. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress. - surprise some of you toknow that slavery ever existed inthis place; but this must have beenthe case, as, September i, 1785, Catherine, a negro, formerly belong-ing to Esq. Blodgett was baptized. As far as we know, however, thiswas the first and last case of slaveryever reported in town. Among those who have helpedmake the history of Goffstown andhave gone to their reward we placefirst the name of David LawrenceMorrill, minister, doctor, member ofthe legislature, United States sena-tor, and twice governor of the sta
. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress. - surprise some of you toknow that slavery ever existed inthis place; but this must have beenthe case, as, September i, 1785, Catherine, a negro, formerly belong-ing to Esq. Blodgett was baptized. As far as we know, however, thiswas the first and last case of slaveryever reported in town. Among those who have helpedmake the history of Goffstown andhave gone to their reward we placefirst the name of David LawrenceMorrill, minister, doctor, member ofthe legislature, United States sena-tor, and twice governor of the , such a record as this oughtto make every son and daughter ofGoffstown proud that such a distin-guished man once lived among we place the name of F. Carr, through whose per-sonal efforts, largely, many of theearly facts and traditions of the townhave been preserved, most of thembeing recorded in his inimitable . • Piscataquog 1 5kt v \ NwXN. * Shirley Station. sketch of Goffstown in the Historyof Hillsborough County, to whichwe have alluded elsewhere. was a state senator and heldmany offices of public trust. As aphysician he took high rank, andwas noted as an inventor of a surgi-cal appliance for fractured a man he was conscientious andhighly respected by all who knewhim. His life was consecrated to the GOFFSTOWN. service of humanity, and time alonecan do justice to his work. Dr. Daniel Little and his son, JohnS. Little, were both able and success-ful practitioners who resided at theCentre. Both were graduates ofDartmouth Medical school, and bothrepresented the town in the legis-lature. Among the well known laymen andclergymen we place the name of Peacock, founder of the First
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