MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET with COLORED MAP

The early days of Middlesex County, MA, and its various towns and townships, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 101 Page Booklet, reprinted primarily from the 1839 edition of Historical Collections of Massachusetts by John Warner Barber. The spiral-bound booklet, sold exclusively on eBay, is printed one-sided on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. Clear vinyl sheets have been added to protect the covers.

INSERTED IN THE BOOKLET is a color copy of the 1939 Map of Massachusetts.  Originally published by Dorr.Howland & Co. to accompany the Barber book, the reprint is on a parchment-like paper to simulate the original and could be removed and trimmed for framing, if desired.

The communities mentioned include: Acton, Ashby, Bedford, Billerica, Boxborough, Brighton, Burlington, Cambridge, Carlisle, Charlestown, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, East Cambridge, Framingham, Groton, Holliston, Hopkinton, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Lowell, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Natick, Newton, Pepperell, Reading, Saxonville, Sherburne, Shirley, South Reading, Stoneham, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, West Cambridge, Waltham, Watertown, Weston, Wilmington, Woburn.

When Paul Revere rode thru every "Middlesex" village and farm (I'm glad to finally know what that meant!), this is where he rode, so the area is seeped in history. Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are: Early Settlers, Indian uprisings, Brighton Cattle Fair, Harvard University, the Washington Elm in Cambridge, Dr. Spurzheim, the celebrated phrenologist, McLean Asylum, the State prison, the U.S. Navy Yard, the Mob Burning of Ursuline Convent in 1834, a detailed account of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Praying Indians, the British at Concord and Lexington, a Mysterious Epidemic in Holliston, a Controversy between a Minister and his Flock, the Fast Growth of Lowell, the Lord's Prayer in an Indian Language, Unusual Laws, and many other interesting bits of history and trivia.

The booklet has no index, but surnames mentioned in the 1839 section include:  ANGIER, ADAMS, AMES, AUSTIN, ASTEN, AYER, APPLETON, BAKER, BATCHELER, BACHELLER, BROOKES, BROOKS, BROCLEBANK, BURTON, BANCROFT, BAILEY, BRECK, BROWN, BLOOD, BOWES, BRIMSMEAD, BACON, BLACKMAN, BRIDGE, BRIDGES, BUTTRICK, BULKLEY, BRIGHT, BARRETT, BARTLETT, BALCH, BLANCHARD, BOND, BLISS, BARRON, BEEMAN, BOON, BROADSTREET, BARKER, BOWEN, BOWMAN, BOZWORTH, BELLOES, BUCKMAN, BEEVE, BOOTT, BASSUM, BARNUP, BETTS, BOWERS, BAXTER, BLOTS, BARNARD, BASSUM, BROWNELL, COTTPN, CARTER, CROSBY, CUMMINGS, CLARK, CARGILL, CUTTER, CHAMBERLAIN, CLOISE, CHILD, CHAPIN, CARREL, CLAFLEN, CHASE, CLEMONS, COLLER, CHURCH, CODMAN, COOK, COOKE, COBURN, CHEEVER CAKEBREAD, CUTTING, CRISP, COWDREY, COLLINS, CROMWELL, CUTTRIS, CUSHING, CHADWICK, COOLIDGE, DRURY, DUSTIN, DUNTON, DANIEL, DWIGHT, DIKES, DIMAN, DOUGLASS, DANA, DICKINSON, DANFORTH, DYAR, DAYE, DANIEL, D'BERNIERE, DAVIS, DOGGETT, DAYE, DUDLEY, EDDY, EASTERBROOK, ENDICOT, EATON, ELIOT, EIRE, EMERSON, EUSTISS, EDWARDS, EVELETH, ELLETT, FELTCH, FREEMAN, FRENCH, FINCH, FIRMAN, FEKE, FIBRICK, FLINT, FLAGG, FRALE, FORSTER, FARMER, FISKE, FARRAR, FARWELL, FRYE, FRANCIS, FULLER, FULLUM, FROST, FITCH, FLETCHER, GUTTERIG, GARDNER, GLOVER, GRIGS, GIBBS, GATES, GRAVES, GAY, GREEN, GOLDSTONE, GRANT, GOOKIN, GOULD, GILSON, GOFFE, GARLAND, GARFIELD, HOBBY, HARTSHORN, HUTCHINSON, HOBART, HOPKINSON, HURD, HARRINGTON, HADLEY, HAUGH, HOWE, HOBART, HEMINGWAY, HILL, HALL, HOLDEN, HOSMER, HOOPER, HOOKER, HAYNES, HARVARD, HOLYOKE, HARRIS, HOW, HOSIER, HENCHMAN, HEYWOOD, HAYWARD, HARWOOD, HAVEN, HAWKINS, HOWARD, HASTINGS, HUNT, HAGH, JACKSON, JENNINGS, JENNISON, JONES, JARVIS, JACK, JOHNSON, JEFTS, KINGSBERRY, KNOP, KITTRIDGE, KNEELAND, KELLEY, KIES, KITTERIDGE, KENDALL, KENDAL, KNOWLES, KNIGHT, KETTLE, KNAPP, KEMBALL, LAM, LAW, LIVISTONE, LEVERETT, LAWRIE, LORING, LANE, LOVELL, LINGFIELD, LAKIN, LAWRENCE, LYMAN, LEWIS, LOCKWOOD, LOVERAN, MASON, MAIHEW, MERRIAM, MANNING, MARSH, MULLIKEN, MILES, MELVIN, MELLEN, MORS, MARTIN, MUNROE, MOODY, MANSUR, MIXER, MOORE, MARSHALL, MOSSE, MUNNINGS, NICHOLS, NUTT, NEWELL, NURSE, NESMITH, NOURSE, NEWTON, ORDWAY, OLDHAM, ONGE, PEMBLETON, PERSE, PAINE, PHILLIPS, POOLE, PICKRAM, PERSON, PYNCHON, PAGE, PARKER, POWERS, PERCIVAL, PRICE, PHELPS, PENNIMAN, POLLARD, PUTNAM, PRESCOTT, PARSON, PARSONS, POLE, PITCAIRN, PRESCOTT, PRENTISS, PRENTICE, PEIRCE, PACKARD, PEABODY, PATRICK, PALMER, RIDER, ROSSEAU, PEAD, POE, ROSE, REED, RUSSELL, ROBBINS, ROGERS, RICHARDSON, RUGGLES, RICE, ROBINSON, RIPLEY, STREETER, SHEPHERD, SHED, STORER, SWIFT, SHERMAN, STEARNS, SPOONER, STOWARS, SHARP, STONE, SPENCER, SHATTUCK, SMITH, SAUNDERSON, SPAULDING, SAVELS, SHAW, SPAULDING, SUTHERLAND, STOW, SWAINE, SADER, SPRINGE, STEPHENS, SALTONSTALL, SIMSON, SAWTLE, THOMPSON, TOOTHAKER, TYNG, TROWBRIDGE, TODD, TROUTBECK, THOMAS, TYLER, TAYLOR, TOMSON, TUCKER, TUCK, USHER, UNDERWOOD, VILES, VEASEY, WYMAN, WOODBURY, WOODWARD, WILSON, WILLARD, WILLINGTON, WHITING, WHITNEY, WHITEFIELD, WADSWORTH, WRIGHT, WALFORD, WATERS, WARNER, WARREN, WARRIN, WOODS, WALKER, WELLS, WHEELER, WELCH, WHITCOME, WORTHEN, WHIPPLE, WENTWORTH, WIGGLESWORTH, WAREHAM, WINTER, WINCH, WINKELL, WINTHROP, WINSLOW and WINDES.

ILLUSTRATIONS include Billerica, Brighton, E. Cambridge, Harvard U., Massasoit Hotel in Waltham, Watertown, Woburn, Horn Pond at Woburn, Washington Elm, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Tomb of Spurzheim, Charlestown (full page), Mt. Lean, State Prison, Concord (full page), Col. Shattuck's Residence, Monument in Concord, Framingham, Congregational Church and Academy in Groton, Hopkinton, Congregational Church and Monument in Lexington, Lexington Meeting House and Buchman's Tavern, Lowell (full page), Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Theological Seminary at Newton, South Reading, Monument of Capt. Wadsworth and others. Most are about 1/3 page in size.