3 9002 06424 5880 83% ' I givethefe Bookil. far the founding of a. College, in ihfe Colony' '. " -¦-"¦" '¦_ :^"_ .'-, :. ...• APPENDIX TO JEfAYWARD'S NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER; AND SPECIMENS OF THE SNHB3HBHBlBSr &U&(EUIS%HBIB< Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by JOHN HAYWARD, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court in Massachusetts. ifii INDEX TO THE APPENDIX NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER. Aroostook County, Me., 32 Augusta, Me., ,. 34 Belknap County, N. H., 31 Bingham, Me., 33 Boston, East, Mass., 35 Commerce, 36 Bowerbank, Me., 31 Bradley, Me., 30 Burlington, Me., t..30 Byron, Me., 29 Cambridge, Me., 29 Canals in New England, 23 Cape Elizabeth, Me., 28 Caiitunk, Me., 33 Caritunk Falls, Me., 33 Carroll County, N. H., 32 Census of New England in 1840, 5 Chester, Me., 30 Concord, Me., 32 Deanfield, Me., 30 Eastbrook, Me., 30 Edinburg, Me., 30 Edmonds, Me., 30 Elliots ville, Me., 30 Enfield, Me., 29 Forks of the Kennebec, Me., 31 Greenfield, Me., 29 Greenville, Me., 29 Hampton, Me., 30 Jewell's Island, Me., 31 Kingsbury, Me., 29 La Grange, Me., 28 Lee, Me., 28 Lexington, Me., 28 Lowell, Me., 34 Marion, Me., 23 Masardis, Me., 32 Mattamiscontis, Me., 32 Mechisses, Me., 33 Milford, Me., 29 Milton, Me., 30 New Limerick, Me., 31 Northfield, Me., 29 Old Town, Me., 34 Pembroke, Me., 29 Pittsburg, N. H., 35 Princeton, Me., 29 Railroads in New England, 17 Rockport, Mass., 35 Skowhegan Falls, Me., 33 Smithfield, Me., 33 Smyrna, Me., 31 Stow, Me., 29 Waltham, Me., 29 Webster, Me., 33 Wilson, Me., 35 APPENDIX. CENSUS OF NEW ENGLAND. — 1840. York. Acton, 1401 Alfred, 1408 Berwick, 1698 Buxton, 2687 Biddeford, 2574 Cornish, 1263 Elliot, 1889 Hollis, 2363 Kittery, 2435 Kennebunk, 2323 Kennebunk Port, 2770 Lebanon, 2273 Limerick, 1509 Limington, 2211 Lyman, 1478 Newfield, 1354 North Berwick, 1447 Parsonsfield, 2442 Sanford, 2233 Saco, ...4408 Shapleigh, 1510 South Berwick, 2314 Waterborough, 1944 Wells, 2978 York, ..3111 54,023 Cumberland. Baldwin, 1134 Bridgton, 1987 Brunswick, 4259 Cape Elizabeth, ....1666 Cumberland, 1616 Danville, 1294 Durham, 1836 Falmouth, 2071 Freeport, 2662 Gorham, 3002 Gray, 1740 Har'pswell, 1448 Harrison, 1243 43* MAINE. Minot 3550 Naples, 758 New Gloucester, .... 1946 North Yarmouth 2824 Otisfield, 1307 Poland, 2360 Portland, (City)... 15,218 Pownal, 1210 Raymond, 2032 Scarborough, 2173 Sebago, 707 Standish 2198 Windham 2303 Westbrook, 4116 68,660 Oxford. Albany, 691 Andover, 551 Bethel, 1994 Brownfield, 1360 Buckfield, 1629 Byron, 219 Canton, 919 Denmark, 1143 Dixfield, 1166 Fryeburg, 1536 Greenwood, 836 Gilead, 313 Hartford, 1472 Hebron, 945 Hiram, 1232 Howard's Gore, 131 Hamlin's Grant, 80 Lovel, 941 Livermore, 2745 Mexico, 447 Newry, 463 Norway, 1786 Oxford, 1246 Paris, 2454 Peru, .1002 Porter, 1133 Roxbury, 227 Rumford, 1444 Stoneham, /...318 Stow, 376 Sumner, 1269 Sweden, 670 Turner 2479 Waterfbrd, 1381 Woodstock, 819 Township B Ill No. 5, first Range, 49 No. 5, second Range,. .42 Township C, 29 Andover, N. Surplus,. .45 Riley Township, 51 Letter A. No. 2, 54 No. 4, first Range, 4 Fryeburg Academy ) 1f-„ Grant, J 10iS Number Two 386 Batchelder's Grant, 3 38,339 Lincoln. Alna, 989 Bath. 5143 Boothbay, 2C31 Bowdoin, 2073 Bowdoinham, 2402 Bremen, 837 Bristol, 2946 Cushing, 791 Dresden, 1647 Edgecomb, 1238 Friendship, 725 Georgetown, 1357 Jefferson, 2214 Lewiston, 1801 Lisbon, 1531 Newcastle, 1713 Nobleborough, 2210 6 NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER. Phipsburg 1657 Richmond, 1604 St. George, 2094 Thomaston, 6227 Topsham, 1883 Union, 1784 Waldoborough, 3661 Webster, 1133 Warren, 2228 Washington, 1600 Westport, 655 Whilefield, 2142 Wiscasset, 2314 Woolwich, 1416 Patricktown Planta- ) rnr tion \b0G Matinicus Island, 177 Monhegan, 77 Matinicus Rock, 10 Matinic Island, 19 Muscle Ridge 51 Ragged Island, 17 Wooden Ball Island, ...9 63,512 Kennebec. Albion, 1624 Augusta 5314 Belgrade, 1748 China, 2675 Clinton, 2818 Dearborn, 168 Fayette, 1016 Greene, 1406 Gardiner, 5044 Hallowell, 4668 Leeds, 1736 Litchfield 2293 Monmouth 1882 Mount Vernon, 1475 Pittston, 2460 Readfield, 2037 Rome, 987 Sidney, 2190 Vassalborough, 2951 Vienna, 891 Watsrville, 2939 Wayne, 1201 Windsor, 1789 Winthrop, 1915 Winslow, 1722 Clinton Gore, 110 Wales, 656 Territory north of } on Albion, )"' 55,804 Penobscot. Argvle, 527 Bangor, (City) 8634 Bradford, 1001 Bradley, 395 Brewer, 1736 Burlington, 350 Carmel, 621 Corinna, 1702 Corinth, 1318 Charleston, 1269 Chester, 277 Dexter, 1464 Dixmont, 1498 Etna, 745 Eddington, 595 Edinburgh, 52 Enfield, 346 Exeter, 2052 Garland, 1065 Glenburn, 664 Greenbush, 260 Hampden, 2663 Hermon, 1045 Howland, 312 Kirkland, 351 La Grange, 336 Lee, 724 Levant, 1060 Lincoln, 1121 Lowell, 205 Maxfield, 185 Mattamisconsis, 97 Milford, 474 Newburg, 9631 Newport, 11381 Orono, -1520 Orrington, 1 580 Oldtown, 2345 Passadumkeag, 394 Plymouth, 843 Springfield, 546 Stetson 616 Jarvis Gore, 185 Township No. 3, 22 Township No. 4, 41 Township3, Range 8,. .29 Lower Indian Town- ~) ship, west branch >• 37 of Penobscot River, j Indian Township, ) ,,' No. 2, ..$ 6 Hopkins Academy ) ~ Grant, \ A Letter A, 29 Unincorporated ~) Townships north £ 147 of Lincoln, } West half of Town- ) .„- ship No. 6, < lo' Township No. 7 30 45,705 Waldo. Appleton, 891 Belfast ...4194 Belmont, 1378 Brooks, 910 Burnham, 609 Camden, 3005 Frankfort, 3603 Freedom, 1153 Hope, 1770 Islesborough, 778 Jackson, 652 Knox, 897 Liberty, 895 Lincolnville, 2048 Monroe, 1602 Monlville, 2153 Northport, 1207 Palermo, 1594 Prospect, 3492 Searsmont, . . .' 1374 Swansville, 919 Thorndike, 897 Troy, 1376 Unity 14157 Vinalhaven, 1950 Waldo Plantation, . . .721 41,535 Hancock. Aurora, 149 Amherst, 196 Bluehill, 189-1 Brooksville, 1246 Bucksport, 3015 Castine, 1188 Cranberry Isle, 238 Dedham, 455 Deer Isle, 2841 Easlbrook, 155 Eden, 1054 Ellsworth, 22G7 Franklin, 502 Gouldsborough, 1196 Greenfield, 223 Hancock, 760 Mariaville, 275 Mount Desert, 1889 Orland, 1418 Otis 88 Penobscot, 1474 Sedgwick, 1922 Sullivan, 650 Surrv, 857 Waliham, 232 Swan Island,... 284 Township No. 33, 31 " " 21, 37 tt a q 27 Plantation No. 1,' 88 Strip North No. 1, ....23 APPENDIX. Wetmore Isle, 139 Seaville, 129 Plantation No. 7, 61 " '• 10, 19 Trenton, 1061 Bear Island, 11 Beach Island, 8 Pickering's Island,. .. .14 Spruce Head, 12 Little Spruce Head,.... 6 Butter Island, 8 Eagle " 18 Harbor " 4 Marshall's" 8 Duck " 6 Long " 114 Black " 30 Placentia'"' 32 Conway's" 8 Calf " 18 John's " 4 Pond " 11 Harbor " 9 Hog " 12 Conway's," 10 Hacketask Island, .... 18 Wooden Ball Island, . . .7 Matinicus Rock, 20 Matinicus Island, ....182 Holbrook " 3 28,646 Washington. Addison, 1052 Alexander, 513 Bailey ville, 329 Baring, 376 Boddington 164 Calais,....^ 2934 Columbia, 843 Cooper, 657 Cutler 657 Charlotte 666 Cherryfield 1003 Crawford, 300 Dennysville, 378 Eastport, 2876 Edmonds, 259 Harrington, 1525 Jonesborough, 392 Jonesport, 576 Lubec, 2307 Machias, 1351 Machias Port, 834 Marion 231 Mechisses, 1395 Northfield, 232 Pembroke, 1050 Perry 1008 Princeton, 157 Robbinston 822 Stuben 884 Trescott 793 Topsfield, 188 Wesley, 255 Whiting, 460 Plantation No. 23,.... 122 East half Township, )nn No. 6, 2d Range,.. ] Hill's Gore, 4th Range, 30 No. 9, 2d Range, 12 Fowler & Ely, 1st") Range, Townships 13 No. 1, .5 Township No. 9, 4th ; .„ Range, y* Danforth, half Town- ) .- ship, 4th Range, ] Township No. 9, 3d ) ,„ Range, ) Township No. 2, 2d do. .53 Township No. 3, 2d do. .47 Hinkley No. 3, 1st. do.. 9 Township No. 1, 2d do. 12 Township No. 21, )a(. Eastern division,. . $ ~ Annsburg, 23 Devercaux, 30 Township No. 14, 153 do. No. 18, 35 do. No. 19, 62 28,309 Somerset. Anson, 1941 Athens, 1427 Bingham, 751 Bloomfield, 1093 Brighton, 803 Canaan, 1379 Cambridge, 461 Concord, 577 Cornville, 1140 Chandlerville, 372 Embden, 983 Fairfield, 2198 Hartland, 1028 Harmony, 1096 Lexington, 564 Madison, 1701 Mayneld, 148 Mercer 1432 Moscow, 562 New Portland, 1620 Norridgewock, 1 865 Palmyra, 1500 Pittsfield, 951 Ripley, 591 Solon', 1139 St. Albans, 1564 Slarks, 1559 Skowbegan, 1584 Smithfield, 789 No. l,2d Range, W. )QS Kennebec River, ) No. 1, 2d Range, ) 1fi7 Pleasant Ridge, \ i0' No. 1, 3d Range, W. ) g5 Kennebec River, . ) No. 1, 4th Range 10 No. 1, 5th do. Fork's; „0 Township $ Enchanted Stream, 5 Parlin Pond 9 Jackman's Township, .10 Holden Plantation, ) ,.. (Moose River,) \ ' J Canada Road, 6 do. Line, No. 5, 3d > ,„ Range, 5 lu No. 2, 2d Range, 139 No. 3, 3d Range 106 Flagstaff Township, ) rA No. 4, 4th Range, J Spencer Stream, 6 Long Pond, 1 No. 5, 2d Range, Can- {, ada Road, ) Nu. 1,3d Range, E. ) 1&, Kennebec River, \ No. 1,4th Range E. ) ,„„ Kennebec River, ) 33,912 Piscataquis. Abbot, 661 Atkinson, 704 Barnard, 153 Bowerbauk, 165 Blanchard, 270 Brownville, 568 Dover, 1597 Elliots ville 60 Foxcroft, 926 Guilford, 892 Greenville, 123 Kilmarnock, 319 Kingsbury, 227 Monson, 548 Milton 469 Milo, 756 Parkman 1205 Sangerville, 1197 Sebec, 1H6 Shirley, 190 Wellington 722 Wilsoi 70 Williamsburg, 131 Township No. 3, 3d R, 28 Plantation No. 8, 31 Letter B, 10th Range. ..5 13,138 :W ENGLAND GAZETTEEn. Fra?; kt.in. Avon 827 Berlin 412 Cartilage 522 Chcsterville, 1098 Farmington, 2613 Freeman, 838 Industry, 1035 Jay, 1750 Kingfield, 671 Madrid, 368 New Sharon, 1829 New Vineyard, 927 Phillips, 1312 Salem 561 Strong, 1109 Temple 955 Weld, 1045 Wilton, 2198 No. 3, 2d Range, 46 " 4, 2d " 6 " 4, 1st " 4 Bigelow Township,. ...37 Township Letter E, . . .77 " No. 2, 2d Range, 82 " No. 1,4th " 163 " No. 1, 3d " 52 " No. 3, 1st " 7 " No. 2, 1st " 9 " No. 3, 2d " 216 20,800 York County 54,023 Cumberland, 68,660 Oxford, 38,339 Lincoln, 63,512 Kennebec, 55,804 Aroostook. Amity, 169 Belfast Academy ) j^. Grant, ) " Hodgden, 665 Houlton 1597 Township No. 5, ) n 3d Range,.... S Township A, 2d > g Range, ) Weston, 249 Township No. 2, ) .«, 2d Range £¦•¦•*> Linneus, 311 Township No. 11, ) f-r 1st Range, ... ) ' ' ' ' Township No. 1, ) rq 4th Range,... \ Township No. 2, ) ,. 3d Range, £••••** Township No. 1, ) 1n. 2d Range,.... J'"104 Township No. 1, ) n. 3d Range,. ... ) " ' "* Orient Gore, 68 Township No. 9 50 Township No. 3, ) Qn 2d Range $ " Smyrna, 184 New Limerick 123 Letter A, 1st Range,. .177 Williams College Grant,85 Bridgewater Ac. Grant, 51 RECAPITULATION. Penobscot, 45,705 Waldo, 41,535 Hancock, 28,646 Washington, 28,309 Somerset, 33.912 Framingham, 16 Weslfield, 3 Letter A, 5th Range,. .15 No. 1, 5th Range, 22 Benedicta, or No. } 0,™ 2, 5th Range,... $ No. 3, 5th Range, 100 " 4, " " ....294 « 6, " " 43 Nos. 7 and 9," 48 No. 10, 5th Range, } 14Q or Masardis ) ' No. 11, 5th Range, 45 " 13, 3d " ....66 LetterG.2d '•' 58 " K. 2d " ....96 Plymouth and Ea- ? fie. ton Grant, I"00 Letters H and J, 1st ) , Q . and 2d Range,., j •la3 Derry,... 20."4 Enst Kingston, 551 Epping, 1234 Exeter, 2985 Gosport, 115 Greenland 726 Hampstead, 890 Hampton, 1^,20 Hampton Falls, 6 46 Kensington, 647 Kingston, 1032 Londonderry, 1556 New Castle, 742 Newington, 543 New Market, 2746 Newtown, 541 North Hampton 885 Northwood, 1182 Nottingham, 1193 Plaistow, 626 Poplin, 428 Portsmouth, 7887 Raymond, 989 Rye, 1205 Salem, 1408 Sandown, 525 Seabrook, 1392 South Hampton, 462 Stralham, 875 Windham, 926 -'5,790 Strafford. Barrington, 1845 APPENDIX. Dover, 6458 Durham, 1498 Farmington, 1380 Lee, 906 Madbury 489 Middleton, 483 Milton, 1322 New Durham, 1032 Rochester, 2451 Somersworth, 2383 Strafford, ..2021 22,248 Belknap. Alton 2002 Barnstead, 1945 Centre Harbor, 584 Gilford, 24.72 Gilmanton, 3485 Meredith, 3314 New Hampton, 1812 Sandbornton, ...2745 18,359 Carroll. Albany, 406 Brookfield, 553 Chatham, 523 Conway, 1811 Eaton, 1710 Effingham, 1195 Freedom, 926 Moul touborough , . . . . 1752 Ossipee 2170 Sandwich, 2625 Tamworth, 1716 Tuftonborough, 1281 Wakefield, 1396 Wolfeborough, 1918 19,982 Merrimack. Allenstown, 455 Andover, 1169 Boscawen, 1965 Bow 1001 Bradford, 1331 Canterbury, 1645 Chichester, 1028 Concord, 4903 Dunbarton, 950 Epsom 1205 Franklin 1281 Henniker, 1715 Hooksett, 1175 Hopkinton, ..2454 Loudon, 1640 Newbury, 816 New London, 1019 Northfield, 1413 Pembroke, 1336 Pittsfield, 1719 Salisbury, 1332 Sutton, 1351 Warner, 2159 Wilmot, 1212 36,282 Hillsborough. Amherst, 1565 Antrim, 1225 Bedford, 1549 Brookline, 652 Deering, 1124 Francestown, 1308 Goffstown, 2366 Greenfield, 834 Hancock, 1345 Hillsborough, 1808 Hollis, 1333 Hudson, 1144 Litchfield, 481 Lyndeborough, 1033 Manchester, 3235 Mason, 1275 Merrimack, 1113 Milford 1455 Mount Vernon, 720 Nashua, 6054 New Boston, 1570 New Ipswich, 1578 Pelham, 1003 Peterborough, 2163 Sharon 251 Society Land, 133 Temple, 576 Weare, 2375 Windsor, 177 Wilton, -.1033 42,478 Cheshire. Alstead, 1454 Chesterfield, 1765 Dublin, 1075 Fitzwilliam, 1366 Gilsum .....656 Hinsdale, 1141 Jaffrey, 1111 Keene, 2611 Marlborough, 831 Marlow, 626 Nelson, 835 Richmond , 1165 Rindge, 1161 Roxbury, 286 Stoddard, 1006 Sullivan, 496 Surry, 481 Swanzey, 1755 Troy, 683 Waipole, 1015 Westmoreland, .... .4546 Winchester, ..2065 26,430 Sullivan. Acworth, 1450 Charlestown, 1722 Claremont, 3217 Cornish, 1726 Croydon, 956 Goshen, 779 Grantham, 1034 Langdon 615 Lempster, 941 Newport. 1958 Plainfield, 1552 Springfield, 1252 Unity, 1218 Washington, 1103 Wendell, 795 20,318 Grafton. Alexandria, 1284 Bath, 1591 Bethlehem, 779 Bridgewater, 747 Bristol 1153 Campton, 1513 Canaan, 1576 Coventry 413 Dame's Gore, 54 Danbury, 800 Dorchester, 769 Ellsworth, 300 Enfield, 1514 Franconia, 523 Grafton, 1201 Groton, 870 Hanover, .2613 Haverhill, 2675 Hebron, 508 Hill, 999 Holderness, 1528 Landaff, 957 Lebanon, 1754 Lincoln, 76' Lisbon, 1682 Littleton, 1778 Lyman, 1496" Lyme, 1785 Nash and Sawyer's ) ^ Location, ...... \ Orange, 463 Orford, 1707 Piermont, 1057 Plymouth 1282 JO NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER. Rumney, 1110 States Land, 4 Thornton, 1045 Warren, 938 Waterville, 1119 Wentworth, 62 Woodstock, 472 4.2,215 Coos. Bartlett, 706 Berlin, 116 Cambridge, 5 Carroll, 218 Rockingham Co... 45,790 Strafford, 22 248 Belknap, 18,359 Carroll, 19,982 Clarksville, 88 Colebrook, 743 College Grant, 3 Columbia, 620 Crawford's Grant, 9 Dalton, 664 Dummer, ...57 Dixville, 4 Errol, 104 Gorham, 156 Hart's Location, 44 Hale's Location, 6 Pittsburg, 315 Jackson, 584 Jefferson, 575 RECAPITULATION. Merrimack, 36,282 Hillsborough, 42,478 Cheshire, 26,430 Sullivan, 20,318 Kilkenny, 19 Lancaster, 1316 Milan. 386 Millsfield, 12 Northumberland, 399 Pinkham's Grant, 39 Randolph, 115 Shelburne, 350 Stark, 349 Stewartstown, 630 Stratford, 441 Whitefield 751 Wentworth's Location, 25 9,849 Grafton, 42,215 Coos, 9,849 283,951 Bennington. Arlington, 1035 Bennington, 3429 Dbrset, 1432 Glastenbury, 53 Landgrove, 345 Manchester, 1590 Peru, 578 Pownal, 1613 Readsboro', 767 Rupert, 1091 Sandgate, 777 Searsboro', 120 Shaftsbury, 1885 Stamford, 662 Sunderland, 437 Woodford, 457 Winhall, 576 16,877 Windham. Acton, 170 Athens 378 Bratlleboro' 2624 Brookline, 328 Dover, 729 Dummerston, 1263 Guilford,... 2525 Grafton, 1326 Halifax, 1399 Jamaica, 1586 Londonderry, 1216 VERMONT. Marlboro', 1027 Newfane, 1403 Putney, 1382 Rockingham, 2330 Somerset, 262 Stralton, 341 Townshend, 1345 Vernon, 705 Wardsboro', 1102 Westminster, 1546 Whitingham, 1391 Windham, 757 Wilmington, 1296 27,431 Rutland. Benson, 1403 Brandon, 2194 Castleton, 1769 Chittenden, 644 Clarendon, 1549 Danby 1379 Fairhaven, 633 Hubbardston, 719 Ira, 430 Mendon, 545 Middletown, 1057 Mount Holly, 1356 Mount Tabor, 226 Orwell, 1504 Pawlet, 1748 Pitlsford, 1927 Pittsfield, 615 Poultney, 1880 Rutland, 2708 Sherburne, 498 Shrewsbury, 1218 Sudbury 796 Tinmouth, 781 Wallingford, 1608 West Haven, 774 Wells, 740 30,701 Windsor. Andover 878 Barnard, 1774 Baltimore, 155 Bethel 1886 Bridgewater, 1 363 Cavendish, 1 427 Chester 2305 Hartland, 2341 Hartford, 2194 Ludlow, 1363 Norwich 2218 Plymouth, 1417 Pomfret 1774 Reading 1363 Rochester, 1396 Royalton, 1917 Sharon, 1371 Stockbridge, 1419 Springfield, 2625 APPENDIX. 11 Weathersfield, 2082 Weston, 1032 Windsor, 2744 Woodstock 3315 40,359 Addison. Addison, 1229 Avery's Gore, 78 Bristol, 1233 Bridport, 1480 Cornwall, 1163 Ferrisburgh, 1755 Granville,. 545 Goshen, 621 Hancock, 455 Lincoln, 770 Leicester, ;.602 Middlebury, 3161 Monkton, 1310 Newhaven, 1503 Panton, 670 Ripton, 357 Starksboro', 1263 Shoreham,.... 1675 Salisbury, 942 Vergennes, 1017 Wey bridge, 797 Waltham, 283 Whiting, ...660 23,569 Orange. Bradford, 1655 Braintree, 1232 Brookfield, 1789 Chelsea, .- 1959 Corinth, 1970 Fairlee, 644 Newbury, 2579 Orange, 984 Randolph, 2678 Strafford, 1761 Thetford, 2065 Topsham, 1745 Tunbridge', 1811 Vershire, 1198 Washington, 1359 West Fairlee 824 Williamstown -.1620 27,873 Huntington, 914 Hinesburgh, 1682 Jerico, 1684 Milton, 2136 Richmond, 1054 Shelburne, 1098 St. George, 131 Underhill, 1441 Westford, 1352 Williston, 1554 22,978 Chittenden. Burlington, 4271 Buel's Gore, 18 Bolton, 470 Colchester, 1739 Charlotte, 1620 Essex, 1824 Washington. Barre, 2126 Berlin, 1598 Calais, 1709 Duxbury, 820 Fayston, 635 Marshfield, 1156 Middlesex, 1270 Montpelier, 3725 Moretown, 1128 Munroe, 1092 Northfield, 2013 Plainfield, 880 Roxbury, 784 Waitsfield, 1048 Warren, 943 Waterbury, 1992 Worcester, 587 23,506 Caledonia. Bamet, 2030 Bradleyvale, 50 Burke, 997 Cabot, 1440 Danville, 2633 Goshen Gore, by ) aa Plainfield,.... \ "*" Goshen Gore, by ) ,AC. Walden, ^---142 Groton, 928 Hardwick, 1354 Harris Gore, 16 Kirby, 520 Lyndon, 1753 Newark, 360 Peacham, 1443 Ryegate, 1223 Sheffield, 821 St. Johnsbury, 1887 Sutton, 1068 Walden, 913 Waterford, 1388 Wheelock, ...881 21,891 Franklin. Avery's Gore, 35 Bakersfield, 1206 Berkshire, 1818 Enosburgh, 2022 Fairfax, 1919 Fairfield, 2443 Fletcher, 1014 Franklin, 1410 Georgia, 2106 Highgate, 2292 Montgomery, 548 Richford, 914 St. Albans, 2702 Swanton, 2312 Sheldon, ..1734 24,532 Orleans. Albany, 920 Barton, 892 Browington, 486 Charleston, 786 Coventry, 786 Craftsbury, 1151 Derby, 1681 Glover, 1119 Greensboro', 883 Holland, 605 Irasburgh, 970 Jay, 308 Lowell, 431 Morgan, 422 Newport, 591 Salem, 299 Troy, 856 Westfield, 370 Westmore, 122 Coventry Gore, 10 13,634 Lamoille. Belvidere, 207 Cambridge, 1790 Eden, 702 Elmore, 476 Hydepark, 1080 Johnson, 1410 Mansfield, 223 Morristown, 1502 Stowe, 1371 Sterling, 193 Waterville, 610 Wolcot, ...824 10,388 Essex. Averill, 11 Bloomfleld .....179 12 NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER. Brunswick, 130 Brighton, 157 Canaan, 378 Concord, 1024 Easthaven, 79 Granby, 105 Guildhall, 470 Lemington, 124 Lunenburgh, 1130 Bennington Co.,... 16,877 Windham, 27,431 Rutland 30,701 Windsor, 40,359 Addison, 23,569 Orange, 27,873 Maidstone, 271 Victory, 140 Winlock, ...28 4,226 Grand Isle. Alburgh, 1344 RECAPITULATION. Chittenden, 22,978 Washington, 23,506 Caledonia, 21,891 Franklin, 24,532 Orleans, 13,634 Lamoille, 10,388 Grand Isle, 724 Isle La Mott, 435 North Hero, 716 South Hero 664 Essex. Grana Isle, . .4,226 .3,883 291,848 MASSACHUSETTS. Suffolk. Boston, 93,470 Chelsea,, 2390 95,860 Essex. Amesbury, 2471 Andover, 5207 Beverly, 4689 Boxford. 941 Bradford, 2225 Danvers, 5020 Essex, 1453 Georgetown, 1540 Gloucester, 6363 Hamilton, 817 Haverhill, 4337 Ipswich, 3001 Lynn, 9375 Lynnfield, 701 Manchester, 1356 Marblehead, 5575 Methuen, 2251 Middleton, 657 Newbury, 3789 Newburyport, 7161 Rockport, 2647 Rowley, 1203 Salem 15,083 Salisbury, 2740 Saugus, 1098 Topsfield, 1067 Wenham, 690 West Newbury, ....1560 95,017 Middlesex. Acton, 1121 Ashby, 1246 Bedford, 929 Billerica, 1632 Boxborough, 426 Brighton, 1425 Burlington, 510 Cambridge, 8409 Carlisle, 556 Charlestown, 1 1,483 Chelmsford, 1697 Concord, 1784 Dracut, 2188 Dunstable, 603 Framingham, 3034 Groton, 2136 Holliston, 1782 Hopkinton, 2245 Lexington, 1642 Lincoln, 686 Littleton, 937 Lowell, 20,816 Maiden, 2514 Marlborough, 2098 Medford, 2478 Natick 1285 Newton, 3351 Pepperell, 1571 Reading, 2193 Sherburne, 995 Shirley 957 South Reading, 1517 Stoneham, 1017 Stow, 1230 Sudbury, 1422 Tewksbury, 906 Townsend, 1892 Tyngsborough, 870 Waltham, 2504 Watertown, 1810 Wayland, 998 West Cambridge,. . .1363 Westford, 1436 Weston, 1092 Wilmington, 859 Woburn, 2990 106,635 Worcester. Ashburnham, 1652 Athol, 1589 Auburn, 649 Barre, 2751 Berlin, 763 Bolton, 1186 Boylston 797 Brookfield, 2472 Charlton, ' 2117 Dana, 691 Douglas, 1618 Dudley, 1352 Fitchburg, 2604 Gardner, 1260 Grafton, 2940 Hardwick, 1789 Harvard, 1579 Holden, 1874 Hubbardston, 1784 Lancaster, 2019 Leicester, 1707 Leominster, 2069 Lunenburg, 1272 APPENDIX. 13 Mendon, 3524 Milford, 1772 Millbury, 2163 New Braintree, 752 Northborough, 1248 Northbridge, 1448 North Brookfield, . . . 1485 Oakham, 1038 Oxford, 1742 Paxton 671 Petersham, 1775 Phillipston, 918 Princeton, 1348 Royalsion 1667 Rutland, 1260 Shrewsbury, 1481 Soulhborough, 1145 Southbridge, 2031 S pencer, 1604 Sterling, 1647 Sturbridge, 2005 Sutton, 2370 Templeton, 1776 Upton, 1466 Uxbridge, 2004 Warren, 1290 Webster, 1403 Westborough, 1655 West Boylston, 1 1 37 Westminster, 1 645 Winchendon, 1754 Worcester, 7497 95,305 Hampshire. Amherst, 2551 Belchertown, 2554 Chesterfield, 1132 Cummington, 1239 Easthampton, 717 Enfield, 976 Goshen, 556 Granby, 971 Greenwich, 824 Hadley, 1816 Hatfi&ld, 932 M'ddlefield, 1715 N orthampton, 3750 Norwich, 750 Pelham, 956 Plainfield, 905 Prescott, 780 South Hadley, 1458 Southampton, 1159 Ware, 1880 Westhampton, 759 Williamsburg, 1308 Worthington, ..1198 ¦ Hampden. Blandford, 1425 Brimfield, 1419 Chester, 1627 Granville, 1414 Holland, 423 Longmeadow, 1270 Ludlow, 1267 Mouson, 2151 Montgomery, 740 Palmer, 2139 Russell 956 Southwick, 1214 Springfield, 10,985 Tolland, 627 Wales 686 Westfield, 3524 West Springfield, ...3626 Wilbraham, ..1864 37,357 Franklin. Ashfield, 1610 Bernardston, 992 Buckland 1084 Charlemont, 1127 Coleraine, ...1971 Conway 1410 Deerfield, 1912 Erving, 309 Gill,.: 798 Greenfield, 1758 Hawley, 978 Heath, 897 Leverett, 875 Leyden, 632 Monroe 282 Montague, 1267 New Salem, 1305 Northfield, 1673 Orange, 1502 Rowe, 703 Shelburne, 1022 Shutesbury, 987 Sunderland, 720 Warwick 1071 Wendell, 375 Whately, 1069 Berkshire. Adams, 3703 Alford, "481 Becket, 1342 Boston Corner, 65 Cheshire, 985 Clarksburg, 370 Dalton, 1255 Egremont, 1038 Florida. 441 44 Great Barrington,... 2704 Hancock, 922 Hinsdale 957 Lanesborough, 1 140 Lee, 2428 Lenox, 1304 Mt. Washington, 438 New Ashford, 227 New Marlborough,.. 1682 Otis, 1177 Peru 576 Pittsfield, 3761 Richmond, 1097 Sandisfield, 1464 Savoy, 915 Sheffield, 2322 Siockbridge 1992 Tyringham, 1477 Washington, 989 W. Stockbridge,....l449 Williamstown, 2153 Windsor, 900 41,754 Norfolk. Bellingham, 1055 Braintree, 2168 Brookline, 1265 Canton, 1995 Cohasset 1470 Dedham, 3291 Dorchester, 4875 Dover, 520 Foxhorough, 1298 Franklin, 1717 Medfiekt, 883 Medway, 2043 Milton, 1822 Needham, 1488 Quincy 3486 Randolph 3213 Roxbury, 9089 Sharon, 1076 Stoughton, 2142 Walpole, 1491 Weymouth, 3738 Wrentham, 2915 53,040 Plymouth. Abington, 3214 Bridgewater, 2131 Carver 995 Duxbury 2798 East Bridgewater, . .1950 Halifax, 734 Hanover, 1488 Hanson, 1040 Hingham, 3567 Hull, 231 14 NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER. Kingston, 1440 Marshfield, 1760 Middleborough, 5085 N. Bridgewater, 2616 Pembroke, 1258 Plymouth, 5281 Plympton, 834 Rochester, 3875 Scituate, 3886 Wareham, 2002 W. Bridgewater, 1201 47,386 Bristol. Attleborough, 3584 Berkley, 886 Dartmouth, 4142 Dighton, 1378 Easton, 2074 Fairhaven, 3952 Fall River, 6738 Suffolk Co 95,360 Essex, 95,017 Middlesex, 106,635 Worcester, 95,305 Hampshire, 30,886 Hampden, 37,357 Freetown, 1772 Mansfield, 1382 New Bedford, 12087 Norton, 1545 Pawtucket, 2184 Raynham, 1329 Rehoboth, 2169 Seekonk, 1996 Somerset, 1005 Swanzey, 1459 Taunton, 7645 Westport, ..2820 60,177 Barnstable. Barnstable, 4302 Brewster, 1522 Chatham, 2334 Dennis, 2912 Eastnam, 955 RECAPITULATION. Franklin, 28,829 Berkshire, 41 ,754 Norfolk 53,040 Plymouth, 47,386 Bristol 60.177 Barnstable, 32540 Falmouth, 2589 Harwich, 2930 Orleans, 1974. Provincetown, 2122 Sandwich, 3719 Truro, 1920 Wellfleet,.., 2,377 Yarmouth, 2554 32,240 Duke's. Chihnark, 702 Edgartown, 1736 Tishury, ..1520 3,958 Nantucket. Nantucket, .9,051 Duke's County, 3958 Nantucket, 9051 737,495 RHODE ISLAND. Providence. Burrilville, 1982 Cranstonj 2902 Cumberland, 5224 Foster, 2181 Gloucester, 2308 Johnston, .2477 North Providence,. . .4207 Providence City, ..23,172 Scituate 4090 Smithfield, -.9534 58.077 Newport. Jamestown, 365 Little Compton, 1327 Middletown, 891 Newport, 8333 New Shoreham, 1069 Portsmouth, 1706 Tiverton, 3183 16,874 Bristol. Barrington, .549 Bristol 3490 Warren, 2438 6,477 Kent. Coventry, 3433 East Greenwich, .... 1509 Warwick, 6726 West Greenwich, ...14] 6 13,084 Washington. Charlestown, '. . .923 Exeter, 1776 Hopkinton 1726 North Kingston, 2909 Richmond, 1361 South Kingston, 3718 Westerley, 1912 14,325 RECAPITULATION. Bristol, 6,477 I Kent, 13,084 I Washington 14 325 Newport, 16,874 I Providence, 58,077 | 108137 AfPENDIX. 15 Hartford. Avon, 1001 Berlin, 3411 Bloomfleld, 986 Bristol, 2109 Burlington 1202 Canton, 1735 East Hartford, 2389 East Windsor, 3600 Enfield, 2618 Farmington, 2041 Glastenbury, 3077 Granby, 2609 Hartford City, 9468 Hartford except City, 3325 Hartland, 1060 Manchester, 1695 Marlborough, 713 Simsbury 1895 Southington, 1887 Suffield, 2669 Wethersfield, 3824 Windsor, ..2283 55,627 C ONNECTICUT. Griswold, 2166 Groton, 2963 Lebanon, 2195 Ledyard, 1871 Lisbon, 1052 Lyme, 2856 Montville, 1990 New London, 5517 North Stonington,. . .2270 Norwich City, 4200 Norwich except ) gn~Q City, $ ••M->y Preston, 1727 Salem, 809 Stonington, 3898 Walerford .-.2329 New Haven. Bethany, 1171 Branford, 1323 Cheshire, 1529 Derby, 2852 East Haven, 1382 Guilford, 2390 Hamden, 1797 Madison, 1788 Meriden 1880 Middlebury, 761 Milford, 2455 New Haven City,. .12,960 New Haven except l,.nn City, \ North Branford, 1016 North Haven, 1349 Orange, 1329 Oxford, 1625 Prospect, 548 Southbury, 1542 Wallingford, 2255 Waterbury, 3668 Wolcott 633 Woodbridge, 958 48,641 New London. Bozrah 1063 Colchester, 2101 East Lyme, 1412 Franklin, 1000 44,458 Fairfield. Bridgport City, 3294 Bridgport except ) ,0™, City 5 "" ~ Brookfield, 1255 Danbury, 4503 Darien, ...1080 Fairfield, 3654 Greenwich, 3921 Huntington, 1328 Monroe, 1355 New Canaan, 2217 New Fairfield, 956 Newtown, 3189 Norwalk, ,3869 Redding, 1675 Ridgefield 2474 Sherman, 938 Stamford, 3516 Stratford, 1808 Trumbull, 1205 Weston, 2561 West Port, 1802 Wilton, ..2057 49,933 Windham. Ashford, 2651 Brooklyn, 1478 Canterbury, 1777 Chaplain, 794 Hampton, 1165 Killingly, 3685 Plainfield, 2384 Pomfret, 1868 Sterling, 1099 Thompson,... ... ...3535 Voluntown, 1186 Windham, 3381 Woodstock, 3054 28,057 Litchfield. Barkhampsted, 1573 Bethlem, 776 Canaan, 2166 Colebrook, 1234 Cornwell, 1703 Goshen, ...1529 Harwinton, 1201 Kent, 1759 Litchfield, 4038 New Hartford, 1708 New Milford, 3974 Norfolk, 1393 Plymouth, 2205 Roxbury, 971 Salisbury, 2551 Sharon, 2407 Torrington, 1707 Warren, 873 Washington, 1622 Watertown, 1 442 Winchester, 1666 Woodbury, ..194740,445 Middlesex. Chatham, 3413 Chester, 974 Clinton, 1239 Durham, 1095 EastHaddam, 2625 Haddam, 2598 Killingworth, 1136 Middletown Cily, ...3511 Middletown except > <,,.Qq City, 5 ' Say Brook, 3417 West Brook, 1182 24,883 Tolland. Bolton, 742 Columbia, 841 Coventry, 2017 Ellington, 1356 Hebron, 1721 Mansfield, 2276 Somers 1621 Stafford, !...2469 Tolland, 1566 Union, 667 Vernon 1435 Wellington, ..1268 17,979 16 NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER. RECAPITULATION. Hartford Co., 55,627 New Haven, 48,641 New London, 44,458 Fairfield, 49,933 Windham, 28,057 Litchfield, 40,445 Middlesex, 24,883 Tolland, , 17,979 310,023 RECAPITULATION OF STATES. Maine, 501,796 New Hampshire, 283,951 Vermont, 291,848 Massachusetts, 737,495 Rhode Island, 108,837 Connecticut, 310,023 Total Population of New England in 1840,... 2,233,950 APPENDIX. J7 RAILROADS IN NEW ENGLAND. Boston and Lowell Railroad. This road passes northerly, through Charlestown, Medford, Woburn, Wilmington, Burlington, &c. The company under whose direction it was constructed, was incorporated on the 5th June, 1830 ; its execution was commenced on the 28th November, 1831, and in. June, 183.5, it was opened for public use. Length 26 miles; 18 viaducts, one of them 1600 feet in length; 51 farm and road bridges; 12 street or road crossings; maximum grade, 1 iii 528, or 10 feet per mile, except in entering Lowell, where it is 23 to 30 feet per mile ; least radius of curvature, 3000 feet. § f- of the road consists of curved line, and -|§- of straight line ; summit 125 feet above high tide, and the northern terminus of the road at Lowell is 94 feet above tide. The deep cut through which the road enters Lowell, de serves attention ; for the distance of nearly a thousand feet, the solid rock has been excavated to the mean depth of forty feet, forming an immense chasm sixty feet wide at top, and about forty at bottom. Plan of Construction. — The first track, leading from Boston to Lowell, 26 miles, is laid with the fish-bellied edge rail, of 35 lbs. per yard, and pre cisely of the pattern of the rail first employed on the Liverpool and Man chester Railroad, ancl resting in cast iron chairs, supported on stone blocks and stone cross-sills alternately ; the bearings being three feet apart from cen tre to centre lengthwise of the road ; the blocks and sills being supported the whole length of the track, under each side, by a wall of dry rubble masonry, 3 feet in depth, 2J feet wide at bottom, and 2 feet at top. Between. these walls, and also outside of them, the clay or other material composing the road bed, and most convenient to be obtained, was used as a filling ; the contact of which, with the sides of the walls, and with so much of the under, and also the vertical, sides of the cross-sills, as did not rest upon the walls, caused both to be heaved by the frost during its action upon the clay and earthy matter. Great derangement of the track, with frequent frac tures of the cross-sills, was the consequence. The trench walls, therefore, being found not to answer the preserving the first track from the effects of frost, as intended, were not resorted to in the laying of the part of the second track since put down. The fish-bellied rail being also found to have a disadvantageous form, and being too weak for railway machinery of the most modern and economical weight, has not been used in the second track, about ten miles of which, from Boston to the water station, where the trains pass each other, have been laid. In the second track the H rail, in 15 feet lengths, with square ends, weighing 55 lbs. per yard, being precisely the pattern of the Boston and Providence rail, is employed. It is laid down upon stone blocks and stone cross-sills, alternating, as above mentioned, for a part of the distance, whilst, in a considerable portion of the line, the stone sills extending across the track, are exclusively used. It is now preferred that every stone sup port to the rail should be a cross-tie, and blocks will probably be rejected in the further construction of the second track. In the intermediate spaces, 44* 18 NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER. as well as at the joinings, the rails rest upon the stone, dressed smooth, but without the intervention of a chair, or other material : at the joinings of the rail however, they are let into the stone by an appropriate cut, so as to pre vent a lateral movement of the rail, where it is the weakest. The usual form of spike, with a head projecting on one side only, is used to hold down the rail by overlapping its base on each side, the spikes being driven into holes drilled into the stone, and filled with wooden plugs. The sills and blocks rest upon a bed of gravel or sand, which fills a trench 7 feet witie and 3 feet deep, underlaying the entire track, and well compacted by large rollers, (old mill stones were used as rollers.) The sills are six feet long, of a square section, 6 X 12, or 8 X 10, averaging about 10 X 10 inches. The cost of each sill delivered is stated to be $1 50. The cost per lineal rod, of filling the trench, (exclusive of excavating it,) with the sand and gravel, compacting it with the rollers, and laying down the track upon the same, is said to be $5, the gravel or sand being supposed delivered in readiness alongside of the road. The whole amount expended up to the 30th November, 1836, was for the road $1,323,522 00 For depots and viaduct, 70,8! 5 67 For engines and cars, 1 02,227 56 Amounting to $1,505,645 23 The repairs of railroad in the year ending the 31st May, 1838, are stated to have been $15,340 69, which includes expenditures in improving the drainage of the road bed. The annual cost of a track alone of 26 miles in length, as now laid upon this road, with the H rail, would be §6,000, which is $230 77 per mile of single track. At Lowell the road unites with a railroad to Nashua, and thus opens an uninterrupted railroad communication with the populous manufacturing districts of Middlesex and Hillsboro' counties. Cost about $1,650,000. A branch of this road leaves the main line in the town of Wilmington, and extends to Andover, &c. Nashua and Lowell Railroad extends from Nashua Village, in Hillsboro' county, N. H., to Lowell, on the Merrimac, in Massachusetts, and is a prolongation of the Boston and Lowell Railroad. It was opened for use on the 25th of Oct. 1838. On Jan. 23, 1839, the company had expended upon the work ,f 285, 052 26. Two companies', one in New Hampshire and the other in Massachusetts, were incorporated for the purpose of constructing the Nashua and Lowell Railroad : these were subsequently united under the title of the Nashua and Lowell Railroad Corporation. Length of the road about 15 miles. This road passes along the right bank of the Merrimac. through the towns of Tyngsborough and Dunstable. Its extension to Concord is proposed, and a company organized for the purpose. Coneord Railroad. This road was chartered in June, 1835. The company was immediate ly organized, and much of the stock was subscribed for ; but owing- to the embarrassment of the times, nothing further was done than to cause thor ough surveys of the route to be made. The distance by these surveys from Concord to Nashua is 34 miles. The greatest inclination in the grade per mile is 23 feet, and the entire descent from Concord to Nashua is but 1164 feet. The estimates of the costs pf the road, as mode by the eno-i- neers employed, have been recently revised, and completed where they APPENDIX. 19 were imperfect. The expense, as thus estimated with great minuteness, for the entire completion of the road, for the right of way, and the neces sary furniture for its full operation, is $350,000. The road, as proposed, passes from Nashua through the valley of the Merrimac, to Concord ; and in addition to the ranges of towns lying im mediately upon the road, whose travel and transportation will pass over it, there is a large tract of country lying farther north, the natural tendency of whose travel will be to Concord, and over the entire road to Nashua. A line extending, on the one hand, from Concord through Claremont and AVindsor to the Green Mountains, ar^l on the other, from Concord through Gilmanton to Conway, will mark the south border of this tract of country ; and, bounding it eastwardly by the east line of New Hampshire, west- wardly by the Green Mountains, and north by Canada line, it will contain nearly 10,000 square miles, having a numerous population, three fourths of whose natural travel and transportation is with the city of Boston, and will pass over this road. It is difficult to estimate the convenience and accommodation to this section of country by a railroad to Concord. Passengers will be able to leave Haverhill, Hanover, Lebanon, Windsor, Plymouth, Meredith Bridge, Conway, and mother towns, by stages to Concord, and pass by rail road to Boston the same day. Almost the entire extent of this state will thus be brought within one day's journey of the capital of New England. This road is also in the direct line of communication between Boston and Montreal ; and in connection with the Cunard line of packets, will become a- part of the great thoroughfare between England and the British provinces. There is already a railroad constructed from Montreal to St. Johns, on the Sorel River; and the day may not be deemed very distant, when the private intercourse and public mails between Montreal and the Atlantic seaboard will pass, by a continuous railroad, to the Connecticut valley, and by the Concord, Nashua, and Lowell route to Boston. It is expected that this road will be completed and put into operation as far as Amoskeag Falls, by January 1, 1842; and completed to Concord in one year from that time. This is considered an important link in a line of railroads from Boston to Ogdensburg, N. Y., on the St. Lawrence River, at the natural outlet of all the Great Lakes, above the rapids on that river, and 120 miles above Montreal. The route from Concord to reach that point is not yet deter mined. The distance from Boston to Concord, 63 miles ; Windsor, on Connecticut River, 111 ; Rutland, 142 ; Middlebury, 173; Burlington, on Lake Champlain, 208 ; across the lake to Plattsburg, 228 ; and from thence through the counties of Clinton, Franklin, -and St. Lawrence, in the state of New York, to Ogdensburg, is 332 miles. The accomplishment of this line of railroads will afford to Boston, and the country through which it pisses, as great and important advantages as any enterprise of the kind in this or any other country. Boston and Portland, and Boston and Maine Railroads. The Boston and Portland Railroad branches off from the Boston and Lowell Railroad, at Wilmington, 14£ miles from Boston; from thence to Andover, 7.J miles; thence to Haverhill, 8 miles; and from Haverhill to the line of the state of New Hampshire, 3J miles; — 33J miles from Boston. From the N. H. line the Boston and Maine Railroad commences, and passes through the towns of Plaistow and East Kingston, to Exeter, 13£ miles; thence, through Durham and Madbury, to Dover, 16£ miles; and 20 NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER. from thence 4J miles, to the line of the state of Maine. From the line of N. H., this road is expected to pass through the most important towns on the interior route to Augusta, Me., — it being about 160 miles from Boston, — and, in no distant period, to Bangor; — thus making a direct line from Boston to Bangor, without interruption from bridges or ferries on the whole route. Charlestown Branch Railroad is a branch of the Boston and Lowell railroad, extending a mile and a. quarter to the navigable waters in the town of Charlestown, Mass. Boston and Providence Railroad commences at Boston, passes through the towns of Roxbury, Dedham, Walpole, Foxboro', and across Sekonk Plains and Cove, to India Bridge in Providence. This road, the work of a joint stock company incorporated in 1831, was opened for public use in June, 1835. Length 41 miles; sin gle track, with side lines and turnouts. The line is arranged for two tracks, being 26 feet wide, and nearly straight. Cost $1,782,000. The curvatures upon this road are very gentle, the least radius being 5,730 feet. The highest grade ascending in a direction towards Boston is at the rate of 25 feet per mile, and in the opposite direction 42J feet per mile. The highest point upon the road is at Sharon, where it is 10 feet below the natural summit, and 256 feet above the ocean level. At Canton is the granite viaduct, of 600 feet in length, and upwards of 63 feet in height, across the valley of the Neponset River ; and besides this noble structure, there are upon the road 1200 feet in length of wooden bridging, having spans of from 30 to 125 feet. There are likewise deep and long excavations and embankments, the former of which were very costly, on account of the presence of rock of the hardest description. Dedham Branch Railroad forms a junction with the Boston and Providence Railroad ; extending from the village of Dedham, a little more than two miles. It was incorpo rated in 1834 and opened for travel in 1835. Providence and Stonington Railroad commences at Providence, where it connects wjth the Boston and Provi dence Railroad, by a steam ferry-boat on the Providence River, proceeds in nearly a straight line through the towns of Cranston, Warwick, and East Greenwich, to Hurst's Run, where it deflects towards the south-west, and continues that course to Sherman's Pond, in South Kingston ; here the road enters the valley of Charles River, which is frequently intersected bv it, passing alternately along its right and left banks, until it reaches Pa- qnrnt Run, the outlet of Watchaug Pond, and thence over the high ground of Westerly, and across the Pawcatuck River, and terminates at the cove of Stonington, on Long Island Sound, in the state of Connecticut. Length 47 miles ; company chartered in 1832 ; worK commenced in 1835; completed in 1837; summit 302 feet above tide; graduation 14 miles level or nearly so ; maximum grade 33 feet per mile ; average of the remainder, about 13 feet per mile ; minimum radius of curvature, 1, 637 feet, except a shoTt distance near Providence, where it is 480 feet; single track, but is graded for a double track ; cost about $2,000,000. This line of railroads is expected to be connected with the Lon, 1730. Addington Daven port, A. M., settled April 15. 1737, left in Mav, 1740. Stephen Roe, A M., settled in 1741, left in 1744. Henry Caner. D. D., rector, settled April 11, 1747, left March 10. 1776. Charles Brockwell, A. M., settled 1747, died August 20, 1755. John Troutbeck, A. M., settled in 1755, and left in 1775. In 1776 the church was closed by reason of the departure of the ministers, and many uf the proprie tors, in consequence of the Revolu tion. It was occupied by the Old South congregation from 1777 to 1782. It was reoecupied in April, 1782, by the few of the former pro prietors then remaining, who invited James Freeman to become their reader. In 17-6, at the desire of Mr. Freeman, a Unitarian liturgy was adopted ; and the congregation has since been known as Unitarian. Their ministers, since that time, have been, James Freeman, D. D., settled October 18, 17s2, died No vember 14, 1835, aged 77. Samuel Cary, settled January 1, 1809, died October 22, Is] 5. F. W. P. Green wood, D. D., settled August 29. Brattle Street Church. This church was formed Dec. 12,1699. — The present house of this society was erected in 1 772, and opened for worship July 25, 1776. A wooden house for that purpose had stood on the same site from 16. ,8 to that time. Clergy. Benjamin Coleman, D. D., settled August 4, 1699, died August 29, 1747, aged 73. William Cooper, settled May 2:1, 1716, died December 13, 1743, aged 50, Sam uel Cooper, settled May 22, 1746, died December 20, 1783, aged 58. Peter Thatcher, settled January 12, 1785, died December 16, 1S(,2. aged 51. Joseph S. Buckminsier, settled January 30, 1805, died June 9, 1812, aged 28. Edward Everett, settled February 9, 1814, left March 5; 1815. John G. Palfrev, settled June 17, 1818, left May 22, LSiO. Samuel K. Lothrop, settled June 18, 1834. New North Church. The pres ent house of worship belonging to this society, at the corner of Hano ver and Clark Streets, was dedicated May 2, 1?05. Their old house on that spot was erected in 1714. The church was formed May 5, 1711. Clcrtr,/. John Webb", settled Oc tober 20", 1714, died April 16, 1750. SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 19 Peter Thatcher, settled January 28, , 1720, died February 26, 1739, aged 61. Andrew Eliot, D. D., settled April 14, 1742, died September 13, 1772, aged 59. John Eliot, D. D., settled November 3, 1779, died Feb ruary 14, 1813, aged 59. Francis Parkman, D. D., settled December 8, 1813. New South Church, on Church Green, so called, at the union of Bedford and Summer Streets. The first house here was dedicated Jan uary 8, 1717. The present neat building was dedicated December 29, 1814. This church was consti tuted April 15, 1719. Clergy. Samuel Checkley, set tled April 15, 1719, died December 1, 1709, aged 73. Penuel Bowen, settled April 28', 1766, left May 12, 1772. Joseph Howe,, settled May 19, 1773, died August 25, 1775, aged 28. Oliver Everett, settled January 2, 1782, left May 26, 1792. John T. Kirkland, D. D., LL. D., settled February 5, 1794, left November, li-AO, died April 26, 1840, aged 70. Samuel C. Thacher, settled May 15, 1811, died January 2, 1818, aged 32. F. W. P. Greenwood, settled Octo ber 21, 1818, left December, lc20. Alexander Young, settled January 19, 1825. Christ Church. This Episcopal church is in Salem Street, near Copp's Hill. It was built in 1723, and first opened on the 29th of De cember of that year. The society was formed September 5, 1722. The house is 70 feet by 50. The steeple is 175 feet high. This church has a peal of eight bells; on all of which are inscriptions. Three are as follows : " We are the first ring of bells cast for the British Empire in North America, A. R. 1744." " Abel Rudhall, of Gloucester, cast us all, Anno 1744." " God preserve the Chuich of England, 1744." Clergy. Timothy Cutler, D. D., settled December 29, 1723, died August 17, 1765. James Greaton, settled 1759, left 1767. Mather Byles, Jr., settled April, 1768, left April, 1775. Stephen Lewis, settled 1778, left 1784. William Montague, settled 1786, left 1789. William Walter, D. D., settled May 29, 1792, died December 5, 1800, aged 64. Samuel Haskell, settled May, 1801, left September, 1803. Asa Eaton, D. D., settled October 23, 1803, left May, 1829. William Croswell, set tled June 24, 1829, left June, 1840, John Woart, settled November 1, 1840. Federal Street. Church. This church was formed by Irish Presby terians, in 1727. It adopted the Congregational order in 1786. Their first convenient house of worship was at the corner of Berry and Fed eral Streets. It was erected in 1744. In this house the federal constitu tion was adopted, on the 7th of Feb ruary, 1783. The present beautiiul church was erected on the same spot, and dedicated November 23, 1809. Clergy. John Morehead, settled March 31, 1730, died December 2, 1773, aged 70. Robert Annan, set tled 1783, died 1786. Jeremy Bel knap, D. D., settled April 4, 1787, died June 20, 179H, aged 54. J. S. Popkin, D. D., settled July 10, 1799, left November 28, 1802. Wil liam E. Channing, D. D., settled June 1, 1803. Ezra S. Gannett, settled June 30, 1824. Trinity Church. This society was formed in 1728. Their wooden church on Summer Street was first opened September 15, 1735. In 1828 that building was taken down, and a splendid edifice, of unhewn granite, was built on the same spot, and consecrated, November, 1829. Clergy. Addington Davenport, settled"May 8, 1740, died Septem ber 8, 1746. William Hooper, set tled August 28, 1747, died April 14, 1767. William Walter, D. D., set tled July 22, 1764, left March, 1776. Samuel Parker, D. D., settled May 19, 1774, died December 6, 1804, aged 60. John S.J. Gardiner, set- 20 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. tied April 12, 1792, died July 29, 1830, aged 65. George W. Doane, settled April 7, 1828, left October, 1832. Jonathan M. Wainwright, D. D., settled November, 1833, left February, 1838. John H. Hopkins, D. D., assistant minister, February, 1831, left 1832. John L. Watson, settled 1836. Hollis Street Church. The first meeting-house on the ground where the present church stands, was built in 1732, dedicated June 18, and the church formed November 14, the same year. This house was burnt April 24, 1787. It was rebuilt in 1793. In 1810 the building was sold and taken down, and the materials removed to a neighboring town, for the construction of a place of wor ship. The new house was dedi cated January 31, 1811. Clergy. Mather Byles, D. D., settled December 20, 1732, left 1777, and died July 5, 1788. Ebenezer Wight, settled February 25, 1778. left the same year. Samuel West, D. D., settled March 12, 1789, died April 10, 1808, aged 70. Horace Holley, LE. D., settled March 9, 1809, left August 24, 1818, died July 31, 1827, aged 47. John Pierpont, settled April 14, 1819. West Church. This church was constituted January 3, 1737. The first meeting-house of this society was on the spot where the present church now stands, in Lynde Street, near Cambridge Street. It was erected in 173!.'., taken down in 1806, and the present church built, and dedicated November 27th, the same year. The house is very handsome, and is 75 by 74 feet. Clergy. William Hooper, settled May 18, 1737, left November 19, 1740. Jonathan Movhew, D. D., settled June 17, 1747, died July 8, 1766, aged 46. Simeon Howard, D. D., settled May 6, 1767, died August 13, 1804, aged 71. Charles Lowell, D. D., settled January 1, 1806. Cyrus A. Bartol, settled March 1, 1837. Second Baptist Church. This church was formed in 1743, and a house of worship was built on the border of the Mill Pond, near Salem Street, now Baldwin Place, and dedi cated March 15, 1746. A new building was erected on the same spot in 1810, 75 by 80 feet, and dedi cated January 1, 1811. Clergy. Ephraim Bownd, settled September 7, 1743, died June 18, 1765, aged 46. John Davis, settled September 9, 177U, left July, 1772. Isaac Skillman, D. D., settled Octo ber 3, 1773, left October 7, 1787. Thomas Gair, settled April 23, 1788, died April 27th, 1790, aged 35.— Thomas Baldwin, D. D., settled November 11, 1790, died August 29th, 1825, aged 72. James D. Knowles, settled December 28th, 1825, left October 7, 1832, died May, 1838. Baron Stow, settled Novem ber 15, 1,-32. First Universalist Church. — This society was organized in 1785. Their place of worship has ever been at the corner of Hanover and Ben- net Streets. Their first house for merly belonged to another society, (Dr. Mather's,) and was built about the year 1 740. It was - a large wooden building, and the only church of that material in Boston, at the time of its removal, in 1838, for the erection of a larg£ and hand some building in its place. Clergy. John Murray, spftled October 24, 1773, died September 3, 1815, aged 74. Edward Mitchell, settled September 12, 1816, left Oc tober 6, 1817, died in New York, 1834. Paul Dean, settled August 19, 1813, left April 6, 1823. Se bastian Streeter, settled May 13, 1824. Roman Catholic Churches. — Mass was first celebrated in Boston in an old French church on School Street. Nov. 22. 1788. The Church of the Holy Cross, in Franklin Street, was consecrated by Bishop Carroll, of Baltimore, Md., on the 29th of September, 1803. This SPECIMENS OP THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 21 church is 115 by 72 feet, and has a spacious basement story. St. Mary's Church, Endicott Street, was consecrated by Bishop Fenwick on the 22d of May, 1836. St. Patrick's Church, at the South End, was consecrated by Bishop Fenwick on the 11th of De cember, 1836. St. Augustine's Church, South Boston, erected in 1819, and after wards enlarged, in 1825. Around this church is a Catholic cemetery. Clergy. M. La Poterie, in 1788. John Thayer, June 10, 1790. F. A. Matignon, D. D., August 20, 1792. John L. de Cheverus, D. D., Octo ber 3, 1796, was consecrated bishop of Boston, November 1, 1810. Wil liam Taylor, V. G., 1821 . Benedict Fenwick, D. D., was consecrated bishop in the room of Dr. Cheverus, who returned to France, November 1, 1825, and was archbishop of Bordeaux, until he died, July 19, 1836, aged 69. The Catholic clergy, residents of Boston in 1841, are the following: In the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, B. Fenwick, D. D., assisted by Wil liam Tyler, Richard Hardy, Adol phus Williamson, and John Fitz- patrick. In St. Mary's Church, T. G. O'Flagherty, Patrick O'Beirne. In St. Patrick's Church, Thomas Lynch, Michael Lynch. In St. Augustine's Church, Perence Fitz- simmons. The entire number of Catholic clergymen in the diocese of Boston, which comprises all the New Eng land States, is 32; of churches, 33; of other stations, 15. First Methodist Episcopal Church. Nofraternity of Christians denominated Methodists existed in Boston, until the year 1784, when the Rev. William Black became a regular preacher. A society was formed in 1792, and in 1799, this society built a neat chapel at the north part of the city, which was dedicated May 15, the same year. At that time there were but fifty communicants. The celebrated George Whitefield had preached in Boston previous to that time, but no society was formed under his ministration. The corner-stone of a new chapel, for the accommodation of this soci ety, was laid on the 30th of April, 1828 ; on which occasion a large concourse of people assembled, and by the breaking of the floor a large portion of the audience were precip itated into the cellar; — many per sons were severely injured; — three lost their lives. This house is on North Bennet Street. It was dedi cated September 28, 1828. Preacher, 1841, James Porter. Second Methodist Church. — Thischapel is in Bromfield Street. It is 84 by 54 feet, and was dedicated on the 19th of November, 1806. Preacher, 1841, Stephen Lovell. The Third Methodist Episco pal Church, in Church Street, was constituted August, 1834. Preacher, 1841, Thomas C. Peirce. Fourth Methodist Episcopal Church. This chapel is in North Russell Street, in the west part of the city. Dedicated, January 15, 1839. Preacher at that time, Moses L. Scudder. Preacher, 1841, Jefferson Hascall. Fifth Methodist Episcopal Church. This place of worship is at South Boston, and was dedicated June 17, 1840. Preacher, 1841, Z. B. C. Dunham. Clergy of the several Methodist So cieties in Boston. Jesse Lee, 1790. Daniel Smith, 1791. Jeremiah Cos- den, 1792. Amos G. Thompson, 1793. Christopher Spry, 1794.— Evan Rogers, 1795. John Harper, 1795. Joshua Hale, 1796. George Pickering, 1796. Elias Hull, 1797. Daniel Ostander, 1797, William Beauchamp, 1798. Joshua Wells, 22 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 1799. Thomas F. Sargent, 1800. George Pickering, 1801. Thomas Lyall, 1802. T. Lyall, E. Kibby, 1803. Epaphras Kibby, 1804. P. Jayne, R. Hubbard, 1805. P. Jayne, S. Merwin, 1806. G. Pickering, D. Webb, 1807. D. Webb, M. Rutter, 1808. E. R. Sabin, P. Munger, 1809. E. R. Sabin, G. Norris, 1810. Elijah Hedding, E- rastus Otis, 1811. William Ste phens, William Hinman, 1812. Daniel Webb, Elijah Hedding, 1813. George Pickering, Joseph A. Mer rill, 1814. Elijah Hedding, Daniel Filmore, 1815. Elijah Hedding, Daniel Filmore, 1816. Timothy Merritt, Enoch Mudge, 1817. Tim othy Merritt, Enoch Mudge, 1818. Benjamin R. Hoyt, V. R. Osborn, 1819. D. Kilburn, B. R. Hoyt, 1820. S. W. Wilson, Eph. Wiley, 1821. Elijah Hedding, E. Wiley, 1822. Elijah Hedding, John Lind- sey, 1823. Solomon Sias, Isaac Bonny, 1 824 . T. Merritt, I. Bonny, A. D. Sargent, 1825. T. Merritt, J. A. Merrill, J. Foster, 1826. J. A. Merrill, J. N. Maffit, D. Webb, 1827. Stephen Martindale, E. Wi ley, 182s. S. Martindale, E. Wiley, E. T. Taylor, 1829. I. Bonny, J. N. Maffit, E. T. Taylor, 1830. I. Bonny, A. D. Merrill, E. T. Taylor, 1831. J. Sanborn, J. Lindsey, E. T. Taylor, S. W. Wilson, 1832. J. Sanborn, J. Lindsey, E. T. Taylor, S. W. Wilson, 1833. J. Lindsey, D. Filmore, E. T. Taylor, A. Ste vens, 1834. D. Filmore, E. T. Taylor, J. Hamilton, A. Stevens, R. Spaulding, 1835. A. Stevens, J. Horton, J. Hamilton, F. P. Tracy, E. T. Taylor, 1836. J. Horton, A. D. Sargent, E. Otheman, M. L. Scudder. E. T. Taylor, O. R. How ard, 1837. T. C. Peirce, J. W. Downing, J. Porter, M. L. Scudder, E. T. Taylor, J. Macreading, 1838. T. C. Peirce, J. F. Adams, J. Por ter, J. Hascall, E. T. Taylor, J. Mudge, Jr., 1839. J. Porter, E. T. Taylor, S. Lovell, J, Hascall, T. C. Peirce, Z. B. C. Dunham, 1840. The clergy of this church are appointed to stations annually, in June. Third Baptist Church. The place of worship of this society is in Charles Street. Their church was constituted and the building dedi cated, August 5, 1807. Clergy. Caleb Blood, settled October 5, 1807, left June 5, 1810. Daniel Sharp, D. D., settled April 29, 1812. Park Street Church. This beautiful house, at the corner of Park and Tremont Streets, was dedicated January 10, 1810. The church was constituted February 27th, 1809. This house is 106 feet long, in cluding the vestibule of about 20 feet, and 82 feet in width. On the floor of the house are 134 pews, and 50 in the side galleries. From the top of the vane on the steeple of this church, to the pavement, is 218 feet. In 1840, the interior of this house was much improved, at an expense of about $20,000. The body of the house is very handsome, and the basement is converted in to commodious halls or rooms for various purposes. The cellar of the building is now appropriated for a cemetery. Clergy. Edward D. Griffin, D. D., settled July 31, 1811, left April 27, 1815, died 1837, aged 68. Se- reno E. Dwight, settled September 3, 1817, left April 10, 1826. Ed ward Beecher. settled December 27, 1826, left in 1830. Joel H. Linsley, settled December 5, 18:12. left 1836. Silas Aiken, installed March 22, 1837. African Baptist Church. This church was formed in 1805, and their house of worship, on Belknap Street, was dedicated, and Thomas Paul settled, December 4th, 1806. Mr. Paul died April 23, 1831, aged 54. Rev. Thomas Richie, settled October, 1832. Rev. George H. Black was ordained November 22, 1838. SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 23 The African Methodist Epis copal Society was organized about 1818. Their church, in May Street, was dedicated October 24th, 1824. Preacher, 1841, Samuel Snowden. St. Matthew's Church. This parish was formed at 'South Boston, March 31, 1816. The church was consecrated June 24, 1818. J. L. Blake became rector in 1824, left 1834. Horace L. Conolly, rector, 1835, left June, 1838. Joseph H. Clinch, rector, 1838. The Second Universalist Church, in School Street, was in corporated Dec. 13, 1816, and the house dedicated October 16, 1817. Hosea Ballou, settled Dec. 25, 1817. Union Church. Essex Street church was formed, and James Sa bine became its pastor, on the 27th of January, 1819.- The house in Essex Street was dedicated in December, 1819. In 1841 this house was remodelled, and both its exte rior and interior appearance was much improved, at an expense of about $15,000. The basement part now contains a large and commo dious vestry, and other rooms. Mr. Sabine left the 16th March, 1822. The Union Church was formed Au gust 26, 1822, and Samuel Greene settled March 26, 1823. Mr. Greene left March 26, 1834, and died' No vember 20 of the same year, aged 42. Nehemiah Adams was settled March 26, 1834. The New Jerusalem Church. This society worship in a building in Phillips Place, on Tremont Street, near the Tremont House. The so ciety was formed in 1818. Thomas Worcester became their minister, August 17, 1828. St. Paul's Church, on Tremont Street, was consecrated June 30, 1820. S. F. Jarvis, D. D., instituted rector, July 7, 1820, left September 28, 1825. Alonzo Potter, rector, August ,29, 1826, left August 27, 1831. John S. Stone, rector, June 19, 1832. Bulfinch Street Society. — This society was formed in 1822. The house in Bulfinch Street was dedicated, and Paul Dean installed, May 6, 1823. Mr. Dean left May 3, 1840. Frederick T. Gray was installed November 26, 1839. Phillips Church Society, South Boston. Constituted Dec. 10, 1823. Prince Hawes, settled April 28th, 1824, left April 18, 1827. Joy H. Fairchild, settled November 22, 1827. House dedicated March 9, 1825. That house was taken down, and a new and beautiful house was erected on the same site, in 1836. This building is 78 by 65 feet, and cost, exclusive of the land, $14,500. Green Street Church. Consti tuted December 30, 1823. The house was dedicated October 25, 1826, and William Jenks, D. D., installed, the same day. Chambers Street Church. Con stituted January 28, 1825. House dedicated October 13, 1824. Sam uel Barrett, ordained February 9, 1825. Bowdoin Street Church. Con stituted July 18, 1825. Their church, in Hanover Street, was burnt Febru ary 1, 1830. The present house was dedicated June 16, 1831. Ly man Beecher, D. D., settled March 22, 1826, left September, 1832. Hubbard Winslow was settled Sep tember, 1832. Purchase Street Church. Soci ety formed in 1825. House dedicated August 24, 1826. George Ripley ordained November 8, 1826. Federal Street Baptist Church. Society organized and house dedicated July 18, 1827. Howard Malcom, settled in No- 24 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. vember, 1828, left September, 1835. George B. Ide, settled December 30, 1835, left April, 1838. Hansel G. Nott, settled May 23, 1839, left June, 1840. William Hague, set tled September, 1840. Pine Street Church. Consti tuted September 1, 1827. House, on Washington Street, dedicated De cember 25, 1827, T. H. Skinner, D. D , settled April 10, 1828, left August 27, 1828. John Brown, D. D., settled March 4, 1829, left Feb ruary 16, 1831. Amos A. Phelps, settled September 13th, 1832, left September, 1834. Artemas Boies, settled November, 1834. Left, 1840. Salem Street Church. Society formed September 1, 1827. House dedicated, and Justin Edwards, D. D., settled, January 1, 1828, left Aug. 20, 1829. George W. Blagden, settled November 3, 1830, left Sep tember, 1836. Joseph H. Towne, settled June 2, 1837. South Congregational Church. Society formed in 1827. House, on Washington Street, dedicated Janu ary 30, 1828, and Melish J. Motte settled May 21, 1828. Mariners' Churches. The first of these churches was formed in Jan uary, 1828, and their first Bethel, on Purchase Street, was dedicated in 1830. Preacher, D. M. Lord. The second society was formed in 1829, and a Bethel erected in North Square, in 1832. Preacher, Edward T. Taylor. The latter is of the Methodist order. Hawes' Place Church, South Boston, was dedicated Jan. 1, 1833. The society was formed in 1810. Lemuel Capen, settled October 31, 1827. Fourth Universalist Society. House, at South Boston, dedicated, 1830. Benjamin Whittemore, settled July, 1830. Fifth Universalist Society. — This society was formed in January, 1835. For three years its meetings were held in Boylston Hall. The church was publicly recognized in January, 1837. In June, 1838, the corner-stone of the meeting-house in Warren Street was laid with ap propriate religious services. This house is of brick, very neat, and contains 160 pews, besides a gallery for the singers, a fine toned organ, a large vestry, and three school rooms. It was dedicated January 30, 1839. Clergy. Otis A. Skinner, in stalled January 16, 1836. Grace Church. This society was formed, 1829, under James Sabine, who continued to officiate a few months in Piedmont, now Church Street. George F. Haskins offici ated from October 15, 1330, to Oc tober 15, 1831, when he resigned. They gave up the church in Pied mont Street in February, 1834, and removed to a small building in Bedford Street. They were desti tute of a regular minister from 20th September, 1831, till July 19, 1832. Most of the Episcopal ministers in the city officiated during that time. Samuel McBurney became their minister for 1 year, 19th July, 1832. The society removed to Boylston Hall on the first Sunday in Au gust, 1833. Zechariah Mead be came rector September 8th, com menced the charge 20th December, 1833, and left January, 1836. This society now worship in a beautiful church on Temple Street, which was consecrated in June, 1836. Clergy. Thomas M. Clark, rec tor, 1836. First Free Congregational Church. This church was organ ized July 16, 1835. This society worshipped, the first three years of its existence, in Congress" and Amory Halls. The corner-stone of their present place of worship, the Marlboro' Chapel, on Wash ington Street, was laid August 17, SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 25 1837. The Chapel was dedicated May 24, 1838. Clergy. Charles Fitch was in stalled May 24, 1836, and dismissed September 3, 1838. A. A. Phelps was elected pastor December 4, 1838, installed July 24, 1839, and dismissed 1840. Franklin Street Church. — This church was organized May 11, 1835. Their place of worship is the Odeon, formerly the Federal Street Theatre. An elegant meeting-house for this church and society is erect ing on Winter Street, and which will be completed in 1841. Clergy. William M. Rogers, in stalled August 6, 1835. South Baptist Church and So ciety, South Boston. This church was a branch of Federal Street Bap tist Church, from August, 1828, un til March, 1831, when it became in dependent. The house of worship of this church and society on Broad way, composed the materials of the house of the First Baptist Society in Boston. In the vestry of this church is the old pulpit which the eloquent Dr. Stillman occupied. The house was dedicated July 22, 1830. Clergy. Up to August 28, 1828, Harvey Ball and Otis Wing were the officiating clergymen. Thomas Driver was ordained April 16, 1829. He left in 1830. Rollin H. Neale, settled September 15, 1833, and left March 19, 1834. Timothy R. Cres- sy, settled March, 1834, and left June 22, 1835. Elders Naylor, Colver, Jackson and others supplied the pulpit till November, 1838, when Thomas Driver returned and was settled. Baptist Free Church. This church and society worship in a chapel or hall, at the corner of Tremont and Bromfield Streets. The church was constituted in March, 1839, and Nathaniel Colver settled the same year. 3 Boylston Street Baptist Church. This church was con stituted March 27, 1839. The Me- lodeon, formerly the Lion Theatre, is their place of worship. Clergy. Robert Turnbull, in stalled September, 1 839. Bowdoin Square Baptist Church. This house is beautifully located on Bowdoin Square, at the corner of Chardon Street, and was completed in the autumn of 1840. Its front is of unhammered gran ite, the side and rear walls of brick. On the floor and in the galleries are 176 pews, affording comfortable seats to a congregation of 1,300. It is 80 feet in length, exclusive of a tower of 10 feet, and 73£ feet in breadth. In the basement of the house is a spacious and convenient vestry, committee rooms, &c. The cost of the land was $25,138, — of the building, organ, carpets, &c, $42,402; — total cost, $67,600. This house is built in the most substantial manner, and for neat ness and good taste, is not excelled by any structure of the kind in the city. The church was constituted,' and the house dedicated, November 5, 1840. First Christian Church. This church was organized in 1803, by elder Abner Jones. Their house of worship is at the corner of Sum mer and Broad Streets, and was dedicated December 29, 1825. Clergy. Jonathan S. Thompson. Second Christian Church. — This church was organized Febru ary 1, 1839. The place of worship is in Chardon Street Chapel, which was dedicated November 7, 1838. Clergy. Joshua V. Himes. First Free-Will Baptist Church. This church, previously established, adopted the above name in 1834. This society now worship in Bedford Street Chapel. Clergy. J. W. Holman, from 26 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 1834 to 1837. Benjamin Phelon, 1838. Second Free-Will Baptist Church. This church was formed by a mission from the first church, in 1837. Their meeting-house is at the corner of Lowell and Causeway Streets. Clergy. J. W. Holman, 1837. Boston Episcopal City Mis sion. This mission was formed in June, 1829, by Asa Eaton, D. D., who continued to be the missionary until February, 1837. Samuel Mc- Burney succeeded 3r. Eaton, July 4,1837. The place of worship is in the Old School House, Common Street. Maverick Church, East Boston. This church and society have a neat house of worship, erected in 1837. Clergy. William W. Newell. Reformed Lutheran Church. This church and society worship in a hall in the Franklin School House, near Boston Neck. Clergy. H. I. Smith. Suffolk Street Chapel. This church and society were gathered by the Rev. John T. Sargent. The chapel was erected in 1839, at an expense of about $15,000, the land being given to the society by the city. It was dedicated February 5, 1840, by Mr. Sargent, the pastor of the church. Pitts Street Chapel. This church and society were gathered some years since, by the late la mented Joseph Tuckerman, D. D., who died at Havanna, April 20, 1840, aged 63. After Dr. Tucker man left, the officiating clergymen were Charles F. Barnard, Frede rick T. Gray, and Robert C. Wa- terston, the present pastor. There is a Methodist Society who worship in Centre Street, and another who meet in a hall over the Market House in Cambridge Street, and one at East Boston. There is also a Second Congrega tionalist Society at East Boston. A Free Unitarian Chapel, in Warren Street, was dedicated in February, 1841. Clergy. Charles F. Barnard. A New Society was gathered in the early part of 1841, founded on the Social Principle. It is said to partake of no sectarian character, and is supported entirely by vol untary contribution. This society worship at Amory Hall, under tiie pastoral care of James F. Clarke. In addition to the foregoing places of public worship, in Boston, there are a number of Halls, Mission Chapels, &c., devoted to that ob ject. MILTON, Mass. Statistics in 1840. Granite. — Value of granite quar ried, $192,500. Live Stock. — Horses, 269. Neat cattle, 658. Sheep, 22. Swine, 637. Poultry, value of, $913. Grains. — Wheat, 62 bushels. — Barley , 867 bushels. Oats, 15 bush els. Rye, 492 bushels. Buckwheat, 91 bushels. Indian corn, 3,448 bushels. Wool. — Pounds produced, 72. Potatoes. — Bushels produced, 21,232. Hay. — Tons produced, 1,692. Wood. — Cords sold, 931. Dairies. — Value of products, $16,999. Orchards. — Value of products, $4,417. SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. Family Goods. — Value made, $2,470. Gardens and JYurseries. — Value of products, $2,396. Stores. — Number of retail dry goods, and grocery stores, 8. Mills. — Woollen manufactories, 2. WooUen Goods. — Value manufac tured, $42,000. Wine. — Gallons made, 20 Milton contains an area of about twelve square miles. Religious Societies. The pastors of the old Congre gational Society were as follows : — Peter Thatcher, settled June 1, 1681, and died December 27, 1727, aged 77. John Taylor, settled No vember 13, 1728, and died June 26, 1747, aged 46. Nathaniel Robbins, settled February 13, 1751, and died May 19, 1795, aged 69. Joseph McKean, settled November 1, 1797, and dismissed October 3, 1804. Samuel Gile, settled February 18, 1807, and died October 16, 1836, aged 56. Samuel W. Cozzens was settled May 24, 1837. Unitarian Society. Joseph An- gier, the present pastor, was settled fn 1837. Christian Society, present min ister, Joseph Bamfield. Attorneys. Asaph Churchill; Nathaniel F. Safford. Physicians. Amos Holbrook, Jonathan Ware. Ijiterary. An Academy was established in Milton in 1798, by contributions from the town, and a grant of land in Maine, by the state. The insti tution was opened in 1807, and con tinued to be very useful as a classi cal school for ten years, under the direction of the Rev. Warren Pierce. For the last twenty years, its suc- 27 cess has been various, under the management of several instructors. Besides private schools, the sum of about $2,000 is annually raised by tax, and distributed among five school districts. Many distinguished men have made Milton their residence ; among others, the celebrated historian of Massachusetts, Thomas Hutchin son, British governor of that state at the time of the destruction of the tea in Boston, by the sons of liberty, December 14, 1773. He died in England, in 1780, aged 69. Jonathan Belcher, British gov ernor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, from 1730 to 1741. He was afterwards governor of New Jersey, and was a great benefactor to Princeton College, in that state. He died in England in 1757, aged Hon. Benjamin Pratt, a gradu ate of Harvard College, and chiet justice of New York. Prior to his leaving Massachusetts, he made a collection for a history of New Eng land, and became somewhat celebrat ed as a poet He died in 1763, aged Hon. Edward H. Robbins, for merly speaker of the house of repre sentatives of Massachusetts, lieuten ant-governor of that state, and judge of probate for the county of Norfolk at the time of his death, was a na tive of Milton. He was a man of great integrity, and performed his public trusts to general approbation. He died Nov. 1829, aged 71. BRIGHTON, Mass. Winsliip's Oar- Horticultural den.. This was the earliest attempt, in this section of the country, at rais ing young ornamental and useful 28 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. plants for sale, in the style of the nurseries of Europe ; and the skill and enterprise of its proprietors have conducted it to a point which equals, or perhaps excels, any other estab lishment of the kind on the Ameri can continent. It originated in the year 1822, in the cultivation of about two and a half acres, chiefly with young fruit- trees ; but the increasing taste of the inhabitants of Boston and its vicin ity for flowers, soon caused this branch to become a profitable addi tion, so that now the extent of the border, from 12 to 20 feet wide, allot ted to varieties of herbaceous flow ers alone, exceeds one mile. The whole surface covered with yo,ung fruit and ornamental trees and flow ers, comprises 25 acres. The importation of the beautiful trees, shrubs, and flowers, which have so long decorated the gardens of Europe, although attended with considerable expense and risk, has heen an object of constant solicitude with these gentlemen ; hence fine young plants, of the most showy kinds, which their experience has proved to be able to endure the winters of this climate, are to be found here in abundance ; while the introduction of the Shepherdia or Buffalo berry, as a most complete hedge fence, a specimen of which is here in high perfection, is a mark that the native plants of this country, and the uses which they may sub serve, have received equal attention. It might have been imagined that such an increase of cultivation, be sides the numerous additional estab lishments' which have been put into operation since 1822, would have caused a fall in the prices ; such, ( however, is not the case ; the prices obtained have been higher than formerly, and the demand has rather exceeded the supply, so that the ut most ingenuity and industry of the nurseryman have been taxed to meet this demand. This is indeed but a parallel case with these establishments in Eu rope, and the rapid increase of the taste for horticulture, wherever it has once taken firm hold, is a proof how much happiness it diffuses, and in what universal estimation the pur suit is held. The cultivation of greenhouse plants and florist's flow ers, has still to take a stride in this country ; and for this the proprietors of this nursery are evidently making active preparations, by increasing their stocks both by extensive prop agation and by importations. It would be wrong to close this article without taking a glance at that part of Messrs. Winships' nur sery which borders on the Worces ter railroad, and the care and taste displayed in making it constantly glow with beauty, from the burst of the earliest flowers of the springs until vegetation sleeps enveloped in the snowy mantle of winter. ABLNGTON, Mass. The first settlement of this town was made by the family of Ford, as early as 1680. It was then about six miles long, and four and a half broad ; but considerable tracts were taken from it when the towns of Hanover and Hanson were formed,. so that it now contains an area of only between 23 and 24 square miles. The soil is strong and good for production, though rocky and hard of cultivation. It is generally better for grazing than tillage. The surface is rough and broken. The meadow land abounds in peat. — Some bog iron ore has also been found in it. The blue slate stone prevails on some parts of the upland. Beech Hill is the highest elevation in the town. From this hill the wa ters flow north-east and south-west. No large rivers water the town, though Beaver Brook. Streame's and Hersey 's River,and French's Stream, afford some good mill privileges. A part of Accord Pond is in this town; the remainder of it is in Hingham and Scituate. SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 29 Bells for meeting-houses were cast in this town as early, probably, as in any other place in the coun try. Cannon and cannon-balls were also manufactured during the revo lutionary war. The manufacture of cut nails and tacks, in this coun try, originated in Abington, about 60 years ago. Mr. Ezekiel Reed, a native of the town, an ingenious mechanic, began the work. He cut iron plates into angular points with lever shears, and then with a ham mer headed these points in dies of his invention. With these dies one man could make about 8,000 nails or tacks in a day. The machinery has since, by different persons, been so much improved, that with one machine a single individual will in a day manufacture from 100,000 to 150,000 tacks. The number of tacks and brads manufactured in Abington, 1837, was 1,832,000,000. The town raises, annually, $2,000 for the support of public schools, and probably about $800 are ex pended for private schools ' K-eligions Societies. A petition for incorporation was presented to the General Court as early as July 4, 1706 ; and an or der was passed requiring " the pro prietors, purchasers, and inhabit ants," to ascertain what they were able and willing to pay annually " for the support of an able, learned, and orthodox minister." The peti tion for incorporation was not granted till 1712. In 1710 the erec tion of a meeting-house was effect ed, and " on 8th of December, 1711, Mr. Samuel Brown came to Abing ton, by a unanimous call from the people there to settle." He was not, however, ordained till Novem ber 17, 1714. He was born in New bury in 1687, and graduated at Har vard in 1709. He had a somewhat extensive medical practice. Owing to difficulties which arose between him and some members of the church and society, on the 31st of August, 1749, he requested a dis- 1 8* mission, which was voted on the same day by the town. He died a few days after this, September 12, 1749. He was succeeded by Mr. Ezekiel Dodge, a native of Man chester, born in 1722, and graduated at Harvard in 1749. Mr. Dodge was ordained May 23, 1750, and died in office June 5, 1770. Soon after Mr. Dodge's settlement in 1750, the town voted to build a new meeting-house ; but in consequence of a difficulty whieh arose about its location, this vote was not carried into effect till the next year, 1751. Mr. Dodge was succeeded by Mr. Samuel Niles, born in Braintree, 1744, and graduated at Princeton, 1769. Mr. Niles was ordained Sep tember 25, 1771, and died in office, January 16, 1814. Mr. Niles studied divinity with Dr. Belamy, of Beth- lem, Connecticut. He possessed strong intellectual powers, and was a popular, powerful, and solemn preacher. He felt a deep interest in the political movements of his day, and was for several years one of the representatives of the town in the state legislature. He was succeeded in the ministry by Rev. Holland Weeks, a native of Pom- fret, Conn., and a graduate of Dart mouth, of the class of 1795. Mr. Weeks was installed August 9th, 1815. A few years after his settle ment, he embraced the views of Emanuel Swedenborg, and was dis missed August 3, 1820. During his ministry in 1819, a new meeting house, the one now standing, was erected. The next minister was Mr. Sam uel Spring, born in Newburyport, and graduated at Yale College in 1811. He was ordained January 2, 1822, and dismissed Dec. 6, 1826. Mr. William Shedd, born in Mount Vernon, New Hampshire, 1797, and graduated at Dartmouth, 1819, was ordained in Abington, as the suc cessor of Mr. Spring, July 1, 1829. He was a superior scholar and a young man of high promise. His health failing, he was, at his request, dismissed from his ministerial charge 30 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. on the 1st of June, 1830, and died the same year, November 11th, aged 33. He was succeeded by Mr. Melancthon G. Wheeler, a native of Charlotte, Vt, and a graduate of Union College, in 1825. Mr. Wheeler was installed October 13, 1831, and dismissed August 28, 1833. The present minister is' Rev. James W. Ward, a native of Alna, Me., and a graduate of Dartmouth College in 1820. He was ordained May 21 , 1834. The Second Evangelical Con gregational Society was formed in 1807, and incorporated February 10, 1808. Their meeting-house was raised in May, 18:17, in the south part of the town, and dedicated on the 1st of June, 1808. On the day of dedication, Rev. Daniel Thomas, born in Middleborough in 1779, and graduated at Brown College in 1803, was ordained, and still continues their minister. The Third Evangelical Con gregational Society was incorpo rated Feb. 24, 181 3. Their meeting house was raised June 9, 1812, in the east part of the town. This house, in 1837, was remodelled and enlarged. The Rev. Samuel W. Colburn, a graduate of Dartmouth College in 1808, was installed the first minister of this society, October 27, 1813. He was dismissed by a mutual council, March 31, 1830.' Their present minister is the Rev. Lucius Alden. He was born in East Bridgewater, and graduated at Brown College in 1821. He com menced his ministerial labors in this society September 26, 1830, but was not installed till December 5, 1832. The Fourth Evangelical Con gregational Society was formed, and their meeting-house erected in the north part of the town, in 1839. The Rev. Willard Pierce, born in Stoughton, 1790, and graduated at Brown College in 1818, was installed their minister April 8, 1840. The Baptist Society was formed September 7, 1822. Their first meeting-house was built in 1822, and a second, larger and more com modious, in 1832, in the south part of the town. Their first minister, Rev. William Kimball, was ordained June 30, 1824. To him succeeded Rev. David Curtis, who was in stalled July 26, 1826. Their next minister was Rev. Silas Hall, who was dismissed in lc34. Rev. Wil liam H. Dalrymple succeeded Mr. Hall, and was followed by their present minister, Rev. E. C. Mes senger. The New Jerusalem Society was legally organized April 19, 1830. A commodious hall for public wor ship was erected in the centre of the town, in 1833 and 1834. The church was formed February 24, 1835, and their first and present minister, Rev.. Joseph Pettee, a na tive of Salisbury, Conn., and a grad uate of Yale College, was ordained July 25, 1835. The Methodist Episcopal So ciety was formed in 1831, and a meeting- house erected, in the north easterly part of the town, in 1832. Their preachers have been, John Bailey, Thomas W. Gile, Richard Livesey, Elisha B. Bradford, George W. Bntes, J. Bigelow. Preacher, 1841, Otis Wilder. Attorneys. Hon. Jared Whitman, Benjamin Hobart, Esq. Physicians. Gridley Thaxter, Ezekiel Thax- ter, John S. Champney, and David Torrey. KENNEBEC COUNTY, Me. This county contains 26 towns, an area of about 1 ,050 square miles, SPECIMENS OP THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 31 and a population of 55,804. Since the census of 1830, several towns have been detached from this to other counties. Supreme Judicial Court. At Augusta on the 1st Tuesday next after the 4th Tuesday in May ; and on the 1st Tuesday in October. Court of Common Pleas. At, Augusta on the 1st Tuesdays of April, August, and December. Court of County Commissioners. At Augusta on the last Tuesdays in April and December. County Onicers. Judge of Probate, Williams Em mons, of Hallowell. Register of Probate, Joseph J. Eveleth, of Augusta. Clerk of Courts, John A. Chan dler, of Augusta. County Attorney, G. M. Weston, of Augusta. County Treasurer, Daniel Pike, of Augusta. Register of Deeds, J. R. Abbot, of Vassalboro'. Sheriff, William Dorr, of Water- ville. Statistics of Kennebec County in 18*0. Granite and Marble. — Value of granite quarried, $8,100. Value of manufactured granite and marble, $6,850. Live Stock. — Horses, 7,716. — Neat cattle, 35,604. Sheep, 82,739. Swine, 11,825. Poultry, value of, $13,452. Grains. — Wheat, 86,514 bushels. Barley, 57,057 bushels. Oats, 132,- 683 bushels. Rye, 9,830 bushels. Buckwheat, 3,510 bushels. Indian corn, 153,149 bushels. Wool. — Quantity produced, 206, 538 lbs. Hops. — Quantity produced, 1,367 lbs. Bees-Wax. — Quantity produced, 743 lbs. Potatoes. — Quantity produced, 1,165,399, bushels. Hay. — Quantity produced, 89,270 tons. Hemp. — Produced, 5 tons. Silk. — Pounds of silk cocoons produced, 56. Sugar. — Maple sugar' manufac tured, 18,915 lbs. Wood. — Cords sold, 21,497. Dairies. ¦ — Value of products, $199,204. Orchards. — Value of products, $33,790. Wine. — Gallons made, 937. Family Goods. — Value of home made goods, $80,672. Gardens. — Value of productions, $13,164. Stores. — Number of retail dry goods and grocery stores, 235! — Capital invested, $366,450. Fisheries. — Value of products, $250. Lumber. — Value produced, $214,- 560. Ashes. — Pot and pearlashes pro duced, 31 tons. Furs. — Value produced, $198. Ginseng, SfC. — Value produced, $1,891. _ Machinery. — Value manufactured, $30,250. Hardware, Cutlery, <^c. — Value manufactured, $31,300. Precious Metals. — Value of man ufactures, $3,000. SmaU Arms. — Number manufac tured, 30. Bricks.. — Value manufactured, $7,330. Mills. — Fulling mills, number, 19. Woollen manufactories, num ber, 3. Woollen Goods. — Value manu factured, $54,350. NORTON, Mass. Young Ladies' School. There is a literary seminary in . this town for the education of young ladies. It was founded by the mu nificence of Hon. Laban Wheaton, 32 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. who has already expended in its be half about eight thousand dollars. It is placed under the direction of a board of trustees, to be under the control of them and their successors in office so long as they shall see that the school is continued. It went into operation in the summer of 1835, under the management of Miss Eunice Caldwell, as principal. She was succeeded by Miss Eliza R. Knight, whose successor is Miss Martha E. Vose. This school has thus far been very fortunate in re spect to the qualifications of its prin cipals, and it has maintained from the first a character of high order, so far as it regards mental discipline, and moral and religious instruction. The number of scholars at present is about fifty. It has sometimes ex ceeded this, and .sometimes fallen short of it. There is connected with the seminary a large boarding- house, which will be made to ac commodate fifty scholars besides the teachers, with only two young la dies occupying a room ; and beyond this number the trustees will hot engage to provide boarding-places. There is now in this seminary a small cabinet, library, and apparatus for lectures and experiments in chemistry and philosophy. This seminary is very advantageously situated, in a town through which the railroad passes, bringing com munication with Boston, and Provi dence, R. I., within about one hour's ride. The present condition of this school is prosperous, and its pros pects are flattering. BOSTON, Mass. Statistics in 1840. Iron . — Furnaces, 6. Cast iron, tons, 2,480. Fuel consumed, tons, 1,250. Men employed, 105. Cap ital invested, $130,000. Lice Stock. — Horses, 1,764. Neat cattle, 187. Sheep, 9. Swine, 310. Poultry, value of, $390. Grains. — Wheat, bushels, 90. Barley, bushels, 230. Oats, bushels, 50. Rye, bushels, 331. Indian corn, bushels, 315. Potatoes. — Bushels, 3,910. Hay. — Tons, 395. Dairies. — Value of produce, $4,- 700. Orchard. — Value produce, $150. Gardens. — Value of produce, $8,- 925. Commerce. — Commercial houses in foreign trade, 142. Commission houses, 89. Capital invested, $11,- 696,000. Retail dry goods and gro cery stores, 572. Capital invested, $4,214,220. Lumberyards, 31. Cap ital invested, $371,010. Fishcnes. — Pickled fish, barrels, 17,604. Capital invested, $35,000. Machinery. — Value manufactur ed, $135,900. Hardirare, fyc. — Value manufac tured, $8,000. Cannon. — Cast, 20. Precious Metals. — Value manu factured, $26,650. Various Metals. — Value manufac tured, $284,400. Granite .Marble, fyc. — Value man ufactured, $90,750. Bricks. — Value manufactured, $3,750. Mixed Manufactures. — Value of, $10,400. Hats, Caps, i,-c- — Value manu factured, $154,670. Value of straw- bonnets manufactured, $11,500. Persons employed, 224. Capital in vested, $44,200. Leather.. — Tannery, 1. Sides of sole leather tanned, 3,000. Capital invested, $6,000. All other manu factories of leather, 25. Value of manufactures, $87,400. Capital in vested, $20,700. Soap and Candles. — Pounds of soap made, 667,000. Tallow can dles, pounds made, 34,100. Capital invested, $84,300. Distilled and Fermented Liquors. — Distilleries, 17. Gallons of spirits produced, 4,108.042. Breweries, 7. Gallons of beer, &c, produced, 195,000. Capital invested, $820,000. Drugs, Paints, §-c. — Value man- SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 33 ufactured, $22,500. Value of tur pentine and varnish produced, $15,000. Glass. — Houses, 3. Glass-cut ting establishment, 1. Value, in cluding looking-glasses, $141,000. Capital invested, $37,000. Sugar. — Refineries, 2. Value produced, $1,250,000. Value of con fectionary made, $70,000. Capital invested, $343,300. Printing and Binding. — Printing offices, 24. Binderies, 28. Daily papers, 7. Weekly papers, 11. Semi- weekly and tri-weekly papers, 7. Periodicals, 7. Men employed, 437. Capital invested, $236,450. Cordage. — Rope-walks, 3. Val ue manufactured, $83,000. Capital invested, $101,500. Musical Instruments. — Value man ufactured, $304,550. Capital in vested, $214,100. Carriages and Wagons. — Value manufactured, $53,500. Capital in vested, $23,600. Mills. — Grist mills, 1. Capital invested, $50,000. Ships. — Value of ships and ves sels built in 1840, $37,000. Furniture. — Value manufactured, $329,000. Capital, $105,100. Houses. — Brick and stone houses built, in 1840, 217. Wooden houses built in do., 148. Value of con structing the same, $1,961,100. All other Manufactures. — Value, $633,000. Capital, $525,200. By the Report of the State Valu ation Committee, dated January 5, 1841, there were in Boston, in 1840, 18,475 ratable polls. The aggre gate amount of taxable property was $109,304,219. In 1830, the aggre gate amount of taxable property was $80,000,000 ; ratable polls, 14,120. By the above Report, there were in Boston, in 1840, 8,902 dwelling- houses, 1,397 warehouses and stores, 1,574 shops, and 438 barns. The value of real estate in Boston, the same year, was stated at $60,402,200, and the value of personal estate, at $34,157,400. Counsellors and Attorneys at Law, in Practice in Boston. Adams, Charles F. ; Adams, Geo. W. ; Adan, John R.; Amory, Thomas C, Jr. ; Andrews, John A. ; Atwood, Charles ; Austin, Arthur W.; Aus tin, Elbridge G. ; Austin, IversJ.; Austin, James T. ; Aylwin & Paine ; Baker, James L. ; Ballard, James M.; Barstow, George ; Bartlett, Sidney ; Bemis, George ; Benjamin, James ; Bethune, John M. ; Betton, Ninian C; Bigelow, George T.; Blair, Phin- eas : Blake, Edward ; Blake, George ; Bolles, John A. ; Bowditch, Nathan iel I. ; Brigham, William ; Brooks, B. F. ; Brooks, Edward ; Bulfinch, Geo.S. ; Cabot, George; Chandler, Peleg W. ; Chandler, Theophilus P.; Choate, Frederick W.; Choate, Ru- fus; Clarke, ManliusS.; Codman, John; Cooke, Josiah P.; Crown- inshield, F. B.; Cruft, Edward, Jr. ; Curtis, Benjamin R. ; Curtis, Charles P.; Curtis, George T.; Cushing, Abel ; Cushing, Luther S.; Dame, Abraham A.; Dana, Richard H., Jr. ; Dehon, William ; Derby & Andrews ; Dexter, Frank lin ; Dorr, William B. ; Dow, Nathan T. ; Draper, Moses ; Dutton, Francis L. ; Dwight, Thomas; Emery, B. F. ; English, James L. ; Fay, Rich ard S. ;' Field, Justin ; Fiske, Augus tus H. ; Fletcher, Richard ; Fuller, Abraham W. ; Fuller & Russell ; Gardiner, William H. ; Gay, Geo. ; Giles, Joel ; Gleason, Horace ; Good rich, Charles B. ; Gorham, H. Gar diner ; Gragg, W. P. ; Gray, John C. ; Gray, William ; Greenough, D. S.; Griggs, George; Hallet, Benja min F. ; Hancock, Charles L. ; Har rington, Joseph; Healey, John P.; Hillard, George S. ; Hilliard, Fran cis; Hilliard & Jenkins; Homer, George F. ; Hubbard, Samuel ; Hubbard, William J. ; Humphrey, Francis J. ; James, John W. ; Keith, Omen S. ; Knapp, John ; Loring, Charles G. ; Loring, Edward G. ; Loring, Ellis Gray ; Loring, Fran cis C; Mason, Charles; Mason, George M. ; Mason, Jeremiah ; Mil ler, Thompson ; Mills & Smith ; Minot, George ; Minot, William ; 34 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. Montgomery, Hugh ; Moore, Abra ham ; Morey, George ; Morgan, David ; Nichols, B. R. ; Oliver, Benj.L.; Otis & Hutchins ; Paine, Charles C. ; Paine, Robert T. ; Park, John C. ; Parker, Aurelius D.; Parker, Charles Henry ; Parker, Samuel D. ; Parsons, Theophilus ; Peabody, Augustus; Phillips, G. T.; Phillips, George W. ; Phillips Willard ; Pickering, Edward ; Pick ering, John ; Pickering, John, Jr. ; Pope, Thomas B.; Putnam, John P. ; Quincy, Josiah, Jr. ; Rand, Ed ward S.; Rand & Fiske; Rantoul & Kimball ; Richardson, Wm.; Rob bins, Richard ; Rogers, Jonathan P. ; Russell, James D. ; Sargent, Henry J. ; Sawyer, Frederic W. ; Sewall, Samuel E.; Shipley, Horatio ; Sim mons, David A. ; Smith, Ebenezer, Jr. ; Smith, Frederic ; Snelling, G. H. ; Sohier, Edward D.; Sohier, William D. ; Sparhawk, George ; Spooner, Allen C. ; Sprague, Peleg ; Stackpole, J. Lewis ; Stearns, W. G.; Storey, Charles W., Jr.; Sum ner, Bradford; Sumner, Charles; Thornton, J. Wingate ; Tolman, Thomas ; Walley, S. H., Jr. ; Ward, Samuel D. ; Washburn, W. R. P. ; Webster, Daniel ; Welch, Charles A. ; Welles, Arnold F. ; Welling ton, Hiram; Wheelock, P. S.; Whi ting, Wm. ; Whitman, G. H. ; Wil lard, Joseph; Williams, E. D.; Willis, Horatio M. ; Winthrop, R. C; Winthrop, G. T. ; Withington, O. W. Notice of some of the distin guished jurists who have resided and died in Boston, and of others still living, but not in practice. Theophilus Parsons, LL. D., chief justice of Massachusetts from 1806 to his death, October 6, 1813, aged 63. James Sullivan, LL. D., attor ney-general of Massachusetts for many years, and governor of that state in 1807, and died while gov ernor, in 1808, aged 64. Isaac Parker, LL. D., judge of the Supreme Judicial Court, 1806, and chief justice from 1814 to 1830, died 1830, aged 62. Samuel Dexter, LL. D., died 1816, aged 54. John Phillips, died 1823, aged 52. Christopher Gore, died 1827, aged 68. John Lowell, died 1840, aged 70. Timothy Bigelow, died 1821, aged 54. Daniel Davis, died 1835, aged 73. Francis D. Ghanning, died 1810. Rufus G. Amory, died 1833, aged 73. Benjamin Whitman, died 1840, aged 72. William Sullivan, died 1839, aged 64. Jonathan Mason, died 1830, aged 75. Perez Morton, for many years attorney-general of Massachusetts, died 1837, aged 87. John Gallison, died 1820. Harrison Gray Otis. William Prescott. Charles Jackson. Artemas Ward. Physicians in Practice in Bos ton. Adams, Edwin; Adams, Samuel ; Adams, Zabdiel B. ; Alexander, An drew ; Andrews, Aaron ; Appleton, Benj.B., Jr. ; Ayer, J. Cullen ; Ball, Stephen, Jr. ; Bartlett, George ; Be- thuen, Geo. A. ; Bigelow, Jacob ; Bowditch, Henry I. ; Bowen, Mar- cellus; Boylston, Ward N. ; Brad ford, Williams ; Brewer, Thomas M.; Brown, John B. ; Buck, Ephra im; Buck, Ephraim, Jr.; Butler, J. S. ; Channing, Walter ; Chieker- ing, Jesse; Clark, Henry G; Clark, Luther; Cogswell, Francis; Coit, Daniel T. ; Colby, Moses ; Cooper, Wm.H.; Cotting, Benj.E.; Crane, P. M. ; Davenport, E. J. ; Dix, John SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 35 H. ; Doane, Geo. B. ; Dow, Wm. ; Dupee, Horace, Jr. ; Dwight, John ; Dyer, Henry ; Eberle, L. S. ; Eddy, F. A. ; Fales, Joseph J. ; Fisher, John D.; Flint, John; French, Otis E. ; Gay, Martin; Gerrish, Andrew ; Girardin, L. ; Glover, Lewis J.; Glover, Ralph; Gordon, Charles ; Gorham, John W.; Gould, A. A. ; Gray, Francis H. ; Gray, Thomas, Jr.; Greene, H. B. C; Gregerson, James B.; Hale, Enoch ; Hanaford, Wm. G. ; Harrington, Reuben; Hawes, William; Hay- den, John C. ; Hayward, G. ; Hey- mans, Edmund; Hildreth, Charles T. ; Holmes, Christopher C. ; Holmes, Oliver W. ; Homans, John ; Hooper, R. W. ; Howard, John C. ; Howard, Nath'l ; Hubbard, George ; Ingalls, William ; Jackson, C. T. ; Jackson, James ; Jackson, J. B. S. ; Jeffries, John ; Kearney, P. ; Lane, I. F. W. ; Lane, Jonas H. ; Leach, E. W. ; Leonard, Jonathan, Jr. ; Lewis, Winslow, Jr. ; Lodge, G. H. ; Marston, Ephraim ; Martin, Henry J.; Mifflin, Charles; Mori- arty, Joseph; Morrill, Sam'l ; Odin, John, Jr. ; Oliver, Daniel ; Oliver, Nathan W. ; Osgood, James; Otis, George W., Jr. ; Palmer, Ezra, Jr. ; Parker, Thomas I. ; Parkman, Geo.; Parkman, Samuel ; Perry. Marshall S.; Phelps, Abner ; Prescott, B. T. ; Putnam, Charles G.; Randall, John ; Reynolds, Edward, Jr. ; Richard son, Aaron P. ; Richardson, S. O. ; Roby, Joseph ; Salisbury, Stephen ; Salter, Richard H. ; Sargent, How ard ; Saxton, Thomas F. ; Shattuck, G. C. ; Shattuck, G. C, Jr. ; Shurt- leff, Benj. ; Shurtleff, Nathaniel B. ; Shurtleff, Samuel A. ; Simpson, Paul; Smith, J. V. C; Snow, Asa B.; Snow, Azell ; Spear, J. S.; Stebbins, J. B. ; Stevens, Ebenezer; Stevens, John ; Storer, D. H. ; Strong, Woodbridge ; Sumner, F. A. ; Thomas, Alexander ; Town- send, Solomon D.; Wagner, Gott- hart; Ward, Henry A.; Ware, C. E. ; Ware, John; Warren, John C; Warren, J. Mason; Warren, John W. Jr.; Watson, A. A.; Webb, Thomas H. ; Wheeler, Abner B. Whiting, Augustus; Whitman, C. S. ; Whitney, Ephraim ; Whitney, Warren J. ; Wiggles worth, Samuel ; Wiley, Henry G.; Wing, B. F. ; Wyman, J. The following eminent physicians and surgeons have died in this city within a few years. Charles Jarvis, M. M. S. S., was born in Boston, in 1748. He died November 15, 1807. James Lloyd, M. D., was born at Long Island, N. York, April, 1728. He died March, 1810. John C. Howard, M. D., was born at Boston, in 1773. He died August 11, 1810. John Warren, M. D., A. A. S., et M. M. S. S., was born in Rox- bury, July 27, 1753. He died April 4, 1815. John Jeffries, M. D., M. M. S. S., was born at Boston, February 5, 1744. He died September 16, 1819. Thomas Kast, M. M. S. S., was born in Boston, August 12, 1750. He died June 20, 1820. Lemuel Hayward, M. D., M.M. S. S., was born at Braintree, March 11, 1749. He died March 20, 1821. Isaac Rand, M. D., M. M. S. S., was born at Charlestown, April 27, 1743. He died September 11, 1822. William Eustis, M. M. M. M. S. S., LL. D., was born in Boston, June 10, 1753. He died February, 1825. Samuel Danforth, M. D., was born in Cambridge, in 1740. He died November 16, 1827. 30 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. STATISTICS OF MASSACHUSETTS, 1840, According to the Returns of the United States' Marshal. Iron, fyc. — Number of furnaces, 48. Tons of cast iron produced, 9,332. Bloomeries, forges, and roll ing mills, 67. Tons of bar iron pro duced, 7,174. Tons of fuel consum ed. 10,197. Men employed, 1,094. Capital invested, $1,231,705. — Val ue of other metals produced, $2,500. Men employed, 14. Capital invest ed, $1,200. . Salt. — Bushelsproduced, 370,596. Men employed, 463. Capital invest ed, $502,980. Granite, Marble, fyc. — Value pro duced, $833,155. Men employed, 970. Capital invested, $623,730, Live Stock. — Horses and mules, 61,485. Neat cattle, 282,550. Sheep, 378,226. Swine, 143,211. Value of poultry, $454,582. Grains. — Bushels of wheat, 157,924. Barley, 165,329. Oats, 1,332,520. Rye, 535,732. Buck wheat, 84,410. Indian corn, 1,809,- 395. Wool. — Pounds produced,973,006. Hops. — Pounds ditto. 236,775. Wax. — Pounds ditto. 1,196. Potatoes. — Bush, ditto. 5.285,702, Hay.— Tons ditto. 543,170. Hemp and Flax. — Tons produc ed, 132. Tobacco. — Pounds gathered, 49,- 455. Silk Cocoons. — Pounds produc ed, 1,738. Sugar. — Pounds ditto. 579,217. Wood. — Cords of fire-wood sold, 277,969. Dairies. — Value of products, $2, 373,759. Orchards. — Value of products, $388,157. Wine. — Gallons made, 193. Family Goods. — Value of home made or family goods, $225,932. Gardens. — Value of produce for market, $263,900. Nurseries. — Value of trees, shrubs, flowers, &c, produced, $111,814. Men employed in gardens and nur- series,281. Capital invested, $43,170. Commerce. — Commercial houses in foreign trade, 241. Commission houses, 123. Capital invested, $13,- 881,517. Retail dry goods, grocery, and other stores, 3,625. Capital in vested, $12,738,638. Lumber yards, 137. Capital invested, $815,360. Men employed, 3,452. Men em ployed in internal transportation, 799. Butchers. — Number of butchers, &c.,490. Capital invested, $410,850. Fisheries. — Quintals smoked or dried fish, 407,715. Barrels pickled fish, 124,735. Gallons sperm oil, 3,630,772. Gallons whale and other fish oil, 3,361,725. Value of whale bone and other productions of the fisheries, $442,974. Men employ ed, 16,000. Capital invested, $11,- 220,850. Products of the Forest. — Value of lumber produced, $467,766. Tons of pot and pearl ashes, 6. Value of skins and furs produced, $60. Val ue of ginseng and other productions of the forest, $19,369. Men em ployed. 174. Machinery. — Value manufactur ed, $967,475. Men employed, 903. Hardware and Cutlery. — Value manufactured, $1,881,165. Menem- ployed, 1,109. Cannon, fyc. — Cannon cast, 50. Small arms made, 22,652. Men em ployed, 397. Precious MelaU. — Value manu factured, $92,045. Men employ ed, 61. V y Various Metals Value manu- SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN RECISTER. 37 factored, $1 ,773,754. Men employ ed, 1,038. Granite, Marble, fyc. — Value man ufactured, §218,180. Men employ ed, 274. Bricks and Lime. — Value manu factured, $310,796. Men employ ed, 753. Capital invested in the preced ing manufactures, $3,088,975. Wool. — Fulling mills, 203. Wool len manufactories, 144. Value of manufactured goods, $0,982,898. Persons employed, 5,070. Capital invested, $4,179,850. Cotton. — Cotton manufactories, 268. Spindles, 665,709. Dyeing and printing establishments, 21. Value of manufactured articles, $16,578,- 023. Persons employed, 20,929. Capital invested, $18,079,099. Silk. — Pounds reeled, thrown, &c, 4,634. Value of, the same, $38,079. Males employed, 31. Fe males and children employed, 314. Capital invested, $68,519. Flax. — Value of manufactures of flax, $75,100. Persons employed, 41. Capital invested, $30,050. Mixed Manufactures. — Value pro duced, $1,133,735. Persons em ployed, 1,101. Capital invested, $700,325. Tobacco. — Value of manufactur ed articles, $176,264. Persons em ployed, 286. Capital invested, $90,500. Hats, Caps, fyc. — Value of hats and caps manufactured, $9211.202. Value of straw bonnets, $821,486. Persons employed, 6,656. Capital investe'd, $650,752. Leather, fyc. — Tanneries, 355. Sides of sole leather tanned, 212,848. Sides of upper leather tanned, 423,- 958. Men employed, 2,444. Cap ital invested, $1,031,199. Boots, Shoes, and other manufacto ries of leather, 1 ,526. Value of man ufactured articles of leather, $10,- 557,336. Capital invested, $3,321,- 544. Soap and Candles. — Pounds of soap manufactured, 12,560,400. Pounds of tallow candles, 3,457,965. Pounds of sperm and wax candles, 4 2,162,710. Men employed, 407. Capital invested, $S73,936. Distilled, and fermented Liquors. — Distilleries, 37. Gallons of spirit produced, 5,177,910. Breweries, 7. Gallons of beer, &c, produced, 429,850. Men employed, 154. Cap ital invested, $963,100. Pozoder. — Pbwder mills, 14. Pounds of gunpowder made, 2,315,- 215. Men employed, 69. Capital invested, $255,000. Drugs, Medicines, Paints, fyc. — Value of medicinal drugs, paints, dyes, &c, $405,725. Turpentine and varnish, value produced, $25,820. Men employed, 85. Capital invest ed, $206,700. Glass, Earthen Ware,fyc. — Glass houses, 4. Glass-cutting establish ment, 1. Men employed, 372. Val ue of manufactured articles, includ ing looking-glasses, $471,000. Cap ital invested, $277,000. Potteries, 20. Value of pottery ware, $44,450. Men employed, 71. Capital invest ed, $27,975. Sugar, Chocolate, fyc. — Sugar re fineries, 2. Value of sugar refined, $1,025,000. Value of chocolate man ufactured, $37,500. Value of con fectionary made, $137,300. Men employed, 220. Capital invested, $374,300. Paper. — Manufactories, 82. Val ue of paper produced, $1,654,530. Value of all other manufactures of paper, playing cards, &c, $56,700. Men employed, 947. Capital in vested, $1,041,400. Printing and Binding. — Printing offices, 104. Binderies, 72. Daily newspapers, 10. Weekly newspa pers, 65. Semi and tri-weekly news papers, 14. Periodicals, 14. Men employed, 922. Capital invested, $414,850. Cordage. — Rope-wstlks, 50. Val ue of cordage produced, $684,800. Men employed. 672. Capital invest ed, $556,000. Musical Instruments. — Value of, manufactured, $340,085. Men em ployed, 246. Capital invested, $243,760. Carriages, and Wagons. — Value 38 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. of manufacture, $790,399. Men em ployed, 1,403. Capital invested, $304,760. Mills. — Flouring mills, 12. Bar rels of flour manufactured, 7,436. Grist mills, 678. Saw mills, 1,242. Oil mills, 6. Value of manufac tures, $1,771,175. Men employed, 1,810. Capital invested, $1,471,952. Ships. — Value of ships and ves sels built, $1,349,999. Furniture. — Value of furniture manufactured', $1 ,090,08, Men em ployed, 2,127. Capital invested, $909,189. Houses.— Brick and stone houses built, in 1840, 324. Wooden houses built, in do., 1,250. Men employed, 2,952. Value of constructing the same, $2,765,239. All other Manufactures. — Value of manufactures not enumerated, $6,368,019. Capital invested, $3,- 231,931. Hy the above, the total amount of capital invested in manufaciures, was, $42,492,286 Ditto in Commerce, 29,196,414 Ditto in Fisheries, 11,220,850 According to the Report of the Valuation Committee, appointed by the state, dated January 5, 1841, the number of ratable polls was 185,908, and the aggregate amount of tax able property in the state, was $2! 19,.- 78,330. The number of ratable polls ia 1831, was 150,591; and the aggre gate amount of taxable property in the state, the same year, was $208,360,408. THE GREAT LAKES. These immense waters, whose centre generally makes the boundar}' line between the United States and Canada, have a natural outlet to the Atlantic Ocean, by the River and Gulf of St. Lawrence. An assem blage of such vast fresh-water seas, the immense basin or country in which they ore imbodied, the great arteries which supply them, and the rapid increase of population, wealth, and products within this basin, and which will soon become united in commercial operations by railroads with the Atlantic shores of New England, deserve, at least, a brief notice within this volume. Passing from the sea up the St. Lawrence, the first important place we meet is Quebec, the " Gibraltar of America," about 400 miles from the sea, in latitude 46° 47' N., and 71° 10' W. longitude. The St. Lawrence is navigable for the largest vessels to Quebec, and even to Mon treal, in latitude 45° 31' N., and" longitude 73° 35' W., 166 miles above Quebec, for vessels of 400 tons. The tide flows to within 60 miles of Montreal ; a greater distance than it is known to flow in any other river in the world. From Montreal to Ogdensburg, one of the termini of the contemplated railroad from Boston, a distance of 120 miles, the 8t. Lawrence is in many places very rapid, and of difficult navigation. From Ogdensburg to Lewiston, the most northern and western points of navigation on Lake Ontario, is about 290 miles. This lake covers an area of 5,100,000 acres, and is navigable for the largest ships. Passing the great CataraetofNiagara, from Lew iston to Buffalo, is 28 miles. From Buffalo to Detroit, is about 330miles. Lake Erie covers an area of 7,680,- 000 acres ; but its depth of water is not so great as that of Ontario. The Strait of St. Clair, 27 miles SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. 39 long, on which Detroit is built, con nects Lake Erie with those of St. Clair, Huron, Michigan, and Supe rior. The St. Clair covers an area of about 800,000, and Huron about 12,800,000 acres. Lake Michigan is about 300 miles long, and covers an area of 9,000,000 acres. This lake is wholly within the limits of the United States. Michigan is con nected with Huron by the strait of Michilimackinack, 40 miles long, which, with the lake, is navigable for large vessels. Passing from Lake Huron by the Strait of St. Mary, about 40 miles long, and having a fall of about 23 feet, we come to Lake Superior, the largest fresh water sea in the known world. This lake is elevated above the tide waters of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 641 feet, and covers an area of 19,200,000 acres. From the northern and west ern extremity of this lake, to the mouth of the Gulf of the St. Law rence, is about 1800 miles ; and the whole area covered by the waters of the lakes mentioned, is 54J million acres, or 85,155 square miles'. Among the articles shipped on the Erie Canal at Buffalo, in 1840, there were 639,633 barrels of flour; 18,435 ditto of pork ; 7,027 ditto of beef ; 9,008 ditto of ashes ; 883,100 bushels of wheat, and 47,885 ditto of corn. The number of ships, brigs, schoon ers and sloops navigating Lakes Erie, Michigan, and Superior, in 1840, was 225; — tonnage, 17,988 tons. The number of steamboats on these lakes was 61; their tonnage, 17,324 tons. Value of steamboats, $1,741,200. The number of arrivals at Quebec, in 1840, was 1,130; tonnage, 388,- 448 tons. Number of clearances, 1,344; tonnage, 457,811 tons. The number of ships building at Quebec, in January, 1841, was 34 ships and 2 steamboats ; tonnage, 19,460 tons. About 600 vessels passed the Wel land Canal in 1840, and the com merce of Lake Ontario is increasing as rapidly as that of the upper lakes. Transportation by the Western Railroad from Boston, reaches Lake Erie at Buffalo, by the Erie Canal and railroads from Albany. Lake Erie is the most southern and cen tral of this magnificent chain of nav igable waters. Around these inland seas, a clus ter of powerful states and flourish ing territories aie rapidly rising. — Thb territory which they comprise embraces that great area, extending from the lakes on the north, to Ohio on the south, and from the western confines of the state of New York to the upper Mississippi ; containing 280,000 square miles. This area is nearly twice as large as the kingdom of France, five times as extensive as the whole of England, and thirty- six times the area of Massachusetts : it contains 180 millions of acres of arable land, a large portion of which is of surpassing fertility. In 1800, this vast territory contained only 50,780 inhabitants; but such has been its growth, that it now con tains at least 3,000,000. Should its population continue- to increase in the same ratio for ten years, it will double that of the whole United States in 1775. When this region becomes as thickly populated as, old Massachusetts, it will contain 27,- 440,000 souls. This broad area is intersected in numerous directions by streams, furnishing ample means of convey ance ; while uncommon facilities for the construction of canals and rail roads, are afforded by the level and uniform character of its surface. This section of country probably possesses a greater aggregate power of production, than any other por tion, of equal extent, on the globe. Its population is made up almost ex clusively of the young, the resolute, the vigorous, and the intelligent, who have gone from the more dense ly populated communities in New England and the Middle States, to seat themselves around this chain of waters, and there to build up an empire. They have taken with them the laws, the habits, the Ian- 40 SPECIMENS OF THE NORTHERN REGISTER. guage, and the institutions, civil and religious, of their parent states; but above all, they have carried into that vast field an honest love of la bor; and in the very act of organiz ing their governments, they mani fest their willingness to exert and rely on their own energies, by pro hibiting slavery forever, throughout their limits. This group of inland states and territories has two outlets for its commerce to the ocean ; one by the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, the other through the lakes, and the River and Gulf of St. Lawrence. These outlets are so circuitous and difficult of navigation, even in seasons when unimpeded by ice or the lowness of the waters, that transportation by railroads, in a di rect course, must supersede all other modes of conveyance between the Atlantic Ocean and Lakes Erie and Ontario, the common deposits of this wide field of commercial opera tions. In the commerce of this western world New England cannot fail to participate to a great extent. Her extended and extending railroads to meet this trade, her wealth and enterprise, her immense amount of tonnage, her foreign and domestic commerce, her vast investments in manufactures, her fisheries, together with good markets for all kinds of western . products, offer unrivaled advantages to her western brethren. Such is the preference of the west ern people for northern markets, that the states of Ohio, Indiana, Il linois, and Michigan, have com* menced systems of internal im provement, by canals and railroads, to meet the waters of Lakes Erie and Ontario, which will extend more than 2,500 miles, and at a cost, when completed, of nearly fifty millions of dollars. See Railroads. Uj= The foregoing are some specimens of the Register, taken promis cuously, but not of every article which the work is intended to embrace. Many of the items will appear in tabular forms, such as hanks, postmasters, &c. &c. In the list of postmasters, it is intended to insert the names of the towns in which the respective post offices are located. We wish it to be understood that our statistics of the productions of 1840 are derived from the Marshals' returns, as taken by them, by order of the general government. The Editor most respectfully solicits the assistance of the clergy in that portion of the Register more particularly relating to the literary, religious, and charitable institutions in New England. Communications on any subject connected with our publications, will be gratefully received by the Editor, at No. 120 Washington Street, Boston. HAY WARD'S NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER. Recommendations of the Work. From the Boston Morning Post. This is, unquestionably, the best work of the kind ever issued from the American press, and will prove, we think, a most invaluable book for reference. The amount of statisti cal information which it gives is re ally immense, and must give a high idea of its author's industry and tal ents, and for which his work deserves an extensive sale. Every one who wishes to encourage merit, and to acquire knowledge which can be of daily use, should have a copy of this valuable publication. From the Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot. This is a work embracing a great variety of detail, and consequently the fruit of great labor, as most of the materials must have been sought from unpublished or unarranged sources. It appears to have been prepared with great fidelity, care, and accuracy, and we doubt not it will be found not only an extremely useful book of reference, but one which may be advantageously stud ied by those who are desirous of ac quainting themselves with the prog ress of population, manufactures, and improvements, in the different parts of the New England states. From the American Traveller. We have examined a copy of Hay- ward's New England Gazetteer. It is no easy task to collect and arrange the important facts and statistics for a gazetteer, where the materials are obtained from an almost illimitable number of sources. Some compilers throw together in chaotic mass the materials thus afforded, with very little regard to the accuracy of the dates, taking upon trust whatever relates to the subject-matter in hand, that may fall in their way. Such is not the course pursued by Mr. Hay ward in the preparation of his new Gazetteer. He has not only consult ed volumes and local histories, writ ten letters, and availed himself of the ordinary means of acquiring the re quisite information, but has per formed long and tedious journeys over almost every part of the New England states, and by personal in quiry and observation, obtained in formation that can be implicitly relied upon for its freshness and accuracy. Mr. Hayward deserves the most substantial encouragement for his indefatigable exertions in this department of literature ; and this, the best effort of his talent, enter prise, and industry, cannot fail of securing a patronage as extensive as its merits are unequivocal. Every New England Gazetteer. — Recommendations. intelligent New Englander, what ever his business or occupation, will find this work exceedingly valuable, and almost indispensable for a work of daily reference. From the New Hampshire Patriot. The contents of this work, topo graphical, historical, biographical, statistical, and miscellaneous, evince persevering labor, patient research, and indefatigable industry. A copy should be found in every family circle, and on the desk of every professional and business man. From the Boston Centinel fy- Gazette. This Gazetteer appears to have been prepared with much labor and great accuracy. Such a work can not fail to be interesting, and par ticularly useful to business men. It is an appropriate manual for all classes of the community, and should find a place in every count ing-room and private dwelling in New England. From the Providence Journal. This is precisely such a book as we have long been wanting to lay upon our table. It contains an ac count of every township in New England, and a description of the principal mountains, rivers, lakes, islands, places of resort, &c. It comprises an immense amount of historical and statistical informa tion, and is interspersed with nu merous piquant anecdotes, princi pally of the early settlers. The whole is judiciously and systemati cally arranged. The collection of such a vast number of facts must have been a work of great labor, and will unquestionably be rewarded by a very extensive sale. The work is prefaced with a chapter upon the general aspect of New England, its early history, the character of the people, and the resources and indus try of the country. Such books as these are always exceedingly valu able, not merely as works of refer ence, but as aiding us in forming an estimate of the character and condi tion of a people. From the Portland Courier. Mr. Hayward is one of the most indefatigable and most accurate col lectors of statistics in our country, and has spared no pains or exertions to make the present work a useful manual for the whole land. This Gazetteer should, and no doubt will be, in the library of every profession al man, and on the desk of every bank and of every merchant in the country. He who can obtain the reputation of accuracy in a work of this kind, must have gone through a course of toil and patient industry not to be conceived of by those who only perceive the results as imbodied in the work. From the New York Gazette. Mr. Hayward has produced a work of great utility, and it has found a ready and rapid sale. The materials for the Gazetteer were ob tained from a vast number of sources. Compilers not unfrequently throw together in chaotic mass the mate rials thus afforded, regardless of the accuracy of the data. Mr. Hayward separates the wheat from the chaff New England Gazetteer. — Recommendations. and condenses and concentrates his materials with a remarkable degree of faithfulness and fidelity. From the Lincoln Telegraph. The amount of statistical infor mation and necessary knowledge in this volume, is greater than in any work of the kind ever before pub lished, and has one very essential recommendation over every other work of the kind — that of personal knowledge of all the points treated upon. From the Hartford Literary Review. We can truly say that we believe this Gazetteer fills a blank in New England literature, which heretofore has been felt almost daily by every business man, nay, every reading family in the six Eastern States. Mr. Hayward deserves the thanks and the liberal patronage of us all for this work ; it has cost him a great amount of labor, the facts having been sought out by himself, in most cases, on the spot, and not, like too many money- making books of the day, merely col lated and compiled from other books, without stirring from his own fire side. The fact of wearisome jour neys, and patient, indefatigable re search, are evident throughout the work. It is also interspersed, occa sionally, with interesting reminis cences of by-gone days, thus mak ing it, besides a fund of useful knowledge, a book of entertainment. Every man who desires for himself or for his children a right knowl edge of New England, should pur chase this book. From Zion's Herald. We have examined Mr. Hay- ward's Gazetteer with much inter- | est and satisfaction. It exhibits great labor and research, and can not fail of proving a most useful ad dition to the library of every one desirous to know more respecting his own beloved New England. Throughout the work, the author has judiciously interspersed pleas ing anecdotes, which makes it inter esting to all classes of readers. It ought to become a reading book in every school in New England. From the Herald of Freedom. This work evinces much labor and industry ; it should have a place in every library, and engage the at tention of every reader. To those who are desirous of becoming ac quainted with the progress of im provement, the population, and the manufacturing enterprise of the New England states, we cannot hesitate to recommend Haiward's Gazetteer. From the Exeter News Letter. Mr. Hayward was well qualified to prepare a work of this sort, and he has been as industrious in the collection of materials for it, as skil ful in arranging them. The Gaz etteer was much wanted, and will be found both interesting and use ful. From the Quincy Patriot. Mr. Hayward has accomplished no easy task in the preparation of this invaluable Gazetteer. It would be difficult to portray the arduous re search requisite in the preparation of a work of this character. Mr. H. has produced a Gazetteer which for real practical utility has never, to Net" England Gazetteer. — Recommendations. our knowledge, been surpassed. He condenses and concentrates his ma terials with a remarkable degree of faithfulness and fidelity. Much of the varied and valued information contained in this volume has been acquired by personal observation and inquiry, as the author has vis ited almost every section of the country he so graphically describes. From the New Hampshire Statesman. The information, historical, topo graphical, and statistical, found in this volume, should be in posses sion of every individual, and would furnish any one with a valuable fund of useful and entertaining knowledge. From the Christian Panoply. This is a valuable work, and con tains a vast amount of information, which every family should possess. From the Nashua Gazette. Upon the usefulness of a work of this kind we need not descant, for that must be apparent to every one. The immense amount of information contained in it, renders it one of the most useful and desirable works ever issued from the New England press. Every one who wishes to acquire information which will be of daily use, and an efficient busi ness companion, should possess this valuable book. From the New Haven Register. This is a useful and interesting work, and well deserving a place in every family library in New Eng land as a book of reference. In addition to what its title purports, it is replete with historical, statistical, and biographical facts, connected with the settlement and growth of every town of note — and these facts have been collected from the most authentic sources. From the Providence Herald. This is a complete, excellent, and elegant work. It comprises a vast quantity of valuable information rel ative to all the counties and towns in New England. For geographi cal and statistical information, as a book of reference, no family or counting-room should be without it. It is elegantly printed on paper of an excellent quality, and hand somely and durably bound; and is furnished at a low price. From the Hartford Courant. This is a new, elegant, and valu able work. It contains correct sta tistical information of every county and town in New England, and is invaluable as a book of reference. The style in which the book is got up is very fine. The paper, typog raphy, binding and all, are almost equal to those of an annual. From the New York mig. This work is prepared with unu sual care and accuracy, and from our personal knowledge of the in dustry and assiduity of its author, and from a careful examination of the entire contents of the book, we can speak unqualifiedly in its praise. The Gazetteer, in addition to ac curate topographical descriptions, gives a concise history of the vari ous towns and cities, and their dis tances from Boston and the seat of government; and also points out New England Gazetteer. — Recommendations. the most pleasant and fashionable routes for those summer excursions which are found so delightful along the rivers, and among the mountains of New England. — A copy should be found in every family circle, and on the desk of every professional and business man. From the New Haven Palladium. " Hayward's New England Ga zetteer" is so eminently useful and valuable, that it will be found, we think, indispensable to a large num ber, and will therefore meet with a ready sale. We are surprised that so much matter, containing notices (and some of them rather extensive) of all the towns in New England, could be compressed into a single small volume, and that afforded at the low price at which this is offered. We believe there is no other such work extant. Every New Eng- lander ought therefore to possess it. The frontispiece is a representa tion of Boston, its harbor, with Bun ker Hill, &c., beautifully engraved. From the Dover Advertiser. This work is written in good style, comprehensive and correct ; and em braces statistical facts and historical delineations, well worth double the amount of the subscription price, to any man of business, literary, trav elling or pleasurable pursuits. Mr. Hayward is known as the talented author of many interesting works. He deserves much from the public for his industry and perseverance in bringing out the Gazetteer, and it should be in the hands of every son of New England, as well as in those of other states, who would learn the history of our country. Any one travelling through New England, for business or pleasure, must find this an indispensable companion. It is decidedly the best work of the kind we have ever seen. It is ornament ed with several elegant plates. Application was made, in 1838, to the General Court of Massachusetts for legislative patronage to this work. The subject was referred to the Committee on Education, which consisted of Messrs. Savage of Boston, Greene of New Bedford, Wilder of Leominster, Ethe- ridge of Charlestown, Green- leaf of Bradford, Edwards of Southampton, and Hooker of Springfield. The following is an extract from their report : — " It is obvious from the nature and design of the work, that, if well executed, it will be of great practi cal utility to men of business ; and indeed, to all classes of our citizens. Especially will it be valuable as a hook of reference, imbodying, in a condensed and comprehensive form, a great variety of useful information in relation to our community. And in regard to the manner of its exe cution, the committee are of opinion, so far as they can judge from the specimen exhibited to them, that it will be a work of merit, fully an swering the purpose contemplated ; and they have a further*pledge of this in the untiring industry, the minute and accurate research, and the skilful arrangement and con densation of facts which have char acterized the works heretofore pub lished by Mr. Hayward, and which are now before the public.'' The New England Gazet teer is sold by subscription only. HATWARD'S STATISTICAL, WORKS. THE COLUMBIAN TRAVELLER AND STATISTICAL REGISTER. THE NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK LAW REGISTER, for the years 1835-6. — This work contains the terms of all the Courts, and more than twenty-five thousand names of State and Judicial Officers. THE MASSACHUSETTS DIRECTORY, OR GAZETTEER THE RELIGIOUS CREEDS AND STATISTICS OF EVERY CHRISTIAN DENOMINATION IN AMERICA, with some Ac count of the Jews, Deists, &c. PRICES OF FORTY ARTICLES FOR FORTY YEARS. COMPARATIVE VIEWS OF NEW ENGLAND, NEW YORK, AND THE UNITED STATES — lc37. These works contain a great variety of statistical, geographical, judicial, religious, and political information, compressed in a small compass, and so arranged as to answer an almost innumerable number of questions, on those subjects, without labor, and at a small expense. The above works have been highly recommended by many of our most distinguished citizens. The Religious Creeds and Statistics has become a standard authority in America, and as such is quoted in Great Britain. From among the numerous testimonialsinfavor of this work, from various religious sects and parties, we have room only for the following, from the Saturday Chronicle, a valuable journal, published in Philadelphia : — " In this excellent and very useful work, the tenets of every denomina tion in the United States and British Provinces, are unfolded to public view; and that, too, in so concise yet comprehensive a manner, that a few minutes' study will suffice to make a man master of all necessary par ticulars relating to any particular sect. One great charm of the volume is its evident impartiality. The editor, who is already well known as having published the 'Columbian Traveller,' has nowhere indulged in prejudice »f faith or party — the odium theologicum is not to be found in his pages. " Not only are accounts of all Christian denominations given, from the earliest ages down to Mormonism,but a sketch of the religious sentiments of Jews, American Indians, Deists, Mahometans, &c, is also supplied. In short, the publication is a complete multum in parvo ; for, in a neat pocket volume, are included the numerous creeds, and a description of all the different modes of worshipping the Creator, ( By saint, by savage, or by sage.' " YALE