This is a transcription of the Sullivan, 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.
SULLIVAN
CHESHIRE CO. The south-east part of this town is watered by Ashuelot River. Sullivan received its name from President Sullivan, the former governor of the State.
The soil produces grain and good pasturage. There are no considerable ponds, no elevations worthy of particular notice.
Boundaries. North by Gilsum and Stoddard, east by Stoddard and Nelson, south by Roxbury and Keene, and west by Keene and Gilsum.
First Minister. Rev. William Muzzy, ordained in 1798; dismissed in 1827.
Productions of the Soil. Indian corn, 1,414 bushels; potatoes, 24,938 bushels; hay, 1,793 tons; wool, 5,104 lbs.; maple sugar, 5,295 pounds.
Distances. Six miles north from Keene, and forty-eight west south-west from Concord.