tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post8937318779401427441..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: Regular People Read Erasmus Darwin?Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-66042101827939759692010-12-14T14:56:45.421-05:002010-12-14T14:56:45.421-05:00Thanks, Randall. I think these results do show th...Thanks, Randall. I think these results do show that not only was information very well dispersed, but that interest was very high. Most of these areas were very rural. Since the info in the Massachusetts Vital Records books ends in 1849, I'm looking at only children born in the first half of the century. Boston's 1850 population was about 137,000, with a fairly large concentration in the surrounding communities. Worcester had only about 17,000 people, Springfield only about 12,000. Most of these boys were born between 1800 and 1820, when the population would have been substantially lower. Boston had just under 25,000 in 1800; Springfield just over 2,000. Worcester had 4,312 in 1830.dan allossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733670017382794923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-67680404221860373962010-12-14T13:31:28.305-05:002010-12-14T13:31:28.305-05:00Dan: This is an amazing study you are doing. It mu...Dan: This is an amazing study you are doing. It must mean that even many of those out in the sticks were aware of some of the major intellectual currents of the day. Most of the areas you highlight are still pretty rural, right?Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.com