Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-22
offices.


Containing descriptions of all the States, counties
and towns in New-England !: also descriptions
OF the principal mountains, rivers, lakes, capes,
bays, hafbors, islands, &c. alphabetically ar
ranged. BY John Hayward, Author of the
Columbian Traveller, Religious Creeds, &c.
SIC. Boston: John Hayward, Concord, N
H., Boyd s. White 1899.
This Is a royal octave volume of 500 pages
From, slight examination. am prepared 10
entertain favorable opinion of the work. On
turning over the pages, research, diligence and
care are manifest on the face of them. A work
of the kind. properly prepared-as this in great
measure appears to be-must be useful. The
following among other notices of it are before me /:
NEw-ENGLAND GAzETEER.-.We
have examined with some care a specimen
copy of Mr.. John Hayward's New-Eng-
land Gazetteer. 1t is no easy task to COL
lect and arrange the important facts and
statistics for gazetteer, where the mate
risls ire obtained from an almost illimila-
Bile number of sources from which, works
ofthis description are usually made up
Some compilers throw together in chaot-
ic mass the materials thus afforded, with
very little regard TO the accuracy of The
dates, taking upon trust whatever relates
10 the subject matter in hand, that NAV
fall in their way. Such is not the course
pursued by Mr.. Hayward In the prepare
lion of his new gazetteer. He has not
only consulted volumes and local histories,
written letters, and availed himself of the
ordinary means of acquiring the requisite
| information, but has performed long and
tedious journeys over almost every part
Of the New England states, and by per-
sonal enquiry and observation, obtained
information that can be implicitly relied
| upon for its freshness and accuracy.-
Heretofore but comparatively little en-
enlargement has been given to geograph-
ical and statistical writers, and our gen.
eral and state governments have either
| from want OF due consideration of the
importance TO our country of obtaining the
correct knowledge of those matters, or
from a penny-wise spirit of retrenchment
and economy, neglected to adopt measures
for procuring valuable statistics of all the
various matters which pertain to the in
creasing growth and greatness of our
country, products and resources France
has her national Geographer paid from
the public purse, and her BaIbi, has fur
nished our Americans with the materials
for geography of their own country
Mr.. Hayward deserves the most substan.
tial encouragement for his interchangeable
exertions In this department Of literature
and this. the best effort of his talent, en-
), ;erprise, and industry. cannot fail of Sc.
curing patronage as extensive as its
merits are unequivocal. Every in.elli.
gent New-Englander, whatever his bust
ness or occupation, will find this work ex
ceedingly valuable and almost indspensa
, Bile for work of daily reference. The
I, Gazetteer is to be published solely by sub
/ scriplion; the specimen before US is neat
! ly and substantially bound and handsome
! ly printed, and is illustrated with mum
Der OF appropriate engravings.-Ameri
!. can Traveller, Boston.
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BRANCH OF THE NORTHERN BAPTIs-
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