ABBREVIATIONS MADE USE OF IX THIS WORK.

bor.

Borough.

cap.

Capital.

C. H.

Court House.

co.

County.

Ct. or Con.

Connecticut .

Del.

Delaware .

D. C. District of Columbia

.

isl.

Island.

11.

Illinois .

In.

Indiana

Ken.

Kentucky .

La.

Louisiana .

L C.

Lower Canada.

m. Miles.

Mass. Massachusetts .Me. Maine .

Mich. Michigan .

Mis. Mississippi .

Miso. Missouri ,mt. Mountain.

Md. Maryland .

1S T . II. New Hampshire .X. C. North Carolina .N. J. New Jersey .

N. Y. New York .

No. Number.

Pa . Pennsylvania .

Pop. Population,r. River.

R. I. Rhode Island .

S. C. South Carolina ,s-p. Seaport town,stj. ms. Square miles.

Ten. Tennessee .

t Town or Township.Va. Virginia .

U. S. United States ,v. Village.

Vt . Vermont

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

When the population is expressed without a date, it is for 1830.

In the six New England states, and also in the state of New York , New Jo; spy,Pennsylvania , and Ohio , the counties are subdivided into townships, and in Delaware ,into hundreds; but in the rest of the states no such subdivision as that of township isknown.

In the New England states these townships are commonly styled towns. Theydiffer considerably in size; generally varying from about 5 to 6 miles square. InSouth Carolina the state is divided into districts instead of counties, and in louisiana these divisions are termed parishes. In New England the principal village almostalways takes the name of the township in which it is situated. In the states of New York , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , and Ohio , the towns or villages commonly take dif-ferent names from the townships in which they are situated. In the states south ofPennsylvania , and the Ohio river, the word town is used for a compact collection ofhouses.