A great many balls were given, to which persons came from the neighboring towns.
There was an excellent fiddler named John Wesson, who continued to give the benefit of his talent to all parties, public and private, down to the time of the war, when he said he would not play a dancing tune till the boys came home.

He died soon after, and I do not know whether his music was ever heard again.

These taverns were crowded with guests.

One principal route for stages and teams to New Hampshire, Vermont and Canada passed through Concord.
There were several lines of stages, one from Lowell to Framingham, and two at least from Boston.

The number of passengers, which now are all carried by rail, was so large that extras were frequently necessary.