Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society, Volume 8Danvers Historical Society, 1920 Includes "Necrology." |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acres Adams April attended barn Benjamin Beverly Boston brig Brown Capt church Colo conveyed Court Danvers daughter delegate died dined dwelling house Edward Bishop Elizabeth Essex County Essex Registry Father Gen¹ George Gerry Gideon Tucker High street Holten house and land Hutchinson Ingersoll innholder Jacob Barney James James Brown John Batchelder John Endicott John Trask Jonathan Joseph Herrick Joseph Peabody June Leach leaf license lot of land married Mary Massa Bay master miles mill Minister of France Nathaniel Nathaniel Hayward owners Phillips Porter pounds President of Congress Putnam Rec'd a letter received a letter Registry of Deeds Robert Upton Sabbath day Salem Village Samuel Endicott Samuel Page Samuel Tucker selectmen Sept Smith sold Tapley Thomas Rayment tons Town Records Upton widow wife William William Endicott Winthrop wrote yeoman
Popular passages
Page 115 - For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance ; but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness ; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 7 - My name is BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, I was born at Boston, am a Printer by profession, am travelling to Philadelphia, shall return at such a time, and have no news — now what can you give me for dinner
Page 125 - Massachusetts. 13. I received a letter from Josiah Batchelder, Esqr Congress appointed a com* to repair to headquarters. 14. Majr don Ponso went into the country. 15. Baron Steuben set out for headquarters. I rode out with him 5 miles. 17. Wrote to the Hon. Jabez Fisher, Esqr by Mr Torrey. 19. It is five years this day since the war commenced. I dined with the President of Congress. 20. Dr Sheald dined with us. 22. I rode out with ye President of Congress, Gen. Fulsom & the Sec'y, eleven miles to...
Page 83 - WHEN I remember them, those friends of mine. Who are no longer here, the noble three, Who half my life were more than friends to me, And whose discourse was like a generous wine, I most of all remember the divine Something, that shone in them, and made us see The archetypal man, and what might be The amplitude of Nature's first design. In vain I stretch my bands to clasp their hands ; I cannot find them. Nothing now is left But a majestic memory.
Page 118 - Pres* being from that state. 1 dined with the Hon. Mr Griffin.1 4. We had the intelligence of the enemies leaving R. Island. 5. I attended the medical committee & the marine board. 6. The medical committee met in my chamber. Mr Lowell paid me a visit this evening. 8. I received a letter from the Honble Mr Palmer. I wrote to the Hon.
Page 113 - M" Dolley & all her boarders moved from 2d street in to Front street »to Gen. Mifflin's house. I wrote to the Hon. Mr Gill. 7. Maj. Rice, aide-de-camp to Gen. Lincoln, arrived with dispatches from ye Gen1, but brought no new material. 9. Walked out with Colo. Peabody. I wrote to the Hon. Gen. Ward. 10. Congress ordered the money to be forwarded to Mass. Bay to exchange the emissions that are out of circulation. 12. The post brought me only one newspaper from Boston. 14. It is said the enemy have...
Page 70 - Well, what about the tea tax?" "Tea tax, I never drank a drop of the stuff. The boys threw it all overboard." "Then, I suppose, you had been reading Harrington, or Sidney and Locke, about the eternal principles of liberty?
Page 119 - The dinner was grand & elegant. 3. The President of Congress drank tea with us. 4. Congress spent part of the day considering the commissary & Quartermasters departments. 6. Being ill, I have not been out today. 7. I wrote to the Rev. Dr Gordon. Being ill, I have not been out this day. 8. The Minister of France & about 10 other Gentlemen of the first character dined with us. 9. Thanksgiving. Attended at Dr Duffield's and Dr Ewing's. 10. I spent part of this day with the comt on Gen. Arnold's accounts....
Page 119 - Colleagues & the Gentlemen from New Hampshire. 16. I wrote to M™ Holten, Mr Kittell & my daughter Polly. 17. Chevalier de la Luzern was admitted to a public audience with Congress & dined with Congress. 18. The Chevalier paid us a visit by leaving a card. 19. We had 7 Gent, dined with us. Congress passed several resolutions for regulating prices. 20. I dined with Mr Smith, my Colleagues, the Gentlemen from New Hampshire & Pres* Reed dined with us. 21. I rec'da letter from Joseph Hall, junr and...