. Bowen's Picture of Boston, or The citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts, and its environs. : To which is prefixed the Annals of Boston. ; Embellished with engravings. -forth was ordained June 28, 1682, and died May 26,1730, aged 78. The Rev. Jonathan Bowman was PICTURE OF BOSTON. 28y ordained Nov. 5, 1729, and continued in the pastoraloffice till Dec. 14, 1773 ; he died March 30, 1775, aged63. llev. Moses Everett was ordained Sept. 28, 1774,and continued till Jan. 14,1793; he died March 25,1813,aged 63. Their present pastor, Rev. Thaddeus MasonHarris, was ordained
. Bowen's Picture of Boston, or The citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts, and its environs. : To which is prefixed the Annals of Boston. ; Embellished with engravings. -forth was ordained June 28, 1682, and died May 26,1730, aged 78. The Rev. Jonathan Bowman was PICTURE OF BOSTON. 28y ordained Nov. 5, 1729, and continued in the pastoraloffice till Dec. 14, 1773 ; he died March 30, 1775, aged63. llev. Moses Everett was ordained Sept. 28, 1774,and continued till Jan. 14,1793; he died March 25,1813,aged 63. Their present pastor, Rev. Thaddeus MasonHarris, was ordained Oct. 23, 1793. A second churchwas gathered Jan. 1, 1808, and on the 7th of Dec. fol-lowing, the Rev. John Codman was ordained pastor.—The third church was gathered June 25, 1817, and theRev. Edward Richmond installed pastor. The fourth,which is called the Village Church, gathered in 1829,Rev. David Sanford, pastor. At the north west part ofDorchester, near Roxbury, the land rises to the heightof 385 feet above the sea, affording a delightful view ofthe city, and harbor. Savin Hill, which lies in thenortheast corner of the town, is a place of considerableresort, during the summer Savin Hill Hotel and boarding house, kept here byMr. Joseph Tattle., is an excellent establishment, 290 PICTURE OF BOSTON. ROXBURY. This town was incorporated Sept. 28, 1630. Thecentre of the town is 2 1-2 miles from the City Hall,It is connected with Boston hy the neck, over whichthere is a continued street, campactly built the wholedistance. In the south west part is Jamaica Plain, which iscomposed of a rich and productive soil, cultivated in agreat degree as gardens and orchards, and producingvast quantities of vegetables and fruits of the first qual-ity. This plain is about two miles in length and onein breadth, on which are a great number of countryseats and pleasure grounds. Here is a pond whichsupplies the Boston aqueduct. The whole forms one ofthe most delightful retreats in the vici
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