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faction of the people. He is now sepator in Congress. Robert Wal- lace and Hugh Ramsay, judges of the court of common pleas ; George Reid, sheriff of the county of Rock- ingham. Amongst the descendants of the early settlers, are Jeremiah Smith, late chief justice of the su- perior court ; Gen. James Miller, and Col. John M'Neil, distinguish- ed officers in the late war with Great Britain. Amongst those, who, though not natives, were in- habitants from early life, are Mat- thew Thornton, a delegate from New-Hampshire, to Congress, and one of the signers of the Declara- tion of Independence, and one of the first judges of the superior court after the commencement of the revolution ; and John Prentice, for several years attorney general of the state. Pop. 3127.
LONG BAY, at the head of Win- nepisiogee river, lies between Gil- ford and Meredith. The waters of the lake Winnepisiogee pass through this bay into the river of that name.
was originally a part of Canterbu-
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ry ; was incorporated Jan. 23,1773, per and emery, intermixed with and the first town meeting was hol- iron ore, have been found here. Lyman was granted Nov. 10, 1761, to a number of proprietors,of whom was Daniel Lyman, from whom it probably received its name. Of the three first families who settled here, there were 20 sons, of whom 19 were living a few years since. Seventeen of them lived in Ly- man. The spotted fever in 1812, attacked 70 persons, of whom only one died. Pop. 1270. den March 23, same year. Settle- ments had been made in 1760, by Abraham and Jethro Bachelder and Moses Ordway. A congregation- al church was formed in 1784; and in 1789, Rev. Jedidiah Tucker was ordained. He was dismissed in 1810, and died in 1818, aged 57. Rev. Enoch Corser was ordained in 1816. There is also a freewill baptist society in Loudon. Pop. 1694.
LOVEWELL'S POND. See Wake- field.
LYMAN, a township on Connec- ticut river, in Grafton county, in lat. 44º 15/, is bounded N. W. by Barnet, Vt. N. E. by Littleton, S. E. by Concord, in Grafton coun- ty, and W. by Bath. It is 13 miles above Haverhill, 90 miles from Concord, and 155 from Boston. The soil and productions are similar to those on Connecticut river in the N. part of the state. Pine and hemlock are among the prevailing forest trees. There is one considerable elevation, called on the Map of N. H., Gardner's moun- tain, but generally known by the name of Lyman's mountain. It is in fact a continuation of Gardner's mountain, which extends from Bath through this town in nearly a N. and S. direction. The N. W. branch of Burnham's river has its source from this mountain. The N. E. branch comes from Partridge pond in Littleton and this town. There are several ponds in the E. part of Lyman, through the largest of which, Burnham's river has its course. The lower bar of the Fifteen-Mile falls is in this town. Carleton's falls "are several miles below, and below these is Ste- vens' ferry, which communicates with Barnet. It is said that cop-I
LYME. See Lime.
LYNDEBOROUGH,post-township in Hillsborough county, in lat. 42º 53/, is bounded N. by Francestown, E. by N. Boston and Mont-Vernon, S. by Milford and Wilton, and W. by Temple and Greenfield,contain- ing 20,767 acres. It is 10 miles from Amherst, and 35 from Concord. -It is an elevated township, having a considerable mountain which divides it from E. to W .- There is, in the N. E. part of the town, below the mountain, a plain, over which the 2d N. H. turnpike passes, where there is a small vil- lage, pleasantly situated near Pis- cataquog river. The soil of this town, though stony, is deep and strong. Forgrazing it is, perhaps, not exceeded by any town in the county. The streams are small, originating principally from sourc- es in the town, and running N. and S. from the mountain. There is one small natural pond, not far from the meeting-house, which stands on an eligible spot S. of the mountain. There is a small foun- dry for casting articles of hol- low ware. There is a social library containing from 200 to 300 volumes. One native, Caleb Hus- ton, has received a collegiate edu- cation-graduated at Williams' college in 1812. Lyndeborough was originally granted by Massa-
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chusetts to Capt. Samuel King and| Dover, S. W. by Durham and Lee, 59 others, who went on the Canada expedition in 1690. From this cir- cumstance and from some of the proprietors belonging to Salem, it was called Sulem-Canada. In 1753, Benjamin 'Lynde, Esq. of Salem, purchased a considerable part of the township, and adjoining lands. Froni him, the place, when it was incorporated, April 23, 1764, took the name of Lyndeborough. It was settled as early as 1750. The ear- liest names were Putnam, Cham- berlain and Cram, who emigrated from Massachusetts. The congre- gational church was founded in 1757. Rev. John Rand, who grad- uated at Harvard college in 1748, was ordained Dec. 3, 1757 ; dismis- sed April 8, 1762. Rev. Sewall Goodrich, who graduated at Har- vard College in 1764, was ordained Sept. 7, 1768 ; died in March 1303. Rev. Nathaniel Merrill, a gradu- ate of Dartmouth college in 1809, was ordained Oct. 30, 1911. On the 15th Nov. 1809, three children were burnt in a barn, while their parents were attending an installa- tion at Mont-Vernon. In the winter of 1912, the spotted fever prevailed here, of which 13 persons died with- in about as many days. The num- ber of deaths for the last 10 years has been 160. Pop. 1200.
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MAD river rises among the moun- tains in the ungranted lands of Grafton county, about 10 miles N. of Sandwich. Taking a S. W. course, it crosses the S. E. extreni- ity of Thornton, and falls into the Pemigewasset river near the centre of Campton.
MADBURY, Strafford county, lat. 43º 10/, is a small township of about 12 square miles, bounded N. E. by
N. W. by Barrington. Its greatest length is about 7 miles, the extreme easterly point extending to the tide water of a branch of the Pascataqua, about 5 miles above Portsmouth. The soil of this town is generally productive. The valleys consist of a proportion of clay, and the high- er lands are a mixture of sand and loam, with very few stones. In some parts of the town, bog iron ore has been dug up in considera- ¡ ble quantities, and in some instan- ces red and yellow ochre. Bella- my bank river is the only stream of any magnitude, and Barbadoes pond the only considerable body of water. This pond lies between Dover and Madbury, and is 120 rods long, 50 wide. Madbury for- merly constituted a part of the an- cient town of Dover; but was set off and incorporated May 31, 1755, by the present name. No church can with propriety be said to have been established. In 1758, Rev. Samuel Hyde commenced preach- ing, and continued until 1770, but no regular church was organized. Rev. Eliphaz Chapman officiated from 1771 until 1773; when Eld. William Hooper, a baptist, former- ły of Berwick, commenced preach- ing and continued several years. There is one meeting-house in Mad- bury, but no settled minister. There are a considerable number of friends in this town belonging to the society at Dover. The inhabi- tants are mostly industrious agri- culturalists ; and as there are nei- ther stores or taverns in town, in- temperance is not frequent among them. Pop. 559.
MANCHESTER, a township, in Hillsborough county, lies on the E. side of Merrimack river, by which it is bounded on the W. for & miles, in lat. 42º 51'. On the N. and E.
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it is bounded by Chester, S.by Lon- dondetry and Litchfield. It con- tains- an area of 15,671 acres. There are several streams which have their origin in this town, and which discharge themselves into the Merrimack. - Cohass brook, is- suing from Massabesick pond, is the largest. It receives two other small streams from the S. and emp- ties itself at the S. W. angle of the town. Massabesick is a large pond at the E. side of the town, and part- ly within its limits. Alewives pass from the Merrimack into this pond, by the Cohass brook, the main out- let to the pond. There are several smaller ponds abounding with pick- erel and other fish. The soil of a considerable part of the town is light and sandy, originally cover- ed with a thick growth of pine wood. In other parts it is fertile, and is wooded with oak, walnut and maple. The intervals on the river are easy of cultivation and produc- tive. The canal by Amoskeag Falls is in this town, and was pro- jected and constructed by the inge- nuity and perseverance of the late Samuel Blodget, Esq. It is a work of great public utility. The fall is about 45 feet perpendicular mea- surement ; and the whole extent, including the channels and dams which form the upper entrance, down to the four locks at the lower end, is nearly one mile. It was completed in 1816, in the most sub- stantial manner, at an expense of $60,000, though a much greater sum had been originally laid out. It has the business that goes by rafting to Newburyport as well as Boston. The falls may not be con- sidered among the least natural cu- riosities. The river is widened to three times its general width and is divided into several different streams by several small islands, flheights of Charlestown, June 17,-
The water rushes through the vari- ous channels over a ragged bottom with great velocity, and the sound it produces is heard for several miles. At the upper part, near the greatest fall, circular holes of vari- ous sizes have been worn perpen- dicularly into the solid rock sever- al feet, some of which holes are more than eight feet diameter. Here, it is said, the Indians in time of war concealed their provisions. At these falls in the months of May, June and July are caught salmon, shad and other fish, but, on account of the obstructions in the river, not in such abundance as formerly. The facility of procuring fish, it is highly probable, drew the attention of the natives to this place, as ap- pearances indicate its having been thickly peopled by them. Various kinds of tools constructed of stone, such as axes, chisels, arrow-heads, &c. are frequently found in the earth near these falls ; human bones have also been discovered -- all which render it highly probable that this was an important spot to the aboriginals. This town was form- ed of a part of Londonderry, a part of Chester, and a tract of land cal- led Harrytown, and incorporated Sept. 3, 1751, by the name of Der- ryfield. This name it retained un- til 1810, when it was changed to Manchester by an act of the leg- islature. The venerable Gen. JOHN STARK had his residence in this town, where he died May 8, 1822, at the great age of 93 years 8 months and 24 days. He was born at Londonderry, August 28, 1728; was taken prisoner by the Indians, while hunting near Baker's river, in Rumney, April 28, 1752. In 1775, he was appointed a colonel of one of the three regiments rais- ed in N. H .- was engaged on the
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was at the battle of Trenton inglarly for grass. The 3d N. H. turn 1776-captured Col. Baum and 1000 of the British at Bennington, Aug. 16, 1777. This event, in the language of President Jefferson, was "the first link in the chain of successes which issued in the surrender of Saratoga." He was soon after appointed a brigadier general of the U. S. army, and, at the time of his death, was the only surviving American general officer of the revolution. The Marquis De la Fayette, was appointed a ma- jor general by Gen. Washington, and he is still living in France, at the age of 65. For a memoir of Gen. Stark, see Hist. Coll. for 1822, p. 92-116. Pop. 761.
MARGALLAWAY river has its source among the highlands, which. separate Maine from Lower Cana- da, in the N. E. extremity of New- Hampshire, about 30 miles N. from Errol. After a S. course of nearly 20 miles on the western border of Maine, it enters New-Hampshire at the S. E. part of the 2d grant to Dartmouth college, where it forms a junction with the united streams of Dead and Diamond rivers. - Thence after a S. course of about 6 miles to Errol it receives the wa- ters of Umbagog lake. After this junction the main stream is the Anı- eriscoggin river.
MARLBOROUGH, a post-town- ship in Cheshire county, in lat. 42° 52', is bounded N. by Roxbury, E. by Dublin and Jaffrey, S. by Troy. W. by Swanzey and part of Keene. Before the incorporation of Troy principally taken from this town,it contained 20,740 acres. It is 6 miles from Keene, 55 from Concord, and 76 from Boston. There are sever- al ponds which are the sources of some of the branches of Ashuc- lot river. The soil is rocky, suita- ble for grain and flax, and particu- is also very favorable for flax and
bike and the Fitzwilliam Branch turnpike pass through this town. The annual number of deaths for the last 25 years has averaged about 13. Marlborough was grant- ed by charter, April 29, 1751, to Timothy Dwight, Esq. and 61 oth- ers. The conditions of the grant not being seasonably complied with on account of the Indian and French war, the claims of forfeit- ure incurred by the grantees was suspended by another charter, Sept. 21, 1764. The first settle- ment commenced about 1760, by a Mc.Alister, William Barker, Abel Woodward, Benj. Tucker and Dan- iel Goodenough. The town was incorporated Dec. 13, 1776. A congregational church was founded in 1778, and Rev. Joseph Cum- nings was ordained in Nov. the same year. He was dismissed in Dec. 1780. He graduated at Har- vard College in 1768. Rev. Hollo- way Fish was ordained Sept. 25, 1793. Lt. Col. Andrew Colburn, an officer killed in the revolutiona- ry war, belonged to this town. Pop. 766.
MARLOW, post-township, in Cheshire county, in lat. 43º 7', is bounded N. by Acworth and Lemp- ster, E. by Washington and Stod- dard, S. by Gilsum, W. by Alstead, containing 15,937 acres. It is 15 miles from Keene, and 45 from Concord. Ashuelot river passes through almost the whole length of the town. There are no ponds of note, nor any mountains. The soil is rather wet, but considerably productive. There are large tracts of meadow land on Ashuelot river and other streams, of an excellent quality. The land is generally un- even, but not very rocky. It pro- duces the various kinds of grain-
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potatoes. The agricultural prod- ucts in 1820, were 14,400 lbs. of butter, 21,000 lbs of cheese, 40,000 lbs. of beef, 44,000 lbs. of pork, 3,400 lbs. of flax, with 150 barrels of cider ; also 5 tons of pearl-ashes. Marlow was chartered Oct. 7, 1761, to William Noyes and 69 others, residing principally in Lime, Conn. The first settlers were Joseph Tubbs, Samuel and John Gustin, N. Royce, N. Miller, Nathan Hunt- ley, Solomon Mack, Solomon Gee, Eber Lewis and others. The first town meeting was in March, 1766. In 1772, there were 29 families .- The first inhabitants were baptists. They soon formed a baptist church and in Jan. 1778, settled Rev. Ca- leb Blood, who was dismissed March 9, 1779. Rev. Eleazar Beckwith succeeded, and preached till his death in 1809. There is a method- ist society, over which Rev. Paul Dustin was settled by a vote of the town, May 12,1807. He died Feb. 15, 1811. There is also a society of universalists. Pop. 597.
MASCOMY, a river in Grafton county, rises S. of Smart's moun- tain, lying in Lime and the N. W. part of Dorchester. It has a S. course through Dame's Gore to Canaan, where it receives the waters of Goose pond and Heart pond, and also its E. branch. It proceeds to Enfield, receiving the waters of several ponds, and there empties itself into Mascomy pond. The outlet of this pond is at its W. extremity in Lebanon, where it becomes a considerable stream, which after a course of .7 miles, falls into the Connecticut river a few miles below Lyman's bridge. See Enfield.
MASCOMY pond lies principally in Enfield and partly in Lebanon. It contains a surface of between 2000 and 3000 acres. See Enfield.
MASSABESICK, a pond. See .Chester.
MASON, a township in Hillsbo- rough county, in lat. 42° 45', is bounded N. by Temple and Wil- ton, E. by Milford and Brookline, S. by Townsend and Ashby in Ms., and W. by New-Ipswich, contain- ing 18,860 acres. It is 15 miles from Amherst, 43 from Concord and 50 from Boston. The surface is uneven; the hills are chiefly large swells,with narrow valleys between them. The streams are rapid. There are no natural ponds. The principal meadows were formerly beaver ponds. Souhegan is the principal stream " affording many fine mill seats. The small streams run into Nashua river and into Ta- napus or Potanipo pond in Brook- line. The soil in the E. part is rather light-the forest trees, white, red and yellow oak, walnut, pine and chesnut. The W. part is mostly a strong deep soil, red or dark loam, but stony. It is good for grass and grain. The natural growth, red oak, hemlock, beech, maple, birch, &c. The soil of the high lands was greatly injured by fires in the forests previous to its settlement. The 3d N. H. turn- pike passes through the S. W. part of this town about 3 miles. In Souhegan village, there is a cotton factory in 2 large buildings, one con- taining 500 spindles, with the .ne- cessary apparatus for carding and spinning, including a double speed- er ; in the other building are 16 power looms. There is also a large woollen factory, containing 5 sets of cards, a spinning machine known by the name of a Brewster, 4 power looms for sattinett, and 6 broad looms, which can turn out 20 yards of broad cloth per day. There is also in this town a starch manufactory, which manufactures
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4000 or 5000 bushels of potatoes into starch, per annum. In 1820, 30,000 lbs. and in 1821, 26,000 lbs. of this uscful article were manu- factured. Eight pounds of starch can be made from one bushel of potatoes. Mason was granted by charter, Aug. 26, 1768. It was formerly, known by the name of No. 1. The first effort to settle this place was in 1751, and the next year a permanent settlement was made by Enoch Lawrence, from Pepperell, Ms. Deac. Nathan Hall, who died May 7, 1807, aged 92, was an early settler. Jonathan Foster, another early inhabitant, lived to exceed 100 years. The congregational church was formed in 1772, and consisted of 12 males and 9 females. Rev. Jonathan Searle was ordained Oct 14, 1772 ; dismissed about 1782. Rev. Eben- ezer Hill, who graduated at Har- vard college in 1786, was ordained in 1790. A baptist church was con- stituted in 1786, and Rev. William Eliot was ordained their pastor. Pop. 1300.
MAYNESBOROUGH, an uninhab- ited township in Coos county, lat. 44º 274, is bounded N. by Pauls- burgh, E. by Success, S. by Shel- burne and Durand, W: by Kilken- ny. It is 125 miles from Concord ; contains 31,154 acres; and was granted Dec. 31, 1771, to Sir Wil- liam Mayne, bart., Robert, Thomas and Edward Mayne and others, of Barbadoes. The Ameriscoggin pas- ses through the E. part of this town, and the Upper Amonoosuck through the W.
MEREDITH, a post-town, in Strafford county, in lat. 43º 36', is bounded N. by Centre-Harbor and Winnepisiogee lake, N. E. and E. by said lake and river, S. E. by Great bay, S. and S. W. by San- bornton, W. and N. W. by New- R
Hampton and Centre-Harbor. This town was incorporated Dec. 30, 1768, and was first called New-Sa- lem. It lies distant from Concord about 29 miles ; from Portsmouth. 63 miles; and from Washington city, 531 miles. Meredith contains 2 post-offices, 4 houses for public worship, 13 school houses, 2 distil- leries, and a convenient number of mills and machines. There is in this town a pond adjoining Cen- tre-Harbor, about 2 miles long and 1 wide, emptying into Great bay, near the village ; besides this there are several smaller ponds. There is probably no town in the country more pleasantly and advantageous- ly situated, or of a' better soil, than Meredith. The waters of the Win- nepisiogee washing the boundaries of a great part of the town, convey many heavy mercantile articles to, And from almost the doors of sev- eral of the inhabitants in the sum- iner ; and in the winter, the ice serves as a level and easy road. Near the upper or N. W. part of the town, the traveller passing along the road, is presented with a very beautiful landscape. On the E. and S. E. the placid Winnepisiogee, the largest lake in New-Hampshire, with its numerous islands, arrests the eye, and bounds the circle of vision in a S. E. direction. On the N. E. Ossipee mountain rises boldly to view. On the N., the prospect is intercepted by Red Li'l, a pleasant and noted eminence in Moultonborough, only a few miles distant. At Meredith Bridge is a handsome and flourishing village, and the seat of much business. It is connected with the principal vil- lage of Gilford by a bridge over the Winnepisiogee. There are socie- ties of congregationalists and bap- tists in this town, the former under the care of Rev. David Smith ;
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the latter in charge of Elder Par- ker Fogg. Hon. EBENEZER SMITH, moved into this town at an carly period of its settlement, and tas as a father to the new settlers for many years. He was for many years a justice of the peace, and judge of probate ; and for two years president of the senate. He died at Meredith, Aug. 22, 1807, aged 73 ; and will long be remembered with veneration and respect. Pop. 2416.
MERRIMACK, one of the prin- cipal rivers of New-England, is formed of two branches. The N. branch called Pemigewasset, rises near the Notch of the White-Moun- tains, and passes southwardly through a corner of Franconia, Lin- coln, Peeling, Thornton and Camp- ton, forming the boundary between Plymouth and Holderness, and also the boundary line between the counties · of Strafford and Grafton from the S. corner of Holderness to its junction with the Winnepis- jogee. It receives several consid- erable branches in its course-Mad river in Campton, Baker's in Ply- mouth ; and streams flowing from Squam and Newfound lakes, with numerous small tributaries. The E. branch is the Winnepisiogee, through which pass the waters of the lake of that name. The de- scent of this branch from the lake to its junction with Pemigewasset, is 232 feet. The confluent stream bears the name of Merrimack, and pursues a S. course, 78 miles, to Chelmsford, Mass. ; thence an E. course, 35 miles to the sea at New- buryport. On the N. line of Con- cord, the Contoocook discharges its waters into the Merrimack. The Soucook becomes a tributary in Pembroke, and the Suncook be- tween Pembroke and Allenstown. The Piscataquog unites in Bedford ;
the Souhegan in Merrimack, and a. beautiful river called Nashua in Dunstable. The principal tribu- taries are on the W. side of the river, mostly rising in the highlands between the Connecticut and Mer- rimack. There are numerous falls in this river, the most noted of which are Garven's, in Concord, the falls in Hooksett, and Amos- keag in Manchester. See Amos- keag, &c. These falls are all ren- dered passable by locks, and boat navigation has for several years been extended as far as Concord. There are several bridges over the Merrimack and its principal bran- ches, besides a number of ferries. The Merrimack, whose fountains are nearly on a level with the Con- necticut, being much shorter in its course has a far more rapid de- scent to the sea than the latter riv- er. Hence the intervals on its bor- ders are less extensive, and the scenery less beautiful than on the Connecticut. It is, however, a majestic river ; its waters are gen- erally pure and healthy ; and on its borders are situated some of the most flourishing towns in the state. The name of this river was origin- ally written. Merramacke and Monnomake, which in the Indian language signified a sturgeon. Its width varies from 50 to 120 rods ; and atits mouth it presents a beau- tiful sheet of half a mile in width. For notices of the canals and bridges on this river, see pp. 14, 17.
MERRIMACK, a post-town in Hillsborough county, in lat. 42º 51', is bounded N. by Bedford, E. by Litchfield, S. by Dunstable and W. by Amherst, containing 19,361 acres. It is 6 miles from Amherst, 27 from Concord and 45 from Bos- ton. Merrimack river waters its E. border through its whole extent, opening a communication by water
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from this place to Boston. Souhe- East. All that part S. of Souhegan river was included in the Dunstable grant. The remainder belonged to Number 5, of the Narraganset townships. (Sce Bedford.) It was incorporated by charter, April 2, 1746, having been settled about 13 years. A Mr. Hassell was among the first settlers, and his daughter was the first person born in town. The first house in this town was built many years before any perma- nent settlement was made. It was erected on the margin of the river for a house of traffic with the In- dians. It was called Cromwell's house, and was occupied by John Cromwell, originally from England, but last from Boston. For some time he carried on a lucrative trade with the Indians, weighing their gan enters this town from Amherst ; pursues a winding course to the Merrimack, where it discharges itself one mile above Thornton's ferry. There are fine water privi- legeson this stream. At the mouth of it is a valuable factory, which was erected in room of one, owned by Isaac Riddle, Esq. & Sons, which was consumed by fire, June 10, 1818, with a loss of $6000. This factory has lately enlarged its plan of operation, and bids fair to become one of the best establish- ments of the kind in the county. A small village is situated in its vi- cinity, which is a place of consid- erable business. Babboosuck brook, issuing from Babboosuck pond in Amherst, empties into Souhegan river, and Penichook brook from a furs with his foot, till, enraged at pond in Hollis, forms the southern his supposed or real deception, they formed the resolution to mur- der him. This intention was com- municated to Cromwell, who bu- ried his wealth and made his es- cape. Within a few hours after his flight, a party of the Penacook tribe arrived, and not finding the object of their resentment, they burnt his habitation. The time when this occurred is not positive- ly known, but it is inferred that it was after 1679, when it appears his house was standing. The name of Merrimack is derived from the riv- er on which it is situated. A con- gregational church was formed Sept. 5, 1772. Rev. Jacob Burnap. D. D. from Reading, Ms. who grad- uated at Harvard college in 1770, was ordained Oct. 14, 1772 ; died Dec. 26, 1821, aged 75, having ad- mitted to the church 194 members. He was eminently distinguished for his superior knowledge of the orig- inal languages, in which the scrip- tures were written. He was much boundary. This town presents no remarkable peculiarity of surface. It may be considered a level tract, having but few hills, and those not worthy of particular notice. The soil in various places is very fertile, but a considerable portion of the land is plain. There are some fine intervals on the Merrimack. The wealth and population have not in- creased as might have been expect- ed from its local advantages. Some of the best and most extensive wa- ter privileges the county affords, about 1 1-2 mile from the Merri- mack, on Souhegan river, lie un- improved. This town claims the first discovery in this region of ma- king what are called Leghorn bon- nets. They were first made sever- al years since by the Misses Bur- naps, who are deserving much credit for their enterprize in this species of manufacture. Some of their bonnets have been sold at auction in Boston for $50. This town was formerly called Souheganllesteemed for his piety, integrity
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