CHAPTER XXII

"HEY BONNIE HALL"

As a nation Americans have grown to feel a deep reverence for the homes of their ancestors, those stately colonial houses that were erected during the period of commercial prosperity. These mansions were built from about the middle of the sixteenth to the early part of the seventeenth century. Recently a wave of sentiment has swept through the country, awakening a desire to save the old mansions, many of which were fast falling into decay. Prominent among those which have been preserved is "Hey Bonnie Hall," a quaint house built in the Maryland manor-house style of architecture, with long, projecting ells, a type prevailing throughout the South. "Hey Bonnie Hall" is situated on Papoosesquaw Neck in Bristol, Rhode Island. It was built in 1808 by Honorable William deWolf, great-grandfather of the present occupant.

These Middletons and the family into which they married have been makers of history. They date back to the time of Charles V, of France, being among his followers. The name was originally St. Etienne, but for valiant services it was changed to deWolf. The Middletons have played an important part both in English and American history, and the English branch of the family still occupies its ancient Middleton Hall. The American line starts with the immigrant ancestor, Henry Middleton, who settled in Carolina and became a considerable landowner at a time when there were only three states in the Union--New England, Virginia, and the Carolinas. This is shown in the old atlas inherited from the immigrant ancestor and still treasured at "Hey Bonnie Hall." Henry Middleton became a politician and was an important agitator before the Revolution. For his distinguished services he was made president of the Continental Congress. He was not the only member of the family whose name has been handed down in history. His son Arthur was also very prominent and was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The name "Hey Bonnie Hall," given to their country-seat in the Carolinas and transferred to the Rhode Island mansion, grew out of a pretty custom of Mrs. Middleton, who used to sing a little Scotch song called _Hey Bonnie Hall_ over and over again to please her grandfather.

The house stands back from the road, being approached through a broad, colonial gateway flanked on either side by beds of old-fashioned flowers. The semicircular drive is shaded by magnificent trees, which hide the mansion from the main road so effectively that it is not until one is half-way up the avenue that a glimpse of the house is obtained.

The mansion itself is about one hundred and forty feet long, showing the most perfect type of Southern architecture. There is about it a dignity that is impressive and at the same time an air of comfort. The eastern portico is formed by two dignified Corinthian pillars, which rise to the very roof. The smaller columns at either side of the entrance door support a balcony protected by the porch roof. Verandas have been planned on either side of the house, facing north and south. The southern one overlooks the blue water of the harbor with the picturesque old town of Bristol in the background.

Old-fashioned flower-beds are scattered here and there over the smooth lawn, making a landscape picture that is most alluring. The entrance door opens into a spacious hallway that is about twenty feet in width. The staircase at the left is five feet in width, an unusual breadth, even for one of that period. It has treads of solid mahogany, with simple but substantial balusters on either side, topped with mahogany rails. This hall is used for a living-room and a hall combined and is well lighted by doors on either side showing well-proportioned fan and sidelights. Like many halls of the colonial period, there is a groined arch. This was specially designed by one of the Middletons who married Henry deWolf. This is supported at the corners by slender white columns, the woodwork being white pine.

In every room are found examples of the most impressive pieces of furniture designed by the old masters. Many were originally in the Southern home and brought over by their immigrant ancestor. Among them are some most artistic pieces, including Hepplewhite, Sheraton, and Chippendale. Two chairs of the latter make show shell pattern, one of the most popular of Chippendale's designs. Upon the Chippendale sideboard are specimens of thirteenth century silver, including some tiny spoons that date back to the Tudor period, and saltcellars engraved with the McGregor crest. In the china closet are rare specimens of Lowestoft, Chelsea, and Sevres, while on the wall are hung original Stuarts, and paintings by Benjamin West. In many colonial mansions of that period we find the well-designed windows opening off the broad landing, a feature which has been cleverly introduced into the Middleton mansion. The type and characteristics of this entrance hall are more in keeping with Southern architecture than are most houses of New England. There is little ornamental woodwork, but a great dignity and charm.

Two large, square rooms open on either side of the hallway, and the arrangement of the interior is on the exact lines followed in Southern manor-houses, a wing being introduced on either side of the main building. One of these is used for kitchen and servants' quarters; the opposite wing, connected with the house proper by a covered passageway, is used as a carriage-house and harness-room. This gives the house interesting and unusual proportions.

In the main building are two rooms, one on either side of the hall. At the right is the large living-room, and back of it the dining-room, both of which are filled with treasures,--wonderful old pieces that have been in the family since its earliest days, each having its individual story.

On the left are the double drawing-rooms and showing an elliptical arch that has a frieze motif with dentation ornamentation and reeded pilasters. The dividing arch is gracefully ended in the cornice. This is a feature in many colonial homes and is generally echoed in other rooms of the house. There are no carved wooden fire-frames in the lower story, but we find some of foreign marble that were set at the time the house was built. This is an unusual feature in houses of that date, where wooden mantels and elaborate hand-carving were the prevailing style.

Many pieces of furniture are historic. Some belonged to President Adams, an intimate friend of the deWolfs, who were frequent visitors at the Adams house in Quincy, Massachusetts. Over the fireplace is a charming portrait, the work of a master, showing a child in an early eighteenth-century gown. It pictures Mrs. Nathaniel Russell Middleton, when only six years of age. About the time of this painting she was visiting her uncle, and was present at the reconciliation of Lafayette and President Adams, which occurred during Lafayette's second visit to America. She was at that time a very beautiful child and attracted the attention of the general, who finding she was of French descent, took her in his arms and kissed her.

Every piece of furniture here is of the old-time type. The Hepplewhite chairs have been handed down from generation to generation, as has a great deal of the furniture that is used in this room, including the chair in which President Adams died.

The long, or east room leads out of the parlor and is filled with rare furniture. The most important piece being the French piano, one of the earlier makes. This was imported by Henry deWolf for his daughter Alicia. It was considered of such fine quality that it attracted the attention of celebrated musicians all over the country. Pianos in those days were rarely seen, for the old-time harpsichord and spinet had scarcely gone out of style. Even to-day it would be considered a wonderful piece of work, with its ornamentations of gold showing scroll patterns and musical designs.

Directly above the piano is hung the most famous picture in the house, a Madonna supposedly by the hand of the Italian master Mazzuoli, better known as Parmigiana. This Madonna was originally known as one of the world's lost art treasures, since its whereabouts were unknown for several years. There exists abundant historical evidence of its value, and prominent artists have pointed out the merits and the peculiarities that stamp this canvas as a Parmigiana, although definite proof is lacking.

The interior of the house is most interesting from an architectural standpoint. The proportions are well balanced, there is a dignity of design and a care in its finish that attracts experts. The value lies not so much in the workmanship as in the choice bits of design shown principally in the exterior, and that are well worth introducing into a twentieth-century home.

The upper hall has an elliptical arched window and a hand-carved balustrade. It is of the same proportions as the lower hall, and it, too, is fitted up as a living-room. Beautiful pieces of furniture are well chosen and well placed. A large bookcase showing torch ornamentations contains rare books that cannot be duplicated. In each one is a bookplate, the work of Henry Middleton. A certain charm pervades the second story of this mansion, which does not lie in the furnishing but in the architectural details of the window, the pilasters, the hand-carving of the balusters, all of which are simple but unusual.

Large, square chambers open from either side of the hallway, and like the rest of the house are furnished in seventeenth-century pieces. The fireplace, decorated with bow and arrow design, is of Scaglioni composition and was found in an Italian palace. The furniture of this room is unusually rare. There is not a single piece of ordinary make.

The bed is a fine example of Sheraton, showing a tester, and decorated in gilt bows and arrows brought out clearly on the white enamel. This bed, showing the cupid pattern, was purchased for the first bride of the Middleton house. It has within recent years been repainted, but the pattern kept intact. Unique are the drapings of this bed, the counterpane being very rich gold and white satin lined with white and edged with French lace. The same idea has been carried out in flounce and hangings. The chairs are also rare examples of Sheraton, and follow the color scheme of the room.

A second chamber in this house has a fine four-poster imported from Leghorn at the time when the house was built. It is a Chippendale and one of the best examples of that master's designs. A painting in this room is very valuable, being a picture of Lady Mornington, the mother of Wellington. It was painted by her daughter, Lady Berghurst, who posed her model with a gazette in her hand containing an account of the battle of Waterloo.

A most interesting collection of furniture belonging to the deWolfs shows earmarks of the old masters' designs kept in the group of houses that were built by this distinguished family. The most prominent being the house of Charles deWolf. It was a large, square structure with roof sloping on all sides, and containing low-studded and spacious rooms that were heated by fireplaces only. An odd feature of this house were the hallways, running at right angles and meeting in the center. Spanish furniture, richly carved and showing odd patterns, vied with French pieces in magnificence.

The walls of the double drawing-rooms were hung with paper showing birds of paradise in brilliant plumage. Between the two rooms were gorgeous portieres of gold and silver damask. On state occasions the table bore solid silver candelabra and goblets of gold, spoils of the early siege of Oyapoc.

Here General Knox of Revolutionary fame was a frequent visitor. After his death the splendid estate of ten square miles given him by Congress and situated in Maine was sold, and much of the beautiful furniture was introduced into the deWolf house.

A third house, which was destroyed by fire, was built by Captain Jim, the youngest son of old Mark Anthony deWolf, who built the first house for his family in Bristol. The builder was a most successful merchant, his estate at one time comprising nearly the whole eastern part of the town. The mansion was built at about the same time as "Hey Bonnie Hall." It is of plain exterior with simple lines and shows fine proportions.

Inside are twenty-eight rooms that were fitted up with the choicest pieces of Chippendale, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton. So wealthy was the house owner that when the fashion changed from English to French, and the Empire style came into vogue, this furniture was replaced by examples of the best designs and construction, including both European and American styles. Many of these pieces were worthy a museum.

On the walls were wonderful portraits by Copley, Stuart, Thompson, Alexander, and many other famous artists, as well as miniatures by Malbone and Hall. In many of these rooms the walls were decorated with veritable works of art.

These old colonial houses with their beauty of line, their harmony of detail, and their air of dignity, richly repay study by architects and house owners. More and more we turn to them as models for our modern homes. They are a rich heritage from one of the most important periods of the nation's history, and will ever be cherished for the memories they evoke. Truly American in every respect, they will remain forevermore as revelations of the sturdy spirit, the breadth of mind, the gracious hospitality, and the fine ideals of our forefathers who built them.

INDEX

Academy of Arts and Sciences, 32 Adams, Abigail, 225, 248 portrait of, 248 Abraham (Captain), 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92 Anne, 89 David, 86 Jacob, 89 John Quincy, 145, 192, 195, 257, 258 Mother Anne (_see_ ANNE LONGFELLOW) Samuel, 90, 245 Stevens (Captain), 90 Adams family, 90 Adams Female Seminary, 90 Adams house, 83-92, 257 Adams period, 51, 54, 158 Alden, John, 128 Alexander (painter), 262 _Alfred_, The, 186 Allen, George, 219 Andirons, 79, 161, 223 Andover, Massachusetts, 212 Andros, Governor, 218, 219 Antigua, Leeward Islands, 220 Antwerp, 190 Apparitions, 115-117 Appleton, Reverend Doctor, 148 _Arabella_, The, 180 Arches, 53, 54, 95, 117, 183, 221, 223, 257 Arms, Stand of, 138, 139, 140 Arnold, Colonel Benedict, 195 Athenean Society, 144

Bancroft, George (historian), 112 Bennington, Battle of, 72, 174 Berghurst, Lady, 261 Bible, Baskerville, 173 at Hollis Street Church, 114 Billiard room, 139 _Biographical Sketches_, 146 Black Brook, 241 Blackburn (painter), 193 Bloody Brook (Deerfield), 30 Boardman, Offin, 103, 104, 107 Booth (slave), 86-87 Booth's bin (Adams house), 86 Boston, Massachusetts, 10, 11, 43, 101, 103, 109, 204, 231, 232, 233, 237, 242, 244, 245 Boston Harbor, 38 Boston Massacre, 40 Boston Port Bill, 33 Boston Tea Party, 180, 229 Bowdoin College, 144, 238 Bowie, Captain, 103 Bradford, Massachusetts, 181 Braintree, Massachusetts, 241 Bricks, 86, 95, 97, 104, 105, 119, 120, 124 Bristol, Rhode Island, 252-263 Brown, Reverend Arthur, 134, 135 Brunswick, Maine, 144, 239 Bryant, David, 181 Buckets, Fire, 105, 128 Bunker Hill, 90, 92, 142, 225, 227 Burgoyne, General, 81 Burnett, William, 113 Burr, Aaron, 245, 246 Madam, 250 Thaddeus, 245 Burrill, Sarah, 30 Burying Hill, Newburyport, 199 Byfield, Massachusetts, 83, 114 Byfield, Judge, 118

Cabot, Joseph, 12 Cabot house, 12 Caesar (slave), 214 Calhoun, John C., 145 Cambridge, Massachusetts, 75, 100, 195, 224, 230-240 Card room, 140 Carleton, Mr., 181 Carolinas, The, 253 Carpet, First, 162 Carriages, 171, 190, 196, 197, 221 Cartaret, Governor, 98 Castle Island, 11 Cato (slave), 214-215 Ceilings, 28, 80, 226 Cemetery on Stark estate, 169 Chambers, 22, 47, 79-80, 107, 128, 165, 225, 249, 250, 251, 260 Secret, 160, 165 Charles II, 184 Charles V of France, 253 Chebacco, 30 Chimneys, 4, 13, 20, 21, 60, 72, 94, 106, 117, 122, 202, 217 China (_see_ WARE) Christ Church, 224 Cilley, Jonathan, 144 Clay, Henry, 145 Cleveland, President, 12 Closets, 162, 163, 225 Secret, 4, 10, 67, 78, 127, 249 Coats of arms, 126, 199 Coddington, William, 241 Coddington Chamber, 249 Coffin, Oliphalet, 70 Mr., 98 Collections, Historic, 163, 127, 148 Collins, Judge Benager, 45 house, 45 Colonial Dames of Massachusetts, 247 Committee of Safety, 72 Concord, Massachusetts, 61, 228 Concord, New Hampshire, 141, 167 Conelly, Horace, 16, 230, 239 Confiscation Act, 227 Constitution, The, 81, 193 Constitutional Convention of 1788, 192 Continental Army, 10, 32, 34, 68, 81, 91, 128, 212, 227, 236 Continental Board of War, 34 Continental Congress, 253 Continental Navy, 186 Cook, Captain, 7 Elisha, 184, 185 Cooke, Mary, 185 Middleton, 185 Cooke family, 179, 185 Copley (painter), 126, 262 Corwan (_see_ CURWIN) Council Chamber, 138, 140 Court of St James, 248 _Courtship of Miles Standish_, 239 Courtyards, 191, 197, 202, 220, 221 Craddock, Governor, 221 Craigie, Andrew, 236-237 Mrs., 236, 237, 238, 239 Craigie bridge, 237 Craigie house (_see_ LONGFELLOW) Cromwell, Oliver, 184 Cupolas, 60, 69 Curwin, Jonathan, 11 Samuel, 11

Dalton, Mary, 197 Michael, 191-194, 197 Philemon, 91 Ruth, 197 Tristram, 102, 191-197, 198 portrait of, 192, 193, 199 Dalton, carriages, 190, 196, 197 Dalton coat of arms, 199 Dalton family, 194, 198, 199-201 Dalton house, 100, 189-203 Dalton vessels, 194, 198 Dalton wealth, 193, 196 Danvers, Massachusetts, 37-48 Davenport, Captain, 11 Davis, Jefferson, Letter from, 153-154 Dawes, Ruth, 228 William, 228 picture of, 228 Deblois, Louis, 197 Declaration of Independence, 73, 253 Derby, Elias Hasket, 7, 51 Elizabeth, 51 Derby Mansion, 7, 8 Derby Square (Salem), 7 Derby Wharf, 29 Derry, New Hampshire, 86 deWolf, Alicia, 258 Charles, 261 Henry, 255, 258 Jim (Captain), 262 Mark Anthony, 262 William, 252 deWolf family, 257 Dexter, Lord Timothy, 196 Dickens, Charles, 238 Dining-rooms, 19, 47, 57, 64, 78, 92, 137, 164, 175, 184, 211, 225, 247, 256 Dixie, Miss, 65 Doorways, 44, 53, 72, 104, 105, 122, 124, 125, 126, 136, 159, 172, 183, 198, 208, 222 Dorchester, Massachusetts, 241 Dorchester Heights, 228 Dover, New Hampshire, 121, 138 Downing, Emmanuel, 28 Sir George, 28 Drawing-rooms, 47, 54, 64, 184, 199, 257, 261 Dudley, Joseph (Governor), 112, 114 Katherine, 112 portrait of, 118 Thomas, 112 Dummer, Jane, 83 Jeremiah, 111, 112 Madam, 117 Richard, 96, 109-112 William (Governor), 112-115 portrait of, 118 Dunbarton, New Hampshire, 148, 167-177

East Cambridge, Massachusetts, 237 East Weir, New Hampshire, 168 Eaton, Nicholas, 96 Elmwood, 231 Empire period, 158, 164, 210, 247 Endicott, John (Governor), 28, 41 William Crowninshield, 12 England, 11, 27, 37, 83, 86, 96, 112, 113, 161, 232 Essex, Agricultural Society of, 34 _Essex_ (frigate), 41 Essex County, 33, 35 _Evangeline_, 230 Everett, Edward, 237 Exeter, New Hampshire, 70-82

Fairfield, 245, 246 "Faithful Pompey," Grave of, 199 Fanlights, 52, 53, 159, 198, 255 Federal Convention, 81 Party, 35 Felton, Cornelius G., 238, 239 Fences, 202, 205, 208, 220 iron, 60 Fifty-ninth Regiment, 40 Fireplaces, 4, 9, 17, 24, 29, 47, 64, 67, 72, 78, 79, 82, 86, 92, 106, 126, 127, 137, 138, 161, 165, 174, 175, 176, 185, 199, 201, 210, 211, 221, 223, 247, 248, 249, 260 First Regiment Essex County Militia, 33 Flint, Alice, 30 Flynt, Dorothy, 243 Henry (Tutor), 243, 251 Folsom, Dorothea, 74 Fort Pickering, 40 Fort William, 174 Fourth Military Company of Salem, 33 Fourth Regiment of Militia, 81 Frankland, Sir Henry, 225, 246 Franklin, Benjamin, 127, 246 Franklin Pierce house, 141-156 Frescoes, 125 _Friends_ (frigate), 103 Fry, Colonel James, 212 Furnace Brook, 249 Furniture, 6, 17, 18, 19, 24, 29, 46, 79, 80, 91, 92, 106, 107, 122-123, 127, 128, 137, 138, 158, 161, 165, 173, 176, 184, 185, 186, 194, 202, 210-211, 240, 247, 260 Adams, 157, 158 Chippendale, 9, 29, 57, 107, 118, 126, 157, 161, 162, 185, 209, 211, 224, 248, 255, 260, 262 Dutch, 107, 162, 224, 247 Empire, 158, 164, 210, 247 Field, 165, 185, 251 French, 261 Hepplewhite, 57, 106, 157, 162, 184, 194, 199, 209, 210, 255, 258, 262 Sheraton, 24, 57, 106, 107, 126, 137, 157, 165, 209, 210, 248, 255, 260, 262 Spanish, 261 Windsor, 19, 106, 117, 118, 164

Gables, 22 Gage, General (Governor), 33, 37, 38 Gardens, 8, 24, 44, 49, 131, 147, 159, 171, 183, 191 General Court, 9, 31, 35, 37, 96, 103, 110, 186, 192 George III, 251 Georgetown, D.C., 202 Gerry, Elbridge, 61 Gilman, John Taylor, 74-77, 81 Nathaniel (Captain), 82 Nathaniel (Colonel), 70, 82 Nicholas (Colonel), 70-73, 77 Nicholas, Jr., 77, 81 Gilman family, 77 Glass, American, 137, 172, 249 English, 162, 175 Glover, Colonel, 232 Gool, Mrs., 31 Granary Burying Ground, 114 Grate, Hob, 8 Great River (_see_ PARKER) Greene, General, 235 Greenleaf's Lane, 191 Grey, William, 7 Grill Room, 78 Groveland, Massachusetts, 157-166 Guest room, 4

Hale, Nathan, 191 Halifax, Nova Scotia, 237 Hall (painter), 263 Halls, 4, 28, 45, 46, 52, 54, 62, 63, 78, 91, 117, 137, 160, 161, 172, 183, 208, 210, 211, 223, 240, 247, 255, 261 Hancock, New Hampshire, 143 Hancock, John, 73, 138, 195, 244, 246, 248, 250 Madame, 245, 246 Hancock house, 43 Hartford, Connecticut, 75 Harvard University, 10, 11, 30, 112, 180, 186, 192, 224, 231, 238 Harvard Law School, 224 Harvard Observatory, 236 Hathaway house, 26 Haverhill, Massachusetts, 178-188, 197 Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 12, 15, 22, 24, 144, 145, 146, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 230, 239 portrait of, 148 Hawthorne family, 15 "Hepzibah, Miss" (_see_ PYNCHEON) "Hey Bonnie Hall," 252-263 _Hiawatha_, 239 "Highfield," 84 Hillard, George S., 239 Hillsboro, New Hampshire, 141-156 Hillsboro Bridge, 141 Hillsboro Centre, 142 Hilton, Martha, 134-136, 138 Hinges, Strap, 45, 47, 118, 124, 136, 183, 208 Wrought, 105, 172 Hodges, Hannah, 215 "Holgrave," 23 Hollanders, Guild of, 249 Holmes Street Church, 114 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 244 Hooper, Robert (King), 37, 41, 42, 45, 192 Ruth, 192 Hopkin's fleet, 186 Houses, Adams, 83-92, 257 Cabot, 12 Collins, 45 Craigie (_see_ LONGFELLOW) Cross-shaped, 94 Dalton, 100, 189-203 Derby, 8 Dummer, 109-118 First, 3 Frame, 3 Hathaway, 26 "Hey Bonnie Hall," 252-263 "House of Seven Gables," 12-26 John Hancock, 43 Kittredge, 204-215 Ladd-Gilman, 70-82 Lee, 50-69 Longfellow, 10, 100, 224, 227, 230-240 Macphaedris-Warner (_see_ WARNER) Mansion (_see_ STARKE) Middleton Hall, England, 253 Mount Vernon, 210, 230 Oak Hill (_see_ ROGERS) Old Witch, 11 Page, 39, 44 Peter Parker (_see_ SAVORY) Pickering, 27-36 Pierce, 141-156 Province, 114 Quincy, 241-251 Rogers, 49-58 Royall, 115, 216-229 Saltonstall, 178-188 Savory, 157-166 Spencer-Pierce, 93-108 Sprague, 9 Square, 7 Stark, 167-177 "The Lindens," 37-48 Types of, 94, 131, 159, 189, 216, 252 Warner, 119-129 Wentworth, 130-140 House of Seven Gables structure of, 22 House of Seven Gables Settlement, 16 Howe, Gurdon Saltonstall 186, 187 Mrs. Gurdon Saltonstall, 181 Isaac R., 182 Howe's Neck, Massachusetts, 241 Hull, Hannah, 242 John, 242 Hutchinson, Anne, 242 _Hyperion_, 239

Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 63 Indians, 96, 121, 125, 138, 211, 248 portraits of, 125 Indian War, 30 Ingersoll, Horace, 15-16, 21 Samuel (Captain), 15 Susan, 12 Susannah, 15, 17, 19 portrait of, 24 Ingersoll family, 22 Ipswich, 27, 178 Iron works, First, 121, 249

Jackson, Edward, 244 President, 64 portrait of, 175 Jefferson, Thomas, 195 Josephine, Empress, 11

Kent, Duke of, 237 King Philip's War, 184 King's Council, 121, 123 "King's Trees," 170 Kitchens, 4, 16, 78, 106, 115, 249 Kit's Dancing Hall, 6 Kittredge, Doctor John, 206, 215 Doctor Joseph, 214, 215 Doctor Thomas, 204, 205, 212-213, 215 Elizabeth, 212 Kittredge family, 205 Kittredge house, 204-215 Knockers, 9, 124, 159, 172, 183, 208, 240 Knox, General, 262

Ladd, Nathaniel, 70 Ladd family, 70 Ladd-Gilman house, 70-62 Lady Catherine (doll), 166 Lafayette, George Washington, 65 Marquis de, 63, 65, 174, 176, 177, 195, 246, 257 Langdon, John, 81 Governor, 127 Lawson, Cecil G., 173 Lean-to, 13, 14, 16 Lee, General, 228, 235 Jeremiah (Colonel), 42, 60, 61, 62, 67, 103 Martha, 62 Lee family, 62 Lee house, 59-69 Leghorn, Italy, 260 Leslie, Mr., 33 Letters, Autograph, 29, 149, 175, 187 to Franklin Pierce, 149-156 Leverett, John (Governor), 184, 185 Lexington, Massachusetts, 61, 244 Libraries, 28-29, 46, 102, 156, 174, 240 Lidgett, Charles, 218, 219 Lidgett, Elizabeth, 218 Peter, 219 Light Infantry, First company of, 9 "Lindens, The," 37-48 Lisbon, Spain, 35 Little, Mary, 191 Little Harbor, New Hampshire, 130-140 Living-rooms, 20, 55, 91, 118, 127, 137, 162, 209, 256 London, England, 35, 103 Londonderry, New Hampshire, 212 Longfellow, Anne, 84, 85, 87, 88, 91 Henry Wadsworth, 10, 233, 234, 238-240 William, 83, 84 Longfellow family, 83 Longfellow house, 10, 100, 224, 227, 230-240 Lotus pond, 50 Louisburg, Nova Scotia, 11 Lyon, Mary, 90

Macphaedris Archibald (Captain), 120-121 portrait of, 127 Mary, 123 portrait of, 126 Macphaedris family, 120 Macphaedris house (_see_ WARNER) "Madonna," 258 Maine, 249, 262 Malbone (painter), 263 Manchester-by-the-Sea, 61 Mansion house (see Stark) Mantels, 46, 54, 55, 56, 64, 66, 106, 118, 126 Manuscripts, 29, 30 Marblehead, Massachusetts, 13, 37, 42, 43, 59-69, 103, 192, 232 Marcy, William H., portrait of, 148 Marsh, Mr., 181 _Mary and John, The_, 95 Mason, Mr., 219 Alfred, 144 Masonic meetings, 160 Massachusetts Bay Colony, 68 Mather, President of Harvard, 112 Maule, Matthew, 19 McGregor crest, 256 McIntire, Samuel, 7, 43, 46, 47, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57 McNeil, General, 174 John (Lieutenant), portrait of, 174 John, Mrs., portrait of, 174 McNeil family, 147, 167 Mead's Ford, 218 Means, Jane, 148 Medford, Massachusetts, 100, 115, 216-229, 231 Medford Square, 225 Merrimac River, 97, 190, 197 Mexican War, 145, 171 Middleton, Arthur, 253 Henry, 253 Mrs., 253 Nathaniel Russell, portrait of, 257 Middleton bookplate, 259 Middleton family, 252, 254, 255 Middleton Hall, England, 253 Mill, Stark estate, 169 Mill Pond, 28 Millwood, Anne, 99 Elizabeth, 99 Thomas, 99 _Minerva_, 51 Miniatures, 173 Mirrors, 23, 79, 91, 126, 127, 175 Monroe, President, 64, 195 Moody, Samuel, 179 Morgan, J. Pierpont, 45 Morning-room, 56 Mornington, Lady, portrait of, 261 Morris, Robert, 71, 173 portrait of, 175 Robert, Mrs., 175 Morris family, 167 Morse, Samuel F. B., 172 Mount Holyoke College, 90 Mount Vernon, 210, 230 Muster Day, 206 Mystic River, 10, 219, 228

Napoleon, 11, 169 Netherlands, The, 122 Newbury, Massachusetts, 83-92, 93-108, 109-118 Newburyport, Massachusetts, 100, 101, 189-203, 235-236 New Jersey, 33 Newman, Mr., 191 New Orleans, Louisiana, 85, 145 Ninth Regiment, 145 Norfolk County, 35 North Andover, Massachusetts, 204-215 North Bridge, 33 North Pariah, 204

Oak Hill (_see_ ROGERS HOUSE) Ohio, 170 "Old Manse," 150 Old Witch House, 11 Oliver, Elizabeth, 231 Henry K., 8 Lieutenant-Governor, 231 Oliver family, 227 Osgood, Major Samuel, 213 _Our Old Home_, 146 Ovens, 17, 67, 68, 78, 137, 201, 249 "Overhang," The, 25 Oyapoc, 261

Page, Enoch, 181 Page home, 39, 44 Panelling, 16-17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 44, 64, 66, 79, 82, 86, 117, 118, 125, 127, 137, 161, 198, 200, 201, 208, 210, 211, 221, 225, 226 Papoosesquaw Neck, 252 Parker, Moses, 159, 166 Parker controversy, 99 Parker family, 160, 165 Parker River, 83, 95, 109, 110 Parlors, 23, 106, 117, 126, 148, 161, 173, 200, 210, 223, 247 Parmigiana, 258, 259 Passage, Secret, 132, 249, 250 Peabody, Francis, 45, 48 George, 196 Joseph, 7 Peabody, Massachusetts, 49-58 Peabody family, 48 Peacock Inn, England, 28 Pentucket Club, 182 Pepperrell, Sir William (Sparhawk), 224 Expedition, 11 Peter Parker house (_see_ SAVORY) Pewter, 79, 163, 183, 211 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 34, 81 Phillips, Joshua, 206 Phipps, Elizabeth, 231 Lieutenant-governor, 231 Piano, "Hey Bonnie Hall," 258 Pickering, John, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 35-36 Theophilus, 29, 30 Timothy (Colonel), 29, 30, 31, 32-35 Pickering family, 27 Pickering house, 27-36 Pictures, 24, 48, 54, 55, 56, 66, 118, 125, 126-127, 138, 139, 148, 172, 174, 176, 192, 193, 194, 199, 211, 224, 228, 245, 248, 256, 257, 258, 261, 262 Pierce, Anne, 99 Benjamin (Governor), 100, 141, 142, 149, 175 portrait of, 148, 174 Benjamin, Mrs., portrait of, 173, 174 Charles, 100 Daniel, 95, 98, 100 Franklin (President), 100, 141, 142-147, 150, 152, 153, 155, 156, 171 portrait of, 148 Joshua, 99 Kirk, 141 William, 100 Pierce family, 98, 100, 167 Pierce house, 141-156 Pierson, James, 191 Pipestave Farm, 202 Pipestave Hill, 191, 195 Pitman, Molly, 133 Plates, 55 Porches, 44, 52, 60, 72, 86, 91, 94, 96, 104, 117, 132, 159, 179, 188, 190, 198, 207, 208, 222, 239, 247 Porter sign, 225 Portraits (_see_ PICTURES) Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 81, 119-129, 130, 132, 133, 136, 138 Prisoner's Room (Ladd-Gilman house), 80 Privateers, 101 Province Charter, 112 Province Committee of Safety and Supplies, 61 Province House, 114 Provincial Congress, 192 Prints (_see_ PICTURES) Putnam, Amos (Doctor), 42 General, 234 Hannah, 42 Pyncheon, Alice, 19 Clifford, 20, 21, 23 Colonel, 19 Hepzibah, 14, 20, 23 Judge, 20, 23 Phoebe, 20, 23

Quanto (Indian), 87, 88 Quebec, 196 Queen Victoria, 237 Quincy, Edmund, 242, 243 Dorothy ("Q"), 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 250 portrait of, 138, 245 Josiah, 248 Judith, 242 Quincy, Massachusetts, 241-251, 257 Quincy house, 241-251 Quincy room, 250

Relics, 29, 80, 91, 128, 137, 141, 148, 165, 166, 167, 171, 174, 182, 209, 210, 211, 225, 229, 231, 240, 247, 248, 250, 251 Revolutionary Army, 205 Revolutionary War, 8, 10, 30, 66, 77, 90, 101, 123, 212, 213, 224, 246 Reynolds, Sir Joshua, 55 Rhode Island, 241 Rogers, Mrs. Jacob C., 49 house, 49-58 Roofs, Dutch, 122 gambrel, 44, 171, 190, 197, 202 ornamented, 183, 189 pitched, 117 sloping, 3, 14, 261 Rouseley, England, 28 Roxbury, Massachusetts, 109 Royall, Elizabeth, 224 Isaac, 220, 226-227, 228 portrait of, 224 Penelope, 224, 231 William, 221 Royall chariot, 221 Royall family, 221 Royall house, 115, 216-229 Royall House Association, 228 Royall Oak Tavern, 225 Royall Professorship of Law, 224 Rumford, Count, 71 Russia, 190

Salem, Massachusetts, 5-36, 38, 43, 45, 48, 51, 57, 192, 215, 221 Salisbury, Massachusetts, 195 Saltonstall, Dudley, 185 Guidon, 185 Leverett, 179 Nathaniel (Doctor), 179, 180-181, 184 Nathaniel (Judge), 178, 185 Richard, 109, 179 Richard (Colonel), 179 Sally, 182 Sir Richard, 180 Saltonstall day book, 181 Saltonstall family, 178, 179, 186 Saltonstall house, 178-188 Saltonstall, Lake, 179, 182 Salvator Rosa, 53 Savory house, 157-166 Schoolhouse, Stark estate, 168 Scotland, 121 Sewall, Anne, 83 Hannah, 91 Henry, 83, 84, 109 Samuel (Judge), 69, 84, 178, 242 Shaw, Miss, 236 Sherburne family, 126 Shortridge, Richard, 133 Shute, Samuel (Colonel), 112, 113 Silhouette, 144 Silver, 63, 164, 182, 185, 211, 261 Sims, Doctor, 214-215 Sixty-fourth Royal Infantry, 39 Slave quarters, 68, 116, 207, 221 Slaves, 62, 76, 86, 107, 116, 195, 199, 207, 214, 220 Smibert (painter), 118 South Parish, 206 South River, 28 South Society, 100 Sparks, Jared, 237 Spencer, John, 95-96, 97 Sprague, Joseph, 9, 10 Sarah, 10 Squantum, Massachusetts, 241 St. Andrew, Agnes, 10 St. Etienne, (_see_ DEWOLF) Staircases, 8, 9, 16, 28, 52, 53, 63, 66, 105, 125, 137, 161, 176, 183, 198, 209, 222, 223, 255 Secret, 20-21, 66-67 Stamp Act Riot, 180 Stark, Archibald, 169 Caleb (Major), 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 176, 177 Charles Morris, 174 Charles Morris, Mrs., 148 Charlotte, 171, 176 portrait of, 173 Harriet, 171 John (General), 168, 174, 177, 227 portrait of, 174 Madam, 171 Molly, 227-228 Stark family, 167, 176 Stark house, 167-177 Stark schoolhouse, 168 State Room, 77, 79 Stearns, William, 10 Steele, Governor, 147 Stoughton, Captain, 96 Stoves, Franklin, 127, 184, 211, 246 Streets, Chapel (Portsmouth), 119 Chestnut (Salem), 28, 51 Daniel (Portsmouth), 119 Derby (Salem), 5, 6, 12 Essex (Salem), 9 Federal (Salem), 8 Main (Medford), 217 Merrimack (Haverhill), 180 Province (Boston), 114 School (Boston), 113 State (Newburyport), 100, 195, 202 Tremont (Boston), 114 Turner (Salem), 13 Washington (Marblehead), 59 Water (Exeter), 70 Stuart, Gilbert, 173, 175, 256, 262 Jane, 173 Suffolk County, 35 Sullivan, General, 228 Summer-houses, 147, 221-222, 227 Sumner, Charles, 238 Surriage, Agnes, 224, 246 Swords, 149

Tailer, Lieutenant-governor, 113 Talleyrand, 195, 196, 237 Taylor, Anne, 70 Ten Hills Farm, 217 Tewksbury, 206 Thompson (painter), 262 Tidd, Jacob, 228 Tiles, 64, 96, 120, 126, 127, 226 Dutch, 223, 224, 247 Scriptural, 10, 29, 185, 210, 225-226 Tories, the, 219 Tory Row, 227, 231 Tracy, Nathaniel, 100-103, 235 Tracy family, 108 Treasury Room, 71, 78 Trees, Oak Hill, 49-50 Stark estate, 170, 171 Trinidad, 10 Tudor period, 255 Turf and twig ceremony, 98 Turner, John, 15 Turner family, 17, 19, 22, 26 "Twelfth Night Party," 233 Types of houses, 94, 131, 159, 189, 216, 252

Upton, Mr., 21 Upton family, 16 Usher, lieutenant-governor, 219

Van Dyke, 52 Vane, Sir Harry, 111, 242 Varnum, John, 182 Vassall, Elizabeth, 231 Henry, 224, 231 John, 230, 231-232, 240 "Major," Leonard, 231 Vassall family, 227, 230 Vinton, Frederick, 118 Virginia, 253

Waldron, Secretary, Portrait of, 138 Westbrook, portrait of, 138 Wallpaper, 23, 57, 62-63, 147, 148, 185, 200, 244, 247, 248, 261 Oriental, 46 scenic, 8, 46 Zuber, 53 Walls, 82, 104, 106, 122, 124, 138, 219, 224 Ward, Elizabeth, 178 John, 178 Ware, 18, 127, 137, 221 Bennington, 18 Canton, 164 Chelsea, 256 Dresden, 173 Lowestoft, 18, 162, 256 Lustre, 18 Salt glaze, 18 Sevres, 256 Staffordshire, 162 Tokio, 175 Warner, Honorable Jonathan, 123-124 portrait of, 127, 128 Mary, portrait of, 127 Warner house, 119-129 Washington, D.C., 147, 193 Washington, President, 29, 33, 34, 64, 73, 76, 80, 81, 132, 136, 175, 177, 193, 195, 232, 233, 234 Martha, 175, 232 Watertown, Massachusetts, 180, 232 Weatherby's Black Horse Tavern, 61 Webster, Daniel, 72, 80, 186, 187 portrait of, 173, 175 Wellington, Duke of, 261 portrait of, 175 Wendell, Elizabeth, 243 Wentworth, Bennington (Governor), 130, 132 John (Governor), 71, 122, 123, 133, 145 Martha, 136, 139 Michael, 136 Sarah, 122 Sir John, 136 Wentworth family, 167 Wentworth house, 130-140 Wessacumcon, 110 West, Benjamin, 256 Nathaniel, 50, 51 West Indies, 84, 190 West Newbury, Massachusetts, 191, 197 Wheelwright, Reverend John, 77, 241 White, Honorable Leonard, 197 Samuel, 180 Whitfield, Reverend Mr., 100 Whittier, John G., 178 Joseph, 181 Windows, 82, 198, 207 arched, 63, 259 barred, 80 casement, 14 colonial, 198, 209 diamond-paned, 3, 79, 86 domed, 159 dormer, 44, 68, 72, 117, 171, 250 Lutheran, 124 recessed, 199, 211, 226 stained glass, 187 Winter Island, 40 Winthrop, Governor, 111, 180, 217, 218, 225 Wise, Reverend John, 30 Woburn, Massachusetts, 245 Woodbridge, Massachusetts, 98 Woodbury, Judge, 147 Wood-carving, 8, 44, 45, 47, 51, 55, 56, 63, 66, 118, 129, 137, 138, 147, 165, 198, 199, 200, 206, 207, 210, 222, 223, 225, 226, 259 Woods, English oak, 57 pumpkin pine, 59 white oak, 3, 28, 106, 119, 200 white pine, 54, 78, 119, 200, 217, 223, 255 Worcester, Joseph Emerson, 238 Wyoming, 34

Yorkshire, England, 27