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charges fired at the squirrel from taking effect. She was supported by the town in her last days ; and, when she died (about 1785), there was such a terrible racket all about the house, that no one dared to remain to witness her death.
Ann Cobb had the reputation of dealing in the " black art," and of being in league with the " Old Scratch;" but I have not been informed of any specific modes in which she manifested her power. She was supported by the town some time previous to her death, which took place in 1798.
Naomi Burt was also accounted a member of the mysterious sisterhood of witches, and, by her won- derful powers, gave some trouble to those who fell under the ban of her displeasure. Oxen sometimes turned their yokes, and people lost wheels off their wagons, when they passed her house; and the boys always held their breath, and ran with all speed, when they went by in the night. She hung herself, July 4, 1808.
SINGULAR PHENOMENA.
Some eighty or ninety years ago, three young per- sons, living near each other, were all very singularly affected, during the same night, with a sudden attack somewhat of the paralytic kind. Josiah Harvey al- most entirely lost the use of one of his limbs, so that he ever after walked with great difficulty. Henry Hewit lost the use of both limbs, so that he never walked again, but pushed himself round in a chair upon wheels. Prudy Hall, a little child, was so af- fected in one of her arms that she could never after- wards raise it to her head. No satisfactory explanation was given to this wonderful occurrence, except the prevailing idea of the people of that time, who said these individuals were "moon-struck."
SHAKERS.
In 1782, some Shakers, with Ann Lee (the elect lady) and Shadrack Ireland as leaders, came to this
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town from Harvard, whence they were driven through fear of a mob. They made some proselytes here, but soon removed to Rehoboth, and prevailed upon many of their adherents, both here and there, to sell their estates, in order to build a ship or ark to carry them to the " New Jerusalem " of their visions. A vessel was built with the money thus furnished ; but it was sent on a voyage (says Backus in his "Church History," vol. iii. p. 179, &c.) to the West Indies, from whence a rich cargo was brought: but both vessel and cargo were sold, and a few rich men cheated the rest out of their estates. Some of the Norton Shakers are be- lieved to have removed to New Lebanon, N.Y. The principal place of their meetings at Norton was at the house of Capt. William Morey, a blacksmith, - less than half a mile from the Centre Village, on the Attleborough Road.1 It is now known as the " Jack- son House," and is occupied by David Fitzgerald.
FREEMASONS.
The Bristol Lodge of Freemasons was organized in Norton, June 14, Anno Lucis 5797. The charter was granted to the following persons : Job Gilbert, George Gilbert, Ira Smith, Joshua Pond, Samuel Morey, jun., Timothy Briggs, jun., Samuel Day,2 Seth Smith, jun., Daniel Gilbert,2 Benjamin Billings.2 They held their meetings in the hall of the Academy Building, now owned by Benjamin H. Richmond. I am told that the records of this lodge are destroyed or lost; and hence we know not who, or how many, were the sub- sequent members. March 10, A.L. 5830, the lodge was removed to Attleborough.
1 For a description of a Shaker meeting, see "Men and Times of the Revolution, or Memoirs of Elkanah Watson," p. 332, &c. In the same book, p. 304, &c., is an account of Watson's first interview with his subse- quent wife, - who was Rachel Smith, of this town. In his journal, Watson says, "In a few weeks after this interview [in 1784], the young lady be- came my beloved wife." This is not correct. They were not married till more than four years afterwards. But, if he had said they ought to have been married " a few weeks after this interview," he would have stated the truth.
2 Belonged to Mansfield.
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LIBRARIES.
Rev. Pitt Clarke says a social library was founded Jan. 4, 1794 ; and, in 1825, it numbered two hundred and seventy-eight volumes. The constitution of the association, called the "Proprietors of the Norton Library," is dated Jan. 29, 1794; and there were thirty-six original members, of whom only two are now known to be living, - viz., Elijah Lane, of Enfield, and our venerable townsman, David Makepeace, - both over ninety years of age. Each of the proprietors was to pay down six shillings ; six shillings in August following; six in August, 1795; and six more in August, 1796, - in all, twenty-four shillings : and this sum entitled them to a right in the library. Thereafter, each proprietor was to pay annually one shilling and sixpence till otherwise ordered by a vote of the shareholders. Each person could take out as many books at a time as he owned rights in the library. Five directors and a librarian were to be chosen by ballot, annually, on the first Monday of September. The first election of officers took place at the house of Gen. Silas Cobb, Feb. 19, 1794; of which meeting he was moderator. Rev. Pitt Clarke was chosen librarian ; and Hon. George Leonard, Rev. Ebenezer Nelson, Gen. Silas Cobb, Dr. Samuel Morey, and Ephraim Raymond, directors. The last and nineteenth article of the constitution declared that the library should remain to the proprietors, their heirs and assigns, for ever. But, Sept. 3, 1836, - the last annual meeting ever held, - the ninteenth article was rescinded ; and it was decided that a majority of the members might vote to sell the books and property " for the benefit of all the proprietors, and dissolve the Institution." Deacon Daniel Lane was chosen libra- rian at that meeting, and, according to the constitu- tion, remained in office till he died ; the books being kept at his house. The first proprietors belonged to Norton. Subsequently, members were admitted from Mansfield. We recently met the only resident sur-
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vivor of the original proprietors; and the great question with him was, what should be done with the library, which is still at the late residence of Deacon Lane, now occupied by his son Albert.
In 1842, the State appropriated fifteen dollars to every school district that would raise a like sum for a district-school library. In accordance with this resolve, several of the school districts in Norton raised the needed sum, and established libraries, which are still in existence, though not very much used. During the ministry of Rev. Mr. Hinkley, quite a number of books were bought, and a social library started ; but it died with his removal from town. Jan. 1, 1852, the ladies of the Congregational parish held a "tea-party; " most of the proceeds of which were used to establish a parish library. Some additions have been made to it, and it now numbers two hundred and thirty-five volumes ; and the use of it is free to any and all the worshippers with that parish.
TOWN-MAP.
In accordance with a resolve of the General Court, passed March 1, 1830, requiring the several towns of the State to make a survey of their territory, a survey was made of this town by Cromwell Leonard, Esq., and a map lithographed ; only a few copies of which are now in existence. In 1855, a new map was litho- graphed by H. F. Walling, superintendent of the State Map, in obedience to a vote of the town; and each family was furnished with a copy. The map is a pretty correct one ; giving the location of the rivers, roads, and all the dwelling-houses in town, with the names of their owners; but would have been more valuable, in an historic point of view, if the names of the occupants of the houses had also been given. A few copies of this map, thirty-six inches by thirty, well mounted, are for sale at the office of the Town Treasurer.
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STATISTICS.
Rev. Pitt Clarke, in his "Historical Sermon," says that, between July 3, 1793, and July 3, 1825, there had been five hundred and eighty-seven deaths in Norton ; of which five were suicides, nine accidental, and nineteen sudden. He also states, that, within that period, he had solemnized two hundred and twenty-two marriages. Mr. Clarke kept a record of the names and ages of all who died during his mini- stry ; but that record-book cannot now be found among the papers he left. His widow thinks she lent it, after leaving town, to some one here; and is confident it must be in Norton. We trust all parties will make a thorough search for it; for, if found, it will supply many deficiencies that now exist on the town-records of deaths, &c. Until about 1848, there was not an accurate account of births, marriages, and deaths, kept in the town-clerk's office. For the last ten years, ending Dec. 31, 1858, there have been four hundred and thirty-two births; the largest number (fifty-three) being in 1857, the smallest number (thirty- five) in 1853. For the same period, there has been ninety marriages ; the largest number (thirteen) being in 1853, the smallest number (three) in 1849. The deaths, for the same time, were three hundred and seventy ; the largest number (thirty-four) being in 1849, the smallest number (nineteen) in 1857. There have been three suicides since 1825.
SUSPICIONS OF MURDER, ETC.
About the year 1761, Joseph Hart and wife, for some trifling offence, tied up his son (by a former wife) by the wrists to a joist over head, stripped him of his clothes, and whipped him almost to death. He lived some days : and, when the father found he was likely to die, he went for a physician in great haste; but death soon closed the poor boy's sufferings.1
1 A long list of verses were made relative to the matter, copies of which are still extant.
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A woman by the name of Hodges was suspected of having caused the death of her illegitimate child ; but her guilt was never fully established.
In 1772, an illegitimate child of a maid-servant in the family of William Holmes was found dead in a hogshead of rye, in the garret, which, she said, was put there by a negro, who was the reputed father of it. There were suspicions of murder; but the jury of inquest said, "It died from neglect." 1
CHAISE AND CHAIRS.
In 1753, there were taxed in Norton one chaise and four chairs. The chaise is supposed to have belonged to the Leonard Family. The chairs were a kind of gig, having a seat suitable for two persons, with a sort of chair-back.
POST-OFFICE.
About 1798, a post office was established in Easton, on the Bay Road, leading from Taunton, through the easterly part of Norton, to Boston ; and was designed to accommodate the citizens of Easton, Norton, and Mansfield. Some of the people in the west part of this town, however, went to Attleborough for post- office accommodations. The post-office was esta- blished in Norton about the year 1817, Earl P. White being the first postmaster, and holding the office about one year; which was kept most of the time at his house, in the easterly part of the village. Laban M. Wheaton, Esq., succeeded Mr. White as postmaster, and was commissioned April 21, 1818; holding the office till 1845. It was kept for some years in Mr. Wheaton's law-office ; then in the public- house and in the village store. On the 24th of June, 1845, Earl Hodges, Esq., received the appointment of postmaster, and held the office till his death, April 3, 1857. He kept the office most of the time in his
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house, directly opposite the Town Hall. His widow (Mrs. Harriet Hodges) was appointed postmistress, April 6, 1857; and is still in office.
The mail was first brought to town about once a week from Taunton on horseback, and for several years came in that manner. Subsequently, a line of stages was established through this town from Taunton to Providence, and afterwards to Wrentham and Men- don, and brought the mail two or three times a week previous to the opening of the railroad. The mail is now daily received in the morning by railroad from Boston, and is sent to Boston in the afternoon. The New-York mail goes out in the morning vid Taunton, and is returned at night.
RAILROAD.
The Taunton-Branch Railroad - extending in a straight line, about a mile easterly of Norton Centre from the Boston and Providence Railroad in Mansfield to Taunton - was built during the years 1835 and 1836, and was opened for travel in August of the latter year. Elkanah Wood was the first station- agent ; and the stopping-place was, for several years, at the crossing near his house, there being no depot. The first depot was built near Mr. Wood's house, and was afterwards removed to a position between the present depot and the road, and a few feet nearer to the railroad-track. The new depot was erected in 1853, and was occupied for the first time during the severe snow-storm which commenced on the 29th of December of that year, and continued two days, com- pletely blocking up the roads, and stopping the cars in their progress. The present station-agent is Mr. Eli Wood, who has held the office for many years. Some years ago, a flag-station was established near Taunton line, a short distance easterly of Daniel Crane's house ; and he was appointed, and still performs the duties of, station-agent. I am told, that, when the surveys were made for this road, a proposition was made by the
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company to Judge Wheaton, that, if he would subscribe liberally to the stock of the road, it should be located through the village, near his house. But he, fearing it would depreciate the value of his property, declined the proposal ; and hence the road passes by on one side of us. Soon after the completion of the Taunton- Branch Railroad to Taunton, it was continued to New Bedford ; and the passenger-cars now run three times a day through town each way between that city and Boston.
ACADEMY.
About 1797, a building was erected directly back of the Congregational-Parish Meeting-house by share- holders, and an academy soon afterwards opened in the lower part of it, under the charge of Abner Alden, Esq., who is believed to have been the only principal. The building was dedicated with appropriate services ; Rev. John Foster, of Taunton, giving the address. For some reason, it failed to meet the expectations of its founders, and did not have a long life. The re- moval of Mr. Alden to Bristol, R.I., might have been one cause which lead to the breaking-up of the school. It is believed to have been quite popular while he was connected with it.
WHEATON FEMALE SEMINARY.
This institution was founded by Hon. Laban Whea- ton, of this town, soon after the death of his daughter (Mrs. Strong), who died childless. With the portion of his estate designed for her, he endowed the school. The first seminary building was erected in the summer of 1834, and the school was opened in the spring of 1835. The following trustees, in addition to himself, were appointed by Judge Wheaton : Rev. Sylvester Holmes, Rev. Orin Fowler, Rev. Erastus Maltby, Rev. Cyrus W. Allen, Lemuel Perry, Esq., Deacon William Reed, Major Jonathan Bliss, and L. M. Wheaton, Esq. We here record the names of those who have since
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been elected trustees to supply vacancies in the Board : Dr. Ira Barrows, Albert Barrows, Esq., Rev. William Barrows, William J. King, Esq., Zeno Kelly, Esq., Rev. Leonard Swain, Rev. Franklin Holmes, Rev. E. N. Kirk, Rev. M. Blake, Ichabod Washburn, Esq., Rev. A. H. Clapp, William C. Chapin, Esq., John R. Rogerson, Esq. March 10, 1837, the school was incorporated by the Legislature under the name of the "Norton Female Seminary," with the privilege of holding real and per- sonal estate to the amount of ten thousand dollars each. March 16, 1839, the name was changed by the Legislature to "Wheaton Female Seminary," and authorized to hold additional real and personal estate to the value of twenty thousand dollars each. In 1849, the first structure was removed, and the present Seminary Building erected at a cost of about six thousand dollars, which was dedicated in December of that year ; Rev. Henry N. Hudson giving the ad- dress. The first boarding-house was erected in 1836 ; and, subsequently, two wings were added. The new boarding-house - connected with the old one by a narrow passage-way, after the fashion of the Siamese Twins (though the two do not resemble each other quite so closely as do Chang and Eng) - was built in 1856, and opened, with appropriate services, Nov. 5 of that year ; Rev. Samuel Walcott, of Providence, R.I., giving the address.
Miss Eunice Caldwell was the first principal, and she was assisted at the opening of the school by the cele- brated Miss Mary Lyon. Miss Caldwell remained as principal till 1838 (?). The following ladies have been principals of the school since Miss Caldwell left : Miss Eliza R. Knight, from 1838 to 1840 ; Miss Martha E. W. Vose, from 1840 to 1842; Miss Martha C. Saw- yer, from 1842 to 1847 (?) ; Miss Elizabeth A. Cate, from 1847 to 1849; Miss Margaret Mann, from 1849 to 1850; Mrs. Caroline C. Metcalf, from 1850 to the present time.
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CONGREGATIONAL-PARISH SUNDAY SCHOOL.
This was organized about the year 1815. For a year or two, Miss Abigail Parker is believed to have had the charge of it. She was succeeded by Mr. Alvin Perry as superintendent; and, for some years subsequently, the school met, between the morning and afternoon services on Sunday, at the schoolhouse. It was one of the earliest Sunday schools established in Massachusetts. It has usually been held only in the warm season ; viz., from the first part of May to the latter part of November. In 1816, "The Norton Female Christian Association" was formed, with a view " to procure and loan religious books, and pro- mote other Christian and holy purposes;" and, in 1818, numbered one hundred members, all ladies.1 The managers of this association soon became teachers of the Sunday school; and, in the course of a few years, the school received their chief attention; the books previously bought being made the basis of the Sunday-school library. June 1, 1831, the society was re-organized under the name of the "Sunday-school Society ;" which name it has borne most of the time since up to 1858, and has usually made choice of the superintendent and librarians, purchased all needed text and library books, &c. The following persons have been superintendents of the school since 1831. I can find no records back of that time. Cromwell Leonard, Deacon Almond Tucker, Jarvis Smith, Leo- nard Hodges, Augustus Lane, Zebulon P. White, Dea- con Stillman Smith, Earl C. White. The school now numbers one hundred and forty pupils, and the library contains six hundred and nine volumes.
TOWN-HOUSE.
As we have previously stated, the town-meetings were held for many years in the old meeting-house. At
1 For names of members, see appendix to printed sermon preached before the association, in 1818, by Rev. Pitt Clarke.
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the March meeting, 1836, the question of building a town-house, or buying some building for that purpose, came up for consideration, and a committee was chosen to report upon the matter ; and at an adjourned meet- ing, March 21, it was voted to build a town-house. This vote was reconsidered March 26, and a committee was chosen to buy the old meeting-house for the use of the town, who forthwith made the purchase, paying two hundred and twenty-five dollars for it. Soon after, it was fitted up by dividing it horizontally, and appro- priating the upper part for a town-hall. The lower part was partitioned off into several rooms, and used for a paint-shop, basket-making, &c. The steeple - which was built at the end and outside of the body of the house - was taken down by digging under the foun- dation and severing its connection with the main building, and then tipping it over. Just as the separation was completed, Dr. Asa M. Adams ran into it; and, while attempting to ascend the stairs leading to the gallery, the steeple fell to the ground, without doing him any particular harm. Having fitted up the house for their use, the town were not satisfied with it; and two or three unsuccessful at- tempts were made to sell the building, and build
anew. April 3, 1843, sixty-four persons voted in favor of, and sixty-six against, disposing of the town- house. This vote was reconsidered Sept. 4 by a vote of one hundred and twenty-five to ninety-eight; and it was then voted, one hundred and twenty-eight to one hundred and eight, to build a new town-house, forty feet by thirty, provided it should not cost more than three hundred and fifty dollars, including the land to set it on, - the old house being " thrown in." And, in accordance with this vote, the present town- house was built; the old meeting-house being taken down, and a portion of it incorporated into the new building.
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EARLY METHODIST PREACHING.
Since writing the chapter relative to the Wesleyan- Methodist Church, I have learned a few facts about the first preaching of the Methodist doctrines here, which may be of interest. One of the first Methodist preachers in this vicinity was Lemuel Smith, about 1790. In 1795, Zadock Priest was appointed to the " Warren Circuit," - which included Norton, - and preached here about once a month for about one year, holding his meetings some of the time at Joseph New- comb's, whose house, for many years, was a sort of head- quarters for Methodist ministers. The first week in June, 1796, Mr. Priest came to Newcomb's, sick with consumption, and died there on the 22d of the same month, in the twenty-seventh year of his age. He is said to have been a native of Connecticut. He was the first Methodist minister who died in Massachusetts, and the first tenant of the private burying-ground near Josiah Newcomb's, who lives where Priest died. At the time of Priest's death, it was contemplated by Joseph Newcomb and others to build a Methodist meeting- house near the spot where he was buried ; but, from some cause, the house was built at East Mansfield. The first regular camp-meeting, east of Connecticut River, was in Norton, June, 1805, near Joseph Newcomb's house, in a grove (now cut down, and growing up to pines) directly back of Perez Foster's house. The celebrated Lorenzo Dow and eleven other preachers were present. It rained a portion of the time. The rumsellers, who thronged the ground, were vigorously attacked by Dow; and, in return, they threatened to mob him. Alluding to this matter in his journal, p. 235, Dow says, -
" This being about a mile from the place where I first attempted to preach, I related a dream to brother P .; who replied, that he thought some trials were near me, but, by the blessing of God, I might escape : which, in fact, proved to be
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the case ; for Satan's emissaries set up their grog-tents, which cost them dearly. For, first after that they would not hearken to reason, I showed the impropriety of corrupting the meet- ing, and warned the people against them, and also laid a foundation whereby they might be prosecuted; in conse- quence of which, they were alarmed, sunk into contempt, and did not sell a sufficiency to indemnify them for their expenses. This so exasperated them, that they fell on different plans to be revenged, either by provoking me to say something that would expose me to the law, or else get an opportunity to give me a flogging. However, God defeated their designs, and turned their treacherous intentions to the disgrace of their characters; so that they appeared as ciphers in the eyes of a generous public. ... The Lord was wonderfully present with his spirit to acknowledge the meeting; for, whilst P. was preaching, numbers fell, as if the powers of unbelief gave away. The cry became so general, that he was constrained to give over; but the work continued. The full result of this meeting will not be known until eternity."
The meeting broke up on the 10th of June; but when it commenced, we are not informed. Dow, on the 3d of June, 1796, preached his first sermon (al- luded to in the extract given from his journal) near where Dwelly Goward lives, in Easton. Another camp-meeting was held a few years later on the same ground, which also proved to be a "rainy season."
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ADDITION.
After most of these pages were printed, so that it could not be inserted in its proper place, I found some · matter relating to the incorporation of the town, which we now record : -
"THE PETITION OF THE NORTH PRECINCT.
" To the Inhabitants of Taunton old Township.
" The petition of the Inhabitants of Taunton North pre- cinct humby sheweth, that whereas the General Court hath set of part of the north purchase, and part of the old Town of Taunton, to be a precinct to maintaine the ministry, - we now humbly pray the inhabitants of Taunton old Town to Grant that the said precinct may be made a Township, which, we think, will be best both for ourselves and the old Town; which if you will do, we shall account ourselves much obleeged to you, and shall nextly apply ourselves to the Generall Court to Confirm the same. all which is the Re- quest of your humble petitioners,
" Dated in TAUNTON NORTH PRE- CINCT, this first day of Jany., 1710.
" GEORGE LEONARD, JOHN WETHERELL, SAMUEL BRINTNELL, THOMAS STEPHENS,
"Agents for, and in the behalfe of, the inhabitants of the North Precinct."
" The abovesaid petition was Read, and voated on, the second day of January, 1710, at a Legall Town-Meeting of the Inhabitants of said Taunton old Town.
"A true Coppy ; Transcribed by me,
"JOHN WILBORE, Town-Clerk.1
" TAUNTON, february the 12th, 1710-11."
1 State Papers, vol. cxiii. p. 292.
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" To his Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esqr., &c.
" This, the humble petition of the Inhabitants of Taunton north precinct, humbly sheweth, that whereas This Great & General Court, In answer to our prayers, hath alredy sett of a part of Taunton old Township & part of Taunton north purchase to be a seperate precenct for the settling and suport of the ministree in said place, for which we doo Return our harty thanks unto this honered court ; and we have allso Erected a meeting-house in said precinct at said place whare the comitee Apointed by the Generall court to view said precinct & bound it, - viz., Col. Thomas, Col. Byfield, & Capt. Warren, apointed. said meeting-house is covered & Inclosed, and in a considerable forwardness. We have also made choise of a Learned & pious person to settle with us in that sacred Imploy of the ministree, - viz., Mr. Joseph Avery, - and are in hopes he will accept, & settle with us. But, said pre- cinct being part of Taunton old town and part of the north purchase, we foresee many Inconveniencyes Likely to arise, and alredy risen; for those belonging to the old town being rated to town-rates, and those in the north purchase not, doth cause a difference amongst us. And, when any poor or Indi- gent person doth come to reside amongst us in that part which is the north purchase, we are at a loss what to do with them ; not having power amongst ourselves to warn them away, or to Give order to a Constable to carry them back to the place from whence they came. And several other inconviencys, to many to numerate. we did, therefore, on the third day of January Last past, at a town-meeting of the town of Taunton, Adress said town with a petetion, desireing them to Grant that we might be made a township; which petition was read to the town, and they did very Redyly vote that said north precinct shoold be made a township, as may be seen by our petetion, and the vote of the Town upon it. we do, therefore, nextly applye ourselves to this honered court; humbly praying that this court woold conferm the act of the town, And Grant that the bounds that the abovesaid commitee apointed to be the bounds of said precinct may now be the bounds of Said Town, without exceptions, which is as folloeth. [We omit the bounds, they being the same as given on pp. 35 and 36.] And further pray, That the Honble. Court would please to Encourage us in our begining by Granting us some immunity or Exemption, as has usually been done at the first raising of
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new Towns, which is a General benefit and advantage to the Province. your Petrs. shall most thankfully acknowledge. the same,
"And, as in duty bound, ever pray, &c.
" GEORGE LEONARD, "By apointment of the Inhabitants." 1
Then, under the date of March 17, 1710-11, follows the action of the General Court, similar to what we have recorded on page 34.
Here I must stop, not because I have exhausted all the interesting material on hand, but because I must stop somewhere ; because I have considerably overrun my limits ; above all, because "my poverty, but not my will, consents." In closing, I feel the full force of the lines, -
" Like travellers, when they see their native soil, Writers rejoice to terminate their toil."
1 State Papers, vol. cxiii. p. 290.
THE END.
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LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
As an act of justice to those who have encouraged us in our labørs, and for various other reasons, we here give the names of our subscribers. The figures attached to a name show the number of copies for which the individual became responsible. Where no number is specified, it is to be understood that only one copy is taken.
ATTLEBOROUGH.
John Daggett.
BELOIT, WIS.
Nathan G. Babbit.
BOSTON.
Edward H. Clarke.
J. W. Dean.
Joseph B. Felt.
Polly Hicks.
A. D. Hodges (10).
Carmi E. King (2).
George M. King. A. H. Knapp (2). J. G. Locke.
William Makepeace.
Thomas Sweet. John Sweet.
J. B. Tallman.
William B. Trask.
Leander Wetherell (5). Eli C. Wood.
CANTON.
Samuel B. Noyes.
CABLESKILL, N.Y.
Demosthenes Lawyer.
EASTON.
Oliver Ames, jun. Oakes Ames. C. H. Deans. William A. Whitwell.
EXETER, N.H.
William Perry (6). L. W. Leonard.
FITCHBURG.
William P. Tilden.
HAMPTON FALLS, N.H.
A. M. Bridge.
LAWYERSVILLE, N.Y.
Sally Lawyer.
LONSDALE, R.I.
George L. Barnes. James A. Barnes.
LOWELL.
Frederic Hinckley.
G. M. Cobb. William H. Codding.
T. H. Copeland.
Joseph Copeland.
John Crane (2).
George B. Crane (6).
Daniel Crane.
A. Cameron.
Simeon Green.
Harrison Crossman (2).
William H. Davis.
Daniel B. Davis.
Simeon A. Dean.
Lloyd H. Dean.
Nehemiah A. Dean.
Christopher Dexter.
Samuel Draper.
A. O. Dunham.
J. S. Elliot. Dennis Field. Darius B. Field.
William R. Fobes.
Sanforth Freeman.
Mason Freeman.
Schuyler Freeman:
Nathaniel Freeman.
J. A. Gibson.
Elbridge Gilmore.
George E. Allen.
John Arnold.
Asa Arnold. George H. Arnold.
R. Henry Hall. Isaac Hardon.
D. D. Arnold. C. Barrows.
H. M. Barrows.
Leonard Hodges.
Horatio Bates.
Simeon Blandin.
Isaac T. Braman.
Charles H. Briggs.
Melzar Burt. William Capen, jun.
James S. Card.
Mrs. Caroline Carpenter.
Theodore Carver.
A. Caswell (2).
John S. Clapp.
John Clarkson. Daniel S. Cobb (5).
MADISON, WIS.
Richard Sweet.
MANSFIELD.
George C. Crane.
John C. Crane.
Sylvester Makepeace.
MIDDLEBOROUGH.
Stillman A. Pratt.
MILTON.
Polly Pidge.
MINERAL POINT, WIS.
Samuel Crawford.
NORTON.
Joseph S. Adams.
Jason F. Alden.
William H. Alden (3).
James Allen.
Benjamin S. Hall. Eben Hall.
Reuben Harlow.
S. G. Hicks (2).
Earl Hodges. C. W. Hodges (2).
Newton S. Hodges.
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Hiram Hodges. Samuel Hodges. Asa P. Holmes. Franklin Holmes. Henry Hunt (8). A. D. Hunt. Moses Hunt. John Hunt. Zeno Kelly. William A. King. Ellen King. Florence King. Sumner Knapp.
· George Knapp. William Knowles. Daniel Lane. Albert Lane. F. T. Lane (2). William Lane. Oliver H. Lane. Charles D. Lane. Miss Emily Lane. Thomas D. Lane. Allen D. Lane. Augustus Lane (6). Allen Lane. David C. Lane. George Lane (3). Mrs. Amelia Lane. Miss Emma Lane (2). Cromwell Leonard (20). Luen C. Leonard. George R. Leonard. Seneca Lincoln (3). Seneca L. Lincoln. A. A. Lincoln, jun. Eddy Lincoln.
Aaron Lincoln, jun. James Lincoln. Joseph B. Lincoln. Oren Lincoln. John H. Lincoln. Andrew J. Lothrop. L. O. Makepeace. D. W. Makepeace. J. O. Messinger (10). Austin Messinger (6). Mrs. C. C. Metcalf. William HI. Muntz. John B. Newcomb. J. L. Newcomb. Alfred Parker. Henry C. Perry. Hiram Pitts. Horace A. Pond. A. L. Pratt. Mrs. E. A. Reed. Benjamin HI. Richmond. Ruel Robinson (22). T. T. Rockwood. J. R. Rogerson (2). B. M. Round. Seneca Sanford. Jacob Shepard. A. S. Sinclair. Josephus Skinner.
Seth Smith. Stillman Smith. William W. Smith. James E. Smith. Charles Sprague. Benjamin D. Stanley. Earl W. Stone. Larned Stone. George W. Story. Seth Sumner.
Benjamin Sweet. James M. Sweet.
William Sweet.
Lewis H. Sweet. Cyril S. Sweet.
Mrs. Eliza Sweet. Miss Eliza Sweet. Thompson Tripp. Almond Tucker. Oren E. Walker.
William A. West. Hiram West.
Benjamin C. Wetherell (22). Caleb S. Wetherell (3).
Stillman A. Wetherell (2). H. H. Wetherell.
Sidney Wetherell. William Wetherell.
William Wetherell, jun. Pliny Wetherell.
William D. Wetherell.
L. M. Wheaton (6). Elkanah Wheeler.
Earl C. White (18). George White.
Cyrus White. Jason White.
Oliver K. Wilbur.
George W. Wild.
R. H. Williams. Ichabod Willis.
Loren Willis.
Elkanah Wood (18). Eli Wood.
PAWTUCKET, R.I.
Zelotes Wetherell. Zebulon White. Zebulon P. White.
PEMBROKE.
Mrs. H. C. D. King.
REHOBOTH.
George H. Randall.
ROXBURY.
John J. Clarke. James G. Weld.
STOUGHTON.
Henry M. Paine.
TAUNTON.
James H. Anthony.
George B. Atwood.
Charles R. Atwood.
George H. Babbit.
C. J. H. Basset. Edwin Baylies. E. H. Bennet.
J. S. Brayton. C. H. Brigham.
J. Brown.
D. A. Burt.
Frederick Crane.
Samuel L. Crocker (2).
William A. Crocker.
George A. Crocker.
Robert Crossman.
Joseph W. Crossman. L. L. Danforth. Francis B. Dean (2).
Theodore Dean. Josiah W. Dean.
Gaius Dean. J. P. Ellis. Albert Field. Horatio Field.
Mrs. Horatio Gilbert.
Timothy Gordon.
Andrew H. Hall.
Leonard Hall. William G. Hathaway.
Philip E. Hill.
Lewis B. Hodges.
Jonathan Hodges.
A. M. Ide, jun. Edwin Keith. Charles Lawton. Abner Leonard. Social Library.
Erastus Maltby. Lovett Morse. Henry C. Perry. Horatio Pratt. Hodges Reed. Edgar H. Reed. Chester I. Reed. J. S. Rounds. Baylies Sanford. Samuel Seayer. N. II. Skinner. Jesse B. Smith. Asa Stacy. C. R. Vickery. B. D. Washburn. Henry Washburn.
R. S. Washburn. Samuel C. West. H. B. Wheelwright (20). Joseph Wilbar. Isaac Wilcox, jun. A. King Williams. Beriah Willis. H. N. Wood.
WARE.
Samuel F. Clark.
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