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 DescriptionsW. Lazell, 1844 - 631 páginas |
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... employed in the cod and mack- erel fishery , 18 ; tonnage of the same , 1,037 ; codfish caught , 9,141 quintals ... employed , 247 ; capital invested , $ 29,682 . " It is stated that there is more navigation owned in Dennis , than in any ...
... employed in the cod and mack- erel fishery , 18 ; tonnage of the same , 1,037 ; codfish caught , 9,141 quintals ... employed , 247 ; capital invested , $ 29,682 . " It is stated that there is more navigation owned in Dennis , than in any ...
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... employed in the whale fishery ; tonnage of the same , 2,823 ; sperm oil imported , 4,952 barrels , ( 148,560 gallons ) ; whale oil , 275 barrels , ( 8,250 gallons ) ; hands employed in the fishery , 250 ; capital invested , $ 260,000 ...
... employed in the whale fishery ; tonnage of the same , 2,823 ; sperm oil imported , 4,952 barrels , ( 148,560 gallons ) ; whale oil , 275 barrels , ( 8,250 gallons ) ; hands employed in the fishery , 250 ; capital invested , $ 260,000 ...
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... employed in the cod and mackerel fishery , 20 ; tonnage of the same , 1,300 ; codfish caught , 10,000 quintals ; value of the same , $ 30,000 ; mackerel caught , 500 barrels ; value of the same , $ 3,000 ; salt used , 9,000 bushels ...
... employed in the cod and mackerel fishery , 20 ; tonnage of the same , 1,300 ; codfish caught , 10,000 quintals ; value of the same , $ 30,000 ; mackerel caught , 500 barrels ; value of the same , $ 3,000 ; salt used , 9,000 bushels ...
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... employed in the whale fisheries , and they are said to make the first - rate whalemen . Those who remain at home cul- tivate their little plats of ground and carry wood to market . In 1837 , they built a small vessel , " owned partly by ...
... employed in the whale fisheries , and they are said to make the first - rate whalemen . Those who remain at home cul- tivate their little plats of ground and carry wood to market . In 1837 , they built a small vessel , " owned partly by ...
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... employed in the cod and mackerel fishery ; 20,000 quintals of cod - fish and 6000 barrels of mackerel were taken . In the fishery , 264 hands were employed . The following is from an account of Orleans in the Collections of the Mass ...
... employed in the cod and mackerel fishery ; 20,000 quintals of cod - fish and 6000 barrels of mackerel were taken . In the fishery , 264 hands were employed . The following is from an account of Orleans in the Collections of the Mass ...
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Página i - The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute.
Página 261 - Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Página 9 - Faith, etc., having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic...
Página 219 - And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
Página 417 - Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Página 10 - God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politic, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid; And by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience.
Página 161 - William and Mary, by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King and Queen, defenders of the faith...
Página i - On the rich and the eloquent, on nobles and priests, they looked down with contempt; for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand.
Página 257 - Thou frownest in vain: I never fled from the mighty in war. And shall the sons of the wind frighten the king of Morven? No: he knows the weakness of their arms!' 'Fly to thy land,' replied the form: 'receive the wind and fly!
Página 33 - Christ ; and then standing together they joined hands, and solemnly covenanted with each other in the presence of Almighty God, to walk together in all God's ways and ordinances, according as he had already revealed, or should further make them known to them.