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��of the Revolution in this vicinity (Hed not only the political, but the literary in 1848. As late as 1833 a large wolf centre of the State. Here were pub- was killed within a mile of the State lished the leading party organs and House. In early days the Walkers, various sectarian papers and periodi-

���Bradleys, Farnums, Cofifins, Herberts, and other old families, were slaveholders, strange as it may appear. Pedestrians claimed the middle of the street, and forced teams to take the outside. Sidewalks were then unknown. The streets were not named until 1834. In those days Concord had become

��cals. Here Luther Robie stereotyped, printed, and bound great editions of Bibles, pocket editions, and great vol- umes held sacred for family records and family devotions. The favorite novels of the day, " The Children of the Abbey," "The Scottish Chiefs," " Alonzo and Melissa," and "Thaddeus

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