Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Volume 10; Volume 20The Society, 1843 - Massachusetts For the statement above quoted, also for full bibliographical information regarding this publication, and for the contents of the volumes [1st ser.] v. 1- 7th series, v. 5, cf. Griffin, Bibl. of Amer. hist. society. 2d edition, 1907, p. 346-360. |
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... River . Mattapoisett River runs south out of the southerly part of this pond . A few rods south of this pond lies Long Pond , nearly a mile in length , and from five to twenty rods in width . Here # are large pickerel , but they are of ...
... River . Mattapoisett River runs south out of the southerly part of this pond . A few rods south of this pond lies Long Pond , nearly a mile in length , and from five to twenty rods in width . Here # are large pickerel , but they are of ...
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... River , hoping to induce the alewives into the pond . No success attended the at- tempt . This pond is about three quarters of a mile in diameter . Rivers . This There is no run of water in this town , which ge- ographers would call a river ...
... River , hoping to induce the alewives into the pond . No success attended the at- tempt . This pond is about three quarters of a mile in diameter . Rivers . This There is no run of water in this town , which ge- ographers would call a river ...
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... River , near the head of the salt water , and passing John Alden's settlement on the north side of this river , was continued over Stony Brook , near Philip Delano , who had just be- gan a farm there , by Duck Hill , to Careswell ...
... River , near the head of the salt water , and passing John Alden's settlement on the north side of this river , was continued over Stony Brook , near Philip Delano , who had just be- gan a farm there , by Duck Hill , to Careswell ...
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... River , and passing through land of Gov. Bradford , kept further from the sea , and crossed North River at Hano- ver , or the upper part of Scituate , where the ship yard has been in later times . In 1654 , Thomas Clarke tried for ...
... River , and passing through land of Gov. Bradford , kept further from the sea , and crossed North River at Hano- ver , or the upper part of Scituate , where the ship yard has been in later times . In 1654 , Thomas Clarke tried for ...
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... River , in latitude 43 ° 19 ′ north . It is six and a half miles in length and six and a quater in breadth , and contains about forty square miles . It is bounded north , by Salisbury , east by the River Merrimack , which di- vides it ...
... River , in latitude 43 ° 19 ′ north . It is six and a half miles in length and six and a quater in breadth , and contains about forty square miles . It is bounded north , by Salisbury , east by the River Merrimack , which di- vides it ...
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