The New England Gazetteer: Containing Descriptions of All the States, Counties and Towns in New England: Also Descriptions of the Principal Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Capes, Bays, Harbors, Islands, and Fashionable Resorts Within that Territory. Alphabetically ArrangedI.S. Boyd and W. White, 1839 - 512 pages |
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... ship . Happy if in such a period we can , by diligent contemplation of the venerated men of other days , exalt our imaginations , till by conceiving we form a desire to imitate their virtues ! In proportion as we do this , we shall ...
... ship . Happy if in such a period we can , by diligent contemplation of the venerated men of other days , exalt our imaginations , till by conceiving we form a desire to imitate their virtues ! In proportion as we do this , we shall ...
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... ships , nautical prowess , and commercial spirit . Their extended Atlantic sea coast , and their noble forests of ship timber , give them as great , if not greater facilities for these enterprises , than can be found in this or any ...
... ships , nautical prowess , and commercial spirit . Their extended Atlantic sea coast , and their noble forests of ship timber , give them as great , if not greater facilities for these enterprises , than can be found in this or any ...
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... ship which was to land them at Boston . Just before leaving the ship he discovered a gold ring up- on deck , for which he could find no owner . Thus fortunately provided , after his arrival he pawned the gold ring for small articles of ...
... ship which was to land them at Boston . Just before leaving the ship he discovered a gold ring up- on deck , for which he could find no owner . Thus fortunately provided , after his arrival he pawned the gold ring for small articles of ...
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... Ship building is exten- sively pursued at this place ; but commerce in lumber , of all the va- rious kinds in use , is the principal occupation of the inhabitants . An immense amount of that article is annually rafted down the rivers ...
... Ship building is exten- sively pursued at this place ; but commerce in lumber , of all the va- rious kinds in use , is the principal occupation of the inhabitants . An immense amount of that article is annually rafted down the rivers ...
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... Ship building is exten- sively pursued at this place ; but commerce in lumber , of all the va- rious kinds in use , is the principal occupation of the inhabitants . An immense amount of that article is annually rafted down the rivers ...
... Ship building is exten- sively pursued at this place ; but commerce in lumber , of all the va- rious kinds in use , is the principal occupation of the inhabitants . An immense amount of that article is annually rafted down the rivers ...
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Page 7 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries...
Page 7 - ... court, register's court, and a court of quarter sessions of the peace, for each county; in justices of the peace, and in such other courts as the legislature may, from time to time establish.
Page 1 - Shop, included among the 28 mills, can furnish machinery complete for a mill of 5,000 spindles in four months, and lumber and materials are always at command, with which to build or rebuild a mill in that time, if required. When building mills, the Locks and Canals Company employ directly and indirectly from a thousand to twelve hundred hands.