History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 27

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1818

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George A. Briggs was chief engineer and superin- tendent from the commencement of the works until 1871. William J. McAlpine, chief engineer, was con- sulting engineer during construction. Since 1871 the superintendents have been as follows, viz. : 1871-72, Israel C. Cornish ; 1872-77, George B. Wheeler ; 1877-81, William B. Sherman; 1881, Robert C. P. Coggeshall, present incumbent.

The ordinance to establish the Acushnet Water Board, to take the place of the water commissioners, was passed Oct. 1, 1869. The board consists of five members, and reports to City Council. The mayor and president of Common Council are members ex officio. Of the members chosen at large one retires each year, but the retiring member is eligible to a new election. The following citizens have acted as members of this board : Hon. William W. Crapo, David B. Kemp- ton, Warren Ladd, George B. Richmond, Henry F. Thomas, George Howland, Jr., Henry J. Taylor, George H. Dunbar, Rufus A. Soule, Frederick S. Allen, Abraham H. Howland, Jr., Thomas Bennett, Jr., Ed- win Dews, Alanson Borden, William H. Matthews, Thomas W. Cook, Thomas R. Rodman, William T. Soule, Robert W. Taber, George Wilson, J. B. Tomp- kins, Jr., George R. Stetson, and William N. Church. The clerks of the Acushnet Water Board have been James B. Congdon. William B. Sherman, and Robert

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C. P. Coggeshall. The water registrars have been James B. Congdon and James H. Hathaway. In December, 1882, the name of the water board was changed from " Acushnet" to the New Bedford Water Board.

In April, 1878, the General Court passed an act en- abling the city to increase its water supply by taking such an amount as is needed from either Long Pond or Little Quitticus Pond. It was afterwards voted by the water board that the proposed additional supply should be taken from Long Pond. The line of the proposed conduit has been determined, and the land through which it will pass has been taken by law. This preliminary action leaves the work in a condi- tion for future operations whenever it becomes neces- sary.

The New Bedford and Fairhaven Street Rail- way Company was incorporated Feb. 6, 1872, and on the 2d of the following month was organized with a capital of fifty thousand dollars. The board of direc- tors were William W. Crapo, Warren Ladd, Weston Howland, James V. Cox, George Wilson, Samuel P. Burt, Nathan S. Ellis, Andrew G. Peirce. Andrew G. Pierce, president and treasurer; Samuel P. Burt, clerk ; Charles A. Gray, superintendent. Its track commenced at Linden Street, on Purchase, and was laid south to School Street, and east on School to steamboat wharf ; from Purchase on William, through William, North Second, Middle Street, across the bridge, and in Fairhaven to the station of the Fair- haven Branch Railroad. Total length of road three and three-tenths miles.

Its present officers are as follows : Warren Ladd, president and manager ; Andrew G. Peirce, treasurer ; Edward T. Peirce, clerk ; Directors, Warren Ladd, Andrew G. Peirce, William W. Crapo, Weston How- land, George Wilson, James V. Cox, Samuel P. Burt, Edward Kilburn. Capital stock one hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars.

The track has been extended from School on Fourth to Cove Street, and from William, on North Second, through Union, Sixth, Elm, Summer, and Parker to Cedar Street. Present total length of track six and four-tenths miles.

Post-Office .- The New Bedford post-office was es- tablished Jan. 1, 1794, with William Tobey as post- master. The following is a list of postmasters from 1794 to present time, with dates of appointment: William Tobey, 1794; Abraham Smith, June 20, 1806; Richard Williams, April 4, 1826; Simon Bai- ley, June 20, 1840 ; Edward W. Green, June 13, 1845; Simon Bailey, June 18, 1849; Thomas Coggeshall, Dee. 30, 1852; Joseph C. Kent, June 8, 1853 ; John Fraser, April 6, 1857 ; Cyrus W. Chapman, April 16, 1861; Edmund Anthony, Feb. 3, 1870; Thomas Cog- geshall, March 1, 1876, present incumbent.

Wamsutta Mills .- Long before the decline of the whale fishery it became apparent that this industry could not furnish a sufficient field for the capital

and enterprise of the town, and that New Bedford must look to other employment for growth and progress. Commercial New England was yielding to manufacturing New England, and New Bedford, not relinquishing her control of the whale fishery, sought to add the machinery of the manufacturer. The first really efficient move in this direction after the cordage-factory was the establishment of the Wam- sutta Mills.

The beginning of these mills dates back to 1846, when the corporation was chartered. A stone mill, now called the No. 1 mill, 212 feet by 70, with four floors, was built in 1847, and in the following year work was begun with 15,000 spindles and 300 looms. Six or seven years later, or about 1854, the increased de- mands of the trade required an extension of the mills, and another four-storied stone building, 245 feet long by 70 wide, was erected immediately adjoining the original mill, and equipped with 16,000 spindles and 300 looms. But the demand for the goods gradually ontgrew the increased supply, and in 1865 a duplicate of mill No. 2 was put into operation with 16,000 more spindles and 300 more looms. The close of the war seemed to give a fresh impulse to the business, for it was found necessary to build a new mill in 1868 on a grander plan than the older structures. This was mill No. 4, which is of brick, with granite founda- tions, 495 feet in length, 75 feet in width, and five stories high. This important addition almost doubled the productive capacity of the establishment, the new mill containing 38,000 spindles and 1100 looms. It proved to be sufficient, however, for only seven years, and in 1875 mill No. 5 was built. It stands on a line with No. 4, and is substantially uniform with it, though its dimensions differ somewhat, being shorter and wider, 433 feet in length by 93 in width. In it were placed 50,000 spindles and 1000 looms. In 1881-82, No. 6 mill was built of brick, three stories high, 5693 feet long and 95 feet wide, containing 51,000 spindles and 1072 looms, and employs 600 hands.

This large area of machinery is driven by several Corliss engines of immense power. One of these monster engines, two thousand horse-power, mightier by six hundred horse-power than the great engine at the Centennial Exhibition, has a stroke of ten feet, and the weight of its fly-wheel alone is fifty tons.

The product of the mills is chiefly the Wamsutta shirting and sheeting, of world-wide fame.

This immense establishment employs 2400 persons, has a total of 200,000 spindles, and 4300 looms rang- ing in width from 40 to 120 inches. Capital, $3,000,000. The present officers are as follows: Joseph Grinnell, president ; Edward Kilburn, agent; and Andrew G. Peirce, treasurer.

The Grinnell Mill .- The new mill of the Grinnell Manufacturing Company is 666 feet long, 98 feet wide, and three stories high, with flat roof, and a basement i about six feet high, two-thirds above ground. The

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height of the first story is 15 feet, the second 143 feet, and the third 153 to 17 feet. The whole will cover almost an acre and a half. As stated before, it ranges from east to west along the north part of the Rodman Dike property, at the south side of Kilburn Street. The engine-house, at the southwest corner, is 40 by 50 feet, a single story 28 feet high. The boiler-house is 52 by 68 feet, a single story 22 feet high.

The picker building, 117 by 98 feet, and from 153 to 17 feet high, is situated 28 feet west of the main building. In the southeast part of this structure is the picker-room, 77 by 62 feet, and it also contains a repair-shop, 85 by 32 feet, and a cloth-room, 85 by 36 feet. It is connected with the mill by a structure 28 by 30 feet, which contains the main entrance to the mill, a harness-room, lap-elevator, etc. The picker building being of the same width as the mill, ranges with it. Farther to the west is the office building, 48 by 24 feet, 153 feet high, and containing in addition to the offices a supply-room in the basement. The united length of the connected buildings is 859 feet.

The mill contains 1264 looms 40 inches wide and 9600 spindles. The power is furnished by a Corliss engine with two cylinders, each thirty-two feet in diameter and six feet stroke.

Potamska Mills .- Potamska Mill, No. 1, was built in 1871, and went into operation with a capital of $600,000. It is 345 by 92 feet, four stories high ; the weaving-shed is one story high, 108 by 97 feet ; the picker-room is two stories high, 119 by 40 feet. It has 48,000 spindles and 1006 looms.

No. 2 mill was built in 1877, the main building being 348 by 92 feet, four stories high; the L 184 by 92 feet, two stories high ; the weaving-shed 184 by 92 feet, one story high; and the picker-house 71 by 47 feet, two stories high ; all built of brick. This mill has 58,328 spindles and 1428 looms. The total num- ber of spindles in both mills is 106,328, and the total number of looms 2424.

These mills manufacture fine lawns, satteens, cre- tonnes, jeans, and print cloths. Both mills are driven by Corliss double twenty-eight-inch cylinder, five-foot stroke engines, of eight hundred horse- power cach, both mills employing abont twelve hun- dred operatives.

James Robinson was the first president and treas- urer. He was succeeded Aug. 27, 1875, by Horatio Hathaway, who was succeeded by the present officers, -Andrew G. Peirce, treasurer, elected in 1878, and Edward Kilburn, president, elected in 1879. Hiram Kilburn has been superintendent from the commence- ment. The goods of these mills have an enviable reputation for honest work and quality of material.

The Gosnold Mills were incorporated in 1848 and organized in 1855, with the following board of direc- tors : Thomas Nye, Jr., Lemuel Kollock, William Phillips, W. J. Rotch, John R. Thornton, James D. Thompson, Jonathan Bourne, Jr., and Edward B. Mandell.

The first president was Lemuel Kollock, who served until April 20, 1865, when he was succeeded by James D. Thompson, and April 21, 1875, Mr. Thompson was succeeded by the present president, Mr. Joseph H. Cornell.

The first treasurer and clerk was Frederick Bryant, who was succeeded Feb. 17, 1856, by William Phil- lips. In 1858, Mr. L. M. Kollock became treasurer and clerk, and continued in that office until April, 1865, when he was succeeded by James D. Thompson. Mr. William W. Webb was chosen clerk at the same time. Mr. Thompson officiated until April 18, 1876, when he was succeeded by Mr. Joseph H. Cornell, the present incumbent. Mr. George Wilson was elected treasurer April 30, 1872, when the following new board of directors were chosen: George Wilson, James H. Cornell, George F. Kingman, James M. Lawton, and John B. Little. John A. Bates was elected secretary April 15, 1873, and continues to the present time. Mr. Little was succeeded Aug. 1, 1874, by Atmore Holmes as a director, and in April, 1876, Mr. Lawton was succeeded by William G. Taber. The mills have had but two superintendents, John W. Kingsbury and the present, Mr. Henry Howard.

The mills manufacture hoop, band, seroll, rod, horse-shoe, and hame iron and chains of every de- scription. The growth of these mills has been steady, and from a comparative small beginning they now rank among the representative institutions of the city.

Masonic .- STAR IN THE EAST LODGE,1 F. AND A. M .- This is the oldest Masonie lodge in the city, having been chartered Dec. 10, 1823, with the follow - ing charter members : Timothy I. Dyre, Anthony D. Richmond, George Randall, Asa Wood, Alden D. Stoddard, Jonathan Buttrick, Oliver Swain, Charles Coggeshiall, Thomas Cole, Zaccheus Cushman, Sam- uel Hall, Eastland Babcock, Timothy G. Coffin, Reu- ben Swift, Joseph E. Melcher, James Maddix, Sam- nel James, James Mooers, Mendell Ellis, Silvanus Ames, and Edward T. Taylor.

This venerable lodge has always quietly and faith - fully exemplified the beautiful principles of Free- masonry, and its records are heavily laden with blessings of widows and orphans who through a long term of years have had their hearts made glad and burdens lightened by its generous aid.

Its officers and members have carried on the good work whether the prevailing public opinion was for or against the fraternity, and it is one of the honored lodges that met regularly and duly attended to its business all through the fanatical Anti-Masonic ex- citement. Its roll embraces the names of a large number of our best citizens in character and integ- rity, and it furnished the charter members of Eureka Lodge of this city, as well as many of those of Con- cordia Lodge of Fairhaven and Noquochoke Lodge of Westport. -

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The Past Masters of this lodge since its charter are Timothy I. Dyre, George Randall, Oliver Swain, Ephraim Kempton, Abner Bourne, Anthony D. Richmond, Thomas T. Wells, John Sargent, Lucien B. Keith, Timothy G. Coffin, John Freeman, Timo- thy Ingraham, Samuel W. Hayes, Henry F. Thomas, Henry Taber (2d), Isaac M. Richardson, George H. Taber, John B. Baylies, Shipley W. Bumpus, Albert H. W. Carpenter, William W. Arnold, Wanton T. Drew, James Taylor, Ezekiel C. Gardiner, Anthony D. Hall.

Its present membership is three hundred and sixty, and its officers are Theodore W. Cole, W. M .; Fred- erick A. Bradford, S. W .; Frank M. Ashley, J. W .; Edward Stetson, Treas .; James C. Hitch, Sec. ; Ben- jamin F. Jenney, Chap .; Andrew M. Marts, M. ; Washington A. Jenkins, S. D .; Bartholomew Othe- man, J. D .; Thomas R. Brownell, S. S .; Ernest A. Wheaton, J. S .; George Peirce, O .; Ansel F. Blos- som, Tyler.

EUREKA LODGE,1 F. AND A. M .- The membership of Star in the East Lodge having grown so large, it was deemed advisable by members of the fraternity to have another lodge, and Eureka Lodge was chartered May 8, 1857, with the following-named members : Timothy Ingraham, Isaac M. Richardson, Benjamin Russell, Moses H. Bliss, Stephen A. Tripp, Moses G. Thomas, Lineas Wood, James C. Tripp, and Henry F. Thomas.

It has always been prosperous from the beginning. Its Past Masters are Timothy Ingraham, Henry F. Thomas, Isaac M. Richardson, Amasa L. Gleason, Charles W. Seabury, John A. Lee, Abraham H. How- land, Jr., Thomas B. Tripp, James L. Sherman, Ansel G. Baker, William T. Soule, William O. Woodman.

Its present membership is three hundred and twenty-six, and its officers are Frederick W. Mosher, W. M .; William H. Waterman, S. W .; Edward H. Field, J. W .; Humphrey A. Gifford, Jr., Treas .; William A. Mackie, Sec .; Edwin Whittaker, Chap .; George S. P. Bradford, U .; Arnold B. Wady, S. D .; Simpson J. Blossom, J. D .; Charles L. Tripp, S. S. ; Henry L. Dwight, J. S .; Thomas J. Borden, I. S .; George Peirce, O .; Ansel F. Blossom, Tyler.

ADONIRAM R. A. CHAPTER.1-This old organiza- tion has been imparting the impressive and delightful lessons of Chapter Masonry to generations in this section of Massachusetts, and its members may be found in all parts of the world, carrying on the work of other chapters which they have organized. Its charter is dated Oct. 4, 1816, and was granted to the following companions of Attleborough and vicinity : George Ellis, Manning Richards, George W. Robin- son, Otis Robinson, James Warren, Richard Carrigue, Jabez Newell, Edward Richardson, Obed Robinson, Jr., Darius Briggs, Abiathar Richardson, Jr., John Whiting, Daniel Babcock, Carlos Barrows.

It was moved to Taunton on the 5th of July, 1825, and after twenty years good service its location was changed to this city, Nov. 25, 1845.

Its Past High Priests are Richard Carrigue, George Ellis, James W. Crossman, John Howard, William W. Crossman, Samuel Caswell, Jr., Timothy Ingra- ham, Moses G. Thomas, Wanton T. Dew, John A. Lee, Abram H. Howland, Jr., William W. Arnold, Albert H. W. Carpenter, James L. Sherman, Albert E. Wright.

Its present membership is three hundred and eighty-four, and its officers are William M. Thorup, H. P .; Ansel G. Baker, K .; John W. Taylor, S .; George R. Stetson, Treas. ; H. Wilder Emerson, Sec. ; Charles H. Brownell, Chap. ; Frank M. Ashley, C. H .; Benjamin S. Jenkins, P. S .; Henry C. W Mosher, R. A. C .; Joseph W. Chadwick, Stephen A. Brownell, Charles W. Potter, Jr., M. V .; Ansel F. Blossom, Tyler.

SUTTON COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR,2 and the Appendant Orders. This commandery was chartered May 4, 1864, with the following members : John B. Baylics, Albert H. W. Carpenter, Gustavus Delano, Wanton T. Drew, John Anson Lee, Charles H. Sanford, Elisha C. Leonard, Joshua B. Winslow, Henry Field, Jr., Jacob L. Porter, Francis L. Porter, Robert C. Topham, Jacob B. Hadley, David Brayton, William E. Mason, Hiram Wheaton, Larnet Hall, Jr., Stephen W. McFarlin, Amasa L. Gleason, John Valentine, Jr., John Fuller, William W. Arnold, An- dreas T. Thorup, Henry G. Pomeroy, George Bliss, James H. C. Richmond, William A. Searell, James D. Driggs, William O. Woodman, Nathan Lewis, George R. Paddock, David S. Small, Peter Fales, Peter D. Cutter, John Terry, and Ansel Tripp.

It has been very flourishing from the start, and the utmost harmony and good fellowship has existed among all the Sir Knights.

It was named in honor of Sir Knight Gen. William Sutton, of Salem, who was much interested in all that pertained to Freemasonry, particularly to Templar Masonry, and he presented Sutton Commandery with a beautiful banner.

The Past Eminent Commanders are John B. Bay- lies, Albert H. W. Carpenter, John A. Lee, Abraham H. Howland, Jr., Gardner T. Sanford, Henry Field, Jr., and James Taylor.

Its present membership is two hundred and nine, and the officers are William T. Soule, E. C .; James L. Sherman, Gen .; William H. Matthews, Capt. Gen .; Frederick A. Bradford, Prelate; Jacob B. Hadley, Treas .; H. Wilder Emerson, Rec .; Ezekiel C. Gardiner, S. W .; Edwin Dews, J. W .; William H. Sherman, St. B .; Theodore W. Cole, Sw. B .; Henry C. W. Mosher, W .; Charles H. Wood, 3d G .; Benjamin S. Jenkins, 2d G. ; Thomas L. Allen, 1st G .; Ansel F. Blossom, Sen.

1 By James C. Hitch.

2 By James C. Hitch.

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Early Physicians .- Probably the earliest physi- cian within the limits of the old town of Dartmouth was Dr. Daniel Hathaway.

Dr. Benjamin Burg was also an early physician. He died Sept. 18, 1748, and was buried in the old cemetery at Acushnet.

Another well-known physician of his time was Elisha Tobey, who died May 10, 1781.

Dr. Samuel Perry was also a physician of consid- erable repute. He had two sons, both well-known practitioners in the town. Dr. Samuel, Jr., died Oct. 26, 1820, and his brother, Dr. Ebenezer, March 18, 1822.

Dr. Silas Tompkins died here Dec. 21, 1853.

Dr. William Cushing Whitridge was born in Tiv- erton, R. I., Nov. 25, 1784, and died at New Bedford, Mass., Dec. 28, 1857, in the seventy-fourth year of his age. His father was a distinguished physician in his day, and his surviving brothers, Dr. Joshua R. Whit- ridge, of Charleston, and Dr. John Whitridge, of Baltimore, rank deservedly high in the cities of their adoption. Dr. Whitridge entered Brown University in 1800, but subsequently went to Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., where he was graduated with distinction in 1804. He entered at once as a pupil in his father's office, and attended one full course of lectures at Harvard University. He did not, how- ever, at that time take a medical degree, and in 1847 received from Harvard the honorary title of Doctor of Medicine.

The first theatre of his practice was Tiverton, R. I., where he continued to labor with success until 1822, when he removed to New Bedford. Here he toiled in a widening circle of professional occupation until death bore him from the scene of his labors. His per- sonal appearance was highly prepossessing, and his manners were simple and unaffected. He possessed a quick and ready perception, a rare faculty of analy- sis, and a remarkable facility in the attainment of useful and important facts bearing upon his profes- sion. The public confidence in his skill as a physi- cian was very great, and at the time of his death he had the largest consultation practice in New Bedford. Dr. Whitridge was frequently delegated by the Mas- sachusetts Medical Society to attend the sessions of the American Medical Association, and was present at those of Boston and New York.

Dr. Alexander Read was a physician of high stand- ing, and one of the leading members in the profession in this part of the State. He was born in Milford, July 10, 1786. He was graduated in 1808 at Dart- mouth College, having acquired the reputation of good scholarship and unblemished morals. He pur- sued his medical studies under the direction of Dr. Greene, of Worcester, and of Nathan Smith, M.D., and in 1811 commenced the practice of his pro- fession in New Bedford. He soon acquired the repu- tation of a skillful and attentive physician, and re- ceived the patronage of a numerous circle of intelligent

and wealthy citizens. 'A course of lectures prepared and delivered by him on chemistry and botany with great acceptance was a happy introduction to the youthful portion of the more intelligent population, and many of the attendants remained ever after his ardent friends.

Possessing by nature a sanguine temperament, and by cultivation and intercourse with good society a refined taste, he was fitted to be an ornament in the circle in which he moved. He was made to love and to be loved. He was kind, conciliatory, and con- siderate. Naturally modest and self-diffident, he wondered at his own success. He seemed to live more for others than for himself. His own happiness was an incident rather than an end in his pursuits. His ruling passion was to promote the well-being of those with whom he associated. Hence as a physi- cian he was ardent in the pursuit of knowledge, care- ful in his observation of the changing phases of dis- ease, kind in his deportment, courteous in all the relations of life, and skillful to perceive and minister to the necessities of his numerous patients.

In 1816 he received the degree of M.D. at New Haven. Dr. Read was a skillful surgeon as well as physician, and was much devoted to that branch of his profession. His advice was much sought and ap- preciated by his professional brethren. They felt that their reputation was safe in his hands, that when called in counsel he would sustain and not sup- plant them. He scorned the low art to which, it must be confessed, a few, even of educated men, re- sort for the acquisition of business. Quackery, whether in its infinitesimal or more heroie develop- ment, received from him no countenance. He pub- lished but little. His remarks on the mode of prep- aration and uses of Datura Stramonium are a model of simplicity and directness in medical communica- tions.

His crowning excellence was his reverence for God. His was the religion of the Bible. He acknowledged its claims and reverently bowed to its teachings, and in the hour of affliction and sickness he was rewarded by its abundant consolations. Religion with him was an abiding principle, not the fitful vagary of an excited imagination.

Such was Dr. Read,-a good husband, kind father, beloved physician,, and in every relation eminently a good man.

His fatal disease was hæmaturia, followed by chronic disorganization and protracted suffering.

Fire Society, 1809 .- The following is a " List of the members of the Bedford Fire Society, with ('A') watch- word, June 10, 1809, presented to the fire-wards, viz. : Joseph Ricketson, Elisha Thornton, Jr., Barnabas Taber, Job Eddy, James Allen (2d), Simpson Hart, Cornelius Howland, Nicholas D. Greene, Daniel Taber, Nathan Taber, Abraham Shearman, Jr., Caleb Green, William Sawyer Wall, Jahaziel Jenney, Wil- liam James, Peter Barney, Josiah Wood, Francis

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Taber, John Thornton, Peleg Howland, William Ross, Gilbert Howland, Gilbert Russell, Sands Wing, Caleb Congdon, Benjamin Lincoln, Freeman Barrows, and John H. Howland.

" By order of the society, watchword ' A.' " CALEB GREENE."

Attached to this list is the following notice: " To Caleb Congdon, one of the fire-wards for tlte town of New Bedford, the inclosed list of the mem- bers of the Bedford Fire Society with its watchword is presented thee for thy government or direction, to give orders to said members at any fire which may happen. The watchword is not to be divulged."

An Interesting Document .- The old borough of Dartmouth, England, the fishing community at the mouth of the Dart, gave our old Dartmouth its name. Many incidents connected with its name and history made this ancient borough, whose franchise dates back to the reign of Richard Cœur de Lion, closely associated with the commemorative exercises.

An address " To the mayor, recorder, and aldermen of the city of Dartmouth, county of Devon, England," had been prepared, and was read to the meeting. Having been signed by the mayor, aldermen, Common Councilmen, and clerk of the city of New Bedford, and by the selectmen and town clerks of the towns uniting in the celebration, and beautifully engrossed, it was sent to its destination.

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History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 27

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co. Number of Pages: 1818

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1818