sold out to Dearborn Emerson.

The following advertisement from The Columbian Centinel, June 25, 1800,
will give a notion of what an undertaking a trip to Boston was, at the
beginning of the century:--

GROTON STAGE.

The subscriber respectfully informs the public that he drives
the Stage from _Boston_ to _Groton_, running through
_Lexington, Concord_, and _Littleton_, to _Groton_: Starts from
_Boston_ every _Wednesday_ morning, at 5 o'clock, and arrives
at _Groton_ the same day; Starts from _Groton_ every _Monday_
morning, at 7 o'clock, and arrives at _Boston_ the same day at
4 o'clock. Passage through, 2 dols. per mile, 4_d_.

DANBORN EMERSON.

Seats taken at Mr. SILAS DUTTON'S in _Royal Exchange Lane_.
Newspapers supplied on the road, and every attention paid to
conveyances.

The given name of Emerson was Dearborn, and not "Danborn," which is a
misprint. Two years later he was running a stage-coach from Groton to
New Ipswich, New Hampshire, and on the first return trip he brought
three passengers,--according to the History of New Ipswich (page 129).
Emerson was a noted driver in his day; and he is mentioned, with
pleasant recollections, by the Honorable Abbott Lawrence, in an
after-dinner speech at the jubilee of Lawrence Academy, on July 12,
1854. Subsequently he was the landlord of one of the local taverns.