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 167
... kind of production in tolerable plenty . Rye and Indian corn are in general raised here with great ease , and in such quantities as not only to supply the inhabitants , but to afford con- siderable for market . There are indeed two ...
... kind of production in tolerable plenty . Rye and Indian corn are in general raised here with great ease , and in such quantities as not only to supply the inhabitants , but to afford con- siderable for market . There are indeed two ...
Page 224
... kind of shell fish , which all In- dians generally over the country , winter and summer , delight in : and at low water , the women dig for them . This fish and the natural li- quor of it they boil ; and it makes their broth and their ...
... kind of shell fish , which all In- dians generally over the country , winter and summer , delight in : and at low water , the women dig for them . This fish and the natural li- quor of it they boil ; and it makes their broth and their ...
Page 234
... kind of dice , which are plumstones painted , which they cast in a tray with a mighty noise and sweating . Their publick games are solemnized with the meeting of hundreds , sometimes thousands , and consist of many vanities , none of ...
... kind of dice , which are plumstones painted , which they cast in a tray with a mighty noise and sweating . Their publick games are solemnized with the meeting of hundreds , sometimes thousands , and consist of many vanities , none of ...
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SITUATION of Boston latitude and longitude | 2 |
Extent of the town | 14 |
Column on Beacon Hill | 22 |
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