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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), York , James , Duke of -1701 (search)
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 7 : Franklin County . (search)
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 8 : Hampden County . (search)
Chapter 8: Hampden County.
This county is bounded north by Hampshire County, east by Worcester County, south by Tolland and Hartford Counties, Connecticut, and west by the county of Berkshire.
The Connecticut River passes from north to south through the centre of the county.
Springfield, the shire town, is one of the most beautiful and enterprising cities in the Commonwealth.
The Boston and Albany, and several other railroads, centre there.
The United-States arsenal, for the manufacture of fire-arms, is located in Springfield.
The Springfield Daily Republican has a national reputation for ability and enterprise.
Some parts of the county are mountainous, but the principal part of it is rather undulating than hilly.
The occupations of the people are farming and manufacturing, and altogether it is one of the most thriving and intelligent counties in the Commonwealth.
The population of the county in 1860 was 57,866, in 1865 it was 64,438, which is an increase in five years
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 9 : Hampshire County . (search)
Chapter 9: Hampshire County.
This county is bounded south by Hampden, west by Berkshire, north by Franklin, and east by Worcester Counties.
It is located in the centre of the alluvial basin of the Connecticut River; it has a rich soil and considerable water power, much of which is used for manufacturing purposes; it is also well provided with railroad accommodations.
The county is divided into twenty-three towns, the largest and most important of which is Northampton, the county seat.
The value of its agricultural and manufacturing products in 1865 was $13,143,957. The population in 1860 was 37,822; in 1865 it was 39,199, an increase in five years of 1377; the population in 1870 was 44,388, which is a gain of 5,189.
The valuation of the county in 1860 was $17,737,649; in 1865 it was $20,510,994, an increase in five years of $2,773,345.
The number of men furnished by the several towns in the county, according to the returns made by the selectmen in 1866, was three thousand
Charles E. Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe compiled from her letters and journals by her son Charles Edward Stowe, Chapter 14 : the minister's wooing, 1857 -1859 . (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.), Preface (search)
Wendell Phillips, Theodore C. Pease, Speeches, Lectures and Letters of Wendell Phillips: Volume 1, chapter 6 (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 19 : Paris again.—March to April , 1839 .—Age, 28 . (search)