Chapter 2nd A short history of Vinal Haven
population, the persuit of the people, The introduction
of the Gospel, and success in the same

The Town of Vinal Haven includes both North
and South Fox Islands in Lat 44 North and Long
69, 10 East population 1800. the inhabitants are intelegent,
industrious & hospitable to strangers. The people get
most of their wealth & living by fishing. The town
fits out over 100 licensed sail besides smaller
craft. North Fox Island is 9 miles long 2 miles wide
pop 800. They have a post office one store a Baptist Church
& Meeting House 4 school houses & a ^tide^ grist-mill. The land
is rather rough yet their is some good farms, the products
are wheat, barley, oats, potatoes and grass, the principle
timber is fir, spruce, hemlock & birch rasp & gooseberries
grow in great abundance, some upland cranberries, sheep
the principle Stock, South Fox Islands comes as near
being without any form or capable of description as any
spot on Earth of consequence. It would be difficult for
any Historian to describe it, it is about 10 miles long
& 5 broad and is one universal mass of rocks, formed
into shelves hills & dales vallies cut up into nooks
and points to make room for the coves and harbors that
run through & through the Island pop 1000

Chapter 2nd A short history of Vinal Haven population, the persuit of the people, The introduction of the Gospel, and success in the same

The Town of Vinal Haven includes both North and South Fox Islands in Lat 44 North and Long 69, 10 East population 1800. the inhabitants are intelegent, industrious & hospitable to strangers. The people get most of their wealth & living by fishing. The town fits out over 100 licensed sail besides smaller craft. North Fox Island is 9 miles long 2 miles wide pop 800. They have a post office one store a Baptist Church & Meeting House 4 school houses & a tide grist-mill. The land is rather rough yet their is some good farms, the products are wheat, barley, oats, potatoes and grass, the principle timber is fir, spruce, hemlock & birch rasp & gooseberries grow in great abundance, some upland cranberries, sheep the principle Stock South Fox Islands comes as near being without any form or capable of description as any spot on Earth of consequence. It would be difficult for any Historian to describe it, it is about 10 miles long & 5 broad and is one universal mass of rocks, formed into shelves hills & vallies cut up into nooks and points to make room for the coves and harbors that run through & through the Island pop 1000