CONTENTS.

PAGE
I.Introduction[7]
II.

The Settlement of Massachusetts Bayand of Roxbury

[8]
III.

The Nipmuck Country and the Visit ofJohn Eliot to the Indians at Wabbaquasset,or Woodstock

[12]
IV.

The Settlement of New Roxbury, orWoodstock

[20]
V.

The Change of the Name of New Roxburyto Woodstock

[28]
VI.

The Growth of the New Township—1690-1731

[32]
VII.

Ecclesiastical Affairs

[36]
VIII.

The Transfer of Woodstock from Massachusettsto Connecticut

[43]
IX.

Military Record

[46]
X.

Educational Matters

[53]
XI.

Distinguished Citizens

[55]
XII.

Characteristics of Woodstock

[58]
XIII.

Conclusion

[61]
Index[63]