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MERRILLTON 25 Bowery Street Newport , Rhode Island Plat 33, Lot 20 Chronology: 1850 Dripps Map: Site Vacant 1852-1853 House constructed by Powell & Spencer for Samuel Powel of Philadelphia and Newport , using his own architectural designs. ( Newport Mercury 9 October 1852, 2 July 1853; Hare-Powel and Kindred Families…by Robert Johnston Hare Powel 1907/1973, p. 73. NHS Library). 1876 Atlas: Samuel Powel, 128,753 sq. ft. 1883 Atlas: same 1893 Atlas: same 1907 Atlas: same 1921 Atlas: same 2 June 1933 House purchased from the Powel estate by George and Pauline (Dresser) Merrill, named “Merrillton.” (Tax card, City Hall). 1941 Sold to Alice Muriel Powel 1943 Sold to Robert and Alice M. Powel 1944 Sold to Pauline Merrill and Natalie Bayard Howard 1959 Sold to Pauline Merrill and Natalie Bayard Robertson 1971 Sold to Daniel and Natalie M. Carlson 1972 Sold to Jane Pickens Langley 1987 Sold to Marcella Clarke McCormack

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5 Notes res an article by Lucinda Brockway, st. Lucinda spoke at the Society's Fall sat interest in her lecture titled, "The Dort County.'' The article is of the same that exist today. The information ducted for the Rhode Island Historical vey of designed landscapes throughout e Annual Meeting of May 1990. Lists of lew members for the calendar year of he Board of Directors ran a special d in an increase in the number of our ibers is provided. Df its members and supporters for their

The Historic Designed Landscapes of Newport County by Lucinda A. Brockway

From Burrillville to Little Compton, Rhode Island's political, social, and economic history has produced a broad range of cultural and designed landscapes forming layers of man-made landscape history over the state's richly diverse topography. From the grand estates of Aquidneck Island to the small 'pocket parks' of urban Providence, the variety and complexity of these designed landscapes and their interplay with the natural or cultural landscapes which formed their base is apparent. Historically, it was the pockets of richest soils which drew the earliest settlements. The combination of rich soils and navigable waters connecting to Narragansett Bay drew agricultural, commercial, maritime, and industrial interests and spawned overlays of changing land use from the seventeenth century to the present. As agricultural production'went from a necessity to an option, many areas with productive soils combined with views of the water were transformed from utilitarian farmscapes to gentlemen's farms and pleasure grounds. This use of the agricultural landscape as a basis for pleasurable views in a designed landscape is a recurring theme with many variations throughout Rhode Island's history, but is perhaps best exemplified within the confines of Aquidneck Island. Giovanni da Verrazzano's fifteen days spent exploring Narragansett Bay in 1524 revealed the rich agricultural and maritime potentials of the Bay. His written account portrays the native American landscape in Rhode Island: We reached another land XV leagues from this island [Block Island], where we found an excellent harbor. . . We frequently went five to six leagues into the interior and found it as pleasant as I can describe and suitable for every kind of cultivation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; grain, wine, or oil. For there the fields extend for XXV to XXX leagues; they are open and free of any obstacles or trees, and so fertile that any kind of seed would produce excellent crops. Then we entered the forests, which could be penetrated even by a large army; the trees there are oaks, cypresses, and others unknown in our Europe. We found Lucullian apples, plums, and filberts, and many kinds

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of fruit different from ours. There is an enormous number of animals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; stags, deer, lynx and other species... In this bay are five small islands, all very fertile and beautiful, full of tall spreading trees...' Verrazzano's report and others written in the sixteenth century did not inspire settlement of Rhode Island for economic opportunities but instead for religious purposes. The open land which he encountered had been cleared by the Narragansetts and Wampanoags â&#x20AC;&#x201D; groups which followed a sophis ticated system of land use. Indian families received allotments of land from tribal sachems. Their holdings were included in the tribal lands and could not be transferred without the sachem's permission. Villages were located near the-fields; the villagers moved to seasonal camps near the coast after the crops were planted in the spring. Fish and shellfish were harvested during the summer season; in the fall, the villagers returned to their interior communities to harvest corn, beans, squash and other crops.2 The beneficent Indians freely transferred Aquidneck Island to Roger Williams for white settlement. Roger Williams described it as "a gift of love.'' King Philip's War in 1675-76 and earlier plagues which swept through the Indian villages upsetting traditional tribal boundaries and alliances trans formed the friendly interactions between Indian and white settlers into spoils of war. After the death of King Philip in 1676, and the eventual settlement of colonial land jurisdiction in the area by 1728, the establishment of villages and towns proceeded without interruption. An anonymous author of a 1690 pamphlet entitled A Short Account of the Present State of New England wrote that "Rhode Island is of a considerable bigness and justly called the Garden of New England for its Fertility and Pleasantness. It abounds with all things necessary for the life of Man, is excellent for Sheep, Kine, and Horses...."3

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Narragansett Bay acted as Rhode Island's community common, linking small villages, important ports in Providence, Newport and Bristol, large plantations and small farms. Settlement continued steadily throughout the Bay area and South County from 1675 through the mid-eighteenth century. In their early phases it is difficult to class these properties as "designed landscapes" in the traditional sense. These properties more truly represent the establishment of cultural landscape traditions on a pre-existing native landscape. At the very least, some of these early designed landscapes, both Indian and European, remain as important archaeological designed landscape resources. The greatest period of land settlement on Aquidneck Island occurred throughout the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Outside of Newport proper, gentlemen's farms prospered. Based on a similar economic system as the Narragansett Plantations, these farms included imported horticultural plantings, greenhouses, and formalized designed landscapes similar to estate farms in the West Indies and Europe. A description of Newport which accompanied the Blaskowitz Magazine just before the war notes: . . . The roads of the Island are bordered with a variety of ornamental trees; nearly every farm has its orchard of engrafted trees of every description, suited to the climate. The whole Island is of an excellent soil, and under the highest state of cultivation. In the vicinity of the Town are several fine gardens belonging to gentlemen of fortune and taste; having fish ponds of perch and trout, etc. and their greenhouses and hot houses producing the fruits and plants of every clime. Many families of fortune from the West Indies and Europe have taken up their permanent residence here.4 One of the best documented eighteenth-century designed landscapes in Newport County is that of the Godfrey Malbone estate. In 1744 Dr. Alexander Hamilton wrote, "Round the house are pretty gardens and terraces with canals and basins for water, from whence you have a delightful view of the town and harbour of Newport with the shipping lying there."5

1. Verrazzano, Giovanni da. written account, 1524. As quoted in The Lay of the Land (Klyberg and Osterud/Rhode Island Historical Society, 1979). p. 11. 2. Klyberg. Albert T. and Nancy Grey Osterud. The Lay of the Land. Rhode Island Historical Society, 1979. p. 12. 3. Anonymous. A Short Account of the Present State of New England. 1690.

4. Blaskowitz Magazine, as quoiedin Gardens of Colony and State (New York, 1931). p. 215. 5. Hamilton, Alexander. Diary account, 1744 as quoted in Gardens of Colony and State (New York, 1931). p. 223-224.

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A short distance from the first gate stands a dark house with brick ends—all that remains of one of the most noted dwellings in the early history of Rhode Island. Built by Gov. William Brenton . . . the grounds, through which the road now runs, were adorned with rare and costly plants, gravel walks, groves and bowers and all that wealth and a refined taste could obtain in this and foreign lands.7 A nineteenth-century descendant of Governor Brenton writes from tradition that "The estate was ornamented with gravel walks, flowering trees, folding gates with massive pillars, gardens where the box, the fir tree and the peony graced the gravelled allees and the yards of velvet green."8 Abraham Redwood's Newport townhouse (1729) and Portsmouth farm (1743) reflected the same aura of "refined taste." Solomon Drowne, first Botany Professor of Brown University and owner of Mt. Hygeia in Foster, wrote in his diary on June 24, 1767:

Godfrey Malbone Estate, c.1930, courtesy of Gardens of Colony and State, by Alice Rockwood. In his history of Rhode Island, Reverend Edward Peterson wrote: The garden which lay directly in front of the mansion with natural embankments, embracing as it did 10 acres, was enchantingly laid out with gravelled walks and highly ornamented with box, fruits of the rarest and choicest kinds, flowers, and shrubbery of every description. Three artificial ponds, with the silver fish sporting in the water, gave to the place the most romantic appearance. . . There was at this period, sublime conception and taste, which enabled gentlemen to adorn and beautify the island.6 William Brenton's farms, settled in 1639, included2,000 acres of land at the southern tip of Aquidneck Island. These farms were known in the nineteenth century as Hammersmith Farm, Rocky Farm, and Cherry Neck. An 1854 description by George Champlin Mason in Newport Illustrated, in a Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches, notes :

Mr. Redwood's garden... is one of the finest gardens I ever saw in my life. In it grows all sorts of West Indian fruits, viz: Oranges, Lemons, Limes, Pineapples, and Tamarinds and other sorts. It has also West Indian flowers — very pretty ones — and a fine summer house. It was told my father that the man that took care of the garden had above 100 dollars per annum. It had Hot Houses where things that are tender are put for the winter, and hot beds for the West India Fruit. I saw one or two of these gardens in coming from the beach.9 Three miles north of Newport, George Berkeley, Dean of Derry, built his estate on the former Whipple farm. Berkeley decided to move to Newport while waiting for a grant from England to found a college in Bermuda for colonists and North American Indian students. Berkeley hoped his farm in Newport would supply his Bermuda students. The Berkeleys arrived in Newport in January, 1729, and bought 96 acres of land from Joseph and Sarah Whipple. The broad front of the house was built to face the ocean one mile away to the south. Little else is known of the early landscape history of the site. 7. Mason, George Champlin. Newport Illustrated, in a Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches. Newport: C.E. Hammett, Jr., 1854. 8. Brenton, Elizabeth. History of Brenton's Neck. (Newport 1877).

6. Peterson, Rev. Edward. History of Rhode Island. (New York, 1853)

9. Drowne, Solomon. Diary. June 24, 1767.

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Vaucluse, Middletown, From the Collection of the Newport Historical Society.

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These estate landscapes were designed along the same principles as the early Virginia and Massachusetts estates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a classically proportioned house sat on a hillock overlooking a body of water. If substantial enough, the hillside was often formalized with a series of small grass terraces. Near the house sat a series of formal, geometrically designed garden rooms. Beyond the house grounds, the formal gardens gave way to agricultural fields; pastures and support buildings. All of these estate gardens were heavily damaged during the Revolutionary War. The William Brenton farms were subdivided, sold and transformed into exclusive summer home sites in the nineteenth century. The grounds of Malbone were opened as a tourist attraction and public garden beginning in 1796, then redesigned as private residential gardens in the mid-nineteenth century. The Redwood farm continued its operation as a farm well into the nineteenth century, but the formal gardens and greenhouses, destroyed during the war, were never rebuilt. Berkeley's funds did not arrive; after his return to England the site was donated to Yale University and operated as a tenant farm until 1980. The house and one quarter acre had already been sold to the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the early 1900's. The Metcalf Bowler estate was rebuilt as a less-elaborate farm and operated sucessfully throughout the nineteenth century. Paralleling the development of large farms, Newport was emerging as an important capital city and commercial center. The development of Newport's streetscapes, its public spaces, and its shallow residential lots with landscaped sideyards, all took shape during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Middletown and Portsmouth developed as the rural outskirts of the emerging city, with important village nodes located at strategic transportation points. Development continued throughout the eighteenth century. As the towns of Newport and Providence grew, the designation of public burial grounds and public open spaces within the "compact parts of town" began. These early public spaces were simple open fields, sometimes ringed with trees, and used as open meeting grounds, parades, cemeteries and outdoor green spaces. Examples of these spaces include the Common Burying Ground (1640), John Clarke Burying Ground (1667), Liberty Park (pre 1729), William Ellery Park (1766), Friends Burying Ground (1799), Coddington Burying Ground (1687), and Eisenhower Park (1800).12 In the nineteenth century these open spaces

For more information on individual property listings, see survey sheets and draft report on file with the Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission/ Historic Designed Landscape Survey, 1988-90.

Coddington Burial Ground, Farewell Street, From the Collection of the Newport Historical Society. became forerunners of the public park and rural cemetery movements. Most of these early open spaces survive intact, though many have received additional landscaping in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Throughout most of seacoast New England there was a substantial burst of economic regrowth between 1780 and 1810. This economic vitality often included the construction of important private designed landscapes. Aquidneck Island, however, did not experience the same rebirth as the towns of Bristol and Providence. Only two designed landscapes were discovered in Newport County for this period: Vaucluse (1789) and Oakland Farm (1796), both built on the traditional design inspirations of their eighteenth-century predecessors. Vaucluse was redesigned in the 1940's, and Oakland Farm has recently become a condominium subdivision. In both cases, there is no evidence which remains from the late eighteenth century. The construction of Fort Adams, begun in 1824, remains an important symbol of the strategic importance of Newport, though the fort was obsolete

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The public park movement, begun in Newport in the eighteenth century, continued to flourish prior to the Civil War. The Island Cemetery, constructed as a companion to the Common Burial Ground, is an excellent example of the transition in landscape design from the symmetrical, simple layout of the public burial grounds to the meandering rural cemetery designs of the nineteenth century. Touro Park, begun in 1855, has been filled with an important collection of late nineteenth-century memorials and public memorabilia. It continues to function as a neighborhood greenspace and public attraction, primarily due to the mysterious history of the Old Stone Mill. On a smaller scale, Equality Park, on Newport's Broadway, is an important period (1865) neighborhood "pocket park." The simple layout of both of these spaces does not reflect the new rural park design trends which were sweeping the country after the design of Central Park in 1854. It was not until 1883, when Frederick Law Olmsted was asked to develop a plan for the marshy backwaters of Easton's Beach that Newport experienced her first rural park design. Olmsted's plan for Easton's Beach was published in a small booklet by the City of Newport in 1883.15 Olmsted described the natural scenic beauty of the beach and outlined his recommendations for the development of finger-like ponds surrounded by meandering walkways and promenades in the marshy backwaters behind the beach. His plan was never realized but its development spawned a fifty-year association of the Olmsted firms with the City of Newport.

Equality Park, c. 1920, From the Collection of the Newport Historical Society.

Ernest Bowditch, surveyor and landscape gardener trained under Robert Morris Copeland, was the first professional landscape architect in Newport. Beginning in 1880, his projects include Vinland, the Breakers, the Ellen Mason Estate, Wakehurst, Marble House, the Elms, and others. Bowditch sited the house, laid out the drives and pathways, then oversaw the remaining site development of each property. He was heavily influenced by the design concepts of Downing and Jackson. Many of his designs have been mistaken for those of Frederick Law Olmsted; their design styles were very similar. Bowditch's memoirs, written in 1915, are frank, humorous observations about his work,and his clients. For example, Bowditch described the decision to sink the Cliff Walk at Vinland and reuse the soil to create a hill-like screen near the neighboring Pendleton house:

15. Olmsted, Frederick Law. Report on the Improvement of Easton's Beach (Newport, 1883).

The Breakers, designed in 1877-78 by Peabody and Sterns for Pierre Lorillard, landscape design by Bowditch, From the Collection of the Newport Historical Society.

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Bowditch's and Olmsted's residential landscapes designed between 1880 and 1895 reflected the popular English park design principles. Curving, meandering drives entered the estate from the main road through a planted screen of large trees underplanted with evergreens and flowering shrubs. The house was first glimpsed from this driveway over an expansive lawn planted sporadically with specimen trees to create a pastoral, serene setting for the architecture. Gardens were discretely placed so as to be viewed from important windows or vine-covered porches. The turn of the century saw a gradual shift from these informal designs to those which followed more classical design principles. The largest land subdivision planned during the late nineteenth century in Newport was the King/Glover/Bradley subdivision, which lay between the Atlantic Ocean, Harrison Avenue, and the Lily Pond. Olmsted, Olmsted and Eliot laid out the subdivision using the same English park principles used in their park and suburban plat designs. Curvilinear roads wound through the hilly, rocky topography. Proposed house sites were placed "to secure the largest advantage of scenery."18 The two entrance roads into the subdivision were completed in 1884. Settlement in the subdivision continued for the following thirty years. The firm described their vision of the development: The eminences and seaward slopes are wind swept and now treeless, but bear an abundance of varied and very interesting forms of low vegetation, and owing to their abrupt craggy formation, are of highly picturesque aspect. With buildings and garden works designed consistently with these natural circum stances, residences will be attained of a most interesting and agreeable character, having great natural and permanent ad vantages over those of the older villa districts of Newport.. . 19 Following the smaller scale summer homes developed along Kay and Catherine Streets, the lots along Eustis, Gibbs and Rhode Island Avenues were developed during the 1890's. The area was settled by Cambridge professors and Boston businessmen. Landscaping at many of their homes was accomplished with the help of Charles Sprague Sargent, Harvard professor

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and long-term director of the Arnold Arboretum at the end of the nineteenth century. His wife's family house, Homelands, in Tiverton, is still extant and its landscape is in excellent condition. The Pumpelly, Dale, Gibbs and Emmons residences all included plant materials supplied by Sargent.20 Large trees and unusual shrubs screen the property boundaries from the road or sit as specimen plantings amidst rolling lawns. Several other important designers worked in Newport. These include Warren Manning (Harbour Court), Harold Blossom (Harbour Court garden), Beatrix Farrand and Ogden Codman (Lands End, Hopedene, Wakehurst, Berkeley Villa), Wadley and Smythe (Vernon Court), Henry Vincent Hubbard (Mariemount), andFerrucio Vitale (Gray Craig). Many of their commissions remain all or partially extant today. Together these designers created a myriad of private residential landscape styles. Italian, French, English, Moorish and Japanese garden styles were all present in turn-of-the-century Newport. These gardens became the backdrop for many of Newport's seasonal social events. None of these events was more publicized, however, than the elaborate dedication of the blue garden given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James. In 1908 Arthur Curtiss James erected a new stone mansion on the highest point of Beacon Hill. The grounds were laid out in the natural setting of the granite outcroppings by the Olmsted Brothers, Hempstead of Boston, James' superintendent John Greatorex, and Mrs. Harriet Foote. The formal or 'blue' garden was laid out in 1912-13. The garden was designed on a plateau-like area visible from the house but some distance from the immediate house grounds. The enclosed garden had a cruciform shape with the transverse axis softened into an oblong garden. The vertical axis focused on a long rectangular reflecting pool and a smaller square pool and fountain, with a large pergola as the terminal feature (see plan). Blue flowers accented with white ones were replaced two to three times during the summer to maintain color. From the pergola and the garden entrance, the central lily pool and long shallow blue-tiled lake were joined by a blue-tiled aqueduct. Plants in large pots lined the sides of the water. The entire garden was enclosed with cryptomeria trees and lattice fence covered with blue and white vines.

18. Olmsted, Olmsted and Eliot. Plat of Land in Newport Owned by King, Glover and Bradley; client file no. 0681. 19. Ibid.

20. Champlin, Richard. "Newport Estates and their Flora", Newport History, Vol 53, parts 2 &3, No. 178 & 179.

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Land's End, designed by Beatrix Farrand and Ogden Codman, From the Collection of the Newport Historical Society. Mrs. James unveiled the garden at a gala pageant which was held in the Blue Garden in August, 1913: . . . The master of ceremonies-announced the beginning of the dedication as he waved his electric wand. Harps played and two actors, dressed as minstrels, sang several old Italian songs. A shaft of blue light then illuminated the garden. Blue-gray mist softened the distant edges... two grotesque little beings played by the edge of the pool, and fled when Ceres, a gleaming blue-white figure, appeared between the marble columns. Ceres contemplated the surface of the lily pool. The water began to bubble, and from its disturbed surface, arose Water, a dripping figure with strands of lily pads upon her shoulders and arms. She danced across the lawn and was lost in the gloom. Pomona, Thymis, and Cyria, appearing to float across the moon-lit grass, joined Ceres. With graceful, languorous poses, they stood in the bluish glow, until Ceres summoned Flora. She could not be found. The Goddess called upon the west wind to find her . . . Flora was found under a rosebush... she and Zephyrus danced until he fell exhausted by the pool's edge . . . Diana appeared between the marble columns and

Blue Garden, A.C. James estate, by Olmsted Brothers, courtesy of the F.L. Olmsted National Historic Site.

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View in the Blue Garden, A.C. James estate, plate 52 from Newport in Flower by H.J. Phelps

Open fields on the east side of Miantonomi Hill, From Proposed Improvements for Newport, a report for the Newport Improvement Association by Frederick Law Olmsted, 1913.

walked through the garden with Endymion . . . Aphrodite then danced down the surface of the long lake, water splashing upward about her body as she advanced to meet the water nymphs. They joined in a wild dance at the edge of the pool; and then, plunging in, sank among the lilies. Again, darkness fell over the blue garden. Then, with a fanfare of trumpets, the whole burst into electric bloom . . .21

Public park improvements continued in Newport through the twentieth century. Morton Park, designed by Charles Eliot in 1894, originally included wooded paths, which overlooked the Newport Polo Fields, and pastoral open lawns for picnics and passive recreation.22 Today the wooded paths are ill defined and the open lawns are more heavily used for recreational ball fields.

The garden plantings were dug up after Mr. James' death in 1940. The property was subdivided; a portion of the site was given to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence for a school. The house was left vacant and was gutted by fire in 1967. Today scattered private residences occupy the site amidst the architectural remains of the gardens.

21. Newport Daily News. August 16, 1913.

The land which is now known as Miantonomi or Memorial Park was originally part of the acreage belonging to the Godfrey Malbone country seat. When Anson Phelps Stokes inherited the site in 1915, he hired the Olmsted firm to thin the existing plantings, regain the expansive views from the top of the hill, and oversee the rebuilding of the wooden observatory platform at the summit in an effort to sell the property as a large summer estate or to

22. Eliot, Charles. Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect. (Boston, 1902). p. 481.

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subdivide it into exclusive houselots.23 After several years of negotiation with the City of Newport, the site was acquired for use as a public park. Work was begun in 1921 under the Olmsted Brothers' supervision to develop a master plan for the park and to construct a stone wall boundary fence as a condition of the sale. In 1929 a soldiers' memorial tower, designed by McKim, Mead and White, replaced the wooden observatory platform on top of the hill. Today most of the early park design remains intact, thougti the views from the top of the hill have again been screened by the extensive tree growth on the hillsides. Following the multi-disciplinary master planning of the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, and the McMillan Commission plans for Washington, D.C. in 1901, master planning for small towns and large cities began to emerge as the new trend in landscape planning in the early twentieth century. Newport followed this pattern by developing a series of master plans, beginning with a plan written by the Olmsted Brothers in 1913.24 In this first master plan, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., outlined his thoughts on the factors which he felt made Newport a charming resort community: the air and climate of Newport, the "scenery of distant views," and the "scenery of the streets, houses and gardens." Olmsted felt that this last factor possessed the greatest opportunity for loss. He described the characteristics of the Newport streetscape in an effort to remind the city of its concerns. His observations were that: 1) the scale of the streetscape is small and intimate, 2) private properties are generally enclosed from the streets by fences, hedges, or walls, 3) the forms in the streetscape are generally irregular (buildings not all on same plane, trees different shapes, fences different styles), 4) trees were placed between the sidewalks and the streets; many varieties were used "giving an irregular disposition...and a delightful play of light and shade," and 5) sideyards were frequently present due to the advantageous shallow lot subdivisions which allow room for trees to grow on private land and still become part of the streetscape.25

23. Olmsted Office, Brookline MA. Client files, job no. 640 and 6775.

Sketch for Almy's Pond Park, improvement suggested byF.L. Olmsted, From Proposed Improvements for Newport, 1913.

24. Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr. Proposed Improvements for Newport. (Newport, 1913). 25. Ibid.

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Olmsted hoped for future residential developments to take note of these factors in their planning and build houses with narrow residential streets, shallow lots with sideyards, irregularly positioned houses and fencing to recapture the charm of Newport which was being lost by more recent Newport subdivisions. He cautioned, however, that though the narrow streets were charming, they were meant for residential neighborhoods and were not suitable for main thoroughfares.26 In 1926 Arthur Shurtleff was asked to develop a similar plan for the city.27 In particular, the town was concerned with the traffic circulation into and throughout the city proper. Shurtleff's plan expanded on many of the same philosophies outlined in the Olmsted plan. His plan emphasized a vehicular circulation route around the city, including an early proposal for America's Cup Avenue and the extension of Miantonomi Avenue around Easton's Pond to connect with the beaches. Shurtleff made extensive recommendations for the improvement of the Newport train station grounds and the parade in front of the courthouse as "a proper introduction into the City of Newport."28 In addition, Shurtleff included a sample zoning ordinance which outlined the role of a city-wide planning board. The north end of Bellevue Avenue typifies the streetscape described by Olmsted in his proposal, From Proposed Improvements for Newport, 1913.

These planning efforts have been followed by a series of city master plans throughout the twentieth century, including the present mandated compre hensive plan. Each plan struggles with the demands of tourist-related services, circulation systems and the needs of the permanent residents. Two world wars, a long depression, high income and inheritance taxes, and the shortage of inexpensive labor had dimmed Newport's splendor by the end of World War II. Most of the public and private designed landscapes were either reduced in scale or redesigned to require less daily maintenance. A recent landscape survey showed that of the 133 designed landscapes found on Aquidneck Island, 37% are extant and 26% are partially preserved. Twentyseven of these properties are public parks, public cemeteries, or other publicly-accessible properties.

26. Ibid. 27. Shurtleff (Shurcliff), Arthur. Report of the Joint Committee on City Planning for Newport, Rhode Island. (Newport, 192G).

Garden oj Prospect Hill Street, 1913, courtesy oj Lucinda Brockway.

28. Ibid.

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One important aspect of the statewide designed landscape survey was the realization that all designed landscapes possess a 100-year breaking point. Within its first 100 years, every landscape experienced both natural and man-made change, including hurricanes, severe winter storms, pestilence, disease, changes in ownership, presence or lack of money and/or proper management. The largest period of designed landscapes on Aquidneck Island began in 1880 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; therefore the next fifty years are critical to the region's designed landscape heritage.

The Glen, 1923, courtesy of the F.L. Olmsted National Historic Site.

With the statewide designed historic landscape survey, landscapes throughout Aquidneck Island have been identified and assessed for their historic integrity. Each town needs to overlay this evaluation with its respective town master plan. Preservation mechanisms exist to help guide these resources into the future under public or private ownership. Beginning with a plan for those resources currently held under public ownership (cemeteries, parks, school and museum properties), preservation strategies can be developed to prevent further deterioration of these resources. First, each town must answer the question: How much are historic landscapes worth? Money drives landscape preservation efforts more than building preser vation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; landscapes are still considered an elusive, ever-changing luxury, easily affected by things beyond man's control (i.e. weather, pests, disease, mis-management). Portsmouth has already shown a commitment to landscape preservation with the recent purchase of The Glen. Hard decisions such as this will continue to face Rhode Island towns. What will the role of these resources be as each town prepares for its future growth?

The Falls at The Glen, Portsmouth, From the Collection of the Newport Historical Society.

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FOR FURTHER READING Balmori, Diana et als. Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes: Her Gardens and Campuses. Sagaponack NY: Sagapress Inc. 1985. Champlin, Richard L. "Lazy Lawn." Newport History. Newport: Newport Historical-Society. Vol 55, part 1, Winter 1982, No. 185, pp. 26-29. Champlin, Richard L. "Newport Estates and Their Flora." Newport History. Newport: Newport Historical Society. Vol 53, part 2, Spring 1980, No. 178, pp. 49-66. Champlin, Richard L. "Newport Estates and Their Flora." Newport History. Newport: Newport Historical Society. Vol 53, part 3, Summer 1980, No. 179, pp. 89-100. Champlin, Richard L. "Newport Estates and Their Flora." Newport History. Newport: Newport Historical Society. Vol 54, part 2, Spring 1981, No. 182, pp. 45-50. Downing, Andrew J. A Treatise of the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening Adapted to North America. Little Compton Rl: Theophrastus Press, 1976 (Originally published in 1841 by Wiley and Putnam). Downing, Andrew J. The Architecture of Country Houses. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. 1969 (Originally published in 1850 by D. Appleton and Company). Favretti, Rudy J. and Joy Putnam Favretti. Landscapes and Gardens for Historic Buildings. Nashville TN: American Association of State and Local History, 1978. Fein, Albert. Frederick Law Olmsted and the American Environmental Tradition. New York: G. Braziller, 1972. Hedrick, U.P. A History of Horticulture in America to 1860. Portland OR: Timber Press, 1988 (Originally published in 1950 by Oxford University Press, New York). Jekyll, Gertrude. The Illustrated Gertrude Jekyll: Color Schemes for the Flower Garden. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 1988 (Originally published in 1908 by Country Life, London, England). Karson, Robin. Fletcher Steele, Landscape Architect: An Account of the Gardenmaker's Life, 1885-1971. New York: Harry N. Abrams/Sagapress. 1989.

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Leighton, Ann. Early American Gardens, For Meate or Medicine. Amherst MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1987 (Originally published in 1970 by Houghton Mifflin, Boston MA). Leighton, Ann. Gardens of the Eighteenth Century, for Use or Delight. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1987 (Originally published in 1976 by Houghton Mifflin, Boston MA). Leighton, Ann. Gardens of the Nineteenth Century, For Comfort and Affluence. Amherst MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1987. Maccubbin, Robert P. and Peter Martin, editors. British and American Gardens in the Eighteenth Century: Eighteen Illustrated Essays on Garden History. Williamsburg VA: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1984. McLaughlin, Charles Capen and Charles Eliot Beveridge, series editors. The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted. Baltimore MD: Johns Hopkins University Press (5 Volumes printed, 1977-1990). Newcomb, Peggy. Popular Annuals of Eastern North America, 1865-1914. Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 1985. Panaggio, Leonard J. "Thomas Galvin, An Early Professional Gardener." Newport History. Newport Rl: Newport Historical Society. Vol. 41, part 2, Spring, 1968. No. 130, pp. 85-89. Phelps, Harriet Jackson. Newport in Flower, A History of Newport's Horticultural Heritage. Newport Rl: Preservation Society of Newport County. 1979. Schuyler, David. Victorian Landscape Gardening. A facsimile of Jacob Weidenmann's Beautifying Country Homes. Watkins Glen, NY: The American Life Foundation for the Athenaeum Library of Nineteenth Century America. 1978. Stilgoe, John. Common Landscape of America: 1580-1845. New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1982. Thacker, Christopher. The History of Gardens. Berkeley CA: The University of California Press, 1979. van Ravenswaay, Charles. A Nineteenth Century Garden. New York: The Main Street Press, Universe Books, 1977. Wharton, Edith. Italian Villas and Their Gardens. New York: The Century Company, 1904 (Reprinted in 1988 by Da Capo Press, Inc, New York)

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N E W P O R T E S TAT E S A N D T H E I R F L O R A fcy Richard Champlin When he was an elderly gentleman hobbling along with a cane David Sears once spent an entire morning planting acorns on his Newport estate, Red Cross, which ran from Old Beach Road to Bath Road. He was so eager to plant his grounds to trees he dibbled in the acorns with the tip of his cane. Not all Newporters have shown that much ardor, but beginning in the seventeenth-century they have proven their desire to set out trees. Landscaping has had a long tradition in Newport. While many owners designed their own grounds to suit themselves, others hired the country's earliest and foremost landscape archi tects. The name of Frederick Law Olmsted justly heads this list, but others before and after him have figured in the beautification of Newport and its estates. Ehlers, Eliot, Vaux, Bowditch, Greber, Tunnard, Parsons, Clinton, Smythe, and many others put pieces into this intricate puzzle until the final picture emerged in all its splendor. So vital has landscaping been to Newport that a survey of its progress to the present seems in order. This article initiates a series of sketches, pieces of the puzzle which, linked together, should serve as an overview. If emphasis is placed on trees it is because in most instances they alone have lasted as the legacy of our fore fathers' planning.

Paper birch at Merrillton. Miss Mary Powel saved it from being weeded out in the 1850s. Photo by John Hopf

First, who were the gardeners? Like the trees, shrubs, and plants they cultivated, the gardeners came from many nations to Newport. In early times the record shows Samuel Elam hiring a German gardener, Johann Ohlman, for his formal gardens at Vaucluse. In more recent times Frank Nuss, another German, was the Rutherford head gardener, while John Hopf served at Fahnstock's Ker Arvor. Irish gardeners still work the gardens of New port, none more celebrated than William Murphy of The Breakers and later for the Preservation Society. At Eastbourne Lodge for the Whitehouses, Tom Shea specialized in raising alamanders. Danes found a representative in Anton Christiansen. Of late the Portuguese gardeners hold forth on many estates, long and faithful service coming from John Salvador at Berry Hill, Ed Souza at Fairholme, Manuel Faria at Hammersmith Farm, and Thomas Sylvia at Gray Craig. 49

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By far the largest group hailed from Scotland. Angus Macmillan at The Reefs, Hugh Meikle at Chetwode, Jim Dye at Twombly's and later at Manice's, and Archie Scott at Elm Court, to mention but a few. So numerous were the Scottish gardeners they, met annually "to elect a new king of Scotland," but often the Scotch flowed so freely they never got around to the business at hand. Their arrival on the island seems to stem from the efforts of Farquhar Seedhouse, the Boston firm which served as agent, channeling them to Newport and elsewhere. Special tribute is due to these and countless other gardeners. Two opposing forces worked in them, a fierce sense of competition and a grand sense of cooperation. In spite of, or perhaps because of, these centrifugal and centripetal: forces, they achieved^ spec tacular results under trying seaside conditions, and came off with the top awards at the flower shows. That they got such marvelous results is apparent in the book, Newport in Flower, by Harriet Phelps. Here, then, we present landscape histories of representative Newport estates. The Gibbs Avenue Neighborhood Gibbs Avenue takes its name from an illustrious family long associated with Newport. Wolcott Gibbs and Col. Theodore K. Gibbs erected country houses here, the Colonel calling his Betnshan for the biblical stronghold. Dudley Newton, a local architect, designed the house built in 1883. Mrs. Theodore Gibbs took a fancy to trees, and having a collecting nature, assembled trees of many kinds from all over the world. She planted from Gibbs Avenue eastward to the pond that her home overlooked. A frequent visitor at Bethshan, Charles Sprague Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum, advised the ardent Mrs. Gibbs in her selection of trees. Together with plant-hunter Ernest Chinese Wilson, they stocked Bethshan with exotics, none more acclaimed than the dove tree (Davidia involucrata) which Wilson had per sonally acquired in China. The Bethshan dove tree first bloomed in 1924 toward the end of May. Each year for a score of years Harvard students visited Newport to view the dove tree and other exotics at the Gibbs' home. When the 1938 hurricane toppled the tree, workmen righted it. But finally in the 1950s ttie old, unst able specimen was felled. Horticulturists at the University of

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Rhode Island as well as private Newport gardeners such as Allan Booth failed to germinate seed from it, despite many efforts. "Chinese'' Wilson's finding of the dove tree makes interesting telling. He had been commissioned by the Arnold Arboretum to go to China to acquire seed of the scarce tree. Returning to a known location, he failed to find the slightest trace of it until on mquiring of a native as to its whereabouts, the man pointed to his shanty and said he had constructed his home with boards from the choice tree. Wilson eventually located specimens, which came to the ar boretum and thence to Newport and elsewhere. In April 1976 the veteran gardener at Bethshan talked with me about his estate. Had he been there all his life, I asked. "Oh, no." Fred Hall informed me. "I didn't come here till 1906." And again, "Mrs. Gibbs wanted one of everything. There were more specimen trees here than anywhere else in Newport." I was to hear a similar boast from more than one gardener in Newport. As an example, Mrs. Gibbs imported from California the rose, Gold of Ophir, and in 1901 the local paper reported a thousand blossoms â&#x20AC;&#x201D; gold, flecked with red. ' r Fred produced a small, well-thumbed note pad with tree names jotted down when Sargent or Wilson had for his benefit identified them. The list included the varnish tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), a hazel (Corylus sp.), the dove tree, bay trees (Laurus nobilis), crepe myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica), Chinese snowbell (Styrax japonica), and an unusual oak. With this list Fred Hall bolstered his memory. It was, however, far from being a complete inventory of Bethshan trees, and the wonder today is that many have survived storm, subdivision, and building on the Gibbs estate. After many pleasurable trips to Bethshan, after the Gibbses had died and the Greenoughs owned the property, and even later, I have tallied: two species of magnolia (Magnolia obovata and M. Watsoni), an oriental maple (Acer mono), the evergreen Cryptomeria japonica, golden rain (Laburnum anagyroides), the redbud (Cercis canadensis), the ginkgo, European ash (Fraxinus excelsia), weeping pagoda tree (Sophora japonica pendida) and many less unusual trees. Probably most noteworthy of all is the oak, Quercus dentata pinnatifida, called the Dairnio oak. Rare enough is the typical tree

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with leaves up to a foot long, but this variety pinnatifida (deeply cleft) has few mates in this country. Fred Hall stated that it was there when he signed on as gardener in 1906. He conjectured that it had been set out in the 1880's or 1890's. Yet in spite of its con siderable age, the tree remains youthful in appearance. It stands no more than fifteen feet high with a trunk diameter of less than twelve inches. What strikes the .viewer is the stringy appearance of the leaves. They look as though a wire brush had shredded them, dull green with notches along the pencil-thin segments. Some of them hang on all winter, sere and brown, resembling the salt-water sponge called "dead man's fingers." Furthermore these shredded leaves comprise only-a portion of the total foliage. Herein lies another eccentricity. Certain upper branches have reverted to type, that is, they produce leaves as large and as wholly filled out as those of any other Daimio oak. In spring the pinnatifid leaves unfurl first, then the typical. This oak at Bethshan is, in short, a marvel.

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But Bethshan-in-the-Woods was destined for other uses. Bethshan in the city still rises under the shade of Mrs. Gibbs's trees. The windows under its red slate roof still look off to the pond and ocean beyond. Right where the dove tree grew and flow ered a modern home stands. But the Gibbs touch lingers on in the other specimen trees of this estate.

Ernest Wilson calls Daimio oak fairly common in China, Japan, and Korea. Once known as Quercus halliana, the name honored Dr. George Hall of Bristol, R.I. and China, who intro duced Daimio oak to his Bristol farm. That tree, seen alive by Sargent in 1889, succumbed four years later, as reported in "Garden and Forest." But the Bethshan specimen lives on. Mrs. Gibbs, with never enough space for more trees, acquired a tract in nearby Middletown known as Southwick's Grove. She renamed it Bethshan-in-the-Woods. Located off Forest Avenue, it is now the site of the Newport airport. Here she set out pines through which wound a bridle path, bridged the brook and dammed it, built an ice house and harvested ice in the winter. In a letter dated 29 April 1910 to Miss Mary Powell she outlined her plans. ... I am so busy with the work at the Grove that I get little time for any outside work ... I am trying to establish a grove of pine at the back of the present grove. There is nothing in the nature of an evergreen grove on the Island, and I am hoping that the protection that my young plantation may get from sheltering it from the sea breezes may enable it to get a good growth. At any rate I have just gotten in three thousand young pines and am going on putting in some flowering trees like dogwood, planted out in the Grove itself. Practically everything ornamental has disappeared, the Grove has been so long open to the public, and before turning it into an absolute park, I want, if I live long enough, to have it established somewhat on the same basis of the park in Detroit, one section of which is open and cleared under the trees, and the other left in its wild state . . .

The Emmons' garden, about 1935, a secluded paradise and haven for songbirds. From the collection of Judge Arthur J. Sullivan. A close neighbor of the Gibbses was Arthur Emmons, pro fessor of chemistry at Harvard. His house, still standing at the corner of Gibbs Avenue and Catherine Street, has changed little since it came off the drawing board of architects Peabody and Stearns. Aged trees lend dignity to the Emmons property. Like Bethshan, this estate slopes downhill to the east. More than two dozen species are represented on this slope, among them very con spicuous and beautiful examples of Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica glauca compacta) huddles where it was set out decades ago. On

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also include a Serbian spruce (Picea omorika) with branches that dip down and grow nearly parallel with the trunk before swooping out and upward at the tips. A cluster of Alberta spruce (Picea glauca compacta) huddles where it was set out decades ago. On the Gibbs Avenue front stands a Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) with a one-and-a-half foot trunk diameter. A pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens) flourishes near the site of the rock garden, as does Siebold's hemlock (Tsuga sieboldi). The box elder (Acer negundo) puts in one of its few appearances in Newport here at the Emmons estate. The four varieties of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) grow here: the typical green, the purple, the weeping, and the fern leaved. On a lower level may be found Japanese holly (Ilex crenata), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), and an overgrown Acanthopanax. The senior gardener at Emmons's, John J. Sullivan, took spe cial pride in this estate and instilled in his sons a love for trees, and in fact for all growing things. Of all the neighborhoods in Newport this one on Gibbs Ave nue shows the effect of long years of pride in landscaping. Near Bethshan lived Professor Raphael Pumpelly, geologist. His as sistant, T. Nelson Dale, was the author of a monograph on the geology of the island of Aquidneck, and owned land at the corner of Old Beach Road, still known as Daleswell. On the lower side of that beech-shaded estate grows what is probably Newport's only epaulette tree (Pterostyrax hispida). Between it and Bethshan, on the other corner of Gibbs Ave nue, the Newport Garden Club maintained for years a trial garden where plants, mostly roses, were set out experimentally under arbors and along trellises. A central path stepped down several terraces with roses in full glory in June. Wolcott Gibbs, noted Harvard professor of chemistry, occu pied a house northward along Gibbs Avenue at Catherine Street. Gibbs served with Professor Sargent on the U.S. Forestry Com mission. He was no stranger to trees, and one suspects the Sargent influence in the plantings here. Carpets of indigo scillas grow here in the spring, as well as trout lilies (Erythronium sp. ) and mi liums. These grow in the shade of such specimen trees as a stunning umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata), a red-flowered hawthorne (Crataegus sp.), and a Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum sinensis), the latter being a frequent specimen tree in

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Newport. On a lower level grow Stephanandra Tanakae, and something the present owner, Mrs. Dees, would rather be rid of, the thorny Acanthopanax sieboldianum. Miss Mary E. Powel (about whom more will be written under her estate, Merrillton) has left an interesting vignette of Gibbs which is here quoted in full. Mr. George Bancroft would frequently halt his great horse at Dr. Gibbs' garden gate and long were the cogitations of the Historian and the Chemist over seeds and plants and roses. The lot in Gibbs Avenue for a quarter of a century has been a veri table nursery of rarities and the Doctor's chief happiness seemed to lie in first proving what a bulb or plant would be and the next year bestowing it or Its surplus on his friends, thus en riching them, and keeping space for his own new importations. Certainly no one in Newport, before himself, grew such Spanish, German and above all Japanese Iris, such single paeonys from Japan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such varieties and such stalwart stalks of gladioli! He revived the hellebores of old gardens, midwinter blooms, out of a frame and cautioned that 'the stalks should be slit for the vases'. He planted *wake robin' in the shade of his magnolias; flowering shrubs too many to describe in a border about his grounds, nursed a flowering cherry of his own planting and a giant hickory that the British had forgotten in the Revolution with great solicitude until both gave way to storm . . . 'Grant's grave' was the nickname of a rock-edged crest in the centre of his lawn whereon grew a row of old hawthorne and about the piazza where the Dr and his wife often received their friends were draped manifold purple and white clematis and 'virgin's bower' their roots covered by the glow of manifold begonias. Across all this wealth of bloom lay the placid pond and from further off drifted an undertone of old ocean, while to the north 'over hill and far away beyond the vale at his feet' led the road to his aunt's old home Oakland and to St. Mary's shady yard . . . None left those gates without a nosegay unless it were to bear away a single specimen of something so rare as to. meet no fellows and under the departing elbow was apt to be tucked a foreign florist's catalogue! The chief gardeners were of course Dr. Gibbs and his nephew Neil Betton . . ." (From the Note books in manuscript of Mary E. Powel at the Newport Historical Society) Back beyond Bethshan again southward lived another Boston luminary. William B. Rogers, founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. These intellectuals, plus many others like Alex ander Agassiz on the other side of town, associated at gatherings of Julia Ward Howe's Town and Country Club, where each gave talks on some phase of his current studies. At this period, not all of Newport society was frivolous. At the corner of Memorial Boulevard and Gibbs Avenue the gateposts announce the name Eveherdee, and they lead to a house surrounded by a multitude of specimen trees interspersed with a host of birdhouse boxes atop tall poles. Here lived a butler turned gentleman, Herbert Stride, who invested just as his employer did,

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and came off very well. Stride died in 1970 aged 87. Many of the trees date from his occupancy of this last house on Gibbs Avenue. None of them aged, the trees include Cederella sinensis, the cork tree (Phellodendron lavallei), Sakhalin spruce (Picea glehm) which supports a fine display of white wistaria each spring, red and variegated Norway maples (Acer platanoides rubra and variegatum), Cryptomeria japonica araucarioides, dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) which must have been set out af ter its discovery in 1945, and a dove tree (Davidia involucrata), this last perhaps to nil the void left by the loss of the one at Beth shan. Many other species mingle shoulder to shoulder, bearing witness to Stride's good taste in trees. In 1903 on the site of their father's villa which had burned, the Misses Mason built a new home designed by California ar chitect, Irving Gill. Stretching from Gibbs Avenue to what used to be called "Lover's Lane", now Rhode Island Avenue, the Mason estate exhibits the careful planning of Olmsted Brothers' land scaping firm. The question of whether the trees date from Dr. Mason's original structure or from the daughters' seems to have been answered in 1977. In'the spring a severe windstorm toppled a showy specimen on this estate, a large-leaved magnolia (Mag nolia macrophylla). Although it slumped to the ground, it con tinued flowering until finally removed, affording visitors a closeup view of the magnificent wide-spreading flowers, creamy white and fragrant with touches of magenta toward the center, and the largest entire leaves of any native North American tree. Its trunk when cut exposed eighty concentric rings, and allowing for a few years' growth when first set out, probably dates the tree from the 1903 period. Tree experts all agreed that the wind-thrown tree could not be saved, and its removal has left a void. I have found no other Magnolia macrophylla in Newport. Other notable trees at the Mason estate, now known as St. Michael's School, include an unarmed, that is thornless honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos inermis); paper birch (Betula papyrifera) with a diameter greater than two feet; a linden (TUia petiolaris) with two large trunks, one forty inches m diameter, the other fifty-four. Here, too, grow European ash (Fraxinus ex celsior), umbrella magnolia (Magnolia tripetala), black walnut (Juglans nigra) and Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioica) which has spread along the Rhode Island Avenue side of the propÂŤrtv. The Olmsteds outdid themselves.

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In an account written for the Garden Club of America, Miss Alice Brayton detailed the Mason gardens as they appeared in July 1923. She writes: Passing through an interesting house of decidedly Spanish feeling, we came upon this estate of many wonders and sur prises, the first being Dahlias in full bloom, in great jars on the terrace. Other peoples' Dahlias bloom in August and September, but Miss Mason's bloom when she desires they should! A broad stretch of lawn leads from the house to the water with many wonderful trees on every side, casting shadows that would de light the eye of any artist, and of such interesting growth and variety, that one could question their owners indefinitely, con cerning their names and habits. One gorgeous Magnolia macro phylla was in bloom, the huge white flowers looking like great birds in the deep green of the foliage. At the left of the house, lies this garden of many rooms, each one more interesting than its predecessor. The entrance is surrounded by a hemlock hedge with Rhododendrons and English Ivy massed against the house. One enters first into a small formal garden, planted with the most marvellous white Stock ever seen growing out-of-doors, pink Canterbury Bells and purple Petunias. Here are found nar row red tile walks. This leads into the circular Rose garden en closed by festoons of Roses with standards of wonderful bloom, lending height to the beds. A green turf circle in the center with a most interesting old sundial gives cool contrast to this en chanting mass of color. Here in the shallow basins lay huge blossoms of Magnolia macrophylla and curved stone benches tempted one to linger in this enchanting spot. But rumors of beauties to come urged us onward. Next a green room with round ends, walled in with masses of shrubbery and in the center a Lily pool. Wenham-Lake pink Lilies blossomed here in profu sion and were an exquisite bit of color in their emerald surround ings. From this we entered an enchanting pleached walk of peach trees trained over a wire trellis, thus giving not only fruit and shade, but interest and beauty to this lovely garden. Beyond were some great masses of yellow perennial Foxglove, and Lem on Verbenas five feet high and over thirty years old, brought into a cold cellar each winter, and set out in the spring, and from which, I am told, a daily supply is sent to the hospital in New port. The Linden tree vista was another interesting point and finally, with adjectives exhausted, and minds and hearts replete with the beauties of this wonder place, we walked through a row of fig trees worthy of growing in the Garden of Eden.

Oakland Farm More than Gibbs Avenue received the benefits of the Gibbs family's interest in landscape beautification. Midway on the length of this island of Aquidneck stands Oakland Farm which in 1796 passed into the hands of George Gibbs, father of Miss Sarah who carefully cultivated it for the first half of the nineteenth century. Traces of her plantings still exist. A nephew of Miss Sarah, also named George Gibbs, a re nowned explorer and geologist, sent from the west coast seeds and plants intended for his aunt at Portsmouth. But not all of his packets reached their destination.

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"Tell Aunt Sarah," George wrote in December 1852 from Astoria, "that I have made three separate collections for her and lost them all. The last one had varieties of acorns of different evergreen oaks, nuts of the bay tree or Indian olive, a superb and fragrant evergreen, etc. I have now a quantity of seeds of the great scented California mountain lily, the manzanita & other shrubs & will try to add some sugar pine nuts, and those of the big cone or common Indian pine nut. It is however' im possible to get anything of this sort except on happening upon •them in the mountains as the Indians always cook or break them. I shall also write to a friend at Humboldt Bay to forward a dozen plants of the famous Redwood cedar, the gigantic tree often spoken of as growing on the California coast, and a dozen more of the Salmon berry bush, a species of raspberry that grow to the height of twenty feet. The berry resembles the fish in color, though more yellow ... I regret exceedingly the difficulty of making any collections here or of keeping anything . . . The Redwood and the Salmon berry would I think both flourish at Newport." In fact, notMng mentioned has survived at Oakland Farm. The redwood, presuming that Gibbs meant Sequoia sempervirens, would hardly endure our winters. But if the west coast species languished at Oakland, others flourished. Miss Gibbs, after donating land for the chapel known as St. Mary's Episcopal Church erected in 1849 after the Gothic design of Upjohn, set out a hedge or arbor vitae stretching from her colonial house to the church — to prevent passersby on the highway from watching her pass to and from church services. Some of these evergreens still stood within memory of people now Hving. In 1976 I measured one aged and giant arbor vitae, which if not part of that hedge, might have been of her planting. Low down the tree divides into three trunks with diameters of lOVk"* 16", and 20", making it a tree of life par excellence. Oakland Farm thus benefited from early and continuous cul tivation; although at this writing the colonial period house has vanished and neglect shows at every turn. Crabapples and Japa nese maples have taken over. Stinging nettle is rampant. Still, to wander through this labyrinth is to encounter monarch-sized trees — an American ash with a diameter of 74", pin oak more than 3' in diameter, baldcypress with a 4' diameter. At one point an extraordinary Japanese cypress, having a 3' diameter, has layered on all points of the compass, and wherever touching down, has started a complete ring of shorter cypresses which entirely sur round and seemingly buttress the solitary plant at the center. Through neglect Oakland Farm has become a labyrinth, but under the ownership of Alfred Vanderbilt, a true maze came into

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being. On one of his trips to England Vanderbilt became intrigued with the famous maze at Hampton Court. Jotting down the intri cate plan on a piece of paper, he caused one to be created like it at Oakland, a feat accomplished by his gardener, whose name was Sage. It dated from the early 1900s. Mr. William Vanderbilt writes of the maze, which no longer exists, "I was fascinated and constantly getting lost in it as a small boy. As to its location, there used to be three driveways into Oakland Farm from East Main Road; the north one which came down the elm lined driveway to the front door, the middle one which came to a circle at the south end of the main house, and the south one which was primarily service. The maze was located between the middle and the south driveways. It was a privet and I would say ultimately seven feet high. It was per haps 150 feet in from the wall along the road. As to its size, I really don't know. As a small boy it seemed to me enormous." He adds that there was a Scotch elm between the house and the road under which President Arthur is said to have had tea. Beaulieu Few country estates in Newport have survived to the present day unaltered by subdivision. An exception, Beaulieu, boasts a dwelling which its architect, Calvert Vaux, would readily recog nize even now as his own work. Three years under construction, it dates from 1856-1859. Again, the chance of finding any of the original trees on these old estates diminishes greatly if they front on the sea as does Beaulieu. Can any have survived the onslaught of southeast gales, hurricanes or even the constant threat of salt spray? From a large book by J. Weidenmann we gain a fairly clear idea of how Beaulieu looked before 1870, when his Beautiful Country Homes was published. He describes the residence, built for Frederick L. Barreda, Peruvian ambassador, as grand and im posing, surrounded by a beautiful park of five acres, with frontage on the cliffs. The terraces around the mansion and the parterre between them and the sea, "are very happy combinations of the natural and the artificial style of landscape gardening, and reflect great credit upon the excellent taste of Mr. Eugene A. Baumann, the landscape artist who designed and partly superintended the laying out of the grounds, and Mr. Calvert Vaux, the eminent architect of this princely residence. The sea-front is enclosed and decorated by a handsome stone balustrade, while between this and the building on both sides of the parterre is placed a row of elegant flower vases, which produces a highly satisfactory effect. The semicircular graveled place in front of the house is also richly ornamented with Venetian candelabras, which tastefully connect the grounds with the building.

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At this point in Weidenmann's account appears a list of nearly sixty tree and shrub species used to ornament the grounds of Beaulieu. Of these, only nine species are still represented at the estate today, and in some cases certain of these may be replace ments of the original trees. They are: Norway and sycamore maples (Acer platanus and A. platanoides), Scotch elm (Ulmus glabra), English elm (Ulmus procera), English holly (Ilex aquifolia), horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), English oak (Quercus robur), and purple beech (Fagus sylvatica atropunicea). Trees on the 1870 list but not now at Beaulieu include: turkey oak (Quercus cerris), European hornbeam (Carpinus betula), Euro pean silver fir (Abies alba), and tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). ^ Not mentioned on this old list, but conspicuous now when it flowers in August is the bottle-brush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora). This grows beside the gardener's cottage on the Bellevue Avenue front of the property. This easy favorite helped solve the landscaper's quandry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; how to have conspicuous flowering shrubs at the height of the summer colony's season. Bottle brush buckeye comes to perfection during the hottest days of summer. As a south ern native, it has adapted well to northern climes. Wherever al lowed elbow room, it develops in a widening circle, a mound which comes alive with slender turrets of bloom, one for the end of every twig in the mass. These turrets crowd together dozens of white flowers, each like a single horse chestnut flower except for the long, thread-like stamens growing out straight which give the whole flowering spike the bristling appearance of a bottle brush. For all this copious flowering, the shrub hardly seeds freely, but occasionally a stem will sport one or two thornless burs that enclose small editions of horse chestnuts. Even the live-part leaves resemble those of the loftier kindred tree.

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The mid-nineteenth century landscape plan at Beaulieu, Bellevue Avenue. Curves allowed for changing views at every turn. IFrom Beautifying Country Homes by J. Weidenmann Photo by John Hopf

James Williamson, whose father, Hugh, served as gardener during William Astor's occupancy of Beaulieu, recalls the many elms lost at the estate during hurricanes. The fall of these graceful trees left vacancies hard to fill, but replanting has taken place. Other specimen trees have been tried, such as Cryptomeria ja ponica, silver maple (Acer saccharinum), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), the Greek fir (Abies cephalonica), to mention a few. Landscaping at Newport estates is a continuing process.

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Beechwood With the following terse statement the Newport Daily News of 15 May 1852 made a newsworthy announcement: Mr. Parish is about contracting for a fine building. Remarkable for what it omitted, this squib might have identified Daniel Parish as a weal thy New York merchant with a published worth of $600,000, no mean sum in antebellum days. It might have added that Calvert Vaux would serve as architect for the Bellevue Avenue villa. But it had no way of knowing that the dwelling would all too soon burn to the ground, to be rebuilt in 1857 on the same plan under the guidance of Vaux's colleague and successor, Andrew Jackson Downing. Vaux, in his book Villas and Cottages says the estate "occupies a fine situation, that commands an uninterrupted view of the sea, and includes several acres of ornamental ground, that have been well laid out and planted under the superintendence of an experienced landscape gardener."

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Jackson, in turn, in his A Treatise of Landscape Gardening speaks of Parish's lawn "admirably kept to the water's edge." Neither author, however, identifies the landscaper. That comes out in a Newport Mercury article which praises the dignity and character of this edifice, adding that "the grounds are now in the hands of Mr. Ehllers, a German, who came to this country at the instance of W.B. Astor, Esq., and has already established a high reputation as a Landscape Gardener." Ehllers, about whom nothing further has been learned, later laid out grounds near the end of Bellevue Avenue for a Mr. Phalen of New York.

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Whoever Mr. Ehllers was, he finds a living memorial in the aged trees at Beechwood. Almost certainly the ash with a five foot diameter on the lawn as well as the venerable tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) of comparable girth date from his original planting. Beech trees, which give the estate its name, include the usual foursome â&#x20AC;&#x201D; typical European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and its varieties â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fern-leafed, weeping and purple.

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Group planting at Beechwood, Bellevue Avenue, as illustrated in Calvert Vaux's Villas and Cottages, 1853. Photo by John Hopf

Daniel Parish was to enjoy Beechwood for about a quarter of a century. At his demise, his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Emmons, occupied the home briefly before locating on Gibbs Avenue. At that point, specifically in September 1880, William B. Astor pur chased the ten acre estate for $200,000. Turn - of - the - century photographs of Beechwood show the grounds, especially the drive, adorned with massive tubs of sword-

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trunk has swollen to a diameter of six feet itself, while each of its six stems measures over iy2\ Not a high tree, it nevertheless has a spread of at least 84', occupying what would make a fair-sized house lot.

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Newport's early composers

NEWPORT'S EARLY COMPOSERS by J o h n F. M i l l a r

From Samuel Powel's daughter, Mary, we can gain some idea of how the planting took place in her youthful days of the early 1850's. She tells us that her father laid out all the paths by use of a long rope curved into agreeable turns; that the groups of shrubbery were carefully spaced to make long vistas and a con stant change of aspect. At first, she explains, small, ordinary trees were set out, trees nevertheless of sturdy and thickset habit and rapid growth. These, were destined for early slaughter, and when the first planted firs came away, these were the next doomed. Most of them canted over or sent out crooked branches owing to the heavy nor'west winds but under their shelter spring up a much straighter growth of finer trees, and thus the" third planting are what really remain to us now. I doubt if the first were here more than three years, but some of the second series remained a long time. They were willow, silver poplar. A good many nuts were planted too. I think, all our horsechestnuts and shagbarks were nuts, not seedlings . . . If the original design at Merrillton is now past recognition, the surviving trees more than compensate in their own right. They are venerable. If the design grew out of the whims and wishes of its owners, it then reflected their taste in trees which have endured while a city built up around them. Miss Powel herself describes watching the coaches on Belle vue Avenue, as "South Touro Street" came to be called, and the many fashionable passersby. She observes her neighbor, Andrew Robeson, build and plant his "cottage", then called The Cedars, now Elm Court, the same Robeson whose daughter became wife to Charles Sprague Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum. Today at Elm Court stands an aged specimen of maple (Acer cappadocicum), the only one of its kind hereabout. Concerning this estate the Newport Mercury of 9 October 1852 reported: The Townsend lot, purchased some time since by Andrew Robeson, Esq., and containing about four acres, is undergoing great change; the trees are planted in groves, and the founda tion of the house, near the centre of the square, is already com pleted. The building will be of brick or stone. It seems from this account that the landscaping preceded building. Very likely the Cappadocian maple arrived at that time. Part II of "Newport Estates and their Flora" will be in the Summer issue.

The keyboard of the 1733 organ made by Richard Bridge of London f< Trinity Church, Newport. The fingers of most of the Newport compose: mentioned in this article have played on this keyboard, and possib Handel's fingers as well. Photo by John Hopf

Newport, as one of the richest and most populous of the citi< of colonial America, is known to have had a highly develope cultural life in the eighteenth century, and many traces of th culture are easily discovered today. For example, Newport a j tracted good artists, such as Feke, Smibert, Blackburn, Alexande ] and Stuart, to name just a few. For architects, Newport hal Richard Munday and Peter Harrison, of whom the latter wi| not excelled anywhere in North America. The furniture of th Townsends and Goddards has always been considered masterpiece by any standards, and the few Newport-made silver pieces of th period that still survive testify to the excellence of Newport's si versmiths. A look at Newport's early graveyards will quickly sho-* that some of Newport's stone-carvers far outshone their contempc raries in other New England communities. But what about music Very little has been said about Newport's early composers.

Merrillton The attached1np ripphotocopied pages are extracts from the diaries at the Newport Historical Society of Mary Elizabeth Powel (1847-1936), the daughter and owner of Samuel Powel, the builder and owner of Merrillton, which was built in 1853. In these pages, Mary recollects the day when the Powel family drove in a coach to inspect the property which they were to purchase. She gives a nice description of the lot as it then existed before the house was built.

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ures woven throughout its history One of Newport the has lesser-known a rich tapestry strands is ofassociated historical with fig one of the first mansions built on iconic Bellevue Avenue. The history of Elm Court, at 315 Bellevue Ave., includes both one of the most divisive European diplomats and one of the most beloved English nobles in history Elm Court was built in 1853 by New Bedford. Mass., whaling merchant Andrew Robeson, who tied into old-school Newport when he married into the Rodman family. When he built his summer cot tage — which he called the Elms — Bellevue Ave nue still was pretty rustic, about 30 years away from becoming the belle of East Coast summer society. The house's story starts to get juicy around

1871, when Frederic Williams Stevens and his wife, Adele Livingston Sampson Stevens, bought the house. One of the wealthiest women in America at the time, Adele Stevens went to a society function in 1878 and met the Marquis de Talleyrand Perigord, a descendant of the one Europe's most famous political diplomats of the late 18th and early 19th centuries — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord. Evidently, the two hit it off and carried on an intercontinental dalliance until Adele finally decided to move to Paris to be with the Marquis. A couple of years later, she succeeded in divorcing her husband — a scandalous thing in 1885. Shetiidget to keep the Newport cottage. But in 1892, she sold it to Christopher and Julia Robert. But the Roberts never actually lived there, rent ing it out during the summer social season. In

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1893, New York financier Frank Work rented it out for $6,000 for the summer, at a time when the aver age summer cottage rental was $500 to $2,500. Work must have enjoyed his time at Elm Court, because in 1896 he bought it for $115,000 (about $3.1 million in today's dollars). Work was the great-great grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales, who surprisingly enough was one-quarter American, according to the Newport Historical Society Work died in 1911, but Elm Court remains in his family. Today it is owned bv Guv Fairfax Carv Van Pelt.

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nen were released on $500 •„ and two others were sent nmigration station in East or detention, as a result of held at the police station f Inspector William H. n charge of tne Department gration in Providence, and r David Goldberg. The men were George Pojteos, 47, of wharf; John AivoYlotea, 36, vision street; Jamas Parisr 13 Congdon s^&nue, and Kyparissis, 28,v \f 124% .y. Those sefi^to Boston Mr. and Mrs. Williamson S. olph Sandormiejv26, alleged come from Germany, and Howell, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. W. it White, 30, safci to be John Wadsworth, who are to join the summer colony for the first time jtland. x >rt police arrested the six this season, will arrive Monday. The the immigration author- Howells will be at "Fairholme," the day. All are seftyesn, and it residence of Count and Countess Al ed that they deserved their fonso P. Villa, who will be in Italy d stayed in this .country for the summer. The Wadsworths aan the 60-day period allot- will occupy "Shady Lawn," the tem, to ship on boani anoth- Narragansett Avenue villa of Mrs. and leave the country. San- Richard T. Wilson. * * * * * * * and White were ^arrested Mrs. Thomas L. Bennett is open t the yacht Aloha> slonging xr Curtis James; i d a r e ing "Wildacre." * * * * * * * be member* of :rew. It ed that they h^ve~be^k in Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield Ferry will atry since 1930*. The others arrive later to join their children* l the island o£*Jgkiaphos, It who came to "Broadlawns" Friday and it is believedj|j>?y have from New York. •e several years, ^fclso work,'Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Andrews ewport. /"V en released on [""kail will have left to spend the summer at iirther hearing, Vrobetyy at am house here, and the HI be sent to Washington REV. JOHN MAGEE SPENT JsHion by the Secretary of taae sent to Boston will be MANY YEARS IN CHINA until they secure bail, or ix cases are disposed of by Emmanuel Church Preacher etary of Labor.

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Powel Property Sold According to a deed filed for record at the office of the city clerk Friday afternoon, Thomas Ives Hare Powel et al, and trustees of the Samuel Powel estate, have sold to Rev. George Grenville Merrill of Stockbridge, Mass. the Powel property on Perry street, and also the proper ties facing on East street, of which there are three pieces, and three pieces on Perry street. The pur chase price, according to the deed, was $20,000. Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Norman, Jr., are at "Brook Farm" for the week-end. The total for the men was $3885.74, the number employed being 546. The women received $700. —Mrs. Louise Van Home Miller, formerly of this city, and now a teacher, in Dorchester Academy, Mcintosh, Ga., has arrived to spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. Florence Van Horne Miller, on Hall avenue. —Joel Baldwin. Fall River, re tracted a plea of not gnlity, pleaded guilty to drunken driving, and was fined $100 and costs in the district

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NEWPORT ESTATES AND THEIR FLORA by Richard Champlin When he was an elderly gentleman hobbling along with a cane David Sears once spent an entire morning planting acorns on his Newport estate, Red Cross, which ran from Old Beach Road to Bath Road. He was so eager to plant his grounds to trees he dibbled in the acorns with the tip of his cane. Not all Newporters have shown that much ardor, but beginning in the seventeenth-century they have proven their desire to set out trees. Landscaping has had a long tradition in Newport. While many owners designed their own grounds to suit themselves, others hired the country's earliest and foremost landscape archi tects. The name of Frederick Law Olmsted justly heads this list, but others before and after him have figured in the beautification of Newport and its estates. Ehlers, Eliot, Vaux, Bowditch, Greber, Tunnard, Parsons, Clinton, Smythe, and many others put pieces into this intricate puzzle until the final picture emerged in all its splendor. So vital has landscaping been to Newport that a survey of its progress to the present seems in order. This article initiates a series of sketches, pieces of the puzzle which, linked together, should serve as an overview. If emphasis is placed on trees it is because in most instances they alone have lasted as the legacy of our fore fathers' planning.

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First, who were the gardeners? Like the trees, shrubs, and plants they cultivated, the gardeners came from many nations to Newport. In early times the record shows Samuel Elam hiring a German gardener, Johann Ohlman, for his formal gardens at Vaucluse. In more recent times Frank Nuss, another German, was the Rutherford head gardener, while John Hopf served at Fahnstock's Ker Arvor. Irish gardeners still work the gardens of New port, none more celebrated than William Murphy of The Breakers and later for the Preservation Society. At Eastbourne Lodge for the Whitehouses, Tom Shea specialized in raising alamanders. Danes found a representative in Anton Christiansen. Of late the Portuguese gardeners hold forth on many estates, long and faithful service coming from John Salvador at Berry Hill, Ed Souza at Fair holme, Manuel Faria at Hammersmith Farm, and Thomas Sylvia at Gray Craig. 49

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owners, gai-e a ball Monday evening at her residence in New York, to introduce her youngest daughter, Miss Gertrude Gibert The stairway in the centre of the house wa« dressed with holiday evergreens, the halls

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connecting! with it were decorated with palms and ferns, and the parlors on the seocond floor in twosuites,one on either side of the stairway, were also dressed with ever

ing tbe many advantages which will be de rived from it not only as a signal station but to the public at large. Its benefits will be numerous. Too much credit and thanks cannot be given to Senator Burnside and others who have taken such a deep interest in its final success, and especially to the Hon. Nicholas Ball of this place who has

greens and fragrant with cut flowers. Over the doorwav boWeen the main parlors was an evergreen frame inclosing the name

propeller, to ply between this place and P r o v i d e n c e , t o u c h i n g ' a t N e w p o r t . Yo u r correspondent is indebted to Capt. Geo. W. Conley-for the following description of her, who will be her commander : Length 108 feet over all, 22 feet beam, 8 feet hold. The

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pose of as they may deem proper. The Submarine Carle.— The recent de cision of Congress in making the necessary

expended a large amount of time and labor in the furtherance of its object. A N e w S t e a m P r o p e l l e r. — M r. T h o s . Greenman of Mystic, Conn., has secured the contract for the building of a new steam

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engine will be built by Flute Bros., of Schenectady, N. Y., with 20 inch stroke, (»^ feet wheel. She will have a surface con denser. Everything will be fitted in first class shape, including a cabin fitted in tasty style for tbe convenience of ladies and gentlemen. She will have the capacity for carrying about $00 passengers. Her time will be about !•"> mile* an hour. She will be com pleted by June tat and will h* in readiness for the influx cf visitors by which many, no i4<YnHt -aril! tftkri t 11 a ftclvunlaff* of n "Ififinur

"Gertrude," also made up in evergreens. Mrs. Gibert was assisted in the reception of the guests—who numbered about five hundred —by her daughters, Mrs. K. D. Harris, Miss Clara Gibert and Miss Jennie Gibeit. Mrs. Gibert wore a Pompadour dress trimmed with duchesse lace, and a bouquet de corsage of Jacqueminot roses. Her or naments were diamonds. Miss Ger trude Gibert wore white silk, with an embroidered overskirt of mousseline de soie, trimmed on the front with festoons of blue satin ribbons. The waibt was of white satin. No ornaments. Miss Clar* Gibert wore white silk trimmed with pearW aud pink roses. Her ornaments were Miss Jennio Gibert wore blue silk. Mrs. Harris wore yellow gauze over yellow and diamond ornaments. Supper served at 11? o'clock by Piuard. Among tbe guests were Mr. and Mi Frederic E Gibert, Mr and Mrs. A' Gibert, Mr. Perry Belmont, Mr. August Ilrtlmont, .Jr., Mr and Mrs Wm. Alexander !>ner, M>" an I Mrs. Fred Brooaon, Mrs. William Kemsen and the Misses Remsen, Mi Gregory Gautier and Mis* Gautier, Mr.

MfopratKM for me laying orureTubmarme cable from tbe main land to this place &nu the establishment of a signal station was a pleasant bit of news to many of us, know ing the many advantages which will be de rived from it not only as a signal station but to the public at large. Its benefits will be numerous. Too much credit and thanks cannot be given to Senator Burnside and others who have taken such a deep interest in its final success, and especially to the Hon. Nicholas Ball of this place who has expended a large amount of time and labor in the furtherance of its object. A N e w S t e a m P r o p e l l e r. — M r. T h o s . Greenman of Mystic, Conn., has secured the contract for the building of a new steam propeller, to ply between this place and Providence, touehing'at Newport. Your correspondent is indebted to Capt. Geo. W. Conleyfor the following description of her, who will be her commander : Length 108 feet over all, 22 feet beam, 8 feet hold. The engine will be built by Flute Bros., of Schenectady, N. Y., with 20 inch stroke, i'>h feet wheel. She will have a surface con denser. Everything will befitted iu first class shape, including a cabin fitted in tasty style for the convenience of ladies and gentlemen. She will have the capacity for carrying about 300 passengers. Her time will be about 15 miles an hour. She will be com pleted by June 1st and will be in readiness for the influx of visitors by which many, no doubt, wilt take the advantage of a steamer which will open the route more than a month earlier than at any previous season. May success attend tbe enterprise. Mao. PERSONALS.

Carl Rosa has made Arthur Sullivan a handsome offer for an original opera. ... .Frank Hntton, editor and proprietor of the Burlington 'la. | Haw key e, has been appointed Postmaster at Burlington, Iowa. .. .The Empress of Austria has an nounced her intention of vUiting [relan \ a c7 a in i.i rrthr'»or7 n**xt fiir th* hunt in * -•<•'-•.

connecting with n were aeoor&tea wiiu palms and ferns, and the parlors on the eecoond floor in twosuites,oue on either side of the stairway, were also dressed with ever greens and fragrant with cut flowers. Over the doorway between the main parlors was an evergreen frame inclosing the name "Gertrude," also made up in evergreens. Mrs. Gibert was assisted in the reception of the guests —who numbered about five hundred-by her daughters, Mrs, K. D. Harris, Miss Clara Gibert and Miss Jennie Gibeit. Mrs. Gibert wore a Pompadour dress trimmed with duchesse lace, and a bouquet de corsage of /Jacqueminot roses. Her or naments were diamonds. Miss Ger trude Gibert wore white silk, with an embroidered overskirt of mousseline de soie, trimmed on the front with festoons of blue satin ribbons. The waist w*f,,<^ white satin. No ornaments. Miss-Clam. Gibert wore white silk trimmed with'pearly and pink roses. Her ornaments were p< Miss Jennie Gibert wore blue silk. Mrs. Harris wore yellow gauze over yellow and diamond ornaments. Supper served at 12 o'clock by Pinard. Among the guests were Mr. and Frederic E. Gibert, Mr. and Mrs, Ai Gibert, Mr. Perry Belmont, Mr. August Belmont, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Alexander Duer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bronson, Mrs. William Kemsen and the Misses Remseu, Mr. Gregory Gautier and Miss Gautier, Mr. Gerald Hoyt, Mr. Hugo Fritsoh, Mr. and Mrs. Prod Neilson, Mr. and Mrs. John Kane, Colonel and Mrs. De Lanoey Kane aud Miss Iselin, Mrs. Thos. Garner and Miss Garner, Mrs. William Astor and Miss Astor, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Astor, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kernoohan and Miss Kernochan, Mr. Martin Van Buren and the Misses Van Buren, Mr. Frank Iselin, Mrs. Pierre Lorill«rd and Miss Lorillard, Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Howland aud Mrs. Torrance, Mr. Oakley tthinelauder, Mr. Rhineiand Stew art, and Miss Stewart, Mr Wm. A. Potter and the Miawa Potter, Mrs. CUrenae Pell and f h" M i««^fl 1 vil

lK*st gave a rhenium .tiuesday uftermor.. A iud ua\y people wenservice at St. Colv.mba uorial Chapel, ha* been v. m. : Sunday school ai ru, injured in tbe ie>y a wad from a ^u'u, it to the naval hospital Forsyth has lease! .he Everett place, to Mr. 0. year from tbe lir... of \ Hollingshead, of Norof Kev. J. HoUingsthia city, spent Suuday *e a game between a me from the Atlanta ou ue ground at 2 p. m

who in iut:ifhed to the War College, was ihe hero of ibe Hurou wreck and tor bis bravery received :he thanks of Ooigress and numerous testimonials, one of which vvtis a gold sword from KentucKy Cougress promoted him from au ensign to a lieutenancy. — Mr Henry Hall, of Brookhn, 'will be married in this city liext Thursday io Miss Ida. daughter of Mr. Noah Redford, aud ou Saturday they will sail for Europe, where they will remain two years, Mr. Hall has an important business engagement in Loudon as the representative of an American house — United States fish commission steam er Albatross, Lieutenant Commander Z L. Tanner, arrived here Wednesday, and at once proceeded to the compass station for a final adjustment of her compasses She will retaru to the Chesapeake, aud probably to Washington, in a few days, before proceeding ou her proposed voyage to the Pacific. - ,—R«v. F. F. Emerson aud Kev. M.

Van Home, of this city, were members aere have received the of the ecclesiastical council which, on the masonic building. Tuesday eveuiug, installed Uev. Edward •Vater Company's system O. Bartlett as pastor of the Academyavenue Cougregational Ghurch of Provi : Co. ha Ye received tbe dence. Kev. Mr. Emerson delivered the le new furnaces a*jd to address to the people, and Kev. Mr. Van lose already in use at Home offered the concluding prayer on hat occasion. iau Weaver is in town —The wife of Rev. George Herbert He will soon return to ' he is engaged in im- Patterson, of the Berkeley School, Prov idence, died at Portsmouth about 10.30 o'clock Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. • sheep were killed on Patterson has for some time had charge •ngdon's farm in Middle- of St- Mary's Church, Portsmouth, and t by dogs. Several others the Church of the Holy Cross, Middle. t£n, in addition to his school duties in Manchester, of Provi- »Videnoa. Mrs. Patterson has been ill i at the Channing Memo- for some time. Sunday in exchange —At the Church of Saint Mary at Pcrtfmouth, Wednesday morning, the altar William K. Vanderbilt and chancel were draped in black for the l«ave Pariii on Saturday funeral services of the late wife of the where their yacht i« rector, Rev. Dr. Patterson. There was them. choral communion, previous to the burkl College Thursday, Com- service, at which there were about one on, of the Naval Aoad©- hundred and fifty communicants, eele> able and inatroctm lac. brant Rev. Mr. Flake, of 8t Stephen**,

iug uy nppctuttuuc, mo y»cij<lh. iit»r> ma terially iucreased withiu tbe last few mouths. — The monthly paper of the Guild of St. Luke of I/ondou says : — "The chief feature of the year has been the rapid

ceased, Mary * Isaac has sol tbe eat) Gibbs i plice: nelius feet, o Emil Hunnit avenue for $8' same s *lJ$0. her pu Tne vue av tised t< for wa made 1 Burhn ceive 8

growth of the American branch under the able aud energetic guidance of its provost. Dr. W, Thornton Parker. Three other branches have been established in Philadelphia, New York and Washing ton/' In the same paper, which is the October issae, the secretary. Dr. W. Cul ver James, writes: —"The rapid strides made by the American ward, under tbe able management of Provost Thornton Parker, provosi of the pareut guild,should stimulate the British doctors throughout the empire to make strenuous efforts to spread the principle* of the Guild of Si. Luke. ** —Mr. Herbert T. Sheffield, aesistaut cashier in a bauk at Korwalk, Conn., was married Thursday at the Central Bap Gl tist Church, by Rev. Dr. Warren Ran dolph, to Miss Lizzie, daughter of Mr. The and Mrs. Robert H. Stanton, of this city. to sec The bride was dressed in a travelliog suit Guild and after the ceremony held an informal the u reception in the church, leaving town parish later on her weddiog trip. The ushers subscr were Mr. Benjamin B. H. Shtrman, Col alike i onel W. P. Sheffield, Jr., Mr. Thomas be XLst Law ton and Mr. Harry Fludder. The a s i bridegroom is the son of the late Thomas Miss T. Sheffield, formerly of this city. The hoped church was well filled with guests. The siniilai couple were in receipt of a large number Magiil of substantial presents. tion, a —The stable owned by Mrs. J.T.Gibert, now aj on Belle me avenue, was partially destroyed $7,000 by fire Thursday night, the alarm be necess ing sounded soon after 6 o'clock. Through propet some misanderstanding, a general alarm was rung in. The fire was caused by a stove in use in the harness-room. By the The aid of the servants and several neighbors drew a all the horses and carriages, as well as Mooda those owned by Mr. Hugo O. Fritsch, humor Mrs, Gibert's son-in-law, who has been with t spending the season with her, were res three cued and the coachmen and the footmen piece I treat able to aura all their effect*, ft* J Hone a

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THE NEWPORT 'JOURNAL: NEV i in Connection with of Providence, assisted by Rev. Messrs Gilliat, Magill and Peat The remains V. Coggeahatl and her were brought to Newport and ware taken •ce, of Hew Bedford, to Mount Auburn on the 10.%) a. w. ad Mrs. Lawton Cog- train for Boston. reet. —The rifle teams, attached to the North int will spend the win- Atlantic squadron, propose having a She and her mother match at the ranges at Fort Adams. There ise which the Misses will be matches at one hundred yards and last year. at three hundred yards. Lieutenant Winthrop Gilman, of 3ol., and Mrs. Farnum New York, are at Mrs. ine street. Telegram says:—* The e sham fight at New. It was not wholly a pain." training ship Jameeig rapidly. On SaturI to sail from New York ten days. S m i t h ' s H y. W i l k e s at Beacon Park S^tar ight beats; time 2.25; ;re were seven starters, .ones on Market square crushed stone, to the >rs and everyone else :> visit that tborongh-

hay in the loft made a bright ilfamina- j probabi] tiomTbe hooa* was but slightly scorched. these v< The Iocs is fully covered by insurance. mora ah

hnighah out eze A most thrflHftg and sensational inci actors U dent took place Thursday alongside eal artai fl a g s h i p R i c h m o n d . N o l i v e s w e r e being al lost, bat several Bine Jackets had a nar ters wet row escape from death. female, Off the Richmond there is a sospictousBern F. Meigs, the gunnery officer of the fleet, will have charge of the match, and the looking buoy, and down deep in the mud To m m y ordnance officer, lieutenant A. PrNasro, is one of Uncle |9am*s finest five-ton nine- and Wi inch Dahlgren guns, whose resting place Saaford will superintend the firing. —Thursday *ooe hundred and forty-one it marks. Tbe gun carriage also rests on d a l l y ( boys were transferred from tbe New bottom. All arrangements were made to J fine xoU Hampshire to the Portsmouth and Sara set up a battery for great gnn practice, astonish toga to be divided as follows, when these with shells, on Rose island. The idea the Wid vessels meet tbe Jamestown at New York : was to demonstrate how such a battery nor the Portsmouth, 36; Saratoga, 47; James could be arranged on shore with the The ph town, 58. But few are left on the New appliances usually found on a man-of- popular Hampshire now. The Portsmouth and war, without utilizing any of the heavy which the Saratoga were to fail Friday morning " b o g s " o r o t h e r l a r g e s c o w s , greatly, for#New York, but were prevented by w h i c h a r e n o w i n u s e a t t h e m u c h ' Torpedo Station. Gun and carriage were the pie the storm. to be transported at the same time, secur abucdai —Tbe Norfolk Gazette says: — "Passed Assistant Paymaster John Clyde Sulli ing both in such a manner as to enable enjoy mi van, U. S. N.t left Washington October the Blue Jacket- to roll them on shore, 11 to rejoin training ship Portsmouth at without the necessity of erecting a der Early N e w p o r t . H e w a s r e l i e v e d f r o m t h e rick. To carry the gnn without the car A BIG GUN OVERBOARD.

riage attached would have been au easy Kelly cs matter and it.conld have been done by ported t placing the gjuu lengthways on the bot off the i tom of a heavy sailing launch, and tak- sizing o iog the carriage either in a separate boat the boat or, if the launch carrying the gun was tained t >olphin will, an -oon as Captain Yates, Lieutenant Conmander large enough, by placing it in the stern Shaw, s Mr. Sba op th'5 bay and test Waring and Lieutenant Nichols, of the sheets. : m**a*ur*vi mil*: course, New Hampshire; Lieutenant Turner aud Great preparations were made to make was II n Ucr ?*/:.♦ ioKlf1i-ur)»;tfcr Lieutenant B-stty, of the Portsmouth, a success of the affair. In order to land boat. « and Li<:Uv'-.naurH Kohrer and Huk-.bins, pun and carriage at the same time, with too nm 1 v 'i Ip'or ',f I,* firif-, with I'ttyrnKM^r frmk II. Clarke, of the out dismounting the former, two hcav} Shaw wi '^U,rf. I'vrry ii, |f>ur'i Torpedo Station, ha* he.en in sfHsion two wiling launches were brought into in< . « P«'»" '^1 t'lt^/J tw.'uo; */. iipior for days on hoard th* New Hampshire trying land taken alongside of the Richmond Mmniedm Hi*-ri' f >r A'hi< I. h fund j ThoHo launches were connected with each »»>d «« o sundry nfTv.tnln.Tu. i / l y H i , t , , / fi l , ( i ) other by heavy Kparw and planting, which- ' '^ ''Mil.i finportanr kIUth*joim and improve ..— ik. i„ ..i.. iter A ElJridg" have N. A Grrcwold, the :if. corner of B'lll and r-<. Sherley Krvtug, of nter.

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Ti m m m ' - ' - I B S Sales of real estate J by j^pred Smitk i* ith LOCAt MUTTERS, t h e fi r s t h a i r o f O c t o b e r, 1 8 7 2 . . t n tier forts in the The value of property in Pfg^nce^ «*5 G|BB$e8tate to Mary J. Channikc, i8»9o6:Lo suit and capture flnated by the Assessors as follow* :— 1 square feet of lahConsthe Bath road ''corner of] d outlaws, white ! ' Rca? Estate, , - : v " $6*995.*» Chanhing Avenue, for[$4^6 50. J it Mrs^ Harriet Pearcbt to Sarah Briggs, c« lownaaPeputy trustee, lot of larvdjôxazs feet, on Bridge and ft whose skill and Elm streets with iiijldings, for $3iOC*o. ■' 5 the siding jof J The millionaire^ I Alexander! DUNCAN /.•Charles . .Potter] to Bartholomew hi Sheekey, lot 50x100 feet;:' onr'lf to for $500. " , ■T h 'Sibwî^ i^'Aittoiig the wealthy ;men-are--R^^W J« - -W-kNR^^WHiTWEL-L ;d^Bbstoî;te CARLES-, tl arter'ofî^tceg Arn6t-t>, $94,oop j j, Carter B*ow»V$yi»- TON Parker ol Boston, the furnished house,on [ti ;vy,wasôjrified 1 0 0 1 B e n j a m i n B u f f ^ m ^ t M ^ f fi ^ f fi Bellevue'Avenue, /with about 40^000 feet c.t j b haying Raptured, l l A s o * , $ 5 6 6 , 0 0 0 j W i l l i a m S . F l f fi land, occupied forseywal\seasons, oy Nataan into Fort Smithi, |$i,4oo j Charles Potter's heirs,jh7°\5P°; 'Matthews, for $30,0|efe• ■■(.;:; ;H1; ?$$,..-■mi ^saavejîirersS W*LLlAM P. RaTHBURKE, $70,500 5 JAJIES Gibbs estate to MarkCÛstji^^ ;t rtaughtering and \ T. Rhodes, $327,000; Gardner Ti SwaRts, feet of land on Gibbs Avenu^l6r.^84o^;| || ^PjThkr'wii^ $ 1 9 4 , 0 0 0 . A U O c t 2 J / / 7 / L Sarah Briggs, trui tee,: to\$f.t*i$*k*c*%0 )uHHelMeniph?s Gideon -Welles, Secretary oi Na^vy during Kendall of * New Y< irk,^ lor ^bkibo feet^pi>v J ual to the tame Elm street, for $1050. .._ ;>. ;.' *j:-fl]fy with the Indians the rebellion, is publishing a series of artiiies John N/ A. Gris\ôld to Drf James T. ce,- when a noted in the Galaxy, which will prove that tjie fjlan Gibert of New Ybrki the iurnlshe^cof^^|iit> of taking New Orleans! was first started in jthe alwar* and bloodBellevue Avenue and lot of land, 210x275 feet, taping Panther," Navy Pepartment, and that everything was •for $22,500, '-•.;;. *• '5\:'v^:*•;.■'vF carried successfully forward through the instru satped the whole Gibbs estate to Prof. William B. Rogers 1 River, a strong mentality of that Department; that Ben. But of Boston, 40,000 square feet of land on Gibbs lith scoured the ler was sent to Ship js|and by chance, andj by enue, for $10,000. { tile search for the that means his force became javailable at [the A vGibbs estate to Mrs. M. j. Channing of > try what the in- time the city~was takenj but #en did not plan I deputy-marshal the attack and knew nothing of it until he was Providence, 24,500 sqiare feet of land on the Bath road, foi $6,125. ho knew "Leap- ordered to perform his part of the duty. Ad r with every rod miral Farragut Was the hero, assisted by Clarence King, E? \.,geologist, is in charge T Rear Admiral Porter, and to them the hohor of a geological expeditt!on in the fortieth pare! leered to " work illation, however* belongs. The Secretary iii referring to Ad lei, and is now in the Eastern Unita Mountains.' to prosecute the miral Farragut makes /a statement iwhich [we He expects to complete the survey by th^ ist :ied feat was full have heard from the lips of the old Admiral-— of December. A lette • from him dated. Octo It is briefly as follows t— ber 3d, states that extensive fires have raged yert was with his The father of Admiral Farragut had un throughout the Rocky . Mountains since Auintry murderously he idea of attempt der the Jefferson administration, conferred (es gust 26/filling the air with such- volumes 6f ed seemed like sential favors on'the father of Rear Amiral smoke as to altogether is top ■ the topographical lessj but the in- Porter, by placing him in the Navy, where work. But on the 2d of October snow fell to confidently under- tie arose to the rank of Commodore. Glasgow the depth of three or torn feet and the air was e the misgivings arragut, when a boy, was sent,to this town clear at time of writing dauntless profes- o receive his education iand attended the school The laying oii.the Corner stone of the new vith two f'riavy in Clarke street, kept by William L.| Mar|y, Boston Post Office, Mcnday, drew tbgether a fterwards Governor of New York aiid Secre. , clad in fox-skin multitude of people. The procession which buckskin leggings, ary of the United States. While there Comodore Porter arrived, and hearing pf youjng was very long, consisted of three :mouhtcd h and wirV little

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Nathan BarktrZ r^c" 'r /( Nathan Matthews, of Boston, a hou.-ie on Bellevue Avenue—m: in hoi.se 60 by 65, two stories, with addition .5 by,.6. First story of brick and elevations vhich ire of the Gothic architecture, principa ly of wood. The work about this estate h ext -nsive, and the entire cost will be about $75,000 S. S. Albro, mason. K. D'Hautville, of >oston, a house on Belle vue Avenue, to cost r25%oto—size 37 by 64 ; L 15 by 18 ; style cl arcl itecture similar to Mr. Matthews. S. S Albn«, mason.

^43*7*9 2S- 1 °c increase from passengers was ,,Jfe * $69,000 48 ; in the number of passengers car-: c0*° ried, $589,781 ; increase of receipts from wou; freight was $43,12805; of tons carried was PrCJt 51,383. Of the increase from passenger re-,ccul' ceipts, $46,323 21 was from the local business. • sPiri The local freight receipts have increased, $45,- i men 017 71. And those from connecting lines de-; anocreased $1^889 06. The number of passengers gat* carried during the past year was 3,33*»7S° J **aM carried one mile 45,437,286 ; tons of merchan- gear d'ue 395,157; one mile 10,845,206. The . ot w

equipment of the road is as follows : 28 pas- j tota senger locomotives, 12 freight locomotives, 76 j »ne. Loring Andrews, c : New York, a house on passenger cars, 20 baggage cars, 177 long box • ™tr< Bellevue Avenue, to ost $oo,ooo—size 140 by cars, 219 long platform cats, 9 cattle cars, 25 52, two and three sto ies. Stone stable 50 by six wheel stone cars, 20 short platform cars, 60. J. GrofT,mason J. C Stoddard, painter. 109 coal and gravel cars; 2 new locomotives, 6 This will be one of he fir est houses on the passenger cars, 2 baggage cars, 48 freight cars Avenue. and 19 cars have been added to the rolling Theodore Phinney aho.se on Carroll and stock; 5 locomotives, a passenger cars, 20 Ruggles Avenuei, to cost % 15,000—5*126 45 by freight cars and 15 gravel cars have been rebuilt. 84., two stories, frai ic an I brick. J. Grot!, About Soo tons of new iron and 500 tons .of steel rails, aad 39,000 new sleepers have been mason, C. W. Woor . painer. H. Allen Wright, :>f Ne-v York, a house on used in repairing the track, and 2000 tons of Rhode Inland A\enu , to cost $16,000 —size rails have been taken up, repaired and relaid. 44 by 36 ; 25 by 30, ;wo stories Mansard roof. Land has been filled up at South Boston to in W. J. Underwood, nason ; Burdick, Dugan crease yard room. A paint shop in Boston and & Co., painters. a new engine house and turn table have been Charlotte Cushmai , of New York, a house built at Fall River, at an expense in all of on Rhode Island A'enue, to cost $to.000— about $18,000. All the above additions, re size 55 feet square. This louse is of no partic newals and repairs have been charged to ex ular architecture, bi;■: is arranged so as make pense account and paid for out of earnings the Cranston &f Burdick-

nearly all the roo *s octagonal. J. GrotT, past year. The Directors suggest a number of mason. enterprises, among which is that of furnishing William R. Trcersc, of New York, a $i 33,000 to aid in building tbe railroad from gardener* house to cost $!6rooo-—size 20 by Plymouth to Sandwich. It is proposed to ask 30, one and a half st ries. J. GrorT, mason, C. the Legislature for an increase of capital stock W. Wood, painter. to $6,600,000. The annual meeting of the Col. Jerome N. R maparte, of Baltimore, im stockholders is to be held on the 28th inst. provements on his 1 ouse on Harrison Avenue, The Street Commissioner has been excava to cost about .?. occ Francis C. Robbi ;% of New York, improve ting at the foot of Narragansett Avenue for the ments on her house >n Marine Avenue, to cost purpose of laying a sewer to carry oft the water, about $2000. flowing from that section West of Annandaic MademoUell Gi >ert, of New York, addition road. The deepest excavation is sixteen feet at 2 3 by 37> two Mori- s and other improvements the Clisfs, and this was to continue West sixon her house on Sellcvue Avenue, to cost tee** hundred feet, there to connect with another sewer five feet below the surface, but after the $5000.

present cer i»he r«ri^Mer of trie tekm \» a* iuruu^uie «?<Hf* J^ ♦'^S11^1* V" wy \ walk 1. 3^^o1*W^^ aocVp le condi- r iv^^f *k-"■" 'tfc*w "%%> Primer a a '-Broakimg and enterjnig a hoji enclosure, Tbl ...■■■ I ^hfeainp, r. f. Tfris team is d*sArW« mdoionte <# playing such nines as the Brownies •et Qhlef Bravoa and Broadway*, opriation /hich he NEW DEEDS PILED. >f Twonf AlderThe following: dee#s have been rtl^d is not a in the city clerk's office:

X*niK^W5hana4ri m o b i l e . . * .tfor . , dr*vln« , . « ■ off • ,auto' . - - ; I Rues j, Jul G r a y i s a f ^ i d e n t o t Ti v e r t o n , 1 j ^ d Judge "Sullivan, hi« counsel, explîw. I «r|tru a h d i s n o t o f g r e i Vi h W W i f e l i o e , H e J { ^ . took the ihens and marked tlioim, anii\>ctol When contfronit^d oonfesaed rul>y, t Xt p^ was airreed thai he pay. a , Îpeôf ,%&0 was in one case, the others to hang over ih. .hlxn* r ^ -,~r~~-~"-r-----~r^----^~-^ "Ju: liaposhag The Boulevard cases were s^t for. eertte Keen, or to Richard- Donanue--*Lot, with build tnlal June 20; s yet in i n g s a n d i m p r o v e m e n t s , b o t i r f o ^ d In the equity case, of Katherlne sevei 3t $2,000. leath > of 1917. northerly on ratid /of the Swedish Jennings ya. Annie OR. Ouniinlhgs, re ferring tf6 the il-fdbt/riirrjt.of W*y be hay© the Methodist Episcopal Church, 20 feet; tween two esfras 6ft TfiaWes street, tiook otero as easterly on land of grantor, 102 f*ete;; known ael tile Gould arid ©rigs ôpor- born i, on the I' southerly on Dresser street, 44.75 ties, a dec¥ee'1ia^ been ottteYOd tlifCt re- ;spea] ' body Is Bpondent hasvconfessed the allegations and T^rali >ed ^body feet; westerly on land nowt/or form M. the bnity) falllngf ib ^niweT* It is ©solution erly of. Blteaoeth Meikle, 4«.6 feet,* îeJBfiid târtne way has been blocked g-este Ueh was and northrly. I7.2,feet,. and waatejrly.. by 'barrelaS^pM* at|d ;that swill, etc., The. ; of Re- 52.0? feet, on land now or formerly has beenvTNjt there to annoy explain- W6rd of John M. Friend. \.v l ^ w. Clara % M. and Gertrucf e E. GlberLt rtribor pfes-entThe QAurt daid if têr.o la >. TTOpB. and Eugenia.M. Townsena >loVriieiiit, James erty rlghtSlt sKould be drbij^rty. tfled J t fi except In and Hugh G. de Pfltsbh to Florence out; also he uid ndt propose t6 e^ntSourwhere ,Jt Qecil Gilbert—tiot, with Duifttfngs and aare Having avnuânce there. Îrv bevy. tiOUH ijorltv of improvement^, bounded^ northerly on; Iidmitted that compltlttafvt Ha% J|n . 'My hence land now air formerly of $ivi &. 8i$*5 easemeritrJkrt not for the fuli leftgth' 'gran moat, 276 feet; easterly on &eft§vtip of to« waPsKThe case weftt over to Bach r. nbers at avenue^ 215.7 feet; southerly on l«frd WednesdayôK^rr. L^Vy to state hiav||rjr;.?u now. or formerly of the heirs, or.de f e n s e . ^ j i : '■^ " ' \ - " h e ? r i visees of Ejgjprton LiT Wlrtftirop. do*' d eMoaea David va: WHllam Drtghtman, r"^*1 ^ceasyd^"2^--feetând wWterly. on iknd; et ah caffie )Up oh Mr. Levy's .motion teste eetin^ to n o w o r f o n m e r l y o f " f t t b r i d f e o T. ; to assign. Nit doideB from the district • mm. the res- Gerry. court, whe plaintiff was given Judg-|âMg ..^Francis. Gay $md Amelia M. Wil- ment. Ju Fr€t!k!th, for respondent, am-. ,b#r,t6: Joseph B. Wllbar—Lot founded a£ld dof^ff «i*tta^ fcttotherJaUtoniobile .OSfeaterly on Sprli^\ street;. «8;6Jfe^^ A,rlaj tn Providence June ,Kew? fi^ > 1U. ($se ^Boutjterly on Sherman street, 67 (feel: washes t6 o^ aây i^»ter\y> Oil tfaaid. of tire grantor, B&f e. week b imvuter Jun$j8, at"rifs^cdl-v cis i ôetr' and northerly on other lands of set for June 13, grou e re•*•: the/srtanior, 72 feet . \ *-.>.: .,-_J ne^PrtrvidenOe tritti >wi •.. Bartholomew^ . WilttanaV 6«\ ^ Dennis* ofCca doe4ikLnot_go, Ou. . A.., i Vl ., . #. of D J£- X>;,< John J. *and James H. Leahy and* ^,i^Mge^53shoney^, called -,ub Patrick MOQ 5"*&"jl*iga.n and Catherine A. Chilcott to Xi Sheeha^Cyjs. Board of Alaerrnen of case, <jaK)3Jhoraas.F: anfl\MarKaret M. land Leahy*Ûot tJounded northerly on now P&jfptoh, on\a motion to dismiss the of d "w©nB''ac- or, formerly of J&mes Gorrigan, 27.1 ^ r o ' c e e d i r t g s c o a d e m n i n ? l a n d , t o tovre easterly orv land flow or foirrtferljr w^lAen Batl) roa<}, tiecause two of the , M r ie cleteik- feet; t n l s a i Q , ^niipthted .„ —wete . ^ôt^ o^^New of JoHn Carney, southerly On AlM^rton' ■COTtnlsaiifners&Sd Fifth jrultoilê \and incrlfferent persons; Orte, ?he * va-l road,\ 25 feet, and westerly on land wfliiim p. iWnd^ra. not beink such gWr o ui imrj âxd'0*-the grantors. 44.7 fpet. to EdwaW ^b^cause he ip a memther of the Rep- t o r e GibJbs -LAna Company 1 th^ Va- A .The Mr a n d G e i ^ d a I * . J o h n s o n * — ^ L o t ^^htîyeÔurlicn. whicfc fras to take >f Satntiiel Co mi J.^h^ rtrst/sten in takiyig the laîd for b.riund«d westerly on Hunter avenuo, a hl^hwjiy. .Ta,..'thJ.s . case 12,500 was Herb ered that 50 fe#t; northerly on land of grant lived w a s t o o ors, 107.9 feet; easterly oil larra now'- ar>prd(n-latHiT trie OQun<?il ^thiiS e^- when 'or formerly at Iôttlsa A. Ward," 60f»resaiug n this bplriloii its opinion a)} ,as^ êmbers to th'e partfclVhlue. cuatc >y vote of feet. and southerly on land now or-1 paê, ar\cl so .one^f^tfeem is no't frêv •Jii,c formerly of Mabel" M. Chafce, < 101.4 to jarjr. !p asaesislftg QlSiaifes. The court 'iti<fti$Kl ttifs V6t the ,

eJ^vK:*fciand. ^s:on^)fiatio in his w^pe-ta^en froiti or ti reworks, band to sports, thea© fatiiuro.. Alderman if theu people had y would unite to ■scrip tion sufficient ng #tah4. -Later he itor if \Mt. Levy 'to.-'life $1,000 limprlfction for that Btn said lie was. > Odnirriittee who k Odmmer/Ord, Mr. If. T. 3. William*. ado a suggestion &acb people and % would unite in MfK«. ¥fcja that then $9:*'*>utd^b* the oommitfdtai exee on that date of wtHoh $500 hak. e th^kht -that }f; M^f^ho revlew*«$$***?& ;incen-

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SSEff ^n,tWe <* i^***ofÊxhibition of Skillful Dafcci cepted and aifter *lourth some discussion the matter of uniforms, which was laid by Miss Maher' b on the taJ>lo unitir n'ext week, the fol Pupils. lowing ofifioerer were elected. H. SrjpooUer. L. Har ■Cap'badn-TJohn Flr«* lJienjten&nt-^><ank (Builders and Merchants hall was rington; scene Friday evening of a pre Second*—Joseph G. iParmenter Second -Lieutenant—Joseph G.. Par- gathering of girls and older perse menter. j j ^ the lattery as spectators, the occas being the exhibition of the daiic 'First &GêaM--lWil*i&rh Smith. pupils of Mis% Lillian E* Maher. Second Sergreant—lWlHliam Under the numbers were executed skinfu wood. Thiird Serseanft-^D. Kenneth Morrt- it be! n$ impossible to detect an er ^hron^riiout. The feature wa» the *on. Fouirth Serjeant—iRoibert S. Chase. dance, wljich, was especially pleas because of the esthetic* posing of Fifth Siengeant—Edward Dunn. children, whose work was creditabU Cotrpomlar-HRwsRelH Pearson, John Miss M.atteY, different eolo {M«dOaTthyf RegsLriald Pedkham, Donald maline sashes, The and bows with P. Thurston. 'Lawrence GodboW, dainty, jrdwns of the. children .made Chirlea T. tBrotsvnell. • excedlngjy prettypicture., The par ti eights were Misses Em Kelley, Natalie Clarke, Gwendo! Ward. Dorothy Sanborn,, Ikirothy Gl ding^<^theririe Qulnn, Frank Qui Mr. and Mi-s. dharles P. H. Oil- taidlow Mahan, Fraaoea * Fullen Ruth Fullerton,. ;l,i44an^t McConn bfert Btf^ Bellevue AveMarg^riit McOormlok».Glady8 .Hbrf c .. .. . ime Property. Gertmde^_J3thilrle^ v Ê3ilzaiibeth x-jl Marie, O'NelTt Cortnne Jffecklinb; ©feiBlols & "teactridge have ©old, rbr Bernice CallaHan, Edfth Vayro> Johnson, Anna GaUfenmeier, M the neire7of~-the late Ann M. Gibert, Buckiey; . .Maigarot Buckley, Kenr to Mrs. Florence C, "wife of Charles Clarke. Ella King, Elizabeth Shar] FMer^poht tt nti^rt f^r^rty: frn ^fL^^^.. ^kiyM> McCormi^k Vîsseltt.he, .westerly side W \BeU^v-ue tvenue icnown m the ^Gipert 6hklet.''\ *he W4Y estateAa located ^south . of .Iiakevlew avenue, adjoining îBeioottrt'' on^. the Bazaar <rf"St. Awâtin's Ohru hortlx and the E. I* Winthrop -property on the south: It has.a frontage on Will Aid Bttflding Bellevue avenue of v2O0 feet, and a depth of about 300 feet,v containing 59,077 square feet of land and a wood en residence. 0,t is taxed for- $26,800.The annual bataar of St. August The house was built in 1JP74-5 and Church will be he^ld this, year d«ui has been owne$ in the Gibert family the last weeV in"July, and already f e ^ t i % & % y 8 f & & ^ ^ c c i ^ v a r t o u various ^ c p m mcpmmitteea i u e e , F e are b u busy « y wwith ith many j>rellminary arrangements r pying It in 191^5. essary to make such an affair a s Mr. an^l Mrs. Gilbert, who were for merly well known summer residents, cess, interest is already cente occupying for several years the Mor- in Xtuch the contests, three of which rell cottage on Shepard avenue, hhd rented the Gibert; cottaige for this Well under way, with promise of c summer and are already occupying It. ers. All the contestants are work it is understood thnt they wlH make on the rapitnl prlxe of $100 in g extensive"~ improvements to the prop-'; which ar previous fair^ at «t..Aug e«rty before another summer. i tin's has proved so popular that

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cilltles wnicu cm,u w - fti»v..., to limited water room, it will be pos a n iea, sible to use the float on but one side. —The two weeks' series of union Lenten meetings held by the SeconcH Baptist and First Methodist Episcopal of ' churches came to an end Friday even the ing, a large congregation being pres poi ent and Rev. Dr. McKeeyer being the preacher. Throughout the attendance W< has been large and the Interest good a as and steadily increasing. Kfoi —Chief Pay Clerk Walter P. Bollard, hr< who has been at the Torpedo Stations toi [Iss Clara A. Stanhope of the during the past six years, received or ders Friday evening detaching him school - "high vacation with is herspending parents, the Mr- from that duty and ordering him to . u< *Mrs. Clarence Stanhope, on John proceed at once to Port-au-Prince. n. k T: ■ ■ H a y t i f o r d u t y w i t h P a y m a s t e r C . hii Conrad. U. 8. NL the administrator of he Samuel Horowitz has sold forMrt. nil customs and flsca\q[fflteer. Mllvarl and Mrs. Horgan their — The ine hi*hwayNiet*aVtment tillsIIw.ajr wj»» v»t»Y»»*is -.- -of at the coner of Narragansett j and Thames street to Nathan setting curb -»on phacch street opposite M :-peeing understood in ¥iti.• < A Trinity Church, o r p o r a t i o n w i n Rt t h a t t h e . c h u Andrews & Weaver have fenced fence at the Wk. Sullivan two rooms in the straighten the Iron |lme. Another>gang of men from st idvan block. 3* Bellevue avenue, to same department is making ready the AU OUwr of Providence, for a, this w a l k o n B e l l e v u e a v e n u e i n f r o n t in ...jghlo studio, o f t h e H i l l To r Q n n . f o r g r a n o l i t h i c B€ w pueaday the work of wrecking the, Jterôus* on Franklin street ana P - M o n d a y e v S a d a n c e w a » ai i T M u r r a y s t a b l e o n C a n n c j given at the CivMcNieaffue House by ^w**s "begun, dn the clearing of the t h e E t a B e t a P i F r a t e r n i t y o f t h e "-"(building »ite. ;.!• Rogers High School. Mr and-Mrs. surprise party was given in Joseph Pearson^, and Mrs Harold 't of Miss Helen Holden Monday A . P e c k h a m a n d V M r . a n d M r s . . L a t h e r n o m e o n W a r n e r Henry H. Lawton .received.. Hodgson s for the iusio ■T t - M u s i c a n d g a m e s w e r e f o l - orchestra furnish w^Sl by refreshments. dancing. t£.Mr Itnd Mrs. Leon G. Smith of —A bonfire In a^WMar Saturday, ob,mimS^M were guests ^r several t h e fi r e m e n a r u ^ i ^ p t f o r t t w r f a c t *T E A G. Smith, on Brooks ave- that a call for We Department on I « ♦Mra/smith is still fere. the telephone brdugjt from Central c . M r a n d M r s . J a m e s B u r g e s s the reply, "We wilTconnect you with and before that connec s, W J S e r v e d F r i d a y t h e i t w e n t y - infonnaUon/V tion had been granted the. blaze sim F ânniversary of their wedding at mered down Avher^fe-f rtr home, where they received the seem to be neccsmry> iremen did not F &utuleUonfl of many friends. -In spite oWhedifflculty In secur .\ %iWB!olft & Eldridge have rented ing freight, two sp>8oners loaded with faunas Clara M. GMbert and others curbing are on Weir way to this city n |^C on Bellevue a v e n u e , and ejected in theSear future. The a f e v ^ ^ e C h a l e t , " t o M r s C . P . highway department having ■ com- 1 iSjuteart tor the season of 10M. pieted-the retaining walls along | ^ fnlnector J. B. Tobin of the local Fourth street, the streets in that sxsc- | K T h i b e e n e l e c t e d a v i c e tlon present an appearance superior , J&e'nTof the International Bureau to any they have had for, eome years, g —A musical program among other' l&lorrnicently held in Cato.orma. things entertained the many-guests at l i r Va n d M r s . J o h n Wa l s h o f M i H the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. : ISST accompanied bA their daugh- and Mrs. Jonn J. Gallagher at thejiy home onOongrdon avenue /^*tfyy£«; '; J^^T^rtk^ left S a t u r d a y sides members of the family a delega- . tion of joiner men from-\the vOid-Cot-^ ^ : | e w ; Y o r k , a n d W a s h i n g - Sny shop** called to> present^ JII tr . "îÂAssistaht Surgeon Gordon ■yjjifai IT. 8. N.. has been detached JlSfce North Dakota and ordered 5$* naval hospital inAthis city. ^ T t o f c W 4 i l i < u n Wa t t s S h e r m a n , :&&\ come to her Newport resiin May, gave a, "dinner"at aSWir-''York hocne Monday evening. Ifcfirv *»d Mrs. Herbert M. HarriWill not occupy their cottage on "■wet this summer, having leased nSl&eat Hicksville, Long 4s-

jiore ue.en nts-iujung o'licer uxftlary. and who 1* now ill carxKsntere^ nâte . secSnd class, factions^^ ctoeeredê^r ie^n« ; <»nxa, Mrs. Herman Richter, & J?' * ii 2?10 dfe* ln ^ î11 Hos* agamst one another. A *oore ? 11 ^ h* a pTehl ,e wbhoe d r oaaTr Tr ^ âi n ^S S^STT^ \ •sfdent. acted. e st caoLr tê^de lt |oS K a y1 C r ey Fwt eavs cm i t eemaenntt ab e m ?ran« had a simplified cere- M r . R a p f c U r t s p r i e s t o f * h e l o c a l G r e e k , b e m u s e t h e To ^ ^ L w t i n g t h e m a j o r p o r t i o n o f c o n g r e g a t i o n , a f fl c f e i t e d . r e a d i n g t h * S i ^ n V h a d ! 1 S S T ^ w A ^ n gf fuuaaggee bbeessi iddeess i ti t cco™ m ™ „ 7 i ^n i tJs^ VI a* T ?,_lea2 t h e w o m e * a n d t h— e ' r * •p r d e tetslyievr•ev^ricci ene gAI n»a tshea rt mtl oa n . T h e h a n d s o m e ■ uel dr i nr ei rs^t ao n d ^ * i ^ ^S7r f « r esJve ceremony. A. W. Arn L* !u.4*e* d* > * ^ aa s « ^ ci i a« l^; 5 w .o.rTk 1 a . nodoa n D « er tqt tuTe^ n£ t^ < , T i bhu nt et s^ aI ai © pe » i n s t a l l e d a s c a m p c o m - f l oorraal l t tr H id Mn*. Ruth B. Shaw>pres- p i e c e , a f l o r a l a r o h a u i m o i m t e d b y a p l a Tw * £ 1 i w S S S ^ L S ^ S ^ ! d o v e w d t h t h e - w o r d ^ - S k l a t h o s " i n w o r k w ? fi h S e ^ f ^ ^ ^ ! e A u x i l i a r y. tinted peta*s, peta*s. this this beirftr beiifir th* th* name nama of of «J3\ ^■^S? tJeDatl darting f <g the instailato-n speeches the Wandfei Greece friwrt' wfoich the end to the other. Some idea as to how e •der* Pa-st Department Corn- deceased came to thAs^ country. Thd u!T!var» «ôk« ^n the or*»ni- i n t e r m e n t w a s i n t h e f e m ^ y p l o t m 'game fl i t * vwouM h a i f ' ^ Vbe ^ C was t t h emade' " T Wrpla Xr l its Comv.am- the Brarraan cemeterv &h« boarem *»«.* #*wT 1 i w*e ix«-pea< i» worCc'm vr\n-rt. mgeneral. gvnei-a.1. fll'sm S. Bailey reviewed the I bein* James So^s^Harr^ vSS?jca?fî^.2?? *° have * slllty of the American, and I Rrasst PaoadtfimT JanW VlJffi 3fs£?S a sî"^ *"* * c i « t h i s w air,t . w h ewn h teh n e ) G -t hDea)m h io e f* $ e t M t y e ot ff i c e^r,t t T Ga.a k o sD. acM yj.. o f l < w £ &^^^^c*^ tthrew h r e w away a w a y the t h e ficrht'ng fi c r h t ' n g**. N. said Naval Reservist Bvangelus. again, fi^t at the conclusion o: <f the ConUncn-.al powers neither had the advantage against the Huna like a t mTdt^t s- 5o o lnce: dp e2d1o p^ or i nr ti s .^ a' ^ g Past Department Cornall. for the Camp, preseaittsd at tae banning of the seco veterans Bailey, (Jomes and Hewg Received of Death, in \vas a hi-r faoior fr. tho vict arith their honoriry^J«il erlo»o tlie nstcnished Ho.?pit:il r, Hew York, of Miss Olara !8. Senior Departmerr\iSpmgrather themselves, the Goat 81yne expreR* >drAteelf 'as' «allors hid slipped four fie Magdalen Gibert. the reported growSJ*^Jf the through the rim and put on f p. Junior DepA* tm^ Comahead, wtth a 29-21 lead. Th< liss hoped to .-tee t\e day Corps, instead of being dia war veterans of the lS*'ted p u t m o r e fi g h t I n t o t h e i r p i

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ma in hearty syrni)atht pied by Mr. and Mrs. Gi«bert aîd at- with h-x field goal« each. Hoffi 1 bodies, and the'-Vlcaj t w w t u - d f l To r a n u » b e r o f y e a r w b y 'n^r four more points on fo-, women iq women to wo**k work rpr for tnernXj th /V1M:>, .trwrfr daughters/ One of t>he»e mar r i e d M r . J a t f t v e s B . To w n o ^ n d , a Johnson, Pop© nnd Steber did nenta were served and the •rl€d .vork for the M^cal Corps alned until nearja£»»»i4night I ^ y m t o e n t n e w « p i p e r m a n o f N e w five and four field goal* resp ^°jr< and another1 married Hugo ae The contest was well hanc itive and appointfvônreW's np are: '•^^^ Drsmander—A. W. Ar^4|8on. îoe Commander—Frank Q. ,un«l 1698. since *fiat& theyin made'Rpd Walker of thee\'« ~*the StationCo«ieh as timer. Saturday /ice Comsnander—J. John- only, sfcicrt v1«UsJ?|su surr^mer ooloriy. nn * r —<^---^" m ^ ^ , ^ ^-n^« . n^w m a r Tented / W e v uto e A v e - winners will play the Fore Ri inmrawettoa varif th# Pjjy^rJ. "Vf. Oarriss. <\ nr1 af ..the/ Boy's Club in *uli Ri f the Ouar<3—-P. J. MufTphyi &k w. rmxtoto*. spore: Hatch. James* >^ wn Potter and —T. Mahoney, H.C. Riohter, Charles H . P . Torrpedo Staition. all. purchased" "tbi' S^rty ^ T^S lastor—William Hloken. Field Foul —Charles Ka'qu'st. Ooals Goal William H. Huntington. HotYman, r 6 ers of the Auxiliary are as Blakeley, 1. 6 Jones, c. 4 t — R u t h E . S h a w, 0 Bepori deceived at Other Bast- jES*r, % ssldervt—Mary E. Harmer. 1 new at Meeting* of Union Leorama,' 1. e. Ice Prosfdsntr-^-May Vetters. —Mrs. M^jCory. CtengregatidtfS OBuroh. — 19 /—Marie iWrrtoter. f—Margaret* Wilbur. Medica1! Corps, ■/ The TJnldn Congregational Church Gibbons n—Mary Harrington. r. f. l 1 Infltnietor-^-Mary Shea. f. 6 ■2?". ■,ts' annuial bi»u>e«s meetlnsr i Johnson 1 .

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Watnl lifotttrs. Mr. Vanderbilt1* Generous Offer. It is reported that Mr. Cornelius Van derbilt who is making extensive im provements to the Oakland Farm prop erty, hns offered to pay twenty-fivo thousand dollars towards macadamiz ing the mad from Newport line to OakIs id provided the towns of Middletown an 1 Poi turnout h will pay as much mire. Tliis is certainly very generous on the part of Mr. Vanderbilt and the towns will do well to meet him in a liberal manner iu the way of improve ment*. A smooth, hard macadam iz. d road for five miles out on the island will be a great thing for the towns and would tend to* enhance the value of the property along the road. It is understood that Mr. Vanderbilt contemplates making Important im provements to his property in Ports mouth and that he will invest a large amount of money there before he has

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The E. D. Morgan villa on Narragan Mr. William II. Bliss sett avenue, now owned by Mr. R. dence on Marlboro t S. Wilson, of New York, is under morning.after a painfu going extensive alterations and im three weeks, from bl provements, boih to the interior and and the funeral will b exterior. The latter include a new pi morrow alternoon at azza on three sides. Mr. J. D. John- Bliss was a native o slon furnished the plans and is doing when quite u young tin shop of William the work. Mr. Johnston has also just completed apprentice, lie servet plans and specifications fur a new and Mr. Brownell and then handsome stable &> be erected this search of employment, spring tor Col. J. Fred. Pierson of New itingmany places in di York at hie summer residence ou Belle the country, returned . his uncle, Mr. Benjami vue avenue. Mr. Thomas F. Cushing, of Boston, ahility to find < mplo; is to have the exterior of his cottage Finch, being satisfied ' "New J,i»d}re,M ou Bellevue avenue and suggested that he proc the Cliffs, altered aud improved pre what he could do for hi paratory to. next season's occupaucy. town. He began bind Mr. J. I). Johnston, of this city, has now owned and occupi K. South wick at the ea the work iu charge. 21 years and soon dre Mr. Then. A. Havemeyer, of New Y.»rk, is going to have his extensive liU'ral share of work a) villa on Bellevue avenue and Spring nesa. He remained he street provided with an entire new roof 74 wher. he disposed of of handsome design which will alter Mr. South wick and bee the appearance of the whole place. The the Newport Manufac work is to be completed by the first of which was organized : and of which, at the June. Mr. J. D. Johnston has just comple lapse, he was the supe ted plaas for a $70 X) cottage to be Being of an inventive erected ou Everett Place for Mrs. Mary ways studying some A. Mitchell of Washington, 0. C. pr-ivemeni, and a numl Mr. ( harles H. Burdick is making tions were made pwctic extensive alterations to the "Pansy ny Lind" range, which Cottage,'' ou Bellevue and Ruggles ulara quarter of a centu avenues, for Mrs. Wm. S. Wells, of patent, and tlie''Bliss New York, from plans by New York also his invention, was architects. The improvements include use all over the count two large towers, a big middle hay and numerous tours of the J a stone (>ortecochere, aud will cost in personally introduce and when the Newport about $10,OW. Mr. William Astor, of New York, is« Company was estaMU to have extensive interior alterations their leading article o made during the coining spring to his The controversy aud t villa on Bellevue avenue and the Cliffs. suit between this Con The work will be done by Messrs. Page city of Brookhn wag n« many believe, over th aud Littleiield, of Bjston. Mr. J. D. Johnston has furnished was another patent alto After the failure of t plaus for a stone tjuht-house and lodge to be erected on Gmld Island near the ing company Mr. Blilanding, for Mr. E. C. Homaiia of New with a view to osiablisl grove but poor health a York by the Government. foi„1« •»•♦.. f..» :•-

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altos. M r. Va n d e r b i l t ' a G e n e r o u s O f f e r. It is reported that Mr. Cornelius Van derbilt who is making extensive improvemems to the Oakland Farm property, has offered to pay tweuty-tivo thousand dollars towards macadamiz ing the mad from Newport line to Oakla id provided the towns of Middletown an 1 Pol turnout h will pay as much m»re. This is certainly very generous on the part of Mr. Vanderbilt aud the ftovrns will do well to meet him in a liberal manner in the way of improv<xnenta. A smooth, hard macadamiz. d road for five miles out on the island will be a great thing for the towns and would tend to enhance the value of the property along the road. It is understood that Mr. Vanderbilt contemplates making important im provements to his property in Ports mouth and that he will invest a large amount of money there before he has finished. On the site of the old tea house he is to erect at once a fine and commodious residence for his farmer. Mr. Vanderbilt contemplates at an early day becoming a peimaneut resi dent of Newport. He will be heartily welcomed for he is a geuiul, whole-soul ed man. $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 S u i t A g a i n s t t h e To w n o f Middletown. The case of Dwight II. Mahogany and Wife against the town of Middletown for $10,000 damages,which has harl sev eral hearings before the town council of Middletown during the past month or two, is to be taken before the Su preme Court which opens here on the fourth Monday in this month. The legal

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his uncle, Mr. Benjami ability to fiud « mph. Finch, beiiin switistu-d suggested that l,L. proc what he could do for h paratory to. next season's occupaucy. town. He began busi Mr. J. D. Johnston, of this city, has now owned and occupi K. South wick at. the ea the work iu charge. 21 years aud soon dr« Mr. Theo. A. Havemeyer, of New York, is going to have his extensive liln-ral share of work a villa on Bellevue avenue and Spriug ness. He remained Ik street provided with an entire new roof 74 whet, he disposed of of handsome design which will alter Mr. South wick and bei the appearance of the whole place. The the Newport Manufac work is to be completed by the first of which was 'organized and of which, at the June. Mr. J. D. Johnston has just comple lapse, he \v;u the stipe ted plans fur a $70 K) coctuge to be Beiug of an inventive erected 011 Everett Place for Mrs. Mary; ways studying some pr.ivemcni, and a num j A. Mitchell of Washington, fy. C. Mr. i harles II. Bunlick is making tions were made practi extensive alterations to the "Pansy ny Lind" range, which Collage,'' on Bellevue and Ruggles ulara quarter of aceuti avenues, for Mrs. Wm. S. Wells, of patent, ami the l,Bliss New York, from plans by New York also his invention, was architect**. The improvements include use all over the conn" two large towers, a big middle bay and numerous tours of the a stone |>ortecochere, aud will cost in personally introduc, and when the Newpor abouc $10.00J. Mr. William Astor, of New Yotk, is- Company was esiahli to have extensive interior alterations their leading article « made during the coming spring to his The controversy aud villa on Bellevue avenue and the Cliffs. suit between this Co The work will be done by Messrs. Page city of Brookhn wag 11 and Littlefield, of Boston. many believe, over t' Mr. J. D. Johnston has furnished was another patent alt After the failure of plans for a stone light-house and lodge to be erected on G >uld Island near the i n g c o m p a n y M r. B l landing, for Mr. E. C. Humans of New- with a vifw to cstablh grove but poor health : York by the Government. Mr. J. D. Johnston has been engaged funds prevented its sue to furnish plans for remodeling the in year or two In* leturn terior of tw.> largo residences on 59th lie was elected to the ( in 1885-rJ from the Firs street, New York city. The contract for Mrs. Gibert's new signed in the latter yea stable on Bellevue avenue has been position of Ex.-rui ive Board of Health, ;in « a Winded to Mr. B. F. Tanner. Mr. Henry T. E;iston is just comple lilled with marked a" ting a new two-tenement house for death. While in this much thought to the ir himself on Gould street. T ravers Block, on Bellevue avenue,is ing of the swill and hoi city and made a mo.lei receiving needed repairs. The Smith Memorial Building, being nnd desh-cafor for erected at Dighton, Mass., by the heirs which received nun h of the late Alfred Smith in honor of ment from expert ene-j their late mother, is to be completed invention a patent ha the first of April. Mr. .1. I). Johnston for. He was an energeticis the architect and builder. and ahvavs looked npo An Ol d N e w p o rte r Bro u g h t H o me of life, even when t hi vuo avenue. Mr. Thomas F. Cuahing, of Boston, is to have the exterior of his cottage "New hodge.*' on Bellevue avenue and the Cliffs, altered and improved pre

--- — •—»»rv»»k t#l --—•3 HMfWM un ms nrst cruise in the Arctic, idlaw, it is eDtirely reasona- across the abdomen, which, however, was not Bailey commanded. Over the toe ihat m> life was saved by the deep enough to be serious, and several small tain point—Mr. Morehouse does not lerk stood between him and ctits in the back. Hammett was arrested and member what—were seen mountain Unary gratitude would inspire of the officers were for • i n s u c h a c a s e , locked op and Ellser sent to the hospital. His majority the land in the hope that op the service; but it is wounds, thanks to the protection given by his might be found beyond. Captaii m that jf Mr. Laidlaw was against the proposition. He w clothing, are not serious. collect damages through to risking the men, and L will be successful. *• he who afterwards won nion would seem to be, how DEATH OF A NEWPORT: COTTAGER. McCalla; from the charges against him of cm jo in protecting his own itf© ,AnnaM. Libert, the widow of Dr. James sailor, announced bis intention of 1 >f other people? Mr. Laidlaw Therigny Gibert, died at her residence, charges of cowardice against Cepta V would have shown a more in grew York Sqnday of pneumonia. She when the cotter should reach Ban V if he had told me to steft outs at leisure." But the spirit of was about sixty years old and was well On the return near San Francisco Bailey was missing overboard. Whetb crifice finds little recognition known in society circles in New Xork over by accident or committed s iood-of Wall street amflSseL- and avoid disgrace was never known. in this city. Her husband was one c o u r t s o f l a w. ( W On the last trip Lieutenant Wyci himself declares thaffIr* he with the Rush, towards theend end of of <MldGibert, ^ wi,n me thecaptured inkling of what was^*"»«"" brother-in-law, Mr.°lub' Frederick was at to* Kusn, season, towards a sealer was N s&tadng" ^Were^tl^,ll0,l rfnly have pulled awa,^ V4 one time the president of the New York Club. *nd rittea aboard. This traffic is c a. And Mr. Sage, whoNiad dangerous, because if tbe natives seems to have acted on a like Before marriage Mrs. Gibert was a during tbe season they lie drunk a Miss Chouteau. Members of her family were reservation. v they can get liquor, and then v case, but one which involves the settlers of the city of St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. season is over whole villa* a legaJ wnsiderationa.C^JosGibertleaves five daughters-Mrs. Dnncan ot starvation, because no Harris, Mrs, Hugo Fritsch, widow of a former has-been stored. Lieatenant Wyck< of villages where \ Austrian Consul General in this city; Mrs. pbotograpns bodies lay around; every soul in t! SPOOL QUE§T1QN James B, Townsend and. the Misses Gibert! having starved to death. Lieutenar, .he Journal:— The funeral services was held in 8t.8tephen's off was pot in charge of the vessel ? Alderman Higbeeat to San Francisco, the cap*ai Soman Catholic Church on Wednesday morn It the sailing master. Well under ought to command ing. that he would • be flned, port has, at very grea and the ship eonfisca More testimony in the kellet IN prisoned, iem of sewerage fur tr captain ran toe vessel aground on on small Islands in Bering sea near tbe a health of the city. The QUEST. She broke up, and there was 1 >nilt solely, or chiefly, for On Friday Coroner Stanhope received from coast. time. The natt ve$ got hold of the 11 >f those who want abundant Nfew York the sworn statement of Elisha T. Lieutenant Wyckoff had his hands fn ouses. They were built for Simmons, watchman on the quarterdeck of taining something like order. He was anxious to get back to c4v The good of atl requires use steamer Plymouth, who had a long conversa _ before the end of the year. He called * qoite as mnch danger from tion with tbe late John F. Kelley on the untoers, and together they patch* th as from our own. Bight of December Id. The statement snows whaleboat so that It was seaworthy, a Jse of sewers is to secure the tfcat Kellegr was laboring under the same pefle<i the captain to go alonff. For t two nights fa driiciy, raw weat aste in such a majier as to delusion mentioned In bis note, that people and and the men rowed to to a i » air we breathe, nor the were following and persecuting him. The coaling station,; and just as tt The city ^verntneni has watchman evidently took considerable inter into , the Jiarbor the Mar d the dtity, to make est in Kelley, for he gave him some coffte the * m first » 5 *steam s t e awhaler m e d that o nwent * . Suph e h eat sum Unas taken torn about midnight, after which deceased took a Arctic region, and this was ber ho: « accomplishment of tnte smoke on the quarter deck. The oiBcer fol bound trip She Uy to, and Lie Wyckoff and the men got aboard, a dnee its full effeet;it has the lowed KelJeroamid©*^ later and they would have had to s it? to command all the Dec him in from the gnacdr After leaving other year, for the whalers wonldn eives of the means provided t b e d o c k a t N e w p o r t h e ' § & come up tifl the spring and wouldn't next fall. ralotthisd$Mfe. The la* towed Kelley upstairs, and then till|tthe was tbe exposnmin the open be of good drainage facilities lost sight of htm. James Sheedy, one of the cost Lieutenant Wyckoff his life. He • The essential thing is,not saloon watchmen on trie boat, testified to the cold,whteh settled in his ttdneys,and 1 e convenienoe of the few. quiet condition of the boat and to bearing no diseaseehsned. Lately he was atta< the revenue cutter Seward, on the Moti sounds oraeooihe. tton. He realised that death was net "iwe drainage have a bear November 28 he took the two-days j Accab^wir to A nk weortrr. ed toe community in other fnd came borne to oie. prevention of typhoid fever, Tbe Brooklyn, ttagfo of last Tiieeday gives t &£*P ^S6**0! ^ owtos eolteci Upntetfant Wyckoff Was lost by a d is the inost striking and the following particular, of a serious acci sallor.butbebfooghthoflaeanamber dent to John McCarthy, son of Jem Mc dofalltbe nlth llensnc tremely interesting things, notably rely without typhoid. This Carthy, formerly of this citv:—th« »„««,* I*? ^ P ^ J ^ . m ^ ^ t f c T p r e fl

Burden, Mrs. Henry CI rive at their cottage near Coddington Point g > to New York last night to attend an Im ting, Mrs. John B. D portant meeting of tha New York Yacht Club, sarjy next week. Forest, Mrs. Hamilton —The Misses Potter are here from New la view of the fact that he Is obliged to go Havemdyer, Mrs. Coop* York and are at their parents' cottage on there on imperative business next week, to Jay, Mrs. Eugene K.ellj meet his new steam yacht Mary, which is on Gatnerine street. Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, her way across from England. —MlssM. M; Homing of Philadelphia ar Mrs. WhlteUw Reid, h rived Thursday at the Albro cottage on —The oomnlttee on parks and public Lorillard Spencer, Mra property has given authority to Super Oasstnnt street. 4& f. W. Vanderbilt, Mrs —Mr. Enos Hay ward, who was recently intendent of Park Hughes to decide Mra. G. Peabody Wetn thrown from a car. lags and badly lujared, is when Morton'Writ Is in condition for ball games or any other public use, and to give — Qaartennaster Oe again able to be out. —Advices from the -Butler Hospital are to the nine or other organization first making town Saturday to insp Ue effect that Express Messenger Dunbar is application to him the right to use it on any quarters and the state of that company. H< gi v<jrf day. rapidly Improving. "The now steamer Awashonks, built at right. The uniforms hat ^ —Mrs. J. B. Pinard of New York fajks ar Brewer, Me., for the neaoonnet Steamboat ened but not more thai rived at her son's cottage, on Annandale road, tor the season. Company^cto, run between S±aconnet and in a rainstorm. The o —Ret. Mr. Wallace has taken possession of Provldenoji, was launched Thursday. She is was, as stated yesterda arch parsonage a Qnely modelled and constructed boat, ele sacks and about a hun the United Congregati gantly finished and furnished, one hundred cartridges. The blanl on ML, Vernon oonrt. and M re. Arch! of Hyde and twenty Jeet long and twenty feet beam. chest in the storeroon: of Commodore She will arrive In Rhode Island waters next were not even wet. G Fartjfr. Y., have the small hall la the I week. sod Mrs. i. D. Morgan - —Mr. R. Q, Ball, la advance of the Barnum the use of the compan; —Mr. W. H. Andersaa\^u presented his reftgnation as steward oTfeto Newport Buei- and Ballsy circus, Is In town Friday, arrang headquarters there, dr ing fir the appearance of that aggregation of —The Young Womi aess ken's Association. x —ICrs. Charles P. 8lnniokson and family of talent on jUte.regular circus lot on Thursday, ancd Union of this c tatiaMphlawtlltakoa I^wport cottage, as June 22. Jrjjfc will be the only large circus to conference of the vai appear m ie^rpott this season, the Forepaugh Unions of Rhode islax ijnalt for the summer. ew York has ahow playlngln the West Thus far no small port Jnae 1. Sessions -*-Mr. Narclase aa guest of his circuses have made arrangements to pUy a. m. and 8 r. m., Id TI lag service at 7.45 wil here, Brother, Mr. Charles Pinard " —The agent of the oottage of Mr*. J. T. GJ tare entitled "The * , which has-.*% n —The lower end of Bene the spring,Is be it on Bellavne avenue was surprised Thurs Mrs. J. K. Barney < been An a wretched condl day to find three and one-half feet of water Barney is so widely as v *beta* pot in thorough la the cellar. It was learned that the sewer that it has been decide and family of ^Ttr, fcenry A C. - T mer residence on age system had been cut off by a neighbor a church, which will t Hew York are at their who was improvlxK his estate, and that the the better accommodi inaaadak road for the at Clyde surface water went into tbe cellar Instead of Tbe day sessions will i ^Wpolo season has players tn through Its legitimate channel. Fifty men will include addressesi were at once engage! to pomp out the cellar icsof interest. Norman. Jtpji jiy*" n ^Har. and practioa Mrs. Ftsderick —Monday afternooi of New and to repair and connect the sewer pip:*. on Sherman street whi —The assessed value of the real estate tn on Narragan^ a Travian* i t ^ a taad/Annandale their b, igg reed Monday Newport, according to thin year's figures, is ing a serious one" for $37,757,000; personal property, $7,096,800; carriage, whtesT' was o "''* :-&*> A. C^nthony, a New York archl- total valuation; $34,853,800v. The rate of tax Dunn. The horse 1 hi $M> on each one thousand dollars, ashing frightened, and dashed |$e|, ta*j0r*seotattve of Mr. R. M. Hunt, is a tax levy of $320,665* tne city has a bonded to Spring, where he all itend Important building operIndebtedness of $3S7,0Q0,of which $50,000, the was going at such a ra amount of the Newport *& Wtcklord Steam before be could tarn hi k_ Increase Church In the number commo~1*—fy im ths fcmntaauel is now oi entitled to boat and Railroad Company bonds which it against the front door Live delegates to the next diocesan con- holds, expires AprU 1,1896. The next city house, smashing tbe d< bonds, to be retired are the $90,000 due in 1906. to its foundation, and —In the house of representatives Thursday Hage and throwing Oni Fetter and family of New York, the resolution granting to Charles Warren Ltp- Anna Hunter and Mn arranged to spend the summer sJ*o*AJneve aow decided to occupy their cot- pitt the right to Coggeshall** ledge was opposed Beth were soaewhat « by Mayor Horton, because, he said, it took ante to walk home. 1 «»« ^The* far nearly fifty cottagers have er- away the privilege of people to visit the rook the door, broke his ski setveifor the season, and several additional and interfered with the fishermen who use effects of the injury tb A. x ..—_____.» a- m. . «.

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bhx* Now member* were they did no* fail to let on friend* know that t ie. Mr. .Moftltf atix-ed if i ufeM><*y, Mr. Bteeens re-sol utiou 0*1 the ruble,

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f doing It now or letting when it would cost the Motfltt suxgewted that d first tiixl what was s necessity an*I probable alk was stopped oatd tlw the table was put; The .ere called und tlw urn I lost* 7 to 8, as follows: t Albn), Council men Stevens, Moffltt, Wil son T>awton, Gibson. u i , K o e h n c . M u r p h y,

to concur Mr. Slovens ave to call for the ayes was an>xtrn approprfnif there,was- any reason had ix^eii sprung oh the ihort notice, when there tr as he knew no talk r, ekher public or pri st it a singular way a matter' to embarrass inancial position of the hy said that, though of tbev committee on ways, he'"had hoard of » sewer and had visited pinion th.e expenditure I needed now, else it itional expense on " *he %nUl he-^wss no* pren a snm nnless he knew necessity of the ease r. Lawton, as id the arch to a width of 'perhaps 4 HTth of about 100 feet, ilrfc to look in Hiid see tz. The sewer is liable ■ - ■ fe

(he present passageway and prank walk is in u dangerous cofKttrion. Mr. Shautder ftald tlutt if the money is to be spen-t hy the city it should be spent by a eoiiunUte* of that body and not by tile school, couiuiluw. Mr. Barker trnsl he lbought the school eommUtee competent tu do rhe work; The resolution won Miuilly [Missed By the aldermen without a dissenting vote. When the communication notched the lower board everything was different. Mr. Stevens saiid this was another ease of one committee wait ting to do anoth er's work, the school committee desiring ti» improve highway**, with a full knowl edge of the hnauehd condition of the city. He could not see why the committee naked for this Improvement, when the walk >« us good as it bus ticen for the [Mist fifty years, and moved to indefinite ly postiH>ne the whole matter, including the reception of the eomtimnieatkMi. When the vote was called for. three nays were heard and the whole matter was in definitely postponed, the oomtmiuucation even not being received officially, though it had been read. The nuance committee presented a very short report, that was twit thejrtwrter of n discussion that will last heyor&i the time of this meeting. It enclosed a conir munieation from the (>*ngregarimi 'Joshua t Israel, informing the committee that April u* Moses G-UftktHs of New York had been elected as minister, and asking tbe commfttee to draw up a resOONTtNUKD ON EIGHTH PAGE.

class, race, sex or place of birth. Ope twelfth to the' New Hospital for Women, at prvseut oeenpylntf the house No, 222 MaryleWne road in the county of MJ(Ue*ex;"butia <?**« thse.lasi-nsenUoued hospital shall at the time when the Mid. betjnest beeomes available for use have ceased to exist, or to have for Its objoett* or one of its objeets the'ntediesi treat ment of women and children by legal I y oiKili6ed medical women, .then I direct thtit the share of the said one third which is given to it.lier.eh> -shall be aj9uceased to exist, or to.ha Ye for it* dbjeet* London Hospital.' to be devoted and ap propriated to and for sucii charitable purposes as the governing hoard of the snld 'IiOtxhmHospital' shell in their ab solute discretion tplnk proper." D E AT H O F M U S . A N N I K G 1 B E K T HARMS. News has been received of the. death iu New York Monday of Mrs. Annie Gibert, wife of U. Duncan Harris, from pneumonia, -after an illness of only a few days. She was the eldest, daughter of the hile Dr. James ThevUrny Gibert and n.sister of Mrs. Hugo tfrttsch, Mrs. James B. Towusetul and the ATWw»« Gihert. Tier husband, two soivst who are wtudents at Harvard, and a still young er sou, survive her. Mrs. Hterrfo. as ft girl was a "belle "in New York society. She'' was prominent in Roman CMhwc clmritles and was .widely known. 8he had ;apent the".Hummer in Nt»wiport for many years with her, mother and sisters, at^ the Gibert Residence «on Bellevue avjenue. l%e funeral will tsake place at St. S-r^pbeh-s ^hurcht; ^ew York, tonwr-

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ny's co*t*ie, at the end of Bsftton'a beacbt to F. Q. Wheeler o' M, Rroythe of New N e w a r k . N . J , \ #*ts>i Carry cottage, balh road, —A still alarm was aottnêd at 2^0 Monday for a' soot firei 1H^ the chim ney of the ftui>an KV Fftts fitate, comer Mrnr J. Hude Beefcmau of are at rh© Ledyard cottage on of rrhamea *nd Fair street*. U ww ex ti.nguished without damage h, Thomas Morriss ef Hrookbu is —DeBlols & Eldrid*e have rented for |* latrn. h, H. Raymond at lo* Mrs. J. Arnory DeBlols her cottage on the westerly side of Gibbs ntenoe.known as the DeBJois cottage, to Herbert Hadand Mrs. Benjamin *fhnw and y ;. •S^ved at •jBeach Mound" for clyffe of Boston, for the season. —DeBlois & Eldrioê hove rented for Monday. I&tfrIJJcferton and Mi«s/Ma- the Misses Gibert their cottage on the ton of |%wtucket are visiting w e s t e r l y s i d e o f B e l i e v u * a v e n u e , in Glri*ra. . v~\ , known as J%*;CftaietL7 to W. Butler ^6t^r^ Hoffman of New^Ypri< Duncan of New York, for the season. pos-*essioni of the Henwk cot- —DeBlois & Kldridge have sub-let fOr Artfour T. Kemp the C._ N. Fay cottage ter-sêi- • ^^B^jgjri|i: of ^te w YorlcMias sr- on the southerly "side of Narragausett avenue, known as "QuarterfohV' to Mrs 1*1 " ! i^?^^■^^rst»,, , t t & s e a s êHevueV o n . • - \ave. [John A. DeBlois of New York for the .... -~— ...........-r-..■■..,-^.^.—> îlUatn Edgar and Misa Ed#ar season-■._..::.' • —United States practice ship Newport, York have arrived at their eot■■■ ! *< Lieutenant Commander A- M. Knight, ■s i r e f t , ^> annualmeeting of the Rfrode Isl- with a clans of cadets from the Naval $ Society will be held Vn\§te Academy,'a rrived^here Monday after~ ' ^ t t r i o . ; ■ ' ■ - - ■ - - y . ' ~ 5 ' j • • . ; noou from Norfolk, several days ahead A Idea Sanborn and her sou of of her aeoed'uled time. ; -De Blobs & Kldridge have rented for %ii!?., are guests of M%. and | i l ^ ^ a j a J k o r ^ „ — ^ ' ' ^ ~ 4Viilia4»~Delî-Kitrg" |^F»fR, Condon has rieensêcted northerly side of NarragauaeU avenue, êajhdent of the Ancient jQêr of known as, "Clover i'atch," to T. A. Havemeyer of New York for die sea |«?-#of'•♦his county. *~-~^ N^j son . |§|iilft;6f 4J5 apprentice boys from reached the TrainiHg>Sta—Sergeants John R. Austin and Frank G. Wilbar of the Newport Artil lixy: morning;. "^-^/m SpFi*d Pierson and .M*«a\Pier- lery have resigned and gone on the fine p^^; York have arrived at their roll, and a special meetiug of the com Bellevue avenue. pany will be beld next Monday evening ^ î^ . ' ^ Mis. Amos X. French nof to fill the vacancies*: •--At u.meeting of the Newport Artil y-Jkn,;herfeto spend the-summer jpferyyes^nt Leltoy. lery Tuesday the comtjatiy recoo.-dii $|. Pecltbam has returned cred its action at a former meeting, and lidSei» be underwent a suc voted to accept the invitation of the City tion oh his eyes. Council committee to participate in the. Bcleneral F. C. Of by, U. Fourth of duly parade. —The oWcers of the■■tSrmS t3otinciT of jîof JPaymaster Cow*ie at liliode Island, Order of United Amjeri f fi t fi t i p i t ; S t a t i o n . ; A& ^pr@fi 0? I bay or can Mechanics, made ail olBchtl vihit to Brsintree, Ma«»., is at Narhaniei t'nn-ne Council Monday night, and Tiiet«dfly went to Block Islantt to ^Wrv.;.tlfe summer. lannlng of this, city ba* make a vrstt to Motie]TiHXo«lw?Tl. ^Hia ^nminir-^ in the taken tb« Biatlro& cottage

—' lorp to the C tion froi ter an e the Btat Rodgers Htiletto. on deck have tin color* -Dr. this ctt; living g .with Ch that hos as K^ad' also the vard M< gradu«t' viviiif a -The sej>h I^e ry 1). I United Hrrd Edf Newporl Clothiug Comp«n, tion tor Jacob A -At t vard Tfi Boston, lett of 1 dent. A the dint: Frederic to Book guest of which h, stitute. -Mr. ly enter quietly < cinelly y grepatiof mer str< was voce and Mr: Miss dol: sl munic per was tne city

T E 1 8 PA E T I a COMMISSION BILL O r FA I L U R E — T H K i H Y. New-York loses a Cahdue entirely to the perad selflahness of Mr. Cabinet bee did noten> heard that Gen. Rarrifavor upon Mr. Warner of Mr. Fairchild. For a n Mr. Piatt's ambition tbe Scoretary of tha time be had no desire to Seer, and only asked to the Senate in 1891. Aa filler's friends began to net possibility the Piatt ir necks running to Inche President-elect what g man Mr. Piatt is and lblican Party of the Ern ie were not chosen. y on election day the i waa an entering wedge, a this State is divided Gen. Harrison realizes *nnot begin his Adminisi bo remarkably similar ted Garheld. It Is not iat durin* the paat three d of every man who haa le East, "What will be 'late la not appolnttl" at "What will er is not chosen V* en Geu. Harrison sinoe ased with hia aeterminalt la plain that he baa faithfully imitating the bar and Mr. Cleveland, tter of keeping his own individual judgment on ruiIncriminate promises, governed by the advice, men who were conHdenlevatlon to power, are Ignored by the new hey are likely to be. as end* admit, the pill will og one to awulfow for manipulated toe Newmgo for Harrison on tbe vr, If elected, would t>e anccepllble to machine irosham. It la beyond of Harrlaon, In order to istt'a followora in Newiaiog wltn Piatt, a pro ler wreibam nor Oresivpi lent themselves, hut idlatlng piertifes made bV

HU06 TKITSCH. / Hugo FritsCh, the Anstro-Hungarian Consnl in this city, died yesterday afternoon, rather Suddenly, after a lingering illness, at his resi dence, 107 East Sixteenth-street* He felt anusually well Saturday, but during the night had a bad attack of his heart trouble, and a serious ohange for the worae was noticed yes terday mornlnv. He oontlnued to sink all day, and at o:45 P. M. breathed his last. The mem bers of the family were at his beaalde. The arrangements for the funeral were net made last evening, but there will probably be services Wednesday or Thursday in fit Stephen's Church. Hugo Fritsoh was born in Vienna of an ex cellent Viennese family about 45 years ago. Re came to America when a boy of 15, and has made hia home here ever since. Consul Pritsoh's uncle, Mr. £>e LuBsy, was at that time Austrian Consul here, and he occupied a position at the consulate for. some.years. The daughter of Consul De Lusay married Theodore Havemeyer, who became Consul-General at the death of Consul De Lussy some years later, and with the Havemeyera Mr. Fritsoh lived. At the same time that Mr. Havemeyer was made Con sul-General Mr. Fritsoh received the appoint ment of Vice-Consul, and three years ago he became Consul. As a mark of recognition of his life-long and efficient services.In the con sular department the Austrian Government conferred upon Mr. Fritsoh the Order of Cheva lier. Mr. Fritsoh was a man of magnificent physique and commanding presence. His stature—he was 6 feet 2 inches in height—made him a conspicuous figure at the many social gatherings in Newport and this city, where his appearance was a fa miliar one. 'No one who has attended the races regularly oould fall to remember the face and figure of the Consul, who was a constant at tendant. As a lover of horses, as well as aa amateur judge of horseflesh, Mr. Fritsoh had hardly an equal in America, and enjoyed the reputation of being one of the best whips in the country. He was a founder and prominent member of the Coaching Club and for two seasons drove the Tantivy to Pelham. He waa also a member or the New-York Yacht Club and ot the Knickerbocker 01uu.|He was a member ot the American and Coney Island Jockey Clubs. It la RUpponed that his final and fatal illness may be traced to his too assiduous devotion to the sport which he nad always loved so well. It waa the reaust of heart trouble, due, it la sup posed, to the violent exerolae of driving spirited rour-iu-hands. His trouble was perhaps di rectly dae to overexertion while aetlng as judge at the horse Show of the Buffalo Expedi tion. Ho rallied from thla Illness, however, and would possibly haver entirely recovered if he had not, against the warnings and advice of hlH physicians, performed a similar duty at the last horaeahow at Madison-Square (lumen. He waa again prostrated after the exertion. Mr. Fritsoh married, in 1881, Miss Minnie tjUbert. daughter of Dr. James T. U inert, "whom he, loaves, with one child, a son.

BAOMB WHICH THMf WOM LAST 71 A CHA1TGK IW 8DBUHBAK NEW-YORK JOCKEY CL ITS NEW TRACK IN A Speculation as to what we allotted the horses entered foi Spring handicaps—the Brooklyi urban—will be set at rest on 1 On that day Secretaries Molntyn lyn Club and Lawrence of th* Club will publiah to the world of the weight-carrying capaoltle entered for the great mile and tests. On what basis these gentl it is hard to say, aa oeih have a very close-mouthed when either i or horsemen are about. That Handicap will be made on the ha impost on the top-weight horse i urban is a certainty and le rig: will he decided a month earl Suburban. That the top weight t h a n i t w a s l a s t y e a r, w h e i was the weight assigned to both Hanover, who finished first ai speotively^ Is pretty sure, Mr. probably allow himself five making the top weight, probably pounds. If the horse Is at all 1: he was last Spring, he should b it and win, unless Kingston li which will hardly be the oaae on record, when ho dividea champ: Firenzi. The raising ot the *ci whloh Mr. Dwyer favored with i gresa gives color to the belli Intyre'a handicap will be higher fore. Mr. Lawrence, too, has an exet practically lest the weight-carry aa high a class of Horses »s he e' to bring together through the handicap. That his top weight i generally believed, for tbe moat e ty that any horse handicapped pounds can receive under the ter thia year is 8 pounds. This wc highest possible weight 13!? j>o Would not bring several of the b level with vrer one half those the event. Nor wonld th* nse of ln« from the highest steeplerbasi to the lowest feather weight do i to the beat and tbe poorest ■will probably be t«mper»d Of « businesslike ohernoter tn th the Beoretarlos. Thai is. they ■ui; to announce snob hsndieaff ai ^ <hr horses of the highest oiss* i

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hearing. &» we all bav© hca.rd. ' rldoo <l id uot attend church iao' received senators Aiiituu and liia library on ihat Lord's day to ( maltera uud labor ijn constructing hi ator Uullom la reported &e Baying, a.1 iiariisoc's: '• We ourue tu mile abi at least Senator Allison did." and they talked about ma Bamoan qu necessity ot an extra bee-ion of <. these are the reported statements * over the land, and no one disputes t at the beginning, I do not write Gen. Harrison, but to reprove a: Who write aud publish auch s^nae stud', predicating ho much good anforms in sabbath keeping at tho W in Washington society. What gro hope or believe that the prayer o '•Lord will make the President «tn currents of babbath desecration an neas upon this vital feature of tht * w White House when he yield* to It Indianapolis'! ^Following tho aaa death of Mr. Isaas Boll It is time for these over-zealou* p: came that; of the well-known ana popular to consider what they are doing to 1 Austrian Consul, Mr. Hugo Fritsoh, last week. destroy in the iulnda ot the rising * strict law ©f the Sabbath. If one Mr. Fritsoh had been ailing for so long that hia model and he works on the babbadeath in some ways was not a surprise, bur hia work on that day, and by worn: we in one'vS usual vocation, whether h many friends had been led to hop© from his or statesman. If now it bo bald tha plucky tight for life against an insiduous heart statesmen are aocustomed to parai disease, that he inight survive for a long time, the babbath, we aaswer, this is th nven if he never fully recovered his health. which it la predicted Gen. Jrlarrison The end came all too suddenly on Sunday even and thus by his personal examph ing last, and the sad news was known every currents of Sabbath desecration an where on Monday morning. At his funeral, a neas upon this vital feature c most stately aud Impressive one, at St. Stephen's life" will break down Babbath ©hurch on Wednesday, where he had long been lead in a great reform. To breal desecration ono must be found of S; dS^nt worshipper, the Archbishop oonthan Geu. 'Harrison. He must b ducted the services, and a representative assemthe command of C WaSeT'gllWiered to pay tho lass tribute of plant his feet ou shall uot do aDy ^ #eer»efc to ft universally respected and popular Sabbath]thou against all custom, though gentleinalK His countrymen gathered in force firmly Whoii these foolish partisan writ and a fcquad of Hungarian sharpshooters es- man as Joseph who, when sollci oSltfwwK'W Greenwood, a rare coinpllcan I do this great wickedness i God?" «>r Daniel or Peter, who said meu^Mi^'imMmVO. Government cabled Its rather than men; when they «0a<|0leH«ea>O^$^ldow, and the legation in God let them beast of what he wTill do. Washington W«MIRepresented by Count OrenneJNEW-YORK., Wednesday, Jan. 30. ^ I ^ t h e n j r i t i e o r e t a r y, w h o w a s c h i e f p a l l Wrcr. six members of the Coaching Club also SSng as pall bearers. The Knickerbocker Club TRB OSWEQO MST has been Btnfnilarly unfortunate this year, and To the Editor of the Kexc-York 7\i old set of men who were most oonstant in Your paragraph In regard to 4r s>tten*lanoe thero have been sadly broken by death and illness. at Oswogo on Friday evening lai give the following extract from JvpJEbe custom of bringing over English and for- 'a&th: '•Brilliant meteor at 9:10, lai 4w£» servants under an agreement, which has ouds, dividing into three large and fceeome prevalent of late among Amorloan fam- masses. Direction nortkeast." I approximate determination of ssl will probably cease to be popular In view an course above the horizon, which 1 reeent nnbliahed experiences, air Roderick tween 40° and 46°. The portion « er«su wno flnred in court the past week, served waa nearly straights lnolint: M defendant in a suit brought by a former ward in the apparent northeasterly ti in his family to recover wages which she The appearance sere wae precise] lnaof a very brilliant rocket, and mod wore due her, and later as a plaintiff in described by the Oewe^ro Wwr»«r i r Ubel which he brought against a t lMiocrr on nooounv ot an article re- apparent speed of one. The 111 tion of the coarse seen hy me was trSotthla coftduofc toward this maid, has to about north. MOKTfcoam, N, Y*, Tuesday, Jan, ing In mourning. Mr. Ueerge Dickinson and Miss Stebblus will be married on Feb. 2B. frnd the same day will wltucun the nuptial* of Mr. Rob ert MoKlsi and Miss Carrie Ke Bison. Tho wedding yesterday afternoon of Baron Zedlltfe and Misd Cornelia Roosevelt at St.Thomas*s Church drew an enormous crowd, but not as large a* that which jittende.fi tho well-renin inhered wedding of the bride's, aunt, Miss Mareia Roonevolt, and the tenor, Mr. Ed ward Son veil, about 10 years ago. The bridal procession was unusually efieetlve. th© bride groom being in bis Uhlan uniform, and the bridesmaids, among whom was Miss Sailie Hargous, wore handsome costumes of white silk, draped with white mull, aud D.rectoire coats of canary-oolorea silk. The bride's gift to her bridesmaids wer dainty little lace pina of pearl hearts with a diamond coronet.

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Mr. . Parrish's rtl wifet0f , Middletown. plove, died Thursday after Mr. .and Mrs. L children. was,the late Mrs.-Man' Stone J Mr Blount retired from the brief illness'. He was the hiu len. . i;. . Parrish. seafood company in 1958. At the'band of the late Mrs. Christin is purchased. in A memorial service will bejtime of his dcath ne was aCotta, and son of the late Micl 3urden's parents. held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. ^member 0f the Atlantic States.ael and Sarah Knagg Tewey. Isaac Townsend Emmanuel Church. Cremation Marines Commission. He was; He leaves two sons, A'ber Vice President will take place at the SwanispeciaHy active in the efforts1 and Frank Tewe^* of New i. The estate was Point Crematorium* in Provi--jto —J end—«..*:-pollution•*■ in Narragan-port; and a daughter Mrs. J< Wilcox Taylor In deuce. sett Bav. He was a member of!senh Lewis Jr. Iseph Lewis Jr. of ofMiddletowr Middled •ral summers af jthe Narragansett Bay Home s Burden leased i Owners Association, which op NORMAN BENOIT RITES ; colony. posed the establishment of an oil refinery in Jamestown. r . in - law, Mrs. v'\ """jj-V- —"""•.—- a service for A. Norman Be» ■• 'VJXT1 \hlS. daUghLe-roi of 10 Everett St., a Worl dy Burden, died .in Middletown. he leaves his ™°\ and an aSfiis. t brother died in wife. Mrs. Leda Short Blount, a "afr V ™4m4>nf manaBCr a ?s three nenhews, d a u g h t e r. M r s . P r i s e i l - a H e y. : ^ ^ ^ ! " ^ w S ? l d w a urden Jr., Dennis wood of Warren, a brother, Wil-:held Saturday in the Memoris 1 and William A. d two nieces, Mrs Square was tatauy sin^ci^'s Blount of St. Petersburg, Funcrai Home. jratcs and Shirley I yesterday at her home. The J]f •» ", £ster- Mfs- Floilcl?<:,e. Burial was in the Island Ce rr er nephew Alvin FirG Department rescue crewj^e of JaiTen. six grandchi-j tery Anncx where militar lo w£d War H;^ STL a. ».. hutj^he ^nerV^ ^^^^T^^W

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^ d^ pdî T 3 s at p^ p• e ■a BrH e dC dead. âht âodp H ^p. î H r e*n^ ,M^ e^ t-h o d i sVt h C e h u r cW h .a rI s" e j ^g e r s o^ n^ «f r o mS C f o n oJvoe rh n- L e a r* her 1 Mrs. Gilbert was horn in j Post, Veterans of Foreign War wnort, Miss Bur-:New y0Tk City Nov. 30, 1895.! land Charles Kchoe. Anthon i Champa and Daniel Radkovic Trinity Church. j a daughter of Columbus and ars she w*s a j Edtth Jones O'Donnell Iselin. a the Newport Auxiliary Pr (Continued from Page 1) iof rrace Church in j family long prominent in Newllice. I port and New York. Among the -Specify standards to mini-: Honorary bearers were Cap service will be.estates she had owned werej mize when glove compart- William Winters. Lt. ROJjer at 2 p.m. in.St.l^Tethercliffe on Rugjles Aven- ment injury and other doors in passen- Douglas and Sgt. Frank DiOir ropal Church oniue aI1(j Four Acres on Ochre ger cars pop open in crashes, jvanni of the auxiliary ponce c. Point. She purchased th* for —Require that windshields on!which Mr. Benoit was a menFletcher estate. Faxon passenger cars be installed iniber and George A. Chamberli - J mer House on Barclav Sauare. a such a way that they would not!of the Veterans of Foreig year ago and renamed it Brit- become dislodged in an acci-jWars. :GIN t?nv Hoo«e. dent. This would be aimed at. Ms. Gilbert was a member oreventing occupants from be EW YEAR of the Colonial Dames. ing thrown through the wind ! MRS. VIERRA RITES She leaves two sons. Dudley shield opening. Sunday I The funeral of Mrs. Edmin A. Gilbert of Englewood. N* J., Vierra of 144 Valley Road. Mic ot and Charles P. Gilbert of Lan !dletown widow of Manue MRS. GRAVES FUNERAL caster, Mass.; a daughter, Mrs. jVierra, 'was held today fror I Edith Welch of Cambridge, A funeral service s e r v i c efor _ Mrs, _ _ ,i . the Faria Funeral Home t Mass.; a brother, O'Donnell Is Bertha M. Jowitt Graves, ofIJesus Saviour Church. elin of New York City, and St. Mary's Rectory, 324 East The Rev. Joseph A. Cardozr eight grandchildren. Road, Portsmouth, widow|pastor, celebrated a solem The funeral will be held Main A.M. of T. Elmer Graves, was held high mass. The Rev. Thoma Thursday at 11 a.m. in Trinity there this morning in St. Mary's (Marshall, CSP, was deacon, an .»», WADK Church. Burial will be in the * Episcopal Church. The Rev. the Rev. John Macknys. sur Island Cemetery. —! Gordon J. Stenning, her grand--deacon. son- in- law and rector of St. Members of the Rosary S< Marv's, officiated. ' .dality attended the funeral. Burial was in Highland Me-! Burial was in St. Columba" morial Cemetery in Johnston. .Cemetery. Bearers were Pete Bearers were John T. Carr. Wal.;Paranzino, Anthony Vierra Jr ter Snyder, Milton Heywood Theodore. August, Manuel I Silveira II, Anthony D. Silvier and Arthur Howland Jr. and Albert G. Paranzino.

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! DEAD RAM FOUND | A seven - months - old rar iwas found dead on the farm c j.Tohn E. Caswell on North #Ron in .Tampstiva-n Sunday Cx

: . " ' '■. " : . : — , - , , ! H e k n e w t h i%e;aJonRJhn inirningj" ^T^joave'a 'S>1 When Jua%o Btea4Tia took hia ifft&Aat pendence ai s.if the oHy team, hayih% J%. tl|ejr rwljor «eo 2:25 Monday afternoon in the fcuper- x-Tesldent ttoe pr^sgnt;;.>gfcrti! The r^Whtfex of^ ^r accepted, of the wajk la fcrn-aws: M^rrwey. CL.M& These foi ^MW«r■''ihU'BweJclni and enterin* a tfep enclosure agtrable.w^»-r w~~«. condl-^ Ko*CJonnell. vwiaen. *ikj ?b,-; -xt«w.rtaW, w'«4* " ' VvT-"-*' w'r:!and lareeny, and one against Georfce ing ajlegdai assets of ^the wiliiaim Tulbley, U; MtoMelrKm, cu!f;>, £• Buchanan for driving off autoItuaaiais. A:. •! ICathQtams>( r. f. Tfrls team iadealroua moWle Julius Na amendtn^?te <# playing sudh nines. a» the Brownies, ru-*» Gray 1 Is a I'eaideht of. Tiverton, had Moses *nd. ye-t Cfiiof Braves and Broadways JowSgie -Sullivan, hi-s. cpunsej,; cxptaln'ed. witn asses, appropriation and is not. of great Ihtf&ttgeihoe. He stltute and for which, he NEW DiEDS ÎLEd. .took the hens and marked them, and "October. ttee of T\yen#hen con€ron)tQii confessed fully,, it Patrick J urd of. Alder. The following "dlee^ have been hl^fd was agreed that he jjay.a Uneôx.l&O was exarriii re was not aj ln tge clty clertt'n''oftlce;'" in one case, the others to hang over ' Juan ftbi ▶. Of disposing: : lUouia. B. «r*d Edith Edgar M*Ca$ff The Boulevard cases were s^t for, eeutefl his w e r K e e n e r 'to Richard' bpnahuC-^Lot, with fund ' t r & a l Jun© 20. > , » . . . . . , several wlc ius© is yet in ings and improvements, bemrfdea In -ffie^ equity case., t^f ,Katherlne leather bin< to cost $2,-000. Jennings ya. Annie >R. Cumimlhgs, re [>unoil< of 1917. northerly on land:.rof the Swe&ish ferring to the Il-f 66t. right .of W&y be navy from and 1 & to , have the Methodist Episcopal Church, 20 feet; tween W'b eatatfea 6h Tham'es street, hook, the voters as easterly on land of grantor, 1.02 feet^- know* aS tlie Oould arid Bngs proper born in thft Hhg naTrge, oh the f- southerly on Dresser street, .44-. fir ties. ade'cVaeTO been etttered that re - speaks and has b< esent body Is Bpondent has confessed the allegations T'ralhlng S westerly on .tend now;<br form jit ▶rbp6s>e& DOdy feet; the bill by falling to ntiewer* ; It is gested that erly o£. IHteafteth Meikle, ,4«.6 feet.^ e r e s o l u t i o n„ an4 Jlegca that the way has' been blocked The. court ^ northrly. if;»,f eet,. and ;wes*ejrly>. ;e which was -by ibarrelflv, et^.., arid that swlUV etc.., wording—" intent of ™ Re-% ^;6? Ian? noW or formerly has been put there to annoy complain *raellt°* Johnfeet. M. on Friends. Itiw. The » n t , , . . . . . . . - i . i c « . l i r . ' i - tober. fOlSfaM. an& Gertrude 5. GiberL, a.'The Cjpurt eaid If jther.e.w A. ^P; V e r ^ ' p l ^ r i t Jarnek B: and Eugeni§,.M. Townsena erty rij^îOwÂ8-"**^^--^4 JUdge $■ and Hugh G. dc FSlfsch. tfeflorence out; also he did ndt propose t6 entlourWed except tions this it 'ard, where it gecil GfB^rt—-L<ot, Vrith builW.nga $nd axe 'haviiig..a, hajânc.e.there,.Mr. Devy -Mr, Jefen a rnajbrity of improvements, boundedi, nofth^lyîpn; adahitted that cbmplain'aht has , an ■granted a MH&'how or^jro.rmeriy of AiV&^.^Belf; easements but not for the full, ierfgrh H0t\ hence: Bacheller % ?nO».t. 275 im; etf^rly on. -B«i@|' of the way* The case went over to ations. of i r members tit ^yfljnu.e, 210.7 feet; sdutfterly On iftpa \yfidnesd&y for :3fr. I-CVy •> state hisv .grpnnd heard iri;< hoviir,. or .formerly of the heirs., or. vde« ■Mosear DavId "Va. "ViTilllam Prtghtman-; £aaj£et£" te feetr aha w&terjy, on, laMd^ etaL c^fhe Upvoh Mr. levy's ^motion tested New': n o v i r O r f o r m e r l y o f E r b r l d ^ b T; to assign. It dorrfes from the dis«-lct, fcifmnaugh ;Gerry., " ^ . •■ court where Plaintiff was given judg ; ^ a u g h . r » -t^rahci^ Xây tend Amelia M. Wll- ment, jyage Frtftfltlfh, *or respondent. grounds of drun il^t&JMepn &. Wilbar—Lot bounded said defe'fiaitiiêJs ttnother Jautomobile tU>ued Mr. Xreyy jêitiriy on ^SprutgA, street,;«8i&oifee|^ W3e seUfor atrial, |n Proyidence June Newport'ca ^pu&ierly on Shermkn street. 67 feet! ,Wm& 4 Hwmt^tek t61>ec .away cis A. rînn ^#«rly^ ttn. \am&. of ^.thn- ^grahtoTi: M ?M|'weeJt beMhhfng June_i8, at his cdl^ ground of. ite*fc^flind ^northerly on other land* rof ite fe-unipn:i Jt was4 setv for, June 13, t'ig'hOo r« the^''igfrantor, 72 ^feet..:.' ";■..■■;-■.■■-:' ■■:,.'•-■•/ ppnaffion \hat feev I^rbVidence trial k Judge Si ., i Bartholomews , Wilttarn; «S*. ©enntsi doeUjrtot go. bnf. ,.;'."«.;Xuw J,. '^',; vi of Dora Co jph# ^" !>/;/JOhn J. and Jame» H.A.X*ee,hy and> TâSge Ma'hojney' cMled ,un Patrick MciCann, i Juojfan and Catherine ChllcdttVto ■fl'^tiee'han vs. Board of Alflermen of case. I>ecrr: ^p;,j j aJose$^ fpit ^T^WpbH, on a motion to dismiss the of desertioj otvttoiinded F: andnortherly MarKaTet'onM.land, Leany»^now 3i>ceedi«Jgs condemning land to tov resume r. • a n d W ' a e - fhordas ^ formerly of James Crir'rlgan;, 27.2? Widen: Bath road, because two. of,the . . Mr. Nolai feet; easterly on landV ifow or formerly? 'OoSfciss^Qriers appointed weir© hQt Newport ca tat .'in* #e o£ -Jolin Carney, Ifotitherly on -Melton; {tahje and' indifferent uJ7:w' &. iiafiders; 'notpefsdiis being Orfe,' such (3w Koyt. 1 &6&&.\ 25 feet, and westerly on- lkrid 5J grounds of ■ ^f. the grantors, .44.7= *pet. to. resume 1 > seoon' p^cause lie ii a merrfber of the RepThfe Oitft>s 'Lana Corrrp^ny to teawatr^' M r. B n r ( whidh >as to take A. and Gerda ..'J>. Johnsdri^r-Xiot 'teêfttatfVeûficll, ath Of "tnSa.'flrst'stwp in taking the IaM for Oompton cs rbounded weaterly on Hunter avenue, a highway. In. Ms case $2 500 was Herbert A* tifriw*reA %ha^ ^ ''•SI* northerly on land of grarit- apprbpTi&ted. the Council thus ex- lived to«retn %h eagerly - r owas r f otonUrs, r m - e r l1^.9 ' y d feet; f Ldu i s a A .otiWlaitar a r fl , n6^ 6 0 :-pre#sing its opinion as, to the value. when mari«i ' Jddge -SJ of In this opinion al( ipiambers partlci.- custody nifri hv vote offefet, and southerly on land now Or pstfe, tkrfi so ê.^f.têrn .Is ndt freev r r _ L _ f o r m e r l y o f M a b e l M . C h a s e . ^ 1 0 7 , 4 to'act in ass^sisfrts aamak'es [Odikt The court ' tHou^fft this not the ,

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Arrivals a%^dil*r|e over >the proving Iknifeîn Wife's week-end J j j W V. J W ' i ' ' 0 ' Muiwi and ^$Wfo*r- M. Williams East- JBoaton. V > of New York, Messrs. T3. B,. C. been'ttf' Gatberwood, and Cl«m«nt R.- Mfainthe past Paul Pasqualetti, who w« wright ot-vJr^^«â/^Mtr»«:-.W> 8. comfort* Grant of BroojUine. Mrs. Tonh, T. by a knife In his'-wffeVnahu star strt pf Pftats Given by* For- Jc4inBtone^ of-Jffrhraukee and Mrs. &*y afternoon at* 17& Ch«t3»*4 ~Mra East Boston after a family Martin Knapp *of Syracuse. danghte ■".•'•'•^'e'iiii>i'-e~er'v■' *j- ?* ^vas a fi.rmsr4Up*Pprtijgff MurieJ^Vanderbilt and have re The \annu^;€^]plj§^^^MthV • 'St. tho man who Jtenjt j* fruit; Hat" Nfetfia?. Rhode George's, Schxfol I^ramatte Asaocia> Broadway, where: The ^ trip to. tion \ylU beârlve^ |Wb|Siiry 18, and Clarke stbire is, now —Tbr .. - „. .^* ;ma seen will oe called f^rhe^hri¥slt©'Se*cre- 1919 rcity directory In name, and at tb^ttlmavhe'Was a thia we. kfrs. Frederick Cameron t a r y . " • ' ^ V " ; . ; - - ; ; driver; for TaBao>vbrothen5>>an«l lived the firshave t>een re-married M r. —«-^|jwBull* .jrhd was Aon ttlden avej^w ê;w|i8?i4^years ring at of the /Roman Catholic reentry ilVunno.; to rftiu: at .the- o({aa;e, and«w^KJn^rjiedîn^provi- against, Ml. wfcet^ inl* ^condl* d^hce three ysaVk ago. iP^-^r,>wing their marriage in Newport scnec His wife^TnetiBsii aged; 20, is un is ""as fairly.; ccanfort? it July 25 by Bishop tion )*;d on an*4 der guard at the BastôJtonlRelLef anle. pman and Rev. Stanley Hospital, charge^ Iwithttê îûrder. ny Brp1 "I of the Protestant "EpisColumbus 0*J96n-: She Is -In ai serious^KQOngitlonr andf with; Mr.. and v Mrs. Thursdi „ VeriflcaQon of thfs T'ToWt^TasffiOnnee" suffering fromr hysi«riav^.er^ condl^ night C hîrirrennTo the!* daughter, 'tion, accoTdteg.;''^ ^^tg^giixiwurd' oispose ven today- By _ Mr*. l ^ t n ^ t o . M r . Reynolds' of thetho|p|C|w«ir aggra lhantain former Miss -Murt v a t e d n y t h e - f a ^ t h a t ^ t > o n ; 1 s ison oq nr3wro5fC"an*n6y—he DudJe^jPprSHgS^^ Mr.* and*Str^SnWesWOtlbertirf atein w •a. William K. Vander the summer' cert on y.The wedding to become a mother.., -T ^ * to the police ■ Paaqual-. awardei iO is In Florida, in atate- w i l l - t a k e / # a ^ $ ^ | * r i n f - . M r * G i l - ettlAccor»1ing .rsexshe^<'lil^'Âe«^><w^'-: 1:30 >. ..—A, o Associated Fressv The . beat spent rtfat summar here . at in the afternoon, (accompanied: by »tage, according to the ."Rest Havenânt^hJf parents. h i s b r o t h e r ; C h a j p U ^ ; % ^ ^ l . a n d Girla* Romand- Catholic church at once demanded^lsVdlnlner. At the' wo m New York recently, the time Mrs. Pasqualettl was on ternoon i I* not given, Conrnander and Mrs*. —A. H. her knees, scrubbing;> up thd^kltchen parish orts of the' second mar- Van Keuren and Captain and Mrs. with her two children,* Caro- Emman publiahad, a denial was C. T. Gwena. were dinner hosts be floor, and St. de'/- This morning, how- fore the War College dance last Fri aged 10 months, on the-fWor near Mattbe aged 100 months, on th* floor near 2huToh admitted the fact Mary J her. . .' ,.:'". .•A..->';iv--. , -*, yubhc tire following an- day evening.* . * •_• ♦>.* •was ill Mrs. Pas<iualettt,toljl her husband from; her mother: and Mrs.'C. fi. Rigjs of that, she had;bean«Vf Or- dinner, but operate ng that- it was of ln- theCaptain Naval Hospital will entertain at he demanded-*pork 'chopd/ and with b e l l . I e press, it was not pre- dinner before.the,ball this evening. the demand struck her- l^n ,tlie face. and h: ed thaX some time ago. ■ " t ' ■ ' knocking he r" rf6wW\JBWefar'tim*?s. served ceremony was performed Mrs. Hutchlns,' wife of lieuten Pasqualetti and: ju>;,hyother,. then Jdhn . r daughter • and Mr. ant Commander. Q. Hutchln3, has left the house, but t£ie husband re Mf».=*A y a R o m a n C a t h o l i c returned to her home on Marin turned when Bis wife njadejsome re Bennoti atrsat, •alter a week'a^yislt in New mark, and when the" brother re other -4 eattoned at her Boston York. turned he fodnd them'still quarrel minx tbe announcement • *,•.♦* 4 * her mother's name, Mrs. ing. The. police said Mrsv, Paaqualetr Mrs. B. B. Wygant entertained at tl took the chops, and waa cutting a Bmall tea In honor ot her daughter. them when u her, husband fs tar ted to P1TMA! •fefetry tra*» Reports hod kick her. the Jast time ylnth© stomGeorg and it waa decided n Mrs. L* H. Watklns is recovering »Cn. knocking her flat, When her form« innotmcejnHmt, which haul from an attack of tonsimisj at her husband rushed again. 1t was said Funera slv been made because It eral 1 that the wife held the knife in front : a matter of public Jnter- home on Pell atreet. day, : of her, urging him to go away and anderbilt Is now at Palm atfvej I made the announoeMiss Dorothy Krueger daughter let her prepare the dinner. . attes r. I don't know what more- of Ueutenarrt Colonel and Mrs, W. Whither Pasqualettl noticed the knife is not known, but he continued on't know what- more Kmeger, entertained 16 friends at ran! say. I don't like to Any a birtday party at her horn* on hia rush and the keen blade- entered Kre. • hia chest and be dropped ontox the ore, becauaa I'm not au- C h a m p l i n s t r e e t 8 s t u r d a y. T h e ♦day». evening was spent In playing games floor He was able to stagger to a ^mcemfna* her* second and dancing fallowed by supper. front room, where he dropped to rx Hi k m »^0 • • •. «w»e- been-4w- -olrentat1oT» the floor dead, 11 Dt ._* *~..~j»

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Cbriatraaa Ojafarvanoee. Moat of the ohnrob #errioes laat Suuday bore aiore or leaapefersnoe to the ChrUtmas wMoa tod ia some cases special aa^laboifat#|reparation8 had been made. At tto Ignited Congrega tional the pastor pjreaehed aa eloquent Christmas sermonvla t£e morning from Matt l^,andftt1*efveningth« Sundajr school ander the 4ir«ction of ^aparmtecd^ntMckeodVgaye an exceeding ly iubaresting and appropriate enter tainment The programme incinded responsive Sorfptarei^iu gs, the slnging of Christmas carol* by the -school, and a reoUutionorLingfellow's "Tbe Three Kings" by Master Ashley Soott. At Channing Meoaortal and at the Central Baptist services especially ap propriate to the season were also held. Regular Chris tmaa enter tainuients by the Sunday schoajs, of different uhurches have been held during the present week. The |frinity church school had its celebration Monday even ing at Masonic Hall, and a very inter ssting one it proved. |. Th« Lord's Prayer, felted in coacert was fallowed by thS Jslnging of the carols after which thajgartain in front' 6f the stage was drawt&revealing a fullrigged ship freighted |j|th presents and manned by dolls in sailor costume. As iooa as the children vhad sufficiently recovered from their surprise—for theyv had been kept in ignorance of the chareat—Rev. Mr. acter of the eutert au distributing Magill the rector, the presents, which bid beeu selected with excellent taste: The entertainment fi r St. George' s Sunday school took pllpe at the class rooms of the chureht the 'same night and was very largely"%tte%ded. The singing of carols watf'/followed by the unloading of |a handsome Christmis troe, Mr. George Spacer acting as Santa Olaas, and thelTOruikiag hi re freshmeota closed thaj^te r tain men t. Another pleaaiog.-p entertainment Monday ni«ht wm ttofj^Christmas tree and s >clal given at J55fyvefcPrP* H*U *° the children of Gt*J| %\z* $&&£&*.*>? tie m*mb«irs of Ulftfao the variety)*

At a convention of councillors and past councillors of the Order of tbe United American Mechanics in Rhode Island, held in Providence Tuesday, it was voted to organise a State Council and a committee of ten, including Mr. C. W. Brown, of this city, was appoint ed to report a list of officers, etc. (Jen. Nathaniel Green Council, of this city, was represented at the convention by Past Councillor R. C. Bacheller and Delegates Wm. D. Tew and Chas. W. Brown.

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ed ant ty at moDti Oldest Tisee PvbtihBbebU CoBtlssocdf row from i bent*] the Mercury of Dec. It, lS»iIn 1644, Mary, wife of Thomas OlKrr, h o u r Presented by Jjlkss C. 8waj*.'

of Salem, was sentenced to be public.y whlpi whipped for reproaching the magis LUwt Bri. trates, and two yeara later, for slander in . ing the elders, she bad a cleft stick put laud, on her tcngue for half an hour. — Thomas Peters, for »utplcion of slan W t« r, a der, idleness and stubbornness, is to, be 140 ci severely whipped and kept in hold. John Smith, of Medford, for swear jails, stf rli ing, being penitent, was set in bilboes. this | Thomas Makepeace, because of his The First National Bank of this city novel disposition, was informed we ting t Inl has declared a semi-annual dividend of were weary of him unlets he reformed. oner < In 1662, a man was fined for excess of five per cent The Newport National jail, B a n k o n e o f f o u r a n d o n e - h a f apparel, in boots, ribbons, gold and sil with ver lace. per cent. The National Exchange When Endioott was magistrate of leave B a n k , t h e A q u i d n e c k B a n k , N a Salem, he fined a man ten shillings, but tbecl wi t i o n a l B a n k o f R h o d e I s l a n d o f ordered half the fine to be remitted if he"TI the offender would "cutt of his lonng Newport, each four per cent, semi-an hair of his head." have 1 nually. Our banks all make a good In 1662, S. H., for carrying a grist of very t showing. corn irom mill on Sunday, fined twenty waa to dei ahillings or be whipped. Col. Howard Smith has gone to New W; If., for suffering him to take it you tl York and Philadelphia to have his from the mill, fined ten shillings. l Smith, for lying concerning seeing eyes, which are troubling him consider a R ' To t whale and other tilings, fined twenty able of late, examined and, if need bea shillings. mot fitted to glasses. In 1669, Thomas Maule, a Quaker, "N. was ordered to be whipped for saying Mrs. J. T. Gibert, a prominent mem that Mr. Higginaon preached lies. , Jo- not tl ber of Newport summer society and a siah Southwick and other Quakers,were your well-known cottage owner on Bellevue whipped at scarfs tail through the pleasBoi town for making a disturbance in meet avenue,died at her New York residence ing. Southwick, for returning after Eleve tb« last Sunday of pneumonia. having been banished, was Whipped of obtaii through the towns of Boston, Roxbury the pi At the annual meeting of the Ameri and Dedham. can Forestry Association, recently held Convicted felons were compelled to ing-ic tende in Washington, Mr. L. D Davis of this sit on their coffins and listen to long not a< sermons before going o the place bj city was elected one of the vice presi e x e c u t i o n . ■ • • • - * . repea dents for New England. In 1672, tbe general court of Massa hcuo! chusetts ordei a that scolds and rxilers an si Mr. ChrUtopher Freeborue, who was shall be gagged or set in a ducking drove taken to the state asylum for iusane on stool and dipped over head and ears assist times. pun is: the 21st ultimo, died at that institution three William Randall, for telling a he, prits. ou Christmas day. bled, fined ten shillings. In 1678, the first dancing school waa three; A. O'D Taylor has sold to Joseph opened in Boston, but was immediately rnanu* Att Haire, the house and lot No. 47 Divis prohibited by the general court. in Bw ion street, for Susan S. Burroughs, of :Ncw Bog-ikad Sa iCSC John Button, writing from Bb&tpn to sons v Boston. his frieuds iu England, quotes •<>me of tencec be Mr. and Mrs. David T. Pinniger, nee the Province laws then fn foice. Ho to montt y*: ,' '• .'•< Atkinson, have returned from their • *For being drunk they either whip or cou,rt of the wedding tour and are at their residence impose/ a fine of five shillings; and yet. sentrt on Broadway. notwithstanding this law„ihere are. sev con fin eral of them so addicted to it that they £*. and Mn. Marshall W:v Ball,- nee •begin to doubt whether ft be a *in..or Aixirews, returned from their wadding no, aud seldom go to bed without ,mu|uV Emmanuel church evelopmenv, itrio Saturday nigh.Vand kVhottMft iven their anquaj. C£*4flfas and tense W B r o a d V * y. ; ; ' / V * d< Went: "lr ltiok-n$tmt3vmm&1 JPansh through the tongue with a hoi; lion For kissing a woman in the' street,- cordin House and iooladed as* fcaceptionally A. O'D. Taylor has sold for John II. thoURh but in tha way of cYvil salute,, been k flu* tierformauce of eJeteht-of-hand.

t for throe oa*<* may b<? m*0.o to rve aa a basis in rcnderhig oilla -n e future. * • ^ "In addition to these cbarû may be wnd impressive ceremony. A. vv. by a [play ■■/&&■■ Ided a st*puaatton -that damage to vidson was installed a*\ camp *on>v « /• in wofWvH^ ir apparatus while in Middletown, mAnrter and "Mrs. RuttfE. Shaw>p*ea- tinted pe£a^ i^Ws ^ ve, nasne of end*'to\tn4 used by imperfectidna 'n toe high- i i « . n t o f t h e A u x i l i a r y . J . w l wMch the! Som^p <k Following the InsteUaVou «*J«J£* ays dr other causes over which, we ttry. The {game; won caanft tpsUiia^ ive no con*ro\ would be'considered w e r e i h o r d e r * P a s t P ^ ^ * ; . ^ deceased phrt; Wflnst *ka*f, terroent: waa" to; the > -1 uns of expense and bil'a for Mich mander Stdttvap -ôk*«"» *e°J j^f! In the Braumtan ^—^""* netery,I 3?ne bearers.^haidjjbe wwwiîwpyww ** paire would be rendered. . xation and it* *r©*c in general. Com bein<g; James "We there-fore recommeni that ine mander Warn a BjUley reviewedê ^Xr^^Tiailf ^jfc$ S^Pâ^^ Mtrd of AJdeamcn assure the oom- n f u r h i i n g a b i l i t y o f t h e ^ r i ^ ? n W . ^ g a n r n S k o S . < " ^ " * *■» — * Utee from trtte town of Middletown their work in this war, at they may thethe■ thrtr^rom ffwS awS* the .... . atThoy mVy exipeot expect 4nfa che chefuture future i M a i a ff o e a l w a y s g i v e n m t h e w t , ' A ^ n & * e C o n U n a » : a V- I W N . id that , no such aarfetancârid a — bill vboth ^ , *frvr ,to ^ the th« o f N e w - methods l a n d w e of n t J»e a g a \° i n sH^n3 t V * uke c rvlcea. fatacltv« ioft v New ajSt\c h' whirlwind. Paat Department ^C?]":. jrt anwl tiê town of Middletown. will mander Halt for the Camp, presented News Eeceive4 of "Death, to walSa b1 • rendered. ' " . . _i».«ji forage»..« Civl War veterans Bailey. Oomes and "Respect fu'ly submitted, Hew York, of Miw Olara gained th •*Joseph J. Klrby Hamilton with their honoruymr ^tereaMors hi "W. A. Hanlcv.** Mftgdaien Gibert. through;' ahead. W Alderman Hushes asked if MiddleNewB toas (been received of 1ihe Corps, ii foe*. Camp. Junior Dej^,, t Com mori death, in Now York Wednesday, ot put ^ Csaid the proposition had been \'ier Bli» .hoped ^^seethefa |ff|n Clara! Ma*dalen"^^gfrt, a^Hyifrt^S •rhen all war. veterans of the 'JJ""1"1 Iked ov«r. but the town officials whm all war veterans of the Jj^wu ivell^ known aummer: reaidont or New- finish m Jt that i> wou'd he ■prartlcslW naa» ôort. She was . uhe da*tghter of «ie 1 d<m« ya as on th*ir part Just now. Aldwman t a t l o " P a . t " a m p C o m m a n d e r W c h - h i i e J a m e s T n e r l g j n y a p d A n n a _ Mt. au l„n, ,>^ T h anley said those living where there ter voiced hte gratitude ior the support Gibert, who were prominent ia New 17 ii ♦e water mains are In -favor, but v.j> c«^to,i :-'-ufiA n. generation SrMieratlon ago ago hers cannot see the advantage for Fresiaeni ^»»" ,«".J„«ii president and built a ewnroer TOaaeww '^leiitoe ««,v^». known l e m . A l d e r m a n M a r t i n m o v e d t h a t Ricnter R i o h t ecr u»» c ' t -™rh e ^47^^ ^ J f g rv»r»a a s ^ T each h e " ISs C h a"rne l e t " unaiex n e a r near t h e «•« « o ^*îr a r ntn-CU; e n d v...^ io report of the committee be ac- Hunnewea H u n n e w e aof^ _thet h Relief e R e Acorps e f C o^J" r p s L,« gBeljevue a B u tavenue. f a v e n uThte « ; J ^waa ^ J ^ ôcouo o c u -. --^>—• -pted and it was tfso decalded to a m a s s e d t h e m a e l c e s a s w p r e a a n t l n i j . . g ^ • » • M - a n d , ^ , . G f c e r t a n d * £ * * © * * ave the city clerk nend the biua. ~2rS««flfon8 in haartysympathy, with. t e r}™_J w a r d sj^ tao r nttBi|er a n a r aofi i wyeans » » « -by " ; ' »n*TTour Miscellsneous. • « l ie ^ lseeJ-|m n 4a ^r i- 3 g t e ™ i ^ f v i S r a n ^ b o d i e s , a n d t h e p l e a s.ut hr e f ri t dâûi K ^ ^h st e. ^r sn /Ô no gf .<t h AwraH»l of damages don* *f Sj1, T Z % ^ ^ ^^'V^Y ^ f f l * 1 Prominent *^ «T o w n e e ui«^ n d . «• »-a r,<^fo c» 26 *ens, be>n«rtn« to Otto Bhav S^nm^TVere""eVrved a n d | > J S S ^ ^^M newapsww; *! «*' *** 0Hrdt,waeset at $64.30 Two .Other p a r t y r e m a i n e d u n t i l n e a r l y m W n l g h t - — - . 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Colonel Alfred Kessler, Jr.,. (above), of Passaic, N. J., is commander of' one of the American "shuttle" bombing bases in Russia on which U. S. bombers landed in a historymaking first leg of operations between Britain, Italy, North Africa and Russia.—(AP Wirephoto from Army Air Forces).

Mrs. Mabel (MacDonald, wife of Archie P- MacDonald, died . this morning at-the Newport Hospital after being taken ill at her home at 18 Marlborough street earlier in the morning. She was - 59--'--years old. Mrs. MacDonald, ^the former Miss Mabel Copeland," of Taunton, leaves her husband, a son by a former marriage, Merrill C. Maxon of Sar Antonio, Tex.; a brother, Clarence ' Copeland of Assonet, Mass.; a sister, Mrs. Laura Childs of North~Attleboro, Mass., three grand children. Funera' services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Memor ial Funeral Home. The Rev. Harv ey K. Mousley, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church, which she attended during her 23 years' residence in this city, will offici ate. * • C.C. HEAD SPEAKS TO REDS

A German sentry looking'across the Nazi against invasion, -•■ and '•OAKLAND FARM" AMONG American Urge* . Reconciling landings. by_-air_have been plac lation of the caption that appear Selves to Economis Systems issue of Die vWehrmacht, publish HOSPITAL SITES STUDIED • •••••• • MOSCOW, June 5 <.P> — EriMr. and Mrs. Robert Goelet Johnston, president of the Cham A P A D D S N J B W S G U A R D S have returned to New York after ber of Commerce of the United passing the weekend with Mr. and One of Several Rhode Island States, in an address to Soviet Action Taken to Prevent Future Mrs. Frederick H. Prince, who trade leaders Saturday and re Invasion Scares gave a dinner in their honor Sat leased Sunday urged Russians Places Inspected urday evening-. Mr. Goelet. chair and Americans reconcile them LONDON, June 5 Of)—Addi man of the Bailey's Beach execu selves to different economic sys tional safeguards, with the aid tive committee, completed pl»ns tems and carry on a flourishing and approval of Aillied censor for the beach opening- June 9. The business. authorities, have been put in tennis courts and enlarged cafe Veterans- Body Official Will Re Johnston prefaced his speech by ship to effect in the London office of teria, with snack bar. will be warning the Russians: "I am the Associated Press as a result port His Recommendations opened Julv I. going to tell you direct, harsh of an erroneous invasion flash business facts." To General Ilines sent Saturday inadvertently by an Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart "In economic ideology, the prac girl operator and Cushman returned to New York tice of my country is different Inexperienced transmitted over all AP news today after a weekend stay at from yours," he said. "You are wires. "Avalon." A message Sunday from Robert " O a k l a n d F a r m . " t h e P o r t s state - minded, collective - minded. are' most private-minded, Bunnelle, chief of the AP's Lon mouth estate of William H. Van We Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones. most individual minded and. don bureau, said appropriate Jr.. who will occupy "Sherwood" derbilt is one ol several places gentlemen, make no mistake, we action had been taken in full .con this season, and Mrs. Jones' si«- In Rhode Island being considered are determined to remain so, or sultation with the authorities to ter, Mrs. Francis McFarren of El as the site of a veterans' hospital, even to become more so." guarantee censorship control and Paso. Tex., passed the weekend at it became known today as Roy H e a s k e d t h e R u s s i a n s t o transmission supervision over E. Guard, chief of design in the "realize Hotel Viking. how completely our Amer furnishing direct connec construction service of the Vet ican Communists nave been wast facilities tions between AP's London and Dudley P. Gilbert, Jr.. has re erans' Administration, was com ing their time." New York offices: turned from school to ioin hi* pleting his tour of inspection pre The erronepus flash, saying mother. Mrs. Iselin Gilbert, at liminary to returning to Wash that General Elsenhower's head IOWA" HOLDS PRIMARY "Four Acres." ington Tuesday to make his re quarters announced Allied land • •••••** port. Other places considered arc DES MOINES, June 5 (/P) — ings in France, was sent by a 22M i s s J u l i a A B e r w i n d a n d the Colt eotate in Bristol, Dexter ! Iowans were nominating their year-old British girl, Joan Ellis, Lieutenant and Mrs. Barclay K. Asylum, in Providence, and the I candidates for the fall election to who had punched it out while Douglas were among the weekend Wa r w i o k c i t y f a r m . A l l t h e s e day, with one of the lightest prim- practicing on a machine not at entertainers. places have been inspected. the time in operation. ary votes in state history exAccompanied by Edward . J jI pected. Higgins, executive secretary to Topping the 11 major races, in TO SPEAK AT PRIORY Senator Theodore Francis HOUSE> FOR LEND-LEASE which wereSenator contests, Greene, Mr. Guard said . during jI the onethere involving Guywas M. G. Howland Shaw. Assistant his tour ol survey that the hos WASHINGTON, June 5 <#>— Secretary of State, will arrive pital will be of the' 500-bed size '•Gillette, Democrat, who virtually After hearing a hint that the Al from Waahlngton to give the com but so designed as to be easily j had to be drafted to seek re-elect lied invasion of western Europe mencement address at the annual enlarged to much greater cap ion. He was opposed by Ernest H. may come within "the next few Prize Day and graduation exer acity. Mr. Guard conferred Sun ISeemann, Waterloo factory work*- days." the House passed by a rec cises at the Portsmouth Priory day with representatives of the ! er, making his fifth attempt to ord vote of 280 to 23 today a Wednesday, the Rev. Gregory American Legion, Veterans of j get to Washington. 53,920,070,000 supply bill to fi Borgsted, headmaster, announced. F o r e i g n Wa r s , A m e r i c a n Wa r nance lend-lease, the Foreign EcoF. D. R. PRAISES NURSES Diplomas will be presented by Veterans, and Spanish War Vet nombic Administration (FEA) and Bishop Francis P. Keough, who erans. the United Nations Relief and Re will speak briefly. The Rev. J. BUFFALO; N. Y., June 5 <J&— habilitation Today, Mr. Guard was to in President Adiminstration (UNRRoosevelt said today Hugh Diman, founder of the Pri spect sites in the northern part of ory, will also address the gradu the state and was to meet with "every American citizen can take RA) for the fiecal year starting ates and others assembled for the members of the Veterans Council pride" in the record of the 60,000 July 1. Mrs. Francis L. V. Hoppin, who was in New York for a visit after passing the winter at Palm Beach, Fla., is expected at "Auton House."

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■■Wayne, P*-, announce the engage ment of their daughter, Miss Jane Bumham Van Pelt, to Corporal Alexander B. Toland, U. S. A, son of Dr. and Mrs. Owen J. Toland of this city and Wynnewood, Pa. Mlsa Van , Pelt waa graduated from Oldfields School and belongs to the Junior League. Corporal Toland, a grandson of Mrs. Clarence W. Dolari of the summer colony, was j graduated from St. Paul's School, and was at Princeton before entering the service. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Washing ton Frazer, who were absent last season, are opening' their summer home, Bellevue and Wheatland avenues. • • • • • • • •

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Contact: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Phone: (215) 732-6200 FAX: (215) 732-2680 http://www.hsp.org Processed by: Katherine Gallup and Eve Mayer Processing Completed: March 2003 Sponsor: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Restrictions: None. Related Collections at William Bingham Papers, Collection 53 HSP: William Bingham Papers, Collection 1583

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Abstract The first Powel (Powell) to immigrate to America, Samuel Powel (b. 1673), reached Pennsylvania in 1685. A boy at the time of his passage, Samuel eventually established himself as a successful tradesman and civic actor in Philadelphia. The family he started with wife Abigail Wilcox would go on, in future generations, to produce some of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of the city. Samuel and Abigail’s only son, a merchant also named Samuel (1704-1759), married Mary Morris, who gave birth to the Samuel Powel (1738-1793) best known as mayor of Philadelphia, serving one term under colonial rule and another after independence. The house that Samuel and his wife Elizabeth Willing shared became one of the new capital’s social hubs; the Powels hosted a number of notable guests, including George and Martha Washington, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. Although Samuel Powel died without an heir, the Powel name survived through Elizabeth’s adoption of nephew John Powel Hare, who later changed his name to John Hare Powel. John, whose pursuits included diplomacy, land agency, cattle husbandry, and a stint in the state senate, had seven children with wife Julia De Veaux Powel, the oldest of whom they named Samuel (1818-1885). Samuel’s wife, Mary Johnston, came from a long line of West Indies plantation owners. Her father, Robert Johnston, owned a number of plantations in Jamaica, some of which were inherited through Robert’s wife, Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston, from her father, John Taylor. This collection is broad in scope, containing materials that relate to members of the Powel, Hare, and Johnston families, as well as their more distant relatives and associates. Most of the series, including those devoted to Samuel Powel (b. 1673), Samuel Powel (1738-1793), Elizabeth Powel, Samuel Powel (1818-1885), John Hare Powel, Mary Johnston Powel, Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston, and John Taylor, are comprised of correspondence, legal documents, and financial records. The collection as a whole is notable, however, for its rich documentation of both male and female family members and the variety of trades and business ventures (civic positions, shipping, medicine, plantation ownership) and locales (Philadelphia, London, Newport, and Jamaica, to name a few) represented. Robert Johnston’s series contains journals as well as fascinating plantation records and drawings documenting his travels and his life in Jamaica during the late eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth century. The materials relating to Mary Edith Powel include garden books, photographs, printed materials, diaries, and genealogical records. Her interest in family history resulted in the compilation of much of the documentation and information making up this collection.

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Background note The first Samuel Powel (Powell) to arrive in Pennsylvania was originally born in Somersetshire, England, in 1673 to Welsh parents, Samuel and Deborah (Powle) Powel. The immigrant Powel arrived in Pennsylvania as an orphan accompanied by his aunt Ann Parsons and her newly-wed husband, John, who was a carpenter. Looking to John as a father, Samuel followed in his trade, and became so proficient that he was later considered the leading carpenter in Philadelphia. He owned ninety houses, resided on the northeast corner of Pine and Second Streets, and owned a garden on the southern end of Pine. In addition to carpentry, Samuel was also a manufacturer of fire buckets and became active in public affairs as a Philadelphia common councilman. He was also prominent in the Society of Friends and upon his death he donated a plot of land between Front and Second Streets for the erection of a monthly Meeting House. In 1700 Samuel (b. 1673) married Abigail Wilcox, daughter of Barnabas and Sarah Wilcox. The couple had five children, Ann, Samuel, Deborah, a second Ann, and Sarah. Both Anns died young as did Abigail, who passed away in 1713. Both surviving daughters married well, Deborah to Joshua Emlen and Sarah to Anthony Morris. The only son, Samuel (1704-1759), entered into merchant life, and like his father, became one of the leaders in his field. He also became active in politics and in 1730, was elected a common councilman and advanced to the position of alderman, a life position, thirteen years later. This Samuel officially altered the spelling of his last name from Powell, the Welsh spelling, to Powel. Samuel, like his sister Sarah, married into the Morris family. He wed Mary Morris, sister of Anthony Morris and daughter of Anthony and Phoebe Morris, in 1732. They had three children: Abigail, Samuel, and Sarah. The Samuel Powel (b. 1738) of this generation went on to become a two-term mayor of Philadelphia and one of the city’s most distinguished citizens. Samuel was a member of the second graduating class from the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania). Following graduating ceremonies in 1759, he left for a tour of Europe. That same year, Samuel inherited his grandfather’s Philadelphia properties and became recognized as one of the wealthiest young men in the colonies. Samuel remained in England for about seven years, living a life of leisure where he met and conversed with the Duke of York, the Pope, and Voltaire, who urged him to hate priests. Samuel ignored Voltaire’s advice and before returning to the colonies converted from Quakerism to the Anglican Church. Upon his return to the Americas, Samuel married Elizabeth Willing, daughter of Charles and Ann (Shippen) Willing. The couple chose not to reside in one of the ninety Philadelphia properties owned by Samuel, but instead purchased a home on Third Street from Charles Stedman. Samuel leased his inherited properties for personal profit. Samuel, like his father and grandfather, became active in the city council, was a justice of the common pleas and quarter sessions courts, and in 1775 was appointed mayor, the last under the charter of 1701. In 1789, he was reappointed to this position under the new charter, and was ever after known as “the Patriot Mayor” for having sided with the colonies during the Revolution. He was also speaker of the Pennsylvania senate in 1792 and was active in Philadelphia organizations such as the American Philosophical Society 2 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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and the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, was a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, and a manager of the Pennsylvania Hospital. Samuel and Elizabeth Powel were great entertainers and enjoyed the company of George and Martha Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and the Marquis de Lafayette, among many others. Samuel died of yellow fever during the 1793 epidemic. Elizabeth survived him by thirtyseven years and passed the Powels’ large land estate to her nephew whom she adopted, John Powel Hare, son of her sister Margaret Willing, and Robert Hare. John changed his name by an act of legislature in 1809 to John Hare Powel in order to carry on the Powel legacy. Margaret and Robert Hare’s other children were Richard, Charles Willing, Martha, Robert Jr., and another Richard. Robert Hare, an Englishman who descended from a notable family of port brewers, came to America in 1773 by way of Canada with Sir William Johnson. He was a member of the Convention that formed the first Constitution of Pennsylvania, and afterwards became the state senate speaker. Robert advised his son John to retire from the counting house of his relatives, Messrs. Willing and Francis, and seek employment as a supercargo on voyages to Calcutta. John’s travels brought to him a profit of over twenty-thousand dollars. In 1808 John traveled to Europe for leisure and while there, became secretary to the American Legation in London and also Bearer of Dispatches. He returned from traveling in 1811 to enter the United States Army. He served under General Thomas Cadwalader as brigade-major in the Brigade of Pennsylvania Volunteers, and by 1814 was commissioned an Inspector-General, with the full rank of colonel, in the regular army. He subsequently refused a brigadier-general’s commission in the Columbian service at the request of his family. In 1817, he married Julia De Veaux, daughter of Colonel Andrew De Veaux, and the couple moved to Powelton in west Philadelphia, where John began efforts to improve American agriculture. He was instrumental in the formation of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society, promoted improvements in husbandry, and imported English cattle and sheep breeds. During this time, he was also land agent for the William Bingham estate and Amsterdam land firm Hope & Company; speculated coal in Hazleton, Pennsylvania; and maintained the Philadelphia real estate he inherited from Elizabeth Willing Powel. John also was a Pennsylvania state senator from 1827 to 1830 and continued to be active in politics until his death in 1856. John and Julia had seven children: Samuel, De Veaux, Henry Baring, Robert Hare, Julia, John Hare Jr., and Ida. Samuel, Henry Baring, and Robert Hare were joint managers of their father’s Hazleton, Pennsylvania, coal lands. Henry Baring, prone to lavish tastes, was especially troublesome to his father and, after acquiring serious debts and failing in his marriage to Caroline Bayard, daughter of U. S. Senator Richard Henry Bayard of Delaware, John exiled Henry Baring to Cuba in 1850 and later to the Oregon territory. Henry Baring died there of pneumonia two years after his arrival. Robert eventually began his own coal business under the name, Robert Hare Powel & Company.

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The eldest son, Samuel, born in 1818, was John Hare Powel’s lawyer and close companion. Following his father’s death in 1856, Samuel assumed responsibility for his younger siblings, John Hare Powel Jr. and Ida, and acted as a father figure to the others. For most of his life, Samuel lived in Newport, Rhode Island, with his wife, Mary Johnston, whom he married in 1845. There he was a Rhode Island state senator and in 1872 was appointed one of the commissioners to represent the state of Rhode Island at the July 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, but declined the appointment. Samuel Powel is noted for his participation in various educational and scientific organizations of Philadelphia; for his photography of scientific subject matter; and for serving as a member of Philadelphia Company A, First Regiment Gray Reserves, as well as contributing financially to the Union during the Civil War. Samuel and Mary (Johnston) had six children: Mary Edith, Samuel Jr., Katherine Julia, Robert Johnston Hare, Harford Willing Hare, and John Hare Jr. Mary Edith and Robert Johnston Hare Powel both researched and documented their family’s history. Mary Johnston, the eldest daughter of Robert Johnston and Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston, grew up on her father’s Jamaica plantations and on the family’s Newport, Rhode Island property. The family had strong roots in Jamaica: Robert Johnston’s father, Dr. Alexander Johnston, and his wife, Elizabeth, were probably the first generation to settle in St. Ann’s Parish, Jamaica. Robert was born on December 16, 1783, the third son of Alexander and Elizabeth Johnston. The other Johnston children were Alexander, James, John, and a daughter, Jannette. Dr. Alexander Johnston, a successful physician and surgeon, died in 1786, leaving his plantation to be divided among his sons. In 1787, Elizabeth Johnston married her husband’s former professional partner, Dr. Alexander Weir. It is unclear how much contact Elizabeth had with her children after her remarriage; the Johnston children spent much of their time at boarding schools and at the homes of relatives in Jamaica and Scotland. Alexander Johnston had been born in Scotland, where his siblings, James and Margaret, lived throughout their lives. Like his older brother James, Robert Johnston attended college in Aberdeen, Scotland, before setting out on an extensive European tour during the years 1812 to 1814 which included travel in Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Poland, and Ireland. In 1815 Johnston published an account and accompanying sketches documenting his time in Russia. Following his travels, Robert Johnston returned to Jamaica to claim his share of his father’s estate, which included the Retirement and Murphy’s Penn plantations and sixtysix slaves. Johnston’s land holdings increased in 1818, when he married Catherine Cole Taylor, the only child of local plantation owner John Taylor and his wife, Comfort Ann Hind Taylor. Taylor was a wealthy planter who owned two plantations, Harmony Hill and Running Gut, in St. Ann’s Parish. Comfort Ann had been married at least once before her marriage to Taylor, and although John Taylor took on the guardianship of Comfort Ann’s son, George Lawrence, Catherine remained his sole heir. John Taylor had died while Catherine was visiting relatives in Newport, Rhode Island. Underage and devastated by the loss, Catherine tried in vain to return to Jamaica for over a year before securing safe passage. 4 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Upon her marriage to Robert Johnston, John Taylor’s estate became the property of the Johnston family, and the Harmony Hill property became the primary residence of the Johnstons and their four children, Catherine, Mary (later Mary Powel), Robert James, and Annie. The Johnstons finally relocated to Rhode Island when, in 1833, the imperial British parliament emancipated all the slaves in Jamaica. Fearing for his financial stability and for his family’s safety, Robert Johnston thought the relocation was necessary, though the Johnstons continued to visit the island. It was on an 1839 voyage to Jamaica that Catherine (Kate) Johnston, Robert and Catherine’s oldest daughter, took ill and died suddenly. She was only fifteen years old. Robert Johnston went into rapid decline after hearing of his daughter’s death and died soon after, on August 14, 1839.

Scope & content The materials in this collection, covering a period from 1681 to 1938, are distinctive for their varied and thorough documentation of the diverse business ventures, family life, and extracurricular interests of male and female members of the Powel, Hare, and Johnston families. Although the collection contains the records of three prominent Samuel Powels: the carpenter, merchant, and mayor; the majority of materials belong to Powels with no blood relation to the original three, and to the Johnston family. Elizabeth, wife of the mayor, Samuel Powel (1738-1793), provides the link between the two Powel lines through her adoption of John Powel Hare, who changed his name to John Hare Powel. Most of the Powel family materials in this collection document his life and the lives of his descendants. Mary Johnston, wife of Samuel Powel (1818-1885) provides the Powel-Johnston link. Materials have been divided into fourteen series and are arranged to reflect the generations of these families. The professions of the Powel and Johnston families, which were different from generation to generation, are one of the more richly documented subjects in this collection. Series I briefly addresses the mercantile efforts of Samuel Powel (b. 1673) who traded flour and building materials out of Philadelphia to ports in the Caribbean, England, Ireland, and the Carolinas. It is possible that his son Samuel’s (1704-1759) materials are also included in this series. A smattering of materials in Series II relates to the grandson, Samuel Powel’s (1738-1793) second term as mayor of Philadelphia as well as his real estate dealings and personal relationships. More thoroughly documented, however, are the joint business pursuits of John Hare Powel and his son Samuel (18181885) (Series V and VI), and the Jamaica plantations and medical practice of members of the Johnston family (Series X, XII, and XIII). John Hare Powel’s materials, consisting of correspondence, land, legal, financial, civic papers, and some miscellanea, highlight his agricultural pursuits in cattle and sheep husbandry; his 1827 to 1830 state senate term in which he focused on transportation improvements; and land agency for the William Bingham estate and Amsterdam land firm Hope & Company. John’s land agent records, which form the bulk of his business papers, document his responsibilities on lands in Northampton, Southampton, Wayne, Luzerne, Pike, and Schuylkill Counties. John also dabbled in coal speculation in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and materials relating to this can be found in Series Vb and VIa. 5 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Samuel Powel (1818-1885), eldest son of John Hare Powel, is represented by correspondence, financial, and legal papers that supplement his father’s records, and later reflect the division of the John Hare Powel estate; he was John Hare Powel’s lawyer. Series X and XIII contain materials relating to Robert Johnston and John Taylor, respectively, and the pimento plantations they owned and operated in Jamaica in the eighteenth to mid-nineteenth century. These series include a wide range of plantation records, and Series X contains papers relating to Johnston’s ventures in Great Britain’s railroad industry in the early 1830s. In addition, the papers relating to Dr. Alexander Johnston in Series XII provide an interesting view of his medical practice in Jamaica during the mid-eighteenth century. All male members of the Powel family and Elizabeth Powel (Series III) earned additional income on the Powel lands, inherited from the first Samuel Powel (b. 1673) to arrive in America. Samuel, who was in addition to a merchant a skilled carpenter, built ninety properties, the real estate value of which became the foundation of the Powel family fortune. The inheritance of this land can be traced through the land and estate records found in Series I through VI. John Hare and Samuel Powel’s records (Series V and VI) additionally document the construction of John’s property at 19th and Walnut Streets, as well as the construction of both John and Samuel’s homes on their joint plot in Newport, Rhode Island. Photographs of the Philadelphia and Newport homes and of the Jamaica plantation are included among Robert Johnston Hare Powel’s materials in Series IX. Although the business papers described above pertain mostly to men, this collection also provides significant insight into the lives of female members of the Powel, Hare, and Johnston families. Elizabeth Willing Powel, represented in Series III, was a prominent member of Philadelphia society. Her materials, which include correspondence, financial, legal, and miscellaneous materials, show the range of Elizabeth’s interests and the breadth of her social and financial responsibilities, which increased after the death of her husband Samuel in 1793. Series XI consists of materials relating to Robert Johnston’s wife, Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston, and includes correspondence, legal and financial papers, and miscellaneous materials including the correspondence of Catherine’s guardians. There is a significant amount of material relating to Mary Edith Powel; the correspondence, diaries, photographs, and garden books in Series VIII give a particularly full view of Mary’s daily life and interests, which included gardening, writing, and genealogy. Other women represented include Julia De Veaux Powel, Ida Powel Johnson, Comfort Ann Taylor, and Annie Taylor Johnston. Also of note in this collection are records of John Hare Powel and Robert Johnston’s travels. John Hare Powel was a supercargo on voyages to Calcutta and included in his miscellaneous materials (Series Vf) are a journal recording that voyage and two handcopied volumes. Robert Johnston traveled to Europe for pleasure and a number of his journals recording tours through Russia, Poland, Sweden, Great Britain, and Ireland, can be found in Series IXf.

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In addition to the well-documented individuals in the collection, such as John Hare Powel and Robert Johnston, a number of other individuals are represented by a relatively limited amount of material. Most of these individuals, including many of the female family members mentioned above, are grouped into a family series according to their last name. Representing the Hare family are Robert and two Marthas. Other Powels not previously mentioned are De Veaux, Robert Hare, and John Hare Jr, all sons of John Hare Powel. Other Johnston members in this collection are, John, two Jameses, and Robert. The Hind family, distantly related to the Johnston family through the marriage of Comfort Ann (Hind) and John Taylor are also in the Johnston grouping. A miscellaneous series at the end of the collection contains the records of families and individuals who were friends of the Powel, Hare, and Johnston families. Among these individuals are the Cole, Tracey, and the Gouldburn families, and George Taylor. Materials whose creator could not be identified are also in the miscellaneous series.

Overview of arrangement Series I

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Samuel Powel (b. 1673), 1681-1749, n.d. a. Correspondence, 1729-1748, n.d. b. Legal, 1681-1747, n.d. c. Financial, 1728-1749, n.d. Samuel Powel (1738-1793), 1729-1791, n.d. Elizabeth Willing Powel, 1763-1859, n.d. a. Incoming correspondence, 1782-1824, n.d. b. Outgoing correspondence, 1763-1821, n.d. c. Legal, 1798-1806, n.d. d. Financial, 1783-1830. e. Estate, 1815-1859, n.d. f. Miscellaneous Hare family, 1770-1853, n.d. a. Robert Hare, 1770-1820. b. Martha Hare1, 1831-1853. c. Martha Hare2, 1809-1810, n.d. John Hare Powel, 1770-1884, n.d. a. Correspondence, 1800-1856, n.d. b. Land agent records, 1770-1855, n.d. c. Civic papers, 1822-1850, n.d. d. Financial, 1806-1857, n.d. e. John Hare Powel estate, 1855-1884, n.d. f. Miscellaneous, 1806-1848, n.d. Samuel Powel (1818-1885), 1760-1909, n.d. a. Correspondence, 1836-1885, n.d. b. Financial, 1840-1885. c. Legal, 1830-1885, n.d. d. Powel land records, 1760-1909, n.d. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Series VIII

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e. Miscellaneous, 1760-1909, n.d. Mary Johnston Powel, 1832-1899, n.d. a. Correspondence, 1835-1899, n.d. b. Receipts, 1843-1888, n.d. c. Miscellaneous, 1832-1898, n.d. Mary Edith Powel, 1712-1938, n.d. a. Correspondence, 1852-1938, n.d. b. Memoirs and diaries, 1898-1921, n.d. c. Genealogical materials, 1712-1899, n.d. d. Garden books, 1885-1912 e. Printed materials, 1832-1928, n.d. f. Photographs, n.d. g. Miscellaneous, 1840-1920, n.d. Other Powel family members, 1817-1909, n.d. a. Julia DeVeaux Powel, 1817-1855. b. DeVeaux Powel, 1826-1844, n.d. c. Robert Hare Powel, 1854-1877. d. John Hare Powel Jr., 1857-1901. e. Ida Powel Johnson, 1857-1884. f. Robert Johnston Hare Powel, 1909, n.d. Robert Johnston, 1755-1876, n.d. a. Correspondence, 1782-1840, n.d. b. Jamaica, 1809-1832, n.d. c. Legal, 1755-1853, n.d. d. Financial, 1756-1876, n.d. e. Railroad, 1825-1832. f. Writings, 1811-1827, n.d. g. Journals, 1809-1839, n.d. h. Drawings, 1810-1831, n.d. i. Miscellaneous, 1800-1839, n.d. Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston, 1763-1876, n.d. a. Correspondence, 1811-1877, n.d. b. Legal, 1814-1876, n.d. c. Financial, 1800-1876, n.d. d. Miscellaneous, 1763-1875, n.d. Other Johnston family members, 1762-1875, n.d. a. Alexander Johnston, 1762-1839, n.d. b. James Johnston, 1770-1803 c. John Johnston, 1762-1792, n.d. d. James Johnston, 1804-1837, n.d. e. Annie Taylor Johnston, 1763-1875, n.d. f. Robert James Johnston, 1835-1866, n.d. g. Hind family, 1792-1873, n.d.

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h. Miscellaneous, 1774-1837. John Taylor, 1721-1849, n.d. a. Correspondence, 1771-1849, n.d. b. Legal, 1765-1821 c. Financial, 1784-1835, n.d. d. Miscellaneous, 1721-1800 Miscellaneous, date range a. Cole family b. Tracey family c. Goulburn family d. George Coward, 1805 e. Miscellaneous, 1753-1895, n.d.

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Series description Series 1. Samuel Powel (b. 1673), 1681-1749, n.d. (Boxes 1-2, Vols. 1-5, FF 1) a. Correspondence, 1729-1748, n.d. Much of the correspondence in this subseries is commercial and relates to Samuel Powel’s shipping business, which he ran out of Philadelphia. Samuel Powel trained as a carpenter as a young man, and he and his son Samuel both became known as carpenters and shippers of goods between Philadelphia and Caribbean ports as well as locations in England, Ireland, and the Carolinas. The correspondence, which is almost entirely incoming, sometimes includes orders or reports on the status of shipments. There are also a number of reports from captains (usually Samuel Bicknell or William Grieves) to Powel on changes in the ship’s course or crew or problems encountered at sea. It is likely that both Samuel Powel (b. 1673) and his son, who had the same name and profession, are represented in this series. Powel’s significant business partnerships and associations are documented in this series, which includes correspondence with the London firm of Thomas Plumstead and Sons; David Barclay, another London merchant; Gabriel Manigault of South Carolina; and, in Philadelphia, William Coleman and Israel Pemberton, who took over Powel’s accounts after 1747. Although there is very little family information, Samuel did conduct a significant amount of business with his cousin, William Shippen. Although the majority of Powel’s business ventures encountered only minor setbacks and difficulties, the threat of privateers was inescapable. The year 1748 appears to have been a time of considerable threat, as the correspondence from this year repeatedly mentions encounters with pirate vessels and sightings of suspicious or unidentified ships between the Atlantic coast of the United States and the ports of the Caribbean. In addition to the loose correspondence, three letterbooks, covering the period from 1727 to 1747, document Samuel Powel’s business relationships. In these letters, Samuel communicates details of and plans for shipping ventures with his associates, 9 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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the closest of whom are indicated above. Some of the letters, particularly those in the third letterbook, provide accounts of British military actions. In a letter to Thomas Hyam and Son dated September 6, 1746, Powel spoke of “the sad effects of the war in England & on the continent,” stating that “should England lose N America [to France], its my opinion great Britain would soon be a province of France, for I look upon North America next to England, to be the most valuable jewel in the English crown, or that it may be so in a few years.” b. Legal, 1681-1747, n.d. Most of the documents in this subseries relate to the possession and transfer of land, and only some mention Samuel Powel by name. Included is a 1681 deed signed by William Penn to John Passon and Abraham Cooper; a 1686 deed for Chester County land belonging to Charles Jones; a deed to John Colley from Nathaniel Claypoole and Francis Cooke, dated 1694; and a document authorizing the transfer of land in Maryland in 1764. The documents that are directly traceable to Samuel Powel include wills either signed by Powel or appointing him the executor, a 1748 summary of Powel’s assets in conjunction with shipping associate Thomas Plumstead, and several marine insurance policies for goods shipped by Powel. c. Financial, 1728-1749, n.d. Samuel Powel was involved in the shipping industry and this subseries contains various records relating to his ship, Tryall, between 1728 and 1747. The materials include receipts, bills of lading, invoices, and inventories of goods ordered or transported. There is also one volume of financial information, a record of shipping covering the period from 1745 to 1747. During this period Powel was involved in the transportation of goods such as flour and building materials (nails, shingles) to Jamaica and Barbados. Also included in this subseries is a daybook covering the period from 1748 to 1749, which is of particular interest since some sources place Powel’s death date in 1747. Series 2. Samuel Powel (1738-1793), 1729-1791, n.d. (Box 3, FF 2) The materials in this series, though comprising only seven folders, provide some insight into Samuel Powel’s financial and legal activities. Samuel Powel (1738-1793), the heir of his father’s considerable estate, spent six years in Europe following his 1756 graduation from the College of Philadelphia. Returning to Philadelphia in 1766, Powel embarked on a career of public service that would continue until his death in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793. The series contains one folder of correspondence beginning after Powel’s return to Philadelphia, and provides limited information on Powel’s financial and family life. Included are several letters from Robert Rutherford, written over a period of sixteen years, continually thanking Samuel Powel for a loan he had given him during the War of Independence and explaining his tardiness in repaying the outstanding funds. The only material of a personal nature is an undated letter from Powel’s niece, Hester Griffitts, following her marriage to James Montgomery. In the letter, Hester asked her aunt and uncle’s forgiveness for what they apparently deemed an unsuitable 10 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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match, admitting that “I have acted very unjustifiably in ever assuring you I did not mean to marry Mr. Montgomery,” and assuring him that “I have no doubts of the man of my affections making me the tenderest of husbands.” Other materials include a folder of land-related papers, such as deeds and surveys, a folder of legal materials including Powel’s 1788 will, a folder of scattered financial records, a folder of miscellaneous materials, and a thin folder of records relating to Powel’s second term as mayor of Philadelphia, the first term following American independence. Rounding out the series is a folder of miscellaneous material relating to the estate of Samuel’s mother, Mary Morris Powel (1713-1739). Series 3. Elizabeth Willing Powel (1742-1830), (Boxes 3-6, Vol. 6-43, FF 3-6) a. Incoming correspondence, 1782-1824, n.d. Elizabeth Powel’s husband, Samuel, died in 1793, and the bulk of the correspondence in this series dates from after that event. The small amount of correspondence from the years in which Elizabeth and Samuel were married is primarily from friends and visitors to the Powel home, as well as letters from Elizabeth’s sister, Mary Byrd, who lived on the Westover plantation in Charles City, Virginia. Elizabeth’s social calendar was perpetually busy, and much of the correspondence she received related to the planning of events and visits as well as notes of thanks in the wake of such events. A significant amount of the correspondence in this subseries falls into this category. Intelligent, charming, and sophisticated, Elizabeth Powel maintained friendships with male and female correspondents and was admired by a wide range of people. Among Elizabeth’s more prominent contacts were William Bingham, Bishop William White, Doctor Philip Physick, Reverend Jacob Duche, and members of prominent Philadelphia families such as the Wistars and the Cadwaladers. After Samuel’s death of yellow fever, Elizabeth continued to live at the epicenter of Philadelphia society. Having lost both of her sons in infancy, and thus left with no heir to her fortune, she adopted her nephew John Powel Hare (who later changed his name to John Hare Powel). Elizabeth was proud of her adopted son, and the two were quite close. This subseries contains a large number of letters from John, who traveled extensively in Europe and penned lengthy epistles to his aunt and benefactress back in Philadelphia. In addition to John Hare Powel, Elizabeth maintained close relationships with her other nieces and nephews, and these relationships are well represented in this subseries. As the keeper of a small fortune, Elizabeth Powel, following her husband’s death, took on responsibility for the family finances. One of Powel’s closest associates was her lawyer and kinsman, Edward Shippen Burd, with whom she exchanged frequent, affectionate notes touching on personal, legal, and financial affairs. Much of the material in this subseries relates to Powel’s finances, including letters from debtors, creditors, and family members to whom Powel continually contributed significant amounts of money for the financing of travel and education. 11 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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b. Outgoing correspondence, 1763-1821, n.d. Elizabeth Powel was a thoughtful and eloquent correspondent, and her letters reflect a strong personality. An avid reader, Elizabeth Powel exchanged books and ideas with a wide range of correspondents. A matter of particular interest to Powel was the proper social role of women. In a 1783 letter to her sister, Powel makes a case against Lord Chesterfield’s letters, which her sister had apparently recommended. “On most points his sentiments are dangerous,” Powel wrote, adding that “they are generally weak & too often weak when he speaks of our sex.” Of particular concern to Powel was the fact that the author “sets a full value on external Graces” while “the Graces of the Mind, which are infinitely more estimable he never proposes as objects worthy of his son’s pursuit.” Although Elizabeth Powel did not advocate the entrance of women into public life, her daily activities pushed the boundaries of the traditional domestic “sphere.” One example of this was her intellectual engagement and personal correspondence with men as well as women, a relatively rare practice about which she acknowledged some self-consciousness. Also, as a prominent hostess and associate of some of Philadelphia’s most prominent figures, as well as government officials, Powel was intimately connected to political life in the then-capital. Following her husband’s 1793 death, Elizabeth bore the additional responsibility or managing the legal, financial, and real estate-related matters formerly handled by Samuel. Although Powel outlived her husband by thirty-seven years, and had a number of suitors, she never remarried. Two of Powel’s closest associates were her nephew, John Hare Powel, and her attorney, Edward Shippen Burd. Having adopted her nephew as her heir, the childless Elizabeth maintained an extremely close relationship with John. This subseries contains a significant amount of correspondence from Elizabeth to John, as well as correspondence to other family members in which Elizabeth explains John’s activities and travels. Elizabeth was never displeased with her nephew, unlike other members of the family including John’s father, Robert Hare. In a letter dated June 12, 1810, Elizabeth tried to dispel John’s sense that he had angered his aunt. “I have just received a long (and as well as I can decipher it) an interesting letter from you on the 11th of April...What demon of discord,” Powel asked, “could have infused into you the corroding suspicion that I was displeased, and that my affections were in the smallest degree alienated from the child of my fondest hopes. The idea is incorrect,” she assured him, “I never valued or loved you more than I do at this moment.” In addition to this personal correspondence, much of the correspondence in this subseries consists of more mundane letters relating to the hiring of servants and the making and breaking of social engagements. The majority of the correspondence with Edward Shippen Burd falls into this category, pertaining to everyday legal and financial concerns. Powel’s letters also reflect her role as hostess and benefactress, indicating money spent on entertaining and on gifts and expenses for her family members. Powel often gave gifts to her friends and family, usually a domestic 12 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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accoutrement such as china or silver. At one period of time, in the late eighteenth century, Powel became particularly fond of giving the gift of asparagus tongs, which she seemed to think were appropriate for a range of persons and occasions. c. Legal, 1798-1806, n.d. This subseries contains indentures, deeds, and other documentation relating to the legal affairs of Elizabeth Powel. The vast majority of Powel’s legal activities were performed through her attorney and friend Edward Shippen Burd. These records include documents relating to the adoption of John Hare Powel in 1793 and the transaction and renting of property. d. Financial, 1783-1830. As a wealthy woman with a penchant for entertaining and an estate to manage, Elizabeth Powel had a wide range of expenses and complex financial affairs. This subseries contains account books, bills, receipts, and checks. The bills and receipts indicate the commodities, clothing, services, and accessories Powel paid for, and also where she chose to acquire her personal effects. Three receipt books document the wages Powel paid to her numerous domestic servants, and the specific tasks these servants performed. This record also indicates Powel’s personal expenses on clothing and “hair dressing.” e. Estate, 1815-1859, n.d. Elizabeth Powel died on January 17, 1830, leaving her considerable estate to John Hare Powel and a handful of other family members and friends. This subseries contains materials related to the handling of Powel’s estate, including correspondence among the estate’s executors and records relating to property and stocks. One of the executors, Edward Shippen Burd, received thank you notes from John Hare Powel and Martha Hare acknowledging inheritance payments, while letters from E.P. Fisher report on the upkeep of Martha Hare’s property. As John Hare Powel was the chief beneficiary in Elizabeth’s will, materials that passed into his possession may be found with his papers, in Series IV. f. Miscellaneous, 1790-1822. This subseries contains a folder of poetry and about fifteen pocket almanacs, in which Elizabeth Powel kept notes and reminders. Although none of the poems are identified as Powel’s work, there are several verses of which Powel is the subject. In addition, there is a poem addressed to her husband Samuel Powel, written by one of his nieces. The annual almanacs, some of which are inscribed gifts to Elizabeth, include astrological, agricultural, and political information specific to the Philadelphia area. Among this information is a listing of all of the local officials, from the governor down to the aldermen and board members of prominent local institutions. Powel used her almanacs to remember social contacts and engagements, record expenditures, and take notes on domestic chores and servants. Powel noted the days 13 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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on which the chimneys were cleaned and fires lit, as well as providing information on wages paid and servants hired. Series 4. Hare family, 1770-1853, n.d. (Box 7, Vol. 44) a. Robert Hare, 1770-1820. A letter, receipts, and a small notebook of port brewing recipes are present for Robert Hare. The letter, written in 1808 to Richard Hare of Limehouse, England, announces the arrival of Robert’s son, John Hare Powel, to that part of the country, and also discusses John’s adoption by his aunt, Elizabeth Willing Powel, who made him her heir. b. Martha Hare1, 1831-1853. Martha Hare of Bath, England, was the sister of Robert Hare and corresponded with her nephew, John Hare Powel, and his wife, Julia DeVeaux from 1831 to 1853. Most of the letters, a folder’s worth, are vague and simply inquire after their family’s well-being. c. Martha Hare2, 1809-1810, n.d. There are six folders of correspondence received by Martha Hare from her brother, John Hare Powel, who wrote about his daily activities from January 1809 to May 1810 as secretary to the American Legation in London. John often inquired after her well-being, thanked her for advice, and praised her as both a sister and a woman. Some of these letters are also from her friends. Also present is a hand-written copy of the 1809 narrative of Charles Hare, relating his escape from prison at Sarre-Libre while a midshipman for King George III. Series 5. John Hare Powel (1786-1756), 1770-1884, n.d. (Boxes 8-19, Vols. 45-120, FF 7-20) a. Correspondence, 1800-1856, n.d. Early letters to John Hare Powel, beginning in 1800, are addressed to John Powel Hare; he legally changed his name by 1808. Most letters are from John’s concerned father, Robert Hare, who provided direction and advice to his young son, whom he seldom saw even though they both lived in Philadelphia. Robert’s concerns are highlighted by a fourteen-page letter dated February 19, 1805, in which he criticizes John’s negligence to the counting house of his relatives, Messrs. Willings & Francis, and for attentions John paid to “a certain young lady on Seventh Street” whom Robert deemed an improper match. Warning John that his honor in business was his only means of achievement, Robert advised his son to seek employment as a supercargo, noting that otherwise he would “see nothing before you, but disappointment, mortification, poverty, and insignificance.” Evidently, John heeded this advice and by 1806 a few letters address him as supercargo of the ship Anthony Mangin, destined for Calcutta. Correspondence is from William Waln and Willings Thamis inquiring after their cargo. By his return, John had grossed twenty thousand dollars in profit. Shortly thereafter, he changed his name by an act of legislature to John Hare Powel to match the name of his aunt 14 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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and adoptive mother, Elizabeth Willing Powel, and became heir to her lands and fortune. Their correspondence can be found in Series 3a and b. Having acquired financial backing and in line to inherit a profitable estate, John left for Europe in 1808 where he became secretary to the American Legation in London and Bearer of Dispatches. A few brief notes from his family and a letter of appointment (1809) issued by William Pinkney relate to this. Correspondence before 1819 outlines the progression of John’s career but offers little insight into those achievements. In the War of 1812, John served as brigade-major in the Brigade of Pennsylvania Volunteers headed by General Thomas Cadwalader, and by 1814 was commissioned an inspector-general, with the full rank of colonel, in the regular army. In 1817, John was married to Julia De Veaux, the daughter of a prominent South Carolinian, General Andrew De Veaux. In 1820, John, Julia, and their young family settled at Powelton in West Philadelphia, where John began efforts to improve American agriculture. Correspondence (18201844) from Stephen Williams, Levi Lincohe, Henry Clay, George Coates, and John Wetherill, among many others, discuss their participation in various agricultural societies, mutual interests in the importation of cattle and sheep breeds, and the need for improvements in husbandry. John also corresponded with John Stuart Skinner, editor of the Maryland magazine, The American Farmer, about the publication of articles promoting husbandry and breeding techniques. John Hare Powel imported Durham Short Horn Cattle and Southdown Sheep from John Whitacker of Bristol, England. Letters from Whitaker comprise the majority of agricultural correspondence and include discussions of English and American agricultural techniques and pedigrees of the various stock animals John imported. A letterbook, 1824 to 1826, also reflects John’s services as corresponding secretary for the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society. John was a Pennsylvania state senator from 1827 to 1830 and correspondence for these few years relates to his political activities. Various individuals wrote about the advisability of granting a corporation charter to the American Sunday School Union; the pros and cons of building a canal through Southwark to connect the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers; the proper terminus in Philadelphia of the Pennsylvania railroad from Columbia; prison conditions and reforms of the penal code; investigations of the Bank of Pennsylvania; a legislative investigation of Dickenson College; and the choice of an attorney general for Pennsylvania. John’s primary correspondents were James Harper, Josiah Randall, James Ronaldson, Roberts Vaux, and Jacob S. Waln. Although John retired from the senate in 1830, he continued to be influential in politics. In the summer of 1836, he took an extended vacation to travel throughout Europe, but wrote frequently to his lawyer Eli K. Price with instructions for the administration of his Philadelphia business affairs. Also in these letters, John sequestered the assistance of several influential Philadelphians in a lobbying effort to prevent the Pennsylvania Assembly from sanctioning a public works project that would impinge on his Powelton property. A portion of that property was later sold 15 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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as is evidenced by a map labeled “Plan of the Portion of the Ground purchased from John Hare Powell Esq. by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,” dated June 17, 1856. A few of John’s letters from his time in Europe also discuss his interests in agriculture. John returned from his travels in March 1838, and letters from that time until 1840 are chiefly concerned with the internal affairs of Blockley Township, the incorporation of West Philadelphia, and the construction of a tide lock canal along the western bank of the Schuylkill River. John also received correspondence from citizens concerning the pros and cons of granting a charter to the Schuylkill Permanent Bridge Company. From 1840 to 1856, John focused on real estate and the administration of the Elizabeth Powel and Hamilton family estates. Correspondence is from Baring Brothers and Company, Horace Binney, Edward Shippen Burd, Charles Ingersoll, Eli K. Price, A. D. Cash, and also from John’s son, Samuel. Samuel, eldest of the Powel’s seven children, was John’s lawyer and advisor in real estate purchases and improvements, coal speculation, and lease agreements with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company on portions of the Powelton lands. (See also series 5a and 5b.) However, John also considered his dutiful son a close companion and affectionate asides are included in almost all of their correspondence. In contrast to Samuel’s perfection and loyalty are letters relating to John’s troublesome third son, Henry Baring (known simply as Baring). By his early twenties, Baring had acquired serious debt and was estranged from his wife of two years, Caroline Bayard, daughter of U. S. Senator Richard Henry Bayard of Delaware. Fearful that Baring would be imprisoned by his growing list of creditors, John exiled his son to Cuba in 1850. The same year, Baring returned to the United States much to the dismay of his father, to confront rumors of Caroline’s infidelities. Shortly after his arrival, John banished Baring again, this time to the Oregon territory. During his stay in Oregon, Baring wrote a number of letters to his father lamenting his wrongs and trying to rekindle their relationship. These letters are also full of descriptions of his voyage aboard the ship Jamestown and that ship’s travels around Cape Horn. Letters also pertain to the little community of Astoria (population 300) where he came to reside. Baring provides detailed descriptions of his way of life there, noted his appointment as the community’s deputy postmaster, and reported on his budding law practice. After two years in Oregon, Baring died of pneumonia. Also included in this subseries are three letterbooks (1849-1856) containing information on John’s real estate investments, legal suits, and the construction of two of his homes located on Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and on Bowery Street in Newport, Rhode Island. Much of the correspondence in these letterbooks was written by his eldest son, Samuel, on his father’s behalf. Some loose correspondence also relates to the construction of the Walnut Street property and contains specifics on brickwork, window and mantelpiece treatments, stone masonry, and problems that occurred during the construction process. There are two letterbooks covering the period from 1853 to 1856. John began the letterbook in February 1853, but in July of that year, Samuel assumed responsibility for its contents when John traveled to Europe. On his departure, John began the second 16 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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letterbook of this time period. The letterbook for February 1853 to October 1856 relates to Samuel’s handling of his father’s real estate and to legal suits with the heirs of Alexander Baring (also known as Lord Ashburton) and with lessees of a Columbia Street property. Following John’s death in June 1856, there is also some correspondence relating to the completion of the Bowery Street property with Samuel acting as trustee of his deceased father’s estate. Correspondence in the July 1853 letterbook concerns arrangements for John’s return from Europe and reflects his personal spending habits. John corresponded frequently with Messrs. Dunlap and Company for the purchase of two carriages and there are also letters related to the construction of the Bowery Street property. In the back of this volume are also remedies for ailments such as sore throats, sea-sickness, cholera, and dysentery. b. Land agent records, 1770-1855, n.d. Six boxes and a number of volumes relate to John Hare Powel’s responsibilities as land agent for the William Bingham estate and the Amsterdam land firm Hope & Company. William Bingham, one of the wealthiest men in the United States during his lifetime, a United State senator from Pennsylvania (1795-1801), and banker, had left vast land holdings in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, and Maine to be administered by the trustees of his estate, Alexander and Henry Baring. Alexander Baring, native of London, England, and later dubbed Lord Ashburton, was also lawyer and land agent for Hope & Company’s Pennsylvania lands located in Northampton, Southampton, Luzerne, Pike, and Schuylkill counties. Alexander originally hired Charles Willing Hare, John Hare Powel’s brother, to manage the Pennsylvania portions of these lands for the William Bingham estate and for Hope & Company. John took over responsibility from his ill brother in 1818. Materials, separated into William Bingham and Hope & Company categories respectively, include correspondence, administration papers, and financial records. Early correspondence for both groups dates from before John’s involvement began. Bingham correspondence, beginning in 1815, is addressed to Charles Willing Hare from trustees of said estate, Alexander and Henry Baring. Incoming correspondence (1818-1830) and a letterbook (1824-1840) pick up with John’s activities in this position and mention collecting rent, paying back taxes, warding off squatters, fending off timber pirates, and selling various tracts of land. Hope & Company correspondence mentions similar responsibilities. Correspondence addressed to Hope & Company from 1806 to 1813 is from Charles Willing Hare and surveyor Robert H. Rose. John also wrote to Hope & Company about improvements on their lands from 1818 through the 1840s. John received additional correspondence from Eli K. Price, Henry Colt, George Taylor, and J. R. Ingersoll, who all assisted John by collecting rent. Administration papers for the William Bingham estate include receipts, indentures, surveys, and assessments of Bingham’s real estate; a daybook (August 1801December 1811) kept by Charles Willing Hare; and two ledgers belonging to John Hare Powel. The two ledgers are for the Lansdowne and Blockley Farm portion of said estate. Also present for the Bingham estate are records created by William before his death in 1804. Included are land memorandum (1770-1795) of deeds and 17 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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transactions on his properties, a 1793 printed evaluation of Maine lands, and a number of documents detailing the legal dispute between Bingham and the Holland firm of Wilham & Jan Willink over money that Bingham had borrowed from them in 1785. Also present in the Hope & Company correspondence is mention of John’s own interests in land and coal speculation in the anthracite rich region of Hazleton, Pennsylvania. John utilized the services of individuals already assisting him with the Hope & Company lands in Luzerne County; therefore coal speculation correspondence is included in this group of letters. Correspondence is mostly from John’s sons, Samuel, Robert DeVeaux, and Henry Baring, whom he hired to manage the Hazleton property in 1842. Also related are a printed report of coal and iron estates in West Hazleton and Cattawissa Falls, field books created by George Haines, Eli K. Price, and Samuel Powel, and a receipt book of laborers’ wages. Hope & Company administration papers are similar and include indentures, powers of attorney, receipts for money paid to surveyors and for land taxes, and also descriptions of the tracts. Also in the administration papers is a 1792 survey book listing all individuals leasing Hope & Company lands and maps of their tracts. John’s work on the Hope & Company lands was unofficial for his first five years of employment. In 1823 however, the firm dissolved and Alexander Baring, claiming title on an alleged 1813 transfer of title to himself from Hope and Company, quickly made John his official agent. Three agreements relating to John’s profits for maintaining and improving these lands followed, and it was finally agreed he would receive fifty percent of all receipts in exchange for two fifteen-thousand dollar bonds. John expended both time and money resurveying lands, paying back taxes, and settling lawsuits with tenants over unpaid taxes. Legal papers document disputes with Charles Barrington Jr. and Henry Colt. John was also responsible for selling tracts to meet the two bonds, but had trouble doing so without legal proof that Alexander held valid title. Alexander failed to provide proof of this before his death in 1848 which resulted in a legal suit between John and Baring’s heirs in the case Ashburton vs. Powel. This case is well documented and includes correspondence between Alexander Baring and John Hare Powel and later between John and his lawyers, Samuel Powel and Horace Binney. Correspondence with the representative for the Ashburton estate, P. McCall, is also present. Also included are legal documents recording preparations for arbitration, and memorandum detailing the lands Powel had managed and monies expended to maintain them. A number of administration papers, land records, and a ledger for ground rent and taxes contain joint documentation of the William Bingham estate, Hope & Company lands, and lands privately owned by John Hare Powel. These materials are filed at the end of this subseries. c. Civic papers, 1822-1850, n.d. John Hare Powel was a Pennsylvania state senator from 1827 to 1830. During his term, most of his efforts were focused on internal transportation improvements and 18 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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transportation taxation. These issues were especially important to him because in his everyday business he shipped cattle and coal. John’s civic papers reflect these efforts before, during, and after his senate term and span a period from 1822 to 1850. Included are printed speeches and reports focusing on Pennsylvania canal, railroad, and highway improvements, printed senate files, records of coal shipments on the Schuylkill River, powers of attorney appointing John as representative for Pennsylvania Railroad Company stock shares, petitions, and some newspaper clippings. d. Financial, 1806-1857, n.d. Tax receipts, a ledger 1833 to 1857, and account balance sheets relate to John Hare Powel’s real estate investments while bankbooks, a checkbook from the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank, daybooks, ledgers, receipts, and receipt books reflect his personal expenses. A ledger (1830-1840) records labor and feed expenses for the care of John’s cattle and sheep breeds at Powelton. In the beginning of this volume is also an 1830 to 1835 listing of drovers employed by John Hare Powel, quantities of sheep and cattle they herded, market value of the animals, and the drover’s profits. A daybook (1850-1852), receipt book (1850-1853) and a number of receipts record construction and labor expenses on John’s Walnut Street property. An 1851 daybook additionally records his transactions with the lumber firm Williams & Company. Also of interest is an 1836 daybook listing John’s European traveling expenses. e. John Hare Powel estate, 1855-1884, n.d. Inventories, wills, and memorandum books, reflect Samuel Powel’s administration of the John Hare Powel estate and note the division of the deceased’s material goods as well as the collection of ground rent on his real estate. The inventory book from February to December 1857 doubles as a daybook in which Samuel recorded finances used for the completion of younger brother John Hare Powel Jr.’s Bowery Street property in Newport. f. Miscellaneous, 1806-1848, n.d. John Hare Powel’s days as a supercargo aboard the Anthony Mangin are represented by a journal and two hand-copied volumes, A History of Coxe’s Travels, and A History of Charles V. The journal (June-December 1806) records John’s voyage to Calcutta and comments on Captain Thomas’s alcoholism and failings in managing his ship. Broadsides, cattle sale pamphlets, “The General Short-horned Herd Book,” 1825 issues of The American Farmer, and memoirs and proceedings of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society allude to John’s agricultural interests while biographical writings outline his achievements. Also present are two notebooks, notes, catalogues for the sale of John Hare Powel’s furniture, invitations and calling cards, passports, and newspapers.

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Series 6. Samuel Powel (1818-1885), 1760-1909, n.d. (Boxes 20-30, Vols. 121-239, FF 21-24) a. Correspondence, 1836-1885, n.d. Incoming and outgoing correspondence for Samuel Powel reflects two phases of his career, the first as lawyer for the real estate and financial holdings of his father, John Hare Powel, and the second as trustee of that estate following his father’s death in 1856. The bulk of correspondence, 1836 to 1856, pertains to the first phase. (See also Series 5a and b.) Some personal correspondence is also present. Correspondence begins in 1836 and is mostly from Samuel’s parents, John Hare and Julia DeVeaux Powel, and uncle, Richard Hare, outlining everyday activities. Sporadic business correspondence begins in 1838, but is not consistent until 1842 when Samuel and his brothers, Robert and Baring, were hired by John Hare Powel to manage and speculate the Hazleton, Pennsylvania, coal lands. Instructive letters relating to coal speculation (1845-1847) are from John Hare Powel. Samuel’s replies mention success at locating coal veins with assistance from Hazleton residents, Mr. Roberts and Colonel J. Irish, and provide detailed descriptions of the Hazleton landscape and the speculator’s way of life. He also addressed tax issues for transporting the mined coal by railroad and promoted anthracite burning locomotives, more efficient and cleaner than wood burning models. In 1845, Samuel married Mary Johnston of Newport, Rhode Island. Correspondence from his business associates and family offers congratulations on his nuptials, as well as assistance with securing accommodations for Mary in Newport, Rhode Island, while he was working in Hazleton. When separated, Samuel wrote consistently to Mary; his dealings in Hazleton were a common topic. (See series 7a.) There is hardly any mention of Hazleton after 1850, when Samuel became more involved in his father’s real estate. Samuel was the driving force behind the sale of portions of Powelton to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in the early 1850s, which resulted in a profit of over three-hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Correspondence is from H. J. Townsend and J.B. Townsend and also from John Hare Powel. During this period, Samuel also represented his wife, Mary Johnston Powel in a lease agreement with DeLancey Kane for lands in Newport, Rhode Island, which Mary had inherited from her family. Not all of the Powels’ real estate dealings were so successful. Much of the 1850 to 1853 correspondence attests to Samuel representing his father in a lengthy legal dispute with the heirs of Alexander Baring over sixty-seven thousand acres of land in Pennsylvania’s Northampton, Southampton, Wayne, Luzerne, Pike, and Schuylkill counties. John Hare Powel lost thirty-thousand dollars and land rights in the outcome of this case, and was therefore forced to use some of his Powelton sale profits to make up his debt. (See also Series 5b.) Also included is correspondence relating to the 1853 legal dispute brought by Robert Haslett and Robert Slaymaker, lessees of John Hare Powel’s Columbia House property in Philadelphia. The duo sued over a wall built adjacent to Columbia House by neighbor, Dr. Jayne, blocking light and ventilation from twenty-three rooms in the hotel and rendering much of 20 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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the building useless. A judge ruled in favor of the Powels’ in this case, but John decided to sell the building in light of his other legal battles. In addition to representing his father in legal disputes, Samuel managed his father’s financial accounts with the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank and also corresponded with architects and bricklayers regarding the construction of John Hare Powel’s Bowery Street property in Newport, Rhode Island. Unfortunately, John Hare Powel died in 1856 before construction was completed. Samuel oversaw the house’s completion for his younger brother, John Hare Powel Jr. Correspondence relating to the construction of Samuel’s own house on the same property is also included. Although correspondence from 1836 to 1856 is mostly of a business nature, letters between Samuel and his father include personal asides as well. Most prominent in these letters are mention of Samuel’s younger brother, Henry Baring (known just as Baring). John had exiled Baring to Cuba in 1850 for debts he owed his creditors but Baring returned a few months after his departure to confront rumors of his wife Caroline’s infidelities. Upon Baring’s return in 1850, Samuel received correspondence from Caroline, asking for his assistance in calming his brother. Shortly after his return, Baring was banished again, this time to the Oregon territory where he died of pneumonia two years later. Correspondence after 1856 relates to Samuel as executor of the John Hare Powel estate. Samuel was greatly affected by the loss of his father and corresponded with his close friend and advisor, Dr. C. J. Beck about his feelings of loneliness and newfound responsibilities to his family. Samuel became executor of the John Hare Powel estate, trustee for his younger siblings, Ida and John Hare Powel Jr., replaced his father as executor for the Elizabeth Willing Powel estate, and became owner of much of his father’s lands. Letters are mostly from Samuel’s surviving siblings, Robert Hare, Julia, John Hare Jr., and Ida, regarding payment of their inheritance and also inquiries for fatherly advice. Samuel continued to manage the unfinished construction of his deceased father’s Bowery Street property for his younger brother, John Hare Powel Jr., and helped select a proper husband for Ida. He also provided advice to Robert Hare, who began his own business in 1869 under the title, Robert Hare Powel & Company, the sole proprietors and shippers of Powelton semibituminous coal. Samuel also assumed financial responsibility for his niece, Elizabeth Powel (also known as Lizzie), daughter of his deceased brother, De Veaux Powel. Correspondence from 1861 to 1863 alludes to Samuel’s contributions to the Civil War effort. Originally hoping to avoid war, Samuel joined Edward Shippen and others in the Philadelphia Committee of Seventeen to discuss the crisis of national affairs. This group also organized a nonpartisan meeting for petitioning Pennsylvania legislators to accept resolutions that would prevent Virginia’s secession. Considering himself a resident of Newport, Samuel also wrote to Rhode Island Governor William Sprague (September 1861) to set up an assistance fund for the families of Rhode Island recruits, many of the enlisted being the only source of income to those they left behind. In 1862, Samuel was appointed a member of 21 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia Company A, First Regiment Gray Reserves, although correspondence does not mention his serving actively. Samuel was concerned about his own family’s fortunes during the war and much of the correspondence is from bankers updating him on his gold accounts. Other correspondence is from family and friends and discusses the movement of troops, the state of the union, and occasionally, attitudes toward slavery. Some of Samuel’s correspondents were his good friends Robert J. Johnston and Isaac Lea, sisters, Ida and Julia, and Julia’s husband, William Parker Foulke. Following the end of the war, Samuel also received correspondence (May 1866) from Dorothea Dix, a Civil War nurse and noted prison and mental health care reformer, soliciting funds for the construction of a Civil War memorial. She continued to correspond with him on a friendlier basis from Dec. 1869 to 1870 about a carriage he gave her for traveling. Correspondence following the war resumes with the Powels’ real estate interests. These letters are mostly from George C. Morris, who acted on behalf of Samuel and his son, Samuel Jr. During his later years, Samuel also furthered his participation in educational and scientific organizations. Printed letters note his election to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Society of Promoting Agriculture, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the American Philosophical Society, and the Saturday Evening Club among others. He also became interested in scientific endeavors. Letters from Edward D. Cope (1865-1867) discuss Samuel’s securing a rare whale carcass for the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, while letters from George Morris acknowledge Samuel’s gift of a magic lantern (an early slide projector) for the amusement of George’s children. In 1877, Samuel was also invited to witness an experiment of the recently invented telephone. A man of business and society, Samuel earned the respect of many of his peers and in 1872 was appointed one of the commissioners to represent the state of Rhode Island at the July 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Although honored, Samuel declined the appointment for personal reasons. He was also a Rhode Island state senator from 1894 to 1895 but correspondence provides little evidence of this. Business correspondence relating to the Powels’ finances and real estate continue until Samuel’s death in 1885 and are mostly from his son, Samuel Jr., who gradually took over his father’s affairs. b. Financial, 1840-1885. Financial materials reflect Samuel Powel’s personal expenses; Samuel’s management of John Hare Powel’s accounts; and also the disbursement of John Hare Powel’s estate. Present are receipts, receipt books, cash books, daybooks, ledgers, memorandum books, checkbooks, and bankbooks. Samuel’s personal expenses are most evident in the loose receipts (1840-1885), cashbooks (1844-1858), checkbooks for the Union National Bank of Newport, Rhode Island (1881-1885), bankbook for the First National Bank of Bethlehem (1864), and in the 1854 to 1856 daybook. Loose receipts note mundane expenditures such as clothing and carriage fare, property and income taxes, and 22 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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payments made on life insurance policies. The four cashbooks contain brief notations of personal expenses such as groceries and room and board. Of special interest is a cashbook for 1844 to 1847, containing three letters addressed to Francis N. Preston from John Hare Powel. The letters, written in January 1850, discuss Mr. Preston’s securing a place in Cuba for John’s son, Baring, who faced imprisonment in the United States for overdue debts. The 1858 cashbook and the 1854 to 1856 daybook are written in French and English, and the undated cashbook contains dried flower specimens. Other records pre-1856 record Samuel and John Hare Powel’s joint financial interests. The Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank account was John Hare Powel’s but all entries were made by Samuel on his father’s behalf. The daybook, ledgers, and memorandum books provide a detailed record of how these funds were used indicating monies drawn on for Samuel’s personal allowance, John Hare Powel’s business expenses, collection of ground rents, and also the construction of John Hare Powel’s Bowery Street property located in Newport, Rhode Island. Rhode Island Union Bank checkbooks 1851 to 1853 and 1855 to 1858 and receipt book 1852 to 1854 recording supply costs and laborer’s wages, also relate to the construction project. Additionally, a memorandum book (1851-1852) documents a trust set up by John Hare Powel for Samuel’s daughters. All records after 1856 pertain to Samuel’s disbursement of the John Hare Powel estate. A receipt book (1859-1860) ledgers, and memorandum books record expenses for Samuel’s wards, John Hare Powel Jr. and Ida Powel, money paid to Julia DeVeaux Powel, and also disbursement of the Elizabeth Willing Powel estate. Money was drawn from the remains of the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ bank account, the Rhode Island Union bank account, and additional accounts were opened with the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities and the Providence Bank. A few of the corresponding bankbooks for these checking accounts are also present. A ledger (1860-1882) and daybooks were used for the collection of ground rents on Philadelphia properties Samuel inherited, while a receipt book (1856-1859) records construction expenses on the Bowery Street property. c. Legal, 1830-1885, n.d. Legal records for Samuel Powel from 1830 to 1834 are printed acts of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate incorporating various canal and railroad companies. From 1835 to 1884, records include wills and excerpts of wills for Samuel and John Hare Powel; indentures, surveys, and construction contracts on the Bowery Street property; life and fire insurance agreements; several passports; powers of attorney, and agreements with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for the sale of Powelton. Legal papers from 1885 are inventories taken on Samuel Powel’s assets following his death in that year. Also included are papers related to John Hare Powel’s legal dispute with Robert Hazlett and Robert Slaymaker over the Columbia Street property (1853-1855), and legal transcripts. Transcripts are present for the opinion of J. I. Clark Hare and J.M. 23 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Read upon the constitutionality of the Acts of Congress in 1862 and 1865, and for the case of William Schollenberger vs. Mary Brinton. d. Powel land records, 1768-1909, n.d. Powel land records consist of a survey book that includes drawings of the Powels’ tracts, copies of deeds and warrants issued on those lands, and receipts for ground rents. A note made by Robert Johnston Hare Powel dated 1909 in the survey book indicates that although Samuel was the last recorder in this volume, the lands described continued to be passed through the Powel generations. e. Miscellaneous, 1760-1909, n.d. Included in the miscellaneous materials are family memorabilia ranging from locks of hair to pin cushions; calling cards; a number of Samuel’s writings; glass plates depicting Ben Franklin’s portrait; charts of weather observations made from 1855 to 1857; miscellaneous notes; a notebook labeled “Wistar Party;” a genealogical notebook; and printed materials. Writings are Samuel’s impressions of lectures, compositions from his student days, philosophical thoughts, and also a critical review of the 1861 pamphlet, “Southern Wealth and Northern Profits,” authored by Thomas Prentice Kettell. Printed materials include flyers, pamphlets, prints, catalogues, and a number of newspaper clippings on government, society, science, technology, and land and railroad development. Also present are printed histories of Pennsylvania and western New Jersey, and 1874 and 1875 guide books for the Civil Government of Rhode Island, used during Samuel’s senate term. Series 7. Mary Johnston Powel (1821-1900), 1832-1899, n.d. (Boxes 30-31, Vols. 240-246, FF 25) a. Correspondence, 1835-1899, n.d. Two incoming letters, dated 1836 and 1839 represent Mary Johnston Powel’s life before her marriage to Samuel Powel (1818-1885) in 1845. The 1839 letter is from Mary’s cousin, Mary Nicholson, offering condolence for the losses of her father and sister, Robert and Kate Johnston. Additionally, there are three outgoing letters, two to Mr. Walker pertaining to her studies and a birthday note written to her father. From 1845 to 1870, almost all correspondence is from Mary’s husband, Samuel Powel (1818-1885). While trying to find coal on the Powel family property in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Samuel was often separated from Mary and his growing family who resided in Newport, Rhode Island. Correspondence gives some insight into his business endeavors and provides confirmation of his earnest love for her and their young children. Samuel was also separated from Mary in 1850 to take care of his ailing father, John Hare Powel, in Philadelphia. In 1885, Samuel passed away and most letters from that year offer Mary condolence for her loss. The rest of the correspondence, 1870 to 1899, is from Mary and Samuel’s children, writing of their studies and travels. The Powel daughters frequented Manhattan 24 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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society, while the sons wrote of their studies abroad. Later letters are also from her grandchildren and some of Mary’s close friends. b. Financial, 1843-1888, n.d. Included in the financial papers for Mary Johnston Powel are receipts and an inventory of her possessions inherited from the Johnston family. Receipts are mostly for clothing or maintenance completed on the Powel homes. c. Miscellaneous, 1832-1898, n.d. Algebra lesson books, a notebook of stanzas by Bishop Herber, and loose compositions, almost all on religion, give insight into Mary Johnston Powel’s youth. Later materials include her will; records of estate administration for Samuel Powel (1818-1885); excerpts from her diaries; a memoir for her grandchildren; notes; a July 8, 1875, copy of the Rhode Island newspaper, The King’s County Chronicle; an address book; and two watercolor books. Watercolors, brilliant and meticulous in detail, are mostly studies of fall foliage and flowers, executed while vacationing with her family in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Series 8. Mary Edith Powel (1843-1931), 1712-1938, n.d. (Boxes 31-42, Vols. 247310, FF 26-27) a. Correspondence, 1852-1938, n.d. Two early letters to Mary Edith are from her father, Samuel Powel (1818-1885). In the 1852 letter, he describes her nursery at Powelton before the property was sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and in the 1857 letter, he warns her to be a “truthful” girl. The rest of the correspondence, beginning in 1866, attests to her activities as a genealogist and amateur historian. Members of the Powel and Hare families considered Mary Edith the main recorder of their families’ histories and often wrote thank-you letters for the originals and reproductions of various heirlooms—including photographs, correspondence, and journals—that she sent them. Because of her thorough knowledge of the articles belonging to her family, she was also contacted by various curators from 1900 to 1903 regarding the authenticity of the Washington coach. The famous coach, exhibited as General Washington’s, was for some time thought to belong to Mrs. Elizabeth Willing Powel, wife of Samuel Powel (1738-1793). Although Mary Edith was unable to provide conclusive evidence that the coach was indeed her family’s, she contended that in her opinion, the coach did indeed belong to Mrs. Elizabeth Powel, an intimate friend of the Washingtons who had purchased an almost identical coach during the same time period. At the point when one of the coaches was destroyed for reasons unknown to Mary Edith, the existing coach, which she believed to be the Powels’, was mistaken as Washington’s. Because of a lack of evidence, the coach continued to be exhibited as the Washington coach. Letters pertaining to this can also be found in the outgoing correspondence of the same time period.

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Mary Edith also received correspondence pertaining to her rare collection of ceramics carrying scenes of important historic places and portraits. Most valued by other collectors were her Washington pitchers. b. Memoirs and diaries, 1898-1921, n.d. Memoirs kept by Mary Edith Powel were recorded from 1900 to 1904 and are remembrances of her youth while diaries record her daily impressions from 1898 to 1921. Memoir entries are grouped into volumes according to where her family was living at the time. The first volume labeled “The Beach” records her birth in December 1845 at her family’s farm in Newport, Rhode Island. From Newport, her family moved to 19th and Walnut Street, Philadelphia, and later to Arch Street. Entries end with her family’s vacations in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. One additional memoir, date unknown, describes their stay at 2104 Spruce Street and 2012 Delancey Place. Although written sometime after the fact, Mary Edith’s memoirs are remarkably detailed descriptions often highlighted by small sketches. Most vivid are entries recording her attendance at parties and social events; memories of seeing northern troops marching during the Civil War; her recollection of seeing Miss Ophelia du Bois, a “modern” colored woman who stayed at the same hotel as Mary Edith’s family in Bethlehem; and the destruction and aftermath of the 1862 Bethlehem flood. Also reflected in her memoirs are Powel family relationships as well as some genealogy and family history. Diaries (volumes 258-267) begin with Mary Edith’s description of the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine and the onset of the Spanish-American war, the inspiration for her starting these volumes. Entries go on to describe her patriotic impressions of American policies and include highlights of news from the front. Also peppered throughout the diaries are her daily activities in Newport, Rhode Island, where most of the diaries were written. Mary Edith was fairly consistent in her writing until 1902, the end of the Spanish-American War. Entries from 1903 to 1923 are less frequent and mostly concern her personal activities. Included in this group of diaries is volume 268, dedicated to her recollection of the visit of General Diaz to Newport, Rhode Island, from November 8th to the 10th, 1921. Newspaper clippings and correspondence were included in almost all of her memoirs and diaries. Additionally, Mary Edith wrote a helpful index on the back page of some of the volumes, helping the reader navigate through a variety of interesting subject matter. c. Genealogical materials, 1712-1899, n.d. Focusing on the DeVeaux, Hare, Powel, Shippen, Verplank, Vigne, and Willing families, genealogical materials trace the ancestry of the Powel family from England to Pennsylvania. Included are genealogical charts, notes copied from Bibles, census reports, newspaper articles, wills, and marriage and birth announcements. Some of the notes are grouped according to chapters, indicating that Mary Edith may have intended to publish her findings. Also included are four genealogical notebooks: 26 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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volume 270 pertaining to the Hares, volumes 271 and 272 to the Shippens, and volume 273 containing random genealogical notes. A printed genealogy of the Bellinger and De Veaux families (volume 269) and scrapbook containing newspaper clippings depicting prominent Philadelphia family’s coat-of-arms (volume 274) are also present. d. Garden books, 1885-1912. Three garden books record the meticulous planting details of Mary Edith’s tree and shrub, flower, and vegetable gardens in Newport, Rhode Island. Entries record the catalogues from which seeds were purchased, characteristics of the plants, where items were planted, weather conditions when they were planted, and general productivity of the plants in those locations. e. Printed materials, 1832-1928, n.d. Mary Edith was an avid collector of prints, most of which were probably torn from books or magazines. These images include historic battle scenes; European, American, and South American ports; and also some portraits. Most prominent among the prints are a group of images depicting highlights in the history of the Commonwealth of England. Newspaper clippings relating to customs and traditions of areas in South America and the West Indies are also present. Also included are sheet music, book catalogues; catalogues of porcelain and art auctions; bulletins of the Newport Historical Society and other historical magazines; a pocket size “Youth’s Companion;” pamphlets relating to the history of Jamaica and the West Indies; and an 1838 printed list of freeholders in the county of Aberdeen. f. Photographs, n.d. Photographs collected by Mary Edith are wallet-size images of members of the Powel and Hare families as well as some of their closest friends. Most of the sitters are identified. Also included are images and negatives of some of the Powel properties, glass plates, and stereopticon cards of sculpture. g. Miscellaneous, 1840-1920, n.d. Included in the miscellaneous materials are Mary Edith’s statement of estate administration for Mary Johnston Powel’s will, financial materials, a number of hand copied notes on loose papers and in notebooks, fabric samples, addresses, calling cards, and a book of visitors. Among the financial materials are a few receipts, inventories of her family’s possessions, and a notebook describing a valuable pitcher Mary Edith inherited from Miss Mary Neilson. Most of the notes are brief jottings of quotes or stanzas from newspapers or books. Of special interest however, are the notebooks containing recipes (volume 304), remedies for ailments such as gun shot wounds and cataracts as well as poems written in Latin and French (volume 305), and a play, “Cats Grease,” written by Mary Edith in 1863 while she vacationed with her family in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (volume 306). Also present are notes on the operations of the Camera Lucida; handwritten copies of Masons Milton, volume 4, chapter 1 of book 1; and The Story of the Philadelphia Frigate.

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Series 9. Other Powel family members, 1817-1909, n.d. (Boxes 42-43, Vols. 311313, FF 28-29) a. Julia DeVeaux Powel, 1817-1855, n.d. Julia DeVeaux Powel, wife of John Hare Powel, is represented by two folders of correspondence, checks and a bankbook for an account with the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank, a diary, and miscellanea including an inventory and passport. Correspondence (1840-1875) is friendly notes from Mary Goucher, the farmer’s wife at Powelton, and from her cousin C.L. Blake who lived in Charleston, South Carolina. There are also undated letters from her eldest son, Samuel, and husband, John Hare Powel, most relating to daily family routine. The diary has short entries describing her European travels in 1831, some of her favorite recipes, and addresses. b. DeVeaux Powel, 1826-1844, n.d. DeVeaux Powel was the second eldest son of Julia DeVeaux and John Hare Powel. His materials include an 1826 French passport, a map of Lackawanna Valley coal lands located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, a few personal receipts, and an 1841 invitation to a “fancy ball.” c. Robert Hare Powel, 1854-1877. Robert Hare Powel, fourth son of Julia DeVeaux and John Hare Powel is represented by one folder of correspondence and an account statement from older brother, Samuel Powel (1818-1885). Letters relate to the collection of ground rent on lands they jointly inherited. Also present is an 1877 printed pamphlet of letters written to the United States Centennial Commission about Robert’s coal business, Robert Hare Powel & Company. (See also Series 5a, 5b, and 6a.) d. John Hare Powel Jr., 1857-1901. John Hare Powel Jr. was the youngest son of Julia DeVeaux and John Hare Powel. Included in his materials are a few personal receipts and correspondence. Correspondence relates to the collection of ground rents, gives notice of honorary membership to the Academy of Natural Sciences, and includes inquiries for historical information on Powel heirlooms such as the Washington portrait, which was owned by Elizabeth Powel. (See also series 5a and 6a.) e. Ida Powel Johnson, 1857-1884. Ida Powel Johnson, formerly Ida Powel Morrell, was the youngest child born to Julia DeVeaux and John Hare Powel. Her materials are income account statements earned from her father’s trust, and a few fire and home insurance policies. (See also Series 6a.) f. Robert Johnston Hare Powel., 1909, n.d. Robert Johnston Hare Powel was the son of Mary Johnston and Samuel Powel (1818-1885). His materials include a genealogical chart, a rough and final draft of his 1907 genealogical work, Hare-Powel and Kindred Families, and photographs of families and residences included in said volume. Among the residences photographed are the Powel’s Newport, Rhode Island and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania properties, and the Johnston’s Jamaica plantation. 28 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Series 10. Robert Johnston (1783-1839), 1755-1876, n.d. (Boxes 44-52, Vols. 314332, FF 30-34) a. Correspondence, 1782-1840, n.d. This subseries consists of approximately two boxes of correspondence, the vast majority of which is incoming, spanning the period from 1782 to 1840. Robert Johnston received correspondence from family, friends, and business associates, with whom he furthered his plantation interests and his plans for the construction of two railroad lines in England. Johnston’s parents, Elizabeth Collett Gilbert and Dr. Alexander Johnston, evidently died when Robert was young, as much of the early correspondence in this subseries was sent by Robert’s older brother, James, checking up on the brother for whom he had become responsible. James Johnston was living in Jamaica, the place of Robert’s birth and the site of the property the two young men had inherited, while Robert was at school in Aberdeen. The chief products of the Johnston plantation, Murphy’s Penn, were pimento, madeira, and cattle. Jamaica was a particularly volatile colony during the early nineteenth century, and James’ letters to Robert often mention the possibility of slave insurrections and attacks by the French. These tensions existed even earlier in Jamaica’s history, as a letter from 1782 - the year before Johnston’s birth on the island - indicates. “The island has been under perpetual alarms since 1777,” the unnamed author writes, noting that “you see what a revolution has happened in America, and God knows what may be our case.” Thirty years later, James Johnston expressed similar alarm at the series of violent uprisings in Santo Domingo, warning Robert that the same kind of slave rebellion could readily take place in Jamaica. Robert reached legal adulthood in 1804, becoming part-owner of the plantation his brother managed and thus gaining a direct financial stake in the tranquility of the island. From this point on, he was an active participant in imperial politics. This activity is reflected in Johnston’s correspondence. In 1816, for example, Johnston worked to circulate a petition of West India planters against a House of Commons bill “preventing the unlawful importation of slaves” to Great Britain. The slave trade had been abolished in Britain and its colonies in 1807. Johnston’s stake in Jamaica plantation life increased in 1818, when he wed Catherine Cole Taylor, the daughter of fellow plantation owner John Taylor. When Taylor died, Johnston added his father-in-law’s Harmony Hill property to his own holdings in St. Ann’s. In 1833, the British parliament emancipated West Indian slaves, and Robert Johnston’s correspondence provides insight into the campaign to prevent this “awful day” of emancipation and the anxiety of slaveholders over their future in Jamaica. Johnston dealt with this change, in part, by moving his family from Jamaica to Newport, Rhode Island, just before the emancipation took effect. In addition to the developments in Jamaica, the correspondence in this subseries includes letters from a close friend of Robert’s, stationed in Spain during the Popular War (1808-1813) with France. Johnston also did a great deal of traveling throughout 29 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Europe between 1813 and 1815, and there are a number of outgoing letters from this time period in which Johnston recounts his experiences. (For a more detailed account of Johnston’s travels, see Series 10f and 10g.) There is also a good deal of family correspondence following Robert’s marriage to Catherine, including letters sent to Johnston by his son, Robert, and his daughters, Mary, Kate, and Annie. The Johnston children wrote to their father with news of home and with requests for gifts to be brought home from his various business trips. As the children grew older their letters became more substantive. Johnston seems to have been close with all of his children, particularly his frequent correspondents Annie and Kate. When fifteen-year-old Kate died suddenly in 1839, en route to Jamaica, Johnston was heartbroken. The shock of Kate’s death sent him into a decline that ended with his death several months later. This subseries includes a number of letters describing this series of events to Johnston’s family, along with letters of condolence sent following Kate’s death. The Johnston connection to the Powel family, with Mary Johnston’s marriage to Samuel Powel, did not take place until six years after Robert’s death. c. Jamaica, 1809-1832, n.d. This subseries contains a variety of documents which provide insight into Robert Johnston’s life in Jamaica. Johnston and his elder brother, James, inherited a plantation on the island, and Robert came into more property when he married Catherine Cole Taylor, the daughter of local plantation owner John Taylor. The documents in this subseries include advertisements for sales at the Taylor plantation, Harmony Hill; minutes of several meetings of the West India Society, which convened in Great Britain; a four-page narrative which apparently recounts the experience of a slave named Florence Hall; and various materials relating to the push for the abolition of slavery in the West Indies, as well as the counter-efforts of Johnston and his fellow plantation owners. The Florence Hall narrative, which ends abruptly at the bottom of the fourth page, tells the story of Hall’s life in West Africa, her capture, experiences at sea, and eventual relocation to Jamaica. “The manner of my life before I was taken, and sold to the white people, I can scarcely remember,” Hall begins, later explaining that “the enemies of our country seized and sold us to the white people, for the love of drink, and from the quarrels of their chiefs.” Hall tells of her capture and harrowing experiences on the slave ship, where “our punishment was frequent and severe, and death became so frequent an occurrence, that at last it passed on, without fear on the dying, or grief on those left behind, as we believed that those who died, were restored to their people and country.” The circumstances under which this story was recorded are not specified, and the narrative is incomplete and undated. The abolition-related materials include the title page of an 1832 publication entitled Jamaica Insurrection; or, the Proceedings of the Anti-Slavery Society Exposed and Refuted. Also included is an unsigned, undated four page document presenting a pro-slavery 30 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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argument. While it is entirely possible that Johnston himself authored this document, the contents neither directly implicate nor preclude him as the author. Other materials of note in this subseries are two inventories of the slaves living at Johnston’s plantations. One of these, recorded in 1831, lists the name, occupation, and physical condition of each of the 122 men and women, along with brief accompanying remarks. The entry for Eliza Maggam, for example, specifies that she is a healthy, works as a “housewoman,” and has four children. Notes for the male slaves specify the names of their wives, and whether these pairings came from within the plantation population or “abroad,” meaning that one spouse lived on another plantation. Also included are materials related to Johnston’s proposed construction of a church for emancipated slaves in St. Ann’s. b. Legal, 1755-1853, n.d. This subseries consists primarily of indentures, documents relating to the marriage of Robert and Catherine Taylor Johnston, and deeds and other real estate papers. There are also papers relating to the Johnston family’s relocation to Newport, Rhode Island, in the early 1830s. These papers include Robert Johnston’s 1834 petition to become a naturalized American citizen, and a document from the same year granting him the right to buy and sell real estate in Rhode Island. There are also several drafts of Johnston’s will, papers relating to his 1801 apprenticeship to Dr. William Livingston, and estate papers from before and after his death in 1839. The subseries also includes several indentures issued in Newport well before Johnston’s 1783 birth in Jamaica. d. Financial, 1756-1876, n.d. The materials in this subseries span Johnston’s life from his time as a student, in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, through his adult life in London, Jamaica, and Newport. The earliest of these documents are receipts and bills from Edinburgh and London. Papers from Johnston’s time in the West Indies include bills of lading, ship inventories, and receipts for transactions of goods (most commonly pimento and madeira wine), livestock, and slaves. There are also estate papers extending nearly thirty years beyond Johnston’s death, mostly relating to real estate in Rhode Island. One of the most interesting pieces in this subseries is a “servants’ daybook” covering the period from 1823 to 1829. In addition to documentation of the names of servants and wages paid, this book includes job evaluation notes for certain workers. Though mostly brief entries, certain servants receive longer and more telling evaluations - of an Irish Catholic woman who had been dismissed, for example, the recorder noted that she was “an artful imposing woman, a notorious liar, ungrateful—addicted to low company & drink—a blessing to me & my children, we got rid of her—what risks parents run in hiring nurses.” The author (probably Catherine Taylor Johnston) further notes that one should “never allow an Irish Catholic to enter the service of your family—The Irish are unprincipled, and a Catholic commits all sorts of tricks, sure of an absolution.”

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e. Railroad, 1825-1832. In the mid-1820s, Robert Johnston became interested in the railroad industry, and conceived of a plan to construct two new “iron-ways” in England. The documentation provided here, which shows the detailed plan for the lines and the problems Johnston and his associates faced, does not indicate the origins of Johnston’s interest in the project, or the eventual outcome of his efforts. Of the two lines, there is substantially more material on the proposed line from Southampton to London, Johnston’s initial project. Among these materials are account books covering the period from October through December, 1830. There are also sketchy plans for a second line, from Greenwich to London, and a description of Basingstoke Canal, written by Robert Johnston in 1831. Although of uncertain relationship to the rail lines in question, it is possible that Johnston thought of using the canal, which connects the farms of Hampshire to the Thames, as an alternate means of linking the port of Southampton to the markets of London. f. Writings, 1809-1827, n.d. In addition to his extensive travel journals, found in Series 10g, Robert Johnston kept notes on his activities and interests, which included science, poetry, and religion. This subseries contains several commonplace books in which Johnston recorded quotations and thoughts he wished to remember, covering a period from 1811 to 1827. Also included are some notes from his travels, as well as a long, affectionate letter written to Catherine Taylor before their marriage, while Johnston was traveling in Scotland, which is prefaced with the note: “as soon as you read this, burn it--”. Throughout the letter, Johnston refers to himself as “Murphy” and to Catherine as “Harmony,” after the names of their respective plantations. There is also a folder of notes on scientific subjects, such as one entitled “On Echo and Musical Notes,” and some miscellaneous notes and short poems. The earliest essay in the subseries dates from 1812, and is a short reflection on assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, which occurred on May 11th of that year. g. Journals, 1812-1839, n.d. Johnston enjoyed writing and kept journals throughout his adult life, documenting his travel experiences in Europe and his years in Newport, Rhode Island. The journals in this subseries cover Johnston’s trip through Ireland in 1812, his 1814 travels in Russia and Sweden, and scattered entries from other European locations. Johnston’s Russian journal was later published under the title Travels Through Part of the Russian Empire and the Country of Poland; Along the Southern Shores of the Baltic. Johnston often supplemented his writing with sketches, some of which may be found in Series 10h. The 1812 journals, titled Sketches of a Tour to Killarney in the summer of 1812, provide a detailed daily account of Johnston’s activities in Ireland. Johnston described the locations he saw, usually providing a physical description and some historical background. Much of the narrative is devoted to Johnston’s personal experiences, 32 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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related in his characteristically wordy style. In describing his fatigue on the second day of his travels, for example, Johnston wrote that “scarcely had the wearied mind and body begun to forget itself in the delicious arms of repose ere the harsh and unwelcome summons of the porter of the night, announced the dawn of the day, and of the time to leave unsatisfied the enjoyments of the bed.” Johnston’s Travels Through Part of the Russian Empire..., published by J.J. Stockdale in 1815, provides an even more detailed account of his travels in 1814. In this journal, Johnston related vivid descriptions of the people and places he encountered, along with significant amounts of commentary. Of Russian military officers he met, for example, Johnston observed that their uniforms “increase the manliness of the figure, at the expense of the care and health of the individual many of the officers are so tightly twisted round the waist, as to appear something similar to a wasp.” Johnston went on to describe the ways in which “the purity of this fine military system is dreadfully contaminated by the introduction of a set of common horse soldiers,” detailing their activities and his perception of their significance. This account offers a good deal of insight into everyday life in Russia and Poland in 1814, particularly in regard to matters of style and custom readily discernable to an outsider such as Johnston. Also included are journals covering other legs of Johnston’s 1814 European journey, including a sea journal from the H.M.S. Oberon; an account of a trip from Copenhagen to Schleswig; a journal titled Some Account of a Journey from Hamburg to Dantrie, by way of Swedish Pomerania; another titled Some Account of a Journey from Dantrie to Petersburg, by the way of East Prussia, Lithuania and the Gulf of Finland; and brief accounts of time spent in Moscow, Warsaw, and Berlin. In addition, Johnston kept a journal throughout his time in Newport, Rhode Island, where he relocated with his family in the early 1830s. Johnston’s daily entries in these journals were typically three to eight lines in length, and provided information on his daily activities and weather conditions in Newport. Johnston spent much of his time in Rhode Island farming and maintaining his property. In a typical entry, entered on November 6, 1838, Johnston notes that it was a “fine day,” and that he “cleared 20 bushels more of the oats.” Four days earlier, on the fourth, Johnston noted that it was “my dear son’s birthday all well and happy.” h. Drawings, 1810-1831, n.d. Robert Johnston seems to have had a lifelong interest in drawing. In addition to the artwork peppered throughout his notes and railroad reports, Johnston sketched landscapes, figures, and buildings to document his travels and, ostensibly, for pleasure. Johnston’s subjects include locations in Russia, Scotland, Germany, other European locations, and Jamaica, as well as landscapes, figures, scenes, and studies of human anatomy, plants, and flowers. Most of the drawings are done in pencil, and some have also been shaded with watercolor. The majority of the drawings are also undated, though those sketches 33 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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from Johnston’s travels are often identified by date or can be dated through comparison with his travel journals (Series 10g). i. Miscellaneous, 1800-1839, n.d. This subseries contains a range of materials covering nearly forty years of Johnston’s life. Among the materials are lists of visitors to the Johnstons’ Newport home from 1833 to 1837, as well as visiting cards and a “list of acquaintances” from La Rochelle, dated 1829. This list includes the name and occupation or family situation of the acquaintance in question—Mme. Liscennes, for example, is listed as having “two daughters,” with whom she “keep[s] a seminary for young ladies.” Johnston was a freemason, and this subseries also includes several notices of events and meetings from 1815 to 1817, including an 1815 certificate from the Caledonian Lodge in Edinburgh conferring upon Johnston the title of Grand Mason. Also included is a photograph of Johnston’s dressing room in his Newport home. There are several prints of religious scenes and unidentified maps, as well as a folder of miscellaneous printed materials and a folder of lecture tickets from Johnston’s years at Edinburgh’s Marischal College. In addition, there is one folder of material from Johnston’s travels in Germany and Russia, printed in German and Russian. The majority of these appear to be official documents of some kind; it is likely that Johnston would have needed substantial documentation to travel safely across Europe at this time, as the Napoleonic Wars were in progress. Series 11. Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston, 1763-1877, n.d. (Boxes 53-54, Vol. 333) a. Correspondence, n.d. Catherine Cole Taylor, daughter of Jamaica plantation owner John Taylor, grew up in Jamaica and Newport, Rhode Island. This correspondence begins with an affectionate letter from John Taylor to his daughter, living in Newport with her aunt and grandmother. Catherine never saw her father again; she was still in Newport at the time of his death, and remained there for nearly two years afterwards, despite her desperation to return home. Eventually, Catherine did return to Harmony Hill, her father’s plantation, where she married neighboring plantation owner Robert Johnston. Catherine and Robert had four children: Robert James, Mary, Catherine (Kate), and Anne (Annie). The correspondence in this subseries, both incoming and outgoing, provides insight into Catherine’s relationships with her guardians, friends, and family. As noted above, Catherine was very close with her father until the time of his death. There is also correspondence from her husband, Robert Johnston, several of their children, and her son-in-law, Samuel Powel, who married Mary Johnston. c. Legal, 1814-1876, n.d. This small subseries consists of one folder of legal materials, most of which relate to the guardianship of Catherine Taylor after her father’s death in 1814 and to the handling of Robert Johnston’s estate after his death in 1839. Additional materials relating to Catherine’s guardianship may be found in the following subseries.

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b. Financial, 1800-1876, n.d. As the heir to her father’s estate and, later, as the chief beneficiary of her husband’s will, Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston had a complex financial portfolio. The materials in this subseries - primarily checks and receipts - provide a sense of Catherine’s major expenses while living in Newport and Jamaica. The more substantive items include a bank book from the Bank of New York and an account and cashbook, 1838-1840, showing Catherine’s personal expenses and her financial activities following the death of her husband in 1839. d. Miscellaneous, 1763-1875, n.d. This subseries includes a Bible, signed and dated 1815. According to an inscription on the inside cover and a note from Mary Powel, Catherine had this Bible in Newport in 1815, before her return to Jamaica and her marriage to Robert Johnston. Also included are two folders of miscellaneous materials, one of which contains the correspondence and records of Catherine’s guardians. When Catherine Taylor’s parents died, the young woman became the ward of two of her father’s close friends, George Coward and William Crooke. This subseries contains correspondence to and from these men which somehow found its way into Catherine’s papers. Although some of the material does not directly mention Catherine, the majority does explicitly focus on her travel plans and financial affairs. Series 12. Other Johnston family members, 1756-1875, n.d. (Boxes 54-59, Vols. 334-347, FF 35-38) a. Alexander Johnston, 1739-1806, n.d. Alexander Johnston, Robert Johnston’s father, was a physician and surgeon who made his home in St. Ann’s Parish, Jamaica. Here, Johnston practiced medicine in partnership with Dr. Alexander Weir and oversaw operations on his plantation, Murphy’s Penn. Dr. Johnston married Elizabeth Collett Gilbert of Kingston on February 7, 1773. Over the next thirteen years, Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter, Jannette, and four sons, Robert, James, Alexander, and John. In his will, Johnston also notes his brother, James, and his sister, Margaret, as beneficiaries. The materials in this subseries cover a large part of Dr. Johnston’s life, from his medical education through his death around 1786. Volumes include lecture notes from Johnston’s school years, as well as records from his career as a physician. The academic volumes are labeled “Discourses on Mathematics” and “Logic, Part I and II.” The account books list the name of each patient, the dates of treatment and treatments administered, and the cost of each visit or procedure. This subseries contains documentation of Johnston and Weir’s practice from 1760 to 1773 and 1782 to 1786. (In 1787, Alexander’s widow, Elizabeth, married Dr. Weir.) The subseries also contains legal documents such as indentures, Alexander and Elizabeth’s marriage certificate, drafts of Alexander’s will, and ensigns and warrants allowing Johnston to practice medicine in Jamaica and to serve military commissions 35 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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as a ship’s mate. Johnston’s legal and financial records include estate papers postdating his death by several decades. b. James Johnston, 1770-1803. James Johnston was the brother of Dr. Alexander Johnston. After Alexander’s death, James became an unofficial guardian of his niece and nephews, who would sometimes stay with their uncle at his Aberdeen home. One of these nephews was also named James Johnston, and would grow up to take over his father’s land in Jamaica. The elder James, along with the children’s official guardians, was responsible for keeping their inheritance in order. Letters to James from these guardians, William Robertson and Robert Grant, indicate that he was sometimes negligent in his duties, forgetting to write to the estate trustees or to pay off the debts he and the children incurred. This subseries contains four folders of correspondence showing the internal wranglings of the Alexander Johnston estate, including Mrs. Johnston’s remarriage to Dr. Weir. There is also a letter informing James of Mrs. Weir’s death. Although this material has been separated from that which is related to the younger James Johnston, researchers should be aware that some of the papers, particularly the financial records, could be attributed to either James Johnston (see Series 12d). c. John Johnston, 1771-1790, n.d. John Johnston, a son of Dr. Alexander and Elizabeth Johnston, was a minor at the time of his father’s death in the mid-1780s. This subseries contains a folder of incoming correspondence John received while studying in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, as his younger brother Robert would go on to do. Some of this correspondence is from Robert’s mother, Elizabeth, and her second husband Dr. Alexander Weir. There is also some correspondence from the executors of Dr. Johnston’s estate, William Robertson and Robert Grant, who were at one point made the official guardians of the underage Johnston children. The Weirs kept John abreast of family developments, including the progress of “little Robert.” A letter dated June 26, 1790, mentions the remarriage of John’s mother, Elizabeth, and the possible significance of this for Dr. Johnston’s heirs. Family correspondence includes a 1771 letter to John from his brother, Alexander, and an undated letter from his father. d. James Johnston, 1804-1837, n.d. James Johnston was one of the sons of Alexander and Elizabeth Johnston, and the older brother of Robert and John Johnston. Since James reached adulthood before his brothers, he was also the first to claim his share of his late father’s holdings. While Robert was still a student in Scotland, James was running the Murphy’s Penn plantation in Jamaica, urging his brother to join him as soon as he was old enough to select his own guardian (see correspondence to Robert Johnston, Series 9a). This subseries contains correspondence, legal and financial papers, and some miscellaneous materials relating to the life of James Johnston. Among the legal 36 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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materials are documents relating to Johnston’s 1830 court martial, on charges that he was traceably linked to a black ancestor and thus should serve in the “brown company” instead of serving along with the other white Jamaican citizens. Johnston refused to serve in this company, and was eventually allowed to serve with the whites. Johnston was again investigated following the slave rebellion of 1832, during which the chain of military command broke down, contributing to the chaos. Whether these allegations of wrongdoing came as a result of Johnston’s previously investigated mixed-race background is not evident. e. Annie Taylor Johnston, 1763-1875, n.d. Annie Johnston was the youngest child of Robert and Catherine Taylor Johnston. This subseries contains two folders of correspondence spanning the period from 1837 to 1875. Early correspondence includes several letters from Robert Johnston, who died in 1839 when Annie was still very young. The remainder of the correspondence is primarily related to finance; although there are several letters from friends, family correspondence is scarce. In addition, the subseries includes a folder of financial records and a folder of miscellaneous material, including a copy of Annie’s marriage certificate and some drawings and essays drafted by Annie in 1835. f. Robert James Johnston, 1835-1866, n.d. Robert and Catherine Taylor Johnston’s only son, Robert James, followed his father into the legal profession. Robert lived most of his life in Newport, though his early childhood was spent in Jamaica, where he would continue to travel periodically throughout his adult life. This subseries includes one folder of correspondence spanning the period from 1845 to 1850, pertaining to the handling of the Johnston inheritance allotted to Robert’s sister Mary. By this time Mary had wed Samuel Powel, who urged Robert in this correspondence to take responsibility for Mary’s finances, citing his aversion to becoming entangled in potentially sensitive family politics. This correspondence reveals a close relationship between Robert and his brother-in-law, as well as his central role in the family after his father’s death. Also included is a folder of legal materials and several folders of financial records, as well as two photographs of Robert with daughter Edith. g. Hind family, 1792-1873, n.d. The Hind family, also of Jamaica, is linked to the Johnstons through Comfort Ann Hind, the wife of John Taylor and the mother of Catherine Cole Taylor. William Hind owned several plantations in St. Ann’s, including Harmony Hill and Retirement. The material in this subseries relates to several members of the Hind clan: William, his wife Mary, and their daughters Comfort, Mary, and Elizabeth. There are three folders of correspondence, the majority of which is addressed to the two Marys. Some of these letters were written by John Taylor, when Catherine was in the charge of her aunt and grandmother in Newport. There are also several folders of financial materials and a folder of legal papers relating to William Hind. The financial materials include a record marked 37 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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“Retirement and Harmony Hill Plantation Book,” which documents events on these plantations in 1802 and 1803. There is also a schoolbook kept by Comfort Ann Hind, which contains mathematical lessons and exercises. This volume is undated. h. Miscellaneous, 1774-1837. This subseries consists of a folder of material relating to members of the Johnston family (all of whom are female) who are otherwise unrepresented in the collection. With the exception of an account book, kept by Elizabeth Johnston in the years 1774 to 1785, all of the material is correspondence. This includes a letter from Comfort Ann Taylor to her sister-in-law, Mary; a letter to Elizabeth Johnston from Fedelia, one of the family servants; a brief letter from Jannette Johnston to an unnamed aunt; and a letter from a twelve-year-old Kate Johnston to a Mr. Walker of Newport. Kate died three years later. Series 13. John Taylor, 1721-1849, n.d. (Boxes 59-66, vol. 348-372, FF 39-42) a. Correspondence, 1771-1849, n.d. The correspondence in this subseries is primarily related to business and finance, though there is evidence of Taylor’s close family relationships with the Hind and Catherine Taylor correspondence subseries. Taylor’s correspondence does show the complexity of his family structure and his financial dealings. John Taylor’s wife, Comfort Ann Hind, was the widow of Benjamin Lawrence. When Hind married Taylor, he became the executor of the Lawrence estate, and controlled all of the assets left to Comfort by her late husband. Taylor also became the guardian of his wife’s son, George Whitehorne Lawrence. Catherine Cole Taylor was the only child of John and Comfort, and was extremely close to her father. b. Legal, 1765-1821. This subseries contains a range of legal materials. There are several memoranda, documents authorizing John Taylor’s guardianship of George Lawrence, and copies of marriage and birth records relating to the Taylor family. As Taylor was a practicing attorney for much of his life, these records reflect his personal as well as professional activities. However, since Taylor focused his professional activities on estate cases, much of the material related to his work may be found with his financial records in the following subseries. This subseries contains a complete draft of Taylor’s will, which bequeaths most of his holdings to George Lawrence, Catherine Taylor, and his uncle, George Taylor. John Taylor also provides for the maintenance of sister-in-law Mary Hind but does not mention Comfort Ann, suggesting that his wife had already died at the time this undated will was composed. c. Financial, 1784-1835, n.d. The majority of the material in this subseries relates to the management of Taylor’s Jamaica plantations and his administration of the estate of Benjamin Lawrence. This administration included the guardianship of Lawrence’s son and Taylor’s stepson, George. Other estate papers also appear, probably in connection to Taylor’s legal 38 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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practice. Taylor died in 1814, and papers dating after this time were usually handled by family friend George Coward and are often addressed to him. This subseries also contains a small number of receipts related to Taylor’s household and personal expenses, such as clothing, laundry, and household goods. There are also limited shipping records and records of individual accounts. Although the majority of this information seems to relate to purchases made and profits made and lost in connection to the plantation, records of clothing, food, and domestic goods may have been used in the Taylor household as well as by the servants and slaves living on the property. The 1795-1813 account book, which documents Taylor’s account with several incarnations of the Higgin and Crawford firm (also called Bolt and Higgin; Higgin, Crawford, and Co.; and Higgin, Whiteley and Co.), shows his expenditures on “sundries shipped” as well as tuition and servant fees for George Lawrence. In addition, the wastebooks provide records of individual food and clothing purchases, with entries for commodities such as “1 pr. men’s dress shoes,” “5 bolts brn corduroy,” and “1 cheese.” Plantation records indicate inventories of slaves, livestock, and commodities, including the deaths of slaves and horses in a given year. These records are scattered throughout the subseries, and do not cover every year represented. A daybook and several wastebooks provide even greater insight into John Taylor’s personal and business finances, as well as the lives of Taylor’s slaves and servants. d. Miscellaneous, 1721-1804. This subseries contains three volumes, two of which are printed books. The first of these is a Jamaica Almanack, dated 1804; the other is a book titled Miscellanae In Usum Juventutis Academicae, originally printed in 1721, though Taylor would have come into possession of the volume considerably after this date. The third volume is a small memorandum book containing notes, such as prices, addresses, and directions, and jotted listings of expenditures from the year 1804. The first entry, dated December 17, is a list of Taylor’s clothes, which included fifteen shirts, nine Marseille waistcoats, ten neck kerchiefs, and one pair of white pantaloons. Series 14. Miscellaneous, (Box 67, vols. 379-384, FF 43-48) a. Cole family, 1772-1798. Jacob Cole, a lawyer living in St. Ann’s Parish, Jamaica, was the legal guardian of John Taylor during the young man’s college years and professional training. The fate of Taylor’s parents is not indicated. This subseries contains a folder of correspondence relating to Jacob and his wife, Mary Edith Cole, much of which includes reference to John Taylor. In addition, there is one folder of financial material and a more substantial amount of legal documentation, most of which relates to the transaction of land and conveyance of slaves. These documents, which include a draft of Jacob Cole’s will, provide a fuller sense of the Cole family structure and Jacob Cole’s close friends and associates in Jamaica.

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b. Tracey family This subseries contains a small amount of material relating to Daniel Tracey, a citizen of Jamaica, and his wife, Catherine. Daniel Tracey’s will is accompanied by a note in which Mary Edith Powel claims that the Traceys were relations on her mother’s side of the family; based on documents in the following subseries, it appears that Tabitha Goulburn was one of Daniel Tracey’s daughters. Tabitha Goulburn’s daughter, Mary Edith Goulburn, would go on to marry Jacob Cole, the guardian of John Taylor. c. Goulburn family, 1722-1812. Residents of St. Ann’s Parish, Jamaica, the Goulburns are only remotely connected to the Taylor and Johnston families, as explained in the previous subseries description. This subseries is comprised of a folder of indentures, receipts, and estate papers which show the connection between the Goulburn, Tracey, and Cole families. d. George Coward, 1805. This subseries contains a red handbook, titled: “An Exposition of the Nineteen Manoeuvres As Ordered by His Majesty to be Performed at Every Inspection or Review By Every Regiment of Foot.” The book is inscribed “Lieut. Col. Coward, St. Anns Regiment” and dates from the year 1805. George Coward was a close friend of John Taylor. Although there does not seem to be a familial tie between the two, Coward played a role in the Taylor family when he assumed guardianship of John Taylor’s daughter, Catherine Cole Taylor, following her father’s death. e. Miscellaneous, 1753-1895, n.d.. This subseries is comprised of materials whose creator could not be identified. Present are undated correspondence, receipts, land records, miscellaneous notes, and printed materials. Printed materials include broadsides; an 1840 map of France; newspapers and newspaper clippings; copies of the pamphlets, The Acts and Proceedings of the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church of North America at Schenectady, and The Duty of Columbia College to the Community; and October and November issues of The English Illustrated Magazine.

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Separation report None.

Related materials At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: William Bingham Papers, Collection 53 William Bingham Papers, Collection 1583 Edward Shippen Burd Papers, Collection 104 Edward Carey Gardiner Papers, Collection 227A Meredith Family Papers, Collection 1509 Deborah Morris Papers, Collection 432 Elizabeth Willing Powel Estate Papers, Collection 108 (call # Am .907650 & .9076501) Powel Family Papers, Library Company of Philadelphia collection William J. Wilgus Papers, Collection 3006 At other institutions: Robert Hare Papers, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pa. Hare-Willing Family Papers, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pa. Elizabeth Willing Powel Papers, Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association Library, Mount Vernon, Va. Samuel Powel Griffitts Diary, College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Powel Family Business Papers, Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, The Winterthur Library, Winterthur, Del.

Subjects Agriculturists – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Annandale Plantation (Jamaica) Anthracite coal – Pennsylvania – Hazleton – 19th century Architecture – Details – Rhode Island – Newport – 19th century Building, Brick – Rhode Island – Newport – 19th century Building, Brick – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Building – Specifications – 19th century Cattle breeders – England – Bristol – 19th century Cattle breeders – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Cattle – Breeding – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Cattle – Pedigrees – 19th century Cattle trade – 19th century Coal – Taxation – Pennsylvania – 19th century Coaling – Pennsylvania – Hazleton – 19th century Coal veins – Pennsylvania – Hazleton – 19th century Communication in marriage – 19th century Dairy cattle breeds – 19th century Drovers – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Executors and administrators – 19th century Exile (Punishment) – Cuba – 19th century 41 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Exile (Punishment) – Oregon Territory – Astoria – 19th century Fathers and sons – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Female education – 19th century Floods – Pennsylvania – Bethlehem – 19th century Flower gardening – Rhode Island – Newport Harmony Hill Plantation (Jamaica) Husband and wife – 19th century Jamaica – Civilization Jamaica – Description and travel Jamaica — History — to 1962 Jamaica – History – Slave Insurrection, 1831 Jamaica – Politics and government — to 1962 Land agents – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Land speculation – Pennsylvania – 19th century Land titles – Pennsylvania – 19th century Landscape gardening – Rhode Island – Newport Marriage – 19th century Murphy’s Penn Plantation (Jamaica) Pennsylvania – Politics and government – To 1775 Pennsylvania – Politics and government – 1775-1783 Pennsylvania – Social life and customs Plantation life – Jamaica Plantation owners – Jamaica Plantation owners’ spouses — Jamaica Plantation workers — Jamaica Plantations — Jamaica Porcelains – Collectors and collecting Port brewing recipes – 19th century Powelton (Philadelphia, Pa.) Prints – Collectors and collecting Railroads — Great Britain Retirement Plantation (Jamaica) Running Gut Plantation (Jamaica) Russia — Civilization — 1801-1917 Self report inventory – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 20th century Sheep breeders – England – Bristol – 19th century Sheep breeders – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Sheep – Breeding – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Sheep – Pedigrees – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Shorthorn cattle – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Single women – Rhode Island – Newport – 19th century Single women – Rhode Island – Newport – 20th century Slave labor – Jamaica Slave records – Jamaica Slaveholders – Jamaica Slavery – Great Britain Slavery – Jamaica 42 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Slavery – Justification Slavery – Law and legislation Slaves – Emancipation Slaves’ writings – English Southdown sheep – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Supercargos – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Surveys - Topographical drawings Transatlantic voyage – 19th century Transportation and state – Pennsylvania – 19th century Vegetable gardening – Rhode Island – Newport Watercolor painting – American Women – Books and reading – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Women artists – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – 19th century Women as collectors – Rhode Island – Newport Women gardeners – Rhode Island – Newport – 20th century Women genealogists – Rhode Island – Newport – 20th century Barclay, David Baring, Alexander, Baron Ashburton, 1774-1848 Barrington, Charles Jr. Beck, Dr. C. J. Bicknell, Samuel Binney, Horace, 1780-1875 Bingham, William, 1752-1804 Blake, C. L. Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848 Cash, A. D. Chaneville, Emily F. Cole, Jacob Cole, Mary Edith Coleman, William Colt, Henry Cope, Edward D., 1840-1879 Coward, George Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 Foulke, Julia DeVeaux Powel, 1833-1884 Foulke, William Parker Grieves, William Haines, George Hare, Charles, 1789-1859 Hare, Charles Willing, 1778-1827 Hare, Martha Hare, Martha Hare, Robert, 1752-1811 Harper, James Haslett, Robert Ingersol, Charles 43 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Johnson, Ida Powel Morell, b. 1840 Johnston, Alexander, 1739-1786 Johnston, Alexander, d. 1799 Johnston, Annie Taylor, 1824-1900 Johnston, Catherine, 1823-1839 Johnston, Catherine Cole Taylor, 1798-1875 Johnston, James, d. 1837 Johnston, James Johnston, Jannette Johnston, John Johnston, Robert, 1783-1839 Johnston, Robert James, 1819-1885 Lawrence, George Manigault, Gabriel Morris, George C. Morris, Mary Pemberton, Israel Powel, DeVeaux, 1821-1848 Powel, Elizabeth Powel, Henry Baring, 1823-1852 Powel, John Hare, 1786-1856 Powel, John Hare Jr., b. 1837 Powel, Julia Anna Maria Sarah Christine DeVeaux (Julia DeVeaux), 1798-1845 Powel, Mary Edith, 1846-1931 Powel, Mary Johnston, 1821-1900 Powel, Robert Hare, 1825-1883 Powel, Robert Johnston Hare, b. 1855 Powel, Samuel, b. 1673 Powel, Samuel, 1704-1759 Powel, Samuel, 1818-1885 Powel, Samuel Jr., 1848-1902 Price, Eli K., 1797-1884 Randall, Josiah, 1789-1866 Ronaldson, James Shippen, William Skinner, John Stuart, 1788-1851 Slaymaker, Robert Taylor, Comfort Ann Hind Taylor, John, 1771-1813 Tracey, Daniel Tracey, Katherine Vaux, Roberts, 1786-1836 Waln, Jacob S., 1776-1850 Whitaker, Jonathan White, William, 1748-1836 Anthony Mangin (ship) 44 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Hope & Company Pennsylvania Agricultural Society Thomas Plumstead and Sons Tryall (ship) Willing & Francis

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Administrative Information Restrictions The collection is open for research.

Acquisition information Collection 1582: Gift of the Powel family, 1949. Vols. 1 through 3 (Three letterbooks for Samuel Powel (b. 1673)): Purchased, 1903. Vol. 4 (An invoice/daybook (1748-1750) for Samuel Powel (b. 1673)): Provenance unknown. Vol. 385 (A letterbook (1836-1838, 1856) for John Hare Powel): Purchased, 2005.

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Preferred citation Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Powel Family Papers (Collection 1582), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Processing note Am .1236, formerly Collection 524, and Am .9145, formerly part of Collection 108, are now included in Collection 1582, The Powel Family Papers. Am .1236, consisting of three letterbooks belonging to Samuel Powel (b. 1673), are now Volumes 1-3 in this collection. Am .9145, an invoice/daybook (1748-1750) also belonging to Samuel Powel (b. 1673), is now Volume 4. The following two volumes have always been included in this collection, but their call numbers have been replaced with volume numbers: Volume 93, an 1831 Ledger belonging to John Hare Powel was formerly known as Am .1277; Volume 223, a survey book (1768-1909) belonging to Samuel Powel (1818-1885), was previously Am .12375. Accession 2005.014a, a letterbook belonging to John Hare Powel is now vol. 385. Volume 234, previously listed in this finding aid as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ledger, 1760-1774,â&#x20AC;? was incorrectly included with this collection when it was processed and has been repatriated to the Library Company collection of Powel Family Papers as Volume 22, Samuel Powel ledger, 1760-1793. Processing made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Box and folder listing Series 1. Samuel Powel (b. 1673). a. Correspondence Folder title Correspondence Letterbooks

Date 1729-1749 1727-1747

Box/Vol. 1 vol. 1-3

Folder 1-10

Box/Vol. 2 Flat File

Folder 1 1

Box/Vol. 2 vol. 4 vol. 5

Folder 2-12

Box/Vol. 3 3 3 Flat file 3 3 3 3

Folder 1 2 3 FF 2 4 5 6 7

Series 1. Samuel Powel (b. 1673). b. Legal Folder title Legal Marine insurance policies [items have been treated for mold]

Date 1681-1764 1744-1747

Series 1. Samuel Powel (b. 1673), 1681-1749, n.d. c. Financial Folder title Financial Daybook Shipping receipt book

Date 1722-1749, n.d. 1748-1749 1745-1747

Series 2. Samuel Powel (1738-1793), 1729-1791, n.d. Folder title Correspondence Land Legal Legal Financial Government Miscellaneous Mary Morris Powel

Date 1775-1791, n.d. 1729-1789, n.d. 1760-1789 1746-1765 1732-1791, n.d. 1781, n.d. 1750-1786, n.d. 1747-1777

Series 3. Elizabeth Powel, 1763-1859. a. Incoming correspondence Folder title Incoming correspondence Incoming correspondence Incoming correspondence

Date 1782-1817 1809-1810 1818-1824, n.d.

Box/Vol. 3 Flat file 4

Folder 8-12 FF 3 1-2 47

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Series 3. Elizabeth Powel, 1763-1859. b. Outgoing correspondence Folder title Outgoing correspondence Outgoing correspondence

Date 1763-1814 1815-1821, n.d.

Box/Vol. 4 5

Folder 3-11 1-4

Box/Vol. 5 Flat file

Folder 5-7 FF 4-6

Box/Vol. 5 6 6 vol. 6-9 vol. 10

Folder 8-11 1-12 13

Box/Vol. 7 7 vol. 11

Folder 1-4 5

Series 3. Elizabeth Powel, 1763-1859. c. Legal Folder title Legal Legal

Date 1795-1826, n.d. 1795-1808, 1810-1834, n.d.

Series 3. Elizabeth Powel, 1763-1859. d. Financial Folder title Financial Financial Cashbooks Receipt books Check book

Date 1783-1799 1800-1828, n.d. 1811-1830 1792-1802 1824

Series 3. Elizabeth Powel, 1763-1859. e. Estate Folder title Estate papers Edward Shippen Burd Executorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notes

Date 1815-1859, n.d. 1826-1830, n.d. 1830

Series 3. Elizabeth Powel, 1763-1859. f. Miscellaneous Folder title Miscellaneous Pocket almanacs

Date 1790-1812, n.d. 1793, 1798-1822

Box/Vol. Folder 7 6 vol. 12-43

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Series 4. Hare family. a. Robert Hare Folder title

Date

Miscellaneous Notebook-Port Brewing Recipes

1806-1820 1770-1771

Box/Vol.

Folder

7 vol. 44

Series 4. Hare family. b. Martha Hare1 Folder title

Date

Correspondence

1831-1853

Box/Vol.

Folder

Series 4. Hare family. c. Martha Hare2 Folder title

Date

Correspondence Narrative of Charles Hareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s escape from Sarre-Libre

1809-1810, n.d. 1809

Box/Vol. 7 7

Folder 9-14 15

Series 5. John Hare Powel. a. Correspondence Folder title

Date

Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence [items have been treated for mold] Correspondence Correspondence, A-D Correspondence, E-P Correspondence, Q-Z Correspondence, unidentified Outgoing correspondence Correspondence-Construction of property at 19th and Walnut Letterbook Letterbook Materials removed from vol. 385 Materials removed from vol. 385 Letterbooks Materials removed from vol. 48

1800-Dec. 1828 Jan. 1829-1839 1840 1841

8 9 10 10

1-15 1-15 1 2

1842-1856 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 1814-1856, n.d. 1850-1853

10 10 10 10 10 11 11

3-13 14 15 16 17 1-3 4-7

vol. 45 vol. 385 11 Flat File vol. 46-48 11

8 FF 49

1824-1826 1836-1838, 1856 1836-1838, 1856 1836-1838, 1856 Nov. 1849-May 1856 July 1853-May 1856

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Series 5. John Hare Powel. b. Land agent records Folder title

Date

William Bingham estate correspondence William Bingham estate correspondence William Bingham estate letterbook William Bingham estate administration papers William Bingham estateadministration papers William Bingham estate administration papers William Bingham estate-daybook of Charles Willing Hare William Bingham estate-ledger of John Hare Powel William Bingham estatematerials removed from vol. 51 William Bingham estate-ledger of John Hare Powel William Bingham estate land memorandum William Bingham estate-A Description of the Situation, Climate, Soil, and Productions of certain tracts of land in the District of Maine, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Bingham vs. Wilhem and Jan Willink William Bingham vs. Wilhem and Jan Willink (Binghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s review of controversy) William Bingham vs. Wilhem and Jan Willink (memorandum) William Bingham vs. Wilhem and Jan Willink-references and remarks William Bingham vs. Wilhem and Jan Willink-Binghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s review of case

1815-1825

11-19

1826-1830

1-5

1824-1840

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1793-1818

1818-1824

Flat file

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7-11

1819-1824, n.d.

Box/Vol.

Aug. 1801-Dec. 1811

vol. 50

1824-1835

vol. 51

1824-1835

1824-1838

vol. 52

1770-1795

1793

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1787-1796, n.d.

14-16

n.d.

1786, 1788, n.d n.d

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William Bingham vs. Wilhem and Jan Willink-Statement Hope & Company lands correspondence Hope & Company lands correspondence Hope & Company landsadministration-Survey book Hope & Company lands administration records Hope & Company lands-receipt book Hope & Company landsReports Upon the West Hazleton and Cattawissa Falls, and the East Mahanoy Coal and Iron Estates, Situated in Luzerne and Schuylkill Counties, Pa. Hope & Company lands-field notes Hope & Company lands-field book of George Haines Hope & Company lands-field book of Eli K. Price Hope & Company lands-field book Hope & Company lands-field book of Samuel Powel Hope & Company lands-Powel vs. Charles Barrington Jr. Hope & Company lands-Powel vs. Henry Colt Hope & Company landsAshburton vs. Powel Hope & Company landsAshburton vs. Powel Hope & Company landsAshburton vs. Powel Hope & Company landsAshburton vs. Powel Land papers Land papers Land papers Land papers Land papers

1785, n.d.

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1-16

1844-1854

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1792 1823-1853, n.d.

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1846

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n.d.

1830

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1837-1838

vol. 66

1841

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10-16

1845-1848

vol. 68-73

1830-1851

2-5

1842-1847

1806-1839

7-10

Flat file

FF 9

1840-1852

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1853-1854, n.d.

1-10

1704-1794 May 7-19 1794 1801-1832 1805-1835 1836-1849

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Land papers Administration-ledger Administration papers Administration papers Administration papers

1838-1854, n.d. 1831-1845 1793-1815 1812-1854 1816-1855, n.d.

16 vol. 74 17 Flat file 17

15-17 1 FF 14 2-4

Series 5. John Hare Powel. c. Civic papers Folder title

Date

Box/Vol.

Civic papers Civic papers Pamphlet-By-laws, Rules, and Regulations of the Corporation of the President, Directors, and Company for Erecting a Permanent Bridge over the River Schuylkill Pamphlet-By-laws, Rules, and Regulations of the Corporation of the President, Directors, and Company for Erecting a Permanent Bridge over the River Schuylkill Pamphlet-Navigation and Advantages of the River Schuylkill Pamphlet-Mr. Powelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Remarks on the Termination of the Pennsylvania Railway Pamphlet-Hints for the Representatives of the Country Pamphlet-To the Public. Schuylkill Permanent Bridge. Pamphlet-To the Public Schuylkill Permanent Bridge Pamphlet-Vested Rights and the Rights of the People Pamphlet-A Copy of Acts of Assembly and Ordinances, Passed by the Council of the Borough of West Philadelphia Pamphlet-A Copy of Acts of Assembly and Ordinances, Passed by the Council of the Borough of West Philadelphia

1827-1850, n.d. 1835 1822

17 Flat File vol. 75

1822

vol. 76

Jan. 1829

vol. 77

Mar. 1829

vol. 78

1830

vol. 79

1834

vol. 80

1834

vol. 81

1836

vol. 82

1837

vol. 83

1837

vol. 84

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Series 5. John Hare Powel. d. Financial Folder title

Date

Tax receipts Ground rent Financial Financial Financial [folder 4 contains 1836 auctioneer’s ledger – relates to auction catalogs in Box 19, folder 17.] Financial-construction of house at 19th and Walnut Streets Financial-construction of house at 19th and Walnut Streets Bankbook-Bank of Pennsylvania Bankbook-Bank of North America Bankbook-Schuylkill Bank Checkbook-Farmers’ and Mechanics Bank Daybooks Ledgers Receipt books Receipt book Materials removed. from vol. 98 Receipt book

1807-1859 1815-1854 1806-1822 1819 1823-1856, n.d.

Box/Vol.

Folder

17 17 17 Flat file 18

13-16 17 18 FF 16 1-11

1850-1851

1852-1854

1821 1833-1836

vol. 85 vol. 86

1836-1839 1855

vol. 87 vol. 88

1812-1852 1830-1857 1824-1856 1850-1853 1850-1853 1855-1856

vol. 89-92 vol. 93-95 vol. 96-97 vol. 98 18 vol. 99

Series 5. John Hare Powel. e. John Hare Powel estate Folder title

Date

Box/Vol.

Folder

John Hare Powel estate John Hare Powel estate John Hare Powel estate John Hare Powel estate-receipts Last will and testament

1855-1856 1855-1856 1857, 1860, n.d. 1855-1858 1856, 1861

1-2 FF 17 3-5 6

Memorandum books

1858, 1884, n.d.

Ledger Inventory Inventory/Daybook

1856-1860 Feb.-Mar. 1857 Feb.-Dec. 1857

19 Flat file 19 19 vol. 100 106 vol. 107109 vol. 110 vol. 111 vol. 112

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Series 5. John Hare Powel. f. Miscellaneous Folder title

Date

Box/Vol.

Journal History of Coxeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Travels History of Charles V Agricultural-The General Shorthorned Herd-Book Agricultural-Proceeding of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society Agricultural-Memoirs of the Pennsylvania Historical Society Agricultural pamphlets Agricultural-The American Farmer Printed excerpts from agricultural books or pamphlets Agricultural Agricultural Broadsides Broadsides Biographical Scrap papers Notes Notebook and Diary

1806 1806 1806 1822

vol. 113 vol. 114 vol. 115 vol. 116

1823

vol. 117

1824

vol. 118

Catalogues for furniture sale [see Box 18, folder 4 for 1836 auctioneerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ledger.] Invitations and calling cards Passports Newspaper clippings Newspapers

Folder

1825-1842 May-Sept. 1825

19 19

7 8

n.d

9-11 12 FF 18 13 FF 19 14 15 16

1836-1840

19 Flat file 19 Flat file 19 19 19 vol. 119120 19

n.d. 1808-1840 n.d. 1829-1848

19 19 19 Flat file

18 19 20 FF 20

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 1843, n.d.

Series 6. Samuel Powel (1818-1885). a. Correspondence Folder title

Date

Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence

1836-Aug. 1853 Sept. 1853-1860 Jan. 1861- May 1869

Box/Vol. 20 21 22

Folder 1-13 1-16 1-15 54

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Correspondence Correspondence Outgoing correspondence Letterbooks

June 1869-1877 1878-1885, n.d. 1845-1881, n.d. 1850-1858

Materials removed from vol. 124, 125, and 126 Letterbook

Aug. 1856-1858

23 24 25 vol. 121126 25

Nov. 1874-1878

vol. 127

1-13 1-14 1-10

Series 6. Samuel Powel (1818-1885). b. Financial Folder title

Date

Box/Vol.

Receipts Receipts Receipts Receipt book Materials removed from vol. 128 Receipt book Materials removed from vol. 129 Receipt book Cashbooks

1840-1856 1856-1869 1870-1885, n.d. May 1852-Dec. 1854 May 1852-Dec. 1854 1856-1859 1856-1859 1859-1860 1844-181858, n.d.

Daybooks

1854-1860

Ledger Ledger Ledger Materials removed from vol. 143 Ledger Materials removed from vol. 144 Ledgers

1840-1861 June-Dec. 1843 1853-1856 1853-1856 1855-1859 1855-1859 1856-1860

Materials removed from vol. 146 Ledgers

1856-1860 1857-1862

25 26 27 vol. 128 27 vol. 129 27 vol. 130 vol. 131134 vol. 135141 vol. 142 27 vol. 143 27 vol. 144 27 vol. 145146 27 vol. 147148 27 vol. 149 27 vol. 150151 27 vol. 152155

Materials removed from vol. 148 Ledger Materials removed from vol. 149 Ledgers Materials removed from vol. 151 Memorandum books

1858-1860 1858-1860 1860-1882

1848-1861

Folder 12-18 1-18 1-11 12 13

14 15 16

18 19

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Materials removed from vol. 155 Memorandum books

1853-1855 1856-1883

1882

27 vol. 156157 27 vol. 158159 27 vol. 160169 27 vol. 170172 vol. 173

Materials removed from vol. 157 Memorandum books

1856-April 1857 April 1857- June 1859

Materials removed from vol. 159 Memorandum books

April 1858-June 1859 June1859-1870

Materials removed from vol. 169 Memorandum books (Building fund) Memorandum book (Investments) Checkbook-Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank Materials removed from vol. 174 Check book Checkbooks-Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank Materials removed from vol. 179 Checkbooks-Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank Materials removed from vol. 182 Checkbooks-Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank Materials removed from vols. 180,182, 184-185, 189 Checkbook-Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank Materials removed from vol. 190 Checkbook-Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank Materials removed from vol. 191 Checkbook-PA Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities Checkbooks-PA Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities Checkbooks-PA Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities Materials removed from vols. 192,195-198

1867-1870 Sept. 1851-1856, n.d.

1850-1851

vol. 174

1850-1851 1850-1853 May 1851- April 1854

April 1854-May 1868

27 vol. 175 vol. 176179 27 vol. 180182 27 vol. 183189 27

May 1868-June 1870

vol. 190

May 1868-June 1870 Jan. 1877-May 1883

27 vol. 191

Jan. 1877-May 1883 1857-1860

27 vol. 192

1860-1863

31-32

1862-1884

vol. 193198

Feb. 1853-April 1854 April 1854-June 1858 July 1856-June 1858 June 1858-May 1868

1857-Oct. 1884

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Checkbooks-Rhode Island Union Bank Checkbooks-Rhode Island Union Bank Materials removed from vol. 200 Checkbook-Rhode Island Union Bank Materials removed from vol. 201 Checkbook-Rhode Island Union Bank Materials removed from vol. 202 Checkbooks-Rhode Island Union Bank Materials removed from vol. 210 Checkbooks-Rhode Island Union Bank Checkbook-The Providence Bank Materials removed from vol. 217 Checkbooks-The Union National Bank of Newport, Rhode Island Checkbook-First National Bank of Bethlehem Bankbook-Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank Bankbook-Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank-Gold Account Bankbooks-Rhode Island Union Bank Bankbook-First National Bank of Bethlehem Bankbook-The Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities

1850-1858 Nov. 1852- June 1856

34-35

Dec. 1853-June 1856 June 1856-Dec. 1860

vol. 199200 27 vol. 201

June 1856-Dec. 1860 Oct. 1855-Nov. 1858

27 vol. 202

Oct. 1855-Nov. 1858 July 1860- Oct. 1875

27 vol. 203210 27 vol. 211216 vol. 217

June 1874-Oct. 1875 Oct. 1875- Oct. 1881 1863-1867 1863-1967 Oct. 1881- Jan. 1885 1864

27 vol. 218220

1856-1858

vol. 221

1870-1877

vol. 222

1864-1875 Jan.-April 1864

vol. 223230 vol. 231

1866-1885

vol. 232

Series 6. Samuel Powel (1818-1885). c. Legal Folder title

Date

Legal Legal Legal Legal Legal-Columbia House Dispute

1830-1834 1836-1853 1838-1877 1881-1885, n.d. 1853-1855

Box/Vol. 28 Flat File 28 29 29

Folder 1 FF 21 2-15 1-2 3-4 57

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Legal-Transcripts

1862-1865

Series 6. Samuel Powel (1818-1885). d. Powel land records Folder title

Date

Survey book Surveys Materials removed from vol. 233

1768-1909 n.d. 1768-1909

Box/Vol. vol. 233 Flat File 29

Folder FF 22 6

Series 6. Samuel Powel (1818-1885). e. Miscellaneous Folder title

Date

Box/Vol.

Folder

Family memorabilia Ben Franklin glass plates Calling cards Writings Weather observations Notes Notebook Materials removed from vol. 235 Genealogical notebook Materials removed from vol. 236 Wistar party book Printed materials-prints and sketches Printed materialscirculars/newsletters Printed materials Newspaper clippings Newspapers and printed materials Civil government of Rhode Island guide book Civil government of Rhode Island guide book Civic materials and certificate The History of Pennsylvania The History of Western New Jersey

n.d. 1867 n.d. 1823-1868, n.d. 1855-1857 n.d. n.d. n.d. 1857 1857 1859-1860 n.d.

29 29a. 29 29 29 29 vol. 235 29 vol. 236 29 vol. 237 29

1856-1869, n.d

n.d. n.d. 1855-1878

29, 30 30 Flat File

18, 1-3 4-9 23

1874

vol. 238

1875

vol. 239

1844-1871 n.d. n.d.

Flat File 30 30

7 8 9-10 11 12-13 14 15 16

24 10 11

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Series 7. Mary Johnston Powel. a. Correspondence Folder title

Date

Correspondence Correspondence Outgoing correspondence

1836-1888 1889-1899, n.d. 1835-1836

Box/Vol. 30 31 31

Folder 12-20 1-5 6

Series 7. Mary Johnston Powel. b. Financial Folder title Receipts Inventory

Date 1843-1888, n.d. 1876

Box/Vol. 31 31

Folder 7-10 11

Date 1898 1861-1877

Box/Vol. 31 31

Folder 12 13

1832-1833 1832

vol. 240241 vol. 242

1835-1836 1845 n.d. n.d. 1849-1875, n.d.

31 vol. 243 31 31 Flat file

1881 1863, 1865

vol. 244 vol. 245246

Series 7. Mary Johnston Powel. c. Miscellaneous Folder title Will and testament Records of estate administration for Samuel Powel Algebra lesson books Notebook of stanzas by Bishop Herber Compositions Memoir Excerpts from diaries Notes Samuel Powel Estate and The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s County Chronicle Address book Watercolor books

14 15 16 FF 25

Series 8. Mary Edith Powel. a. Correspondence Folder title Correspondence Correspondence Outgoing correspondence

Date 1852-1895 1896-1938, n.d. 1884-1895, 1900-1918

Box/Vol. 31 32 32

Folder 17-20 1-12 13-14

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Series 8. Mary Edith Powel. b. Memoirs and diaries Folder title Memoir-The Beach Materials removed from vol. 247 Memoir-19th and Walnut (5 books) Materials removed from vol. 248-252 Memoir-Arch Street (1 Â˝ books) and Bethlehem (2 Â˝ books) Materials removed from vol. 253-255 Memoir-2104 Spruce Street/ 2012 Delancy Place Diaries Materials removed from vols. 258-261, 263, 265, 266-268

Date 1907-1908 1907-1908 1906 1906

Box/Vol. vol. 247 33 vol. 248252 33

1859, 1862, n.d.

vol. 253256

1859, 1862, n.d.

1922

vol. 257

April 1898-1921

vol. 258 268 33

1898-1921

Folder 1

2-6

7-9

10-18

Series 8. Mary Edith Powel. c. Genealogical materials Folder title Bellinger and DeVeaux pedigree A History and Genealogy of the families of Bellinger and De Veaux and other families. DeVeaux family Post Captain Charles Hare, Royal Navy James Hare the parson and his son Sermon by Rev. James Hare Mr. John Hare and Mrs. Esseu Martha Hare, the spinster Robert Hare Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hare of Limehouse Richard Hare (eldest son) and his descendents Hare family Hare family

Date 1895 1895

Box/Vol. 33 vol. 269

Folder 19

n.d. n.d.

33 33

20-23 24-27

n.d.

28-29

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

33 33 33 34 34

30 31-32 33 1 2-4

n.d.

34 34, 35

6-7 8-16, 12

1886, 1887 n.d.

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Notebook-English branch of the Hare family Hare/Powel family Hare/Powel family Wills of Powel family members Powel family Johnston family William Shippen Notebook pertaining to the Shippen family Items removed from vol. 271 Notebook pertaining to the Shippen family Items removed from vol. 272 Verplank family Vigne family Willings family Extracts from R. W. Griswolds Republican Court Marriage and birth announcements The Johnstone legend Miscellaneous notes Miscellaneous wills, genealogical charts, and newspapers Notebook Scrapbook of genealogical notes Materials removed from vol. 274 Newspaper clippings

n.d.

vol. 270

n.d. n.d. 1712-1826 n.d. n.d. n.d. 1887

35 35 35 35 35 35 vol. 271

3 4 5 6-7 8-9 10

1887 n.d.

35 vol. 272

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 1856

35 35 35 35 35

12 13-18 19 20 21

1893

n.d. n.d. 1714-1899, n.d.

36 36 Flat file

1 2-18 FF 26

n.d. 1883 1883 n.d.

vol. 273 vol. 274 37 37

1 2-4

Series 8. Mary Edith Powel. d. Garden books Folder title Garden book-shrubs Garden book-flowers Materials removed from vol. 276 Garden book-vegetables Materials removed from vol. 277

Date 1885 1895-1902 1895-1902 1907-1912 1907-1912

Box/Vol. vol. 275 vol. 276 37 vol. 277 37

Folder

Box/Vol. 37

Folder 7

5 6

Series 8. Mary Edith Powel. e. Printed materials Folder title Book catalogues

Date 1888

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Book plates Excerpts from Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Monthly Magazine Pamphlets Sheet Music Newspaper clippings of pottery and porcelain Newspaper clippings of pottery and porcelain Prints Prints of ports, etc. Prints of foreign ports Prints of foreign ports, The Barbary Coast, Tunis Prints of foreign ports, Oceana Prints of American and English history Prints of the CommonwealthViews of places, fights, incidents Prints of the Commonwealth Prints of the Commonwealthkings, etc. Prints of the CommonwealthLife of General Harrison Prints of the Commonwealthportraits Newspaper clippings Newspaper clippings Printed materials, miscellaneous Printed materials, miscellaneous The Voice of the West Indies, and the Cry of England; or, Compensations or Separation considered. List of Freeholders of the County of Aberdeen, Standing on the Old Roll, and of The Electors Admitted Under the Act, 2 & 3, Will. IV. How about a Day of Humiliation. A Sermon by C. H. Craufurd The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Magazine of American History, vol. III, no. 7

n.d. n.d.

37 37

8 9

n.d. n.d. n.d.

37 37 37

10 11 12

n.d.

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

37 38 38 38

14-17* 1 2-4 5

n.d. n.d.

38 38

6 7-10

n.d.

n.d. n.d.

38 38

12 13

n.d.

1-3

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d 1832

39 40 40 Flat file vol. 278

4-26 1 2-3 FF 27

1838

vol. 279

1866

vol. 280

Oct. 1870

vol. 281

July 1879

vol. 282 62

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Magazine of American History, vol. XI, no. 6 Dreers Garden Calendar The Huguenot Society of America. Abstract of Proceedings, Number one. Materials removed from vol. 285 Catalogue-Miniature Loan Collection. Materials removed from vol. 286 Harpers New Monthly Magazine Jamaica at the Columbian Exposition The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Catalogue-Hollis St. Theatre Materials removed from vol. 290 Brook Brothers, Centenary The Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin-Silver Catalogue Catalogue-John G. Johnson Art Collection Catalogue-Newport Historical Society Loan Exhibition of Relics and Heirlooms Bulletins of the Newport Historical Society Youthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Companion Jamaica Insurrection; or, The Proceedings of the Anti-slavery Society Exposed and Refuted Catalogue-Colonial Homes on the Historic James

June 1884

vol. 283

1883 1884

vol. 284 vol. 285

1884 1890

40 vol. 286

1890 Feb. 1890 1893

40 vol. 287 vol. 288

1901

vol. 289

1906 1906 1918 1921

vol. 290 40 vol. 291 vol. 292

1923

vol. 293

1912

vol. 294

1912, 1913, 1915, 1923, 1928 n.d. n.d.

vol. 295299 vol. 300 vol. 301

n.d.

vol. 302

Series 8. Mary Edith Powel. f. Photographs Folder title Photographs Photographs Materials removed from photographs

Date n.d. n.d. n.d.

Box/Vol. 41 41a 40

Folder

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Series 8. Mary Edith Powel. g. Miscellaneous Folder title Estate administration Receipts Inventories Inventory-CSN pitcher Notes Handwritten copy of Mason’s Milton (vol. 4, chapter 1 of book1) Camera Lucinda Recipe book Materials removed from vol. 304 Book of remedies, etc. “Cats Grease” Book of notes Materials removed from vol. 307 The story of the Philadelphia Frigate Fabric samples Addresses Address book Calling cards Book of visitors Materials removed from vol. 310

Date 1921 1857-1911 n.d. 1909 n.d. n.d.

Box/Vol. 40 40 40 vol. 303 40 40

Folder 8 9 10-14

40 vol. 304 40 vol. 305 vol. 306 vol. 307 42 vol. 308

42 42 vol. 309 42 vol. 310 42

2 3

n.d. n.d. n.d. 1863 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 1840 n.d. n.d. n.d.

15-19 20

4 5

Series 9. Other Powel family members. a. Julia DeVeaux Powel Folder title Correspondence Bankbook-Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank Checks Journal Miscellaneous

Date 1817-1845, n.d. 1854-1855 1852-1855 1831 1831-1838

Box/Vol. 42 vol. 311

Folder 6-7

42 vol. 312 42

8 9

Box/Vol. 42 Flat file

Folder 10 FF 28

Series 9. Other Powel family members. b. DeVeaux Powel Folder title Financial and correspondence Passport and map

Date 1840-1844 1826, n.d.

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Series 9. Other Powel family members. c. Robert Hare Powel Folder title Correspondence and financial

Date 1854-1877

Box/Vol. 42

Folder 11

Box/Vol. 42 42

Folder 12 13

Box/Vol. 42 Flat file

Folder 14-20 FF 29

Series 9. Other Powel family members. d. John Hare Powel Jr. Folder title Receipts Correspondence

Date 1859-1880 1857-1901

Series 9. Other Powel family members. e. Ida Powel Johnson Folder title Trust papers-income account Insurance papers

Date 1857-1884 1860-1874

Series 9. Other Powel family members. f. Robert Johnston Hare Powel Folder title Photographs Album-Photographs of Hare/Powel genealogy Genealogical materials-English branch of Hare family Genealogical materials-American branch of Hare/Powel family Genealogical materials-Elizabeth Powel Genealogical materials-Samuel Powel (1818-1885) Genealogical materials-Powel family Genealogical materials-Johnston family Genealogical materials-Robert Johnston Genealogical materials-Willing and Shippen Genealogical materials-DeVeaux and Barwell

Date 1909, n.d. n.d.

Box/Vol. 42 vol. 313

Folder 21-24

n.d.

25-27

n.d.

5-6

n.d.

8-9

n.d.

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Genealogical materials-Verplank, Beekman, Van Cortland, Schuyler Genealogical materials-Shippen and Randolph Genealogical materialsmiscellaneous Genealogical materials-HarePowel and Kindred FamiliesIntroduction, Chapters 1-3

n.d.

11-12

n.d.

14-15

1907

16-20

Series 10. Robert Johnston. a. Correspondence Folder title Correspondence West India Plantersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Petition Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence

Date 1782-1820 Mar.-May 1816 1817-1820 1821-1832 1833-1840, n.d.

Box 44 44 44 45 46

Folder 1-8 10 11-12 1-11 1-7

Series 10. Robert Johnston. b. Jamaica Folder title Jamaica Church plans

Date 1809-1832, n.d. 1820-1839

Box/Vol. 46 46

Folder 8-9 10

Date 1755-1839 1840-1853, n.d. 1824 1833-1838

Box 46 47 Flat file Flat file

Folder 11 -12 1 FF 30 FF 31

Box/Vol. 47 47 47 vol. 314

Folder 2-10 11 12

Series 10. Robert Johnston. c. Legal Folder title Legal Estate Indenture Legal

Series 10. Robert Johnston. d. Financial Folder title Financial Estate Household account book Servantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; daybook

Date 1756-1839, n.d. 1840-1876 1822-1827 1823-1829

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Bankbooks Checks Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Penn account book Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Penn wastebook Account book Harmony Hill ledger Harmony Hill inventories Memorandum book

1833-1837 1833-1839 1787-1797 1825-1830 1822 1820-1821 1822 1837

48 48 vol. 315 vol. 316 vol. 317 vol. 318 48 vol. 319

1 2-6

Series 10. Robert Johnston. e. Railroad Folder title Southampton to London line Southampton notes

Date 1825-1830 1830-1831

Southampton to London line London to Greenwich line Newspaper articles Miscellaneous

1831-1832, n.d. 1825-1832 1825-1831 1825-1831, n.d.

Box/Vol. 48 vol. 320323 48 48 Flat File 48

Folder 8

9-10 11 32 12

Series 10. Robert Johnston. f. Writings Folder title Commonplace books Miscellaneous Travel notes Scientific notes

Date 1811, 1827, n.d. 1812-1826, n.d. n.d. n.d.

Box 49 49 49 49

Folder 1-2 3 4 5-6

Series 10. Robert Johnston. g. Journals Folder title Jamaica Journal of a Voyage to Jamaica Scotland Ireland Russia and Poland Russia and Germany Russia- St. Petersburg Russia- Moscow Sweden East Prussia, Lithuania, Finland

Date 1809-1818 1818 1812-1813 1812 1814 1814 1814 1814 1814 1814

Box/Vol. 49 vol. 324 49 49-50 50 vol. 325 vol. 326 vol. 327 50 vol. 328

Folder 7 8 9-10, 1-2 3-8

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Poland Hamburg to Dantrie Copenhagen Miscellaneous Europe Newport Miscellaneous

1814 1814 1814 1814 1835-1839 n.d.

vol. 329 vol. 330 vol. 331 51 51 51

1 2-3 4

Series 10. Robert Johnston. h. Drawings Folder title Scotland Germany Russia Misc. Europe Landscapes Nature sketches Studies Portraits Jamaica Miscellaneous

Date 1810-1813, n.d. 1814 1814 1812-1831, n.d. 1813, n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 1808-1839, n.d. n.d.

Box 51 51 51 51 51 51 52 52 52 52

Folder 5-6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4

Box/Vol. 52 52 52 52 52 52a. 52 vol. 332 Flat file

Folder 5 6 7 8 9

Flat file

FF 34

Box 53

Folder 1 -11

Series 10. Robert Johnston. i. Miscellaneous Folder title Europe Printed material Admittance tickets Land maintenance Images Glass plate Miscellaneous Jamaica Almanac Miscellaneous [items have been treated for mold] Miscellaneous-Diploma from Marshall College

Date 1814-1815 1812-1832, n.d. 1800-1809 1833-1835 n.d. n.d. 1813-1839, n.d. 1817 1835, n.d. 1803

10-11 FF 33

Series 11. Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston. a. Correspondence Folder title Correspondence

Date 1811-1877, n.d.

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Series 11. Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston. b. Legal Folder title Legal

Date 1814-1876, n.d.

Box 53

Folder 12

Box 54

Folder 1-4

Series 11. Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston. c. Financial Folder title Financial

Date 1800-1876, n.d.

Series 11. Catherine Cole Taylor Johnston. d. Miscellaneous Folder title Guardianship Miscellaneous Bible

Date 1814-1818 1763-1875, n.d. 1815

Box/Vol. 54 54 vol. 333

Folder 5 6

Series 12. Other Johnston family members. a. Alexander Johnston Folder title Correspondence Financial Financial Daybook Ledger Legal Legal [items have been cleaned for mold] Legal [items have been cleaned for mold] Logic Part I and II Politicks Discourses on Mathematics Discourse on Nutrition Dr. Cullenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lectures Notebook Notes [items have been cleaned for mold]

Date 1762-1786 1770-1774 1775-1839, n.d. 1767-1777 1764-1770 1769-1778 1784-1794, n.d.

Box 54 54 55 vol. 334 vol. 335 55 55

Folder 7-10 11 1-3

1773-1782

Flat File

FF 35

n.d. n.d. 1756 1769 n.d. 1783-1786 n.d.

vol. 336 vol. 337 vol. 338 vol. 339 vol. 340 vol. 341 55

4-7 8

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Medical record

1768-1786

vol. 342344

Series 12. Other Johnston family members. b. James Johnston Folder title Correspondence

Date 1770-1803

Box 55

Folder 10-13

Box 56

Folder 1

Series 12. Other Johnston family members. c. John Johnston Folder title Correspondence

Date 1762-1792, n.d.

Series 12. Other Johnston family members. d. James Johnston Folder title Correspondence Legal Financial Memorandum book Miscellaneous

Date 1804-1837, n.d. 1806-1832 1794-1837 1806-1809

Box/Vol. 56 57 57 vol. 345 57

Folder 2-12 1 2-9 10

Series 12. Other Johnston family members. e. Annie Taylor Johnston Folder title Correspondence Miscellaneous-prints Miscellaneous

Date 1837-1839, 1851-1875, n.d. n.d. 1763-1854, n.d.

Box 57

Folder 11-12

Flat File 58

FF 36 1

Series 12. Other Johnston family members. f. Robert James Johnston Folder title Correspondence Legal Financial Images

Date 1845-1850, n.d. 1844-1847 1835-1866, n.d. n.d.

Box 58 58 58 58

Folder 2 3 4-10 11

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Series 12. Other Johnston family members. g. Hind family Folder title Correspondence Legal Legal Financial Comfort Ann- math book

Date 1792-1873, n.d. 1799-1809

Box/Vol. 59 59 Flat file 59 vol. 346

Folder 1-3 4 FF 37 5-7

1801

Box 59 Flat File

Folder 8 FF 38

1818

vol. 347

1801-1822, n.d. n.d.

Series 12. Other Johnston family members. h. Miscellaneous Folder title Correspondence Jacob Johnstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diploma [items have been treated for mold] Officers Allowances for Black Servants and Horses

Date

Series 13. John Taylor. a. Correspondence Folder title Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence Letterbook

Date 1771-Mar. 1801 Apr. 1801- 1812 1813-1849, n.d. 1810-1813

Box 59 60 61 vol. 348

Folder 9-10 1-12 1-3

Box 61 Flat file

Folder 4-11 FF 39-42

Series 13. John Taylor. b. Legal Folder title Legal Legal [items have been treated for mold] Legal

Date 1765-1811 1778-1814 1812, 1815-1838, n.d.

1-2

Series 13. John Taylor. c. Financial Folder title Financial Account book

Date 1784-1799 1795-1813

Box/Vol. 62 vol. 349

Folder 3-9

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Daybooks

1799-1801

Financial Wastebook

1800 1800

Inventories Financial Wastebook Daybook Financial Inventories Financial Financial Inventories

1800-1802 1801-1802 1801-1802 1802-1803 1803 1803-1805 1804-1806 1807-1810 1808-1810

Running Gutt ledger Running Gutt daybook Financial Account books

1810-1813 1810-1813 1811-1835, n.d. 1785-1819

English accounts Harmony Hill inventories Memorandum books

1799-1810 1808 1775-1776, 1801

Daybooks

1813, 1823-1824

Cashbooks

1799, 1801

Personal expenses

1805-1806

vol. 350351 63 vol. 352353 63 63 vol. 354 vol. 355 64 64 64 65 vol. 356357 vol. 358 vol. 359 66 vol. 360361 vol. 362 vol. 363 vol. 364365 vol. 366367 vol. 368369 vol. 370

1-3

4 5-9

1-3 4 5-11 1-10

1-10

Series 13. John Taylor. d. Miscellaneous Folder title Jamaica Almanack and Register Personal memorandum book Miscellaneous Miscellanea The Proceedings of the Governor...of Jamaica in Regard to the Maroon Negroes Notebook Notebook Index Birth/death record

Date 1804 1804 1771-1813, n.d. 1721 1796 1801 1810-1813 n.d. 1777

Box/Vol. vol. 371 vol. 372 66 vol. 373 vol. 374

Folder

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Series 14. Miscellaneous. a. Cole family Folder title Correspondence Legal Legal [items have been treated for mold] Financial Memorandum book

Date 1772-1798 1755-1793

Box/Vol. 67 67 Flat file

Folder 1 2 FF 43

1778-1796 1794-1798

67 vol. 379

Box/Vol. Flat file

Folder FF 44

Box/Vol. 67

Folder 4

Flat File

Box/Vol. vol. 380

Folder

Series 14. Miscellaneous. b. Tracey family Folder title Legal

Date

Series 14. Miscellaneous. c. Goulburn family Folder title Legal [items have been treated for mold] Legal [items have been treated for mold]

Date

1761-1771

Series 14. Miscellaneous. d. George Coward Folder title Military handbook

Date 1805

Series 14. Miscellaneous. e. Miscellaneous Folder title Correspondence Notes Land papers Land papers Financial Newspaper clippings Newspapers Printed materials

Date n.d. n.d. 1753-1813, n.d. 1759-1838, n.d. n.d. n.d. 1820-1895 n.d.

Box/Vol. 67 67 67 Flat file 67 67 Flat file Flat file

Folder 5 6 7 FF 46 8 9 FF 47 FF 48 73

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Pamphlet-The Acts and Proceeding of the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America at Schenectady Pamphlet-The Duty of Columbia College to the Community, and its Right to Exclude Unitarians from its Professorships of Physical Science. The English Illustrated Magazine

June, 1833

vol. 381

1854

vol. 382

Oct.-Nov. 1887

vol. 383384

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