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Chickatabut was sachem near Bos- ton ; another was at Ipswich, or Aga- wam ; and two brothers were at Mis- tic or Saugus, probably including both these places. It is a fact that very few of the natives resided at or near Salem, Boston, &c. when the English came bere in 1628 and 1630. They had been mostly swept away by a des- olating sickness. The lands were generally vacant, and there was no opposition to their occupancy by the the Europeans. As one proof of this, besides that we know of no opposing evidence, is the constant good under- standing between them. The only difficulty with the Indians in Massa- chusetts or Plymouth was with Philip, in 1674 and 1675. The Pequots and Mohawks were inimical : but not for any encroachments upon their lands
When Plymouth colony made a grant of a tract of land, which is now called Bridgewater, in 1643, it was only a preemptive right ; and the gran- tees purchased it of Massasoit, sachem of Mount Hope, and father of Philip, The original deed, as well as the rec- ord, is to be seen, in the hand writing of Miles Standish, signed by Massa- soit, and regularly witnessed.
Roger Williams says, Rhode Island was bought of the Narraganset Indians, in 1636, with perfect good will and fairness. S. Gorton, and a few with him, who were as irregular in civil, as religious matters, endeavoured to get possession of lands at and near Paw- tucket, on the borders of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Providence ; the Indians were opposed to them, and on application to the authority of Massa- chusetts, they were protected in their just claims.
Dr. Bentley says, when Salem was first settled, in 1628, " there were no Indians at that place, nor in the vicini- ity; and that they settled without any opposition, or complaint from the na-
tives." Several years afterwards, when some of the Salem people mov- ed to Andover and Chelmsford, they purchased the lands of the sachems, and had suitable deeds executed. The same was true when settlements were made at Mistic, Woburn, and Con- cord.
Dr. Harris informs us, "that the Neponset Indians consented to the occupancy of Dorchester, by the English, in 1630, and that it was paid for to their satisfaction.".
Little Compton, was fairly purchas- ed of the squaw sachem of Seconet. Bridgewater was purchased of the sa- chem of Titicut, or Namasket, on the south, or of Josias Wampatuck, on the north; which is also matter of record.
Some of the Indians, who were tak- en in the war of 1675-6, and who had acted a most treacherous and cruel part against the English, were kept in bondage ; and some were sent to distant countries, and sold as slaves. In 1641, a law was passed, prohibiting slavery, “ except lawful captives taken in just wars, as is usual in such cases, in other countries."
The friendly treaty made by the Plymouth people and Massasoit, in 1621, was kept with fidelity on both sides, till broken by Philip, in 1675.
In 1660, Nickerson and others bought Chatham, of the sachem of Monamoy, except a part which he wished to retain for his tribe.
In 1660, Mayhew purchased part of Nantucket, of the natives. The fol- lowing year, he bought more of them ; and in 1664, another tract. In 1671, Philip himself, agreed with the Ply- mouth government, to sell no lands to any individual, without their knowl- edge and consent ; for they wished to have a control as to the character and opinion of new comers into the juris- diction. They also engaged on their part, to attempt to purchase no more lands of his people, without consulting him, and his full approbation.
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settlers, who went there from Boston, in 1633."' He also bought the tract of land, which he occupied, and which he called Providence. He also · bought an island a little below that place
In 1641, and in 1656, tracts were purchased of the Indians, at Narragan- set, and the Island Conanicut, by Smith, Arnold, Hall and others.
In 1652, Winthrop and Atherton purchased two large tracts of the In- dians, on the Narraganset.
" In the year 1635, Musketequid was purchased of the natives, and cal- led Concord; W. Buttrick, and R. Rice, and two Indians, unitedly testify and say, that they were present at the making of the bargain for the town of Concord. That at the house of Rev. Mr. Bulkley, Mr. Willard. Mr. Jones, Mr Spencer, and others, did purchase of squaw sachem, and Nimrod, a tract of land, six miles square ; that said Willard, and others, did pay for said land in Wampaw, hatchets, hoes, knives, cloth, and chintz. to said In- dians. In conclusion, the Indians de- clared they were satisfied, and that the English were welcome." From records of the town books of Concord.
" In the year 1660, the general court made a grant of land, of six miles square, near Quaboag pond. This was the legal origin of the town of Brookfield.
In July, 1635, Massachusetts court ordered, " that E. Jennison, and M. Woolridge, attend with the Indians who were present, when Chickatabut sold certain lands to Mr. Pynchon, or who knew what it was, to set out the bounds thereof."
"Squaw sachem, and Webb Cow- et, did acknowledge in court, that they had received of Mr. Gibbons 35l. for lands between Charlestown and Men- otimies river, which they are satisfied with "
" It was ordered in 1638, by the court, that the Government assistants take care that the Indians have satis- faction for their right at Lynn, and at Watertown." " Mr. Gibbons was de- sired to agree with the Indians for the
lands within the bounds of Watertown, Cambridge, and Boston."
In 1660, Josiah Wampatuck, sold lands at Middleboro' (Nemasket,) to some Plymouth people, for 70/. In 1653, Massasoit and son sold land at Rehoboth, near Seckoonk, (bounded) for 35/.
In 1652, Massasoit sold land near Acushmet, to the people of Plymouth, for 30 yards of cloth, 8 moose skins, 15 axes, 15 hoes, &c. In 1653, Tam- oatuck sold land in Scituate, to Hath- erby, Tilden, and others, for 14/. In 1661, Kepeset and others sold a tract on the Cape, to Howland, for 50l., bounded, and reserving a particular territory. In 1662, Wampatuck sold to J. Winslow, at Titicut, a tract bounded, for 217., reserving 1000 acres for his son. In 1661, Skipaug sold to I. Alden, a tract at Monumet, being a certain neck, for 157. Same year, Wamsitta sold to J. Willet, a tract between Pawtucket, and Mr. Black- stone, reserving a certain quantity. In 1659, the town of Plymouth bought a tract at Agawam (Wareham,) for a val- uable consideration. In 1657, Wam- sitta, (son of Massasoit.) sold to Wins- low, and others, land on Taunton river, already granted by government, for cloth, farming tools, &c. In 1665, Philip confirmed to Plymouth, some land at Acushnet, which his brother had before sold. Same year, he sold land to one Cook, at Dartmouth. In 1668, he sold land in Swansey, and acknowledges that he had a valuable consideration. Same year claiming a right to lands before sold by his father to Prince, Winslow, and Standish, he was paid 114., with which he said he was satisfied, and voluntarily gave a warrant of it. This year also, he confirmed a tract of land to Winslow, and Brown, in Rehoboth, bounded, for which he says he was paid a sufficient sum.
Two Vice Presidents of the United States, and 16 members of Congress, have died and been buried at Wash- ington .- They all have neat Monu- ments over their graves.
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BOSTON : SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1826.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
A pamphlet of twenty octavo pages, purporting to be an account of the High School for Girls, in Boston, with a catalogue of the Scholars, was given us on Tuesday, in which we find the number of girls, now attending, to be one hundred and thirty-three. The examination of candidates for admis- sion, took place on Wednesday, Feb 22, by the sub-committee and Master, Mr. E. Bailey, and continued three days. The whole number of candi- dates, was 286; 37 between eleven and twelve ; 69 between twelve and thirteen ; 72 between thirteen and fourteen ; and 94 between fourteen and fifteen. No one will be permitted to remain in this school more than three years.
RECOLLECTIONS OF CHAR- AOTHERS.
It has been an object with the pub- lisher of the News Letter, to hand down to posterity a correct account of those past and living characters, who have been distinguished in the history of Boston, but no correspondent has yet presented him with any thing, ap- proximating the plan. He feels a de- sire, however, to have any biographi- cal sketch, which may illustrate the characters and talents of conspicuous individuals, and therefore hopes that gentlemen of leisure will occasionally present the Record with sach mate- rials as will serve as texts, at least, for future essays.
The following letter from a well known gentleman in this city, to a friend in Liverpool, detailing the gen- eral characteristics of those leading characters in the three learned profes- sions, who have figured, and who now are figuring in Boston, is quite to the purpose, and as we fully believe the picture is tolerably correctly drawn, we are gratified with the privilege of copying the original. Any corrections from any source, or additional facts,
will meet with immediate attention, and lay us under particular obligations.
WILLIAM EUSTIS.
" Our late Governor, Dr. William Eustis, wasa man of noble, imposing figure. Perhaps he measured over six feet ; walked well ; stood firmly and genteely, and when in full uniform dress, with the fine three-cornered bea- ver, which was presented on the day of his inauguration, by the late Gen. Joseph Eaton, of Hat and revolu- Intionary memory, his whole .appear- ance was venerable. His complexion was clear ; but the uncommon redness of his checks, even at an advanced age, was the subject of remark, wher- ever he appeared.
When sitting, he had contracted a liabit of inelining his head a little to- wards one shoulder, which consequent- ly effected another habit of raising one eyelid higher than the other, and this actually gave more interest to his per- son, and a peculiar sort of archness of expression. The governor's hair, at the time of his death, was bushy, par- tially grey, and flowed over the fore- head more like the locks of a youth, than a man of threescore and ten. In dress, he was fashionable ; generally wore blue, with metal buttons, though not remarkably neat about dust --- though his collar was invariably white and well starched. In conversation, he was tolerably rapid, and, probably owing to a relaxed condition of the muscles of the mouth, his articulation was not very distinct, but monotonous.
His front teeth were even and white, but worn considerably short .- being of those kind, owing to their thickness, which are commonly denominated double front teeth. The best portrait of Dr. Eustis, was taken by Williams, and mav now be seen in the room of the Republican Institution, over Mer- chant's Hall. There is also a minia- ture engraving, copied from this, by Annin & Smith, not, however, so cor- rectly executed. Although he was truly dignified in some things, he want- ed it in others ; an instance of which I recollect, in seeing him ride down Water Street, the year before he died,
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in a one horse wagon, in a rusty dress. In private conversation, the drift of discourse was generally politics,-the active part he had taken in certain popalar transactions ; - the hardships he had encountered ; - his own person- al adventures, or criticising the charac- ters of conspicuous individuals in this and other countries. At an anecdote, he possessed considerable power in raising a laugh, though many of his jokes would have excited no risibility, had he been an ordinary man. Peo- ple, you know, all repeat the good sayings of the great, and burst their sides with laughter, at a tolerable re- mark, when it comes from the lips of a superior !- this is the mode !
He died, during the session of the legislature, on Sunday morning, Feb. 6th, 1825, at a house in Howard St. then and now occupied by Mr. Wil- liam Smith, as a boarding house, in the seventy-fifth year of his age. He had been in public life for half a century. At first he was a practising physician, of no great eminence or pretensions, in this city, till 1775, when he was created a surgeon in the army, stationed at Cambridge, In 1787, he became Sur- geon Gen. to the American army, under Gen. Lincoln's forces, sent to suppress Daniel Shays's insurrection. He after- wards represented Boston in the Gen- eral Court, several years, and went to Congress. as a member from the Coun- ties of Suffolk and Norfolk. After this he was a foreign Minister, Secretary at War, and died commander in chief of this Commonwealth. The cause of his death, was a peripneumonia, or inflam- mation of the chest, which carried him off in a sudden and unexpected man- ner. On an examination of the body, particularly the viscera, the heart was found of unusual size ; the brain was not examined ; the right lung adher- ed to the pleura, or living membrane of the chest.
Ile married at an advanced age, for the first and only time, an accomplish- ed lady in New Hampshire, whom he left a widow, without children.
miles from the capital. It is said that he left a large interest. The early particulars of his life, I never have been able to learn, except this, that he never received a public education, though he received in old age, the de- gree of Doctor of Laws."
THOMAS DAWES.
" The lately deceased Thomas Dawes, Esq. a Judge of the Supreme and Municipal Courts, and afterwards, Judge of Probate, had been before the public many years, and as his name has been familiar so long, you may not perhaps take so deep an interest in the description which is to follow ; but, as you have been absent many years, it may recall old associations, and bring to recollection, many scenes of childhood.
Judge Dawes was really a small man in stature ; entirely below the middling size. His face was a small benevolent one, rather florid than oth- erwise, and his eyes were particularly intelligent. Short as he was, he pos- sessed considerable rotundity of figure, being a little fat round the waist. His hair was somewhat long, about the ears, and greyish. His voice was low and labial, accompanied with a lisp. Thus much for his personal appear- ance,-with this exception, he wore small clothes and large shoes, after the manner of our almost forgotten ances- tors, who never knew the malady of corns. I can find out nothing about his family, education, nor how far he was considered a man of talents. Some biographer will chronicle this another day. Suffice it to say, he was an upright, honest, worthy man, who was useful while he lived, and died la- mented, both by his family and the citizens of Boston."
" You ask me to describe the looks -the physiogs of Mr. Otis, Mr. Aus- tin and the first Mayor of Boston.
JOHN PHILLIPS.
" The Hon. John Phillips, an emi- nent lawyer, the first Mayor of Boston, after its incorporation as a City, and President of the Senate of Massachu- setts, at the time of his death, was a
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teman. His eyes were pretty dark, the face oval, and in connection with a light complexion, his cheeks were considerably inclined to a rosy hue With a good head of hair, partially grey, like a half powdered dressing, added to a plain, but fashionable dress, his appearance in the Senate, was dig- nified and proper. There was a pe- culiar calmness depicted in his counte- nance, expressive of that purity of heart which always distinguished his character through a long and useful public life.
He was born in Boston, Nov. 26, 1770. In 1784, Mr. Phillips entered Harvard College, and graduated 1788. and afterwards commenced the study of law, in the office of Thomas Dawes, Esq where he remained three years. In 1794, at the very time when Lafay- ette was confined in the Castle of O1- mutz, he was called to pronounce an oration before the inhabitants of Bos- ton. The same year he was married to Miss Sally Whalley, who became the mother of several children. Five sons and three daughters still survive their father. He was chosen town ad- vocate in 1800, and retained the ap- pointment several years. Three years after, 1803, he was elected a repre- sentative, and in 1809, under the ad- ministration of Gov. Gore, appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas When the constitution of Massachu- setts was revised, 1820, Mr. Phillips was a member of the convention More than twenty years, he was one of the trustees of Phillips's Academy, at Andover, and in 1812, he was also elected a member of the Corporation of Harvard University.
He died May 29th, 1823, of a spasm of the heart, occasioned by great de- bility, resulting from fatigue in busi- ness.
HARRISON GRAY OTIS.
" It is rather a difficult labour to de- tail the shape and wrinkles in one's face, who is yet above ground, lest ob- jections might be raised, prejudicial to their beauty-or their feelings. Well then, to the point. The Hon. Harrison Gray Otis, is diametrically at odds
with all ugly gentlemen, being abso- lutely good looking -- portly, having a ruddy complexion, sparkling eyes and as fine a forehead as Cicero. Phren- ologists have made a deal of pother about the shape of one's head,-and nothing is more in vogue in N. England than ridiculing their doctrines ; but all this is to no purpose, for the science is founded in nature. We are all pre- possessed one way or the other, in re- lation to the faculties and disposition of an individual, by looking upon his face-or rather his forebead. A real sloping forehead, like the roof of a livery stable, invariably gives the con- tents of the cranium, in relief, and ar- gues more conclusively than the man's own language, that he is only above high-water mark,-mere mediocrity ; whereas, a bold, well-turned head, pre- senting a facial angle of ninety degrees, irresistibly convinces us of the high powers within, which, in the one, has ruled an empire ; in another, has brought the lightning from the skies, ---- and in a third, has made the world ad- mire the glorious efforts of a man of genius.
In stature, Ni. Otis is about five feet nine or ten inches ; well propor- tioned, and active. Nothing more can be said of his person, unless, by way of prolonging the sentence : I assure you, he is an accomplished gentleman in his manners. He was born a statesman, and he has lived as one, but he hasbeen unfortunate in his am- bitition,-and so was Cicero. His
voice is eloquence, and, when he feels the spirit of a public cause, he has made the welkin ring. His political sun has set, and he now finds happi- ness in domestic life, entirely free from all the cares and perplexities of public business. The biography of Mr. Otis will make a book worth reading, at a future day, as he has been intimately concerned in many of the great na- tional movements, through a long se- ries of years, during some of the most interesting periods of our history, since the revolution. I cannot tell you where he was born, his age, nor particularize the offices he may have
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sustained in Boston, and elsewhere, since he first came before the people. Mr. Otis's name is well known to the American public, and I am not sur- prised to hear that it is often mention- ed in the circles of Liverpool and Lon- don. As a writer, time will develope the minutia of his strength, qualifica- tions and learning."
(To be continued. )
BOSTON NEWSPAPERS. ( Continued from p. 82. )
THE BOSTON WEEKLY POST-BOY.
Ellis Huske, in the year 1734, was appointed Post-Master of Boston, and subsequently, a deputy Post-Mas- ter General of the colonies. He com- menced a paper with the foregoing title, in the month of October, 1734, which was the sixth regular newspa- per in Boston in order of succession, and the first printed on a half sheet of small demy in quarto : it was soon, however, altered to a half sheet fools- cap, folio.
From specimens now extant, the Post-Boy was very similar in character and appearance to the News Letter of that period.
It is very amusing to trace the ap- pearance and size of the colonial newspapers. As the publishers were principally dependent on the mother country for their paper, it was no un- common circumstance to have a news- paper of different dimensions in the course of a few months, from the same press. Indeed, it was rare to have a file continue three months, from any office, without those ludicrous varia- tions, which appear so strange to a news monger of the present age. Sometimes a half sheet, foolscap, car- ried all the intelligence of a week, and this, from all we can learn, was equally satisfactory to the subscribers.
'This paper was published on Mon- days without any printer's name in the imprint, which was " Boston ; Printed for Ellis Huske, Post Master : Adver- tisements taken in at the post office in King's Street, over against the North door of the Town House." This pa- per was published about twenty years
|| by Huske, and by hiro discontinued. Thomas, in his history of Printing, says, " I have never seen any number of this paper after Dec. 1754: but, I believe, it was continued until within a few weeks of the time when the pro- vincial stamp act took place, in 1755." (To be continued. )
CITTY XECORD.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Monday, March 20 .-- The Com- mittee of the petitioners for a New Street, from North Market Street, along the sea board to Lynn-street, appeared, and were heard before the Board ; whereupon, ordered, that the Mayor and Aldermen Marshall and Oliver be a Committee to consider the expediency of having a plan of the land and flats taken from the Long Wharf to Charles River Bridge, and report.
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