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LEBANON, l>or. and cap. Lebanon co. Pa. on Quilapahilla creek, 25 m. K. from Harris-burg, and 82 WXW. from Philadelphia . Pop.3,555. The Schuylkill and Susquehannahrivers arc connected at tliis [dace, by a canalbetween the Quilapahilla and the Tulpehocken,a brancli of Schuylkill river.

LEBANON, t. and cap. Warren co. Ohio ,25 m. S. from Dayton, 80 S\V. from Colum-bus, 18 E. from Hamilton, 34 N. from Cincin-nati . It contains a court-house and jail, and

2 churches, a bank, 2 market-houses, a print-ing-office, and a public library. Pop. 1,157.Lon. 84° 7 W.; lat. 30° 25' N.

LEBANON, t. Meigs co. Ohio . Pop. 253.

LEBANON , v. St Clair co. II. 55 in. SW.from Vandalia.

LEBOEUF, t Eric co. Pa .

LEE, t Hancock co. Me. 25 in. NW. fromCastine .

LEE, t. Strafford co. N. II. 13 m. NW. fromPortsmouth. Pop. 1,003.

LEE, t. Berkshire co. Mass, 5 in. SE. fromLenox, 140 W. from Boston . Pop. 1,825. Itis watered by the Housatonnuc.

LEE, t. Oneida co. N. Y. 8 in. NW. fromKoine . Pop. 2,514.

LEE, Furt y Bergen co. N. J. on the Hudson ,

3 in. above Bergen .

LEE, co. in the SW. corner of Va . Pop.6,101. Chief town, Joncsvillc.

LEE, t. Athens co. Ohio . Pop. 418.

LEECH LAKE, Miso. 12 m. long; on theW. side is a fort in lat. 47° 16' 13" N. Leechriver, which is the outlet of the lake, forms theSW. branch of the Mississippi , and unites withthe main branch, 35 m. below Little WiimipccLake.

LEEDS, t. Buckingham co. Lower Canada ,37 m. S. from Quebec .

LEEDS, co. U. C. on the St. Lawrence.

LEEDS, t and port of entry, Leeds co. U.C.on the St. Lawrence. It is watered by Gana-noque river, which lias a good harbor.

LEEDS, t. Kennebeck co. Me. on the An-droscoggin river, 20 m. SW. from Augusta .Pop. 1,685.

LEEDS, t. Gloucester co. N. J. on the At-lantic, 4 m. W, from the mouth of Mulicusriver.

LEEDS, or Lcedstown, t. Westmoreland co.Va. 14 m. E. from Port Royal, 40 SE. fromFredericksburg, 70 NE. from Richmond . Nearthis place is a famous course for horse-racing.

LEESBURG , v. and seat of justice, Loudonco. Va. The neighborhood is apparently of/ood soil, and well cultivated

LEESBURG , t. Harrison co. Kent, 10 m.NW. from Paris, and 22 NE. from Frankfort.Pop. 138.

LEESBURG , v. Washington co. Tenn.about 80 in, NE. by E. from Knoxville .

LEESBURG , v. Tuscarawas co. Oliio. Pop.225.

LEESBURG , v. Champaign co. Oliio.

LEESBURG, t. Highland co. Ohio , 31 m,W. from Chillicothe. Pop. 218.

LEESVILLE, v. Schoharie co. N. Y. 52 m.westerly from Albany .

LEESVILLE, v. Campbell co. Va. 165 in.SW. by W. from Richmond .

LEESV ILLE, v. Lexington district S. C. 30 m. from Columbia.

LEESVILLE, v. Lawrence co. In. 76 m.SSW. from Indianajiolis.

LEE’S ISLAND, small is!. Va. in the Po-tomac , 2 m. SE. from Thorpe. It belongs toFairfax co.

LEE’S MILLS, v. Washington co. N. C.

LEETOWN, v. Jefferson co. Va. 84 m.NW. from W.

LEHIGH, co. Pa. on Lehigh river, inclosedby the counties of Northampton, Bucks , Mont-gomery, Berks, and Schuylkill. Pop. 22,266.Allentown is the capital .

LEIIIGII, t. Northampton co. Pa . Pop.1,653.

LEHIGII, r. Pa. which runs into the Dela-ware at Easton , after a course of 75 in. It isnavigable, by means of canals, to the coal-mines.

LEIIIGHTON, v. Northampton co. Pa. onthe Lehigh river.

LEHIGH GAP, v. Northampton co. Pa .

LEICESTER, t. Addison co. Vt . on Ottercreek, 42 m. NW. from Windsor. Pop. 638.

LEICESTER, t. Worcester co. Mass. G in.W. from Worcester, 46 WSW. from Boston .Pop. 1,782. It contains an academy, and sev-eral houses for public worship. The academywas incorporated in 1784, and is well endowed.It lias usually about 100 students. Wool-cardsare manufactured in this town to a largeamount.

LEICESTER, t. Livingston co. N. Y. onGcnessce river, 21 m. SE. from Batavia, 240W. from Albany . Pop. 2,042. It has 2 vil-lages, Moscow and Mount Morris, and 3 Pres-byterian churches.

LEINSTER, co. L. C. on the N. side of theSt. Lawrence.

LEMIXGTON, t. Essex co. Vt . on Con-necticut river, 64 m. NE. from Montpelier-Pop. 182.

LEMON, t Butler co. Ohio , on Miami riverPop. 3,023.

LEM.PSTER, t. Sullivan co. N. H.40 m. Wfrom Concord. Pop. 333.

LENAWEE, co. Michigan . Pop. 1,591Tccutnsch is the capital.

LENOIR, co. N. O. bounded by Jones SE.Dublin SW. Wayne W. Greene N. and Cra-ven NE. Length 20, width 16 m. Chief townKingston, stands on the N. bank of the Neuseriver, above 50 in. by water above NewbemPop. 7,935.

LENOIR’S, v. Roane co. Ten. E. from Murfreesborougli.

LENOX, t. Madison co. N. Y. on OneidaLake, and Erie canal , about 28 in. W. fromUtica . Pop. 5,039.

LENOX, t. and seat of justice, Berkshireco. Mass, half way between Pittsfield andStockbridgc, and about 20 m. E. of Hudsonriver, 133 m. from Boston , and 363 from W.In addition to the ordinary co. buildings, thistown contains an academy, and foundcry forcasting hollow iron ware. Pop. 1,355. Lat.42° 21'; Ion. 3° 53' E. from W.