This is a transcription of the Marlow, NH description from New Hampshire As It Is by Edwin A. Charlton; Part II: A Gazetteer of New Hampshire by George Ticknor, Tracy and Sanford Publishers, Claremont, N. H., 1855.
MARLOW
MARLOW, Cheshire county. Bounded north by Acworth and Lempster, east by Washington and Stoddard, south by Gilsum, and west by Alstead. Area, 15,937 acres. Distance from Concord, 45 miles, south-west; from Keene, 15, north. Ashuelot River passes through nearly the whole length of the town, in a south-westerly direction. The soil is moist, but productive. On the Ashuelot and other streams are large tracts of valuable interval. The surface is generally uneven.
This town was granted, October 7, 1761, to William Noyes and 69 others. First settlers, Joseph Tubbs, N. Royce, N. Miller, Nathan Huntley, Solomon Mack, Solomon Gee, Eben Lewis, Samuel and John Gustin, and others. The first town meeting was held in March, 1776. The first inhabitants were Baptists; they formed a church, and settled Rev. Caleb Blood, in January, 1778. There is at present only a Methodist society.
Population, 708.
Number of polls, 196.
Inventory, $290,308.
Value of lands, $151,497.
Do. mills, factories, &c., $4675.
Stock in trade, $9423.
Money on hand, at interest, &c., $45,466.
Number of sheep, 1839.
Do. neat stock, 847.
Do. horses, 179.