Bradford, New Hampshire Merrimack county. Situated about midway
between the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers, bounded N. by
Newbury and Sutton, E. by Warner, S. by Henniker and
Hillsborough, W. by Washington; is 31 miles from Amherst, 25
from Concord, and 80 from Boston. This town is watered by small
streams, which principally issue from ponds,—of which the
largest is Todd's pond, lying in Bradford and Newbury. This pond
is supplied with water from the hills and mountains in Newbury.
In it are a number of floating islands which are deemed objects
of curiosity. Its outlet forms the northern branch of Warner
river. Pleasant, or Bradford pond, is on the E. side of the
town. It is about 550 rods long and 150 wide. It communicates
with Warner river by an outlet at the N. end of it. In this pond
are several islands, which, with the rugged declivities on the
E. bank, the waters below, and the cottages and cultivated
fields on the west bank, present to view, in the summer season,
a wild and variegated landscape. Many