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Plymouth memories of an octogenarian

Chapter 55: Transcriber’s Notes
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The author records a lifetime of recollections about a historic coastal town, tracing how place-names, institutions, and municipal practices evolved while preserving anecdotes about residents, customs, and civic events. He explains historical origins and local lore, reflects on social habits and fashions across generations, and describes governmental and community developments. The narrative mixes factual explanation, personal observation, and genealogical notes to offer a continuous portrait of communal life. Intended as a legacy for descendants and local readers, the work emphasizes continuity between past labors and present comforts.

Transcriber’s Notes

  • pg 23 Changed: to prevent excsses
    to: to prevent excesses
  • pg 26 Changed: he had been in the contry
    to: he had been in the country
  • pg 31 Changed: continued in active busines until 1873
    to: continued in active business until 1873
  • pg 94 Changed: they battered down the hatches
    to: they battened down the hatches
  • pg 122 Changed: a bonnet made of paper resemblng
    to: a bonnet made of paper resembling
  • pg 125 Changed: no wordly influences could weaken
    to: no worldly influences could weaken
  • pg 127 Changed: that town was taken from Massachusets
    to: that town was taken from Massachusetts
  • pg 130 Changed: three yellaw marseilles waistcoats
    to: three yellow marseilles waistcoats
  • pg 138 Changed: brick one has already been discribed
    to: brick one has already been described
  • pg 144 Changed: by the Duke of Wellngton
    to: by the Duke of Wellington
  • pg 147 Changed: like the teachers who had preceeded him
    to: like the teachers who had preceded him
  • pg 148 Changed: Anthony Morse succeded Mr. Bartlett
    to: Anthony Morse succeeded Mr. Bartlett
  • pg 158 Changed: my first dancng school
    to: my first dancing school
  • pg 166 Changed: died at Gibralter
    to: died at Gibraltar
  • pg 187 Changed: house came into the posession
    to: house came into the possession
  • pg 206 Changed: With skating and its accompaniment hocky
    to: With skating and its accompaniment hockey
  • pg 234 Changed: a native of either Norfork
    to: a native of either Norfolk
  • pg 286 Changed: He succeded in reaching
    to: He succeeded in reaching
  • pg 286 Changed: crossing the English channel from Queenboro
    to: crossing the English channel from Queensboro
  • pg 289 Changed: was apointed collector
    to: was appointed collector
  • pg 295 Changed: Bartlett lived on the notherly
    to: Bartlett lived on the northerly
  • pg 307 Changed: vessels engaged in coatwise
    to: vessels engaged in coastwise
  • pg 309 Changed: A similiar petition was sent
    to: A similar petition was sent
  • pg 312 Changed: formerly professor of obsteric medicine
    to: formerly professor of obstetric medicine
  • pg 318 Changed: pastor of the Unversalist church
    to: pastor of the Universalist church
  • pg 319 Changed: pastor of the First Chuch
    to: pastor of the First Church
  • pg 321 Changed: the conclusion that this impresssion
    to: the conclusion that this impression
  • pg 334 Changed: imposed by bequests to the Soiety
    to: imposed by bequests to the Society
  • pg 339 Changed: be falling into disuetude.
    to: be falling into desuetude.
  • pg 372 Changed: various divisons had been forming
    to: various divisions had been forming
  • pg 389 Changed: first relief to our beleagued capital
    to: first relief to our beleaguered capital
  • pg 394 Changed: I had never so completed experienced
    to: I had never so completely experienced
  • pg 415 Changed: his thoughful face and thoroughly
    to: his thoughtful face and thoroughly
  • pg 415 Changed: When the Catpain came in
    to: When the Captain came in
  • pg 416 Changed: killed at the battle of Spottsylvania
    to: killed at the battle of Spotsylvania
  • pg 417 Changed: the men in the navy hertofore
    to: the men in the navy heretofore
  • pg 425 Changed: and to Carrolton, near New Orleans
    to: and to Carlton, near New Orleans
  • pg 426 Changed: of Waterloo the people of Brussells
    to: of Waterloo the people of Brussels
  • pg 458 Changed: Teamers put up their teams
    to: Teamsters put up their teams
  • pg 460 Changed: retired a millionare.
    to: retired a millionaire.
  • pg 461 Changed: vicinity of sleping room windows
    to: vicinity of sleeping room windows
  • pg 463 Changed: changes it is thoughlessly said
    to: changes it is thoughtlessly said
  • pg 467 Changed: Edenboro, Perth, Dunkeld, the Trosacks
    to: Edinburgh, Perth, Dunkeld, the Trossachs
  • pg 472 Changed: as flexible as wood, as indistructible
    to: as flexible as wood, as indestructible
  • pg 480 Changed: which has been discribed as
    to: which has been described as
  • pg 485 Changed: waffles shows the intiquity
    to: waffles shows the antiquity
  • The table of contents was created by the transcriber.