Historical collections, being a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Massachusetts, with geographical descriptions
CONTENTS.
Abington, .
Acton, .
Adams,
Alford, .
Amesbury, .
Amherst,
Andover, .
Ashby, .
Ashburnham,
Ashfield,
Athol,
Attleborough,
Auburn,
Barnstable County
Barnstable, .
Barre, .
Becket,
Bedford,
Belchertown,
Bellingham,
Berkley,
Berlin, .
Bernardston,
Berkshire County
Beverly,
Billerica,
Blandford, .
Bolton, .
Boston,
Boxborough, .
Boxford,
Boylston,
Bradford, .
Braintree,
Brewster, .
Bridgewater, .
Brighton, .
Brimfield,
Bristol County
Brookfield, .
Brookline, .
Buckland,
Burlington,
Cambridge, .
Canton,
Carlisle,
Carver,
Charlestown,
Charlemont,
Charlton,
Chatham, .
Chelmsford, .
Chelsea, .
Cheshire,
Chester, .
Chesterfield,
Chilmark, .
Clarksburg, .
Cohasset , .
Coleraine,
Concord, .
Conway,
Cummington,
Dalton, .
Dana,
Danvers,
Dartmouth,
Dedham,
Deerfield,
Dennis, .
Dighton,
Dorchester,
Douglass,
Dover, .
Dracut,
Dudley,
Dukes County
Dunstable,
Duxbury,
East Bridgewater,
Eastham, .
Easthampton,
Easton,
Edgartown, .
Egremont, .
Enfield,
Erving,
Essex, .
Essex County, .
Fair haven,
Fall River, _ .
Falmouth,
Fitchburg, .
Foxborough, .
Framingham,
Franklin,
Franklin County,
Freetown,
Florida,
Gardner,
Georgetown,
Gill, .
Gloucester,
Goshen,
Grafton,
Granby,
Granville, .
Great Barring'ton,
Greenfield,
Greenwich, .
Groton,
Hadley, . .
Halifax,
Hamilton,
Hampden County,
Hampshire County
Hancock, .
Hanover,
Hanson,
Hardwick, .
Harwich, .
Harvard,
Hatfield, .
Haverhill, . .
Hawley,
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Heath, . . ' .'
Hingham, .
Hinsdale,
Holden,
Holland,
Holliston, .
Hopkinton, .
Hubbardston,
Hull, .
Ipswich,
Lancaster, .
Lanesborough,
Lee, .
Leicester,
Lexington, .
Leyden,
Lincoln, . .
Longmeadow,
Lowell, . .
Ludlow,
Lunenburg,
Lynn, .
Maiden,
Manchester,
Mansfield,
Marblehead,
Marlborough,
Marshfield,
Marshpee,
Medfield, .
Medford,
Medway, .
Mendon,
Methuen,
Middleborough,
Middlesex County,
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Millbury,
Milton, .'
Monroe,
Monson,
Montague, .
Montgomery,
Mount Washington, .
Nantucket County,
Natick,
Needham,
NewAshford, .
New Bedford,
New Braintree, .
Newbury,
Newburyport, .
New Marlborough,
New Salem, .
Newton, .
Norfolk County, .
Northampton, .
Northborough,
Northbridge,
North Bridgewater,
North Brookfield,
Northfield, .
Norton,
Norwich,
Oakham,
Orange,
Orleans, ,
Otis, .
Oxford, .
Palmer,
Pawtucket
Paxton,
Pelham,
Pembroke,
Pepperell,
Peru,
Petersham, .
Phillipston,
Pittsfield,
Plainfield, .
Plymouth,
Plymouth County,
Plympton,
Prescott, .
Princeton,
Provincetown, .
Quincy, . .
Randolph, .
Raynham,
Reading, .
Rehoboth,
Richmond,
Rochester,
Rowe,
Rowley,
Roxbury, .
Russell, . .
Salisbury, .
Sandisfield, .
Sandwich,
Saugus,
Savoy, . .
Seekonk, »
Sharon, .
Sherburne,
Shutesbury, .
Somerset, .
South Reading, .
Spencer, .
Springfield, .
Sterling, .
Stockbndge, .
Stoneham,
Stow,
Sturbridge, .
Sudbury, . .
Suttnn
Swanzey,
Templeton,
Tewksbury, .
Tisbury, .
Topsfield,
Tolland, .
Townsend,
Truro,
Tyngsborough,
Tyringham,
Upton, .
Uxbridge, .
Wales, .
Walpole, .
Waltham,
Ware,
Wareham,
Warren, .
Warwick,
Washington,
Watertown, .
Wayland, .
Webster,
Wellfleet, .
Wendell,
Wenham, .
Westborough,
West Boylston,
West Bridgewater,
West Cambridge,
Westfield, .
Westford, .
Westhampton,
Westminster,
West Newbury,
Weston,
Westport.
West Springfield,
West Stockbridge,
Weymouth,
Whately,
Wilbraham,
Williamsburg,
Williamstown,
Wilmington, .
Winchendon,
Windsor,
Woburn, .
Worcester, .
Worcester County,
Worthingham,
Wrentham,
Yarmouth,
Adams houses, Quincy, . „ . 480
Alden, Lieut. J., epitaph, . . . 496
Allen, Capt. John, epitaph, . . . 201
Allen, George, epitaph, . . .138
Americans killed at Lexington, . . 400
Ames, Fisher, notice of, ... 462
Ancient church, W. Springfield, . . 206
Ancient house in Dcerfield, . . . 251
Ancient house in Stockbridge, . . 98
Andross, seizure of, .... 26
Anecdote, revolutionary, New Salem, . 264
Annawon, capture of, .... 135
Annawon's rock, view of, . . .134
Antiquarian Hall, Worcester, . . 620
Arabella, lady, 19
Ark in Pawtucket river, . . .129
Armory buildings, Springfield, . . 294
Ashley, Col. John, epitaph, .
Atheneum, Boston,
Athencum at Nantucket,
Atherton, H., epitaph, .
Atherton, Rev. Mr., preservation, .
Auburn, Mt., cemetery,
Baptist church, first in Massachusetts,
Bailey, T. and L., epitaphs, . . .
Bancroft, J., epitaph,
Barnard, Rev. J., epitaph,
Battle of Lake George, account of,
Bean, Rev. J., epitaph,
Beers, Capt., surprised and slain, .
Boll Tavern at Dan vers,
Hills of credit, first,
Blackstone canal, ....
Blackstone, William, account of, .
Bleeders, notice of persons so called,
Blind, institution for, .
Bliss, Rev. D., epitaph,
Bloodshed, first in Philip's war,
Bloody Brook, attack of,
Bordwell. E., epitaph,
Boston, evacuation of, .
Boston harbor first visited, .
Boston in 1663, .
Boston massacre, 1770s,
Boundary line between Connecticut and Massachusetts, )
Bours, Rev. Peter, epitaph, .
Bowditch, Hon. Nathaniel, notice of,
Bradford, Hon. W., epitaph,
Brainerd, David, notice of, .
Breck, J., epitaph,
Breck, Rev. Robert, epitaph,
Breck, Rev. R., epitaph,
Bridge, Rev. E., epitaph,
Brookfield, attack on,
Brown, Capt. J.,
Bryant, Wm. C, notice of, .
Bug, singular account of,
Bunker Hill battle
Burk, Major John, journal of,
Cabotville, Springfield,
Cargill, Hugh, epitaph,
Cesar, a slave, epitaph on,
Chabanakongkomun, Indian town
Chapman, Thomas, epitaph,
Chauncy, Rev. J., epitaph, .
Cheese, the mammoth,
Chieopee village, Springfield,
Church, first Protestant in America,
Churches, list of, Boston,
Church, ancient, at Hingham,
Clams, account of taking,
Clark, Rev. T., epitaph,
Coffin, Admiral Sir Isaac,
Coit, I., Dr., epitaph,
College commons, ancient, .
Concord, action at, ...
Congregational church, first,
Convention at Hatfield,
Coin, first in New England, .
Cornette, L., epitaph,
Correction, house of,
Cotton, Rev. J., epitaph,
Cushman, T., epitaph,
Daggett, Rev. Naphtali, taken prisoner,
Danforth, Capt. J., notice of,
Day, first printer,
Dighton rock, inscriptions, &c,
Doolittle's engravings,
Dorrellites, account of,
Dumrner academy, oldest in N. E.,
Dustin, Mr. and Mrs., escape,
East Cambridge, view of,
East Boston, view of,
Eaton, Gen., notice of,
Edwards, Rev. Jonathan,
Eels in Merrimac river,
Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard, .
Elegy on Rev. Mr. Whitefield, .
Eliot's translation, anecdote, .
Eliot, Rev. John, notice of, .
Epitaphs, Latin, Cambridge, .
Eustiss, William, epitaph,
Execution of Daley and Halligan,
Fare, bill of, on Cape Cod, .
Fairhaven, attack on,
Fall fight, Turner's falls,
Faneuil Hall, view of, .
Father's Choice, poetry, by Mfs. Hale,
Fearing, Maj. Israel, bravery of,
Fire at Newburyport, account of.
Fire at Shrewsbury,
Fisk, Rev. Moses, epitaph. .
Folger, Peter, notice of,
Four Corners village, Middleborough,
Franklin, Benjamin, notice of,
French Protestants at Oxford,
Gage, Gen., residence, Danvers,
Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard,
Gerry, Hon. Elbridge, notice of,
Gloucester, strange occurrences at
Glover, Brigadier Gen., notice of,
Glover, John, epitaph,
Gookin, Maj. Gen., notice of,
Gosnold's discoveries, &c, 1602,
Gray Lock, an Indian, . _ .
Green, Joseph, Rev., inscription,
Groton attacked by Indians, .
Hale, old Mr., singularities of,
Harvard, Rev. John,
Harvard University,
Heath, Maj. Gen. William, .
Hermit, Timothy Leonard, .
Historical Society, Mass.
Holyoke, Mt., view from,
Holyoke, Mrs. Mari, epitaph,
House, oldest in N. E.,
House on Cape Cod,
Horn Pond, Woburn, .
Hospital, State Lunatic,
Hospital, Mass. General,
Howe, L., singular monument of,
Howe, Rev. Mr., of Hopkinton,
Hubbard's Indian Wars, notice of,
Hutchinson, Gov., notice of,
Hutchinson, Mrs., account of,
Indian church in Marshpee,
Indians on Martha's Vineyard,
Indians, first church of,
Indian traditions, Nantucket,
Indian tradition, Dighton,
Indians christianized, .
Inoculation of small-pox,
Iron forge, first,
Jack, John, epitaph on,
Jerusalem, New, church, tenets,
Judson, Rev. E., epitaph,
Konkapot, Indian captain,
Landing, first celebration of,
Lathrop, Rev. Joseph, notice of,
Law decisions, curious, .
Le Baron, Dr., notice of,
Leonard house in Raynham, .
Leonard, Zephaniah, epitaph,
Lexington, views in,
Lincoln, Benjamin, Maj. Gen.,
Louisburg, capture of, .
Lovell's fight,
Lowell, Chevalier's account of,
Lyman, Rev. H. epitaph,
Lynn, poetic description of settlers
Lyon, Marcus, murder of,
Mallefuild, J., epitaph, . . . .298
Mann, Bazaleel, and Dr., epitaph, . .115
Marine Hospital, Chelsea, . . .549
Marblehead, description of, 1720, . . 203
Marriage, first, notice of, . . .15
Massasoit, sickness of, . . . .16
Massachusetts, Fort, ¦ . . . .64
Massachusetts patent, .... 15
Mather, Cotton, notice of, . . . 548
Mattapoisett village, . . . .524
Mayhew, Gov., 154
McLean Asylum, .... 366
Monument mountain, . . . .72
Monument at Concord, .... 335
Monument at Bloody Brook, . . . 247
Monument at Bunker Hill, . . .373
Monument at Uanvers, . . . .174
Monis, Rabbi Judah, . . . .590
Mountain Miller, account of, . . . 336
Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary, . . 339
Mugfordj Capt. James, . . . .210
Murder of Miss McKinstry, . . . 144
Nahant, account of, . . . .197
Nashoba, Indian town, .... 402
Navy yard, Charlestown, . . . 365
Newman, Rev. Mr., remarkable death, . 133
Newspaper, first in America, . . 544
Nonantum, Indian settlement, . .419
Old colony seal, 522
Oldtown harbor, 152
Ordination at Woburn, .... 443
Ordination at Salem, .... 220
Ossian, quotation from, .... 259
Otis, James, notice of, . . . .35
Page, "Old Governor," . . . . 565
Paine, Robert Treat, notice of, . .145
Paper-mill, first in N. E., . . .477
Parsons, Theophilus, notice of, . . 215
Paskhomuch, Indian attack on, . .318
Pear tree, ancient, Eastham, ... 42
Perkins, Jacob, notice of, . . .216
Philip's war, 24
Philip, King, draught by, . . . 526
Pickering, Timothy, epitaph, . . . 227
Pilgrim Society, 521
Pilgrim Hall, . . . . .519
Pilgrim Fathers, landing of, . . . 13
Pirates at Saugus, . . . .230
Plymouth settlers, names of, . . . 12
Pool, Miss, monument of, . . .143
Powder mill explosion at Lee, . . 78
Pratt, Mr., great age of, . . .272
Prentice, Capt. T., epitaph, . . .421
Punkapoag, Indian town, . . . 488
Puritans, account of, . . .9
Pynchon house, Springfield, . . . 292
Quakers, laws against, ... 23
Quincy Market, Boston, . . . 543
Quincy, Josiah, epitaph, . . .481
Quinsigamond lake, .... 603
Regicides, Goffe and Whalley, . . 323
Robbins', Dr., library, .... 525
Rock, fractured, Sunderland, . . . 273
Rocks, sacrifice, Plymouth, . . . 522
Rock, writing, at Dighton, . . .117
Rogers, Rev. E., epitaph, . . .218
Rolfe. Rev. Mr., killed by Indians, . 187
Russell, Rev. J. and Mrs., epitaph, . 326
Rutland, incursion of Indians, . . 601
Saddle Mountain, view of, . . . 64
Salt, manner of making, ... 40
Samoset, account of, . . .14
Scammel, Gen. Alexander, . . . 588
Sea serpent, account of, . . . .180
Seal of Massachusetts, &c., . . . 219
Sergeant. Rev. John, .... 96
Shaker village in Hancock, ... 74
Shays' defeat at Springfield, . . . 297
Sheffield, remarkable occurrences in, . 93
Sherman, Rev. J., epitaph, . . . 439
Shipwreck of the pirate Bellamy, . . 57
Skeleton, &c, found at Fall River, . 123
Snake attack on Nauhaught, . . 59
South Boston, view of, . . . . 536
Spurzheim, monument of, . .361
Stamp Act, 29
Standish, Capt., notice of, . . 17, 499
State prison, Charlestown, . . . 367
State-house, Boston, .... 542
Stockbridge Indians, account of, . . 99
Stoddard, Rev. Mr., preservation of, . 332
Stone, Capt. J., epitaph, . . . 386
" Striped Pig," &c 130
Superstition of an Irishman, . . .137
Swamp fight, Narragansetts, . . 24
Swift, Rev. J., epitaph, . . . .389
Tappan, Benj., epitaph, . . .201
Tea, destruction of, ... 547
Thatcher, Col. J., notice of, . . . 59
Thompson, E., epitaph, . . . 512
Thomas, Isaiah, notice of, . .621
Tornado at Salisbury, .... 228
Townsend, Daniel, epitaph, . . .199
Treat, Rev. Mr., burial of, ... 43
Turner's falls, 254
Turner, Capt., killed, .... 255
Tuttle, Mr., killed by mistake, . . 263
Ursuline convent, .... 363
Van Rensselaer, Mr. remarkable
preservation of, 73
Vale of West Boylston, . . .616
Walker, J., epitaph, . . . .328
Ward, Judge, intrepidity of, . . . 624
Ward, Artemas, Hon., epitaph, . . 604
Wachusett, Mt., view of; . . . 600
Wadsworth, Capt., killed, . . .430
Wamesit, an Indian town, . . . 404
Warren, Gen., notice of, . . . 485
Washington elm, . .... 359
Webster, John, epitaph, . . . 326
Webster, Hon. Daniel, residence, . . 512
Wesleyan academy at Wilbraham, . 308
Weld, Rev. Mr., notice of, . . .113
Wells, J., escape from the Indians, . 257
Whale fishery, 448
Whaling song, by Dr. Osborn, . . 53
Whitman, Eliza, notice of, . . .175
Whitefield, notice of, monument, &c, . 214
Willet, Capt. Thomas, notice of, . .138
Williams, Hon. I., epitaph, . . . 328
Williams, Mrs., killed by Indians, . 258
Williams, Rev. S., epitaph, . . . 334
Witchcraft at Andover, . . .163
Witchcraft at Danvers, . . . .172
Witchcraft, notice of, . . . .27
Witchcraft, Cotton Mather's account, . 221
Wood's hole, Falmouth, . . .44
Wood, Capt. David, epitaph, . . 45
Woodcock, John, notice of, . . .111
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