The American gazetteer - exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a much more full and accurate account, than has been given, of the states, provinces, counties, cities, towns on the American continent, (14782906365)

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Title: The American gazetteer : exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a much more full and accurate account, than has been given, of the states, provinces, counties, cities, towns ... on the American continent, also of the West-India islands ... with a particular description of the Georgia Western Territory
Year: 1797 (1790s)
Authors: Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826 John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL) Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
Subjects: Geography America -- Gazetteers Amérique -- Répertoires géographiques United States -- Gazetteers Georgia -- Description and travel
Publisher: Boston : At the presses of S. Hall, and Thomas & Andrews, and sold by E. Larkin, and the other booksellers in Boston by Gaine & Ten Eyck, and S. Campbell, New-York M. Carey, and W. Young, Philadelphia by Messrs. Websters, and Thomas, Andrews & Pennyman, Albany and Thomas, Andrews & Butler, Baltimore
Contributing Library: John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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West LongituiU (rom LoHthn WES baild a bridge over the river at thisplace. WESTERN PrednHy in Somerfet co.New-Jerfey, contains 1,875 inhabitants,including 317 flavcs. VV f.s lit n N Territory. See TerritoryNorth-Hejl of the Ohio. VVfSTKiEi.D, a towndiip of Ver-mont ; Orleans co, fouth of jay. WestKjELD, a plealant pofl-townof Mafiachufetts, Hampfl\ire co. on theriver of this name, in a curious vale, 10miles weft of Springfield, ,^4 eaft ofStockbridge, 52 fouth-weit of VVcrcef-ter, IC5 weft-lbuth-wcfl of Bolton, anda6o from Philadelphia. It cont/ins aCongregational church, an academy,and about 50 or 60 compart houfes.The townlhip was incorporated in 1669,and contains 2,204 inhabitants. Westfield, a fmall river of Maffa-chufetts, which rifcs in Berkihire co.and nms nearly a fouth-eaft courfethrough Middlefield, Weftfield, andWeft-Springfield, where it empties intothe Conncdicut, by a mouth about 30yards wide. Westfield, a townfiiip of New-York, Washington co. bounded fouth-erly by Kingf

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