CollectionsMassachusetts Historical Society., 1810 - Massachusetts For the statement above quoted, also for full bibliographical information regarding this publication, and for the contents of the volumes [1st ser.] v. 1- 7th series, v. 5, cf. Griffin, Bibl. of Amer. hist. society. 2d edition, 1907, p. 346-360. |
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Page 2
... ( supposed to be done by the Indians ) which appear like the steppings of a person with naked feet , which settled into the rocks ; likewise the prints of a hand on several places , with a number of other marks ; also , there is a rock on ...
... ( supposed to be done by the Indians ) which appear like the steppings of a person with naked feet , which settled into the rocks ; likewise the prints of a hand on several places , with a number of other marks ; also , there is a rock on ...
Page 5
... supposed to contain 9000 souls , at the time these bills were made : - The number of deaths in 1782 was 175 , and in 1783 , 189 - total 364 . If Salem contained 9000 souls at this time , then in two years the number is 18000 , out of ...
... supposed to contain 9000 souls , at the time these bills were made : - The number of deaths in 1782 was 175 , and in 1783 , 189 - total 364 . If Salem contained 9000 souls at this time , then in two years the number is 18000 , out of ...
Page 8
... supposed to have been active in the bringing of king Charles the first to the block . The settlements began in this place about the year 1630 ; the name by which it was first known and called is Agamenticus , from a mountain in the ...
... supposed to have been active in the bringing of king Charles the first to the block . The settlements began in this place about the year 1630 ; the name by which it was first known and called is Agamenticus , from a mountain in the ...
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... supposed to contain about one third part of the number of the first . The religious profession , or persuasion of the inhabitants , is of the Congregational kind , with scarce a dissenter of - any other denomination . There is no ...
... supposed to contain about one third part of the number of the first . The religious profession , or persuasion of the inhabitants , is of the Congregational kind , with scarce a dissenter of - any other denomination . There is no ...
Page 14
... supposed than twenty - five bushels to an acre on average , and rye and other grain in proportion . Some of it is good for wheat and flax . The latter article is cultivated with good success . The soil on the south side is , a great ...
... supposed than twenty - five bushels to an acre on average , and rye and other grain in proportion . Some of it is good for wheat and flax . The latter article is cultivated with good success . The soil on the south side is , a great ...
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