...first ascent was made in June, 1642 : " Darby Field, an Irishman, living about Piscat (Portsmouth), being accompanied with two Indians, went to the top...Hill. He made his journey in 18 days. His relation, at his return, was, that it was about 160 M. from Saco; that after 40 M. travel he did, for the most part,...

...one Darby Field, an Irishman, living about Pascata quack, being accompanied with two Indians." They " went to the top of the White Hill. He made his journey in 18 days." This is the language of Governor Winthrop in his History (II. 67), who has recorded the interesting...

...1607, Ellen Hochinson [or Hutchinson]. Winthrop, writing under year 1(>42, says, " One Darby Field, an Irishman, living about Pascataquack, being accompanied with two Indians, went to the top of the White Hills [the White Mountains]. He made his journey in eighteen days." See Farmer's Ilclknrt)), pp. 11,...

...Winthrop, writing under year 1(542, says, "One Darby Field, an Irishman, living about Pasratai|uack, being accompanied with two Indians, went to the top of the White Hills [the White Mountains]. He made his journey in eighteen days." See Fanner's Ilrlkiiiip, pp. 11,...

...first ascent was made in June, 1642 : " Darby Field, an Irishman, living about Piscat (Portsmouth), being accompanied with two Indians, •went to the...Hill. He made his journey in 18 days. His relation, at his return, was, that it was about 160 M. from Saco; that after 40 M. travel he did, for the most part,...

...first ascent was made in June, 1642 : " Darby Field, an Irishman, living about Piscat (Portsmouth), being accompanied with two Indians, went to the top...Hill. He made his journey in 18 days. His relation, at his return, was, that it was about 160 M. from Saco; that after 40 M. travel he did, for the most part,...

...first ascent was made in Jnne, 1642 : " Darby Field, nn Irishman, living about Fiscal (Portsmouth), being accompanied with two Indians, went to the top...Hill. He made his journey in 18 days. His relation, at his return, was, that it was about 160 M. from Saco; that after 40 M. travel he did, for the most part,...

...Edition of 1853. The First Visit of White Men to the White Mountains Vol. II, 1642 One Darby Field, an Irishman, living about Pascataquack, being accompanied...hill. He made his journey in 18 days. His relation at his return was, that it was about one hundred miles from Saco, that after 40 miles travel he did, for...

...The oil, teeth, seal and horse hides, and some black fox skins, came to near £1500. One Darby Field, an Irishman, living about Pascataquack, being accompanied with two Indians, went to the top of the white hill.1 He made his journey in 18 days. His relation at his return was, that it was about one hundred...

...be found there. Winthrop wrote in his Diary for 1642, " One Darby Field, living about Piscataquack, being accompanied with two Indians, went to the top of the white hill." Here, then, is the source, and the only source, of the oft repeated statements relating to the first...