CollectionsMassachusetts Historical Society., 1846 - 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 157
... township , is a tract of about two hundred acres , equal , and by many supposed superi- our , to any land in the county . Three cedar swamps on the west of it , three quarters of a mile in length , still guard it in a great measure ...
... township , is a tract of about two hundred acres , equal , and by many supposed superi- our , to any land in the county . Three cedar swamps on the west of it , three quarters of a mile in length , still guard it in a great measure ...
Page 158
... township is chiefly a plain . There are a few rising grounds and vallies , particularly in the fertile tract . Most ... township ; but several quar- ters of it are distinguished by appropriate appellations . The north - east part retains ...
... township is chiefly a plain . There are a few rising grounds and vallies , particularly in the fertile tract . Most ... township ; but several quar- ters of it are distinguished by appropriate appellations . The north - east part retains ...
Page 186
... township in the county ; and as nature has not bestowed on it a good harbour , and it is im- possible to form one by art , the fishing towns in the vicinity will probably long maintain above it that supe- riority , which they have ...
... township in the county ; and as nature has not bestowed on it a good harbour , and it is im- possible to form one by art , the fishing towns in the vicinity will probably long maintain above it that supe- riority , which they have ...
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HISTORY of Cambridge by Abiel Holmes A M a member | 1 |
Review of the military operations in NorthAmerica | 67 |
Description of Wiscasset and of the river Sheepscot by | 163 |
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