A gazetteer of the state of New-Hampshire by John Farmer and Jacob B. Moore ; embellished with an accurate map of the state, and several other engravings by Abel Bowen, Part 34

Author: Farmer, John, 1789-1838. cn; Moore, Jacob Bailey, 1797-1853. cn
Publication date: 1823
Publisher: Concord : J. B. Moore
Number of Pages: 318


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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.


WINNICUT Or WINNICONETT, a houses, a social library, several tributary of the Pascataqua, rises in a swamp between Hampton and North-Hampton, and passes N. into the Great Bay at Greenland.


WOLFEBOROUGH, post-town- ship, Strafford county, in lat. 43º 36', is about 105 miles from Bos- ton, 45 from Portsmouth, 45 from Concord. It is bounded S. E. by Brookfield and New-Durham, S. W. by Winnepisiogee lake and Alton, N. E. by Ossipee, N. W. by Tuf- tonborough, and contains 28,600 acres. The soil is rocky, but pro- ductive, and the face of the coun- try level. The wood is principally oak and other hard timber. Theon- ly river is Smith's, so called from a hunter of that name; it issues from a large pond of the same name in the S. E. part of the town, and discharges its waters into the lake. There are four other ponds of con- siderable magnitude, called Crook- ed, Rust's, Barton's and Sargent's ponds. There is a bridge over Smith's river about 60 feet long, near its entrance into the lake. Near this bridge is a pleasant vil- lage. This town is divided into ten school districts, in which are kept good schools during a portion of the year. The academy in this town has funds to the amount of $5000 ; and is in a flourishing con-|Saratoga. Pop. 1794. dition. Here are two meeting-


mills, &c. The charter of Wolfe- borough was granted in 1770, to Gov. John Wentworth, Mark II. Wentworth and others. In the course of the year there were 30 families settled in the town. Gov. Wentworth, distinguished for his enterprize and taste, and a fond- uess for agricultural improvements, erected a splendid mansion about 5 miles east of the bridge, and made it his summer residence. After Gov. Wentworth left the country, the house fell into other hands, and was accidentally con- sumed by fire a few years since. Among the first settlers of this town were Benjamin Blake, James Lucas, Joseph Lary, Ithamar Fullerton and others, from Pembroke. Rev. Ebenezer Allen, who graduated at Harvard college in 1771, was set-, tled over a congregational church here Oct. 25, 1792. At the same time, Elder Isaac Townsend was settled over a freewill baptist soci- ety. Rev. Mr. Allen died in 1806, at the age of 60; since which time his church has been vacant. The freewill baptist church is also va - cant. At the foot of a hill,near one of the ponds in this town, is a min- eral spring, the waters of which are of a quality similar to those of


ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.


IN THE GENERAL VIEW.


Page 11. James Atwood, who died in 1812, belonged to Hampstead.


12. For Mrs. Cilley, who is said to have died in 1820, read Pa- tience Sibley.


For Tryphena Stiles, read Lydia Stiles.


268


NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.


Page 12. Mrs. Bailey, [Widow Hannah Bayley] of Chesterfield, died in Nov. 1822, aged 104 years and 3 months, as mentioned under Chesterfield, page 101.


66 The venerable Samuel Welch, of Bow, died April 5, 1823, aged 112 years, 6 months and 23 days.


16 To the living instances of longevity may be added Mrs. Copp and Mrs. Smart, of Sanbornton, each over 100 yrs.


66


20. In the 2d line, for excel, read exceed.


50. Northwood has 8 school-houses and 2 bark mills.


IN THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF TOWNS.


BATH. For Edinburg, read Ed- inburgh.


Bow. This town was settled in 1727 by some of the proprietors, while most of the surrounding country, except Concord, remain- ed uncultivated for several years.


CANTERBURY. [Richard] Blan- chard was killed, according to a memorandum of Rev. Mr. Walker, of Concord, June 11, 1746.


CHESTERFIELD. Rev. John Walker was installed as colleague with Rev. Abraham Wood, April 30, 1823.


DUBLIN is in lat. 43º 54.


DUNSTABLE. On page 122, 2d col. line 14, for were, read was.


DURHAM. Hon. EBENEZER THOMPSON was not a lawyer, but a physician ; and at different peri- ods of his life, a judge of the court of common pleas, and of the supe- rior court.


EPPING. In the 5th line 2d col. of page 129, erase the words " and representative." On the next page, read Rev. Samuel Shepard, who received the title of Dr. on account of his being a physician.


EPSOM. Hon. JOHN M'CLARY of this town deserves respectful notice. He was a native of Ireland, and, at an early period of his life,| came to this country. He was aling 104 pages, published in Gilman-


|useful and worthy man ;- a mem- ber of the committee of safety dur- ing the revolution, a justice of the peace throughout the state, one of the first senators chosen by the people under the new government,and from the senate was elected the first counsellor for the county of Rock- ingham under the new constitution. He died June 16, 1801, aged 82.


EXETER. Where mention is made of Hon. NATHANIEL PEA- BODY as being a " senator in 1792," it ought to be understood that he was a senator of the N. H. legisla- ture, of which, in the house of representatives, he was speaker in 1793.


FRANCONIA. The altitude of the peak mentioned under this town is put as we received it. Dr. George, who has visited it, esti- mates the height at 600 feet.


GILMANTON. "The Gilmanton Museum" was published in this town about 6 months in 1800, by Elijah Russell. It was followed about Sept. 1, the same year by the "Gilmanton Gazette & Farmers' Weekly Magazine," published by Leavitt & Clough. We have also seen a number of " The Miscella- neous Repository and Farmers' and Tradesman's Magazine," contain-


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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER


ton in 1805, by Dudley Leavitt, one ( his services, his " fatigues and dan- of the editors of the last named paper.


HAMPSTEAD. Hon. John Calfe was an inhabitant of this place, in- stead of a " native." He was born in Newbury, Ms., June 13, 1741. Rev. John Kelly was ordained Dec. 5, 1792.


HAMPTON-FALLS. Hon. ME- SHECH WEARE was one of the most worthy and distinguished citi- zens of N. H. He was descended from ancestors who had been in public stations, from the first estab- lishment of the province. He bim- self had been employed in public business about forty-five years. He was chosen speaker of the house in 1752; commissioner to the con- gress at Albany in 1754; after- wards one of the justices of the superior court, and in 1777, chief justice. From the declaration of independence to the conclusion of the war, he was invested at the same time, with the highest offices, legis- lative, judicial and executive. Un- der the new constitution, adopted in 1784, he was elected the first pres- ident ; but he resigned before the close of the year. He died, woru out with public services, Jan. 15, 1786, in the 73d year of his age. President Weare received a liberal education, and graduated at Har- vard college in 1735. He was elected a fellow of the American academy of arts and sciences on the 30th of Jan. 1782, and his election was announced to him, by a letter from Rev. Dr. Willard. president of Harvard college. Rev. SAM. UEL LANGDON, D. D. passed the last 16 years of his life in this town. He was a native of Boston, graduat- ed at Harvard college in 1740. He was a chaplain of the N. H. regi- ment in the expedition against Louisbourg, and in consequence of


gers," received a grant of 1000 acres of land in this then province. He was afterwards minister of the first church in Portsmouth, from Feb. 4. 1747. In 1774, he was invited to the presidency of Harvard college, and was inducted into office, Oct. 14. 1774. He resigned Auz. 30, 1750. and on the 18th Jan. 1;81, was in- stalled at Hampton-Falls, where he died Nov. 29, 1797, aged 75.


HANOVER. A newspaper. be- sides those mentioned, called " The American," was published in this town by David Watson, jun. It commenced Feb. 7. 1816 ; and was discontinued April 2, 1317.


HILLSBOROUGH. For Lyon pond, read Loon pond. In Hillsborough, there is an academy in operation. which was incorporated June 23. 1821. Rev. Stephen Chapin was dismissed May 10, 1803.


HOPKINTON. This town was granted Jau. 16, 1736. Rev. Ehyalı Fletcher was ordained Jau. 27, 1783.


JEFFERSON. In the loui line from the bottom, 1st col. read Mark H. Wentworth.


KEENE. The " Rising Sun" commenced in Aug. 1795, in tend of 1799.


KENSINGTON. Rev. Joseph A. F. Long,a CONGREGATIONALIST. was ordained June 5, 1822.


LANCASTER. Rev. Joseplı Willard was dismissed in 1322.


LITCHFIELD. We are inform- ed by an obliging friend, that Rev. Samuel Cotton was ordained Jan. 2, 1765.


LONDONDERRY. Rev. Thomas Thompson [Dr. Beiknap says Al- exander : We follow Rev. Mr. Parket's century sermon.) dias Sept. 22. 1733.


NELSON. Rev. (ind Never !! was ordained June 11. 1791


NEWINGTON. The age of Rer.


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NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.


Mr. Adams is stated, on the au- thority of our correspondent, to be 95. Dr. Belknap says 93.


NEW-IPSWICH. Hon. EBEN- EZER CHAMPNEY died Sept. 1810, aged 67. The late Jesse Apple- ton, D. D., President of Bowdoin college, was a native of this town. He was son of Mr. Francis Apple- ton, a descendant of John Appleton, Esq. of Waldingfield, in Suffolk, England, who died in 1436. Dr. A. was born Nov. 17, 1772; died at Brunswick, Nov. 12, 1819. He was one of the greatest theologians which N. H. has produced.


NEW-LONDON. There have been some alterations of the limits of this town since the survey was made. We are informed by Mr. Colby, that the superficial content is but 14,000 acres.


NEW-MARKET. WINTHROP HILTON, of this town, an active and useful officer of the militia, was killed by the fall of a tree in Northwood, Jan. 11, 1775. Mr. Hilton was descended from the first Edward Hilton, who came from London to N. H., in 1623, and settled at Dover ; afterwards re- moved to Exeter, where he died in 1671. Four of his sons, Edward, William, Samuel and Chiarles, were his administrators. Edward, prob- ably his oldest son, married into the family of Gov. Thomas Dud- ley. He died in 1699, leaving three sons, Winthrop, Dudley and Joseph, and four daughters. Win- throp was born about 1671 ; was a man of great worth and respecta- bility. [See a memoir of him in Hist. Coll. for 1822, page 241- 251.] He was killed by the Indians, June 23, 1710. Winthrop, a post- humous, and his only son, was born Dec. 21, 1710. He was father to Winthrop at the head of this article. Another son was Ichabod, who died in March, 1822, aged 32.


NORTHWOOD. Rev. Eliphalet Merrill was ordained Oct. 31, 1804.


PEMBROKE. For "and on the Soucook," read and on it, [the Suncook.] RICHARD BARTLETT, Esq. was an eminent physician in this town and several years its rep- resentative in the N. H. legisla- ture. He was a descendant from John Bartlett, the great ancestor of the respectable name of Bartlett in N. H. and Mass., and was of the same lineage with Gov. Bart- lett. He was born March 23, 1743 ; died Aug. 5, 1805, aged 62.


PLAINFIELD. The ministers, though arranged as furnished us by the late Mr. Read, are not placed correctly. Of the 2d church, (Me- riden parish) there have been three pastors, viz. Rev. Siloam Short, Rev. David Dickinson, and Rev. Dana Clayes, who were set- tled at the times mentioned.


RAYMOND. This town was orig- inally that part of Chester called Freetown ; "Charmingfare" be- ing the former name of Candia.


RINDGE. Rev. SETH PAYSON, was Vice-President, not President. of the N. H. bible society. He was a senator in the legislature of N. H. in 1802. and 1803.


SANDWICH. This township. granted originally to Nicholas Gil- man, J. T. Gilman, and others of Exeter, was settled in 1768, by Daniel Beede, John Prescott, Da- vid Bean, Jeremiah Page, Richard Sinclair and others. Rev. Jacob Jewett was settled about 1780 over a baptist society here ; left the town in 1806; returned again in 1812 ; and died a few years since.


WALPOLE. The congregation- al church was formed June 10, 1761, at which time Rev. Jonathan Leavitt, who graduated at Yale col- lege in 1758, was ordained · He was dismissed in June, 1763.


Appendir.


POPULATION of the several towns in the state of New Hampshire, in 1775, 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820.


[Those having a º annexed, are post-towns ; and their number denutes the number of post-offices. ]


TOWNS.


Population.


Present Name. -


Former Name.


1775|1790|1800| 1810 1820


Acworth º


704| 1376|1525|1479


Adams


180


24-4


363


Alexandria


137


298


303


409


707


Allenstown


149


254


315


346


433


Alstead


Newtown


317


1111


1666


1694 1611


Alton º


New-Durham Gore


100


445


721


1279


2058


Amherst º


Souhegan-West


Andover ·


New-Breton


179


645 1133


1259


16-12


Antrim º


Society Land


525


1059


1277


1330


Atkinson


Part of Haverhill


575


479 474


556


56


Barnstead º


252


807


116


1477


1805


Barrington º


2.18


548


436


511


Bath º


144


498


825 1316 1498


Bedford º o


Souhegan- East


495


898


1182 1290 1376


Bethlehem


Contoocook


585 1108


1414 1829


2113


Bow


350


568


719


729


935


Bradford º


New-Bradford


217


7.40


1034


1318


Brentwood


Part of Exeter


1100


976


899


905


892


Bretton-Woods


231


664 1104


727


Bristol º


Part of Bridgewater


501


657


690


Brookfield


338


454


538


592


Brookline


Raby


141


264


191


209


Burton


Cambridge


190


395


635


873 1047


Campton


67


483


835


1001 1198


Canaan Candia º


Charmingfare


744 10.10


1186


1200


1273


Canterbury º


723


1038


1114,1526


1696


Centre-Harbor º


58


183 201 208


Charlestown º


Number 4


591 1093 136-1, 1301 1:02


Chester º


Cheshire


1599 1902


2016 2030 2202


Chesterfield º


Number 1


874 1205 2161 1839 2110


Chichester º


418| 191 775 951 1010


523 1435 1889 2091 2:00


Claremont º


263


3-19


486


Chatham


18


12


19


Bridgewater


171


422


467


Boscawen º


1655 2470 2773 3564


1610


Bartlett º


1428/2369


1470.1554


1628


675


272


APPENDIX.


TOWNS.


Population.


Present Name.


Former Name.


1775|1790|1800|1810|1820


Colebrook º


Colburne


4|


29|


160|


325| 469


Columbia º


Cockburne


14


26


109


142


249


CONCORDO


Penacook. Rumford


1052


1747


2052 2393 2838


Concord º


Gunthwaite


47


313


663


1126 1126


Conway º


Pequawkett


273


574


705


1080 1365


Cornish º


309


982


1268


1606 1701


Coventry


88


69


162


315


Croydon


143


537


984


864 1060


Dalton º


Apthorp


50


14


62


235


347


Danbury


111


165


345


467


Deerfield 00


929|1619


1878 1851


2133


Deering º º


Society Land


928|1244 1363


1415


Dixville


Part of Nottingham


175


349


537


584


Dover O


Cocheco. Northam


1666 1998


2062 2228 2871


Dublin º


Monadnock, No. 2


305


901


1188


1184


1620


Dummer


7


27


Danbarton


Starks-Town


497


917


11222


1256


1450


Durham º


Oyster River


1214 1247


1126|1449|1538


Dunstable º


705


639


862 1049


1142


Durand


Part of Kingston


428


358


392


442


443


Eaton º


253


381


535 1071


Effingham º


Leavitt's Town


83


154


451


876 1368


Ellsworth


Trecothick


50


724 1121


1291 1370


Epping º


Part of Exeter


1569 1233 1121


1182 1158


Epsom


387


799|1034 1156


1336


Errol


38


26


Exeter º


Swamscot-Falls


1741 1722 1727 1759


2114


Farmington ®


Part of Rochester


1029 1272


1716


Fishersfield o


130


331


526


563


874


Fitzwilliam º


Monadnock, No. 4


¥1038


1240


1301


1167


Francestown º


200


982


1355


1451


1479


Franconia º


Morristown


29


72


129


358


373


Gilford ·


Part of Gilmanton


1816


Gilmanton · o · Q


775 2613 3752


4338 3752


Gilsum


178


298


484


513


601


Goffstown º


831 1275


1612/2000 2173


Goshen º


383


563


687


Appledore


44


93


85


72


66


Gosport Grafton


403


682


931 1094


Grantham


74


333


713 934


980


974


Greenland


Part of Portsmouth


759


634


548|


592


634


Groton


Cockermouth


118: 373|


391|


549|


636


62


78


East Kingston


47


142


213


Enfield º


Relhan


Boyle


New-Grantham


864 1032!


Greenfield º


12


2


Dorchester


273


APPENDIX.


TOWNS.


Population.


Present Name.


Former Name.


1775, 1790 1800 1810 1820


Hampstead º


Timber-Lane, &c.


768;


724|


7901


738


751


Hampton º


Winicumet


862


853


875


990 1098


Hampton-Falls ·


Part of Hampton


645


54


519


570 572


Hanover º


43-1


1390 1912 2135 2221


Hancock º


634 1120 1184 1178


Haverhill º


Lower Cohos


363


552


805|1105 1609


Hawke


Part of Kingston


504


420


389


412


421


Hebron


Cockermouth


281


563


572


Henniker ·


Number 6


367 1127 1476


1608|1900


Hillsborough º


Number 7


798


1311


1592


1982


Hinsdale º


Font Dummer


522


634


740


890


Holderness º


New-Holderness


172


329


531


835 1160


Hollis º


Nissitissit


1255 1441


1557


1529,1543


Hooksett º


Isle of Hookset


1085


1715


2015


2216


2437


Jaffrey º


Monadnock, No. 3


351| 1235


1341 1336 1339


Jefferson O


Dartmouth


756


1314


1645


16-16 1895


Kensington


Part of Hampton


797


800


776


781


709


Kilkenny


961


906


785


7.10


847


Kingston º


61


161


440


:17


8-14


Lancaster º


Upper Cohos


40


461


6,50


769


Langdon º


347


1180 157-4


1808


1710


Lee O


128


415


729 8544


950


Lempster º


Dupplin


252


816


1318


1670 1821


Lincoln


Brenton's Farm


281


357


372


382


405


Littleton 0 0


Chiswick, &c.


2590 2622 2650 2766 3127


Loudon º


Part of Canterbury


349


202


531 948 1270


Lyman


Salem Canada


713 1280


976 1074


1168


Lyndeborough º


677


592


5.4.1


582


559


Madbury


Part of Dover


285


362


557


615


701


Manchester


Harry-Town


322


786


1135


142


766


Marlborough º


207


313


51.3


1077


1313


Maynesborough


259


881 1609


1910 2116


Meredith OO


New-Salem Souhegan-East


606


819


926


1018 1162


Merrimack · 0 Middleton


233


617


431


439 482


Milford º


Mile Slip, &c.


1005 1232


Milton


Part of Rochester


Millsfield


954


1020


97511329 1224


Lime º


41


100


32


Litchfield


381 873 1096


Londonderry º


Nutfield


108-1 1279 1 172 1694


Marlow


Number 1


501


922


1179


Mason


New-Hopkinton


112


19%


Keene º


Upper Ashuelot


18


Landaff


484


634


Lebanon 0


Monadnock, No. 5


8:07


939 1117 1213


Hopkinton º


274


APPENDIX.


TOWNS.


Population.


Present Name.


Former Name.


1775|1790|1800|1810|1820


Mont-Vernon


Part of Amherst


680|


762| 729


Moultonborough º


272


565


857


994 1279


Nelson º


Packersfield


186


721


97"


1076


907


New-Boston º


Lane's New-Boston


569 1202 1491


1619 1686


New-Castle


Great Island


449


534


524


592


932


New-Chester º


196


312


615


895


971


New-Durham º


286


554


742


888 1168


New-Hampton º o


Moultonborough Add.


652 1095


1293


1500


Newington


332


542


481


508


541


New-Ipswich º


960


1241


1266


1395


12.78


New-London º


Dantzick


311


617


692


924


New-Market º


Part of Exeter


1289


1137


1027


1061


1083


Newport º


157


780 1266


1427


1679


Newtown


540


530


450


454


477


Northfield


Part of Canterbury Part of Hampton


652


657


653


651


764


Northumberland


57


117 744


950


1095


1260


Nottingham º


999 1068


964 1063


1126


Nottingham-West º


649


1064 1267


1376


1227


Orange


131


203


229


298


Orford º


222


540


988


1265


1568


Ossipee º


New-Garden


26


339


1143


1330


1988


Paulsburgh


Fairfield


83


203


224


Pelham º


749


791


918


998 1040


Pembroke º


744


956


982 1153 1256


Peterborough º


546


861


1333


1537


1500


Piercy


48


140


21


218


Piermont º


168


426


670


877 1016


Pittsfield º


Part of Chichester


888


987


1050|1178


Plainfield º


. 308


1024


1435 1463 1460


Plaistow


Part of Haverhill


575


521


459


424


492


Plymouth º


382


625


743


937


983


Poplin º


Part of Exeter


552


493


408


462


453


Portsmouth


Pascataquack


4590


4720


5339


6934 7327


Raymond º


683


727


808


898


961


Richmond


864


1380


1390


1290 1391


Rindge º


Rowley-Canada


542 1143 1196


1226 1298


Rochester O


1548 2857 2646 2118 2471


Roxbury


237


411


624


765


864


Sandy Beach


870


865


890


1020.1127


Salem º


Part of Methuen, Ms.


1084 1218 1077 1179 1311


Salisbury º º


Stevens' Town


498 1372


1767


1913 2016


Sanbornton 0 0


459


1587


2695


2884 3329


Sandown


Part of Kingston


459| 5611


501| 504 527


281


205


Northwood º


Part of Nottingham


.313


606


925


1057


1304


North-Hampton º


Part of Dunstable Cardigan


14


57


Peeling


Suncook


Freetown


366


Rumney ° Rye


205


Ipswich-Canada


APPENDIX.


TOWNS.


Population.


Present Name.


Former Name.


1775|1790 1800 1810 1820


Sandwich º


2431


905|1413,2232


238


Seabrook


Part of Hampton


607


715


628


774


885


Sharon


259


428


446


331


Shelburne


31


176


205


1771


319


140


199


153


Somersworth


Part of Dover


965


943


932


878


841


South Hampton


Part of Hampton


498


4-18


387


Protectworth


210


570


614


967


Stewartstown


Stewart


99


186


363


224


:01


1148


1132


1203


Strafford º


Part of Barrington


41


146


281


339


335


Stratham º


Winnicot


1137


882


890


874


892


Success


220


-138


510


582


215


448


563


564


370


Sutton º


Perry's-Town


5:20


873


1328


1573


Swanzey º


Lower Ashuelot


6-17


1157 1271


1400,1716


Tamworth º 0


491


747


867


9.41


Thornton º


385


5.35


794


837


Tuftonborough


100


357


700 1232


Troy


146


538


902


1011


1277


Wakefield ·


East-town


320


6-16


833


1160


1513


Walpole º o


Bellows' Town


658


1245 1743


1894


2020


Warren º


New-Amesbury


262


863


1569


18.3


22 10


Washington º


Camden


163


5-15


813


99:


Weare o o


Hale's Town


63


267


355


4.17


Wendell


Saville


211


·488


645


801


Westmoreland º


Great Meadow


51


Wilmot


Kearsarge


C3:


1105


1020 1917 1470


Wilton


2238 125


1413 1478


Winchester º


Arlington


529


Windham º


Part of Londonderry


120


Windsor


Campbell's Gore


211


11.


911 1370


1791


Wolfeborough º


RECAPITULATION BY COUNTIES.


1775


1700


1800


1910


10.175


Rockingham


12,513


21,743


Strafford


15,986


32,871


41,800


4 .24


Hillsborough


10,25


28,773


39.835


Cheshire


3,507


12,420


20,171


Grafton


237


A 21


Cons


80, 035° 141,885| 163,95


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Total


37,403


43.1(r)| 45,427]


11.5 4


91,11


Wentworth º


738 2018 2000


1937 2029


Whitefield


Whitefields


206


330


500


511


Warner º


837


192-4 2517


2781


Temple º


Peterborough Slip


151


266


113-4 14-12


Stoddard º


Limerick


2144


Stratford º


Sullivan


Surry º


Society-Land


416


Springfield


Unity º


751 74


* To this number ought to be add x1 2142, for Locations and Gorri, not anded in the above aggregate, making the total in 175, 12.200. Sar p. 21.


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APPENDIX.


Newspapers and other periodical journals, published in Ports- mouth, N. H.


NEWSPAPERS.


New-Hampshire Gazette and Historical Chronicle, commenced Oct. 7, 1756, by Daniel Fowle, who continued to publish it until 1784, with the exception of one year commencing May 25, 1776. On the 25th May, 1776, it assumed the title of "The Freeman's Journal, or N. H. Gazette," and retained this title about a year ; after which it was called the " New-Hampshire Gazette, or State Journal and General Advertiser." Its publishers were successively, John Melcher ; N. S. and W. Peirce ; Peirce, Hill and Peirce ; Peirce and Gardner; Wil- liam Weeks. Since Dec. 14, 1813, it has been published by Beck and Foster, and is called New-Hampshire Gazette.


The New-Hampshire Mercury and Weekly Advertiser, was commen- ced in 1765, by Furber and Russell, and continued 2 years.


The N. H. Mercury and General Advertiser, by Robert Gerrish, com- menced 1784, and continued 4 or 5 years.


The New-Hampshire Spy was commenced about 1787, by George Jerry Osborne, and published most of the time semi-weekly until 1793.


Portsmouth Oracle, commenced June 4, 1793, and was published twice a week by Charles Peirce until Jan. 1796. Its subsequent proprie- tors were William and Daniel Treadwell; William Treadwell to Sept. 1813 ; Charles Turell, frem Sept. 25, 1813, to July 1821. Its title was then changed to Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics.


The Federal Observer was commenced Nov. 22, 1798, by William Treadwell and Samuel Hart; discontinued June 12, 1800.


Republican Ledger, established Aug. 31, 1799, by George J. Osborne, and afterwards published by Nutting and Whitelock; discontinued Dec. 27, 1803.


Political Star, by M. J. de Rochemont, from June to Oct. 31, 1804. The Intelligencer, by Samuel Whidden, from Dec. 1806, to May, 1817.


The Literary Mirror, by Stephen Sewall, commenced Feb. 10, 1808, and discontinued Feb. 11, 1809.


War Journal, by Beck and Foster, from March 13, to Dec. 10, 1813.


People's Advocate, by Weeks and Drown, from Nov. 19, 1816, to May 17, 1817.


Novator and Independent Expositor, by Samuel Whidden, (first called Paraclete and Tickler) commenced in 1822.


RELIGIOUS PUBLICATIONS.


The Piscataqua Evangelical Magazine, published by Wm. and Daniel Treadwell,commenced Jan. 1,1805,and was issued once in 2 months for about 1 year. Was afterwards published at Amherst by Joseph Cushing. Herald of Gospel Liberty, by Elias Smith, commenced May 12, 1815, and continued until Sept. of that year.


Christian Herald, by Robert Foster, commenced May, 1818; and is published in 8mo. size, 8 Nos. in a year.


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