History of the Town of Rockport: As Comprised in the Centennial Address of Lemuel Gott, M.D., Extracts from the Memoranda of Ebenezer Pool, Esq., and Interesting Items from Other Sources |
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Andrew Babson Benj Benjamin Tarr boat Boston built cable Caleb called Cape Ann Capt Charles Choate church and society citizens Clark Cleaveland Cleaves Close of service commenced committee Company cost Daniel Daniel Wheeler Date of muster David Brooks David Jewett David Kimball died disch dollars Eben'r erected fishing gale George George W Giles Gloucester Hale harbor Haskins Henry Dennis hundred Jabez James Goss James Haskell John Pool John W Joseph July June Knowlton land Lemuel Gott liquors Long Cove March Mark Pool Marshall MASS meeting meeting-house N. F. S. York Norwood occupied organized parish pastor persons Pigeon Cove pinnace preached present purchased quarry Railroad REG'T INFANTRY Richard Tarr Rockport Rowe Sabbath Samuel Sanborn Sandy Bay schoolhouse selectmen Sept Serg't shore soon Stillman stone street Thomas town vessels village vote wharf William
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Page 60 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell forever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Page 18 - England since the English came, nor in the memory of any of the Indians. It was so furious, that our anchor came home. Whereupon the mariners let out more cable, which at last slipped away. Then our sailors knew not what to do ; but we were driven before the wind and waves.
Page 22 - But fear of the seas roaring, and our coldness, would not suffer us there to remain. But we went up into the land, and sat us down. under a cedar tree, which the wind had thrown down, where we sat about an hour, almost dead with cold. But now the storm was broken up, and the wind was calm; but the sea remained rough and fearful to us. My legs were much bruised and so was my head. Other hurt, had T none, neither had I taken In much quantity of water.
Page 24 - ... wife's neckcloth, which I dried in the sun, I struck fire, and so dried and warmed our wet bodies, and then skinned the goat ; and having found a small brass pot, we boiled some of her. Our drink was brackish water ; bread we had none. There we remained till the Monday following. When about three of the clock, in the afternoon, in a boat that came that way, we went off that desolate island, which I named after my name, Thacher's Woe...
Page 90 - Exercising said Company in Arms, both inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline : — And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Lieutenant...
Page 20 - Truth, cousin ; but what His pleasure is we know not ; I fear we have been too unthankful for former deliverances, but he hath promised to deliver us from sin and condemnation, and to bring us safe to heaven through the all-sufficient satisfaction of Jesus Christ, this therefore we may challenge of him.' To which I replying, said, ' that is all the deliverance I now desire and expect.
Page 115 - ... law of the land; and no person can be twice punished for the same offence. And it is clear that under the statutes spirituous liquors are property, and entitled to protection as such. The power of abatement of a public or common nuisance does not place the penal law of the Commonwealth in private hands. 4. The true theory of abatement of nuisance is that an individual citizen may abate a private nuisance injurious to him.
Page 23 - I knew not where, nor how to get thence. Then it came to my mind how I had occasioned the death of my children, who caused them to leave their native land, who might have left them there, yea, and might have sent some of them back again and cost me nothing : these and such like thoughts do press down my heavy heart very much.
Page 21 - I was reaching out my left hand to lay hold on it, by another coming over the top of the rock I was washed away from the rock, and by the violence of the waves was driven hither and thither in the seas a great while, and had many dashes against the rocks. At length, past hopes of life, and wearied in body and spirits, I even gave over to nature ; and being ready to receive in the waters of death, I lifted up both my heart and hands to the God of heaven. For note, I had my senses remaining perfect...
Page 17 - Avery and myself never to forsake each other to the death; but to be partakers of each other's misery or welfare, as also of habitation, in the same place. Now upon our arrival in New England, there was an offer made unto us. My cousin Avery was invited to Marblehead, to be their pastor in due time; there being no church planted there as yet, but a town appointed to set up the trade of fishing.