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Life and Fire Insurance Agent,
REAL ESTATE
BROKER
Office 3 and 5 North Water Street,
NEW BEDFORD , MASS.
GEORGE &. RUSSELL,
Dealer in SILKS, SHAWLS, LINENS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, AND
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No. 2 1-2 Purchase Street, NEW BEDFORD, MASS.
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No. 140 Purchase Street, - New Bedford, Mass.
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Shaker Herbs, Dye Stuff, Perfumery and Fancy Articles constantly on hand, and for sale wholesale and retail. Also, a constant supply of Vegetable Purifying Syrup for the Blood, compounded of the best of Foreign and American Extracts, which is universally esteemed by all who have tested its superior virtues. The numerous certificates and recommendation which its proprictor has received, and the unrivalled reputation which it has gained, shows the entire satisfaction which it has given.
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No. 75 Union Street, Thornton's Block,
Are prepared to introduce GAS PIPE in Churches, Hotels, Stores, Dwellings, &c., upon the most reasonable terms.
All work executed with despatch, and as they employ only the best and most careful workmen, they are enabled to guarantee entire satisfaction.
They have a full and handsome assortment of Chandeliers, Pen- dants, Brackets, &c., from the manufactory of Cornelius, Baker & Co. Having been several years engaged in the most extensive establish- ment in the country, they are practically acquainted with all the mod- ern improvements, and best methods of lighting public and private buildings.
CHARLES ALMY, MERCHANT HAHLOR, AND DEALER IN
Cloths, Carrimeren, Dentings, Clothing,
FANCY GOODS, &c. Nos. 53 Union, and 3 and 5 North Water Street, NEW BEDFORD, MASS.
I> Garments of all kinds made to order in the best manner, and warranted.
Hathaway & Co.'s DAGUERREAN PICTURE GALLERY, No. 128 1-2 Union Street, New- Bedford.
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PERIODICALS
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QUARTERLY.
North American Review.
London Quarterly
Westminster
North British
Edinburgh
Silliman's Journal of Science and Art.
Christian Examiner.
American Journal of Medical Sci- ence. Medico Chirurgical Review. Rankin's Medical Abstract. Bibliotheca Sacra.
MONTHLY.
London Art Journal.
Blackwood's Magazine.
Knickerbocker
Democratic Review.
Whig Review.
Hunt's Merchants' Magazine.
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. London Lancet.
Horticulturalist.
Gardener's Chronicle.
Harper's New Monthly Maga- zine. Godey's Ladys' Book. Graham's Magazine. Ladies' National, " Merry's Museum, Childs' Friend.
WEEKLY.
London Illustrated News.
London Punch.
Dickens' Household Words.
New York Spirit of the Times.
Gleason's Pictorial.
The Lantern.
Scientific American.
All Magazines promptly delivered at the residences of Subscribers, and at the Lowest Rates.
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MAGAZINES & PERIODICALS, MUSIC, etc. etc.
Bound in the neatest styles at Low Prices. Work left at No. 45 Union street, or at No. 2 and No. 87 Purchase street, promptly attended to.
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45 Union Street, - Bedford,
Keep constantly on hand a large assortment of SCHOOL AND MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS
STATIONARY OF ALL KINDS, Legal and Commercial Blanks, fine Cutlery, Rodgers' Pocket Knives, CHARTS A
of the latest dates and surveys-of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans-being an entire assortment, imported by them, and for sale at the LOWEST PRICES-with
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Warranted Sextants, Quadrants, Spy Glasses and Barometers, from the celebrated Manufactory of Spencer Browning & Co., and from other makers ; Aneroid Barometers, French Telescopes, Masthead Glasses, Binnacle and Boat Compasses, Storm Compasses, Log Glasscs, &c: &c.
C. T. & Co. having recently added a work shop to their establish- ment, (Entrance No. 8 North Water Street,) under the superinten- dance of Mr. GEORGE W. CHOATE, are now ready to attend to repairs of all kinds of Nautical Instruments. I All work warranted.
00A00 Every Instrument sold by C. T. & Co., will be carefully adjusted before delivery, and will be warranted to the purchaser. Experimental information given, when desired, in the adjustment of the Sextant.
WORKS ON NAVIGATION,
Bowditch's Navigator, Blunt's Coast Pilot and Ship Master's Assist- ant, Ship Master's Guide, Nautical Almanacs, Ward's, Turner's, Lyon's and Taylor's Lunar Tables ; Horsburg's East India Directory ; Sailor's Physician, Seaman's Friend, &c. &c., which they offer at the
LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
C. T. & Co., have connected with their Book Store a
AND Blank Book Manufactory,
and are prepared to execute every description of work with neatness and promptness.
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NEW BEDFORD DIRECTORY,
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STUGDESE GENEALOGICO
THE CITY REGISTER,
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AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
General Directory of the Citizens,
AND À
SPECIAL DIRECTORY,
TRADES, PROFESSIONS, & C,
NEW BEDFORD : . CHARLES TABER & CO. No. 45 Union Street, and 2 Purchase Street. PRESS OF BENJAMIN LINDSEY. 1852.
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DISTANCES FROM THE CORNER OF UNION AND PURCHASE STREETS, IN NEW BEDFORD, TO SUNDRY PLACES .*
Miles. Rods.
To guide board at the Head of Acushnet,
3 125
" the Sampson House, at Middleborough Ponds, 16
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Taunton Court House, via. Sampson's, 26 156
To Jonathan Tobey's, 7 113
Stone Bridge, near Freetown Furnace,
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the Sampson House, on the new County road. 12 294
Taunton Court House, via. new County road 22
88
To Smith's Mills, in Dartmouth, 3
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Hicks' Meeting House, via. Smith's Mills, 7
20
Assonet Village, via. S. Mills and Hicks' Meeting House, 16 2
Taunton Court House, via. S. Mills and Hicks' M. House, 24 10
To the Head of Westport, . 7 276
Stone Bridge Hotel, at Howland's Ferry, 17
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Newport Post Office, 29 171
To Resolved Howland's Corner, in Dartmouth,
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Padanaram Bridge,
3 225
K. Snow's corner, via. Padanaram Bridge, 5 184
66 Holder Slocum's Corner,
1 192
66 Russell's Mills, 7 61
K. Snow's Corner, via. Holder Slocum's Corner, 37
* These distances were measured by Henry H. Crapo, Esq., who has kindly permitted their republication.
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INTRODUCTORY.
THE edition of the New Bedford Directory now completed, is the seventh that has been published since the commencement of the work, and the second since the City organization.
It were in vain to hope, amidst the unceasing change of so large a portion of our community, that perfect accuracy could be obtained at any time, but when to these are added the removals and changes caus- ed by one of the most remarkable emigrations upon record, the Di- rectory becomes necessarily, yet more imperfect.
The information collected in the first instance by personal inquiry at every house in the City, was collated with all the lists and other means of information known to the compilers. It was then submitted to the examination of as many of the citizens as practicable.
In presenting it to the public, the compilers would embrace the op- portunity to return their sincere thanks to those who, during its pro- gress, have so kindly aided their inquiries, and encouraged their efforts.
The Statistical Information with reference to the Whaling business usually published in this Directory, being a transcript of the tables published in the Whalemen's Shipping List, by Henry Lindsey, Esq., and consequently accessible to all in the pages of that Journal, has been omitted in this edition.
The information with reference to the Societies and Incorporated Institutions, was obtained from their respective officers.
The directory of the Streets, has been corrected from the official record.
The Advertising Directory is collected from good substantial mo- ney-paying advertisers, and to it the attention of the public is respect- fully invited.
CONTENTS.
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Abbreviations.
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Additions, Alterations, &c. viii Banking Institutions. 22
Benevolent Institutions 30 Candle Houses and Oil Factories 28
Cemeteries.
36
Churches and Ministers
.35
City Officers.
13
Commissioners
11
Consular Agents
10
County Commissioners 12
County Officers
12
Courts, Supreme Judicial. 10
Common Pleas
11
Probate-Bristol County 11
Police-New Bedford.
11
Custom House
9
Distances-Table of.
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Directory of Names, Occupations, etc 66 of Advertisements 181
53
Fire Department 15
Hotels
43
Insurance Offices 24
Literary Institutions .
.28
Medical Institutions
29
Mercantile Corporations .26
42
Nurses .. . . 44
Physicians and Surgeons 43
Pilots and Pilot Boats 10 Port Wardens. 10
Post Office
9
Public Buildings, Public Offices, Halls, Expresses, etc. 42
Quarantine Officers .22
Schools and School Teachers. 36
Streets, Lanes, Alleys, Courts, Squares, &c. 45
Ward Limits. . .
.51
Wharves and Slips .50
Newspapers. ...
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NEW BEDFORD.
THE Township of Dartmouth in its original extent, as purchased of the good old Indian Chieftain Massasoit, in 1652, and as it remain- ed till divided in 1787, embraced an extent of twenty miles of sea coast without including the shores of its harbors, of which Acushnet, Apponegansett and Acoaxet were the principal.
The Township of New Bedford was incorporated at this division in 1787.
New Bedford received a City Charter March 18, 1847.
The population of New Bedford in 1790, was 700, in 1820, 3,947, in 1830, 7,592, in 1840, 12,584, in 1847, 16,031, and in 1852, it was 18,048.
We subjoin an interesting document compiled by our venerable predecessor, ABRAHAM SHERMAN, JR., dated 11 mo. 30, 1821, as worthy of preservation on its own account, and the best possible pre- face to this volume.
NEW BEDFORD, 11 mo. 30, 1821.
To gratify that species of curiosity, which seems naturally to lead the human mind to trace the origin and early incidents of smaller communities as well as of nations, I avail myself of the recollections of an aged and intelligent citizen,* now in his 79th year, to record some particulars of the first settlement of New Bedford, in connection with some account of the Whale Fishery, to which it owed its origin, and has been principally indebted for its prosperity.
In the year 1751, when our informant was nine years of age, there were two or three vessels from Aponeganset River, in the Whale Fishery, the owners of which (Jno. Wady and Daniel Wood) he well recollects ; and he thinks there were then one or two from the west side of Acushnet River, (owned by Joseph and Caleb Russell,) and perhaps one or two from the eastern shore. Whales were then princi-
* Captain John Howland.
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pally taken on what was called the Southern ground, between Georgs' Bank and the Capes of Virginia, and voyages were of four to six weeks continuance-but the Fishery was about this time extended to the Grand Bank of New-Foundland, or rather to the eastward of it, and the voyages lengthened to three months.
Previous to the year 1760, more vessels were fitted from Apone- ganset, than from Acushnet River; but the latter, having the advan- tage of a better and more convenient harbour, now began to attract the attention of men of business. Our informant was early engaged in a seafaring life, from Aponeganset, and mostly in the Fishery. The vessel to which he was attached fitted in the year above mention- ed, from what was afterwards called Bedford, on Acushnet River, and he thinks was the first vessel, not owned by persons in its immediate vicinity, that came there to fit out. The present scite of the town was then a forest, through which a rough cartway led to the shore, and a try-house was the only building, other than the farm houses on the County road. t
In the winter of 1760, John London purchased of Joseph Russell, an acre of land, (the first Iot that was sold from his homestead farm,) a few rods south of what is now called the Four Corners ; on which he erected a house in the summer of '61. His object was to carry on ship building. His own trade was that of a caulker. In the spring of the same year, Benjamin Taber purchased a lot of land further north, and built a shop for the purpose of carrying on the boat building and block making business, at which he had served an apprenticeship at Nantucket. The same year, 1761, John Allen, a house carpenter, purchased a lot of land on the south side of Prospect street,§ on which he built a house, afterwards sold to Barzillai Myrick, a ship carpenter. In 1762, Gideon Mosher, who was also a mechanic, purchased a lot of land, and built a house on the north side of Prospect street; which he afterwards (1765) sold to Benjamin Taber .¿
In December of the same year, 1762, Elnathan Sampson, of Ware- ham, purchased a lot of land, bounded south on land previously sold
¡ There were then standing on the County Road, the houses of Joseph Russell, Caleb Russell, Ephraim Kempton, and Samuel Willis, which are still remaining ; also a house that belonged to Joseph Russell, father of Joseph and Caleb, which stood a little to the south of the house now occu- pied by William R. Rotch, near a well which is still in use. The scite of a house that belonged to Joseph Russell, father of the last mentioned. may still be traced on the east side of the road, near the former mansion of Caleb Russell.
¿ John Allen's lot was four rods wide, and extended from the Four Cor- ners to the water, the same on which Pinkham's Inn and other buildings now stand. Gideon Mosher's lot was of the same width, on the north side of the street. It was sold by him to Benjamin Taber, who at the same time purchased four rods adjoining to it on the north, and extending, with the oth- er to the water.
§Lower end of Union street.
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to John Loudon, and "north and east, on land left for ways or streets." These ways or streets, were what are now called the Main or Union, and Water streets. The lot, (the same that is now owned by the widows Patty Hussey and Ruth Ross,) was eight rods in length from east to west, and four rods wide, and was purchased for £6.13.4. Less than one third of its front on Union street, was leased the last year, on an annual ground rent of 90 dollars. [E. Sampson was a blacksmith. ]
Thus was the infant settlement began by industrious and enterpris- ing mechanics ; and it appears from the phraseology of the deed above referred to, that it was then expected it would in time assume the character of a town. Capital, however, was still wanting to give ac- tivity to business; but this was soon after supplied, to a very consid- erable extent, by the acquisition of an enterprising merchant, Joseph Rotch, of Nantucket, who in 1765, after examining several different situations, fixed on this as an eligible port for the prosecution of the Whale Fishery. He made a purchase of ten acres of land, in one body, besides a number of smaller lots in different parts of the town, and removing hither himself, transferred his business from Nantucket to the Acushnet. To him the village was indebted for its name. The property of the soil being in the Russell family, and that being the family name of the Duke of Bedford, he gave it the name which it has since continued to bear.
The Whale Fishery appears to have been carried on from Cape Cod prior to its prosecution from any other part of America. "In the " year 1680, a Mr. Paddock, from Cape Cod, came to Nantucket to in- " struct the English how to whale in boats from the shore, which busi- " ness continued good till 1760, when it became poor by the scarcity "of whales. In the spring of 1726, there were eighty-six whales " caught here. One Mr. Loper previous to this was engaged in the " business, but not to any amount worthy of record."-Nantucket Inq.
The "Mr. Loper " above referred to, was also from Cape Cod,-and a copy was recently published of his agreement with the inhabitants of the Island, to prosecute the business from their shores. This was in the year 1672.
"In the year 1770 there were employed in the Whale Fishery from Nantucket, 123 sail of vessels, sloops, schooners and brigs, making about 10,000 tons, and navigated by about 1,600 men. From Sept. 11 to October 28, they all arrived in port, having been absent from four to six month, and landed 14,058 bbls. oil. There are now living, (March 28, 1822,) ten of the Captains that were in said fleet."-Nan- tucket Inquirer.
ABBREVIATIONS.
DIRECTORY .- S. for South, N. for North; E. for East; W. for West ; c. r. for counting room; cor. for corner; h. for house; b. for boards ; S. D. for School District ; w. for works ; whf. for wharf; c. works, for candle works; and st. for street, which in most cases is omitted as superfluous.
ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS.
Davis Shadrack A. w. Perkins, Smith & Co. b. 8 Maxfeld. Craumer John P. w. Perkins, Smith & Co., b. 8 Maxfeld.
CITY REGISTER.
Post Office.
THE Post Office in New Bedford occupies rooms in the Custom House Building, at the corner of William and North Second Streets, It is open every day except Sundays, from 5 A. M. to 8 P. M., and on Sundays from 8 to 93 A. M. and for half an hour after sunset.
Simeon Bailey, Postmaster.
Thomas Coggeshall, Jr., Clerk. Alfred Wilson, Clerk.
Custom House.
DISTRICT OF NEW BEDFORD.
The Custom House is situated on North Second Street, corner of William, and is open every day, Sundays and the Fourth of July excepted, from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M.
William T. Russell, Collector.
James Freeman, Deputy Collector.
James Taylor, Clerk.
Henry Lindsey, Inspector and Boarding Officer.
Daniel Mckenzie, Inspector, Weigher, Gauger, S.c.
John A. Gifford, Custom House Boatman.
John Jenney, Inspector-PORT OF FAIRHAVEN. Ansel Weeks, Inspector-PORT OF MATTAPOISETT.
Noble E. Bates, Inspector-PORT OF SIPPICAN. H. G. O. Ellis, Inspector-PORT OF WAREHAM. Humphrey Shearman, Inspector-PORT OF DARTMOUTH. Isaac Cory, Inspector-PORT OF WESTPORT.
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WARDENS AND BRANCH PILOTS.
The following list comprises the names of the Port Wardens, Branch Pilots, &c., of the ports of New Bedford and Fairhaven.
WARDENS.
James Howland 2d, New Bedford, Seth Daggett, Holmes Hole,. Charles Grinnell, New Bedford, Thomas Bradley, Holmes Hole.
Isaiah F. Terry, Fairhaven. Charles Grinnell, Secretary.
PILOTS-OF NEW BEDFORD.
Benjamin Akin,
John Hersel,
Charles Wood,
Peleg Crowell,
John Akin,
Wm. O. Russell.
Silas Sherman:
OF FAIRHAVEN.
Caleb Church,
D. Demoranville.
OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND ELIZABETH ISLANDS.
Seth Daggett,
Albert West,
Elijah Luce,
Uriah Coffin,
Bartlett Claghorn,
James S. West,
Wm. Dunham,
Warren Luce,
Geo. B. Slocum,
John Flanders,
Timothy Merry,
Peter Daggett,
Moses T. Cromwell,
Alonzo Daggett,
Thomas West,
Warren Cleveland, ..
Holder Allen,
B. B. Church,
Leander Daggett,
Truman Allen,
Hebron Cromwell,
Shaw-Norris,
Jabez Lewis,
James W. Winslow,
Franklin Daggett,
Robert Wilson.
PILOT BOATS .- Josiah Sturgis, 6S tons ; Relief, 42 tons ; Hornet .. 31 tons-of Martha's Vineyard. Fawn, 35 tons .; Naiad Queen, 13 tons ; Geo. Steers, 60 tons-of New Bedford.
RATES OF PILOTAGE .- Outward bound vessels $1.50 per foot ; Inward bound vessels $2 per foot.
CONSULAR AGENTS AT THE PORT OF NEW BEDFORD.
Charles Grinnell, Consul for Great Britain and France. George Hussey, Consul for Prussia.
Courts.
Court House in New Bedford, 143 County Street, cor. of Morgan. SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
The Supreme Court has exclusive cognizance of all capital crimes, and exclusive chancery jurisdiction so far as chancery powers are
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given by statute ; and concurrent original jurisdiction of all civil cases when the amount in dispute exceeds $600, in Suffolk, and $300 in the other Counties.
Law terms are held at Plymouth and Taunton, alternately on the 4th Tuesday next after the 4th Tuesday in September, for the Coun- ties of Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable and Dukes.
Nisi Prius terms for Bristol County are held at Taunton on the 7th Tuesday next after the Ist Tuesday in March, and in New Bedford on the 2d Tuesday in November.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
The Court of Common Pleas is held for the trial of civil cases above $20, and, except in Suffolk County, has criminal jurisdiction in all cases not capital.
It is held for Bristol County, at Taunton, on the 2d Mondays of March and September, and at New Bedford on the 2d Mondays of June and December.
COMMISSIONERS.
Oliver Prescott, Commissioner for the Courts of the United States ; Harrison G. O. Colby, for the State of Maine ;
Thomas Dawes Eliot, for the State of New York ;
Appointed by the authorities of these States, to take the acknowledge- ment and proof of all deeds and other instruments, under seal, to be used or recorded in said States, and also to administer oaths and take depositions, to be read in their respective States.
PROBATE COURTS .- BRISTOL COUNTY.
Oliver Prescott, of New Bedford, Justice. Salary $400.
Henry Williams, of Taunton, Register. Salary $750.
Probate Courts are held, at Taunton, on the Friday next after the first Tuesdays of January, June and August, and on the first Tues- days of March and November. At New Bedford, on the first Tues- days of February, June and December; at Freetown, on the first Tuesday of January ; at Rehoboth, on the first Tuesday of April ; at Dighton, on the Friday next after the first Tuesday of October; at Norton, on the first Tuesday of July ; at Westport, on the first Tues- day of August ; at Seekonk, on the first Tuesday of September ; at Fall River, on the first Tuesday of October; at Attleborough, on the first Tuesday of May ; and at Pawtucket, on the first Friday after the first Tuesday of April.
POLICE COURT-NEW BEDFORD.
Oliver Prescott, Justice. Salary $1000.
Henry H. Crapo, Special Justice. Fees.
Benjamin Coombs, 2d Special Justice. Fees.
Ezra S. Wilcox, Clerk. Salary $400.
The Police Court of New Bedford is held at the Old Market House on North Second Street, for the trial of criminal cases, every day- Sundays, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving days, Fast days, and the
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days appointed for the choice of City, County, State and United States Officers, excepted. Regular term days for the trial of civil cases, Mondays at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Bristol County.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
John Baylies, of New Bedford, Chairman. James W. Crossman, of Taunton ; Lemuel Perry, of Norton.
Special Commissioners .- Worcester Carpenter, of Seekonk ; Joseph E. Read, of Fall River.
The regular meetings of the County Commissioners are held at Taunton, on the 4th Tuesdays of March and September.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICERS.
Sheriff, Lyman W. Dean, of Attleborough.
Public Administrator, Henry H. Crapo, of New Bedford.
Registers of Deeds, Joseph Wilbour, of Taunton, for Northern District ; Benjamin K. Sayer, of New Bedford, for Southern District. County Treasurer, James P. Ellis, of Taunton .- Salary determined by
County Commissioners ; amount usually allowed, $600 Clerk of the Courts, James Sproat, of Taunton .- Fees to $1,600, and one half over that in addition.
County Jailors, Chas. D. Burt, of New Bedford ; Elias A. Morse, of Taunton .- Fees, board of prisoners, &c.
Keeper of House of Correction, Chas. D. Burt, of New Bedford.
Commissioners of Wrecks, &c., Charles Grinnell, of New Bedford ; Prince Sears, Jr., and Thomas Almy, of Dartmouth .- Reason- able charges.
Overseers of House of Correction, Timothy Ingraham, and James D Thompson, of New Bedford.
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