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I . Ir1tro•luction.

JI . What the Commonwral!h i'.
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a t:M·'<lk , the

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VI. Thl! Cuunti•·,-Court-ho11scs, ( :aols, &r.

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VII. Thu Seaport Towns-Commer<'<' and Navii:;ation.
VI II . The Cocl ancl \lar kcrc l FisheriP:<.

Th e \\'hal e Fisheries .

IX. The Co11ntry Towns-Farminc; and other E111pl oymcnl:< .
X . Almshot1't'.•, Srhools, Mcrtint;hou~cs.
XI. Town
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;\f cc tini;~ .

Cape~ and Bays of l\fa!'saclm<ell .' .

X Ill. J:<lan1h-Nant11rkct , Duk<; Cn11nty, &.c.
XIV . Hivcrs of Ma«ach11, etl,,

XV. Face of the Cot1ntry-:'lfo11ntoim.
X YI. Diflcrcnl kimJ9 of Lane!.

XVII.

Forc~t Trees and Fruit Tre r:< .

•1n Jlccntml of the Prin cipal To11•11.• i11 cnrli County.
XVIII. E•••":-: Co::nt:;-:';c-\\'ln1ryport, ip:<w1,h, !';dc m, Lynn.

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LETTER XX'·

LETTER XXX.

A .rrcat n11mbcr of bcnevo"
lent gcntlcmc11 cuntrih11tct1 money to buil<l this
hos pital; mu ch money was al so ~ivcn by the
tltate for t lie same purpose. There is nu better use to which 11w11cv can be put, than to
give it for such charitable pmposcs.

old; the girls can stay a year longer. Beside
these grammar school s, there arc two others.
one called the English I Iigh School, and the
other, the Latin Grammar School. Boys cal!
enter the English Hi~h School at twc)ye years
ot' age, and r<!111ai11 tl1rcc: J':nrs. Tl1cy arc
in structed i11 the lii!.d1cr lmml'l1cs of E;1<rlish
edu cation. Boys C'all (:ntcr tlw L:-iti11 Grammar
!':icl1 ool, wh c11 nine years old. J\t tlti:-; s('liool
tl1cy stll(ly Latin and Gre ek, and arc fitt ed for
collcg<'. Tti lic well cd11c:at cd is one of th e
g reatest bless ings a child l'a11 c:11.io.Y: :irnl tl1c
J><'OJ>le or Boston h:l\'c taken can ·. 1hat 110 child
i11 l he city, who is stu<lious (Ill() well disposed,
shall want this blessing. Beside the schools
J have mentioned, there are in Boston a great
11umbcr of private schools; and lately there
hil\c l1ccu established a number uf infant
sc hools.
Peopl e who arc~ fond of learni11g, (Ire com1110111 y friend s to rel igio11 am] good morals.
T'he inhabitants of Boston, C\' cr since the town
was first settlc<l, have bem1 noted for attention
to their minis ters, :ind for .g·oirw
to mcetiria on
0
the Sabbath. There arc nearly fifty places
of' p11hli c worship in 1hc city. Some of the
clnirch e;; :trc large and elegnnt, :rnd all arc
neat and dccC'11t. A fow of' thelll an~ built of

7-t
areal distance.
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ll o w 1 0 11 ~ i ~ F :1 n c 11il ll .111 !liark r. t '

Of what i• it li11ill '
\Vh at us e j.; 111 a d e o f it >
\'fh al ;, th " u ~ 11 cra! Jl o:' J'il .11 fur '

LETTER XXX.

I 11.n1: no d0t1bt :.B11 wo11 l
somethi1w~ abou1 t ie
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people of the city have taken great pains with
their schools. There arc about sixty school s
C l.
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kept by WOlllCll, called Primary u C 11001 S. '-I JIW
<lrcn from the age of four to sc.:vc11 arc taught
at these school s to read and spell. At the
age of 'iC \' C ll, if the c hildren Call read, th ey
may he ad111itted i11to the G mm mar S chools.
There arc eight of these schoois i11 the city,
hcsi<lcs 011c, called the Afri can School, for colored children. In these schools the children
arc tau!!;ht reading, writing, arithmetic, geography a·~d gran1mar. The hoys may remain
i11 these school s till they arc ourtccn years

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1.ETl'Elt XX.XI.

wood. many ol' brick, and some of sto11c. Their
tall spin·s~ .when S('Cll at a distance, look g-rand,
arnl it i,:; very pleasant 011 a still Sabbath morn·
rng. 1u l1car all the hells ringing to c:tll the
1)('opl1: to lll('cti11g.
'\"h ,tl i:4 :-',1i1l of ~clini • I"" i11 no"tirn?

What rliil1lr.,11 go to l'ri111ary School• !
\\"hat to ~r ; 1111111 ; 1r .-.:cl1001~?
At what a~1· are hoy> a.!111;tt1•,( to tl11' En!.!;li;h lii,;h ;choll!:

To tl1<' l.:11i11 gra111111ar "·houl '

I low

111ci11y

pb ce.' of pt11ili e r;or.,Jiip iu J\t>-11 111

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LETTER XXXI.

,.., libraries in Bost on ;
T m:ru: arc sc\·cral larrrc
h11t the );wrest
in the cit)', and 111 the State,
I')
except perhaps the library of Harvard Cul1_

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co11tains twcntylivc tl1ousaml volumes.
All
these books arc arranged on shelves in the
(lilfon~nt rooms of a large house, givc11 by Mr
Ja111cs Perkins, late a rich mci·d1ant of Bostou.
Behind the house .vhcrc the library is kepi.

there is a large building of three stories, called
the Gallery of Fi11c Arts. This building i:; a
part of tli1: J\ thcn:.eum. In the lower story the
iibrarics of st:rcral societies arc kept.

Tlic

upper story forms a single room, and is lighted

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frolll ~lie lop by an upc11i11g- in tl1c roof. Thi,;
roolll is 11scJ for exl1iliiti11g pictures; tlwrc j,:;
;11,1 exhibition o~· pict11rcs here cn!ry s 11 mmcr.
l lw 111011cy. wl11cl1 tl11: people pay wl1; 1 COlll!'.
to see tl1c prcturc:s, is for tl11: 11sc of the Athc11:e11111.

I 11 Co11rt ~I red is k 1·pt the Nt!W E1wia11d
M11sc11111. This is a collcctio11 of all so1.~s uf
rnriositi1~,;, filling eleven l:1rg1: halls and dralllIH·r:::.
\ 011 \\'011ld like n·rr well ti> sec them;
;,11ul \\'hc111:rcr you
,!. to
.
, to .Bos(o!!, I,')' p:t y:n~r :t
li·w 1·c11is _\'lJll may ,;cc tl11·111 all. Tl1crc .ire
;1 ~ri:;i '. lll:_111y i111a!.'."cs of' wax; a great 111a11y
1
...;/\ llh llf a111mal", stulli:d so as to lo1ik :ii most as
if' 1l11· animals were :iliv1: ; a great many nll"i011,; ...:l1dls, taken frolll tire sr~a; a crrcat llla11v
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s11:i~c:~ :llld otlicr n~ptile~1J all sorh of iusi·ch a11d iJirds, :is well ~eat ma11v fine
pid111·,:s a11cl prints, a11d o1'lr 2;1rio;;itics. ·~non;
t l1a11 I ca11 remember.
\\'hicl1 i.; the large>! library i11 Bo<t<111 !
Ui1·" "'""" acc1rn11t oftlie Athe11;i ·11111.
Ot' tl1 e !\cw E11~la11d :\luseu111.
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LETTElt XXXll.

Osr·: of 1he largest :11111 finest li11ildi11g..; in
B1isto11 is tl1e S1at1! !To11~c.
It is of brick, ;lll<l
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LETTf.ll

XL\'111.

U~ TTEft

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and bus I1cs from
t I1c I<till l , :muI ra1scu

t recs

-cr rain a11d rrra s:::.

Th ey.., had cattle., shc e 1>, hors es,
:1 ml ho~s~ bro11ght over from E11gla11d. They
111 adc roads. !>ridges, and fences: th ey bui 1. t
111ccti11g-l10uscs, a11d had ministers; they built
,;c hool-lwuscs and had teac hers; and did a
urcat deal besides, to make Masstlchusetts a
~
pleasant land to lin.: in.

much bet tc r than their ow n hat c l1ct s. Th e v
a lso botwht kniv es and kettles.
Th e lll(lians were very foIJd of littl1: luoki11v;glasses tlrHI ghss bead s, an<l otl1cr s11c h trifle s ;
an<l woul<l give tlway furs worth a great deal i11
c:xcha11gc for them. At lirst the Indians wt ~re
very much afraid of the g uns which the white
people had. Tl1cy di<l 11ot know what to make
of thr,m. B11t <l ftcr a while they bullglit gu[i.;
tl nd learned to lire tl1c111 ;is well as the white

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,\"h at i:' :-oai1l of thl' Indi an war ... !
In wh:it l''rt of \b ,,;ac l11hr tts d id th e wliit e pcopl r~ l1r'l .ce til c ;
What i,; ,;ai d of th e Plyr11u11th co lony '
\\'} 10 wa:" the tir:-l ~o\· c rnor ?
Wh e re w a> tht· ,;,•cund ,;e ttl c ment i11 \!a s,;ac hu, c tt.-< rn:uk '

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\\'L o
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to wn wa; 'ett lt·•l ne st to
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th e rir .. l g-o \'t·rric1r !

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c11l1111i l· .;

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1ir- t ,C'ttld , :.11<1 wh :. t
\\-h1·ri \ .:(· 1 1:
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1u1itnl ir1tn i >:lf· :

LETTER X LVll l.

F1J1: rna11y years at'tcr tit( : white pcnplc earn<:,

d 1cy li\ cd i11 peace with tl1 e l1 1dia11 '-'. The ludi;::::; •.•;:;:-{; ki!!d tu t!i·~ w!!ik pcr_iplc ; and tlic :
white peo ple: were kind lu the111. The l11dia1l:'
..,o ld th<: 4i11s of the dc :cr, and li ca r. and IH:an'l'
: u tl1c \d1i te p(:o p'1 ·. ;t11d IHJ11gltt l1lank c t:".
T!:c: !: !:!::!!kd;; th ·y ti~:d 1_1\cr tl1 <'i r c; h011ld e rc;
::11<1 wore tl11:n1 as a drc s .~.
Til<'y al c: o bought
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.-\ft e r so me tinH'. w :1 1;11 tl1C! whitt: lwopi<!
l1 a:.! increase d , and one town wa;; se ttl ed aft er
anot he r, the Indi a ns l w~a 11 to think th at tl1r :
white pc :oplc \\01ild g<:t awtly all th e ir land .
Then the y we re very sorry that tl 1ey <:\C'I' k t
tit(: white peo ple c·urnc liitl1er to liv e; ;uul the)
111a-d< : wllrs with tl1c white people. They 11,.: cd
.to lie :llld s hoot tlw while peopl<:, as th ey w e nt
out into the lields to work. or as the!} were traYor h1ro iwr
<·lli1w,
to lll<'cti11!f'.
Tl1 e)- 11sc d to comi ·
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in thr! ni:IhL ~ml set !lie h• _>!!s•.> r1n lirr·. :111rl kili
the C'attJc.~ a11d the 111 e11, a11d tl1c won1ert and
chil<lren.
They wo1dd lik ewise tak1· them
prisone rs, and rarry t he 111 ;-iway i11to the \\ild c rnc~".
The Irnli rrns wrndd c;n11H~tin1es kill nr take
c<lptiv<: nea rly all the: people i11 a tow11, lJ11n,
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d o\vl 1 ;ti[ ll1(' l1011 ,;;·;;. cut dow11 ail tiir: fruit tree ;;.
a nd d<' '-' tr o\'
1i11<.:'.),. th e •·\· ('011ld. B11t tll<'
. C\'<'r\°ll
_,
w l1i 1t; 11< ·1 ipk 111Hl<·l',.;tood l1u11· tu rnakc \\' al' bc:tll·r tli:111 tl1c l11dian ,.;: and tl1011.gl1 tl1c Indian ,,
did agTi ':ll d< ·al Clf mi ;.; cl1i cL tli('y \H' I'< ~ C" 'lllllOllly l1 l'ate 11 at h.;!. :\ft< ·r a 1rliil1: tl1< ~ \\'! .. c p<:opk !1('1';1111: · s1i ,., f r o 11.'.!. t l1 at t l1('y k ill< ·d a nd droH :
:111:1y :1lnt ",.; ( a ll f li P J l( Hll' lr1di :111,.; : :ind r1 <iW t l1 c r c
:i n ' IH1t 111 dr< · t l1 a 11 ;it l1llt1 ,, ;11lll lr1di:111,.; in tlic S tate.
Th< •,( : al'<' .~l'alt<:l'l'd al11n 1t i11 dill c r1 ·11t plaC"<' S:
b11t r:1P·; ( of tl1< ·n1 lir<' i1; B:mi,.;talil c t'Ol llJf\'. a11d
I\ I
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1Jiir\i; ,.; i ' ut1 1li_v.
. 11<:) arc ;1 poo r, 1rcal\, m1 ,;eralile pcnplc. a11tl ;1cl( ;1!. a il lik e the fit;ffc India11,.,
r li:tt 1i,.;1 ·d t<i be in i\'lass al'li11:-id(,.;.
t

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H o\\' did'"" ll'lii <C' l"' "J>k li1·C' with th<' l111)i ,11is for man y year" '
\\'li at wa,; ll :t• call'•' ol ti "' -.rnr; with th e lud ians '
\\'J ,. . 1 t"111 ... !ly lwca111 ., n!' 1!1t· l ntli:. 11 ~ '

LETTE!t XI.IX.

Ir ;.;r;c n1 ,.; to IH· a gl'c:t t 1iit) tl1nt tl1<: I11di ru1 c:
:111d tll<' wl1it e IH 11plc <'o tdd 11ot liarc lived
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lll' ~ ll 'C<llJ I .\ '
io,!.';<:I 11<!1' l l!I ])()\\'. l i' ' Ille
lll(!l!lll 'WCJ'C ,;t ill 11 <·:·('. ir ~('(; llh a,; if WC 111igltt do a
~real dc::il to t<•;1c l1 :t1td to t'lJ!llfnrt them; !mt
d1r:y arc :ill go11C ·, <'\cTpt tl1e fc " · whi c h I
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tl11: I11di ~uh arc g<1 l)(' , I rnca11 go11e from i\IasI

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111 some ntltcr St:ttcs. tli<:r<· ar<'
,:;ac I 111 s <~t ts.
ma11y Indians s till living: an<l good whit<' pccplc ;re tryillg to t<:aclt tlH '. lll liow to pl o11gl1
;1rnl !toe, :tllll raise grain: how tn IJ11ild good
w a rm l1011 scs; l1ow to s pin a11d \\·can; a11d
make good rlotllf's; how to r<'ad and \\'rite
and c ipher; l111t :t lior1'. all tliings, tll<'y a r<' tryi11 .~ to tc:lt'lt tlt1·rn !ti IH'l1 a1·r wc lL to r< ·ad t lw
BilJlc, and Ii\'( '. as G1>tl n ·1 111irc,; . Yrn1 1i11gl1t
to hi: very ghd I hat go1id p<'(>pl1 : ar1 '. tryi11g c•i
t!~af"li tlw po ur l11di :111~ .;11 rn :111y tl1i11g,;: :t 11d
lw ,\\·ii line; (I) gin; so 111<:tl1in~. if )CJll l1:1n • it (()
s par<', tu ~ 11pporl and :1 ,.;s i,.; t f lt e 111 i11 d oi ng all
tl1c good they ('all, It> the 1Hw1· J11dia11 ~ . I a llJ
\'Cl'): happy .to ,;ay. tltat i11 ma11_r pl aC't:s, th :'
JIJ(li ;i 1i,; arc hc!?; illning 111 i111prn\<'. So111e lnd!!l11
cl1ildrc11 arc learni ng (o read, a1id \ffi1<', and
('ipltcr. lik e tl1c ('l1ildrcn of l\J;i;.;,;acl111 :-;ctts .
.\ nd ,;0 111c yo1111g and e lderl y pco pl<: :11 111rng;
tl1<! lll(k11h arc pio11s Cltric;tia11~.
Yo11 rnwl
tl to he tha11k f1il to (i1>d. tlt a t t l1 os1·
:-..,
11 ·1Tililc t;1111 ·,; ar c p:1-: f, \\'lwn p:1rt·11b 11·<·n· i11
<'u11ti1n1al f<' :ll' f'11 r t ltcir o\\"n li1·1·-: :-rnd t lie~ li\·<·s
,,f t lic il' (' liild1·c11: wlt e n tlw 11w11 we re a fraid (1i
:..!;•) f<l wnrk i11 t ltcir licld,.; wit IHHJt l'al'l'yi11.~ tli<'ir
'' 1111!'1: :t rHI 1\·l1c11 fa111ili, · ~ drc:'ldcd ( (l ,.;1 ~ 1 · tlw ,;1 111
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go dow11. l< ·.-: t t lie Jndi a11~ siwidd c·1>1 1w 111 tl!<'
ni!.!:111. and 11111nl (!r and ~ < · alp tl1! ·111 . 11 r <" ;1 1'!"\
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LETTER XT.l\ .

tlwrn :-i \\' ;t \
tim e,;

fn

in to (' ;-i,p t iv it.'.

far ed .- c:-y

r l1ildr t' 11

what 1IH·y JJ <> \V
n or fe d so w e ll

fro m

dilfrn ·n t ly

t hcv

ll O\V a r c; t !t< ·y

LETT E R I

:1cad c rn y in :i ll tl1 c ~ l ate .

had

UL\lt

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Fr to;\T I. lie kttc r c.:

y o u have ! ca rn r.· cl ~ t !r a t

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ter,; t n .\' 0 11, wl1i (' l1

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l :i r gc lll lr 11 IH"l' o f l e t-

\Vitlr diligc llC<' and CC <Jn UlllJ

t n1 st .\ 1l1 1 l 1a \·c r ead w it l1

to work. ca n g et :t
P:trc nts ca n prov id e f ood
l1 011c;cs fo r th e mse lv es and I.
11 0 person i11 tlt c S tat1 ~ has
is a ble

plc ac.:11 n : :i ml p 1'< 1f'11: :ind \\'hi c h I wi " l1 _:011 l o

r c:1 d :-i .~ai rr and :1:.;:1i 11 , t ill :· 1111
p r im:ipaJ ll l;t1 f 1·rs

the I

arc l1 igldy farnrcd. God I
l and , ;-i ml we rn1gh t !Jc vc

a ll tl1 c ad ,·:111l ag·c·,;
1l 1cy c :.u 1 n ·ac;1 in :il ilv
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l'C rni11g th e C o mmomr c a l th

(I is \'l' ry dil fo r c 11f

The M : 1 ~ ,;;-i(' h11 "c( { c; "hildr f·11 1111w

I li np<' they w i ll fl() l hil
I h a n · now \\'l'i tl c 11 a

ClllL! J,

th e r e w ac; 11o t ~111

re \\' :;c h o1il c; lc> g o to; :ind

11 r1w.

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Tl1c y w c l'< ~ lll1l C' ! o th c d,

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1l1 c

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ol' th e 11 ccc sc.::1 ri c,; o f Ii
f311t ,the pri11 c ipa l tir ing,;
c l111 sc tt s a go od l :111d 1.o liY c i
Iran ~ th e 13ihl<', wli ic lr tc;w l r
w ant

r e ad :-l!Jd r c 11w1 11I H' r·. .,. l ll l ,,·ill lia v<' a ,·e; n · iro od
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s <:tb : a nd ;0 11 " ·i ll lie \·cry li k <' ly

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