Reminiscences of Worcester from the earliest period, historical and genealogical with notices of early settlers and prominent citizens, and descriptions of old landmarks and ancient dwellings (1877) (14761332446)

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Title: Reminiscences of Worcester from the earliest period, historical and genealogical with notices of early settlers and prominent citizens, and descriptions of old landmarks and ancient dwellings ..
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Wall, Caleb Arnold, 1821?-1898
Subjects: Worcester (Mass.) -- History Worcester (Mass.) -- Genealogy
Publisher: Worcester, Mass., Printed by Tyler & Seagrave
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: UMass Amherst Libraries



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half filled with the choicest morceaux of Frenchliterature in French, the other half being printed in English,was published by Elihu Burritt for one year from June, 1839. The Gazette.The Worcester County Gazette was started Jan. 2,1845, as an organ of the Liberty Party in politics, by Rev.R. B. Hubbard, for three years previous principal of the LatinGrammar or High School in the centre district, and the nom-inee of his party for Representative in Congress in the campaignof 1844. It was printed by Rev. Jonathan L. Estey for aboutsix months, and after that until its discontinuance, Feb. 24,1847, by J. L. Estey <fe D. C. Evans, in Charles Paines block,corner of Main and Pleasant street. Estey & Evans were alsothe publishers after Aug. 6, 1845, Rev. R. B. Hubbard beingthe editor from the beginning. Other Publications. The American Herald and Worcester Recorder was thename of a paper published in Worcester, one year and twomonths from Aug. 21, 1788, by Edward Eveleth Powers, print-
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ClduA. UiAyy^-W- Reminiscences of Worcester. 321 Br and bookseller. During the preceding seven years it hadbeen printed in Boston under its first name American Herald.It was devoted chiefly to agriculture. The Independent Gazetteer is the name of a paper com-menced Jan. 7, 1800, and published by Nalmm Mower, (brotherof the late Ebenezer Mower,) and Daniel Greenleaf, (father ofthe late William Greenleaf,) until Oct. 7, following, from whichtime Daniel Greenleaf continued it to Jan. 1,1802, when the listwas transferred to the Spy, on which paper both had previouslybeen employed as printers, and where they had learned theirtrade. It was printed in the same place where the ^gis wasfirst printed. Four numbers of a sm.all sheet called the MassachusettsHerald, or Worcester Journal, were printed on Saturday,Sept. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 1783, by Isaiah Thomas at hisoffice near the Court House. The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal waspublished by William Lincoln & Christopher C. Baldwin