History of the County of Worcester, in the Commonwealth of
by WHITNEY, Peter
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WHITNEY, Peter. The History of the County of Worcester, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: With a Particular Account of Every Town from Its First Settlement to the Present Time; Including Its Ecclesiastical State, Together with a Geographical Description of the Same. To Which Is Added a Map of the County, at Large, from Actual Survey. Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, 1793. 1st ed. 339pp. Folding map. Later 3/4 brown morocco, raised spine bands. Light scattered foxing to exterior leaves, else a near fine untrimmed copy. HOWES W-391. Evans 26481. One of the earliest county histories published in the United States.
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- History of the County of Worcester, in the Commonwealth of
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- MAXX, WORCESTER CO MA, COLONIAL, THOMAS, ISAIAH, HOWESX, FINE/LH
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