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

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