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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 88 88 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. 83 83 Browse Search
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 52 52 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 26 26 Browse Search
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct. 17 17 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 6 6 Browse Search
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks) 6 6 Browse Search
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. 5 5 Browse Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2 5 5 Browse Search
The Soldiers' Monument in Cambridge: Proceedings in relation to the building and dedication of the monument erected in the years, 1869-1870. 3 3 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: September 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Norfolk. (search)
dvantages bestowed by Nature, and are animated by that commendable spirit of enterprise and rivalry that have worked results in other sections that have astonished the world. There was a time when there were extensive ship yards at this port — all as busy as they could be — and no haggling about prices; the only question was; How soon can the work be done? Hundreds of vessels were discharging and receiving cargoes, and the streets and wharves were thronged with busy people. As early as 1769 the importations of Virginia, principally of this port, amounted to £ 551,000; and they increased till the war and the burning of the town. Then rapidly recovering from the disasters of the Revolution, as early as 1805, the trade in the last two quarters of that year, with Europe, the West Indire, &c., on lumber, naval stores, tobacco, provisions, &c., amounted to $1,852,883. This year transactions in domestic produce amount to $3,088,347, and foreign articles $507,907. The number of ve