. A history of old Braintree and Quincy : with a sketch of Randolph and Holbrook / by William S. Pattee. ct- If s. ^p gp a CO p s3 0s 5 Q 5- W P epo ZiptoiP 09 Co ^ CO CO CO IsS to to bS bO OS 01 03 t-5 0 to 00 -J c: OI S9 1 S9 3 CD T9 09 65 CD=-P 82 pTP 2,2 CD 92 ?^ Cfl 22 S toa 1)^ veJ& le 83 H. S Spear. g Beale. Adams 00 X 05 - Turner. 00 Towns ?5 Poor. 1 1 ~o L <D • |J % ?^ ^^ 0 c P* CD P S Spear. Raw- § son. Deacon SAdams. Bass 0 Ji- to <*? Seaver. Crane & g Night- ingale. 54L. Brackett. Porch. SOUTH. The following notice from a historical sketch, describesits dimensions
. A history of old Braintree and Quincy : with a sketch of Randolph and Holbrook / by William S. Pattee. ct- If s. ^p gp a CO p s3 0s 5 Q 5- W P epo ZiptoiP 09 Co ^ CO CO CO IsS to to bS bO OS 01 03 t-5 0 to 00 -J c: OI S9 1 S9 3 CD T9 09 65 CD=-P 82 pTP 2,2 CD 92 ?^ Cfl 22 S toa 1)^ veJ& le 83 H. S Spear. g Beale. Adams 00 X 05 - Turner. 00 Towns ?5 Poor. 1 1 ~o L <D • |J % ?^ ^^ 0 c P* CD P S Spear. Raw- § son. Deacon SAdams. Bass 0 Ji- to <*? Seaver. Crane & g Night- ingale. 54L. Brackett. Porch. SOUTH. The following notice from a historical sketch, describesits dimensions and appearance in 1827: The dimensions ofthis house are as follows: Width, 56 feet; length, 61 feet;height of tower to bell deck, 50 feet; height of cupola fromthe bell deck, 25 feet; height of ball above the vane from tlieground, 75 feet. The appearance of the cliurch, inside as wellas out, is still very respectable. There are 87 pews on the lowerfloor, and all painted throughout. Tlie galleries, as also the roof,are supported by four large pillars, whicli give the house rather. THE FIRST CONGREGATIOXAL (UNITARIAN) IN 1732; TAKEN DOWN IN 1827. The plate of the okl church here presented has been kindly loaned lis bythe Rev. Frederick A. Whitney, of Boston (Allston). It was originally cutby Bowen for the History of Quincy, by the Rev. George Whitney, in EELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. 235 a solemn and imposing appearance. The pulpit is in the ancientstyle of building—handsomely carved—with one flight of is the coramixnion table, forming the front part of a largepew, according to ancient custom, made for the accommodationof the deacons, or perhaps, for the ruling elders. In front ofthe gallery for the choir of singers is a handsome clock, pre-sented to the society by two ladies: Madam Abigail Adams,wife of President Adams, Senior, and Madam Esther Black,widow of the late Moses Black, Esq. As the dimensions, when the church was taken down
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