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LINCOLN, t. Sunbury co. New Brunswick ,on the W. side of the river St. John.

LINCOLN, co. Maine , on both sides of theKcnne]»eck; bounded by the Atlantic OceanS. Kennebeck Bay and Androscoggin river SW. Kcnnebcck co. N\V. Hancock NE. andPenobscot Bay E. Length 4.) in. mean width25. Soil productive in grain and pasturage.Chief town, Wiscasset. Fop. in 1820, 53,189;hi 1830, 57,181.

LINCOLN, t. Grafion co. N. H. betweenthe sources of the Merrimack and Ammo -noosuch rivers, 60 m. above Concord . Pop. 50.

LINCOLN, t. Addison co. Yt. 21 m. SW.from Montjielier. Pop. 630.

LINCOLN, t. Middlesex co. Mass. Pop.700.

LINCOLN, co. N. C. bounded by South Ca-rolina S. Rutherford W. Burke NW. Iredellor Catawba river NE. and Catawba river orMecklenburg E.; length 48 m. mean width 25.Soil on the streams excellent. Chief staple,cotton. Chief town, Lincolnton. Pop. in 1820,18,1-17; in 1830, 22,625.

LINCOLN, co. Geo. on Savannah river ;hounded by Columbia SE. Wilkes SW. andSavannah river NE ; length 22 m. mean width10. Chief town Lincolnton. Pop. in 1820,0,158; in 1830, 6,137.

LINCOLN, co. Ken. bounded by PulaskiSE. Casey SW. and W. Mercer NW. GarrardNE. and Rockcastle E.; length 27 m. meanwidth 17. Chief towns, Stanford and Crab-orchard. Pop. in 1820, 9,979; in 1830, 11,012.

LINCOLN, co. W. Ten. bounded by Madisonea in Al . S. by Giles co. in Ten. W. BedfordN. and Franklin E.; length 25 m. breadth 23.Staple, cotton. Chief town, Fayetteville . Pop.in 1820, 14,761; in 1830,22,086.

LINCOLN, v. Mercdr co. Ken. on Dick’sriver.

LINCOLN, co. Miso. bounded by Missis-sippi river E. Cuivre river SE. Montgomeryco. SW. and W. and by Pike NW. and N.;length 24 m. breadth 22. Pop. 4,060. Chieftown, Troy.

LINCOLNTON, t. and seat of justice, Lin-coln co. N.C. on Little Catawba, 150 m. SW.by W. from Raleigh , and 31 NW. from Char,lotte.

LINCOLNTON, t. and cap. Lincoln co.Geo. 40 m. NW. from Augusta .

LINDEN, v. Marengo co. Alabama .

LINDLEY’S STORE, v. Albemarle co.Va.

LINDLEY’S STORE, v. Orange co. N.C.

LINDSEY’S MILLS, v. Trigg co. Ken.

LINDSLEYSTOWN, v. Steuben co. N.Y.

LINE CREEK, v. Montgomery co. Al .

LINGWICK, t. Buckingham co. L. C. 80 m.SE. Three Rivers.

LINK LEAIR, v. Chenango co. N. Y.

LINTON, Coshocton co. Ohio .

LISBON, t. Lincoln co. Maine, on the An-droscoggin , 23 rn. W. from Wiscasset. Pop.2,432.

LISBON , t. Lincoln co. Geo. at the junctionof Broad and Savannah rivers.

LISBON, f. New London co. Ct . on theQuinebaug, 7 m. N. from Norwich, 45 SE.from Hartibrd. Pop. 1,166.

LISBON, t. St. Lawrence no. N. Y. on theriver St. Lawrence, *3 miles below OgdcnsburgPop. 1,891.

LISBON, t. Clark co. Ohio .

LISBON , v. Grafton co. N. II. Pop. 1,585.

LISBURN, v. Cumberland co. Pa .

LISBURN, cape, on the NW. coast ofAmerica .

LISLE, t. Broome co. N. Y. 15 m. N. fromBinghamplon, 120 m. from Albany . Pop. 4,393.

LTSLE, v. Broome co. N. Y.

LITCHFIELD, t. Lincoln co. Me. 25 m.NW. from Wiscasset, 10 from Hallowed. Pop.2,308.

LITCHFIELD, t. Hillsborough co. N. H. on the Merrimack, 30 ni. S. from Concord .Pop. 505.

LITCHFIELD, co. Ct . Soil is fertile. Pop.42,855. Chief town, Litchfield.

LITCHFIELD, t. and cap. Litchfield co.Ct 30 in. W. from Hartford , 38 NNW. fromNew Haven . Lon. 73° 15' W.; bit. 41° 42' N.Pop. 4,458. It is an elevated township; MountTom, near the SW. corner, is 700 feet abovethe river at its base. Litchfield Great Pond,the largest in the state, is a beautiful short ofwater, comprising an area of about 900 acres.At its outlet are numerous valuable mill-seats.There arc in Litchfield 4 forges, 1 slitting-mill, 1 nail manufactory, 18 saw-mills, 6 full-ing-mills, 5 large tanneries, besides severalother manufacturing establishments. Thereare 8 houses of public worship; 4 for Congrcgationalists, 3 for Episcopalians, and 1 for Bap-tists . In the Society of South Farms in MorrisAcademy, a flourishing institution, establishedin 1790, the Latin and Greek languages aretaught, and particular attention is paid to themorals of the students. Litchfield village, in-corjjoratcd in 1818, is pleasantly situated alongthe summit of a hill, commanding an extensiveand delightful prospect. It contains a court-house, jail, bank, 2 meeting-houses, and 84dwelling-houses. Here also is a private schoolfor young ladies, which maintains a very dis-tinguished reputation. The Litchfield LawSchool was established in 1784, by' the Hon.Tapping Reeve. This has been justly con-sidered as the most respectable and systematiclaw school in the United States . The numberof students educated since its establishment ismore than 600.

LITCHFIELD, t. Herkimer co. N Y 10m. SW. from Herkimer, 10 S. from Utica .Pop. 1,750.

LITCHFIELD, v. Bradford co. Pa. 193 m.N. from Harrisburg .

LITCHFIELD, v. Grayson co. Ken. 70 m.SSW. from Louisville .

LITIZ , t. in Warwick township, Lancasterco. Pa. on a branch of Conestoga creek, 8 mN. from Lancaster, 6G W. by N. from Phila-delphia . It is settled by Moravians, arm con-tains about 300 inhabitants, a church, and anacademy.