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Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

"Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2"

Part of them are published
in an official report on the Forest (A 12808. 6/1884. Wt.
3276. Eyre & Spottiswoode, London) and part are in manuscript
with which Senator Hoar has been presented. Briefly, the
chief points are these:
In 1784 or thereabouts acorns were planted in "Acorn Patch
Enclosure" in the Forest; and in 1800 trees marked A and B
were taken from this place and planted opposite the "Speech
House." Two, marked D and F, were drawn out of Acorn Patch
in 1807 and planted near the Speech House fence. Another,
marked N, was planted in 1807, five and one-half feet high,
in the Speech House grounds, next the road; and L, M, N, X,
have remained untransplanted in the Acorn Patch.
The dimensions were (circumference, six feet from the ground),
in inches--
A B D F L M N X
In 1814, Oct. 5, 14-3/4 14 11 9-1/2 15-5/8 18-1/2 13 24-1/2
1824, Oct. 20, 29-1/2 28-3/4 25-3/8 22-1/8 22-1/2 23-3/4 30-1/8 32-1/8
1844, Oct. 5, 58-1/2 58 45 46 35 34-1/2 57 44-1/2
1864, Oct.


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