This is a transcription of the Marlborough, NH description from A Gazetteer of New Hampshire Containing Descriptions of all the Counties, Towns and Districts in the State by John Hayward, John P. Jewett (publisher), Boston, 1849.
MARLBOROUGH
CHESHIRE CO. There are several ponds in this town which are sources of some of the branches of Ashuelot River. The soil is rocky, but good for grazing.
Col. Andrew Colburn, an officer killed in the revolutionary war, belong to this town.
Boundaries. North by Roxbury, east by Dublin and Jaffrey, south by Troy, west by Swanzey and a part of Keene.
First Settlers. William Barker, Abel Woodward, Benjamin Tucker, and Daniel Goodenough.
First Ministers. Rev. Joseph Cummings, ordained in 1778; dismissed in 1780. Rev. Holloway Fish, ordained in 1793; died in 1824.
Productions of the Soil. Indian corn, 2,305 bushels; potatoes, 24,190 bushels; hay, 1,627 tons; wool, 2,105 lbs.; maple sugar, 6,667 pounds.
Distances. Six miles south-east from Keene, and fifty-eight south-west from Concord. The Cheshire Railroad passes through the town.