The following excerpt (pages 294-501) has been copied from The following excerpt (pages 294-501) has been copied from History of Pelham, Mass. From 1738 to 1898 by C. O. Parmenter, published in Amherst, Mass by the Press of Carpenter & Morehouse, 1898 0.57 Mb. 12
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