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seems there are at least this number), and calculating them to be 
distant from centre to centre four feet (and I think, considering 
their thickness, they cannot be less than this), he would be ninety 
two feet long. They all agreed, too, as to the colour being quite 
dark, approaching to black.” 
In a letter from Dr. Boott to Dr. Hooker. dated London, Nov. 
4, 1826, part of which was published in the Luinb. Journ, of Sc., 
we read that he visited Boston to gather testimony from eye-wit- 
nesses. He then sais: 
“During this visit I distinctly remember the news coming from 
Nahant one morning, of the Serpent being in the bay of that 
_ place, distant about sixteen miles from Boston. Many hurried down 
to see it, and among them my brother Mr. James Boott. I was 
prevented from some cause leaving Boston. My brother reported 
that he distinctly saw a large serpent, about a mile from the shore ; 
and that thousands were watching its motion on the beach and 
rocks. The first idea that occurred to my brother was that it was 
a horse swimming, its head at the time bearing a resemblance to 
that of the latter creature. He afterwards saw the undulating line 
of its back, and remained several hours watching the animal. Co- 
lonel Perkins of Boston, his wife, and family, were present at 
this time, as far as I recollect.” 
So we have of this appearance three different statements of 
respectable persons, who distinctly saw the animal on the same spot. 
This appearance of the sea-serpent near Nahant is also mentioned 
in Dr. Hamiuton’s Amphibious Carnivora, 1839. 
G4. — 1819, August. — Mr. A. pe Caprun Brooke says in 
his T'ravels through Sweden, S§c., at p. 207: 
“| there” (Stenesden) “obtained from his” (PEpER GreGEr’s) “son 
John Greger, a young man, who employed himself in the fishery, 
still further information respecting the sea-serpent; it was in August 
of the preceding year, while fishing with others in the Vieg or 
Vegfjord, that he saw it; at that time they were on shore, hauling 
in their nets, and it appeared about sixty yards distant from them, 
at which they were not a little alarmed, and immediately retreated. 
What was seen of it above water, he said, appeared six times the 
length of their boat, of a grey colour, and lying in coils a great 
height above the surface. Their fright prevented them from atten- 
ding more accurately to other particulars. In fact they all fairly 
