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Journals of the Rev. T. Smith and the Rev. S. Deane, pastors of the first church in Portland, with notes and biographical notices and a summary history of Portland, by W. Willis

Thomas Smith · 1849 · Scanned text

217,315 words · about 15 h 13 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Author
Thomas Smith
Language
English
Published
1849
Length
217,315 words · about 15 h 13 min
Sections
3 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
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Public Domain Mark 1.0

 

Contents (3)
  1. Front matter about 1 min
  2. Appendix under 1 min
  3. Preface about 15 h 12 min

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Front matter

/ Ad , /rrAi Ah. JOURNALS OF THE REV. THOMAS SMITH, AND THE EEV. SAMUEL DEANE, PASTORS OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN PORTLAND: WITH NOTES AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES AND A SUMMABY HISTORY OF PORTLAND. BY WM. WILLIS. PORTLAND : JOSEPH S. BAILEY. 1849. F. W. Nichols & Co., Printers, CONTENTS. Preface to the Second edition, 5 Memoir of the Rev. Thomas Smith, 7 Preface to the First edition, 87 Journal of the Rev. Thomas Smith, with notes 39 Name9 of persons deceased, mentioned in the Journal 263 Seasons and weather 1722 — 1787, 2(i5 Extracts from records of the First Parish, 285 Memoir of Rev. Samuel Deane, 289 Extracts from Deane's Diary, with notes 301 Buildings erected from 1784 to 1809, 416

Appendix

. Preface, 420 Memoir of Samuel Freeman, 421 Summary History of Portland, 426 Education and Literary Societies, 441 Religious Societies 443 Benevolent Societies, 445 Commerce and Public improvements 457 Town Officers and Representatives, 1718 — 1849, 466 County Officers and Court business, 1760 — 1849 472 Municipal Court, 474 Index, 475 ENGRAVINGS. 1. Rev. Thomas Smith, fronting title page. 2. Plan of Munjoy'a Neck, 72 3. Meeting houso of the First Parish 93 4. Rev. Dr. Deane, fronting page, 288 5. Harvard Hall, Cambridge 303 6. Portland at the time of the conflagration, 1775 338 7. Rev. Dr. Nichols, fronting page 398 8. Exchange,

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