton, 47 from]\\nBoston, 40 from Keene, 60 fronij\\nWindsor, and 485 from the city of\\nWashington. Tliis town is water-\\ned by Soahegan river, of which\\nthe most considerable branch orig-\\ninates in Ashburnham, Ms. It is\\na considerable and very important\\nstream, and in its course to the\\nMerrimack river from this town,\\naffords some of the finest water\\nprivileges in the county. It has\\ntwo bridges over it in Amherst, and\\none at Mil ford near the line be-\\ntween these towns. Babboosuck,\\nLittle Babboosuck and Jo English\\nponds are the largest collections of\\nwater. Tlie first, 1 1-2 mile in\\nlength, and of various breadth, lies\\nin the N. E. part ^f this town and\\nin Merrimack. From its N. E. ex-\\ntremit} issues Babboosuck brook,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2which takes a N. E. course towards\\nthe town of Merrimack. Little\\nBabboosuck is W. from the other\\nand connected with it. Jo English\\npond is in the N. part of the town\\nand in New-Boston. A stream issues j\\nfrom it which runs into the Bab-\\nboosuck. Stearns pond is in the\\nsouth part of the town. The soil\\nis rather unequal. In some parts,\\nand particularly on Souhegan riv-\\ner, it is of an excellent quality,\\nproducing abundant crops. In oth-\\ner parts, on the hills elevated j\\nabove the village, the soil is of ai\\ngood quality, and several valuable j\\nfarms are found under good culti-!\\nvation. There is a pleasant vil-\\nlage, containing a meeting house,\\ncourt house, jail, school house, iv\u00c2\u00abo\\ntaverns, five stores and 58 dwel-\\nling houses. The public buildings,\\nand 42 of the dwelling liouses are sit-\\nuated on a plain, extending about 1-2\\nmile N. and S. and the same distance\\nE. and W. There is a spacious com-\\nmon betv/een the two principal\\nrows of houses, which is often used\\nfor public purposes. S. \\\\V. of the\\nturnpike road leading from the vil-\\nlage to Mont-Vernon, are valuable\\nmeadows. On Souhegan river, is\\na considerable portion of good in-\\nterval. This town affords no cu-\\nriosities. No minerals of conse-\\nquence have been found except\\niron ore, which more than forty\\nyears since, was wrought to some\\nadvantage. There is what is term-\\ned a mineral spring, about 1 1-2\\nmiles E. of the meetinghouse. The\\nwater has been found useful in\\nrheumatic complaints, and in scrof-\\nulous and scorbutic habits for\\npoisons by ivy, dog-wood, c. The\\ngeological character of the town\\nhas been represented to us as fol-\\nlows The compact part is situa-\\nted on an alluvion. Tl)is deposi-\\ntion consists principally of sili-\\ncious sand, which occurs in many\\nplaces of a beautiful greyish white\\ncolor. This variety resembles\\nvery much that formed on the sea\\nshore, and is used for the same do-\\nmestic purposes. Argill enters in-\\nto the composition of the soil, but\\nthe proportion is too small to give\\nit much firmness. Water filters\\nthrough it very soon, and conse-\\nquently it is generally very dry.\\nLarge rolled masses of granite,\\nquartz and sometimes greenstone\\nare scattered over the surface of\\nthis deposition, and in some places\\nso abundant as to resemble ai^ ill\\npayred street. The surroundi\\nH", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "70\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nhills are primitive. They are com-\\nposed of granite and quartz. Their\\nascent is generally easy, but in\\nsome places present mural preci-\\npices. A printing press, the first\\nin the county, was established here\\naboiit i795, by Nathaniel Coverly.\\nA weekly newspapt;r, called ti .e\\nAmherst Jo\\\\irnal and New-Hamp-\\nshire Advertiser, commenceu Jan.\\n16, 1795, anfl discontinued in Jan-\\nuary the next year. The Village\\nMessenger commenced Jan. 6,\\n1796 discontinued Dec. 5, 1801.\\nThe Fariiser s Cabinet succeeded\\nNov. 11, 1802, and is still continu-\\ned. The Hillsborough Tele-\\ngraph commenced Jan. 1. 1820\\ndiscontinued July 13, 1822. There\\ni? a social library, incorporated\\nJune 20, 1797, having a small col-\\nlection of Vwoks. The Aurean\\nAcademy, instituted here in 1790,\\nand incorporated Feb. 17, 1791,\\nflourished about ten years. There\\nis a public school generally every\\nyear. The aggregate number of\\nscholars who have attended since\\n1807, is about 500. In the winter\\nof 1817-18, there were instructed\\nin the several district schools, 527\\npupils, of whom 105 were taught\\narithmetic, and 86 the elements of\\nEnglish grammar. The number\\nof deaths from Jan. 1, 1805, for\\nthe ensuing 15 years, was 343, of\\nwhich the aggregate amount of\\nages was 10,512, and the mean\\naverage age, 30 years. Nearly\\none half lived to the age of 25\\nyears or upwards, and a sixth part\\nto 70 or more years. Two persons\\nhave lived beyond one hundred\\nyears. This town was granted in\\n1733, by Massachusetts, to those\\npersons living and the heirs of\\nthose not living, who were officer?\\nand soldiers in the Narraganset\\nwar of 1675. It was called JVar\\nragansct JVb. 3, and afterwards\\nSouhegan-West. The number of\\nproprietors was 120, of whom a\\nconsiderable number belonged to\\nSalem, Mass. The first meeting\\nof the grantees was holden at Dan-\\nvers, July 17, 1734. The first set-\\ntlement commenced about the same\\ntime by Samuel Walton and Sam-\\nuel Lampson. Others from the\\ncounty of Essex soon followed,\\nand in 1741, the settlement con-\\ntained fourteen families. In 1736,\\nhe first bridge was built in 1739,\\nthe first meetinghouse was erected.\\nThe town was incorporated Jan.\\n18, 1760, when it assumed the\\nname of Amherst in compliment\\nto Lord Jeff rey Amherst, an En-\\nglish nobleman, and a general of\\nthe British forces in America in\\nthe French war. In 1770, part of\\nMonson, a town N. of HoUis, was\\nannexed to Amherst. In 1771,\\nAmherst was selected for the shire\\ntown of the county of Hillsbor-\\nough. Mllford, in 1794, and Mont-\\nVernon, in 1803, were separated\\nfrom this town. A congregatiojial\\nchurch was formed Sept. 22, 1741,\\nand on the next day. Rev. Daniel\\nWilkins, who graduated at Har-\\nvard College in 1736, was ordain-\\ned. He died Feb. 11, 1784, aged\\n73. Rev. Jeremiah Barnard, who\\ngraduated at Harvard College in\\n1773, was ordained as colleague\\nwith Mr. Wilkins, March 3, 1780.\\nPiev. JVathan Lord, who graduated\\nat Bowdoin College in 1809, was\\nordained as colleague with Mr.\\nBarnard, May 22, 1816. For a\\nperiod of more than 80 years, the\\nchurch has never been vacant.\\nAmong the worthy citizens of Am-\\nherst who deserve remembrance,\\nmay be mentioned Hon. Moses\\nNichols, who was a colonel under\\nGen. Stark in the battle of Ben-\\nnington who, after the revolution-\\nary war, was a general of the mi-", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "NEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n71\\nlitia, one of the counsellors under\\nthe new constitution, and the reg-\\nister of deeds till his death, Mav\\n23, 1790, at the age of 50. HV\\nwas also eminent as a ph3 ^sician.\\nHon. Samuel Dana, a native oi\\nBrighton, Ms., a graduate of Har-\\nvard College in the same class witii\\nthe venerable patriot John Adams,\\nand the minister of Groton, Ms.\\nfrom June 3, 1761, to 1775, resided\\nin this town, the last eighteen years\\nof his life. Here he filled the of-\\nfice of judge of probate several\\nyears was a senator in the gener-\\nal court, and sustained a high rep-\\nutation as an eminent lawyer. Ht^^\\ndied in April, 1798, aged 58. Hon.\\nWilliam Gor.don, who gradua-\\nted at Harvard College in 1779, at\\nthe age of 16, was eminent in the\\nprofession of the law. He was\\nelected a senator in the legislature\\nin 1794, a representative to con\\ngress in 1796, and succeeded the\\nHon. Joshua At 5rton as attorney\\ngeneral in 1801. He was also\\nregister of probate several years.\\nHe died May 8, 1802, at the age of\\n39. Hon. Robert Meaks, vvhc\\ndied Jan. 24, 1823, at the age of\\n80, was for a long period of time a\\nresident in Amherst. He was a\\nnative of Stewartstown, in the\\ncounty of Tyrone, in Ulster, Ire-\\nland, where he was born Aug. 28,\\n1742., In 1764, he came to this\\ncountry, where by his industry and\\napplication to business, he acquir-\\ned a large property. In the years\\n1783, 1784 and 1789, he was elec-\\nted a representative to the general\\ncourt from Amherst, in which place\\nhe settled prior to the revolution.\\nThree years he was a member of\\nthe senate, and in 1786, he filled\\nthe office of counsellor for Hills-\\nborough county. Pop. 1622.\\nAmonoosuck, the name of two\\nrivers, the lesser called Upper, an\\nthe other Great or Lower. The\\nUpper Amonoosuck lises in the un-\\ngranted lands north of the White\\nMountains, and passing N. E. into\\nDuinmer, a})proaches to within a\\n*ew miles of the Ameriscoggin\\nthence turning abruptly to the S.\\nW. it pursues tliat direction nearly\\nthrough Piercy, and falls into Con-\\nnecticut river near the centre of\\nNorthumberland. Its whole length\\nis about 50 miles. The valley of\\nthe Upper Amonoosuck is 7 or 8\\nmiles in breadth, and more than 20\\nin length: it is scooped out with\\ngreat beauty, tiie surface gently ris-\\ning to the summits of the moun-\\ntains on the N. The Lower Am-\\nonoosuck rises on the W. side of\\nthe White Mountains, and after\\nrunning a course of 50 miles, falls\\ninto the Connecticut just above Ha-\\nverhill, by a mouth 100 yards wide.\\nAt the distance of two miles from\\nits mouth, it receives the Wild Am-\\nonoosuck, a stream 40 yards wide,\\nand when raised by freshes, very\\nswift and furious in its course.\\nThe waters of the Amonoosuck\\nare pure, and its bed clean the\\ncurrent lively, and in some places\\nrapid. The valley of the Lower\\nAmonoosuck is about half a mile\\nin width, and was probably (Snce\\nthe bed of a lake, its S. W. limit\\nbeing the rise of ground at its foot,\\nover which the waters descended\\nin their course to the Connecticut.\\nThere is a fine fall in this river about\\n6 12 miles from the Notch of the\\nWhite Mountains, where the de-\\nscent is 50 feet, cut through a mass\\nof stratified granite.\\nAmoskeag Falls, in Merri-\\nmack river, are 7 miles below the\\nfalls at Hooksett. They consist\\nof three pitclies, one below the oth-\\ner and within the distance of half\\na mile, the water falls between 40\\nand 50 feet. The vicinity of these", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "72\\nNEW-IL4xMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nfalls was much frequented by the\\nIndians. The sachem Wonolanset\\nresided here. The tribe under him\\nwas sometimes molested by the\\nMohawks, who carried terror to\\nthe hearts of all the eastern In-\\ndians. In time of war between\\nthese hostile tribes, the Indians liv-\\ning in the neighborhood of the falls,\\nconcealed their provisions in the\\nlarge cavities of the rocks on the\\nisland in the middle of the upper\\npart of the fall. They entertained\\nan idea that their deity had cat out\\nthese cavities for that purpose.\\nSee Manchester.\\nAndover, post-town, Hillsbor-\\nough county, is in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 27 and\\nis bounded N. by New-Chester, E.\\nby the Pemigewasset, separating\\nthe town from Sanbornton, S. by\\nSalisbury, and W. by Wilmot\\ncontaining 29,883 acres, or nearly\\n46 square miles. The Pemigewas-\\nset, on its eastern boundary, and\\nthe Blackwater in the S. W. part\\nof the town, are the principal\\nstreams; but numerous rills and\\nbrooks find their way down the\\nhills into the ponds or the two riv-\\ners. There are six ponds in An-\\ndover, the largest of which are\\nChance and Loon ponds, both pic-\\ntufesque, and their waters pure.\\nThe surface of this town is ex-\\ntremely uneven, and in some parts\\nrocky and barren. The Ragged\\nMountains pass along the N., divi-\\nding the town from New-Chester;\\nand the Kearsarge extends its base\\nalong the W. The soil is in ma-\\nny parts of good quality, and pleas-\\nant villages are formed in different\\nparts of the town. The 4th N. H.\\nturnpike passes over the N. W.\\npart of Andover. This town was\\ngranted in 1746, by the Masonian\\nproprietors, to Edmund Brown an(4\\n59 others and was called JK^erc-\\nBreton, in honor of the captors of\\nCape-Breton in 1745 in which ex-\\npedition several of the grantees\\nwere engaged. It retained this\\nname until June 25, 1779, when it\\nwas incorporated bj its present\\nname. The first inhabitant of An-\\ndover was Joseph Fellows, who\\nmoved into the place in 1761 he\\ndied March 14, 1811, aged 84. The\\nprogress of the settlement was\\nslow and though a meeting house\\nhad been previously erected, no\\nchurch was organized until 1782.\\nOn the 30th Oct. this year a con-\\ngregational church was formed, and\\nRev. Josiah Badcock, of Milton,\\nMs. ordained he continued to\\npreach until 1809, when he resign-\\ned his charge. There are now two\\nsocieties of freewill baptists, who\\nare ministered to by Elders Peter\\nYoung and JVehemiah Sleeper. A\\nsociety of universalists was incor-\\nporated in 1813. Among the de-\\nceased citizens who are remember-\\ned with respect by the inhabitants,\\nwe may mention Dr. Silas Bar-\\nnard, the first physician in town,\\na native of Bolton, Mass. who\\ncame to this town in 1792; died\\nJune 25, 1795 Dr. Jacob B.\\nIMooRE, a native of Georgetown,\\nMe. born Sept. 5, 1772 settled in\\nAndover in 1796 died Jan. 10,\\n1813. He possessed respectable\\npoetical talents, was a writer on\\npolitical subjects in the pul)lic pa-\\npers, and was eminent in his\\nprofession. Jonathan Weare, Esq.\\nfor many years a civil magistrate\\nand highly respected for his integ-\\nritv, died Jan. 18, 1816, aged 60.\\nMr. William Blake and Mr. Jo-\\nseph Noyes were respectal)le citi-\\nzens. The latter, at his decease,\\nmade a donation to the town of\\n$10,000, for the support of an\\nacademy a building for which has\\nalready i)een erected by his exec-\\nutor. The deaths in this town for", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n39 3 ears, are 441 annual average I\\n11 the greatest mortality, in 1802,\\nwhen 42 persons died of dysentery\\nand in 1812 and 1818, when a ina-\\nlignaiit typhus fever prevailed.\\nThis town has about 250 dwelling\\nhouses. Pop. 1642.\\nAntrim, a post township in\\nHillsborough county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 3\\nis bounded N. by Windsor an*l\\nHillsborough, E. by Contoocook\\nriver which divides it from Deer-\\ning, S. by Hancock, and W. by\\nStoddard and the N. E. corner of\\nNelson. It contains 21,743 acres.\\nIt is 20 miles from Amherst, 30\\nfrom Concord, and 67 from Boston.\\nThe E. part of Antrim lies on Con-\\ntoocook river and though some-\\nwhat hilly, is a tract of productive\\nland, a considerable proportion of\\nwhich is arable. On the river\\nthere are valuable tracts of alluvi-\\nal land. The North Branch river,\\nso called, a small stream origina-\\nting from several ponds in Stod-\\ndard, furnishes several valuable\\nmill seats, and in some parts of its\\ncourse, it is bordered by tracts of\\ninterval. The W. part of the\\ntown is mountainous, but suitable\\nfor grass, and affords an extensive\\nrange of good pasturage. There\\nare six natural ponds. Gregg s\\npond, above a mile S. W. from the\\ncentre of the town, covers a sur-\\nface of perhaps 200 acres, and ini\\nsome places is 80 feet deep, and isj\\nwell stored with perch and pike.\\nIts outlet, a tributary to Contno-\\ncook river, affords several mill priv-j\\nileges. Willard s pond in the S.j\\nW. part, is less than Gregg s. Thei\\nremaining four are small, having!\\nfrom 5 to 20 acres surface. Thej\\nsoil of this town is mostly a deep\\ngravelly loam, favorable for grass,\\ncorn, oats, flax, c. The apple-\\ntree flourishes remarkably well.\\nTlje forest trees are sugar-maple.\\nbeech, black, white and yellow\\nbirch, white anH sv/amp ash, red\\noak, hemlock and spruce. There\\nis very little white pine timber\\nno butternut, walnut or chesnut.\\nIn some peaces, eims are numerous.\\nThere has lately been discovered\\nin the middle branch of Contoo-\\ncook river, a rock, about 10 feet\\nlong and 8 feet wide, covered with\\nn shallow coat of moss, affording\\nsustenance to 21 different kinds of\\nplants and shrubs, three of which\\nproduce edible fruit. Antrim at\\nsome periods has exhibited a great\\ndegree of health at other times\\nit has been visited witii distressing\\nsickness. In 1800, froi.i the 23d\\nof July, to the 23d Septem ber, 62\\npersons died of the dysentery, and\\n3 others of other disorders. The\\nspotted fever appeared Feb. 7,\\n1812, in tlie family of Mr. Samuel\\nWeeks, and from that time to\\nApril 10, there occurred 162 cases,\\nI of which 35 terminated fatally.\\nThroughout the month of March,\\nit extended itself rapidly in differ-\\nent directions. In some of the\\nfirst families attacked with it, al-\\nmost every person was seized in\\nothers only one or two were mate-\\nrially affected. In some cases,\\nit seemed to spread progressively\\nfrom one family to another, as if\\ncommunicated fiom one person to\\nthe other, at the same time that in\\nothers, it suddenly made its appear-\\nance in distant neighborhoods, sev\\nzing two or three persons in a fami-\\n|ly, nearly at once. All classes of\\nI people and all ages seemed alike\\nexposed to its attack. Among its\\nvictims, was Daniel Nichols, Esq.\\nfather to Rev. John Nichols, a na-\\ntive of this town, who graduated\\nat Dartmouth College in 1813; and\\nwas ordained at Boston Sept. 3,\\n1817, as a missionary to India,\\nwhere he now resides. Antrim^", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "74\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nderives its name from Antrim in\\nthe count}- of the same name in\\nIreland. It was incorporated\\nMarch 22, 1777. The lirst settle-\\nment was made by Dea. James Ai-\\nken about the year 1768. Four\\nj^ears elapsed before a second fam-\\nily moved into tlie place. During\\nthese and several succeeding years,\\nlie endured various hardships re-\\nsulting from the want of neighbors\\nand the wilderness state of the\\ncountry. For some time, he was\\nobliged to go to Peterborough, New-\\nBoston and other places in order\\nto have his grain ground into meal.\\nDea. Aiken was a native of Lon-\\ndonderry, where he was born in\\n1731. He died July 27, 1817. He\\nwas a professor of the christian re-\\nligion more than 60 years, and\\nadorned it by a serious and exem-\\nplary life. The people here are\\nchieriy attached to the presbyterian\\nform of doctrine and church govern-\\nment. A church of this kind was\\ngathered in 1788. Rev. Walter\\nLittle, afterwards Fullerton, who\\ngraduated at Dartmouth College\\nin 1796, was ordained Sept. 3,\\n1800; dismissed Sept. 1804. Rev.\\nJohn M. IVhiton, wlio graduated\\nat Yale College in 1805, was or-\\ndained Sept. 28, 1808. Pop. 1330.\\nASHUEI.OT or ASHWILLET, a\\nriver in Cheshire county, which\\nhas its source in a pond in Wash-\\nington. It runs in a southerfV\\ncourse through Marlow and Gilsum\\nto Kcene, where it receives a con-\\nsiderable branch issuing from ponds\\nin Stod(iard. From Keene it pro-\\nceeds to Swanzey, where it receives\\nanotlier considerable branch which\\noriginates in JaftVcy and Fitzwil-\\nliam. It pursues its course south-\\nerly and westerly through Win-\\nchester into Hinsdale, where, at\\nthe distance of about 3 miles from\\nthe S. line of the state, it empties\\ninto the Connecticut. Some at-\\ntempts have been made to render\\nthis river navigable for boats. So\\nfar as they have extended, they\\nhave been successful. The ob-\\nstructions in the river from Keene\\nto within six miles of its mouth\\nhave been removed two sets of\\nlocks constructed, and it is now\\nconsidered passable through this\\ndistance. But whether the great\\nexpense which will attend the re-\\nmoval of the obstructions, and ca-\\nnalling the remaining six miles\\nwill not prevent further progress,\\nand therefore render useless what\\nhas already been effected, is yet\\nquestionable.\\nAtkinson, a post-town in Rock-\\ningham county, lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 51 is about\\n5 miles in length, 4 1-4 in breadth,\\nand bounded N. by Hampstead, E.\\nby Plaistow, S. by Haverhill, Ms.\\nW. by Salem and Londonderry.\\nIt contains 6839 acres, lying 36\\nmiles from Bostoq, 30 from Ports-\\nmouth, and 32 from Concord. The\\nsurface of Atkinson is uneven\\nthe soil of a superior quality, and\\nwell situated. The cultivation of\\nthe apple has received much atten-\\ntion here, and the finest fruit is\\nproduced. Atkinson comprises a\\nportion of the lands conveyed by\\ntiie Indians, Nov. 15, 1642, to the\\ninhabitants of Pentuckett, (now\\nHaverhill). The deed was signed\\nby two noted sachems, Passaquo\\nand Saggahew, with the consent\\nof Passaconaway, their chief.\\nWhen the dividiiig line between\\nthis state and Massachusetts was\\nfinally settled, tne tract comprising\\nPlaistow fell within the limits of\\nthis state, and Atkinson, on nc-\\ncour.t oi difficulties respecting the\\nlocation of the meeting house at\\nthe S. extremity of the town, was\\net off from Plaistow Aug. 31, and\\nincorporated Sept. 3, 1767, by its", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAPtdPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n75\\npresent name, in honor of Theo-\\ndore Atkinson, a member of the\\ncouncil and a large landholder\\nThe first settlements wore made in\\n1727 or 1728, by Benjamin Rich-\\nards, of Rochester, in this state,\\nand Jonathan and Edmund PajF\\nand John Dow, from HnYerhill\\nMs. Several of the first settlers\\nlived to a great age. The Rev.\\nStephen Peabody was the first and\\nonly settled minister in Atkinson.\\nHe was a native of Andover, Ms.\\nborn Nov. 11,1742; graduated at\\nHarvard University in 1769; was\\nordained Nov. 25, 1772, when the\\ncongregational church v/as formed,\\nand renwined in the ministry until\\nhis death. May 23, 1819. He was\\nrelated by marriage to the late\\nPresident Adams, having married\\nfor his second wife the sister of\\nMrs. A. He took an active part\\nin the revolution, and served as\\nchaplain in the regiment under Col.\\nPoor, stationed at Winter-Hill.\\nThe academy in this town is one\\nof the oldest and most respectable\\ninstitutions in the state; it was in-\\ncorporated Feb. 17, 1791. In a\\nlarge meadow in this town, thei-e\\nis an island, containing 7 or 8 acres,\\nwhich was formerly loaded with\\nvaluable pine timber and other for-\\nest wood. When the meadow is\\noverflowed, by means of an artifi\\ncial dam, this island rises in the\\nsame degree as the water rises,\\nwhich is sometimes six feet. Near\\nthe middle of this island, is a small\\npond, which has been gradually\\n4essening ever since it was first\\nknown, and is now almost covered\\nwith verdure. In the water of\\nthis pond, there have been fish in\\nplenty which, when the meadov.\\nhath been flowed, have appeared\\nthere, and when the water hath\\nbeen drawn off, have been left on\\nthe meadow at which time the\\nisland settles to its usual place.\\nThe correctness of this account of\\nthe floating island, given by Dr.\\nBelknap, and which was furnished\\nhim by the Rev. Mr. Peabody, has\\nbeen doubted but there are per-\\nsons still living wlio can substan-\\ntiate the faLf. The artificial dam\\nis now in ruins. Pop. 563.\\nB.\\nBack river. See Bellamy\\nBank.\\nBaker s river, a considerable\\nstream in Grafton county, is form-\\ned of two branches. The N. branch\\nhas its source near Moosehillock\\nmountain in Coventry. It runs\\nsout) --rly through Warren into\\nWenUvorth, where it unites with\\nthe S. branch which originates in\\nOrange. After the union of these\\nbranches, the river pursues a S. E.\\nand an easterly course through the\\nS. part of Rumney and the N. part\\nof Plymouth, where it forms a\\njunction witli Pemigewasset river\\njust above Plymouth village. It\\nwas on this river, in the township\\nof Rumney, that General Stark\\nwas captured by the Indians, oh\\nthe 28th of April, 1752. See\\nRumney.\\nBarker s Location, a tract of\\nland in Coos county, containing\\n3,020 acres, granted Oct. 21, 1773,\\nto Capt. Joshua Barker, of Hing-\\nham, Ms. It now composes a part\\nof Lancaster, to which it was an-\\nnexed June 22, 1819.\\nBarhstead, post-town, Straf-\\nford county, in iat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 21 is boun-\\nded N. E. by Alton, N. W. by Gil-\\nmanton, S. W. by Pittsfield, S. by\\nStafford, and contains 26,000 acres.\\nit is 36 miles from Portsmouth, 26\\nirom Dover, and 20 from Concord.\\nBarnstead is not mountainous, but\\nhas large swells of land. The soil is", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "76\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n\u00c2\u00abasy and productive the original\\ngrowth, pine, uak, beech, maple,\\nc. There are several piiuis i\\nthis town the largest are liie twi.\\nSuncook ponds, which lie near\\neach other, Brindle pond, and Half-\\nmoon pond, on Alton liiif Thes^\\nwaters are stocked will fish, and are\\ndischarged into the Suncock. Barn-\\nstead was granted May 20, 1727,\\nto the Rev. Joseph Adams and oth-\\ners. Settlements commenced in\\n1767. A congregational church\\nwas organized Aug. 5, 1804 and\\nRev. Enos George settled on the\\n26th Sept. following. Elder David\\nKnowlton was settled over the free-\\nwill baptist society in 1804 died\\n1809, and was succeeded by Eld.\\nJS/ athaniel Wilson. The social\\nlibrary in this town was incorpora-\\nted in 1807, and contains 180 vol-\\numes. The number of deaths since\\n1804, has been 204. Pop. 1805.\\nBarrijvgtojv, post-town, in\\nStrafford county, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 12 is 20\\nmiles from Portsmouth, 10 from\\nDover, 30 from Concord, 65 from\\nBoston bounded N. E. by Far-\\nniington and Rochester, S. E. by\\nMadbury, Lee and Dover, S. W.by\\nNottingham and Northwood, and\\nN. W. by Strafford. The surface\\nof Barrington is somewhat broken\\nand rocky, the soil being principal-\\nly a gravelly loam. The oak ridges,\\nhowever, are a sandy loam, or hazel\\nmould, and are very good for tillage.\\nThe town is abundantly supplied\\nwith ponds, of which there are no\\nless than thirteen of considerable\\nmagnitude, from whence issue\\nstreams affording excellent mill-\\nseats. At one of these mill-seats,\\non the Isinglass river, is a perpen-\\ndicular fall of 30 feet, with a suffi-\\ncient supply of water for an exten-\\nsive factory. The rocks in this town\\nare principally granite, are compos-\\ned of feldspar, quartz and mica, and\\nhave a granulur\u00c2\u00bbstructure. In the\\ncomposition of these rocks, quartz\\npredominates. In some of them,\\nvery perfect and beautiful crystals\\nof quartz, and in others, tourmaline\\nand graphite are found. Boi iron\\n(.re is also somewhat abundant, and\\nwas formerly wrought here. There\\nis, about two miles from the centre\\nof the town, a remarkable cavern\\nor fissure in a rock, commonly cal-\\nled the DeoiVs den. The entrance\\nis on the side of a hill, and is suffi-\\nciently large to admit a person in a\\nstooping posture. Having entered\\n5 feet in a horizontal direction,\\nthere is a descent of 4 or 5 feet, on\\nan angle of 45\u00c2\u00b0, large enough onljr\\nto admit the body of a middling siz-\\ned man. After squeezing through\\nthis passage, you enter a chamber\\n60 feet in length, from 10 to 15 in\\nheight, and from 3 to 8 in width.\\nCommi^nicating with this, are sev-\\neral other fissures of equal height,\\nand from 10 to 15 in length, which,\\nwanting sufficient width, remain\\nunexplored. In religious sentiment\\nthe inhabitants of this town are\\nprincipally congregationalists and\\nbaptists. Over the congregational\\nchurch, which was formed soon af-\\nter the settlement of the town, Rev.\\nJoseph Prince was settled in 1755;\\ndismissed in 1768. Rev. David\\nTenney was settled in 1771 dis-\\nmissed 1778, and soon after died.\\nRev. Benjamin Balch was settled\\nin 1784, and died in 1815. The\\nchurch is now vacant. Barrington\\nwas incorporated May 10, 1722, and\\nthe settlement commenced in 1732.\\nThe town is healthy of the first\\nsettlers, fourteen, who were between\\n80 and 90 years of age, were alive\\nin 1815. Barrington was originally\\n13 miles in length, 6 1-2 in breadth\\nand in 1810 contained 3564 inhabi-\\ntants but in 1820 the town was di-\\nvided, and the western section ia-", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n77\\ncorporatec] into a new town of the\\nname of Strafford thus reducing\\nthe territory and population more\\nthan one half. Present pop. 1610.\\nBarroiv s Island. See Pler-\\nmont.\\nBartlett, post-town, Coos\\ntounty, is in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 4 45 miles\\nfrom Lancaster, 75 from Concord,\\nand 85 from Portsmouth. It lies\\nat the foot of the White Moun-\\ntains, with Adams on the N., Chat-\\nham on the E., Conway and the\\npublic lands on the S. and W. It\\nhas an area of about 13,000 acres.\\nIts soil is various, and on the Saco,\\nin some parts, good. Tins river\\nmeanders through the centre of\\nthe town, which is also watered by\\nother streams. Bartlett was in-\\ncorporated June 16, 1790; and re-\\nceived its name in honor of Gov.\\nBartlett. Pop. 511.\\nBath, a post-township in Graf-\\nton county, on Connecticut river,\\nin lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 10 is bounded N. by\\nLyman, E. by Landaff, S. by Ha-\\nverhill, and W. by Ryegate, Vt.,\\ncontaining 22,827 acres. It is 42\\nmiles N. E. of Dartmouth College,\\n82 N. N. W. of Concord and 148\\nfrom Boston. Bath is pleasantly\\nsituated in the vale of the Connec-\\nticut, between the Green moun-\\ntains on the W., and the White\\nMountains on the E., by wliich it is\\neffectually shielded from high winds\\nand long storms. The Amonoo-\\nsuck river waters the S. E. part,\\naffording many fine mill seats and\\nwater privileges. It falls into Con-\\nnecticut river at the S. W. angle\\nof the town. It receives in its\\ncourse, about 4 miles from its mouth,\\nthe Wild Amonoosuck river, which\\nrushes down the lofty Moosehil-\\nlock. The head of boat naviga-\\ntion on Connecticut river is in\\nBath. It is interrupted by a very\\niBiajestic fall of water, at which a\\nH\\ndam is erected and several mills\\nbuilt. The Amonoosuck has a\\nvery convenient fall at the village,\\ncalculated to accommodate ma-\\nchinery to any extent. At the\\nprincipal village, there is a consid-\\nerable bridge over the Amonoosuck,\\nof 350 feet in length built in\\n1807. There is a ferry across the\\nriver at the falls. Perch pond,\\nhaving a surface of about 100\\nacres, is situated in the S. part of\\nthe town. At the S. W. corner of\\nBath, Gardner s mountain rises by\\na very bold ascent from the conflu-\\nence of Connecticut and Amonoo-\\nsuck rivers, and runs a N. course\\nthrough the whole town, separating\\nthe inhabitants, who have no com-\\nmunication but by one pass in the\\nmountain. Its height is generally\\nabout 500 feet. On this mountain,\\nare various appearances of iron\\nand silver ore. Strata of rock\\nhave been opened near the lower\\nvillage, the most of which will dis-\\nsolve on being immersed in warm\\nwater. Alum and copperas have\\nbeen made from this rock. The\\nrocks here are principally granite,\\nslate and flint. The soil on the\\nhills is generally a reddish loam,\\non abed of marl or hard pan. In\\nthe valleys, it is alluvial. In some\\nparts, are clayey soils in others,\\nsandy. There are but few swamps.\\nAbout one sixth part of the whole\\ntown is interval land. The native\\nforests, in the valleys and on the\\nflats, are white pine, hemlock,\\nspruce, elm, and some cedar on\\nthe hills, maple, beech, birch, oak\\nand mountain ash. Much improve-\\nment has l een made in the agricul-\\nture of this place. Gypsum has\\nbeen found highly useful on all the\\nsoils, except cold and wet land.\\nThe surplus produce is carried to\\nBoston, Salem and Portland. In\\n1811, the spotted fever visited thii", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "u\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nplace, but did not prove very fatal.\\nTiie annual average number of\\ndeaths is about 20. There is aso-\\ncial library, containing upwards of\\n200 volumes. The original charter\\nof Bath was granted Sfept. 10, 1761,\\nto Rev. Andrew Gardner and 61\\nothers. In March, 1769, it was\\nre-chartered to John Sawyer and\\nothers, on the assumption of the\\nforfeiture of the first charter. The\\nfirst settlement was made in 1765,\\nby John Herriman from Haverhill,\\nMs. In 1766 and 67, Moses Pike\\nand the family of Mr. Sawyer com-\\nmenced settlements. A presbyte-\\nrian church was formed in 1778,\\nwhich was dissolved in 1791, and\\na congregational church organized,\\nembracing 19 members. Rev. Da-\\nvid Sutherland, a native of Edin-\\nburg, was installed Oct. 24, 1805.\\nIn 1811, a revival of religion oc-\\ncurred, which added to the church\\n77 members and in 1820 and 21,\\na further addition of 101 members\\nwas made to the church. There\\nare some baptists and methodists\\nin this town. Pop. 1498.\\nBean Hill. See JVorthJidd.\\nBe ARC AMP, a river, which is\\nformed of several brahches rising\\non the south sides of Sandwich\\nand Burton mountains. The two\\nprincipal branches unite in Ossi-\\npee, and fall into the Ossipee lake\\non its western border.\\nBeaver Brook, the name of\\nseveral streams in this state. The\\nlargest has its source in a small\\npond in Unity, and running W.\\nfalls into the Connecticut in\\nCharlestown. One other rises in\\nMont-Vernon, and falls into the\\nSouhegan and another passes\\nfrom Stewartstown through Cole\\nbrook.\\nBeaver. River, has its princi\\npal source in Beaver pond, a beau\\nt).[\\\\{\\\\ body of water, in London-\\nderry. It passes S. through Pel-\\nham, and falls into the Merrimack\\nin Dracut, nearly opposite the\\nmouth of Coucord river, in Mass.\\nBedford, a post-township in\\nHillsborough county, is situated on\\nMerrimack river, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 53\\nIt is bounded N. by Goffstown, E.\\nby Merrimack river, which divides\\nit from Manchester and the N. part\\nof Litchfield, S. by the township of\\nMerrimack, and W. by Amherst\\nand New-Boston, containing 20,-\\n660 acres. It is 8 miles from Am-\\nherst, 21 frasm Concord and 52 from\\nBoston. Merrimack and Piscata-\\nquog are the only rivers in this\\ntown. The latter passes through\\nits N. E. corner, where there is a\\npleasant and flourishing village,\\nwhich will be noticed under Pis-\\ncataquog Village. In the W.\\npart of this town, the land is une-\\nven and abounds with stones, but\\nthe qualities of the soil are warm\\nand moist. The E. par t, border-\\ning on the Merrimack, is pine\\nplain, with some very productive\\nintervals. The principal forest\\ntrees are white, red, and black oak,\\nwalnut, chesnut, maple, birch, pine,\\nhemlock, c. Of the white oak,\\ngreat quantities of ship timber have\\nbeen obtained, and conveyed to\\nCharlestown, Ms. by means of the\\nriver and Middlesex canal. Great\\nattention is paid to the cultivation\\nof hops and there are raised in\\nsome years, 100,000 lb?. The ag-\\nricultural and general condition of\\nthis town has of late become flour-\\nishing. Linen and woollen are\\nthe principal manufactures, of\\nwhich there have been made cloths\\nof a quality equal to foreign im-\\nportations. On the W. line of\\nBedford, are a remarkable gulf and\\nprecipice, which are regarded as\\nobjects of curiosity. A consider-\\nable brook passes over the preci-", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "NEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n73\\npice, and falls about 200 feet with-\\nin the distance of 100 yards. Here\\nare found several excavations in\\nsolid stone, which are sufiiciently\\nlarge to contain many persons.\\nSibbins pond is in the E. part of\\nthe town. Strictly speaking, there\\nare three ponds, wliich appear to\\nbe united by their waters beneath\\nthe surface of an extensive bog,\\nwhich floats upon the surface and\\nrises and falls with the water.\\nThese ponds, taken together, are\\nabout 80 rods in diameter, and\\nabound with most kinds of fresh\\nwater fish. There is in BedforJ,\\na social library incorporated in\\n1802. Those who have recei-\\nved a collegiate education from\\nthis town, are, at Dartmouih Col-\\nlege, Joseph Goffe, 1791 John\\nVose, 1795; Benj. Orr, 1798; Jo-\\nseph Bell, 1807; John Walker\\n1808 William Gordon, 1811\\nWilliam Orr, 1815 Adam Gordon,\\n1817; John Aiken, 1819; Thorn\\nton McGaw, 1820 Adams Moore\\n1822 at Yale College, Isaac Orr\\n1818; Robert Riddle, 1818; Free-\\nman Riddle, 1819; Robert Orr,\\n1820 at Middlebury College,\\nIsaac O. Barnes, 1820. In miner-\\nalogy, this fown affords a great va-\\nriety of specimens. Iron ore is\\nfound in different places and in sev-\\neral varieties. Sulphuret of iron,\\nimbedded in common granite, and\\nled oxide of iron combined with al-\\nluviine, are common. Black lead,\\n(graphite) pyritous copper, schorl,\\nhornblende, epidote, talc, rnica,\\nblack, yellow and green, gneiss,crys-\\ntallized quartz, ;c. are found here.\\nFifty years since, iron was manu-\\nfactured inconsiderable quantities\\nat the m.outh of Crosby brook.\\nWitliin a few years, iron ore in\\nlarge quantities has been transport-\\ned to Billerica and other foiges out\\nof town. Bedford was one of the\\nNarraganset townships granted by\\nMassachusetts in 1733, to the sur-\\nviving officers and soldiers, and\\nthe heirs of those deceased, who\\nwere engaged in King Philip s war\\nin 1676. The number of grantees\\nwas 120, all of whom except one\\nbelonged to Massachusetts. It was\\nfirst called JVarraganset JVo. 5, or\\nSouhegan East. The first settle-\\nment commenced in the winter of\\n1737, by Robert and James Walker,\\nvi^ho, the ensuing year, were follow-\\ned by Col. John Goffe, Matthew\\nPatten, Esq. and Capt. Sanmel Pat-\\nten. Several of the early settlers\\nemigrated from the north of Ire-\\nland. The first child born in town\\nwas Silas Barron, son of Capt. Mo-\\nses Barron he was born Jan. 16,\\n1741. The town was incorporated\\nby charier from Gov. Wentworth,\\nMay 19, 1750. Bedford was the\\nresidence of many Indians in for-\\nmer times. In 1745, as James\\nMcQuade and Robert Burns, who\\nhad been to Penacook to purchase\\ncorn for their families, were re-\\nturning home, they killed McQuade\\nin Pembroke; but Burns escaped\\nby running in a zig-zag direction,\\nby which means, he baffled the fire\\nof the pursuers, and returned in\\nsafety to his family. On the bank\\nof Merrimack river,opposite Goffe s\\nfalls, is a spot of ground, about ten\\nrods long and four wide, which is\\nsupposed to have been an Indian\\nburial place. The surface of the\\nbank is about 40 feet above the riv-\\ner. Human bones at various times\\nhave been washed from the bank.\\nIn the summer of 1821, Drs. Wood-\\nbury and Riddle obtained a part of\\nthree skeletons from this place.\\nSome of the bark in which they\\nhad been deposited remained. One\\nof them appeared to have been put\\nin the ground in a sitting posture.\\nAll of their heads lay towards ijje", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "to\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nsouth. One was supposed to be a\\nfemale. The hair was entire, and\\nwas done up in a bunch on the\\nback part of the head in a manner\\nsimilar to that practised at the pres-\\nent day. A presbyterian church\\nwas formed in 1757. Rev. John\\nHouston was ,ordained about the\\nsame time, and remained the min-\\nister till 1778. From this period\\nthe church was vacant, but enjoy-\\ned occasional preaching, till Sept.\\n5, 1804, when jRet). David McGreg-\\nore, who graduated at Dartmouth\\nCollege in 1799, was ordained.\\nHon, Matthew Pattei?, a gen-\\ntleman of very respectable charac-\\nter, the second judge of probate in\\nHillsborough county, and one of\\nthe first settlers, died in this town.\\nHon. John Orr, who died in Jan.\\n1823, at the age of 75, was a distin-\\nguished citizen of this town. He\\nwas in the battle of Bennington\\nunder Gen. Stark, and received a\\nwound in the early part of the en-\\ngagement. Pop. 1375.\\nBellamy Bank, a river, one\\nbranch of which issues from Ches-\\nley s pond in Barrington, and the\\nother from low and marshy lands\\nin the vicinity these unite in Mad-\\nbury, and after rfieandering through\\nthe town, the waters fall into the\\nPascataqua, on the W. side of Do-\\nyet Neck, where the stream is cal-\\nled Back river.\\nBellows Falls, a remarkable\\nfall, in Connecticut river, in the\\ntownship of Walpiole, and former-\\nly known by the name of the Great\\nfall. The breadth of the river,\\nabove the fall, is 22 rods in some\\nplaces not more than 16. A large\\nrock divides the stream into two\\nchannels, each about 90 feet wide,\\non the top of the shelving bank.\\nWhen the water is low, the east-\\nern channel appears crossed by a\\nbarof s\u00c2\u00bblid rock, and the whole\\nstream falls into the western chan-\\nnel, where it is contracted to the\\nbreadth of 16 feet, and flows with\\nastonishing rapidity. There are\\nseveral pitches, one above another,\\nin the length of half a mile, the\\nlargest of which is that where the\\nrock divides the stream. Notwith-\\nstanding the velocity of the cur-\\nrent, the salmon pass up this fall, and\\nare taken many miles above but\\nthe shad proceed no farther. Over\\nthis fall, in the year 1785, a bridge\\nof timber was constmcted by Col.\\nEnoch Hale, Its length was 365\\nfeet,and was supported in the middle\\nby the great rock. In 1792, this\\nwas the only bridge across Con-\\nnecticut river, and now, in 1823,\\nthere are, in this state, sixteen\\nbridges. In crossing the bridge\\nfrom this town to Rockingham, Vt.\\nthe traveller has an interesting and\\nsublime view of these falls.\\nBethlehem, township,in Graf-\\nton county, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 15 is boun-\\nded N. by Whitefield and Dalton,\\nE. by Bretton-Woods and ungrant-\\ned land, S. by Franconia and Con-\\ncord, and N. W. by Littleton, con-\\ntaining 28,603 acres. It is water-\\ned by Great Amonoosuck river,\\nwhich takes its rise at the notch of\\nthe White Mountains, and runs in\\na W. and N. W. direction through\\nnearly the centre of this town. A\\nbranch of the same river runs\\nthrough the southerly part into\\nFranconia. The mountains are\\ncalled Round and Peaked. The\\nsoil produces good crops of grass\\nand grain. There is plenty of pine\\ntimber and sugar maple. Iron ore,\\nboth of the mountain and bog kind,\\nhas been occasionally found. Two\\nmineral springs have been discov-\\nered. Bethlehem was settled in\\n1790, by Jonas Warren, Benjamin\\nBrown, James Turner, Thomas and", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n81\\nJohn Hatch, Nathan and Anios|\\nWheeler, Nathl. Snow and Lot|\\nWoodburJ^ It was incorporated\\nDec. 27, 1799. A congregational\\nchurch was formed Oct. 15, 1802;\\na baptist church in Sept. 1800 and\\na freewill baptist, June 26, 1813.\\nThe number of members in each\\nof the baptist churches is 46 in\\nthe congregational, 23. Pop. 467.\\nBishop s Brook rises in the S.\\nE. part of Stewartstown, and me-\\nanders N. W. through the town in-\\nto Connecticut river.\\nBlackwAter river, so called\\nfrom its dark, appearance, is formed\\nby two small streams, one of which\\nrises in Danbury, and the other\\nissues from Pleasant pond in New-\\nLondon. These branches unite\\nsoon after crossing the W. line of\\nAndover, and form the Blackwater,\\nwhich passes v^^ith considerable ra-\\npidity through the S. W. part of\\nthat town from thence through\\nthe W. part of the towns of Salis-\\nbury and Boscawen into Hopkin-\\nton, where it empties into Contoo\\ncook river.\\nBlind Will s Neck, is\\npoint of land formed by the conflu\\nence of the Isinglass and Cocheco\\nrivers, in the south part of Roch-\\nester. Blind Will was a sagamore\\nof the Indians liviog about the Co\\ncheco. During the war with King\\nPhilip, the enemy having made\\ntheir appearance in the vicinity\\nhe was sent out by Maj. Waldron\\nwith seven other Indians, to make\\ndiscoveries. They were all sur-\\nprised by a company of Mohawks\\ntwo or tliree escaped, and the\\nothers were killed or taken. Will\\nwas dragged away by his hair, and\\nbeing wounded, perished on the\\nneck, which has since borne his\\nname.\\nBloody Point, on the New-\\nington side of the Pascataqua riv-\\nH2\\ner, is so called from a quarrel which\\ntook place in 1631, between the\\nagents of the two companies of\\nproprietors about a point of land\\nconvenient for both and, there\\nbeing at that time no government\\nestablished, the controversy would\\nhave ended in blood, had the par-\\nties not been persuaded to refer\\nthe dispute to their employers.\\nBlue Hills, the name gener-\\nally appropriated to tlie first range\\nof mountains in the state, commen-\\ncing in Nottingham and extending\\nthrough Strafibrd, Farmington and\\nMilton the several summits are\\ndistinguished by different names, as\\nTeneriffe, Saddleback, Tuckaway,\\nc. See towns just mentioned.\\nBoar s Head. .S ee Hampton.\\nBoscawen, a post-township in\\nHillsborough county, is situated\\nbetween Concord and Salisbury,\\non the W. side of Merrimack river,\\nin lat 43\u00c2\u00b0 19 It is 7 miles in\\nlength and about the same in\\nbreadth, and contains an area of\\n32,230 acres. It is bounded N. by\\nSalisbury, E. by the Merrimack,\\nwhich divides it from Northfield\\nand Canterbury, S. by Concord and\\nHopkinton, and W. oy Warnei-.\\nBoscawen is 8 miles from Concord,\\n52 from PortSiViOuth, 68 from Bos-\\nton, and 514 from Washington\\nI City. Besides the Merrimack, the\\nI west part of this town is watered\\nby Blackwater river, running near-\\nly parallel with the former, through\\nthe whole extent of the tov.-n and\\nabout five miles distant from it.\\nIt is not a large stream, but very\\nimportant, both on account of the\\nfertile fields of champaign on its\\nborders, and the numerous water\\nprivileges it affords. It empties\\nitself into Contoocook river in\\nHopkinton. Over this river and\\nthe various other streams, this\\ntown supports more than two miles", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "82\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nof plank bridges, including their\\nabutments. There are two ponds\\nof some note. Great pond, near\\nthe centre of the town, is 1 mile\\nin length, and 1 mile in width.\\nLong pond, in the west part, is 2\\nmiles long and from 1-2 to 3-4 of\\na mile wide. There are mill seats\\nat the outlet of each. The soil\\nseems to admit of three divisions,\\nthe interval, plain and highland.\\nThe intervals on the Merrimack\\nare, in many places, widely ex-\\ntended and were originally very\\nfertile the plains border on the\\nintervals and have a thinner soil\\nthe highland, which comprises a-\\nbout five sevenths of the whole\\ntown, lies in large swells extending\\nfrom north to south. The natural\\ngrowth is virhite oak and other hard\\nwood. It is of a deep, productive\\nsoil, affording many excellent\\nfarms delightfully situated. The\\nsurface of Boscawen, when viewed\\nfrom its highest parts, appears un-\\ncommonly level. There are few\\nspots where sto nes abound. There\\nare no morasses nor stagnant wa-\\nters. From the numerous streams\\nof living water, and from the pe-\\nculiar direction of the swells of\\nthe hills, this town probably de-\\nrives that pure air and uniform\\ntemperature which are so condu-\\ncive to health. The number of\\ndeaths for the eleven years ending\\nJanuary 1, 1819, was 269. There\\nare 15 school districts, which have\\non an average about 35 scholars\\nto each, and 15 school-houses.\\nFor the attention paid to education\\nin this place, much credit is due\\nto the Rev. Dr. Wood, who has\\nentered at the different colleges\\nbetween 30 and 90 young gentle-\\nmen, of whom 31 have been enga-\\nged in the ministry. The Bos-\\ncawen social library was founded\\nm 1792 incorporated Dec, 2.\\n1797, and contains 220 volumes.\\nThis town has a musical society,\\nan auxiliary to the American ed-\\nucation society, one for the educa-\\ntion of heathen youth, two feraak\\ngleaning societies, a moral, an ag-\\nricultural, and two female cent so-\\ncieties, which are annually exten-\\nding their aid to the objects which\\nthey respectively embrace. The-\\nprincipal village is in the east sec-\\ntion of the town. It has between\\n30 and 40 dwelling houses, situated\\non a spacious street nearly two\\nmiles in length, very straight and\\nlevel. Here the eye of the obser-\\nvant traveller is attracted and de-\\nlighted by the fertile intervals and\\nwindings of the river Merrimack.\\nThere is another village forming\\non a pleasant eminence near the\\nwest meeting-house. Boscawen\\nwas granted by Massachusetts in\\n1733, to 91 proprietors, who held\\ntheir first meeting May 2, 1733, at\\nNewbury. The proprietors gave\\nto it the name of Contoocook, af-\\nter the Indian name of the river.\\nIt received its present name, when\\nit was incorporated April 22, 1760,\\nfrom Edward Boscawen, a cele-\\nbrated English admiral then on\\nthe American station. The first\\nsettlement commenced early in\\nthe season of 1734 by Nathaniel\\nDanforth, Andrew Bohonnon, Mo-\\nses Burbank, Stephen Gerrish, and\\nEdward Emery. Others soon fol-\\nlowed to the number of 27 fami-\\nlies. Abigail Danforth was the\\nfirst child born in the town. These\\nfamilies were secured against the\\nhostile encroachments of the In-\\ndians by a log fort, 100 feet square\\nand 10 feet high, built by the pro-\\nprietors in 1739. In this fort the\\ninhabitants lived in garrison more\\nthan twenty-two years. They had\\npreviously built a log house for relig-\\nious worship and their public meet-", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n83\\nings. In 1746, the Indians made\\na predatory incursion on the in-\\nhabitants iiilled Thomas Cook,\\nhis son, and a man of color, and\\ntook Elisha Jones prisoner. In\\n1754, they killed Timothy Cook,\\nand took Enos Bishop into captivi-\\nty to Canada, from whence he es-\\ncaped about a year afterward and\\nreturned home. Mr. Jones died\\nin captivity. An island, at tht\\nmouth of Contoocook river, be-\\ntv/een this town and Concord was\\nthe scene of the well known ex-\\nploit of Mrs. Hannah DustoiM\\nwhich may be described in this\\nplace. On the 15th of March, 1698,\\nthe Indians made a descent on Ha-\\nverhill, Mass., vi here they took\\nMrs. Duslon, who was confined to\\nher bed with an infant only six\\ndays old, and attended by hei\\nnurse, Mary Niff. The Indians\\ntook Mrs. Duston from her bed and\\ncarried her away with the nurse\\nand infant. They soon despatch-\\ned the latter by dashing its head\\nagainst a tree. When they had\\nproceeded as far as this island,\\nwhich has been justly called Dus-\\nton s island, on their way to an In-\\ndian town situate a considerable\\ndistance above, the Indians inform-\\ned the womexi that they must be\\nstripped and run the gauntlet thro\\nthe village on their arrival.\\nMrs. Duston and her nurse had\\nbeen assigned to a family consist-\\ning of two stout men, three women\\nand seven children, or young In\\ndians, besides an English boy who\\nhad been taken from Worcester.\\nMrs. Duston, aware of the cruel-\\nties that awaited her, formed the\\ndesign of exterminating the whole\\nfamily, and prevailed upon the\\nnurse and the boy to assist her in\\ntheir destruction. A little before\\nday, finding the whole company\\nm a sound sleep, she aviroke her\\nconfedei ates, and with the Indian\\nhatchets despatched ten of the\\ntwelve. One of the women whom\\nthey thought they had killed made\\nher escape, and a favorite boy they\\ndesignedly left. Mrs. Duston and\\nher companions arrived safe home\\nwith the scalps, though their dan-\\nger from the enemy and from fam-\\nine in travelling so far, must have\\nbeen great. The general court of\\nMassachusetts made her a grant of\\nj\u00c2\u00a350 and she received many valua-\\nble presents. The time when the\\nchurch was formed in this place\\nhas not been ascertained. The\\nministers who have successively\\npresided over it have been as fol-\\nlows Rev. Phinehas Stevens, or-\\nrlained October 8, 1740, and died\\nJan. 19, 1755. Rev. Robie Mor-\\nrill, ordained Dec. 29, 1761; dis-\\nmissed Dec. 9, 1766 and died\\nSept. 23, 1813, aged 79. Rev.\\nNathaniel Merrill, ordained Oct,\\n19. 1768, and dismissed April 1,\\n1774. Rev. Samuel Wood, D. D.\\nordained Oct. 17, 1781. The se-\\ncond congregational church was\\nformed Sept. 10, 1804, and Rev.\\nEbenezer Price was installed on\\nthe 26th of the same month.\\nGeorge Jackman, Esq. of this town\\nis entitled to respectful notice.\\nHe was the first town clerk and\\ncontinued in office 36 years. He\\nwas appointed a justice of the\\npeace under George II. and con-\\ntinued such under all the succes-\\nsive changes of government to 1818\\nhe was a selectman 22 years, a\\nrepresentative to the general court,\\nand a delegate to the state conven-\\ntion. He is still living at an ad-\\nvanced age.\\nBow, a township in Rockingham\\ncounty, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 8 was granted\\nMay 20, 1727, to Jonathan Wig-\\ngin and others, and was originally\\nlaid out nine miles square, coaa-", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "84\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nprehending a great portion of the\\nterritory now constituting Pem-\\nbroke and Concord but at present\\nit contains about 16,000 acres,\\nbounded N. E. by Merrimack riv-\\ner which divides it from Pembroke,\\nS. E. by Hooksett, S. W. by Dun\\nbarton, N. W. by Concord, and a\\npart of Hopkinton. The soil is\\nvery uneven and hard, but produc-\\ntive when well managed. There\\nis but one pond of any size, called\\nTuree pond. Turkey river emp-\\nties into the Merrimack at Turkey\\nfells, near the N. E. part of Bow.\\nAbout a mile below are Garven s\\nfalls, now passable by locks on\\nBow side. Bow canal is situated\\non the Merrimack 3 miles below\\nConcord the perpendicular meas-\\nurement around which it is carried\\nis 25 feet its length 1-3 of a mile.\\nIt passes through a ledge of gran-\\nite, and is for the most part im-\\nperishable. Its cost was ^13,860\\nand about ^2000 of its first income\\nwere appropriated towards clearing\\nchannels through Turkey falls, :c.\\nThe Londonderry turnpike passes\\nthrough the E. part of this town\\nand the Londonderry Branch turn-\\npike, through the centre of the\\ntown from Hooksett to Hopkinton.\\nThe baptist church in Bow was first\\norganized in 1795 and Rev. Ben-\\njamin Sargent was ordained in 1797\\nover the church and society, where\\nhe continued till 1801, when he\\nremoved to Pittsfield, and has since\\ndied. Rev. Thomas Waterman\\nministered to the people from 1804\\nto 1807 during which period a\\nnew church had been formed of\\nbaptists and congregationalists, and\\nsubsequently dissolved, the two\\ndenominations forming distinct so-\\ncieties. The latter is now very\\nsmall. From 1807 to 1815, the\\nbaptist church was without any\\npastor. July 3, 1816, the baptist\\nchurch was re-organized and on\\nthe 13th Feb. 1817, Rev. Hem-y\\nVeaz y was settled. The church\\nnow consists of about 60 members.\\nThe meeting-house is situated on\\na commanding elevation, and is a\\nhandsome building. Bow is a very\\nhealthy town the average number\\nof deaths for ten years not exceed-\\ning 12. Pop. 935. The venera-\\nble Samtjel Welch, mentioned\\nin page 12, among the instances of\\nlongevity in this state, was born at\\nKingston, N. H. September 1, 1710 i\\nand is now (March, 1823) living\\nin this town. His father was from\\nIpswich, Mass. his grandfather,\\none of the original emigrants from\\nEngland to that place. This old\\nman has outlived all his connex-\\nions he has lived more than half\\nthe time since the landing of the\\npilgrims at Plymouth The early\\npart of his life was spent at Kings-\\nton he subsequently lived at Pem-\\nbroke but for the last 50 years he\\nhas resided at Bow, in an obscure\\ncorner and steadily cultivated his\\nlittle farm, till the frosts of a cen-\\ntury had whitened his locks, and\\nthe chills of a hundred winters had\\nbenumbed his frame. His life has\\nbeen marked by no extraordinary\\nvicissitude he was never in battle,\\nor in any public service he has\\nbeen a man of industry, temper-\\nance and health. In person, he is\\nrather above the middle size of\\nGrecian features, with dark ex-\\npressive eyes and his locks are\\nof a clayey hite, looking as if\\nthey had already mouldered in the\\ngrave. His face is fair, though\\nwrinkled with the cares of a cen-\\ntury and an eighth^ His frame is\\nnow feeble, and he is unable to\\nwalk. His mental faculties, how-\\never, seem but little impaired, and\\nhe is an interesting person in con-\\nversation.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nBowBACK, a mountain. See\\nStratford.\\nBradford, a post-township in\\nHillsborough county, is situated\\nabout mid-way between the Mer-\\nrimack and Connecticut rivers in\\nlat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 14 It is bounded N. by\\nFisliersfield and Sutton, E. by\\nAVarner, S. by Henniker and Hills-\\nborougi), W. by Washington, con-\\ntaining nearly 19,000 acres, of\\nwhich about 600 are of water. It\\nis 31 miles from Amherst, 28 from\\nConcord and 80 from Boston. This\\ntown is watered by small streams,\\nwhicli principally issue from\\nponds, of which the largest is\\nTodd s pond, lying in Bradford and\\nFishersiield. Tiiis pond is suppli-\\ned with water from the hills and\\nmountains in Fishersfield. In it\\nare a number of floating islands,\\nwhich are deemed objects of cu-\\nriosity. Its outlet forms the north-\\nern branch of Warner river.\\nPleasant, or Bradford pond, is on\\nthe E. side of the town. It is\\nabout 550 rods long and 150 wide.\\nIt communicates with Warner\\nriver by an cutlet at the N. end of\\nit. In this pond are several isl-\\nands, whi-ch, with the rugged de-\\nclivities on the E. bank, the waters\\nbelow, and the cottages and culti-\\nvated fields on the west bank, pre-\\nsent to view, in the summer sea-\\nson, a wild and variegated land-\\nscape. Many parts of Bradford\\nare hilly. A large proportion of\\nthe town, however, lies in a valley,\\nabout three miles in vidth. Near\\nthe Sunapee mountains, on the N.\\nW., is an extensive plain more\\nthan a mile long, and about half a\\nmile wide. The soil differs in\\nquality. It is light, loamy or\\nrough. In the easterly part are val-\\nuable stone quarries. The num-\\nber of deaths from 1809 to 1817,\\niaclusive\u00c2\u00bb was 146 the least an-\\nnual number was 4 the greatest,\\n29. There is a number of socie-\\nties designed to aid in promoting\\ncharitable objects. There is also\\na respectable library. Bradford\\nwas granted to John Peirce and\\nGeorge Jaffrey in Its first\\nsettlement was made in 1771, by\\nDeac. William Presbury, and his\\nfamily. He lived here three yeara\\nbefore any other families arrived.\\nIt was soon settled by several in-\\nhabitants from Bradford in Mass.,\\nfrom which circumstance it deri-\\nved its name. It was incorporated\\nSept. 27, 1787, and is mentioned\\nin the act as including New Brad-\\nford, Washington Gore, and part\\nof Washington. The congrega-\\ntional church was formed in 1803.\\nRev. Lemuel Bliss was ordained\\nMarch 5, 1805 died July 4, 1814,\\naged 38. Rev. Robert Paige was\\nordained May 22, 1822. There is\\na freewill baptist society, over\\nwhich Rev. Jonathan Rowe was\\nsettled in 1821. There is also a\\nsmall society of episcopalians.\\nPop. 1318.\\nBreakfast Hill. See Rye.\\nBrentwood, post town. Rock-\\ningham co., in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0, is bounded\\nE. by Exeter, N. by Epping, W.\\nby Poplin, S. by Kingston and\\ncontains 10,465 acres. The soil is\\nbetter adapted to grass than grain,\\nalthough some improvements have\\nbeen made in its qualities. Exeter\\nriver passes nearly through the cen-\\ntre of the town, and there are oth-\\ner streams of less magnitude con-\\nnecting with it. Pick-pocket falls,\\non Exeter river, are in this town,\\nand near them are situated an ex-\\ntensive cotton factory, and a num-\\nber of mills. A card factory has\\nrecently been established here,\\nwhich promises to be of great utili-\\nty and also an iron furnace for\\ncasting machinery. Quantities \u00c2\u00a9f", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "36\\nNEVT-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\niron ore have been found, and it\\nwas formerly worked with success.\\nVitriol, combined in masses with\\nsulphur, have also been found here.\\nBrentwood was incorporated June\\n26, 1742. A congregational church\\nwas organized in 1752, and Rev.\\nNathaniel Trask ordained he died\\nin 1789. Rev. Ebenezer Flint suc-\\nceeded him, was installed in 1801,\\nand died in 1811. Rev. Chester\\nCotton, the present minister, was\\nsettled in 1815. There isasociety\\nof baptists here, over whom Elder\\nSamuel Shepard was settled in\\n1775; died 1816. And also a num-\\nber of friends. Pop. 892,\\nBrettojv-Woods, a township\\nin Coos co., lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 17^ lies at the\\nbase of the White Mountains, on\\nthe N. W., having Jefferson and\\nWhitefield N., Whitefield and\\nBethlehem \\\\V., and the ungranted\\nlands, and Nash and Sawyer s Lo-\\ncation on the S. It has a territory\\nof 24,640 acres and was granted\\nFeb. 8, 1772, to Sir Thomas Went-\\nworth, Bart. Rev. Samuel Langdon,\\nand 81 others. Its surface is un-\\neven, and its appearance dreary.\\nThere are but 19 inhabitants. Pon-\\ndicherry mountain lies on the N.\\nbetween this town and Jefferson.\\nJohn s and Israel s rivers receive\\nseveral branches from Bretton-\\nWoods and the head streams oi\\nthe Amonoosuck from the surround-\\ning mountains unite in passin\\nthrough the town.\\nBridgewAter, a township in\\nGrafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 39 was\\noriginally part of New-Chester, and\\nwas incorporated Feb. 12, 1788.\\nIt is bounded N. by Plymouth and\\nHebron, on the E. by Pemigewas-\\nset river, dividing it from part of\\nHolderness and New-Hampton, c\\\\\\\\\\nthe S. by Bristol, and on the Vv by\\nNewfound pond, which separates it\\nfrom Alexandria. Bridgewaler has\\nno rivers or ponds deserving notice.\\nThe soil is well adapted to grazing,\\nand few townships in its vicinity\\nexceed it in this respect. The May-\\nhew turnpike passes thiough the W.\\npart, near Newfound pond, and tire\\nmain road from Concord to Plym-\\nouth through the E. part near Pem-\\nigewasset river. There is a social\\nlibrary, small, but well selected.\\nThe first settlement was made in\\n1766, by Thomas Crawford, Esq.\\nwhen the tract comprised the whole\\nof New-Chester, Bridgewater and\\nBristol. He is still living at an\\nadvanced age. His brother Jona.\\nCrawford and several others soon\\nbecame settlers. A congregational\\nchurch was formed in 1817. Pre-\\nvious to this time the members of\\nit were in connexion with the one\\nat Hebron. There are also baptist\\nand freewill baptist churches. Pop.\\n727.\\nBristol, post township in the\\nS. E. part of Grafton county, in lat.\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 35 is bounded N. by Bridge-\\nwater, E. by Pemigewasset river,\\nwhich separates it from N. Hamp-\\nton, S. by Smith s river, which sep-\\narates it from Nev^-Chester, W. by\\nAlexandria; containing 9000 acres,\\nexclusive of ponds. It is 90 miles\\nfrom Boston, 16 S. from Plymouth,\\nand 30 N. from Concord. The land\\nis hilly, but has, in general, a good\\nsoil. Newfound pond, about 6 miles\\nlength and from 2 to 3 miles in\\nwidth, lies in this town and in He-\\nbron. Its waters are discharged\\nthrough N^vfound river, a stream\\nabout 2 miles long and 100 feet\\nwide, into Pemigewasset river. At\\nthe confluence of these rivers is a\\npleasant village, having 14 dwel-\\nling Louses, 2 stores, other buiid-\\nirgs and a number of valuable mill\\nseats. Bristol is connected by a\\ntoll bridge with New-Hampton.\\nThe Mayhew turnpike passes", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n87\\nthrough this to .vn. Here has latel)\\nbeen discovered, about 3 miles from\\nthe village, a large body of plum-\\nbago, or black lead, (graphite,) of\\nsuperior excellence. It has been\\nexamined by Drs. Mitchell and Da-\\nna, Professors at New- York and\\nHanover, who pronounce it to be of\\nthe best kind hitherto discovered in\\nour country. The land in which it\\nis found, has been purchased by\\nMr. Charles I. Dunbar, of Massa-\\nchusetts. Bristol was taken from\\nBridgewater and New-Chester, and\\nincorporated June 24, 1819. The\\nfirst settlement was made in 1770,\\nby Col. Peter Sleeper, Benj. Em-\\nmons and others. There is an in-\\ncorporated melhodist society. The\\nchurch was formed in June, 1818.\\nPop. 675; polls in 1821, 133.\\nBrookfield, township, Straf-\\nford county, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b032 is bounded\\nN. W. by Wolfeborough, E. by\\nWakefield, S. E. by Middleton, the\\nline passing in a zig-zag direction\\nover Moose mountain, W, by New-\\nDurham; and contains 13,000 ac.\\nIt is 45 miles from Concord, and 90\\nfrom Boston; was originally apart\\nof Middleton, from which it was\\nseparated and incorporated Dec.\\n30, 1794. The soil is good. Cook s\\npond, about 1 mile long and 3-4\\nmile wide, is the source of the W.\\nbranch of Salmon-Fall river. There\\nis also another small pond, cover-\\ning about 15 acres, directly on the\\ntop of Moose mountain, which has\\nalways about the same quantity of\\nwater, and a variety of fish in it.\\nThe first settler was Nicholas Aus-\\ntin, and Richard Hanson built the\\nfirst framed house\u00e2\u0080\u0094 dates unknown.\\nThere never has been a minister\\nsettled in town but there is a small\\nsociety of baptists. The inhabit-\\nants have a social library. There\\nare no manufactories, taverns or\\nstores. The number of rateable\\npolls is 128. Pop. 740.\\nBroorliive, a township on the\\nS. line of tlie state, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 44\\nis bounded N. by Milford, E. by\\nHollis, S. by Townsend and Pep-\\nperell, in Mass., W. by Mason,\\ncontaining 12,664 acres, 240 of\\nwhich are water. It is 7 miles\\nfrom Amherst, 35 from Concord,\\nand 43 from Boston. Nisitissit is\\nthe only river in Brookline. It ri-\\nses in the N. E. part of Mason\\npasses through the S. part of Mil-\\nford into Brookline, pursuing a S.\\nE. course to Potanipo pond. From\\nthe pond it runs S. E. to Hollis,\\npassing through the S. W. corner\\nof that town into Pepperell, where\\nit empties into Nashua river. Po-\\ntanipo, or Tanapus pond is situated\\nnear the meeting-house. It is about\\na mile long and one third of a mile\\nwide. This town has but few nat-\\nural advantages for its improve-\\nment in wealth and importance.\\nThe population since 1790 has\\nincreased more than one third.\\nThe number of births for 5 years\\nwere as follows, viz. 1808, 25;\\n1809,22; 1810,23; 1811,12; 1812,\\n29; total. 111. The number of\\ndeaths the same years was, in 1808,\\n5; 1809, 5; 1810, 8; 1811, 4;\\n1812, 5 total 27. from which it\\nappears, that the births in 1812 ex-\\nceeded the whole number of deaths\\nfor 5 years. Brookline formerly\\nbelonged to Massachusetts, and\\nwas included in the Dunstable\\ngrant. It was incorporated March\\n30, 1769, by the name of Raby.\\nIn Nov. 1798, the name was alter-\\ned by an act of the legislature\\nto Brookline. A congregational\\nchurch v/as formed about the year\\n1797. Rev. Lemuel Wadsworth,\\nwho graduated at Brown Universi-\\nty in 1793, was ordained Oct. 11,\\n1797; died Nov. 25, 1817, aged 48.\\nPop. 592.\\nBuRNHAM s River S^e Ly", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "158\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nBurton, a township in Straf-\\nford CO., is in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 56 and is\\nbounded E. by Conway, S. E. by\\nEaton, S. by Tamworth, N. and W.\\nby ungranted lands. It is 12 miles\\nlong from E. to W., and about 5 in\\nwidth, containing about 36,700\\nacres. Distant from Concord, 75\\nmiles from Gilford, 45 and 75\\nfrom Portsmouth. The principal\\nriver is Swift river, which passes\\nfrom W. to E. through Burton, into\\nthe Saco at Conway. There are\\nseveral small streams in different\\nparts of the town, furnishing con\\nvenient mill privileges. These\\nstreams were once the residence of\\nnumbers of the beaver, otter, c.\\nThere are several lofty hills and\\nmountains in Burton, the highest of\\nwhich is called Chocorua, and is\\nvisible from a great extent of coun-\\ntry. It received its name from\\nChocorua, an Indian, who was kil-\\nled on the summit by a party of\\nhunters in time of peace, before\\nthe settlement of the place. The\\npredominant rock of these hills is\\ngranite a soft, decomposing varie\\nty, in which the crystals and grains\\nof feldspar are very large, and suf-\\nfer a rapid decomposition, by which\\nthe whole is disintegrated and bro-\\nken down. The loose stones con-\\nsist mostly of rolled masses of gran-\\nite, quartz, feldspar, and some spe-\\ncimens of hornstone. A bed of\\nbog ore of iron is also found here.\\nThe soil is fertile, being a sandy\\nloam, mixed occasionally with\\ncoarse gravel. There are some fer-\\ntile interval lands on the borders of\\nthe Swift river. The original growth\\nhere is maple, birch, ash, pine, c.\\nThe prosperity of this town has\\nbeen considerably retarded by a pe-\\nculiar disease which afilicls neat\\ncattle. Young cattle cannot be\\nreared, nor can cows or oxen be\\nkept here for a series of years, with-[\\nout being attacked by a singular\\nand fatal distemper. It commences\\nwith a loss of appetite the ani-\\nmals refuse hay, grain and salt\\nbecome emaciated an obstinate\\ncostiveness attends, but the abdo-\\nmen becomes smaller than in health,\\nand is diminished to one third its\\noriginal bulk. After these symp-\\ntoms have continued for an indefi-\\nnite period, a brisk scouring comes\\non, and the animals fall away and\\ndie. Though superstition may have\\nfound a reason in the dying curse\\nof the murdered Chocorua, philoso-\\nphy has not yet ascertained a satis-\\nfactory cause for the disease. It is\\nprobably owing to the properties\\ncontained in the waters of Burton.\\nThis town was granted Nov. 6,\\n1766, to Clement March, Joseph\\nSenter and others it constituted a\\npart of Grafton county until Nov.\\n27, 1800, when it was annexed to\\nthe county of Strafford and is still\\nnumbered among those towns in\\nthis state which have never settled\\na clergyman. Pop. 209.\\nCAMBRIDGE, in Coos county,\\nlat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 37 is an uninhabited town-\\nship, of 23,160 acres, granted May\\n19, 1773, to Nathaniel Rogers and\\nothers. It is bounded N. by the\\ntownship of Errol and Umbagog\\nlake, E. by the state of Maine,\\nS. by Success and Paulsburg, and\\nW. by Dummer. This tract has\\nan uneven surface, but might be\\nadvantageously cultivated. Sever-\\nal streams rise here, and fall into\\nthe Ameriscoggin, which passes\\nthrough the N. W. part of the\\ntown.\\nCampton, a post-township in\\nGrafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 49 is\\nbounded N. by Thornton, E. by\\nSandwich, S. by Holderness and", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n89\\nPlymouth, W. by Rumney, con-|\\ntaining 27,892 acres. It is 50 miles i\\nfrom Concord and 75 from Ports-\\nmouth. Its surface is broken and\\nuneven, abounding with rocky ledg-\\nes, and having several mountainous\\ntracts. Besides Pemigewasset riv-\\ner, running N. and S. through near-\\nly the centre of the town, it is wa-\\ntered by Mad and Beebe s rivers,\\nwhich fall into the Pemigewasset\\non the E., and by West Branch riv-\\ner and Bog brook on the W. The\\nland in the valleys is generally\\ngood, and there is some good inter-\\nval. The high land, when not too\\nrocky, is good for grazing. The\\nforest trees are mostly deciduous.\\nThere is some hemlock, pine and\\nspruce. No white oak or pitch\\npine is found N. of the centre of\\nthe town. Iron ore of an inferior\\nquality is found in some places.\\nThere are many orchards, but ap-\\nple-trees decay much sooner than\\nin more southern situations. The\\ntowns of Campton and Rumney\\nwere both granted in Oct. 1761,\\nto Capt. Jabez Spencer of East\\nHaddam, Conn., but he dying be-\\nfore a settlement was effectetl, his\\nheirs, in conjunction with others,\\nobtained a new charter, Jan. 5,\\n1767. The first settlement was\\njnade in 1765, by two families of\\nthe names of Fox and Taylor. The\\nproprietors held their first meeting\\nNov. 2, 1769, and the inhabitants\\ntheirs, Dec. 16, 1771. From the\\ncircumstance of the first proprie-\\ntors building a camp when they\\nwent to survey Campton and Rum-\\nney, this town derives its name.\\nIn the revolutionary war, this town,\\nthough in its infancy, furnished\\nnine or ten soldiers, five of whom\\ndied in the service, and three were\\nliving in 1822. The congregation-\\nal church was formed June 1, 1774.\\nRev. Selden Church, who gradua-\\nI\\nted at Yale College in 1765, was\\nordained in Oct. 1774; dismissed\\nin 1792. Rev. John Webber, who\\ngraduated at Dartmouth College in\\n1792, was installed in Feb. 1812\\ndismissed March 12, 1815. Rev.\\nAmos P. Brown was ordained Jan.\\n1, 1817 dismissed in 1822. There\\nare some baptists, regular and free-\\nwill, and some methodists. Pop.\\n1047.\\nCanaan, post-tow^n in Grafton\\ncounty, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 40 bounded\\nN. by Dame s gore, which separates\\nit from Dorchester, E. by Orange,\\nS. by Enfield, and W. by Hanover.\\nIt is situated on the height of land\\nbetween the rivers Connecticut\\nand Merrimack. It is 16 miles E.\\nfrom Dartmouth College, 30 S. E.\\nof Haverhill, 25 S.W. from Plyns-\\noutb, and 40 N. W. from Concord.\\nTlie only stream of consequence is\\nthe Mascomy, which rises in the\\nN. W. part of Dorchester, and af-\\nter a meandering course of 8 or 10\\nmiles, faHs into Mascomy pond in\\nEnfield. Indian stream river rises\\nin the S. E. corner of Dorchester,\\nand running about 8 miles, mingles\\nwith the waters of Mascomy, near\\nthe centre of the town. Heart\\npond, so called irom its figure, is\\nsituated in the centre of the town,\\nand upon a swell of land so eleva-\\nted, that at a distance, it presents\\nthe appearance of a sheet of water\\non a hill. It is about 500 rods in\\nlength and 200 in width, and the\\nonly natural cariosity of any note,\\nis the mound or bank of earth\\nwhich nearly surrounds this pond.\\nIt is from 4 to 5 feet high, and from\\nits uniform height and regular con-\\nstruction, would seem to be the\\nwork of art but from frequent an-\\nnual observation, it is found to have\\nbeen produced by the drifting of\\nthe ice when breaking up in the\\nspring. Besides this, there are", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "90\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nGoose,Clark s,Mud and Bear ponds.\\nThe Grafton turnpike passes with-\\nin a few rods of Heart pond, on\\nthe west shore of which is the\\nmeeting-house and a pleasant vil-\\nlage. The land is not so broken as\\nin some of the adjoining towns.\\nThere is but little not capable of\\ncultivation. The soil is tolerably\\nfertile, and produces wheat, rye,\\ncorn, flax, ;c, Canaan was grant-\\ned by charter, July 9, 1761, to 62\\npersons, all of whom except ten\\nbelonged to Connecticut. It de-\\nrived its name from Canaan in that\\nstate. The first permanent settle-\\nment was made in the winter, in\\n1766 or 7, by John Scofield, who\\nconveyed what effects he possessed\\nthe distance of 14 miles over a\\ncrust of snow upon a hand-sled.\\nAmong others of the first settlers,\\nwere George Harris, Thomas Mi-\\nner, Joshua Harris, Samuel Jones\\nand Samuel Meacham. The first\\nproprietors meeting was holden Ju-\\nly 19, 1768. The first church,\\nwhich was of the baptist denomi-\\nnation, was formed in 1780. Rev.\\nThomas Baldwin, D. D. was or-\\ndained to the pastoral care of it, in\\n1783, and removed to Boston in\\n1790. Rev. Joseph Wheat was\\nsettled in 1813. There is a respec-\\ntable congregational society, incor-\\nporated ill 1820, over which Rev.\\nCharles Calkins presides. There\\nis also a small society of metho-\\ndists. Pop. 1198. Jonathan Dus-j\\nton, a native of Haverhill, Mass.,\\na grandson to the intrepid Hannah\\nDuston,mentioned under Boscaioen,\\ndied here, July 4, 1812, aged 93.\\nCandiA, post-township, Rock-\\ningham county, was detached from\\nthe N. part of Chester and incor-\\nporated Dec. 17, 1763. It was na-\\nmed by Governor Benning Went\\nworth, who was once a prisoner on\\nrhe island of Candia, (the ancient\\nCrete) in the Mediterranean sea\u00c2\u00ab\\nCandia is in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b08 is 6 miles\\nlong, 4 wide, and contains 15,360\\nacres, with 1273 inhabitants. Its\\nioil is naturally hard of cultivation\\nbut the industry of the inhabitants\\nhas made it fruitful. It was orig-\\ninally covered with a thick growth\\nof oak, ash, maple, birch, c. The\\nsite of this town is elevated, and\\ncommands an extensive view of\\nthe rich scenery of the adjacent\\ncountry the White Hills, the Wa-\\nchusett, and other mountains, the\\nlights on Plum-island, and the\\nocean being visible. From its ele-\\nvation it probably derives its\\nhealth and there are now living\\nin the town more than 60 persons\\nbetween 70 and 100 years of age.\\nAnnual average of deaths for six\\nyears past, 23. In the W. part of\\nthe town is a ridge of land extend-\\ning from N. to S. which is the high-\\nest elevation between Merrimack\\nriver and the ocean. On the E. side\\nof this ridge, two branches of Lam-\\nprey river take their rise. The\\nfirst settler was William Turner,\\nwho moved into the limits now\\ncomprising the town in 1748. In\\n1755, John Sargent and several\\nothers commenced settlements.\\nThis town among others contribu-\\nted largely to the attainment of in-\\ndependence and the names of 69\\nsoldiers of the revolution are found\\non its records. Tliere is a res-\\npectable congregational society in\\nthis town, over whom have been\\nsettled, Rev. David Jewett in 1771,\\nremoved 1780 Rev. Joseph Prince\\nin 1782, removed 1789 Rev. Jesse\\nRemington in 1790, died in 1815\\nRev. Isaac Jones in 1816, dismissed\\n1818. Rev. Abraham Wheeler\\nwas installed in 1818. There is\\nalso a society of free-will baptists\\nin Candia, and people of other de-\\nnominations. Here are 12 schools", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "NEW. HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n91\\n;during about half the year and\\ntheir regulations promise much\\nusefulness. There are two social\\nlibraries a moral society a fe\\nmale charitable society, which con\\ntributes annually 20 dollars for re\\nligious purposes. The inhabitants\\nare mostly industrious farmers, ma\\nny of whom are ^/ealthy.\\nCanterbury, a post-town, in\\nthe county of Rockingham, is\\nlat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 21 and bounded N. E. by\\nGilmanton, S. E. by Loudon, S. by\\nConcord., W. by Merrimack river,\\nwhich divides it from Boscawen,\\nand N. by a rid^e called Bean\\nHill, separating the town from\\nNorthfield. Canterburj though\\nan uneven township, is not moun-\\ntainous. The soil is generally\\ngood the more uneven parts af-\\nfording excellent pasturage. There\\nare no large streams in this town\\nbut several ponds give rise to smal\\nler streams, furnishing good mill\\nsites, and near which are cut great\\nquantities of hay. Two bridges\\nover the Merrimack connect this\\ntown with Boscawen. Canterbury\\nwas granted May 20, 1727, to Rich-\\nard Waldron and others and for-\\nmerly comprehended Northfield\\nand Loudon. It now contains an\\narea of 26,345 acres. The town\\nwas settled soon after the grant\\nwas obtained and for a long time\\nthe inhabitants were exposed to the\\ninroads of the savages. The hus-\\nbandman cleared and tilled his land\\nunder the protection of a guard,\\nuncertain whether the seed he com-\\nmitted to the ground might not be\\nwatered by his blood, or that of an\\nenemy. In 1738, two men of the\\nnames of Shepherd and Blanchard,|\\ngoing a short distance from the\\ngarrison then kept in town, were\\nsurprised by a party of seven In-\\ndians, who rose from behind a log\\nfioi more than two rods from them,\\nand all fired upon them, but with-\\nout effect. Shepherd and his com-\\nrade then fired upon their assail-\\nants, but to no purpose. Shspherd\\nthen made his escape while Blan-\\nchard, less fortunate, fell into tlie\\nhands of the Indians, who wound-\\ned and mangled him in such a\\nmanner that he survived but a few\\ndays. During the French and In-\\ndian war, the latter made several\\nattempts upon the inhabitants of\\nthis town. At one time they en-\\ntered the house of Thomas Clough\\nand finding no one within, they\\npilfered some of its contents. A\\nnegro belonging to Clough, and a\\nlad of the name of Jackman, be-\\ning at work not far distant, the In-\\ndians made them captives, and took\\nthem to Canada, where they re-\\nmained till the close of the war, in\\n1749. Jackman was recently liv-\\ning in Boscawen. In April, 1752,\\ntwo Indians, named Sabatis and\\nChristi, came into Canterbury,\\nwhere they were hospitably enter-\\ntained by the inhabitants for more\\nthan a month. At their departure,\\nthey forced away two negroes, one\\nof whom made his escape, and re-\\nturned. The other was taken to\\nCrown Point, and there sold to an\\nofficer. The next year, Sabatis,\\nwith another Indian, called Plau-\\nsawa, returned to Canterbury\\nwhere, being reproached for mis-\\nconduct on his former visit, Sabatis\\nand his companion behaved in a\\nvery insolent manner. Much ex-\\ncitement was produced against\\nthem. Some persons treated them\\nfreely wiih strong drink 5 one pur-\\nsued them into the woods, and ta-\\nking advantage of their situation,\\nkilled them, and, assisted by anoth-\\ner person, buried them. They\\nwere so slightly buried, however,\\nthat their bodies were dug up by\\nbeasts of prey, and their bones", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "92\\nNEVV-HAMPSKTRE GAZETTEER.\\nlay upon the ground. The two\\nmen concerned in the murder of\\nthese Indians belonged to Salisbii-\\nr} where they were soon after\\napprehended iind carried to Ports-\\nmouth for trial. A bill was found\\nagainst them by the grand jury,\\nand they were confined in irons\\nbut on the night previous to their\\nappointed trial, an armed mob from\\nthe country, with axes and bars,\\nforced the prison and carried them\\noff in triumph. Exertions were\\nmade to detect the ringleaders of\\nthe mob, but without effect. Al-\\nthough the people of Canterbury\\nx-rere occasionally supplied with\\npreaching from the earliest settle-\\nment of the place, no church was\\nformed until 1761 when the Rev.\\nAbiel Foster was ordained he\\nwas dismissed in 1779. Rev. Fred-\\nerick Parker v. as ordained in 1791,\\nand died in 1802. Rev. William\\nPatrick \\\\va.s ordained in Oct. 1803 1\\nat which time the church con-j\\nsisted of about 20 male, and 40 j\\nfemale members it has since con-j\\nsiderably increased. Elder lVin-\\\\\\nthrop Young was settled over the\\nfree-will baptist society in 1793.\\nThe Hon. Abiel Foster de-\\nserves a particular notice. He\\npossessed in a great degree the es-\\nteem jind confidence of the people\\nand soon after he left the pastoral\\ncare of the church, he was called\\nto arduous duties as a magistrate\\nand legislator. In 1783, lie war\\nelected to Congress and for three\\nyears v/as a member of that body\\nunder tlie old confederation. He\\nwas successively returned a mem-\\nber for nearly all the time until\\n1804 when he retired to private\\nlife and domestic tranquillity. He\\nwas an ardent lover of his coun-\\ntry and faithfully served his con-\\nstituents\u00e2\u0080\u0094by whom his memory\\nwill long be cherished. He died\\nin Feb. 1806. Canterbury, from\\nits elevated situation, has ever been\\na healthy town. The average\\nnumber of deaths for the last 12\\nyears has been 17 greatest num-\\nber in any one year, 24 least, 9.\\nPop. in 1820, 1696.\\nShakers Village. In the S. E.\\npart of this town, on an elevated\\nand beautiful site, is the village of\\nthe Shakers a sect of chris-\\ntians first known in this CG\u00c2\u00abntry in\\n1774, when ^nn Lee, tiie founder\\nof the sect, with several others, ar-\\nrived at New- York from Liverpool,\\nThe church at Canterbury was\\ngathered in the year 1792, under\\nthe ministration of Elder Job Bish-\\nop, vrho is still then miiirister; al-\\nthough the society first embraced\\ntheir religious faith about ten years\\nprevious to that time. At present\\nit consists of more than two hun-\\ndred members. They have a meet-\\ning-house open at all times of pub-\\nlic worship, where any discreet\\nand decent spectator is allowed to\\nattend. They have a Deacons of-\\nfice, where all their public business\\nis transacted, and where strangers\\nare at first received on their visits\\nto the society. They have also\\nnine dwelling houses, of two and\\nthree stories, and several work-\\nshops both for men and women.\\nTheir mills and various kinds of\\nmachinery are moved by water on\\nan artificial stream. They manu-\\nfacture many articles for sale,\\nwhich are remarkable for neatness\\nand durability. Their gardens\\nare perhaps the most productive of\\nany in the country and indeed\\nall their improved lands exhibit\\nthe pleasing effects of industry and\\nrural economy. They have for\\nyears supplied this section of the\\nstate with garden seeds, and take\\nmuch pains to propagate those of\\njrhe best kind. They occupy more", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n93\\nthan 1500 acres of land, lying prin-\\ncipally in a body, which they have\\nconsecrated to the Lord, and\\nwhich they enjoy in common.\\nThey cheerfully pay their propor-\\ntion of the public taxes, and share\\nall the burthens of government, ex-\\ncept the bearing of arms, which\\nthey deem to be contrary to the\\ngospel and in return they claim\\nfrom government only that protec-\\ntion and support guaranteed to\\nother citizens. The income of\\ntheir manufactures, together with\\ntheir agricultural products, yields\\ntheir temporal support and what\\nthey become possessed of more\\nthan is necessary to their wants,\\nthey devote to charitable purposes,\\nagreeably to their church covenant.\\nFifty-six persons, old and young,\\nhave departed this life in the soci-\\nety since it was first organized a\\nperiod of forty years. This num-\\nber is small, in comparison with\\nthe mortality of other parts of the\\nstate and furnishes strong proof\\nhow much temperate habits tend\\n10 prolong life. It should be men-\\ntioned as a practice highly credit-\\nable to this sect, that the members\\nof their societies never make use\\nof ardent spirits except in cases of\\nsickness, being aware of the evils\\nintemperance brings upon society.\\nAnother practice not unworthy of\\nimitation is, they refuse to be trust-\\ned even in the smallest sum, Tliey\\ntransact their secular concerns with\\nmuch probity and uprightness and\\nthough they may have suffered re-\\nproach from their singularity of\\nlife and manners, they have be-\\ncome a proverb for industry, jus-\\ntice and benevolence. The pecu-\\nliar doctrines of this sect, which\\nhave often been misrepresented,\\nare noticed in vol i. Historical Col-\\nlections, to which the reader is re-\\nferred.\\n12\\n-See\\nSee\\nCape Horn, mountain.\\nJVorthumberland.\\nCardigan, a mountain.\\nOrange.\\nCarr s Mountain. See Ells-\\nworth.\\nCarter s Mountain be-\\ntween Adams and Chatham.\\nCatamount, mountain. See\\nPittsfield. There is also a hill of\\nthis name in Allenstown.\\nCentre-Harbor, post-town,\\nStrafford county, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 41 is sit-\\nuated between Winnepisiogee and\\nSquam lakes, bounded N. E. by\\nMoultonborough, S. E. by Mere-\\ndith, S. W. by New-Hampton, N.\\nW. lay Holderness and Squam lake.\\nIt has an area of 7,550 acres, and\\nis distant 40 miles from Concord,\\n70 from Portsmouth, and HO from\\nBoston. Measley pond and Squam\\nlake are partly in this town the\\nlatter furnishes fine trout, and has\\nseveral islands valuable for gra-\\nzing. The soil is very good, most-\\nly a rich loam. The original\\ngrowth is oak, maple, beech, birch\\nand pine. The town is pleasantly\\nsituated, and its lo6al position prob-\\nably gave rise to its name. The\\nfirst settlements v^^ere made by Eb-\\nenezer Chamberlain in 1765, and\\nCol. Joseph Senter, in 1767. A\\ncongregational church was formed\\nhere in 1815, over vihich Rev.\\nDavid Smith was ordained 1819.\\nThere are portions of the inhalii-\\ntants of other denominations. Pop.\\n486.\\nChadbourne and Hart s\\nLocation, in the county of Coos,\\ns a narrow tract on both sides the\\nriver Saco, extending from the\\nnotch of the White Mountains to a\\ntract granted to Mr. Royse it con-\\ntains 3446 acres. The grant was\\nmade April 27, 1772, to Thomas\\nChadbourne and George Hart of\\nPortsmouth. The tenth N. H,", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "94\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nturnpike passes through this tract\\niVofii the Notch to the town of\\nBartlett. Pop. 65.\\nCharl,E9-town, a post-town-\\nship, and one of the shire towns in\\nCheshire county, is situated on\\nConnecticut river, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 15\\nand is bounded N. by Clareraont,\\nE. by Unity and Acworth, S. by\\nLangdon and Walpole, and W. by\\nthe W. bank of Connecticut river,\\non which it extends about 13 miles.\\nIt contains an area of 21,400 acres.\\nIt is 61 miles fiom Concord, 100\\nfrom Boston, 100 from Albany, 110\\nfrom Hartford, Conn, and 18 miles\\nfrom Windsor, Vt. The only riv-\\ners in Chavlestown, are the Con-\\nnecticut and Little Sugar rivers.\\nIn the former, there are three isl-\\nands within the limits of this town,\\nthe largest of which contains about\\nten acres and is called Sartwell s\\nisland. The others contain about\\nsix acres each, and have a rich\\nloamy soil. Sartwell s island is\\nunder a high cultivation. There\\nare no falls in this river within the\\nlimits of Charlestown, which in\\nterrupt the boat navigation, al\\nthough some little inconvenience\\nis experienced in low water from\\n\\\\vhat are called Sugar river bars.\\nLittle Sugar river waters the north\\npart of Charlestown and empties\\ninto Connecticut river about two\\nmiles south of the S. line of Clare-\\nmont. This town has but few fac-\\ntory or mill privileges. The soil\\nis extremely various. West of\\nthe great road leading from Wal\\npole to Claremont, are not less\\nthan 1500 acres of fine interval\\nland, generally of a deep, rich and\\nloamy soil, and favorable for the\\nculture and growth of most of the\\nvarious kinds of grass and grain.\\nIn the east and northeast parts of\\nthe town, the soil of the upland is\\ngood the natural growth of wood,\\nconsisting principally of birch,\\nbeech, oak, maple and hemlock.\\nThere is a ridge of hard, broken,\\nand in sotae parts stony, land, east\\nof the river road, extending almost\\nthe v/hole length of the town, and\\nwhich is considered unfit for settle-\\nments. The south part of the\\ntown appears to have a different\\nsoil, and is favorable for yielding\\nthe lighter grains. The practical\\nfarmers here, for several years past,\\nhave used annually not less than\\n30 tons of plaster of Paris. It is\\ngenerally applied with much bene-\\nfit to interval lands. The agricul-\\ntural products in 1820, were 25,-\\n000 lbs. of butter, 36,000 lbs. of\\ncheese, 175,000 lbs. of beef, 180,-\\n000 lbs. of pork, 5000 lbs. of flax,\\nand 895 barrels of cider. Charles-\\ntown contains two parishes, which\\nare divided by a line running from\\nCheshire Bridge S. 87\u00c2\u00b0 E. to the\\ncorner of Acworth and Unity. In\\nthe south parish, there is a hand-\\nsome village, delightfully situated,\\nat the distance of about half a\\nmile from Connecticut river, and\\nparallel with it. It contains an\\nelegant brick meeting-house erec-\\nted in 1820, 70 feet by 60, and 32\\nin height, a court house and 56\\ndwelling houses, built with much\\ntaste and arranged with regularity.\\nIn the north parish is a meeting\\nhouse and a small village. There\\nare 13 school districts, in whicii\\nhas been annually expended for\\nthe last ten years ^800, for the in-\\nstruction of about 500 scholars.\\nIn each parish is a social library.\\nThat in the south parish was in-\\ncorporated in 1812, and contains\\nabove 250 volumes that in the\\nnorth parish was incorporated in\\n1818, and is but small. Ciieshire\\nbridge, about two miles N. of the\\nS. meeting-house, coninrects this\\ntown with Springfield, Vt. From", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIllE GAZETTEER.\\n95\\nthis bridge, Cheshire turnpike leads\\nsoutherly through the principal\\nvillage to Keene. Charlestown\\nturnpike passes from this village\\nthrough Acworth, and intersects\\nthe 2d N. H. turnpike in Lenipster.\\nCharlestown was granted by Mas-\\nsachusetts, Dec. 31, 1735, by the\\nname of JVumber 4, which is some-\\ntimes applied to it at the present\\nday. The grantees, 63 in number,\\nbelonged to Northampton, Hadley,\\nHatfield, Deerfield and Sunderland\\nin Massachusetts. Their first meet-\\ning was hoiden at Hatfield, April\\n5, 1737. The first settlers were\\nseveral families by the name of\\nParker, Farnswonh, and Sartwell\\nfrom Groton, Mass. The next\\nwere the families by the name of\\nHastings from Lunenburg, and Ste-\\nvens from Rutland. In 1743, a fort\\nwas built under the direction of\\nCol. Stoddard of Northampton. In\\n1744, the first mills were erected.\\nIn l74o, they were burnt by the\\nIndians, and were rebuilt in 1751.\\nThe Cape Breton war began in\\n1744. This town being more than\\nthirty miles from any settlement\\nsuffered severely. In 1747, the\\ninhabitants were compelled to aban-\\ndon the town. In April of the\\nsame year, Capt. Stevens ovas or-\\ndered by Gov. Shirley to occupy\\nthe fort with thirty men to defend\\ntlie frontiers. The boundary line\\nbetween this province and Massa-\\nchusetts was settled in 1741, and\\nCharlestown was located in N. H.\\nOn the 2d July, 1753, No. 4 was in-\\ncorporated by the name of Charles-\\ntown. The charter was granted\\nby Gov. Benning Wentworthto Jo-\\nseph Wells, Phinehas Stevens and\\nothers who were purchasers under\\nthe old grantees. In 1754, the\\nFrench wav commenced and the\\ninhabitants were obliged to take up\\ntheir residence in the fort. In 1768,\\nMr. Samuel Stevens was the first\\nwlio was chosen representative\\nto the general court. The first\\nmeeting-house was built the same\\nyear. In 1771, Charlestown was\\nmade one of tlie shire towns of\\nCheshire county. In 1781, a num-\\nber of towns on tiie west of Con-\\nnecticut river seceded from New-\\nHampshire and joined Vermont,\\nand one of the legislative sessions\\nof the new state was hoi den at\\nCharlestown. The Indian depre-\\ndations on this town demand a few-\\nnotices. The first settlers of\\nCharlestown, like the first inhabi-\\ntants of almost every frontier town\\nin New-England, were, prior to\\n1760, the victims of savage cruel-\\nty. For twenty years after the\\nfirst settlement, their neighbors on\\nthe N. were the French in Canada,\\non the W. the Dutch, near the\\nHudson, on the E. the settlements\\non Merrimack river, and on the S.\\nfew were found until arrived at\\nNorthfiekl in Massachusetts, a dis-\\ntance of more than 40 miles. The\\nIndians were at peace but a small\\nportion of that time. From their\\ninfancy, the settlers had been fa-\\nmiliar with danger and haJ acquir-\\ned a hardihood unknown to poster-\\nity. Vrhen they attended public\\nworship, or cultivated their lands,\\nthey sallied from the fort prepared\\nfor battle, and worshipped or la-\\nbored under the protection of a\\nsentinel. In their warfare, the In-\\ndians preferred prisoners to scalps,\\nand few were killed but those who\\nattempted to escape, or appeared\\ntoo formidable to be encountered\\nwith success. The Indians, made\\ntheir first hostile appearance in\\nNo. 4, April 19, 1746, when the\\nmills- were burnt and John Spaf-\\nford, Isaac Parker and Stephen\\nFarnswortli were taken prisoners\\nand carried to Canada. May 4th,", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "06\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nthe same year, Seth Putnam was\\nkilled; and on the 24th of the\\nsame month, a company under\\nCapt. Paine, from the S. part of\\nWorcester county, arrived for the\\ndefence of the place. A part of\\nthe soldiers had the curiosity to\\nview the spot vvhere the unfortu-\\nnate Putnam fell. The Indians\\nrushed between them and the fort,\\nand five w^re killed. August 3,\\n1746, a man by the name of Phil-\\nlips v/as killed. In Nov., the town\\nwas deserted except by six men,\\nwho kept the fort until winter, and\\nthen left it. In the month of\\nMarch, Capt. Stevens, with 30 men,\\ntook possession of the fort and de-\\nfended it against the attack of 400\\nFrench and Indians. June 17,\\n1749, Obadiah Sartwell was killed\\nwhile ploughing, and Enos Stevens,\\na boy, son of Capt. Stevens, was\\ntaken prisoner. On the 29lh of\\nAugust, 1754, the Indians made\\ntheir first appearance after the\\ncommencement of the French war.\\nAt early dawn, they attacked the\\nhouse of Mr. James Johnson, who,\\nwith his wife, her sister and three\\nchildren, and two men, Peter Lab-\\narree and Ebenezer Farnsworth,\\nlodgers in the house, were taken\\nprisoners. On the 2d day, about\\n15 miles from Charlestown, in the\\nwilderness, Mrs. Johnson was de-\\nlivered of a daughter, whom she\\nnamed Captive, who afterwards\\nmarried Col. George Kimball. Of\\nthe suff erings, detentions and re-\\nlease of Mrs. Johnson, a minute\\naccount has long been before the\\npublic, and has lately been re-pub-\\nUshed in the Historical Collections,\\nfor 1822. In 1756, Lieut. Moses\\nWillard, the father of Mrs. John-\\nson, was killed. He was at work\\nwithin sight of the fort with his\\nson Moses. Him the Indians pur-\\nsued and wounded with a spear.\\nHe made his escape, carrjing the\\nspear with him into the fort. He\\nlived respected until Aug. 17, 1822,\\nwhen he was gathered to his fathers,\\naged 84 years. In 1757, the mills\\nwere again burnt, and Sampson\\nColefax, David Farnsworth and\\nThomas Adams were taken prison-\\ners. In 1758, Asahel Stebbins\\nwas killed, his wife, Isaac Parker\\nand a soldier were captured. Sept.\\n8, 1760, Joseph Willard, his wife\\nand children, were taken prison-\\ners. After a march of a few miles,\\ntheir infant child was destroyed.\\nMr. Willard was son of Rev. Mr.\\nWillard of Rutland, Ms. who was\\nkilled by the Mlians. It is be-\\nlieved that this was among the last\\ndepredations of the Indians in\\nNew-England. The prisoners ta-\\nken from Charlestown were all car-\\nried to Canada by lake Champlain,\\nand sold to the French. Nearly\\nall of them were redeemed by gov-\\nernment or their friends. The first\\nchild born in Charlestown was\\nElizabeth, the daughter of Isaac\\nParker; she was born 1744 died\\nin 1806, aged 62. Charlestown\\nhas been favored with a number of\\neminent men, a few of whom will\\nbe mentioned. Capt. Phinehas\\nSteveI?.? was one of the first set-\\ntlers. The town, when in its in-\\nfancy, was protected by his intre-\\npidity. He was a native of Sud-\\nbury, Mass. from whence his fa-\\nther removed to Rutland. At the\\nage of 16, while his father was ma-\\nking hay, he, with three little broth-\\ners followed him to the meadows.\\nThey were ambushed by the In-\\ndians, who killed two of his broth-\\ners, took him prisoner and were\\npreparing to kill his youngest broth-\\ner, a child four years old. He, by\\nsigns to the Indians, made them un-\\nderstand if they would spare him,\\nhe would carry him on his back", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n97\\nand he carried him to Canada, n\\nThey were redeemed and both re-lj\\nturned. He received several com- l\\nmissions from Gov. Siiirley, andjj\\nrendered important services in pro-lj\\ntecling the frontiers. In 1747, ij\\nwhen Charlestown was abandonedji\\nthe inhabitants. Ire was ordered\\nft) occup}- the fort with 30 men.ij\\nOn the 4th of April, he was attack- ij\\ned by 400 French and Indians, un-jj\\nder ^lons. Debeline. The assauitjj\\nlasted three days. Indian strata-\\ngem and French skill, with fire ap-\\nplied to every combustible about\\nthe foit, had not the desired effect.\\nThe heroic band were not appal-;\\nled. They refused to capitulate..\\nAt length an interview between the\\ncommanders took place. Thej\\nFrenclmian shewed his forces and\\ndescribed the horrid massacre that!\\nmust ensue unless the fort was sur-|\\nrendered. My men are not afraid!\\nto die. was the answer made byj\\nCapt. Stevens. The attack con-]\\ntinned with increased fury until the i\\nend of the third day. when the en-.!\\nemy returned to Canada, and left j\\nCapt. Stevens in possession of the j\\nfort. Capt. Stevens, for his gal-i\\nlantry on this occasion, was presen-\\nted by Sir Charles Knowles with\\nan elegant sword, and from this\\ncircumstance the township, when j\\nit was incorporated, took tire name\\nof CharJestown. Capt. Stevens\\ndied in Nov. 1756, in the service of\\nliis country. Samuel Stevens, Esq.\\nthe only surviving son of this brave\\nman was the first representative,\\nof the town to the general court,;\\nand is at the age of 87 years, the J!\\npresent register of probate for^\\nCheshire count} Col. William I\\nHeywood. who was one of the i\\nten males of the congregational\\nchurch formed in 1761, filled the j\\noffice of town clerk 42 years liv- j\\ned to an advanced age and died in|!\\nFeb. 1803. Col. SAMrEL Hr:vT,\\nan active military officer in ihe\\nFrench and revolutionary wars,\\nsettled here in 1759, and was sher-\\niff of the county till his death in\\n1779. Hon. SlMEOS Olcott,\\nwho graduated at Yale College\\nin 1761, commenced the practice\\nof law in tiiis town. He was chief\\njustice of the court of common\\npleas, and of the superior court,\\nand senator in Congress from 1801\\nto 1805. He died in 1815, aged\\n79. Hon. Bexjamix West, son\\nof Rev. Thomas West, and broth-\\ner of Rev. Dr. Samuel West\\nof Boston, resided here more than\\n40 years. He was born April 8,\\n1746, gi-aduated at Harvard Col-\\nlege in 1763, settled here in the\\npractice of law in 1772, and died\\nin July, 1817, aged 71. At the bar,\\nhe ranked among the first of his\\nprofession. His application, learn-\\ning and integrity gave him great\\nand merited influence. The eccle-\\nsiasucal history is brief. The first\\nminister was Rev. John Dennis,\\nwho, on account of the Indian war,\\nwas ordained at Northfield, Mass.\\nDec. 4, 1754. He was dismissed\\nMarch 31, 1758. Rev. Bulkier\\nOlcott, who graduated at Yale Col-\\nlege in 1.753. was ordained May\\n28, 1761, about which time the\\nchurch was re-organized or a new\\none formed. He died June 26,\\n1792. Rev. Dan Foster, though\\nnot ordained here, supplied the\\npulpit from 1796 to his death, in\\n1809. Rev. Jaazaniah Crosby\\nwas ordained Oct. 17, 1810. The\\nnorth parish has no church formed.\\nFop. 2110.\\nCHATHA3f, township, Coos CO.\\nin lat. 44^^ 8 is situated on the E.\\nside of the White Mountains, and\\nadjoining the line which divides\\nthis state from Maine. It has Con-\\nway on the S.. Baitletl and Adams", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\npn the W., Mount Royse on the\\nN. Chatham was granted to Peter\\nLivius and others, Feb. 7, 1767\\nit now contains, in addition to its\\noriginal territory, what was former-\\nly called Warner s location in\\nall about 26,000 acres. There are\\nseveral ponds in Chatham, and\\nsome considerable streams. The\\nsurface is mountainous and rocky,\\nand can never sustain a great pop-\\nulation. Between Chatham and\\nAdams, Carter s mountain rises so\\nhigh as to prevent the opening a\\nroad between the two towns; so\\nthat in holding an intercourse with\\nthe rest of the county, the inhab-\\nitants are obliged to pass through\\npart of the state of Maine. Pop.\\n298.\\nChester, a post-township of\\nRockingham county.in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 59\\nis bounded N. and E. by Raymond,\\nCandia and Hooksett, E. by Poplin\\nand Sandown, S. by Londonderry,\\nand W. by Manchester. Its great-\\nest length is about 12 miles its\\ngreatest breadth is aboiit 6 1-2\\nxiiiles, and its least breadth, but lit-\\ntle exceeds two. It is distant 17\\nmiles from Exeter, and 30 from\\nPortsmouth 17 from Haverhill, and\\n43 from Boston; 23 from Amherst,\\nand 23 from Concord. A branch of\\nExeter river, called The Branch,\\nflows through the N.E. part of Ches-\\nter, beside which, there is no stream\\ndeserving mention. Massabesick\\npond is the largest body of fresh\\nwater in the county, and contains\\nabout 1500 acres. It consists of two\\nnearly equal parts, each about 3\\nmiles in length, and from 200 to 400\\nrods in breadth, united by a strait of\\nabout 250 rods in length, which is\\nat one point so narrow, that the\\nLondonderry turnpike passes it by\\na bridge. The line between this\\ntown and Manchester passes more\\nthan 2 miles through the westerly\\nhalf of this pond. A considerable\\nportion of this town possesses a\\ngood soil, and many of the large\\nswells yield in fertility to none in\\nthe state. There are several large\\nand valuable meadows. In this town\\nare tv/o caves, sometimes visited by\\nstrangers. That which was earliest\\nnoticed, is situated in Mine hill,\\nnear the east \u00c2\u00bb.de of Massabesick\\npond, on the old road from Chester\\nto Concord. The entrance is about\\n5 feet high and 2 1-2 wide. The\\ncavern extends into the hill in a\\nnorthern direction about 80 feet, of\\nsufficient dimensions to admit a per-\\nson to pass. Its form is very irreg-\\nular, and its height and breadth\\nvarious, from 2 to 12 feet and even\\nmore. After dividing into several\\nbranches, it is gradually lost in nu-\\nmerous small crevices in the rocks,\\nwhich appear to be gneiss, and\\nwhich possess in some parts a slight\\ntaste of alum. The other is in the\\nwesterly side of Rattlesnake hill, in\\nthe S. W. part of the town, in a\\nledge of coarse granite, nearly 40\\nfeet high. It has two entrances.\\nThe north entrance is about 11\\nfeet high and 4 broad. The width\\nof the cave then increases gradual-\\nly for about 15 feet, where its height\\nis 3, and its breadth from 6 to 12\\nfeet. Its direction there changes to\\nthe right, and its width varies from\\n5 1-2 to 9 feet, and its height from\\n6 to 7, to the other entrance which\\nis about 7 feet high and 9 wide. Its\\nwhole length is about 35 feet. Plum-\\nbago or black lead is found in this\\ntown of good quality and in con-\\nsiderable abundance. Native sul-\\nphur is also found in small quanti-\\nties, imbedded in tremolite. Gran-\\nite and gneiss are the prevailing\\nrocks, and handsome specimens\\nof graphic granite are sometimes\\nfound. The village in this town\\nhas about 35 dwelling houses, and a", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "NEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n99\\nmeeting-house, beside otVier build- 1\\nings, stores, fee, standing chiefly on\\na long street. It is the principal place\\nof business in this part of the coun-\\nty, and is situated on an elevated\\nrise, and commands one of the most\\nextensive prospects in New-Eng-\\nland. From this hill, the ocean,\\nthough more than 20 miles distant,\\nmay, in a clear day, be distinctly\\nseen. There are in this town two\\nmeeting-houses, one for congrega-\\ntionalists, erected in 1773, and fur-\\nnished with a town-clock and a\\nbell, and one for presbyterians,\\nerected about 1735, but since much\\nenlarged. The schools are usually\\ntaught here from 5 to 8 months in\\neach year. A social library was\\nincorporated in 1798, and contains\\nabout 325 volumes, many of which\\nare well selected and valuable\\nworks. The Chester turnpike ex-\\ntends about 15 miles from the vil-\\nlage in Chester to Pembroke street.\\nThe mail passes and repasses three\\ntimes in each week, and stages dai-\\nly, on these roads from Concord to\\nBoston. A weekly mail from Brat-\\ntleborough, Vt. to Portsmouth, pas-\\nses through this town. In October,\\n1719, about 80 persons, chiefly from\\nHampton and Portsmouth, asso-\\nciated for the purpose of obtaining\\na grant of a township in the Ches-\\nnut country placed three men on\\nthe land to keep possession, and pe-\\ntitioned for a grant. After some\\ndifficulty, they obtained a grant of\\na tract of land ten miles, square,\\nAug. 26, 1720. The settlement was\\nimmediately commenced by several\\npersons from Rye and Hampton\\nof whom Samuel Ingalls, Jonathan\\nGoodhue, Jacob Sargent, Ebenezer\\nDearborn, Robert Smith, B. and E.\\nColby, John and S. Robie, seem to\\nhave been most active and useful;\\nand by several families which had\\nrecent) v emigrated from the north\\nof Ireland. From 1722 to 1726, the\\nsettlement was retarded by an In-\\ndian war. The Indians, however,\\ndid no injury to this town, except\\nthat they took Thomas Smith and\\nJohn Carr, who, after travelling a-\\nbout 30 miles into the Vt oods, made\\ntheir escape while the Indians were\\nasleep, and arrived in safety at a\\ngarrison in Londonderry. Several\\ngarrison houses were maintained in\\nthis town till after the peace of 1749.\\nOn the 8th of May, 1722, the town,\\nwhich had previously been called\\nCheshire, was incorporated by its\\npresent name. The charter includ-\\ned more than 120 square miles of\\nterritory. The first meeting under\\nit was holden March 28, 1723. Un-\\ntil 1728, the town meetings were\\nusually holden in one of the old\\ntowns in the province, and almost\\nall the town officers, thdugh propri-\\netors, were not inhabitants of the\\ntown. Until 1735, the business of\\nthe town and of the proprietary\\nwas transacted at the town meet-\\nings. Separate meetings were after-\\nwards holden. In 1729, the town\\nvoted to erect a meeting-house,\\nwhich was so far completed, that\\nthe town meetings were afterwards\\nusually holden in it. In the follow-\\ning year, they settled Rev. Moses\\nHale, who was removed in 1734.\\nIn this year, the first settlers, who\\nwere presbyterians, formed a socie-\\nty and settled Rev. John Wilson,\\nafter the rules of the Kirk of Scot-\\nland. In 1738, they erected a meet-\\ning-house. They resisted every at-\\ntempt to settle a congregational\\nminister, and after the settlement\\nof Rev. Ebenezer Flagg, which oc-\\ncurred in 1736, many of them re-\\nfused payment of their taxes for\\nhis support. Two of them, James\\nCampbell, and John Tolford, were\\narrested by the collector and com-\\nmitted to jail in Exeter. After a", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "100\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\ntedious lawsuit, they obtained a\\ndecision in their favor, and in 1740,\\nthe two congregations were author-\\nised to hold separate meetings wrth\\ncorporate powers. Rev. Mr. Flagg,\\nof the congregational church died\\nNov. 14, 1796. Rev. Nathan Brad-\\nstreet had been settled as colleague\\nin 1793, and resigned in 1818. Rev.\\nJoel R. Arnold succeeded March\\n8, 1820. Rev. Mr. Wilson, of the\\npresbylerian church, died Feb. 1,\\n1779 he was born in the county\\nof Ulster, in the N. of Ireland to\\nwhich his ancestors had emigrated\\nfrom Scotland. He came to Amer-\\nica in 1729, and preached 45 years\\nto his church. After his death the\\nchurch was vacant 24 years. Rev.\\nZaccheus Colby was installed Oct.\\n13, 1803, removed in 1809 and was\\nsucceeded by Rev. Clement Parker\\nFeb. 19, 1817. A baptist church\\nwas organized in Cliester, Dec. 16,\\n1819. In 1740 the first school-\\nhouse was built. In 1748, Capt.\\nAbel Morse was chosen the first\\nrepresentative. In 1750, it was\\nvoted, that the S. W. part of the\\ntown should be set off with a part\\nof Londonderry and the land next\\nAmoskeag into a separate parish,\\nwhich was incorporated in 1751 by\\nthe name of Derryjield. In 1753,\\nthe W. part of the town was set\\noff as a distinct parish, and has\\nbeen since known as the Long-\\nMeadows. In 1762, that part of\\nthe town called Charmingfare was\\nset off as a parish, and in the year\\nfollowing was incorporated by the\\nname of Candia. 1763, the north\\nparish, or Freetown, was set off as\\na parish or town, and in 1765, incor-\\nporated by the name of Raymond.\\nIn 1822, a part of Chester was dis-\\nannexed with other tracts to form\\nthe town of Hooksett reducing\\nthe population to 1946. The abo-\\nrigines had a settlement of 10 or\\n12 wigwams, on an island in Mas-\\nsabesick pond, vestiges of which,\\nit is said, may still be seen. The\\nthroat distemper, which prevailed\\nin 1735, and which proved mortal\\nin 21 cases, is the only dangerous\\nepidemic with which this town has\\nbeen visited. The first child of\\nEnglish parents born in this place\\nwas a daughter of Samuel Ingalls\\nshe died recently in Candia aged\\nover 90 years. John Sargent was\\nthe first boy born here he died\\nin Candia between 70 and 80 years\\nof age. The first framed house\\nerected in this town, is still stand-\\ning and is now occupied as a tavern.\\nMany of the first settlers lived to\\na very great age.\\nChesterfield, a post-town-\\nship in Cheshire county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0\\n53 is bounded N. by Westmore-\\nland, E. by Keene and Svvanzey,\\nS. by Winchester and Hinsdale,\\nW. by Brattleborough and Dum-\\nmerston, Vt. containing 29,437\\nacres. It is 11 miles from Keene,\\n65 from Concord, and 90 from Bos-\\nton. This town is generally hilly\\nand uneven. Few towns on Con-\\nnecticut river have so little inter-\\nval land. For the whole six miles\\nthat it lies upon the river, the hills\\napproach near the river s side.\\nThere is much good upland, well\\nadapted for grazing, and the pro-\\nduction of Indian corn. The chief\\narticles carried to market are beef,\\npork, butter and cheese. Connec-\\nticut river passes through the wes-\\ntern bounds of Chesterfield. Cat s-\\nBane brook is a stream of great\\nimportance, as it furnishes many\\nmill seats. Spafford s lake is a\\nbeautiful collection of water, situ-\\nated about one mile N. of the\\nmeeting-house. It is about 8 miles\\nin circumference, containing a sur-\\nface of 526 acres. It is fed by\\nsprings in its bosom. Its waters", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEE^l.\\n101\\nare remarkably clear and pure, its\\nbed being a white sand. In this\\nlake, there is an island of about\\nsix acres, which forms a delightful\\nretreat for students of the acade-\\nmy in the summer. 0\u00c2\u00ab its E. side\\nissues a stream called Partridge s\\nbrook, sufficiently large to carry the\\nmachinery of a cotton factory,\\nsawmills, ;c. The factory has\\n800 spindles. Forty looms, opera-\\nted by water, have been lately\\nbuilt. West river mountain lies in\\nthis town and Hinsdale. It is sup-\\nposed to have been once subject to\\na volcanic eruption, and there is\\nat present a considerable quantity\\nof lava near its crater. Some of\\nthe early inhabitants perceiving an\\naperture in the mountain, and sup-\\nposing it led to a silver mine, ob-\\ntained a lease of that part which\\ncontained the supposed mine. The\\nlease requires the lessees to dig, at\\nleast three days in each year, that\\nit may not become void. At this\\ntime, they have dug principally\\nthrough a rock between 90 and 100\\nfeet, following the course of the\\ncrater downward. It is said by\\nthose who live near the mountain,\\nthat it frequently trembles, and a\\nrumbling noise is heard in its bow-\\nels. Chesterfield has three villa-\\nges. The principal one, through\\nwhich the stage road passes, lead-\\ning from Hartford to Hanover, is\\nsituated near the centre of the town\\nand 3 miles E. of Connecticut\\nriver. Here are several dwelli/ig\\nhouses, the meeting-house and a\\nflourishing academy, which was\\nopened Aug. 14, 1794. It has no\\nfunds, but the school has continued\\nevery year since it commenced, un\\nder the direction of a preceptor\\nand 11 trustees. Until within a\\nfew years, this was the only acade-\\nmy in Cheshire county. Chester\\nfield was granted Feb. 11, 1752, to\\n12 persons of the name of Wil-\\nlard and 52 others. The first set-\\ntlement was made Nov. 25, 1761,\\non the banks of the Connecticut\\nby Moses Smith and William\\nThomas, with their families. The\\nnext spring, Abel Emmons and Si-\\nmon Davis moved into town. At\\nthat period, the river afforded abun-\\ndance of shad and salmon, and the\\nforests were well stocked with deer,\\nbears and other game, so that the in-\\nhabitants did not experience those\\nprivations so common in the new\\nsettlements on the E. The first\\nchild born in town was Mary Thom-\\nas born in 1762, and is now liv-\\ning. The congregational church\\nwas formed in 1771. Rev. Abra-\\nh-am Wood, who graduated at Har-\\nvard College in 1767, was ordained\\nDec. 31, 1772. He is the oldest\\nminister in New-Hampshire. There\\nis a baptist society, incorporated\\nJune 21, 1819; also a universalist\\nsociety, incorporated June 22,\\n1818. Mrs. Hannah Bayley, wid-\\now of Josiah Bayley, formerly of\\nLunenburg, Ms. died here in Nov.\\n1822, aged 104 years and 3 months.\\nHon. Levi Jackson, who was for\\nseveral years a representative and\\nsenator in the legislature, and a\\nmember of the executive council\\nin 1816 and 1817, was a native of\\nthis town. He was born June 29,\\n1772, graduated at Dartmouth Col-\\nlege in 1799, and died Aug. 30,\\n1821, aged 49. He was six years\\npreceptor of the academy. Pop.\\n2110.\\nCHICHE.STER, post-town, Rock-\\ningham county, lat 43\u00c2\u00b0 15 is situ-\\nated 8 miles E. of Concord boua-\\nded N.E. by Pittsfield, S.E. by Ep-\\nsom, S. W. by Pembroke, N.W. by\\nLoudon and a part of Concord, and\\ncomprises 11,978 acres. It was\\ngranted May 20, 1727 to Nathan-\\niel Gookin and others but the", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "102\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nsettlement was not commenced un-\\ntil 1758, when Paul Morrill settled\\nin the woods. The soil is good,\\nand richly repays the cultivator\\nthere is little waste land, nor are\\nthere any considerable elevations.\\nBear hill in the N. part of the\\ntown, which is covered with a cul-\\ntivated soil, is the principal emi\\nnence. The E. of the town is\\nv/atered by the Suncook river,\\nwhich affords its mill seats and\\nsome productive interval. Sever-\\nal smaller streams flow into this\\nriver from the S. side of the town\\nLinkfield pond is in Chichester,\\nfrom which flows a small stream S\\nW. into the Soucook. The turn\\npike from Concord jto Portsmouth\\npasses through this town. In 1791\\na congregational church was organ^\\nized and Rev. Josiah Carpenter or\\ndained. There is also a religious\\nsociety formed of members of dif-\\nferent religious sentiments, but\\nagreeing in worship. In various\\nparts of the town are still to be seen\\ntraces of Indian settlements and\\nimplements of stone, chisels, axes,\\n;c. have frequently been found\\n^he vicinity was once the resi\\ndence of a powerful tribe, the Pen\\nacooks, and their plantations of\\ncorn, c. were made on the banks\\nof the Suncook. Pop. 1010.\\nClaremont, a post township\\nin Cheshire county, situated in lat\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 23 on Connecticut river, is\\nbounded N. by Cornish, E. by New\\nport, S. by Unity and Charlestown,\\nW. by Weathersfield, Vt. contain\\ning 25,830 acres. It is 12 miles\\nof Charlestown, 47 W, of Con-\\ncord, 97 from Portsmouth and 100\\nfrom Boston. This town is water\\ned by Connecticut and Sugar rivers\\nbesides numerous brooks and riv\\nulets. Sugar river originates from\\nSunapee lake passes through part\\nof Wendell, the whole of New-\\nport, and through nearly the centre\\nof this town, where it unites with\\nthe Connecticut. Red-water brook\\nwaters the N. E. part of the town\\nand empties itself into Sugar river.\\nClaremont is a fine undulating\\ntract of territory, covered with a\\nrich gravelly loam, converted into\\nthe best meadows and pastures.\\nThe hills are sloping acclivities,\\ncrowned with elegant summits.\\nThe intervals on the rivers are rich\\nand luxuriant. The agricultural\\nproducts in 1820, were 30,000 lbs.\\nof butter, 55,000 lbs, of cheese,\\n135,000 lbs. of beef, 170,000 lbs.\\nof pork, 7,500 lbs. of flax, and\\n1100 barrels of cider. Three tons\\nof pearlashes were made the same\\nyear. The houses and buildings\\npresent a very favorable appear-\\nance, and indicate the wealth and\\nprosperity of the town. There is\\nbut one elevation which comes un-\\nder the name of mountain. This\\nis near Newport and is called Green\\nmountain. There is one small\\npond lying in this town and New-\\nport. There is, besides the mills,\\nC. in the statistical table, a wool-\\nlen factory, owned by Dr. Leonard\\nJarvis, which manufactures be-\\ntween 4000 and 5000 yards of\\nbroad cloth annually. There is al-\\nso a valuable paper mill establish-\\nment, owned by Col. Stevens.\\nThere is a communication with\\nWeathersfield by means of Ash-\\nley s and Sumner s ferries. Just\\nbelow Ashley s ferry, is Hubbard s\\nisland, 240 rods long and 40 wide.\\nThere are several bridges over Su-\\ngar river. The second N. H. turn-\\npike extends from the lottery bridge\\nin Claremont to the plain in Am-\\nherst, a distance of about 50 miles.\\nClaremont was granted Oct. 26,\\n1764, to Josiah Willard, Samuel\\nI Ashley and 68 others. It received\\nI its name from the country seat of", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "NE W.HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n103\\nLord Clive, an English general.\\nThe first settlement was made in\\n1762, by Moses SpaflFord and David\\nLynde. In 1763, and 1766, sever-\\nal other inhabitants arrived. In\\n1767, a considerable number of the\\nproprietors, and others from the\\ntowns of Farmington, Hebron and\\nColchester, in Connecticut, made\\nsettlements in different parts of\\nthe town. The fust n-ative of\\nClaremont was Elijah, son of Mo-\\nses Spafiford he was born in 1763.\\nAmong the early inhabitants, to\\nwhose enterprise the town was es-\\nsentially indebted for its prosperi-\\nty, may be mentioned Samuel Cole,\\nEsq. who graduated at Yale Col-\\nlege in 1731, and was for many\\nyears very useful as an instructor\\nof youth. He died at an advan-\\nced age. Dr, William Sumner, a\\nnative of Boston, who came to\\nthis place in 1768 from Hebron,\\nConn., was a resident several years\\nin Claremont, where he died in\\nMarch, 1778. Col. Benjamin Sum-\\nner, who was many years a civD\\nmagistrate, died in May, 1815, aged\\n78. Col. Joseph Waite, who was\\nengaged in the French and Indian\\nwar, was captain of one of Rog-\\ners companies of rangers, and\\ncommanded a regiment in the rev-\\nolutionary war, died in Oct. 1776.\\nCapt. Joseph Taylor, who was en-\\ngaged in the Cape Breton, the\\nFrench, and revolutionary wars,\\nwho was, with one Farwell, taken\\nprisoner by the Indians, in the\\nsummer of 1755, carried to Cana-\\nda, and sold to the French, resided\\nin Claremont, and died in March,\\n1813, at the age of 84. Hon. Sam-\\nuel Ashley moved to this town in\\n1782. He was in the wars of 1745\\nand 1755. He sustained several\\ncivil offices, and was judge of the\\ncourt of common pleas. He died\\nin Feb. 1792. The early inhabi-\\ntants were about equally divided\\nin their attachment to episcopacy\\nand congregational principles.\\nThe churches of these denomina-\\ntions may be considered as coeval.\\nThe first minister of the congrega-\\ntional society was Rev. George\\nWheaton, who was ordained Feb.\\n19, 1772 died June 24, 1773, aged\\n22. Rev. Augustine Hibbard was\\nsettled in Oct. 1774 was dismis-\\nsed i-n 1785. Rev. John Tappan,\\nordained March 7, 1796; dismis-\\nsed Sept. 1802. Rev. Stephen\\nFarley, ordained Dec. 24, 1806\\ndismissed April, 1818. Rev. Jon-\\nathan J^ye, ordained June 6, 1821.\\nThe first minister of the episcopal\\nsociety was Rev. Ramia Cossit,\\nwho sailed for England for holy\\norders in Dec. 1772. He was or-\\ndained by tne bishop of London,\\nand returned the next year, and\\ntook charge of the church in this\\ntown. He was recalled by the\\nbishop to the island of Cape Bret-\\non in 1785. Rev. Daniel Barber\\nsucceeded him in August, 1775,\\nand was dismissed in Nov. 1818.\\nThe charch, which is called Union\\nchurch, one of the largest in the\\nstate, is in a flourishing condition,\\ncontaining 120 communicants, and\\nis under the care of Rev. James\\nB. Howe, who was settled in April,\\n1819. The\u00c2\u00bbe are two churches,\\none built in 1773; the other in\\n1812, in which public worship is\\nattended alternately. A baptist\\nsociety was formed in 1785, and\\nthe next year, Rev. John Peckens\\nwas ordained. He was dismissed\\nin 1788. Rev. John Peake, now\\nof Barnstajjle, Ms., succeeded Mr.\\nPeckens. There is a method ist\\nsociety, formed in the year 1309.\\nRev. Caleb Dustin, who died in\\n1821, was their pastor several\\nyears, and was highly respected.\\nThe.re is a number of universai-", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "104\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nists, who have occasional preach-\\ning. A small society of Roman\\ncatholics, in this and the neighbor-\\ning towns, have lately received\\nRev. Daniel Barber, formerly the\\nepiscopalian minister here, who\\nwas ordained at the Roman catho-\\nlic church in Boston, as a mission-\\nary for this state, Dec. 3, 1822.\\nThe late Hon. Caleb Ellis was\\na resident in this town. He was\\na native of Walpole, Ms., gradua-\\nted at Harvard College 1793. He\\nread law principally in the office\\nof Hon. Joshua Thomas of Plym-\\nouth, Ms. came to reside in Clare-\\nmont about 1800. In 1804, he was\\nchosen a member of congress from\\nthis State; in 1809 and 1810, a\\nmember of the executive council\\nin 1812, an elector of president\\nand vice-president of the U. S.\\nIn 1813, he was appointed judge\\nof the superior court, in which of-\\njfice he remained till his death.\\nMay 9, 1816, aged 49. Pop. 2290.\\nClear Stream, river, rising\\nin the mountains of Dixville, N.\\nof Millsfield it passes through\\nthe centre of Errol, into the Amer-\\niscoggin, about three miles W. of\\nUmbagog lake.\\nCocHECO, orQuoCHECHO, riv\\n\u00c2\u00abr, has its rise from several small\\nstreams in New-Durham, which\\nunite in Farmington, whence the\\nriver meanders through Rochester,\\nthere receiving the Isinglass, a trib-\\nutary, and thence passes through\\nDover into the Newichwannock or\\nSalmon-Fall river, the principal\\ntranch of the Pas,cataqua. The\\nCocheco is a beautiful river, and\\nvery important to the inhabitants\\nof Rochester and Dover.\\nCoLEBROok, pogt-town, Coos\\nconn y, lat. 44^^ 51 is bounded N.\\nby Stewartstown, E. by Dixville,\\nS. by Columbia, W. by the Con-\\nnecticut river, and contains 25,000\\nacres. It is watered by the Mo-\\nhawk river and Beaver brook. The\\nsoil here is rich, and very gen-\\nerally capable of culture. In-\\ntervals of good quality stretch\\nalong the Connecticut, and the up-\\nlands, gentle of ascent, are also\\nfertile. Colebrook was originally\\ngranted to Sir George Colebrook\\nand others, and was incorporated\\nDec. 1, 1790. The people are ea-\\nterprizing and happy. Pop. 46^.\\nCold River. See Acworth.\\nCollege Lands, in the coun-\\nty of Coos, consisting of two grants\\nby the state to the trustees of Dart-\\nmouth College. The first was\\nmade Feb. 5, 1789, and contains\\n40,960 acres, situated on the Con-\\nnecticut river N. of Stewartstown.\\nThe second grant was made June\\nIB, 1807, consisting of 23,040 acres,\\nlocated N. of the tract granted to\\nGeorge Wentworth. The lands\\nare of considerable value, but as\\nyet have but 33 inhabitants.\\nColumbia, post-town, in the\\ncounty of Coos, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 48^\\nlies on the E. bank of Connecti-\\ncut river, 30 miles N. of Lancaster.\\nIt has Colebrook on the N., Dix-\\nville and Ervin s Location on the\\nE. and Stratford on the S. The\\nsurface of the town is quite une-\\nven, the mountains of Stratford ly-\\ning along the S. From these a\\nnumber of streams descend north-\\nwesterly into the Connecticut,\\nyielding an abundance of water\\nfor the soil, and furnishing many\\nfine mill seats. There are also sev-\\neral small ponds in town on the\\nborders of one, called Lime pond,\\nvast quantities of shells are found,\\nfrom which a species of lime is\\nmade that answers for some uses.\\nThe forest trees in Columbia are\\nwhat may be called hard wood, in\\ndistinction from evergreens. Some\\nspruce, fir and pine, however, are", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n105\\nfound in Columbia, but in no abun-\\ndance. The want of the latter is\\nfelt by the inhabitants. This place\\nwas granted Dec. 1, 1770, and na-\\nmed Cockbume in honor of Sir\\nJames Cockbume, of London, a\\ngrantee. It was incorporated Dec.\\n16, 1797 and its name altered to\\nColumbia June 19, 1811. This\\ntown originally comprised about\\n32,000 acres. Wales Location,\\ncontaining 5822 acres, has since\\nbeen annexed. Pop. 249.\\nConcord, post-town, in the\\ncounty of Rockingham, is the seat\\nof the state government. It is\\npleasantly situated on both sides\\nthe river Merrimack, along which\\nspread some rich intei vals. Con-\\ncord is in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 12 N. and is\\nbounded N. W. by Canterbury and\\nBoscawen, N. E. by Loudon and\\nChichester, S. E. by Pembroke and\\nBow, and S. W. by Hopkinton. It\\ncomprises 40,919 acres, of which\\nabout 1800 are water. There are 5\\nponds in Concord, two on the E.\\nof the Merrimack, and three on\\ntiie W. The largest is Turkey\\npond in the S. W. part of the towr.,\\ncontaini-ng about 700 acres, the\\nwaters of which form the Turkey\\nriver, a stream of some importance,\\npassing S. into Bow. Long pond,\\nin the W. part of the town, con-\\ntains about 500 acres, the waters of\\nwhich pass into the Merrimack be-\\niovv Sewall s island. Turtle pond\\nijes E. of Long pond and near the\\nline of Loudon it contains about\\n200 acres, and its waters pass into\\nthe Merrimack through the valley\\nE. of the river. Tiie others are\\nSnow pond, N. W. of Turtle pond,\\nand Horse-shoe pond near the\\nmeeting-house. Tlie river Sou-\\ncook forms the S. E. boundary of\\nConcord, from Chichester to its\\njunction with the Merrimack below\\nGarven s falls. The Contoooook\\nK2\\nis a considerable river, entering\\nnear the W. corner of the town,\\nand uniting with the Merrimack\\non the N. W. line, forming at its\\njunction the island celebrated as\\nthe spot where Mrs. Duston made\\na desperate escape from a party of\\nIndians in 1698.* But the Merri-\\nmack is the principal river in this\\nregion, and is not only the orna-\\nment and beautifier of the land-\\nscape, but the source of health\\nand profit to the inhabitants. It\\nmeanders nearly through the cen-\\ntre of the town, enriching the\\ntracts of interval on its borders.\\nThe intervals here are of no great\\nwidth, and the remark is applica-\\nble, we believe, to the whole val-\\nley of the Merrimack, which is far\\ninferior in extent and beauty to\\nthat of the Connecticut. Soon af-\\nter entering the tov/n, the river\\npasses over the rapids called Sew-\\nall s falls, below which is situated\\nSewall s island, thus called from\\nan early proprietor. The current\\nof the river from this island is not\\nrapid, and has no natural obstruc-\\ntions, until it reaches Turkey and\\nGarven s falls at the S. E. extremi-\\nty of the town. Locks are here\\nconstructed, and the navigation of\\nthe river has been open during the\\nboating seasons for several years.\\nThe river here is about 100 yards\\nwide, but occasionally the spriiig\\nand autumn freshes have covered\\nthe interval adjoining the principal\\nvillage, presenting to the eye a\\nbody of water of a mile in width.\\nTliese freshes, though often des-\\ntructive to crops, fences, ;c. are\\nof no disadvantage to the soil, on\\nwhich they deposit a rich sediment.\\nDuring tiie greatest freshes, the\\nriver has risen nearly 20 feel above\\nthe ordinary level, but tliis is ua-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2See Bisscasven,", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "106\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\neommon. Tliere are two bridges\\nthrown across the river in this\\ntown the Federal, or Upper bridge,\\nand Concord, or Lower bridge. At\\nthese bridges are situated the store-\\nhouses of the Boating Company\\non the river. The intercourse with\\nBoston, opened by way of the ca-\\nnals on the Merrimack, has been of\\nconsiderable advantage to the coun-\\ntry. The navigation to this town\\nwas opened in 1815, and the quan-\\ntity of goods annually brought up\\nhas averaged from 1000 to 1500\\ntons. The freight downward has\\nbeen more extensive, consisting of\\nthe produce of the countr-y, lumber,\\nand other heavy or bulky articles.\\nFor the first Vnree years tlie busi-\\nness on the river exceeded that for\\nthe three last but there is a pros-\\npect that it will hereafter be much\\nincreased. The principal village,\\nand the seat of most of the busi-\\nness of the town, extends along the\\nwestern bank of the Merrimack\\nnearly two miles from S.E. to N. W.\\nIt is very pleasantly situated, and\\nfrom Its convenient situation has\\nbecome a place of considerable\\ntrade. The state-house,* state-pris-\\non, town-house and meeting-house\\nare sitaated in this village.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 There\\nare 170 dwelling-houses, 18 stores,?\\ntaverns, several machanic shops, 5\\nprinting-offices, 5 bookstores and 2\\nbinderies. On the E. of the river\\nis another considerable village,very\\npleasantly situated and a village\\niS also forming in the W.part of the\\ntown. The soil of this town pre-\\nsents all the varieties common to\\nthis region, and is in some parts\\nfertile. The highlands extending\\nback from the river are very pro-\\nductive, and were originally cover-\\ned with oak, chesnut, maple, c.\\nThe plains are alluvial and cover-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2See page 41.\\ned with a growth of pine. Large\\nmasses of excellent granite are\\nfound in Concord, and the public\\nedifices there are erected of this\\nmaterial. Iron ore exists in small\\nquantities, and was formerly\\nwi-ought by the inhabitants. The\\ntract comprising the town of Con-\\ncord, (originally called Penacook,)\\nwas granted by Massachusetts, Jan.\\n17, 1725, to Benjamin Stevens, Eb-\\n\u00e2\u0082\u00acnezer Eastman and others, and in-\\ncluded seven miles square. In the\\nfollowing year settlements were\\ncommenced, and the tract divided\\ninto lots a block house was also\\nerected, to serve for a place of wor-\\nship and as a garrison of defence.\\nIn 1727, Capt. Ebenezer Eastman\\nmoved his family into this place.\\nIn 1728, the S. boundaries of the\\ntown were extended, as an equiva-\\nlent for lands within the limits be-\\nfore granted to Gov. Endicott, and\\nclaimed by heirs of Judge Sewall.\\nThe first child born at Penacook,\\nwas Dorcas, a daughter of Edward\\nAbbot, Feb. 15, 1728. Edward, son\\nof the same, and the first male, was\\nborn Dec. 27, 1730. In 1733, the\\nplantation was incorporated by the\\nname of Rumford. From about\\nthis period till 1762, a controversy\\nexisted between the proprietors\\nof Rumford and Bow, the latter\\nclaiming under a grant from New-\\nHampshire a great portion of the\\ntown of Rumford. The question\\nwas decided on appeal to the King\\nin Council in 1762 and Rumford\\nwas incorporated by New-Hamp-\\nshire, June 7, 1765, by the name\\nof Concord. No considerable at-\\ntacks were made by the Indians\\nwandering in this region, until the\\ncommencement of the \\\\\u00c2\u00bbar of 1 744.\\nDuring several years thereafter,\\nthe inhabitants were in constant\\ndanger and alarm, and lived in gar-\\nrisons. On the 7th of Aug. 1746,", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n107\\nthe Indians killed Jonathan and\\nSamuel Bradley, Obadiah Peters,\\nJohn Bean and John Lufkin and\\ntook several others into captiv-\\nity. The party were travelling\\ntoward Hopkinton. The conflict v.as\\nobstinate, and a greater number of\\nIndians were killed.* The enemy i\\nhovered in the neighborhood du-\\nring the war killed a Mr. Ester-\\nbrooks Nov. 10, 1746, and commit-\\nted various depredations upon the\\ncattle and other property of the in-\\nhabitants. R.ev. Timothy Walker,\\nthe first minister, was settled Nov.\\n18,1730; and died Sept. 2, 1782,\\naged 77. P^ev. Israel Evans was\\nordained July 1, 1789 dismissed\\nin 1797. Rev. Asa MTarland,\\nD. D. was ordained March 7, 1798\\nand his church consists ef nearly\\n400 members. An episcopal soci-\\nty was formed here in 1818 and\\nin the same year a baptist church,\\nover w^hich Rev. William Taylor\\nwas settled in 1819. There is also\\na society of friends. The first pa-\\nper established in this town was\\nthe Courier of Nei\\\\ -Hampshire,\\ncommenced by George Hough Jan.\\n6, 1790 discontinued Oct. 30.1805.\\nThe Mirror, by Moses Davis,\\nwas commenced in 1792 discon\\ntinned in 1799. Elijah Russell es.\\ntabiished the Republican Ga\\nzette, Feb. 5, 1801, and discontin-\\nued it in 1802. The Concord Ga\\nzette, by Hoit Tattle, commen\\nced July 6, 1806, and discontinued\\nin 1819. Tlie JVew-Hampshire Pat\\nriot by Isaac Hill, commenced\\nOct. 18, 1808. The Concord Ob-\\nserver, since altered to JWw;\\nHampshire Repository, was estab-\\nlished by George Hough, Jan. 1\\n1819 and transferred to John W.\\nShepard, the present publisher,\\nApril 1, 1822. The J^ew-Hamp\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2See History of Concord, published by\\nJacob B. Moore.\\nshire Statesman by Luther Roby,\\ncommenced Jan. 6, 1 823. A Liter-\\nary Journal, conducted by the au-\\nthors of this Gazetteer, was com-\\nmenced in 1822, and is still publish-\\ned by J. B. Moore. This town has\\ngenerally enjoyed an unusual ex-\\nemption from disease. For the last\\n31 years, the deaths have been 845,\\naveraging about 27 per annum. Of\\nthese about one 12th part have liv-\\ned to the age of 80 years and up-\\nwards several to nearly 100. Ep-\\nidemics have scarcely ever pre-\\nvailed here. The small pox ap-\\npeared in 1775, but was checked by\\ntimely precaution. In 1812, 13, 16\\nand 17, the spotted fever made its\\nappearance, and a number fell its\\nvictims. Among the early inhab-\\nitants and distinguished citizens of\\nthis town, we may mention the\\nRev. Timothy Walker, the\\nfirst minister. He was a native of\\nWoburn, Ms., graduated at Har-\\nvard Collc^\u00c2\u00ab3 in 1725. During S2\\nyears, which he spent in the minis-\\ntry here, his labors were abundant-\\nly successful. Hon. Timothy\\nWalker, son of the preceding,\\nwas born in 1737; graduated at\\nHarvard in 1756 was entrusted\\nwith various civil offices by his\\ntownsmen, and in 1776 was one of\\nthe committee of safety for the\\nstate. He commanded a regiment\\nof minute men in New-Hampshire\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094was afterwards paymaster of the\\nstate forces, and served a cam-\\npaign under Gen. Sullivan. He\\nwas a member of the convention\\nwhich formed our constitution in\\n1784 was afterwards several years\\na legislator and for some time\\nsustained the office of chief-justice\\nof the common pleas. He died\\nMay 5, 1822, aged 85. Benja-\\nmin ROLFE, Esq. an early and\\ndistinguished settler, died March\\n20, 1772. Dr. EzRA CARTER, the", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "108\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nfirst physician, and a person uni-\\nversally esteemed, died Sept. 17,\\n1767, aged 48. Dr. Philip Car-\\nRIGAIJV, an eminent physician and\\nvaluable citizen, died in 1806.\\nDeacon John Kimball, esteem-\\ned for a life of unobtrusive useful-\\nness and piety, died Dec. 31, 1817,\\naged 78. Hon. Thomas W.\\nThompson, a distinguished inhab-\\nitant, died Oct. 1, 1821, aged 67.\\nNumerous other individuals, belov-\\ned for services to the community,\\nmight be mentioned, had we room\\nin this brief sketch. The celebrated\\nBenjamin Thompson, (known\\nto the world as Count Rumford,)\\nwas a native of Woburn, Ms. and\\nsettled here in early life. In 1775,\\nhe went to England, was employ-\\ned as clerk in the office of an Eng-\\nlish nobleman, who eventually pro-\\ncured for him a colonel s commis-\\nsion. He served in the British ar-\\nmies until 1784, when his philo-\\nsophical inquiries having attracted\\nattention in foreign countries, he\\nwas promoted to the rank of lieu-\\ntenant-general of horse, in the ser-\\nvice of the Duke of Bavaria. Here\\nhe distinguished himself in intro-\\nducing discipline and economy\\namong the troops and during his\\nresidence in Bavaria made success-\\nful efforts in the public service, and\\nparticularly in ameliorating the\\ncondition of the poor. On leaving\\nthe German service, the Duke ere\\nated him a count, taking his title\\nfrom the name of the town where\\nhe had spent most of his youth.\\nCount Rumford afterwards visited\\nEngland, where he received the\\nhonors of knighthood, and enjoyed\\nthe favor of the public. He died\\nin France in 1814, at the age of 60\\nyears. More particular notices of\\nCount Rumford and others may be\\nfound in tVie History of Concord\\nbefore referred to. This tovi^n has\\nfor many years been the seat of the\\nstate government. Terms of the\\nsuperior court, courts of sessions\\nand probate courts are now to be\\nholden at this place. Concord is 62\\nmiles from Boston, 45 ffom Ports-\\nmouth, 40 from Dover, 70 from Ha-\\nverhill,55 from Keene, and 505 from\\nWashington City. Pop. 2838.\\nConcord, a post town in Graf-\\nton county, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 12 is boun-\\nded N. by Littleton and Bethlehem,\\nE. by Franconia, S. by Landaff, and\\nW. by Lym^, containing 29,130\\nacres. Its S. W. angle terminates\\nat Bath. It is 20 miles from Ha-\\nverhill, 28 from Lancaster, and 90\\nfrom Concord, the seat of govern-\\nment. It is watered by Amonoo-\\nsuck river, running through the\\nwhole extent of the town, and by\\nseveral smaller streams. Across\\nthe Amonoosuck, the town sup-\\nports three bridges. There are\\nseveral ponds, the most noted of\\nwhich is called Mink pond, lying\\nin the S. part of the town, afiording\\nmill seats at its outlet. The soil\\nadmits of three divisions, the mead-\\nows or intervals on Amonoosuck\\nriver, which are generally very\\nproductive tlie plain land of a\\nlight, thin soil, requiring consider-\\nable manure er plaister to make it\\nproductive 5 and the uplands of a\\nstrong deep soil, which afford many\\ngood farms. Blueberry mountain\\nis the principal elevation. This\\ntown for several years increased\\ngreatly in population, hhving from\\n1800 to 1810, nearly doubled its\\nnumbers. The Franconia iron fac-\\ntory lies near the eastern border of\\nthis town. All the ore which sup-\\nplies the furnace is dug from a\\nquarry in the S.E. part of the town,\\nabout 4 miles from the furnace.\\nTwo veins of ore have been open-\\ned, one of which is 300 feet in\\nlength and 120 in depth. The oth-\\ni", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0118.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n109\\ner lies in horizontal strata, 50 feet\\nof wliich are under an arched roof\\nof stone, affording a convenient\\nshelter for the miners against the\\ninclemency of the weather. Large\\nquantities of limestone are found\\nhere lime-kilns have been erected,\\nin which are burnt 500 hogsheads\\nof lime annually. Maple sugar is\\nmanufactured and clover seed is\\nraised in considerable quantities.\\nThis town was first granted Aug. 6,\\n1763, to Joseph Burt and others by\\nthe name of Concord. Afterwards\\nit was granted to Leonard Whiting\\nrwd others, Nov. 20, 1768, by the\\nname of Gunthwaite, which name\\nit retained several years. It after-\\nwards assumed the name of Con-\\ncord. There is a freewill baptist\\nsociety, over which Elder Joshua\\nQuimby was ordained in Sept.1800,\\nand a methodist society under the\\npastoral cave of Ozias Savage.\\nConnecticut, lake, the source\\nof one of the principal branches\\nof Connecti(;ut river, is situated N.\\nof the 1st grant to Dartmouth Col-\\nlege, in lat. 45\u00c2\u00b0 2 and is 5 1-2\\nmiles in length, and 2 1-2 in widtli.\\nIt is supplied by several small\\nstreams, rising in the highlands\\nnorth of the lake.\\nCoNNECTiCTTT, river, one of the\\nfinest streams in New-England, has\\ntwo principal branches, both hav-\\ning their origin in New-Hampshire\\nand the mountainous tracts on the\\nnorth. The head of the N. W.\\nbranch is near the extreme north-\\nern limit of this state. This branch\\noriginates from a chain of moun-\\ntains which proceeds northeaster-\\nly to the gulf of St. Lawrence.\\nBetween its source and 45\u00c2\u00b0 of N.\\nlat., it is the boundary between\\nNew-Hampshire and Lower Cana-\\nda, and in that distance is joined\\nby the N. E. branch. The Con-\\nnecticut extends about 170 miles\\non the western border of N. H.,\\nand its western shore forms th\u00c2\u00ab\\nboundary between this state and\\nVermont. The different directions\\nof this river and the towns which\\nborder it in these states, may be\\nseen by referring to the map. The\\nbreadth of the Connecticut, when\\nit first washes Vermont is about\\n150 feet and in the course of six-\\nty miles, it increases to about 390\\nfieet. In Massachusetts and Con-\\nnecticut, the breadth may be esti-\\nmated from 450 to 1050 feet. The\\ndepth of the channel of the river\\nbelow the head of boat navigation,\\nmay be generally stated to varj\\nfrom 5 to 12 feet. This river is\\nnavigable for vessels drawing ten\\nfeet water, 36 miles to Middle-\\ntown for small sloops 50 miles to\\nHartford and by means of canals\\nand other improvements, it has\\nbeen rendered passable for boats\\nto the Fifteen Mile falls, 250 miles\\nfurther. There are many rapids\\nin the Connecticut. Those of\\nBellows Falls in Walpole are the\\nmost distinguished, for a descrip-\\ntion of which see Bellows Falls.\\nThe falls of Queechy just below\\nthe mouth of the river Waterquee-\\nchy from the west the White\\nRiver falls, a little below the vil-\\nlage of Hanover and the Fifteen\\nMile Falls, the foot of which is near\\nthe head of boat navigation, are the\\nother most considerable rapids in\\nthis state. In its course through\\nMassachusetts, are falls at Mon-\\ntague and at South Hadley, and in\\nthe state of Connecticut, are En-\\nfield falls. The perpendicular\\nheight of the falls which have been\\novercome by dams and locks be-\\ntween Springfield in Mass., and\\nHanover in N. H., a distance of\\n130 miles, is about 200 feet. Bars\\nof gravel and sand extend across\\nthis river in various places, over", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0119.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "10\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEEll.\\nwhich, boats with difficulty pass in\\nlow water. Upon one of those\\ngravel bars between the towns of\\nDeeriield and Montague, it is even\\nfordable during that period. In\\nthis state, Connecticut river re-\\no\u00c2\u00abives as tributary streams, Upper\\nAmonoosuck, Lower Amonoosuck,\\nIsrael s, John s, Mascomy, Sugar,\\nCold, and Ashuelot rivers. From\\nVermont, beginning at the north\\nboundary, it receives Nulhegan,\\nPasumpsick, Welis, Wait s, Om-\\npomponoosuck. White, Waterquee-\\nchy, Black, William s, Sexton s,\\nand West rivers. There are from\\n20 to 30 bridges over the Connec-\\nticut between its source and its\\nmouth, of which there are 16 in\\nthis state. The intervals are gen-\\nerally spread upon one or both\\nsides of this river, nearly on a lev-\\nel with its banks, and extending\\nfrom half a mile to five miles in\\nbreadth but its borders are in\\nseme places high, rocky, and pre-\\ncipitous. With respect to its\\nlength, utility, and beauty, this is\\nbeyond ail comparison, the finest\\nriver in the eastern states, and\\nforms, indeed, a distinguished fea-\\nture of the country. In the spring,\\nit overflows its banks, and through\\nan extent of 300 miles, forms and\\nfertilizes a vast tract of rich mead-\\now. While it advances the fertil-\\nity, and serves to transport the\\nproduce, it is always adding beauty\\nand grandeur to the prospect, by\\nfis majestic movement through an\\nextensive country, variegated with\\npleasant and happy villages.\\nCoNTOOCOOK river, a stream of\\nconsiderable length and impor-\\ntance, waters most of the towns in\\nthe W. part of the county of Hills-\\nborough. It has its origin from\\nseveral ponds in Jaffrey and\\nRindge, and in its course north, re-\\nceives numerous streams fromDub-\\njlin, Peterborough, Sharon, Nelson,\\nStoddard, Washington, Antrim,\\nJDeering and Hillsborough. In\\nHillsborough it takes a N. E. and\\neasterly direction, and proceeds\\nthrough Henniker to Hopkinton,\\nwhere it receives Warner and\\nBlac nwater rivers. From Hopkin-\\nton, it pursues a meandering course\\nthrough Concord, and discharges\\nitself into the Merrimack between\\nConcord and Boscawen. Near the\\nmouth of this river is Duston s isl-\\nand, celebrated as the spot where\\nMrs. Duston destroyed several In-\\ndians in 1698.\\nCowwAT, post-town, Strafford\\ncounty, situated on Saco river, in\\nlat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 57 bounded N. by Chat-\\nham and Bartlett, W. by Hale s\\nlocation and Burton, S. by Eaton\\nand E. by the State line, which\\nseparates it from Brownfield and\\nFryeburgh, Me. is six miles\\nsquare, contains 23,040 acres, and\\nis 72 miles from Concord, 75 from\\nPortsmouth, 118 from Boston and\\n52 from Portland. Swift river, a\\nconsiderable and very rapid stream,\\nPequawkett river, and a stream ta-\\nking its rise in Walker s pond, the\\ntwo last affording mill privileges,\\ndischarge themselves into Saco riv-\\ner in this town. Saco river here is\\nfrom 10 to 12 rods wide and about\\n2 feet deep its current rapid and\\nbroken by falls. This river has\\nbeen known to rise 27 and even\\n30 feet in tlie course of 24 hours.\\nAt such times, it does great injury\\nby destroying fences and cattle,\\nwhich happen to be exposed to its\\nfury. The largest collections of wa-\\nter in Conway are a part of Walker s\\npond, and Little Pequawkett pond,\\nwhich lie in the south part of the\\ntown. The latter is about 360 rods\\nin circumference. Pine, Rattle-\\nsnake, and Green hills, are consid-\\nerable elevations on the north-east-", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0120.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nIll\\netn side of the river. There is a\\ndetached block of granite on the\\nsouthern side of Pine hill the\\nlargest perhaps in the state. A\\nspring near tlie centre of the town\\non the bank of Cold brook, strong-\\nly impregnated with sulphur, has\\nbeen visited frequently by the in-\\nfirm, and in many instances found\\nbeneficial. There are also in this\\ntown large quantities of magnesia\\nand fuller s earth. The soil may\\nbe divided into interval, plain, and\\nupland. The interval along the\\nriver is from 50 to 220 rods wide,\\nand was originally covered with\\nwhite pine and sugar maple. The\\nplain, when properly cultivated,\\nproduces large crops of corn and\\nrye. The upland is rocky and re-\\nquires much labor to subdue it\\nproperly. The natural growth\\nwas oak, beech, and maple. The\\nConway and Bartlett library\\nwas incorporated in 1802, and con-\\ntains 175 volumes. The congre-\\ngational church was formed Oct,\\n28, 1778, by Timothy Walker, Abi-\\nel Lovejoy, Thomas Russell and\\nRichard Eastman. Rev. Nathan-\\niel Poi ter, D. D. was settled Oct.\\n28, 1778, and dismissed by the\\nchurch in 1815. The baptist\\nchurch was formed Aug. 26, 1796\\nRichard R. Smith was ordained\\nOct. 20, 1796 dismissed Sept. 5\\n1799. Roswell Means settled Sept.\\n1799; dismissed June 6, 1807,\\nSamuel Simmons hired Dec. 7\\n1807; continued till Jan. 28, 1811\\nElder Ebenezer Bray moved to\\nConway and took the pastoral care\\nof this church in April 1813. The\\npresent number of members is 55.\\nThere is also a society of mctho-\\ndists. James and Benjamin Os-\\ngood, John DoUoff, Ebenezer Bur-\\nbank, and some others, formed set-\\ntlements in Conway during the\\nyears 1764, 5 and 6. Oct. 1, 1765,\\nDaniel Foster obtained a grant of\\nthis tov/nship on condition that\\neach grantee should pay a rent of\\none ear of Indian corn annually\\nfor the space of ten years if de-\\nmanded. The first proprietors*\\nmeeting was holden in Chester,\\nDec. 10, 1765. Thomas Meriill,\\nwho was a,lso the first justice of\\nthe peace, was chosen town and\\nproprietors clerk, which office he\\nheld 20 years. Ten of the origin-\\nal shares were re-granted in 1772.\\nThree locations on the southern ex-\\ntremity of the town containing\\n2000 acres each were annexed in\\nISOO. Pop. 1365.\\nCornish, a post-township in\\nthe N. part of Cheshire county,lat.\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 28 is bounde* N. by Plain-\\nfield, E. by Croydon, S. by Clare-\\nmont, and W. by Windsor, Vt.\\ncontaining 23,160 acres. It is 17\\nmiles from Charlestown, 50 from\\nConcord and 108 from Boston.\\nConnecticut river waters the W.\\npart of this town, and by means of\\na bridge, connects Cornish with.\\nWindsor. The soil is generally\\nfertile. The town is hilly with fae\\nexception of that part which lies\\non the river. Blow-me-down and\\nBriant s brooks are the only streams\\nof any magnitude these afford a\\nfew good mill privileges. The ag-\\nricultural products in 1820, were\\n28,000 lbs. of butter, 65,000 lbs. of\\ncheese, 122,000 lbs. of beef, 155,-\\n000 lbs. of pork, 8,300 lbs. of flax\\nand 1056 barrels of cider. Cor-\\nnish was granted June 21, 1763, to\\nRev. Samuel McClrntock, of Green-\\nland, and 69 others. The first\\nmeeting of the proprietors was\\nholden at Greenland August 15,\\nof the same year. The first meet-\\ning of the freeholders and other in-\\nliabitants was holden at Cornish,\\nMarch 10, 1767. The town was\\nsettled in 1765, by emigrants chief-", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0121.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "112\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nly from Sutton, Massachusetts.\\nWhen they arrived, they found a\\ncamp, for many years known by\\nthe name of Mast Camp. It\\nwas erected for the accommoda-\\ntion of a company employed in\\nprocuring masts for the royal na-\\nvy. The first settlers found a Mr.\\nDyke and his family in this camp.\\nCapt. Daniel Putnam, afterwards\\na respectable inhabitant and many\\nyears clerk of the town, had resi-\\nded here the year previous. Cor-\\nnish was one of the sixteen towns\\nwhich seceded from New-Hamp-\\nshire, and joined Vermont in 1778.\\nIt was in this town, that a conven-\\ntion of delegates from several\\ntowns on both sides the river, as-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2sembled Dec. 9, 1778, and agreed\\nto make the following proposals to\\nN. H., viz. either to agree with\\nthem on a dividing line, or to sub-\\nmit the dispute to Congress, or to\\narbitrators mutually chosen. The\\nproceedings of this town in rela-\\ntion to the controversy with Ver-\\nmont may be seen by referring to\\nCollections Historical and Miscel-\\nlaneous, No. 5, for May, 1823, A\\ncongregational church was formed,\\nand Rev. James Welman was set-\\ntled over it in 1763. He was dis-\\nmissed in 1785. Rev. Joseph Row-\\nell was ordained in Sept. 1800. A\\nbaptist church was formed June 24,\\n1791, and Rev. Ariel Kendrick\\ncommenced preaching here in\\n1801. An episcopalian society\\nwas formed in Dec. 1793, by Rev.\\nJohn C. Ogden. It was incorpo-\\nrated Dec. 24, 1795, by the name\\nof Trinity Church. Rev. George\\nLeonard has been the rector sever-\\nal years. Pop. 1701.\\nCoRwAY Peak, or Chocorua,\\na mountain. See Burton.\\nCoventry, a township in Graf-\\nton county, in lat. 44^ 2 is bound-\\ned N. by Landaff, E. by Peeling,\\nS. by Warren, W. by Haverhill,\\ncontaining 33,290 acres. It is 70\\nmiles from Concord and 100 miles\\nfrom Portsmouth. This town is\\nwatered by branches of Oliverian\\nbrook and Wild Amonoosuck riv-\\ners. In the S. E. part of Coven-\\ntry is one of the most considera-\\nble elevations in Grafton county.\\nMoose hillock mountain ranks\\namong the highest mountains in\\nN. H. Owl-head mountain lies in\\nthe W. part of this town an- on\\nthe E. boundary of Haverhill.\\nCoventry presents a rough and\\nmountainous aspect, and the soil\\nin several parts is not capable of\\ncultivation. There are however\\nsome very productive/arms. This\\ntown was granted Jan. 31, 1764, to\\nTheophilus Fitch and others, and\\nwas settled after the commence-\\nment of the revolutionary war. In\\n1790, it contained but 80 souls,\\nand from that time to the present,\\nthe increase of population has\\nbeen very slow. Pop. 315.\\nCroydon, a township in Chesh-\\nire county, situated in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 27\\nis bounded N. by Grantham and\\nSpringfield, E. by Springfield and\\nWendell, S. by Newport, and W.\\nby Cornish. It contains 26,000 ac.\\nand is 100 miles from Boston, 44\\nfrom Concord. The N. brauch of\\nSugar rtver waters this town, and\\nthere are several streams which is-\\nsue from small ponds and assist in\\nforming this branch of Sugar river.\\nCroydon mountain is of considera-\\nble elevation, and extends in a N.\\nE. direction through the town frona\\nits S. W. extremity. There are 2\\n.small ponds on this mountain. The\\nsoil of Croydon is moist and rocky,\\nbut it produces excellent grass, be-\\nsides wheat, rye, corn, c. The\\nagricultural products in 1820, were\\n22,000 lbs. of butter, 30,000 lbs. of\\ncheese, 51,000 lbs. of beef, 75,000", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0122.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n113\\nlbs. of pork, 4,400 lbs. of flax, and\\n400 barrels of cider. The Croydon\\nturnpike passes through nearly the\\ncentre of this town. There is a\\nsocial library, which contains 170\\nvols. There has as yet been but\\none native of the town educated at\\ncollege. Croydon vas granted by\\ncharter to Samuel Chase and others\\nMay 31, 1763. It was settled in\\n1766 by inhabitants from Grafton\\nand Sutton, Ms. A congregational\\nchurch was formed Sept. 9, 1778.\\nRev. Jacob Haven was ordained\\nJune 18,1788. Pop. 1060.\\nD.\\nDalton, post-township, in Coos\\ncounty, lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 22 is situated on\\nthe banks of the Connecticut river,\\ndirectly below Lancaster, by which\\nand Whitefield it is bounded N.\\nE. S. by Bethlehem, S. W. by\\nLittleton, N.JW. by Lunenburgh,\\nVt. The great, or Fifteen-Mile\\nFalls, in this river commence in\\nDalton, and rush tumultuously\\nalong the north-west boundary of\\nthis town, and of Littleton and\\nLyman. The town is also watered\\nby John s river and several large\\nbrooks. The western and southern\\nparts of this town are hilly. The\\nland in its natural state was cover-\\ned with a thick growth of maple,\\nbeech, birch, ash, some hemlock\\nand spruce and along the borders\\nof John s river the majestic wiiite\\npine abounds. The soil on the\\nhighlands is deep and well adapted\\nto grazing is generally good and\\nin some parts easy of cultivation.\\nBlake s pond, the only one in town,\\nlies at the S. E. corner. Moses\\nBlake and Walter Bloss were the\\nfirst settlers of Dalton, and with\\ntheir families, for a long time the\\nonly inhabitants. Coffin Moore\\nwas the third settler. Dalton was\\nincorporated Nov. 4, 1784, and re-\\nceived its name from Hon. Tris-\\ntram Dalton, a grantee. It com-\\nprises an area of 16,455 acres, and\\nhas 347 inhabitants.\\nDanbury, a township in the S.\\npart of Grafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0\\n33 is bounded N. by Orange, N. E.\\nby Alexandria, S. E. by New-Ches-\\nter, S. W. by Wilmot, and N. W.\\nby Cushing s Gore and contains\\nabout 19,000 acres. It lies in the\\nform of a diamond. It is 93 miles\\nfrom Boston and 30 from Concord.\\nThis town is generally hilly, al-\\nthough there are some intervals.\\nIn the N. E. part is a large hill.\\nThe eastern section is watered by\\nSmith s river. The Grafton turn-\\npike passes through the W. ex\\ntremity. The first settlement was\\nmade in Nov. 1771, and the first\\nsettler is still living. The settle-\\nments were first made in the E. part\\nof the town and have extended\\nover the whole tract of territory\\nexcepting the N. E. Danbury was\\nincorporated June 18, 1795, Pop,\\n467.\\nDartmouth College. S\u00c2\u00abe\\nGen. View, p. 21, and Hanover.\\nDead river, in Coos county, ri-\\nses in the lands N. of the traot\\ngranted to Gilmanton and Atkin-\\nson academies, and after receiving\\nseveral branches, it falls into the\\nMargallaway river near the S. E.\\ncomer of 2d grant to Dart. College.\\nDeerfield, post town, Rock-\\ningham county, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 8 was ori-*\\nginally a part of the township of\\nNottingham, from which it was dis-\\nannexed and incorporated Jan. 8,\\n1766. It is bounded N.W.by Epsom\\nN.by Northwood, E.by Nottingham,\\nS. by Raymond and Candia, W.\\nby AUenstown and contains 28,-\\n254 acres. Pleasant pond, a beau-\\ntiful body of water, lies partly in\\nthis town and partly in Northwood\\nits waters are very clear, and on", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0123.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "114\\nNEW -HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nthe margin, especially at the west-\\nerly end, are large quantities of\\nfine white floor sand. Shingle pond\\nlies at the S. W. part of this town,\\nand affords fish of various kinds.\\nMoulton s pond is situated at the\\nW. part of the town this pond,\\nalthough small, is noted on account\\nof its having no visible inlet, and\\ntherefore is supposed to be suppli-\\ned by a subterraneous passage, as\\nthe water is always of nearly an\\nequal depth the outlets of this\\npond run in opposite directions,\\n006 N. into Suncook river in Ep-\\nsom, and the other into Lamprey\\nriver near the centre of the town.\\nThis pond is also remarkable on\\naccount of its having been often\\nsounded without discovering any\\nbottom. A branch of Lamprey\\nriver passes S. and S. E. through\\nDeerfield. The surface of this\\ntown is uneven, the soil durable,\\nand fertile, although hard to culti-\\nvate. The growth of wood is rock-\\nmaple, white maple, beech, birch,\\nred oak, pine, hemlock,^ elm, and\\nvarious other kinds. The Tucka-\\nway, between Deerfield and Not-\\ntingham, the Saddleback between\\nDeerfield and Northwood, and Fort\\nmountain on the W., are the prin-\\ncipal elevations. In the W. part\\nof this town, on the southerly side\\nof a ridge of rocks which extend\\n3-4 of a mile, is a natural forma-\\ntion in the rock, for sixty years\\ndesignated as the Indian Camp.\\nIts sides are irregular, and the top\\nis covered by a canopy of granite\\nprojecting about 14 feet, aftbrding\\na shelter from the sun and rain.\\nOn the E. side of this camp is a\\nnatural flight of steps or stones re-\\nsembling steps, by which persons\\nmay easily ascend to the top of the\\nrock. This town was once a place\\nof favorite resort for deer and otlier\\nanimals great numbers of which\\nwere taken. While the petition\\nfor the town was pending, a Mr.\\nBatchelder killed a deer, and pre-\\nsenting it to Gov. Wentworth, ob-\\ntained the act under the name of\\nDeer-Jield. The town was settled\\nin 1756 and 1758, by John Robert-\\nson, Jacob Smith, Isaac Shepard,\\nBenjamin Batchelder and others.\\nDuring the Indian wars, the inhabi-\\ntants lived in garrison, but no se-\\nrious mischiefs were experienced.\\nThe names of 18 persons from this\\ntown who died in the revolution,\\nare preserved. The congregation-\\nal society was formed in Dec. 1772,\\nand Rev. Timothy Upham ordain-\\ned he died Feb. 21, 1811, aged\\n64. Rev. JVathaniel Wells was\\nordained July 1, 1812; and his\\nchurch consists of 82 persons. Rev.\\nEliphalet Smith, a follower of\\nWhitefield, preached here before\\nthe settlement of Mr. Upham, but\\nafterwards removed. The baptists\\nhere have a convenient meeting-\\nhouse, but no stated preacher. A\\nfreewill baptist church was form-\\ned May 5, 1799, and consists of\\nabout 60 members, but they have\\nno regular preaching, Tiie num-\\nber of deaths in this town for the\\nlast 21 years has been 456, aver-\\nage 22 annually. The greatest\\nmortality was in 1815, when the\\nspotted fever prevailed, and 55 per-\\nsons died the least, in 1806, 17\\nand 22 13 only occurring in each\\nof these years. Wid. Sarah God-\\nfrey died here Feb. 7, 1821, at the\\nage of 100 years 5 months. Hon.\\nRichard Jejvness, respected as\\na magistrate, representative, sena-\\ntor and judge of the common pleas,\\ndied July 4, 1819, aged 73. Jo-\\nseph Mills, an officer in Col.\\nCilley s regiment during the revo-\\nlution, afterwards a magistrate and\\nrepresentative, died in June, 1809,\\naged 60. Pop. 2133.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0124.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n115\\nDeering, a post-township in\\nHillsborougli county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 4\\nis bounded N. by Hillsborough and\\nHenniker,E. by Weaie, S. by Fran-\\ncestown and Society Land, and W.\\nby Antrim, containing 20,057 acres.\\nIt is 23 miles S. 67\u00c2\u00b0 W. from Con-\\ncord, 23 from Hopkinton, and 66\\nfrom Boston. It is diversified with\\nhills and valleys is well watered,\\nand its soil is favorable for the sev-\\neral purposes of agriculture. There\\nare three ponds, Dudley, Pecker s,\\nand Fulton s. Dudley pond near\\nthe N. line, is 140 rods long, and 50\\nwide, and receives part of its wa\\nters from a pond in the south part\\nof Henniker. Pecker s, near the\\ncentre, is 180 rods long and 65\\nwide. These ponds are sources of\\nthe N. branch of Piscataquog river\\nFulton s pond, about half a mile\\nS. S. W. of the outlet of Pecker s\\npond, is 50 rods long and 20 wide.\\nTlie 2d N. H. turnpike, and the\\nroad from Boston to Amherst,Mont\\npelier and Montreal, pass through\\nthe S. W. part of this town. Be\\nsides the enumeration in the coun\\nty statistical table, there is an iron\\nfactory with a trip-hammer, in\\nwhich hoes are manufactured.\\nPot-ashes and bricks are made in a\\nconsiderable quantity. The agri\\ncultural products for the market\\nare principally carried to Boston\\nand Salem. There is a social libra-\\nry containing 140 volumes. There\\nis a cent society, and a number of\\nmembers belonging to the N. H bi\\nble and missionary societies. Deer-\\ning was incorporated Jan. 17, 1774.\\nThe name was given by Gov. John\\nWentvvorth, in honor of his wife,\\nwhose name before marriage was\\nFrances Dering or Deering. The\\nfirst permanent settlement was\\nmade in 1765, by Alexander Ptobin-\\nson. Soon after, he was followed\\nby William Mc Kean, William\\nForsaith, Thomas Aiken, William\\nAiken, Francis Grimes and others.\\nThe first settleis were from Am-\\nherst, Chester, Londonderry and\\nNewbury. Some of them are still\\nliving. A congregational church\\nwas formed by Rev.Solomon Moore\\nand Rev.Jona. Barns,in Dec. 1789.\\nRev. Messrs. Gillet, C. Page, and\\nD. Long, preached here, but neith-\\ner were settled. A second congre-\\ngational church was formed in 1801,\\nover which Rev. William Sleigh\\nwas ordained Oct. 22, the same\\nyear. He was dismissed in 1807.\\nRev. Jabez P. Fisher, though not\\nsettled, preaches in this place.\\nPop. 1415.\\nDeer Islands, in Connecti-\\ncut river, between Lyman and\\nBarnet, are five in number, and\\nwere granted Jan. 16, 1769, to John\\nHurd of Portsmouth. The largest\\ncontains 38 acres.\\nDiAMOivD river, as its principal\\nsource in Diamond pond in Stew-\\nartstown. From thence it passes\\nthrough Dixville, and after receiv-\\ning several tributaries, falls into the\\nDead river near its junction with\\nthe Margallaway.\\nDixville, a township, in Coos\\ncounty, wasgrantedin 1805and 10\\nto the late Col. Timothy Dix, jr. of\\nBoscawen and had in the latter\\nyear 12 inhabitants. It comprises\\n31,023 acres, is an uneven to\u00c2\u00abTi-\\nship, and bounded N. by the grants\\nto Dartmouth College and Atkinson\\nand Gilmanton Academies, E. by\\nCollege lands and Wcnlworth s lo-\\ncation, S. by Millsfield and Ervin s\\nlocation, W. by Columbia, Cole-\\nbrook and Stewartstown. Numer-\\nous streams meander through this\\ntown from the surrounding heights.\\nThere were in 1820 but hvo inhab-\\nitants.\\nDorchester, a township in\\nGrafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 46 is", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0125.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "116\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nsituated on the highlands between\\nConnecticut and Merrimack rivers,\\n12 miles from the former, and 8\\nfrom the latter. It is bounded N.\\nby Wentworth, E. by Groton, S. by\\nDame s Gore, separating it from\\nCanaan, W. by Lime, containing\\n23,040 acres. It is 23 miles from\\nHaverhill, 50 from Concord, and\\n90 from Portsmouth. The princi-\\npal streams are the S. branch of\\nBaker s river, a branch of Masco-\\nmy, and Rocky branch. The first\\nrises in Groton, and has aN. course\\nthrough this town. On the borders\\nof this stream are some narrow\\ntracts of interval. The branch of\\nMascomy flows from Smart s pond\\nin a S. direction to Canaan, there\\nuniting with the principal sU eam.\\nThere are two considerable ponds,\\nboth in the W. part, the largest of\\nwhich is about 1 mile long, and one\\nfifth of a mile wide. There are\\ntwo elevations called mountains,\\none at the N. W. corner the oth-\\ner at the S. E. extremity. The\\nsoil in some parts is very fertile\\nparticularly the intervals on the\\nbranch of Baker s? river. The high-\\nlands are very uneven, and the\\ngreater part rocky. The school\\ndistricts, of which there are eight,\\naverage 25 scholars to each. There\\nare three religious societies, meth-\\nodist, baptist, and congregational-\\nist. The former has a meeting-\\nhouse erected in 1800. The bap-\\ntist church and society was formed\\nin 1819. The two first charters of\\n^l^s town were forfeited by the non-\\nfulfilment of the conditions they\\nrequired. The third was granted\\nMay 1, 1772, to 72 persons, and the\\nsettlement began about the same\\ntime. The first settlers were Ben-\\njamin Rice and Stephen Murch\\nfrom Hanover, originally from Con-\\nnecticut. The settlement advan-\\nced slowly, and there are now\\nlarge tracts of vacant land in town.\\nPop. 584\\nDover, is one of the principal\\ntowns and shire of the county of\\nStrafiford, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 12 situated\\nabout 10 miles N. W. from Ports-\\nmouth, and lies upon the great\\nroad leading through the eastern\\npart of the state of New-Hamp-\\nshire from Boston to Portland. On\\nthe E., it is separated from Elliot\\nin Maine by the Pascataqua has\\nthe town of Somersworth on the\\nN. E. and N., Rochester on the N.\\nW., Barrington on the W. and\\nMadbury on the S. W., running to\\na point in the S. Its two principal\\nstreams are the Cocheco, and Bel-\\nlamy Bank river, more commonly-\\ncalled by the inhabitants Back riv-\\ner. They take a S. E. course\\nthrough the town, and unite with\\nother waters to form the Pascata-\\nqua. Passing over this town in\\nany direction, the traveller finds no\\nrugged mountains, nor extensive\\nbarren plains, but occasionally as-\\ncends gentle swells of land, from\\nthe height of which, the eye meets\\nsome delightful object a winding\\nstream, a well cultivated farm, or\\na distant village. In the S. part of\\nthe town is a neck of land about\\n2 miles long and half a mile broad,\\nhaving Pascataqua on one side,\\nand Back river on the other. Along\\nthis neck, till of late, lay the prin-\\ncipal road leading from this town\\nto Portsmouth. From the road on\\neither hand, the land gradually de-\\nscends to the rivers. It commands\\na very delightful, variegated, and\\nextensive prospect of bays, adja-\\ncent shores, and distant mountains.\\nOn this neck, the first settlement\\nof the town was made in 1623, by\\na compaay in England, who styled\\nthemselves the company of La-\\nconia. It was their design to\\nplant a colony, and establish a fislv", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0126.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n117\\nery around the Pascataqua for\\nv/liich purpose they sent over witli\\nseveral others Edward and William\\nHilton, fishmongers, of London.\\nThese men commenced their oper-\\nations on the neck at a place by\\nthe Indians called JVinicliahanai,\\nwhich they called J^oriham, and\\nafterwards Dover. For several\\nyears, this spot embraced the prin-\\ncipal part of the population of the\\ntown here was erected the first\\nmeeting-house, afterwards surroun-\\nded with an entrenchment, and\\nflankatts, the remains of which are\\nstill visible here the people of\\nwhat is now7 called Somersvvorth,\\nDurham, Lee, and Madbur}^ then\\nDover, assembled to worship, and\\nto transact their public business. In\\nprocess of time, the business and\\npopulation of tht town began to\\ncentre around Cocheco fails, about\\n4 miles N. W. from the neck.\\nThese falls are in the river whose\\nname they bear, and give to the\\nwater that passes over them a\\nsudden descent of 32 1-2 feet.\\nSituate at the head of navigation,\\nabout 12 miles from the ocean, hav-\\ning a fertile country on the north,\\nwest, and south, they are consi ier-\\ned among the most valuable in\\nNew-England. Around these falls\\nthe present village of Dover is sit-\\nuated. It contains about 100 dwel-\\nling-houses, 2 meeting-houses, a\\ncourt-house, jail, academy, 1 print-\\ning office, a library, bank, and man-\\nufactories of various kind?. The\\nacademy is pleasan^^ly situated on\\nthe S. bank of th.e Cocheco, bulk\\nof brick, and well adapted for the\\naccommodation of two schools. At\\npresent it is struggling with the dif-\\nficulties attending a want of funds.\\nThe newspapers published in Dov-\\ner have been the Political P.epos-\\nitory Sz Strafford Recorder, c-mi-\\nmenced July 15, 1790; discontin-\\nL2\\nued Jan. 19, 1792. The Phosnix,\\nfrom Jan. 23,1 792, to Aug. 29, 1 795.\\nThe Sun, c. commenced Sept.\\n5, 1795, and was succeeded by the\\nStrafford Register in T lie\\nJS ^ew- Hampshire Republican, by\\nChas. W. Cutter, commenced Jan.\\n8, 1823. The library here belongs\\nto an incorporated society, and con-\\ntains about 350 volumes. The j jin-\\ncipal manufactories in this place be-\\nlong to a company of gentlemen in-\\ncorporated in 1820, and styled the\\nDover Cotton Factory Company.\\nTiieir capital is $500,000. About\\n3 miles above Cocheco falls, on tiie\\nsame stream, they have a cotton\\nfactory, which carries 2,500 spin-\\ndles, employs 86 looms, 120 persons,\\nand produces per week 10,000 yds.\\nsheeting and shirting. At the falls\\na brick building was erected in 1820\\nto be used as a rolling and slitting-\\nmill, a nail factory and a machine\\nshop. About 1000 tons of iron are\\nhere rolled and slit, and 700 tons\\nmanufactured into nails annually.\\nA new factory has just been erfct-\\ned, designed to contain 4,000 spin-\\ndies, 120 or 130 looms, and calcula-\\nted to produce, when in operation,\\n20,000 yards per week. Near this,\\nare six sites for factories or mills,\\nequally as good as those now occu-\\npied. That these factories, and oth-\\ners in contemplation, ..will exert an\\nimportant influence on the business\\nand wealth of the town, is confi-\\ndently expected. The friends were\\nestablished iiere at an early period,\\nand formerly comprised about one\\nthird of the population. The con-\\ngregational society is the most an-\\ncient of any in Dover. The church\\nwith which it is united in the sup-\\nport of public worship was organiz-\\ned in 1633, about 15 years after the\\nfirst settlement of the town. Accor-\\nding to the usage of many churches\\nat that time, it elected as officers a", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0127.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "118\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\npastor, ruling elders and deacons.\\nIVo account is found of ruling eld-\\ners in the church here later than\\n1662. At that time there were three\\nNutter, Wentworth and Starbuck\\nWentworth preached occasionally\\nand was ancestor to the several gov\\nernors of the name. There being\\nno well defined and efficient gov\\nernment, civil or ecclesiastical, a-\\ndopted by those who first settled N.\\nHampshire, the people of Dover\\nwere subject to a variety of trou-\\nbles, not the least considerable of\\nwhich originated immediately from\\nthe character of their ministers.\\nThe first who appeared among them\\nand probably the first who preach-\\ned the gospel in New-Hampshire,\\nwas Mr. Leveiich, a worthy puri-\\ntan. He was sent from England by\\nthe Lords Say and Brooke, with a\\npromise of support but tlie en-\\ncouragement given proving too\\nsmall, he removed to the south.\\nBetween the period of his removal\\nand 1642, we find as preachers here\\nGeorge Burdet, Hanserd Knollys\\nand Thos. Larkham all of whom\\nappear to have been destitute of a\\nmoral character. Being relieved\\nof these men, the people were for\\nsome time destitute of preaching.\\nIn 1642, Daniel Maud, a pious min-\\nister, was settled, who died in 1655.\\nHe was succeeded by Rev. John\\nReyner, who came from England,\\nand was minister of the church at\\nPlymouth from 1636 till 1654. He\\ncontinued at Dover until his death,\\nApril 3, 1669. His successor vi^as\\nRev. John Reyner, jun., who grad-\\nuated at Harvard College in 1663\\nwas ordained in 1671. Rev. John\\nPike was his successor, and died\\nin March, 1710. Rev. Nicholas\\nSever succeeded, but was soon dis-\\nmissed on account of an impedi-\\nment in his speech. Rev. Jonathan\\nGushing was ordained Sept. 1717;\\ndied March, 1769. Rev. Jeremy\\nBelknap, the historian of New-\\nHampshire, was ordained colleague\\nwith Mr. Gushing Feb, 1767 and\\nin 1786, was dismissed, and remov-\\ned to Boston. Rev. Robert Gray\\nwas ordained Feb. 1787; removed\\nMay,1805. Rev.Galeb H.Sherman,\\nordained May, 1807, was dismissed\\nMay, 1812 at which time Rev.\\nJoseph W. Clary was ordained.\\nThe methodist society in this town\\nwas incorporated in 1819. This\\ntown in its early years was greatly\\nfrequented by the Indians acd ex-\\nperienced many sufferings in their\\nrepeated attacks upon the inhabit-\\nants. In 1675, Maj. Waldron by a\\nstratagem secured about 200 In-\\ndians at Dover, who had at times\\nexhibited signs of hostility. Seven\\nor eight of them, who had been\\nguilty of some atrocities, were im-\\nmediately hanged, and the rest sold\\ninto slavery. The Indians abroad\\nregarded this act of Waldron as a\\nbreach of faith, and swore against\\nhim implacable revenge. In 1689,\\nafter a lapse of 13 years, they de-\\ntermined to execute their project.\\nPrevious to the fatal night (27th of\\nJune) some hints had been thrown\\nout by the squaws, but they were\\neither misunderstood or disregard-\\ned and the people suffered them\\nto sleep in their garrisons as usual.\\nIn the stillness of night the doors of\\nthe garrisons were opened, and the\\nIndians, at a concerted signal, rose\\nfrom their lurking places, and nish-\\ned upon the defenceless inhabit-\\nants. Waldron, though 80 years\\nof age, made a gallant defence, but\\nwas overwhelmed by the superior\\nnumbers of his adversaries, who\\nliterally cut him to pieces. In this\\naffair, 23 persons were killed, and\\n29 made prisoners. Jan. 25, 1691,\\na young man in the woods near Do-\\nver was fired upon by a party of", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0128.jp2"}, "129": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n119\\nIndians. A body of citizens imme-\\ndiately went in pursuit, and killed\\nor wounded nearly the whole party.\\nThis excited a temporary terror a-\\nmong the Indians but,July 26th,\\n1696, they attacked the people re-\\nturning from worship, 3 were killed,\\nseveral wounded and taken prison-\\ners. In Aug. 1704, Mark Giles was\\nkilled, and the people waylaid on\\ntheir return from meeting. In 1706,\\nWilliam Pearl and Nathaniel Tib-\\nbets were killed and in 1710, Ja-\\ncob Garland met a similar fate. In\\nthe spring of 1711, this town was a-\\ngain attacked by the Indians and I\\nin April, 1712, a Mr. Tuttle was\\nkilled. Aug. 29, 1723, the Indians\\nagain made their appearance at Do-\\nver, surprised the house of Joseph\\nHam, whom they killed, taking 3 of\\nhis children into captivity. As the\\nparticulars of the Indian attacks\\nupon the inhabitants of this town\\nare faithfully related by Dr. Bel-\\nknap, whose history should be in\\nthe hands of every reader, we deem\\nit unnecessary, even had we room,\\nto go into detail. Garrison houses,\\nhaving narrow windows, port holes,\\na projecting upper story and walls\\nof solid timbers, are yet standing\\nin Dover quite entire. Pop. about\\n3000.\\nDrewSville, a pleasant village\\non Connecticut river, in the town\\nof Walpole, containing 30 dwelling\\nhouses, 250 inhabitants i a large\\ncotton factory in successful opera-\\ntion, 3 stores, a school-house, a spa-\\ncious hotel, and a post-office. Fif-\\nteen years since, the place where\\nthis neat and pleasant village is sit-\\nuated, contained but a single dwel-\\nling, surrounded by pines and oaks,\\nand presenting to the eye of the\\ntraveller the secluded retreat of a\\nhermit.\\nDublin, a post-township in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 45\u00c2\u00b0 54 is\\nbounded N. by Nelson and Han-\\ncock, E. by Peterborough, S. by\\nJafFrey, W. by Marlborough and\\nRoxbury, containing 26,560 acres.\\nIt is 10 miles from Keene, 50 from\\nConcord and 70 from Boston.\\nDublin is situated on the height of\\nland between Connecticut and\\nMerrimack rivers. Its streams are\\nsmall those on the W. side run\\ninto the Ashuelot, those on the E.\\ninto Contoocook river. There is a\\npond near the middle of the town\\ncalled Centre pond, one mile in\\nlength and about the same in\\nbreadth. In the N. part is North\\npond. A large pori*on of the Grand\\nMonadnock lies in the N. W. part\\nof Dublin, and near the centre of\\nthe town is Breed s mountain.\\nMonadnock v)fes formerly covered\\nwith a growth of small timber and\\nshrubbery, but fires having run over\\nit at different times, it presents lit-\\ntle more than ragged rocks. Be-\\ntween the rocks,however, there are\\nlow whortleberry bushes, which\\nproduce great quantities of fruit of\\na very rich flavor. The season for\\nripening is the latter part of Aug-\\nust, and to those who ascend the\\nsummit at this season, they are pe-\\nculiarly grateful. The soil is rocky\\nand hard of cultivation. The land\\nin general is much better for graz-\\ning than tillage. There is a hand-\\nsome congregational meeting-house\\nbuilt in 1818, standing on such an\\nelevation, that the rain which falls\\nfrom the W. roof runs into the Con-\\nnecticut, and that from the E. roof\\ninto the Merrimack. The baptist\\nmeeting-house is in the N. W. part\\nof the town. There are 10 school\\ndistricts, which average about 50\\nscholars to each district. The late\\nRev. Edward Sprague bequeathed\\nnearly 8000 dollars for the support\\nof public schools, the annual inter-\\nest of which is to be applied to this", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0129.jp2"}, "130": {"fulltext": "120\\nNEW-HAM /SHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nobject. He also left the town\\n^5000, the interest of which paid\\nquarterly, is to be applied to the\\nsupport of an ordained congrega-\\ntional minister who shall statedly\\npreach in Dublin. Besides this\\nliberal provision for the support of\\nthe gospel.the town has $3000 aris-\\ning from the -sale of ministerial\\nlands, and the interest of this sum\\nis to be applied to the same purpose.\\nThere is a social library, incorpora-\\nted in 1797, and containing 110\\nvolumes. There is a ladies libra-\\nry instituted in 1802,containing 140\\nvolumes. The Dublin musical so-\\nciety was incorporated in June,\\n1821. Dublin, originally called J\\\\Io-\\nnadnock JVo. 3, was granted Nov. 3,\\n1749 to Matthew Thornton, Samp-\\nson Stoddard and others. It was\\nincorporated by charter, March\\n29, 1771. The first settlements\\nwcreinI762by John Alexander,\\nHenry Strongman, and William\\nScott, who were natives of Ireland,\\nfrom the capital of x\\\\hich country,\\nthe town was called Dublin. Other\\nsettlers, principally from Massachu-\\nsotts, soon arrived, of whom u ere\\nThomas, John and Eli Morse, Ben-\\njamin Mason, Samuel Twitchell,\\nMoses Adams, Silas Stone, and\\nWilliam McNee. The congrega-\\ntional church was formed June 10,\\n1772, and Rev. Joseph Farrar was\\nordained at the same time. He\\nxva.s dismissed Jan. 7, 1776. Rev.\\nEdward Sprague was ordained No-\\nvember 12, 1777, and died Dec. 16,\\n1817, aged 63. Rev. Levi W.\\nLeonard was ordained Sept. 6,\\n1820. The baptist church was or-\\nganized Nov. 5, 1785. Rev. KtijaJi\\nVf ^illard was ordained June 5, 1793.\\nThis church is composed of mem-\\nbers belonging to Dublin and sever-\\nal of the adjacent towns. The\\nfollowing persons have received a\\npub ic education, all at Dartmouth.\\nAsa Bullard, 1793 Amos Twitch-\\nell, 1802 Amos Allen, 1808 Eb-\\nenezer Morse, 1810 Samuel\\nMorse, 1811 Thomas Hardy,\\n1812 Daniel Elliot, 1813. The\\nnumber of deaths for 6 years prece-\\nding 1822, was 94. Pop. 1620.\\nDuMMEB., township, Coos co. is\\nin lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 37 bounded N. by Mills-\\nfield and Errol, E. by Cambridge,\\nS. by Paulsburgh, W. by Kilkenny,\\nand comprises 23,040 acres. It was\\ngranted March 8, 1773, to Mark H.\\nWentworth, Nathaniel A. Haven\\nand others is watered by the Am-\\nonoosuck and Ameriscoggin and\\ncontains but 27 inhabitants.\\nDumbarton, a post-township\\nin Hillsborough county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0\\n5 is bounded N. by Hopkinton\\nand Bow. E. by Bow and Hooksett,\\nS. by Gofistown and W. by Weare,\\ncontaining about 21,000 acres. It\\nis 7 miles from Hopkinton, 9 from\\nConcord, and 65 from Boston.\\nThe situation of this town is some-\\nwhat elevated, though there are\\nhut few hills, nor any mountains.\\nThe air is clear, the water is good,\\nand the health of its inhabitants is\\nseldom interrupted by sickness.\\nThe forest trees are principally\\nchesnut, pine and oak. The soil\\nis good, peculiarly suited for corn,\\nwheat and orcharding. Almost ev-\\nery lot in town is capable of mak-\\ning a good farm. The farmers here\\nhave good buildings and are excel-\\nlent husbandmen. There are few\\ntowns in the county, in passing\\nj through which, we see so many good\\nhouses as in Dunbarton. The ad-\\nvantages in point of water privileg-\\nes are not great. There is a social\\nlibrary incorporated in 1793, con-\\ntaining about 180 volumes. There\\nare several charitable and religious\\nassociations. The inhabitants are\\nprincipally descendants of Scotch\\nIrish, so called, from the N. of Ire\u00c2\u00bb", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0130.jp2"}, "131": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n121\\nland. Most of the first settlers\\ncame from Londonderry in this\\nstate, but several were originally\\nfrom Scotland and Ireland. Their\\nposterity still retain many traits of\\ncharacter peculiar to that people.\\nDunbarton was granted in 1751, to\\nArchibald Stark, Caleb Page and\\nothers, by the Masonian Proprie-\\ntors. It was first called Starks-\\nTown, in honor of the principal\\nproprietor. Its present name is\\nderived from Dumbarton in Scot-\\nland, from whence Stark emigrated.\\nThe first settlement was made a-\\nbout 1749, by Joseph Putney, James\\nRogers, William Putney and Oba-\\ndiah Foster. These families settled\\nin the E. part of the town. Capt.\\nCaleb Page, from that part of Ha-\\nverhill, now Atkinson, was one of\\nthe first settlers was proprietors\\nclerk many years, and held several\\nof the first offices in town after it\\nwas incorporated. Archibald Stark\\nresided in Manchester. He was a\\nman of considerable influence and\\npossessed a large landed property.\\nTwo of his sons, William and Arch-\\nibald, were early settlers. Wil-\\nliam held several civil offices and\\nwas colonel of the militia. Wil-\\nliam Stinson was born in Ireland,\\ncame to Londonderry with bis fa-\\nther. He was much respected and\\nwas a useful man. James Rogers\\nwas from Ireland, and father to\\nMajor Robert Rogers. He was\\nshot in the woods, being mistaken\\nfor a bear. [See Hist. Collections\\nVol. 1, p 240.] The congregation-\\nal church was formed June 18,\\n1789, by Rev. Messrs. Waters and\\nCram. Rev. Walter Harris was\\nordained August 26, 1789. There\\nhave been two periods of attention\\nto religion in this place, viz. in\\n1792\u00e2\u0080\u00943, when 80 were added to\\nthe church, and in 1816, when there\\nwas an increase to its number of\\n40. Pop. 1450.\\nDunstable, a post-township in\\nHillsborough county, inlat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 44\\nis bounded N. by the town of Mer-\\nrimack, E. by Merrimack river,\\nwhich separates it from Notting-\\nham-West, S. by Tyngsborough and\\nDunstable, Ms. and W. by HoUis,\\ncontaining 18,878 acres. It is 13\\nmiles from Amherst, 34 from Con-\\ncord, and 34 from Boston. The\\nsoil has considerable variety. It is\\neasy of cultivation, and is general-\\nly productive. The east part of\\nthe town lying on the river presents\\na very level surface. The W.\\nparts are more divided into hills and\\nvalleys, but the whole township\\nmay be considered far from being\\nhilly or mountainous. It is wa-\\ntered by the Nashua river, a fer-\\ntilizing stream, which rises in the\\nstate of Massachusetts, and Sal-\\nmon-Brook, a small stream which\\noriginates from several ponds in\\nGroton. Both of these empty into\\nMerrimack river, the former at\\nNashua village, the latter about one\\nand a half miles below. On Sal-\\nmon brook are 2 grist mills, 1 saw\\nmill, 1 fulling mill, and 4 tripham-\\nmer shops, at which are annually\\nmanufactured 1500 dozen of hoes,\\nbesides scytiies, axes, c. The\\nroad form Boston to Amherst pas-\\nses through this town nearly paral-\\nlel with the Merrimack. There is\\na handsome meeting house, erected\\nin 1812, and a number of dwelling\\nhouses, which constitute a pleasant\\nvillage. In the N. E. part of the\\ntown on Nashua river is the largest\\nvillage in town, and the place of\\ngreatest business. (See JVashua\\nVillage.) There is a library con-\\ntaining about 300 volumes. Dun-\\nstable is the oldest town in Hillsbo-\\nrough county. It was granted about\\nthe year 1672 to five individuals,", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0131.jp2"}, "132": {"fulltext": "122\\nNEW.HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nand included Litchfield, a cornerj\\nof Londonderry, Nottingham- West,\\nTyngsborough and Dunstable in\\nMass., Pepperell, as far as the orig-\\ninal line of Groton, Townsend,\\nHollis, Brookline, and all that part\\nof Milford, Amherst and Merri-\\nmack, S. E. of Souhegan river. It\\nwas settled about the time it was\\ngranted. Its name was given in\\ncompiinient to Mrs.Tyng, who, it is\\nSHid, came from Dunstable, in Bed-\\nfordsiiire, Eng. Her hust)and, the\\nHon. Edward Tyng, emigrated to\\nNew-England about 1630 settled\\nin Dunstable soon after its incor-\\nporation, and died in Dec. 1681,\\naged 90. The names of Weld,\\nBlanchaid,\\\\Valdo,Cumings,French,\\nLovewell, Farwcll, Lund and Col-\\nburn were among the early inhab-\\nitants of the town, which, in 1680,\\ncontained 30 families. Dunstable\\nwas for a long time a frontier town,\\nand the first settlers were many\\ntimes annoyed by the Indians in\\nthe successive wars in which this\\ncountry was engaged with them.\\nIn the war with the famous Narra-\\nganset sachem, this town was much\\nexposed, and some of the inhabit-\\nants fled to older settlements. In\\nthe spring of 1702, the town was\\nattacked, and several persons, with\\nthe Rev. Thomas Weld, the fust\\nminister, were killed. In 1724, two\\nmen being missing, a scout of\\neleven went in quest of them, who\\nwere faed upon by thirty of the en-\\nemy, and nine of them were killed.\\nThe other two made their escape,\\nthough one of theni was badly\\nwounded. In Lovewell s war, the\\ncompany from this town under the\\nbrave Capt. John Lovewell, acqui-\\nred an imperishable name. Their\\nsuccesses at first and misfortu..es\\nafterwards have been often repeat-\\ned and are generally known. They\\nvjexe for many years kept in fresh\\nremembrance by a popular song,\\nwhich, after the lapse of a century,\\nhas not yet sunk into oblivion.\\nFrom this homely effusion of grat-\\nitude to the memory of such hero-\\nic spirits, the praises of the worthy\\nCapt. Lovewell and his coadju-\\ntors, often resounded from the hum-\\nble cottage of the poor and the\\nstately mansion of the opulent.\\nDunstable belonged to Massachu-\\nsetts till the divisional line between\\nthe two provinces of Mass. and\\nN. H. were settled in 1741. It was\\nincorporated by N. H. April 1,\\n1746. The congregational church\\nwas gathered in 1685. Its original\\nmembers were Ptev. Thomas Weld,\\nj Jonathan Tyng, John Cumings,\\njjohn Blanchard, Cornelius Waldo,\\ni Samuel Warner, Obadiah Perry\\nand Samuel French. Rev. Thom-\\nlas Weld, from Roxbury, who grad-\\nluated at Harvard College in 1671,\\n.was ordained Dec. 16, 1685, and\\nwas killed by the Indians in April\\nI or May, 1702. Rev. Nathaniel\\ni Prentice, who graduated at Har-\\nvard College in 1715, was the suc-\\ncessor of Mr. Weld. He died Feb.\\n25,1737. Rev. Josiah Swan, who\\ngraduated at Harvard college in\\n1733, was ordained Dec. 27, 1738,\\nand was dismissed in 1746 Rev.\\nSimon Bird, from Dorchester, was\\nordained Aug. 31, 1747; dismissed\\n1751. The settlement of Mr. Bird\\ncaused a division in the church and\\ntown. A new church was formed,\\nand another meeting house erected.\\nAfter his dismission the two church-\\nes were united. Rev. Joseph Kid-\\nder, from Billerica, a graduate from\\nYale College in 1764, was the next\\nminister. He was ordained March\\n18,1767; his civil contract was\\ndissolved June 15, 1796; he died\\nSept. 6, 1818, aged 77. Rev. Eb-\\nenezer P. Sperry was ordained as\\ncolleague with Mr. Kidder, Sept. 3,", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0132.jp2"}, "133": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n123\\n1813, and dismissed in April, 1819.\\nHon. Jonathan Blanchard,\\nwho was a delegate from N. Hamp-\\nshire to the continental congress,\\nduring the confederation of the\\nstates, was a native and resident in\\nthis town. In conjunction with the\\nRev. Dr. Langdon, he published a\\nmap of New-Hampshire, which was\\ninscribed to the Hon. Charles\\nTownsend, Esq., his Majesty s sec-\\nretary at war, and one of the privy\\ncouncil. He was the judge of pro-\\nbate in Hillsborough county, and\\nwas much in public business till\\nhis death in 1788. Pop. 1142.\\nDuRAND, an incorporated town-\\nship in tlie county of Coos, lat.\\n44\u00c2\u00b022 is situated directly under the\\nnorth end of the White Mountains\\nits S. E. corner boundmg on the\\nbase of Mount Madison, the E.\\npeak of the range. It has Maynes-\\nborough on the N.,Shelburne E.,and\\nKilkenny W. It contains about\\n26,680 acres. Branches of Israel s\\nand Moose rivers pass through Du-\\nrand. The soil is in some parts\\ngood, but the town increases slow-\\nly in its settlements. It was grant-\\ned Aug. 20, 1772, to John Durand\\nand others, of London. Joseph\\nWilder and Stephen Jillson were\\nthe first settlers. Pop. 78.\\nDuRHAM,a post-town in Strafford\\nCO., adjoining Rockingham, in lat.\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 7 ,is bounded N.E. by Madbury,\\nE. and S. E. by Little and Great\\nBays, S. by New-Market, and W.\\nby Lee, comprising 14,970 acres.\\nThe situation of this town upon\\nthe Pascataqua and its branches,\\nis very favorable both as to water\\npower and transportation. Oys-\\nter river, one of the branches of\\nthe Pascataqua, issues from Wheel\\nWright s pond in Lee, and after run-\\ning nearly its whole course in Du\\nham, furnishing in its progress sever-\\nal convenient mill seats.falls into the\\nmain river near Pascataqua bridge.\\nThe tide flows in this branch up to\\nthe falls near the meeting-house in\\nthe village, where business to a\\nlarge amount is annually transac-\\nted. This village contains 68\\ndwelling-houses, and about 550 in-\\nhabitants and is a very central\\ndepot for the lumber and produce\\nof the adjacent country the water\\ncarriage hence to Portsmouth being\\nas convenient as from the head of\\nthe tide of any other branch of the\\nPascataqua. Lamprey river, anoth-\\ner branch of the Pascataqua, runs\\nthrough the westerly part of this\\ntown over several falls remarkably\\nwell adapted for mill seats into the\\ntown of New-Market, where it falls\\ninto the Great Bay. The soil of\\nthis town is generally hard and sto-\\nny, lying for the most part through-\\nout the town upon a chain of gran-\\nite ledges, which appear to be of\\nprimitive formation but where it\\nmeets with proper cultivation, it is\\nvery productive in the usual crops\\nadapted to this climate. Upon\\nboth sides of Oyster river, a deep\\nargillaceous loam prevails, which\\nis peculiarly favorable to the pro-\\nduction of the grasses, of which\\nvery heavy crops are cut, and hay\\nis an article of considerable export.\\nThe extensive ledges before allu-\\nded to have been the source of\\nmuch profitable employment to the\\ninhabitants of this town. From\\nthe excellent quality of the stone,\\nthe skill with which it is prepared,\\nand the convenience of water car-\\nriage, there has been a constant de-\\nmand from many of the neighbor-\\ning towns for underpinning, step?,\\nmill-stones, Slc. A large block of\\ndetached granite in the southeast\\npart of this town was formerly pla-\\nced in a very singular situation.\\nIts weight was 60 or 70 tons, and it\\nwas poised so exactly upon two", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0133.jp2"}, "134": {"fulltext": "124\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nother stones as to be visibly moved 1\\nby the wind. It was some years i\\nsince dislodged from this extraor\\ndinary position by the barbarous\\ncuriosity of some visitors, who\\nafter much labor succeeded in pry-\\ning it from its balance by levers.\\nAbout one half of that part of\\nPascataqua bridge N. of Goat Isl-\\nand is within the limits of this\\ntown. The town is very well ac-\\neoramodated with other bridges\\nand roads. Durham was original-\\nly a part of Dover, and included\\nin Hilton s patent but soon after\\nits settlement was formed into a\\ndistinct parish by the name of Oys-\\nter river, from the stream which\\npasses through it. From the abun-\\ndance of excellent oysters found\\nin its waters, this river probably de-j\\nrived its name, and it was a famous]\\nrendezvous of the Indians, eepec\\nially at the point about a mile from\\nthe junction of Oyster river with the\\nPascataqua. In September, 1675,\\nthe Indians made an attack at Oys-\\nter river, burned two houses, kill-\\ned several men and carried away\\ntwo captives. Two days after this\\nattack they made another, destroy-\\ned several houses and killed two\\npersons. In 1694, when a large\\npart of the inhabitants had march-\\ned to the westward, the Indians\\nwho were dispersed in the woods\\nabout Oyster river, having diligent-\\nly observed the number of men in\\none of the garrisons, rushed upon\\neighteen of them, as they were go-\\ning to their morning devotions, and\\nhaving cut off their retreat to the\\nhouse put them all to death except\\none, who fortunately escaped.\\nThey then attacked the house, in\\nwhich there were only two boys\\nbeside the women and children.\\nThe boys kept them off for some\\ntime and wounded several of them.\\nAt length the Indians set fire to the\\nhouse and even then the boys would\\nnot surrender till the Indians had\\npromised to spare their lives. The\\nlatter however perfidiously mur-\\ndered throe or four children, one\\nof whom they fixed upon a sharp\\nj stake in the view of its mother.\\nThe women and children were car-\\niried captive, but one of the boys\\nmade his escape the next day. The\\nnext spring the Indians narrowly\\nwatched the frontiers to determine\\nthe safest and most vulnerable\\npoints of attack. The settlement\\nat Oyster river was selected for\\ndestruction. Here were twelve\\ngarrisoned houses, amply sufficient\\nfor the reception of the inhabitants,\\nbut not apprehending any danger,\\nmany of the families remained in\\ntheir unfortified houses, and those\\nwho were in the garrisons were\\nbut indifferently prepared for a\\nsiege, as they were destitute of\\npowder. The enemy approached\\nthe place undiscovered and halted\\nnear the falls. One John Dean,\\nwhose house stood near the falls,\\nhappening to rise very early for a\\njourney before the dawn of day,\\nwas shot as he came out of his\\ndoor. The attack now commen-\\nced on all points, where the ene-\\nmy was ready. Of the twelve\\ngarrisoned houses five were des-\\ntroyed, Adams, Drew s, Edgerly s,\\nMeader s, and Beard s. The en-\\nemy entered Adams without resis-\\ntance, where they murdered four-\\nteen persons, whose graves can\\nstill be traced. Drew surrendered\\nhis garrison on promise of securi-\\nty, but he was put to death. One\\nof his children, only nine years\\nold, was compelled to run through\\na line of Indians as a mark for their\\nhatchets. Edgerly s garrison was\\nevacuated, the people having fled\\nto their boats, one of whom was\\nmortally wounded in attempting to", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0134.jp2"}, "135": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n125\\nescape. Beard s and Meader s\\nwere also evacuated and their in-\\nhabitants escaped. The unfortifi-\\ned houses were all set on fire, the\\npeople being either put to death or\\ncaptured in them. Some escaped,\\nconcealing themselves in the bush-\\nes and elsewhere. Thomas Edg-\\nerly having hid himself in his cel-\\nlar preserved his house, though it\\nwas twice set on fire. The house\\nof John Buss the minister was des-\\ntroyed, together with his valuable\\nlibrary. He was absent at the\\ntime, and his wife and family fled\\nto the woods. Many other cruel-\\nties were perpetrated, when the\\nIndians fearing that the inhabitants\\nfrom the neighboring settlements\\nwould collect against them, retreat-\\ned, having killed or captured be-\\ntween 90 and 100 persons and des-\\ntroyed 20 houses, 5 of which were\\ngarrisoned. In 1703, the Indians\\nmade another incursion and killed\\none man. In 1704, several per-\\nsons were murdered bv them and\\nin 1705, a small party attacked the\\nhouse of John Drew, where they\\nput eight people to death and\\nwounded several others. May 22,\\n1707, two men were captured from\\nDurham, and two others were mur-\\ndered as they were on a journey\\nfrom that tov/n to Dover. In Sep-\\ntember following, a party of Mo-\\nhawks attacked a company of peo-\\nple, who were at work in the woods\\nunder the direction of Capt. Ches-\\nley. At the first fire they killed 7\\nand wounded another. Chesley,\\nwith his few surviving companions,\\ncontinued a brisk fire on the ene-\\nmy, and for some time kept them\\noff, but at length fell, overpowered\\nby numbers. He was deeply la-\\nmented as Ji brave officer. In\\n1724, the Indians made another in-\\ncursion into this town, formed an\\nnmbush near the road and murdereci\\nM\\nseveral persons. Minute accounts\\nof these disasters are given in Bel-\\nknap s Hist. N. H., to which the\\nreader is referred. The first preach-\\ner who statedly officiated in Dur-\\nham was John Buss but he never\\nwas ordained. He died 1736, at the\\nage of 108. Rev. Hugh Adams set-\\ntled March 26, 1 7 1 8 dismissed 1 739.\\nRev. Nicholas Oilman settled in\\n1741; died 1748. Rev. John Ad-\\nams settled 1748 dismissed 1778.\\nRev. Curtis Coe settled Nov. 1,\\n1780; dismissed 1806. Rev. Fed-\\neral Bv,rt was ordained June 18,\\n1817. There are also methodist\\nand baptist societies in this town.\\nDurham social library was incorpo-\\nrated June 20, 1815, and contains\\nupwards of 400 volumes. The av-\\nerage number of deaths for ten\\nyears is 16. Maj. Gen. John Sul-\\nlivan, of the revolutionary army,\\nwas a resident of this town, and\\ndied here Jan. 23, 1795. He was\\na native of Berwick, Me. was\\na distinguished commander during\\nthe war was president of the\\nstate three years, and afterwards\\ndistrict judge of N. H. On all oc-\\ncasions, he proved himself the fijrm\\nsupporter of the rights of the coun-\\ntry. Hon. Ebbnezer Thomp-\\nSOS was a native of this town.\\nHe sustained several offices dur-\\ning the revolution, and was an ef-\\nficient legislator and a respectable\\nlawyer. Col. Winborn Adams,\\nof the revolutionary army, was a\\ncitizen of Durham. Hon. George\\nFFROST.of this town was a delegate\\nin Congress for 1776, 7 and 9 a\\njudge of the common pleas in Straf-\\nford, and subsequently chief jus-\\ntice of that court. He died at\\nDurham, June 21, 1796, aged 77.\\nDurham was incorporated May 13,\\n1738. Pop. in 1820\u00e2\u0080\u00941538.", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0135.jp2"}, "136": {"fulltext": "im\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nE.\\nEast-Kingston, a township, in\\nEockingham county, in lat, 42\u00c2\u00b0 57\\nis bounded N. by Exeter, E. by\\nKensington, S. by South-Hampton,\\nW. and N. W. by Kingston, of\\nwhich it formerly constituted a\\npart containing about 3 square\\nmiles. Its soil is of an excellent\\nquality, and well adapted to the\\ncultivat ion of grain and grass.\\nPowow river crosses the S. W.\\npart of this town, having its sour-\\nces in the ponds of Kingston. The\\ntown was incorporated Nov. 17,\\n1738. Among the first settlers\\nwere William and Abraham Smith,\\nwho settled near the centre of the\\ntown. Rev. Peter Coffin was set-\\ntled here in 1739 and was dismis-\\nsed in 1772 since which time\\nthey have had no stated preaching.\\nThey have a meeting-house, and\\nseveral school-houses also mills\\nand machinery sufficient for the\\nuse of the inhabitants. Pop. 443.\\nEaton, post-township, Strafford\\ncounty, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 53 71 railss\\nfrom Concord, 41 from Gilford, 71\\nfrom Portsmouth is bounded N.\\nby Conway, W. by Burton and\\nTamworth, S. by Ossi ee and Ef-\\nfingham, E. by the state of Maine,\\nand comprises 33,637 acres. The\\nsoil of the uplands, which are quite\\nuneven, is moderately good, and\\nthe plains furnish excellent pine-\\ntimber. There are no rivers in\\nthis town the mill streams are fed\\nprincipally by springs and small\\nbrooks. Six mile pond is in this\\ntown, and is about 3 miles long and\\nfrom one half to one mile in width\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094its waters discharge into Ossipee\\nlake. There are several other\\nsmaller ponds in this town. Eaton\\nwas granted Nov. 7, 1766, to Clem\\nent March and 65 others. A bap-\\ntist church was formed here in\\n1800, which has now become ex-\\ntinct. There are two free-will bap-\\ntist societies, the first organized in\\n1803, the latter in 1821. There is\\na woollen factory for making sal-\\ntinetts, c. and several mills. Pop.\\n1071. This town is the only in-\\nstance in the state where the pop-\\nulation has doubled within the last\\nten years. Iron ore in considera-\\nble quantity, exists among the ledg-\\nes in this town, and is judged to be\\nof good quality.\\nEffingham, post-town, Straf-\\nford county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 44^, is\\nbounded N.,W. S.W. by Ossipee,\\nS. by Wakefield,E. by Parsonsfield,\\nMe., and contains about 34,900\\nacres. There are several moun-\\ntains of considerable elevation in\\nthis towru The Ossipee river pas-\\nses through this town, over which\\nis a toll-bridge. There is a pond\\nabout 400 rods long and 270 wida\u00c2\u00bb\\nsituated near this river. Province\\npond lies between Effingham and\\nWakefield. Effingham was settled\\na lew years prior to the revolution.\\nIt was then known by the name of\\nLeaviWs Town. In 1775, it con-\\ntained no more than 83 inhabita\u00c2\u00bbts.\\nIt was incorporated Aug. 18, 1778.\\nRev. Gideon Burt was settled pver\\nthe congregational church in 1803\\ndismissed in 1805; and the church\\nis now vacant. A baptist chui ch\\nwas formed here in 1808, and con-\\nsists of 72 members. The Effing-\\nham academy was incorporated in\\n1819, and is a respectable institu-\\ntion. Pop. 1563\\nEllis river, rises on the E. side\\nof the White Mountains, In sever-\\nal small streams, near the sources\\nof Peabody river and separaiing\\nivuo two streams which unite ia\\nAdams, it falls into the Saco a*\\nBartlelt.", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0136.jp2"}, "137": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n127\\nEllsworth, township, in Graf-\\nton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 54 is boun-\\nded N. by Peeling, E. by Thornton,\\nS. by Rumney, and W. by War-\\nren, containing 16,606 acres. It is\\n52 miles from Concord and 84 from\\nPortsmouth. It is a mountainous\\ntract of territory the most prom-\\ninent elevation is Carr s mountain,\\nsituated in the N. and extending\\nto the central part of the town. A\\nsmall stream issues from West\\nBranch pond in the S. E. part of\\nEllsworth, and runs into the Pem-\\nigewasset at Campton. The soil,\\nthough in some parts sterile pro-\\nduces wheat, rye, corn, oats, c.\\nThe forest trees are various kinds,\\nhaving a considerable proportion\\nof hard wood. Maple sugar is\\nmade here, and clover seed is rai-\\nsed in considerable quantities.\\nThis town, formerly called Tre-\\niothick, w^ granted May 1, 1769,\\nto Barlow Trecothick. There is a\\nsmall baptist society, over which\\nIsrael Blake has presided. Pop.\\n213.\\nEnfield, a post town in the\\nS. W. part of Grafton county, in\\nlat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 36 is bounded N.E. by Ca-\\nnaan, S. E. by Grafton, S. W. by\\nGrantham, and W. by Lebanon,\\ncomprising 24,060 acres, of which\\nabout 2500 acres are water. It is\\n;[2 miles S. E. from Dartmouth Col-\\nlege, 42 miles from Concord, and\\n105 from Boston. Its surface is\\nfliiversified with hills and valleys,\\n*nd watered by a variety of ponds\\nand streams, stored with fish of\\nevery species common to the coun-\\ntry. Mascomy pond, which has ac-\\nquired from travellers the appella-\\ntion of Pleasant pond, is a beautiful\\ncollection of water, 4 miles in\\nlength and of various breadth, in-\\nterspersed with islands and check-\\nered with inlets. Its eastern banks\\nare eoyered with trees, which, as\\nthe hill ascends, gradually rise one\\nabove another for some distance.\\nAlong the western bank, betweea\\nthe pond and Mont Calm, within a\\nfewrodsofthe water, extends the\\n4th N. H. turnpike, the whole dis-\\ntance through a beautiful village,\\nshaded to the north on either side\\nby a second growth of trees. Mas*\\ncorny river, which takes its rise in\\nDorchester, and runs through Ca*\\nnaan, empties into this pond in the\\nN. W. part. It is supposed to have\\nbeen once much higher than it now\\nis, and the plain and villages to the\\nsouth, are supposed to have been\\nthe bed of it. This fact is sufficient-\\nly evident from the ancient shore\\nstill remaining round the pond, a-\\nbout 30 feet above high water, and\\nfrom logs having been frequently\\nfound 12feet below the surface of the\\nplain once flowed. Its fall appears\\nto have been sudden, by an altera-\\ntion of the outlet. On the W. bank\\nnear the southern extremity, is the,\\nShaker s settlement, too much re-\\nmarked to need particular descrip-\\ntion. It is raised on a fertile plain\\nthe structure of the buildings,though\\nnot lofty, are neat and convenient\\nthe inhabitants are peculiar in their\\nmanners and dress, in their econo-\\nmy and religion. They occupy ab-\\nbout 1000 acres of land, and their\\nnumber consists of about 200.\\nFifty-eight persons have died since\\nthe formation of the society.\\nThey are agriculturalists and me*\\nchanics. Garden seeds, wooden\\nware, whips, corn brooms, leather,\\nand various other articles are man-\\nufactured by them. They first\\nmade their appearance here in\\n1782. They were gathered into the\\norder of a church in 1792, under\\nthe ministration of Elder Job Bish-\\nop. The religious sentiments of\\nthe different branches of this com-\\nmunity are similar, and the reader", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0137.jp2"}, "138": {"fulltext": "12S\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nwill find a more particular notice\\n(see page 92,) under ttie head of\\nGaaterbury. In the east part of the\\ntown is East pond, 1 1-2 miles long\\nand 3-4 of a mile wide. Mud pond\\nis mostly in Canaan. Besides\\nthese, there are Spectacles pond,\\nso called from its figure; George\\npond, and Mountain pond, on the\\nsummit of Mont Calm, 200 rods\\nlong, and 100 rods wide. At the\\noutlets of these ponds are mills.\\nAt the base of Mont Calm, a moun-\\ntain in the southerly part of the\\ntown, iron ore has been found,\\nwhich has be\u00c2\u00abn pronounced by\\nProfessor Dana to be of an excellent\\nquality. The town was formerly\\ncalled Relhan, and was incorpora-\\nted by charter, granted to Jedediah\\nDana and others, July 4th, 1761.\\nThe first settlers were Nathaniel\\nPicknell, Jonathan Paddleford and\\nElisha Bingham. Elias, the son of\\nthe last named, was the first male\\nchild born in town. The congrega-\\ntional church had Rev. Edward Ev-\\nans for the first minister. He was\\nsettled in Dec. 1799; dismissed in,\\n1805. A free will baptist church\\nwas formed July 31, 1816, over\\nwhich Elder John Sweat presided\\nabout 5 years. Elder Ebenezer\\nChase took charge of tliis church,\\nJan. 1, 1822, and of the Religious\\nUnion Society, formed at that time\\nunder the late act of the legislature.\\nThe Religious Informer, and the\\nMasonic Casket, both conducted\\nby Elder Ebenezer Chase, are pub-\\nlished in this town. Jesse John-\\nson, Esq. was among the first set-\\ntlers, was a member of the legisla-\\nture and a justice of the peace till\\nhis death in 1800. The late Hon.\\nJesse Johnson, his son, was the\\nfirst justice of the peace appointed\\nin Enfield, the first representative\\nto the legislature, and one of the\\n6r8t settlers. He was an intelligent\\nand useful citizen. He came to\\nthis town when 17 years of age.\\nWhen 21, he was elected towa\\nclerk,selectraan, representative,and\\nwas appointed justice of the peace.\\nHe was afterwards a member of\\nthe state- convention, which formed\\nthe constitution of N. H. judge of\\nprobate, and judge of the court of\\ncommon pleas. He died Sept. 23,\\n1816, aged 53. Pop. 1370.\\nEpping, a post-town, in the coun-\\nty of Rockingham, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 3 lies\\n30 miles S. E. of Concord, 20 miles\\nW. of Portsmouth, and 8 miles N.\\nW. of Exeter, It is bounded on\\ntheN. by Nottingham and Lee, E.\\nby New Market, Exeter and Brent-\\nwood, S. by Brentwood and Poplin,\\nand W. by Raymond and Notting-\\nham, ft was formerly a part of\\nExeter, and was incorporated Feb.\\n12, 1741 and in 1742 the inhabi-\\ntants held their first meeting. The\\ntown contains 12,760 acres, being\\nnearly 20 square miles. The soil,\\nin general, is very good, and well\\nsuited to raise the various produc-\\ntions that grow in the state. Lam-\\nprey river, at the v/est, receives the\\nPatu^kaway, and runs through the\\nwhole length of the town. Anoth-\\ner river runs through the N. part\\nof the town, and from that circum-\\nstance is called North river. The\\nprincipal roads are in good repair\\nand the town is gradually making\\nthem better. By observations ta-\\nken at 6 in the forenoon, at 1 and\\n9 o clock in the afternoon, from\\nFahrenheit s thermometer placed\\nin the open air, 13 feet from the\\nground, and where the sun does\\nnot shine on the thermometer, the\\nannual average of heat for 10 years\\nending 1818 was 44 1-12\u00c2\u00b0. During\\nthat period the annual average that\\nfell of [feet, inches, 10 20 40 80]\\nrain, was 2 10 6 1\\nof snow, 6 7 2 1", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0138.jp2"}, "139": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nIn September 1783, the town con-\\ntained 201 dwelling-houses, and\\n21K) baj ns and framed buildings.\\nThe congregationalists, quakers,\\nbaptists and methodists have now\\neach a meeting-house. The first\\nhouse of this kind was raised in\\nthe year 1750. The number of\\ninhabitants are fewer than they\\nwere 40 years since. This is not\\nowing to sickness or mortality, but\\nto emigration. Most of the peo-\\nple are industrious, frugal agricul-\\nturalists; the price of land, for\\nmany years, has been higher than\\nin the adjacent towns and when\\na farm is sold, which is but seldom,\\nit is usually divided amongst the\\nadjoining neighbors of course\\nthe number of inhabitants as well\\nas farms has diminished. Pop, in\\n1820, 1158. The present popula-\\ntion is 58 to the square mile. With-\\nin the last ten years the number of\\ndeaths in town has been 161, aver-\\naging 16 in a year. Though one\\nfourth of the number died under\\nten years, the ages of the whole\\naveraged 36 years and 4 months to\\neach person. The town is divi-\\nded into 8 school districts and\\nthere is a school house in each\\ndistrict suited to the accommoda-\\ntion of the scholars. The money\\nfor the support of schools is raised\\nby a town lax, and expended in\\nthe several districts in proportion to\\nthe tax they pay, and not in pro-\\nportion to the scholars in the dis-\\ntrict. In one of the districts a\\nschool is kept 9 or 10 months in the\\nyear, but in some other districts\\nnot more than 3 or 4 months annu-\\nally. William Plitmer, late\\ngovernor of this state and one of\\nits most distinguished and estima-\\nble cizizens, resides in this town.\\nA considerable portion of his life\\nhas been employed in the service\\nM2\\nof the people, in the several sta-\\ntions of representative and senator\\nin the legislature, president of the\\nSenate, speaker of the House of\\nRepresentatives, representative and\\nsenator in Congress, and for fouE\\nyears as chief-magistrate of the\\nstate. Henry Dearborn,\\nthough not born in this town, lived\\nhere in early life with his parents\\nfor a number of years. He served\\nas an officer in the army of the\\nUnited States during the whole of\\nthe revolutionary war; was after-\\nwards marshal of the district of\\nMaine representative in Con-\\ngress secretary of war of the Uni-\\nted States; collector of the customs\\nof the port of Boston and Charles-\\ntown major-general of the army\\nof the United States in the war of\\n1812, and is now minister of the\\nU. S. at Portugal. John Chan-\\ndler was born in this town, and\\nlived in it many years. He has\\nbeen representative and senator\\nin the Massachusetts legislature\\nrepresentative in Congress briga-\\ndier-general in the army of the\\nUnited States in the war of 1812;\\npresident of the senate in Maine\\nand is now senator in Congress.\\nThere are several religious so-\\ncieties of different sects. They\\nare here enumerated, not accor-\\nding to their numbers, but the order\\nof time in which they were estab-\\nlished. 1. The congregationalists\\nwere the first settlers of the town,\\nand for a number of years all the\\ninhabitants were of that sect. Rev.\\nRobert Cutler was their first min-\\nister he was ordained in 1747,\\nand in 1755 was dismissed. March\\n8, 1758, Rev. Josiah Stearns was\\nordained as his successor; he died\\n.July 23, 1788 of a cancer, aged 57.\\nIn February 1793, Rev. Peter Holt\\nwas ordained and in 1821, at his", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0139.jp2"}, "140": {"fulltext": "1\u00c2\u00ab0\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nown request, was dismissed. The\\nmembers of this society are calvin-\\nists. 2. Quakers. Though few\\nin number they have existed in\\nthe town for more than half a cen-\\ntury. As early as the year 1769,\\nJonathan Norris, one of their mem-\\nbers, was imprisoned for not paying\\ntaxes to support the congregation-\\nal minister but the town the next\\nyear released the constable from\\nthe tax and after that no distress\\nwas made upon the quakers for\\nministerial rates. Joshua Folsom,\\na native of the town, for many\\nyears was their preacher; he died\\nDecember21, 1793, aged 72. His\\nson, Benjamin Folsom, is now their\\nprincipal speaker. 3. Baptists.\\nThey formed a society and built a\\nmeeting-house about 50 years since.\\nAbout that time the Rev. Dr. Sam-\\nuel Shepard was ordained as a\\npreacher over the society in Ep-\\nping, Stratham and Brentwood\\nin each of those towns he preach-\\ned every third Sunday. He lived\\na number of years in Stratham, af-\\nterwards removed to Brentwood,\\nwhere he lived many years, and di-\\ned there November 1315, aged 77.\\nFor more than 50 years he was a\\nuseful practical physician. Since\\nhis death the society in Epping\\nhave had regular preaching a por-\\ntion of the time. The members of\\nthis society are calvinists. 4,\\nMethodists. A society of this sect\\nhas existed in this town for about\\n20 years, and have had different\\npreachers for a portion of the time\\n5. Free-will Baptists. This sect\\nhas been in the town about 6 or 7\\nyears they are more numerous\\nthan the calvinistic baptists, but\\nhave n\u00c2\u00ab minister settled over them.\\nEpsom, post-town, Rockingham\\neounty, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 12 lies 12 miles\\nE. of Concord., bounded N. by\\nPittsfield, E. by Pserfield and\\nNorthwood, S.by Al]enstown,W.by\\nPembroke Chichester, contains\\nan area of 19,200 acres. The surface\\nof the town is generally uneven.\\nThe principal eminences are called\\nM Coy s, Fort, Nat s, and Notting-\\nham mountains. The soil is in\\ngeneral good, and well adapted for\\ngrazing or grain. Great and Little\\nSuncook are the only streams de-\\nserving the name of rivers the\\nformer passing through the town\\nfrom the N., the latter a branch\\nfrom the E. uniting near the centre\\nof the town. Here are three\\nponds, Chesnut, Round and Odi-\\norne s. The mineralogy and ge-\\nology of Epsom have been partial-\\nly explored. Brown oxide, and\\nsulphuret of iron are found, the\\nlatter most frequently in its decom-\\nposed state. Varieties of quartz,\\nfeldspar and schorl are found. An\\nalluvial deposite has been discover-\\ned, which Prof. Dana has ascer-\\ntained to be Terra de Senna it\\nconstitutes a very handsome and\\ndurable paint for cabinet work.\\nIt is found in the N. part of the\\ntown. Epsom was granted May\\n18, 1727, to Theodore Atkinson\\nand others, inhabitants of New-\\nCastle, Rye and Greenland. Sev-\\neral families had previoKsly mov-\\ned into town. It received its name\\nfrom Epsom in England. Rev.\\nJohn Tucke was ordained here in\\n1761, and dismissed in 1774. He\\ndied while on his way to join the\\nAmerican army as chaplain. Rev.\\nEbenezer Hazeltine, who was or-\\ndained Jan. 21, 1784, died Nov. 10,\\n1813, aged 59. Mr. H. was born\\nat Methuen, Ms. Oct. 28, 1755,\\nand graduated at Dartmouth Col-\\nlege. Rev. Jonathan Curtis, who\\nwas born at Braintree, (now Ran-\\ndolph) Ms. Oct. 22, 1786. and grad-\\nuated at Dartmouth in 1811, was\\nordained Feb. 22, 1815 and his", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0140.jp2"}, "141": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n131\\nchurch consists of 115 members.\\nLike all the other frontier towns,\\nEpsom was exposed in its early\\nsettlement to the Indians. No se-\\nrious injuries, however, were sus-\\ntained. The Indians who subse-\\nquently committed some mischiefs\\nat Canterbury, after laying in wait\\nfor some time, on the 21st Aug.\\n1747, took Mrs. McCoy from Ep-\\nsom, a prisoner, and sold her in\\nCanada, from whence she returned\\nat the close of the war. Depreda-\\ntions were afterwards committed\\non the cattle in the neighborhood,\\nthe greater part of the inhabitants\\nhaving fled to the garrisons in Not-\\ntinghamo There is a social libra-\\nry in Epsom, containing 100 vol\\numes. The number of deaths\\nfrom 1784 to 1813, was 286\u00e2\u0080\u0094 an-\\nnual average 9 1-2. Maj. An-\\ndrew M ClARY, a native of this\\ntown, a gallant and meritorious of-\\nficer, fell at the battle of Breed s\\nHill, June 17,1775. Like the illus-\\ntrious Roman, he left his plough\\non the news of the massacre at\\nLexington, and in the action when\\nhe lost his life displayed great cool-\\nness and bravery. He was son of\\nAndrew M Clary, of Ireland, an\\nearly settler of Epsom. Hon.\\nJohn M ClART, an estimable cit-\\nizen, was killed by the fall of a\\nframe while raising, Dec. 13, 1821,\\nat the age of 36 years. He was\\nson of Gen. Michael M Clary, and\\nhad been for several years a repre-\\nsentative and senator in the state\\nlegislature. Pop. 1336.\\nErrol, township, Coos county,\\nin lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 43 is situated on the\\nW. uf Umbagog lake, bounded N.\\nby Wentworth s location, E. by the\\nstate of Maine, the line extending\\nthrough the lake, S. by Cambridge\\nand Dumnier, W. by Millsfield. It\\ncontains about 35,000 acres, of\\nwhich 2,500 are water. Several\\nconsiderable streams here unite\\nwith the Ameriscoggin, passing\\nfrom the N. E. through this town.\\nErrol was granted Feb. 28, 1774,\\nto Timothy Ruggles and others.\\nPop. 26.\\nErvin s Location, in Coos\\ncounty, is a tract of 3468 acres,\\ngranted June 2, 1775, toCapt. Wil-\\nliam Ervin, of Boston. It is bound-\\ned N. by Dixville, E. by Millsfield,\\nS. by public lands, W. by public\\nlands and Columbia. It is at pres-\\nent uninhabited.\\nExETER,post-township,Rocking-\\nham county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 59 is boun-\\nded N. by New-Market, E. by Strat-\\nhara, S.E. by Hampton and Hamp-\\nton-falls, S. by Kensington and\\nEast-Kingston, and W. by Brent-\\nwood and a corner of Epping. The\\nompact part of the town lies about\\nthe falls, which separate the fresh\\nfrom the tide-water of a branch of\\nthe Pascataqua, called by the na-\\ntives Squamscot, and now known\\nby the name of Exeter river.\\nAbove the falls, this stream assumes\\nthe name of Great river, to distin-\\nguish it from one of its smaller\\nbranches, called Little river. Great\\nriver has its source in Chester,\\nwhence it runs through several\\ntowns before it meets the tide-wa-\\nter in the centre of Exeter. On\\nthis river are many valuable mill\\norivileges and there are already\\nerected upon it in Exeter, 1 cotton\\nmanufactory, 1 woollen, 3 corn\\nmills, 3 saw mills, 2 oil mills, a pa-\\nper manufactory and a bark mill\\nand on the same stream, just with-\\nout the limits of the town, are a\\nsaw mill, a corn mill, and a cotton\\nmanufactory of 800 spindles, own-\\ned in Exeter. On Little river,\\nthere is 1 carding machine. In ad-\\ndition to these, there is an estab-\\nlishment for morocco dressing,\\nwhere 20,000 skins are annually", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0141.jp2"}, "142": {"fulltext": "132\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nprepared, and 6 tanneries, some of\\nthem extensive. The town is pleas-\\nantly situated on the banks of tlie\\nriver, and contains two congrega-\\ntional churches, one baptist, a\\ncourt-house, two printing offices, a\\nbank with a capital of $100,000\\nand an academy. Its soil is in\\ngeneral good, though comprehend-\\ning every variety, from that of the\\nbest quality to the least productive.\\nLike most towns in the stale, it is\\nessentially agricultural, and the\\nimprovement in the style of hus-\\nbandry within the last fifteen years\\nhas been very great and within\\nthe same period, the number of in-\\ndustrious and enterprising mechan-\\nics, to whom Exeter is now indebt-\\ned for her prosperity, has been very\\nrapidly increasing. The sum rai-\\nsed for the support of schools for\\nmany years, has been $1000 annu-\\nally and the average annual ex-\\npenditure for the improvement of\\nhighways during the last ten years,\\n$1300. The poor are supported\\non a farm purchased for that pur-\\npose in 1817 since which time,\\nthis new system has been in suc-\\ncessful operation, and has not only\\nrendered their condition much\\nmore comfortable, but reduced the\\nexpense of their support rather\\nmore than one third. The same\\nestablishment answers the purpo-\\nses of a house of correction. Phil-\\nlips Exeter academy was founded\\nby the liberal donations of John\\nPhillips, LL. D. in 1781, who at his\\ndeath, in 1795, bequeathed to the\\ninstitution a large portion of his\\nestate. It is under the control of\\na board of seven trustees, three of\\nwhom only can reside in Exeter.\\nIts instructors are a principal, a\\nprofessor of mathematics and nat-\\nural philosophy, and an assistant.\\nLectures are delivered to the stu-\\n3ent8 by a theological instructor,\\nwho superintends this part of their\\neducation amd sacred music and\\nwriting, taught by separate instruc-\\ntors. The number of students is\\nusually between 80 and 90. No\\none under the age of 10 is admit-\\nted to the Latin department, and\\ntwelve is the age commonly requir-\\ned for admission to the English.\\nThe former embraces a full coarse\\nof studies preparatory for college,\\nwith provision for those who choose\\nto advance farther and the latter\\nis arranged with a view to a com-\\nplete education in English litera-\\nture and science. The present prin-\\ncipal, Benjamin Abbot, LL. D.\\nhas discharged the duties of that\\noffice with distinguished ability for\\nmore than thirty years. The build-\\ning stands on a plain, near the cea-\\ntre of the town, and is well provi-\\nded with accommodations for the\\ndifferent branches of instruction,\\nand a large hall for declamation\\nand the annual exhibitions. There\\nare three terms in a year, with a\\nvacation of three weeks each. A\\nconsiderable part of the funds is de-\\nvoted to the purpose of aiding the\\npoorer class of students. The set-\\ntlement of Exeter commenced in\\n1638,byJohn Wheelwright and oth-\\ners, who formed themselves into a\\nbody politic, chose their magis-\\ntrates, and bound the people to obe-\\ndience. Their laws were made in\\npopular assemblies and the com-\\nbination thus entered into subsist-\\ned about three years. Wheelwright\\nin 1629 had purchased of the In-\\ndians the country between the Mer-\\nrimack and Pascataqua, extending\\nhack about 50 miles. In coase-\\nquence of his antinomian opinions,\\nhe had been banished the colony\\nof Mass., and sought refuge here.\\nIn 1642, Exeter was annexed to\\nthe county of Essex and Wheel-\\nright, who was still under sentcHce", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0142.jp2"}, "143": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0143.jp2"}, "144": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0144.jp2"}, "145": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n133\\nof banishment, with a few adher-\\nents, removed to Maine. In 1643,\\nupon a new arrangement of the\\ntfounties, Exeter came under the\\njurisdiction of the county of Nor-\\nfolk. Various changes occurred\\nuntil the final adjustment of the\\nlines in 1741, suspended ail ex-\\ncitement on the subject of territo-\\nrial limits between Mass. and IS.\\nH. Exeter, like most of the early\\nsettlements, sufi ered from the at-\\ntacks of the Indians. In 1675, one\\nperson was killed between Exeter\\nand Hampton, and another made\\nprisoner; and other mischiefs were\\nperpetrated. In 1695, two men\\nwere killed. In 1697, the town\\nwas providentially saved from des-\\ntruction. A body of Indians had\\nlain in ambush, intending to make\\nan assault on the following morn\\ning. By an accidental alarm, cau\\nsed by a gun fired to frighten a few\\nwoman and children, who went in\\nto the fields after strawberries con\\ntrary to tlie advice of their friends,\\nthe people were brought together\\ninarms. Seeing this, the Indians\\nsupposed they were discovered, and\\nprecipitately retreated, killing one\\nperson, wounding anoth*r and tak-\\ning away a child. No further in-\\njuries were committed until 1707,\\nwhen another person was killed at\\nExeter. In the spring of 1709,\\nWiiliam Moody, Samuel Stevens,\\nand two sons of Jeremy Oilman\\nwere taken at Pickpocket mill in\\nExeter, In 1710, they ambushed\\nand killed Col. Winthrop Hilton, a\\nmeritorious citizen, with two oth-\\ners, taking two prisoners. Soon\\nafter this, they took four children\\nand John Wedgewood from Exe-\\nter, and killed John Magoon. In\\nApril, 1712, a Mr. Cunningham\\nwas killed and depredations were\\nmade upon the property of the in-\\nhabitants. It does not appear that\\nExeter suffered much from the In-\\ndians after this period. The first\\nchurch in Exeter \\\\Tas probably the\\nfirst formed in this state it was\\nfounded in 1638, by Rev. Joha\\nWheelwright, a brother-in-law of\\nthe celebrated Anne Hutchinson,\\nand cotemporary with Oliver Crom-\\nwell at the university. Wheel-\\nwright reinc^ ed to Wells, Me. in\\n1643, was afterwards minister at\\nHampton and died at Salisbury\\nin 1680. The church at Exeter\\nwas broken up and a new church\\nwas afterwards organized, at what\\nperiod it is uncertain. Over this\\nchurch were successively ordained\\nRev. Samuel Dudley in 1650, who\\ndied in 1683, aged 77 Rev. Joha\\nClarke, graduated at Harvard col-\\nlege in 1690 ordained 1698 died\\nin 1705, aged 35 -Rev. John Od-\\nlin, in 1706 died 1754, aged 72\\nRev. Woodbridge Odlin, in\\n1743; died 1776, aged 57 Rev.\\nIsaac Mansfield, in 1776, who was\\nremoved in 1787; and Rev. Wil-\\nliam F. Rowland in 1790. The\\nsecond congregational church was\\nformed in 1748, and Rev. Daniel\\nRogers, a descendant of the martyr\\nJohn Rogers, ordained, who died\\nin 1785, aged 79. His successor^\\nwere Rev. Joseph Brown, ordain-\\ned 1792 and removed 1796; and\\nRev. /^aaci^Mrrf, ordained in 1817.\\nRev. Ferdinand Ellis is the or-\\ndained minister of the baptist\\nchurch in this place. Hon. SAM-\\nUEL Tejvney, M. D. graduated\\nat Harvard College in 1772; was\\nan original member of the N. H.\\nmedical society,-and its vice presi-\\ndent several years; a member of\\nthe Amer. Acad, of Arts and Sci-\\nences; an honorary member of the\\nMass. Med. Soc. was elected cor-\\nresponding member of Mass. Hist.\\nSoc. Oct. 8, 1792 was elected a\\nmember of Congress in 1800, 1802,", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0145.jp2"}, "146": {"fulltext": "134\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nand 18\u00c2\u00a74. He died in 1815, aged\\nHe was a man of science and\\nlearning. Gen. NATHANIEL PBA-\\nBODY was an original member of\\nthe N. H. Med. Society; was a\\nmember of the old Congress a sen-\\nator in 1792 and speaker of the\\nHouse in 1793. Hon. Nicholas\\nOilman was a member of the old\\nCongress, a senator in 1804, and\\nPresident of the Senate a sena-\\ntor in Congress from 1805, to his\\ndeath in 1814. He died in Phila-\\ndelphia and is the only member of\\nCongress, from this state, who died\\nin office. Gen. NATHANIEL FoL-\\nSOM was a member of the old Con-\\ngress and a valuable revolution-\\nary officer. Hon. Jeremiah\\nSmith, a native of Peterborough,\\nwas one ef the first representatives\\nto Congress under the federal gov-\\nernment, was appointed Judge of\\nS. C. of N. H. in 1802, was chief\\njustice, and continued such till\\n1809, when he was elected gover-\\nnor. He was appointed chief jus-\\ntice of S. J. C. in 1813. In 1804,\\nhe received the honorary degree of\\nLL.D. from Dart. Coll. in 1807,\\nthe same from Harvard. Hon.\\nJohn Taylor Gilman, a de-\\nScendent of one of the principal\\nsettlers at Exeter, was an active\\nsupporter of the revolution a\\nmember of the old Congress fil-\\nled at times the offices of represen-\\ntative and state treasurer and for\\nfourteen years, between 1794 and\\n1816, was governor of the state\\nIn 1794, he received the honorary\\ndegree of LL. D. from Dartmouth\\nCollege. Exeter has at all periods\\nof its history possessed eminent\\nand useful men and some of the\\nfirst lawyers and jurists, anti-\\nquarians and scholars, have re-\\nceived their early education at its\\nliterary institutioa. Pop. in 1820,\\n3114.\\nF.\\nFarMINGTON, post-town, Straf-\\nford CO., lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 20 was formerly\\na part of Rochester, but was incor-\\nporated as a distinct town Dec. 1,\\n1798. It has Milton on the N. E.\\nRochester S. E., Strafford S. W.,\\nNew-Durham N. W. its area a-\\nbout 21,000 acres. It is distant\\nfrom Concord in a line E. N. E. a-\\nbout25 miles, but by the road usu-\\nally travelled nearly 40 from\\nPortsmouth, in a direct line, N. W.\\nby N. 26 miles. This is rather a\\nbroken township, much of the soil\\nbeing rugged, but found to be pro*\\nductive when properly subdued by\\nhuman industry. The interval is\\ninconsiderable, though very fertile\\non the banks of the Cocheco, which\\nmeanders through the N. E. part of\\nthe town. The Blue Hills or\\nFrost Mountains, extend nearly\\nthrough the town under different\\nnames from N. to S. From the\\nsummit of the ridge in the S. E.\\npart, here called Mount Wash ing-\\nton, ships may be seen by the na-\\nked eye off Portsmouth harbor\\nwhile to the north and west the\\nWhite Hills and the Monadnock,\\nwith hundreds of smaller mountains\\nmeet the eye of the beholder.\\nThere is not far from the village itt\\nFarmington, a rock supposed to\\nweigh from 60 to 80 tons,so exactly\\npoised on otlier rocks.that it may be\\ncaused to vibrate several inches by\\nthe hand. There is a decent meet-\\ning-house in Farmington and a\\ncongregational church has recently\\nbeen formed under the care of\\nRev. James Walker. There are\\nmany other professing christians of\\ndifferent denominations, but no\\nchurch has been organized except\\nthat of the congregationalists. At\\nthe baak of the Cocheco, a Utile", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0146.jp2"}, "147": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n13S\\nmore than a mile S. E. from the\\nprincipal village, is a place called\\nthe Dock so named from the cir-\\ncumstance that the first settlers us-\\nually deposited their lumber here\\nto be floated down the river. This\\nname is sometimes ignorantly ap-\\nplied to the village. Hon. Aarojv\\nWiNGATE, for many years a mem-\\nber of the legislature, a counselloi\\nfrom 1797 to 1803, and for some\\ntime chief-justice of the com-\\nporation, Nov. 27, 1778. It recei-\\nved its name from John Fisher,\\nwho afterwards went to England.\\nThe first settlement was made in\\nthe year 1762 by Zephaniali Clark,\\nE^q. There is a society of fr\u00c2\u00abe-\\nwill baptists. Pop. 874.\\nFiTzwiLLiAM, a post-township,\\nin Chesi:ire county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 45\\nis bounded N. by Troy, E. by\\nRindge, S. by Royalstcn and Win-\\ni cr endoR, in MassachiTsetts, and W.\\nmon pleas in Strafford, died here ivy PicUmotid. It originally con-\\nin 1822, aged 78 years. Fop.illained 26,?00 ncres, but by an act\\n1716. jjuf the li;f\\\\is]ature, passed Junr 23,\\nFiSHERSFlELD, a post-town|| 1815, 4200 j^crfs of land i\\\\ etc dis-\\nin Hillsborough county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0! .t iinexed from Fitzwiiliam, and now\\n18 is bounded N. by New-London, jjconsiuute part ui Troy. Fitzwil-\\nE. by Sutton, S. by Bradford, WJIiiriiT is IS miles from Keene, 60\\nby Goshen and Wendell,contai)i ngj|from Concord, and 65 from Boston.\\n19,332 acres. It is 23 miles Irom] Canp and Priest brooks, running iu\\nHopkinton, 40 from Air.hersi, ^5j\\nfrom Concord, and 95 from B :jion.|\\nThough this town has a large pro-j\\nportion of water,yettho!ve i:. no con-\\nsiderable stream within itb limits, i\\nThe S. part of Sunapte lak\\nin the N. W. part- Todd pono.,\\nsituated at the S. E. angle, SOL* rods\\nin length, and 60 in width, affords a\\nsmall branch to Warner river. Chalk\\npovid is in the N. part, from which\\nissues a small stream communica-\\nting with Sunapee Kke. In the\\nW. pari of the town, there is a\\nconsiderable elevalion of hills, and\\nthe land in that section is broken,\\nbut is suitable for grazing. The\\ngrowth of wood in Fishersfield is\\nrock maple, beech,birch, spruce and\\nhemlock. The land is generally\\nmountainous, and the soil hard and\\nrocky. This town, according to\\nDr. Belknap, was originally known\\nby tlie name of Dantzick, and con-\\ntained in 1775 only 130 inhabitants,\\nSutton being joined in the enumer-\\nation. It did not at first belong to\\nHillsborough count)^, but was an-\\nnexed to it at the time of its incor\\na S. direction, are the principal\\nstreams. South pond, 230 rods\\nlong and of various width Sip s\\npond, 200 rods long and 100 wide\\nRockwood s pond and Collin s\\niesi pond, are the only natural collec-\\ntions of water. The surface of\\nr.bis town is hilly. The soil is\\nrocky. The natural growtr, on the\\nupland is maple, heech, birch, oak,\\npine and hemlock on the low\\nlands, pine, hemlock, and spruce.\\nThere is a considerable quantity\\nof very productive and highly val-\\nuable meadow land. The soil is\\nsuitable for grazing and tillage.\\nBeef, pork, butter and cheese are\\nthe staples. The farmers have of\\nlate turned, their attention to the\\nraising of sheep, and the making\\nof woollen cloths, and this branch\\nof industry is becoming an object\\nof profitable attention. Near the\\ncentre of the town is a larp;e bill,\\nremarkable for the beautifully ro-\\nmantic prospect it affords. Gap\\nmountain, which, at a distance,\\nappears to be part of the Monad-\\nnock, and on which are found va-", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0147.jp2"}, "148": {"fulltext": "136\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nrious kinds of stones suitable forf\\nwhetstones, lies partly in Troy andj\\npartly in the N. E. part of Fitz\\nWilliam. Five turnpike roads\\nmeet at the village, viz. one from\\nKeene and Winchester each, one\\nto Templeton, leading to Worces-\\nter, and one to Rindge and Win-\\n\u00c2\u00abhenden each, both leading to Bos-\\nton. These roads have all been\\nbuilt within a few years, and for\\nthe projection and completion of\\nmost of them, the public is indebt-\\ned to the public spirit and cnter-\\nprize of the late James Robeson,\\nEssj. The village contains one\\nmeeting-house, 2 stores, an exten-\\nsive tannery, several other me-\\nchanic shops, and 20 dwelling-hou-\\nses. Fitzwilliam was originally\\ncalled Monadnock JVo. 4, and was\\ngranted Jan. 15, 1752, to Roland\\nCotton and 41 others, but the gran-\\ntees incurred the forfeiture of the\\ngrant, and it was re-granted to Sam\\nson Stoddard and 22 others. The\\nfirst settlement was made early in\\n1760, by James Reed, John Fas-\\nsett, Benjamin Bigelow and others.\\nIt was incorporated May 19, 1773,\\nwhen it vi as named from the Earl\\nof Fitzwilliam. A congregational\\nehurch wns formed March 27, 1771,\\non which day. Rev. Benjamin Brig-\\nbam, who graduated at Harvard\\ncolleee in 1764, was ordained. He\\ndied June 11, 1799, aged 57. Rev.\\nStephen Williams succeeded Mr.\\nBrigham, Nov. 4, 1800 dismissed\\nNov. 1802 died at Woodstock,\\nConn. 1822, aged 60. Rev. John\\nSabin, who graduated at Brown\\nUniversity in 1797, was ordained\\nMarch 6, 1805. The number in\\nhis ciiurch is 150. In 1816, an el-\\negant meeting-house was erected at\\nthe expense of $7000; dedicated\\nNov. 6. On the night of the 17th\\nJan. 1817, it was struck by light-\\nning, and entirely consumed. In (jed as valuable. The highest lanf?\\nthe same year, another, 65 by 57\\nfeet, was erected on the same spot\\nand dedicated Nov. 1817. The\\nnumber of deaths from 1802 to\\nNov. 21, 1822, inclusive, was 334.\\nBrig. Gen. JAMES REED,a revolu-\\ntionary patriot, whose merits as art\\nofficer and a man will be long re-\\nmembered, was a citizen of this\\ntown. Pop. 1167.\\nFox Point, in Newington, the\\nplace where a party of Indians un-\\nder Hoophood, a sagamore,iQ May,\\n1690, destroyed several houses,\\nkilled 14 persons, and took 6 prison-\\ners.\\nFrancestown, a post-township\\nin Hillsborough county, in latitude\\n42\u00c2\u00b0 59 is bounded N. fey Deering,\\nE. by New Boston and Weare, S.\\nby Lyndeborough and Greenfield,\\nand W. by Greenfield and Society-\\nLand, containing 18,760 acres. It\\nis 12 miles from Amherst, 55 from\\nHanover, 27 from Concord, and 69\\nfrom Boston. The two S. branches\\n01 Piscataquog river rise in this\\ntown the largest branch from\\nPleasant pond the other from\\nHaunted pond. The former branch\\npasses near the village in Frances-\\ntown. Pleasant and Haunted\\nponds are considerable collections\\nof water, the former being about\\n350 rods square the latter 300\\nrods in length and 225 in width.\\nThe land is uneven, and in many\\nparts stony, buttke qualities of the\\nsoil are warm and moist. There\\nare some small intervals which are\\nvery productive. The original\\ngrowth here was beech, birch, red\\noak, maple, hemlock and pine.\\nThe streams of water are not large,\\nand almost every mill is situated\\non rivers that take their rise\\nfrom hills and ponds within the\\nlimits of the town. But three of\\nthe mill privileges may be consider-", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0148.jp2"}, "149": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n137\\nis Grotched mountain, the summit\\nof wliica is more than 600 w-t a-\\nbove the level of thp coinuni in\\nthe centre of the town. One of\\nthe summits of this mountain is\\ncovered with wood the other is\\nalmost a solid ledge of rocks, af\\nfording a very extensive prospect\\nto the S.W. There is, in the east-\\nerly part of this town, on the farm\\nof Mr. Daniel Fulier, a very ex\\ntensive and valuable quarry of\\nfree-stone (steatite.) It was ac-\\ncidentally discovered by Mr. Ful-\\nler while ploughing in the field, and\\nwas first worked in 1804. It is of\\na dark greyish color, and when\\npolished, strongly resembles the\\nvariegated marble of Vermont. It\\nis soft, adhesive, and easily manu\\nfactuied. Its specific gravity, from\\nrecent experiments, is found to\\nexceed considerably that of com-\\nmon granite. When separated\\nfrom the quarry, it is worth $2,60\\nper cubic foot. It is transported\\nto Boston in large quantities,\\nwhere, as well as at the quarry, it\\nis manufactured into stove3,hearths,\\nc. In the N. part of this town,\\nblack-lead, (plumbago, or graph-\\nite) has been recently found of a\\ngood qualitj^ and in the S. part,\\nnear Lewis mills, some beautiliil\\nspecimens of rock crystal. The\\ncommon garnet is met with in va-\\nrious places. On the N. side of\\nHaunted pond, there is a bar of 20\\nrods in lengthy 6 feet high, and 3\\nor 4 feet through, but for what pur-\\npose or by what means tbis barrier\\nwas raised, is a matter of conjec-\\nture only. The 2d N. H. turnpike\\npasses through near the centre of\\nFrancestown. The local situation\\nof this town is very eligible for bu-\\nsiness, being near the centre of the\\ncounty, and on the great thorough-\\nfare from Windsor to Boston, and\\nOft a leading road from the S. W.\\nN\\nof the state to Concord. There is\\na handsome village, consisting of\\nan elegant meeting house, with a\\ncupola and bell, an academy, two\\nstories high, built of brick, and 25\\ndwelling houses. The number of\\ndeaths from the first settlement to\\n1790 was about 100. From that\\ntime to Jan. 1, 1819, the number\\nwas 463. A large proportion of\\nthese was infants. The dysentery\\nprevailed in 1799, and 33 persons\\ndied of that disorder, which, with\\n12 other deaths, made the total\\nthat year 45, the greatest number\\nwliich ever occurred in one year.\\nA congregational church was gath-\\nered by Rev. Samuel Cotton, of\\nLitchfield, Jan. 27, 1773. It con-\\nsisted at first of 18 members, and\\nin 1790, of 143, and in 1821, of\\n328. Rev. Moses Bradford, from\\nRowley, Ms. who graduated at\\nDartmouth College in 1785, was\\nordained Sept. 8, 1790. No other\\nreligious society has ever existed\\nhere, excepting a small one of\\nScotch presbyterians, which, in\\n1792, united with the congrega-\\ntionalists. Francestown derived\\nits name from Frances, Uie wife of\\nthe last Gov. Wentworth. It was\\nnot granted to proprietors as most\\nof the early townships were. It ift-\\ncludes what was once called New-\\nBoston-Addition and part of Socie-\\nty land, and was incorporated on\\npetidon of the inhabitants of those\\nplaces, as a distinct township, June\\n8. 1772. The titles were derived\\nfrom the Masonian proprietors, the\\nland being within the curve line.\\nA part of Lyndeborough was after-\\nwards added to this town. The\\nfirst settlement was made about\\n1760,by John Carson, a Scotchman.\\nThis town passed several spirited\\nresolves, Oct. 21, 1774, which\\nwere published Nov. 13th in the\\nN. H. Gazette, signed by most of", "height": "3197", "width": "1907", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0149.jp2"}, "150": {"fulltext": "138\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nthe inhabitants then belonging to\\nthe place. Richard Batten, who\\ndied Aug. 25, 1822, at the age of\\n85 years, resided in this town more\\nthan 40 years. He was captured\\nby the Indians during the last\\nFrench war, in the year 1757. Al\\nthough guarded by two warriors,\\nhe was able, by superior strength\\nand agility, to effect his escape, but\\nnot without the loss of all his\\nclothes. He wandered entirely\\nnaked between the lakes George\\nand Champlain for six days, eating\\nnothing but berries and bark. To\\nelude his pursuers, he was obliged\\nto swim across Hudson river three\\ntimes. Mr. James Woodbury,\\nwho died March 3. 1823, at the age\\nof 85, closed his life in this town.\\nHe was an active soldier in the old\\nPrench war, and engaged by the\\nside of Gen. Wolfe when he was\\nkilled at the memorable siege of\\nQuebec. He was one of the truly\\ninvincible rangers under the im-\\nmortal Stark, and discharged every\\nduty in a prompt and courageous\\nmanner. Pop. 1479.\\nFrancojviA, a post-township in\\nthe N. part of Grafton county, in\\nlat. 440 10 containing 32,948 a-\\ncres, is bounded N. by Bethlehem,\\nE. by ungranted land, S. by Lin-\\ncoln and Landaff, and W. by Con-\\ncord. It is 28 miles from Haver-\\nhill, 74 N. from Concord, the seat\\nof government, and 140 miles from\\nBoston, A large proportion of\\nthis town is mountainous. Its\\nstreams are branches of the Lower\\nAmonoosuck river, and rise in the\\nmountainous tracts on the E.\\nThere are two ponds in the notch\\nof the mountain and but little low-\\ner than the ground on which the\\npublic road now passes, both situa-\\nted in the S. part of the town. The\\nlower gne, commonly called Fer-\\nrin s pOHd, is 1-2 a mile long and\\n1-4 of a mile wide. It is the source\\nof one of the principal branches of\\nPemigewasset river, called the Mid-\\ndle Branch. The North pond, a-\\nbout a mile long and from 1-2 to\\n3-4ths of a mile wide, is the source\\nof one of the branches of the Am-\\nonoosuck. Numerous elevations\\nof land present themselves in this\\ntown. Those adjacent the Notch,\\nare the most prominent. Here na-\\nture seems to have left only room\\nfor the road, which will probably\\nbecome the great outlet of the\\nCoos country. What has received\\nthe na m\u00c2\u00ab of the Profile in Franco-\\nnia is regarded as a singular curios-\\nity. The peak on which it is situ-\\nated is estimated by some to be\\n1000 feet in height,rising at an an-\\ngle of about 80\u00c2\u00b0, presenting a bold\\nand majestic front of solid rock, a\\nside view of which exhibits the\\nprofile of the human face, of which\\nevery feature is conspicaous. At\\nthe foot of the mountain isFerrin s\\npond. There are two Iron estab-\\nlishments in this town. The low-\\ner works are situated on the S.\\nbranch of Amonoosuck rivar and\\nare owned by the New-Hampshire\\nIron-Factory Company, incorpora-\\nted Dec. 18, 1805, which is com-\\nposed principally of gentlemen in\\nSalem and Boston. Their estab-\\nlishment is very extensive, con-\\nsisting of a blast furnace erected\\nin 1808, an air furnace, a forge and\\ntrip-hammer shop. There are also\\nnear or connected with the estab-\\nlishment, grain and saw mills, a\\nlarge store, several shops, and oth-\\ner buildings, with 12 dwelling hous-\\nes, which make a small village.\\nThe ore is obtained from a moun-\\ntain in the east part of Concord,\\nthree miles from the furnace, and is\\nconsidered the richest in the Uni-\\nted States, yielding from 56 to 63\\npeif cent and the mine is said t\u00c2\u00bb", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0150.jp2"}, "151": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n139\\nbe inexhaustible. About 12 or 15\\ntons of iron are made in a week,\\nand 60 men on an average are em-\\nployed annually. There is a high-\\nly impregnated mineral spring,\\nabout two miles from the furRace.\\nAbout one mile from the Lower\\nworks, are the Upper works, owned\\nby the Haverhill and Franconia\\ncompany, but their operation is not\\nvery extensive- Franconia, origi-\\nnally called Morristovm, was\\ngranted Feb. 14, 1764, to Isaac\\nSearle and others. The first per-\\nmanent settlement was made in\\n1774, by Capt. Artemas Knight,\\nLemuel Barnett, Zebedee Apple-\\nbee, and others. Pop. 373.\\nG.\\nGeese islands, in Connecticut\\nHver, in the town of Haverhill, five\\nin number, the largest of which con-\\ntains about 49 acres. The others\\ncontain in all about 15 acres. They\\nwere granted to Benjamin Whi\\nting of Charlestown, Jan. 3, 1769.\\nGilford, township, Strafford\\ncounty, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 32 is situated\\n\u00c2\u00abn the S. of Winnepisiogee lake,\\nwhich forms its N. boundary. On\\nthe E. lies Alton, S. Gilmanton,and\\nW. Long bay and Winnepisiogee\\nriver, which separate the town\\nfrom Meredith. It contains an\\narea of about 23,000 acres, and has\\n1816 inhabitants. The soil is gen-\\nerally productive. There are two\\nponds in this town, Little and Chaj-\\ntleborough. Gunstock and Mile s\\nrivers, rising in Suncookmountains\\nand flowing N. into the lake, are\\nthe principal streams. The N.\\nsource of the Suncook river is on\\nthe S. of these mountains, which\\nextend in a lofty pile over the E.\\npart of the town, from Gilmanton\\nline nearly to the lake. There are\\ntwo islands in the lake belonging\\nto Gilford, one of which has been\\nconnected to the main land by a\\nbridge 30 rods in length. This town,\\nwhich was formerly a part of Gil-\\nmanton, was incorporated June 16,\\n1812. It was settled in 1778, by\\nJames AHie\u00c2\u00ab and S. S. Gilman. El-\\nder Richard Mariin was settled\\nhere in 1798, over the first free-will\\nbaptist society. Elder Uriah Mor-\\nrisfon was ordained over a baptist\\nsociety in 1808, and died in 1817,\\naged 36 years. Elder William\\nBlaisdtll was ordained in 1809, and\\nis tlie past\u00c2\u00abr of the christian bap-\\ntist church. There are also socie-\\nties of congregationalists and ur\u00c2\u00bb-\\nversalists. Here are two meeting-\\nhouses, open to all denominations\\na aew and promising academy, in-\\ncorporated in 1820 11 schools\\nduring almost 5 months in the\\nyear a valuable paper manufac-\\ntory, established by Aaron Martin,\\nbesides other useful miils and ma-\\nchinery. Four bridges across the\\nWinnepisiogee connect the town\\nwith Meredith. The village at this\\nplace is thriving and pleasant, con-\\nsisting of 30 dwelling houses, the\\ncourt-houee, paper-mill, c. A\\nterm of the superior court is nov/\\nheld at this place annually. Pop.\\n1816.\\nGiLLis Foss Grant, a tract\\nof territory containing 33,272\\nacres, in Grafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0\\n54 is bounded N. by ungranted\\nland, E. by Burton, S. by Sand-\\nwich, and W. by Thornton. It was\\ngranted June 29, 1819, to JosiaJi\\nGillis, Moses Foss, jun. and others.\\nIt is watered by Mad river, which\\nrises among the mountainous tracts\\non the N. runs S. W. about 2Q\\nmiles, and falls into Pemigewasset\\nriver in Campton. Swift river has\\nits source in this grant, pursues au\\nE. course through Burton into Con-\\nwaj where it unites with Saco viv-", "height": "3192", "width": "1985", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0151.jp2"}, "152": {"fulltext": "140\\nNEW-HAMPSfJIRE GAZETTEER.\\ner. There are two ponds, and sev\\neral considerable elevations, Mo\\nses Foss, jun. commenced the set-\\ntlement a few years since. It has\\nbut about 20 inhabitants.\\nGiLMANTON, po9t-town, Straf-\\nford county, is situated in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0\\n25 17 miles from Concord, 44\\nfrom Portsmouth, 78 from Boston,\\nand 622 from Washington City. It\\nis bounded N. hy Gilford, E. by\\nAlton, S. E. by Barnstead, S.W. by\\nLoudon, Canterbury and North-\\nfield, N. W. by W innepisiogeebay\\nand river, which separate it from\\nSandbornton, and contains 63,500\\nacres. Beside the Winnepisiogee.\\nthis town is watered by the Sun-\\ncook and Soucook riyers, which\\nhave their sources in this town.\\nThe Suncook rises in a pond near\\nthe top of one of the Suncook\\nmountains, plevated 900 feet above\\nits base. The water of this pond\\nfalls into another at the foot of\\nthe mountain, of 1 mile in length\\nand 1-2 mile wide. Passing from\\nthis, it falls into another, covering\\nabout 500 acres, from which, it me-\\nanders through the town, receiving\\nseveral streams in its course. The\\nSoucook rises from Loon, Rocky\\nand Shellcamp ponds, in the S.\\npart of the town. This town is\\nvery hilly and rocky. The N. part\\nbounds upon Suncook mountains,\\nfrom which a chain of hills extends\\nS., dividing the head springs of the\\nSuncook and Soucook. The soil\\nis hard, but fruitful, when properly\\ncultivated. The geology of this\\ntown presents many varieties.\\nQuartz, crystallized,yellow and red\\nferniginous, irised and granular, is\\nfrequently found. Hornstone,\\nschorl, in their varieties, occur in\\nseveral places. Mica slate, gneiss\\nand sienite abound. Sulphur oc-\\ncurs on the W. bank of tlie middle\\nbranch of the Soucook red and\\nyellow ochre are found in various\\nparts. Iron ore exists here, and\\nworks were erected in 1768, at the\\nIron Works Village^ but after a\\nfew years, were abandoned. There\\nare several springs in this town,\\ntermed mineral one of which has\\nproved efficacious in cutaneous and,\\nbilious afliections. This town wf^s\\ngranted May 20, 1727, to 24 per-\\nsons of the name of Gilman, and\\n152 others. Its settlement was pro-\\ntracted in consequence of the fre-\\nquent depredations committed by-\\nthe Indians during the contimied\\nwars of this period. After the re-\\nduction of Canada, the fear of the\\nIndians in a great measure subsi-\\nded and in Dec. 1761, Benjamin\\nand John Mudgett with their fami-\\nlies settled l\u00c2\u00bbere. Orlando Weed\\njoined in 1762, and they were soon\\nfollowed by several other families.\\nDorothy Weed, the first child, was\\nborn here Oct. 13, 1762. The\\nbaptist church was organized Nov.\\n16, 1773; Elder Walter Powers\\nwas ordained June 14, 1786, and\\ndismissed in 1806. In 1811, the\\nchurch was divided, one portion of\\nwhich now constitutes the Gilford\\nchurch. June 10, 1818, a new bap-\\ntist church was formed, and is under\\nthe pastoral care of Rev. Phincas\\nRichardson. The congregational\\nchurch was formed Nov. 30, 1774,\\nand Rev. I^aac Smith ordained. He\\ndied March 25, 1817, at the age of\\n72, and in the 43d year of his min-\\nistry. Rev. Ltike Ji. Spqffbrdwus\\nordained June 9, 1819. There are\\nrespectable societies of friends and\\nmethodists in Gilmanton, and 4\\nfree-will baptist churches three\\nof which have stated ministrations.\\nThe one formed in 1810, is under\\nthe care of Elder Peter Clark the\\nothers, two of which were organ-\\nized in 1816, are under the care of\\nElders Abel Glidden and John", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0152.jp2"}, "153": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n141\\nKnowles. The academy in this\\ntown, founded in 1794, and endow-\\ned with $5,500 and one fourth of a\\ntownship of land, is a flourishing\\ni nstitution. The social library\\nof Gilmanton was incorporated\\nin June 1801, and contains 150 vol-\\numes the Gilmanton Academy\\nsocial library, incorporated June\\n1815, contains 160 volumes. The\\naverage number of deaths for 10\\nyears past, is 40. Gen. Joseph\\nBadger, one of the first settlers,\\nwas the first magistrate in town\\nfor many years representative, and\\nfor some time previous to his death\\njudge of probate for the county of\\nStrafford. He was an estimable\\nand useful citizen. Pop. in 1810,\\n4,338. Gilford was disannexed in\\n1812; and the populafion io 1820\\nwas 3527.\\nGiLSUM, a small township in\\nCheshire county, situated about 10\\nmiles from Connecticut river, in\\nlat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 1 is bounded N. by Al\\nstead and Marlow, E. by Stoddard\\nand Sullivan, S. by Keene, and W.\\nby Surry. It contains 9,456 acre-s.\\nThe land is generally uneven and\\nstony but there is some good ara\\nble land free from stone. The soil\\nis, in many parts, fertile, and pro\\nduces good crops of grass, grain,\\nc. The agricultural products in\\n1820, were 8,500 lbs. of butter, 11,-\\n000 lbs. of cheese, 19,000 lbs. of\\nbeef, 30,600 lbs. of pork, 2000 lbs,\\nof flax, and 300 barrels of cider,\\nAshuelot river runs through this\\ntown and afibrds a good supply of\\nwater for mills. Gilsum was first\\ngranted Dec. 8, 1752, to Joseph\\nOsgood, Jacob Farmer and others,\\nand was called Boyle. It was re-\\ngranted by the name of Gilsum,\\nJuly 13, 1763, to Messrs. Gilbert\\nand Sumner and others. From the\\ncombination of the first syllables\\nof the names of these men, it\\nN2\\nrives the name of Gil-sum. The\\nfirst settlement was made in 1764\\nby Josiah Kilburn, from Hebron in\\nConn. The other early settlers\\nwere Pelatiah Pease, Obadiah Wil-\\ncox, Ebenezer Dewey, Jonathan\\nAdams, c. most of whom were\\nfrom Conn. The congregational\\nchurch was gathered in 1772. Rev.\\nElisha Fish was installed May 29,\\n1794; died March 28, 1807. Di-\\nvisions in religious sentiment suc-\\nceeded the death of Mr. Fish. In\\n1816, the congregational church\\nand society were incorporated, the\\nmembers of which have assumed\\nno sectarian name, but call them-\\nselves christians. There are some\\nmethodists and some universalists,\\nwhich, with the other denomina-\\ntions, live in peace and harmony.\\nPop. 601.\\nGltivville, or Littleton vil-\\nlage, is pleasantly situated on both\\nsides of Ainonoosuck river, in the\\nS. part of the town of Littleton.\\nIt is 40 miles from Plymouth, 15\\nfrom Bath, 17 from Lancaster, and\\n5 from the Franconia Iron works.\\nHere is a good situation for mills,\\nc., the bed of the river being for\\na considerable distance of solid\\nrock, with a sufficient fall and a\\nplenty of water. In this village,\\nthere are a store, tavern, post of-\\nfice, and \u00c2\u00bbuch professional men and\\nmechanics as are necessary. There\\nis a social library, called Glynville\\nlibrary, incorporated in 1813.\\nGoFFSTOWN, a post-township,\\nin Hillsborough county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00ae\\n2 is bounded N. by Dnnbarton,\\nE. by Manchester and Hooksett,\\nS. by Bedford, W. by New-Bostoi\\ncontaining 29,170 acres. It is 12\\nmiles from Arnherst, 16 from Con-\\ncord, and 55 from Boston. Merri-\\nmack forms part of the E. bounda-\\nry, Piscataquog river, the tribu-\\ntary branches of which unite near", "height": "3192", "width": "1985", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0153.jp2"}, "154": {"fulltext": "142\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nthe W. line of the town, runs\\nthrough its centre in an EL direc-\\ntion, and falls into Merrimack riv-\\ner at Piscataquog village- in Bed-\\nford. Large quantities of lumber\\nare annually floated dovi^n this riv-\\ner to the Merrimack, and most of\\nthe mill privileges are derived from\\nthis valuable stream. There are\\ntwo considerable elevations in the\\nS. W. part of the town, which ob-\\ntained from the Indians the name\\nof Un-can-nu-nuc. Douglass, vol.\\npage 453, spells it Oncnnouit, but\\nthe orthography commonly adop\\nted, and which conveys the present\\npronunciation, is Unconoonock\\nExcepting these elvations, Goffs-\\ntown is less broken by hills than\\nmost of the circumjacent towns.\\nOn the rivers abovementioned are\\nconsiderable tracts of valuable in-\\nterval. Back from the rivers, com-\\nmence extensive plains, less rich\\nin soil than the intervals, but easy\\nof cultivation, and producing abun-\\ndant crops of Indian com and rye.\\nFrom these plains, the land rises\\non each side of Piscataquog river\\ninto large swells, in some part\\nrocky, but affording excellent graz-\\ning land and good tillage. The\\nprincipal forest trees are oak, pine\\nof several sorts, hemlock, beech\\nand maple. A great number of\\nmasts for the Eng. navy has been\\nfurnished from this place. They\\nare still an article of export, but\\ntheir stock is nearly exhausted.\\nIn this town, there is an extensive\\ncotton factor3% There is a psblic\\nschool which has been in opera-\\ntion two years. Three persons\\nhave received a collegiate educa-\\ntion, viz. Kilburn Johnson, Charles\\nF. Gove, L. B. and James Shirley.\\nThe two last were graduated at\\nDartmouth college in 1817 and\\n1818. The late Mr. James Aiken,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2f this town, bequeathed $4000,\\nwhich, on a certain contingency, is\\nto form a permanent fund for sup-\\nporting an academy here. In 1816,\\nSI society, called the Religious\\nUnion Society, was incorporated\\nlor the support of rehgious instruc-\\ntion. To this society, Hon. Thom-\\nas W. Thompson, deceased, devi-\\nsed about 170 acres of land, to-\\nwards a fund for supporting the\\ngospel ministry in this town. A\\ncongregational church was formed\\nin 1771. Rev. Joseph Currier,\\nwho graduated at Harvard college\\nin 1765, was the first pastor. He\\nwas dismissed in 1774. Rev. Cor-\\nnelius Waters, a graduate of Dart-\\nmouth in 1774, was ordained in\\n1781 dismissed in 1795. In 1802,\\na presbyterian congregational\\nchurch was organized, and Rev.\\nDavid L. Morril, a native of Ep-\\nping, was ordained March 3. He\\nwas dismissed July 10, 1811, and\\nhas since been distinguished as a\\nlegislator, both in our state govern-\\nment and the government of the\\nU. S. Rev, Benjamin H. Pitman^\\nfrom Newport, R. I. was ordained\\nin Oct. 1820. A baptist church\\nwas formed in 1820, of which Rev.\\nJohn B. Gibson was coiastituted\\npastor. There are two meeting-\\nbouses, one built in 1765 the oth-\\ner in 1815. The last is a iiandsome\\nedifice, and is furnished with a\\nbell. Goffstown was in former\\ntimes a favorite resort of the In-\\ndians, who found ample, means of\\nsupport in the abundance of fish\\nin its limits. It was granted by\\nthe Masonian proprietors in 1748,\\nto Rev. Thomas Parker, of Dra-\\ncut, and others. The year of its,\\nfirst settlement we have not ascer-\\ntained. It was incorporated June\\n16, 1761, by the name of Goffs-\\ntown, in honor, it is said, of Col.\\nJohn Gofi e, for many years a res-\\nident of Bedford, and the first", "height": "3182", "width": "1877", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0154.jp2"}, "155": {"fulltext": "NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n143\\njudge of probate in Hillsborougb\\ncounty. Dr. Jonathan Gove,\\na man distinguished for his urban-\\nity, his talents and professional\\nskill, resided in this town. Hi\\nwas graduated at Harvaid college\\nin 1768, and at the time of his[\\ndeath, was one of the oldest prac-\\ntitioners of medicine in thf coun-\\nty. He was many years an active\\nmember of the legislature. Pop.\\n2173.\\nGositEN, a post-township, in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 17 is\\nbounded N. by Newport and Wen-\\ndell, E. by Fishersfield, S. by\\nWashington, and W. by Lempster\\nand Unity, containing 12,023 aeves.\\nIt is 42 miles from Concord. Croy-\\nden turnpike passes through Go-\\nshen. From Sunapee mountain,\\nlying in the E. part of this town,\\nspring many small streams, which\\nunite in forming Sugar river. Rand s\\npond is in the N. E. part of th.e\\ntown. The soil is particularly cal-\\nculated for the production of grass.\\nThe natural growth consists of ma-\\nple, birch, beech, heir.iock and\\nspruee, and some oak. From the\\nmaple, sugar is manufactuied in\\nconsiderable quantities. The ag-\\nricultural products in 1800, w^ere\\n11,000 lbs. of butter, 15,000 lbs. of\\ncheese, 22,000 lbs. of beef, 48,000\\nlbs. of pork, 8,100 lbs. of flax, and\\n200 barrels of cider. This town\\nhas a library of about 90 volumes.\\nGoshen was formed of territory be-\\nlonging to Newport, Wendell, Fish-\\nersfield, Washington, Lempster and\\nUnity. It was incorporated Dec.\\n27, 1791. The first settlement was\\nmade in that part taken from Wen-\\ndell, about the year 1769, by Capt.\\nBenjamin Rand, William Lang,and\\nDaniel Grindle, whose sufi erings\\nand hardships were very great.\\nThe crops of the first settlers were\\ngreatly injured, and sometimes en-\\ntirely destroye l by early frosts. Ia\\nsuch cases,thcy procured grain from\\nWalpole and other p nces. At a\\n.ertain time of scarcity.Capt. Rand\\nwent to thftplacf- alter grain, ^d\\nbeing detained by a violent snow;\\nstoim, l)is lamily was obliged to\\nlive without provision, for six days,\\nduring which time IV3 vs. Rand sus-\\ntained one of iiis children 5 years\\nold, by the milk from her breast, ha-r\\nving a short time before buried her\\ninfant child. In the spring of 1813\\nI he spotted fever swept oiF many of\\nhe inhabitants. A congregational\\nchurch was formed in February\\n1802, consisting of 7 members, and\\na baptist society was formed Oc-\\ntober 12, 1803, consisting of 1^\\nmembers, which has increased to\\n53. Pop. 687.\\nGospoRT, one of the isles of\\nShoals, formerly called Appledore\\nand afterwards Star-island, con-\\ntains about 150 acres. Gosport\\nwas early invested with town priv-\\nileges in 1728 paid \u00c2\u00a3l6 as its\\nproportion of the province tax of\\n\u00c2\u00a31000^; had a meeting-house, and\\nsubsequently a fort on its W. point.\\nIts business has now greatly lessen-\\ned. Rev. John Tucke was settled\\nen this island in 1732; died Aug.\\n12, 1773. A further notice of this\\nisland, is contained in that of the\\nIsles of Shoals.\\nGrafton, a township in Graftoa\\ncountv, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 34 is bounded\\nN. E. by Orange,S. E. by Cushing s\\nGore, seiaiating it from Danbury,\\nS. W. by Springfield, andN. W. by\\nEnfield, containing 21,993 acres, of\\nwhich 500 are water. It is 36 miles\\nfrom Concord, and 13 S. E. from\\nDartmouth College. It is watered\\nby branches of Smith s and Masco-\\nmy rivers. Heard s river, a small\\ntributary to Smith s river, waters\\nthe S. E. part. There are 5 ponds.\\nThe largest, containing from 200 tQ", "height": "3192", "width": "1985", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0155.jp2"}, "156": {"fulltext": "U4\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n300 acres, is called Grafton pond.\\nTwo are named Mud ponds. The\\nsurface of Grafton is very hilly, in\\nsome parts very mountainous and\\nthe soil is so rocky as, in many pla-\\nces, to be unfit for cultivation.\\nThere are, however, some good\\ntracts of land. The Grafton turn-\\npike, leading from Andover to Or-\\nford Bridge, passes through the E.\\npart and the 4th N. H. turnpike,\\nfrom Concord to Hanover, through\\nthe W. part. On the former is a\\nsmall village, containing 14 dwel-\\nling houses, a store, school house,\\ntavern, attorney s office and sever-\\nal mechanic establishments. Graf-\\nton contains 175 dwelling houses\\nand about 185 families. Since 1807,\\n136 families have emigrated to the\\nstates of New- York, Ohio, and oth-\\ner places. From Sept. 1815, to\\n1822, there died 72 persons. At\\nthe last period there were living 51\\npersons above 60, 19 above 70, and\\n4 above 80. In this town,^);here is\\na remarkable ledge, called the Pin-\\nnacle, on the S. side of which, the\\nground rises by a gradual ascent to\\nthe summit but on the N. side,\\njt falls nearly 150 feet, within the\\ndistance of 6 or 8 feet. Clay is\\nfound in several places. Isinglass,\\nas it is commonly called, is found\\nin a state of great purity in Glass\\nHillmeuntain. It adheres in the\\nform of lamina to rocks of white\\nand yellow quartz. The usual size\\nof these lamina is about 6 inches\\nsquare, but some have been found\\nmuch larger. It requires much la-\\nbor to obtain this glass, which,\\nwhen prepared, is transported to\\nBoston, and from thence exported\\nto England. It is found on the E.\\nside of the mountain, which is 200\\nfeet high. Grafton was granted\\nAug. 14, 1761, to Ephraim Sherman\\nand others. The first permanent\\nseitl\u00c2\u00abBi\u00c2\u00abnt was made in May 1772,\\nby Capt. Joseph Hoyt, from Poplin,\\nCapt. Alexander Pixley and wife\\nwere the second family who settled\\nhere. Capt. Jacob Barney, now\\n48, was the first native of the town.\\nThe baptist church in the N. part\\nof the town, was formed in 1785.\\nRev. Oliver Williams was ordained\\nSept. 27, 1786 died Aug. 15, 1790,\\naged 39. Rev. Joseph Wheat was\\ninstalled ia Aug. 1801 dismissed\\nin 1815. Rev. Ephraim Crocket,\\nordained in May, 1816 removed\\nJan. 20, 1817 Rev. Stephen K.\\nWescott, ordained Oct. 6, 1819.\\nThe south church had David Fisher\\nand Uriah Smith for preaehers. A\\nfreewill baptist church was formed\\nabout the year 1817 it has about\\n40 menibers. Pop. 1094.\\nGrantham, a township in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 13 is\\nbounded N.by Enfield,E. by Spring-\\nfield, S. by Croydon, W. by Plain-\\nfield, which separates it from Con-\\nnecticut river. It contains an\\narea of 24,900 acres. It is 12 miles\\nS. E. from Dartmouth college, and\\n45 N. W. from Concord. There\\nare 7 or 8 ponds, the largest of\\nwhich lies in the S. E. part of the\\ntown and is called Eastman s pond,\\nand contains nearly 300 acres.\\nAnother, lying near the centre of\\nthe town, contains nearly 200 acres.\\nCroydon mountain extends through\\nthe westerly part of Grantham in\\na direction from S. W. to N. E.\\nThe soil is productive when well\\ncultivated, especially on the W. of\\nihe mountain. It seems to be more\\nfavorable for wheat than any other\\nspecies of grain. The mountain\\naffords good pasturage, and the\\nlowejf land yields grass in abun-\\ndance The agricultural products\\nin 1820 were, 21,000 lbs. of batter,\\n30,500 lbs. of cheese, 61,000 lbs.\\nof beef, 72,000 lbs. of pork, 8,600\\nlibs, of flax, and 450 barrels of ei-", "height": "3172", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0156.jp2"}, "157": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIIIE GAZETTEER.\\n145\\nder. The (ow\u00c2\u00bb is well watered\\nby numerous brooks and rivulets\\nwhich principally issue from Croy-\\ndon mountain. On the E. side of\\nthe mountain is a spring supposed\\nto possess medicinal qualities,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0visited by hundreds of valetudi-\\nnarians in the summer season. In\\nthe N. W. corner of the town is a\\nbed of paint, which after being\\nclarified, makes a paint similar to\\nspruce yellow, or, by being burnt,\\nis similar to Spanish biown. On\\nthe summit of Croydon mountain,\\nis a natural pond, containing about\\n5.0 acres. This town was first\\ngranted July 11, 1761, but the pro-\\nprietors not fulfilling the conditions\\nof the charter, it was forfeited. In\\n1767, it was re-granted to Col.\\nWilliam Symraes and 63 others,\\nby the name of Granthnm. It was\\najfterwards called New-Grantham,\\nand has, within a few years, been\\ntrhanged, by aet of the legislature,\\nto its former name. The inhabi-\\ntants on the W. side of the moun-\\ntain are connected for religious\\npurposes with Meriden parish, in\\nPlainfield, over which Rev. Dana\\nClayes W3.S ordained July 4, 1821.\\nOn the E. side of the town is a so-\\nciety of methodists. Pop. 1032.\\nGrant s Island, in Connecti-\\ncut river, opposite Lime, contains\\n24 acres, and was granted to Ben-\\njamin Grant of Lime, April 5,\\n1767.\\nGreat-Bat, a name appropri\\na.ted to two bodies of water in this\\n,state. The largest is that lying\\nE. of New-Market, formed by the\\nunited waters of Sqwamscot, Win\\niiicot and Lamprey rivers. It is 4\\nmiles wide and at some seasons\\nis picturesque as connected with\\nthe surrounding scenery. This\\nbay has Nevvington on the E.,\\nGreenland and Stratham on the S.\\nNew-Market and Durham W. its\\nwaters pass N. E., through Little\\nBay, wl;ere Oyster river unites\\nwith the current which passes into\\nthe Pascataqua. Gieat-Bay, be-\\ntween Sanbornton and Meredith,\\nis an ext\u00e2\u0082\u00acnsivelx)dy of water, con-\\nnected with Winnepisiogee lake,\\nand discharging its waters into\\nWinnepisiogee river. Round and\\nLong Bays are situated between\\nthe lake and Great-Bay, and there\\nare two small bays oh the river be-\\nlow.\\nGreat-Island. SeeJ\\\\^. Casih.\\nGreenfield. ost-township,in\\nHillsborough county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 57\\nis bounded N. by Francestown and\\nSociety-Land, E. by Francestown\\nand Lyndeborough, S. by Lyndebo-\\nroughand Temple, W. by Peter-\\nborough and Hancock, containing\\n16,904 acres. It is 14 miles from\\nAmherst, 38 from Concord, and 62\\nfrom Boston. Contoocook river\\nforms part of the W. boundary,\\nand separates this town from Han-\\n!cock. The soil has considerable\\nI variety, but is generally fertile. It\\ncontains a great variety of forest\\ntrees nearly all the kinds found\\n[in the county. The hills afford\\nexcellent pasturage the ATilIeys\\nand plains are favorable for grain.\\nHops are raised in great abun-\\ndance. A part of Crotched moun-\\ntain rises from the N. part, and\\npart of Lyndeborough mountain\\nfrom the S. and E. sections of this\\ntown. Theie are some valuable\\nmeadows. In one of them, own-^\\ned by Maj. Whittemore, have beeu\\nfound many Indian relics, from\\nwhich, it is conjectured that it was\\nja favorite spot of the sons of the\\nj forest. There are five ponds the\\nI largest about one mile in length,\\nand one third of its length in width.\\nThere are several small fertilizing\\nstreams. Greenfield has a pleas-\\nant village of about 30 houses it", "height": "3187", "width": "2000", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0157.jp2"}, "158": {"fulltext": "146\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nhas a social library, containing 200\\nvolumes. The first settlement\\ncommenced in 1771; by Capt. Alex-\\nander Parker, Major A. Whitte-\\nHiore, Simeon Fletcher and others.\\nIt was incorporated June 15, 1791.\\nThe name of Greenfield was giv-\\nen to it by Major Whittemore. A\\nconeregational church was formed\\nAugiist 13, 1791. Rev. Timothy\\nClarke, who graduated at Dart-\\nmouth college in 1791, was settled\\nJan. 1, 1800; dismissed in 1811.\\nRev. John Walker, who graduated\\nat Dartmouth college in 1808, was\\nordained Feb. 5, 1812 dismissed\\nin 1822. Pop. 974.\\nGreenland, post-town, Rock-\\ningham county, 43\u00c2\u00b0 2 is situated\\n5 miles W. S. W. from Ports-\\nmouth, 45 from Concord, 51 from\\nBoston. It is bounded N. by the\\nGreat-Bay and Newington, E. by\\nPortsmouth and Rye, S. by North-\\nHampton, W. by Stratham, and\\ncontains 6,335 acres. The soil is\\nremarkably good, and at present\\nin a high state of cultivation. The\\norchards and gardens of this town\\nare valuable, and yield annual prof-\\nits to the farmers. Greenland,\\noriginally a part of Portsmouth,\\nwas incorporated as a distinct town\\nin 1703. Settlements commenced\\nearly, and in 1705, there were 320\\ninhabitants. Rev. William Allen,\\nthe first minister of Greenland,\\nwas ordained July 15, 1707; died\\nSept. 8, 1760, aged 84. Rev. Sam-\\nuel M Clintock, D. D. was ordain-\\ned colleague with Mr. Allen, Nov.\\n3, 1756; died April 27, 1804, aged\\n72. Rev. James Armstrong Neal,\\nordained May 22, 1805, died July\\n18, 1808, aged 34. Rev. Ephraim\\nAbbotwus ordained Oct. 27, 1813;\\nand the church consists of about\\n40 members. The methodist church\\nin Greenland was formed in 1809\\nand is under the pastoral care of\\nRev. Alfred Metcalf. George\\nBrackett, Esq. of this tov/n has\\ngiven a fund in trust of p5000\\n200 dollars of its annual income\\nto be applied to the support of the\\ncongregational minister for the\\ntime being, and the remainder for\\nmissionary purposes. The num-\\nber of deaths for 30 years is 204\\nan average of less than 7 per\\nyear. From 1712 to 1753, the\\nbaptisms in Greenland were 1092,\\naveraging more than 26 each year,\\nwhile the deaths during that peri-\\nod were less than 10 per annum.\\nThe births for the last 10 years\\nhave trebled the number of deaths.\\nOf 204 deceased during 10 years\\npast, 64 lived to the age of 70 and\\nupwards. Rev. Samuel M\\nClintock, D. D. who died in the\\n48th year of his ministry, was born\\nat Medford, Mass. May 1, 1732\\ngraduated at the New-Jersey col-\\nlege in 1751 ordained in 1756;\\nand died April 27, 1804, aged 72.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nHis father was a native of Ireland.\\nDr. M Clintock was a sound di-\\nvine, eminent as a preacher, and\\ndistinguished for his attachment to\\nthe cause of his country. He serv-\\ned as chaplain in the army of the\\nrevolution. Pop. 634.\\nGroton, a township in Graf-\\nton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b044 is boun-\\nded N, by Rumney, E. by Hebron,\\nS. by Orange and W. by Dorches-\\nter, containing 16,531 acres. It is\\n10 miles from Plymouth, 45 miles\\nfrom Concord and 15 miles from\\nHanover. The N. partis watered\\nby a branch of Baker s river, and\\nthe southerly part has several small\\nstreams which fall into Newfound\\nlake. There is but one pond of\\nany consequence lying wholly in\\nthis town, and that is situated a-\\nbout a mile N. E. of the meeting\\nhouse. Groton was granted July\\n8, 1761, to George Abbot and oth-", "height": "3172", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0158.jp2"}, "159": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n147\\ners by the name of Cockermouth.\\nIt was re-granted, about five years\\nafterwards, to Col. John Hale and\\nothers. The first settlement was\\ncommenced in 1770, by James\\nGould, Capt. Ebenezer Melvhi,\\nJonas Hobart, Phinelias Bennet\\nand Samuel Farley. They endur-\\ned many hardships during the suc-\\nceeding winter, having failed in\\nraising their provisions. About\\nthe year 1779, a congiegational\\nchurch was formed, and Rev. Sam-\\nuel Perley, who graduated at Har-\\nvard College in 1763, was settled.\\nHe was dismissed in J 785. Rev.\\nThomas Page was ordained in\\n1790, over a large church collected\\nfrom this and other towns, and re-\\nmained the pastor until his death,\\nMay. 3, 1813. Rev. IVilliam\\njRo(/e was settled in 1804. This\\ntown was incorporated by the name\\n\u00c2\u00abf Groton, Dec. 7, 1796. Pop.\\n686.\\nH.\\nHall s stream, rises in the high-\\nlands which separate this state\\nfrom the British dominions, and\\nforms the N. W. boundary between\\nNew-Hampshire and Lower Cana-\\nda from its source to its junction\\nwith the Connecticut at Stewarts-\\ntown.\\nHale s location, Coos county,\\nis situated W. of Conway, bound-\\ned S. by Burton, W. and N. by un-\\ngranted lands. It consists of 1215\\nacres, granted Dec. 27, 1771, to\\nMaj. Samuel Hale, of Portsmoutli,\\nand contains 20 inhabitants,\\nHampstead, post-town, Rock-\\ningham county in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 53 lies\\npartly on the height of land be-\\ntween Merrimack and Pascataqua\\nrivers bounded N. by Hawke and\\nSandown, E. by Kingston, S.E. by\\nPlaistow, S. by Atkinson, W. by\\nLondaaderry, and contain s 8,350\\nacres, 400 of which are water.\\nMost of the waters descend S. W.\\ninto the Merrimack through Spig-\\ngot river, which flows from Wash\\npond near the centre of the town.\\nAngly pond is in the N. E. of the\\ntown, the waters of whi\u00c2\u00abh pass in-\\nto the Powow river. Island pond\\nin the S, W. part of the town, con-\\ntains a valuable farm of 300 acres,\\nthe property of Hon. N. Gilman of\\nExeter. Hampstead is an ill-shaped\\ntown,having about 30aagles. The\\nsoil is a hard, strong land, favorable\\nto the growth of oak, walnut and\\nelm, with some chesnut, maple, c.\\nTh\u00c2\u00ab tract composing this town was,\\nprevious to the establishment of the\\nstate boundaries in 1741, consider-\\ned as a part of Haverhill and Ames-\\nbury, and was called Timber-Lane.\\nA part was also called Haverhill\\nDistrict. About 1728, a Mr. Em-\\nerson from Haverhill made a set-\\ntlement in the S. part near a brook,\\nand at that time, it is reported, on-\\nly one Mr. Ford and two Indians\\nlived in the place. About the\\nsame time, a Mr. Heath and a few-\\nothers moved into the place. The\\ntown was granted by Gov. Benning\\nWentworth, Jan. 19, 1749, and na-\\nmed by him after a pleasant village\\nfive miles N. of London, Eng.\\nHe reserved the island before men-\\ntioned for his own farm. In the\\nearly settlement of the town, a\\ndispute arose between Kingston\\nand Hampstead, respecting certain\\ngrants made by Amesbury before\\nthe state line was run, which was\\nfinally settled by Hampstead pay-\\ning \u00c2\u00a31000 old tenor, and the grant\\nof Unity to Kingston made by\\nthe governor July 13, 1764. About\\n1750, the meeting-house was erect-\\ned, and Rev. Henry True ordained\\nJune 3, 1752 he died May 22,\\n|1782, after having lived a pious\\nand useful life. Rev. John Kelly,", "height": "3187", "width": "2000", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0159.jp2"}, "160": {"fulltext": "14ti\\nNEVV.HAMPSHTRE GAZETTEER.\\nwas iiisalled Dec. 5, 1792. Dan-\\niel Little, Esq. was the tirst an^is-\\ntrate of Ht n,L\u00c2\u00bbst -i l, and a useful\\nman. Kicj irtl Haj:zen, Esq. w\\nrun t^.e state line, was a nnn of\\npi^ty nvA liberal eduealio.i. Cul.\\nJafcol* Bni e.y, afterw;iris one ri\\nthe fik-ot settlers of Newbu.-y, Vt.\\nwas na e.Tjiaent citiien. Hm\\nJoha Cdlle was a n aivc of tiiis\\nplace, for ^9 ye.iiS a justice of the\\npeace, 25 years on the bench of\\nthe roart of common pl-^as, aiid\\nfor 25 years clerk of the Hous?. oi\\nRepresenMtivtj?. He was a use-\\nful and a good nan. He died Oct.\\n30, 1308, aged 68. Pop. 751.\\nHampton, post-town, Roekinsr-\\nham countv, lies on the sea-coast,\\nin lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 57 bounded N. E. by\\nNorth-Hampton, S. E. by the At-\\nlantic, S. W. by Hampton-Falls,\\nN. W. by HauiDton-Fatlsand part\\nof Exeter. Distant 13 miles from\\nPortsmouth, 7 from Exeter, and 50\\nfrom Concord. It comprises a sur-\\nface of 8,130 acres; ISOOof which\\nare saU-Tiarsh, 650 sand banks be-\\ntAveen the marsh and high water\\nmark of the sea leavhig only\\nS,680 acwres of upland. The land\\nis rather level, gently declining to\\nthe sea and marsh, but of good\\nquality. It is well adapted to til-\\nlage and mowing but there is not\\nsufficient pasturing for the stock\\ngenerally kept, and the young cat-\\ntle, c. are pastured in the neigh-\\nboring towns. Hampton is pleas-\\nantly situated many eminences\\nin the town affording romantic\\nviews of the ocean. Isles of S.ioals,\\nand sea-coast from Cape-Ann to\\nPortsmouth. Its beaches iiave long\\nbeen the resort of viivalids awd par-\\nties of pleasure and arc little in-\\nferior to the faiMous Nahant beach\\nnear Boston. Bour s Head is an\\nabrupt eminence extending into\\nthe sea, and dividing the beaches\\nibo .t half-way between the river s\\nnouih and the N. E. corner of the\\nown. On the N. beach, are 26\\njsh-liouses, from which the winter\\nand summer fisheries have been\\ncarried on with much success. At\\nove fare the boats frequently land\\nfroai 20to30 tons of cod and al-v\\n:h ii?g,li the fishermen venture to\\naoa in whale boats and vyfherries\\nu the distance of 4 or 5 leagues,\\nin very cold and boist ^rou weath-\\ner, it is said no person was ever\\nlost. Great quantities of the win-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^er fas i are carried frozen into the\\ninterior, and to Vermont and Can-\\nada. Previous to the revolution,\\nHud foi many years after until tim-\\nber in the vicinity became scarce,\\none or mofe bngs or ships, from\\n150 to 350 tons burthen, were an-\\nnually built in the ship-yard of the\\nHon. Christopher Toppan, under\\nhis supei intendance, and several\\nvessels were owned here engaged\\nin the W. I. trade. Several ves-\\nsels of from 60 to 100 tons have\\nbeen lately built. Several vessels\\nof this description are now em-\\nployed from Hampton river as\\ncoasters and in tlie mackerel fish-\\ning. Two convenient wharves are\\nsituated about 1 1-4 miles from the\\ncentre of the town. Hampton now\\naffords a good market, and its trade\\nis evidently increasing. The Indian\\nname of this town was TVinnicu\\nmet it was first settled in 1638,\\nby emigrants from the county of\\nNorfolk, Eng. The first house\\nwas erected in 1636, by Nicholas\\nEaston, and was called the bound-\\niioase. The town was incorpora-\\nted in 1638, and then included\\nwithin its limits what now consti-\\ntutes the towns of North-Hampton,\\nHampton-Falls, Kensington and\\nSeabrook. In 1 638, the first con-\\ngregational church in New-Hamp-\\nshire was established at Exetsr.", "height": "3172", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0160.jp2"}, "161": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3187", "width": "2000", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0161.jp2"}, "162": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3172", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0162.jp2"}, "163": {"fulltext": "NEVVHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n149\\nThe second church was gather.^d\\nthis j ear in Hampton, over which\\nhave officiated the following cler-\\ngymen: Rev. Stephen Bacheicf,\\nordained 1638; removed 164 i.\\nRev. Timothy Dalton, ordained\\n1639; died 1661. Rev. John Wheel-\\nwright, ordained 1647 afterwanls\\nremoved. Rev. Seaborn Cotton,\\nborn at sea in Aug. 1633, and grad-\\nuated at Harvard college in 1653,\\nwas ordained 1660, and died 1686,\\naged 53, Rev. John Cotton, or-\\ndained 1696, died in 1710, at the\\nage of 57. Rev. Nathaniel Goo-\\nkin, ordained 1710, died in 1734,\\naged 48. Rev. Ward Cotton, or-\\ndained 1734, was removed in 1765.\\nRev. Ebenezer Thayer, ordained\\nJ 766, died in 1792, aged 58. Rev.\\nJesse Appleton, D. D. was ordain-\\ned in 1797 was elected president\\nof Bowdoin college in 1807, and\\ndied Nov. 12, 1819. Rev. Josiah\\nWebster was ordained in 1808\\nRev. Timothy Dalton, the second\\nminister of the town, gave by deed\\nto the church and town of Hamp-\\nton, for the support of the gospel\\nministry, several pieced of land\\nlying in the township. Of this\\nland the towns set off have had\\ntheir proportion by an amicable\\nadjustment of their claims. Sev-\\neral years since, through the influ-\\nence of the Hon. Christopher Top-\\npan, deceased, this town sold sev-\\neral pieces of unproductive land in-\\ncluded in the above gift, and ves-\\nted the proceeds in public securi-\\nties then worth .359 to 5\u00c2\u00ab. on the\\npound lawful. This fund has been\\nkept by the town and its income\\nwith parsonage rents, exclusive of\\nthe parsonage occupied by the set-\\ntled minister, amounts to ^450 per\\nannum. The estate appropriated\\nto this purpose is about $12,000.\\nThere is a baptist sDciety in Hamp-\\nton, incorporated in 1817, under\\nO\\nthe care of Eld. John Harriman.\\nThis town was formerly the scene\\nof Indian iepvedations. On the\\n17th Aug. 1703, a party of Indians\\nkilled 6 persons in Hampton,\\namong whom was a widow Mus-\\nsey, celebrated as a preacher among\\nthe friends. Hampton Proprieta-\\nry School was incorporated in 1810\\nit has a large and convenient build-\\ning, and promises extensive use-\\nfulness. In 1735and6 tlie throat\\ndistemper prevailed in this town,\\nand 55 persons fell its victims. It\\nwas also fatal in other towns, and\\nnearly 1000 were swept away vvitk\\nthe disease within fourteen months.\\nThis fatal sickness returned again\\nin 1754, during which, and the suc-\\nceeding year, more than 50 persons\\ndied in Hampton. The town has,\\nhowever, been remarkable for its\\ngeneral health, and the longevity\\nof its inhabitants a very unusual\\nnumber having lived to from 80 to\\n100 years. But one adult has-died\\nhere within the last twenty years\\nof fever and more than three to\\na hundred now living are more\\nthan 75 years of age several more\\nthan 90. The Hon. Christo-\\npher ToPPAN died here in Feb.\\n1819, aged 84: he was a very use-\\nful and distinguished citizen. He\\nwas grandson of Rev. Christ. Top-\\npan of Newbury. His father, Dr.\\nEdmund Toppan, married a daugh-\\nter of Col. Wingate, and settled iq\\nHampton as a physician. Mrs/*\\nSarah Toppan, his relict, died in\\n1801, having lived respected and\\nhonored nearly a centurj Col.\\nWingate left a numerous family,\\nand among his descenrlants are\\nnumbered some of our most distin-\\nguished characters. Gen. Jona-\\nthan MoxJLTON was a* inhabi-\\ntant of this town, and died in 1788\\nhe was a large proprietor in lands\\nand several flourishing towns in the", "height": "3187", "width": "2000", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0163.jp2"}, "164": {"fulltext": "150\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEERv\\ninterior of the state owe their ear-\\nly settlement to his exertions and\\ninfluence. Pop. 1098.\\nHampton-Falls, post-town-\\nship.Rockingham county, lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 57\\nis situated 45 miles from Concord,\\n41 from Boston, and 16 from\\nPortsmouth. It is bounded N. E.\\nby Hampton, S. E. by the marshes,\\nS. by Seabrook, W. by Kensing-\\nton, N. W. by Exeter, and con-\\ntains 7,400 acres. The soil is gen-\\nerally similar to that of the con-\\ntiguous towns, moderately good,\\nand pleasantly situated. Hamp-\\nton-Falls was originally a part of\\nHampton, from which it was sepa-\\nrated and incorporated in 1712\\nand the same year, the first minis-\\nter, Rev. Theophilus Cotton, was\\nsettled; he died in 1726, aged 45.\\nRev. Joseph Whipple, ordained in\\n1727, died in 1757, at the age of 57.\\nRev. Josiah Bayley succeeded him\\nin that year died in 1762, aged\\n29. Rev. Paine Wingate was set-\\ntled in 1763, and removed in 1771.\\nRev. Samuel La\u00c2\u00abgdon,D.D. was set-\\ntled in 1781, and died Nov. 29, 1797,\\naged 75. He was several years\\nPres. of Har.Coll. Rev. Jacob Abbot\\nordained Aug.15,1798. There is also\\na small society of baptists. Ti e ma-\\nlignant throat distemper prevailed\\nhere in 1735\u00e2\u0080\u009436, and destroyed a\\ngreat number of persons, principal-\\nly youth. Pop. 572.\\nHancock, a post-township in\\nHillsborough county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 59\\nis bounded N. by Antrim, E. by\\nSociety-Land, and Contoocook riv-\\ner which divides it from Green-\\nfield, S. by Peterborough and Dub-\\nlin, and W. by Nelson, containing\\n19,372 acres. It is 35 miles from\\nConcord, 22 from Amherst and 19\\nfrom Keene. The soil is various,\\nbut generally productive. The W.\\npart of the town is mountainous,\\nbut affords excellent pasturing and\\nmany good farms. The other\\nparts of the t own are agreeably di-\\nversified with plains, hills and val-\\nleys. On the Contoocook, and some\\nof its tributary streams, there are\\nseveral tracts of excellent interval.\\nIt may with propriety be said to be a\\ngood farming touai. There are two\\nconsiderable ponds, one of which is\\nin the centre, a few rods N. of the\\nmeeting-house, called Norway\\npond the other in the S. W. corner\\nof the town, and, from its shape, is\\ncalled Half-moon pond. Besides\\nthese, there is a small pond called\\nMud or Hosley s pond, lying be-\\ntween Half-moon and Long, or\\nHunt s pond, the last of which is\\nvery large and situated in this town\\nand Nelson. These ponds contain\\nfish of various kinds. There is an\\nelegant meeting-bouse erected ia\\n1820, on the same spot where the\\nformer one was accidentally burnt\\ndown, Oct. 28, IS 19. The pews in\\nthis edifice, exclusive of several re-\\nserved for public use, were sold\\nat auction in one day for 7000\\ndollars. The meeting-house is\\npleasantly situated near the centime\\nof the town, on a handsome plain,\\nin a thriving village, in which are\\ntwo taverns, three stores, and is\\nwell supplied with mechanics of\\ndifferent kinds two physicians\\nand one attorney at law. In this\\ntown, there are one cotton factory,\\none potash manufactory, and one\\nfor the manufacture of elegant\\nfowling pieces and rifles, many of\\nwhich are annually made here, and\\nfrom their excellence are in great\\ndemand. There are nine school-\\nhouses. That in the village, is built\\nof brick two stories high, the upper\\nI story of which was designed, and\\nis well adapted for a public school\\nor academy, to which use it is gen-\\nerally applied. There is a social\\nlibrary containing upwards of 200\\nvolumes. Hancock is justly con-", "height": "3172", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0164.jp2"}, "165": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n151\\nsidered a healthy place. There has\\nbeen no prevailing sickness since\\nthe summer of 1800, when the\\ndysentery, in the short period of\\nnine weeks, swept off 56 persons,\\nmost of whom were children and\\nyouth. The whole number of deaths\\nthat year was 64. The annual av-\\nerage number for the last 20 years\\nhas been about 14. For several\\nyears past, nearly one half of the\\ndeaths has be#n caused by consump-\\ntion. Hancock was incorporated\\nNov. 5, 1779. It was named after\\nGov. Hancock of Boston, who was\\none of the original proprietors.\\nThe first settlement was begun by\\nJohn Grimes in May, 1764. In\\nthe succeeding autumn, he removed\\nwith his family to Peterborough\\nremained there through the winter,\\nand returned in the spring of 1765,\\nwhich may be considered the first\\npermanent settlement. Within\\nfour or five years from that time,\\nJohn Aspey, George M Cloud, Mo-\\nses Morrison and William Lakin,\\nwith their families, settled in this\\nplace. From this period, the set-\\ntlements greatly increased by emi-\\ngrants from Groton, Hollis, London-\\nderry, New-Ipswich, Peterborough\\nand other places. The first settlers\\nsuffered many of the hardships and\\nprivations incident to new settlers,\\nbut less, perhaps than some others,\\ninasmuch as most of the towns ad-\\njoining had been previously par-\\ntially settled. The congregational\\nchurch here was organized Aug. 28,\\n1788, and then consisted of ten\\nmales and seven females. It now\\ncontains about 100 members. Rev.\\nReed Paige, from Hardwick,\\nMass. was ordained Sept. 21, 1791\\ndied July 22, 1816, aged 52 years.\\nHe was justly esteemed a learned,\\npious, able and faithful minister a\\ngood citizen, an honest and upright\\nman a firm patriot, and zenlcus\\nand able advocate of his country s\\nrights, which very much endeared\\nhim to the people of his charge,\\nwho frequently elected him to rep-\\nresent the town in the state legis-\\nlature, of which he was a member\\nat the time of his death. Rev.\\nArchibald Burgess, was ordained\\nas the successor of Mr. Paige,Dec.\\n25, 1822. Pop. 1178.\\nHanover, a post-township in\\nGrafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 42 is\\nbounded N. by Lime, E. by Canaan,\\nS. by Lebanon and W. by Norwich,\\nVt. containing 27,745 acres. It is\\n53 miles N. W. from Concord, 102\\nfrom Portsmouth, 114 from Boston\\nand 495 from Washington city. In\\nthis town, there is no river not\\nany considerable stream besides\\nthe Connecticut. Mink brook, run-\\nning in a S. W. direction. Slate\\nbrook in a W. course, and Goose-\\nPond brook in the N. E. part of the\\ntown, are among the principal\\nstreams. Neither of these are Urge\\nenough for permanent mill privileg-\\nes. There are several small islands\\nin Connecticut river within the\\nlimits of Hanover, the largest of\\nwhich is Parker s island containing\\nabout 20 acres. There are no na-\\ntural ponds. The original growth\\nof wood is maple, beech, birch, ash,\\nbass, hemlock, spruce and pine.\\nWhen the town was settled, the\\ngreatest proportion of forest trees\\nwas what is denominated hardu ood^\\nThe surface of Hanoifer is agreea-\\nbly diversified with hills and val-\\nleys, and the greatest part is suita-\\nble for farms. There is but a small\\nproportion ef waste land, less, per-\\nhaps, than in any other town in\\nGrafton county, It is estimated\\nthat nearly one half is under im-\\nprovement. Moose mountain is a\\nconsiderable elevation, extending\\nacross the town from N. to S. at\\nthe distance of about five miles", "height": "3187", "width": "2000", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0165.jp2"}, "166": {"fulltext": "352\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nfrom Connecticut river. Grafton\\nturnpike passes through the N. E.\\npart of Hanover to Orford. A\\nhandsome bridge connects the S. W.\\npart of the town with Norwich.\\nThe principal village is in the S. W\\nooinerof the town, on a beautiful\\nand extensive plain, half a mile\\nfrom Connecticut river, and 180\\nfeet above the level of its waters.\\nVegetable substances are found in\\ndifferent parts of this plain at a\\ndepth of from 50 to 80 feet. The\\nnumber of houses is upwards ef 70,\\nthe best of which are erected round\\na square level area of 12 acres.\\nThe remainder stand on different\\nstreets, leading from the green in all\\ndirections. On the N. side of the\\ngreen is a spacious meeting-house\\non the S. a brick tontine, four sto-\\nries high, and 150 feet long. The\\nnumber of deaths in tliis village, of\\nwhich the population is 633, in\\n1821, was three. The annual aver-\\nage for the last 16 years has been\\nabout seven. It is pechaps as heal-\\nthy as any place of its size in New-\\nEngland. A spring of excellent\\nwater was brought in 1821, a dis-\\ntance of 1 3-4 mile in leaden pipes,\\nat an expense of $3,500. There\\nare 6 law offices, two taverns, two\\nbookstores, one apothecary s shop\\nand five English and W. I. goods\\nstores. In this pleasant village is\\nlocated Dartmouth college, of\\nwhich an account is given in the\\nGeneral View, page 31. The\\nCollege buildings are a handsome\\nedifice of wood, 150 feet by 50,\\nthree stories high, {See plate) con-\\ntaining 34 rooms for undergradu-\\nates,and 6 rooms for other purposes\\nan edifice of brick, styled Medica]\\nHouse, 75 feet long and 32 wide,\\nthree stories high, {See annexed\\nView) containing a laboratory, an\\nanatomical museum, a minerologi-\\nnaX cabinet, two lecture reoms, and\\nsix rooms for students and a con-\\nvenient chapel. A greenhouse\\nhas lately been erected, which will\\nsoon be furnished with an ample\\ncollection of botanical specimens.\\nThough a more central situation\\nfor the only collegiate institution in\\nthe state would be on some accounts\\nhighly desirable, yet it has often\\nbeen remarked, that the location of\\nDartmouth college is peculiarly\\nfavorable to study and the preserva-\\ntion of morals. Circumstances\\nconducive to these objects in addi-\\ntion to establishments wisely arrang-\\ned for the pursuits of literature, are\\nto be found in the salubrity of the\\nsituation, the uniform temperature\\nof the climate and the pleasantness\\n[of the village, which is neither too\\npopulous nor too solitary. Among\\nthe worthy men who have finished\\ntheir earthly career in this place,\\nmay be mentioned Rev. EleAzAR\\nWhejelock, D. D. who died April\\n24, 1779, aged 68 Hon. John\\nWheelock, LL. D. President of\\nthe college 35 years, who died\\nApril 4, 1817, aged 63 Hon. Bez-\\nALEEL, Woodward, who died\\nAug. 1804; Rev. John Smith,\\nD. D. who died April, 1809 Hon.\\nJohn HuBBARD,who died in Sept.\\n1810; and Rev. Francis Brovtn,\\nD. D. who died July 27, 1820, aged\\n36. These gentlemen were all\\nconnected with the college. The\\nfirst newspaper printed in Hanover\\nwas published by Alden Spooner.\\nThe Eagle or Dartmouth Centi-\\nnel, was commenced July 22\u00c2\u00bb\\n1793, by Josiah Dunham, A. M. and\\ncontinued by different publishers\\ntill 1799. The Dartmouth Ga-\\nzette, by Moses Davis, commen-\\nced Aug. 27, 1799, discontinued in\\n1820. The Dartmouth Herald,\\nby Bannister Thurston, commen-\\nced June 21, 1820; discontinued\\nJuly 25, 1821. Hanover was grant*", "height": "3172", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0166.jp2"}, "167": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3187", "width": "2000", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0167.jp2"}, "168": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3172", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0168.jp2"}, "169": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMP HIRE GAZETTEER.\\n153\\ned by charter, July 4, 1761, to eleven\\npersons of the name of Freeman\\nand 52 others, principally belong-\\ning to Connecticut. The first set-\\ntlement was made in May, 1765,\\nby Col. Edmund Freeman, from\\nMansfield, Conn. In 1766, Benja-\\nmin Davis and Benjamin Rice from\\nthe same place, and Gideon Smith\\nand Asa Parker, became settlers.\\nAll of the first settlers were\\nfrom Connecticut and most of\\nihem were from the towns of Mans-\\nfield and Coventry. In 1770, Dart-\\nmouth college was established here\\nby Dr. Wheelock. At that time\\nthere were 20 families in town. A\\nchurch was gatl^red in the college\\nby Dr. Wheelock in Jan. 1771.\\nThose who have successively offici-\\nated in this church, which still ex-\\nists, are Rer. Messrs. Wheelock\\nRipley, Smith and Shurtleff. The\\nfirst settled minister of tlie church\\nand town was Rev. Eden Burroughs,\\nwho was installed in Sept. 1772.\\nHe continued in the miwistry until\\na division arose, which occasioned\\nthe foundation of a new church\\nand society, over which Rev. Sam-\\nuel Collins was installed in Nov.\\n1788. He was dismissed in 1795.\\nRev. Dr. Burroughs was dismissed\\nin 1809. Soon after, these church-\\nes were united, and now form one\\ncongregational church, over which\\nRev. Josiah Tovme was ordained\\nin June, 1814. There is a baptist\\nchurch, over which Rev. Abel\\nBridgman was settled in 1791 died\\n1800. Rev. Isaac Bridgman, set-\\ntled in 1800 died 1815. Pop.\\n2222.\\nHart s Island, in Connecti-\\ncut river in the township of Plain-\\nfield, contains 19 acres.\\nHaverhill, a post-town, and\\nthe half shire town in Grafton\\ncounty, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 3 is bounded\\nN. E. by Bath, E. by Coventry, S.\\n02\\nW. by Piermont, and W. by New-\\nbury, Vt. containing 34,340 acres.\\nIt is 31 miles from Plymouth, 70\\nfrom Concord, 27 from Dartmouth\\ncollege, and 132 from Boston. It\\nis watered by Oliverian brook, pas-\\nsing through the S. part and falling\\ninto Connecticut river above Be-\\ndel s bridge, and by Hazen brook\\npassing the centre of the town, and\\nfalling into the Connecticut near\\nthe Great Ox Bow, in Newbury.\\nHaverhill is a pleasant town, though\\nbut thinly inhabited for several\\nmiles in the centre along the main\\nroad. The soil is loam mixed with\\ngravel and suited to every species\\nof cultivation. There is a quarry\\nof granite suitable for mill stones,\\nfor buildings, :c. and a bed of iron\\nore, on the W. side of Coventry\\nbordering this town. Haverhill is\\ndivided into tv/o parishes, the south\\nand north, in each of which is a\\ncongregational church and a meet-\\ning-house. The principal village\\nis at the S. W. angle of the town,\\nand known by the name of Haver-\\nhill Corner. There is a beautiful\\ncommon in this village, laid out in\\nan oblong square, around vvluch\\nthe buildings regularly stand. The\\nsite is a handsome elevation, over-\\nlooking the adjacent country ma-\\nny miles N. and S., and not less\\nthan 6 or 7 miles E. and W. From\\nthe street, the ground slopes v^ith\\nunusual elegance to the west\\nand is succeeded by large intervals.\\nTlie prospect here is delightful.\\nTins village contains 46 dwelling-\\nhouses, 34 of which are two stories\\nhigh, and one, three stories high,\\nbuilt of brick, and two of the oth-\\ners are built of brick a court-\\nhouse which is a brick edifice, 53\\nfeet by 43, with a projection 2\u00c2\u00a9\\nfeet by 10; an academy, Grafton\\nbank, printing office, post office, 8\\nstores. 2 tavern*, jail, c. Five", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0169.jp2"}, "170": {"fulltext": "154\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nstage coaches now arrive at this\\nvillaj^e, twice in a week each, fo\\nof which are mail coaches. There\\nis a pleasant village forming at tht-\\nN. W. angle of the town, on a\\nstreet nearly a mile in length\\nstraight and very level. The Ha-\\nverhill academy was opened in\\nSept. 1793, and incorporated Feb.\\n11, 1794. The lower story of the\\ncourt-!;ouse is appropriated to it?\\nuse. There is a social library, in-\\ncorporated June 17, 1817. The\\nnewspapers puV)lished here have\\nbeen The Coos Courier, which\\ncommenced April 21, 1808, and\\nlire New-Hampshire Intelligen\\ncer, which commenced in 1820\\nby Sylvester T. Goss, who also\\npublishes the Evangelist, a relig-\\nious paper. Nathaniel Coverly\\npublished a paper for about 6\\nmonths prior to 1800 and 3 or 4\\nnumbers of a magazine were pub-\\nlished by Mosely Dunham. Ha\\nverhill was granted by charter.\\nMay 18, 17G4, to John Hazen and\\n74 others. Its first settlement was\\nmade in 1764, by Capt. John Ha\\nzen, who settled on the Little Ox\\nBow, near v.here there had former-\\nly been an Indian fort and burying\\nground, and where many Indian\\nskulls and relics have been found.\\nSeveral of the early settlers were\\nfrom Newbury and Haverhill, Ms.\\nand from the last place, this town\\nderived its name. Its former name\\nwas Lower Cohos. The first court\\nwas holden here, Oct. 21, 1773.\\nThe first minister was Rev. Peter\\nPowers, the first male child born\\nin Hollis, who was settled over\\nHaverhill and Newbury, Vt. in\\nI765,and was dismissed in 1784. He\\ndied at Deer Isle, Me.in 1799. The\\nfirst congregational church, in the\\nS. parish, was formed Oct. 30, 1790.\\nRev. Ethan Smith was ordained\\nJan, 25, 1792; dismissed June 23,\\n1799. Rev. John Smith was or-\\ndained Dec. 23, 1802 j dismissed\\nJan. 14, 1807. Rev. Grant Pow-\\ners, from Hollis, ordained Jan. 4,\\n1315. The church contains 93\\nmembers. There is a 2d church\\nin the N. parish. There is a so-\\nciety of methodists, consisting of\\nthree classes. Hon. MoSES Dow\\nwas one of the most distinguished\\ncitizens of this place. He was\\nborn in Atkinson obtained a col-\\nlegiate education by his own exer-\\ntions, was graduated at Harvard\\ncollege in 1769. After studying\\nthe profession of law, he practised\\nas an attorney five years at Haver-\\niiill, Ms. live years at Plymouth,\\nN. H., from whence he removed\\nto this town, where he practised\\nuntil within a few years of his\\ndeath He was, more than 30\\nyears, register of probate, was a\\ncolonel, a brigadier general, speak-\\ner of the house of representatives,\\nsenior senator in 1791, and one of\\nthe judges of the court in Grafton\\ncounty, which of ce he sustained\\ntill his death, March 31, 1811, at\\nthe age of 64. Hon. Charles\\nJohnston, who died March 5,\\n1813, aged 76, resided here. He\\nwas a valuable officer in the revo-\\nlution, and was many years, judge\\nof probate in Grafton county.\\nHon. James Woodward and Hon.\\nEzekiel Ladd were among the ear-\\nly settlers, and were judges of the\\nold county court. Pop. 1600.\\nHawke, township, formerly a\\npart of Kingston, Rockingham co.,\\nis in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 57 and bouaded N.\\nby Poplin, E. by Kingston, S. by\\nKingston and Hampstead, W. by\\nSandown, and contains 7000 acres.\\nIt was incorporated Feb. 22, 1760,\\nand derived its name from a Brit-\\nish admiral. In 1775, there v cre\\n500 inhabitants more than there\\nhas been at any time since. The", "height": "3172", "width": "1949", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0170.jp2"}, "171": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n156\\nsoil is uneven, but in some parts\\ngood. Squamscot river passes ove)\\ntiie N. W. corner of Hawke. Long\\npond lies in the E. part, and Cub\\npond on the W. side, adjoining\\nSandown. The first settlements\\nwere made by Jonathan Sanborn,\\nJacob Hook and others between\\n1735 and 1739. Rev. John Page\\nwas ordained over a congregation-\\nal church here Dec. 21, 1763, and\\ndied of the small pox Jan. 29,\\n1782, aged 43. Since that time no\\nminister has been settled. The av-\\nerage annual number of deaths foi\\nthe last ten years, has been 5.\\nHawke has a convenient meeting-\\nbouse, and three schools. Pop.\\n421.\\nHebron, a township in Grafton\\nCO., lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 42 is bounded N. by\\nRumney and Plymouth, E. by Ply-\\nmouti\\\\ S. by Bridgewater, Alexan\\n\u00c2\u00ablria and Orange, W. by Groton. It\\ncontains 1 3,350 acres, of which one\\neighth part is water. It is 9 miles\\nfrom Plymouth and 40 from Con-\\ncord. A considerable part of New-\\nfound lake lies in the S. E. part of\\nthis town. The Mayhew turnpike\\npasses through the E. part, and for\\nsome distance near the lake and par-\\nallel with it. It has no river,nor any\\nimportant streams. Nearly one\\nhalf of this town was included in\\nthe grant of Cockermoutb, now\\nGroton. The remaining part was\\ntaken from Plymouth. It was in-\\ncorporated June 15, 1792. In\\n1801, the inhabitants erected a\\nhandsome meeting-house, but have\\nhad no settled minister. Pop. 572.\\nHenniker, a post-township in\\nHUlsborough county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 10\\nis bounded N. by Warner and\\nBradford, E. by Hopkinlon, S. by\\nDeering and Weare, and W. by\\nHillsborough, containing 26,500\\nacres. It is 27 miles from Amherst,\\n15 W. from Concord, and 75 from\\nBoston. Contoocook river passes\\noasterly through its centre and di-\\nvides the town into nearly equal\\nportions of territory and population.\\nIts course is rather circuitous, and\\nin many places presents scenes of\\nconsiderable interest and beauty.\\nFew places afford better prospects\\nfor the successful operation of any\\nsort of water machinery than this.\\nThere are several ponds of consid-\\nerable size. Long pond is the lar-\\ngest being between 1 and 2 miles\\nin length, and from 40 to 80 rods\\nwide\u00e2\u0080\u0094 situated 1 mile N. of the\\ncentre village. Craney hill is the\\nprincipal elevation, and embraces\\na large portion of territory on the\\nS. side of the town. It is mostly\\nin a state of cultivation. Henni-\\nker, in its soil and productions, can\\njustly claim a character for as much\\nvariety and fertility as any town\\nin the county. The soil of the\\nhills is favorable for wheat the\\nvalleys produce good crops of\\ncorn. The roads here have been\\nmuch improved within a few years,\\nand the bridges are kept in good\\nrepair. In 1818, a bridge across\\nthe Contoocook was constructed at\\nan expense of ^000, having its\\nabutments and principal pier of\\nsplit granite, and fastened together\\nwith iron bolts. There is a social\\nlihrai-y, incorporated Nov. 30, 1803,\\ncontaining 170 volumes. Those\\nwho have received a collegiate ed-\\nucation are, at Dartmouth college,\\nTilly Howe, 1783 Elisha Morrill,\\n1799; David C. Proctor, 1818;\\nJames C. Goss, 1820: at Union\\ncollege, Solomon Ward at Har-\\nvard college, Timothy Darling,\\n1822. The number of deaths for\\n20 years preceding Aug. 1822, was\\n370, making an annual average of\\n18 1-2. The greatest instance of\\nlongevity was Mary Wallace, aged\\n9i. In 1815, 31 persons died of", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0171.jp2"}, "172": {"fulltext": "156\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nthe spotted fever. Henniker was\\ngranledJuly 16, 1752,t)y the Ma-\\nsonian propiielors, under the name\\nof JVumber 6, to James Wallace,\\nRobert Wallace and others of Lon-\\ndonderry. Its settlement commen\\nced in 1761 by James Peters. A\\nlarge proportion of its earliest in\\nhabitants were from Marlborough\\nMass. It was incorporated Nov.\\n10, 1768, when it received its pres\\nent name from governor Went\\nworth, in honor of his friend Hen-\\nniker, probably John Henniker\\nEsq., a merchant in London and a\\nmember of the British parliament\\nat that time. The congregational\\nchurch was formed June 7, 1769,\\nand consisted of 9 members. Rev\\nJacob Rice, a graduate of Harvard\\ncollege, was ordained at the same\\ntime; dismissed Feb. 21, 1782,\\nHe is now the minister of Brown-\\nfield, Me. and at the age of 83,\\nis active in the discharge of his\\nparochial duties. Rev. Moses Saw\\nyer, graduated at Dartmouth col-\\nlege in 1799, was ordained May\\n26, 1802. Hon. Robert Wal\\nl^ACE, who was one of the early\\nsettlers, was long known in the va\\nvious capacities of representative\\nsenator, counsellor, and associate\\njudge of the court of common pleas\\nAn unusual proportion of his life,\\nwhich was continued to the age of\\n66 years, was employed in public\\nservice. The man is larely found\\nwho had fewer enemies at home or\\nabroad, and who maintained\\nthrough life a more unsullied repu-\\ntation than Judge Wallace. He\\ndied in Jan. 1815. Pop. 1900.\\nHillsborough, a post-town-\\nship in Hillsborough county, in lat.\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 9 is bounded N. by Bradford,\\nE. by Henniker, S. by Deeringand\\nAntrim, W. by Windsor and part\\nof Washington, containing 27,320\\nacres. It is 23 miles from Amherst,\\n15 from Hopkinton, 24 from Con-\\ncord and 70 from Boston. This\\ntowTi is well watered. Contoo-\\ncook river passes through the S. E.\\ncorner, and affords several excel-\\nlent water privileges. Hillsbor-\\nough river has its source from\\nponds in Washington runs in a\\nS. E. course through the whole ex-\\ntent of Hillsborough, receiving the\\noutlets of several ponds on the E.\\nand forms a junction with the Coa-\\ntoocook,on the S. line of this town.\\nThe largest pond, called Lyon pond,\\nis nearly a mile in length, and two\\nthirds of a mile wide. This, with\\nother considerable ponds, make a\\nsurface of about 500 acres of\\nwater. The land here is une-\\nven, but it affords many good farms.\\nThere is a small pleasant village\\non the 2d N. H. turnpike which\\npasses N. W. through this town,\\ncontaining a number of dwelling-\\nhouses, stores, mills, a post office,\\nand tavern. The meeting-house is\\n2 miles N. of this village. A post\\noffice was established here in 1803.\\nThere is a cotton and woollen fac-\\ntor}^ which has been incorporated.\\nHillsborough was formerly known\\nby the name of JVumber 7 of fron-\\ntier towns. The time it was orig-\\ninally granted is not ascertained.\\nThe first settlement was made in\\n1741, by James M Calley, Samuel\\nGibson, Robert M Clure, James\\nLyon and others,said to have been\\nfrom Boston and its vicinity. James\\nM Calley was married, and his\\nwife was the only woman in town\\nthe first year. The first childrenborn\\nin Hillsboro were John M Calley\\nGibson,*who intermarried, and\\nreceived as a gift, a tract of land,\\nfrom the principal proprietor. The\\nCape Breton war in 1744 was the\\nmeans of breaking up the settle-\\nment which was not resumed un-\\ntil a few years prior to 1759. In", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0172.jp2"}, "173": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAP^PSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n157\\nthe interval, the town was granted\\nby the Masonian proprietors to Col.\\nJohn Hill, of Boston, liom whom\\nit derives its name. It vas incor-\\nporated by charter, Nov. 14, 1772.\\nA congregational church was form-\\ned Oct. 12, 1769. Rev. Jonathan\\nBarns, who graduated at Harvard\\ncollege in 1770, was ordained Nov.\\nS5, 1772 dismissed Oct. 20,1803;\\nand died Aug. 3, 1805. Rev. Ste-\\nphen Ciiapin,(nowD.D.) who grad-\\nuated at Harvard college in 1804,\\nwas ordained June 19, 1805 dis-\\nmissed May 12, 1808. Rev. Seth\\nChapin, who graduated at Brown\\nUniversity, R. J., was ordained\\nJan. 1, 1812; dismissed June 26,\\n1816. Rev. John Lawton, from\\nWindham, Vt. was installed Nov.\\n7, 1821. A baptist society was\\nformed May 21, 1813, and the\\nchurch gathered August 31, 1820,\\nPop. 1982.\\nHilton s Point, on the Pascat-\\naqua, forms the S. E. extremity of\\nDover and is so called from the\\ncircumstance of the original set-\\ntlers, Edward and William Hilton\\nestablishing themselves at this\\nplace. See Dover.\\nHiN6DAL\u00c2\u00a3, a post-town in the\\nS. W. corner of Cheshire co., in\\nlat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 48 is bounded N. by Ches-\\nterfield, E. by Winchester, S. by\\nNorthfield in Massachusetts, and\\nW. by Vernon and Brattleborough\\nin Vermont, containing 14,000\\nacres. It is 75 miles from Con-\\ncord, 96 from Boston, 86 from Hart-\\nford, Conn., and 86 from Albany.\\nIt is well watered with springs and\\nrivulets of the purest water. The\\nConnecticut washes its western\\nborder and the Ashuelot runs\\nthrough the centre, forming a junc-\\ntion with the Connecticut, a little\\nbelow the great bend, called Coop-\\ner s point. Kilburn brook rises in\\nFisgah mountain, runs S. and falls\\ninto Ashuelot river. Ash-swamp\\nbrook rises in West river moun-\\ntain, runs a S. W. course, and falls\\ninto the Connecticut, near the site\\nof Hinsdale s fort. There are sev-\\neral islands in the Connecticut in\\nthis town. On the N. line of Hins-\\ndate, is West river mounuin whick\\nextends from the banks of the Con-\\nnecticut E. across the whole width\\nof the town. Its greatest elevation\\nis at the W. end. President Dwight\\nstates the height above low water\\nmark to be from 800 to 900 feet.\\nIn this mountain is found iron ore,\\nand some other minerals and fos-\\nsils but to what extent or value\\nthey exist, it has not been ascer-\\ntained. Some years since, there\\nwas a slight volcanic eruption, but\\nnothing of that kind has appeared\\nof late. N. of Ashuelot, on the\\nE. line of the town, is Pisgah moun-\\ntain. S. of Ashuelot, is Stebbin s\\nhill, a tract of excellent land, and\\nprincipally in a high state of culti-\\nvation. The intervals here are ex-\\ntensive, and of an excellent qual-\\nity. Between the intervals and\\nthe hills in the N. part of the town,\\nis a large tract of plain, which is\\nwell suited for corn, rye and clover.\\nThe forest trees are yellow, pitch\\nand white pine, interspersed with\\nwhite and yellow oak, chesnut and\\nwalnut. The principal roads\\nthrough this town, are the sixth\\nN. H. turnpike which crosses in a\\nW. and N. W, direction from\\nWinchester to Brattleborough, and\\nthe stage road from Northfield to\\nChesterfield. In 1802, a bridge\\nwas built over Connecticut river\\nopposite Brattleborough village.\\nIt was rebuilt in 1820, and is a firm,\\ncommodious and elegant structure.\\nIn 1818, a new bridge was built\\nover Ashuelot river, in the centre\\nof the town. On the point of a\\nhill\u00c2\u00bb not far from Connecticut river,", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0173.jp2"}, "174": {"fulltext": "158\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nthere is to be seen the remains of\\nan Indian fortification, constructed\\nprior to the settlement of the town.\\nThere is a deep trench drawn across,\\nthe hill to separate it from the\\nplain back, and is continued to the\\nriver. All that is known respect-\\ning this ancient fortification is from\\nvague and uncertain tradition.\\nHinsdale was incorporated Sept.\\ny, 1733. it received its name from\\nCol. Ebenezer Hinsdale, one of\\nthe principal inhabitants, who w as\\nhighly esteemed for his virtue and\\ntalents. It was originally a part\\nof Northfield, and was granted by\\nthe government of Massachusetts,\\nand was settled as early as 1683.\\nIt included in its limits, Vernon till\\nVermont became a separate state.\\nThe former name of this place\\nwas Fort Dummer and Bridgman s\\nFort. This town encountered all\\nthe difficulties of the Indian wars,\\nand struggled with other hardships\\nincident to frontier settlements, be-\\ngun in the wilderness and remote\\nfrom cultivated lands. The early\\nsettlers were protected by fort\\nDummer, Hinsdale s fort, Shattuck s\\nfort and Bridgman s fort but these\\nwere insufficient to shield them\\nfrom the hostile incursions of the\\nIndians. On the 24 June, 1746, a\\nparty of 20 Indians came to Bridg-\\nman s fort, 2 miles below fort Dum-\\nmer, and attacked a number of\\nmejd who were at work in a mead-\\nx \\\\v. William Bobbins and James\\nParker were killed; Daniel How\\nand JohnBeeman taken prisoners\\nM. Gilson and Patrick Ray woun-\\nded, but recovered. How killed\\none of the Indians before he was\\ntaken. In 1747, they burned Bridg-\\nman s fort, killed several persons\\nand took others from that place.\\nIn Oct., Jonathan Sawtell was ta-\\nken prisoner. July 3, 1747, they\\nwaylaid a mill in Hinsdale. Col.\\nWillard having come to the mill\\nwith a guard of 20 men, for the\\npurpose of grinding corn, and hav-\\ning placed his guards, they were\\nsoon fired upon. The colonel gave\\nsuch loud, and repeated orders to\\nattack the enemy, that they fled\\nwith the greatest precipitation,leav-\\ning behind them their packs and\\nprovisions. On June 16, 1748, in\\ncrossing from Col. Hinsdale s to\\nIbrt Dummer, Nathan French, Jo-\\nseph Richardson, and John Frost\\nwere killed seven others were\\ncaptured, one of whom, W illiam\\nBickford, died of his wounds. In\\n1755, they attacked a party, who\\nwere at w ork in the woods killed\\nJohn Hardiclay and John Alexan-\\nder, and took Jonathan Colby the\\nothers escaped to the fort. On the\\n27th of July, thej-^ ambushed Caleb\\nHowe, Hilkiah Grout, and Benja-\\nmin Gaffield as they were return-\\ning from their labor in the field.\\n(See Belknap vol. ii. p. 295, and\\nditto vol. iii. p. 277.) The con-\\ngregational church was formed in\\n1763. Rev. Bunker Gay, who\\ngraduated at Harvard college in\\n1760, was ordained in 1763; died\\nOct. 19, 1815. A baptist church\\nwas formed in 1808, which has been\\nunder the pastoral care of Rev.\\nJeremy Parker. Pop. 890.\\nHoLDERNESS, post-township in\\nGrafton county, in lat. 4.3\u00c2\u00b0 44 is\\nbounded N. by Campton, E. by\\nSandwich, MouUonborough and\\nCentre-Harbov, S. by Centre-Har-\\nbor and New-Hampton, and W. by\\nPeraigewasset river, separating it\\nI from Bridge water and Plymouth.\\nlit contains 24,921 acres. It is 65\\n[miles from Portsmouth and 40 from\\niConcord. The soi] is hard and\\nnot easily cultivated, but, when sub-\\ndued, is tolerably productive. The\\n[prevailing wood is oak, mixed with\\nIpine.beech and maple. From the sap", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0174.jp2"}, "175": {"fulltext": "NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n159\\nof the sii*ar maple, {acer sacchari-\\nnum) a considerable quantity of su-\\ngar is annually made. The Pemige-\\nwasset imparts a portion of its ben-\\nefits to this place, and there are va-\\nrious other streams which serve to\\nfertilize the soil, and to furnish\\nmill seats. Squam river, the out-\\nlet of Squam ponds, runs in a S.\\nW. direction and empties into the\\nPemigewasset near the S. W. angle\\nof the town. This stream affords\\nexcellent mill privileges, having on\\nit, 1 saw and grain mill, 2 paper\\nmills, 2 carding machines, 1 trip-\\nhammer and 1 bark mill. There\\nare three ponds or lakes. Squam\\nlake, lying on the borders of this\\ntown, Moultonborough, Sandwich\\nand Centre Harbor, is about 6 miles\\nlong, and from 4 to 5 wide. Squam\\npond, lying wholly in Holderness,\\nis about 2 miles long, and 1-2 a\\nmile wide. White Oak pond is\\nabout 1 mile long. The road from\\nPlymouth through this place to\\nWinnepisiogee lake, and along the\\nborders of that lake to Wolfebor-\\nough is highly interesting display\\ning scenery which is scarcely\\nequalled in this part of our counttry.\\nHolderness was first granted by\\ncharter, Oct. 10, 1751, to John\\nShepard and others, but this char\\nter was forfeited because its condi\\ntions were not fulfilled l)y the gran\\ntees. It was again granted Oct.\\n24, 1761, to John Wentworth and\\nsixty-seven others, all of them, it\\nis said, professing the doctrines of\\nthe church of England. The first\\nSettlement was made about the year\\n1763, by William Piper from Dur-\\nham, or its vicinity. Others of the\\nearly settlers were from Barrington\\nIn this place, there is an episcopa\\nehurch, over which, Rev. Robert\\nFowle has ofiiciated for more than\\nthirty years. He was graduated at\\nHarvard college in 1786, and was\\nordained at Portsmouth by bishop\\nSeabury, in 1791. Tliere are some\\ncongregationalists, baptists, and\\nmethodists. Hon. Samuel Liv-\\nERMORE commenced a settlement\\nin this town in 1765 was one of\\nthe grantees, and by purchase, be-\\ncame proprietor of about half of\\nthe township. He was a native\\nof Waltham, Mass., where he was\\nborn May 14, 1732, O. S. He grad-\\nuated at Princeton college in 1754;\\nstudied law with the Hon. judge\\nTrowbridge, and was admitted to\\npractice in the S. J. C. of N. H. in\\nJan. 1757. He settled in N. H.\\nin 1758, and in 1769 was appointed\\nKing s attorney general. After the\\nassumption of government by the\\npeople, he was in the ofiice of at-\\ntorney general. He was, several\\nyears, a delegate to the old con-\\ngress. In 1782, he was appointed\\nchief justice of the superior court.\\nFrom 1792 to 1802, he was a sena-\\ntor of the U. S., which office he re-\\nsigned on account of declining\\nhealth. He died in May, 1803,\\naged 71. Pop. 1160.\\nHOLLIS, a post town, in Hillsbo-\\nrough county, in lat. 42 44 is\\nbounded N. by Milford and Am-\\nherst, E. by Dunstable, S. by the\\nstate line of Mass., W. by Brook-\\nline, cpntaining 19,620 acres. It is\\n8 miles from Amherst, 36 from Con-\\ncord and 42 from Boston. Nashua\\nriver waters the S. E. part, and Ni-\\nsitissit crosses the S. W. extremity.\\nThere are four ponds, known by the\\nname of Flint s, Penichook, Long\\nand Rocky ponds. This town con-\\ntains a variety of soils. On the\\nNashua is some excellent interval.\\nIn the N. and S. E. parts are con-\\nsiderable tracts of pine land. There\\nis a pleasant village near the cen-\\ntre of the town, on a site somewhat\\nelevated, having a handsome con-\\nJgregational meeting-house, a nuni-", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0175.jp2"}, "176": {"fulltext": "160\\nNEW -HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nber of dwelling houses, stores,\\npost office, an attorney s office, andj\\nother buildings. Tnere is a socie\\nty, formed in 1801, and incorpoia\\nted in 1814, for raising a fund vhicb\\nshall be adequate to suppoit the gos\\npel in this place. Its amount of\\nfunds is over j^2000. There is a\\nsocial library containing 120 vol\\ntimes. This town has produced e\\nlarge number of persons who have\\nreceived a collegiate education\\nThe following is a list of them, viz\\nAt Harvard College, Rev. Peter\\nPowers, 1754; Rev. Josiah Good-\\nhue, 1755; Rev. Henry Cumings,\\nD.D. 1760; Joseph Emerson, 1774;\\nDr. Samuel Emerson, 1785; Josiah\\nBurge. 1787; Rev. Daniel Emer-\\nson, 1794; Rev. Joseph Emerson,\\n1798 Benjamin M. Farley, 1804\\nBenjamin Burge, M.IX 1805; John\\nProctor, 1813; Rev. William P.\\nKendrick, 1816; George F. Farley,\\n1816 Taylor G. Worcester, now\\nm senior year. At Dartmouth col-\\nlege. Rev. Samuel Worcester, D.D.\\n1795; Rev. Abel Farley, 1798;\\nRev. Mighill Blood, 1800; Rev.\\nDavid Jewett, 1801; Rev. Caleb J.\\nTenney, 1801 Jonathan Eastman,\\n1803 N. Hardy, 1803 Rev. Ste-\\nphen Farley, 1804 Rev. Eli Smith,\\n1809 Rev. Grant Powers, 1810\\nRev. Leonard Jewett, 1810; Dr.\\nNoah Hardy, 1812; Luke Eastman,\\nIS12.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At Yale college. Joseph E.\\nWorcester, 1811; Rev. Ralph Em-\\nerson, 1811.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At Brown univer.n-\\nty. Rev. Daniel Kendrick, 1809\\nLuther Smith. At Middlebury col-\\nlege. William Tenney, 1808; Rev.\\nFifield Holt Solomon Hardy.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAt Tennessee college. Eli Sawtell.\\nBesides these, all of whom were\\nnatives of Hollis, are several who\\nhave received honorary degrees\\nfrom the New-England colleges.\\nRev. Noah Worcester received the\\nilegree of D. D. from Harvard col-\\nlege in 1818, and Rev. Thomas\\nWorcester that of A.M. from Dart-\\nw uth college, in 1806. The old-\\nest person living in the preceding\\nlist is the venerable Dr. Cumings of\\nS Uerica, who has been the minis-\\nter of that place more than 60 years.\\nThe number of deaths for 25 years\\nending in 1818, was 567. One in\\nnine lived to the age of 80 years or\\nupward*!. Mrs. Ulrick. a native of\\nIreland, died here in 1789, at the\\nage of 104\u00e2\u0080\u0094 was active till after she\\nwas an hundred. The original\\nname of Hollis was JSTisitissit, its\\nIndian name. It was afterwards\\nthe West Parish of Dunstable. The\\nfirst settlement was made by Capt.\\nPeter Powers in 1731. Peter Pow-\\ners, his son, was the first child born\\nin town. It was incorporated April\\n3, 1746. The name is either deri-\\nved from Thomas Hollis, a distin-\\nguished benefactor of Harvard col-\\nlege, or from the Duke of New-Cas-\\ntle, whose name was Hollis. The\\ncongregational church was formed\\nin 1743. Rev. Daniel Emerson,\\nfrom Reading, who graduated at\\nHarvard college in 1739, was or-\\ndained April 20. 1743 died Sept.\\n30, 1801, aged 85. Rev. Eli Smith,\\nwho graduated at Brown University\\nin 1792, was ordained as colleague\\nwith Mr. Emerson, Nov. 27, 1793.\\nThe number of communicants is\\nabout 270. The late NoAM\\nWorcester, Esq, was a resident\\nin this town. For a notice of liira,\\nsee Historical Collections for 1822,\\np. 260. Pop. 1543.\\nHooKSETT, post town, in Hills-\\nborough county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 5, is\\nhounded N. by Bow and Aliens-\\ntown, E. by Deerfield and Candia,\\nS, by Chester and Manchester, and\\nW. by Goffstown. It is nine miles\\nfrom Concord, 12 from Hopkinton,\\nand 54 from Boston. The river\\nMerrimack, whose course here is", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0176.jp2"}, "177": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n161\\nnearly N. and S. passes throsgh]\\nthis town a little W. of the centre.\\nHere are those beautiful falls,\\nknown by the name of Isle of Hook-\\nsett Falls. The descent of water\\nis about 16 feet perpendicular in 30\\nrods. A high rock divides the\\nstream, and a smaller rock lies be-\\ntween that and the western shore.\\nFrom an eminence, called the Pin-\\nnacle, on the W. side, there is a\\ndelightful landscape the water\\nabove and below the falls, the ver-\\ndant banks, the cultivated fields,\\nand the distant hills in the back\\nground, form a picturesque scene,\\n\\\\*hich relieves the eye of the\\ntraveller from the dull uniformity\\nof a road not rendered remarka\\nably pleasant. The soil in a con-\\nsiderable portion of this town\\nis not of the most fertile character,\\nbut there are some excellent farms\\nunder a good state of cultivation,\\nand the interests of agriculture re-\\nceive more attention than formerly.\\nThere is a small village on the W.\\nside of the river, containing two\\ntaverns, two stores and a number of\\ndwelling-houses and mechanics\\nshops. The Londonderry turnpike\\npasses through this village. There\\nis a strong and well built bridge\\nover Merrimack river. Hooksett\\ncanal is in this town. It is 1-4 of\\na mile long the fall is 16 feet per-\\npendicular. It cost $6,210. Hook-\\nsett w^as detached from Chester,\\nGoffstown and Dunbarton, and in-\\ncorporated as a separate town in\\nJune, 1822. No enumeration has\\nbeen made of the number of inhab-\\nitants. The number of voters is\\n150. A large and extensive cotton\\nfactory is soon to be built on the E.\\nside of the river, which will add to\\nthe business and wealth of the\\nplace.\\nHoPKiNTON, a post town, and\\none of the seats of justice in Hills-\\nborough county, is situated in lat.\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 11 and is bounded N. by War-\\nner and Boscawen, E. by Concord,\\nS. by Bow, Dunbarton and Weare,\\nand W. by Henniker. It contains\\n26,967 acres. It is 28 miles N. of\\nAmherst, 7 W. of Concord, 46 N.E.\\nof Keene, 30 S. E. of Newport, 50\\nW. of Portsmouth and 65 N.N.W.\\nof Boston. Contoocook river flows\\nfrom Henniker into the southwest-\\nerly part of this town, and mean-\\nders in a N. E. direction. In its\\ncourse it receives Warner and\\nBlackwater rivers and several large\\nbrooks, and empties into Merrimack\\nriver at Concord. On these streams\\nare some valuable tracts of inter-\\nval and meadow lauds, which were\\nlaid out in small parcels, and are\\nprincipally owned by persons who\\nhave upland farms. Widely ex-\\ntended hills comprise a coiisidera-\\nblepart of the surface S. of Con-\\ntoocook river. They were former-\\nly covered with a heavy growth of\\ndeciduous trees, interspersed with\\nevergreens but these swells now\\nexhibit many well cultivated farms.\\nThe declivities and vales are now\\nfound the most easy lands for culti-\\nvation, producing fine crops of grass,\\ncorn, rye, c. The hills on the N.\\nof the river were formerly covered\\nwith white, black, and yellow oak.\\nThe intervening grounds and some\\nbordering on the S. side of the\\nriver, were well clad with the vari-\\nous kinds of pine and other trees.\\nThe inhabitants are accommodated\\nwith numerous well made common\\nroads, which arc kept in very good\\nrepair; but those of the greatest\\npublic travel through the town have\\nbeen located anew in many places\\nand are not well made. The Lon-\\ndonderry Branch turnpike extends\\nabout two miles through the S. E.\\npart of the town. There is a pleas-\\nant village, 7 miles from the state-", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0177.jp2"}, "178": {"fulltext": "1,62\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nhouse ill Concord, containing a con-\\ngregational meeting house, a spa-\\ncious town and court house, a jail,\\n42 dwelling houses, 4 stores and 4\\nattorneys offices. There are in\\nthe town a second congregational\\nmeeting house, a baptist meeting\\nhouse, 5 grist mills, 5 saw mills, 2\\nclothing mills, 1 trip hammer, and\\n2 mills for circular sawing clap-\\nboards. There is a social library,\\ncontaining 130 volumes. Hopkin-\\nton was granted by Massachusetts,\\nJan. 16, 1735, to John Jones and\\nothers, of Hopkinton in that state,\\nand was called JVumber 5, and af-\\nterwards JVew- Hopkinton. The first\\nsettlement was made about 1740,\\nby emigrants from Hopkinton, Ms.\\nIn consequence of the French and\\nIndian war, which commenced in\\n1744, the inhabitants were compel-\\nled to leave the place, and the set-\\ntlement was not resumed till after\\nthe conclusion of that war. This\\ntown suffered from Indian depreda\\ntions. On the22d of April, 1746,\\nsix Indians, armed with muskets,\\ntomahawks, knives, c., broke into\\na garrison, and took prisoners eight\\nSersons, while in their beds, viz.\\nIr. Woodwell, his wife, two sons\\nand a daughter, Samuel Burbank,\\nand his two sons, Caleb and Jona-\\nthan. S ee Hist. Coll. for 1822, p.\\n284. Abraham Kimball was the\\nfirst male child born in town he\\nwas born April 18, 1741. He is\\nnow (1823) living in Peachani, Vt.\\nat tlie advanced age of 82 years.\\nOn the 13th of April, 1753, while\\ngoing from Kimball s garrison to\\nPutney s garrison, he was taken by\\nthe Indians, who, also, at the same\\ntime, took Samuel Putney, a man\\n60 years of age. On the 3d day\\nafter they were taken, the Indians\\nbeing on the hills, W. of Boscawen\\nplains were so suddenly attacked\\nby some of the inhabitants of Bos-\\ncawen, that they fled, leaving Put-\\nney in the rear, and Kimball es-\\ncaped through the help of a dog,\\nwho seized an Indian while in the\\nact of drawing his tomahawk to kill\\nKimball. Nov. 30, 1750, Henry\\nMellen and others received a grant\\nfrom the Masonian proprietors,\\nwhich occasioned a long and per-\\nplexing dispute with the proprietors\\nof Bow. It was finally settled by the\\nincorporating charter, which was\\ngranted Jan. 11, 1765. The con*\\ngregational church was gathered\\nNov. 23, 1757, and Rev. James\\nScales was ordained the same day.\\nThe ordination was solemnized\\nin Putney s fort, so called, and the\\nnumerous spectators attended the\\nsolemnity abroad in the open air,\\nthe weather being very warm, calm\\nand pleasant for the season. Mr.\\nScales was dismissed July 4, 1770^\\nand Rev. Elijah Fletcher, from\\nWestford, who graduated at Har-\\nard College in 1769, was ordaiHed\\nJ;fn. 27, 1723. He died April- 8,\\n1786, aged 39. Rev. Jacob Cram\\nwas ordained Feb. 25, 1789 dis*\\nmissed Jan. 6, 1792. Rev. Ethan\\nSmith was installed March 12,\\n1800; dismissed Dec. 16, 1817.\\nRev. Roger C. Hatch, who gradu-\\nated at Yale College in 1815, was\\nordained Oct. 21, 1818. The bap-\\ntist society was formed the 8th of\\nMay, 1771. The episcopal society,\\nby the name of Christ s Church,\\nwas established in 1803, and ad-\\nmitted to the union with the other\\nchurches in the state, and to a seat\\nin convention, on the 17th of Aug.,\\nin the same year. Pop. 2437, of\\nwhom 520 are electors.\\nIndian Stream, Coos co., the\\nprincipal and the most northerly\\nsource of Connecticut river, rises", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0178.jp2"}, "179": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n163\\nin the highlands near the N. limit\\nof the state, and pursues almost a\\ndirect S. W. course to its junction\\nwith the E. branch flowing from\\nlake Connecticut.\\nIsiJV GLASS river takes its rise\\nfrom Long pond in Barrington and\\nBow pond in Strafford, and after\\nreceiving the waters of several\\nother po\u00c2\u00bbds, unites with the Co-\\ncheco near the S. part of Roches-\\nter.\\nIsrael s river, is formed by the\\nwaters which descend in cataracts\\nfrom the summits of Mounts Adams\\nand Jefferson, and running N. W.\\nit passes through Durand and Jef-|\\nfersou, discharging itself into the!\\nConnecticut near the centre of Lan-\\ncaster. It is a beautiful stream,\\nand received its name from Israel i\\nGlines, a hunter, who with his|\\nbrother frequented these regions!\\nlong before the settlement of the\\ncounty.\\nIsles of Shoals, a name ap-\\npropriated to a cluster of islands, 8\\nin number, situated 9 miles S. E.\\nof the Portsmouth light-house, 21\\nN. E. of Newlsuryport lights, and\\nin lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 59 The line which di-\\nvides this state from Maine, passes\\nthrough these islands, leaving Ha-\\nJey s.Hog, Duck, Cedar, and Mala-\\nga isles on the N. E. in Maine, and\\nGosport, or Star-island, White and\\nLondonner s isles on the S. W. in\\nNew-Hampshire. The largest is\\nHog island, containing 350 acres.\\nStar island contains 150; Haley s,\\n100 Rnd the largest of the others\\nabout 8 the smallest 1 acre. These\\nislands Wei s discovered by the cele-\\nbrated John Smitli, in 1614, and\\nwere named by him SmiiJts Isles.\\nThey are a bed of rocks, raising\\ntheir disjointed heads above the\\nwater, and for the most part cover-\\ned with a thin soil their appear-\\nance is inhospitable and but foi\\ntheir advantageous situation for\\ncarrying on tlie fisheries, would\\nprobably never have been inhabit-\\ned. Upon all the islands are chasms\\nin the rocks,having the appearance\\nof being caused by earthquakes.\\nThe most remarkable is on Star isl-\\nand (Gosport,) in which one Betty\\nMoody secreted herself when the\\nIndians visited the island and took\\naway many female captives and\\nthence called to this day Betty\\nMoody s hole. For more than a\\ncentury previous to the revolution,\\nthese islands were populous, con-\\ntaining from 300 to 600 souls. They\\nhad a court-house on Haley s isl-\\nand a meeting-house, first on Hog\\nisland, and afterwards on Star isl-\\nand. From 3 to 4 thousand quin-\\ntals fish were annually caught and\\ncured here, and 7 or 8 schooners,\\nbesides numerous boats, were em-\\nployed in the business. The busi-\\nness of these islands has since very\\ngreatly decreased there are now\\n66 inhabitants in Gosport. Wil-\\nliam Pepperell and a Mr. Gibbons,\\nfrom Topsham, Eng. were among\\nthe first settlers at the Shoals the\\nformer an ancestor of the celebra-\\nted Sir William Pepperell. Previ-\\nous to 1641, a meeting-house was\\nerected on Hog island, and regu-\\nlar preaching was thereafter had\\nuntil 1775 though Rev. John\\nTucke was the only clergyman or-\\ndained. He continued to preach\\nfrom his ordination in 1732, till\\nhis death Aug. 12, 1773. A wo-\\nman, of the name of Pusley died\\nin Gosport, in 1795, aged 90. In her\\nlife time she kept two cows. The\\nhay on which they fed in winter,\\nshe used to cut in summer, among\\nthe rocks, with a knife with her own\\nhands. Her cows, it was said, were\\nalways in good order. They were\\ntaken from her, but paid for, by\\nfhe BriHsh, in 1775, and killed, to", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0179.jp2"}, "180": {"fulltext": "U4\\nNEW. HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nthe no small grief of the good old\\nwoman.\\nJ.\\nJaffret, a post-township, in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 50 is\\nbounded N. by Dublin, E. by Peter-\\nborough and Sharon, S. by Rindge\\nand Fitzwilliam, W. by Troy and\\nMarlborough, containing 25,600\\nacres. It it 62 miles N. W. from\\nBoston and 46 S. 46\u00c2\u00b0 W. from Con-\\ncord. The Grand Monadnock is\\nJituated in the N, W. part of this\\ntown and in Dublin. (See Monad-\\nnock mountain.) rnnumerable\\nstreams of water issue from the\\nmountain. Those which issue from\\nthe western side, discharge them-\\nselves into the Connecticut river\\nthose from the eastern form the\\nhead waters of Contoocook river.\\nThe largest stream rises about 100\\nrods from the summit, and descends\\nin a S. E. direction. With this\\nbrook, the thirsty and fatigued visi-\\ntors of the mountain associate the\\nmost pleasing recollections. Thir-\\nty years since, Monadnock was\\nnearly covered with evergreen\\nwood of considerable growth. By\\nthe repeated ravages of fire, it now\\npresents to the distant beholder,\\nnothing but a barren and bald rock.\\nBut on ascending, we find plats of\\nearth sufficient to give growth to\\nthe blueberry, cranberry, mountain\\nash, and a variety of shrubs. Some\\ncaves are discovered, which excite\\ncuriosity. They appear to have\\nbeen formed by large fissures, and\\nby extensive strata being thrown\\nfrom their primitive state, and form-\\ning different angles with each other\\nand with perpendicular precipices.\\nThe uneven soil of Jaffrey, afford-\\ning numerous meadows and early\\nand rich pasture, is peculiarly adap-\\nted to raising cattle. There are\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2everal ponds in this town. Out of\\nthree, issue streams sufficient to\\ncarry mills erected near their out-\\nlets. In the largest, v/hich is 400\\nrods long and 140 wide, is an island\\ncomprising about 10 acres. The\\n3d N. H. turnpike passes through\\nthis town in a S. E. direction\u00e2\u0080\u0094 on\\nthis turnpike a mail stage runs six\\ndays in a week. About 1 1-2 miles\\nS. E. of the mountain is the Mo-\\nnadnock mineral spring. Some\\nconveniences have been made for\\nthe use of the waters. The spring\\nis slightly impregnated with carbo-\\nnate of iron and sulphate of soda.\\nIt preserves so uniform a tempera-\\nture, as never to have been known\\nto freeze. Where the spring issues\\nfrom the earth, yellow ochre is\\nthrown out. Upwards of 30 tons\\nhave been transported to Boston\\nand its vicinity, and a considerabla\\nquantity yet remains. In this town\\nare a meeting-house, built in 1775,\\nnear the centre and principal village,\\na cotton and woollen factory, an oil\\nmill, three grain and saw mills, and\\nseveral stores. The purchasers of\\nMason s title to this town granted\\nit to 40 persons, in 1749, who held\\ntheir first meeting at Dunstable,Jan.\\n16, 1750. The first permanent set-\\ntlement was made in 1758 by\\none Grout and John Davison. It\\nhad been attempted in 1753 by\\nRichard Peabody, Moses Stickney\\nand a few others, who remained but\\ntwo or three years. The first child\\nwas born in town in 1753 a son of\\nMoses Stickney. Jaffrey was in-\\ncorporated in 1773, receiving its\\nname from George Jaffrey, Esq. of\\nPortsmouth, one of the Masonian\\nproprietors. Its former name was\\nMiddle Monadnock, or JVb. 2. The\\ndeaths for the last 10 years have\\naveraged 13 a year, about one to\\n100. In 1780, a congregational\\nchurch was formed, and in 1782,\\nthe Rev. Laban AinswortK a grad*", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0180.jp2"}, "181": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n16i\\nuate of Dartmouth college in 1778,\\n^as ordained as pastor. There are\\nhere a social library, a ladies li-\\nbrary and a reading society, having\\nin all about 300 volumes also char-\\nitable associations. Pop. 1339.\\nJefferson, post-town, in the\\ncounty of Coos, comprising 26,076\\nacres of land and water, is bound-\\ned N. by Lancaster, E. by Kilken-\\nny, S. by Bretton Woods, W. by\\nWhitefield. The turnpike road\\nftom Lancaster to Portland passes\\nthrough this town and another\\nroad passing through Darand and\\nN. of the White Mountains,branch-\\nes from the turnpike here. Pondi-\\ncherry pond, in this town, is about\\n200 rods in diameter, and is the\\npiincipal source of John s river.\\nPondicherry bay is about 200 rods\\nwide and one hundred long. The\\nname is derived from tliat of the\\nmountain between Jefferson and\\nBretton-Woods. Mount Pliny\\nlies in the easterly part of this\\ntown, and around its base there\\nis excellent grazing and tillage\\nland. On the S. W. side of this\\nmountain are several fine farms,\\nwhich command a most delightful\\nview of the White Mountains. The\\nW. part of the town is low, and\\ntoo wet for cultivation. Israel s\\nriver passes through Jefferson from\\nS. E. to N. W., and here receives\\na considerable branch. Jefferson\\nwas granted, under the name of\\nDartmouth, Oct. 3, 1765, to John\\nGoffe and re-gvanted June 26,\\n1772, to March H. WentvJiorth and\\nOthers. The town was first settled\\nby Col. Joseph Whipple, Salnuel\\nHart and others about the year\\n1773. It was incorporated Dec.\\n1796, by the legislature oi this state,\\nand received its present name, in\\nhonor of the illustrious Jefferson.\\nDuring the war of the revolution.\\nCol. Whipple was here captured in\\nP2\\nhis own house by a party of In-\\ndians, headed by a white man. He\\nrequested and obtained leave to go\\ninto another room to change his ap-\\nparel, and to take some necessary-\\narticles for his march to Canada.\\nSeizing the opportunity, he esca-\\nped from a back window, fled to\\nthe woods, where he eluded the\\nsearch of his pursuers, and srfely\\narrived among other inhabitants.\\nA Mr. Gotham, who then lived with\\nthe colonel, made his escape at the\\nsame time, and taking directly for\\nthe river, was fired upon while cros-\\nsing it on a log the ball, however,\\ndid net reach him. The party plun-\\ndered the house, and supplying\\nthemselves plentifully with provis-\\nions, departed without further out-\\nrage. There are two school districts\\nin this town. There is no settled\\nminister, though a regular baptist\\nchurch was sometime since formed\\nand now exists. Pop. 252.\\nJohn s PiIver, has its princi-\\npal source in Pondicherry, a pond\\nof considerable magnitude in Jef-\\nferson. Its most southerly branch-\\nes rise in Bretton-Woods, White-\\nfield and Daiton, and its northerly\\nin Lancaster. These branches\\nunite with the main stream in Dai-\\nton, which falls into the Connecti-\\ncut about 60 rods above the head\\nof the Fifteen-Mile falls where its\\nmouth is about 30 yards wide. This\\nriver, and Israel s, in Lancaster,\\nderived their names from John and\\nIsrael Glines, two brothers, who\\nhunted beaver and other animals\\non these rivers previous to the set-\\ntlement of any part of the coun-\\nty-\\nK.\\nKearsarge mountain, in the\\ncounty of Hillsborough, is in lat.\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 22 and situated between the\\ntowns of Sutton and Salisbury, ex-", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0181.jp2"}, "182": {"fulltext": "166\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\ntending into both towns. Tlie line\\nbetween Wilmot and Warner pas\\nses over tlit- sumniit. Kearsarge is\\nelevated 2461 feet above the level\\nof the sea, and is the highest moun\\ntain in Hillsborough county. Its\\nsummits are now a bare mass of\\ngranite, presenting an irregular and\\nbroken surface the sides are cover-\\ned wHh a thick growth of vi^ood. The\\nprospect from this mountain is in a\\nclear sky very wide and beautiful.\\nKeene, a post-town, and the\\nhalfchire in Cheshire county,in lat.\\n42\u00c2\u00b0 57 is bounded N. by Surry\\nand Gilsum, E. by Sullivan and\\nRoxbury, S. by Swanzey, S. E. by\\nMarlborough, W. by Chesterfiek.\\nand Westmoreland, containing by\\ncharter six miles square. But its\\nlimits have been reduced by contri-\\nbutions to Sullivan and Roxbury.\\nboth receiving large tracts from this\\ntown. It is 80 miles from Bos-\\nton, 60 from Dartmouth College,\\n43 from Windsor,40 from Amherst,\\nand 55 from Concord. The soil\\nconsists of three kinds, viz. meadow\\nor interval, light sandy plains, and\\nupland. The latter lies on the out-\\nskirts of the town, bounding on the\\nE., W. and N. a flat or valley, con-\\nsisting of the first and second\\nkinds, and 3 miles in width and the\\nsame in extent from N. to S. This\\nvalley is divided in the centre by\\nthe Ashuelot river, and from the un-\\nusual extent of level which it pre-\\nsents, variegated by cultivation, af-\\nfords a fine prospect to the traveller\\napproaching it from the high land,by\\nwhich it is surrounded. Ashuelot\\nliver has its source in a pond in\\nWashington, and discharges itself\\ninto the Connecticut at Hinsdale,\\n20 miles distant from Keene. (^e\\nAshuelot river.) Keene has\\nbeen called one of the prettiest\\nvillages in New-England and\\nPresident Dwight in his travels,\\npronounces it one of the pleasant-\\nest inland towns he had seen. The\\nprincipal village is situated on a flat,\\nE. of the Ashuelot, nearly equidist-\\nant from that and the upland. It\\ncontains the meeting house, court\\nhouse, bank, post-office, and 120\\ndwelling houses, besides a number\\nof large stores and mechanic shops.\\nIt is particularly entitled to notice\\nfor the extent, width, and uniform\\nlevel of its streets. The main\\nstreet, extending one mile in a\\nstraight line, is almosfa perfect lev-\\nel, and is well ornamented with\\ntrees. The buildings are good and\\nwell arranged. There is another\\nvillage in the W, part of the town,\\ncontaining a baptist meeting house\\nand 15 or 20 dwelling houses.\\nKeene is a place of considerable\\nbusiness. It has an extensive\\nbookstore and bindery, connected\\nwith a printing establishment; two\\nglass factories established in 1814;\\nand several stores unusually large\\nfor the country. The first newspa-\\nper published here was the New-\\nHampshire Recorder, by James\\nD. Grifiith. It commenced in 1787;\\ndiscontinued March 3,1791. The\\nCheshire Advertiser succeeded\\nJan. 1, 1792 was published one\\nyear,by Mr. Griffith. The Colum-\\nbian Informer, by Henry Blake,\\ncommenced April 3, 1793 was\\nfollowed August, 1799, by The\\nRising Sun, published by C. Sturt-\\nevant, jr. Co. till August, 1798.\\nThe New-Hampshire Sentinel,\\nby John Prentiss, commenced\\nn March, 17199, and next to the\\nGazette and Journal at Portsmouth,\\nis the oldest paper in the State.\\nKeene was originally granted by\\nMassachusetts. Its first settlement\\ncommenced about the year 1734,by\\nJeremiah Hall, Elisha Root, Nath-\\naniel Rockwood, Seth Heaton, Jo-\\nsiah Fisher, Nathan Blake and oth-", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0182.jp2"}, "183": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n1G7\\ners. Its original name was Upper\\nAshuelot. Il was incorporated\\nwith its present name, April 11\\n1753, which is derived from an En\\nglish nobleman, perhaps Sir Benja-\\nmin Keene, British minister ai\\nSpain and contemporary with Gov\\nB. Wentworth, who granted the\\ncharter. In 1736, the settlement\\nhad so increased that a meeting\\nhouse was erected, and in two years\\nafter, a minister was settled. But\\nthe usual scourge, which attended\\nthe frontier settlements, visited this\\ntown. In 1745, the Indians killed\\nJosiah Fisher, a deacon of the\\nchurch in 1746, they attacked the\\nfort, the only protection of the in\\nhabitants. They were howeve:\\ndiscovered by Capt. Ephrain\\nDorman in season to prevent their\\ntaking it. He was attacked by two\\nIndians, but defended himself suc-\\ncessfully against them, and reached\\nthe fort. An action ensued, in\\nwhich John Bullard was killed\\nMrs. M Kenney, who being out ot\\nthe fort, was stabbed and died and\\nNathan Blake taken prisoner, car-\\nried to Canada, where he remained\\ntwo years. Mr. Blake afterwards\\nreturned to Keene, where he lived\\ntill his death, in 1811, at the age of\\n99 years and 5 months. When he\\nwas 94, he married a widow of 60.\\nThe Indians burnt all the buildings\\nin the settlement, including the\\nmeeting house. The inhabitants\\ncontinued in the fort until April\\n1747, when the town was abandon-\\ned. In 1753, they returned, and\\nrecommenced their settlements.\\nIn 1755, the Indians again attacked\\nthe fort. Their number was great,\\nand the onset violent, but the vig-\\nilance and courage of Capt. Syms\\nsuccessfully defended it. After\\nburning several buildings, killing\\ncattle, c. they withdrew. This\\nwas in June. In July, they again\\ninvaded the town, but with little\\nsuccess. The congregational church\\nwas formed Oct. 18, 1738. Rev.\\nJacob Bacon, a native of Wren-\\niham, Ms. who graduated at Har-\\nvard college in 1731, was ordained\\nwhen the church was gathered. He\\nremained the minister until April,\\n1747, when the settlement being\\nbroken up, he went to Plymouth.\\nHe died at Rowley in 1787, aged\\n81. Rev. Ezra Carpenter, a grad-\\nuate of Harvard college in 1720,\\nwas settled over Keene and Swan-\\nzey, Oct. 4, 1753 continued his\\nrelation to Keene till 1760. Rev.\\nClement Sumner, who graduated\\nat Yale college in 1758, was ordain-\\ned June 11, 1761 dismissed April\\n30,1772. Rev. Aaron Hall,who grad-\\nuated at Yale college in 1772, was\\nordained Feb. 19, 1778 died Aug,\\n12, 1814 Rev. David Oliphant,\\nordained May 25, 1815; dismissed\\nDec. 1, 1817. Rev. Zedekiah S.\\nBarstow, a graduate of Yale col-\\nlege in 1813, was ordained July 1,\\n1818. The church consists of near-\\nly 200 members. There have been\\n1185 baptisms. A baptist church\\nwas formed in 1816. Rev. Ferris\\nMoore was ordained over it, Dec,\\n30,1819; dismissed March, 1821.\\nCol. Isaac Wtman, an active and\\ninfluential man, marched the Inst\\ndetachment of men from this town\\nin the war of the revolution, and\\nwas present at the battle of Breed s\\nHill. Pop. 1895.\\nKensington, township, Rock-\\ningham CO., lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 47 is bound-\\ned N. by Exeter, E. by Hampton-\\nFalls, S. by South-Hampton, W. by\\nEast-Kingston and is 45 miles\\nfrom Boston, 40 from Concord. It\\nis nearly of a square form, and\\ncomprises 7,045 acres. This towE\\nhas no streams of any note its\\nurface is pretty even. There is\\nbut one pond, and that is small, but", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0183.jp2"}, "184": {"fulltext": "168\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\ndeep and muddy. Kensington was\\nsettled at an early period, and was\\noriginally a part of Hampton, from\\nwhich it was detached and incor-\\nporated April 1, 1737. It contain-\\ned more inhabitants at the com-\\nmencement of the revolution than\\nit does at present. The congre-\\ngational church was established\\nabout the year 1737. The pastors\\nwho have been successively settled\\nover it, are Rev. Jeremiah Fogg,\\nordained Nov. 1737, and died Dec.\\n1,1789; Rev. Napthali Shaw, or-\\ndained Jan. 30, 1793, dismissed in\\n1812; Rev. Nathaniel Kennedy,\\nordained Jan. 13, 1813, dismissed\\nJune, 1816. Beside the congrega-\\ntionalists, tliere is a baptist society\\nand some friends. There is a so-\\ncial library, incorporated in 1798.\\nThe Rev. Timothy Hilliard, late\\npastor of the first church in Cam-\\nbridge, was a native of this town,\\nborn in 1746. He graduated at Har-\\nvard college, first settled at Barnsta-\\nble, and afterwards at Cambridge,\\nwhere he died May 9, 1790. Po[).\\n,709.\\nKiLKENKY, Coos county, lat.\\n44\u00c2\u00b0 27 is an irregular township,\\nbounded W. by Jefterson and Lan-\\ncaster, N. by Piercy, E. by Paiwls-\\nburgh, Maynesborough and Du-\\nrand, S. by ungranted land. It con-\\ntains 15,906 acres. This place was\\ngranted to Jonathan Warner, Esq.\\nand others June 4, 1774, and con-\\ntains but 24 iniiabilants they are\\npoor, and for aught that appears to\\nthe contrary, must always remain\\n90, as they may be deemed actual\\ntrespassers on that part of crea-\\ntion, destined by its author for the\\nresidence of bears, wolves, moose,\\nand other animals of the forest\\nAn exception, however, may pos\\nsibly be made in favor of a narrow\\nstrip of land along the S. bounda-\\nry of the town. Pilot and Wil-\\nlard s mountains, so called from a\\ndog and his master, cover a consid-\\nerable part of lis town. Willard,\\na hunter, had been lost two or three\\ndays on these mountains, on the E.\\nside of which his camp was situa-\\nted. Each day, he observed, his\\ndog Pilot left him, as he supposed,\\nin pursuit of game but toward*\\nnight he would constantly return.\\nWillard being on the second or\\nthird day nearly exhausted with\\nfatigue and hunger, put himself un-\\nder the guidance of his dog, who\\nin a short time conducted him ia\\nsafety to his camp.\\nKingston, post-townShip, Rock-\\ningham county, is situated in lat.\\n42\u00c2\u00b0 55 15 and bounded N. by\\nBrentwood, E. by East-Kingston,\\nS. by Newtown and Plaistow, W.\\nby Hampstead and Hawke. It is dis-\\ntant from Concord 37 miles,from Ex-\\neter 6, from Portsmouth 20; and\\ncontains 12,188 acres, of which 800\\nare supposed to be water. There are--\\nseveral ponds in this town. The\\nlargest is Great pond, which lies on\\nthe W. of the village, and contains\\nupwards of 300 acres, with an isl-\\nand of 10 or 12 acres, covered\\nwith wood. Country pond, in\\nthe S. E. and partly in Newtown,\\ncontains about 200 acres, and has\\nalso an island of 6 or 8 acres cov-\\nered with wood. The other ponds\\nare called Little, Moon, Long and\\nBarberry ponds. Near the centre\\nof the town is an extensive plain,\\non which is situated the principal\\nvillage, the meeting-house, and the\\nacademy. There are no high hills\\nin Kingston those called the Great\\nhill andRockrimmon are the highest\\nThe former is on the post-road to\\nExeter the latter on the W. of\\nthe plain near Hawke line, and is\\na body of granite extending ever\\n20 or 30 acres, mostly covered with\\nsoil and a growth of wood. On its", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0184.jp2"}, "185": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n169\\nW. side is an abrupt descent of|\\nnearly 100 feet to the plain. The\\nsoil of Kingston is generally loamy\\nbottomed on sand and gravel.though\\nin some places clay predominates\\nThe plain is a rich loam and very\\nfertile. The rocks are mostly gran\\nite, although green porphyry, and\\nfragments of many other kind\\nmay be seen. No metallic ores\\nhave been discovered excepting\\niron, and that principally bog ore,\\nfoitnd in Great pond and the\\nswamps. This was formerly wrought\\nin considerable quantities, but with\\nno great success. In some places\\nred and yellow ochre have been\\nfound of a quality suitable for paint.\\nThe natural growth of wood was\\nprincipally of the various kinds of\\noak and other hard timber, with ce\\ndar in the swamps. The charter\\nof Kingston was granted by Lt.\\ngovernor Usher, Aug. 6, 1694, to\\nJames Prescott, Ebenezer Webster\\nand others, from Hampton. The\\ngrant also comprehended what now\\nforms the towns of East-Kingston,\\nHawke, and Sandown. Soon after\\nthe grant was made, the proprietors\\nerected garrison houses on the\\nplain, and commenced the cultiva-\\ntion of their lands. They were\\ndiscouraged, however, from the dan-\\ngers and difficulties of the succeed-\\ning hostilities, and many of them\\nreturned home within two years.\\nAfter the war closed, they renewed\\ntheir enterprize, hut it was not un-\\ntil 1725, that they were able to pro-\\ncure the settlement of a minister.\\nBefore the settlement of Hampton,\\nthe Indians resorted there for the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0variety of fish found in the ponds.\\nDuring the wars, they were ex-\\ntremely troublesome to the inhabi-\\ntants, and several were killed. In\\n1707, Stephen and Jacob Oilman,\\nbrothers, were ambushed between\\nKingston and Exeter, but fortunate-\\nly escaped to the garrison. In 1712,\\nStephen Oilman and Ebenezer Ste-\\nvens were wounded at Kingston,\\nthe former taken and put to death.\\nSept. 7, 1724, Jabez Colman and\\nhis son were killed while at work\\nin their field. Four children were\\nalso taken, one escaped, and the\\nothers were afterwards redeemed.\\nMany Indian implements, with\\nsome ancient French coin, have\\nbeen ploughed up in the vicinity\\nof the ponds, such as jasper and\\nquartz arrow-heads, axes, gouges,\\nand hammers of different kinds of\\nstones. This town is generally\\nhealthy, though it has aftbrded no\\nremarkable instances of longevity.\\nRev. Ward Clark was the first\\nsettled minister of Kingston, though\\nreligious services had been regular-\\nly performed for several years pre-\\nvious to his settlement by Rev,\\nMr. Choate from Ipswich. Mr.\\nClark was ordained in 1725, and\\ndied in 1737, aged 34. He was\\nsucceeded by Rev. Joseph Se-\\ncombe, a learned divine, who died\\nin 1760. In the year following.\\nRev. Amos Tappan was ordained\\nhe died in 1771. In 1776, Rev.\\nElihu Thayer, D. D. was installed,\\nwho preached until 1812, and died\\naged 65. Rev. John Turner, was\\ninstalled over a new congregation-\\nal society in 1818. Major Eben-\\nezer Steveas, one of the eafly\\nsettlers, was a very distinguished\\nand useful citizen and such was\\nhis integrity and benevolence, that\\ndifferences among the people were\\nsubmitted to his decision with per-\\nfect confidence. He sustained ma-\\nny important public functions, and\\ndischarged every duty with ability\\nand faithfulness. His descendants\\nnow live in Kingston. This town\\nwas also the residence of the Hon,\\nJosiAH Bartlett, one of the\\nfirst worthies of the state, and asv", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0185.jp2"}, "186": {"fulltext": "17\u00c2\u00a9\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\neminent physician. He commen-\\nced his practice in Kingston in\\n1761, and soon acquired a reputa-\\ntion for great skill, particularly in\\nthe treatment of the cynanche ma-\\nligna, or throat distemper, then so\\nprevalent and mortal. His public\\ncareer commenced in 1763, and\\nfrom that time to his death he was\\nan unwearied advocate and sup-\\nporter of the liberties of America.\\nHe was for some time chief justice\\nof the colony, afterwards president\\nof the state, and the first governor\\nonder its free constitution. He di-\\ned May 19, 1795, at the age of 65\\nyears. Pop. 847.\\nLamprey river rises on the W.\\nof Saddleback mountain in North-\\nwood. Taking a S. course it pas-\\nses into Deerfield and thence into\\nRaymond, where it receives a W.\\nbranch from Candia. Taking a S.\\ndirection it receives the waters of\\nJones pond in Raymond and\\nthence, as it flows through Epping,\\nthe Patuckavvay river unites with\\nit. In its course through Lee and\\nDurham, it receives the waters of\\nNorth, Little and Piscassick rivers,\\nand meets the tide about 2 miles\\nabove the Great Bay.\\nLancaster, a post-town, in\\nthe county of Coos, is situated in\\nlat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 29 on the southeastern\\nl^ank of Connecticut river, which\\nforms and washes its N. W. boun\\ndar} a distance of ten miles. It is\\nbounded S. VV. by Dalton, S. b\\\\\\nWhitefiel and Jefferson, E. and N.\\nE. by Kilkenny and Northumber-\\nland and lies distant 110 miles W,\\nfrom Portland, 130 N. from Ports\\nmouth, 95 almost due N. from Con\\ncord, and 75 above Dartmouth\\nCollege containing about 2?, 480\\nacres. Besides the Connecticut,\\nwhich is deep and about 22 rods in\\nwidth while it passes through Lan-\\ncaster, tlie town is watered by Is-\\nrael s river and several considera-\\nble brooks. Across this river a\\nbridge and three dams are thrown;\\nthe waters from the last of which\\nturn four grist and two saw-mills,\\nthree carding machines.and two ful-\\nling mills. There are several ponda\\nin Lancaster, the largest of which\\nis called Martin-meadow pond,from\\nMartin, a hunter. This communi-\\ncates with Little pond. The one\\ncovers perhaps 150, and the other\\n40 acres and both are situated in\\nthe southern part of the town. Lan-\\ncaster is situated near lofty moun-\\ntains, but is not itself mountainous.\\nThere are three hills in the S. part\\nof the town, called Martin meadow\\nHills; and the land in the S. E.part\\nlies too high up the mountains for\\ncultivation. The soil along the\\nConnecticut is alluvial, the mead-\\nows extending back nearly three-\\nfourths of a mile and at the moutli\\nof Israel s river much farther. To\\nthese succeed a border of white\\npine or spruce land, which is gener-\\nally level and productive when prop-\\nerlycultivated. The next region was\\ncovered in its natural state with a\\nthick growth of sugar maple,beech,\\nbass, ash.and other deciduous forest\\ntrees. In many places, however,\\nthe spruce and tir abound, particu-\\nlarly in the low lands,with here and\\nthere a cedar swamp. The larch\\nand mountain ash are not unknown\\nto the inhabitants of Lancaster, as\\nthe one occupies considerable tracts\\nlietween the mendows and the high\\nlands, and the other is scattered a-\\nmongtlie other timber and under-\\nbrush. The village, or most com-\\npact part of the town,lies on a street\\nextending from the bridge across\\nIsrael s river northwardly. There\\nis a considerable number of build-\\nings on the southerly side of the ri-", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0186.jp2"}, "187": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n171\\nver, and on that side stands the\\nmeeting-house. At the northerly\\nend of tlie street stand the court-\\nhouse and jail. Previous to their\\nincorporation, Lancaster, Northum-\\nberland and Stratford in this state,\\nand Lunenburg,Guildhall and Maid-\\nstone, Vt. were designated by the\\nIndian name of C005, which signi-\\nfies crooked, and was originally ap-\\nplied to that part of theConnecticut\\non which tiiese towns are situated.\\nLancaster was granted to Capt. Da-\\nvid Page and others, July 5, 1763.\\nIn the fall of that year, he, with\\nhis family, and Edward B,iCknam\\nand Emmons Stockwell, moveti in-\\nto the town. They w^re its first\\nsettlers, and suffered the hardships\\nwhich always attend emierants to\\nnew countries. David Page, son\\nof the gentleman first mention-\\ned, had marked a path throug*^?\\nthe woods from Haverhill to\\nLancaster, distance of 43 mih s,\\nin June of that year and thi.s\\npath was followed by the fan\\nily in the month of September fol-\\nlowing to Lancaster. At that time,\\nthere was not a single inhabitant on\\nthe whole route. The war of tl e\\nrevolution tended to retard the set-\\ntlement of the town. Every per-\\nson above Captain Stockwell s, be-\\nfore mentioned as one of the first\\nsettlers, h ft the country, and fled\\nfor safety to the older settlements.\\nHe patriotically resolved to stay\\nand abide the consequences and\\nby his example induced several\\nothers to do likewise. After the\\nwar closed, the town settled wit!\\nconsiderable rapidity, and has since\\ngradually increased in wealth\\nand population. The number of\\ndeaths in Lancaster, from Juh\\n1794, to June 1814, was 121. In\\nJuly 1794, about thirty years after\\nthe settlement of the place, a con-\\ngregational church was gathered,\\nand on the 18ih Sept. following.\\nRev. Joseph WiUfn-dwas installed\\nas pastor. The town at that time\\ncontained thirty-six families. Be-\\nsides his church and congregation,\\nthere is a regular baptist, and a\\nmethodist church in town but no\\nminister is settled over either.\\nThere are also christians of other\\ndenominations in town, but none\\nwho have regularly organized chur-\\nches, or places of public worship.\\nPop. 644.\\nLAN DAFF, a township in Grafton\\ncounty, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 7 is bounded\\nN. E. by Concord and Franconia,\\nE. by Lincoln, S. W. by Coventry,\\nand W. by Bath, containing 29,200\\nacres. Its distance fiom Haverhill\\nCorner is about 12 miles, and from\\nConcord 90 miles. Wild Amoiioo*\\nsuck river runs fvom S. E. to N. W.\\ntbro(r) j;h the S. part of the town and\\nrieariy parallel the whole distance\\nwith the S. W. boundary line.\\nTbrougi the north-w\u00c2\u00bb*sterly ex-\\ntremity passes the Great Anionoo-\\nsi ck liver. Landaff irountain in\\n;e E. part. Cobble Hill in the cen-\\nire, and Bald hill in the W. are the\\nprincipal elevations. The meeting\\nhouse is near the N. W. part of the\\ntown. Tiie soil in some parts is ve-\\ny fertile, and there is a number of\\ngood farms. Landaft was granted\\nJan. 3, 1764, to James Avery and\\nothers, but the grantees not fulfil-\\nling the conditions of the charter,\\nit was, agreeably to the usage then\\npractised, declared by the goveinor\\nand council to be forfeited. It was\\nthen granted to Dartmouth College;\\nbut after the revolution, the first\\ngrantees renewed their claim, al-\\nleging that the adjudication of the\\nforfeiture was irregular. One or\\ntwo cases were tried by the proper\\njudicature, and the lands awarded\\nto the first proprietors. Its settle-\\nment had commenced under the", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0187.jp2"}, "188": {"fulltext": "172\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\npatronage of the government of D.\\nCollege, whicli was at considerable\\nexpense in building mills, opening\\nToads and clearing lands, when, by\\nthe decision of the proper tribunal,\\nthis institution was compelled to a-\\nbandon all tr.eir improvements.\\nSubsequent giants to the college,\\nhowever, in some measure made up\\ntheir loss. A baptist church wan\\nformed here in 17B8. There are\\nfreewill and methodist societies,\\nwhich have occasional preaching.\\nPop. 769.\\nLangdon, post-township, Chesh-\\nire CO., in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 10 is bounded\\nN. by Charlestown, E. by Acworth,\\nS. by Alstead and Waipole, W. by\\nWalpole and Charlestown, contain-\\ning 9,891 acres. It is 17 miles from\\nKeene, 60 from Concord. The prin-\\ncipal village is 3 miles E. from Con-\\nnecticut river, and 6 from Bellows\\nFalls. The soil here is adapted to\\ngrain of various kinds, and flax.\\nThe agricultural products in 1820,\\nwere 12,000 lbs. butter, 16,000 lbs.\\ncheese, 46,000 lbs. beef, 65,000 lbs.\\npork, 6,200 lbs. flax, with 337 bbls.\\ncider. Cheshire turnpike, leading\\nfrom Charlestown to Keene, passes\\nthrough Langdon. A considerable\\nbranch of Cold river passes S. W.\\nthrough the whole extent of this\\ntown, and unites with the main\\nbranch near the S. line. Langdon,\\nnamed in honor of the late Gov.\\nLangdon, was incorporated Jan. 11,\\n1787. Its settlement commenced\\nby Seth Walker, in 1773; Nathan-\\niel Rice and Jonathan Willard, in\\n1774. A congregational church w-as\\nformed Nov. 8, 1792 and a univer-\\nsal church April 5, 1805, over which\\nRev. Abner Kneeland was ordain-\\ned Oct. 30, 1805 dismissed in 1810.\\nIn 1817, Rev. Robert Bartlett com-\\nmenced preaching in this place. A\\nnew congregational church and so-\\nciety were formed in 1820. Pop.\\n654.\\nLebanon, post town, in Graftom*\\ncounty, on Connecticut river, in lat.\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 38 is bounded N. by Hanover,\\nE. by Enfield, S. by Plainfield, W.\\nby Hartford, Vt. containing 23,000\\nacres. It is 4 miles S. of Dartm.\\nCollege, 49 from Concord, 90 from\\nPortsmouth, and 110 from Boston.\\nBesides the Connecticut on its W.\\nborder, this town is watered bj\\nMascomy river, running from E. to\\nW. through its centre, and afford-\\ning many valuable mill seats and a\\nconstant supply of water. Over this\\nriver, the 4th N. H. turnpike corpo-\\nration supports 5 bridges, and the\\ntown 4. The soil here is alluvial.\\nTh\u00c2\u00bb intervals on the Connecticut\\nextend back from the river about\\nhalf a mile. There are meadows or\\nintervals on Mascomy river. To\\nthese succeed a border of white\\npine and oak. The next division is\\nsugar maple, birch, beech, bass, ash,\\nhemlock, c. The mountain ash is\\nfound in almost all the hilly parts\\nof the town. The principal village\\nis situated on a plain near the cen-\\ntral part, at the head of the falls of\\nMascomy river. It contains be-\\ntween 40 and 50 families, has a\\nmeeting-house, 2 school-houses, 3\\nstores, 2 taverns, and a number of\\nmechanics. There is a social libra-\\nry containing upwards of 300 vols.\\nThe Croydon turnpike intersects the\\n4th N. H. turnpike in this village.\\nThe former runs S. E. the latter\\nfrom E. to W. There are falls in\\nthe Connecticut in this town, which\\nhave been locked and canalled by\\na company called the White River\\nCompany. Lyman s bridge con-\\nnects this town with Hartford. Vt.\\nA medicinal spring has lately been\\ndiscorered. A lead mine has been\\nopened, and there has been lately\\nfound on Enfield line, near the out-", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0188.jp2"}, "189": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n173\\nlet of the Great pond, a vein of iron\\nore, composed of the magnetic ox-\\nide, mixed with the pyrites. Leba-\\nnon was granted July 4, 1761, to 62\\nproprietors, belonging to Norwich,\\nMansfield and Lebanon, Conn. The\\nfirst settlers were William Downer,\\nWilliam Dana, Levi Hyde, Charles\\nHill, Silas Waterman, Nathaniel\\nPorter, from the towns just men-\\ntioned. It was the first town set-\\ntled on Connecticut river to the N.\\nof Charlestown. The first settlers\\nwere a hardy, brave people.tenacious\\nof their principles many of them\\nwere men of strong minds, good\\nhabits, correct principles, and good\\ncommon education. A congrega-\\ntional church was formed in 1771.\\nRev. Isaiah Potter was installed in\\n1772, and died in 1817. A baptist\\nchurch was formed in 1782 by Rev\\nJedidiah Hibbard. A universalist\\nsociety was formed in 1813. Thorn\\nas Waterman, Esq., now a resident\\nin town, was the first male child\\nborn in Lebanon. Pop. 1700.\\nLee, post-town, in the S. part ol\\nStrafford countjs is in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 7,\\nand bounded N. by Madbury, E. by\\nDurham, S. by New-Market and\\nEpping, W. by Nottingham and\\nHarrington, and comprises an area\\nof 11,625 acres, 300 of which are\\nwater. In the N. part of the town\\nlies Wheelwright s pond, contain\\ning about 165 acres, and forming\\nthe principal source of Oyster river.\\nThis pond is remarkable for the sea\\nor white perch formerly taken\\nhere by angling in large quantities\\nweighing 2 and 3 lbs. From the N\\nE. extremity of Epping, Lamprey\\nriver enters Lee, and aftera serpen\\ntine course of about 7 miles, it pas\\nses into Durham. Other parts of\\nhe town are watered by Little,\\nNorth, and Oyster rivers. There\\nare in Lee 3 bridges over Lamprey\\nriver, 3 over Little, 2 over North,\\nand 6 over Oyster rivers. The N.\\nH. turnpike from Portsmouth to\\nConcord, ;^asses over the N. part of\\nthe town and there are 40 miles,\\n300 rods of public highway, mostly\\nin good repair, supported by the in-\\nhabitants. Here is a woollen fac-\\ntory, besides other mills and ma-\\nchinery also a social library in-\\ncorporated in 1814, containing a-\\nbout 100 volumes. The freewill\\nbaptists and friends have each a\\nmeeting-house. The first settled\\nminister was Rev. Samuel Hutchins.\\nElders Elias Smith and Richard\\nMartin, preached here subsequent-\\nly and Eld. John Osborne, is the\\npresent pastor. Lee was originally\\na part of Durham, and was incor-\\nporated Jan. 16, 1766. Pop. 1224\\nLempster, post-township in\\nCheshire county ,in lat, 43\u00c2\u00b0 14 is\\nbounded N. by Unity,E. by Goshen\\nand Washington, S. by Marlovv\\nand W. by Acworth, containing\\n21,410acres, It is 40 miles from\\nConcord and 90 from Boston. The\\nsurface is, in general, uneven, ancj\\nthe eastern part is mountainous, it\\nbeing the W, border of the height\\nof land between Merrimack and\\nConnecticut rivers. The soil is\\nmoist and better suited for gra^\\nthan for grain, The agricultural\\nproducts in 1820 v.-ere 16,000 lbs. of\\nbutter, 25,000 lbs. of cheese, 55,000\\nlbs. of beef, 61,000 lbs. of pork,\\n2100 lbs. of flax, and 220 V-arrels of\\ncider. The town is well watered,\\nalthough its streams are small. One\\nbranch of Sugar river, and the S.\\nand W. branches of Cold river\\nafford conveniences for water ma-\\nchinery. Near the W. boundary\\nline is a pond 320 rods long and 80\\nwide. Sand pond lies in this town\\nand Marlow. It is 420 rods long,\\nand 70 wide. Dodge s pond, near\\nthe centre of Lempster, contains\\nabout 50 acres. There is a factory", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0189.jp2"}, "190": {"fulltext": "174\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nfor dressing cloth, one of the best\\nin the county, which dresses about\\n8000 yards of cloth annually. Here\\nis a social library, containing about\\n300 volumes. Lerapster was grant-\\ned by charter, October 5, 1761, to\\nRichard Sparrow and 61 others. It\\nwas settled about 1770, by emi-\\ngrants from Connecticut. A con-\\ngregational church was gathered in\\nNov. 1761, in which there have\\nbeen 173 admissions and 614 bap-\\ntisms. Rev. Elins Fisher was or-\\ndained Sept. 26, 1787. There is a\\nmethodist society of about 30 mem-\\nbers. Pop. 950.\\nLime, a post township, Grafton\\nCO., in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 48 is hounded N. by\\nOrford, E. by Dorchester, S. by\\nHanover, W. by Tlietford, Vt. con-\\ntaining 28,500 acres. It is 6 miles\\nS. from Orford, and 54 miles from\\nConcord. The soil here is similar\\nto that of other towns on Connecti-\\ncut river, v\\\\\u00c2\u00abth this difference, that\\nthere is a less proportion of inter-\\nval, and a less. difference between\\nthat directly adjoining the river\\nand the other parts of the town.\\nThere are three small streams pas-\\nsing through Lime and Emptying\\ninto Connecticut river. There are\\ntwo small ponds, the largest of\\nwhich is called Ports pond, lying\\nW. of the turnpike and about one\\nmile N. of the meeting-house.\\nThere is a mountain, called Smart s\\nmountaiti, lying in the N. E. part\\nof the town. Near .the centre of\\nLime is the town-house, a large\\nbuilding, in which public business\\nis transacted. There are 2 meeting\\nhouses, the congregational, built in\\n1811, at an expense of $6000, ex-\\nclusive of the bell, weighing 13 cwt.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094the baptist, which is situated on\\nthe turnpike leading through this\\nlovvn, and is 2 miles above the cen-\\ntre village. There is a handsome\\nparsonage belonging to the congre-\\ngational society. There is a social\\nlibrary of 300 volumes, incorporat-\\ned in Dec. 1797. The annual num-\\nber of deaths for 20 years past has\\nvaried from 12 to 32 average 20\\nper anriam. Lime was granted by\\ncharter, July 8, 1761, to Theodore\\nAtkinson and others. It was settled\\nMay 20, 1764, by Walter Fairfield,\\nJohn and William Sloan and others\\nfrom Connecticut. It received its\\nname from Lyme in that state. The\\ndifference of orthography is owing\\nto the mis-spelling of the name in the\\ncharter. The congregational church\\nwas formed in 1772. Rev. William\\nConant was ordained in Dec. 1773;\\ndied March 8, 1810, aged 67. Rev.\\nNathl. Lambert was installed Jan.\\n1811 dismissed Septem. 6, 1820.\\nRev. Baxter Perry was ordained\\nJan. 1821. There are 163 commu-\\nnicants, of whom 78 were added to\\nthe church in one year. There is\\na baptist church which was formed\\nin 1810. Capt. John Sloan and his\\nwife, about 90 years of age each,\\nwere living in 1822. Hon. Jona-\\nthan Franklin, who has been\\na member of tlw3 council and rep-\\nresentative in the legislature, has\\nresided in this town 46 years. Pop.\\n1824.\\nLincoln, a mountainous tow n-\\nship in Grafton county, lat. 44 4\\nis bounded N. by Francohia, S. by\\nPeeling, E. by Thornton and un-\\ngranted lands, W. by Landaff, cOn-\\ntaining 32,456 acres, and is 70 mil^s\\nN. from Concord. The middle\\nbranch of the Pemigewasset passes\\nthrough nearly the centre of the\\ntovi^n. It has its source in Ferrin s\\npond, in the S. part of Franoonia.\\nThere are several ponds, viz. Bog,\\nFish and Loon ponds. There are\\nmany elevations, of which Kins-\\nman s mountain is the most consid-\\nerable. In the N. part of the town\\nare ijvo large gulfs, made by an es-", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0190.jp2"}, "191": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n17^\\nuaordinary discharge of water from\\nthe clouds in 1774. Tlie numerous!\\nslips, as they are called, from\\nthe mountain are worthy of no-\\ntice. They coramence near the\\nsummit of the mountain, and pro\\nceed to its base, forcing a passage\\nthrough all obstructions. The soil\\nhere iu many parts is unfit for cul\\ntivation. The vegetable produc-\\ntions are often injured or destroyed\\nby frosts. Wild animals, such as\\nbears, racoons, foxes, sables, otters,\\nieer, c. are very numerous. Lin\\ncoin was granted Jan. 31, 1764, to\\nJames Avery and others but its\\nsettlement did not commence till\\nseveral years after the revolution.\\nInstead of increasing, it rather de-\\ncreases in population, and has but\\n20 or 30 inhabitants.\\nLitchfield, in Hillsborough\\ncounty, a small fertile township on\\nthe E. bank of Merrimack river, in\\nlat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 50 is bounded E. by Lon-\\ndonderry and Nottingham- West, S.\\nby Nottingham- West, W. by Mer-\\nrimack river.containing 8426 acres.\\nIt is 8 miles from Amherst, and 30\\nfrom Concord. This town has an\\nexcellent soU, and produces in great\\nabundance wheat, rye, corB, oats,\\nc. Its original growth of forest\\ntrees was oak, elm, birch, butternut,\\nwalnut, bass, thornbush, and some\\npine. Large quantities of lumber\\nhave been transported down the\\nMerrimack to Ncwburyport, or\\nthrough the Middlesex canal to\\nBoston. There are two ferries,\\nThornton s, near the meeting-house,\\non the post road from Amherst toj\\nPortsmouth and Read s, 3 miles a-j\\nhove. Hers are 3 school districts I\\nand a social library, containing 150\\nvolumes. Litchfield was taken from\\nDunstable and incorporated by the\\ngovernment of Mass. in 1734. It\\nwas chartered by N. H., June 5th,\\n1749. It was originally known by\\nthe Indian name of JVatticott, and\\nby the English one of Brenton s\\nFarm, being granted by the general\\ncourt of Massachusetts as early as\\n1656. The settlement commenced\\nabout 1720, by a few families from\\nBillerica. Some of the early set-\\ntlers were from Chelmsford. The\\ncongregational church was gather-\\ned, and Rev Joshua Tufts ordained\\nin 1741 he was dismissed in 1744.\\nRev. Samuel Cotton, from Newton,\\nwas ordained in Feb. 1765 dismis-\\nsed in 1784 died at Claremont iu\\n1819. A church was formed in the\\npresbyterian order in 1809, and\\nRev. Nathaniel Kennedy was set-\\nled April 12. He was dismissed in\\nApril, 1812. Rev. Enoch Pilsbury\\nwas ordained Oct. 25, 1815 died\\nFeb. 15, 1818, aged 30. The Hon.\\nWysEMAiir Claoett closed his\\nlife in this town. He was a native\\nof England, came to this country\\nbefore the revolution can)menced,\\nand sustained sereral important of-\\nfices. He was attorney general ua-\\nder the provincial and state govern-\\nments, and filled the office with dig-\\nnity and honoA Pop. 465.\\nLittle-Harbor. See PortS\\nmouth.\\nLittleton, post township, ia\\nGrafton county, on Connecticut ri-\\nver, lat. 440 15 is bounded N. W.\\nby Concord and Waterford, Vt., N.\\nE. by Dalton, S. E. by Bethlehem.\\nS. W, by Lyman, containing 26,009\\nacres. Its extent on Connecticut\\nriver is about 14 miles. It is 18\\nmiles from Lancaster, 39 from Ply-\\nmouth, 30 from Haverhill Corner,\\nand 100 from Concord. Connecti-\\ncut river, in passing down the rap-\\nids called Fifteen-Mile falls, ex-\\ntending the whole length of Little-\\nton, runs in foaming waves for\\nmiles together, which jender it im-\\npossible to ascend or descend with\\nI boats in safety. There are 3 bridges", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0191.jp2"}, "192": {"fulltext": "176\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nover the Connecticut in Littleton.\\nAmoftoosuck river w^aters the S.\\npart, having on its banks small\\ntracts of excellent interval. There\\nis a pleasant village on this river in\\nthe S. part of the town. (See Glyn-\\nville) There is but one pond, situ-\\nated on the S. W. line and partly\\nin Lyman, called Partridge pond.\\nRaspberry, Black,Palmer s and Iron\\nmountains are the most prominent\\nelevations. They are covered prin-\\ncipally with sugar raaple, beech,\\nbirch, bass, white ash, and in some\\nplaces intermixed with red oak.\\nHemlock abounds in the S. W. part.\\nNear Amonoosuck river, there is a\\nmineral spring, the water of which\\nis said to be similar to the Congress\\nspring at Saratoga. The land com-\\nprehending Littleton was first grant-\\ned Nov. 17, 1764, by the name of\\nChiswick. It was re-granted Jan.\\n18, 1770, by the name of Apthorp,\\nand contained by admeasurement\\n40,850 acres, including the territory\\nnow composing Dalton. Nov. 4,\\n1784, Apthorp was divided, and the\\ntowns of Littleton and Dalton in-\\ncorporated. The fi:st settlement\\nwas made about 50 years since by\\nCapt. Nathan Caswell, who was in\\n1822 living in Canada. The first\\nchild born in town was his son, who\\nwas named Apthorp. The congre-\\ngational church was formed in 1803.\\nPop. 1096.\\nLondonderry, post-township\\nin Rockingham county, adjoining\\nthe E. line of the county of Hills-\\nborough, is in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 53 and boun-\\nded on the N. by Chester and Man-\\nchester, W. by Manchester, Litch-\\nfield, and Nottingham-West, S. by\\nNottingham-West, Windham, and\\nSalem, and E. by Atkinson,\\nHanrypstead, and Sandown. It orig-\\ninally contained 64,000 acres, of\\nwhich 20,000 are now included in\\nThe towns of Windham, Salem,\\nNottingham-West, and Manches-\\nter. A small but flourishing vil-\\nlage is situated near the centre of\\nthe town on the Londonderry turn-\\npike, at the intersection of the\\nnorthern and southern, eastern and\\nwestern mail routes. Tiiis village\\nis 15 miles N. W. from Haverhill,\\nMass. 35 from Portsmouth, ^8 N.\\nW. from Boston, and 25 S. E. from\\nConcord. The most considerable\\nstream in this town is Beaver brook\\nor river, issuing from Beaver pond,\\na beautiful body of water nearly\\ncircular in form and about 300 rods\\nin diameter, about one mile N. E.\\nfrom the village. Three miles N.\\nW. from this pond, are three other\\nsmall ponds, Scoby s, Upper, and\\nLower Shields small streams is-\\nsuing from these unite and fall inta\\nthe Beaver brook, on which are ex-\\ntensive and valuable meadows.\\nCobbet s pond in the S. part of this\\ntown, is one of the sources of the\\nSpiggot river. The E. line of the\\ntown passes through Island pond,\\nso called from its containing an isl-\\nand constituting an extensive and\\nvaluable farm. Londonderry con-\\ntains very little waste lllnd and it is\\nbelieved, a more extensive body of\\nfertile soil than any town in the E.\\nsection of the state. It contains\\nno high hills or extensive plains,\\nno morasses or stagnant waters of\\nany considerable extent its sur-\\nface consists of swells of moder-\\nate elevation, with intervening val-\\nleys of no considerable breadth.\\nIts healthfulness is indicated by\\nthe longevity of an unusual pro-\\nportion of its inhabitants. The Lon-\\ndonderry turnpike from Concord to\\nBoston, passes about 8 miles with-\\nin the limits of this town. The\\nPinkerton academy, in an elevated\\nand pleasant situation on the Lon-\\ndonderry turnpike, near the village,\\nhas productive funds to th\u00c2\u00ab amount", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0192.jp2"}, "193": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n177\\nof ^14,000 the donation of Ma-\\njor John Pinkerton. The institu-\\ntion has now a fair prospect of be-\\ncoming extensively useful. Lon-\\ndonderry was settled in 1719, by a\\ncolony of presbyterians, from the\\nvicinity of the city of Londonder-\\nry, in the N. of Ireland, to which\\nplace their ancestors had emigrated\\nabout a century before from Scot-\\nland. They were a part of 120\\nfamilies chiefly from three parishes,\\nwho with their religious instructors\\ncame to New-England in the sum-\\nmer of 1718. In October, 1718,\\nthey applied to the government of\\nMassachusetts for the grant of a\\ntownship, and received assurances,\\nthat a grant should be made them,\\nwhen they should select a place\\nfor its location. After some time\\nspent in viewing tlie conntry, they\\nselected the tract afterwards com-\\nposing the town of Londonderry,\\nat first known by the name of Mut-\\nJield. At this time it was supposed\\nby them to be within the bounds of\\nMassachusetts, the line between\\nthat state and the state of New-\\nHampshire being then unsettled\\nand in dispute. April II, 1719, six-\\nteen families, accompanied by\\nRev. James McGregore, one of the\\nclergymen who had emigrated from\\nfreland with them, took possession\\nof the tract, and on the day of\\ntheir arrival attended religious ser-\\nvices and a sermon under an oak\\non the E. shore of Beaver pond.\\nIn the month of May following,\\nand as early as the necessary ar-\\nrangements could be iTiade, Mr.Mc-\\nGregore was regularly ordained\\ntheir minister. The first summer\\nall the settlers united in cultivating\\na field in common, the produce of\\nwhich they amicably divided in au-\\ntunm. Influenced by the opinion,\\nthat the best title to the soil in a\\nmora) point of view must be that\\nQ2\\nderived by purchase from the ab\\noriginal inhabitants, they in 1720\\npurchased the title to the tract,\\nwhich they had located from Col.\\nJohn Wheelwright, whose ances-\\ntor had purchased a tract, of which\\nthis was a part, from the tribes of\\nIndians, who were its rightful pro-\\nprietors. The inhabitants of Lon-\\ndonderry, although it was long a\\nfrontier town, were never molested\\nby the Indians, The proprietors\\nof Londonden\u00c2\u00bby, upon application\\nto Gov. Shute and his council for\\nNew-Hampsiiire, received, on the\\nfirst day of June, 1722, a grant of\\nthe tract of land they had located,\\nand a charter of incorporation by\\nthe same instrument. This grant\\nwas made to 105 persons, and so\\nrapid had been the settlement, that\\nevid\u00c2\u00abnce exists to justify the belief,\\nthat there were at this time more\\nthan sixty families in the town. The\\nearly settlers of this town were in\\ngeneral farmers, possessing consid-\\nerable information for their situa-\\ntion in life, their ancestors having\\npreserved the laudable custom of\\ntheir Scottish progenitors in pro-\\ncuring for their children in-\\nstruction in all the brarxhes of\\nlearning then tauglu in common\\nschools. None of them were ricli,\\nbut many of them brought to Lon-\\ndonderry property sufiicient to en-\\nable them to make a rapid progress\\nin the improvement of tiicir farms,\\nand to acquire very early all the\\nnecessaries and even the conveni-\\nences and comforts of civilized life.\\nFew or none of their number were\\nindigent. They introduced with\\nthem the culture of the potatoe, a\\nvegetable till then unknov/n in New-\\nEngland and the manufacture of\\nlinen cloth, which, though long\\nsince declined, v.-as fv r many 5 ears\\na considerable source of their early\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2prosperity. Milis vvtre erected", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0193.jp2"}, "194": {"fulltext": "178\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nimmediately upon their first settle-\\nment, and within the first year a\\nconv-enient dwelling-house, two\\nstories high was built for their min\\nister. This house, the timber of\\nwhich is entirely sound and the\\nhouse in good repair, is now occu-\\npied by John Morrison, Esq., a de-\\nscendant of one of the early set-\\ntlers. Within two years from the\\nfirst settlement, a meeting-house\\nwas erected, and within six years\\nit appears, that four schools were\\nkept in the town during half the\\nyear. Conclusive evidence of the\\nrapid progress of the town exists\\nin the fact, that within nine years\\nfrom its first settlement, it paid\\nmore than one fifteenth part of the\\nstate tax although the old and then\\nextensive towns of Portsmouth,\\nDover, Exeter, and Hampton had\\nbeen settled more than a century,\\nand several other towns had been\\nlong settled. Within five years\\nIrom the settlement of the town,\\nMr. McGregore s church consisted\\nof 230 members. Mr. McGregore\\ndied March 5, 1729, at the Jige of\\n52 years; he was distinguished for\\ntalents, a sound judgment, and\\ngreat prudence, and was eminently\\nuseful to the town in regard to its\\ncivil concerns, as well as by the\\ndischarge of his professional\\nduties. He was succeeded by\\nPi-ev. Matthew Clark a native of\\nIreland, who had in early life been\\nan officer in the army and distin-\\nguished himself in the defence of\\nthe city of Londondwry, when be-\\nsieged by the army of King James\\nII. A. D. 1688-9. He afterwards\\nrelinquished a military life for the\\nclerical profession. He possessed\\na strong mind, marked by a consid-\\nerable degree of eccentricity. He\\ndied Jan. 25, 1735, and was borne\\nto the grave at his particular re-\\nquest by his former companions in\\narms, of whom there uere a con-\\nsiderable number among the early\\nsettlers of this town several of\\nwhom had been made free from tax-\\nes, throughout the British domin-\\nions by King William.for their bra-\\nvery in that memorable siege. In\\n1733, Rev. Thomas Thompson, a\\nnative of Ireland, was ordained as\\nthe colleague of Mr. Clark, and\\ndied Sept. 22, 1798, aged 38. The\\nRev. William Davidson, a native\\nof Ireland, succeeded him in 1739;\\nand continued in the ministerial\\noffice till his death, Feb. 15, 1791,\\nat the age of 79 years. In 1795,\\nhe was succeeded by Rev. Jona-\\nthan Brown, who was in 1804, dis-\\nmissed at his own request. Sep-\\ntember 12, 1810, Rev. Edward L.\\nParker, the present minister of\\nthe original, or east parish, was\\nsettled. In 1735, the town voted,\\nthat the inhabitants of the W. part\\nof the town should become a sep-\\narate parish and in 1737, this\\nparish settled Rev. David McGreg-\\nore, a son of the first minister of\\nthe town. In 1 739, the parish was\\nincorporated. Mr. McGregore di-\\ned May 30, 1777, at the age of 67\\nyears he was a man eminent for\\npiety, talents, eloquence, and de-\\nvotion to the cause of civil liberty.\\nHe was succeeded in 1783 by Wil-\\nliam Morrison, D. D. a native of\\nScotland, distinguished for his pie-\\nty, talents, and liberality of mind.\\nDr. Morrison died March 9, 1818,\\nat the age of 70, and was succeed-\\ned Jan. 16, 1822, by Daniel Dana,\\nD. D. The two parishes possess\\nfunds to nearly the amount of\\n^0,000, principally of the dona-\\ntion of Maj. John Pinkerton, the\\nsame benevolent individual, who\\nendowed the academy designated\\nby his name. This worthy man,\\nwhose name and character deserve\\nto be held in veneration, came from", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0194.jp2"}, "195": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPfeHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n17\u00c2\u00a7\\nIreland to Londonderry with his\\nparents in infancy. He was through\\nlife distinguished for a laudable\\neconomy and persevering industry,\\nand not less so for his charity to the\\npoor and unfortunate. He died in\\n1818, at the age of 81. There\\nhave been in this town many re-\\nmarkable instances of longevity.\\nOf its early settlers and their chil-\\ndren, born within 20 years after the\\nfirst settlement of the town, more\\nthan 100 persons are known to\\nhave reached the age of 80 years\\nand upwards. Of this number 25\\nare known to have been more than\\n90 years of age six of the natives\\nof this town, above the age of 90\\nare now living. One individual,\\nWilliam Scoby, died at the age of\\n110, and when 100 years old,lravel-\\nled on foot to Portsmouth, more\\nthan 35 miles in one day. A com-\\npany of 70 men from this town,\\nunder the com.mand of Capt. George\\nReid, were in the battle of Breed s\\nhill, and about the same number\\nwere in that at Bennington, in\\nwhich Capt. David M Clary one of\\ntheir citizens, a distinguished and\\nbrave officer, was killed. Thirt}--\\none of the natives of this towii\\nhave received a collegiate educa-\\ntion, \u00c2\u00a9f whom twenty-two are now\\nalive. Of tliis number 12 have\\nentered the professioH of divinity,\\nand 10 that of the law. Of the\\nnatives of this town, who have sus-\\ntained public offices, military and\\ncivil, are Maj. Gen. John Stark and\\nCol. George Reid, officers of the\\narmy of the revolution. Joseph\\nM Keen, D. D. first president of\\nBowdoin college Arthur Liver-\\nmore, Jonathan Steele, and Samu-\\nel. Bell, judges of the superior\\ncourt the latter of v/hom, from\\n1819 to 1823, was governor of this\\nstate and discharged the duties of\\nthat station to the universal satis-\\nfaction of the people. He is now\\nsenator in Congress. Robert Wal-\\nlace and Hugh Ramsay, judges of\\nthe court of common pleas George\\nReid, sheriff of the county of Rock-\\ningliam. Amongst the descendants\\nof the early settlers, are Jeremiah\\nSmith, late chief justice of the su-\\nperior court; Gen. James Miller,\\nand Col. John M Neil, distinguish-\\ned officers in the late war with\\nGreat Britain. Amongst those,\\nwho, though not natives, were in-\\nhabitants from early life, are Mat-\\nthew Thornton, a delegate from\\nNew-Hampshire, to Congress, and\\none of the signers of the Declara-\\ntion of Independence, and one of\\nthe first judges of the superior court\\nafter the commencement of the\\nrevolution and John Prentice, for\\nseveral years attorney general of\\nthe state. Pop. 3127.\\nLong Bay, at the head of Win-\\nnepisiogee river, lies between Gil-\\nford and Meredith. The waters of\\nthe lake Winnepisiogee pass\\nthrough this bay into the river of\\nthat name.\\nLoudon, post-town, Rocking-\\nham county, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 19 is bound-\\ned N. W. by Canterbury, N. E.\\nby Gilmanton, S. E. by Pittsfieid\\nand Chichester, S. W. by Concord,\\nand contains 28,257 acres. Sou-\\ncook river passes from Gilmanton\\nS. through Loudon, furnishing val-\\nuable mill privileges. There is\\nsome good interval on its borders.\\nThe soil is various the natural\\ngrowth in the E. part of the towii\\nsugar maple and beech in the S.\\nand W. pine, oak and chesnut,\\nSoucook village, the seat of the\\nprincipal business in town, is i\u00c2\u00bb\\nthe S. part of the town on a pleas-\\nant site E. of the river it contains\\n40 buildings, and is 4 miles from\\nthe centre meeting-house. Loudon\\nwas originally a part of Canterbu-", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0195.jp2"}, "196": {"fulltext": "180\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nry was incorporated Jan. 23,1773,\\nand the first town meeting was liol-\\nden March 23, same year. Settle-\\nments had been made in 1760, by\\nAbraham and Jethro Bachelder and\\nMoses Ordway. A congregation-\\nal church was formed in 1784 and\\nin 1789, Rev. Jedidiah Tucker was\\nordained. He was dismissed in\\n1810, and died in 1818, aged 57.\\nRev. Enoch Corser was ordained\\nin 1816. There is also a freewill\\nbaptist society in Loudon. Pop.\\n1694.\\nLovewell s Pond. See Wake-\\nJield.\\nLymak, a township on Connec-\\nticut river, in Grafton county, in\\nlat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 15 is bounded N. W. by\\nBarnet, Vt. N. E. by Littleton,\\nS. E. by Concord, in Grafton coun-\\nty, and W. by Bath. It is 13 miles\\nabove Haverhill, 90 miles from\\nConcord, and 155 from Boston.\\nThe soil and productions are\\nsimilar to those on Connecticut\\niriver in the N. part of the state.\\nPine and hemlock are among the\\nprerailing forest trees. There is one\\nconsiderable elevation, called on\\nthe Map of N. H., Gardner s moun-\\ntain, but generally known fay the\\nname of Lyman s mountain. It is\\nin fact a continuation of Gardner s\\nmountain, which extends from\\nBath through this town in nearly a\\nN. and S. direction. The N. W.\\nbranch of Burnfeam s river has its\\nsource from this mountain. The\\nN. E. branch comes from Partridge\\npond in Littleton and this town.\\nThere are several ponds in the\\nE. part of Lyman, through the\\nlargest of which, Burnham s river\\nhas its course. The lower bar of\\nthe Fifteen-Mile falls is in this\\ntown. Carleton s falls are several\\nmiles below, and below these is Ste-\\nvens ferrj which communicates\\nwith Bamet. it is said thitt cop-\\nper and emery, intermixed with\\niron ore, have been found here.\\nLyman was granted Nov. 10, 1761,\\nto a number of proprietors,of whom\\nwas Daniel Lyman, from whom\\nit probably received its name. Of\\nthe three first families who settled\\nhere, there were 20 sons, of whom\\n19 were living a few years since.\\nSeventeen of them lived in Ly-\\nman. The spotted fever in 1812\u00c2\u00bb\\nattacked 70 persons, of whom only\\none died. Pop. 1270.\\nLyme. See Lime.\\nLYNDEBOROUGH.post-townshi p\\nin Hillsborough county, in lat. 42\\n53 is bounded N. by Francestown,\\nE. by N. Boston and Mont- Vernon,\\nS. by Milford and Wilton, and W.\\nby Temple and Greenfie]d,contain-\\ning 20,767 acres. It is 10 miles\\nfrom Amherst,and 35 from Concord;\\nIt is an elevated township,\\nhaving a considerable mountain\\nwhich divides it from E. to W.\\nThere is, in the N. E. part of the\\ntown, below the mountain, a plain,\\nover which the 2d N. H. turnpike\\npasses, where there is a small vil-\\nlage, pleasantly situated near Pis*\\ncataquog river. The soil of this\\ntown, though stony, is deep and\\nstrong. For grazing it ife, perhaps,\\nnot exceeded by any town in the\\ncounty. The sti eams are small,\\noriginating principally from sourc-\\nes in the town, and running N. a\u00c2\u00abiQ\\nS. from the mountain. There is\\none small natural pond, not far\\nfrom the meeting-house, which\\nstands on an eligible spot S. of the\\nmountain. There is a small foun-\\ndry for casting articles of hol-\\nlov/ ware. There is a social\\nlibrary containing from 200 to 300\\nvolumes. One native, Caleb Hus-\\nton, has received a collegiate edu-\\ncation graduated at Williams\\ncollege in 1812. Lyndeborough\\nwas originally granted by Mass\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00ab", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0196.jp2"}, "197": {"fulltext": "NEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nl\u00c2\u00abl\\nchusetts to Capt. Samuel King and\\n59 others, who went on the Canada\\nexpedition in 1690. From tl)is cir-\\ncumstance and from some of the\\nproprietors belonging to Salem, it\\nwas called Salem- Canada. In 1753,\\nBenjamin Lynde, Esq. of Salem,\\npurchased a considerable part of\\nthe townsiiij), and adjoining lands.\\nF rom him, tlie place, when it was\\nincorporated, April 23, 1764, took\\nthe name of Lj-ndeborough. It was\\nsettled as early as 1750. The ear-\\nliest names were Putnam, Cham-\\nberlain and Cra.m, who emigrated\\nfrom Massachusetts. The congre-\\ngational church was founded in\\n1757. Rev. John Rand, wiio grad-\\nuated at Harvard college in 1748,\\nwas ordained Dec. 3, 1757 dismis-\\nsed April 8, 1762. Rev. Sewall\\nGoodrich, who graduated at Har-\\nvard College in 1764, was ordained\\nSept. 7, 1768 died in March 1809.\\nRev. A ^athaniel Merrill, a gradu-\\nate of Dartmouth college in 1809,\\nwas ordained Oct. SO, 1811. On\\nthe 15th Nov. 1809, three children\\nwere burnt in a barn, while their\\nparents were attending an installa-\\ntion at Mont- Vernon. In the winter\\nof 1812, the spotted fever prevailed\\nhere, of whicli 13 persons died witii-\\nin about as many days. The num-\\nber of deaths for the last 10 years\\nhas been 160. Pop. 1200.\\nM. i\\nMad river rises among the moun-\\ntains in the ungranted lands of\\nGrafton county, about 10 miles N.\\nof Sandwich. Talking a S. W.\\ncourse, it crosses the S. E. extrem-\\nity of Thoraton, and falls into the\\nPemigewasset river near tlie centre\\nof Campton.\\nMadbxjry, Strafford county, lat.\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 10 is a small township of about\\n12 square miles, bounded N, E. byh\\nDover, S. W. by Durham and Lee,\\nN. W. by Barrington. Its greatest\\nlength is about 7 miles, the extreme\\neasterly point extending to the tide\\nwater of a branch of the Pascataqua,\\nabout 5 miles above Portsmouth.\\nThe soil of tlxis town is generally\\nproductive. The valleys consist of\\na proportion of clay, and the high-\\ner lands are a mixture of sand and\\nloam, with very few stones. In\\nsome parts of the town, bog iron\\nore has been dug up in considera-\\nble quantities, and in some instan-\\nces red and yellow ochre. Bella-\\nmy bank river is the only stream of\\nany magnitude, and Barbadoes\\npond the only considerable body\\nof water. This pond lies between\\nDover and Madbury, and is 120\\nrods long, 50 wide. Madbury for-\\nmerly constituted a part of the an-\\ncient town o{ Dover but was set\\noff and incorporated May 31, 1755,\\nby the present name. No church\\ncan with propriety be said to have\\nbeen established. In 1758, Rev.\\nSamuel Hyde commenced preach-\\ning, and continued until 1770, but\\nno regular church was organized.\\nRev. Elipiiaz Chapman officiated\\nfrom 1771 until 1773; when Eld.\\nWilliam Hooper, a baptist, former-\\nly of Berwick, commenced preach-\\ning and continued several years.\\nThere is one meeting-house in Mad-\\nbury, but no settled minister. There\\nare a considerable number of\\nfriends in this town belonging to\\nthe society at Dover. The inhabi-\\ntants are mostly industrious agri-\\nculturalists and as there are nei-\\nther stores or taverns in town, in-\\ntemperance is not frequent among\\nthem. Pop, 559.\\nManchester, a township, in\\nHillsborough county, lies on the E.\\nside of ^Jerrimack river, by which\\nit is bounded on the W. for 8 mile.\\nin lat. 420 5i Oa tiie N. and E:", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0197.jp2"}, "198": {"fulltext": "182\\nNEW-HAMPSPIIRE GAZETTEER.\\nit is bounded by Chester, S.by Lon-\\ndonderry and Litchiield. It con-\\ntaius an area of 15,671 acres.\\nThere are several streams which\\nhave their origin in this town, and\\nwhich discharge themselves into\\nthe Merrimack. Cphass brook, is-\\nsuing from Massabesick pond, is\\nthe largest. It receives two other\\nsmall streams from the S. and emp-\\nties itself at the S. W. angle of the\\ntown. Massabesick is a large pond\\nat the E. side of the town, and part\\nly within its limits. Alewives pass\\nfrom the Merrimack into this pond,\\nby tlie Cohass brook, the main out-\\nlet to the pond. There are several\\nsmaller ponds abounding with pick-\\nerel and other fish. The soil\\nof a considerable part of the town\\nis light and sandy, originally cover-\\ned with a thick growth of pine\\nwood. In other parts it is fertile,\\nand is wooded with oak, walnut and\\nmaple. The intervals on the river\\nare easy of cultivation and produc-\\ntive. The canal by Amoskeag\\nFalls is in this town, and was pro-\\njected and constructed by th\u00c2\u00bb3 inge-\\nnuity and perseverance of the late\\nSamuel Blodget, Esq. It is a work\\nof great public utility. The fall is\\nabout 45 feet perpendicular mea-\\nsurement and the whole extent,\\nincluding the channels and dams\\nwhich form the upper entrance,\\ndown to the four locks at the lov/er\\nend, is nearly one mile. It was\\ncompleted in 1816, in the most sub-\\nstantial manner, at an expense of\\n$G0,000, though a much greater\\nsum had been originally laid out.\\nIt has the business that goes by\\nrafting to Newburyport as well as\\nBoston. The falls may not be con-\\nsidered among the least natural cu-\\nriosities. The river is widened to\\nthree times its general width and\\nis divided into several different\\nsireams by several small islands.\\nThe water rushes through the vari-\\nous channels over a ragged bottom\\nwith great velocity, and the sound\\nit produces is heard for several\\nmiles. At the upper part, near the\\ngreatest fall, circular holes of vari-\\nous sizes have been worn perpen-\\ndicularly into the solid rock sever-\\nal feet, some of which holes are\\nmore than eight feet diameter.\\nHere, it is said, the Indians in time\\nof war concealed their provisions.\\nAt these fails in the months of May,\\nJune and July are caught salmon,\\nshad and other fish, but, on account\\nof the obstructions in the river,\\nnot in such abundance as formerljr.\\nThe facility of procuring fish, it is\\nhigldy probable, drew the attentioa\\nof the natives to this place, as ap-\\npearances indicate its having been\\nthickly peopled by them. Various\\nkinds of tools constructed of stone,\\nsuch as axes, chisels, arrow-heads,\\nc. are frequently found in the\\nearth near these falls humax bones\\nhave also been discovered all\\nwhich render it highly probable that\\nthis was an ihiportant spot to the\\naboriginals. This town was form-\\ned of a part of Londonderry, a part\\nof Chester, and a tract of land cal-\\nled Harrytown, and incorporated\\nSept. 3, 1751, by the name of Der-\\nryjield. This name it retained un-\\ntil 1810, when it was changed to\\nManchester by an act of the leg-\\nislature. The venerable Gen.\\nJohn Stark had his residence in\\nthis town, where he died May 8,\\n1822, at the great age of 93 years\\n8 months and 24 days. He was\\nborn at Londonderry, August 28,\\n1728; was taken prisoner by the\\nIndians, while hunting near Baker s\\nriver, in Runmey, April 28, 1752.\\nIn 1775, he was appointed a colonel\\nof one of the three regiments raid-\\ned in N. H. was engaged on th^\\nheights of \u00e2\u0082\u00acbarlesto\\\\vn, June 17,\u00e2\u0080\u0094", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0198.jp2"}, "199": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSrtlRE GAZETTEER.\\n183\\nwas at the battle of Trenton in\\n1776 captured Col. Baum and\\n1000 of the British at Bennington,\\nAug. 16, 1777. This event, in the\\nlanguage of President Jefferson,\\nwas tlie first link in the chain\\nef successes which issued in the\\nsurrender of Saratoga. He wa?\\nsooti after appointed a brigadier\\ngeneral of the U. S. army, and, at\\nthe time of his death, was the only\\nsurviving American general officer\\nof the revolution. The Marquis\\nDe la Fayette,was appointed a ma-\\njor general by Gen. Washington,\\nand he is still living in France, at\\nthe age of 65. For a memoir of\\nGen. Stark, see Hist. Coll. for\\n1822, p. 92\u00e2\u0080\u0094116. Pop. 761.\\nMargallawAY river has its\\nsource among the highlands, which\\nseparate Maine from Lower Cana-\\nda, in the N. E. extremity of New-\\nHampshire, about 30 miles N. from\\nErrol. After a S. course of nearly\\n**20 miles on the western border of\\nMaine, it enters New-Hampshire\\nat the S. E. part of the 2d grant to\\nDartrtiouth college, where it forms\\na junction with the united streams\\nof Dead and Diamond rivers.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThence after a S. course of about\\n6 miles to Errol it receives the wa-\\nters of Umbagog lake. After this\\njunction the main stream is the Am-\\neriscoggin river.\\nMarlborottgh, a post-town\\nship in Cheshire county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0\\n52 is bounded N. by Roxbury, E\\nby Dublin ancl Jaffrey, S. by Troy,\\nW. by Swanzey and part of Keene\\nBefore the incorporation of Troy\\nprincipally taken from this town, it\\ncontained 20,740 acres. It is 6 miles\\nfrom Keene, 55 from Concord, and\\n76 from Boston. There are sever\\nal ponds which are the sources of\\nsome of the blanches of Ashue-\\nlot river. The soil is rocky, suita\\nble for grain and flax, and particu-\\nlarly for grass. The 3d N. H. tsm\\ni ike and the Fitzwilliam Branch\\nturnpike pass through this town.\\nThe annual number of deaths for\\nthe last 25 years has averaged\\nabout 13. Marlborough was grant-\\ned by charter, April 29, 1751, to\\nTimothy D wight, Esq. and 61 oth-\\ners. The conditions of the grant\\nnot being seasonably complied with\\non account of the Indian and\\nFrench war, the claims of forfeit-\\nure incurred by the grantees was\\nsuspended by another charter,\\nSept. 21, 17 .4. The first settle-\\noient commenced about 1760, by a\\nMc.AJistei, William Barker, Abel\\nWoodward, Be\u00c2\u00abj. Tucker and Dan-\\niel Goodenough. The town was\\nucorporated Dec. 13, 1776. A\\ncongregational church was founded\\nin 1778, and Rev, Joseph Cum-\\nmings was ordained in Nov. the\\nsame year. He was dismissed in\\nDec. 1780. He graduated at Har-\\nvard College in 1768. Rev. Hollo-\\nway Fish was ordained Sept. 25,\\n1793. Lt. Col. Andrew Colbum,\\nan officer killed in the revolutiona-\\nry war, belonged to this town.\\nPop. 766.\\nMarlow, post-township, in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 1 is\\nbounded N. by Acworth and Lemp-\\nster, E. by Washington and Stod-\\ndard, S. by Gilsum, W. byAlstead,\\ncontaining 15,937 acres. It is 15\\nmiles from Keene, and 45 from\\nConcord. Ashuelot river passes\\nthrough almost the whole length of\\nthe town. There are no ponds of\\nnote, nor any mountains. The\\nsoil is rather wet, but considerably\\nproductive. There are large tracts\\nof meadow land on Ashuelot river\\nand other streams, of an excellent\\nquality. The land is generally un-\\neven, but not very rocky. It pro-\\nduces the various kinds of grain\\nis also very favorable for flax and", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0199.jp2"}, "200": {"fulltext": "184\\nNEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\npotatoes. The agricultural prod-\\nucts in 1820, were 14,400 lbs. of\\nbutter, 21,000 lbs of cheese, 40,000\\nlbs. of beef, 44,000 lbs. of pork,\\n3,400 lbs. of flax, with 150 barrels\\nof cider also 5 tons of pearl-ashes.\\nMarlow was chartered Oct. 7, 1761,\\nto William Noyes and 69 others,\\nresiding principally in Lime, Conn.\\nThe first settlers were Joseph\\nTubbs, Samuel and John Giistin,\\nN. Royce, N. Miller, Nathan Hunt-\\nley, Solomon Mack, Solomon Gee,\\nEber Lewis and others. The first\\ntown meeting was in March, 1766.\\nIn 1772, there were 29 families.\\nThe first inhabitants were baptists.\\nThey soon formed a baptist church\\nand in Jan. 1778, settled Rev. Ca-\\nleb Blood, who was dismissed March\\n9, 1779. Rev. Eleazar Beckwith\\nSucceeded, and preached till his\\ndeath in 1809. There is a method-\\nist society, over which Rev. Paul\\nDustiu was settled by a vote of the\\ntown, May 12,1807. He died Feb.\\n15,1811. Tliere is also a society\\nof iiniversalists. Pop. 597.\\nMascomy, a river in Grafton\\ncounty, rises S. of Smart s moun-\\ntain, lying in Lime and the N. W\\npart of Dorchester. It has a S\\ncourse through Dame s Gore to\\nCanaan, where it receives the\\nwaters of G(*ose pond and Heart\\npond, and also its E. branch. It\\nproceeds to Enfield, receiving the\\nwaters of several ponds, and there\\nempties itself into Mascomy pond.\\nThe outlet of this pond is at its W.\\nextremity in Lebanon, where it\\nbecomes a considerable stream,\\nwhich after a course of 7 miles,\\nfalls into the Connecticut r ver a\\nfew miles below Lyman s bridge.\\nSee Enfield.\\nMASC03IT pond lies principally\\nii\u00c2\u00bb Enfield and partly in Lebanon.\\nIt contains a surface of between\\n2000 and 3000 acres. Su Enfield.\\nMassabesick, a pond. Set\\nChester.\\nMason, a township in Hillsbo-\\nrough county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 45 is\\nbounded N. by Temple and Wil-\\nton, E. by Milford and Brookline,\\nS. by Townsend and Ashbyin Ms.,\\nand W. by New-Ipswich, contain-\\ning 18,860 acres. It is 15 miles\\nfrom Amherst, 43 front Concord and\\n60 from Boston. The surface is\\nuneven; the hills are chiefly large\\nswells, with narrow valleys betweea\\nthem. The streams are rapid.\\nThere are no natural ponds. The\\nprincipal meadows were formerly\\nbeaver ponds. Souhegan is the\\nprincipal stream affording many\\nfine mill seats. The small streams\\nrun into Nashua river and into Ta-\\nnapus or Potanipo pond in Brook-\\nline. The soil in the E. part is\\nrather light the forest trees,white,\\nred and yellow oak, walnut, pine\\nand chesnut. The W. part is\\nmostly a strong deep soil, red or\u00c2\u00bb\\ndark loam, but stony. It is good\\nfor grass and grain. The natural\\ngrowth, red oak, hemlock, beech,\\nmaple, birch, c. The soil \u00c2\u00bbf the\\nhigh lands was greatly injured by\\nfires in the forests previous to its\\nsettlement. The 3d N. H. turn-\\npike passes through the S. W. part\\nof this town about 3 miles. In\\nSouhegan village, there is a cotton\\nfactory in 2 large buildings,one con-\\ntaining 500 spindles, with the ne-\\ncessary apparatus for carding and\\nspinning, including a* double speed-\\ner in the other building are IB\\npower looms. There is also a\\nlarge woollen factory, containing\\n5 sets of cards, a spinning machine\\nknown by the name of a Brewster,\\n4 power looms for satlinett, and 6\\nbroad looms, which can turn out\\n20 yards of broad cloth per day.\\nThere is also in this tovm a starch\\nmanufactory, which manufactures", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0200.jp2"}, "201": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n185\\n4000 or 5000 bushels of potatoes\\ninto starch, per annum. In 1820,\\n30,000 lbs. and in 1821, 26,000 lbs.\\nof this useful article were manu-\\nfactured. Eight pounds of starch\\ncan be made from one bushel of\\npotatoes. Mason was granted by\\ncharter, Aug. 26, 1768. It was\\nformerly known by the name of\\nJVb. 1. The first effort to settle\\nthis place was in 1751, and the\\nnext year a permanent settlement\\nwas made by Enoch Lawrence,\\nfrom Pepperell, Ms. Deac. Nathan\\nHall, who died May 7, 1807, aged\\n92, was an early settler. Jonathan\\nFoster, another early inhabitant,\\nlived to exceed 100 years. The\\ncongregational church was formed\\nin 1772, and consisted of 12 males\\nand 9 females. Rev. Jonathan\\nSearle was ordained Oct. 14, 1772\\ndismissed about 1782. Bev. Eben-\\nezer Hill, who graduated at Har-\\nvard college in 1786, was ordained\\nin 1790. A baptist church was con-\\nstituted in 1786, and Rev. William\\nEliot was ordained their pastor.\\nPop. 1300.\\nMayneSborough, an uninhab-\\nited township in Coos county, lat.\\n440 27/, is bounded N. by Pauls-\\nburgh, E. by Success, S. by Shel-\\nburne and Durand, W. by Kilken-\\nny. It is 125 miles from Concord;\\ncontains 31,154 acres; and was\\ngranted Dec. 31, 1771, to Sir Wil-\\nliam Mayne, bart., Robert, Thomas\\nand Edward Mayne and others, of\\nBarbadoes. The Ameriscoggin pas-\\nses through the E. part of this\\ntown, and the Upper Amonoosuck\\nthrough the W.\\nMeredith, a post-town, in\\nSiraflford county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 36 is\\nbounded N. by Centre-Harbor and\\nWinnepisiogee lake, N. E. and E.\\nby said lake and river, S E. by\\nGreat bay, S. and S. W. by San-\\nbornton, W. and N. W. by Nevr-\\nR\\nHampton and Centre-Harbqr. This\\ntown was incorporated Dec. 30,\\n1768, and was first called JVew-Sa-\\nkm. It lies distant from Concord\\nabout 29 miles from Portsmouth,\\n63 miles; and from Washington\\ncity, 531 miles. Meredith contains\\n2 post-offices, 4 houses for public\\nworship, 13 school houses, 2 distil-\\nleries, and a convenient number\\nof mills and machines. There is\\nin this town a pond adjoining Cen-\\ntre-Harbor, about 2 miles long and\\n1 wide, emptying into Great bay,\\nnear the village besides this there\\nare several smaller ponds. There\\nis probably no town in the country\\nmore pleasantly and advantageous-\\nly situated, or of a better soil, than\\nMeredith. The waters of the Win-\\nnepisiogee washing the boundaries\\nof a great part of the town, convey\\nmany heavy mercantile articles to,\\nand from almost the doors of sev-\\neral of the inhabitants in the sum-\\nmer and in the winter, the ice\\nserves as a level and easy road.\\nNear the upper or N. W. part of the\\ntown, the traveller passing along\\nthe road, is presented with a very\\nbeautiful landscape. On the E. and\\nS. E. the placid Winnepisiogee, the\\nlargest lake in New-Hampshire,\\nwith its numerous islands, arrests\\nthe eye, and bounds the circle of\\nvision in a S. E. direction. On\\nthe N. E. Ossipee mountain rises\\nboldly to view. On the N.,the\\nprospect is intercepted by Red hiil,\\na pleasant and noted emisence in\\nMoultonborough, only a few miles\\ndistant. At Meredith Bridge is a\\nhandsome and flourishing village,\\nand the seat of much business. It\\nis connected with the principal vil-\\nlage of Gilford by abridge over th^\\nWinnepisiogee. There are socie-*\\nties of congregationalists and bap-\\ntists in this town, the former under\\nthe care of Rev. David Smith i", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0201.jp2"}, "202": {"fulltext": "1\u00c2\u00ab6\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nthe latter in charge of Elder Par-\\nker Fogg. Hon. Ebene^er\\nSmith, moved into this town at an\\nearly period of its settlement, and\\nwas as a father to the new settlers\\nfor many years. He was for ttiany\\nyears a justice of the peace, and\\njudge of probate and for two years\\npresident of the senate. He died\\nat Meredith, Aug. 22, 1807, aged\\n73 and will long be remembered\\nwith veneration and respect. Pop.\\n2416.\\nMerrimack, one of the prin-\\ncipal rivers of New-England, is\\nformed of two branches. The N.\\nbranch called Pemigewasset, rises\\nnear the Notch of the White-Moun-\\ntains, and passes southwardly\\nthrough a corner of Franconia,Lin-\\ncoln, Peeling, Thornton and Camp-\\nton, forming the boundary between\\nPlymouth and Holderness, and also\\nthe boundary line between the\\ncounties of Strafford and Grafton\\nfrom the S. corner of Holderness\\nto its junction with the Winnepis-\\niogee. It receives several consid-\\nerable branches in its course Mad\\nriver in Campton, Baker s in Ply-\\nmouth and streams flowing frora\\nSquam and Newfound lakes, with\\nnumerous small tributaries. The\\nE. branch is the Winnepisiogee,\\nthrough which pass the waters of\\nthe lake of that name. The de-\\nscent of this branch from the lake\\nto its junction with Pevnigewasset\\nis 232 feet. The confluent stream\\nbears the name of Merrimack, and\\npursues a S. course, 78 miles, to\\nChelmsford, Mass. thence an E.\\ncourse, 35 miles to the sea at New-\\nburyport. On the N. line of Con-\\ncord, the Contoocook di ;cV;arges\\nits waters into the Merrimack.\\nThe Soucook becomes a tributary^\\nin Pembroke, and the Suncook be-\\ntween Pembroke and AUenstown.\\nThe Piscataquog unites in Bedford\\nthe Souhegan in Merrimack, and a\\nbeautiful river called Nashua in\\nDunstable. The principal tribu-\\ntaries are on the W. side of the\\nriver, mostly rising in the highlands\\nbetween the Connecticut and Mer-\\nrimack. There are numerous falls\\nin this river, the most noted of\\nwhich are Garven s, in Concord,\\nthe falls in Hooksett, and Amos-\\nkeagin Manchester. See jimos-\\nkeag, 8fc. These falls are all i-en-\\ndered passable by locks, and boat\\nnavigation has for several years\\nbeen extended as far as Concord.\\nThere are several bridges over the\\nMerrimack and its principal bran-\\nches, besides a number of ferries^\\nThe Merrimack, whose fountains\\nare nearly on a level with the Con-\\nnecticut, being much shorter in its\\ncourse has a far more rapid de-\\nscent to the sea than the latter riv-\\ner. Hence the intervals on its bor-\\nders are less extensive, and the\\nscenery less beautiful than on the\\nConnecticut. It is, however, a\\nmajestic river its waters are gen-\\nerally pure and healthy and on\\nits borders are situated some of the\\nmost flourishing towns in the state.\\nThe name of this river was origin-\\nally written Merramacke and\\nMonnowake, which in the Indian\\nlanguage signified a sturgeon. Its\\nwidth varies from 50 to 120 rods\\nand at its mouth it presents a beau-\\ntiful sheet of half a mile in width.\\nFor notices of the canals and\\nbridges on this river, see pp. 14, 17.\\nMerribiack, a post-town in\\nHillsborough county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 51\\nis bounded N. by Bedford, E. by\\nLitchfield, S. by Dunstable and W.\\nby Amherst, containing 19,361\\nacres. It is 6 miles from Amherst,\\n27 from Concord and 45 from Bos-\\nton. Merrimack river waters its\\nE. border through its whole extent,\\nopening a communication by water", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0202.jp2"}, "203": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n187\\nfrom this place to Boston. Souhe\\ngan enters this town from Amherst\\npursues a winding course to the\\nMerrimack, where it discharges\\nitself one mile above Thornton s\\nferry. There are fine water privi\\nleges on this stream. At the mouth\\nof it is a valuable factory, which\\nwas erected in room of one, owned\\nby Isaac Riddle, Esq. Sons\\nwhich was consumed by fire, June\\n10, 1818, with a loss of $6000.\\nThis factory has lately enlarged it.\\nplan of operation, and bids fair to\\nbecome one of the best establish-\\nments of the kind in the county\\nA small village is sitnated in its vi\\ncinity, which is a place of consid\\nerable business. Babboosuck brook\\nissuing from Babboosuck pond in\\nAmherst, empties into Souhegan\\nriver, and Penichook brook from a\\npond in Hollis, forms the southern\\nboundary. Tliis town presents no\\nremarkable peculiarity of surface\\nIt may be considered a level tract,\\nhaving but few hills, and those not\\n%vorthy of particular notice. The\\nsoil in various places is very fertile,\\nbut a considerable portion of the\\nland is plain. There are some fine\\nintervals on the Merrimack. The\\nwealth and population have not in-\\ncreas\u00c2\u00abd as might have been expect-\\ned from its local advantages. Some\\nof the best and most extensive wa-\\nter privileges the county affords,\\nabout 1 1-2 mile from the Merri-\\nmack, on Souhegan river, lie un-\\nimproved. This town claims the\\nfirst discovery in this region of ma-\\nking what are called Leghorn bon-\\nnets. They were first made sever-\\nal years since by the Misses Bur-\\nnaps, who are deserving much\\ncredit for their eviterprize in this\\nspecies of manufacture. Some of\\ntheir bonnets have been sold at\\nauction in Boston for $50. This\\nf.own was formerly caUed Souhegan\\nEast. All that part S. of Souhegan\\nriver was included in the Dunstable\\ngrant. The remainder belonged to\\nNumber 5, of the Narraganset\\ntownships. (See Bedford.) It was\\nincorporated by charter, April 2,\\n1746, having been settled about 13\\nyears. A Mr. Hassell was among\\nthe first settlers, and his daughter\\nwas the first person born in town.\\nThe first house in this town was\\nbuilt many years before any perma-\\nnent settlement was made. It was\\nerected on the margin of the river\\nfor a house of trafiic withthe In-\\ndians. It was called Cromwell s\\nhouse, and was occupied by John\\nCromwell, originally from England,\\nbut last from Boston. For some\\ntime he carried on a lucrative trade\\nwith the Indians, weighing their\\nfurs with his foot, till, enraged at\\nhis supposed or real deception,\\nthey formed the resolution to mur\u00c2\u00bb\\nder him. This intention was com-\\nmunicated to Cromwell, who bu-\\nried his wealth and made his es-\\ncape. Within a few hours after\\nhis flight, a party of the Penacook\\ntribe arrived, and not finding the\\nobject of their resentment, they\\nburnt his habitation. The time\\nwhen thif occurred is not positive-\\nly known, but it is inferred that it\\nwas after 1679, when it appears his\\nhouse was standing. The name of\\nMerrimack is derived from the riv-\\ner on which it is situated. A con-\\ngregational church was formed\\nSept. 5, 1772. Rev. Jacob Burnap,\\nD. D. from Reading, Ms. who grad-\\nuated at Harvard college in 1770,\\nwas ordained Oct. 14, 1772 died\\nDec. 26, 1821, aged 75, having ad-\\nmitted to the church 194 members.\\nHe was eminently distinguished for\\nhis superior knowledge of the orig-\\ninal languages, in which the scrip-\\ntures were written. He was much\\nesteemed for his piety, integrity", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0203.jp2"}, "204": {"fulltext": "188\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\npatience and all the social virtues.\\nHon. Matthew THORWTON,.one\\nof the signers of the Declaration of\\nAmerican Independence, resided\\nmany years in this town. He died\\nwhile on a visit at Newburvport,\\nJune 24, 1803, at the age of 89.\\nHe was a member of the fust con-\\ngress, and manyiji ears a judge of\\nthe superior court of N. H. a rep-\\nresentative, senator and counsellor^\\nand sustained other important offi-\\nces. For a memoir of him, see\\nHistorical Collections for I822,page\\n87\u00e2\u0080\u009491. Pop. 1162.\\nMerrymeeting bay, an arm\\nof the Winnepisiogee lake, extends\\nabout 1800 rods into the town of\\nAlton, and is 27 miles from the nav-\\nigable waters of the Paseataqua.\\nSee AUon.\\nMerrtmeeting pond. See\\nJ^ew-Durham.\\nMiddleton, post-to\\\\vn,in Straf-\\nford CO. lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 29 is bounded N.\\nby Brookfield, E. by Wakefield, S.\\nby Milton, and W. by New-Dur-\\nham, comprising 9,840 acres. It is\\na very level township, having no\\nhigh ground except a part of Moose\\nmountain, which separates it from\\nBrookfield. There are no rivers\\nnor ponds the soil is rocky the\\ngrowth of wood chiefly hemlock\\nand spruce, with some maple and\\nbeech. There are 3 schools, and a\\nmeeting house. Rev. Nehemiah\\nOrdway, graduated at Harvard col-\\nlege in 1764, was settled here in\\n1778, remained a few years, and\\nwas dismissed. Elder William\\nBuzzell, a free-will baptist, is the\\nonly preacher. Middleton was in-\\ncorporated March 4, \u00e2\u0096\u00a0:778. The\\nfirst settlers were from Lee and\\nRochester. Pop. 482.\\nMiLFORD, a post-town in Hills-\\nborough county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 59 is\\nbounded N. by Mont-Vernon and\\nLyndeborough, E. by Amherst, S.\\nby Hollis and Brookline. W. by\\nMason and Wilton, containing 15,-\\n402 acres. It is 2 1-2 miles fror?\\nAmherst, 31 from Concord, and 4T\\nfrom Boston. Milfoid lirs on\\nboth sides of Souhegan river, r/hich\\nnins through the town from W. t\u00c2\u00bb\\nE. forming a rich meadow or inter-\\nval, from 1-4 to 1-2 a mile wide.\\nThe banks of this river are annual-\\nly overflowed, ty which means,\\nthe soil, which is black and deep, is\\nmuch enriched. The forest tiees\\nare, on the river, elm, walnut, but-\\nternut, ;c. on the highlands,white,\\nred and black oak, chesnut, white\\nand yellow pine, maple, hemlock,\\nc. This town has excellent wat-\\ner privileges. There is a valuable\\nfactory in the village, containing\\n844 spindles. There are fine or-\\nchards, and fruit of an excellent\\nquality and flavor is produced.\\nSixty two bushels of apples have\\nbeen gathered from one tree the\\nsame season. The village, pleas-\\nantly situated on both sides of the\\nriver, contains two meeting-houses,\\none on each side, one school-house\\n2 factory buildings, 51 dwelling\\nhouses, 3 stores, post-office, c.\\nMilford was formerly known as th*\\nS. W. parish of Amherst. It was\\ncorporated Jan. 11, 1794, and in-\\ncludes what was anciently called,\\nthe Mile Slip and Dwxbury school\\nfarm. Eighty familif s were detach-\\ned from Amherst and several from\\nHollis,when it was incorporated.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThe first settlers were John Burns,\\nWilliam Peabody, Benjamin Hop-\\nkins, Caleb Jones,Nathan Hutchin-\\nson, Andrew Bradford and other.s,\\nwhose descendants are numerous\\nand respectable. Capt. Josiah\\nCrosby and William Wallace were\\namong the early settler?. The\\nformer, a revolutionary officer, died\\nOct. 15, 1793, aged 63 the latter\\nin 1791, aged 73. There are two re-", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0204.jp2"}, "205": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n189\\niigious societies. The congregation-\\nalchurchwasernbodied in 1788,con-\\nsisting of 19 members. Rev. Hum-\\nphrey Moore was ordained Oct. 13,\\n1802. The baptist churcli, consist-\\ning of 28 members, was constituted\\nSept. 5, 1809. It now contains a-\\nbout 100 members. The baptist\\nsociety have a very neat and hand-\\nsome meeting house, erected in\\n1816. Pop. 1243.\\nMiLTOJV, post-tow?n,Strafford co.\\nin lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 26 isboanded N. W.\\nby Middleton and Wakefield, E. by\\nSalmon Fall river, separating it\\nfrom Maine, S. W. by Farmington,\\nand contains about 25,000 acres\\nThe Salmon Fall river washes its\\nwhole E. boundary, a distance of\\n13 miles and a branch of the\\nsame river crosses from the S. part\\nof Wakefield, and unites near the\\ncentre of the E. boundary. Tene-\\nriffe, a bold and rocky mountain,\\nextends along the E. part of Milton,\\nnear which lies Milton pond,of con-\\nsiderable size, connecting with the\\nSalmon Fall river. This town was\\nformerly a part of Rochester, from\\nwhich it was detached, and incor\\nporated June 11, 1802. There is a\\nmeeting-house here, but no settled\\nminister. Pop. 1232.\\nMiLLSFiELD, Coos county, is\\nan uninhabited township, in lat\\n44\u00c2\u00b0 43 7 miles W. of Umbagog\\nlake, and about 35 N. from the\\nWhite mountains. It is bounded\\nN. by Dixville, E. by Errol, S. by\\nDummer, W. by Ervin s location\\nand ungranted lands. Clear stream\\nwaters its N. extremity, and Phil-\\nlip s riverjvvith several small streams\\nthe other parts. Here are several\\nponds, the largest is about 300 rods\\nlong, 140 wide. Millsfield was\\ngranted March 1, 1774, to George\\nBoyd and 81 others; and was na-\\nmed after Sk Thomas Mills, a\\nR2\\ngrantee. It contains an area of 23,-\\n200 acres.\\nMohawk river, in Coos county,\\nhas its source among the mountains\\nof Dixville, and in its W. course\\nthrough Colebrook, receives some\\nconsiderable branches from Stew-\\nartstown, among which is Beaver\\nbrook. It passes into the Connec-\\nticut below the centre of Cole-\\nbrook.\\nMoNADNocK mountain, usually\\ncalled the Grand Monadnock, is\\nsituated in the towns of Jafifrey and\\nDublin, in Cheshire county, about\\n22 miles E. from Connecticut river,\\nand 10 N. of the southern bounda-\\nry of this state. The direction of\\nthe ridge is N. E. and S. W. The\\nmountain is about 5 miles long from\\nN. to S. and 3 miles from E. to W.\\nIts base, according to Judge Wiii-\\nthrop s observations made in 1780,is\\n1395 feet,and its summit 3254 feet\\nabove the level of the sea. Ac-\\ncording to Professor Dana, who vis-\\nited the mountain in 1816, its base\\nis 1452.5, and its summit is 3450\\nabove the level of the sea. Tlte\\nmountain is composed of talc, mi-\\nca, slate, distinctly stratified. Gar-\\nnet, schorl, feldspar and quartz oc-\\ncur in various parts. On the E.\\nside, plumbago is found in large\\nquantities. Crucibles and pencils\\nhave been manufactured from it,\\nbut for the latter, it proves not ve-\\nry good. The summit, when seen\\nat a distance of 4 or 5 miles, appears\\nrounded and destitute of those high\\ncliffs and mural precipices belonging\\nto granitic mountains. The prospect\\nfrom the pinnacle is very extensive\\nthirty ponds of fresh water, some of\\nwhich are so large as to contain isl-\\nands of 8 or 10 acres, may be seen\\nfrom it, in the immediate vicinity.\\nNear the base of themountain,is the\\nMonadnock Mineral Spring. Sue\\nJqffrey.", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0205.jp2"}, "206": {"fulltext": "190\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nMont- Vernon, a pleasant ele-\\nvated township in Hillsborough\\ncounty, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 53 is bounded\\nN. by New-Boston, E. by Amherst,\\nS. by Amherst and Milford and W.\\nby Lyndeborough, containing 7,976\\nacres. It is three miles,N. W. from\\nAmherst, 28 from Concord and 50\\nfrom Boston. There is but one\\nstream of any note, and this isvbut\\nsmall it rises near the north part\\nof Mont-Vernon, and runs through\\nAmherst near the E. extremity of\\nthe plain and empties into Souhe-\\ngan river in the S. part of Amherst.\\nThat part of this stream near the\\nmouth was called by the Indians\\nQuohquinapassakessanannagnog:-\\nThe soil here does not materially\\ndiffer from that of the circumjacent\\ntowns. The forest trees are maple,\\nbeech, birch, white and red oak.\\nThe situation is elevated, and to-\\nwards the E. and S. E. there is a\\nconsiderable prospect. There is a\\npleasant village situated near the\\nhighest point of elevation, having\\na congregational meeting house,\\n22 dvTelling houses, three stores,\\nc. The 2d N. H. turnpike passes\\nthrough this village. There is a\\nsocial library. This town was\\noriginally apart of Amherst, from\\nwhich it was detached and incorpo-\\nrated Dec. 15,1803. Its settlement\\ncommenced soon after that of Am-\\nherst. Isaac Smith, aged 91, and\\nJonathan Lampson, aged 90, two of\\nthe early iniiabitants, died here in\\n1807 and 1815. A congregational\\nchurch was formed in 1780. Rev.\\nJohn Bruce,who graduated at Dart-\\nmouth College in 1781, was ordain-\\ned Nov. 23, 1735 died March 12,\\n1809, aged 62. Rev. Stephen\\nChapin, who graduated at Harvard\\ncollege in 1804, was installed Nov.\\n15, 1809. Having espoused bap-\\ntist sentiments, he was dismissed\\nin Nov. 1818. Rev. Ebenezei\\nCheever, who graduated at Bow-\\ndoin college in 1817,ordained Dec-\\n8, 1819; was dismissed April 8,1823.\\nDr.DANiEL ADAMS,who commen-\\nced and conducted the Medical and\\nAgricultural Register, and is author\\nof a popular system of Arithmetic,\\nschool geography, and a number of\\nuseful school books, has his resi-\\ndence in this place. Pop. 729.\\nMOOSEHILLOCK Or MOOSHE-\\nLOCK, is a noble and lofty emi-\\nnence in the S. E. part of Cov-\\nentry, and ranks among the highest\\nmountains in New-England. The\\naltitude of the N. peak above tide\\nwater, as estimated by Capt. Par-\\ntridge from barometrical observa-\\ntions, is 4636 feet\u00e2\u0080\u0094 that of the S.\\npeak is 4536 feet. Baker s river\\nhas its source on its eastern side.\\nMoose, the name of a mountain\\nsituated between Middleton and\\nBrookfield, and also of the moun-\\ntain in Hanover. See Brookfield\\nand Hanover.\\nMoose river has its rise on the\\nN. side of the White Mountains\\nnearDurand, through which it pas-\\nses, and unites with the Ameriscog-\\ngin in Shelburne. Its source is\\nvery near that of Israel s river,\\nwhich passes W. into Connecti-\\ncut.\\nMoRiAH, an elevated peak of\\nthe White Mountains, situated in\\nthe S. part of Shelburne.\\nMOULTONBOROTJGH, pOSt-tOWn-\\nship, Strafford county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0\\n44 is situated on the N. W. shore\\nof Winnepisiogee lake, bounded N.\\nby Sandwich and Tamworth, N. E.\\nby Ossipee, S.E.by Tuftonborougb,\\nand W. by Centre-Harbor vind\\nSquara lake. This town is broken\\nby mountains and ponds. Red\\nHill, lying wholly within this town,\\ncommands notice from the E., S-\\nand W. and extends about 3\\nmiles from E. to W., between Red", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0206.jp2"}, "207": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n191\\nHill river on the N., Great Squam\\non the W., Great Squam and Long\\npond on tke S., terminating S. E.\\nby a neck of fine land extending\\ninto the Winnepisiogee. Its sum-\\nmit is covered with the uvoe ursi\\nand low blueberry bush, which in\\nautumn give the hill a reddish hue,\\nfrom which circumstance its name\\nwas probably derived. A number\\nof oval bluffs rise on its summit,\\nfrom each of which the prospect\\non eithei hand is extensive and de-\\nlightful. The N. bluff is supposed\\nto consist of a body of iron ore.\\nSlight attempts have been made\\nupon the mass, and the results indi-\\ncate that an effectual attempt would\\ndevelope a very rich and valuable\\nbed of ore. Bog ore is found in a\\nbrook descending from this bluff.\\nOssipee mountain extends its base\\ninto this town, and is a command-\\ning elevation. On the S. part of\\nthis mountain, in Moultonborougn,\\nis a mineral chalybeate spring, the\\nwaters strongly impregnated with\\niron and sulphur, and efficacious\\nin cutaneous eruptions. About\\na mile N. is a spring of pure cold\\nwater, 16 feet in diameter, through\\nthe centre of which the water, con-\\ntaining a small portion of fine white\\nsand, is constantly thrown up to the\\nheight of two feet the spring fur-\\nnishing water sufficient for mills.\\nOn the stream nearly a mile below\\nis a beautiful waterfall of 70 feet\\nperpendicular. Descending on the\\nleft of this fal],a cave is found, con-\\ntaining charcoal and other eviden-\\nces of its having been a hiding\\nplace for the Indians. Red Hill\\nriver originates in Sandwich, and\\npasses through this town into the\\nWinnepisiogee. Long pond is a\\nbeautiful sheet of water, and con-\\nnects with the lake by a channel\\n60 rods in length. Squam and\\nWinnepisiogee lakes lie partly in\\nMoultonborough. The soil of this\\ntown is fruitful, though in some\\nparts rocky. The E. winds falling\\nover Ossipee mountain are fre-\\nquently destructive and always vio-\\nlenL The N. W. winds falling\\nover Red Hill are also violent, and\\nfrequently do much damage. Moul-\\ntonborough was granted by the Ma-\\nsonian proprietors, Nov. 17,1763,\\nto Col. Jonathan Moulton and 61\\nothers, principally from Hampton.\\nSettlements commenced in 1764,by\\nEzekiel Moulton and a few others,\\nand in the following year others\\njoined them. The first house for\\npublic worship was erected in 1773,\\nand was blown down by an E. wind\\nin Dec. 1819. March 12, 1777, a\\ncongregational church was embod-\\nied, and in Oct. 1778, Rev. Samuel\\nPerley was ordained, but continued\\nonly a few months. Rev. Jeremi-\\nah Shaw, from Hampton, who grad-\\nuated at Harvard college in 1767,\\nat the age of 20,was ordained IV ov.\\n17, 1779. In 1816, hi? civil con-\\ntract with the town was annuiled\\nyet he still preaches to his church,\\nand people. He is one of the old-\\nest clergymen in N.H.,andduringhis\\nministry has solemnized more than\\n400 marriages. Many Indian im-\\nplements and relics have been found\\nindicating this to have been once\\ntheir favorite residence. In 1820,\\non a small island in the Winnepis-\\niogee, was found a curious gun-bar-\\nrel much worn by age and rust, di-\\nvested of its stock, enclosed in the\\nbody of a pitch pine tree 16 inches\\nin diameter. Its butt rested on a\\nf?at rock, its muzzle elevated about\\n30\u00c2\u00b0. In I819,a small dirk 1 1-2 feet in\\nlength from the point to the end of\\nthe hilt, round blade, was found in a\\nnew field one foot under grxmnd,\\nbearing strong marks of antiquity.\\nOn the line of Tuftonborough, on\\nthe shore of the lake, at the moutte", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0207.jp2"}, "208": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nof Melvin river, a gigantic skeleton\\nwas found about 15 years since\\nburied in a sandy soil, apparently\\nthat of a man more than seven feet\\nhigh the jaw bones easily pass\\ning over the face of a large man. A\\ntumulus has been discovered on a\\npiece of newly cleared land, of the\\nlength and appearance of a human\\ngxave, and handsomely rounded\\nwith small stones, not found in this\\npart of the country which stones\\nare too closely placed to be separ-\\nated by striking an ordinary blow\\nwith a crow-bar, and bear marks of\\nbeing a composition. The Ossipee\\ntribe of Indians once resided in\\nthis vicinity, and some years since\\na tree was standing in Moultonbor-\\nough, on which was carved in hie\\nroglyphics the history of their ex\\npeditions. Pop. 1279.\\nN.\\nNarmarcttwgAwAck, a branch\\nof the Ameriscoggin, rises in the\\ntownship of Success, and unites\\nwith the main stream in Pauls-\\nburgh.\\nNash and Sawyer s Loca-\\ntion, in the county of Coos, lat.\\n440 13 is a tract of 2184 acres,\\ngranted May 20, 1773, to Timothy\\nNash and Benjam.in Sawyer, fo r\\ntheir labor and expense in explor-\\ning a route through the White\\nMountains. The pass through the\\nnotch, the only route by which the\\ninhabitants beyond the mountains,\\ncan reach the eastern settlements,\\nwitliout a great circuit, was known\\nto the Indians but to the peopb;\\nof New-Hampsliire it was either\\nunknowiv or they had forgotten it.\\nNash made the discovery, and after-\\nwards admitted Sawyer to a share\\nof the benefits. They were both-\\nhunters, and the property was of\\nlittle service to them. This tract\\nis bounded N. by Bretton Woods,!\\nE. l)y the White Mountains, S. by\\nChadbourne and Hart s Location,\\nW. by lands ungranted. Pop. 22.\\nNash s stream, a branch of the\\nUpper Amonoosuck, has its sourc-\\nes in Stratford and the lands E.,\\nand unites with the river in the N.\\nW. part of Piercy.\\nNashua river,a beautiful stream\\nin the S. part of Hillsborough coun-\\nty, has its source in Worcester\\ncounty, Mass. It is formed of two\\nbranches called the N. and S. bran-\\nches. The N. branch is formed of\\ntwo streams,one from Ashburnham,\\nthe other from Wacliuset pond.\\nThe S. branch is composed of Still\\nriver, issuing from the E. side of\\nWachuset mountain, and a small\\nstream from Quinepoxet pond in\\nHolden. These branches are unit-\\ned in Lancaster, from which the\\nmain river proceeds in a N. E.\\ncourse to Harvard, Shirley, Groton,\\nand Pepperell in Mass. and from\\nthence into N. H. through Hollis,\\nand nearly the centre of Dunstable,\\nwhere it falls into Merrimack riv-\\ner.\\nNashua village, on the preced-\\ning river, in Dunstable, is 11 miles\\nfrom Amherst, 36 from Boston, and\\n32 from Concord. It is a place of\\nconsiderable business, being situa-\\nted near the Merrimack river, and\\non the great road from Amherst to\\nBoston, and on the road mostly\\ntravelled by teams from Concord to\\nBoston. Its location is pleasant,\\nand it has a number of handsome\\nbuildings.\\nNELSON,post-township,in Chesh-\\nire county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 59 is bound-\\ned N. by Stoddard, E. by Antrim\\nand Hancock, S. by Dublin, W. by\\nRoxbury and Sullivan, containing\\n22,875 acres, being 40 miles from\\nConcord. This town is situated\\non the height of land between Con-\\nnecticut and Merrimack rivers.", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0208.jp2"}, "209": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n193\\nThe surface is hilly, but good for\\ngrazing. The streams are small.\\n?n the S. part, a branch of Ashue-\\n!ot river rises, and from Long pond\\n.a this town and Hancock, issues a\\nbranch of Contoocook river. The\\nbest mill privileges are furnished\\nby streams, issuing from ponds in\\nthis town, of which there are four,\\ncontaining a surface of 1800 acres.\\nThere is a cotton factory, in which\\nproperty to the amount of $10,000\\nis invested. The principal articles\\nof produce are beef,pork,butter and\\ncheese. The inhabitants are prin-\\ncipally farmers of industrious hab-\\nits. This town was originally called\\nMonadnock JVo. 6. It was granted\\nby the Masonian proprietors and\\nchartered Feb. 22, 1774, by the\\nname of Packersjield, from Thomas\\nPacker, who owned about one half\\nof the township. In June, 1814, the\\nname was altered to Nelson. The\\nfirst settlements commenced in\\n1767, by Breed Batchelder, and in\\n1768, by Dr. Nathaniel Breed. The\\ncongregational church was formed\\nJan. 31, 1781, at which time Rev.\\nJacob Foster was installed. He\\nwas dismissed in 1791. Rev. Gad\\n.^exoell, who graduated at Yale col-\\nifge in 1786, was ordained June\\n11,1774. The number of church\\nmembers in 1822, was 152. Pop.\\n90?.\\nNew-Bostojt, post-township, in\\nHillsborough county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0\\n58 is bounded N. by Weare, E. by\\n(ioifstown and Bedford, S. by Am-\\nherst and Lyndeborough, and W.\\nby Lyndeborough and Francestown,\\ncontaining an area of 26,536 acres.\\nIt is 9 miles from Amherst, 22 from\\nConcord, and 57 from Boston. It\\njs watered by several streams, the\\nlargest of which is the S. branch\\nof Piscataquog river, having its\\nsource in Pleasant pond in Fran-\\ncestown. This town consists of fer-\\ntile hills, productive vales, and\\nsome valuable meadows. The soil\\nis favorable for all the various pro-\\nductions common to this section\\nof the state, and there are many\\nexcellent farms under good culti-\\nvation. In the S. part of New-Bos-\\nton, there is a considerable eleva-\\ntion, called Jo English hill, on one\\nside of which it is nearly perpen-\\ndicular. Its height, taken from the\\nroad through the notch of the hill,\\nis 572 feet. Beard s pond, in the\\nN. E. part, and Jo English pond,\\nin the S. part of this town and the\\nN. part of Amherst, are the only\\nponds of note. The 2d N. H. turn-\\npike passes through the S. W. cor-\\nner of this town, near which are\\nthe Grisly mills. There is a social\\nlibrary, of 200 volumes, incorpo-\\nrated June 16, 1801. The follow-\\ning natives of this town have re-\\nceived a collegiate education. Wil-\\nliam Wilson, now a judge of the\\nsupreme court of the state of Ohio,\\nWilliam Ferson, Nathaniel Peabo-\\ndy, Rev. Thomas Cochran, Peter\\nCochran, Robert Cochran, and Rev.\\nSamuel Clark. There is a minis-\\nterial fund, of which the annual\\ninterest is $344 55. New-Boston\\nwas granted by Massachusets, Jan.\\n14, 1736, to inhabitants of Boston,\\nfrom which circumstance it receiv-\\ned its name. It was incorporated\\nby N. H. Feb. 18, 1763. The fir t\\nsettlement commenced about the\\nyear 1733. The names of some\\nof the earliest settlers were Coch-\\nran, Wilson, Caldwell. M Neil,Fer-\\nson and Smith. In Sept. 1756, the\\nsettlement contained 1 saw and 1\\ngrain mill, 31 dwelling-houses, in-\\nhabited by 27 men, 10 women, and\\n9 males and 10 females under the\\nage of 14 years. The presbyteri-\\nan church was formed about 1768.\\njThe first minister was Rev. Solo-\\n(monMoor, a native of Newtown,", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0209.jp2"}, "210": {"fulltext": "194\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nLimavady, in Ireland, who received\\nhis education at Glasgow, in Scot-\\nland, and studied theology with pro-\\nfessor Leechmanof that university.\\nHe was licensed to preach, July 26,\\n1762, and a few years after came\\nto this country. In Feb. 1767, he\\narrived at New-Boston, and was or-\\ndained Sept. 6, 1768; died May\\n28, 1803, aged 67. Rev. Ephraim\\nP. Bradford, who graduated at\\nHarvard college in 1803, was or-\\ndained his successor, Feb. 26,1806.\\nThere are two baptist churches,\\nover one of which, Rev. Isaiah\\nStone was ordained Jan. 8, 1806.\\nPop. 1686.\\nNew-Castle, township, Rock-\\ningham county, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 5 is a\\nrough and rocky island, situated in\\nPortsmouth Harbor, and formerly\\ncalled Great Island. A handsome\\nbridge, built in 1821, connects this\\ntown with Portsmouth. Here is an\\nancient cliiirch, but no preacher.\\nRev. Samuel Moody preached here\\nprevious to the commencement of\\nthe 16th century. He was succeed-\\ned by Rev. John Emerson, ordain-\\ned in 1704 Rev. William Shurt-\\nleff, in 1712 Rev. John Blunt, in\\n1732; Rev. David Robinson, in\\n174-; Rev.StephenChase.in 1750;\\nand Rev. Oliver Noble, in 1784.\\nThe church is at present va-\\ncant. New-Castle was incorpora-\\nted in 1693, and contains 458\\nacres. This island was the seat of\\nbusiness, when ancient Strawberry\\nBank was the mere germe of the\\ntown of Portsmouth. Fishing is\\nhere pursued with success and\\nthe soil among the rocks, being of\\ngood quality, is made to produce a-\\nbundantly. Fort Constitution and\\nthe light-house stand on this island.\\nThe position of each is very advan-\\ntageous. Hon. Theodore At-\\nkinson, for a number of years\\nciiief-justice of the province, secre-\\ntary and president of the council,\\nwas born at New-Gastle Dec. 20,\\n1697 graduated at HaxTard in\\n1718 died Sept. 22,1789, aged 82.\\nNathan Priest, Esq. for many\\nyears a member of the legislature,\\ndied here in 1822. Pop. 932.\\nNew-Chester, post-township\\nin Grafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 31\\nis bounded N. by Bristol, Danbury,\\nand Alexandria, E. by New-Hamp-\\nton and Sanbornton, S. by Ando-\\nver, W. by Wilmot, being 10 miles\\nin length, and containing 20,000\\nacres. It is 24 miles from Con-\\ncord, 44 from Haverhill, 25 from\\nHanover and 86 from Boston. It\\nis watered by Pemigewasset and\\nBlackwater rivers, and several\\nsmall streams. Eagle pond is the\\nonly one of note. Ragged moun-\\ntain is a considerable elevatian and\\nbut little inferior to Kearsarge.\\nViewed from the summit of the\\nneighboring hills, this town appears\\nvery uneven, yet there are many\\nfine tracts converted into produc-\\ntive farms. The soil in some parts\\nis rich and fertile it is generally\\ngood. The forest trees are white\\npine, birch, beech, hemlock, ma-\\nple, c. There is at the S. E. sec-\\ntion of the town, a flourishing vil-\\nlage, containing an elegant meeting-\\nhouse, built in 1821, and 20 dwel-\\nling-houses, situated on a spacious\\nstreet 1 hiile in length. There are\\nseveral charitable societies also\\na musical society, a social library\\nof 100 volumes, incorporated Dec.\\n10, 1800. The number of deaths\\nfor 3 years ending Jan. 1, 1822, was\\n47. A Mr. Emerson lived to the\\nage of 96. This town was granted\\nSept. 14, 1753, to 87 proprietors,\\nwho held their first meeting at Clies-\\nter, and as the greater part of the\\nfirst inhabitants belonged to that\\nplace, it was called New-Chester.\\nThe first settlement was in 1768*", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0210.jp2"}, "211": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n195\\nby Capt. Cutting Favor, who di-\\ned March 8, 1822, aged 85, and by\\nCarr Huse, Esq. who was a civil\\nmagistrate 35 years, town clerk 33\\nyears, and representative several\\nyears, and is now the oldest man in\\ntown. New-Chester was incorpo-\\nrated Nov. 20, 1778. In Dec. 1820,\\nsix children of Mr. Williaai Fol-\\nlansbee were consumed in the\\nflames of his house, while he and\\nhis wife were absent. There is a\\ncongregational society, incorpora-\\nted Dec. 11, 1816. Pop. 970.\\nNew-Durham, post-town,Straf-\\nford county, lat. 43^ 26 is bound-\\ned N. W. by Wolfeborough and\\nAlton, E. by Brookfield and Miu-\\ndleton, S. E. by Farmington, S. W.\\nand W. by Alton; and contains\\n23,625 acres. The surface of this\\ntown is very uneven, a portion so\\nrocky as to be unfit for cultivation.\\nThe soil is generally moist, an\\nwell adapted to grazing. Thei\\nare 5 ponds in New-Durham, th\\nlargest of which is Merrymeeting\\npond, about 10 miles in circumfc\\nence, from which a copious and\\nperpetual stream nans S. and ib.ei\\nN. W. into Merrymeeting bay it\\nAlton. Ela s river flows from Cold-\\nrain pond into Farmiigton, on\\nwhich is a fine waterfall. Tn\\nCocheco also has its source hett\\nMount Betty, Cropple-crown an\\nStraw s mountains are the principal\\neminences. On the N. E. side of\\nthe latter is a remarkable cave, thf\\nentrance of which is about 3 feet\\nwide and 10 feet high. The outt^r\\nroom is 20 feet square the inner\\napartments grow smaller, until at\\nthe distance of 50 feet they become\\ntoo small to be investigated. T\\\\\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\\nsides both of the galleries and the\\nrooms are solid granite. They be.ir\\nmarks of having been once united,\\nand were probably separated by\\nsome great convulsion of nature.\\nThere is a fountain, over which a\\npart of Ela s river passes, which is\\nregarded as a curiosity. By sinking\\na small mouthed vessel into this\\nfountain, water may be procure^\\nextremely cold and pure. Its depth\\nhas not been ascertained. Near the\\ncentre of the town is Rattlesnake\\nhill, the S. side of which is nearly\\n100 feet high, and nearly perpen-\\ndicular. Several other hiils in this\\ntown contain precipices and cavi-\\nties, some of considerable extent.\\nNew-Durham war. granted in 1749,\\nto Ebenezer Smith and otners. It\\nwas incorporated Dec. 7, 1762, by\\nits present name. Col. Thomas\\nTASH, who was active in forward-\\ning the settlement, resided here dur-\\ning the last 20 years of his life.\\nHe was born in Durham in 1722\\nwas a brave officer in the French\\nand revolutionary wars and at the\\nclose of the latter, removed to New-\\nDurham, where he died at the age\\noT 87. Rev. Nathaniel Porter was\\nordained over a coni^rrgational\\nchurch here Sept. 8, 1773. and re\u00c2\u00bb\\nmoved in 1777. Elder Benjamin\\nRundall, the founder of the s^ct of\\nireewill baptists, commenced ins la-\\nbors iiere in 17S0, and organized a\\nchurch. He died in 1808, aged 60.\\nElders Joseph Boody and Jonathan\\nKenney are tne presmt preacliers.\\nThe N. H. Charitable Society was\\nformed here in 1813. Pop. 1168.\\nNew-Found, the name of a large\\npond, and a river, in the county of\\nGrafton. See Bristol.\\nNew-Hamptojv, post-township,\\nis situated in the N. W. corner of\\nStrafford county, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 37\\nhounded W. by Pemigewasset riv-\\n8i-, N. by Ilolderness, E. by Centre-\\nHorbar, S. by Meredith and San-\\nhornton, and comprises an area of\\n19,422 acres. Pemigewasset river,\\nwhich washes the W. boundary\\nis the only stream of magnitude", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0211.jp2"}, "212": {"fulltext": "196\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nand over it is thrown the bridge\\nwhich unites the town with Bristol.\\nThere is a remarkable spring on\\nthe W. side of Kelley s hill in this\\ntown, from which issues a stream\\nsufficient to supply several mills,\\nc. This stream is never affected\\nby rains or droughts, and falls into\\nthe river after running about a\\nmile. Pemigewasset pond lies on\\nthe border of Meredith, and is\\nabout 200 rods in diameter. There\\nis another, called Measley pond,\\nand three other smaller ponds. The\\nsoil of New-Hampton, though the\\nsurface is broken and uneven, is\\nremarkably fertile, producing in\\nabundance most kinds of grain and\\ngrass. The industry of the inhab\\nitants has enabled them in years of\\nscarcity to supply the wants of\\nother towns. In the S. part of the\\ntown there is a high hill of a con\\nical form which may be seen in al\\nmost any direction from 10 to 50\\nmiles the prospect from the sum\\nmit of whicli is very pleasant. The\\nfirst religious society was a baptist\\nchurch formed in 1782, of members\\nfrom Holderness, Bridgewater and\\nNew-Hampton, over uhich was or-\\ndained the same year Eld. Jeremi\\nah Ward\u00e2\u0080\u0094 he died in 1816. There\\nare two societies of freewill bap\\nlists, and several preachers of that\\ndenomination. In June, 1800, Rev\\nSalmon Hibbard was ordained over\\na small congregational church, and\\ndismissed in 1816. There is also\\na small society of methodists.\\nThere are 3 meeting-houses for\\ndifferent denominations a flour-\\nishing academy lately incorporated,\\nand a social library. In 1763, Gen.\\nJonathan Moulton of Hampton,\\nhaving an Ox weighing 1400\\npounds fattened for the purpose,\\nhoisted a flag upon his horns am:\\ndrove him to Portsmouth as a pres.\\nent to Gov. Wentworth. He refus\\ned to receive any compensation,\\nbut merely as a token of the Gov-\\nernor s friendship and esteem, he\\nwould like to have a charter of a\\nsmall gore of land he had discover-\\ned adjoining the town of Moulton-\\nborough, of which he was one of\\nthe principal proprietors. It was\\ngranted, and he called it J^ew-\\nHampton, in honor of his native\\ntown. It was incorporated Nov.\\n27, 1777. Gentre-Harbor was set\\noff as a separate town in 1791.\\nThe first settler was Samuel Kel-\\nley who moved here in I775~when\\nthe cry of war was heard on the\\nsea-board, and the yell of the sav-\\nage resounded on the north. The\\noldest person is Widow Sa rah Kel-\\nley: she is now 103 years of age\\nPop. 1500.\\nNewichAwAnnock. See Pas-\\ncataqua.\\nNewington, a township. Rock-\\ningham county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 5\\nis bounded N. E by the Pascata-\\nqua, E. by Portsmouth, S. by Green-\\nland and Great Bay, W. and N,\\nW. by Great and Little Bays and\\ncontains 5,273 acres. The soil is\\ngenerally sandy and unproductive\\nexcepting near the waters, where it\\nyields good crops of grain and\\ngrass. At Fox point, in the N. W.\\npart of the town, Pascataqua bridge\\nis thrown over the river to Goat\\nisland, and thence to Durham shore.\\nThe bridge was erected in 1793, is\\n2600 feet long, and 40 wide cost\\n^65,401. Newington was original-\\nly a part of Portsmouth and Dover,\\nand was early settled. It was dis-\\nannexed and incorporated in July,\\n1764. Rev. Joseph Adams, the\\nfirst minister of Newington, was\\naduated at Harvard college in\\n1710; ordained herein 1715; was\\nsettled over the town Dec. 15,1774,\\nand died May 26, 1783, at the age\\nof 95. He was succeeded by Rev.", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0212.jp2"}, "213": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEEfs.\\n197\\nJoseph Langdon, ordained Jan 9\\n1788, and dismissed in March,\\n1810 since which time tlie church\\nhas been vacant. Tiiere is a res-\\npec .ible society of mechodists, who\\nhave occasional preaching. New-\\ningtoa was among the settlements\\nearly exposed to the ravages of the\\nIndians. In May, 1690, a party\\nof Indians, under a sagamore of the\\nname of Hoophood, attacked Fox\\npoint, destroyed several houses, kil-\\nled 14 persons, and took G prisoners.\\nThey were immediately pursued\\nby the inhabitants, who recovered\\nsome of the captives and a part of\\nthe plunder, after a severe action,\\nin v. hich Hoophood was wounded.\\nRichard Downing, Esq. who\\ngraduated at Harvard College in\\n1739, was a citizen of this town,\\nand for nearly 40 years its repre-\\nsentative. He died at the age of\\n78. March 5, 1765, Mrs. Elizabeth\\nHight died in this town, aged 100.\\nMrs. Sarah Dame was lately living\\nhere, at the age of 100, intolerable\\nhealth, and able to walk about.\\nPop. 541.\\nNew-Ipswich, a post-town, in\\nHillsborough county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0\\n45 is bounded S. by Massachusetts\\nand W. by Rindge, N. by Sharon\\nand Temple, E. by Mason. It is 6\\nmiles in length and 5 in breadth,\\nand contains 20,860 acres. It is 50\\nmiles from Concord, 70 from Ports-\\nmouth, 50 from Boston, 452 from\\nWashington City. The town is\\nwatered by many rivulets, hut prin-\\ncipally by the Souhegan river,\\nwhich is formed by the junction of\\ntwo streams the W. is^iing from\\na small pond on the Pasture moun-\\ntain, so called the S. from two\\nponds in Ashburnham, Ms. near\\nthe base of Watatick hill. The\\nSouhegan takes a N. E. course\\nthrough the town, and after passing\\nseveral towns empties into the\\nS\\nMerrimack. Over it is a stone\\nbridge built in 1817, by the propri-\\netors of the 3d N. H. turnpike.\\nThis turnpike, commencing at Bel-\\nlows falls on Connecticut river,\\npasses through Walpole, Keenc,\\nMarlborough, JafTrey and New-\\nIpswich to Tovt nsend, Ms. The\\nbridge is 156 feet long, 22 feet wide\\nand 42 feet high, resting in a single\\narch of split stone\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cost ^3500.\\nThere are 2 woollen factories and\\n3 of cotton; 1 carding machine dis-\\ntinct from the woollen fact es 1\\nmill for grinding tanner s bark 1\\noil mill. The first cotton factory\\nbuiit in the state was in 1803, and\\nis among the above mentioned the\\nformer building has been taken\\ndown and now rebuilt with brick,\\n84 feet in length, 40 in width, and\\n3 stories high contains 500 spin-\\ndles, a double speeder, warper,\\ndresser, c. and 16 looms ftir weav-\\ning sheeting, and will shortly con-\\ntain apparatus sufficient to employ\\n50 looms. The 2d factory contains\\n500 spindles without looms. The\\n3d, 250 spindles without looms.\\nThere are two small ponds, one\\ncalled Pratt s pond, the other Hoar s\\npond, containing about 50 acres\\neach. The soil is termed the soil\\nof the Monadnocks, yielding excel-\\nlent pasturage. Under cultivation,\\nIndian corn, rye, oats, barley, po-\\ntatoes, beans, turnips, c. are pro-\\nduced in abundance. The number\\nof deaths for 41 years ending Jan.\\n1, 1822, was 426. The Ne\\\\v-[p\u00c2\u00ab-\\nwich academy was incorporated\\nJune 18, 1789. Its funds amount\\nto $3000. The annual average of\\nscholars is 50. The library con-\\nsists of 100 volumes, a donation of\\nSamuel Appleton, Esq. a native of\\nthe town, who also presented the\\nacademy with a pair of globes.\\nThere is also an appendage to the\\nlibrary of 100 volumes belonging to", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0213.jp2"}, "214": {"fulltext": "1^8\\nNEVY-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nthe Detnosthenean society. Thei\\nprincipal village is the centre of the j\\ntown, in a pleasant and fertile val-l\\nley running N. and S.,and contains\\nbetween 30 and 40 dwelling houses.\\nHere are the congregational and\\nbaptist meeting houses, town house\\nand academy. The public houses are\\nfinished in handsome style. Man\\nof the dwelling houses are of brick,\\nand are elegant in appearance.\\nThere are 3 houses for public en-\\ntertainment four retailing stores,\\nwhere an assortment of foreign and\\ndomestic merchandize is constantly\\nsupplied. New-Ipswich was fiisi\\ngranted by Massachusetts. It was\\nsettled prior to 1749, by Reuben\\nKidder, Archibald White,Joseph\\nEbenezer BuUard, Joseph Stevens\\nand eight others. It was re-granted\\nin April 1750, by the Masonian\\nproprietors, and was incorporated\\nby charter, Sept. 9, 1762. The first\\nsettlers had preaching before 1760\\na church was gathered and occa\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ionally communed. The first min-\\nister was the Rev. Stephen Farrar,\\na native of Lincoln, Ms, where he\\nwas born Oct. 22, 1738. He grad-\\nuated at Harvard College in 1735\\nwas ordained Oct. 22, 1760; died\\nJune 23, 1809, aged 71. Rev.\\nRichard Hall succeeded and was\\nordained March 12. 1812. The\\nbaptist church, which separated\\nfrom the church in Temple, was\\nformed in 1811. Rev. John Park\\nhurst, who graduated at Harvard\\ncollege, in 1811, was ordained in\\n1814; dismissed in 1820. Rev\\nFerris Moore succeeded Mr. Park\\nhurst. Many worthy and good men\\nhave resided in this town. We\\nhave room to notice only a few of\\nthem. Reuben Kidder, Esq. one\\nof the fi,rst settlers, and the first\\ncivil magistrate, died in Sept. 1793,\\naged 70. Dr. John Preston was the\\nfirst physician\u00e2\u0080\u0094 was eminent in his\\nprofession. He was a patriot of\\nthe revolution, several times a mem-\\nber of the General Court, and a use-\\nful magistrate under the new con-\\nstitution of the state. He died in\\nFeb. 1803, aged 64. Ephraim Ad-\\nams and Benjamin Adams, brothers\\nand first settlers, and deacons of the\\nchurch, were useful men and did\\nmuch good in society. The former\\nwas at the taking of Louisburgh in\\n1745, was representative many\\nyears, and died March 1797, aged\\n72. Benjamin died May, 1815,\\naged 86. Hon. Charles Bar-\\nrett, one of the principal donors\\nto the academy, was a counsellor\\nand senator several years. He\\ndied Sept. 21, 1808, aged 63. Hon.\\nEbenezer ChAmpney was the\\nfirst lawyer in town. He graduate i\\nat Harvard college in 1760 came\\nhere in 1768 was 16 years judge\\nof probate. Pop. 1278.\\nNew-London, a post town in\\nHillsborough county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 27\\nis bounded N. and E. by Wilmot, S.\\nby Sutton and Fishersfield, W. by\\nSunapee lake, and N. W. by Spring-\\nfield, containing about 17,000 acres.\\nIt is 33 miles from Concord, 75\\nfrom Portsmouth, and 90 from Bos-\\nton. Lake Sunapee separates this\\ntown from Wendell, and is the\\nprincipal source of Sugar river.\\nThere are three considerable ponds.\\nLittle Sunapee pond, 1 1-2 miles in\\niength and 3-4 of a mile in width,\\nlies in the W. part and empties its\\nwaters into Lake Sunapee. Har-\\nvey s and Messer s ponds, near the\\ncentre of the town, are the princi-\\npal sources of Warner river. They\\nare about a mile in length, and 3-4\\nof a mile in breadth, and are sep-\\narated by a bog, many parts of\\nwhich rise and fall with the water.\\nPleasant pond, in the N. part of\\nNew-London, is nearly 2 miles long\\nand 1 wide. The settlements of", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0214.jp2"}, "215": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n199\\nNew-London are formed principal-\\nly on tliree large swells of land,\\nextending through the town in a\\nN. W. direction. The soil is deep\\nand generally good. The growth\\nis maple, birch, beech, white ash,\\nhemlock, ;c. In the N. part, are\\nseveral elevations. In some parts\\nthe land is rocky, but there is\\nlittle not capable of cultivation.\\nThere is a musical society, a female\\ncent society, and a social library,\\nincorporated June 9, 1801, of 100\\nvolumes. The number of deaths\\nfrom April 20, 1809,to JulyS, 1822,\\nwas 130. The two first settlers\\nwere Nathaniel Merrill and James\\nLamb. They was followed by\\nEliphalet Lyon and Ebenezer Hunt-\\ning. John Lamb was the first child\\nborn in town about 1776. New-\\nLondon was incorporated June 25,\\n1779. Its first name was Dantzick\\nDr. Belknap says, Heidleburg. A\\nbaptist church was formed Oct. 23,\\n1788. Rev. Job Seamans, who was\\nborn at Swanzey, Ms. May 24, 1 748,\\nwas ordained Jan. 21, 1789. The\\nnumber of church members is about\\n200. There is a small society of\\nuniversalists and some freewill\\nbaptists. Two natives of New-\\nLondon have received a collegiate\\neducation, both at Dartmouth Col-\\nlege\u00e2\u0080\u0094John H. Slack in 1811, and\\nBenjamin Woodbury in 1817. The\\ndamage sustained by the inhabit-\\nants in the W. part of this town,\\nby the violent whirlwind of Sept.\\n9, 1821, was estimated at $9000.\\nPop. 924.\\nNew-Market, post-town,Rock-\\ningham county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 3 is\\nbounded N. by Lee and Durham,\\nE. by Squamscot river and Great\\nBay. S. by Exeter, and W. by Ep-\\nping comprising an area of 11,082\\nacres. Piscassick river passes\\nthrough this town into Durham.\\nThe Lamprey river washes its N.\\nE. boundary, as does the Squam-\\nscot the S. E. The soil is good,\\nand agricultural pursuits are here\\ncrowned with much success. There\\nare several pleasant and thriving\\nvillages. New-Market was origin*\\nally a part of Exeter, and was de-\\ntached and inco:porated Dec. 15,\\n1727. Rev. John Moody was or-\\ndained here in 1730, and died in\\n1778, aged 73. Rev. Nathaniel\\nEwer afterwards preached here.\\nRev. S. Tombs was ordained in\\n1794; afterwards removed. Rev.\\nJames Thurston was ordained Oct.\\n15, 1800, and soon after removed.\\nThe congregational church has\\nsince been vacant. Rev. John\\nBrodhead is pastor of the methodist\\nchurch and Rev. Thomas Cheswell\\npastor of the baptist church. From\\n1731 to 1770, there were in New-\\nMarket 948 baptisms and 654\\ndeaths, averaging about 28 of the\\nformer and 14 of the latter annual-\\nly. New-Market Wesleyan Acad-\\nemy, a flourishing institution, was\\nincorporated June 23, 1818. Mrs.\\nFanny Shute, who died in this town\\nSept. 1819, was regarded with re-\\nspect not only for her excellent\\nqualities, but the adventures of her\\nyouth. When 13 months old, she\\nwas taken by a party of Indians,\\ncarried to Canada, and disposed of\\nto the French educated in a nun-\\nnery, and after remaining 13 years\\nin captivity, was redeemed and re-\\nstored to her friends. An inter-\\nesting narrative of her captivity\\nmay be found in vol. I, Hist. Coll.\\np. 116. Pop, in 1820-^1083.\\nNewport, post-town, Cheshire\\nCO., lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 21 has Croydon on the\\nN., Wendell on the E., Goshen and\\nUnity S., and Claremont W., com-\\nprising an area of 25,267 acres, 40\\nmiles from Concord and 96 from\\nBoston. Its central situation, as it\\nregards the towns in the northern", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0215.jp2"}, "216": {"fulltext": "200\\nNEVV-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nhalf of the county, together with\\nthe enterprising spirit of its inhab-\\nitants, has rendered it a place of\\nconsiderable business. Near the\\ncentre of the town, and the conflu-\\nence of the E. and S. branches of\\nSugar river, on the Croydon turn-\\npike, is a handsome village, of\\nabout 30 houses, two meeting hotis-\\nes, four stores, two taverns, a cot-\\nton factory and several mechanic\\nshops. A mail stage passes through\\nthis town from Boston to Windsor,\\nVt. 3 times a week. Its soil may\\nbe said to be of three kinds, alluvial\\non the borders of the dififerent\\nbranches of Sugar river, particular-\\nly on the S. and N. branches, form-\\ning rich and fertile meadows, ex-\\ntending one fourth of a mile gen-\\nerally from each side of the river;\\ndry and gravelly, on the low\\ngrounds in other parts of the town\\nand moist and cold on the hills and\\nelevated parts. In general, the soil\\nis rich and productive. Sugar river\\nflows through this town, and its\\nthree branches unite near the vil-\\niage,whence it passes throughClare\\nmont into the Connecticut. On\\nthe eastern branch are situated\\nprincipally near the village, 1 cot\\nton factory, 4 saw mills 2 grain\\nmills, 1 oil mill, 2 clothing mills, 2\\ntanneries with each a bark mill\\nand a carding machine. There are\\nbesides these in the town 5 saw\\nmills, one grain mill, I clothing\\nmill, 1 carding machine and a trip\\nhammer. One grain mill near the\\nvillage has four runs of stones and\\ntwo bolts. Th^re are two ponds o:\\nsmall extent Nettleton s pond in\\nttie easterly, and Chapin s pond in\\nthe N. W. part of the town. In\\nthese, especially in Chapin s pond,\\ntrout and other fish are caught.\\nThere are a few eminences desig-\\nnated by Bald moimtain, Coit\\nmountain, East mountain, and Blue-\\nberry hill. Croydon turnpike pass-\\nes through this town from Lebanon\\nto Amherst, and N. of the village\\nreceives Cornish turnpike from\\nWindsor, Vt. The highways are\\ngenerally in good repair, and the\\nfour principal roads leading from\\nthe village to the four adjoining\\ntowns are generally smooth and\\nlevel. An academy was incor-\\nporated in June 1818; is without\\nfunds and the average number of\\nstudents attending it is about 35.\\nThis town is divided into 14 school\\ndistricts;, in most of which are\\nhandsome and convenient school\\nhouses. The average number of\\nscholars belonging to these districts\\nis about 40 to each. There are\\na social library, incorporated in\\nJune, 1803, containing about 200\\nvolumes, an instrumental music\\nsociety, incorporated with a fund\\nof about ^300, since expended in\\nthe purchase of musical instru-\\nments, two female cent societies,\\ntwo charitable societies, one tract\\nsociety, a society for educating\\nheathen youth, and a missionary\\nsociety. Corinthian Lodge of free-\\nmasons is located in this town, and\\nwas chartered in 1816. Those\\nfrom this town, who have received\\na collegiate education, are at Dai i-\\nmouth college, 1794, Abijah Wines;\\n1804, Uriah Wilcox; 1804, Hub-\\nbard Newton 1808. Benjamin\\nSawyer; 1809, Horatio Buel 1811,\\nHosea Wheeler; 1816, John Wil-\\ncox; 1816, W^illiam Chapin Carl-\\nton Hurd, 1818 at Yale college^\\n1808, James H. Parmele. New-\\nport was granted by charter, Oct.\\n6, 1761. The first effort towards\\na settlement was made in the fall\\nof 1763, by Jesse Wilcox,Ebenezer\\nMerrit, Jesse Kelsey and Samuel\\nHurd. The first settlers were prin-\\ncipally from North Killingworth,\\nConn. The first birth was a child", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0216.jp2"}, "217": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHTRE GAZETTEER.\\n201\\nof Jesse Wilcox and wife, which\\ndied in a few days. There are\\nhere three churches, one congrega\\ntional. and two baptist. The con\\ngregational church was gathered in\\n1779. Rev. John Remelee was\\nordained Jan. 1783; dismissed Feb,\\n1791. Rev. Abijah Wines was\\nordained Jan. 1795; dismissed Nov.\\n1816. Rev. James R. Wheelock\\nordained Dec. 2, 1818; dismissed\\n1823. The congregational society\\nhave recently erected an elegant\\nmeeting house,which was dedicated\\nMarch 13, 1823. The first baptist\\nchurch was formed in 1779. Rev\\nBiel Ledoyt was settled in 1791\\ndismissed in 1805. Rev. Thomas\\nBrosvn, settled 1806 dismissed in\\n1813. Rev. Elisha Hutchinson suc-\\nceeded Mr. Brown. Rev. Solomon\\nHowe was then called to the care\\nof one church and, in 1823, Rev.\\nIra Persons was called to the care\\nof the other. Pop. 1679.\\nNewtown, township, Rocking-\\nham county, 40 miles from Concord\\nand 27 from Portsmouth, is in lat.\\n42\u00c2\u00b0 51 and bounded N. by Kings-\\nton, E. by South-Hampton, S. by\\nMassachusetts, W. by Plaistow,\\nand comprises 5,250 acres. Near-\\nly one third of Country pond lies\\nin Newtown, and two other small\\nponds connect by outlets with its\\nwaters. The soil produces good\\ncrops of grain or grass. Joseph\\nBartlett first settled in this town in\\n1720, and was scon joined by sev-j\\n\u00c2\u00abral others. Twelve years previous\\nto his settlement here, Bartlett was\\ntaken prisoner by the Indians at I\\nHaverhill, and remained a captive j\\nin Canada about four years. Rev.\\nJona. Eames was settled here in\\n1759; removed in 1791; died at\\nWentworth in 1300. The baptist\\nchurch at Newtown is the oldest of\\nthat denomination in this state.\\nRev. Walter Powers was settled\\nS2\\nhere in 1755, when that church v.as\\nf^atnered. Rev. John Pe^k suc-\\nceeded him in 1795, who was re-\\nmoved in 1802. Rev. David\\nTeu ksoury was ordained in 1813.\\nThere are methodist and free-will\\nbaptist societies here. Pop. 477.\\nNoRTHFiELD, post-town, lat.43\u00c2\u00ab\\n25 in the N. W. corner of Rock-\\ningham county, is bounded N. by\\nWinnepisiopTpr river, which divide s\\nit from Sanbi luton E. by Gilman-\\nton, S. by Canterbury, W. by the\\nMerrimack, which separates it from\\nSalisbury and Boscawen; and con-\\ntains about 20,000 acres of land\\nand water. The soil here is i;i some\\nparts good that of the best quality\\nlies on the two ridges extending\\nthrough the town. Chcsnut pond\\nlies in the E. part of the tou n, and\\nits waters flow into the Winnepisi\u00c2\u00a9\\ngee three miles from its junction\\nwith the Pemigewasset. Sondogar-\\ndy pond is in the S. patt of the town,\\nand flows into the Merimack. At\\nthe N. W. part of thr town, near\\nWebster s falls, the Winnepi-^icgee\\nfalls into the Pemigev/asset, and the\\nunited streams form the Merrimack\\nriver. The princip-.I elevation, call-\\ned Bean Hill, separates the town\\nfrom Canterbury. The first settle-\\nment was made. r:ere in 1760 by\\nBenjamin Blancl^rrd and otiiers.\\nHere is a meeting house, open to\\nall denominations A methodist\\nchurch was form ;d iiere in 1806\\nand there are some c^ngregational-\\nists and baptists. There is a val-\\nuable paper-raii; e-.rablished by\\nMessrs. Crane ;??cbody; also a\\nwoollen fiicwry, ?.nd several mills.\\nAn extensive cotton factory has\\nbeen recently erected, and promises\\nmuch usefulness. Northfield was\\nincorporated June 19, 1780, and\\nhas 1304 inhabitants.\\nNorth c p Lat. 45\u00c2\u00b0, is a tract\\nbelonginijto tne state of N. H. ex-", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0217.jp2"}, "218": {"fulltext": "202\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\ntenJing to the British possessions in\\nL. Canada. It was surveyed in 1805,\\nand contains 160,363 acres. Lake\\nConnecticut and several considera-\\nble ponds are situated within this\\ntract and numerous streams from\\nthe mountains unite with the main\\nbranches of the Connecticut.\\nNorth-Hampton, a township,\\nin Rockingham co., lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 59 for-\\nmerly constituting the parish called\\nJYorth-HUl, in Hampton, is bound-\\ned N. by Greenland, E. by Rye and\\nthe sea, S. by Hampton, and W. by\\nStratham. It is 50 miles from Con-\\ncord, and contains 8,465 acres.\\nHere are two small rivers Little\\nriver rises in the low grounds in the\\nN. part of the town, and after run\\nning S. E. one or two miles, takes\\nan E. course, falling into the sea\\nbetween Little Boar s Head in this\\ntown and Great Boar s Head in\\nHampton. The mouth of this river\\nwas ancientlythe boundarybefween\\nHampton and Portsmouth. Winni-\\ncut river/ rises near the centre of\\nthe town, and passes N. W. through\\nStratham and Greenland into Great\\nBay. The first settlements com-\\nmenced early. The first meeting-\\nhouse was built in 1738, and Nov.\\n17th, of this year, the inhabitants\\nwere made a distinct parish, by the\\ngeneral court. Nov. 26, 1742, the\\ntown was incorporated. Rev. Na-\\nthaniel Gookin, son of Mr. Gookin\\nof Hampton, and father of Judge\\nDaniel Gookin, was ordained here\\nOct. 31, 1739 died Oct. 22, 1766,\\nset. 53. The present meeting-house\\nwas erected in 1761. Rev. Joseph\\nS. Hastings was ordained Feb. 11,\\n1767 removed July 3, 1774. Rev.\\nDavid M Clure, D. D. ordained No-\\nvember 13, 1776, resigned Aug. 30,\\n1785. Rev. Benjamin Thurston,\\nordained Nov. 2, 1785, was dismis-\\nsed Oct. 27, 1800. Rev. Jonathan\\nFrench was settled Nov, 18, 1801.\\nThere is an incorporated baptist so-\\nciety also a female charitable so-\\nciety, and an incorporated social\\nlibrary. Maj. Gen. Henry Dear-\\nborn, now American minister at\\nPortugal, was born here Feb. 12,\\n1750. Rev. Henry Alline, an ec-\\ncentric clergyman, from Nova-Sco-\\ntia, died here Feb. 2, 1784, a?ed 35.\\nIn the early periods of the settle-\\nment, the people were annoyed by\\nthe Indians. Garrisons were erect-\\ned, to which during periods of dan-\\nger the inhabitants resorted. About\\n1677, several persons were killed\\nwithin the limits of this town. The\\nnumber of deaths from 1801 to 1821,\\nwas 224 l)aptisms 200. Pop. 764.\\nNorth river has its sources in\\nNorthwood and Nottingham, and\\npasses S. E. through Nottingham, a\\npart of Lee, and unites with Lam-\\nprey river near the N. E. corner of\\nEpping.\\nNorthumberland, township,\\nCoos CO., in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 33 is bounded\\nS. W. by Lancaster, S. by Piercy,\\nN. E. by Stratford, W. by Guild-\\nhall and Maidstone, Vt. This town\\nis 130 miles from Concord. The\\nsoil along the Connecticut is very\\nproductive,perfectly free from stone\\nand gravel, and originally covered\\nwith a growth of butternut. A por-\\ntion of the upland is also good, and\\ncovered with pine, spruce, fir, ash,\\nmaple, c. Cape Horn, an abrupt\\nmountain of 1000 feet in height,\\nlies near the centre of the town.\\nIts N. base is separated from the\\nConnecticut by a narrow plain, and\\nthe Upper Amonoosuck passes near\\nits E. base, as it falls into the Con-\\nnecticut. Here the meadows are\\nextensive, and are annually cover-\\ned by the spring floods, presenting\\nthe appearance of an inland sea.\\nAt the falls in the Connecticut,\\nbelow the mouth of the Amonoo-\\nsuck, a handsome bridge connects", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0218.jp2"}, "219": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n203\\nNorthumberland with Guildhall. A\\ndam is also thrown across the river\\nat this place, at both ends of whicl\\ngrain and saw mills are erected.\\nOn the Northumberland side, are\\na clothing mill and carding ma\\nchine. The court-house for Essex\\ncounty, Vt. stands on the N. side of\\nthe falls, and on both sides are small\\nvillages. The first settlers weie\\nThos. Burnside and Daniel SpaukI\\ning, with their families who mov-\\ned into town in June, 1767. The\\nmeeting-house stands on a plain N.\\nof Cape Horn mountain. There\\nis no settled minister. Near the\\nriver, on this plain, a small foit was\\nerected during the revolutionar}\\nwar, and placed in the command of\\nCapt. Jeremiah Eames, afterwards\\nwell known for his usefulness, and\\nthe wit and pleasantry of his con-\\nversation. Northumberland was in-\\ncorporated Nov. 16, 1779. Pop. 300.\\nNoRTHWOOD, post township, in\\nRockingham county, lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 12\\nis bounded N. E. by Strafford, S. E.\\nby Nottingham, S. and S. W. by\\nDeerfield, N. W. by Epsom and\\nPittsfield. It is 18 miles from Con-\\ncord, 20 from Exeter, 24 from Ports-\\nmouth,and contains 17,075 acres of\\nland and water. There are 6 ponds\\nin this town Suncook pond, 750\\nrods long,100wide; Jenness pond,\\n300 rods long,l 50 wide Long pond,\\nabout 300 rods long, 50 wide Har-\\nvey s pond, of an elliptical form,\\n200 rods long, from 40 to 80 wide\\na part of Great Bow poiad is also in\\nthis town, and a part of North riv-\\ner pond Pleasant pond, and Little\\nBow pond, the latter having two\\noutlets the waters passing N. E.\\ninto Great Bow pond, the head of\\nIsinglass river and N. W. into\\nLong pond, the waters thence pas-\\nsing through Suncook pond and riv-\\ner into the Merrimack. The north\\nbranch of Lamprey river has its\\nrise in this town near Saddleback\\nmountain, a high ridgt betvi et n this\\ntown and Deerfield. On the E. side\\nof this ridge are found crystals and\\ncrystalline spars of various colors\\nand sizes. Graphite exists in small\\nquantities, but of good, quality. This\\ntown iias an elevated site, and rom-\\nmands a distant and varied pros-\\nI ect. The waters flowing from the\\niarm of Jonathan Clarke, Esq. fall\\ninto three different rivers, the Sun-\\ncook, Lamprey and Isinglass rivers.\\nThe soil of this town is generally\\nmoist, and well suited to grazing.\\nThe N. H. turnpike passes in a\\ndirect course from E. toW. 8 miles\\nthrough this town. Northwood was\\noriginally a part of Nottingham and\\nwas settled March, 25, 1763, by\\nMoses Godfrey, John Bachelder,\\nIncrease Bachelder, from North-\\nHampton. Solomon Bickford and\\nfamily from Durham, followed in\\nDecember. His son, Solomon, was\\nthe first child born in Northw ood.\\nFeb. 6, 1773, the town was incorpo-\\nrated. Rev. Edmund Pillshury,\\nthe first minister,was ordained ov^r\\nthe baptist church, Nov. 17, 1779,\\nand continued to preach about 18\\nyears. The congregational meet-\\ning-house was erected in 1781 and\\non the 29th May, 1799, Rev. Jo-\\nsiah Prentice was ordained. The\\nbaptist church was without a pastor\\nfrom Mr. Pillsbury s secession\\nuntil Dec. 30, 1805, when Rev. El-\\nphalet Merrill was ordained. On-\\nly one native of Northwood (Rev.\\nJohn L. Blake, who graduated at\\nBrown University in 1812) has re-\\nceived a collegiate educaticai. The\\nlate Jonathan Clarke, Esq. was one\\nof the first settlers, and a member\\nof the legislature. Pop. 1260.\\nNotch. .See JVhite Mountains,\\nNottingham, post-town, Rock-\\nngham county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 07 is\\n25 miles from Concord, 20 from", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0219.jp2"}, "220": {"fulltext": "204\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nPortsmouth, 55 from Boston, and is\\nbounded N. E. by Bavrington, S. E.\\nby Lee and part of Epping, S. by\\nEpping and Raymond, and W. by\\nDeerfield and Northwood, compris-\\ning 25,800 acres, of which SOU are\\nwater. There are several ponds in\\nthis town, mostly of small size.\\nLittle river and several other\\nstreams rise here and North river\\npasses through the town. The soil\\nof this town is in many parts good,\\nthough the surface is rough and\\nbroken. Several mountains extend\\nalong the W. part of the town\\nforming parts of the range called\\nBlue Hills. JSTottingham Square\\nis a pleasant village on an elevated\\nsite, having a meeting-house, post-\\noffice, public houses, stores, c\\nThe N. H. turnpike road passes\\nthrough the N. part of this town.\\nBog iron ore is found here in great\\nquantities and it is said inexhau\\ntible masses of mountain ore exist\\nin the mountains. Crystals and\\ncrystalline spars are found here\\nand tdso ochres in small quantities.\\nNottingham was incorporated May\\n10, 1722, and settled in 1727, by\\nCapt. Joseph Cilley and others.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nA congregational church was form-\\ned, and Rev. Stephen Emery settled\\nin 1742, who continued but a few\\nyears. Rev. Benjamin Butler suc-\\nceeded in 1758, and was dismissed\\nAug. 1, 1770, at his own request.\\nThe church has since been vacant.\\nRev. Mr. Butler was afterwards a\\ncivil magistrate until his death, 26th\\nDecember, 1804. Elder Samuel B.\\nDyer was some time pastor of the\\nfreewill baptist society. During the\\nlast Indian war, in 1752, a Mr.\\nBeard, Mrs. Folsom and Mrs. Simp-\\nson, wife of Andrew Simpson, were\\nkilled by the Indians. They had\\nleft the garrison to attend to some\\nbusiness at their houses, situated at\\na short distance, whf;re they were\\nsurprised and put to death. Gen.\\nJoseph Cilley, son of one of the\\nearly settlers, entered the army of\\nthe revolution at its commencement\\nand commanded the 1st N. H. regi-\\nment. He was distinguished for\\nbravery and patriotism during the\\nwhole contest. After the liberties\\nof the country were secured, he\\nwas several times elected represen-\\ntative, senator and counsellor: and\\ndied in Aug. 1799, aged 65. Hon.\\nThos. Bartlett was an active\\nrevolutionary patriot one of the\\ncommittee of safety It. col. under\\nStark at the capture of Burgoyne\\ncommanded a regiment at West-\\nPoint in 1780, when the treachery\\nof Arnold betrayed that post. Afte r\\nthe close of the war, he was speak-\\ner of the house, and a justice of the\\ncommon pleas and died June 30,\\n1807, aged 59. Gen.HEJVRT Bttt-\\nLER, was an officer in the army of\\nthe revolution, major-general of mi-\\nlitia, justice of the peace and sena-\\ntor in the legislature he died July\\n20, 1813, aged 62. Descendants of\\nthese revolutionary worthies now\\nlive in town. Nottingham has been\\na very healthy town, and many in-\\ndividuals have lived to a great age.\\nThe mountainous parts of the towr\u00c2\u00bb\\nwere formerly the haunts of beasts\\nof prey the fox and wild cat only\\nremain. Rattlesnakes still infest\\nthe mountains. Pop. 1126.\\nNottingham-West, a post-\\ntownship, in Hillsborough county,\\nin lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 44 is bounded N. by\\nLitchfield and Londonderry, E. by\\nWindham and Pelham,S. by Tyiigs\\nborough in Mass.^ and W. by Mer-\\nrimack river, which separates it\\nfrom Dunstable, containing 17,379\\nacres. It is 17 miles from Amherst,\\n39 from Boston, and 38 from Con-\\ncord. The land here is of easy cul-\\ntivation. On the river are fine in-\\ntervals, of a deep rich soil, produ-", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0220.jp2"}, "221": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n205\\ncmg in great exuberance and plen-\\nty. Distant from the river, the land\\nis hilly and somewhat broken. The\\nforest trees are oak and pine, with\\nsome walnut, birch, maple and hem-\\nlock. There are two ponds, known\\nby the name of Little Massal.esick\\nand Otternick ponds. The former\\nis situated in the N. E. part, and\\ncontains about 200 acres. Otter-\\nnick, in the W. part of the town,\\nbetween the N. meeting-house and\\nthe river, contains about 80 acres.\\nA small stream issues fiom the last\\nwhich runs into the Merrimack.\\nThere are two libraries in this town.\\nNottingham-West was included in\\nthe grant of Dunstable, and was\\nsettled as early as 1710. Some of\\nthe early names were Blodget,\\nWinn, Lovewell, Colburn, Hill,\\nGreeley, Cross, Cumings, Pollard,\\nMarsh and Merrill. The first set-\\ntlements were made on the banks\\nof the river, where the Indians\\nhad cleared fields for cultivating\\ncorn. The first inhabitants lived\\nin garrisons. While the men were\\nabroad in the fields and forests, the\\nwomen and children were lodged\\nin these places of security. Few In-\\ndians were found here when the\\nsettlement was effected, but they\\nfrequently made their visits to this\\nplace in time of peace and once\\nin a time of war, they took a man\\nby the name of Cross, who was\\nemployed in collecting turpentine,\\nand carried him to Canada, where\\nbe remained a prisoner till he was\\nransomed by his friends. Near\\nthe Indian cornfields, have been\\nfound cinders of a blacksmith s\\nforge, which have led to the con-\\njecture that they employed a smith\\nto manufacture their implements\\nof war and agriculture. Notting-\\nham-West was incorporated July\\n5, 1746. An addition to its territo-\\nry from Londonderry, was made\\nby act of the general court, March\\n6, 1778. A congregational church\\nwas formed Nov. 30, 1737, aad on\\nthe same day, Rev. Nathaniel\\nMerrill was ordained, whose re-\\nlation to the church continued till\\nhis death in 1796, though his civil\\ncontract was dissolved in 1774.\\nRev. Jabez Pond Fisher succeeded\\nMr. Merrill; was ordained Feb.\\n24, 1796, and dismissed May, 1801.\\nA presbyterian church was organi-\\nzed in 1771. Rer. John Strick-\\nland was ordained July 13, 1774,\\nand after a few years \\\\Tas dismis-\\nsed. A baptist church was formed\\n\\\\n 1805, over which Rev. Daniel\\nMerrill ofiiciated from 1814 to 1819.\\nIn 1816, the congregational church\\nchanged their form of government\\nand united with the presbyterians.\\nPop. 1227.\\no.\\nOliver,ian river, in Grafton\\ncounty, is formed of two branches,\\nboth having their sources in Coven-\\ntry\u00e2\u0080\u0094the E. branch from the W.\\nside of Moosehillock mountain, and\\nthe N. branch from Owl head moun-\\ntain. These branches unite near\\nthe E. line of Haverhill, and the\\nmain stream pursues nearly a W.\\ncourse through the S. part of the\\ntown, and falls into Connecticut\\nriver above Bedel s bridge.\\nOrange, a township in Grafton\\ncounty, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 39 is bounded\\nN. E. by Groton, E. by Alexandria,\\nS. W. by Grafton and W. by Ca-\\nnaan and Dame s Gore, containing\\nby the survey of 1805, about 22,000\\nacres. In 1820, nearly one third\\nof its territory was annexed to Al-\\nexandria. It is 16 miles E. from\\nDartmouth college and 40 from\\nConcord. In this town are founrl\\nmany mineral substances, such as\\nlead ore iron ore, c. There is", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0221.jp2"}, "222": {"fulltext": "206\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nin the S. E. part a small pond, in\\nwhich is found a species of paint\\nresembling spruce yellow. Chalk,\\nintermixed with magnesia, is said4\\nto be procured from the same pond.\\nIn 1810, a valuable species of ochre\\nwas discovered. It is found in\\ngreat abundance, deposited in veins,\\nand of a quality superior to the im-\\nported. Large quantities of it are\\nannually prepared for market. One\\nman will dig and refine about 50 lbs.\\nin a day. Clay of an excellent\\nquality is also abundant. The sur-\\nface of Orange is uneven. The\\nsoil in many paits productive. Car-\\ndigan mountain lies in the E. part\\nof the town. On the W. side of this\\nmountain was formerly a pest house\\nwhere hundreds were inoculated\\nfor the small pox. Grafton turn-\\npike passes through the S. W. part\\nto Orford. Orange was granted by\\nthe name of Cardigan, Feb. 6, 1769,\\nto Isaac Fellows and others. Its\\nsettlement commenced in 1773-4.\\nSilas Harris, Benjamin Shaw, Dav-\\nid Eames, Col. Elisha Bayne and\\nCapt. Joseph Kenney were the\\nfirst inhabitants. Pop. 300.\\nOrford, a post-township in\\nGrafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 53 is\\nbounded N. by Piermont, E. by\\nWentworth, S. by Lime, and W.\\nby Fairlee, Vt. containing 27,000\\nacres. It lies on Connecticut river,\\nover which is a bridge, connecting\\nthis town with Fairlee. Orford is\\n10 miles below Haverhill, 17 N. of\\nHanover, 60 from Concord and 120\\nfrom Boston. The soil is generally\\nof a fertile character. The large in-\\nterval farms, watered by the Con-\\nnecticut, are particularly distin-\\nguished for their beauty and fertili-\\nty. There are two considerable\\nelevations, called Mount Cuba and\\nMount Sunday, lying near the cen-\\ntre of the town. There are 4 or 5\\nponds of considerable size, one of\\nwhich, called Baker s upper pond,\\nlies within 3 or 4 miles of Connec-\\nticut river, and about the same dis-\\ntance W. of the height of land. E. of\\nthe river. This pond discharges\\nits waters into another pond, lying\\npartly in Wentworth, and the\\nwaters of both empty into Baker s\\nriver, near the meeting house in\\nWentworth. Indian pond lies about\\n1 mile W. of Baker s upper pond,\\nthe waters of which pass to the\\nConnecticut, only 2 or 3 miles dis-\\ntant, offering much the cheapest and\\nmost feasible opening for connect-\\ning the waters of the Connecticut\\nand Merrimack. Limestone, or the\\ncarbonate of lime, is found in great\\nabundance. It is of the primitive\\nkind, coarse grained, and forms a\\nstrong and hard cement, multiplying\\nmore in slaking and requiring a\\nlarger proportion of sand than any\\nother heretofore used. It is found\\nat the foot of a mountain about 400\\nor 500 feet above Connecticut river.\\nThe soap rock, or, as it is more\\ngenerally called, cotton stone, is\\nfound here in great abundance. A\\nlight grey granite rock, much used\\nfor mill stones and for building, is\\nfound in various places. Galena,\\nor lead ore, of a very fine texture,\\ncontaining needles of crystallized\\nquartz, or lead, has been recently\\nfound, in considerable quantities in\\nsinking a well. Orford contains a\\npleasant village, situated on the\\nmain road. It is built on a beau-\\ntiful plain bordered by interval on\\nthe W. The hills on both sides of\\nthe river, near the centre of the ex-\\npansion, approach eack other so as\\nto form a kind of neck and with a\\nsimilar approximation at the two\\nends, give the whole the appear-\\nance of a double amphitheatre, or\\nof the numerical figure 8. The\\ngreatest breadth of each division is\\nabout 1 1-2 miles and the length of", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0222.jp2"}, "223": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n207\\neach between 2 and 3 miles. The\\nhouses stand principally on a single\\nstreet, of 2 or 3 miles in extent.\\nThere are 2 congregational meeting\\nhouses, one in the village, the other\\nnear the centre of the town. The\\nOrford social library was incorpor-\\nated June 16, 1797, and contains\\n200 volumes. Orford was granted\\nSept. 25, 1761, to Jonathan Moul-\\nton and others. In June, 1765, a\\nMr. Cross, with his family from\\nLebanon, first settled in this town.\\nIn Oct. the same year. Gen. Israel\\nMorey, John Mann, Esq and a Mr.\\nCaswell, with their families, from\\nConnecticut, began settlements. A\\ncongregational church was gather-\\ned Aug. 27, 1770, then consisting\\nof 22 meaybers. Rev. Oliver Noble,\\nwho graduated at Princeton college,\\nwas ordained Nov. 5, 1771; dis-\\nmissed Dec. 31, 1777, Rev. John\\nSawyer, who graduated at Dart-\\nmouth college in 1785, was ordain-\\ned Oct. 22, 1787 dismissed Dec.\\n1795. Rev. Sylvester Dana, who\\ngraduated at Yale college in 1797,\\nwas ordained May 20, 1801 dis-\\nmissed April 30, 1822. Rev. James\\nD. Farnsworth was ordained Jan.\\n1, 1823. A new congregational\\nchurch, called the W. church, was\\nformed April 30, 1822, and Rev.\\nSylvester Dana was installed Feb.\\n19, 1823. There is also a metho-\\ndist church, which has existed about\\n12 years. Pop. 1568.\\nOS!*iPEE, post-township, Straf-\\nford county, in lat. 43^ 42 is houn-\\nded N. by Tamworth, E. and N. E.\\nby Effingham, S. E. by Wakefield,\\nS. W. and W. by Wolfeborough,\\nTuftonborough, and Moultonbo-\\nrough, N. W. by a corner of Sand-\\nwich. Ossipee mountain, a rougli\\nand broken range, lies in the N. W.\\npart of Ossipee, extending into the\\nadjoining towns. It is 6 or 8 miles\\nin length, and is so elevated, that\\nin E. storms the winds break over\\nthe summits, frequently causing\\nmuch injury to the farms, c. at\\nits base. Ossipee lake is partly\\nm this town and Effingham it is a\\nfine body of water of an oval form,\\ncovering about 7000 acres having\\np.o island, and its waters clear and\\ni)cautiful. Ossipee river flows from\\nthis lake, forming the bays E. of the\\nlake, from whence it passes through\\nEffingham into the Saco in Maine.\\nPine river passes through the E,\\npart of Ossipee, and Bearcamp riv-\\ner falls into the lake on the N. W.\\nThere are several ponds in Ossipee,\\nthe largest of which lies partly in\\nTuftonborough, and is about 400\\nrods long. Bear pond in the S.\\npart, has no visible outlet. On the\\nfarm of Mr. Smith, near the W.\\nshore of Ossipee lake, is a mound\\nof earth 45 or 50 feet in diameter,\\nof a circular form, and about 10\\nfeet high, from which have been\\ntaken several entire skeletons, and\\nalso tomahawks, c. exhibiting the\\nstrongest evidence that the tribe\\nonce so powerful in this vicinity\\nhad their principal residence here.\\n(See description of this mound, c.\\nHist. Coll. for 1823, p. 45.) Ossi-\\npee was incorporated Feb. 22,\\n1785 has 2 meeting-houses, sev-\\neral stores, mechanics, c. There\\nis a society of methodists here, but\\nno settled minister. Pop. 1793.\\nOssipee Gore, a township,was\\nannexed to Effingham, Dec. 23,\\n1820.\\nOssipee mountain. See Ossi-\\npee.\\nOyster river. See Durham.\\nP.\\nParker s island, in Connec-\\nticut river, at Hanover, contains\\n20 acres.\\nPASCATAauA, the only large\\nriver whose entire course is in", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0223.jp2"}, "224": {"fulltext": "208\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nNew-Hampshire, is foruied by the\\njunction of several small streams\\nin a wide aiid deep bed hollowed\\nout^artlyby them, and portly by\\nthe ti- e. Tiie names \u00c2\u00bbf these\\nstreams, beginning at the N. E.; are\\nSalmon-Fall, Cocheco, Bellamy\\nbank, Oyster, Lamprey,Squamscot,\\nand Winnicut rivers. The five\\nlast unite their waters in a large\\nand irregular bay between Durham\\nand Greenland, more resembling a\\nlake than a river. The waters of\\nthis bay meet those of Saimou-Fall\\nand Cocheco rivers, coming from\\ntiie N. W. at Hilton s point, a few\\nmiles below Dover. After this\\njunction, they proceed in a direct\\nline to the S. E. and join the\\nocean 2 or 3 miles below Ports-\\nmouth; embosoming several isl-\\nands, and forming one of the best\\nharbors on the continent. Few riv-\\ners make a more magnificent ap-\\npearance than this yet the streams\\nby vvhich it is supplied are small.\\nSahnon-Fall furnishes more than\\nall tlie rept. This stream is called\\nJVewichawannock from the falls in\\nBerwick till it receives the waters\\nof the Cocheco but the name of\\nPascataqua ought to be applied to\\nthe whole of Salraon-Fali river.\\nPASCATAauA harbor. See Ports-\\nmouth.\\nPAXJi SBURGH,a township in Coos\\ncounty.in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 30 is 139 miles\\nfrom Concord, and about 22 from\\nLancaster bounded N. by Dum-\\nmer and Cambridge, E. by Success,\\nS. by Maynesborough, W. by Kil-\\nkcmvv and Winslow s location.\\nThis tract was granted Dec. 31,\\n1771, to the -^rantees of Maynes-\\nborough, Sir William Mayne and\\nothers, and contains 31,154 acres.\\nThe Up|)er Araonoosuck and Am-\\neriscoggin rivers pass through this\\ntown. There are several ponds.\\nand some considerable mountains.\\nThe town, however, is not very\\nmountainous, and has some low\\nlands. There are at present but\\n15 families.\\nPeabody river has its source in\\nthe E. pass of the White Moun-\\ntains, near the head springs of El-\\nlis river, a branch of the Saco\\nand passes N. into the Ameriscog-\\ngin.\\nPeaks, names of mountains.\\nSee Stratford.\\nPeeling, township, in Graf-\\nton county, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0, is bounded\\nN. by Lincoln, E. by Thornton, S.\\nby Thornton and Ellsworth, and\\nW. by Warren, Coventry and Lan-\\ndaff, containing 33,359 acres. It\\nis 20 miles from Plymouth, and 60\\nfrom Concord. Pemigewasset pas-\\nses through its E. section. The 3\\nbranches of this river unite in the\\nN. part of Peeling, There are sev-\\neral brooks and rivulets which sup-\\nply this ijlace with a number of\\nmill privileges. The ponds are\\nElbow pond, near the centre, Rus-\\n[sell s pond, in the E., and M Lel-\\nlan s pond in the S. E. part of this\\njtown. Hills and mountahis, inter-\\nIspersed with valleys, give some va-\\nriety to the surface. Cushman s\\nmountain in the S. W., Black\\nmountain in tlie N. W. and Blue\\nmountain in tne W. are the high-\\nest elevations. Among these moun-\\ntains, branches of the Wild Amon-\\noosuck and Baker s rivers and\\nMoosehillock brook, have their\\nsources. On the last stream, there\\nis a beautiful cascade. There are\\nhere two springs, which have been\\ntermed medicinal. Peeling was\\ngranted to Eli Demeritt, Sept. 23,\\n1763. Its name was afterwards\\naltered to Fairfield, and from that\\nto Peeling again. It was settled\\nabout 1773, by John Riant and oth-\\ners. Lindsey, Osgood, Barron^-", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0224.jp2"}, "225": {"fulltext": "NEWIIAMPSHIRE OAZETTEER.\\n109\\nRussell, and Bickford, were aiTiong\\nthe early settlern. Tliere is a bap\\ntist society, to which Mr. Thomas\\nWhipple has occasionally mini\\ntered. Pop. 224.\\nPelham, post-township, at t|he\\nS. W. corner of Rockingham coan-\\nty, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 43 is bounded N. by\\nWindham and Salem, E., S. E.\\nand S. by the state of Mas^rxhu-\\nsetts, W. by Nottingham- West\\nis distant 37 miles from Concord,\\n45 from Portsmouth and 32 from\\nBoston, and contains 16,338 acres.\\nHere are 3 ponds, called Gumpas,\\nIsland and North ponds. Island\\npond is the largest, containing 178\\nacres. 30 acres of Long pond are\\nin Pelham, the remainder in the\\nN. W. corner of Dracut. Beaver\\nriver passes through the town, a\\nlittle E. of the meeting-house. On\\nthis river and the tributary streams,\\nthere is much valuable meadow\\nadjoining which are pine lands of\\nan excellent quality for grain, and\\nespecially rye. To the E. and W.\\nis hilly land, good for grazing, or-\\ncharding and the growth of timber,\\nparticularly oak. This land is of\\na strong soil, and richl} repays cul-\\ntivation. Beside other mills, here\\nis a woollen factory; and 8 or 10\\ntons of nails are annually cut here\\nBut the inhabitants depend princi-\\npally on agriculture for the means\\nof support. Much timber and\\ncord-wood are carried annually to\\nthe banks of the Merrimack, and\\nthence conveyed to Newburyport,\\nor to Boston through Middlesex-\\ncanal. Pelham was included in\\nWheelwright s purchase and in\\nMason s patent. Although within\\nabout 30 miles of the-Gapital of New-\\nEngland, no settlements v/ere here\\nmade during the first century after\\nthe landing at Plymouth. The first\\n.?ettlements were made in 1722, by\\nJohn Butler, William Richardson\\nland others. William Richardson\\n|\\\\v -s grandfather of the Hon. judge\\n(Richardson was a native of\\nIChelmsford, where he was born\\nSept. 19, 1701. The town was in-\\ncorporated July 5, 1746, about 5\\nyears after the state line was es-\\ntablished, by wiiich a part was sep-\\narated from Dracut. The first\\nhotise for public worship was built\\nin 1747. Rev. James Hobbs was\\nordained Nov. 13, 1751, and at the\\nsame time a church was formed.\\nMr. Hobbs died June 20, 1765, aged\\n40 he \\\\vas a native of Hampton,\\nand graduated at Harvard College,\\n1748. Rev. Amos Moody was or-\\ndained Nov. 20, 1765, and dismis-\\nsed by mutual agreement in 1792\\nhe was born in Newbury, Ms. Nov.\\n20, 1739, graduated at Harvard,\\n1759\u00e2\u0080\u0094 died March 22, 1819. Some\\nyears previous to Mr. Moody s dis-\\nmission, the town became divided\\ninto two societies another house\\nfor public worship was erected,and\\nseveral candidates employed to\\npreach. But after his dismission\\nthe town again united in one soci-\\nety. Rev. John H. Church was\\nordained Oct. 31, 1798. There is\\na social library in Pelham, incor-\\nporated in 1797, with about 200\\nvols. Pop. 1040.\\nPembroke, a post-town, Rock-\\ningham county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 10 lies\\n60 miles N. W. from Boston, 6 S.\\nE. from Concord. It is bounded\\nW. by Merrimack river, N. W. by\\nSoucook river, whicli separates it\\nfrom Concord, N. E. and E. by\\nChicliester and Epsom, S. E. by\\nSuncook liver, dividing the town\\nfrom AUenstown and contains\\n10,240 acres. This town is gener-\\nally well watered. The Suncook\\non the S. E. boundary, furnishes\\nmany valuabl* water privileges\\nand on the Soucook, are situated\\n4 paper mills, the cotton factory of", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0225.jp2"}, "226": {"fulltext": "210\\nNEW.HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nMaj. Stark, and several mills, to-\\ngether with a flourishing village.\\nThe public roads are mostly laid\\nout in right angles, dividing the\\nterritory into squares. The main\\nstreet extends nearly on a parallel\\nwith Merrimack river in a straight\\ncourse about 3 miles, and is very\\npleasant. On this are situated the\\nacademy, one of the meeting-hou-\\nses, and the principal village. Pem-\\nbroke has a variety of soils, most-\\nly very productive. On the rivers\\nare small but valuable tracts of in-\\nterval, and from these the land ri-\\nses in extensive and beautiful\\nswells, yielding in abundance when\\nproperly cultivated. The public\\nbuildings are a town house, two\\nmeeting-houses, and the academy,\\nfounded by the liberal donation of\\nthe late Dr. Abel Blanchard. It is\\nsituated on the main street, and is\\none of the most flourishing insti-\\ntutions of the kind in New-Hamp-\\nshire. Pembroke is the ancient\\nSuncook of the Indians. It was\\ngranted by this name in May, 1727,\\nby the government of Massachu-\\nsetts, to Capt. John Lovewell, and\\nhis brave associates, in con side i^a-\\nticn of their services against the\\nIndians. The whole number of\\ngrantees .vris 60 46 of whom ac\\ncompanied Lovewell in his last\\nmarch to Pcqu? wkett the remain-\\ning 13 were aiaong the 62 who at-\\ntended him in his first enterprizes\\nagainst Jhe Indians. The first -w\\nvey was made in 1728; and in tb*\\nfollowing year settlements were\\ncommenced by several of the gran-\\ntees. Tlie settlements increased\\nslowly, in consequence of the fre-\\nquent alarms from the Indians, who\\ncommitted many depredations up-\\non their property. .Tames Car*,\\nkilled May },n4:8,{SeeAllen\u00c2\u00a3tovm,)\\nwas the only inhabitant who lost\\nhis life by the Indians, The first\\nchild born in Pembroke was\\nEphraim Moore. This town was\\ninterested in the long dispute main-\\ntained by the proprietors of Bow\\nagainst the grantees of lands in this\\nvicinity. Nov. 1, 1759, the town\\nwas incorporated by its present\\nname. As the original settlers\\nwere composed of persons \u00c2\u00a9f Scotch\\nand English descent, foundations\\nwere early laid for presbyterian\\nand congregational churches. The\\ncongregational church was organ-\\nized March 1, 1737; and Rev.\\nAaron Whitteraore, of Concord,\\nMs. who graduated at Harvard\\ncollege in 1734, was settled. He\\ndied Nov. 16,1767,aged 55. No re-\\ncord exists of the organization\\nof the presbyterian church but\\nRev. Daniel Mitchell, a native of\\nIreland, educated at Edinburgh,\\nwas ordained Dec. 3, 1760, and\\ndied Dec. 15, 1776, aged 69. Rev.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2lacob Emery, a native of Ando-\\nver, Ms. who graduated at Har-\\nvard college in 1761, succeeded\\nMr. Whittemore in the congrega-\\nr onal church, Aug. 3, 1768; and\\nwas dismissed March 23, 1775.\\nBoth churehes were vacant from\\nthe death of Mr. Mitchell until the\\nordina+ion of Rev. Zacciieus Colby,\\nMarch 22, 1780 soon after which\\nthe two churches were united. Mr.\\nColby was a native of Newtown\\ninaduated at Dartmouth college,\\n1777 and was dismissed May 11,\\n1803. From this time to 1808, the\\nhurch was vacant. March 2,1808,\\nRfv. Abraham Bu-nhavi, a native\\ncf Dunbarton, graduated at Dart-\\nmouth college in 1804, was ordain-\\ned over a newly organized cliurch,\\nof 54 rneraberi,, whicii has since\\nincreased to more tha 170. There\\n-^re several religious, charitable\\nl.md literary societies, which are\\nannually extending their beneficial\\ninfluence. Pop. 1256.", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0226.jp2"}, "227": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n211\\nPemigewASSET river. This\\nstream and the Winnepisiogee con-\\nstitute the Merrimack. It is form-\\ned of three principal branches hav-\\ning their sources in Peeling, Fran-\\nconia, and the ungranted lands S.\\nW. of the White Mountains.\\nTirese branches unite in Peeling,\\nfrom whence the main stream passes\\nin a S. direction through Thornton,\\nCampton, between Plymouth and\\nHolderness Bridgewater, Bristol\\nand New-Hampton New-Chester,\\nAndover, and Sanbornton, and the\\nS. W. part of Sanbornton and the\\nN. part of Salisbury, where it unites\\nwith Winnepisiogee river, and the\\nmain stream becomes the Merri-\\nmack. From Campton to the S.,\\nthe towns that lie on the E. of\\nPemigewasset river, ate Holder-\\nness New-Hampton and Sanborn-\\nton; on the W., Plymoutb,Bridge-\\nwater, Bristol, New-Chester, Ando-\\nver and Salisbury.\\nPEauAwKETT, written by Bel-\\nknap, Pigwacket, and by Sullivan\\nPickwocket, but the true orthogra-\\nphy is found to be Pe-quaw-kett\\nan Indian name applied to a coa-\\nsiderable tract of country, now in-\\neluding Conway, Fryeburg and\\nsome of the adjacent towns. It\\nis also the name of a river flowing\\ninto the Saco, from two ponds in\\nEaton and of a mountain between\\nBartlett and Chatham, formerly\\ncalled Kearsarge.\\nPeterborough, a post-town,\\nin Hillsborough county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0\\n62 is bounded N. by Hancock and\\nGreenfield, E. by Greenfield and\\nTemple, S. by Sharon, and W. by\\nJaflfrey and Dublin, containing 23,-\\n780 acres. It lies midway between\\nAmherst and Keene, being 20 miles\\nfrom each. It is 75 miles from\\nPortsmouth, 60 from Boston, 40\\nfrom Concord, and 510 from Wash-\\nington city. Peterborough lies in\\na N. E. direction from the Grand\\nMonadnock, and is bounded on the\\nE. by a chain of hills called Pack\\nMonadnock. Contoocook river\\nruns in a N. E. and N. direction\\nthrough the centre of the town, af-\\nfording several good privileges for\\nmills and factories. The N. branch,\\nfrom Dublin.originating partly from\\nwaters near the Monadnock and\\npartly from Long, or Hunt s pond,\\nlying in Nelson and Hancock, af-\\nfords a never failing supply of wa-\\nter, and furnishes those noble falls,\\non which are situated several fac-\\ntories, and particularly the long\\nknown mills and factories of Hon.\\nSamusi Smith. There are exten-\\nsive and valuable meadows on this\\nbranch above these falls; and the\\nsoil generally throughout the town\\nis excellent. The forests in the vi-\\ncinity of the S. branch of the Con-\\ntoocook, were composed of large\\nand lofty pines the hills on the E.\\ncrowned with majestic oaks and\\nthe intermediate lands principally\\nclothed with hard wood and other\\nvaluable timber. In the centre of\\nthe town is a high hill, on which\\nis situated the meeting-house, at\\nan elevation of 200 feet above the\\nriver. The chain of hills on the\\nE. is distinguished by two princi-\\npal summits. Between these sum-\\nmits is a depression of a quarter\\npart of the mountain s height.\\nAbout 60 rods W. of the ridge, or\\nsummit of this depression, on an\\nembenchment of the mountain, is\\na pond of about 9 acres extent,\\nvery deep and replenished with\\nfish, at an elevation of 200 (eel\\nabove the site of the meeting-house.\\nThere is another pond near the foot\\nof the southern summit of 33 acres,\\nfrom which, during the dry season,\\nthere is no visible outlet. The\\nsouthern summit terminates abrupt-\\nly at its southern extremity with", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0227.jp2"}, "228": {"fulltext": "\u00c2\u00a712\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nmarks of a violent disruption, form\\ning what is termed the JS otch in the\\nmountain. The county road pas\\nses through this aperture. The\\nhill rises again in Sharon and the\\nchain, with some depressions and\\nvariations, continues for several\\nmiles. There are rocks in several\\nplaces, which afford indications of\\nsulphur, and crumble on exposure\\nto the sun and air. Iron ore of an\\nexcellent quality has been discov-\\nered, but, as yet, in email quanti-\\nties. Besides the common medi-\\ncinal plants, the Cohush, Ginseng\\nand Buck bean are found here.\\nThe surface of this town being\\nmuch varied with hills, vales,mead-\\nows, great swells of land, brooks\\nand rivulets, while the larger\\nstreams are broken by falls and\\nrapid in their course the air and\\nwaters are pure the inhabitants\\nremarkably healthy. No sickness\\nhas ever been experienced to any\\nconsiderable extent. The first\\nsettlers generally attained to more\\nthan 80 years of age several to\\nalmost a century. The oldest\\npersons who have died in town,\\nwere Mr. John Morrison in his\\n98th year, and Mrs. Cunningham\\nin her 99th year. The former\\ndied June 14, 1776, retaining\\nihe full possessioH of his faculties\\ntill within a short time of his death.\\nHe, with his parents and family,\\nwas in the City, and his age 10\\nyears, at the famous siege of Lon-\\ndonderry, Ireland. The principal\\nvillage embraces about half a mile\\nin extent. Here are 3 cotton fac-\\ntories, including Mr. Smith s ex-\\ntensive establishment, his cotton\\nfactory, oil mill, fulling mill and\\npaper manufactor} His mansion\\non the eastern side of the main\\nstream, commands a pleasing view\\nof the principal buildings. Two\\nmiles S. are situated a cotton fac-\\ntory and a woollen factory. About\\nthe same distance N., is another\\ncotton factory. Besides these, there\\nare on the various streams, several\\ngrain and saw mills. The public\\nbuildings are a congregational and\\nbaptist meeting-house, and six\\nschool houses. There is a social\\nlibrary containing a handsome se-\\nlection of books. There is a bi-\\nble society, established Oct. 2,1814.\\nPeterborough was granted in 1738,\\nby the government of Massachu-\\nsetts to Samuel Heyvvood and oth-\\ners. The first settlement took\\nplace in 1739, by William Robbe,\\nAlexander Scott, Hugh Gregg, Wil-\\nliam Scott, and Samuel Slinson.\\nSome of them had brought their\\nfamilies into the settlement, but\\nthey were compelled to retire in\\n1744, on occasion of the war which\\nthen commenced, and did not ter-\\nminate till 1748. On their return,\\na large accession of settlers from\\nLunenburg, Londonderry and other\\nplaces joined them. In 1759,there\\nwere 45 families, and on the 1 7th\\nJan. the next year, the town was\\nincorporated. The first settlers\\nof Peterborough were Scotch pres-\\nbyterians, from Ireland, or their\\nimmediate descendants. Wholly\\nunused to clearing and cultivating\\nof wild lands, they endured great\\nhardships. Their nearest gristmill\\nwas atTownsend,25 miles distant\\ntheir road aline of marked trees.\\nThe first child baptized was Cath-\\nrine, daughter of Hugh Gregg,\\nthe now aged and venerable moth-\\ner of general Miller, governor of\\nArkansaw. The first male child\\nborn here, was Joh)i Ritchie he\\nwas born Feb. 22, 1751, and died\\nin the service of his country at\\nCambridge, in 1776. This town\\nhas produced a large number of\\nworthy, and several highly distin-\\nguished citizens. Men, who have", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0228.jp2"}, "229": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n213\\nado/ned the bench, the bar and the\\npulpit, the legislature, the hall of\\ncongress and the chair of state,\\nhave been natives of this town.\\nOf those who have been celebra-\\nted for their heroism, may be men-\\ntioned Col, Andrew Todd, distin-\\nguished in the wars of 1744 and\\n1755, and Capt. William Scott,\\nnoted for his military enterprize in\\nthe French war, and in the war\\nwhich achieved our independence.\\nOf these worthy men, and of Lieut.\\nWilliam Robbe, an account may\\nbe seen by referring to the Collec-\\ntions, published by the authors of\\nthis work, vol. 1, p. 134-137. The\\nfirst settled minister was Rev. John\\nMorrison, born at Pathfoot, in Scot-\\nhind, May 22, 1743; graduated at\\nEdinburgh, 1765 ordained at Pe-\\nterbonugh, Nov. 26, 1766 resign-\\ned in March 1772 died Dec. 10,\\n1782. Rev. David Annan succee-\\nded in 1778 dismissed, June 1792.\\nHe was born at Cupar of Fife in\\nScotland, April, 1754; died in Ire-\\nland in 1801. Both of these were\\npresbyterians. The congregation-\\nal church was embodied Oct. 23,\\n1799, at v/hich time. Rev. Elijah\\nDunbar, who graduated at Harvard\\ncollege in 1794, was ordained.\\nPop. 1500.\\nPhillip s river, a considerable\\nbranch of the Upper Amonoosuck,\\nrises in Dixvillc and Columbia, and\\nafter passing through Ervin s loca-\\ntion, Millsfield, Dummer and Wins-\\nlow s location, unites with the main\\nstream in Piercy.\\nPlERCY, township, Coos county,\\nlat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 33 is situated on the Upper\\nAmonoosuck river, about 3 miles\\nfrom its mouth; bounded N. by Strat-\\nford and ungranted lands, E. and S.\\nby Kilkenny, W. by Norihumber\\nland comprising about 20,000 a-\\ncres. In the N. E. part of the town\\ntiie N. and S. branches of the Amon-\\nT2\\noosuck form a junction. Nash s\\nstream, flowing from Stratford, falls\\ninto this river in the N. part of the\\ntown. Piercy s pond lies on the\\nE. side the town, the waters of\\nwhich fall into the Upper Amon-\\noosuck in Paulsburg. The soil of\\nPiercy is extremely broken and un-\\neven, though in the valleys there\\nare some tolerable farms. Mill\\nmountain is in Piercy, and a part\\nof Pilot mountain. There is also\\na singular ledge opposite Mill moun-\\ntain,called the DeviVsSliding-place.\\nOn the S. it breaks abruptly into a\\nprecipice of nearly 300 feet, while\\non the N., cattle may be driven to\\nthe top. The settlement of this\\ntown commenced in 1783, by Caleb\\nand Benjamin Smith in the year\\nfollowing, several other families ar-\\nrived, and their population is now\\n21 8 There are no settled minis-\\nters in this place. Pop. 218.\\nPiERMONT, a post-township, in\\nGrafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 58 is\\nbounded N. by Haverhill, E. by\\nWarren, S. byOrford, W. by Brad-\\nford, Vt. containing 23,000 acres.\\nIt is 70 miles from Concord and\\n132 from Boston. The soil, espe-\\ncially on the Connecticut, is good.\\nThe meadows or intervals, are ex-\\ntensive, and in some instances\\nhighly cultivated. The plains, ad-\\njoining the meadows, are compo-\\nsed of sandy loam, and in some pla-\\nces inclined to marie, and are fa-\\nvorable to the growth of wheat,\\ncorn and every kind of grain and\\nof grass. Back from the river, the\\ntown is made up of swells of fine\\ngrazing and mowing land well wa-\\ntered with brooks and springs. The\\nforest trees on the river are white\\npine; E. from the river, sugar ma-\\nple, birch, elm, bass and every spe-\\ncies of timber found in the country.\\nIn the N. E. part of the town are\\nthree considerable ponds called", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0229.jp2"}, "230": {"fulltext": "214\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nEastman s ponds. On a plain, be-\\ntween these ponds, and on Coos\\nturnpike, 6 miles from Haverhill\\ncorner, is the seat of the late Col.\\nTarleton, formerly counsellor and\\nsheriff of Grafton county. From\\nthese ponds, issues Eastman s\\nbrook, which passing in a S. E. di-\\nrection, falls into Connecticut riv-\\ner, forming a number of excellent\\nmill seats. Indian brook, on which\\nmills are erected, is in the S. part.\\nThere is a small island in Connec-\\nnicut river in the S. W. part of\\nthis town, called Barron s island.\\nIn the N. part is an extensive quar-\\nry of stones disposed in layers, con-\\nvenient for mill stones and various\\nuses in building. The charter of\\nPiermont was granted Nov. 6,1764,\\nto John Temple and 59 others. The\\nsettlement commenced in 1770. The\\ncongregational church was gathered\\nin 1771. Rev. John Richards was\\nsettled in 1776. He continued his\\nlabors till 1802, when his advanced\\nage deprived the church and socie-\\nty of his usefulness. He died in\\nVermont in 1814. Rev. Jonathan\\nHovey was settled in 1810 for 5\\nyears. Rev. Robert Blake, a gen-\\ntleman from England, commenced\\nhis services here in 1819. There\\nis a society of baptists and also\\none of methodists, over which the\\nRev. Dan Young formerly presi-\\nded. Pop. 1000.\\nPiGwACKET. See Pequawkett.\\nPilot, a mountain. See Kil-\\nkenny.\\nPine river, is a small stream,\\nissuing from a pond in Wakefield,\\nand passing N.W. into Ossipee lake.\\nPiSCATAauoG river is formed of\\ntwo principal branches, one from\\nFrancestown, the other from Hen-\\nniker and Deering, which unite and\\nform the main stream near the W.\\nline of Goffstown. It pursues a S.\\neasterly course through Goflfstown\\nand the N. E. corner of Bedford,\\nwhere it falls into Merrimack river.\\nPiscATAauoG village, on the\\nriver of the same name and near\\nits mouth, in the N. E. part of Bed-\\nford, contains 20 dvi^elling houses, a\\nneat and handsome meeting-liouse^\\na post office, 2 attorneys offices, 3\\nstores, 1 tavern and a number of\\nmechanics shops. A handsome\\nbridge is constructed over the Pis-\\ncataquog in this village, 60 feet ia\\nlength. Since the Union Canal\\ncommenced operation, the boating\\nbusiness to this place has been car-\\nried on with much success. Sever-\\nal of the stores are so situated that\\nby the assistance of a lock at the\\nmouth of the river, the boats may\\nbe brought up underthem, and their\\nfreight hoisted from the boats into\\nthe stores by which the v .cinity\\nis supplied with the heavy articles\\nof salt, lime, iron, fish, plaster, c.\\nat the Boston prices with the addi-\\ntion of a small sum for freight.\\nOn the S. side of the river below\\nthis village, is a public landing\\nplace, extending to the Merrimack,\\nand from this place lumber of all\\ndescriptions from the circumjacent\\ncountry, is conveyed down the riv-\\ner to market by rafts and boats to\\nNewburyport, and through the Mid-\\ndlesex canal, to Charlestown and\\nBoston. The rise and present flour-\\nishing appearance of this village is\\nowing, in a great measure, to the\\nenterprize and industry of William\\nParker and Isaac Riddle, esquires,\\nwho were the first to commence\\nthe mercantile business in this\\nplace. William Parker, Esq. who\\ndied in July, 1819, and Hon. James\\nParker, a senator in the legislature,\\nin 1819. who died in 1822, resided\\nin this village.\\nPiscASSicK, a Small river, rises\\nin the N. E. part of Brentwood, and", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0230.jp2"}, "231": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n21!\\npasses through New-Market into the\\nLamprey river at Durham.\\nPiTTSFiELD, post-town, Rock-\\ningham county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 15 con-\\ntains an area of 14,921 acres, 94 of\\nwhich are water. It is bounded N.\\nE. by Barnstead, S. E. by Strafford\\nand Northwood, S. W. by Chiches\\nter and Epsom, and N. W. by Lou-\\ndon. Piltsfield has a very uneven\\nand rocky surface, but its soil is\\ngenerally fertile. Suncook river\\npasses through this town from N. to\\nS. furnishing numerous mill seats*.\\nCatamount mountain stretches a-\\ncross the S. E. part of the town, from\\nthe summit of which the ocean is\\nvisible. Berry s pond is situated\\non this mountain, being about half\\na mile ia length, and 50 rods wide\\nsupplied by springs in the moun-\\ntain. A stream issuing from it\\nfurnishes four mill seats. East of\\nthis is Wild-goose pond, 1 1-2 miles\\nlong, 1 wide. West of these ponds\\nthe inagnetic-needle varies materi-\\nally. There are also three other\\nponds in Pittsfield Shaw s, Eaton s\\nand Bachelder s. This town was\\nsettled in 17 by John Cram and\\nothers; and in 1789 the congr.church\\nwas formed, and Rev. Christopher\\nPage settled. He was dismissed in\\n1795. Rev. Benjamin Sargent was\\nsettled over a baptist church in 1801,\\nand died in 1818. There is a\\nlarge- society of free-will baptists,\\nover which Elder Ebenezer Knowl-\\nton presides. There is also a soci-\\nety of friends. Pittsfield social\\nlibrary was incorporated in 1804\\nhas about 100 volumes. The spotted\\nfever raged here with much violence\\nin 1813-14, duringwhich 84 persons\\nfell its victims. Numi)er of deaths\\nsince the first settlement of the\\ntown, 483, Pop. 1170.\\nPlainfield, a post-town in\\nChesiiire county, on Connecticut\\nriver, in lat. 43*^ 33 is bounded N.\\nIby Lebanon, E. by Grantham, S. by\\nCornish, and W. by Hartland, Vt.\\nonlaining 23,221 acres. It is 12\\nrniles from Dartmoutli college, 55\\nfrom Concord, and 111 from Boston.\\nThe forest trees, on the river, are\\npine on the highlands, maple,\\nbeech, birch, elm. There is con-\\nsiderable valuable interval, onCon-\\niccticut river, and in other parts are\\nexcellent meadows. There are\\ntwo ponds. At the S. W. part of\\nthib town, in Connecticut river, is\\nHart s island, which contains 19\\nacres. Waterqueechy falls are in\\nthis town. A bridge was erected\\nhere in 1807. A small stream flow-\\ning from Croydon mountaiits,\\nwaters this town. Plainfield has a\\npleasant village, situated on a hand-\\nsome plain, through the centre of\\nwhich the street passes N. and S.\\nThere are two meeting houses and\\ntwo congregational churches. On\\na pleasant eminence in Meriden\\nparish, is located The Union\\nAcademy, incorporated June 16,\\n1813. It is endowed with a perma-\\nnent fund, of $40,000, the liberal\\nbequest of the late Hon. Daniel.\\nKimball, the interest of which as\\ndirected by his last will, is to be\\napplied as follows, viz. $150 an-\\nnually to the support of a Calvinist-\\nic preacher, and the remainder for\\nthe instruction of pious young men\\nfor the ministry. This seminary is\\nin a flourishing condition. Plain-\\nfield was granted Aug. 14, 1761,\\nand was settled in 1764, by L. Nash\\nand J. Russell. The name is de-\\nrived from a place in Connecticut,\\nwhere the proprietors held their first\\nmeeting. A congregational church\\nwas formed in 1765 and Rev. Abra-\\nham Carpenter was ordained the\\nsame year, and was afterwards dis-\\nmissed. Rev. Experience Ester-\\nbrooks was settled June 6, 1787;\\ndismisseU April 19, 1789. Rev,", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0231.jp2"}, "232": {"fulltext": "216\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nSiloam Short was ordained 1799;\\ndied Sept. 1803. Rev. David Dick\\ninson was ordained July 4, 1804\\ndismissed in Feb. 1819. Rev\\nMicaiah Porter was installed July^\\n19, 1805. The second church,whiciV\\nis in Meriden paiish, consists of\\nmembers belonginji; to this town and\\nGrantham. Rev. Dana Clayes was\\nordained July 4, 1821. There is a\\nbaptist society, of which the church\\nwas formed in 1792. Rev. Jona-\\nthan Cram was ordained in Aug.\\n1793. Pop. 1460.\\nPlaistow, a small township,\\nRockingham county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 50\\nis bounded N. W. by Hampstead,\\nN. E. by Kingston and Newtown\\nE. and S. W. by Haverhill, Ms\\nW. by Atkinson contains 6,839\\nacres, and is 36 miles from Concord,\\n30 from Portsmouth, and 35 from\\nBoston. Plaistow was originally a\\npart of Haverhill, and included in\\nthe purchase of the Indians, Nov.\\n15, 1642, and its settlement com-\\nmenced early, but the precise time\\ncannot be ascertained. Among the\\nfirst settlers were Capt. Charles\\nBartlett, Nicholas White, Esq. Dea.\\nBenjamin Kimball and J. Harriman.\\nTheir posterity now inhabit the\\ntown. After it became annexed\\nto New-Hampshire, a charter was\\ngranted, Feb. 28, 1749. The soil\\nof this town is good, being a mix-\\nture of black loam, clay or gravel.\\nThe N. W. part of the town is rocky,\\nand mineral substances have been\\ndiscovered. Clay abounds near\\nthe centre and a great number of\\nsprings water the fields and pas-\\ntures. The principal stream is for-\\nmed near the centre of the town by\\nthe confluence of two smaller\\nstreams, one from Kingston, the\\nother from Hampstead. The con-\\ngregational church was gathered\\nhere Dec. 2, 1730, and Rev. James\\nCushin^ settled, who died May 13, il\\n1764. Rev. Gyles Merrill succeed-\\ned him March 6, 1765, and died\\nApril 27, 1801, aged 62. Both were\\ngraduates of Cambridge, and emin-\\nent men. The congregational so-\\nciety is in connexion with the N.par-\\nish in Haverhill. There are small\\nsocieties of baptists and methodists,\\neach of which have occasional\\npreaching. Rev. Messrs, True\\nKimball, formerly of Newbury; Rev.\\nFrancis Welch, of Amesburj Rev.\\nAsa Eaton, episcopal clergyman in\\nBoston; Rev. Samuel Gile, of Mil-\\nton Rev. Moses Welch, of Ames-\\nbury, and Rev. Johnson Chase, of\\nNew-York, were natives of this\\ntown. Deac, J. Harriman, said\\nto have been the first man in N. H.\\nwho embraced baptist sentiments,\\ndied here in 1820, aged 97. Pop.\\n563.\\nPlymouth, a post town, and\\nthe half shire of Grafton county,\\nin lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 44^, is bounded E. by\\nHolderness, from which it is sepa-\\nrated by Pemigewasset river, W. by\\nRumney and part of Hebron, N. by\\nCampton and S. by Bridgewater.\\nIt contains 16,256 acres. It is 75\\nmiles N. W. from Portsmouth. 31\\nfrom Haverhill, and 40 from Con-\\ncord. This town is well watered.\\nBesides numerous smaller streams,\\nthere are two rivers, Pemigewasset\\nand Baker s, both of which are of\\nconsiderable importance. They\\ntake their rise in the height of land\\nbetween the Connecticut and Mer-\\nrimack, called the eastern ridge.\\nBaker s river is 30 miles in length.\\nThe soil is tolerably good, and, in\\ngeneral, is well cultivated. The\\nprevailing kinds of wood are beech,\\nmaple, birch, hemlock, and white\\npine. The land is divided into up-\\nland and interval. The proportion\\nof the former to the latter is about\\nseven eighths. The upland is\\nmountainous. There is a small,", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0232.jp2"}, "233": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n21?\\nbut pleasant village in this place,\\ncontaining 37 dwelling houses. The\\nchwrch, a neat building, with t\\nsteeple, stands on a hill at the N\\nE. corner of the town, and com-\\nmands an extensive prospect. There\\nis a social library containing 164\\nvolumes. There is a musical so\\nciety, incorporated in 1808, and f\\nreligious tract society, formed in\\n1819. Plymouth was granted July\\n15, 1763, to Joseph Blanchard, Esq\\nand others. The first settlement\\ncommenced in August, 1764, by\\nZachariah Parker and James HO\\nbart, who, before the succeeding\\nwinter, were joined by Jotham\\nCuniings, Josiah Brown, Stephen\\nWebster, Ephraim Weston, David\\nWebster and James Blodgett, all of\\nwhom except Mr. Weston were\\nfrom Hollis. The congregational\\nchurch was gathered in 1765. Rev\\nNathan Ward was ordained its\\npastor at Newburyport, July 10,\\n1765. He died in June, 1804, aged\\n83, having been dismissed April 22,\\n1794. Rev. Drury Fairbank was\\nordained Jan. 1, 1800 i dismissed\\nMarch 18, 1818. In August the\\nsame year. Rev. Jonathan Ward\\ncommenced his ministerial labors.\\nA methodist church was formed in\\n1803. Tfie intervals in this town\\nwere formerly the resort of Indians\\nfor hunting. At the mouth of Ba-\\nker s river, they had a settlement,\\nwhere Indian graves, bones, c\\nhave been found also gun barrels,\\nstone mortars, pestles and other\\nutensils. Here, it is said, the In\\ndlans were attacked by Capt. Baker\\nand a party from Haverhill, Ms.\\nwho defeated them, killed a number\\nand destroyed a large quantity of\\nfur. From him. Baker s river de-\\nrives its name. Dea. Noah John-\\nson, one of Lovewell s men, died in\\nPlymouth in the 100th year of his\\nage, David Webster, Esq. sheriff\\nof Grafton county, and Dr. John\\nRogers, an emincHt physician, and\\nsomewhat distinguished for his po-\\netical powers, resided in this town.\\nPop. 1000.\\nPoiVDiCHERRT, name of a\\nmountain, c. See Jefferson.\\nPoPLiw, post-townsliip, Rocking-\\nham county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0, is 24 miles\\nfrom Portsmouth, 33 from Concord,\\nand 50 from Boston. It is bounded\\n|N. by Epping, E. by Brentwood, Si\\n;by a corner of Kingston, and by\\nHawke and Sandown, W. by Ches-\\nter and Raymond and contains\\n10,320 acres. There is a small\\npond in the N. part of the town cal-\\nled Loon pond and the tovrn is\\nwatered by Squamscot, or Exeter\\nriver, beside several small streams.\\nThe soil is generally of a good\\nquality, and the surface of the\\ntown is not broken by high hills.\\nSpruce swamp is in the E. part of\\nthe town. The meeting-house is\\nsituated near the centre of the\\ntown. A methodist church has\\nexisted here for several years, over\\nwhich Rev. Orlando Hinds pre-\\nsides. Poplin was incorporated\\nJune 22, 1764 the date of its first\\nsettlement is not ascertained. The\\ninhabitants are principally indus-\\ntrious farmers. Pop. 453.\\nPortsmouth, a post-township,\\nin the county of Rockingliam.is the\\nprincipal town in the state, and the\\noaly sea-port which it contains. It\\nis situated in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 5 long. 6\u00c2\u00ae\\n23 E. from Washington and\\nbounded N. W. by Newington, N.\\nE. by Pascataqua river, which sep-\\narates it from Maine, S. E. and S.\\nby Rye, W. by Greenland and\\nNewington. Portsmouth is buiit\\non a beautiful peninsula, on the S.\\nside of ihe river; and, as seen from\\nthe towers of the steeples, the river,\\nharbor, points, islands, and adjacent\\n1 country present a delightful assem", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0233.jp2"}, "234": {"fulltext": "218\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nof objects. In the W. and\\nN. parts of the town are som\u00c2\u00ab beau-\\ntiful and productive gardens. This\\ntown originally included New-Cas-\\ntle, Rye, Greenland and a part of\\nHampton (now North-Hampton.)\\nIt was settled under the auspices of\\nSir Ferdinando Gorges and Capt.\\nJohn Mason, in 1623, and was in-\\ncorporated by charter in 1633. That\\npart of it which lies round Church\\nhill, extending N. towards Rindge s\\nwharf, and W. towards the academy\\nwas originally called Strawberry-\\nBank. The first house of which\\nwe have any account, erected in\\nwhat is now the compact part of\\nthe town, was built by Humphrey\\nCbadbourne, and according to tra-\\ndition, stood near the corner of\\nCourt and Pond streets. It was\\ncalled the Great house, and is\\nfrequently referred to in our early\\nhistories. Within the memory of\\nthe present generation, a garrison\\nhouse stood in Water street, at the\\nhead of Jacob Sheafe s wharf, an-\\nother in Fore street on Moffatt s\\nwharf, and a third at the ferry-ways.\\nThese were probably the principal\\nhouses on the Bank. The first\\nmeeting-house stood on Pleasant\\nstreet, near Doct. Goddard s house.\\nAfter a short time, it was taken\\ndown and another erected on the\\nhill beyond the S. bridge. The S.\\nmill was granted to John Pickering,\\non condition of iiis making a foot\\nbridge over the mill-pond for per-\\nsons to pass to and from meeting.\\nOn the erection of the present N.\\nand S. meeting-houses, and a (divis-\\nion of the parishes, the old meeting-\\nhouse was made a school house.\\nExcept the garrison bouses above\\nmentioned, the earliest settlements\\nwere probably on the Scuth road.\\nThe creek, which flows across\\nWater street (under Liberty bridge)\\nformerly extended to Pleasant\\nstreet, and at high tides flowed over\\nRogers field to the S. s^ill pond.\\nThe channel of this creek, in Pleas-\\nant street, has been filled up within\\nfifty years. The N. mill-pond for-\\nmerly extended from Nathaniel\\nAdams .S. E. through Vaughn street,\\nto John Melcher s house and the\\nS. mill-pond (or rather the marshes\\naround it) extended through Jaffrey\\nstreet to the Hay-market. From\\nthe peculiar advantages of its situa-\\ntion, Portsmouth appears almost\\nwholly to have escaped the ravages\\nof the Indians. Secured on three\\nsides by the Pascataqua, the ocean,\\nand an inlet, it was accessible to\\nthe savages only by the isthmus\\nwhich connects it with the main\\nand across that a stockade fence\\nwas extended for defence. The\\nsettlements were also compact, and\\nthe number of inhabitants, at an\\nearly date considerable. There\\nare in Portsmouth seven churches,\\n2 for congregationalists, 1 for inde-\\npendents, 1 for episcopalians, 1 for\\nuniversalists. 1 for baptists, 1 for\\nmethodists a court-house jail a\\nbranch of the U. S. bank 4 other\\nbanks a loan office several print-\\ning-offices, and several extensive\\nbook-stores 2 insurance offices aa\\nacademy alms-house 2 markets\\na custom-house 280 stores 2 ex-\\ntensive rope-walks; 3 distilleries,\\nc. A large brick market, 2 stories\\nhigh, was erected in 1800, near the\\ncentre of the town, the upper story\\nof which, called Jefferson-Hall,\\nmakes a commodious town-house.\\nThis market is constantly supplied\\nwith good provision. Back of Mer-\\nchant s Row stands the Fish-mar-\\nket. In 1822, thg wealthy and\\nj enterprising citizens of this town\\nI connected Portsmouth with Kittery\\njin Maine, by two bridges, one 480\\nfeet in length.supported by 20 fram-\\n|ed sections of piers the otaer 1750", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0234.jp2"}, "235": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0235.jp2"}, "236": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0236.jp2"}, "237": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n219\\nfeet, supported by 70 framed sec-j\\ntions of piers. Under the long\\nbridge, for 900 feet, the water varies\\nfrom 45 to .53 feel in depth at low\\nwater. The length of the sections\\nsupporting the bridge in this place\\nvaries from 61 to 72 feet. The\\n-draw is 1336 feet from the island,\\nand the water is 21 feet deep at\\nebb tide. This bridge greatly in-\\ncreases and facilitates the travel\\nfrom Portland aad its vicinity to\\nthis town and Boston. The public\\nhave long felt the need of it; but\\nowing to the depth of the river and\\nrapidity of the tide, it was thought j\\nimpracticable. There have been\\ndifficulties overcome in erecting\\nthis bridge never before attempted\\nin New-England. It was complet-\\ned in less than six months from Us\\ncommencement, at the expense of\\nabout $32,000 only. The town is\\nalso connected with New-Castle by\\na bridge built in 1821. There are\\nin this town 63 streets, 41 lanes 13\\nroads, and 3 squares. The streets,\\nthough not laid out with much reg-\\nularity, are pleasant. Portsmou^^b\\naqueduct company was incorporat-\\ned in 1797 and commenced its op-\\nerations in 1799. Water of excel-\\nlent quality is brought from a foun-\\ntain about 3 miles distant., and\\nconducted into all the principal\\nstreets. Portsmouth pier, 340 feet\\nin length, and about 60 feet wide,\\nwas incorporated in 1795. Ports-\\nmouth Athengeum was incorporat-\\ned in 1817; and has a library ofi\\nabout 1600 volumes and cabinets\\nof mineralogy and natural history,\\nc. The institution is rapidly in-\\ncreasing in value. The people of\\nthis town were at an early period\\nfriendly to literature and for seven\\nyears commencing 1669, paid \u00c2\u00a350\\nper annum to Harv. college. Ports-\\nmouth is the centre of a consider-\\nable trade directed by wealthy and\\nenterprizing citizens. There be-\\nlong t\u00c2\u00a9 this port, 146 vessels, of\\nwhich 36 are ships, 30 brigs, 8\\nsloops, 25 schooners, 53 fishing ves-\\nsels. There are 58 wharves. The\\ncommerce of Portsmouth is already\\nnoticed in p. 30 of this work. The\\nPascataqua, as it passes ihis town,\\nis from 1-2 to 3-4 of a mile wide\\nand although the current is so swift\\nas to prevent the river from freezing,\\nyet it forms one of the most secure\\nr.ad commodious harbors in the\\nUnited States, into which ships of\\nany size or burthen may enter with\\nperffcct safety. It is protected by\\nnature from the ravages of the N.\\nE. storms, and can very easily be\\nrendered inaccessible to enemies.*\\nThe harbor is protected by four\\nbatteries Fort Constitution, on\\nGreat Island (New-Castle Fort\\nM Clary opposite, about a mile dis-\\ntant, in Kittery; Fort Sullivan, on\\nTrefetiicn island and Fort Wash-\\nington, on Peirce s island. The\\ntwo latter were manned in the late\\nwar but are now i^ i state of decay.\\nAbo?.u one mile L e;ow tiie town,\\nthe navigation is rendered some-\\nn hat difficult by tbe rapidity of the\\ncurreiv. tho nair body o the river\\nbeing lovced Uirourii a. chpnnel only\\nabout 4ii rccb wide. There re in\\nthe Harbor a nutriliero\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2-.ost consuierabj\\ni ^iiand. IV: or\\nisland, on which i- leN v)f-Yard,\\none of the safest and m^A conven-\\nient on the coast 5 Baiter s i land,\\nTlie main entrrnce to the harbor\\nis on th\u00c2\u00b0 N. bet- eea ISTew-Csist c and\\nKitti ry the oth entranc on the S.\\nof Nev.--CastU cah. LifneHu-bory\\nwhere the water is shor .nil i- c attorn\\nsaa.iy. At this place, jp the spri: g of\\n1623, le first settle- of iLin state, r.;ade\\ntheir lauding, and iu the same year\\n|eommenead settlements here and at\\nDover.\\nf iblauds, the\\nof w ^icbisGreat\\n1: rirec cirunentai", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0237.jp2"}, "238": {"fulltext": "S20\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\non which the JVorih Ameriea, (the\\nfirst line of battle ship 1 lanched in\\nthe western heinisphere) was built\\nduring the revoluuonary war. Pcrts-\\nmouth msrine society was incor-\\nporated in 1808 and has a find of\\n$2500. Tiie JVew-Hampshire Ga-\\nzette, Portsmouth Journal and the\\nChristian Herald, are published\\nhere. [A par.i ^alar notice of the\\ndifferent papers, c. published in\\nthis town will be given in the Ap\\npendix.] Few tov/us in New-Eng\\nland have sutlered so much from\\nfires as Portsmouth. In 1781, the\\nhouse, stable and a large store of\\nHon. Woodbury Langdon were\\ndestroyed, and a large portion of\\nthe town must have been laid in\\nashes, but for a sudden change of\\nwind. Dec. 26, 1802, 102 buildings\\nwere burnt. Dec. 24, 1806, 14 build\\nings, including St. John s church,\\nwere destroyed. But the most ca-\\nlamitous fire broke out Dec. 22,1813,\\nwhen 397 buildings were burnt, of\\nwhich more than 100 were dwell\\ning houses. The ravages extend-\\ned over about 15 acres. In Sept.\\n1798, a malignant fever prevailed\\nhere, and 55 persons died. About\\nSO also died in this season of dysen-\\ntery. This town has generally\\nbeen healthy its air is pleasant\\nand salubrious. In Portsmouth,\\nthere exist different religious de-\\nnominations, which we shall en-\\ndeavor tr arrange according to the\\ntime of their appearance. (1.) The\\nfirst religious society in this town\\nwas a small one of Episcopalians,\\nwho built a church prior to 1638,\\nand employed Rev. Richard Gibson\\nto reach in it. Ho reaiained here\\ntill 642. From this period to 1680,\\nand auerwards to 1732, there exist\\nno autlientic records of this church.\\nIn 1732, a new church, called\\nQueea s Chapel, now St. John s\\nChurch, was erected, and Rev.\\nArthur Browne became the first\\nincumbent in 1736. He died in\\nJune, 1773, aged 73. Rev. John\\nCosens Ogden succeeded in 1786\\nremoved in 1793; died in 1800.\\nRev. Joseph Willard succeeded in\\n1795 resigned in 1806. Rev.\\nCharles Burroughs succeeded Feb.\\n1,1810. Number of communicants,\\n90, (2.) Of Congregaiionalists,\\nthere are three societies. The 1st\\ncongregational church was under\\nthe care of Rev. Joshua Moodey,\\nwho graduated at Harvard college\\nin lo53; was ordained 1671; died\\nJuly 4, 1697, aged 65. Rev. Na-\\nthaniel Rogers, who graduated at\\nHarvard college in 1687, was or-\\ndained May 3, 1699; died Oct. 3,\\n1723, aged 54. Rev. Jabez Fitch,\\nwl O graduated at Harvard college\\nin 1694, was settled in 1725; died\\nNov. 22, 1 746, aged 73. Rev. Sam-\\nuel Langdon, D. D. afterwards Pres-\\nident of Harvard college, graduated\\n1740, was ordained Feb. 4, 1747\\ndismissed Oct. 9, 1774. Rev. Jo-\\nseph Buckminster, D. D. who grad-\\nuated at Yale college in 1770, was\\nordained Jan. 27, 1779; died June\\n10, 1812, aged 61. Rev. Israel W.\\nPutnam, who graduated at Dart-\\nmouth college in 1809, was ordain-\\ned March 15, 1815. Number of\\ncommunicants, 140. The 2d con-\\ngregational church (in the S. parish)\\nwas formed about 1715. Rev. John\\nEmerson, who graduated at Har-\\nvard college ill 1689, was ordained\\nMarch 28, 1715; died June 21, 1732,\\naged 62. Rev. William Shurtlefi;\\nwho graduated at Harvard college\\nn 1 707, was installed Feb. 21, 1733;\\ndied May 9, 1747. Rev. Job Strong,\\nwho graduated at Yale college in\\n1747, was ordained June 28, 1749;\\ndied Sept. 30, 1751, aged 27. Rev.\\nSamuel Haven, D. D. who graduat-\\ned at Harvard college in 1749, was\\nordained May 6, 1752; died March", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0238.jp2"}, "239": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n221\\n3, 1806, aged 79. Rev. Timothy\\nAlden, now President of Alleghany\\ncollege in Penn. who graduated at\\nHarvard college in 1794, was or-\\ndained colleague with Dr. Haven,\\nNov. 20, 1799; dismissed Aug. 11,\\n1805. Rev. J^athan Parker, who\\ngraduated at Harvard college in\\n1803, was ordained Sept. 14, 1808.\\ndumber of communicants, 110.\\nThe 3d congregational, or indepen-\\ndent church has had the following\\npastors viz. Rev. Samuel Drown,\\nordained Nov. 2, 1761 died Jan.\\n17, 1770, aged 49. Rev. Joseph\\nWalton, ordained Sept. 22,1789;\\ndied in 1822, aged 80. (3.) The\\nSandemanians are a small society\\nformed about the year 1764, to\\nwhich, for many years, Daniel\\nHumphreys, Esq. has statedly min-\\nistered. (4.) There is a Univer-\\nsaiist society, the doctrines of which\\nwere first preached in Portsmouth,\\nin Nov. 1773, by Rev. John Murray\\nof Boston. The society was iu-\\ncorporated in Aug. 1793 the\\nchurch was constituted in July,\\n1805, consisting of 12 members,\\nThe ministers have been, Rev\\nGeorge Richards, ordained in July\\n1799; dismissed in April, 1809-\\nRev. Hosea Ballou.installed in 1809\\nremoved in 1815 and Rev. Sebas\\ntian Streeter, who succeeded Mr\\nBallou in Aug. 1815. Communi-\\ncants, 44. (5.) The Methodists.\\nwho have a church, organized April\\n27, 1809, have had regular preach\\ning since 1803. Communicants,\\n100. (6.) The Baptists formed a\\nsociety in 1802; and a church was\\nconstituted in March, 1803. Elder\\nElias Smith officiated here several\\nyears.\\nAinon^ the citizens of Portsmouth\\ndistinguished for their taleuts or public\\nser\\\\ ices, we may mention GEORGE\\nVAUGH AN, grandson of Maj. William\\nVaughan, the intrepid opposer of the\\ni*bitrary Cranfield, who was born\\nu\\nApril 13, 1676, and in 1715 was appoint-\\ned lieutenant governor. I his office\\nhe sustained but a short time, and died\\nin Dec. 1725. His son, WILLIAM\\nVAUGHAN, the original projector cf\\nthe expedition against Louisbourg, was\\nbom at Portsiiiout} Sept. 12, 1703 ex-\\nhibited much bravery in the siege of\\nthat fortress, and died in London in\\nDec. 1746. JOHN WENTWOKTH,\\nthe first governor of that name in N. H.\\nwas grandson of William Wentworth,\\nwho was an eider of the church at Do^er\\nin 1662. In early life, he commanaed\\na ship, and acquired a fortune by mer-\\ncantile pursuits. Without superior tal-\\nents, his industry and activity in busi-\\nness, together with an obliging deport-\\nment, recommended him to the esteem\\nof the pecpie and in 1717, he was ap-\\npointed lieutemint governor, and after\\nShute s departure, commauder in chief.\\nHe died Dec. 12, 173u, aged 59. He\\nhad sixteen children. BENNING\\nWENTWORTH, his son, graduated\\nat Harvard college in 1715 was a mem-\\nber of the assembly and councxi went\\nto London on some mercantile busint^s,\\nwhere he solicited and obtained the\\ncommission of governor. He continu-\\ned in office about 20 years. He was\\nsupei-seded in 1767, by his nephew,\\nJohn Went\\\\rorth, and died Oct.14, 1770,\\naged 75. JOHN WENTWORTH, the\\nsecond, was bred a merchant, possessed\\namiable qualities, and by his cuterprize\\nand zeal for pub;ic improvements, soon\\nbecame a favoiite of the people. Fa-\\nvoring the cause of the mother country,\\non the breaking out of the revolution,\\nhe was obhged to retire, and embarked\\nfor Nova-Scotia, where he Nvas govern-\\nor several years. He was honored with\\nthe degree of LL. D. from the universi-\\nties of Oxford and Aberdeen, and from\\nDartmouth college. He was iuade a\\nbaronet before he left N. H. He died\\nat Halifax, April 8, 1820, aged 84.\\nDANIEL RINDGE, Esq. an eminent\\nmerchant, and member of the provin-\\ncial council, died Jan. 12, 1799,ag d68.\\nHon. PEIRCE LONG, died in April,\\n1789 during the revolution, he com-\\nmanded a regiment\u00e2\u0080\u0094 was a member of\\nthe old congress, and frequently in the\\nlegislature of the state. Coi. GEORGE\\nGAINS, a patriotic revolution luy sol-\\ndier, died April 25, 1809, aged 73. Dr.\\nJOSHUA BRACKETT, artistinguish-\\ned physician and founder of the Medical\\nSociety, died Juiy 17, 1802, age^d 69.\\nHon. SAMUEL HALE, a native of", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0239.jp2"}, "240": {"fulltext": "22^\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nNewbury ,Ms.g^aduated at Harvard col-\\nlege in 1740; in 1745 commanded a com-\\npany of provincials at the siege of Louis-\\nbourg and afterwards for more than\\n30 years taught a public school inPoi-ts-\\nmouth. His fame in the regions of\\nthe Pascataqua was equal to that of his\\ncotemporary Lovell,in the metropolis of\\nNew-England. He was subsequently\\njudge of the common pleas, and died\\nJuly 10, 1807, aged 89. Rev. SAMUEL\\nHAVEN, D. D. was bom at Framing-\\nham, Ms. Aug. 4, 1727 graduated at\\nHarvard college in 1749 settled at\\nPortsmouth in 1752 received the de-\\ngree of D. D. from the University of\\niidiuburgh in 1772 and died March 3,\\n1806, aged 79. He was an eminently\\nuseful man seven of his sermons have\\nheen printed. Dr. AMMI R. CUT-\\nTER, was born at North-Yarmouth,\\nMe. in March, 1735 graduated at Har-\\nvard college in 1752 studied the sci-\\nence of medicine, and was surgeon of a\\nregiment at the capture of Cape Bre-\\nton was appointed to the charge of the\\nnorthern medical department in 1777\\nand was a member of the convention\\nwhich formed the constitution. For 60\\nyears he was an eminent practitioner,\\nand during life a firm supporter of his\\ncountry. He died Dec. 8, 1820, agt d\\n86. Hon. JOHN PIC KERING. LL.D.\\nwas a native of Newington graduated\\nat Harvard college in 1761 and having\\ndevoted some time to theological studies,\\nwas offered the rectorship of an episco-\\npal church in England. He decliuLd,\\nand applied himself to the study of tht\\nJaw\u00e2\u0080\u0094 m which he became eminent. Hl\\nwas a member of the convention which\\nformed the constitution frequently a\\nmember of tht: legislature president of\\nthe senate in 1789 and governor ex-\\nofficio of the state, on the election of\\nGov. Langdon to the Senate of the U\\nS. He was appointed chief-justice of\\nthe superior court in 1790, and contin-\\nued in office five yeais. He was after-\\nwards district judge of fhe U. S. and\\ndied Apni 11, 1805, aged 67. Hon.\\nJOHN LANGDON, LL. D. was born\\nat Portsmouth in 1740. His father, who\\nwas a respectable farmer, resided about\\nthree miles from the compact part of\\nPortsmouth. In the ear y prirt of tht\\nrevolution we find this distiuguisli;d\\npati-iot boidly asserting jur rigUis and\\nactively engaged in their def.nce.\\nSince the attainment of our liberties,\\niie acted equally as conspicuous a\\npart, in vigUantiy watching and pro-\\ntecting them. In 1775, he was a dele-\\ngate from this state to the congress\\nwhich met at Philadelphia. In 1785,\\nhe was chosen president of the state.\\nHe was elected to the same office ii\u00c2\u00bb\\n1788, and after the adoption of the pres-\\nent constitution, was governor six years.\\nHe ever discharged the duties of the\\noffices to which he was elected faithful-\\ny and acceptably. He possessed a\\ngood heart, a sound mind, and was re-\\nnarkabiy pleasing in his maimers. The\\nobject of his life was more to do good\\nthan to dazzle. Unlike many elevated\\nto office, he remembered that the peo-\\nple clothed him with authority, ana his\\nonly study was to serve the people hon-\\nestly and faithfully. He died Sept. 18,\\n1819, aged 79. Hon. WOODBURY\\nLANGDON, only brother of Gov. L.\\nwas a member of the old congress, judge\\nof the superior court several years, and\\nthrough life a firm patriot and useful\\ncitizen. He died in Jan. 1805. Hon.\\nRICHARD EVANS was born at Ports-\\nmouth, May 13, 1777 commenced busi-\\nness as a merchant afterwards studied\\nlaw was elected member of the legis-\\nlature; and in 1809 was appointed judge\\nof the superior court. He died July 18,\\n1816, aged 39. JONATHAN M. SEW-\\nALL Esq. counsellor at law, and a re-\\nspectable poet, was born at Salem, Ms.\\nin 1748 and died at Poi-tsmouth March\\n29, 1808. Rev. JOSEPH BUCKMIN-\\nSTER, D. D. a native of Rutland, Ms.\\nwas graduated at Yale college in 1770\\nwas tutor at that institution four years\\ns.ttied at Portsmouth in 1779 received\\nthe degree of D. D. from N. J. college\\nin 1803 and died at Reedsborough, Vt.\\nJune 10, 1812, aged 61. Dr. B. was a\\ndistinguished scholar and eminent di-\\nvine. Many other worthy men might\\nbe named, had we not already extend-\\ned this article to a great length. Ports-\\nuouth contains an area of 9,702 acres\\nand is 45 miles from Concord, 55 from\\nBoston\u00e2\u0080\u0094 maii-route 64 and 58 from\\nPortland. Pop. in 1820\u00e2\u0080\u00947,327.\\nPowow river, has its principal\\nsource in Great and Country ponds\\nin Kingston, and passes over tiie\\nS. W. part of East-Kingston into\\nSouth-Hampton thence into Ames-\\nliury, where it turns E. into South\\nrlampton again, and returns into\\nAniesbury, tailing into the Merri-\\nmack between Salisbury and Ames-\\nburv. There are several falls in", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0240.jp2"}, "241": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n223\\nthis river those in Amesbury be-\\ning the most remarkable, the wa-\\nter falling 100 feet in the distance\\nof 50 rods, and presenting, with the\\nvariety of machiHery and dams,\\nhouses and scenery on the falls,one\\nof the most interesting views in\\nthe country.\\nPublic Lands. The ungrant\\n\u00c2\u00abd lands belonging to the state of\\nNew-Hampshire, are situated with-\\nin the counties of Grafton and Coos.\\nThey consist of a large tract N. of\\nlat. 450 containing about 160,000\\nacres a tract of about 28,000 acres,\\nE. of Stratford and large tracts of\\nmountainous territory S. and S. W.\\nof the White Mountains, extending\\nup theij summits. Pop. 17.\\na.\\nQtJ-AMPHEGAN, name of the\\nfalls on the Pascataqua, between\\nSomersworth and Berwick.\\nQuoNEHTiauoT, the ancient\\nspelling of Connecticut, a Mohea-\\nkanneew word, and literally signi\\nfying long river.\\nQuocHECHo. See Cocheco.\\nR.\\nRagged Mountains, so called\\nfrom their rough appearance, lie be\\ntween Andover and New-Chester,\\nextending in a chain about 10 miles\\nfrom the Pemigewasset to the vi-\\ncinity of Kearsarge. It is a bleak\\nand precipitous range, and is near-\\nly 2000 feet high, in its N. points.\\nRaymond, post-townsh!p,Rock-\\ningham county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 2 65\\nmiles from Boston, 25 from Ports-\\nmouth, 25 from Concord, 13 from\\nExeter, is t)ounded N. by Deer-\\nfield and Nottingham, E. by Ep-\\nping and Poplin, S. by Chester, W.\\nahd N. W. by Chester and Candia,\\nand contains an area of 16,317\\nacres. Two branches of the Lam-\\nprey river, from Deerfield and Can-\\ndia, unite in Raymond; and the\\nwaters of two ponds also fall into\\nthis river as it passes through town.\\nThe Patuckaway, from Notting-\\nham, crosses the N. E. corner into\\nEpping. The soil is various that\\nof the meadows bordering on the\\nriver is productive, and considera-\\nble attention has been recently paid\\nto its cultivation. The high lands\\nare covered with a growth of oak\\nand forest pines. The public high-\\nways through this town are good,\\nand constantly improving. In the\\nN. part of the town, about 100 rods\\nfrom the principal road leading to\\nDeerfield, near the summit of a hill\\nabout 100 feet high, is a natural\\nexcavation in a ledge, called the\\nOven, from the appearance of its\\nmouth. It is a regular arch about\\n5 feet high and of the same width,\\nextending into the hill about 15 feet,\\nand terminating in a number of fis-\\nsures. Many rattlesnakes were\\nformerly found here. Raymond\\nwas originally that part of Chester\\ncalled Charming-fare. In 1762,\\nit was made a distinct parish, and\\nincorporated May 9, 1765, by its\\npresent name. The names of 24\\nof the inhabitants of Raymond are\\nfound enrolled among the soldiers\\nof the revolution, beside numbers\\nof the militia engaged for short pe-\\nriods. Four were killed or died in\\nservice. Over the congregation-\\nal church, Rev. Jonathan Stickney\\nwas ordained 22d Oct. 1800. He\\nwas succeeded by Rev. Stephen\\nBailey in 1817, who continued to\\npreach until 1822. The church is\\nnow vacant. Hon. John Dud-\\nley, a distinguished patriot of the\\nrevolution, member of the commit-\\ntee of safety, speaker of the House,\\nand judge of the superior court,\\ndied here May 21, 1805, aged 80,\\n(For a memoir of his life, see Hist.", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0241.jp2"}, "242": {"fulltext": "^24\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nGoll. for 1822, p. 155.) The deaths\\nin this town from April, 1766, to\\nDec. 1821, were 514 the greatest\\nnumber in one year 20, the least 2\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094averaging about 9 per annum.\\nPop. 961.\\nRed Hill, a noted and beauti-\\nful eminence situated in Moulton-\\nborough, commanding a varied and\\nenchanting prospect. See Moulton-\\nborough.\\nRed Hill river, originating in\\na pond in Sandwich, falls into the\\nWinnepisiogee in Moultonborough.\\nRichmond, a post-township in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 45 is\\nbounded N. by Swanzey, E. by\\nFitzwilliam, S. by Royalston and\\nWarwick, Ms. W. by Winchester,\\ncontaining 23,725 acres. This town\\nis 12 miles from Keene, 70 from\\nConcord, and 72 from Boston. It\\nis watered by branches of Ashuelot\\nand Miller s rivers, which fall into\\nthe Connecticut. The ponds are\\nthree in number, one of which is\\none of the sources of Miller s river.\\nThe soil here is favorable for yield-\\ning rye, wheat, Indian corn, and\\nmost of the productions found in\\nthis section of New-England. The\\nlaud is generally level. There are\\nno remarkable elevations. There\\nis a small village of 15 or 20 dwel-\\nling houses and there are two\\ntneeting-houses, which are near\\nthe centre of the town. The Ash-\\nuelot turnpike road passes through\\nRichmond in an E. and W. direc-\\ntion. Richmond was granted Feb.\\n28, 1752, to Joseph Blanchard and\\nothers. It was settled within 5 or\\n6 years afterwards, by people from\\nMassachusetts and Rhode-Island\\nThe first child born in town was\\nLemuel Scott born in 1757. The\\nfirst baptist church was formed in\\n1768. Rev. Maturin Ballou was\\nordained in 1770; died in 1804\\nRev. Artemas Aldrich was settled\\nin 1777. The second baptist church\\nwas formed in 1776, and Rev.\\nIsaac Kenny was settled in 1792.\\nThere is a large society of friends\\nin this town. Pop. 1400.\\nRiJVDGE, a post-township, in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 45 is\\n7 miles in length and 5 in breadth,\\ncontaining 23,838 acres; bound-\\ned N. by Jaffrey and Sharon, E.\\nby New-Ipswich, S. by Massachu-\\nsetts, and W. by Fitzwilliam. It\\nis 20 miles from Keene, 56 from\\nConcord, and 60 from Boston. The\\nsoil is very productive, lying on\\nswells of land for the most part in-\\nclining to the S. It was originally\\ncovered with a mixture of beech,\\nmaple, birch, hemlock, c. There\\nare 13 ponds, the largest of which\\nare called Manomonack, Emerson,\\nPerley, Long, Grassy, Bullet the\\nothers are of less note. The 3 first\\ndischarge their waters into Miller s\\nriver in Mass., thence communicat-\\ning with the Connecticut the 3\\nlast discharge themselves into Con-\\ntoocook river, and from thence in-\\nto the Merrimack. These ponds\\nabound with fish, and were much\\nfrequented by the Indians for pro-\\ncuring fur, c. There is a small\\nelevation of land in Rindge, from\\nwhich the waters that issue on one\\nside descend into the Merrimack,\\nand those on the other side, into\\nthe Connecticut. Iron is found\\nhere also a species of paint near-\\nly equal to the best quality of\\nSpanish brown. A mineral spring\\nhas been discovered, but its virtues\\nhave not been sufficiently tested to\\nacquire celebrity. The principal\\nvillage lies on the Rindge turnpike,\\nleading from Boston to Keene, and\\ncontains about 20 dwelling houses^\\nThe street is nearly straight, and is\\none fourth of a mile in length.\\nRindge was originally granted from\\nMassachusetts, and called Rowley", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0242.jp2"}, "243": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n225\\nCanada, or Monadnock No. 1. It\\nreceived its present name from one\\nof the proprietors, when it was in-\\ncorporated, Aug. 11, 1768. The\\nsettlement commenced in 1762, by\\nJonathan Stanley, George Hewitt\\nand Abel Platts, followed by a num-\\nber of other families the same year.\\nThe first native of Rindge was\\nSamuel Russell. The date of the\\ncongregational church is not cer-\\ntainly known. Rev. Seth Deane\\nwas ordained over it in 1765, and\\nwas dismissed 1780. Rev. Seth\\nPayson, D. D. was ordained Dec.\\n4, 1782; died Feb. 26, 1820, aged\\n62. Rev. Amos Wood Burnham,\\nwas ordained Nov. 14, 1821. There\\nare small societies of methodists\\nand universalists. Rev. Se.tii Pay-\\n0N, D. D. is deserving respectful\\nnotice. He graduated at Harvard\\ncollege in 1777. He was held in\\nhigh estimation not only by the\\npeople of his charge, but was uni-\\nversally acknowledged to be a man\\nof quick perception and powerful\\ntalents. In 1809, he received his\\ndoctorate of divinity from Dart-\\nmouth college in 1813, he was\\nelected a trustee of that institution,\\nwhich office he held till his death.\\nHe was several years president of\\nthe N. H. bible society and a mem\\nber of the A. B. C. for foreign mis\\nsions. Edward Jewett, Esq. is\\namong the oldest and most respect-\\ned inhabitants of this place. For\\nmany years, he sustained several\\ntown offices, and was a representa-\\ntive in the legislature. In 1785,\\nhe was appointed a justice of the\\npeace, and afterwards a justice\\nthroughout the state. At the age\\nof 82, he holds an office in the\\nchurch, in which he is still able to\\nofficiate. Pop. 1300.\\nRochester, a post-township in\\nthe county of Straffiard, is in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0j\\n17 and in the E. part of the state,)\\nU2\\nbounded N. E. by the middle of\\nSalmon-fall river, S. E. by Dover\\nand Somersworth, S. W. by Bar-\\nrington and a part of Straffiard, and\\nN. W. by Farmington and Milton,\\nwhich two last mentioned towns\\nwere formerly a part of Rochester.\\nIt is 10 miles from Dover, 22 from\\nPortsmouth, 40 from Concord. Be-\\nsides Salmon-fall river, which di-\\nvides this town from Berwick and\\nLebanon, hi the state of Maine, the\\nCocheco river runs the whole length\\nof the town and nearly in the mid-\\ndle, and the Isinglass river crosses\\nthe southerly corner of the town\\njust before its junction with Coche-\\nco river, at a place called Blind\\nWill s Neck. Both Salmon-fall and\\nCocheco rivers afford several val-\\nuable mill seats on the latter of\\nwhich, near the centre of the town,\\nstands the principal village, called\\nJVorway Plains. It is a place of\\nconsiderable trade, and the great\\nthoroughfare roads, from the upper\\ntowns in the county, to Dover and\\nPortsmouth, pass through this vil-\\nlage. Here are several stores, 1\\ncotton factory, 1 trip hammer, 2\\npotteries, besides mills, c. of every\\ndescription necessary to the wants\\nof the place also one meeting-\\nhouse, court-house, and about 60\\ndwelling-houses. There is another\\nvillage about 2 miles S. W, from\\nthis, called Squamanagonnick, the\\nIndian name of the falls in the\\nCocheco at that place. Much of\\nthe soil in Rochester is good, af-\\nfording many valuable farms,\\nwith a proportion of pine plains\\nwhich are useful for raising corn\\nand grain, and some of a cold and\\ninferior quality. The surface is un-\\neven, with several swells, the prin-\\ncipal of which is Squamanagon-\\nnick hill, which constitutes a con-\\nsiderable part of several valuable\\nfarms. In the W. part of the towjj,", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0243.jp2"}, "244": {"fulltext": "226\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nis a large tract of oak land, which\\nis hard and stony has a deep rich\\nsoil, and is very productive when\\nwell cultivated. Between Norway\\nplains and Salmon-fall river is a\\nconsiderable quantity of land for-\\nmerly called W hitehall, the soil of\\nwhich was destroyed by fire in the\\ndry years of 1761 and 1762, so as\\nto be of little value for cultivation.\\nRochester was granted by Massa-\\nchusetts to a number of proprietors,\\nin 127 shares, and contained up-\\nwards of 60,000 acres of land. That\\npart now Rochester contains 22,000\\nacres. The town was incorporated\\nMay 10, 1722. Capt. Timothy\\nRoberts moved into the town with\\nhis family and made the first per-\\nmanent settlement, Dec. 28,1728;\\nhe was soon followed by Eleazar\\nHam, Benjamin Frost, Joseph\\nRichards, Benjamin Tebbets and\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2thei-s, and in perilous times, as\\nmight be expected, the inhabitants\\nmade slow progress in settlement\\nand wealth. Until Canada was\\ntaken by the British and American\\ntroops in 1760, ^t remained a fron-\\ntier town the people were poor and\\ndistressed, but not discouraged.\\nWhen a war broke out with the\\nIndians, they had to move their\\nflimilies into garrisons, and be on\\ntheir watch night and day nor could\\nthey improve their little farms but\\nat the hazard of their lives, and in\\nsuch companies as they could col-\\nlect, with armed sentinels kept on\\nwatch. Their men were bold, haif-\\ndy and industrious and their sobs\\nwere trained to the use of arms.\\nThey early became a terror to their\\nfoes. They did not suffer so much\\nas many towns whose situation ap-\\npeared less hazardous. June 27,\\nJ 746, Joseph Heard, Joseph Rich-\\nards, John Wentworth and Ger-\\nsham Downs were killed, and John\\nRichards wounded, taken captive\\nand carried to Canada but not\\nlong after returned. He died in\\n1792, aged 70 years. Jonathan\\nDoor, a boy, was also carried cap-\\ntive, and remained with the Indians\\nuntil the reduction of Canada,\\nwhen he returned. May 23, 1747,\\nSamuel Drown was wounded in the\\nhip the ball was never extracted\\nhe died in 1795, aged 90 years.\\nMay 1, 1748, the wife of Jonathan\\nHodgdon was killed on a Sunday\\nmorning by the Indians, on refus-\\ning to be taken to Canada with\\nthe party. Her husband married\\nagain, had 21 children in all, and\\ndied in 1815, aged 90 years. In\\nBelknap s history, mention is made\\nof another man s being killed by the\\nIndians, which upon enquiry ap-\\npears to have been a mistake. Mo-\\nses Roberts was shot by a sentinel,\\nwho supposed him to be an Indian*\\nIn less than ten years after the set-\\ntlement of this town a church was\\ngathered and Rev. Amos Main or-\\ndained he died April 5, 1760; aged\\n51, Rev. Samuel Hill was ordained\\nNov. 5. 1760; died Nov. 19, 1764.\\nRev. Avery Hall wasordained Oct.\\n15, 1766; and dismissed April 10,\\n1775. The present venerable pas-\\ntor, Rev. Joseph Haven, was ordain-\\ned Jan. 10, 1776. There are soci-\\neties of baptists and methodist9,each\\nof which have stated ministrations.\\nWith the former Eld. Enoch Place\\nis the pastor. There are two meet-\\nings of the friends society in the\\ntown one consisting of about 20\\nfamilies, partly from Farmington^\\nand the other of about 15 families.\\nThey have two meeting houses,\\nwhich are about 8 miles apart.\\nThere is also a universalist society.\\nBy the bills of mortality, it appears\\nthat there have died in Roches-\\nter in 46 years, 1047 persons, of\\nwhom there appear to have died\\n19 above 90 years old 75 between", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0244.jp2"}, "245": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n22T\\n80 and 90 107 between 70 and 80\\n67 between 60 and 70 53 between\\n50 and 60 65 between 40 and 50.\\nThe inhabitants have sometimes\\nbeen visited with the malignant\\nthroat distemper, particularly in\\n1780, when 28 children died of the\\ndisorder within 6 months. In the\\nrevolutionary war, many of the in-\\nhabitants bore a part. Captains\\nDavid Place and John Brewster led\\ncompanies to Ticonderoga, and\\nsuffered much in their retreat from\\nthat place in 1777. Of the soldiers\\nfrom Rochester, 29 were killed or\\ndied in that contest. Rochester\\nsocial library was incorporated Feb.\\n14, 1794, and contains nearly 400\\nvolumes. James Knowles was\\nmany years a deacon in the church,\\na representative to the general\\ncourt from 1765 until after the rev-\\nolutionary war, and a magistrate\\nfor several years he died at an ad-\\nvanced age. Hon. John Pli MER\\nwas appointed a judge of the court\\nof common pleas by Gov. John\\nWentworth, when the county was\\norganized and by his judicious\\nconduct, was continued through,\\nand after the revolution, until his\\nvoluntary resignation, the latter\\npart of which time, he was chief\\njustice. He was the first magis-\\ntrate appointed in the town, and by\\nhis remarkably conciliatory con-\\nduct was enabled to settle most dis-\\nputes that came before him in an\\namicable manner, and was justly\\nentitled to the character of peace-\\nmaker. He died Nov. 19, 1815,\\naged 95 years. Col. John M Duf-\\nFEE was born soon after his par-\\nents arrived from Ireland was an\\nofficer in the French war. In 1762,\\nhe was chosen representative to\\nthe general court, being the first\\nfrom Rochester. He early embark-\\ned in the cause of his country;\\nwas a colonel in the revolutionary\\narmy, and several years a member\\nof the senate and house of uepie-\\nsentatives of the state. He was a\\nman of strong mind and memory,\\nand of extensive information, and\\na sincere friend to his country and\\ndied Oct. 15, 1817, aged 91 years-.\\nDr. James How, a respectable\\nphysician, and sometime member\\nof the general court, died Oct. 13\\n1807, aged 54. John P. HALE,Esq-,\\nwas a distinguished lawyer. Open,\\ngenerous and affable, yet strictly\\ncorrect, he will long be remember-\\ned as an ornament to the profession.\\nHe died Oct. 15, 1819, aged 44\\nyears. Josiah Main, son of the\\nfirst minister, was 33 years succes=\\nsively town clerk, commencing in\\n1771. Pop. 2471.\\nRoxBURY, a small town in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 57 is\\nbounded N. by Sullivan, E. by Nel-\\nson and Dublin, S. by Marlborough\\nand W. by Keene, containing about\\n6000 acres. It is 5 miles from the\\ncoart house in Keene, 76 N.W.from\\nBoston, and 50 S. W. from Con-\\ncord. The N. branch of Ashuelot\\nriver forms the boundary between\\nthis town and Keene. Roaring\\nbrook, on which are several small\\nmeadows, waters the S. part, and\\nempties into the Ashuelot at the\\nS. W. corner. On the E. side of\\nthe township is a pond, called\\nRoaring Brook pond, at the outlet\\nof wbich stand a saw mill and\\ngrist mill. Roxbury presents a\\nrough and uneven surface, rising\\ninto considerable swells, affording\\nexcellent grazing land, and fur-\\nnishing the various productions\\nfound in the county of Cheshire.\\nThere is a post road leading from\\nKeene to Concord. There is a\\nmeeting house in the centre of the\\ntown, and a congregational church\\nwas formed Aug. 15, 1816. Rev.\\nChristopher Paige wa-s installed", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0245.jp2"}, "246": {"fulltext": "SSiS\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nNov. 21. the same year dismis-\\nsed March 11, 1819. This town\\nwas formed of a part of Nelson,\\nMarlborough and Keene, and in-\\ncorporated Dec. 9, 1812. The\\nnumber of deaths from its incorpo-\\nration to Jan. 1, 1822, was 44; births\\n108. Pop. 366.\\nRoTSE mountain is situated in\\nthe ungranted lands N. of Chat-\\nham.\\nRuMNET, a post township in\\nGrafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 49 is\\nbouuded N. E. by Ellsworth, E. by\\nCanipton and Plymouth, S. by Gro-\\nton and Hebron, and N. W. by\\nWentworth, containing 22,475 a-\\ncres. It is 8 miles from Plymouth, 47\\nfrom Concord and 110 from Boston.\\nIt is watered by Baker s river, of\\nwhich a considerable branch flows\\nfrom Stinson s pond, and is called\\nStinson s brook. The pond is in\\nthe N. part of the town, and is 400\\nrods long and 280 rods wide. Part\\nof Loon pond is on the E. line of\\nthis town. The principal elevations\\nare Stinson s and Webber s moun-\\ntains in the E.part.and a small part of\\nCarr s mountain,which here obtains\\nthe name of Rattlesnake mountain,\\non its N. W. border. The soil here\\nexhibits considerable degrees of fer-\\ntility. The forest trees are white\\npine, sugar maple, oak, beech and\\nbirch. Rumney was granted first\\nto Samuel Olmstead, afterwards, on\\nthe 18th of March, 1767, to Daniel\\nBrainard and others. It was first\\nsettled in Oct. 1765, by Capt. Jo-\\ntham Cummings, and in 1766, by\\nMoses Smart, Daniel Brainard,\\nJames Heath and others. The first\\nminister was a congregationaliit,\\nRev. Thomas Niles, who graduated\\nat Yale college in 1758. He was\\nsettled by the proprietors, Oct. 21,\\n1767. A baptist church was form-\\ned in 1780,and Rev. Cotton Haines\\no-)rdained the same ywr. P4.ev.\\niEzra Wilmarth succeeded in April,\\n1799 was fiismissed in May,1811.\\ni There is also a free-will baptist\\nchurch in Rumney. It was in this\\ntown, on the 28th of April, 1752,\\nthat the late General St ARK, while\\non a hunting expedition, was cap-\\ntured by a party of 10 Indians, com-\\nmanded by Francis Titigaw. He\\nwas in company with Amos East-\\nman of Concord, David Stinson of\\nLondonderry, and his brother Wil-\\nliam. Eastman was taken prisoner\\non the next morning. Stinson and\\nWilliam Stark, attempting to es-\\ncape, were fired upon Stinson fell,\\nwas killed, scalped and stripped of\\nhis wearing apparel. William\\nmade his escape. This event, and\\nthe name of Stinson as connected\\nwith it, will long be perpetuated by\\nthe name of the pond, mountain,\\nand brook, in the town, where the\\nunfortunate man was slain. Fop.\\n864.\\nRye, is a township in the coun-\\nty of Rockingham, pleasantly situ-\\nated on the sea coast, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 1\\n6 1-2 miles from Portsmouth, by\\nthe road, 4 1-2 on a straight line,\\nand 51 from Concord. It is bound-\\ned N. and N. W. by Portsmouth,\\nN. E. by Little Harbor, E. by the\\nsea, S. by North-Hampton, W. by\\nGreenland, comprising 7,780 acres.\\nIts name is supposed to have orig-\\ninated from the circumstance of\\nsome of its first settlers emigrating\\nfrom a town of the same name, in\\nGreat-Britain. It was originally\\ntaken from Portsmouth, Green-\\nland, Hampton and New-Castle,\\nchiefly the latter and though it\\nbegan to be settled as early as the\\nyear 1635, it was not incorporated\\ntill 1719. For about 90 years the\\npeople here had no settled minister\\nof the gospel among them but at-\\ntended public worship in some of\\nthe neighboring towns, particularly", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0246.jp2"}, "247": {"fulltext": "NEW.HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n229\\nat Portsmouth and New-Castle.\\nThe first settlers ol this town were\\nof the names of Berry, Seavey,\\nRand, Bracket, Wallis, Jenness and\\nLocke which names, except thai\\nof Bracket, are still retained here,\\nand most of them are numerous.\\nThe soil, in this town, is in general\\nhard and stubhorn, and not natur-\\nally fertile hut, hy the hand of in-\\ndustry, and the help ofvnrious kinds\\nof sea-weed, which the coast affords\\nin considerable abundance, and\\nwhich is annually spread upon\\nthe farms, it is rendered very pro-\\nductive of corn, potatoes, hay, c.\\nThe sea coast here is about 6\\nmiles in extent, being nearly one\\nthird of the coast in the state.\\nOn the shore, there are three con-\\nsiderable and very pleasant beach-\\nes, viz Sandy, Jenness and Wal-\\nlis to which many persons re-\\nsort in the summer season from\\nneighboring towns and the country,\\nboth for health, and for pleasure.\\nThere is here, a small harbor, near\\nGoss mill, into which vessels of\\n70 or 80 tons burden may conven-\\niently enter, at high water. This\\nharbor, with the expense of 1 or\\n2000 dollars, it is thought, might\\nbe made to answer very important\\npurposes, both public and private.\\nThe boat fishery is carried on to\\nconsiderable advantage, particular-\\nly in the fall and winter seasons.\\nThere was formerly a large fresh\\nwater pond, lying contiguous to\\nthe sand bank or hounds of the sea\\ncovering a surface of about 300\\nacres. Between this and the sea, a\\ncommunication was opened by the\\ninhabitants about a century since.\\nThe waters were discharged into\\nthe sea, leaving a tract cf maish\\nwhich, being watered by the regular\\nflowing of the tide, yields annually\\nlarge quantities of salt hay. Break-\\nfas{|Hill, between this town and\\nGreenland, is distinguished as the\\nplate where a party of Indians were\\nsurprised at breakfast, at the time\\nof their incursion in 1696. There\\nare small circular holes in the rocks\\nof which this hill is principally\\ncomposed, supposed to have been\\nmade use of by the natives. This\\ntown has sufiered considerably in\\ntimes of war and danger. In 1694^\\nJohn Locke, living on the Neck,\\nwas ambushed and killed by the In-\\ndians, while reapinji grain in his\\nfield. In 1696, at one time, 21 per-\\nsons, at Sandy beach, were either\\nkilled or carried away by them. In\\nthe Canada or Frencli war, 14 per-\\nsons, belonging to this town, were\\nkilled or died, in service and\\nin the American or revolutionary\\nwar, 38 of its inhabitants lost their\\nlives, by sea or land most of thera\\nyoung men. A meeting-house was\\nfirst erected here, about the year\\n1725 a church was organized July\\n20, 1726 and the Rev. Nathaniel\\nMorrill, ordained 14th Sej\u00c2\u00bbt. of the\\nsame year. He centinwed in the min-\\nistry about seven years, and was\\nthen dismissed. His successor. Rev.\\nSamuel Parsons, was ordained Nov.\\n1736 and deceased Jan. 4, 1789, in\\nthe 78th year of his age, and the 53d\\nof his ministry. His memory is still\\ndear to those who survive him, and\\nrecollect his virtues. During his min-\\nistry, 206 persons were admitted in-\\nto full communion with the church,\\nand between six and seven hun-\\ndreds received baptism. Rev. Hun-\\nting-ton Porter J). D. was ordained,\\nas colleague Vt ith Mr. Parsons, Dec.\\n29, 1784. From that time to 1822,\\n84 have been received into full\\ncommunion, and 811 baptized. Dur-\\ning the same period, 31 members of\\nthe chprch have been dismissed, or\\nremoved from this to other towns,\\nand a few more than that number\\nhave died, The present oumber of", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0247.jp2"}, "248": {"fulltext": "230\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\ncommunicants is between 50 and\\n60. There has been a social library\\nin this town for many years. The\\nproprietors of the one, now existing\\nwere incorporated in 1812. The\\nlibrary contains at present about\\n220 volumes, and is annually in-\\ncreasing. The annual average\\nnumber of deaths, in this town, for\\n37 years past, is between 11 and 12,\\nor not far from one to an hundred.\\nIn the year 1803, during Feb.,March\\nand a part of April, a very unusual\\nsickness and mortality prevailed in\\nthis town. In the course of less\\nthan 3 months, 230 persons were\\nvisited with sickness, of various\\nkinds while other towns in general,\\naround, enjoyed usual health. The\\ndeaths were 35 a number remark-\\nably large for so short a time, in\\nproportion to the number of inhab-\\nitants though not very great con-\\nsidering the number visited with\\nsickness. Accoiding to received,\\nand pretty authentic accounts, about\\n40 persons, chiefly strangers, have\\nat different -times, lost their lives,\\nand been taken up, on, or near the\\ncoast, within the limits of the town\\nto whom, though strangers, a decent\\niBurial was given, attended with\\nthose solemnities, which are usual\\non funeral occasions. The oldest\\nperson who has died here, within\\npresent recollection, was a female,\\nby the name of Tucker, being 99\\nyears and 9 months old. Several\\nother persons have exceeded 90\\nyears. Pop. 1127.\\nSAco,a river,one of the largest in\\n^ew-England, has its source near\\nthe Notch of the White Mountains\\nwithin a few feet of the sources of\\nthe Lower Amonoosuck. It thence\\nilows in a S. course down the moun-\\ntains about 12 miles then taking\\nan easterly direction, it enters the\\ntown of Bartlett, where it receives\\nEllis river, which rises in the east-\\nerly pass of the mountain near the\\nsource of Peabody river. Within\\nthe distance of half a mile from\\nthese fountains, two large streams\\nflow down the highest of the moun-\\ntains, one of them into Ellis river.\\nThe former of these is Cutlers riv-\\ner and the latter is New river. The\\nlatter made its appearance in Octo-\\nber, 1775, during a long rain. In\\nits course,it broke down many rocks\\nand trees and presented a wide\\nspectacle of ruin. At its junction\\nwith Ellis river, there is a noble\\ncascade of 100 feet in height. Sev-\\neral other branches of Saco river\\nflow from other parts of the moun-\\ntains. From Bartlett the course of\\nthe Saco is S., about 10 miles to\\nthe lower part of Conway, where\\nit receives Swift river from Burton,\\nthence in an easterly course, it pass-\\nes into Fryeburg and Brownfield\\nin Maine, and from thence tn the\\nsea, it has a S. E. course of about\\n45 miles. This river rises and over-\\nflows very suddenly in rainy sea-\\nsons, and subsides very rapidly af-\\nter the cessation of the rains. In\\nthe great flood of 1775, when the\\nNew river broke out, the banks of\\nthe Saco were overflowed very sud-\\ndenly, and the waters were of a\\ndeep brown color for several days.,\\nprobably from passing ovej; iron\\nore. On the subsiding of the wa-\\nters, it was observed, that the bed\\nof the river in some places was\\nwidened, and the course of several\\nof its branches changed. In great\\nfreshes it has risen 25 feet, but its\\ncommon rise is about 10 feet.\\nSaddleback, between Deer-\\nfield and Northwood.is a part of the\\nchain called Blue Hills.\\nSalem, post-township, Rocking-\\nham county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 47 30 miles\\nfrom Concord, 40 from Ptiiisinouih,", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0248.jp2"}, "249": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n231\\n34 from Boston, is bounded N. by\\nLondonderry, N. E. by Atkinson,\\nE. by Methuen, Ms. S. byPelham,\\nW. by Windham; containing 15,600\\nacres. Policy pond, partly in this\\nJown, and partly in Windham, is\\n\\\\he largest collection of water\\nWorld s-End pond and Captain pond\\nare in the S. E. andE. parts of the\\ntown and there are other small\\nponds. The Spiggot river, passing\\nfrom N. to S. through the town, re-\\nceives in its course numerous\\nJwranches, and waters the different\\nportions of the town, furnishing also\\nexcellent mill privileges. The soil\\nis generally fertile, and the surface\\nuneven. The Londonderry turn-\\npike passes over this town, from N.\\nW. to S. E. Tiiere is a mineral\\nspring in this town, the waters of\\nwhich have been used. There is\\none woollen factory, besides mills\\nand other machinery. Salem was\\nincorporated by charter May 11,\\n1750. Rev. Abner Bayley, who\\nwas born at Newbury, Ms. Jan. 19,\\n1716, graduated at Harvard college\\nin 1736; was ordained here over a\\ncongregational church,Jan. 30,1740\\ndied March 10, 1798. Rev. John\\nSmith was settled colleague inl797-,\\ndismissed in 1816. Rev. IVilliam\\nBalch was ordained in 1319, and\\nhis church consists of about 40 mem\\nbers. There is also a respectable\\nsociety of methodists, who hare\\noccasional preaching, and a small\\nsociety of baptists. Hon. SiiiAS\\nBetton, who graduated at Dart-\\nmouth college in 1787, was elected\\na representative prior to 1800, was\\n3 yeais senator from district No. 3,\\nand in 1802 was elected member\\nof congress. He subsequently filled\\nthe office of sheriff of the county of\\nRockinghaui. and died in 1822, aged\\nPop. 1311.\\nSalisbury, a post-town, in Hills-\\nborough county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 23 is\\npleasantly situated on the W. banks\\njf Pemigewasset and Merrimack\\nrivers, 15 miles N. of Concord and\\n78 from Boston. It is bounded N.\\nby Aiidover, E. by the rivers just\\nmentioned, separating it from San-\\nbornton and Nortnfield, S. by Bos-\\ncawen, and W. by Warner, being\\n9 miles from E. to W. and 4 miles\\nfrom N. to S., and containing\\n28,600 acres. The Pemigewasset\\nwaters the E. part, and unites with\\nthe Winnepisiogee, forming the\\nMerrimack. Boat navigation ter-\\naiinates a short distance above the\\njunction of these rivers. When a\\nfew obstructions are removed, and\\none or two locks erected on the\\nMerrimack above Concord, com-\\nmunication by water, through the\\nMiddlesex canal, will be rendered\\nsafe and easy from Boston to the\\nE. village in this town. Black-\\nwater river passes through the\\nW. part of Salisbury. (See Black-\\nwater river.) There are 5 bridges\\nacross this stream in this town.\\nThe 4th N. H. turnpike passes from\\nN. W. to S. E. and is incorpora-\\nted for the term of 40 years. The\\nforest trees on the rivers are pitch,\\nNorway, and white pine, white,\\nblack and yellow oak. The most\\nvaluable trees have been cut for\\nbuilding and for ship timber. The\\nhilly lands were originally covered\\nwith a heavy growth of sugar ma-\\nple, white maple, beech, birch, elm,\\nash and red oak the valleys were\\ninterspersed with evergreens. The\\nsoil of the upland is strong, deep\\nand loamy producing Indian corn\\noats, peas, beans, flax, rye, c.\\nThe hilly land affords some fine\\ntracts for tillage, but chiefly abounds\\nin excellent pasturage. The valleys\\nproduce grass. On Blackwater riv-\\ner, there is some very fertile inter-\\nval, which united with the adjacent\\nhilly land, composes, several very", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0249.jp2"}, "250": {"fulltext": "232\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00bcaluable farms. A short turn in\\nthe Merrimack to the E. forms a\\nfine tract of fertile interval, of\\nabout 300 acres, which appears t j\\nbe an alluvion of the river. Tht\\nmineralogical productions have\\nnever been scientifically examined.\\nThe prevailing rock is granite. A\\nSne quarry has lately been discov-\\nered on Mr. William Webster s\\nfarm, yielding readily to the wedge\\nand hammer. A considerable por-\\ntion of Kearsarge mountain ranges\\nwithin thfc b uads of Salisbuiy.the N.\\nW. corner bound of which extend;-\\nnearly to the summit. {See Kear-\\nsarge mountain.) The summit or\\nthis mountain was formerly cov\\nsred with evergreens but its\\nfloud-capped head has long been\\nstripped of its primitive honors by\\nthe combined agency of fire and\\nwind. It now presents a bald roci\\nof granite, many parts of which\\nappear to be in a gradual state of\\ndisintegration. In the spring of\\n1819, a large mass of rocks and\\neartli of several thousand tons\\nweight was loosened from the\\nsouthern declivity of Bald hill and\\nprecipitated with great violence to\\nthe valley below, carrying all be-\\nfore it, for the space of 40 rods\\nlength and 4 in breadth. The pros-\\npect from the summit of Kearsar^^t\\nis variegated and highly magniii-\\ncent. Theie are 3 considerable\\nvillages, t ne South road, the Centre\\nroad, and Pemigewasset, or East\\nvillage. The first is pleasantly sit-\\nuated on the S. road, running from\\nE. to W. through the town, and a;\\nso on the 4th N. H. turnpike, lead-\\ning to Hanover. This is also on\\nthe northern mail route from Boston\\nto Burlington, Vl. It contains about\\n30 houses, 1 congregational njeet-\\ning-house, 2 stores, 1 tavern, 2\\nlaw offices, 1 post office and the\\nacademy. The Centre Road vil-\\nlage is 1 1-2 miles N. W. of the\\n_ieceding, on the same mail route,\\nii. contains 30 dwelling houses, a\\nbaptist meeting-house, 3 stores, 1\\nlaw office, c. The scenery here\\nis beautiful and picturesque in a\\niijgh degree. The distant azure\\nmountains, the fertilizing streams,\\nthe tempest torn rocks, the ex-\\npanded hills, cultivated fields, the\\nglens, and valieys, and extensive\\npasture grounds, interspersed with\\nibrests,conspire to render it delight-\\nful to the eye, and to afford fine sub-\\njects for the pencil. Pemigewas-\\nset, or East village is in the N. E,\\ncorner of the town at the great\\nfalls on Pemigewasset river. Here\\nare an elegant meeting-house.a num-\\nber of handsome dwelling houses,\\n2 stores, 1 tavern, 1 post office, c.\\nBoats laden with 20 tons have al-\\nready passed up to this place. A\\nto.l biidge across the Pemigewasset\\nleads from this village to Sanborn-\\nlon and Northfield. About 3 miles\\nbelow this village, on the alluvion\\nbefore mentioned, is a pleasant set-\\ndement of fanners, containing 10\\nor 12 dwelling houses, several me-\\nchanic shops, and one law office.\\nThere is a flourishing academy in\\nthe S. Road village, incorporated\\nDec. 10, 1808. The late Benjamin\\nGale, Esq., a worthy and respecta-\\nble citizen of Salisbury, made a\\ndonation of $1000 to this institu-\\ntion. The Literary Adelphi soci-\\nety, consisting of the students of\\nthe academy, has a library of 100\\nvolumes. This town has had a con-\\n^;iderable number of its natives lib-\\nerally educated, some of whom\\ntake their rank among the first ad-\\nvocates not only in this state, but\\nn the U. S. Tlieir names are as\\nbllows, viz. at Dartmouth college,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00941794, Moses Eastman, A. M.\\n1799, Rev. Moses Sawyer, A. M.\\n1801,Hon. Daniel Webster,LL,D.\u00e2\u0080\u0094", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0250.jp2"}, "251": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n231\\n1804, EbenezerO. Fifield, A. B. ;j\\nThomas H. Pettengill, A. M. Eze-\\nkiel Webster, A. M\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1805, Na-\\nthaniel Sawyer, A. B.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1806, John\\nTrue, A. B.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1808, Ichabod Bart- 1\\nlett, A.M.; 1811, Rev. Valentine!\\nLittle, A. B.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1812, James Bart-!\\nlett, A. M.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1813, Joseph Ward-\\nwell, A. B.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1816, Charles B.\\nHadduck, A. M.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1817, Rev. Ben-\\njamin Huntoon, A, M.--1819, Wil-\\nliam T. Hadduck, A. M.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1821.\\nJoseph B. Eastman, A. B. At\\nMiddlebury college, 1812, Benja-\\nmin Pettengill, A. M. There is a\\nlibrary of 324 volumes. There is\\nalso a musical society. Salisbury\\nwas originally granted by Massa-\\nchusetts, and was known by the\\nname of Bakers-town. It was af-\\nterwards granted by the Masonian\\nproprietors, Oct. 25, 1749, and then\\ncalled Stevens-town, from Col. Eb-\\nenezer Stevens, of Kingston. The\\nnumber of grantees was 67, of\\nwhom 54 belonged to Kingston. It\\nwas incorporated by charter from\\nthe government of N. H., March 1,\\n1768, when it took the name of\\nSalisbury. It was settled as early\\nas 1750. The first settlers were\\nPhilip Call, Nathaniel Meloon,\\nBenjamin Pettengill, John and Eb-\\nenezer Webster, Andrev/ Bohon-\\nnon, Edward Eastman, and many\\nothers, mostly from Kingston. The\\nfirst inhabitants experienced the in-\\nroads of the Indians. On the 16th\\nof May, 1753, Nathaniel Meloon,\\nliving in the W. part of the town,\\nwas captvired, together with his\\nwife, and three children, viz. Sarah,\\nRachel, and Daniel. They were\\ncarried to Canada, where he and\\nhis wife were sold to the French\\nin Montreal. The three children\\nwere kept by the Indians. After\\nthe parents had resided in Mon-\\ntreal about a year and a half, they\\nhad a son born, who was baptized\\nW\\nby a French friar by the name of\\nJoseph Mary. Mr. Meloon return-\\ned from captivity after four years\\nand a half, to his farm in Salisbu-\\nry. Sarah died with the Indians.\\nRachel, who was 9 years old when\\ncaptured, returned after 9 years.\\nShe had become much attached to\\nthe Indians, was about to be marri-\\ned to Peter Louis, son of Col. Lou-\\nis, of Cognawaga. She had the\\nhabits, and acted like an Indian,\\nunderstood the Indian language\\nand could sing their songs. In Au-\\ngust, 1753, the wife of Philip Call\\nwas killed and on the same day,\\nSamuel Scribner and Robert Bar-\\nber, of this town, and Enos Bishop,\\nof Boscawen, were captured by the\\nIndians. Scribner was sold to the\\nFrench at Chamblee, and Barber to\\na Frenchman near St. Francois. It\\nwas in Salisbury, that Sabatis and\\nPlausawa, mentioned under Can-\\nterbury, were buried underabiidge\\nnow called Indian bridge. The\\ncongregational church was formed\\nNov. 17, 1773, consistmg of 10\\nmale members. Rev. Jonathan\\nSearle, who graduated at Harvard\\ncollege, was ordained Nov. 17,\\n1773 dismissed Nov. 8, 1791\\ndied in 1818, aged 74. Rev. Thom-\\nas Worcester was ordained No-\\nvember 9, 1791 dismissed in\\nApril, 1823. Under his ministry,\\n270 were added to the church.\\nThe baptist society was established\\nMay 25,1789. A church was consti-\\ntuted May 10, 1810, consisting of 9\\nmembers. Rev. Otis Robinson\\ncommenced preaching in 1809, and\\nhas continued the minister of tne\\nsociety ever since. Hon. Ebene-\\nZER Webster was one of the\\nearly settlers a patriot of the rev=\\nolution an officer of the militia\\nfor several years a senator in the\\nlegislature, and a judge of the court\\nof common pleas till his death in\\n1806. Dr. Joseph Bartlstt was the", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0251.jp2"}, "252": {"fulltext": "334\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nfirst justice of the peace and the\\nfirst physician in town. Capt.\\nMatthew Pettengill was a useful\\nand respected citizen. Pop. 2000.\\nSalmon Fall., a river.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 5 ee\\nPascataqua. In this river, between\\nRochester and Lebanon, Me. is\\nfall, which, from its singularity, de\\nserves notice. The river is confin\\ned between two rocks, about 25 feet\\nhigh, the breadth at the top of the\\nbank not more than 3 rods. It is cal-\\nled the^wme, and is about 4 rods in\\nlength, its breadth varying from 2\\n1-2 feet to less than 1 foot but here\\nthe water has a subterraneous pas-\\nsage. In the rocks are many cavi-\\nties from 1 to 7 feet in diameter,\\nmostly cylindrical, and from 1 to 4\\nfeet in depth.\\nSanbornton, post-township, co.\\nof Strafford, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 31 is situat-\\ned on the peninsula formed by Great\\nand Little bays and Winnepisiogee\\nriver on the E. and S., and the\\nPemigewasset on the W. These\\ntwo rivers unite at the S. W. cor-\\nner of the town, and form the Mer-\\nrimack. Sanbornton has New-\\nHampton and Meredith on the N.,\\nGilmanton E. and S. E., North-\\nfield S., a part of Salisbury, Ando-\\nver, and part of New-Chester on the\\nW. and is 20 miles from Concord,\\n60 from Portsmouth, 9 from Gilford.\\nThe bays and rivers encircling this\\ntown measure nearly 30 miles, and\\nthe bay between Sanbbrnton and\\nMeredith is three miles in width.\\nThere arc no rivers or ponds of mag-\\nnitude in this town, though it is al-\\nmost surrounded by water. Salmon\\nbrook pond, in the N. part, and a\\nbrook of the same name its outlet,\\nare the only ones worth mentioning.\\nThis brook passes through the N.\\nW. part of the town, and affords\\nseveral mill-sites. There are also\\ne35:cellent rail! privileges on the\\nWJn-nepisiogee river. Over this\\nriver arc 8 bridges. Sanbornton\\npresents an uneven surface, but\\ncontains no considerable mountains\\nwith the exception of Salmon brook\\nmountains in the N. part of the\\ntown. The highest hills, with one or\\ntwo exceptions, admit of cultiva-\\ntion. The soil is almost universally\\ngood, and well rewards the labor of\\npatient industry. There is a gulf\\nin this town extending nearly a mile\\nthrough very hard rocky ground, 38\\nfeet in depth, the walls from 80 to\\n100 feet asunder, and the sides so\\nnearly corresponding as to favor an\\nopinion that they were once united.\\nThere is also a cavern in the de-\\nclivity of a hill, which may be en-\\ntered in a horizontal direction to\\nthe distance of 20 feet. This town\\nwas once the residence of a power-\\nful tribe of Indians, or at least a\\nplace where they resorted for de-\\nfence. On the Winnepisiogee, at\\nthe head of Little Bay, are found\\nthe remains of an ancient fortifica-\\ntion. It consisted of six walls, one\\nextending along the river, and a-\\ncross a point of land into the bay,\\nand the others in right angles,con-\\nnected by a circular wall in the\\nrear. Traces of these walls are\\nyet to be seen, though most of the\\nstones, c. of which they were com-\\nposed have been removed to the\\ndam thrown across the river at this\\nplace. Within the fort have beea\\nfound numbers of Indian relics, im-\\nplements, ;c., and also on an island\\nin the bay. When the first settlers\\nof Sanbornton arrived, these walls\\nwere breast high, and large oaks\\nwere growing within their enclo-\\nsure. This town was granted by\\nthe Masonian proprietors in 1748,\\nto several persons of the name of\\nSanborn, and others and was set-\\ntled in 1765 and 1766, by John San-\\nborn, David Duston, Andrew Row-\\nen and others. It was incorporated", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0252.jp2"}, "253": {"fulltext": "KEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n235\\nMarch 1, 1770. Rev. Joseph Wood\\nman was ordained in Nov. 1771\\nwhen there were about 50 families\\nsn town. His church then consist-\\ned of 7 members. He was dismissed\\nin 1806, and died in 1807. Rev\\nAbraham Bodwell, was ordained\\nNov. 13, 1806, when the church\\nconsisted of 50 members there are\\nnow about 150. Rev. John Crockett\\nwas settled here over the first bap-\\ntist church in 1793, now consisting\\nof about 230 members. Another\\nbaptist church has recently been\\nestablished. In order to perpetuate\\npreaching in the society to which\\nthey belonged, a few liberal individ-\\nuals some time since formed them-\\nselves into an association, to which\\nthey gave the name of the Con-\\ngregational Fund Association.\\nEach member gave his security to\\nthe amount of his rateable estate\\nfor that year and the interest is\\nappropriated ajanually to the in-\\ncrease of the funds, which now\\namount to about $1400. Here are\\ntwo social libraries, each contain-\\njng between 200 and 300 volumes.\\nThe academy, incorporated in 1820,\\nis at present in a flourishing state.\\nFrom 1790, to 1822, the deaths in\\nthis town were 977, or about 31\\nyearly. Mrs. Copp and Mrs. Smart\\n*ire living in Sanbornton, at the\\nage of 100 each. Pop. 3329.\\nSandown, township, Rocking-\\nham county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 57 is boun-\\nded N. by Chester and Poplin, E.\\nbyHawke, S. by Harnpstead, W.\\nby Chester and Londonderry. It\\nIs 31 miles from Concord, and con-\\ntains 8,532 acres\u00e2\u0080\u0094 200 of which\\nare water. The surface of this\\ntown is rather uneven, but the soil\\nin general is well adapted to the\\nproduction of various kinds of grain\\nand grass. Phillip s pond, lying in\\nthe S. part of the town, is the lar-\\ngest, being about 340 rods long,\\n200 wide. Angle pond, in the S.\\nE. part of this town, is about 200\\nrods long, and 90 or 100 wide.\\nThere are several other smaller\\nponds. Squamscot river flows from\\nPhillip s pond, and pursues a nearly\\nlevel course for 1 1-2 miles, where\\nanother stream unites with it from\\nthis junction, whenever the waters\\nare raised by sudden freshes, the\\ncurrent passes back with consider-\\nable force towards the pond. The\\nsettlement of Sandown was com-\\nmenced about the year 1736, by\\nMoses Tucker, Israel and James\\nHuse, and others. A congregation*\\nal church was formed here in 1759,\\nwhich consisted of 57 members.\\nRev. Josiah Cotton was ordained\\nthe same year, and died in 1780.\\nHe was succeeded by Rev. Samu-\\nel Collins, who was settled that\\nyear; but was removed in 1788.\\nIn 1795, a brother of the late Pres-\\nident Webber, Rev. John Webber,\\nwas settled, who was removed in\\n1800. Since that period the church\\nhas been vacant. A methodist\\nchurch v. as formed in 1807, con-\\nsisting of about 30 members and\\nministers of that denomination\\npreach here statedly, and of other*?\\noccasionally. They have but one\\nplace of public worship. The post\\nroads from Boston to Concord, and\\nfrom Exeter to Chester pass througii\\nSandown. The town was origin\\nally a part of Kingston, and was\\nincorporated April 6, 1756. It con-\\ntains 527 inhabitants the number\\nhaving decreased since 1790.\\nSandwich, post-town, Strafford\\ncounty, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 50 is bounded\\nN. by ungranted lands, E. by Bur-\\nton and Tamworth, S. by Moulton-\\nborough, W. by Holderness, Camp-\\nton, and Thornton. It is 70 miles\\nfrom Portsmouth, and about 50\\nfrom Concord. This town was\\noriginally granted by Gov. Beaniog", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0253.jp2"}, "254": {"fulltext": "3^\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nWentwortki, Oct. 25, 1763, and\\ncomprised 6 miles square. On the\\n5th Sept. 1764, upon the represen-\\ntation of the grantees that the N.\\nand W. sides thereof were so\\nloaded with inaccessible mountains\\nand shelves of rocks as to be un-\\ninhabitable an additional grant\\n.vas made of territory on the E.\\nand S., called Sandwich Addition.\\nThe Sandwich mountains are a\\n!ofty range extending N. E. and\\nterminating in Chocorua Peak in\\nBurton. Squam mountain, extend-\\ning from Holderness through a cor-\\nner of Campton into Sandwich, is\\nof considerable height. There are\\nother considerable mountains. The\\nBearcamp river, its branches rising\\nin the mountains N. and W., pas-\\nses E. into Tamworth. The W.\\nbranch passes through Bearcamp\\npond. There is another pond not\\nfar distant from this, from which is-\\nsues Red Hill river, passing S. into\\nthe Winnepisiogee lake. A small\\nstream passes W. into the Pemige-\\nwasset river. About one fourth of\\nSquam lake lies in the S. W. cor-\\nner of Sandwich and taken in\\nconnection with the surrounding\\nmountains, affords many fine views,\\nHere is an oil mill, several saw and\\ngrain mills, besides other machine-\\nxy. A congregational church was\\nestablished here some years since\\nbut no minister was ever settled\\nThere are respectalile societies of\\nmethodists, freewill baptists and\\nfriends and people of other de-\\nnominations. Hon. Daniel Bee\\nDE, for a number of years, repre-\\nsentative to the general court, a\\njustice of the quorum and a judge\\nof the court of common pleas, re-\\nsided in this town, and was a useful\\nand respected character. Pop.\\n2368.\\nSawyer s Location. See J^ash\\nfxn4 Sawyer s Lfication.\\nScBTOOGAWNOCK, the Indian\\nname of Israel s river.\\nSeABROok, a township, in Rock-\\ningham county, lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 53 is situ-\\nated at the S. E. corner of the state,\\n17 miles S. S. W. of Portsmouth,\\nand 7 N. of Newburyport, bounded\\nN. by Hampton-Falls, E. by the\\nAtlantic, S. by Massachusetts, W.\\nby South-Hampton and Kensing-\\nton. It was formerly a part of\\nHampton-Falls, and was granted\\nJune 3, 1768 to Jonathan Weare,\\nRichard Smith,JohB Moulton,Eben-\\nezer Knowlton, Winthrop Gove,\\nHenry Robie, Elis\\\\ja Brawn, Benja-\\nmin Leavitt.Isaac Brown and others:\\nSettlements commenced here in\\n1638, by Christopher Hussey, Jo-\\nseph Dow, and Thomas Philbrick,\\nThe place on which the latter set-\\ntled, has continued in the immedi-\\nate possession of his descendants\\nunto the 6th generation, who still\\npossess the same. The rivers are\\nBlack river. Brown s river and\\nWalton s river. Many of the rivu-\\nlets abound with bog ore of iron.\\nThe public buildings are a town\\nhouse and 3 houses of public wor-\\nship, one for presbyterians, one for\\nmethodists, and one for friends.\\nThis town derives its name from\\nthe number of rivers and riv-\\nulets meandering through it. A\\nsociety of friends was formed here\\nin 1701. A presbyterian society\\nwas formed in 1764 and Rev.\\nSamuel Perley ordained in 1765\\nremoved in 1775. Rev. EliasHull,\\nsettled in 1799,died February, 1822,\\naged 44. A methodist society was\\nformed in 1820. Tliere is a social\\nlibrary, consisting of 200 vol-\\numes. There has been some re-\\nmarkable instances of longevny.\\nMrs, Comfort Collins lived to the\\nage of 105; Phebe Dow to 101 and\\nseveral others to 90 and upwards.\\nThe average number -of deaths a\u00c2\u00bb^", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0254.jp2"}, "255": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n2S7\\nnually, is about 14. In 1737, the\\nangina maligna prevailed and des-\\ntroyed many of its inhabitants.\\nWhale-boat building is the most\\nimportant manufacture, and is car-\\nried on to a greater extent than in\\nany other town in N.England. The\\nlarger part of the male inhabitants\\nare mechanics and seamen, the lat-\\nter of which are about 120. Perhaps\\nno town in the state is better situated\\nfor carrying on the Bay and Labra-\\ndor fisheries than this. Pop. 885.\\nSharon, a small township in\\nthe W. part of Hillsborough coun-\\nty, is bounded N. by Peterborough,\\nE. by Temple, S. by New-Ipswich\\nand Rindge, and W. by Jafifrey,\\ncontaining about 10,000 acres. It\\nis 18 miles from Amherst, and 48\\nfrom Concord. The streams in\\nSharon are small branches of Con-\\ntoocook river, and rise near the\\nS. E. corner of the town. They\\nare sufficient to supply a grist\\nmill with water only a part of the\\nyear. Boundary mountain lies on\\nthe line between this town and\\nTemple, and has an elevation of\\n200 feet above the surrounding\\ncountry. The roads here are of\\nlittle notoriety and travel, except\\nthe 3d N. H. turnpike, which passes\\nthrough the S. W. extremity of\\nshe town. Sharon was incorpora-\\nted June 24, 1791. It has no reg-\\nularly organized religious society\\nhas no meeting-house, nor has ever\\nhad a settled minister. Pop. 400.\\nShelburne, township, Coos\\ncounty, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 21 is bounded\\nN. by Success and Maynesborough,\\nE. by Maine, S. by unlocated lands,\\nand W. by Durand, comprising an\\narea of 45,140 acres. Ameriscog-\\ngin river passes through the centre\\nof this town, into which fall the\\nwaters of Rattle river and some\\nsmaller streams. The soil on each\\nbank of the river is very good, pro-\\nW2\\nducing in abundance grain and\\ngrass but as we rise from the riv-\\ner, the tracts are mountainous and\\nunfit for cultivation. Mount Mo-\\nriah, an elevated peak of the\\nWhite Mountains, lies in the S.\\npart of Shelburne. Moses Rock,\\nso called from the first man known\\nto have ascended it (Moses Ingalls)\\nis on the S. side of the river near\\nthe centre of the town. It is about\\n60 feet high and 90 long, very\\nsmooth, and rising in an angle of\\nnearly 50\u00c2\u00b0. In 1 775,David and Ben-\\njamin Ingalls commenced a settle-\\nment at Shelburne, and not long af-\\nter, several families were added.\\nIn August, 1781, a party of Indians\\nvisited this town, killed one man,\\nmade another j visoner, plundered\\nthe houses, and returned to Canada\\nin savage triumph. This town\\nwas incorporated Dec. 13, 1820,\\nThere are three small societies,\\none of congregationalists, one of\\nbaptists and one of methodists;\\nbut no regular preacher. Pop. 205.\\nShoals. See Isles of Shoals.\\nSims stream rises in the moun-\\ntains in Columbia from several\\nponds and springs, and falls into\\nthe Connecticut river near the N.\\nW. extremity of the town.\\nSmith s river, in Grafton cona-\\nty, rises from several ponds in Graf-\\nton and Orange, and after pursuing\\na winding, but generally an E.\\ncourse, of from 12 to 18 miles,\\nthrough Danbury and Alexandria,\\nfalls into the Pemigewasset be-\\ntween Bristol and New-Chester.\\nSociety-Land, a small town.-\\nship in Hillsborough co., is bound-\\ned N. by Deering, E. by Frances-\\ntown, S. by Greenfield, and W. by\\nHancock and Antrim, from which\\nit is separated by Contoocook riv-\\ner. It contains 3,300 acres. It is\\n17 miles from Amherst and 33 from\\nConcord. The land is generalh", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0255.jp2"}, "256": {"fulltext": "238\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nuneven. There is a small moun-\\ntain on its S. line, called Crotched\\nmountain. There are no mills or\\nmill seats. There are three school\\ndistricts and one school house.\\nThere is a small baptist society\\nalso a meeting-house, built by Capt.\\nGideon Dodge, which, with a tract\\nof land, was presented by him to\\nthe society. Society-Land former-\\nly included Hancock, Antrim, Hills-\\nborough, Deering, Francestown and\\npart of Greenfield. Tiie number\\nof deaths for the last 20 years has\\nbeen 41. Pop. 153.\\nSOMERSWORTH, in the S. E.\\npart of the county of Strafford, in\\niat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 14 was formerly a part of\\nDover. It w as made a parish, Dec.\\n19,1729 and incorporated April 22,\\n1754. It is bounded N. W. by\\nRochester, N. E. by Salmon-fall\\nriver, which divides it from Ber-\\nwick, Me., and S. W. bj-^ Dover.\\nIt is 11 miles from Portsmouth, and\\n45 from Concord. Otis hill, the\\nhighest in this town, is situated\\nabout a mile N. from Varney s hill\\nin Dover. The White Mountains\\nmay be seen from the summit of\\nthis hill also the steeples of the\\nmeeting-houses in Portsmouth, and\\nthe masts of the shipping in the\\nharbor. The soil in this town is\\nwell adapted to Indian com, and\\nalmost all kinds of grain, grass, c.\\nThe growth of the wood land is oak,\\npine, walnut, elm, c. The tide\\niiows on the E. side of this town\\nfour miles to Quamphegan falls.\\nThe river is of sufficient depth, till\\nwithin a mile of said falls, for ves-\\nsels of 250 tons. The S. part of\\nthis town is bounded on Coche-\\nco river, from its confluence with\\nthe Pascataqua to the mouth of\\nFresh-creek, nearly a mile and\\nijrom thence by said creek to its\\nhead, nearly a mile and a half.\\nThere are but two ponds of note iq\\nthis town, viz. Humphrey s pond\\non the line of Dover, 200 rods long\\nand 120 rods wide and Cole s\\npond, 150 rods long and 75 wide.\\nThere are several mineral springs\\nin this town but at present their\\nwaters are not much used. Red\\nand yellow ochre, also iron ore,\\nhave been found in this town. The\\nochre has been used in painting\\nhouses, and has been found to make\\na durable paint. The post road\\nfrom Boston to Portland, and the\\nDover turnpike pass through thrs\\ntown and over Quamphegan bridge.\\nThere are three bridges over Sal-\\nmon-fall river between this town\\nand Berwick viz. at Quamphe-\\ngan-falls, at Salmon-falls, and at the\\nGreat-falls, The first meeting-house\\nin this town was erected in 1729\\nand taken down in 1773. The se-\\ncond meeting-house was erected in\\n1772; and consumed by lightning\\nin a violent thunder storm. May 4,\\n1779. It happened about the mid-\\ndle of the day. Its severity was\\ncaused by the junction of two\\nclouds directly over this town one\\nof which rose in the N. W. and the\\nother in the S. W. The clouds ran\\nlow and during the space of half\\nan hour it rained and lightened in-\\ncessantly, accompanied with tre-\\nmendous peals of thunder. The\\nsteeple of the meeting-house was\\nstruck with the lightning which\\npassed down by one of the posts\\nof the belfry adjoining the house\\nand in about an h ur it was in\\nashes. The bell was melted and\\nfell in a state of fusion. The third\\nmeeting-house was erected in 1780,\\nand is yet standing. Large and\\nvaluable factories have been erec-\\nted at Salmon-falls. The buildings\\nare of brick, one 84 by 44 feet, 4\\nstories in front and 6 in rear, for\\ncarding and spinning another, 60\\nby 31 feet, 3 stories by 4) for weav-", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0256.jp2"}, "257": {"fulltext": "NEW -HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n239\\ning, dressing and fulling, capable\\nof making 200 yards of superfine\\nbroad-cloth a day a third, 60 by\\n30 feet, 2 stories, for dying, c.\\nThere are grist and sawmills, an oil\\nmill, c. belonging to this establish\\nment, which promises to become\\nV\u00e2\u0082\u00acry extensive and profitable. There\\nis also a nail factory in this town.\\nThis town was settled between 1650\\nand 1700, by William Wentworth,\\nJohn Hall, Wni. Stiles and others\\nGeorge Richer and Meturin Ricker\\nwere surprised and killed by a\\nparty of Indians lying in ambush\\nabout half a mile N. E. from Var-\\nney s hill, Oct. 7, 1675. They had\\ntheir arms with them, which to-\\ngether with their upper garments\\nwere carried away by the Indians.\\nEbenezer Downs, who was a qua-\\nker, was taken by the Indians at\\nIndigo hill in 1724, and carried to\\nCanada. He was grossly insulted\\nand abused by them, because he re-\\nfused to dance as the other prison\\ners did for the diversion of thei.\\nsavage captors. He was redeemed\\nin 1725, by John Hanson of Dover,\\nJabez Garland was killed by the\\nIndians on his return from public\\nworship in the summer of 1710\\nabout three quarters of a mile N\\nE. from Varney s hill. Gershom\\nDow^ns was killed by the Indian\\nin 1711, in the marsh between Var-\\nney s hill and Otis hill. Rev. James\\nPike, the first minister of Somers-\\nwovth, was born at Newbury, Ms.\\nMarch 1, 1703; grauuated at Har\\nvard college in 1725 was ordain-\\ned Oct. 28, 1730 and died March\\n19,1792. Rev. Pearson Tl.urstcr.\\nwas born at Lancaster, Ms. in Dec.\\n1763; graduated at Dartmoutli col-\\nlege in 1787; was ordained Feb. 1,\\n1792; removed Dec. 2. 1812; ano\\ndied at Leominster, Ms. Aug. 15,\\n1819. The house in which Mr.\\nThurston lived was consumed by\\nfire, Jan. 22, 1812, together with the\\nchurch records, communion vessels,\\nand a sncial library. The church\\nis now vacant. Nicholas Pike,\\nson of Rev. James Pike and author\\nof a popular system of arithmetic,\\nwas born in this town, October 6,\\n1743. He was graduated at Har-\\nvard college, 1766; taught a gram-\\nmar school, first at York, and af-\\nterwards at Newburyport; where\\nhe died Dec. 9,1819. John Wekt-\\nM^ORTH. son of the Hon. John\\nWentworth, was born in this town,\\nJuly 14, 1745; and was graduated\\nat Harvaid college, 1768. He en-\\ntered on the study of the law, and\\nsettled at Dover. When applica-\\ntion was made to him to put an ac-\\ntion in suit, it was his practice to\\nsee the parties or to write to them,\\nstating the consequences of a\\nlegal process, and advising them\\nto settle their differences between\\nthemselves. By this mode of pro-\\ncedure he was instrumental in pre-\\nventing many vexatious lawsuits;\\nand was entitled to the appellation\\nof peace-maker. He was a mem-\\nber of the continental congress in\\nthe revolution, and died January\\n10, 1787. Col. Paul Went-\\nworth, by his will, bequeathed\\n\u00c2\u00a3500 to the parish in this town\\nthe interest of which was to be ex-\\npended for pious and charitable\\nuses. He also gave a silver tan-\\nkard and cup for the use of the\\nchurch. He died June 24, 1748.\\nDr. MoSES Carr was born at\\nNewbury, Ms. Nov. 1715. He\\ncame to this town in 1735 where\\nbe practised in his profession more\\nthan 60 years with reputation, and\\ndied March 30, 1800. Hon. Thom-\\nas Wallingford was born at\\nBradford, Mass. in 1697. He came\\nto this town in the early part of his\\nlife; and by a diligpnt application\\nto business, from a small beginning\\nbecame one of the richest men in\\nthe province. He was one of the", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0257.jp2"}, "258": {"fulltext": "240\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\njudges of the superior court, and\\ndied Aug. 4, 1771. Hon. Johk\\nWentworth was born in this\\ntown March 30, 1719. He t.as\\none of the judges of the superior\\ncourt, and died May 18, 1781. Hon.\\nIcHABOD Rollins, was born in\\nthis town, 1721. He was a judge\\nof probate for the county of\\nStrafiford, and died Jan. 31, 1800.\\nThe number of deaths in this town\\nsince the beginning of the present\\ncentury wil) average 12 annually\\nor 1 in 70 of its inhabitants. Dur-\\ning the last 20 years, 28 have died\\nbetween 70 and 80, 17 between 80\\nand 90, and 7 between 90 and 100\\nyears of age. Samuel Downs died\\nApril 22, 1820, aged 99. Mrs. Ly-\\ndia Stiles is now living(1823)atlhe\\nage of 101 years. She was born\\nFeb. 27, 1722, is a member of the\\nchurch, and travelled on foot two\\nmiles to public worship till she was\\n90 years of age. Pop. 841.\\nSovcooK river has ts source in\\nthree ponds in the S. part of Gil-\\nmanton, lyirg near each other,\\ncalled Loon, Rocky and Shellcamp\\nponds. It passes through Loudon,\\nreceiving several branches, and\\nforms the boundary between Con-\\ncord and Pembroke, falling into the\\nMerrimack below Garven s falls.\\nSouHEGAN, originally Souhege-\\nnack, the name of a river in Hills-\\nborough county, and the former\\nname of Amherst and Merrimack.\\nThe principal branch of this river\\noriginates from a pond in Ashburn-\\nham, Ms. It passes N. through Ash-\\nby, at the N. W. angle of the coun-\\nty of Middlesex, into New-Ipswich,\\nand through Mason, Milford, Am-\\nkcrst, into Merrimack, where it\\nunites with Merrimack river. In\\nits course it receives several streams\\nfrom Temple, Lyndeborough and\\nMont-Vemon, and just before it\\nfalls into the Merrimack, receives\\nBabboosuck brook, a considerable\\nstream issuing from Babboosuck\\npond. See Amherst.\\nSouth-Hampton, township,\\nRockingham county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 53\\nis bounded N. by East-Kingston\\nand Kensington, E. by Seabrook,\\nS. by Amesbury, Ms., W. by New-\\ntown and is 50 miles from Con-\\ncord, 18 from Portsmouth, and 45\\nfrom Boston. The surface is gen-\\nerally even, and the soil of a good\\nquality. Powow river passes\\nthrough this town, affording valua-\\nble mill seats. South-Hampton\\nwas incorporated by charter, May\\n25, 1742. Rev. William Parsons,\\nwho graduated at Harvard college\\nin 1735, was ordained here over a\\ncongregational church in 1743 and\\ndismissed Oct. 6, 1762. Rev. Na-\\nthaniel Noyes, was settled Feb. 23,\\n1763; and dismissed Dec. 8, 1800.\\nSince that time, there has been no\\nstated worship. There are people\\nof other denominations here, who\\nhave occasional preaching. Hon.\\nPhillips White, v/ho was a\\nmember of the old congress, justice\\nof the peace throughout the state,\\na counsellor in 1792 and 1793, and\\nformally years judge of probate.di-\\ned June 24,1811,aged 82. Pop.416.\\nSpiggot river rises in Hamp-\\nstead, and passes through Salem,\\nand into the Merrimack between\\nMethuen and Diticut, Ms. nearly\\nopposite Shawsheen river, which\\ncomes from the S. through Andover.\\nSpAFFORd s lake. SeeChester/ield.\\nSpringfield, a post-township,\\nin Cheshire county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 30\\nis bounded N. by Grafton, E. by\\nWilmot, S. E. by New-London, S.\\nby Wendell and Croydon, W. by\\nCroydon and Grantham, containing\\n28,330 acres, 2300 of which are\\nwater. It is 35 miles from Concord\\nand 90 from Boston. A branch of\\nSugar river has its source in this\\ntown and also a branch of the\\nBlackivater river. Tbe former e\u00c2\u00bbp", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0258.jp2"}, "259": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n241\\nties into the Connecticut, the latter\\ninto the Merrimack. There are\\nseveral ponds, viz. Station pond,\\nabout 250 rods long, 140 vi^ide Cil-\\nley pond, 240 rods long, and about\\n80 wide Star, Stony, and Morgan s\\nponds. The land is rough and\\nstony, but the soil is capable of\\nproducing the various agricultural\\nproducts found in the contiguous\\ntowns. In 1820, there were pro-\\nduced 17,500 lbs. of butter, 25,000\\nlbs. of cheese, 45,000 lbs. of beef,\\n60,000 lbs. of pork, 5,500 lbs. of flax,\\nand 200 barrels of cider. There s,\\nin the E. part of the town, a quarry\\nof stone, from which can be raised\\nstones from 20 to 30 feet in length\\nand from 8 to 12 inches in thickness.\\nThere is a library,which was incor-\\nporated Dec. 15, 1803. This town\\nwas granted Jan. 3, 1769, by the\\nname of Protedivorth, to John Fish-\\ner, Daniel Warner, Esquires, and\\n58 others Its first settlement com-\\nmenced in 1772, by Israel Clifford,\\nIsrael Clifford, Jr. Nathaniel Clark,\\nSamuel Stevens and others. It was\\nincorporated by the name of Spring-\\nfield, Jan. 24, 1794. The spotted\\nfever prevailed here a few years\\nsince, of which several children\\ndied. The average number of\\neieaths per annum.for 20 years past\\nhas been 6. There is a congrega\\nclonal church, but it is destitute of\\na minister. Pop. about 1000.\\nSauAMScOT, or Swamscoi, called\\nalso Great or Exeter river. See\\nExeter.\\nSauAM lake, lying on the bor-\\nders of Holderness, Sandwich.\\nMoultonborough and Centre-Har-\\nbor, is a splendid sheet of water,\\nindented by points, arched with\\ncoves, and studded with a succes\\nsion of romantic islands. It ii\\nabout 6 miles in length, and where\\nwidest not less than 3 miles in\\nbreadth. The surface has been es-\\ntimated at from 6000 to 7000 acres\\nThe largest island is about 1 mile\\nlong, and 1-3 of a mile wide. A\\ncommunication by water between\\nthis lake and Winnepisiogee might\\nbe easily effected, the distance be-\\ning less than 2 miles.\\nSauAM river, the outlet of Squara\\nlake through Squam pond in Hol-\\nderness, forms a junction with the\\nPemigewasset near the S. W. an-\\ngle of that town.\\nSauAMANAGONicK, the name\\nof a village at the falls on Coche-\\nco river in Rochester\u00e2\u0080\u0094 so called\\nfrom the Indian name of the falls.\\nState-House. Seep. 41.\\nState Prison. Seep. 43.\\nStewartstown, township, Co-\\nos county, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 56 lies on\\nthe E side of the Connecticut,\\nwhich washes its W. boundary a\\ndistance of 7 miles: it is bounded\\nS. by Colebrook, N. by the first Col-\\nlege grant, E. by Dixville distant\\n150 miles from Portland, 170 from\\nPortsmouth, 150 from Concord\\ncontaining about 27,000 acres. The\\nConnecticut river is about 15 rods\\nin width at this place. Bishop s\\nbrook, a considerable stream, rises\\nin this town, and falls into the Con-\\nnecticut at the N.W. corner. Dead\\nwater and Mohawk rivers have\\ntheir sources here. Hall s stream,\\nalso, unites with the Connecticut in\\nStcwartstown. There are 2 ponds in\\nthe E. part of this town, called Lit-\\ntle and Great Diamond ponds, the\\nwaters of which form the Diamond\\nriver, passing S. E. into Margalla-\\nway river, a branch of tlie Ameris-\\ncoggin. The larger of these ponds\\nis one mile long, 3-4 mile wide the\\nsmaller, 3-4 mile wide, 100 rods\\nlong both well stocked with sal-\\nmon trout. There is another pond\\nin the W. part of this town, called\\nBack pond,covering about 60 acres.\\nThere are no large mountains in\\nStcwartstown, although there are", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0259.jp2"}, "260": {"fulltext": "ut\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nmany elevations. The soil of the\\ninterval is rich, and the uplands\\nare not unproductive. The growth\\nof wood is a mixture of sugar ma-\\nple, birch, beech, ash, spruce, fir,\\nc. Stewartstown was original-\\nly granted by Gov. John Went-\\nworth to four individuals, viz. Sir\\nGeorge Cockburn, Sir George Cole-\\nbrook, John Stewart and John Nel-\\nson, Esqrs. three of whom resid-\\ned in England. Before the revolu-\\nlion, they surveyed the lands, and\\ngave a few lots to settlers, who\\nmade some small improvements.\\nBut after the commencement of hos-\\ntilities, they abandoned their set-\\ntlements until peace was restored.\\nImprovements were then made un-\\nder grants from Col. David Webster,\\nsheriff of Grafton. Stewartstown\\nwas incorporated in Dec. 1799.\\nDuring the late war a block-house\\nor fort was erected in this town for\\ndefence by a company of militia,\\nand occupied until Aug. 1814, v/hen\\nit was destroyed. On the site of\\nthis fort, the American and British\\nsurveyors and astronomers, met to\\nascertain the 45\u00c2\u00b0 of north lati-\\ntude between the two governments,\\nunder the treaty of Ghent. Pop.\\n363.\\nStoddard, post-township in the\\nE. part of Cheshire county, in lat.\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 4 is bounded N. by Wash-\\nington, E. by Windsor and Antrim,\\nS. by Nelson and Sullivan, and W.\\nby Gilsum and Marlow, containing\\n35,925 acres, of which 1100 are\\nwater. It is 14 miles from Keene,\\n30 from Cl^arlestown and 42 from\\nConcord. This town is situated on\\nthe height of land between Merri-\\nmack and Connecticut rivers. It\\nis mountainous and very rocky.\\nThe soil is deep, with a clay bottom.\\nAs cold and moisture are its pre-\\ndominant qualities, Indian corn\\ndoes not thrive well, except in hot\\nand dry seasons. Rye and wheat\\nsucceed well on lands newly clear-\\ned and ploughed lands produce\\ngood crops of barley, eats, flax, po-\\ntatoes, c. The soil however is\\nbetter adapted to grazing than til-\\nlage. The S. branch of Ashuelot\\nriver has its source near the centre\\nof the town. The streams in the\\nE. section, fall into the Merrimack\\nthose on the W. into the Connec-\\nticut. There are fourteen ponds,\\nsome of which are of considerable\\nmagnitude. The agricultural pro-\\nducts in 1820, were 32,000 lbs. of\\nbutter, 43,000 lbs. of cheese, 71,000\\nlbs. of beef, 85,000 lbs. of pork,\\n5,700 lbs. flax, and 600 bbls. of\\ncider. This town was formerlj\\ncalled Limerick. It was incorpor-\\nated Nov. 4, 1774, when it received\\nthe name of Stoddard from Col.\\nSamson Stoddard of Chelmsford, to\\nwhom with several others it was\\ngranted. The settlement commenc-\\ned in June, 1769, by John Taggard,\\nReuTjen Walton, Alexander Scottv\\nJames Milchel, Richard Richard-\\nson, Amos Butterfield, Joseph Dodge\\nand Oliver Parker. The first fam-\\nily was that of John Taggard, whose\\nprivations and hardships were very\\ngreat. Their grain was procured at\\nPeterborough, at the distance of 20\\nmiles, which was conveyed by Mr,\\nT. on his back through the pathless\\nwilderness. At one time, they had\\nnothing, for six days, on which to\\nsubsist, but the flesh of the moose.\\nA congregational church of seven\\nmembers was formed Sept. 4,1787.\\nRev. Abisha Colton, was ordained\\nOct. 16, 1793, and was dismissed\\nSept. 9, 1795 died in Vermont.Jan.\\n12, 1823. Rev. Isaac Robinson\\nwas ordained Jan. 5, 1803. Pop.\\n1203.\\nStrafford, a post-township, in\\nStrafford county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 16 is\\nboanded N. E. by Farmiogton, S.", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0260.jp2"}, "261": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n243\\nE. by Barrington, S. W, by North-\\nwood, W. by Pitistield, N. W. by\\nBarnstead. It is 70 miles from Bos-\\nton, 15 from Dover, 25 from Con-\\ncord, and is about 7 miles in length,\\n6 1-2 wide. Bow pond is in the S.\\nW. part of the town, and is about\\n650 rods long, 400 wide its waters\\nform one of the prmcipal branches\\nof the Isinglass river. Trout pond\\nlies W. of the Blue hills, and Wild\\ngoose pond between this town and\\nPittsfield. The range of Blue hills\\ncrosses the N. W. part of the town.\\nThe soil here is generally of a good\\nquality. There are four free-will\\nbaptist churches in this town the\\n1st, over which Elder William\\nSanders was ordained in May, 1822,\\ncontains 100 members the 2d, of\\nabout 100 members, has no settled\\nminister, but is under the pastoral\\ncare of Elder Place of Rochester.\\nElder Micajah Otis was ordained\\nover this church, Oct. 16, 1799\\ndied May 30, 1821, aged 74. The\\n3d church has 96, and the 4th, 37\\nmembers. Strafford was formerly\\na part of Barrington, and was dis-\\nannexed and incorporated June 17,\\n1820. Pop. 2144.\\nStratford, post-town, in the\\ncounty of Coos, on the E. bank of\\nConnecticut river, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 41 is\\n16 miles above Lancaster bound-\\ned N. by Columbia, E. by ungrant-\\ned lands, S. by Piercy and North-\\numberland, W. by Vermont. The\\ntown is large, extending 10 miles on\\nthe river, with a fertile interval of\\n1-4 to 1 mile wide. This meadow\\nis skirted in many places by a nar-\\nrow plain, succeeded by the moun-\\ntainous regions, covering the whole\\nE. and N. divisions of the town.\\nThe soil, except along the river, is\\nrocky, gravelly and cold. The back\\nlands are therefore not settled to\\nany extent. The Peaks, two moun-\\ntains of a conical form, situated in\\nthe S. E, part of the town, are seen\\nat a great distance. They are\\napparently disconnected from the\\ngreat range of Bowback mountains\\nstretching over the N. and E. parts\\nof the town. They are discovered\\nimmediately on entering Dalton, 30\\nmiles below, and stand as landmarks\\nin front or to the right, till, on near-\\ner approach, they are lost behind\\nthe intervening hills. Bog brook and\\nseveral smaller streams here fall in-\\nto the Connecticut and Nash s\\nstream crosses the S. E. part of the\\ntown into the Amonoosuck. There\\nis a pond in the S. E. part of the\\ntown, the waters of which pass in-\\nto the Amonoosuck. Stratford was\\nincorporated Nov. 16, 1779. The\\nfirst settlers were Isaac Johnston,\\nJames Curtis, James Brown, Josiah\\nLampkins and Archippus Blodget.\\nThere is a meeting-house here, and\\ncongregationalists and methodists\\nbut no settled minister. Pop. 335.\\nStratham, a township, in the\\ncounty of Rockingham, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0\\n1 51 miles from Boston, 39 from\\nConcord, 3 from Exeter, is situated\\non the E. side of the W. branch of\\nthe Pascataqua river; bounded N.\\nE. by Greenland, E. by Greenland\\nand North-Hampton, S. W. by Ex-\\neter, W. and N. W. by the river\\nand bay, which separate it from\\nExeter and New-Market and has\\nan area of 10,120 acres. Stratham\\nis distant about 8 miles from the\\nsea. The land is even, and well\\ncalculated for agricultural purposes.\\nFarming is so exclusively the em-\\nployment of the people, that, al-\\nthough a navigable river adjeins it,\\nthere is little attention given to any\\nother pursuit. In the E. part of the\\ntown, in a swamp, is perhaps the\\nlargest repository of peat in the\\nstate. This town was a part of the\\nSquamscot patent, or Hilton s pur-\\nchase. In 1697, there were 35 fam-", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0261.jp2"}, "262": {"fulltext": "244\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\niliesin the place, who petitioned for\\nan act of incorporation. It was\\nmade a distinct town by charter,\\nMarch 20, 1716. Tne first town\\nmeeting was on the 10th of April,\\n1716 Deac. David Robinson was\\nciiosen town clerk, and held that\\noffice 47 years. A congregational\\nchurch was formed here at an early\\ndate, and Rev. Henry Rust ordain-\\ned in 1718; he died in 1749, aged\\n63. Rev. Joseph Adams was or-\\ndained in 1756, and died 1785,aged\\n66. Rev. James Miltemore, or-\\ndained in 1786, was removed in\\n1807. The church is now vacant.\\nThere was formerly a baptist socie-\\nty here, under the ministration of\\nRev. S. Shepard. There is a free-\\nwill baptist society, lately un-\\nder the care of Eld. N. Piper.\\nFrom the year 1798 to 1312, inclu-\\nsive, the number of deaths in this\\ntown was 186. The greatest num-\\nber in any one year was 20, and the\\nsmallest number 5, averaging about\\n12 annually. Between the years\\n1742 and 1797, inclusive, the num-\\nber of deaths was 1080, averaging\\nabout 20 annually. Phinehas\\nMerrill, Esq. was a native of\\nthis town; was eminent as a sur-\\nTeyor, assisted in preparing the ele-\\ngant Map of N. H. published by\\nCarrigain was several years a\\nrepresentative in our state legisla-\\nture, and died Dec. 31, 1814, aged\\n47. Pop. 892.\\nSuccess, an uninhabited town-\\nship, in Coos county, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 27\\nis bounded N. by Cambridge, E. by\\nMaine, S. by Shelburne, W. by\\nShelburne, Maynesborough and\\nPaulsburgh comprising an area of\\nabout 30,000 acres. Tiiere are sev-\\neral considerable mountains in this\\ntract and two or three ponds.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nNarmarcungawack and Livt^ rivers\\nrise here, and pass westerly into\\ntlie Ameriscoggin. Success was\\ngranted Feb. 12, 1773, to Benjamin\\nMackay and others; and is 143\\nmiles from Concord.\\nSugar river. See Claremont.\\nSuLLivAJV, a township in Chesh-\\nire county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0, is bounded\\nN. by Gilsum and Stoddard, E. by\\nStoddard and Nelson, S. by Rox-\\nbury and Keene, W. by Keene and\\nGilsum, containing 12,212 acres.\\nThe distance from Keene is 6 miles,\\nfrom Concord 42 miles. The S.\\nE. part of this town is watered by\\nAshuelot river. The soil produces\\nrye, corn, oats, c. There are uo\\nconsiderable ponds no elevations\\nworthy of particular notice. This\\ntown was incorporated Sept. 27,\\n1787, and received its name from\\nPresident Stdlivan, the chief magis-\\ntrate of N. H. that year. There\\nare two religious societies, congre-\\ngational and baptist. Of the for-\\nmer. Rev. TVilliam Muzzy, who\\ngraduated at Harvard college in\\n1793, was ordained in 1798. Over\\nthe latter Rev. Charles Cummings\\nwas ord. Oct. 24, 1810. Pop. 600.\\nSuNAPEE lake, is situated in the\\nN. W. part of Hillsborough county\\nand the N. E. part of Cheshire, in\\nthe towns of Wendell, New-Lon-\\ndon and Fishersfield. The centre\\nof it is in lat. 43^22 It is 9\\nmiles long and about 1 1-2 miles in\\nwidth. Its outlet is on the W. side\\nthrough Sugar river. In 1816, Lo-\\nammi Baldwin, Esq. and Professor\\nJohn Farrar, were appointed a\\ncommittee by the government ot\\nMassachusetts, with whom was as-\\nsociated Henry B. Chase, Esq. ap-\\npointed by the government of this\\nstate, to explore and survey a route\\nfor a navigable canal from the Con-\\nnecticut to the Merrimack. The\\ncontemplated line of communica-\\ntion was from the mouth of Sugar\\nriver, which empties into the Con\\nnecticut, to the mouth of the Cor.", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0262.jp2"}, "263": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n245\\ntoocook river, which empties into\\nthe Merrimack. The survey com-\\nprehended the shores of Sunapee\\nlake, the elevation of the lake above\\nthe waters of the rivers, the highest\\nof the falls in either of the rivers,and\\nof the land adjoining,so that it might\\nserve as the bat-is of a calculation\\nof the expense of such water com-\\nmunication. By the report of this\\ncommittee, it appears that the fall,\\neach way from the lake to these\\nrivers, exceeded 820 feet, which\\nshews the impracticability of a\\nproject which, before the survey\\nwas made,was thought to be feasible\\nSuNCOOK river rises in a pond\\nbetween GiJmanton and Gilford\\nnear the summit of one of the Sun\\ncook mountains, elevated 900 feet\\nabove iis base. The water from\\nthis pond passes through two others\\nat the foot of the mountains, and\\nthence through a flourishing village\\nin the S. E. part of Gilmanton, in\\nto Barnstead, where it receives sev\\nera! tributaries thence through\\nPittsfield and Epsom, and between\\nAllenstown an^ Pembroke, into the\\nMerrimack.\\nSurry, a snaall township in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 1 is\\nbounded N. by Alstead,E. by Gil\\nsum, S. by Keene and W.by West\\nmoreland and Walpole, containing\\n12,212 acres. It is 54 miles froii\\nConcord. It is watered by Ashue\\nlot river, on which tl\\\\ere is a valua-\\nble tract of meadow land, extend-\\ning almost the whole length of the\\nown. On the E. side of Asjiuelot\\nriver is a steep and high mountain,\\non the summit of which is a pond\\nof about 3 acres in extent, and\\nabout 25 feet depth of water. View-\\ning its elevated height and situa-\\ntion above the river, it may be es-\\nteemed as a natural curiosity. The\\nCheshire turnpike from Charles-\\nown to Keene, passes through the\\ncentral part of Surry, and the 3d\\nN. H. turnpike from Walpole to\\nNew-Ipswich passes through the\\nS. W. part. Surry was originally\\npart of Gilsum and W^estmoreland.\\nIt was incorporated by charter,\\nMarch 9, 1769, deriving its name\\nfrom Surry in England. The first\\nsettlement was made in 1764, by\\nPeter Hayward. He commenced\\nclearing land and laboring on his\\nfarm in the summer preceding, ma-\\nking his home at the fort in Keene.\\nHe practiced going to his farm in\\nthe morning, and returning to the\\nfort in the evening, guarded by his\\ndog and gun, while many of the\\nsavages at that time were lurking\\nin the woods. The congregational\\nchurch was formed June 12, 1769,\\nof 8 males and 7 females. Rev.\\nDavid Darling, who graduated at\\nYale college in 1779, was ordained\\nJan. 18, 1781 dismissed Dec. 30,\\n1783, Rev. Perky Hoive, who\\ngraduated at Dartmouth college in\\n1790, was ordained Sept. 16, 1795.\\nThere are some persons professing\\nto be of the Christ-ian and meth-\\nodist orders, hut of such, there are\\nno regular chuvches. Surry con-\\ntains 80 families and 90 rateable\\npolls. Hon. Lemuel Holmes,\\na judge of the court of common pleas\\nand a counsellor in 1793, resided in\\nthis town. Pop. 570.\\nSutton, a post-town in Hills-\\nborough county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 19 is\\n7 1-2 miles in length, and 5 in\\nbreadth, containing 24,300 acres.\\nIt is bounded N. by New-London,\\nEh by W^ilmot and Warner, S. by\\nWarner and Bradford, and W. by\\nFishersfield. It is 17 miles from\\nHopkinton, 25 from Concord, 65\\nfrom Portsmouth and 80 from Bos-\\nton. The southerly and largest\\nbranch of Warner river enters this\\ntown on the S., runs a short diS\\ntanc\u00e2\u0082\u00ac, and passes of[ iato Warnet", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0263.jp2"}, "264": {"fulltext": "U6\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nagain. The northerly branch of\\nthis river runs nearly through the\\ncentre of the town from N. to S.\\naffords several good mill seats, and\\nis adorned with many pleasant and\\nvaluable meadows on its borders.\\nStevens brook, another consider-\\nable branch of Warner river, has\\nits source on the W. side of Kear-\\nsarge and runs about 4 miles in this\\ntown in a S. E. direction. There\\nis also a large branch of Blackwater\\nriver, which has its source about\\nthe western confines of Kearsarge,\\nand flows through this town in a N.\\nE course about 3 miles. On the\\nmargin of this stream, there is some\\nrich meadow and interval land.\\nThere are several ponds, the most\\nimportant of which are Kezar s\\npond, situated towaids the N. part\\nof the town, which is about 190 rods\\nsquare and Long pond, situated at\\nthe south part of the town, 350 rods\\nlong and 70 wide. Kearsarge\\nmountain extends more than half\\nthe length of Sutton on its E. side.\\nHere this mountain has a grand\\nand lofty appearance. From its\\nfirm and everlasting base, it raises\\nits towering summit far above the\\nclouds. In the morning, at the ris-\\ning of the sun, it throws its huge\\nshadow over a vast extent of ter-\\nritory, comprising an immense num-\\nber of inferior mountains, hills,\\nplains and valleys, and eclipses the\\nsun to hundreds ai-d thousands of\\nits western inhab -tans. Hundreds\\nof people visit this mountain annu-\\nally, and climb to its top, where\\nthey have, in a fair day, a pleasing\\nand picturesque view in every\\ndirection. Kin: s Hill is situated\\non the W. part of Sutton. On the\\nmost elevated part of this hill, which\\nrises within a few feet as high as\\nKearsarge, there is one of the most\\nextensive landscape views in the\\ncountry. On the W. is seen the\\nSunapee lake, the Ascutney, and\\nhighlands in Vermont to the Green\\nmountains on the S. the Sunapee\\nand Monadnock on the E. you\\nalmost overlook Kearsarge and on\\nthe N. the Cardigan and White\\nhills, with an innumerable host of\\nmountains, hills and peaks, present\\nthemselves to view, of all shapes\\nand sizes. On this hill and in the\\nmeadows at its foot, is found clay\\nof a superior quality, in great quan-\\ntities. Here are also found quar-\\nries of stone, remarkable for their\\ndimensions, and valuable for their\\nquality. These stones are found in\\nextensive strata, of almost any\\nthickness, length or width wished\\nfor. They are split and prepared\\nfor buildings at very little expense\\nj or labor, as nature seems almost to\\nj have given many of them the fin-\\nishing stroke. A mineral is found\\njin this town resembling black lead,\\njit is frequently used for paint, on\\nroofs and doors of buildings, and\\nproduces a handsome and duiable\\nslate color. The soil in this town\\npresents all the varieties of produc-\\ntiveness and sterility and though\\nthe surface is diversified with a\\nsuccession of hills and vales, and\\nis often rough and mountainous,\\nit, in many places, produces fine\\ncrops of wheat, rye, oats, Indian\\ncorn, and most of the other prod-\\nucts common to New-England.\\nThe original forest growth of this\\ntown, consisted of the white, yel-\\nlow, Norway and pitch pine, white\\nand red cedar, hemlock, spruce,\\njuniper, fir, poplar, bass, sugar ma-\\nI pie, white maple, white, red and\\nblack birch, beech, white and\\nbrown ash, white, red and yellow\\njoak, elm, oil nut, or butternut,\\nland some others. The principal\\nI road through this town is from Hop-", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0264.jp2"}, "265": {"fulltext": "x\\\\EW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n247\\nkinton to Dartmouth College, to\\nwhich place it is 33 miles. Sutton\\nwas granted by the Masonian pro-\\nprietors, in 1749, to inhabitants of\\nHaverhill, Newbury and Bradford,\\nMass. and Kingston, N. H. It was\\ncalled Perrys-town, from Obadiah\\nPerry, one of its original and prin-\\ncipal proprietors. The first settle-\\nment was made in 1767, by David\\nPeaslee, who was soon followed by\\na considerable number of other set-\\ntlers. To the early inhabitants,\\nit was not unfrequent to see the\\nharmless moose approach their\\nhumble cottages and the inoffen-\\nsive deer was frequently seen feed-\\ning on their little improvements.\\nThe beaver,the otter, and the musk-\\nrat sported up and down ths rivers\\nand brooks almost unmolested\\nwhile the midnight bowlings of the\\nbear and wolf announced to them,\\ntheir intended depredations on\\ntiieir fields, flocks and herds. Al-\\nthough the Indian was not seen, yet\\nit seemed that he had just put out\\nhis fire and gone. His track was\\natill plain and visible. On the W.\\nbank of Kezav s pond, were several\\nacres of land, which appeared to\\nhave been cleared of their origin-\\nal forest. Here were found several\\nliulian hearths, laid with stone, and\\nwith much skill and ingenuity.\\nHere was found an Indian burial\\nplace. Gun barrels and arrows\\nhave been found in this sacred re-\\npository. Near the pond, have\\nbeen found stone pestles, mortars\\nand tomahawks. A baptist church\\nwas formed in April, 1782, and in\\nOct. of the same year. Rev. Sam-\\nuel Ambrose was ordained. He\\nwas dismissed in March, 1795. Rev.\\nJVatJian Ames succeeded in May,\\n18:11. Number of communicants.\\n110. There is a free-will baptist\\nsociety, over which Elder Elijah\\nWatson was settled in 1818. There\\nis a society of universalists. With-\\nin 10 years past, 5 persons have\\ndied more than 100 years of age, 1\\nat the age of 99, and 3 from 90 to\\n99. Jacob Davis died in April,\\n1819, aged 105; and in the week\\nfollowing, his wife, aged 99, with\\nwhom he had lived more than 70\\nyears. After he was 100 years of\\nage, he attended the polls, and vo-\\nted. Thomas Walker, a native of\\nWales, who died in March, 1822,\\nat the age of 103, was a soldier of\\nthe revolution, and took part in\\nseveral important battles, such as\\nSaratoga, White plains, Brandy-\\nwine, c. Pop. 1573,\\nSwANZEY, a post-township in\\nCheshire county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 51 is\\nbounded N. by Kcene, E. by Marl-\\nborough and Troy, S. by Richmond,\\nW. by Winchester and Chester-\\nfield, containing 28,057 acres. It is\\n6 miles from Keene, 60 S. W. from\\nConcord, and 78 from Boston. The\\nprincipal streams are the Ashuelot\\nand the S. Branch rivers. The\\nformer passes through Swanzey in\\na S. W. direction, and empties into\\nthe Connecticut at Hinsdale. This\\nis a stream of much importance,\\nand is made navigable for boats as\\nfar up as Keene, excepting a car-\\nrying place about the rapids at\\nWinchester. The South Branch\\nunites with the Ashuelot about one\\nmile N. from the centre of the\\ntown. The surfaciC here is some-\\nwhat diversified with hills, valleys,\\nand swells of upland. Nearly one\\nthird part is almost perfectly level,\\nconsisting of nearly equal propor-\\ntions of plain and interval. The\\nlevel grounds are free from stone.\\nThe divisions of soil are interval,\\nplain and upland. The principal\\nproduction of the former is grass,\\nwhich grows luxuriantly. The\\nplains are easily cultivated, and\\nproduce rye, corn, ;c. The irp-", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0265.jp2"}, "266": {"fulltext": "248\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nlands possess a deep and strong\\nsoil, and are divided into con-\\nvenient proportions of arable, mow-\\ning, grazing, orchard, and wood\\nland. Tiie original growth com-\\nprises, with a few exceptions, the\\nwhole variety of perennial and de-\\nciduous forest trees. The pine af-\\nfords sufficient lumber for local use,\\nand a considerable quantity for ex-\\nportation. From the maple, large\\nquantities of sugar have been made.\\nThere is one pond in the S. W. part\\nof the town, 1 mile in length and\\n:3-4 of a mile wide. It is the source\\nof the S. Branch, There is a min-\\neral spring, the water of which is\\nimpregnated with sulphate of iron.\\nSome iron ore has been discovered.\\nThere are about 30 houses on the\\nstreet, which is level, and extends\\nISl. and S. 2 1 2 miles. Few towns,\\nso large, are les? compact. There\\nare 2 houses for public worship.\\nThere Is a social library of 200\\nw^ell selected volumes, incorporated\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Tune 10, 1802. There are 2 cotton\\nfactories, 1 cotton and woollen fac-\\ntory, 3 carding machines, c.\\nSwanzey was first granted by Mas-\\nsachusetts, in 1733, to 64 proprie-\\ntors, whose first meeting was at Con-\\ncord, Mass. June 27, 1734. After\\nthe divisional line was run, it was\\ngranted July 2, 1753, by N. H., to\\n62 proprietors. Until that time it\\nhad been called Lower Ashuelot,\\nfrom the Indian name of the river,\\nwhich was originally Ashaelock.\\nFrom 1741 to 1747, this town suf\\nfered much from Indian depreda-\\ntions. Several of the inhabitants\\nwere killed and many were made\\nprisoners. Massachusetts, under\\nwhose jurisdiction this town had re\\nvnnined for 13 years, withdrew her\\nprotection, and left the inhabitants\\ndefenceless, and exposed to the fu-\\nry of the savages. It was there\\nfere thought advisable to abandon\\nthe place. The settlers collected\\ntogether their household furniture,\\nsuch as chests, tables, iron and\\nbrass ware, and concealed it in the\\nground, covering the place of con-\\ncealment with leaves, trees, c.,\\nand left their plantation to the dis-\\nposition of the Indians, who were\\nnot tardy in setting fire to their\\nforts, which, with every house ex-\\ncept one, they reduced to ashes..\\nMost of the people went to their\\nformer places of residence in Mass.\\nThey returned about three years af-\\nterwards, and nothing about their\\nformer habitations was to be seen,\\nbut ruin and desolation. The con-\\ngregational church was first gather-\\ned in 1741, and Rev. Timothy Har-\\nrington, a native of Waltham, Ms.\\nwas settled as pastor. He left the\\nplace in consequence of the war in\\n1747 was settled at Lancaster,Ms.\\nin 1748; died Dec. 18. 1795, aged\\n80. He was a truly venerable and\\nworthy divine. Rev, Ezra Qarpen^\\nter was settled over this town and\\nKeene, Oct. 4, 1753: dismissed soon\\naf*3r. Rev. Edward Goddard was\\nordained Sept. 27,1769; dismissed\\nJuly 5. 1798. Rev. Clark Brown\\nsettled Sept. 5, 1810; dismissed\\nAug. 16, 1815. Rev. Joshua Chan.\\ndler was ordained Jan. 1819. The\\nbaptist church here was founded a^\\nbout the year 1804, The number\\nof deaths from Jan. 1810, to June\\n3, 1822, was 231. Pop. 1716.\\nSwift River rises among the\\nmountains in the ungranted lands N.\\nW. of Burton, and passes through\\nthe town from W. to E. with great\\nrapidity, and falls into the Saco in\\nConway. Its whole course is rapid,\\nand in one place it falls about 30\\nfeet in the distance of 6 rods,\\nthrough a channel in the solid rock\\nof about 12 feet wide\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the sid s\\nbeing from 10 to 30 feet perpendic-\\nular height. At the uppe4- part of", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0266.jp2"}, "267": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nS49\\nthese falls, are found several circu-\\nlar holes worn perpendiculaily into\\nthe rock, several feet in depth and\\nftom 6 inches to 2 feet diameter.\\nThere is another small river in\\nTarnworth of the same name.\\nT.\\nTAMWorth, a post-township,\\nStrafford county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 51 is\\nsituated on the post-road from Con-\\ncord to Portland, and about 8\\nmiles from -each; 30 miles from\\nGilford, and 120 from Boston. It is\\nbounded N.by Burton, E. by Eaton,\\nS. by Ossipee, W. by Sandwich,\\nand contains 28,917 acres. There\\nis no mountain situated wholly\\nin this town. On the N. are the\\nmountains of Burton, and the S,\\nthe line crosses a part of Ossipee\\nmountain. The mountains to th(\\nN. have a romantic and picturesque\\nappearance. The town lies in\\nridges and valleys, generally rocky\\nand fertile. The principal rivers\\nare Bearcamp,which passes through\\nthe town in an easterly direction,\\nand discharges its waters into Ossi\\npee lake Swift river, which rises\\nnear the N. W. corner of the town\\nand passing through its centre,\\nmingles its waters with the Bear\\ncamp and Corway river, proceed\\ning from Corway pond, near Bur\\nton and crossing tne S. line of\\nTarnworth, near the S. E, corner of\\nthe town, near which it empties\\ninto Bearcamp river. By these riv-\\ners, and other small streams, the\\ntown is uncom nonly well watered.\\nOn these streams is a great num-\\nber of excellent mill privileges.\\nTarnworth was granted Oct. 14,\\nI76fi, to John Webster, Jonathan\\nMoulton and others and was set-\\ntled in 1771, by Richard Jackman,\\nJonathan Choate, David Pi-ilbvick\\nand William Eastir.an. The con-\\ngregational church, in this town,\\nX2\\nconsists of about 200 members, un-\\nder the pastoral care of the Rev.\\nSamuel Hidden, who was ordained\\nSept. 12, 1792. Here is also a\\nlarge society and church of free-\\nwill baptists. Pop. 1442.\\nTemple, post town, in Hillsbo-\\nrough county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 49 is\\nbounded N. by Greenfield and\\nLyndeborough, E. by Lyndebo-\\nrough and Wilton, S. by New-Ips-\\nwich and Mason, and W. by Shar-\\non and Peterborough. It is 6 miles\\nin length its medial bieadth is\\n3 1-2 miles. Temple is 12 mile?\\nfrom Amherst and 40 from Concord.\\nThe several streams which emptj\\ninto Souhegan river at Wilton, rise\\namong the mountainous tracts on\\nthe W., and generally from sour-\\nces within the limits of Temple.\\nThis town is of considerable eleva-\\ntion. The prospect towards the\\nE. and S. is very extensive, and\\npresents a rich and diversified\\nscenery. From the highest point\\nof elevation, in a clear atmosphere,\\nabout 20 meeting houses may be\\nseen by the naked eye. The sur-\\nface is very rocky and uneven. The\\nsoil is tolerably good, and every\\npart of it may be improved to advaii-\\ntage, either for tillage, mowing,pas-\\nturage, or woodland. This place is\\nfree from early, frosts. For the last\\n35 years, there has been no general\\nmortal sickness. In 1813, there oc-\\ncurred 137 cases of fever, of which\\nonly 7 died. The deaths for 15\\nyears past, have annually averaged\\nabout 14. The congregational\\nchurch was organized Oct. 2, 1771,\\nat wliich time, Rev. Samuel Web-\\nster, from Salisbury, Mass., was or-\\ndained. He died in 1778, aged 35.\\nRev. JVba/t Miles, his successor,\\nwas ordained in 1782 There is a\\nlibrary in this town called the Co-\\nlumbian Lil rary, incorporated in\\n1797, having 237 volumes. Temple", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0267.jp2"}, "268": {"fulltext": "250\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nis the easterly part of what was]\\ncalled Peterborough Slip. It was\\nincorporated Aug. 26,1768. Hon.\\nFrancis Bi ood, a representative\\nto the general court, a senator,\\ncounsellor, judge of the court of\\ncommon pleas, and brigadier gener-\\nal, resided in this town. Pop. 752.\\nTeneriffe. See Milton.\\nThornton, a post township in\\nGrafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 54 is\\nbounded N. by Peeling and Lin-\\ncoln, E. by ungranted land and\\nGiliis and Foss grant, S. by Camp-\\nton, W. by Ellsworth and Peeling,\\ncontaining 28,490 acres, including\\nThornton Gore. It is 12 miles from\\nPlymouth, 58 from Concord, and\\n120 from IJoston. It is watered by\\nPemigewasset river,passing through\\nthe town from N. to S., by Mad riv-\\ner at the S. E. extremity, and by\\nseveral small brooks. On Mill\\nbrook, there is a cascade, of which\\nthe water falls 7 feet in 2 rods, and\\nthen falls over a rock 42 feet per-\\npendicular. The soil is suitable\\nfor wheat, rye, oats, flax, c. The\\nintervals on the Pemigewasset\\nare very productive. There are\\nmany elevations, but none distin-\\nguished for a remarkable height.\\nMaple sugar is made in considera-\\nble quantities, frequently from 500\\nto 1000 lbs. by one family. Thorn-\\ntoQ was granted July 6, 1763, to\\nMatthew, James, and Andrew\\nThovftton and others. It was first\\nsettled in 1770, by Benjamin Hoit,\\nwhose son Benjamin was the first\\nchild born in town. Thornton was\\nincorporated Nov. 8, 1781. A con-\\ngregational church was formed, and\\nRev. Experience Esterbrooks was\\nordained Aug. 10, 1780 afterward\\ndismissed. Rev. Noah Worcester,\\nnow D. D., of Brighton, Ms., was or\\ndained in 1787; dismissed in 1810\\nThere are 2 meeting houses, one of\\nwhich is used as a town house\\nThere are several religious denom-\\ninations in this place. Number of\\ndeaths from 1810 to 1822, 75. Pop.\\n857.\\nTrot, a small township in Chesh-\\nre county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 50 is boun-\\nded N. by Marlborough, E. by Jaf-\\nfrey, S. by Fitzwilliam, and W. by\\nRichmond and Swawzey. It is\\nabout 60 miles from Concord.\\nThe soil and productions of this\\ntown are similar to those of Fitz-\\nwilliam. Possessing but few water\\nprivileges, its advantages for mills\\nand factories are limited. The in-\\nhabitants are principally agricultu-\\nralists. This town was taken from\\nMarlborough and Fitzv/illiam, and\\nincorporated June 23, 1815. A\\ncongregational church was organ-\\nized Sept. 14, 1815. Rev. Ezekiel\\nRich was installed at the time the\\nchurch was formed. He was dis-\\nmissed July 18, 1818. Rev. Setk\\nE. PVinslow has since been em-\\nployed. The church has about 30\\ncommunicants. Pop. 700.\\nTUFTOSBOROUGH, pOSt tOWB,\\nStrafford county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 40 is\\nabout 50 miles from Concord, situ-\\nated on the N. E. shore of Winne-\\npisiogee lake bounded N. E. by\\nOssipee, S. E. by Wolfe borough,\\nS. W. and W. by the lake, N. W.\\nby Moultonborough. There are\\nseveral ponds in this town, togeth-\\ner with many small streams running\\ninto the lake. The soil is alter-\\nnately good and indifferent; the\\nsurface, an interchange of rough\\nand pleasant grounds. There are\\nseveral arms of the lake stretching\\nfar into the town, and presenting\\nto the spectator, from the elevated\\nparts of the town, a succession of\\nbeautiful views. Tuftonborough\\nwas originally granted to J. Tufton\\nMason, and took its name from hitn.\\nIt was settled about 1780, and in-\\ncorporated Dec. 17, 1795. Among", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0268.jp2"}, "269": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n251\\nthe early settlers were Benjamin\\nBean, Phinehas Graves and Joseph\\nPeavey. There are societies of\\ncongregationalists, baptists and\\nmethodists of the latter, Rev. Jo-\\nseph Kellum is pastor. They have\\na meeting house; and there is also\\na commodious town house. This\\nhas generally been a healthy town.\\nThe spotted fever prevailed in 1816,\\nand numbers fell its victims. Pop.\\n1232.\\nu.\\nUmbAoog lake, is a large 6ody of\\nwater, situated mostly in the state\\nof Maine, and extending about 300\\nrods in width along the E. of the\\ntownships of Errol and Cambridge,\\nin N. H. This lake is very imper-\\nfectly known is said to be about\\n18 miles long, and in some parts 10\\nwide being but little inferior to\\nWinnepisiogee, in extent and beau-\\nty. Its outlet is on the W. side, in\\nErrol, its waters flowing into the\\nAmeriscoggin.\\nUnconoonock, a mountain.\\nSee Goffstown.\\nUnity, post-township, in Chesh-\\nire county, inlat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 51 is bound-\\ned N. by Claremont and Newport,\\nE. by Goshen. S. by Lempster\\nand Acworth, and W. by Charles-\\ntown, containing 24,447 acres. It\\nis 43 miles from Concord, 88 from\\nPortsmouth and 90 from Boston.\\nThe 2d N. H. turnpike and the\\npost road from Goshen to Charles-\\ntown pass through this town. Lit-\\ntle Sugar river has its source in\\nWhortleberry pond and Beaver\\nmeadow, in the N, part of the\\ntown, passes through its centre, and\\nempties itself into the Connecticut\\nat Charlestown. Cold pond, tlie\\nhead of Cold river, is partly in thi\\ntown. From Gilman s pond, in\\nthe E. part of Unity, proceeds\\nbranch of Sugar river, flowing\\nthrough Nev/port. Perry s moun-\\ntain is in the S. W. part, and part-\\nly in Charlestown. Unity is an\\nuneven township, and abounds in\\nrocks. They are principally the\\ncommon granite some are oriental\\ngranite. The soil is highly favora-\\nble for grazing. It is excellent for\\nflax, few towns in the state produ-\\ncing a greater quantity. From 5\\npecks of seed sowed in 1821, were\\nraised, without any extraordiharj\\ncultivation, 25 bushels of flax seed,\\nof the best quality, and 7001bs. of\\ngood flax. The agricultural pro-\\nducts in 18-20, were 21,0001bs. of\\nbutter, 30,0001bs. of cheese, 72,-\\nOOOlbs. of beef, 85,0001bs. of pork,\\n5,7001bs. of flax, 600 barrels of ci-\\nder. Unity was granted by char-\\nter, July 13, 1764, to Theodore At-\\nkinson, Meshech Weare, and 45\\nothers. It was called Unity, from\\nthe happy termination of a dispute\\nwhich had long subsisted between\\ncertain of the inhabitants of King-\\nston and Hampstead, claiming the\\nsame tract of land under two differ-\\nent grants. The first settlement\\nwas made by John Ladd and Mo-\\nses Thurston, in 1769. Joseph\\nPerkins the only native graduate,\\nproceeded A. B., at Williams col-\\nlege, in 1814. There are metlio-\\nodist, baptist and friend societies,\\neach of which have meeting hou-\\nses. Charles Huntoon, Esq., one\\nof the first settlers, died here in\\n1818, aged 93. Pop. 1280.\\nUpper Coos, a name formerly\\napplied to the tract on the Connec-\\nticut, now comprising the towns of\\nLancaster and Northumberland, and\\nthe towns opposite, in the state of\\nVermont.\\nw.\\nWakefield, a post-township,\\nitraffoid county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 35 is\\n100 miles from Boston, 50 from", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0269.jp2"}, "270": {"fulltext": "252\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nConcord, 30 from Dover bound-\\ned N. W. by Ossipee and Effing-\\nham, E. by Maine,S. E. by Milton,\\nW. by Middleton and Brookfield.\\nLovewell s pond, in the S. part of\\nthe town, is about 700 rods long,\\n275 wide. Province pond lies be-\\ntween Wakefield and Effingham,\\nand is 450 rods long, 400 wide.\\nPine river pond is the source of\\nthe river of that name flowing N.\\nW. into Ossipee lake. The prin-\\ncipal branch of the Pascataqua has\\nits rise in East pond, between\\nWakefield and Newfield, Me. The\\nsoil of this place is generally good,\\nbut it is more favorable for mow-\\ning and grazing than for tillage.\\nThis town was formerly called\\nEast-totcn, and xvas incorporated\\nAug. 30, 1774, by its present name.\\nA congregational church was for-\\nmed in 1785, and Rev. Asa Piper\\nordained. He was dismissed in\\n1810 but has since preached with-\\nout compensation. There are also\\nsocieties of methodists and freewill\\nbaptists. There are 2 cotton fac-\\ntories, besides other mills and ma-\\nchinery. Lovewell s pond in this\\ntown derived its name from Capt\\nJohn Lovewell, of Dunstable, who,\\non the 20th Feb. 1725, surprised\\nand destroyed a party of Indians\\nencamped on the side of the pond.\\n(See Hist. Coll. p. 26.) Robert\\nMacklin, distinguished for longevi\\nty, died here in 1787, at the age of\\n115. He was born in Scotland,\\nand lived several years in Ports-\\nmouth in the occupation of a ba-\\nker. He frequently walked from\\nPortsmouth to Boston in one ay,\\nand returned in another. This\\njourney he performed the last time,\\nat the age of 80. Pop. 1518.\\nWales Locatiojv, in the co.\\nof Coos, was granted May 4, 1773.\\nto Nathaniel Wales, and comprise(!\\n5822 acres now constituting a\\npart of Columbia,\\nWalpole, a post-town in the\\ncounty of Cheshire, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 4^,\\nis bounded N. by Charlestown and\\nLangdon, E. by Alstead and Suny,\\nS. by Westmoreland and West-\\ninster, Vt. containing 24,301\\nacres. It is 25 miles from the S.\\nne of the state, 48 from Dart-\\nmouth college, 60 from Concord,\\nand 90 from Boston, with which it\\nhas easy and frequent communica-\\ntion. The face of the town is\\nbeautifully diversified with hills\\nand vales. The soil is similar to\\nthat of other towns on Connecticut\\nriver. The intervals afford excel-\\nlent tillage the uplands are infe-\\nrior to none in the state. The ag-\\nricultural products in 1820, were\\n40,000 lbs. of butter, 60,000 lbs. of\\ncheese,! 10,000 lbs. feeef,180,000 lbs.\\nof pork, 5,500 lbs. of flax, with 1225\\nbarrels of cider. Cold river passes\\nthrough the N. part, and forms a\\njunction with the Connecticut.\\nThere is a lofty hill, called Fall\\nmountain, a part of the range of\\nMount Toby the highest parts of\\nwhich are not less than 700 or 800\\nfeet above the surface of the river.\\nThe village of Walpole is situated\\nat the foot of this hill on a plain\\nthe margin of the intervals. The\\nprincipal street runs N. andS. and\\nis bordered on both sides with hou-\\nses, stores and shops, A turnpike\\nroad from Boston passes through\\nthis village, and by a bridge cros-\\nsing the well known cataract, Bel-\\nlows Falls, passes over the Green\\nmountains to Rutland, and from\\ntlience through Middlebury and\\nBurlington, by lake Champlain, to\\nMontreal. The transportation and\\ntravelling in this channel of com-\\nmunication between Boston and\\nthe country on the N. W. are very\\ngreat. There are 2 toll bridges\\nacross the Connecticut, one below\\nthe mouth of Cold river the other\\nat Bellows Falls, which aifords to", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0270.jp2"}, "271": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n253\\nthe traveller, as he passes, a view\\nmost sublime and interesting. The\\nCheshire turnpike and the 3d N.\\nH. turnpike pass through this lovcn.\\nThere is a large and commodious\\nmeeting-house, built in 1787, and\\nfurnished with a good bell and or-\\ngan. The first minister of Wal-\\npole was Rev. Leavitt,\\nwho was settled over the congrega-\\ntional church in 1761 and was\\ndismissed in 1763. He was suc-\\nceeded by Rev. Thomas Fessen-\\nden, a graduate at Harvard college\\nm 1758, who was ordained in Jan.\\n1767 died May 9, 1813, aged 74.\\nRev. Pliny Dickinson, who gradu-\\nated at Dartmouth college in 1798,\\nwas ordained as colleague with Mr.\\nFessenden, March 6, 1805. Wal-\\npole was granted by the govern-\\nment of N. H., Feb. 16, 1752, to\\nCol. Benjamin Bellows and 61 oth-\\ners. It v/as previously known by\\nthe name of Great Fall. Its first\\nsettlement was made in 1749, by\\nCol. Bellows, who, for a long time\\nwas exposed, without any other\\ndefence than a small fort, with a\\ntrifling garrison, to the incursions of\\nthe Canadians and savages. In\\ntime of war he was encircled by\\nhazard and peril. In 1755, a party\\nof Indians, from St. Francis invad-\\ned Walpole killed two men\\nand took possession of the fort.\\nCol. Bellows was abroad. On his\\nreturn with 20 men, he met 50 of\\nthe savages fouginhis way through.\\nthem, and recovered the fort with-\\nout losing a man. The descend\\nants of Col. Bellows are numerous\\nand highly respectable. Pop. 2000.\\nWarner, a post-township in\\nHillsborough county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0\\n16- is bounded N. by Sutton and\\nSalisbury, E. by BoscaAven, S. by\\nHopkinton and Hermikcr, W. by\\nBradford, containing according to\\nIbe survey of 1805, 27,571 acres,\\nbesides Kearsarge gore, which was\\nannexed to this town, in June 1818.\\nThis gore is a strip of land lying\\nbetween Salisbury and Sutton, ex-\\ntending from the former N. line of\\nWarner to the highest part of\\nKearsarge mountain, and contains\\n4280 acres. The distance of War-\\nner from Hopkinton is 8 miles;\\nfrom Concord, 15 and from Bos-\\nton, 72 miles. It is watered by\\nWarner river, a handsome stream,\\nwhich rises in the Sunapee moun-\\ntain in Fishersfield. It passes\\nthrough Bradford, enters Warner\\nat the N. W. corner, and runnii g\\nin an E. and S. E. direction, di-\\nvides the town into nearly two\\nequal parts. It passes out at the\\nS. E. corner, and falls into Contoo-\\ncook river in Hopkinton. On this\\nriver and its tributary streams in\\nthis town, are 16 saw mills, 8 grist\\nmills, 1 paper mill, c. Most of\\nthe perennial and deciduous trees\\ncommon to this section of the\\ncountry, are found here. This\\nlands, though broken, have, in gen-\\neral a good soil, and produce grass,\\ncorn, rye, c. Mink hills lie in\\nthe W. part, and furnish fine or-\\nchards, and good pasturage. There\\nare 4 ponds, viz. Ton), Bear, Bag-\\nley and Pleasant ponds. Pleasant\\npond, the waters of which are clear\\nand cold deep, and of a greenish\\ncast, has no visible outlet or inlet,\\nand overflows its banks in the driest\\nseasons. There are 16 school dis-\\ntricts, which average 40 scholars to\\neach. One native of tbe town,\\nJohn Kelly, Esq., counsellor at law\\nin Northwood, graduated at Dart-\\nmouth college in 1804. Another\\nis a member of the senior class at\\nthe same institution. This town\\nwas granted in 1735 hy the general\\ncourt of Mass. to Beac. Thomas\\nStevens and 62 othtis, inhabitants\\nof Amesbury and Salisbury, Ms.", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0271.jp2"}, "272": {"fulltext": "^54\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nIt was first called dumber 1, and\\nafterwards JVew-Amesbury. In\\n1737,63 five acre house lots were\\nlaid out by the proprietors a small\\nlog hut was built on each; and in\\n1739, a saw mill was erected where\\nGen. A. Davis m lls now stand.\\nSoon after the divisional line be-\\ntween N. H. and Mass. was estab-\\nlished, this town was re-granted by\\nthe Masonian proprietors to 63 per-\\nsons belonging to Rye, between\\nwhom and the first grantees arose\\ncontroversies and lawsuits, which\\nwere not finally settled till 1773.\\nThe name under the last grant was\\nJennis-town. It was incorporated\\nSept. 3, 1774, by the name of War-\\nner, contrary to the petition of the\\nproprietors, who desired the name\\nto be Araesbury. The first settle-\\nment was made in 1762, by David\\nAnnis and his son-in-law, Reuben\\nKimball, whose son Daniel was the\\nfirst child born in town. Mrs.\\nHannah Kimball, the widow of Mr.\\nKimball, died at Warner, Feb. 23,\\n1823, aged 83,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the first English\\nfemale who slept in the town. In\\n1774, Warner contained 50 fami-\\nlies. On the 5th of Feb. 1772, a\\ncongregational church was organi\\nzed. Rev. William Kelly, a na-\\ntive of Newbury, Ms., was the first\\nminister. He was born Oct. 31,\\n1744 graduated at Harvard co%\\nletje in 1767 ordained Feb. 5,\\n1772; dismissed March 11, 1801\\nawd died May 18, 1813. His suc-\\ncessor, Rev. John Woods, was or-\\ndained June 22, 1814. There are\\nbaptists, freewill baptists and uni-\\nversalists. On the 9th of Sept. 1821,\\nthis town was visited by a most\\nviolent and destructive hurricsue.\\nby which five individuals los* their\\nlives, several were seriously injur-\\ned, and considerable property was\\ndestroyed. (See Cahinet of Curi-\\nosities^ VqI. 1, p. 64.) The num-\\nber of deaths from Jan. 1817 to\\nJan. 1, 1833, was 179. The num-\\nber which died of consumption was\\n43. Pop. 2246.\\nWarder s Location, was an-\\nnexed to Chatham June 23, 1817.\\nWarner river. See Warner.\\nWarren, township in Grafton\\ncounty, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 36 is bounded\\nN. by Coventy, E. by Peeling and\\nEllsworth, S. by Wentvvorth, W. by\\nPiermont, containing 27,720 acres.\\nIt is 10 miles from Haverhill corner,\\nand 63 from Concord. This town\\nis watered by the north branch of\\nBaker s river, which has its source\\non the E. side of Moosehillock\\nmountain. It passes in a north di-\\nrection to Wentworth, and, near\\nthe S. line of Warren, furnishes\\nseveral valuable mill seats. Here\\nare situated Clement s mills. The\\nsoil of Warren varies not material-\\nly from the contiguous towns. The\\nS. E. part presents a mountainous\\naspect, having a large portion of\\nCarr s mountain on its S. eastern,\\nborder. There is considerable trav-\\nel through the S. W. part of this\\ntown, over which the Coos turnp ke\\npasses. Warren was granted hy\\ncharter, July 14, 1763. Of its his-\\ntory or religion we know nothing,\\nand could obtain nothing. Pop.\\n544.\\nWashington, a post-township\\nin Cheshire county, in lat. 43*^ 10\\nis bounded N. by Goshen, E. by\\nBradford, Hillsborough and Wind-\\nsor, S. by Stoddard, and W. by Mar-\\nlow and Lemp^ier, containing\\n30,765 acres. It ^s 22 miles from\\nKeene, 20 fr ;n Cbarlestown, 35\\nfrom Concorr and 80 from Boston..\\nThis town is hilly, but not moun-\\ntainou?. Lovewcll s mountain, so\\ncallcu from Capt. liOvewell s killing\\nsr-ven Indians nenr it, (See Hist.\\nColl. for 1822, page 25,) is of a con-\\nical shape, about 3-4 of a mile in", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0272.jp2"}, "273": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n26\\ndiameter, and may be seen at a con- 1\\nsiderable distance. Washington\\nabounds with springs, rivulets, and j\\nnatural pcjnds, of the last of which, j\\nthere are no less than 16, and some]\\nof them of considerable magnitude\\nIsland pond, so called from its be\\nproprietors to Reuben Kidder,-Esq.\\nof New-Ipswich, under whom it\\nwas settled in 1768. It was first\\ncalled Monadnocky JVb. 8. From\\nits settlement, it was called Cam-\\nden, till Dec. 13, 1776, when it was\\nincorporated by its present name.\\ning full of islands, is 2 miles long, 1 The first settlers had 150 acres of\\nand 1 1-2 wide. Half moon pond!!land each for settling. The first\\nis 1 1-2 miles in length. Ashuelot j|year of their settlement, they erect-\\npond is 1 1-2 miles long, and 1 mile ied a grain mill and a sawmill,\\nwide, and is the source of one ofnThe grants o* Marlow and Lemp-\\nthe principal branches of Ashuelot\\nriver. Brockway s pond, a beauti-\\nful sheet of water, lying on a white\\nsand, is 1 mile long and 1-2 a mile\\nwide. Long pond, lying in this town\\nand Stoddard, is 5 miles in length.\\nThese ponds abound with a variety\\nof fish. A branch of Contoocock\\nriver has its source from several\\nsmall ponds in the E. part of the\\ntown. The soil is generally deep\\nand moist. It is better for grass\\nthan tillage. The forest trees are\\nrock and white maple, black ash,\\nblack, yellow and white birch,\\nbeech, elm, bass, red oak, pine,\\nspruce, hemlock, fir, cedar,\\nThere is a plenty of clay and peat\\nabounds in the swamps and low\\nlands. Iron ore has been found in\\nseveral places. Plumbago, (graph-\\nite) and antimony, it is said, have\\nbeen found. Washington village\\nis pleasantly situated, and contains\\na large meeting-house, with a hand-\\nsome cupola a brick school house,\\n25 dwelling houses, 3 stores aud 2\\ntavv.rns. The 2d N. H. turnpike\\nruns from N. W. to S. E. through\\nthis village, where it is intersected\\nby the Croydon turnpike from\\nthe N. There are several falls\\non the various streams, affording\\nfine water privileges. Besides the\\nmiUs c. under the statistical table,\\nthere is one cotton factory also, an\\noil mill and a distillery. W^a ftli.ing-\\nTx vi was granted by the Masonian\\nster mterfered with the grant of\\nMonadnock, No. 8, and caused\\nsome long and vexatious lawsuits,\\njand much trouble ano expense to\\nthe claimants on both sides. There\\nare 3 religious societies viz. (1,)\\nthe congregational, of wlric; a\\nchurch vv.as organized May It, 17feO.\\nRev, George Lesslie was ii.f.ia)itd\\nJuly 12, 1780 died Sept. 11, 1800,\\naged 72. Rev. John Lord, ordain-\\ned Nov. 9, 1803; dismissed June\\n12, 1806 Rev. Broughton White,\\ninstalled Dec. 23. 1818. (2.) J he\\nbaptists, who have no minister. (3.)\\nThe universalist society ,over which\\nRev. Ebenezer Paine was foniicrly\\nsettled. Washington is a healthy\\nplace. No remarkable sickness\\nhas ever prevailed here. The\\ndeaths in 1819, were 13; in 1820,\\n14; in 1821, 8. Pop. 1000.\\nWeare, a post town, and the\\nlargest township in Hillsborough\\ncounty, both in extent and popula-\\ntion, is situated in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 4 Its\\njlcngth is about 7 1-2 miles; its\\nj breadth, which does not vary, ex-\\njceptatthe S. W. angle, is 6 1-2\\njniiles. It is bounded N. by Hen-\\njnikcrand Hopkintcn, E. by Dun-\\nj barton and Goffstown, S. by New-\\niBoston, and W. by Francestown\\njand Deering, containing .33,643\\nacres. The only river in Weare,\\nis the N. W. branch of Piscata-\\nquog,which enters the W. boundary\\nfrom Deering,and meanders through", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0273.jp2"}, "274": {"fulltext": "256\\nNEW-HAMPSFIIRE GAZETTEER.\\nthe N. and E. sections of the town,\\nand passes the S. line about halt\\nmile from tlie S. E. corner. This\\nriver afibrds the best mill seats ii\\ntown. On this, and the several\\nother streams, are 1 cotton and\\nwoollen factory, 1 oil mill, 11\\nsaw mills, 9 grist mills, 3 fulling\\nmills, and 3 carding machines.\\nThere are three ponds of note in\\nthis town. The largest lies nearly\\none mile S. of the town house. It is\\nknown by the name of Mount-Wil-\\nliara pond, and contains 40 acres\\nFerrin s pond, which is nearly as\\nlarge, is situated in the S. E. pan\\nof the town. Duck pond, about\\nhalf a mile N. of the town house,\\nis less than either of the others.\\nTwo of the largest hills in Weare\\nare called mountains. Mount Wil-\\nliam lies N. E. of the pond of that\\nname, and mount Misery is E. of\\nFerrin s pond. Neither of them\\nare of very considerable mag-\\nnitude, considered as mountains.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nRattlesnake hill, nearly in the cen-\\ntre of the N. line of the town,\\nabounds with shelving rocks, ab-\\nrupt precipices, forming dens and\\ncaves. During the summer season,\\nthe reptile from which the hill takes\\nh name is frequently found. The\\nsoil of this town exhibits different\\ndegrees of fertility. That of the\\nuplands is favorable for agriculture\\nis well supplied with springs of wa-\\nter, brooks and rivulets. The town,\\nthough rather broken, is not moun-\\ntainous. It has small swamps, and\\nsome good meadows. Tt is now\\nsettled and cultivated to its ex-\\ntreme limits by industrious and\\nwealthy husbandmen. There are\\ntwo libraries. The Social Libra-\\nry, incorporated Dec. 7, 1798,\\ncontaining 90 volumes and the\\nFriends Library, established 3d\\nmo. 30th day, 1809, and containing\\n68 volumes. Two natives of the\\ntown have received a collegiate ed-\\nucation, viz. James Hadley, who\\ngraduated at Dartmouth college in\\n1809, and David Bailey, Esq., who\\ngraduated at Middlebury college,\\nin 1814. There are 4 meeting hou-\\nses, two belonging to the society of\\nfriends. The baptist meeting house,\\nerected in 1789, is in the S. part\\nand the congregational meeting\\nhouse, built in 1790, is in the N. E.\\npart of the town. There is a town\\nhouse near the centre. Weare was\\ngranted to Ichabod Robie, Esq. and\\nothers, Sept. 20, 1749, by the Ma-\\nsonian proprietors. It was settled\\nby emigrants from Massachusetts\\nand the easterly part of N. Hamp-\\nshire. It contained, in 1764, prob-\\nably between 20 and 30 families. It\\nwas incorporated September 21,\\n1764, and received its name in hon-\\nor of Meshech Weare, chief jus-\\ntice of the province of N. H. The\\nfirst church formed in Weare was of\\nthe baptist denomination. It was\\ngathered Jan. 26, 1783. Rev. Amos\\nWood was ordained Nov. 19, 1788,\\nand died Feb. 3, 1798. Rev. Ezra\\nWilmarth succeeded, and was in-\\nstalled April 29, 1813; dismissed\\nAug. 11, 1817. Rev. John B. Gib-\\nson was installed May 6, 1818\\ndismissed 1822. A congregational\\nchurch was formed June 17, 1789,\\nRev. John Cayford was ordained\\nOct. 20, 1802 dismissed May 4,\\n1808. A freewill baptist church\\nwas formed of members who se-\\nceded from the first baptist church,\\nOct. 20, 1806. Eld. Hezekiah D.\\nBuzzell removed to Weare, Nov.\\n27, 1812, and took charge of it, no\\ninstallation being necessary, ac-\\ncording to the faith and order of\\nthat connection There is also a\\nlarge, respectable and wealthy so-\\nciety of friends, some of whom\\nsettled here as early as 1770. Since\\nthat time, they have been annually", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0274.jp2"}, "275": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n257\\nincreasing in numbers, wealtli and\\nrespectability. There is a small so-\\nciety of universalists. Samuel\\nPhilbrick, Esq. was a worthy citi-\\nzen of tWs town. He was a na-\\ntive of Seabrook, removed to Weare\\nin 1770, and died Dec. 28, 1806,\\naged 72. The number of deaths\\nfrom March 1, 1813, to Jan. 1, 1822,\\nwas 281. Pop. 2800.\\nWestdell, a township in Chesh-\\nire county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 22 is bound-\\ned N. by Springfield, E. by Suna-\\npee lake, separating it from New-\\nLondon and Fishersfield, S. by Go-\\nshen, W. by Newport and Croydon,\\ncontaining 15,666 acres, 3000 of\\nwhich are water. It is 35 miles\\nfrom Concord and 80 from Ports-\\nmouth. A considerable part of lake\\nSunapee, a noble sheet of water,\\nlies in this town. The surface of\\nthis lake is said to contain 4,095\\nacres, of which 2720 acres are in\\nWendell. Mere is the principal\\nsource of Sugar river, which flows\\nfrom the lake near its centre from\\nN. to S. passes through the centre\\nof the town into Newport, from\\nthence into Claremont, where it\\nHnites with the Connecticut. There\\nare three small ponds, containing\\nan area of about 300 acres. This\\ntown was granted by the name of\\nSaville, Nov. 7, 1768, t^ John\\nSprague and others. It was settled\\nin 1772 by emigrants from Rhode-\\nIsland. It was incorporated April\\n4, 1781, when it received its name\\nfrom John Wendell, one of the\\nprincipal proprietors. The first\\nminister was Rev. N. Woodward,\\na baptist. A congregational society\\nwas incorporated June 24, 1819.\\nThe number of deaths for 4 years\\nwas abont 20. Pop. 603.\\nWentworth, a post-township\\nin Grafton county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 50\\nis bounded N. by Warren, E. by\\nRumney, S. by Dorchester, and W.\\nby Orford, containing 23,040 acres.\\nIt is 15 miles from Plymouth, and\\n52 from Concord. This town is\\nwatered by Baker s river, on which\\nis a fall of 18 or 20 feet, affording\\nan excellent privilege for all kinds\\nof water machinery. Over this\\nfall is a bridge, maintained at the\\npublic expense. Near the bridge\\nis a flourishing village, containing\\nabout 20 houses, several stores,\\nshops for mechanics, and mills of\\nvarious kinds. The S. branch of\\nBaker s river passes through the\\nsoutherly part of this town and joins\\nthe main branchnear Rumney line.\\nThere are but few ponds. Baker s,\\nsituated on Orford line, is the most\\nconsiderable the outlet of which is\\ncalled Pond brook, and affords water\\nsufficient for several valuable mill\\nseats. This stream unites with\\nBaker s river just below the village.\\nThese streams contain all the vari-\\nous kinds of fish found in the state.\\nSalmon, however, are not so plen-\\nty as formerly. In the E. part of\\nthe town, lies part of Carr s moun-\\ntain, composed of a variety of val-\\nuable stone, among which is found\\na great supply of the best granite.\\nThis kind is also found in various\\nother parts of the town. This moun-\\ntain was covered in its natural state\\nwith a heavy growth of forest trees,\\nA part of the elevation called\\nMount Cuba lies in the W. part of\\nWentworth. This mountain con-\\ntains inexhaustible quantities of\\nthe best limestone, of which a con-\\nstant supply of good lime is made,\\nand sold at a low price. Iron ore\\nis found in various parts. The\\nsoil is generally good the lands in\\nthe vicinity of the rivers are of the\\nfirst quality; the upland is in gen-p\\neral of a strong rich soil, but is un-\\neven, and in some instances, quite\\nelevated, which renders it an ex-\\ncellent grazing town. Copperas is", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0275.jp2"}, "276": {"fulltext": "258\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE 6AZETTEER.\\nMaanufactured in small quantities,\\nand might be made a source of\\nprofit. Wentwovth was granted\\nNovember 1, 1766, to Jolm Page,\\nEsq. and others. It received its\\nname from governor Benning\\nWentworth. The first settlement\\ncommenced a few years before the\\nrevolutionary war by emigrants\\nfrom the S.part ofthis state and from\\nMassachusetts. Articles of subsis-\\ntence, potatoes and seeds for the\\npropagation of vegetables, were\\ntransported thither from the lower\\npart of the state on pack horses,\\nhand-sleighs and in knapsacks. The\\nonly remarkable instance of lon-\\nfevity in this place is Widow Jane\\nI Lellan a native of Ireland, who\\ndied Oct. 14, 1821, aged 101. The\\ndysentery prevailed here about 20\\nyears since and in 1813 and 1815,\\nthe spotted fever carried off many\\npersons of different ages. In this\\ntown are various denominations of\\nchristians all living harmoniously\\ntogether. Pop. 807.\\nWentworth s Location, sit-\\nuated N. of Errol in the county of\\nCoos, in lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 48 was granted\\nJune 17, 1796, to George Went-\\nworth, and comprised 10,000 acres.\\nWest River Mottntain.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nSee Chesterfield and Hinsdale.\\nWest\u00c2\u00bbioreland, a post-town\\non Connecticut river, in Cheshire\\ncounty, is in lat. 42^ 58 It is\\nbounded N. by Walpole, E. by Sur-\\nry and Keene, S. by Chesterfield,\\nand W. by Dummerston and Put-\\nney, Vt., containing 22,426 acres.\\nIts distance from Concord is 65\\nmiles; from Boston, 100. This\\ntown is watered by several small\\nstreams which empty into the Con-\\nnecticut. The one issuing from\\nSpafford s lake in Chesterfield is\\nthe largest, and affords some of the\\nbest water privileges in town. The\\njturfaee here is much less variega-\\nted with hills, mountains, vales,\\nrivers and ponds, than the circum-\\njacent towns. There are tracts of\\nfine intervals and the land gener-\\nally has an excellent soil, and is\\nwell suited for cultivation. A\\nbridge connects this town with Put-\\nney, and the 3d N. H. turnpike\\ncrosses its N. E. extremity. West-\\nmoreland was first granted by Mas-\\nsachusetts and was called, JVumber\\n2. It was afterwards known by\\nthe name of the Great Meadow,\\nThe present charter of the town\\nwas granted by N. H., Feb. 11,\\n1752. The first settlement was\\nmade in 1741, by four families.\\nMrs. Lydia How, who died in 1806,\\nat the age of 91, was one of the\\nfirst inhabitants, and mother of the\\nfirst child born in the township.\\nThe early settlers were several\\ntimes attacked by the Indians, and\\nvarious mischief was done, but of\\nno great magnitude.^ In one of\\ntheir excursions, the* killed Wil-\\nliam Phips, the first husband of\\nJemima How; and in another, car-\\nried Nehemiah How, the father of\\nher second husband, a captive to\\nCanada, where he died. (See Bel-\\nknap s Hist. JY. H. Vol. II, pages\\n240,241.) There is a congrega-\\ntional church, over which Rev.\\nWilliam Goddard was ordained in\\n1764. He graduated at Harvard\\ncollege in 1761. Rev. Allen Pratt,\\nwho graduated at Harvard college\\nin 1785, is the present minister.\\nThere are two baptist churches.\\nThe 1st was formed in 1771 the\\n2d in 1785. There are universal-\\nists and other denominations.\\nThere are 3 meeting-houses. Ma-\\njor Ezra Pierce, a senator in the\\nlegislature in 1802 and 1803, resi-\\nded in this town. Pop. 2000.\\nWheelwright s pond is in\\nLee and is the principal source of\\n[Oyster river. It is memorable for", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0276.jp2"}, "277": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0277.jp2"}, "278": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0278.jp2"}, "279": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n259\\nthe battle which was fouglrt near it\\nin 1690, between a scouting party\\nof Indians and two companies of\\nrangers, under Capts. Floyd and\\nWiswall. The engagement lasted\\n2 hours. Wiswall, his lieutenant,\\nsergeant, and 12 men were killed\\nand several wounded. Floyd con-\\ntinued the fight, till his men, weari-\\ned and wounded, drew off and\\nobliged him to follow. The enemy\\nalso retreated.\\nWhitefield, in Coos county,\\nlat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 21 is an irregular town-\\nship, lying S. of Lancaster, W. of\\nJefferson, N. of Bretton-Woods and\\nBethlehem, E. of Dalton, compris-\\ning 20,800 acre?. Its soil is general-\\nly thin and light, of easy cultivation\\nand tolerably good; though in the\\nN. part low spruce swamps abound.\\nNo town in the county possesses\\nan equal share of pine timber this\\nis now transported in great quanti\\nties down John s river to the Con-\\nnecticut. In this town lie part of\\nBlake s, Long, Round and Little\\nRiver ponds, beside two other small\\nponds. The second of these is a\\nbeautiful pond of considerable size,\\nabounding with fish. John s river\\npasses through this town. White-\\nfield was granted July 4, 1774, to\\nJosiah Moody and others, and soon\\nafter settled by Maj. Burns and\\nothers. It has increased in popula-\\ntion more rapidly than any other\\ntown in the county. In 1810 there\\nwere but 51 inhabitants, and there\\nare now upwards of 280. The new\\nroad from Lancaster to Concord\\npasses through this town it short\\nens the distance usually travelled\\nabout 30 miles. A turnpike from\\nPeeling to the S. line of this town\\nhas been granted, which, if complet\\ned and extended to Lancaster\\nwould turn much of the trade of\\nCoos county through Concord, the\\nseat of government and being the\\ndirect route from Qusbeck to Bos\\nton,would be much the nearest way\\nto the markets for the northern parts\\nof this state and Vermont. White-\\nfield is 120 miles from Concord.\\nPop. 281.\\nWhite Moitntains. The\\nlofty pile, designated by the name\\nof White Mountains,* is situated\\nin the N. part of New-Hampshire,\\nand nearly in the centre of the\\ncounty of Coos. These mountains\\nextend about 20 miles from S. W.\\nto N. E. being the more elevated\\nparts of a range extending many\\nmiles in that direction. Their base\\nis 8 or 10 miles broad and situat-\\ned about 25 miles S. E. from Lan-\\ncaster, 70 N. of Concord, 82 N. by\\nW. from Portsmouth and in lat.\\n440 15/, long. 71\u00c2\u00a9 20 W. These\\nmountains are the loftiest in New-\\nEngland, and perhaps in the United\\nStates. Although distant more\\nthan 60 miles from the nearest part\\nThe Indian na me (according to Dr.\\nBelknap) was Affiocochook. An ancient\\ntradition prevailed among the savages,\\nthat a deluge once overspread the land,\\nand destroyed every human being, ex-\\ncept a single powaw and his wife, who\\nsheltered themselves in these elevated\\nregions, and thus preserved the race\\nfrom extermination. The fancy of the\\nnatives peopled this mountain with be-\\nings of a superior rank, who were in-\\nvisible to the human eye, but sometimes\\nindicated their presence by tempests,\\nwhich they were believed to control\\nwith absolute authority. The savages,\\ntherefore, never attempted to ascend\\nthe summit, deeming the attempt per-\\nilous, and success impossible. But they\\nfrequented the defiles and environs of\\nthe mountain, and of course propagat-\\ned many extravagant descriptions of its\\nappearance declaring, amongst other\\nthings equally credible, that they\\nhad seen carbuncles at imm-ense heights,\\nwhich, in the darkness of night, shone\\nwith the most brilliant and dazzling\\nsplendor.\\nPresident Alden states, that the\\nWhite mountains were called by one of\\nthe eastern tribes Wmimbekket7nethna,\\nWaumbekket signifies -white, and metif\\nna, movntams^", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0279.jp2"}, "280": {"fulltext": "Z60\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEEH.\\nof the coast, their snow-white sum-\\nmits are distinctly visible many\\nleagues at sea, and along the coast\\nof Maine. Their great elevation\\nhas always rendered them interest-\\ning, both to our ancestors, and to\\nthe aboriginal inhabitants of the\\ncountry. As early as 1635, they\\nwere visited .by Neal, Jocelyn and\\nField, who gave romantic accounts\\nof their adventures, and of the ex-\\nlent and grandeur of the mountains,\\nwiiich they called the Crystal Hills.\\nSince that time, these regions have\\nbeen repeatedly explored by hunt-\\ners, and by men of science. The\\nheight of the mountains has been\\na subject of much speculation. Dr.\\nWilliams supposed the summit of\\nMount Washington to be 7,800 feet\\nabove the sea. Dr. Cutler fixed\\nihe height of this mountain at\\n10,000; and Dr. Belknap supposed\\nit to exceed this elevation. Late\\ncomputations, however, have given\\nfar different results one making it\\n7,108, another 6,634, another 6234,\\nenoiher 6,225, and another 6,103.\\nCapt. Partridge, from a series of\\nbarometrical observations, makes\\nthe height of Mount Washington\\n6,234 feet above the level of the sea,\\nand the base of the range 1,770.\\nTn 1820, A. N. Brackett, and J. W.\\nWeeks, Esqrs. from Lancaster, as-\\n\u00c2\u00abortained the height of all the prin-\\ncipal peaks by means of a spirit\\nlevel. In this undertaking they\\nspent 7 days and according to their\\nmeasurement. Mount Washington\\nis 6,428 feet above the level of the\\nsea, 5,850 above the river at Lan-\\ncaster, and 4,781 above Crawford s,\\nthe nearest dwelling to the summit.\\nThis mountain is easily known by\\nits superior elevation, and its being\\nthe southern of the three highest\\npeaks. The heights of the other\\npeaks above the Connecticut at\\nl-ancastej;, are as follow\\nMount Adams, 5,383 feet;\\nJefferson, 5,281\\nMadison, 5,039\\nMonroe, 4,932\\nFranklin, 4,470\\nPleasant, 4,339\\nThe names here given are those\\ngenerally appropriated to the differ-\\nent summits. Mount Adams is\\nknown by its sharp terminating\\npeak, and being the second N. of\\nWashington. Jefferson is situated\\nbetween these two. Madison is the\\neastern peak of the range. Monroe\\nis the first to the S. of Washington.\\nFranklin is the second S. and is\\nknown by its level surface. PleaS\\nant is known by its conical shape,\\nand being the third S. of Washing-\\nton. The ascent to the summits of\\nthese mountains, though fatiguing,\\nis not dangerous and the visitant\\nis richly rewarded for his labor and\\ncuriosity. In passing from the\\nNotch to the highest summit^ the\\ntraveller crosses the summits of\\nMounts Pleasant, Franklin and\\nMonroe. In accomplishing this, he\\nmust pass through a forest, and cross?\\nseveral ravines. These are neither\\nwide nor deep, nor are they discov-\\nered at a great distance for the\\ntrees fill them up exactly even with\\nthe mountain on each side, and\\ntheir branches interlock with each\\nother in such a manner, that\\nit is very difficult to pass through\\nthem, and they are so stiff and thick\\nas almost to support a man s weight.\\nMount Pleasant is easily ascended.\\nIts top, to the extent of 5 or 6 acres,\\nis smooth, and gradually slopes\\naway in every direction from its\\ncentre. It even has a verdant ap-\\npearance, as it is every where cov-\\nered with short grass, which grows\\nin little tufts to the height of four\\nor five inches. Among these tufts,\\nmountain flowers are thinly scat-\\ntered, which add life and beauty to\\nthe scene. The prospect from thi?", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0280.jp2"}, "281": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n261\\nsummit is beautiful to the N. the I\\neye is dazzled with the splendor of\\nMount Washington N. W. are\\nseen the settlements in Jefferson\\nW. the courses of the Amonoosuck,\\nas though delineated on a map S.\\nW. the Moosehillock and Haystack\\nare discovered; S. Chocorua peak;\\nS. E. the settlements and moun-\\ntains in Bartlett E. only dark\\nmountains and forests. On de-\\nscending this mountain, a small\\npatch of water is found at its base\\nfrom which the ascent is gradual to\\nthe summit of Mount Franklin.\\nAfter crossing this mountain, you\\npass over the E. pinnacle of Mount\\nMonroe, and soon find yourself on\\na plain of some extent, at the foot\\nof Mount Washington. Here is a\\nfine resting-place, on the margin of\\na beautiful sheet of water, of an\\noval form, covering about 3-4 of an\\nacre. The waters are pleasant to\\nthe taste, and deep. Not a living\\ncreature is to be seen in the waters,\\nat this height on the hills nor do\\nvegetables of any kind grow in or\\naround them, to obscure the clear\\nrocky or gravelly bottom on which\\nthey rest. A small spring discharg-\\nes itself into this pond at its south-\\neast angle. Another pond, of about\\n2-3 its size, lies N. W. of this.\\nDirectly before you, the pinnacle\\nof Mount Washington rises with\\nmajestic grandeur, like a immense\\npyramid, or some vast Kremlin in\\nthis magnificent city of mountains\\nl^he pinnacle is elevated afeout\\n1500 feet above the plain, and is\\ncomposed principally of huge rocks\\nof granite and gneiss piled together,\\npresenting a variety of coldrs and\\nforms. In ascending, you must pass\\nenormous masses of loose stones;\\nbut a^walk of half an hour will\\n(generally carry you to the summit.\\nThe view from this point is wonder-\\nfully grand and picturesque. In-\\nY2\\nnumerable mountains, lakes, ponds,\\nrivers, towns and villages meet the\\ndelighted eye, and the dim Atlantic\\nstretches its waters along the east-\\nern horizon. To the N. is seen the\\nlofty summits of Adams and Jeffer-\\nsoH and to the east a little detach-\\ned from the range stands Mount\\nMadison. Mount Washington is\\nsupported on the N. by a high ridge,\\nwhich extends to Mount Jefferson\\non the N. E. by a large grassy plain,\\nterminating in a vast spur extend-\\ning far away in that direction E. by\\na promontory, which breaks off\\nabruptly at St. Anthony s Nose S.\\nand S. E. by a grassy plain, in sum-\\nmer, of more than 40 acres. At\\nthe southeastern extremity of this\\nplain, a ridge commences, which\\nslopes gracefully away towards the\\nvale of the Saco upon which at\\nshort distances from each other,\\narise rocks, resembling, in some\\nplaces, towers; in others represent-\\ning the various orders of architec-\\nture. It would be vain in us to at-\\ntempt a description of the varied\\nwonders which here astonish and\\ndelight the beholder. To those\\nwho have visited these mountains,\\nour descriptions would be tame and\\nuninteresting; and he who has nev-\\ner ascended their hoary summits,\\ncannot realize the extent and mag-\\nnificence of the scene. These\\nmountains are decidedly of primi-\\ntive formation. Nothing of volca-\\nnic origin has ever yet been discov-\\nered on the most diligent research.\\nThey have for ages, probably, ex-\\nhibited the same unvarying aspect.\\nNo minerals are here found of much\\nrarity or value. The rock which\\nmost abounds, is schistus, intermix-\\ned with greenstoP i, mica, granite\\nand gneiss. The three highest\\npeaks are composed entirely of\\nfragments of rocks heaped together\\nin confusion, but pretty firmly fix-", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0281.jp2"}, "282": {"fulltext": "2G2\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\ned in their situations. Tliese rocks\\nare an intermediate substance be-\\ntween gneiss and micaceous schis-\\ntus they are excessively rough and\\ncoarse, and grey, almost black, with\\nlichens. The mica in them is\\nabundant, of different colors, red,\\nblack, and limpid, and though some-\\ntimes several inches in diameter,yet\\nmost often irregularly stratified.\\nThe granite contains emerald, tour-\\nmaline of which are found some\\nbeautiful specimens, and garnets,\\nbesides its proper constituents.\\nCrystals of quartz, pyrites, actin-\\note, jasper, porphyry, fluate of lime,\\nand magnetic iron ore, are some-\\ntimes obtained. During nine or ten\\nmonths of the year, the summits of\\nthe mountains are covered with\\nsnow and ice, giving them a bright\\nand dazzling appearance. On every\\nside are long and winding gullies,\\ndeepening in their descent to the\\nplains below. Here some of the\\nfinest rivers of New-England origin-\\nate. The Saco flows from the E.\\nside of the mountains the branch-\\nB8 of the Ameriscoggin from the N.\\nthe Amonoosnck and other tributa-\\nries of the Connecticut from the W.:\\nand the Peir.igewasset from the S.,\\nits fountain being near that of the\\nSaco. The sides of the hills are in\\nmany parts covered with soil but\\nthis is very superficial in all cases,\\nand every spot, that can be reached\\nby running water, is left destitute\\nof every thing but rocks and pebbles,\\nof which likewise the river-bottoms\\nare exclusively composed. In these\\ncold and elevated regions, the\\nperiod for the growth of vegetables\\nis extremely brief; the mountains\\nmust be forever sterile. Moss and\\nlichens may be found near the sum-\\nmits, but of meagre and scanty\\ngrowth looking as if they had\\nwandered from their proper zone\\nbelow, into these realms of barren\\ndesolation.\\nThe J^otch of the White Moun-\\ntains, is a phrase appropriated to a\\nvery narrow defile, extending two\\nmiles in length between two huge\\nclififs apparently rent asunder bj\\nsome vast convulsion of nature-prob-\\nabiy that of the deluge. The entrance\\nof the chasm is fonned by two rocks\\nstanding perpendicular at the dis-\\ntance of 22 feet from each other\\none about 20 feet in height, the\\nother about 12. The road from Lan-\\ncaster to Portland passes through\\nthis notch, following the course of\\nthe head stream of the Saco. The\\nscenery at this place is exceeding-\\nly beautiful and grand. The moun-\\ntain, otherwise a continued range,\\nis here cloven quite down to its\\nbase, opening a passage for the\\nwaters of the Saco. The gap is so\\nnarrow, that space has with diffi-\\nculty been found for the road. About\\nhalf a mile from the entrance of the\\nchasm is seen a most beautiful cas-\\ncade, issuing from a mountain on\\nthe right about 800 feet above the\\nsubjacent valley, and about 2 miles\\ndistant. The stream passes over a\\nseries of rocks almost perpendicular,\\nwith a course so little broken as to\\npreserve the appearance of a uni-\\nform current, and yet so far disturb-\\ned as to be perfectly white. This\\nbeautiful stream.which passes down\\na stupendous precipice, is called by\\nDwight the Silver Cascade. It is\\nprobably one of the most beautiful\\nin the_world. At the distance of\\nthree fourths of a mile from the en-\\ntrance of the chasm is a brook, call-\\ned the Flume, which falls from a\\nheight of 240 or 250 feet over three\\nprecipices down the two first in a\\nsingle current, and over tli\u00c2\u00a3 last in\\nthree, which unite again at the bot-\\ntom in a small basin formed by the", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0282.jp2"}, "283": {"fulltext": "KM\\nKO XCa IN THE MOUItfTAIKTS.", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0283.jp2"}, "284": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0284.jp2"}, "285": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\n263\\nhand of nature in the rocks. The\\nwater is pure and transparent, and\\nit would be impossible for a brook\\nof its size to be moddeled into more\\ndiversified or delightful forms. It\\nis by no means strange that the un-\\nlettered Indian fancied these re-\\ngions to be the abodes of celestial\\nbeings while the scholar, without\\na stretch of fancy, in calling to\\nmind the mythology of Greece,\\nvnight find here a fit place for the\\nassemblies and sports of the Dryads,\\nNaiads and Oreades. For a more\\nparticular notice of these moun-\\ntains, the reader is referred to Bel-\\nknap s Hist. N. H. Dwight s Trav-\\nels N. E. Journal and N. H.\\nHist. Coll. for 1823.\\nWiLMOT, a township in the N.\\nextremity of Hillsborough county,\\nin lat. 430 27 is bounded N. W.\\nby Springfield, N. E. by Danbury\\nNew-Chester and Andover, S. by\\nWarner, S. W. by Sutton and New-\\nLondon, containing 15,000 acres,\\nof which 9000 were taken from\\nNew-London and 6000 from Kear-\\nsarge gore. It is 30 miles from\\nConcord, and 87 from Boston. The\\nstreams forming Blackwater river\\nhave their origin in the vicinity of\\nWilmot. They afford a number\\nof good mill seats. The 4th N. H.\\nlurnpike from Concord to Hanover\\npasses through this town. It was\\nmade in 1803, through an entire\\nforest without any inhabitants for\\n14 miles above, and about 6 miles\\nbelow Wilmot. The land near\\nthe turnpike appears rude and bar\\nren but the acclivities on either\\nside are susceptible of cultivation\\nThe town is composed of hills and\\nvalleys, presenting a rough surface,\\nThere are no large collections of\\nwater, nor any mountains, except\\ning Kearsarge, whose summit forms\\nthe southern boundary. Wilmot,\\nfor the last 10 years has had a more\\nrapid growth than any other towm\\nin the county, having more than\\ndoubled its population. The great-\\ner part of Wilmot was originally\\nincluded in a grant made in 1775,\\nby the Masonian proprietors, to Jo-\\nnas Minot, Matthew Thornton and\\nothers. It was incorporated June\\n18, 1807. It received its name in\\nhonor of Dr. Wilmot, an English-\\nman, who, at one time, was suppo-\\nsed to be the author of the celebra-\\nted letters of Junius. Pop. 670.\\nWilton, a post-township, Hills-\\nborough county, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 50 is\\nbounded N. by Lyndeborough, E.\\nby Lyndeborough and Milford, S.\\nby Mason, and W. by Temple, con-\\ntaining 15,280 acres. It is 9\\nmiles from Amherst, 37 from Con-\\ncord and 58 from Boston. Sou-\\nhegan is the principal river. Its\\nmain branch enters this town near\\nthe S. W. corner and proceeds in\\na N. E. course till it forms a junc-\\ntion with several branches running\\nfrom Lyndeborough and Temple.\\nThese flow through the N. part, and\\nare sufficiently large for mill\\nstreams. This town has neither\\nmountains, ponds, nor swamps. It\\nis, in genera], pretty rocky, but of\\na strong and excellent soil. The\\nprincipal growth of wood is oak,\\npine, beech, maple, birch, hemlock,\\nand some chesnut. Good clay is\\nfound in plenty near streams of\\nwater. There are several quarries\\nof excellent stone for splitting and\\nhewing. No uncommon sickness\\nhas ever been known here except\\nin 1801, when a malignant and con-\\ntagious fever prevailed, which was\\nsupposed to be introduced in a par-\\ncel of old feathers brought into\\ntown and lold by pedlers. The\\nwhole number of deaths, from 1783\\nto July, 1820, was about 387.\\nThere is a female charitable socie-\\nty, a literary and moral society,", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0285.jp2"}, "286": {"fulltext": "S64\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nand a library society. Wilton was\\nowned by the proprietors of land\\npurchased of John Tufton Mason,\\nEsq., and by them was surveyed\\nand laid out into 80 acre lots and\\ndesignated by the name of Mum-\\nher 2. The first settlement was\\nmade in 1738, by three families\\nfrom Danvers, Ms., two by the\\nname of Putnam, and one by the\\nname of Dale. Hannah, the daugh-\\nter of Ephraim Putnam, was the\\nfirst child born in town. She was\\nborn in March, 1741 married a\\nMr. Woodward of Lyndeborough,\\nwhere she died in Oct. 1811, aged\\n70. The town was incorporated\\nJune 25, 1762, and derived its name\\nfrom Wilton, an ancient borough\\nin Wiltshire, England. A distres-\\nsing accident occurred in raising\\nthe second meeting-house, Sept. 7,\\n1773. The frame fell, and 3 men\\nwere instantly killed two died of\\ntheir wounds soon afterward, and\\na number of others wei-e badly in-\\njured. On July 20, 1804, the same\\nmeeting-house was struck by light-\\nning arvd considerably shattered.\\nA congregational church, consist-\\ning of 8 male members, was gather-\\ned Dec. 14, 1763. Rev. Jonathan\\nLivermore was ordained the same\\nday. He was dismissed in Feb.\\n1777, and died at Wilton, July 20,\\n1809, aged 80. Rev. Abel Fiske\\nwas ordained November 18, 1778,\\nand died April 21, 1802, aged 50.\\nRev. Thomas Beede was ordained\\nMarch 2, 1803. The number of ad-\\nmissions to the church, from its for-\\nmation to 1820, was 472 baptisms\\n1197. A baptist church was form-\\ned April 7, 1817, over which Rev.\\nEzra Wilmarth was installed Nov.\\n11, 1818. There is a small society\\nof unjversalists. Pop. 1070.\\nWinchester, a post-township,\\nin the S. W. part of Cheshire coun-\\nty, in lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 46 is bounded N. by\\nChesterfield and Swanzey, E. by\\nRichmond, S. by Warwick and\\nNorthfield, in Mass., W. by Hins-\\ndale, containing 33,534 acres, 600\\nof which are water. Tt is 15 miles\\nfrom Keene, 70 from Concord, 83\\nfrom Boston, 80 from Hartford and\\n85 from Albany. Ashuelot river\\nenters this town at its N. E. angle,\\nand runs in a S. W. and W. course\\nt\u00c2\u00ae Hinsdale. It receives on the E.,\\nMuddy brook, and on the N., Broad\\nbrook and several other small\\nstreams. Humphrey s pond is ia\\nthe N. E. part of the town. It is\\n300 rods long and 80 rods wide.\\nFrom the centre to the S. E., the\\nland is very level. In other parts,\\nthe surface is more uneven. The\\nseil is generally good. The prin-\\ncipal forest trees are white and yel-\\nlow pine, chesnut, white and red\\noak, rock maple. c. In 1822, there\\nwere sent to Connecticut market,\\nfrom this town, 200 thousand white\\noak staves, from 8 to 10 hundred\\nthousand feet of pine lumber, and\\nlarge quantities of shingles, casks,\\n;c. Winchester has two villages,\\nboth pleasantly situated on Ashuelot\\nriver, one in the centre, containing\\n27 dwelling houses, 1 meeting-\\nhouse, with a clock, bell and well\\ntoned organ, a school house, the\\nmost elegant in the county of\\nCheshire, 3 taverns, 4 stores, and\\nseveral mechanic shops, c. the\\nother, in the W. part, containing\\n21 dwelling houses, 1 cotton facto-\\nry, 1 small woollen factory, 1 nail\\nfactory, 1 scythe factory, 1 large\\noil mill, 1 furnace, 1 tavern, 1 store,\\nc. The 6th N. H. turnpike pas-\\nses through Winchester. There\\nis a respectable library in this town.\\nOnly one native has received a col-\\nlegiate education. It is a singular\\nfact, recollected by the early inhab-\\nitants, that Josiah Willard, one of\\nthe principal grantees of this town,", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0286.jp2"}, "287": {"fulltext": "KEW-HAMPSHTRE GAZETTEER.\\n26S\\nrefused to have Dartmouth college\\nlocated in Winchester, on account\\nof his belief that it would have a\\ntendency to depreciate the value\\nof his possessions. This town\\nwas probably first granted by Mas\\nsachusetts. Its first name was Ar\\nlington. It was chartered by N. H.\\nJuly 2, 1753, to Josiah Willard and\\nothers, who had, about the year\\n1 732, effected a settlement. In the\\nIndian war, which comnnenced a\\nnumber of years afterwards, the\\ninhabitants had all their private\\nbuildings and their meeting-house\\nburnt by the enemy. On the 7th\\nof June, 1756, Josiah Foster and\\nhis family were taken captives by\\nthe Indians, A congregational\\nchurch, consisting of 12 mem\\nbers, was formed November 12,\\n1736. Rev. Joseph Ashley, who\\ngraduated at Yale college in 1730,\\nwas ordained Nov. 12, 1736; re-\\nmoved in 1747, on account of the\\nIndian war. Rev. Micah Law-\\nrence, who graduated at Harvard\\ncollege, was ordained Nov. 14,\\n1764; dismissed Feb. 19, 1777.\\nRev. Ezra Conant, who graduated\\nat Harvard college in 1784, was\\nordained Feb. 19, 1783 dismissed\\nOct. 13, 1806. Rev. Experience\\nPorter, a graduate of Dartmouth\\ncollege in 1803, was ordained Nov.\\n12, 1807 dismissed Feb. 20, 1810.\\nRev. Salmon Bennet was ordained\\nSept. 10, 1817; dismissed 1822.\\nCommunicants about 100. There\\nis a methodist society, and some\\nuniversalists. Pop. 1849.\\nWindham, post-township, in\\nRockingham county, lat. 42\u00c2\u00b0 48\\nis bounded N. by Londonderry, E.\\nby Salem, S. by Pelham, W. by\\nNottingham-W^st and Londonder-\\nry. It is 35 miles from Boston, 34\\nfrom Concord, 30 from Exeter, 45\\nfrom Portsmouth, 22 from Amherst\\nand contains 15,744 acres. Policy\\npond lies in this town and Salem\\nabout one half in each. Cabot s\\npond lies E. of the centre of the\\ntown. Golden pond is in the S.,\\nand Mitchell s in the N. E. part of\\nthe town. There is another small\\npond between Windham and Sa-\\nlem, N. E. of Policy pond. Bea-\\nver river or brook forms the W.\\nboundary, upon which are some\\nmeadow lands. The town is also\\nwell supplied with small streams.\\nThe Londonderry turnpike passes\\nover this town. Windham was\\noriginally a part of Londonderry\\nand was detached and incorpora-\\nted Feb. 25, 1739. The inhabi-\\ntants, principally derived from the\\nfirst settlers of Londonderry, have\\nfirmly adhered to the religious prin-\\nciples of their fathers to the doc-\\ntrines and forms of the presbyte-\\nrian church as originally establish-\\ned in Scotland, and administered\\nin this country. A presbyterian\\nchurch was organized, and Rev.\\nWilliam Johnston installed in\\n1747 he was dismissed in July,\\n1752. In 1753, a meeting-house\\nwas erected on the S. side of Ca-\\nbot s pond. Rev. John Kinkead\\nwas ordained in Oct. 1760; and\\ndismissed in April, 1765. Rev.\\nSimon Williams was ordained ia\\nDec. 1766 continued to preach\\n27 years, and died Nov. 10, 1793,\\naged 64. A new meeting-house\\nwas erected in 1798. Rev. Samu\\nel Harris was ordained by the Lon-\\ndonderry presbytery in Oct. 1805.\\nThe spotted fever appeared at\\nWindham in 1812. From March\\n30, to April 18, there died 16\u00e2\u0080\u00943\\n[adults, and 13 children. 13 died\\nin 8 days. Pop. 889.\\nWindsor, a small township of\\na triangular form, in Hillsborough\\ncounty, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 6 is bounded\\nN. by Washington, E. by Hills-\\nborough, S. by Antrim and W. by", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0287.jp2"}, "288": {"fulltext": "266\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nStoddard, containing 5,335 acres.\\nIt is diversified with hills; its soil\\nis strong, good for grazing, and for\\nbread stuffs, of which quantities\\nsufiFicient for use at home, and some\\nfor the markets are raised. Black\\npond, near the centre, is said to be\\n160 rods long and 80 broad and\\none near the S. E. corner of the\\ntown, is about 80 rods long and 40\\nwide. This town has 3 school dis-\\ntricts, 2 school houses, 1 tavern,\\n1 grain mill, 2 saw mills and 1 ful-\\nling mill. The 2d Nl H. turnpike\\npasses through the N. part. Wind-\\nsor was formerly called Campbell s\\nGore. It was incorporated with\\ntown privileges in Nov. 1798. A-\\nmong its early settlers was Capt.\\nSwett, whose posterity still reside\\nhere. Pop. 240.\\nWiNSLOw s Location, in Coos\\ncounty, lat. 44\u00c2\u00b0 34 is bounded N.\\nby ungranted lands, E. by Dummer,\\nS. E. by Paulsburgh and Kilkenny,\\nW. by Piercy and contains 5,060\\nacres. It was granted Oct. 21, 1773,\\nto John Winslow, of Marshfield,\\nMs. who served as Maj. Gen. Com.\\nof the Prov. forces of Nev/-Eng-\\nland. New- York and Nev/-Jersey.\\nThere were only 6 inhabitants, in\\n1820.\\nWiNNEPiSiOGEE Lake, is sit-\\nuated between lat. 430 29 and 43\u00c2\u00b0\\n44 and between long. 71\u00c2\u00b0 5\\nand 71\u00c2\u00b0 25 W. from Greenwich\\nand a little E. of the centre of New-\\nHampshire. Its form is very irreg-\\nular. At the W. end, it is divided\\ninto three large bays on the N. is\\na fourth; and at the E. end there\\nare three others. Its general course\\nis from N. W. to S. E its length\\nabout 22 miles, varying in width\\nfrom 1 to 10 miles. The townships\\non its borders may be seen by refer-\\nring to the mapi The waters of\\nthe Winnepisiogee are reir.arkably\\npv9re and when taken froa a suffi-\\ncient depth to give them a proper\\ntemperature, are perfectly sweet\\nand palatable. This lake has a\\ngreat number of islands. Like those\\nin Lake George, and in Casco Bay,\\nthey are here declared to be three\\nhundred and sixty-five. Without\\nsupposing the days of the year to\\nhave been consulted, on the subject,\\nwe may naturally conclude that\\nthe number is considerable. Sev-\\neral of these islands are sufficiently\\nlarge for farms one containing 500\\nacres. The prospect^ of this lake\\nfrom the mountains surrounding it,\\nis enchanting, and in no degree in-\\nferior to that of Lake George, long\\ncelebrated, and visited by thous-\\nands. A variety of excellent fish\\nare found in this lake. The waters\\nare frozen during the winter, pre-\\nsenting a beautiful icy expansion.\\nThis lake might be connected by\\ncanals with the Pascataqua and\\nopen an immense field of business\\nbetween Portsmouth and the inte-\\nrior. Seep. 14, Gen. Vieio.\\nWinnepisiogee River is the\\ngreat outlet to the lake of that name;\\nand issues from the S. W. arm of\\nthe lake. It thence passes through\\ntwo bays between Meredith and\\nGilford, entering the Great Bay in\\nthe N. E. part of Sanbornton. From\\nthence it passes through two other\\nbays, forming the boundary between\\nSanbornton on the N. W. and Gil-\\nmanton and Northfield S. E. and\\nunites with the Pemigewasset a\\nshort distance below Webster s\\nfalls. The stream is rapid in its\\ncourse, and has a fall of 232 feet\\nfrom the lake to its junction with\\nthe other branch of the Merrimack\\nthis name being given to the con-\\nfluent stream. There are numer-\\nous bridges over the Winnepisiogee;\\nwhich also furnishes many excel-\\nlent privileges for factories or other\\nmachinery. Su Merrimack river.", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0288.jp2"}, "289": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER\\n267\\nWiNNICtJT or WiNNICONETT, a\\ntributary of the Pascataqua, rises\\nin a swamp between Hampton and\\nNorth-Hampton, and passes N. into\\nthe Great Bay at Greenland.\\nWOLFEBOROUGH, pOSt-tOWn-\\nship, Strafford county, in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0\\n36 is about 105 miles from Bos-\\nton, 45 from Portsmouth, 45 from\\nConcord. It is bounded S. E. by\\nBrookfield and New-Durham, S.W.\\nby Winnepisiogee lake and Alton,\\nN. E. by Ossipee, N. W. by Tuf-\\ntonborough, and contains 28,600\\nacres. The soil is rocky, but pro-\\nductive, and the face of the coun-\\ntry level. The wood is principally\\noak and other hard timber. Theon-\\nly river is Smith s, so called from\\na hunter of that name it issues\\nfrom a large pond of the same name\\nin the S. E. part of the town, and\\ndischarges its waters into the lake.\\nThere are four other ponds of con-\\nsiderable magnitude, called Crook-\\ned, Rust s, Barton s and Sargent s\\nponds. There is a bridge over\\nSmith s river about 60 feet long,\\nnear its entrance into the lake\\nNear this bridge is a pleasant vil\\nlage. This town is divided into\\nten school districts, in which are\\nkept good schools during a portion\\nof the year. The academy in this\\ntown has funds to the amount of\\n$5000 and is in a flourishing con-\\ndition. Here are two meeting-\\nhouses, .a social library, several\\nmills, ;c. The charter of Wolfe-\\nborough was granted in 1770, to\\nGov. John Wentworth, Mark H.\\nWentworth and others. In the\\ncourse of the year there were 30\\nfamilies settled in the town. Gov.\\nWentworth, distinguished for his\\nenterprize and taste, and a fond-\\nness for agricultural improvements,\\nerected a splendid mansion about\\n5 miles east of the bridge, and\\nmade it his summer residence.\\nAfter Gov. Wentworth left the\\ncountry, the house fell into other\\nhands, and was accidentally con-\\nsumed by fire a fevi^ years since.\\nAmong the first settlers of this town\\nwere Benjamin Blake, James Lucas,\\nJosepVi Lary, Ithamar Fullerton\\nand others, from Pembroke. Rev.\\nEbenezer Allen, who graduated at\\nHarvard college in 1771, was set-\\ntled over a congregational church\\nhere Oct. 25, 1792. At the same\\ntime, Elder Isaac Townsend was\\nsettled over a freewill baptist soci-\\nety. Rev. Mr. Allen died in 1806,\\nat the age of 60 since which time\\nhis church has been vacant. The\\nfreewill baptist church is also va-\\ncant. At the foot of a hill, near one\\nof the ponds in this town, is a min-\\neral spring, the waters of which are\\nof a quality similar to those of\\nSaratoga. Pop. 1794.\\nADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS,\\nIN THE GENERAL VIEW.\\nPage 11. James Atwood, who died in 1812, belonged to Hampstead.\\n12. For Mrs. Cilley, who is said to have died in 1820, read Pat\\nHence Sibley.\\nFor Tryphena Stiles, read Lydia Stiles.", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0289.jp2"}, "290": {"fulltext": "268\\nNEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nPage 12. Mrs. Bailey, Widow Hannah Bayley] of Chesterfield, died\\nin Nov. 1822, aged 104 years and 3 months, as mentioned\\nunder Chesterfield, page 101.\\nThe venerahle Samuel WeJch, of Bow, died April 5, 1823,\\naged 112 years, 6 months and 23 days.\\nTo the living instances of longevity may he added Mrs.\\nCopp and Mrs. Smart, of Sanbornton, each over 100 yre.\\n20. In the 2d line, for excel, read exceed.\\n50. Northwood has 8 school-houses and 2 bark mills.\\nIN THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF TOWNS.\\nBath. For Edinburg, read Ed-\\ninburgh.\\nBow. This town was settled in\\n1727 by some of the proprietors,\\nwhile most of the surrounding\\ncountry, except Concord, remain-\\ned uncultivated for several years.\\nCanterbury. [Richard] Blan-\\nchard was killed, according to a\\nmemorandum of Rev. Mr. Walker,\\nof Concord, June 11, 1746.\\nChesterfield. Rev. John\\nWalker was installed as colleague\\nwith Rev. Abraham Wood, April\\n30, 1823.\\nDublin is in lat. 43\u00c2\u00b0 54\\nDunstable. On page 122, 2d\\neol. line 14, for were, read was.\\nDurham. Hon, Ebenezer\\nThompson was not a lawyer, but\\na physician and at different peri-\\nods of his life, a judge of the court\\nof common pleas, and of the supe-\\nrior court.\\nEpping. In the 5th line 2d col.\\nof page 129, erase the words and\\nrepresentative. On the next page,\\nread Rev. Samuel Shepard, vdio\\nreceived the title of Dr. on account\\nof his being a physician.\\nEpsom. Hon. John M Cl A r y\\nof this town deserves respectful\\nnotice. He was a native of Ireland,\\nand, at an early period of his life,\\ncame to this country. He was a\\nuseful and worthy man a mem-\\nber of the committee of safety dur-\\ning the revolution, a justice of the\\npeace throughout the state, one of the\\nfirst senators chosen by the people\\nunder the newgoveinment,and from\\nthe senate was elected the first\\ncounsellor for the county of Rock-\\ningham under the new constitution.\\nHe died June 16, 1801, aged 82.\\nExeter. Where mention is\\nmade of Hon. Nathaniel Pea-\\nbody as being a senator in 1792,\\nit ought to be understood that he\\nwas a senator of the JV. H. legisla-\\nture, of which, in the house of\\nrepresentatives, he was speaker in\\n1793.\\nFrAnconia. The altitude of\\nthe peak mentioned under this to^vA\\nis put as we received it. Dr.\\nGeorge, who has visited it, esti-\\nmates the height at 600 feet.\\nGiLMANTON. The Gilmanton\\nMuseum was published in this\\ntown about 6 months in 1800, by\\nElijah Russell. It was followed\\nabout Sept. 1, the same year by the\\nGilmanton Gazette Farmers\\nWeekly Magazine, published by\\nLeavitt Clough. We have also\\nseen a number of The Miscella-\\nneous Repository and Farm.ers and\\nTradesman s Magazine, contain-\\ning 104 pages, published in Oilman-", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0290.jp2"}, "291": {"fulltext": "NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZET lEER.\\nton in 1805, by Dudley Leavitt, one\\nof the editors of the last named\\npaper,\\nHampstead. Hon. John Calfe\\nwas an inhabitant of this place, in-\\nstead of a native. He was born\\nin Newbury, Ms., June 13, 1741.\\nRev. John Kelly was ordained\\nDec. 5, 1792.\\nHampton-Falls. Hon. Me-\\nSHECH Weare was one of thfe\\nmost worthy and distinguished citi-\\nzens of N,H. He was descended\\nfrom ancestors who had been in\\npublic stations, from the first estab-\\nlishment of the province. He him-\\nself had been employed in public\\nbusiness about forty-five years. He\\nwas chosen speaker of the house\\nin 1752; commissioner to the con-\\ngress at Albany in 1754; after-\\nwards one of the justices of the\\nsuperior court, and in 1777, chief\\njustice. From the declaration of\\nindependence to the conclusion of\\nthe war, he was invested at the same\\ntime, with the highest offices, legis-\\nlative, judicial and executive. Un-\\nder the new constitution, adopted in\\n1784, he was elected the first pres-\\nident but he resigned before the\\nclose of the year. He died, worn\\nout with public services, Jan. 15,\\n1786. in the 73tl year of his age.\\nPresident Weare received a liberal\\neducation, and graduated at Har-\\nvar\u00c2\u00ab college in 1735. He was\\nelected a fellow of the American\\nacademy of arts and sciences on the\\nSOth of Jan. 1782, and his election\\nwas announced to him, by a letter\\nfrom Rev. Dr. Willard, president\\nof Harvard college. Rev. Sam-\\npel Langpon, D. D. passed the\\nlast 16 years of his life in this town.\\nHe was a native of Boston, gmduat-\\ned at Harvard college in 1740. He\\nwas a chaplain of the N. H. regi-\\nrxient in the expedition against\\nLouisbourg, and in consequence of\\nZ\\nhis services, his fatigues and dan-\\ngers, received a grant of 1000 acres\\nof land in this then province. He\\nwas afterwards ministfr of the first\\nchurch in Portsmouth, from Feb. 4,\\n1747. In 1774, he was invited to the\\npresidency of Harvard college, and\\nwas inducted into office, Oct. 14,\\n1774. He resigned Aug. 30,1780,\\nand on the 18th Jan. 1781, was in-\\nstalled at Hamoton-Falls, v/here Ijje\\ndied Nov. 29, 1797, aged 75.\\nHanover. A newspaper, be-\\nsides those mentioned, called The\\nAmerican, was published in this\\ntown by David Watson, jun. It\\ncommenced Feb. 7, 181G; and was\\ndiscontinued April 2, 1817.\\nHillsborough. For Lyon pond,\\nread Loon pund. In Hillsborough,\\nthere is an academy in operation,\\nwhich v/as incorporated June 29,\\n1821. Rev. Stephen Chapin was\\ndismissed May 10, 1808.\\nHoPKiNTOisr. This town was\\ngranted Jan. 16. 1736. Rev. Elijah\\nFletcher was ordained Jan. 27,1773.\\nJefferson. In the lOih line\\nfrom the bottom, 1st col. read Mark\\nH. Wentworth.\\nKeene. The Rising Sun\\ncommenced in Aug. 1795, instead\\nof 1799.\\nKensington. Rev. Jos pliA.\\nE.Long,^ Congregation ALiST,\\nwas ordained June 5, 1822.\\nLancaster. Rev. Joseph\\nWillard was dismissed in 1822.\\nLITCHFIELD. We are inform-\\ned by an obliging friend, that Rev.\\nSamuel Cotton waa ordained Jan,\\n2, 1765.\\nLondonderry. Rev. j^homas\\nThompson [Dr. Belknap says Al-\\nexand,er We follow Rev. Mr.\\nParker s century sermon.] died\\nSept. 22,1738.\\nNelsou. Rev. Gad JVeivell\\nwas ordained June 11, 1794.\\nNEWiJfGTON The age of Re v.", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0291.jp2"}, "292": {"fulltext": "270\\nNEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.\\nMr. Adams is stated, on the au-\\nthority of our correspondent, to be\\n95. Dr. Belknap says 93.\\nNew-Ipswich. Hon. Eben-\\nEzerChamtney died Sept. 1810,\\naged 67. The late Jesse Apple-\\nton, D. D., President of Bowdoin\\n\u00c2\u00abollege, was a native of this town.\\nHe was son of Mr. Francis Apple-\\nton, a descendant of John Appleton,\\nEsq. of Waldingfield, in Suffolk,\\nEngland, who died in 1436. Dr. A.\\nwas born Nov. 17, 1772; died at\\nBrunswick, Nov. 12, 1819. He was\\none of the greatest theologians\\nwhich N. H. has produced.\\nNEw-LoNDO?f. There have been\\nsome alterations of the limits of\\nthis town since the survey was\\nmade. We are informed by Mr.\\nColby, that the superficial content\\nis but 14,000 acres.\\nNew-Market. Winthrop\\nHilton, of this town, an active\\nand useful officer of the militia,\\nwas killed by the fall of a tree in\\nNorthwood, Jan. 11, 1775. Mr.\\nHilton was descended from the\\nfirst Edward Hilton, who came\\nfroKi London to N. H., in 1623, and\\n.settled at Dover afterwards re-\\nmoved to Exeter, where h died in\\n1671. Four of bis sons, Edward,\\nWilliam, Samuel and Charles, were\\nhis administrators. Edward, prob-\\nably his oldest son, married into\\nthe family of Gov. Thomas Dud-\\nley. He died in 1699, leaving\\nthree sons, Winthrop, Dudley and\\nJoseph, and four daughters. Win\\nthrop was born about 1671 was a\\nman of great worth and respecta-\\nbility. [See a memoir of him in\\nHist. Coll. for 1822, page 241\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n251.] He was killed by the Indians,\\nJune 23, 1710. Winthrop, a post-\\nhumous, and his only son, \\\\va.s born\\nDec. 21, 1710. He was father to\\nWinthrop at the head of this article.\\nAnother son^vas Ichabod, who died\\nm Murch, 1822, aged 82.\\nNorthwood. Rev. Eliphalet\\nMerrill was ordained Oct. 31, 1804.\\nPembroke. For and on the\\nSoucook, read and on it, [the\\nSuncook.] Richard Bartlett,\\nEsq. was an eminent physician in\\nthis town and several years its rep-\\nesentative in the N. H. legisla-\\nture. He was a descendant from\\nJohn Bartlett, the great ancestor of\\nthe respectable name of Bartlett\\nin N. H. and Mass., and was of\\nthe same lineage with Gov. Bart-\\nlett. He was born March 23, 1743\\ndied Aug. 5, 1805, aged 62.\\nPliAlNFlELD. The ministers,\\nthough arranged as furnished us by\\nthe late Mr. Read, are not placed\\ncorrectly. Of the 2d church, (Me-\\nriden parish) there hav^ been\\nthree pastors, viz. Rev. Siloam\\nShort, Rev. David Dickinson, and\\nRev. Dana C layes, who were set-\\ntled at the tinaes mentioned.\\nRaymond. This town was orig-\\ninally that part of Chester called\\nFrcetovm Charmingfare be-\\ning the former name of Candia.\\nRiNDGE. Rev. SethPayson,\\nwas Vice-President, not President,\\nof the N. H. bible society. He\\nwas a senator in the legislature of\\nN. H. in 1802 and 1803.\\nSandwich. Tliis township,\\ngranted originally to Nicholas Gil-\\nman, J. T. Gilman, and others of\\nExeter, was settled in 1768, by\\nDaniel Beede, John Prescott, Da-\\nvid Bean, Jeremiah Page, Richard\\nSinclair and others. Rev. Jacob\\nJewett was settled about 1780 over\\na baptist society here left the\\ntown in 1806; returned again in\\n1812 and died a few years since.\\nWalpole. The congregation-\\nal church was formed June 10,\\n1761, at which time Rev. Jonathan\\nLeavitt, who graduated at Yale col-\\nlege iii 1758, was ordained He\\nwas dismissed in June, 1763.", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0292.jp2"}, "293": {"fulltext": "ajiflentilp.\\nPoprLATioN of the several towns in the state of New-Hampshire, in\\n1775, 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820.\\n[Those having a o annexed, are post-toAvns and their number denotes the\\nnumber of post-offiees.]\\nTOWNS.\\nPopulation.\\n__.\\nPresent JVame.\\nFormer JVame.\\nnib\\n1790|1800\\n1810|1820\\nAcworth\\n704\\n1376\\n152S\\n1479\\nAdams\\n180\\n244\\n363\\nAlexandria\\n137\\n298\\n303\\n409\\n707\\nAllenstown\\n149\\n254\\n315\\n346\\n433\\nAlstead o\\nNewtown\\n317\\n1111\\n1666\\n1694\\n1611\\nAlton o\\nNew-Durham Gore\\n100\\n445\\n721\\n1279\\n2058\\nAmherst\\nSouhegan-West\\n1428\\n2369\\n1470\\n1554\\n1622\\nAndover\\nNew-Breton\\n179\\n645\\n1133\\n1259\\n1642\\nAntrim\\nSociety Land\\n528\\n1059\\n1277\\n1330\\nAtkinson\\nPart of Haverhill\\n575\\n479\\n474\\n556\\n563\\nBarnstead\\n262\\n807\\n1161\\n1477\\n1805\\nBarrington o\\n1655\\n2470\\n2773\\n3564\\n1610\\nBartlett\\n248\\n548\\n436\\n511\\nBath o\\n144\\n498\\n825\\n1316\\n1498\\nBedford o\\nSouhegan-East\\n495\\n898\\n1182\\n1296\\n1375\\nBethlehem\\n171\\n422\\n467\\nBoscawen\\nContoocook\\n585\\n1108\\n1414\\n1829\\n2113\\nBow\\n350\\n668\\n719\\n729\\n935\\nBradford\\nNew-Bradford\\n217\\n740\\n1034\\n1318\\nBrentwood\\nPart of Exeter\\n1100\\n976\\n899\\n905\\n892\\nBretton-Woods\\n18\\n12\\n19\\nBridgewater\\nasi\\n664\\n1104\\n727\\nBristol o\\nPart of Bridgewater\\n675\\nBrookfield\\n504\\n657\\n690\\nBrookline\\nRaby\\n338\\n454\\n538\\n592\\nBurton\\n141\\n264\\n194\\n209\\nCambridge\\nCampton o\\n190\\n395\\n635\\n873\\n1047\\nCanaan\\n67\\n483\\n835\\n1094\\n1198\\nCandia\\nCharmingfare\\n744\\n1040\\n1186\\n1290\\n1273\\nCanterbury\\n723\\n1038\\n1114\\n1526\\n1696\\nCentre-Harbor o\\n263\\n349\\n486\\nChatham\\n58\\n183\\n201\\n298\\nCharlestown\\nNumber 4\\n594\\n1093\\n1364\\n1501\\n1702\\nChester\\nCheshire\\n1599\\n1902\\n2046\\n2030\\n2202\\nChesterfield\\nNumber 1\\n874\\n1905\\n2161\\n1839\\n2110\\nChicheste* 5\\n418\\n491\\n775\\n951\\n1010\\nClareraont\\n523\\n1435\\n1889\\n2094\\n2290", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0293.jp2"}, "294": {"fulltext": "272\\nAPPENDIX.\\nTOWNS. 1\\nPopulation.\\nPresent JVame.\\nFormer JVame.\\n1775|1790\\n1800|1810|1820j\\nCk)lebi-ook\\nColbume\\n4\\n29\\n160\\n3251 469\\nColumbia\\nCockburne\\n14\\n26\\n109\\n142\\n2491\\nCOiVCORDO\\nPenacook. Rumford\\n1052\\n1747\\n2052\\n2393\\n28381\\nConcord\\nGunthwaite\\n47\\n313\\n663\\n1126\\n1126\\nConway o\\nPequawkett\\n273\\n574\\n705\\n1080\\n1365\\nCornish\\n309\\n982\\n1268\\n1606\\n1701\\nCoventry\\n88\\n69\\n162\\n315\\nCroydon\\n143\\n537\\n984\\n864\\n1060\\nDal ton o\\nApihorp\\n50\\n14\\n62\\n235\\n347\\nD anbury\\n111\\n165\\n345\\n467\\nDeerfieldoo\\n929\\n1619\\n1878\\n1851\\n2133\\nDeering o\\nSociety Land\\n928\\n1244\\n1363\\n1415\\nDixville\\n12\\n2\\nDorchester\\nPart of Nottingham\\n175\\n349\\n537\\n584\\nDover\\nCocheco. Northam\\n1666\\n1998\\n2062\\n2228\\n2871\\nDublin\\nMonadnock, No. 2\\n305\\n901\\n1188\\n1184\\n1620\\nDummer\\n7\\n27\\nDunbarton o\\nStarks-Tovvn\\n497\\n917\\n1222\\n1256\\n1450\\nDurhajii o\\nOyster River\\n1214\\n1247\\n1126\\n1449\\n1538\\nDunstable o\\n705\\n632\\n862\\n1049\\n1142\\nDurand\\n62\\n78\\nEast Kingston\\nPart of Kingston\\n428\\n358\\n392\\n442\\n443\\nEaton\\n253\\n381\\n535\\n1071\\nEffingham o\\nLeavitt s Town\\n83\\n154\\n451\\n876\\n1368\\nEllsworth\\nTreeothick\\n47\\n142\\n213\\nEnfield o\\nRelhan\\n50\\n724\\n1121\\n1291\\n1370\\nEpping o\\nPart of Exeter\\n1569\\n1233\\n1121\\n1182\\n1158\\nEpsom\\n387\\n799\\n1034\\n1156\\n1336\\nErrol\\n38\\n26\\nExfter o\\nSwamfcot-FaJls\\n1741\\n1722\\n1727\\n1759\\n2114\\nFarmington o\\nPart of Rochester\\n1029\\n1272\\n1716\\nFishersfield o\\n130\\n331\\n526\\n563\\n874\\nFitzwilliara.o\\nMonadnock, No. 4\\n1038\\n1240\\n1301\\nU67\\nFrance stown o\\n200\\n982\\n1855\\n1451\\n1479\\nFraaconia\u00c2\u00b0\\nMorristown\\n29\\n72\\n129\\n358\\n373\\nGilford o\\nPart of GilmantOH\\n1!T16\\nGilmanioHO =\u00c2\u00b0o\\n775\\n2613\\n3752\\n4338\\n3752\\nGilsum\\nBoyle\\n178\\n298\\n484\\n513\\n601\\nGoffstovrn o\\n831\\n1275\\n1612\\n2000\\n2173\\nGoshen\\n383\\n563\\n68?\\nGosport\\nAppledore\\n44\\n93\\n85\\n72\\n66\\nGrafton\\n403\\n682\\n931\\n1094\\nGrantham\\nNew^-Granlham\\n74\\n333\\n713\\n864\\n1032\\nGreenfield\\n934\\n980\\n974\\nGreenLand\\nPart of PortsmoutJi\\n759\\n634\\n548\\n592\\n634\\njGroton\\nCocker mouth\\n118\\n373\\n391\\n549\\n686", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0294.jp2"}, "295": {"fulltext": "APPEISDIX.\\n273\\nTOWNS. j\\nPopulatio7i. j\\nPresent jXame.\\nForme r JVanie. j 1 7 7 5\\n1790|1800jl8101\\n1820\\nHampstead Timber-Lane, c.\\n768\\n724\\n790\\n738\\n51\\nHampton\\nWinicumet\\n862\\n853\\n875\\n990\\n1098\\nHampton-FaHs o\\nPart of Hampton\\n645\\n541\\n519\\n570\\n572\\nHanover o\\n434 1380J\\n1912\\n2135\\n2222\\n[Hancock\\n1\\n634\\n1120\\n1184\\n1178\\nHaverhill o Lower Cohos j\\n365\\n552\\n805\\n1105\\n1609\\nHawke Part of Kingston 1\\n504\\n420\\n389\\n412\\n421\\nHebron\\nIJockermouth\\n281\\n563\\n572\\nHenniker\u00c2\u00b0\\nNumber 6\\n367\\n1127\\n1476\\n1608\\n1900\\nHillsborough\\ndumber 7\\nFortDummer\\nNew-Holderness\\n798\\n1311\\n1592\\n1982\\nHinsdale o\\n522\\n634\\n740\\n890\\nHolderness\\n172\\n329\\n531\\n835\\n1160\\nHollis o\\nNissitJssit\\n1255\\n1441\\n1557\\n1529\\n1543\\nHooksetto\\nIsle of Hookset\\nHopkinton\\nNew-Hopkinton\\n1085\\n1715\\n2015\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a02216\\n2437\\nJaffrey\\nMonadnock, No. 3\\n351\\n1235\\n1341\\n1336\\n1339\\nJefferson\\nDartmouth\\n112\\n197\\n252\\nKeene\\nUpper Ashuelot\\n756\\n1314\\n1645\\n1646\\n1895\\nKensington\\nPart of Hampton\\n797\\n800\\n776\\n781\\n709\\nKilkenny\\n18\\n28\\n24\\nKingston\\n961\\n906\\n785\\n746\\n847\\nLancaster\\nUpper Cohos\\n611 161\\n440\\n717\\n844\\nLandaff\\n40\\n292\\n461\\n650\\n769\\nLangdon\\n244\\n484\\n632\\n654\\nLebanon\\n347\\n1180\\n1574\\n1808\\n1710\\nLeeo\\n95411029\\n978\\n1329\\n1224\\nLempster\\nDupplin\\n128\\n415\\n729\\n854\\n950\\nLime\\n252\\n816\\n1318\\n1670\\n1824\\nLincoln\\n22\\n41\\n100\\n32\\nLitchfield\\nBrent.on s Farm\\n284\\n357\\n372\\n382\\n465\\nLittleton o o\\nChiswick, c.\\n96\\n381\\n873\\n1096\\nLondonderry\\nNutfield\\n2590\\n2622\\n2650\\n2766\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a23127\\nLoudon o\\nPart of Canterbury\\n349\\n1084\\n1279\\n1472\\n1694\\nLyman\\ni 202\\n534\\n948\\n1270\\nLyndeborough\\nSalem Canatla\\n733,1280\\n976\\n1074\\n1168\\nMadbiiry\\nPart of Dover\\n6771 592\\n544\\n582\\n559\\nManchester\\nHajry-Tov/n\\n285 362\\n557\\n615\\n761\\nMarlborough o\\nMdnadncck, No. 5\\n322! 786\\n1185\\n1142\\n766\\nMarlow\\n1\\n207, 313\\n543\\n566\\n697\\nMason\\nNumber 1\\n501\\n922\\n1179\\n1077\\n1313\\nMaynesborough\\nMeredith oo\\nNew- 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Add.\\n652\\n1095\\n1293\\n1500\\nNewington\\n332\\n542\\n481\\n508\\n541\\nNew-Ipswich\\nIpswich-Canada\\n960\\n1241\\n1266\\n1395\\n1278\\nNew-London\\nDantzick\\n311\\n617\\n692\\n924\\nNew-Market o\\nPart of Exeter\\n1289\\n1137\\n1027\\n1061\\n1033\\nNewport\\n157\\n780\\n1266\\n1427\\n167^\\nNewtown\\n540\\n530\\n450\\n454\\n477\\nNorthfield\\nPart of Canterbury\\n606\\n925\\n1057\\n1304\\nNortii-Hampton\\nPart of Hampton\\n652\\n657\\n653\\n651\\n764\\nNorthumberland\\n57\\n117\\n205\\n281\\n205\\nNorthwood\\nPart of Nottingham\\n313\\n744\\n950\\n1095\\n1260\\nNottingham\\n999\\n1068\\n964\\n1063\\n1126\\nNottingham.- West o\\nPart of Dunstable\\n649\\n1064\\n1267\\n1376\\n1227\\nOrange\\nCardigan\\n131\\n203\\n229\\n298\\nOrford\\n222\\n540\\n988\\n1265\\n1568\\nOssipee\\nNew-Garden\\n26\\n339\\n1143\\n1330\\n1988\\nPaulsburgh\\n14\\n57\\nPeeling\\nFairfield\\n83\\n203\\n224\\nPelham\\n749\\n791\\n918\\n998\\n1040\\nPembroke\\nguncook\\n744\\n956\\n982\\n1153\\n1256\\nPeterborough\\n546\\n861\\n1333\\n1537\\n1500\\nPiercy\\n48\\n140\\n211\\n218\\nPiermont o\\n168\\n426\\n670\\n877 1016|\\nPittsfield o\\nPart of Chichester\\n888\\n987\\n1050\\n1178\\nPlainfield\\n308\\n1024\\n1435\\n1463\\n1460\\nPlaistow\\nPart of Haverhill\\n575\\n521\\n459\\n424\\n492\\nPlymouth\\n382\\n625\\n743\\n937\\n983\\nPoplin 5\\nPart of Exeter\\n552\\n493\\n408\\n4621 453]\\nPortsmouth\\nPascataquack\\n4590\\n4720\\n5339\\n6934\\n7327\\nRaymond\\nFreetown\\n683\\n727\\n808\\n898\\n961\\nRichmond\\n864\\n1380\\n1390\\n1290\\n13911\\nRindge\\nRowley-Canada\\n542\\n1143\\n1196\\n1226\\n1298\\nRochester\\n1548\\n2857\\n2646\\n2118\\n2471\\nRoxbury\\n366\\nRumney o\\n237\\n411\\n624\\n765\\n864\\nRye\\nSandy Beach\\n870\\n865\\n890\\n1020\\n1127\\nSalem o\\nPart of Methuen, Ms.\\n1084\\n1218\\n1077\\n1179\\n1311\\nSalisbury o\\nStevens Town\\n498\\n1372\\n1767\\n1913\\n2016\\nSanborntonO\u00c2\u00ae\\n459\\n1587\\n2695\\n2834\\n3329\\nSandown\\nPart of KingstOH\\n459\\n561\\n501\\n504\\n527", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0296.jp2"}, "297": {"fulltext": "APPENDIX.\\n275\\nTOWNS.\\nPresent JVarne.\\nFormer JVame.\\nPopulation.\\n1775 1790|1800| 1810 1820\\n(Sandwich^\\njSeabrook\\nSharon\\njShelburne\\niSociety-Land\\njSomersworth\\nSouth Hampton\\nI Springfield\\njStewartstown\\nStoddard\\niStrafford\\nI Stratford\\nIStratham\\njSuccess\\nSullivan\\ni Surry\\nSutton o\\nSwanzey\\nTamworth\\nTemple\\nThornton\\nTuftonborough\\nTroy\\njUnity o\\n1 Wakefield o\\nWalpole o\\nlWarren\u00c2\u00b0\\nWarner\\nWashington\\nWeare o\\nWendell\\nWentworth\\nWestmoreland\\nWhirefield\\nWilmot\\nWilton o\\nWinchester\\nWindham o\\nWindsor\\njWolfeborough\\nPart of Hampton\\nPart of Dove I\\nPart of Hampton\\nProtectworth\\nStewart\\nLimerick\\nPart of Barrington\\nIWinnicot\\nPerry s-Town\\nLower Ashuelot\\nPeterborough Slip\\nEast-town\\nBellows Town\\nNew-Amesbury\\nCamden\\nHale s Town\\nSavilie\\nGreat Meadow\\nWhitefields\\nKearsarge\\nArlington\\nPart of Londonderry\\nICampbell s Gora\\n243\\n607\\n905\\n715\\n259\\n31\\n1771 319\\n965 943\\n4981 448\\nI 210\\n2241 701\\n4ll 146\\n1137 882\\n215\\nG47\\n151\\n491\\n146\\n320\\n6,\\n^262\\n163\\n837\\n65\\n756\\n220\\n448\\n520\\n1157\\n266\\n747\\n385\\n109\\n538\\n646\\n1245\\n206\\n863\\n545\\n1924\\n267\\n241\\n2018\\n1413\\n628\\n428\\n45\\n146\\n932\\n387\\n570\\n99\\n1148\\n281\\n890\\n488\\n569\\n878\\n1271\\n757\\n867\\n535\\n357\\n902\\n835\\n1743\\n336\\n1569\\n819\\n2517\\n355\\n488\\n2066\\n2232\\n446\\n176\\n199\\n878\\n427\\n614\\n186\\n2368\\n885\\n391\\n205\\n153\\n841\\n416\\n967\\n363\\n1132 1203\\n2144\\n632 1105\\n238 1209\\n529 663\\n120\\n2111 447\\n1010\\n1413\\n751\\n249\\n941\\n339\\n874\\n516\\n564\\n1328\\n1400\\n1134\\n941\\n794\\n709\\n1044\\n1166\\n1894\\n506\\n1838\\n820\\n2634\\n447\\n645\\n1937\\n51\\n298\\n1017\\n1478\\n742\\n238\\n1376\\n33\\n892\\n582\\n570\\n1573\\n1716\\n1442\\n752\\n857\\n1232\\n676\\n1277\\n1518\\n2020\\n544\\n2246\\n992\\n2781\\n603\\n807\\n2029\\n281\\n670\\n1070\\n1849\\n889\\n237 1\\n1794\\nRECAPITULATION BY COUNTIES.\\nRockingham\\nStrafford\\nHillsboi ougli\\nCiieshire\\nGrafton\\nCoos\\n1775\\n1790\\n18\u00c2\u00bb0\\n1810\\n1820\\n37,463\\n43,169\\n45,427\\n50,175\\n55,246\\n12,513\\n23,742\\n32,878\\n41,595\\n51,117\\n15,986\\n32,871\\n43,899\\n49,249\\n53,884\\n10,252\\n28,77 r\\n38,325\\n40,988\\n45,376\\n3,597\\n12,42g\\n20,17i; 28,462\\n32,989\\n227\\n882\\n2,658\\n3,991\\n5,549\\nTotal 180,033* jl41,885] 183,855 214,46012 14,161|\\nTo this number ought to be added 2162, for Locations and Gores, not\\ni (idcd ia the above aggregate, making the totai in 1775, 82,200. Seep. 27.", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0297.jp2"}, "298": {"fulltext": "276 APPENDIX.\\nj^Teivspajpers and other periodical journals^ fublislied in Ports-\\nmouth, JV H.\\nNEWSPAPERS.\\nJ^ew- Hampshire Gazette and Historical C/irontcZ commenced Oct. 7,\\n1756, by Daniel Fowle, who continued to publisli it until 1784, Avith\\nthe exception of one year commencing May 25, 1776. On the 25th\\nMay, 1776, it assumed the title of The Freeman s Journal, or N.\\nH. Gazette, and retained this title about a y ar after which it was\\ncalled the New-Hampshire Gazette, or State Jourwal and General\\nAdvertiser. Its publishers were successively, John Melcher N. S.\\nand W. Peirce Peirce, Hill andPeirce Peirce and Gardner; Wil-\\nliam Weeks. Since Dec. 14, 1813, it has been published by Beck\\nand Foster, and is called J\\\\ eiv-Hampshire Gazette.\\nThe New-Hampshire Mercury and Weekly Advertiser, was commen-\\nced in 1765, by Furber and Russell, and contiriied2 years.\\nThe N. H. Mercury and General Advertiser, by ilo*bert Gerrish, com-\\nmenced 1784, and continued 4 or 5 years.\\nThe New-Hampshire Spy was commenced about 17^7^ by George Jerry\\nOsborne, and publisiied most of the time semi-weekly until 1793.\\nPortsmouth Oracle, commenced June 4, 1793, and was published twice\\na week by Charles Peirce until Jan. 1796. Its subsequent proprie-\\ntors were William and Daniel TieadwcU William Treadwell to\\nSept, 1813; Charles Taj ell from Sept. 25, 1813, to July 1821. Its title\\nwas then changed to Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics.\\nThe Federal Observer -was commenced Nov. 22, 1798, by William\\nTreadwell and Samuel Hart discontinued June 12, 1300.\\nRepublican Ledger, established Aug. 31, 1799, by George J. Osborne,\\nand afterwards published by Nutting and Whitelock discontinued\\nDec. 27, 1803.\\nPolitical Star, by M. J. de Rochemont, from June to Oct. 31, 1804.\\nThe Intelligencer, by Samuel Whidden, from Dec. 1806, to May, 1817.\\nThe Literary Mirror, by Stephen Sewall, commenced Feb. 10, 180S,\\nand discontinued Feb. 11, 1809,\\nWar Journal, by Beck and Fester, from March 13, to Dec. 10, 1813.\\nPeople s Advocate, by Weeks and Drown, from Nov. 19, 1816, to May\\n17, 1817.\\nJVovaior and Independent Expositor, by Samuel Whidden, (first called\\nParaclete and Tickler) commenced in 1822.\\nRELIGIOUS PUBLICATIONS.\\nThe Piscataqua Evangelical Magazine, published by Wm. and Daniel\\nTreadweli.commenced Jan. l,l 805,and wag issued once in 2 months for\\nabout 1 year. Was afterwards published at Amherst by Joseph Gushing.\\nHerald of Gospel Liberty, by Elias Smith, commenced May 12, 1815,\\nand continued until Sept. of that year.\\nChristian Herald, hy Rohen Foster, commenced May, 1818; and is\\npublished in Saw. size, 8 Nos. in a year.", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0298.jp2"}, "299": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0299.jp2"}, "300": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0300.jp2"}, "301": {"fulltext": "V\\na", "height": "3187", "width": "1948", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0301.jp2"}, "302": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3157", "width": "1882", "jp2-path": "gazetteerofstate00farm_0302.jp2"}}