MASSACHUSETTS: NEWBUllYPOltT DISTRICT. 



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Detailed statement of the ynatititiex and value* of the products. 



a Enhancement on Southern oysters. 



57. THE FISHERIES OF NEWBUEYPOET AND IPSWICH. 



NEWBURYPORT. Newburyport is 3G miles northeast from Boston. As the paragraphs 

 devoted to its past history will show, this town formerly gave much attention to the fisheries; but 

 that interest has now very much decreased in importance. Among the numerous reasons for this 



