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Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast
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by me, Robert Ford, Cleric."
153
Relics of Indian occupation have been found in Marblehead at various times. There is a shell heap on the Wyman Farm, on the line of the Eastern Railway, quite near the farm-house.
154
A bill against piracy was ordered to be brought in March 1st, 1686; March 4th the bill passed.
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The first mention of Marblehead in the colony records I have seen is of two men fined there for being drunk, in the year 1633.
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"New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 1870, p. 57.
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I have seen the date of 1766 assigned for its building.
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Think of Copley painting these two canvases, eight feet long by five wide, and in his best manner, for £25!
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These portraits are now in possession of Colonel William Raymond Lee, of Boston.
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It is not settled who is entitled to the authorship of the word "Gerrymander," for which a number of claimants have appeared. The map of Essex, which gave rise to the caricature, was drawn by Nathan Hale, who edited the Boston Weekly Messenger, in which the political deformity first appeared.
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The old frigate Boston was captured at Charleston in 1780 by the British. In 1804 Tom Moore went over to England in her, she being then commanded by Captain J. E. Douglas.
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William P. Upham, of Salem, has written a memoir of Glover.
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Son of Major Stephen, of Newbury.
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See "Old Landmarks of Boston," pp. 162, 163.
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It has been erroneously stated that Bainbridge accompanied Lawrence to the pier and tried to dissuade him from engaging the Shannon. They had not met for several days.
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This fact was established by Geoffrey Crayon (Washington Irving) in one of his philippics against Great Britain, of which he so slyly concealed the authorship in the preface to his "Sketch Book."
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"Don't give up the ship."
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In possession of New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston. It is by Corné, a marine painter of some repute in his day.
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Other portraits are of Dr. James Thacher, by Frothingham, and of John Alden, great-grandson of John, of the Mayflower, who died at the great age of one hundred and two years. He was of Middleborough. Dr. Thacher, a surgeon of the old Continental army, deserves more space than I am able to give him. He has embodied a great deal of Revolutionary history, in a very interesting way, in his "Military Journal," having been present at the principal battles.
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"Pilgrim Memorial."
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John Newcomen.
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Jones's River.
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The Mayflower was only one hundred and eighty tons burden.
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Mourt.
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I do not find any exact authority for this.
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"This is to certify that I took the schooner Harmony, Nathaniel Carver, master, belonging to Plymouth, but, on account of his good services, have given him up his vessel again.
"Horatio Nelson.
