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Wilbraham.
This town lies 10 miles E. of Springfield, 9 N. of Somers, Ct., and 80 miles W.S.W. of Boston, on Chickadee river. The people in this town are principally employed in agricul- ture, and are remarkable for equality of property. Inc. 1763 ; pop. 2,035 ; r. ps. 468 ; val. S1 95. The " Wesleyan Acade- my" in this town, is a seminary of learning of great value and in high repute. It has considerable funds, and about 240 scholars attend throughout the year. Scholars are received at this institution from ten years of age and upwards. The annual cost to a scholar, for board and tuition, is from 80 to 90 dollars. This institution was incorporated in 1824, and is governed by a Board of Trustees. President of the Board-
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Rev. John W. Hardy ; Treasurer-Rev. Joseph A. Merrill ; Secretary-Hon. Abel Bliss ; Principal-David Patten, Jr .; Teacher in Ancient and Modern Languages-S. S. Stocking ; Teacher of Mathematics-David H. Chase, A.B .; Teacher of Natural Science-William G. Mitchell ; Usher-Minor Ray- mond ; Preceptress-Miss Catharine Hyde ; Resident Agent -Rev. John Hardy. Great excitement existed in this quiet town and vicinity by the murder of Marcus Lyon on the 9th of Nov. 1805. The horrible deed was committed by two for- eigners, named Halligan and Daley. They were executed at Northampton on the 5th of June, 1806. Cl-Mr. Wright and 1 v. soc. c ; 2 socs. m ; 1 soc. u. Phs-Drs. Rice, Kibbee, McCray, and another. Att-William Knight. Pms-Wil- liam Knight ; South, J. S. Chaffee.
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THIS ancient county, although its limits have been greatly reduced by the production of Franklin and Hampden coun- ties, is still increasing in agricultural, commercial and manu- facturing strength. Located in the centre of the alluvial basin of the noble Connecticut ; blessed with a rich and variegated soil, and great water power, this must ever remain one of the most independent counties in New-England. Area, 532 square miles. Central lat. 42° 20' N .; lon. 72º 25' W. Pop. 1820, 26,447-1830, 30,210; r. ps. 7,347; inc. 1662; val. 831 02 Bounded S. by Hampden, W. by Berkshire, N. by Franklin, and E. by Worcester counties. 23 towns ; 57 inhabitants to a square mile. The Connecticut, Westfield, and Swift, are its chief rivers.
Amherst.
This town was incorporated in 1759; pop. 2631 ; r. ps. 605; val. $2 54. 82 miles W. of Boston, 45 N. of Hartford, 7 E. by N. of Northampton, and 108 S. of Dartmouth College, in New-Hampshire. The college and village in this town is on elevated ground, and commands a fine prospect of the sur- rounding country. In this town are a funded academy, a manual labor school, and a high school for ladies. (See a beautiful view of this town in Hitchcock's Geology, &c. of Massachusetts.) It is watered by two streams which empty into the Connecticut at Hadley, on which are a cotton mill and woolen factory, an extensive factory of coaches and chaises, a forge and paper mill. Cl-William H. Hunt, Na- than Perkins, Jr., Horatio Gates, and 1 v. soc. c ; Mr. Ball, b. Phs-Timothy J. Gridley, Seth Fish, and Drs. Underwood, Dorrance, Davis, and King. Atts-Ithamar Conkey, Osmyn Baker, E. Dickerson, L. Boltwood. Pm-H. W. Strong. Amherst College was founded in 1821. Rev. Heman Hum- phrey, S.T.D., President and Professor of Divinity and Men- tal Philosophy ; (appointed to the office of President in 1823 ;)
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Rev. Edward Hitchcock, A.M., Professor of Chemistry and Natural History ; Rev. Edwards A. Park, Professor of Men- tul and Moral Philosophy, and Hebrew Languages and Liter- ature ; Rev. Nathan W. Fiske, Professor of Greek and Latin Languages and Literature ; Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory ; Ebenezer S. Snell, A.M., Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, and Librarian ; Jo- seph Alexander Deloutte, Instructer in French; Ebenezer Burgess, Elbridge Bradbury, Willington H. Tyler, Charles Clapp, Tutors. VACATIONS .- First, 6 weeks from the 4th Wednesday of August ; second, 2 weeks from the 2d Wednes- day of January ; third, 4 weeks from the Ist Wednesday of May. Commencement, 4th Wednesday in August.
Belchertown.
This is a very pleasant interior town, separated from Ware by Swift river. It was inc. 1761; pop. 2491 ; r. ps. 645 ; val. $". 40; s. m. §800. 75 miles W. of Boston, 11 E.S.E. of Northampton, and 83 E. of Albany. Fine granite. The first manufacture of pleasure wagons in the United States was commenced in this town. CZ-Jared Reed, c; 1 soc. m; 2 socs. b. Ph-William Bridgman. Atts. and J. P-See Law- Register. Pm-Mason Shaw.
Chesterfield,
A mountainous township. 97 miles W. of Boston, 11 W.N. W. of Northampton, and 27 E. of Pittsfield. It is watered by a branch of Westfield river. Inc. 1762; pop. 1417; r. ps. 325 ; val. $1 27; s. m. $500. In this town is a singular water course, worn very deep, through solid rock ; and some curious minerals. C/-1 v. soc. c ; 2 v. socs. b. Phs-Robert Stark- weather, Benjamin Gardner. Att-Dyer Bancroft. Pm- Dyer Bancroft.
Cummington.
This town was inc. 1779 ; pop. 1268 ; r. ps. 290 ; val. §1 20; s. m. $400. 110 miles W. of Boston, 20 W.N.W. of North- ampton, and 18 E. by N. of Pittsfield. This town has a good water power on Westfield river. Mountainous. 2 cotton mills, 4 woolen factories, and a large scythe snath factory. Iron ore. Soapstone. C/-R. Hawkes, c; David Wright, ". Phs-Royal Joy, James Dwight, and A. Clark. J. P-Eli- phalet Packard, A. Parker, William Swan. Pms-James, Dawes ; West, Elisha Mitchell.
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East-Hampton.
On the west side of Connecticut river. The Hampshire and Hampden canal passes its borders. 5 miles S. of Northamp- ton, 4 N.E. of Southampton, and 90 W. by S. of Boston. Mount Tom lies in the southerly part of this town; from the top of which a magnificent prospect is presented. . Taken from Northampton, 1809; pop. 734 ; r. ps. 168 ; val. 63 cents ; s. m. $300. 2 button factories. Iron ore. C/-William Be- ment, c. Ph-Zalmon Mallery. J. P-John Ludden, Thad- deus Clapp. I'm-Thaddeus Clapp.
Enfield.
Inc. 1814 ; pop. 1058 ; r. ps. 242 ; val. $1 05. 71 miles W. of Boston, 15 E. of Northampton, and 5 N.W. of Ware. Swift river passes through this town and adds much to its beauty and importance. Manufactories of cotton, wool, &c. Cl-Joseph Crosby and Sumner G. Clapp, c. Att-Epaphras Clark. Pm-Eliphalet Jones.
Goshen.
A mountainous township, 12 miles of N.W. Northampton, and 103 W. by N. of Boston. Pop. 606; r. ps. 149 ; val. 63 cents ; inc. 1781. Emeralds. Lead. Tin. A branch of West- field river rises in this town. C/-William Hubbard, b; 1 v. soc. c. Ph-Dr. Rockwell. J. P-Benjamin White. Pm- Hinckley Williams.
Granby.
Inc. 1768. 90 miles W. by S. of Boston, 9 S.E. of North- ampton, and 12 N. of Springfield. Pop. 1064; r. ps. 266; val. $1 07; s. m. 8450. Copper ore. 2 sniall woolen facto- ries. C/-Joseph Knight, Eli Moody, c. Phs-Enos Smith and Charles S. Thompson. J. P-William Belcher, Samuel Ayers, Levi 'T'aylor. Pm-William Belcher.
Greenwich.
This town is well watered by branches of Swift river and some fine ponds. It is 26 miles N. W. by W. of Worcester, 17 N.E. of Northampton, and 75 W. of Boston. Inc. 1754 ; pop. 813 ; r. ps. 191; val. 70 cents ; s. m. $400. C/-J. H. Pat- rick, c ; 1 soc. u; 1 soc. m. Att-Laban Marcy. Pms-C. Darling ; Village, W. P. Wing.
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Hadley.
This is a pleasant town on the east bank of Connecticut river, and unites with Northampton by a beautiful bridge, 1080 feet in length. First settled, 1647; inc. 1661; pop. 1886; r. ps. 443; val. $1 90; s. m. 8950. 88 miles W. of Boston, 3 N.W. of Mount Holyoke, and 6 N. of South-Hadley. Two small streams afford some water power, on which are a woolen and wire factory. Large quantities of excellent broom- corn brooms are made here. Cl-John Brown and another, c. Phs-Reuben Bell and Dr. McCray. J. P-Samuel, William and Moses Porter, C. P. Phelps, and A. Osborne. Pms- Samuel D. Ward; Canal, Jos. Carew ; Mills, D. Huntington.
Hatfield.
This is a wealthy agricultural town, noted for its fine beef cattle. Inc. 1670 ; pop. 893; r. ps. 233 ; val. $1 54; s. m. $500. On the west side of Connecticut river, 5 miles N. of Northampton, and 95 W. of Boston. The sulphate of barytes is found here of good quality. Cl-Levi Pratt, c. Phs- John Hastings, Benjamin Shelden. Att-Israel Billings. Pm-Alpheus Longley.
Middlefield.
This town was inc. 1783; pop. 721; r. ps. 206 ; val. 90 cts ; s. m. $300. 110 miles W. of Boston, 24 W. by N. of North- ampton, and 17 S.E. of Pittsfield. Watered by a branch of Westfield river. An extensive bed of serpentine, or rock of various colors, is found here. Soapstone. Much wool is grown here. 2 woolen factories, chair factory, and a factory of window frames and blinds. 47 miles E. by N. of Hudson. Cl-John H. Bisbee, c; Thomas Archibald, b; 1 soc. m. Ph-Joseph Warren. J. P-M. Smith, Uriah Church.
Northampton.
The Indian Nonotuck. This is a very handsome town, de- lightfully situated on the west bank of Connecticut river. Since the first settlements on the Connecticut basin, this town has been an important point of attraction. The soil of the town is alluvial and its products exuberant. Both before and since the division of the old county into three, this place has been the seat of justice. The buildings are handsome, and the most important offices are fire proof. A fine stream passes through the centre of the town, possessing a good water power, on which are manufactories and mills of various kinds.
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This place has considerable river and inland commerce, which will probably be increased by the Hampshire and Hampden canal, which meets the Connecticut river here and terminates at New-Haven. There are many institutions of a literary and religious character in this town, and its schools are of the first order. 'The scenery around this town is enchanting, and those who visit Mount Holyoke, 830 feet above the river, on the opposite shore, find a display of Almighty power proba- bly unsurpassed, in grandeur and beauty, by any spot in New-England. Cl-J. Penny, John Todd Oliver Stearns, c ; J v. soc. e; 1 v. soc. b; 2 socs. m. Phs-Benj. Barrett, J. H. Flint, E. E. Deniston, David Hunt, Elisha Mather, Charles L. Seeger. Atts-See Law-Register. Pm-Thomas Shepherd. This town was inc. 1654 ; pop. 1820, 2,854-1830, 3,618 ; r. ps. 856 ; val. $4 22; s. m. §1,925. It is 91 miles W. of Bos- ton, 72 E. of Albany, 39 N. of Hartford, 22 S. of Greenfield, 17 N. by W. of Springfield, and 376 from Washington.
Norwich.
This is a mountainous township, with a good trout pond, and watered by a branch of Westfield river. It lies 108 miles W. of Boston, 12 W. by S. of Northampton, and 15 N. of Westfield. It was inc. 1773; pop. 787; r. ps. 186; val. 74 cents; s. m. $300. Cl-Mr. Page. c; 1 soc. m. Ph-Ca- leb H. Stickney. J. P-Samuel Kirkland, Samuel Dunlap. Pm-Joseph Kirkland.
Pelham.
This town was inc. 1742; pop. 983 ; r. ps. 222; val. 87 cts ; s. m. $350. It lies 80 ms. W. of Boston, 13 N.E. of Northamp- ton, and 7 N.E. of Amlierst. Granite. Serpentine. Gneiss. This town is watered by Swift and Chickapee rivers. Cl-2 v. socs. c. J. P-Henry Kingman, Oliver Smith, Ziba Cook, and others. Pm-Martin Kingman.
Plainfield.
Inc. 1785; pop. 983 ; r. ps. 248 ; val. $1 02; s. m. $350. 110 miles W. by N. of Boston, 20 N.W. of Northampton, and 25 E. by N. of Pittsfield. Watered by Mill river, and near its rise. Here are 3 woolen factories, uail, and large wooden ware factories. Cl-Moses Hallock, c ; Alden Eggleston, b. Ph-Samuel Shaw. J. P-Leavitt Hallock. Pm-J. Mack. 10*
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Prescott.
This town is watered by branches of Swift river. It lies 8 miles N.F. of Amherst, 16 N.E. of Northampton, and 76 W . of Boston. Inc. 1822 ; pop. 758; r. ps. 174; val. 69 cents ; s. m. $300. Granite. Cl-Ebenezer Brown, c; 1 soc. u. Ph-George H. Lee. J. P-Samuel Henry, Stacy Linzie.
South-Hadley.
Inc. 1753 ; pop. 1185; r. ps. 288; val. $1 09; s. m. §800; 90 miles W. of Boston, 5 S. by E. of Northampton, and 11 N. of Springfield. There is a canal in this town, on the E. side of Conn. river, of about 2 miles in length ; and a dam across the river of 1100 feet, which overcome a fall in the river of 50 feet, and which greatly promote the navigation, and produce a water power of great extent. The canal has 5 locks, and a cut through solid rock, of 40 feet in depth and 300 in length. The amount of tolls on the canal is from 12 to $18,000 annu- ally. Nature and art unite to make this an important place. Mount Holyoke lies on the northern limits of this town. In this town are 2 paper mills, 1 forge, a satinet and a cotton fac- tory. A mineral spring of some note. There is much unim- proved water-power in this town worthy of the attention of those wishing mill seats on a navigable stream. C/-Wm. Tyler, and 1 v. soc. c ; 1. soc. m. Phs-Otis Goodman and Dr. Orford. Atts-William Bowdoin Jr., Edward F. Hook- er. Pm-David Chandler.
Southampton®
Manhan river, a small stream, passes twice through this town, affording some good mill privileges. It lies 97 miles W. by S. of Boston, 9 S.W. of Northampton, and 8 N. of Westfield. A flourishing academy. There is in this town a navigable subterranean passage to the lead mine in West Hampton, nearly completed. Cl-Morris E. White, c. Ph- Bela B. Jones. J. P-Asahel Birge, Elisha Edwards, Jr. Pm. -J. K. Sheldon. Inc. 1753; pop. 1253 ; r. ps. 317 ; val. §1 18; s. m. $400.
Ware.
66 miles W. by S. of Boston, 22 E. by S. of Northampton, 23 N.E. of Springfield, 26 W. of Worcester, and 60 N.W. of Providence. On Ware river, and some sınaller streams. Ex- cellent water power. Inc. 1761 ; pop. 2045; r. ps. 470; val. $172. About $50,000 value of shoes are annually made here. There is a large establishment for the manufacturing of la- dies Tuscan and straw hats, employing from 75 to 100 hun-
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dred young women, and exporting from $75,000 to $100,000 worth annually. 2 cotton and 1 large woolen factories ; ma- chine shop. The " Hampshire Manufacturers' Bank" has a capital of $100,000-Joseph Bowman, Pt .; William Hyde, Cashier. Cl-Parsons Cook, Augustus B. Reed, c ; 1 soc. m ; 1 soc. u. Phs-Horace Goodrich, Anson Moody and Dr. King. Atts-Homer Bartlett, William Hyde, Francis B. Stebbins, Z. Cook. Pm-Joel Rice.
Westhampton.
Inc. 1772 ; pop. 907 ; r. ps. 209 ; val. 39 cts. 100 miles W. by S. of Boston, 8 W. by S. of Northampton, and 8 S. of Williamsburgh. A valuable lead mine ; hilly. Cast-steel hoe factory. Cl-Horace B. Chapin, c. Phs-Wm. Hook- er, and Dr. Orcutt. J. P-Bela P. Clapp, John A. Judd. Pm-John A. Judd.
Williamsburgh.
A hilly township, 8 miles E. by N. of Chesterfield ; 8 N.W. of Northampton, and 100 W. of Boston. Inc. 1771 ; pop. 1225 ; r. ps. 342 ; val. $1 41. On a branch of the Mill, or Northampton river, two woolen factories, and factories of edge tools and buttons. Some granite is transported from this to other towns. Cl-1 soc. m ; ] v. soc. c ; Phs-Damel Collins, Thomas Meekins. Att-Eiisha Hubbard, Jr. Pm-T. May- hew.
Worthington.
A pleasant town, on high ground ; 103 miles W. of Boston, 55 E. of Albany, and 17 W.N.W. of Northampton. Inc: 1763 ; pop. 1178 ; r. ps. 274 ; val. $1 36. Cl-Henry Adams, c. Ph-Dr. Spear. Att-C. B. Rissing. Pm-William Ward.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
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THE surface of this county is uneven and the soil various. It presents a great variety for the admiration of the patriot, scholar, farmer, mechanic, and the painter. It is bounded N. by N. Hampshire ; N.E. by the county of Essex ; S:E by Charles river, Boston harbor, and Norfolk county ; and W. by the county of Worcester. Area, 800 square miles ; pop. in 1820, 61,476-1830, 77,968 ;. r. ps. 20,324 ; val. $107 93; inc. 1643. Central lat. 42° 28' N .; lon. 71º 10/ W. 46 towns ; 97 inhab- itants to a square mile. Chief rivers-Merrimack, Charles, Mystic, Concord, Sudbury, and Nashua. . Middlesex Canal- see Boston.
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Acton .-*
Inc. 1735 ; pop. 1128 ; r. ps. 306 ; val.' $1 19; s. m. $500. 21 miles N. W. of Boston, and 5 N.W. by W. of Concord. Limestone. This is a pleasant agricultural town, of good soil, and is washed by the Assabet, a branch of Concord river. C/-J. G. Woodbury, and 1 v. soc. c; Joseph Wright, u. Ph-Peter Goodnow. J. P-Stevens Hayward, John Rob- bins, and others. Pm-Silas Jones.
Ashby .~
On the line of New-Hampshire-a pleasant town, and the rise of a branch of the Nashua. It lies 42 miles W.N.W. of Boston, 25 N. W. of Concord, and 8 S.E. of New-Ipswich, N.H. Inc. 1767; pop. 1240; r. ps. 338; val. $1 44; s. m. $500. Cl-E. Tinker, and 1. v. soc. c; 1 soc. m. Ph- Abraham Haskell: Att-John Locke. Pm-Alexander 'T. Willard.
Bedford. ..
This town was inc. 1729; pop. 685; r. ps. 215; val. 99 cents ; s. m. $450 .- Rise of the Shawsheen, and bounded N.
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WV. by Concord river. 3 miles S. of Billerica, 5 N E. of Concord, and 15 N.W. of Boston. C/-Samuel Stearns died in 1831; 2 v. socs. c. Ph-Amariah Preston. J. P-Ama- riah Preston, Reuben Bacon, John Merriam.
Billerica.
Pop. 1374 ; r. ps. 314 ; val. S1 78 ; s. m: $1000. Watered by the Concord and Shawsheen rivers. First settled, 1653; inc. 1655. 18 miles N. W. of Boston, 7 N.E. by N. of Con- cord, and 7 S.S.E. of Lowell. Here are a flannel factory, dye works, and a forge. Iron ore. Granite. The Moldlesex canal and Boston and Lowell railroad pass through the easter- Jy part of the town. C/-Nathaniel Whitman, c; Mr. Sar- gent, b; 1 v. soc. c. Phs-Zadock Howe and Thaddeus Brown. Att-Marshall Preston. Pm-Marshall Preston.
Boxborough.
Inc. 1783; pop. 474; r. ps. 136 ; val. 69 cents ; s. m. $300. 25 miles N. W. by W. of Boston, 9 W. by N. of Concord, and 4. E. of Harvard. Limestone. Many hops are grown here: Cl-Joseph W. Cross, c ; 1 soc. u ; 1 soc. m. J. P-Lyman Bigelow, Oliver T. Davis, Samuel Hayward. Pms-P. Spof- ford ; West, Benjamin l'earl.
Brighton.
A famous cattle market, and pleasant town, on the south side of Charles river, 5 iniles S. W. of Boston, 13 S.E. of Concord, 35 E. of Worcester, 8 N.N. E. of Dedham, and 15 N. W by N. of Weymouth Landing. Taken from Cambridge in 1807, and formerly known by the name of " Little Cambridge." pop 972 ; r. ps. 264 ; val. $1 85 ; s mn. $1000. The " Brighton Bank" has a capital of $150,000-Edward Sparhawk, Pt. The market day is on Monday. C/-Daniel Austin, William Newell, c. P'hs-James M. Whittemore and Hezekiah El- dridge. J. P-Edward Sparhawk, Charles Heard. Pm- Noah Worcester.
Burlington.
This town is watered by Vine brook, a branch of the Shaw- sheen river. It lies 11 miles S.E. of Lowell, 10 N E. of Con- cord, and 13 N.W. by N. of Boston. Pop. 446; r. ps. 158 ; val. 68 cents ; s. m. §215 ; inc. 1799. C ?- Samuel Sewell, c. J P-Abel Winn, Nathan Blanchard, and others. Pm- Jacob Kendall.
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Cambridge.
'This town may be divided into three parts :- Old Cam- bridge. the seat of the most ancient and best endowed college, now university, in the United States, is 3 miles from West Bos- ton bridge, which divides Cambridge from Boston Cam- bridge-Port is a compact, flourishing village, about midway between the university and the bridge. East-Cambridge is of newer growth, and is a very flourishing place. It is the seat of the county courts, and is immediately connected with Boston by Canal bridge and the viaduct of the Boston and Lowel railroad over Charles river. 'This town was incorpo- rated by the name of Newton in 1630. It took the name of Cambridge in 1638. The first printing press in America was established here by Stephen Day, .in 1639. The first work printed was the "Freeman's Oath." In this town are various and extensive manufactories. Here is the only manufactory of crown glass in the U. States. The "Cambridge Bank" has a capital of-$100,000-S. P. P. Fay, Pt ; Martin Lane, Cr. The " Charles River Bank" has a capital of $100,000-Levi Farwell, Pt .; John B. Dana, Cr. The " Middlesex Bank" (at East-Cambridge,) has a capital of $150,000-William Parmenter, Pt .; William Whitney, Cashier. The " Mutual Insurance Company" has a capital of $100,000-Nathan Child, Pt. Pop. 6,071 ; r. ps. 1,580 ; val. $8 57; s. m. $3,774. C/-T. W. Coit, e; William Newell, A. B. Muzzy, James D. Green, William A. Stearns, and 1 v. soc. c; S. Lovell, Jona- than Aldrich, b; Lucius R. Paige, Henry Bacon, u ; 1 soc. m. Phs-Benjamin Waterhouse, Charles F. Chaplin, T. W. Har- ris, Anson Hooker, F. J. Higginson, T. L. Jennison, S. Plympton, Jr., Jolin Williams. Atts-See Law-Register. Pms-S. Newell; East, S. S. Green ; Port, L. S. Cushing.
Harvard College was founded by John Harvard, in 1636. It was incorporated in 1638. It has received numerous and large donations from individuals, and has invariably received the protection and munificence of the state. Its funds at the present time exceed half a million dollars. It is governed by a corporation and board of overseers. Its number of alumni exceeds 5000 The philosophical apparatus, chemical labora- tory, anatomical museum, and cabinet of minerals, are all very valuable. The college library contains 42,000 volumes A botanical garden is attached to the institution. 'The sciences of theology, law, and medicine have each distinct depart- ments, and courses of lectures on those subjects are annually given. President, Hon. Josiah Quincy, LL D. Massachu- setts Professor of Natural History, - -. Hollis Professor of Divinity, Rev. Henry Ware, D.D. Alford Pro-
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fessor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Pol- ity, Instructer in French and Spanish, Francis Sales. Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic, James Jackson, M.D. Hersey Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, John C. Warren, M D. Dane Professor of Law, Joseph Story, LL.D. Hancock Professor of Hebrew und other Oriental Languages, - Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, John Farrar, LL D. Professor of Materia Medica, Jacob Bigelow, M.D. Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Litera- ture, and Professor of Belles Lettres, George Ticknor, A M. Professor of Obstetrics and Medical Jurisprudence, Walter Channing, M D. Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Orato- ry, Edward T'. Channing, A.M. Instructer in Elocution, Jon- athan Barber, Soc. Coll. Chir. Lond. Lecturer on the Prin- ciples of Surgery. and on Clinical Surgery, George Hayward, M D. Erving Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Jolin W. Webster, M.D. Professor of Pulpit Eloquence and Pas- torul Care, Rev. Henry Ware, Jr., D D. Rumford Profes- sor, Daniel Treadwell. A.M. Adjunct Professor of the Theo- ry and Practice of Physic, John Ware, M D. Librarian, Thaddeus W. Harris, M D. Professor of Biblical Literature, Rev. John G. Palfrey, D.D. Instructer in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, Pietro Pachi, A.M., J.U.D. Professor of the German Language and Literature, Charles Follen, J.U.D. Royall Professor of Law, Simon Greenleaf, LL.D. Profes- sor of Latin and Permanent Tutor, Charles Beck, P.D. In- structer in French, Francis M. J. Surault. Proctor, Henry R Cleaveland, A M. Professor of Greek and Permanent Tutor, Cornelius C. Felton, A.M. Tutor in Latin, Henry S. McKean, A.M. Tutor in Natural, Intellectual, and Moral Philosophy, Joel Giles, A B. Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Benjamin Peirce, A.M. Proctor, and Instructer in History, Barzillai Frost, A.B. Proctor, and In- structer in Hebrew, Edgar Buckingham, A B. Proctor, and Instructer in Hebrew, Samuel Osgood. Tutor in Greek, Christopher Dunkin. Steward, Oliver Sparhawk. The The- ological Department is under the superintendence of Profes- sors Ware, sen. and jr. and Professor Palfrey. The Medical Lectures commence in Boston on the 1st Wednesday in No- vember. A course is given at the college between the first of April and the last of July. The Law Institution is under the superintendence of Hon Joseph Story and Simon Greenleaf. VACATIONS :- There are three vacations : the first of two weeks from the Wednesday preceding the 25th day of De- cember ; the second of two weeks from the first Wednesday in April ; the third of six weeks, next preceding commence- meut. Commencement is on the last Wednesday in August.
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Cemetery of Mount Auburn. The beautiful eminence on which this justly celebrated cemetery lies is in the towns of Cambridge and Watertown, about a mile west of the Univer- sity, and 125 feet above the waters of Charles river. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society, having purchased about 100 acres of land, at this place, for the objects of their socie- ty, liave been empowered by the legislature to devote a por- tion of their lands, (not less than forty acres,) as a Rural Cemetery or Burying Ground; to lay it out with gravelled avenues and walks, and to plant and embellish it with all the varieties of shrubbery, flowers and trees, which it is the design of the society to cultivate. Lots of ground of 300 square feet, at suitable distances, along the winding passages, are sold by the society as family burial-places, with the perpetual right to purchasers of enclosing, decorating and using them for that purpose. The price of the lots is $66 each. About 375 of them are sold.
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