Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

by George Francis Dow

INDEX

Adultery, [211].
Allen, Capt. Bozone, [244].
Allen, William, [88].
Ames, Ruth, [203].
Amusements, [103].
Andover, [28].
Andrews, Thomas, [136].
Animals (domestic), [5], [7], [8], [33], [37], [38], [42], [91].
Animals (wild), [14], [91].
Annable, John, [141].
Anvils, [121].
Apothecary, [121].
Appleton, John, [33].
Apthorpe, Stephen, [126].
Assayer, [122].
Augusta, Me., [22].
Bacon, Rebecca, wid., [43], [87].
Bacon, William, [56].
Baden, Robert, [122].
Badger, Giles, [43], [86].
Bailey, Jacob, [117]-119, [160]-163.
Baker, [122].
Balance maker, [136].
Barber's union, [122].
Barnard, John, [50].
Barnard, Jonathan, [51].
Barter, [166], [172].
Bateman, John, [232].
Bean porridge, [98].
Bear baiting, [114].
Bed coverings, [53]-59.
Belcher, Andrew, [146].
Bellamy, Samuel, [221].
Bellows maker, [123].
Bells, [123], [124].
Bible mandates, [102].
Billiard tables, [115].
Bissell, Samuel, [121].
Blacksmith, [124].
Block houses, [14], [15].
Block maker, [129].
Blowers, John, [134].
Blowers, Pyam, [51].
Bonner, Capt. John, [68].
Bookkeeper, [125].
Books, [1], [10], [15], [16], [35], [36], [103], [278].
Boone, Nicholas, [131].
Boston, [16], [18], [25].
Boston merchants, [149], [150].
Bottles, [130].
Bourne, John, [141].
Bowling green, [115].
Boxford, [203].
Boydell, John, [48], [50], [124].
Boyer, James, [132].
Bradford, William, [114].
Bradish, Jonathan, [130].
Brabrooke, Mehitable, [38].
Bradstreet, Gov. Simon, [149].
Brazier, [125], [126].
Brick oven, [41], [93].
Bricks, [20].
Bridgen, Michael, [139].
Brooks, Thomas, [49].
Brown, John, [114].
Browne, Edward, [126].
Browne, Walter, [134].
Bryant, William, [124].
Buckram, [126].
Building agreements, [227]-238.
Buildings, construction, etc., [13]-27.
Bullivant, Dr. Benjamin, [176].
Burlington, N. J., [13], [14].
Burning at the stake, [210].
Busgutt, Peter, [88].
Butcher, [126].
Cabinet maker, [126].
Calico printer, [127].
Calvin, John, [101].
Calvin's theology, [102].
Camera obscura, [130].
Candles, [96], [97], [127].
Cannon, [132].
Cardmaker, [127].
Cards, playing, [111].
Carpets, [23], [48], [50], [51], [55].
Carthrick, Michael, [86].
Cartright, Bethia, [55], [84].
Casement sash, [20], [268].
Caxy, John, [89].
Chandler, [127].
Chapman, [127].
Charlestown, [16], [18].
Chase, Aquila, [207].
Childs, John, [117].
Chimneys, [19], [20], [91].
Choate, Rufus, [24].
Chocolate mill, [127].
Christmas, [111], [114].
Chute, Lionel, [43], [45], [85].
Cider, [95], [96], [108].
Clap, Roger, [16], [106].
Clapboards, [14].
Clark, William, [25].
Clarke, Dr. John, [176].
Clarke, Richard, [132].
Clarke, William, [54], [56], [86].
Clemens, James, [127].
Clocks, [99].
Cloth, [5], [6], [24], [25], [36], [45], [48], [50]-52, [57], [63], [69]-83, [94], [95], [126], [127], [133], [134], [139], [141], [152], [153], [240], [242], [244], [246]-257, [258], [263], [265], [270].
Clothing, [2], [5], [6], [35], [57], [59]-83, [130]-132, [151], [152], [241], [243], [246]-257, [262], [265], [268], [270], [279].
Clough, Joseph, [123].
Coffin, William, [125].
Coffin furniture, [127].
Concord, [17].
Cooking, [8].
Cookson, John, [136].
Cookson, Robert, [135].
Cooper, [128].
Corn husking, [117]-119.
Corn, Indian, [104].
Corwin, George, [42], [45], [55], [64], [270].
Costume, see Clothing.
Counterpanes, [53]-59.
Courts in Massachusetts, [200], [222].
Coverlets, [53]-59.
Crimes, [39], [88], [107].
Crimes and punishments, [199]-226.
Culpepper, Nicholas, [190].
Cummings, David, [96].
Cummings, Mrs. Joanna, [55].
Currants, [117].
Currier, [128].
Custom house records, [154]-157.
Dakin, Jonathan, [136], [140].
Daly, Charles, [66].
Dancing, [111], [115].
Dankers, Jasper, [13]-15, [46].
Davis, John, [66], [127].
Davison, William, [66].
Dedham, [18].
Dillingham, John, [32].
Dillingham, Sara, [35].
Dillingham, Sarah, [32]-35, [85].
Diseases, [5], [7], [11], [105], [174]-198.
Doctors, [174]-191.
Dorchester, [19].
Douglas, Dr. William, [175].
Downing, Emanuel, [143].
Downs, Thomas, [33].
Dowse, Francis, [140].
Drinks, [3], [5], [7], [9], [10], [30], [95], [96], [108], [118], [119], [151], [155], [208], [246]-257.
Draper, Richard, [129].
Drugs, [248].
Drunkenness, [107].
Duck, Stephen, [138].
Dudley, Thomas, [19], [105].
Dug-outs, [17], [18].
Dunster, Henry, [36].
Dye, [94].
Dyer, [128].
Dyer, John H., [128].
Earthenware, [129], [139].
Edwards, Thomas, [88].
Embroidery, [62], [70].
Endecott, Gov. John, [5], [18], [56].
Endecott, Dr. Zerobabel, [178]-190.
Erving, Henry W., [30].
Essex, [24].
Evenden, Walter, [139].
Executions, [202], [210], [218], [220]-224.
Fabrics, see Cloth.
Fairbanks house, [18].
Fairfield, John, [86].
Faneuil, A., [68].
Farming, [91].
Farrington, Edmond, [129].
Fellmonger, [129].
Fences, [100].
Fire engine, [129], [131].
Fireplace, [8], [24], [34], [38], [40], [91], [132], [141].
Fireworks, [116].
Firman, John, [16].
Fish, [145].
Fitch, ——, [16].
Flagg, Gershom, [129].
Flax, [95].
Fleming, Alexander, [128].
Flying man, [117].
Food, [1], [5], [6], [7], [9], [10], [11], [28], [37], [41], [42], [91], [93], [98], [104], [106], [107], [151], [162], [165], [239], [242], [246]-257.
Fort, [15].
Frankland, Sir Henry, [25].
Franklin, James, [138], [140].
Freeman, Philip, [69], [131].
Frocks, [64]-66.
Fry, Richard, [138].
Fuller, Dr. Samuel, [174].
Furnishings, Household, [7], [11], [23], [24], [26], [28]-52, [55]-57, [84]-90, [154], [163], [241], [242], [246]-257, [261], [264], [277], [280].
Furniture, [26], [29], [31], [33]-37, [43]-46, [49]-52, [56], [57], [126], [246]-257, [261], [276], [279], [281].
Furs, [249], [257], [267].
Gaines, Daniel, [141].
Games, [110].
Gardiner, David, [112].
Gedney, ——, [88].
Gee, Lately, [122].
Germantown (Braintree), [130].
Gilbert, Rev. Thomas, [208].
Glass, [1], [14], [20]-23, [129], [130], [249], [267], [269].
Glazier's diamonds, [129].
Glover, Rev. Jose, [36].
Glover, [131].
Gloves, [64], [68].
Goffe, John, [55].
Googe, William, [37], [38].
Gore, John, [23].
Goyt, John, [18].
Graves, Richard, [88].
Graves, Thomas, [84].
Gray, Francis, [127].
Gray, James, [127].
Gray, Robert, [49].
Green, Bartholomew, [16].
Greenleaf, Stephen, [136].
Gridley, Isaac, [25].
Griffin, Henry, [126].
Grocery wares, [250], [259].
Gun, [136].
Gunsmith, [131].
Hair, [63].
Halberts, [131].
Hall, Samuel, [126].
Hamilton, Dr. Alexander, [29].
Hancock, Thomas, [47], [134].
Harding, Thomas, [146].
Hardware, [25]-27, [153], [244], [264], [272]-274, [283].
Hardware catalogs, [27].
Harris, William, [149].
Hartford, [17], [30].
Harvard College, [115].
Hatch, Col. Estes, [47].
Hats, [67], [132], [250].
Hearth, Iron, [132].
Henchman, Daniel, [46].
Henderson, Joseph, [69].
Hendry, Robert, [124].
Herbs, [99].
Herb tea and the doctor, [174]-198.
Hersome, Mary, [86].
Hewsen, John, [66].
Hickey, John, [133].
Higginson, Rev. Francis, [3]-5, [11], [16], [60], [104].
Hill, Thomas, [141].
Hobart, Rev. Jeremiah, [209].
Hollingsworth, William, [49].
Holyoke, Rev. Edward, [108].
Horse racing, [112]-114.
Houghton, Rowland, [122], [131], [140], [141].
Hour glasses, [132].
Houses, [20], [39], [228]-237.
Howard, William, [55].
Hull, John, [152], [169]-171.
Hunt, James, [65].
Hunt, Sarah, [141].
Ingram, John, [137].
Indians, [16], [22], [114], [204], [211].
Ipswich,

[32], [35], [38].
Irish, [8].
Iron, [25], [26], [98], [121], [256], [259].
Iron forge, [140].
Iron foundry, [132].
Iron monger, [132].
Ivers, James, [115].
Jacks, roasting, [140].
Jackson, Edward, [125], [126].
Jackson, John, [140].
Jenkins, Robert, [69].
Jeweller, [132].
Johnson, Edward, [16], [17], [108].
Jones, Daniel, [132].
Jones, William, [141].
Joyner, [133].
Killcup, George, jr., [48].
King's chapel, Boston, [235].
Lambert, Richard, [133].
Landis, Henry, [64], [83].
Langdon, Edward, [127].
Laws in Massachusetts, [199]-226.
Leather clothing, [60], [61], [67], [70].
Lewis, Alonzo, [17].
Lidgett, Col. Charles, [146].
Lime kiln, [134].
Lincoln, Countess of, [19].
Linen, [141], [251].
Linen printer, [133], [134].
Locksmith, [135].
Log houses, [13]-15.
Lord, Rupert, [50].
Lowell, John, [86].
Luce, Capt., [66].
Lumpkin, Richard, [35].
Lyell, David, [138].
Lynn, [17], [37].
Mahogany, [135].
Malden, [227].
Mallenson, Joseph, [89].
Manufactures, [4], [14], [15], [25], [91], [94], [120]-142, [145], [154]-156, [246]-257, [276].
Manners and customs, [28]-30, [101]-109.
Marblehead, [18], [25], [29], [220].
Marlborough, [231].
Marriage intentions, [100].
Marriot, Powers, [68].
Mascoll, John, [37].
Massachusetts Bay Company, [5], [20], [239].
Massey, Robert, [85].
Matches, [92].
Mathematical instruments, [136].
Mather, Rev. Cotton, [102], [146].
Maverick, John, [47].
Maxwell, James, [132].
Mayflower (ship), [7], [15], [31], [44].
Medicine, [99], [101], [174]-198.
Meetinghouse, [227], [235].
Metcalf, Joseph, [56].
Middleborough, [141].
Middleton, Alexander, [130].
Military, [2], [114].
Military equipment, [132], [135].
Millard, Thomas, [36].
Miller, Samuel, [131].
Ministry, The, [207].
Money, [166]-173, [270].
Moody, Rev. Samuel, [103].
More, Capt. Richard, [44].
Morton, Thomas, [201].
Muff, [68].
Murder, [202].
Music, [136].
Musgrave, Philip, [113].
Mustard maker, [137].
Nailmaking, [137].
Navigation Acts, [146].
Needlemaker, [137].
Newbury, [107].
Newhall, Mrs. Thomas, [55].
Newport, R. I., [146].
Nichol, James, [141].
Nichols, William, [69].
Norton, Mary, [85].
Noyes, Rev. James, [56], [87].
Oakes, Edward, [125].
Oakes, Dr. Thomas, [176].
Oil, Lamp, [137].
Oliver, Mary, [214]-217.
Ordeal of touch, [202]-204.
Oven, Brick, [41], [93].
Paine, William, [258].
Paint, [22]-25, [49], [130].
Palmer, Joseph, [127].
Paper mill, [137], [138].
Paper money, [172], [173].
Parker, John, [48].
Patchwork quilt, [53]-59.
Paxton, Charles, [51].
Peddler, [127].
Perkins, Jacob, [38].
Perkins, Dr. John, [177].
Perkins, Rev. William, [208].
Perry, Michael, [46].
Pewter, [34], [36], [43], [84]-90, [125], [138].
Phillips, John, [48], [221].
Phillips, Joseph, [124].
Pictures, [156].
Pig run, [113].
Pillion, [97].
Pim, John, [131].
Pine tree money, [167]-171.
Piracy, [217]-224.
Pirates, [145]-148.
Plank houses, [15].
Plymouth, [13], [15].
Pope's night, [116].
Population, [101].
Portraits, [64], [80].
Potash, [138].
Potter, Luke, [141].
Pottery, [138], [139].
Powder maker, [139].
Prices of commodities, [239]-245, [258]-283.
Pride, John, [138].
Privateering, [145].
Pumpkins, [98], [106].
Pumps, [122], [131], [140], [141].
Punishments, [7], [39], [44], [88], [110], [133], [199]-226.
Putnam, John, [89].
Quakers, [14].
Quelch, Capt. John, [145], [220].
Quilting party, [119].
Quilts, [53]-59.
Raisings, [119].
Randolph, Edward, [148].
de Rasieres, Isaac, [15].
Ray, Caleb, [140].
Read, James, [129].
Richards, Capt. Stephen, [129].
Religious affairs, [101]-104, [107].
Russell, John, [138].
Russell, Thomas, [126].
Robinson, John, [142].
Rogers, Rev. Ezekiel, [56].
Rogers, Rev. Nathaniel, [49].
Rowe, John, [47].
Salem, [1], [16], [19], [20], [22], [49].
Salt trade, [156].
Saltonstall, Richard, [33], [34], [201], [205].
Sanded floors, [44].
Savage, Arthur, [127], [129], [130].
Scales, [140].
Scarlet letter, [210], [214].
Schaw, Janet, [163]-165.
School, Boarding, [124].
Sergeant, Peter, [24], [46].
Servants, [8].
Sewall, Hannah, [21].
Sewall, Samuel, [21], [28], [63], [114].
Sharp, ——, [19].
Shipbuilding, [143], [148], [154].
Ship owners, [157].
Shipping and trade, [143]-165.
Ships, Passenger accommodations on, [7], [158]-165.
Shirley, Gov. William, [116].
Shoemaker, [140].
Shoes, [64], [66], [69], [94], [243].
Short, Henry, [45].
Shuffle-board, [110].
Silver, [34], [36], [37], [43], [64], [87].
Skelton, Rev. Samuel, [239].
Skins, [253], [267].
Sluyter, Peter, [13]-15.
Smibert, John, [49].
Smith, Francis, [127].
Smith, Samuel, [55].
Smith, Simon, [137].
Snow shoes, [68].
Soap, [97].
Soap boiler, [127].
Society in Massachusetts, [107].
Spinning, [94], [95].
Sports and Games, [110]-119.
Starr, Daniel, [48].
Stephens, William, [144].
Stevens, Daniel, [68], [115].
Stockings, [64], [67], [70].
Stoves, [141].
Surriage, Agnes, [25].
Swan, Col. James, [47].
Symmes, Thomas, [139].
Symonds, Mrs. Rebecka, [61].
Tailor, [141].
Taverns, [110]-112.
Thacher, Oxenbridge, [125].
Thacher, Rev. Peter, [141].
Thatch, [19], [38].
Thomas, Isaac, [46].
Tidmarsh, Giles Dulake, [52].
Tiles, Dutch, [129].
Tilley, George, [24].
Timber, [145].
Tinware, [127].
Tobacco, [63].
Tools, implements, etc., [1], [7], [10], [44], [98], [246]-257, [260], [264], [266], [280].
Topsfield, [23], [207].
Towle, Ann, [33], [34].
Toys, [42].
Trade, [143]-165.
Trades, [15], [20], [58], [91], [94], [107], [120]-142.
Trenton, N. J., [14].
Turner, Robert, [66], [243].
Tymms, Brown, [125].
Underwood, James, [122].
Usher, John, [67].
Vegetables, [7].
Veren, Hilliard, [49].
Vessels, [2], [4]-12, [143]-165.
Vetch, ——, Col., [21].
Vincent, William, [139].
Wall paper, [46]-49.
Wampum, [166].
Wash bench, [29], [30].
Water engine, [141].
Watertown, [16].
Weapons, [4], [37], [56].
Weaving, [94], [134], [151].
Webber, John, [139].
Webber, Thomas, [126].
Webster, John, [122].
Weld, Capt. Joseph, [242].
Well, [99].
Westford, Conn., [30].
Wharton, Edward, [262].
Wheelwright, [142].
Whipple, Matthew, [86].
White, Thomas, [49].
Whitear, John, [124].
Whitesmith, [124].
Whittingham, John, [56].
Wigglesworth, Rev. Michael, [103], [175].
Wigs, [68].
Wigwams, [16]-18.
Windows, [14], [21], [22], [230], [232], [237].
Winslow, John, [132].
Winthrop, Gov. John, [9], [16], [18], [34], [106].
Winthrop, John, jr., [32].
Witchcraft, [211].
Woburn, [17].
Wood, Obadiah, [122].
Wood, [254].
Woodcocke, William, [121].
Woodenware, [84]-87, [154].
Woodman, ——, [28].
Woolen cloths, [257].
Wright, James, [123].
York, Me., [103].
Young, Christopher, [86], [88].

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