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PERCHE RIVER , v. n a small creek , soealled, in Jefferson co. N. Y. Tlic creek risesby a small lake, 18 or 20 m. NE. from Sack-et’s Harbor, and falls into Black River Bay, 4miles below Brownsville.
PERCHES AND CAVE, Rapids on thesouth-westerly branch of the Ottawa river, im-mediately above le Portages des Paresseux.
PERCTVAL’S, v. Brunswick co. Va. 68 m.a little W. of S. from Richmond .
PERCY, t. Northumberland co. L. C.
PERCY, t Northumberland co. U. C. in therear and N. ofCramahc .
PERDIDO, r. which runs S. separatingWest Florida from Alabama , and flows intothe Gulf of Mexico 12 in. W. of Pensacola ,and 32 E. of Mobile Point. It forms a con-siderable bay at its mouth.
PERINTON, t. Monroe co. N. Y. betweenPittsford and Macedon. The t. lies on bothsides of the Eric cn nal, 10 in. SE. of Rochester .Pop. 2,155.
PERKINS, t. Huron co. Ohio , in which issituated the town called Sandusky City. Pop.335.
PERKINSONVILLE, v. Amelia co. Va.
PERKIOMEN, r. Montgomery co. Pa. which runs into the Schuylkill, about 10 milesabove Norristown .
PEROTE, t. of Mexico , in the state of Vera Cruz , about 75 m. NVV. from the city of Vera Cruz , and 110 nearly E. from Mexico . Lat.19° 30' N. Near this city rises the vast moun-tain called by the Spaniards Coffrc de Pcrote,the Naughcampatcpetl, of the Aztecs , 13,414feet above the level of the Gulf of Mexico .
PERQUIMANS, r. N.C. which runs intothe Atlantic, lat. 36° 5' N.
PERQUIMANS, co. N. C. bounded by Al-bemarle Sound S. Chowan co. W. Gates NVV.and Pasquotank NE. and E. Length 20 m.mean width 10. Chief town, Hertford. Pop.7,417.
PERRY, t. Washington co. Me. 25 m. NE.from Machias. Pop. 735.
PERRY, t. Genesee co. N. Y. Pop. 2,792.
PERRY, co. Pa. bounded by Cumberland S.Franklin SW. Mifllin NVV. and the Susque-Laniidh river, or Dauphin SE. Length 38 m.mean width 14. Chief town, New Bloomfield.Pop. 14,257.
PERRY, co. Ken. bounded by Harlan S.Clay W. Estill NVV. Pike N. and Floyd E.Length 50 m. mean width 20. Pop. 3,331.
PERRY, interior co. of Ohio , bounded onthe N. by Licking co. E. by Muskingum andMorgan, S. by Athens and Hocking, W. byFairfield co. Length 24 m. width 18. Chieftown, Somerset Pop. 14,018.
PERRY, t. Shelby co. Ohio . Pop. 349.
PERRY, t. Geauga co. Ohio . Pop. 1,148.
PERRY, t. Richland co. Ohio . Pop. 1,082.
PERRY, t Brown co. Ohio . Pop. 1,018.
PERRY, t Coshocton co. Ohio . Pop. 1,055.
PERRY, t Fairfield co. Ohio , 14 m. S. ofLancaster. Pop. 814.
PERRY, t. Gallia co. Ohio , 10 ra. W. fromOallipolis. Pop. 622.
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PERRY, t. Franklin co. Ohio . Pop. 634
PERRY, co. In. bounded by Ohio river Stand S. S|>enccr VV. Dubois NVV. and CruwiorN. and NE. Length 28 m. mean width lcSurface broken, and soil fertile. Pop. in 18202,330 ; in 1830, 3,378.
PERRY, co. Ten. bounded by Wayne SHardin SW. Henderson W. Carroll NW. Humphries N. and Hickman E. Length 33 in.mean width 26. Pop. in 1820,2,384; in 1830,7,038. Shannonsville is the chief town.
PERRY, central co. of Al . bounded by Dal-las S. Greene W. Tuscaloosa NVV. Bibb NE.and Autauga SE. Cabawba river flows acrossthis co. from N. to S. dividing it into almosequal sections. Pop. 11,509.
PERRY, co. Mis. bounded by Jackson andHancock S. Marion VV. Covington N. andGreene E. Length 30 m. breadth 30. Pop. in1820, 2,037; in 1830, 2,285. Chief town, Au-gusta.
PERRY, C. H. Perry co. Ken.
PERRY, C. H. Perry co. Al . on Cahawba r.50 m. SE. from Tuscaloosa .
PERRY, t. Muskingum co. Ohio , 6 in. E.from Zanesville .
PERRY, t. Tuscarawas co. Ohio .
PERRYOPOLIS, v. in the lower, or north-ern part of Fayette co. Pa. 16 m. a little VV.of N. from Uniontown , and 8 m. NE. fromBrownsville.
PERRYSBURG, t. Ohio , at the LowerRapids of the Maumee, 36 m. W. by N. fromCroghansvillc, 140 NVV. from Columbus .
PERRYSBURG, NVV. t Cataraugus coN. Y. on Cataraugus creek, 30 m. S. fromBuffalo . Pop. 2,440.
PERRYSBURG, t. Wood co. Ohio , at theLower Rapids of Maumee river, and on theright bank of that stream, 135 m. NNVV. fromColumbus , 80 SW. from Detroit , and 50 SW'.by W. from the Bass Islands in Lake Eric .
PERRY’S MILLS, v. Tatnall co. Geo. 115m. SE. from Millcdgcville.
PERRYSVILLE, v. Alleghany co. Pa. 7m. N. from Pittsburg.
PERRYSVILLE, v. Bond co- II. on theKaskaskia, 50 in. E. by N. from St. Louis , 30from Edwardsville .
PERRYSVILLE, t. Mercer co. Ken.
PERRYSVILLE, v. Hunterdon co. N. J.
PERRYSVILLE, t. Richland co. Ohio , onan eastern fork of the Mohiccon creek.
PERRYVTLLE, v. Perry co. Miso. about80 m. a little E. of S. from St. Louis .
PERRYVTLLE, v. Perry co. Ten. 112 m.SW. by W. from Murfrecsborough.
PERSON, co. N. C. bounded by VirginiaN. Granville E. Orange S. and Caswell VV.It is a square of 20 in. each side. Pop. in1820, 9,029; in 1830, 10,027. Chief town,Roxborough.
PERU , t. Bennington co. Vt. 38 ni. NNE.from Bennington. Pop. 455.
PERU , t Berkshire co. -Mass. 16 m. NNEfrom Lenox, 125 VV. from Bo.-ton. Pop. 72b