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1861
II43
68
Rangoon
66
1862
II44
69
66
Winona
1862
1148
70
Valparaiso
66
1 863
1158
71
66
Longwood
66
1863
1179
72
66
Winged Hunter
1864
1189
73
Sapphire
1864 .
I204
74
66 Elcano
66
1864
12IO
75
Tennyson‘
1865
1246
76
Montana
1865
1269
1 The ship Tennyson sailed from Newburyport June 21, 1865, for Bangor,
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Oliver Putnam
1853
671
40
Volant
1854
779
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66
66
464
HISTORY OF NEWBURYPORT
77 Ship United States
built in 1866
1314 tons
78
66 Garden Reach
1867
974
79
Augusta
1868
I 326
80
66 Monte Rosa
1868
1337
81
66 Whittier
1 869
1295
82
Importer
1869
1269
83
66
Franconia
66
1871
1312
84
Nearchus
1872
1287
85
Victoria
66
1873
I349
86
Thomas Dana
1873
1445
87
66 Radiant
1874
1607
88
66
G. C. Trufant
66
1874
I502
89
Harmonia
66
1874
I 497
90
Big Bonanza
66
1875
1472
66
91
60
Daniel I. Tenney
1875
I686
92
60
Farragut
66
1876
1548
Maine, and from thence to England with a cargo of lumber. The following verses by Richard S. Spofford, Jr., were published in the Newburyport Herald on the twenty-sixth day of June.
Named fitly, noble ship, art thou, The Laureate of the sovereign sea, Thou wear'st on shapely stern and prow His Muse's matchless symmetry.
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As some divine conception glides Upon the current of his song; So thou dost o'er the swelling tides In grace and beauty move along.
What time the freshening breeze inspires Thy form with energies sublime, And vocal with AEolian lyres Thou striv'st to conquer space and time.
All charm of motion, all delights Of gazing eye and listening ear, With sounds melodious, and with sights, Entrancing, mark thy proud career.
Oh angry winds and waves be calm ! Oh Fate supreme propitious be ! And shield their lives from every harm Who, sea-ward faring, trust in thee.
And, thou, oh stately thing, pursue O'er ocean deeps thy destined track, And give, in other lands, to view The glories of our Merrimac.
But come again, when summer owns, As, now, her most effulgent hours, And bring the wealth of brighter zones To beautify these homes of ours.
So shall the Poet's praise and thine Blend sweetly on admiring lips, He, master of the art divine, And thou, the Paragon of ships.
SHIP-YARDS, SHIP OWNERS AND SHIP BUILDERS.
93 Ship Jabez Howes
built in 1877
1648 tons
94 Frank N. Thayer
1878
1647
6
95
66 W. H. Lincoln
66
1881
I727
60
96 John Currier
66
1882
1847
97 Mary L. Cushing
66
1883
1575
6
SHIP JOHN CURRIER (BUILT IN 1882) AND U. S. CABLE STEAMER RESTORER, IN HONOLULU HARBOR, JULY 11, 1905.1
VESSELS BUILT BY GEORGE W. JACKMAN, JR. Ship-yard on Merrimack street at foot of Forrester street.2
I . Bark Hollander
built in 1850
525 tons
2 Ship Arab
66 1850
525
3 Bark Annie Buckman
1850
550
4 Ship Hussar
1851
725
66
5 Sch. Lydia
66
1851
100
6 Bark Falcon
1852
520
7 Ship Whistler
1853
820
8 66 Starr King
1854
II70
66
9
66 War Hawk
1855
1060
IO
66 Charmer
1855
1060
66
II Black Prince
1856
1050
12
Daring
1856
1070
66
I3 Reynard 66
1857
1051
14
66 Renown
1858
1040
66
15. Bark Said Bin Sultan
1858
330
66
.
1 From a photograph taken in Honolulu by Mrs. Frank Alley of Newburyport.
1 This yard was in the town of Newbury until 1851, when it was annexed to and included within the limits of the city of Newburyport.
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IHISTORY OF NEWBURYPORT
16 Ship Fear Not
built in 1860
IO12 tons
17 Bark Nabob
1861
530
18 U. S. Gunboat Marblehead
1862
529
19
U. S. Steamer Ascutney
66
1 863
1040
66
20 Bark A. N. Franklin
66
1863
425
2I Brig Newbury
22 Ship Nonantum
23
Steamship Ontario
66
1867
3000
25
Ship Exporter
1873
1370
26
Reporter
1874
1352
27
66 Landseer
1874
I42I
VESSELS BUILT BY EBEN MANSON.
Ship-yard on Merrimack street at the foot of Oakland street.
I
Sch. Amelia
built in 1852
130 tons
2
Golden West
1852
144
3
Bark Naiad Queen
1853
325
4 Sch. Fearless
6
1853
140
5
Bark Sam Slick1
1854
372
6
Golden Rule1
1854
280
7
Sch. Flying Cloud1
1854
48
8 Helen Young1
1854
48
9
Enchantress
1858
165
66
IO
Lola Montez
1858
105
II
Edward Lameyer
1859
185
12
Prioress
1859
40
13
Bark Jehu
14 Ship Sarah Chase
1 860
588
66
15
Albert Edward
66
1 860
845
16
66 Edith
66
1862
II70
66
17
Port Law2
66
1864
1280
18
Sch. Eustis2
66
1864
270
19
Ship Bennington2
66
1865
1320
20 Brig Mary Plumer 2
66
1866
275
66
2I
Lizzie H. Kimball
66
1 866
325
22
Sch. Lottie E. Cook
1866
I20
23
Ocean Pearl
66
I 866
125
24
66
Martha Pike
1867
I36
66
1 866
3000
24
Erie
1 863
220
1864
1075
1 The barks Sam Slick and Golden Rule and the schooners Flying Cloud and Helen Young were built by Eben Manson and William Fernald under the firm- name of, Manson & Fernald.
2 Benjamin Davis, Jr., was associated with Mr. Manson in building the ships Port Law and Bennington, the schooner Eustis and the brig Mary Plumer.
66
1859
388
66
SHIP-YARDS, SHIP OWNERS AND SHIP BUILDERS
25 Brig Tula
built in 1867
220 tons
26 Sch. Edward Burnett
I868
270
27
Hattie E. Smith
1 869
145
28
Victor
66
1870
225
29 Mary Burdett 66
66
1870
230
30
66
Miantanomah
1872
77
66
3I Cecil 66
1873
174
VESSELS BUILT BY CHAS. H. CURRIER, GEORGE E. CURRIER AND JOHN CURRIER, 3RD, UNDER THE FIRM-NAME OF CHAS, H. CURRIER & CO.
Ship-yard on Merrimack street at the foot of Ashland street.
I Sch. Sarah Woodbridge
built in 1857
250 tons
2 Brig Timandra
1857
I73
3 Bark Germantown
1859
390
66
4 Sch. Charmer
1859
II6
5 Bark Persia
I 860
565
66
6 . Abdel Kader 66
1860
420
66
7
Sch. Hortensia
66
1860
98
8 Bark Schamyl
1861
417
9 Sch. E. H. Hatfield
66
1861
I70
IO
Ship Mary Warren
66
1 862
925
II
6 George Warren
1 863
970
I2 Bark J. H. Pearson
66
1 865
420
I3
Ship Timour
1866
900
66
14
Bark Signal
66
1867
424
66
15 Metis
66
I868
620
66
16
66 Agate
66
1 868
649
I7 Essex
66
1 870
735
18 Sch. F. H. Odiorne
1871
283
19
66 Frank G. Dow
1872
4II
66
VESSELS BUILT BY GEORGE E. CURRIER.
Ship-yard on Merrimack street at the foot of Ashland street.
I
Sch. W. S. Jordan
built in 1873
500 tons
2 South Shore
1873
425
3 Bark John J. Marsh
66
1873
425
6
4 Sch. W. H. Lewis
66
1874
525
5 W. B. Herrick 66
66
1874
550
6 Henry Withington
66
1874
550
66
7 Bark John Shepard
66 1875
675
66
66
66
66
1 In 1874 Eben Manson built for John C. Tilton, in Haverhill, schooners Lucy May and Eliza Ann.
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HISTORY OF NEWBURYPORT
8 Bark Obed Baxter
built in 1876
916 tons
9 Scow New Era
1876
200
66
IO Bark H. G. Johnson
1877
1080
II B. F. Hunt, Jr.
1881
1190
12 Sch. Lucie E. Friend
1882
450
I3
66
Ida L. Hall
66
1882
473
14
66
Albert T. Stearns
1883
483
I5
Maud Sherwood
1883
498
16
James B. Pace
66
1883
609
17
Rose Estabrook
66
1884
579
19
66
J. R. Teel
1 889
849
66
20
Clarence H. Venner
1 890
887
21
Maria O. Teel -
1 890
1069
22
Richard S. Spofford
66
1 890
464
66
23
66 Horace W. Macomber
1 890
997
24
John H. Buttrick
1 890
596
25
John Twohy
66
1891
968
26
66 Frank Rudd
1 892
720
VESSELS BUILT BY WILLIAM B. COFFIN & CO.I
Ship-yard, at the foot of Jefferson street, now owned by the Citizens' Electric Street Railway Company, and used for a power station.
I Sch. Mariqueta
built in 1858
I20 tons
2
Lizzie Williams
1859
85
3 Merrimack
1860
85
4 Henry Perkins
1860
200
5
Bark Star of Peace
1861
438
6 A. W. Stevens
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1 863
615
7 Brig Veno
1863
210
8 Bark Waitemata
1888
615
VESSELS BUILT BY WILLIAM B. COFFIN.
Ship-yard on the southeasterly side of the power station: entrance on Merrimack street.
1 Ship John Harvey
2 Brig Isis
built in 1865 750 tons 1866 330
1 The first vessel, " sch. Mariqueta," was built by William B. Coffin, Nathan- iel Chase, Joseph D. Coffin and Ephraim Collins; the others by William B. Coffin, Nathaniel Chase and Ezra Trumbull.
18
Maggie Andrews
1883
618
SHIP-YARDS, SHIP OWNERS AND SHIP BUILDERS
469
VESSELS BUILT BY JOHN W. S. COLBY AND ENOCH P. LUNT. Ship-yard on Merrimack street at the foot of Ashland street.
I
Sch. Matchless
built in 1866
90 tons
2
Pyrola
I 867
I35
3
Carrie F. Butler
1867
92
4
David J. Adams
1868
103
5
Charles A. Ropes
¥
I 868
66 103
6
66 Annie Hooper
66
1 869
103
66
7
66
F. A. Smith
I 869
II7
66
8
Ben : Perley Poore
1 869
I20
9
66 Spring Bird
1870
125
IO
Fanny Byrnes
66
1871
103
66
II
66
Nellie C. Foster
66
1872
I30
66
I3
Jacob J. Houseman
1872
150
¥
15
Florine F. Nickerson
66
1874
90
66
16
66 Jordan L. Mott
1874
191
66
17
66 Hattie L. Newman
1875
45
66
18
Ellie F. Long
66
1876
150
19
66
Ella M. Johnson
1876
51
66
20
66 San Blas
1876
150
2I 66 Josie Johnson
1877
51
66
22 Str. Kitty Boynton
1877
44
23
Sch. Jennie Seaverns
I 880
IO6
VESSELS BUILT BY B. F. ATKINSON AND JOHN T. FILLMORE.
Ship-yard on Merrimack street at the foot of Titcomb street.
I
Bark Sarah E. Kingsbury
built in 1869
520 tons
2
66 Escort
1870
636
3 Harvester 66
1871
780
66
4 James G. Pendleton
1872 938
5 Wakefield
1873
904
6 Susan Gilmore 66 66
1874
I204
7
Edward Kidder
1874
IO14
8
66 Albert Russell
66
1875
762
66
9
Ship Brown Brothers
1875
1876
864
II William Hales
66
1876
875
66 12 Abbie Carver
66
1877
983
I3
66 Harvard
66
1878
981
14 Ship Mc'Lauren
66 1879
1312
66
14
66
Willie H. Lord
1873
I34
I2
Cayenne
1871
125
66
66
1493
IO. Bark Haydn Brown
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HISTORY OF NEWBURYPORT
15 Sch. Cox and Green
built in 1881
591 tons
16 66 Eva L. Ferris
66
1881
590
17
66 66 Benjamin Hale 1882
597
66
18 Charles C. Dame
66 1882
567
66
19
Albert H. Cross
1883
340
20
66
W. C. French
1883
387
21
Warren Moore
1883
421
22
John C. Gregory
66
1884
360
6
23
Bark Adam W. Spies
66
1884
II71
66
24
Sch. Mary A. Trundy
1885
404
CHAPTER XIII.
BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS.
" The Visions and Prophecies of Daniel," by Rev. Thomas Parker, printed in London, in 1646, was probably the first book prepared for publication in the town of Newbury, Mass.1
In 1647, " The Temple Measured," by Rev. James Noyes, " teacher of the Church at Newbery in New England," and in 1650, " The Copy of a Letter written by Mr. Thomas Parker, Pastor of the Church of Newbury in New England," were printed for Edmund Paxton, in London, " over against the Castle Tavern neer to the Doctors Commons."2
At the suggestion of the General Court of the colony of Massachusetts Bay, Rev. James Noyes composed a short cat- echism that passed through several editions.3 The first one was printed probably as early as 1650, and later ones in 1661 and 1676. Bartholomew Green of Boston published two edi- tions, one in 1694, the other in 1714. The title-page of the edition printed in 1694 is reproduced on the next page from a copy of the catechism now in the possession of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. The edition printed in 1714 was reprinted in the appendix to Coffin's History of Newbury on pages two hundred and eighty-seven to two hun- dred and ninety-one inclusive. William Barrett and Angier March, under the firm-name of Barrett & March, published an edition of this catechism in Newburyport in 1797.4
Rev. James Noyes died in Newbury October 22, 1656.
1 History of Newbury (Currier), p. 323.
2 History of Newbury (Currier), pp. 312 and 325.
3 [June 2, 1641. ] " It is desired that the eldrs would make a catachisme for the instruction of youth in the grounds of religion." Massachusetts Bay Colony Records, vol. I., p. 328.
4 The title-page of the edition printed in 1797 is reproduced near the close of this chapter.
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A SHORT
CATECHISM Compofed
By Mr. James Noyes, Late Teacher of the Church of CHRIST in
NEWBURY, in New-England. For the ufe of the Children there.
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BOSTON, Printed by Bartholomew Green, 1694.
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BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS
Several years after his death, " Moses and Aaron; or the Rights of Church and State," written by Mr. Noyes during the last year of his life, was published in London with an in- troduction by Rev. Thomas Parker.I
The title-page of a sermon printed in 1675, now in the Bos- ton Public library, reads as follows :- -
The | Necessity | of a well experienced | Souldiery | or a | Christian Common Wealth ought | to be well Instructed & Experienced | in the Military Art. | Delivered in a Sermon upon an Artillery | Election June the Ioth 1675 | By J. R. | Ps1 144 | Blessed be the Lord My | strength which teacheth my hands to warr, and my | fingers to Fight. | Jer. 48. 10. Cursed be he that doth the work | of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that | keepeth back the sword for Blood. | Cam- bridge | Printed by Samuel Green 1679.
The author of this sermon was Rev. John Richardson, who was employed in 1673 to assist Rev. Thomas Parker in the church at Newbury, and was ordained pastor in December, 1675.2
In 1714, Rev. John Tufts, pastor of the second church in Newbury, now the first church in West Newbury, published "a very plain and easy introduction to the art of singing psalm tunes, with the cantus or trebles of twenty-eight psalm tunes contrived in such a manner as that the learner may attain the skill of singing them with the greatest ease and speed imaginable, by the Reverend Mr. John Tufts. Price six pence or five shillings per dozen."3
This was probably the first book published in America con- taining tunes to be sung by note. A copy of the fifth edition, published in 1726, is in the Boston Public library. The title- page reads as follows :-
An | Introduction | To the Singing | of | Psalm Tunes | In a plain & easy method | With | A Collection of Tunes.| In Three Parts | By the Rev. Mr. Tufts. | The Fifth edition | Printed from Copper Plates | Neatly Engraven | Boston in N. E. | Printed for Samuel Ger- rish | at the Lower End of Corn | hill 1726.
1 History of Newbury (Currier), p. 326.
2 See " A Third Supplementary List of American Imprints," published in 1903, with notes by Dr. Samuel A. Green, librarian of the Massachusetts Historical So- ciety; also, History of Newbury (Currier), p. 324.
3 History of Newbury (Coffin), pp. 185 and 186.
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This edition has thirty-seven tunes and also instructions for training the voice. Letters were engraved on the staff instead of the notes, Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, and these letters were followed by one or more dots to indicate the length of time they were to be sounded as shown in the half- tone print on the opposite page. F without a dot, was to be sounded only half as long as F with one dot (F.), and F with two dots (F :) was to be sounded twice as long as F with one dot (F.).
The eleventh edition of this work was published in 1744. George Hood, in his History of Music in New England, gives the title-page as follows :-
An Introduction to the singing of Psalm Tunes : in a plain and easy method : with a Collection of Tunes : In Three Parts : By the Reverend Mr. Tufts : The Eleventh Edition : Printed from Copper Plates, neatly engraven : Boston N. E. : Printed for Samuel Gerrish 1746.
When Newburyport was incorporated, in 1764, Bulkeley Emerson was a dealer in books and stationery in Market square, and Daniel Bayley sold at his house, near St. Paul's church, singing books and pamphlets. The title-pages of a few of the books printed for and sold by these dealers read as follows :-
A New and Complete | Introduction | to the | Grounds and Rules of Musick, | In two books, | Printed for and sold by Bulkeley Emerson of Newburyport 1764 1
A New and Compleat | Introduction | to the | Grounds and Rules of Musick. | In Two Books | Book I | Containing the Grounds and Rules of Musick ; or an Introduc | tion to the Art of Singing by Note, taken from Thomas Walter M. A. | Book II | Containing a new and Correct Introduction to the Grounds of Musick | Rudimental and Practical from William Tans'urs Royal Melody: The | whole being a Collection of a variety of the Choicest Tunes from the most approved Masters | O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice, his Praise in the great assem- bly to sing. Pf. CXLIX. I. | Printed for and sold by Bulkeley Emerson and Daniel Bayley of Newbury, 1764 1
A New and Compleat | Introduction | To the | Grounds and Rules | of Musick | In Two Books | By Daniel Bayley of
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HISTORY OF NEWBURYPORT
Newbury Port. | Engraved, Printed and Sold by Thomas Johnson in Brattle Street Boston 1766.
A copy of this singing book, printed in 1766, is in the Bos- ton Public library. It contains over fifty psalm tunes ; two of them, " Newbury Port " and " Exeter," are reproduced on the opposite page.
" The American Harmony " was published, in two volumes, by Daniel Bayley in 1769. The title-pages of these volumes read as follows :-
The | American Harmony : | or, | Royal Melody Complete. | In Two Volumes. | Vol. I Containing | I A New and Correct Introduction to the Grounds of Musick, Rudemental, Practical and Technical. | II. A New and Complete Body of Church Musick, adapted to the most select Portions of the Book of Psalms, | of either Versions ; with many Fuging Chorus's, and Gloria Patris to the Whole. | III. A New and select Number of Hymns, Anthems, and Canons, suited to several Occasions ; and many of them | neuer before printed ; Set by the greatest Masters in the World. | The Whole are Composed in Two, Three, Four, and Five Musical Parts, according to the nicest Rules ; consisting of Solo's, | Fuges, and Chorus's correctly set in Score for Voices or Organ ; and fitted for all Teachers, Learners, and Musical Societies, &c. | The Fifth Edition, with Additions. | By William Tansur, Senior, Musico Theorico. | Ps. CXLIX. O Praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad Voices : His Praise in the Great Assembly to sing | In our Great Crea- tor, let Isr'el rejoice ; And Children of Zion be glad in their King. | Ver. I. Printed and Sold by Daniel Bailey, at his House next Door to St. Paul's Church, Newbury-Port, 1769. | Sold also by most Booksellers in Boston.I
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The | American Harmony, | or | Universal Psalmodist. | Containing | A Choice and Valuable Collection of Psalm and Hymn-Tunes ; Canons and Anthems ; with Words Adapted | to each Tune. | The whole Com- posed in a New and Easy Taste, for Two, Three and Four Voices; in the most familiar Keys | and Clifts :- Calculated to Promote and Im- prove this most Excellent Part of Social Worship ; and render it | both Useful and Delightful : in Quires, as well as in Congregations in the Country. | By A. Williams, Teacher of Psalmody, in London. | To which is added, a Variety of Favourite Hymn Tunes and Anthems ; Collected from the Latest and most | Celebrated Authors ; Carefully set in Score, and neatly Engraved. | Printed and Sold by Danicl Bayley,
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at his House next Door to St. Paul's Church, Newbury-Port :- | Sold also by the Booksellers in Boston, 1769.1
The eighth edition of the " American Harmony " was pub- lished in 1773 and "sold by Daniel Bayley at his House next Door to St. Paul's Church, Newbury Port." A copy of this book, two volumes bound in one, printed in 1773, is in the Boston Public library.
The first edition of " The Essex Harmony " was published by Daniel Bayley in 1770. The title-page reads as follows :-
The | Essex Harmony | containing a New and concise | Introduction to | Musick | To which is added | a choice and valuable collection | of Psalm Tunes Suited to the | Different Measures of Either | version Composed in Three and | Four Parts Carefully set in Score | by Daniel Bailey Philo Musico | Newbury Port, Printed and Sold by | The Auth- or. Sold also By Most | Book Sellers In Boston, 1770.2
A later edition of this book has a few additional tunes and the following title-page :-
The | Essex Harmony | or | Musical Miscellany | containing in a con- cise and familiar manner | All the Necessary Rules of Psalmody. To which are annexed a variety of plain and fugeing Psalm and | Hymn Tunes, selected from different authors, both Ancient and Modern. | By Daniel Bayley | " O Praise ye the LORD, prepare a new Song : and let all his Saints in full concert join : Ye Tribes all assemble the Feast to prolong : in solemn procession with musick divine " | Newbury Port Printed and sold by the Author and Son, near St. Paul's Church : Where may be | had the Select Harmony Book of Anthems in Quarto, and a set of Tunes to bind in Psalm Books 1785. 3
Four years after the first edition of the Essex Harmony was published, Daniel Bayley advertised two new collections of church music for sale, described as follows :-
The | New Universal Harmony | Or A Compendium of | Church Mu- sick | Containing | A Variety of Favorite Anthems, Hymn-Tunes, and Carols | Composed by the greatest Masters. Carefully Set in score by Daniel Bayley, Philo Musico | Newbury Port | Printed and sold by the author. Price six shillings I773.4
1 American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. The second volume is in the Essex Institute, Salem.
'Boston Public library.
3 Boston Public library; Essex Institute, Salem; and American Antiquarian So- ciety, Worcester, Mass.
4 A copy of this book is in the Boston Public library. The preface is dated "Newbury Port, January 1, 1773."
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The | Gentleman and Ladies | Musical Companion :- | Containing | a variety of excellent Anthems, Hymns &c., collected from the best Au | thors ; with a short explanation of the rules of music. The Whole Correc | ted and rendered plain. | By John Stickney. | 1774. | Printed and sold by Daniel Bayley, Newbury Port and by most booksellers in New England. I
In 1784, a new singing book, or a revised edition of The Universal Harmony, was published under the following title :--
Select Harmony, containing in a plain and concise manner the Rules of Singing, chiefly by Andrew Law, A. B. to which is added a number of Psalm Tunes, Hymns and Anthems, from the best authors, with some never before published. Printed and sold by Daniel Bayley at his house in Newbury Port, where may be had a collection of Tunes for Psalm Books,-also a Collection of Anthems and Hymn Tunes, Quarto.2
The preface to this new singing book states some facts re- lating to the books previously published by Daniel Bayley that are interesting and noteworthy. It reads as follows :--
THE PUBLISHER TO THE PUBLIC.
Twenty years are now completed since I first published Singing books. My first publication was an abstract from Mr Walter of Boston and Mr Tansur of England, which were the chief singing books then known among us. Next I published Tansur's Royal Melody, consisting of Psalm Tunes and Anthems. Soon after Mr. Williams' singing Book made its appearance among us, I then added the principal part of that book which was very generally approved of, and was the first singing book that was ever printed in New England, done after the English method. I then consulted the best singing masters, which I knew, and examined all the musical authors I could find, in order to make my pub- lication as agreeable as possible, and added several pieces from Stephen- son, Knap, Arnold, Davenport, Lyon &c., with some pieces which were composed in America. But still I find it a work very difficult, for some pieces of music which are much esteemed when first known, will scarce- ly last long enough to have them engraved upon the plates ; yet I would inform my musical friends and customers that I shall continue to publish music. I have now very nearly completed a collection of Anthems and Hymn tunes in Quarto ; and purpose as soon as I can, to publish a small singing book, suitable for young beginners, containing such plain in- struction as I shall judge necessary, with a few tunes such as are the
1 Boston Public library.
2 Communication published in the Newburyport Herald November 19, 1857.
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most common, and shall then submit it to the public, which I hope will receive it with their usual candor.
I remain their very humble ser'vt
DANIEL BAYLEY
NEWBURYPORT, February 23, 1784.ª
The singing book for young beginners, to which reference is made in the preface quoted above, was probably completed and published, with a collection of psalm tunes, under the following title :-
The | Psalm Singer's | Assistant | Containing | I. An Introduction with such Di | rections for Singing as are necessa | ry for Learners. II. A collection of Choice Psalm | Tunes Suited to the several | Measures both of the Old and New Version | By Daniel Bayley | Printed for and sold by the Author in New | bury Port. Sold also by the Book sellers. [No date.] 2
At a later date several other books, containing psalm tunes, were published for Newburyport authors. One of them is described as follows :-
The | Newburyport Collection | of | Sacred, European Musick ; | con- sisting of | Psalm Tunes and Occasional Pieces, selected from the most eminent European Publica | tions, adapted to all the Metres in general use : | to which is prefixed | A Concise Introduction to the Grounds of Musick. | Exeter | Printed by Ranlet & Norris, and sold at their Book Store. | 1807.3
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