THE

WORCESTER MAGAZINE

AND

HISTORICAL JOURNAL.

CONTAINING

ARTICLES ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,

MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL-BIOGRAPHICAL---DESCRIPTIVE OE

PRINTED FOR THE PUBLISHERS, BY ROGERS & GRIFFIN.

Ier Grorge Bancroffa Song with the Respects of

Christopin Columbus Balduina Worcester, mad. Jan: 17.1834.

INDEX.

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112

PAGE.

PAGE.
Alleghanies,

1 Bradford, visit of, to Masassoit, 140
Androscoggin,
2 Bond, William

282
American history,

Brown, Gen.

188
Ayer, Ebenezer
26 | Bowditch, Nathaniel

201
Asten, Abiel
26 Bowdoin, James

201
Ashburnbam, Mills of

87 Bartlett, Josiah, memoir of 214
Assabet,
89 Burial grounds,

275
Agricultare, system of in Canada, 106 | Bass, Joseph, of Leicester, 353
Albany, settled

hazardous expedition of 353
Agawam, or Ipswich,
131 | Brown, Bartholomew

379 380
Alexander, brother of Philip, 161 Bailey, Isaac

379 380
Anthony, St. miracle of
172 Blood, Dr. Oliver H.

379 380
Atlantis, island of
176 Brooks, Jabez

379
Abraham, heights of
177 Chamberlain, John

23
Algonquins, seat of
179 Chaudiere river,

66 104
Anne, Queen war of
193 Canadians, manners of

102
Abenaki, language of
194 Coral Islands,

70
Act, incorporating Worcester Co. 195 Chickopee,

89 116
Adams, Samuel
203 Caldcleugh,

100
Africa, travelling in
219 Census of the County,

111
Ashes, spontaneous combustion of 225 Columbus,

112
Animal plant,
228 Charlestown, settled,

112
Aspidium Barometz,
228 Concord, settled,

113
Aunsocamug, Mary

273 Connecticut, settlement began at 113
Aquitticus, John

273 Church members, privileges of 115
Ben Nevis, most elevated land in Conneystow brook,

119
England,
1 | Chabanakong komum,

132
Butler, Col. John

39 Currency, depreciation of 134 165
Butler, Col. Zebulon

198 232 267 310 321 356
Brandt, a ball blood Indian,

Committee of Court and of the Ar-
Bedlock, Capt. torture of

my, meet to settle the deprecia-
Bouger, Mons. experiments of

tion of the currency,

134
Bingham, William

Carver, Gov.

139
Bache, Richard

76 Canonicus, chief Sachem of 141
Buckminster, Col. Wm. of Barre, 79 Conbutant,

141
Buckminster, Joseph

79 82 Celebration at Lancaster, 280
Boggachoag,
90 Charles, St. river

180
Blackstone,
90 108 Colonists, sufferings of

193
Bimileck brook,

90 Conant, Col.
Belshazzar's feast,
94 Church, Dr.

202
99 Congress, Provincial

202
Boston,
112 Concord, fight at

204
Beaver brook, or New Brook, 117 | Caine, Maj. aid to Gen. Gage, 207
Burnshirt river,
118 China, military force of

220
Brookfield, settled,
130 282 Canal, Blackstone

224
destroyed,

162 | Chocksett, Indian name of Ster-
re-built,
164 1931 ling,

272

41

54

203

Brazils,

Drew,

PAGE.)

PAGE. Chittenden oak, 314 Garrison, Wheeler's

282 Chairs, manufacture of 317 378 Gage, Gen.

202 Cock fights, 349 | Green Dragon tavern,

202 Coopers of Sterling, 378 Goffe, account of

208 Conant, Edwin 379 Gentiana Crinita,

229 Damiens, torture of

Ginseng,

230 Davis, Eleazer

24 Gunpowder, accident of, at Ley.. Divining rod,

27
den,

239 Dream, Masassoit's 30 Guild, John

273 Davis, Josiah 26 Graves of a housebold,

304 Durkee, Capt. burning of 84 | Goodwin, Isaac, oration of 324 Dennison, Col. 83 Glen's falls,

363 Dead river, 52 Groce, Nahum H.

379 380 Divisions, civil 109 115 116 Harwood, Ensign John

26 Divisions, parochial 110 History of the County, plan of

33 Dorchester, 112 Houses of public worship,

111 283 History general of the County, 112 Diamond, cape of 181 Hassapnamessett,

132 Drummond,

188 | Heywood, Dr. B. F. gist of 134 Davis, 188 Hunt,

138 Dictionary, Ralle's 194 Hopkins,

140 Dudley, Paul 201 Hobomak,

143 Dawes, Mr. 203 Home bound ship,

159 Davis, Deacon Caleb 207 Hurons, nation of

180 Davenport, Rey. Mr. 209 Hancock, John

203 Dixwell, John, regicide, 213 Hastings,

206 Deed, Indian, of Sterling, 273 Hair bell,

229 Davenport, Capt.

274 Heywood, Benjamin (see currency) Districts in Sterling,

381 Houghton, John 273 275 315 Emigration, 111 | Howe, Thomas Esq.

275 Emigrants to America,

112 Honeywood, St. John, notice of number of

113 Hancock, John, nošice of 346 Elliot, the apostle 130 383 Hunting, Indian mode of

375 Emmet,

284 | Hull, William (see currency) Erie, fort of

184 | Homans, John (see currency) gallant exploits at

185 | Hats, manufacture of, at Sterling, 377 its situation, 186 Hildreth, Ezekiel

379 380 Executive officers of the U. S. 254 | Hildreth, Hosea

379 380 Education in Sterling, 379 | Harvey, Dr. Zachariah

382 Fletcher, Sir Richard

13 Harrowanninnit, court at house of 383 Fullam, Sergeant

23 Incorporation, date of the several Frye, Jonathan 24| towns,

109 Fryeburg, town of

26 | Intervales on the Nashua, 129 Farrar, Joseph 26 Indian War,

130 Falls of Trenton, 46 the work of Philip,

133 Franklin, Dr. letters of 73 201 | barbarities of

133 Folger, arms of 76 Icelandic dinner,

152 French river, 90 108 Insanity, anecdotes of

170 Fales' brook,

117 | Indictment, John Bunyon's 190 Finances of Massachusetts, 224 | Insurance in England,

222 Farnsworth, John

274 Interment, mode of in different Fire ships, 354 places,

275 Fernald, Tobias (see currency) Jones, Josiah Gautier, 9 Johnson, Ichabod

26 Graham, Gen. 14 Johnson, Josiah

26 Gilson, Joseph

26 Journal, Gov. Winthrop's 129 Gold, manner of collecting of 100 Joslin, Mr.

233 Gookin, 130 333 \Jerusalem, view of

189

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