The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-08-27
Correspondence Baiimors County UaieH.
LETTER FROM NANTUCKET, MASS.
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Vas = war,n d.y a., Nan,.aLs, ~. ..
have ever feI, any linn. hays h.s, re-. ,ha a..
mome,er r.y;.,c,cJ a. J..r..s 0a 49,, 4.
bad fallen a. M. aud ,ha, ni.h, .,,h nv. - :"
| window In an. ,ao,n az, \ -, 49,. . 49,.
II Is blowing very hard now AMI ~. hoa, ~,
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com. here a. MIR, A :,n,., '.... =. ~ ~. ~
heavy or warm ~ ans 40 ,ss:, Ii,. .,l;. ",
IA ni,,h, ami ,,i,h III a.. .ini..> -" - -
room In which am ,x,i,;,, ar,I .,,h a.. ~. ~
a coal iii iamp. /, i. ma, ,e, ws,,r wr,,. !, -
occasionally nuitc warm h.,. In ~. a..,;', a..
hca, l. mo, opnrc,siye and ~. n,,I,. 49,. da,,.h,
fully cool and blank 4 ,ome,i,,.. o,,,. -,
able. ''~ -NNNr'
The reunion of the "Cian ColI;n., h.,.r IA, Ia,
with clam bake. etc. nj Surf sii. .ng he, ss.
100 and 500 Of the clan WERE the,. NJ. ~ re-
Womb have bcen nre.cnt h,, On. oT a., ~.
came here sometime since In delicate health J;s5
on Monday and about 30 az bis rr;snd. ..sa,n,,a-
MED his remains 10 bis home ON The m.inIsnj :
They are here from the far West and onc Iadv az
the elan l. here irom Nova Scotia.
Ny friend Cant l.. A. Carl and two NJ nj. .;.,e,.
are still here and the ladic, have made a fine col
lection Of seaweed which they Ia r. ARRANGED h..,
tfuIly. II was quite n treat 10 SEQ them. I'm.
sigh, Of them has quite excited some OF The adie.
v. n In mn LIZ
collection of ai,.L
Tho postmaster tells the that the bu,n.,, az nj.
Office has increased very much that one Of hi,
assistants. who has been in the office between 90
and 20 years saws that during ali tha, ,ime ,b.r.
has not been 80 much business Jona In Ar. oI,;..
n. nj present. lie said they HANDLED nos aha,,
5000 letter. n iay includiny the letter, ina, A..
sent away as well as those that are sent here.
Invent to-day 20 the Office Of Registry Of DECIDE
of Nantucket county and entertained myself for
some time IN looking over the early records
wwmons .ncn : 'oun" .ne record OF deed IRON
Nan,ucLr, I.la,5 hy which ,hcx 80, 49, r.. -
| Mayh.w. Of Ma,tha'. vin.y,,j sr,;s,,.n cae;n
ubc Corcf,,h.r M ~. .,a, no,~ .s.s,ahisJ 80,
and 10 othcr,. nil The land. m.,dow. 1870.
that Is marshcs) timbers wood and all the appur.
,cnances thereunto belonging, which u then de-
.efibe,, provided that none OF the Indian inhab-
nants IN or abont raid woodland, or whatsoever
Indians inhab'' the sane, shall be removed wish.
out full sa,siaction. The deed further grants all
their interest AMI right Of pasturagc for all cattle
~ consideration OF 81: English money! already
paii and " Z" be paid within three months. IL
!. witnessed IN the following manner by Peter
f"igcr. VINO was benjamin franklin's grandfather:
81 do witness this deed to be true deed accord.
ING To the Interpretation OF Felix the interpreter.
and ai.o heard Wanackmanack, but not Micka-
moose. aieTm the sale OF the n'r', u presume this
's intended Tor annexed and he do cay he will do
""'N't' o""' W " "H"efr W.. manu- thir 10
! mo. "J-Oi. PETER FroLGEn.
This Is the same Peter f"iser. whose name IL
written with two az above. who wrote piece
"i verse called ~ i.ooking.Giass Tor the Times I;
OF. the Former Spirit of New England Reviewed
IN this Generation. containing some ify odd
sianEas 81 Tour lines each some 81 which are very
amusing, for in'tanee;
Indeed I really believe
its not your business
To NEEDLE with the Church ot Christ
In matters more or less"
And n,.in ,no,bcr vc,. run. ,h,..
,.,r.,
"a' YOU 40 ,h'',aAe '"e verse
im us "heohe,y uess.
u,n .nee true. never th"usht
'"a' ""u'" pass tue Pfe''.
This remarkable composition concludes thus:
FROM Sherbon town where nov dwell,
my Eamc 10 put here,
Without offence your real friend,
IL Il Peter Folscr
ArRiL 23p 1876"
The present town Of Nantucket was called Shcr.
burne until the latter part Of the 18th century
when the name was changed 10 Nantucket. by
which name this island has always been known
Some claim tina, the town of Shcrburnc wa. not on
tue site where the town Of Nantucket now stands,
The name Of the town was yariousiy spclt, thus
Shcfbon, as Peter Foiger spelt il, Sharborn and
She, burne. and perhaps In other WAYS 4 also
saw the original grant or patent written on parch
ment and dated June goth, 1857, by which Tho,
Donran ..Captain Governor in Chief and Vic Al.