MASSACHUSETTS: NEWBUUYPOUT DISTRICT. 



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Detailed statement of the quantities and valitea of the products. 



a Enhancement on Southern oysters. 



57. THE FISHERIES OF NEWBURYPORT AND IPSWICH. 



NEWBUBYPORT. Newburyport is 36 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- 



