. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . of fifteen, sat on behind. Mrs. Ger-rish died 15 Oct., 1826. GREEXE, JfATHANIEL. Kathaniel Greene was boAi in Boscawen, 20 May, 1797. Hewas christened Peter; but having great respect for the mem-. BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY, 385 ory of his fatlier, by permission of the legislature of Massachu-setts he took the name of Nathaniel. Educational advantages at the beginning of the century werelimited to eight or ten weeks of schooling in winter, and a termof about the same length in summer. Two of his teachers were,—Miss Lucy Hartwell, who a
. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . of fifteen, sat on behind. Mrs. Ger-rish died 15 Oct., 1826. GREEXE, JfATHANIEL. Kathaniel Greene was boAi in Boscawen, 20 May, 1797. Hewas christened Peter; but having great respect for the mem-. BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY, 385 ory of his fatlier, by permission of the legislature of Massachu-setts he took the name of Nathaniel. Educational advantages at the beginning of the century werelimited to eight or ten weeks of schooling in winter, and a termof about the same length in summer. Two of his teachers were,—Miss Lucy Hartwell, who afterwards became the wife of } Dix, and Rev. Henry Coleman, then a young man, whosubsequently was a minister in Salem, Mass., and who xlistin-guished himself as a writer on agricultural subjects. One of schoolmates was John Adams Dix. Together theystood with their toes to a crack in the floor, their spelling-booksin their hands, and made their manners when Lucy Hartwellsaid, Attention ! At the age of ten he went to Hopkinton, and became a clerk ina store. While there he had some three months additional school-ing. The death of his father when he was but eleven j^ears of age,leaving an embarrassed estate, compelled him to begin the
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