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head and   foot   stones。 Who there   rest no one   now  living knows。  But the 



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same care is taken of   their quiet beds as if they were of the proprietor's 

own   family。   In   1631   Mason   sent   over   about   eighty   emigrants   many   of 

whom died in a few years�察�and here they were probably buried。                 Here too�察�

doubtless�察    �rest  the  remains     of  several   of   those   whose    names     stand 

conspicuous in our early state records。; 



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          IV。 A STROLL ABOUT TOWN 

                                ��continued�� 



     WHEN       Washington      visited   Portsmouth     in  1789    he  was    not  much 

impressed by the architecture of the little town that had stood by him so 

stoutly in the struggle for independence。 ;There are some good houses�察─�

he   writes�察  �in   a   diary   kept   that   year   during   a   tour   through   Connecticut�察�

Massachusetts�察  �and   New   Hampshire�察   ─  �among   which   Colonel   Langdon's 

may be esteemed the first�察�but in general they are indifferent�察�and almost 

entirely of wood。 On wondering at this�察�as the country is full of stone and 

good clay for bricks�察�I was told that on account of the fogs and damp they 

deemed them wholesomer�察�and for that reason preferred wood buildings。; 

     The   house   of   Colonel   Langdon�察  �on   Pleasant   Street�察  �is   an   excellent 

sample of the solid and dignified abodes which our great´grandsires had 

the sense to build。 The art of their construction seems to have been a lost 

art these fifty years。 Here Governor John Langdon resided from 1782 until 

the time of his death in 1819a period during which many an illustrious 

man passed between those two white pillars that support the little balcony 

over   the   front   door�察  �among   the   rest   Louis   Philippe   and   his brothers�察  �the 

Ducs   de   Montpensier   and   Beaujolais�察  �and   the   Marquis   de   Chastellus�察  �a 

major´general       in   the    French     army�察   �serving    under     the   Count     de 

Rochambeau�察�whom  he accompanied   from France   to the   States in 1780。 

The   journal   of   the   marquis   contains   this   reference   to   his   host�此   �After 

dinner we went to drink tea with Mr。 Langdon。 He is a handsome man�察�and 

of noble carriage�察�he has been a member of Congress�察�and is now one of 

the first people of the country�察�his house is elegant and well furnished�察�and 

the   apartments   admirably   well   wainscoted;   ��this   reads   like   Mr。   Samuel 

Pepys���察 �and he has a good manuscript chart of the harbor of Portsmouth。 

Mrs。   Langdon�察  �his   wife�察  �is   young�察  �fair�察  �and   tolerably   handsome�察  �but   I 

conversed less with her than her husband�察�in whose favor I was prejudiced 

from  knowing   that   he   had   displayed   great   courage   and   patriotism  at   the 

time of Burgoynes's expedition。; 

     It was at the height of the French Revolution that the three sons of the 



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Due d'Orleans were entertained at the Langdon mansion。 Years afterward�察�

when     Louis    Philippe    was    on   the  throne    of  France�察   �he   inquired    of  a 

Portsmouth       lady   presented     at  his   court   if  the   mansion     of   ce  brave 

Gouverneur Langdon was still in existence。 

     The house stands back a decorous distance from the street�察�under the 

shadows       of  some     gigantic    oaks   or   elms�察  �and    presents    an   imposing 

appearance as you approach it over the tessellated marble walk。 A hundred 

or two feet on either side of the gate�察�and abutting on the street�察�is a small 

square building of brick�察�one story in heightprobably the porter's lodge 

and tool´house of former days。 There is a large fruit garden attached to the 

house�察�which is in excellent condition�察�taking life comfortably�察�and having 

the   complacent   air   of   a   well´preserved   beau   of   the   ancien   regime。   The 

Langdon   mansion   was   owned   and   long   occupied   by   the   late   Rev。   Dr。 

Burroughs�察  �for   a   period   of   forty´seven   years   the   esteemed   rector   or   St。 

John's Church。 

     At the other end of Pleasant Street is another notable house�察�to which 

we shall come by and by。 Though President Washington found Portsmouth 

but moderately attractive from an architectural point of view�察�the visitor of 

to´day�察�if   he have   an   antiquarian taste�察 �will   find himself   embarrassed   by 

the number of localities and buildings that appeal to his interest。 Many of 

these   buildings   were   new   and   undoubtedly   commonplace   enough   at   the 

date    of   Washington's      visit�察 �time   and    association    have    given    them    a 

quaintness      and    a  significance     which     now    make     their  architecture     a 

question of secondary importance。 

     One   might   spend   a   fortnight   in   Portsmouth   exploring   the   nooks   and 

corners over which history has thrown a charm�察�and by no means exhaust 

the list。 I cannot do more than attempt to describeand that very brieflya 

few   of   the   typical   old   houses。   On   this   same   Pleasant   Street   there   are 

several which we must leave unnoted�察�with their spacious halls and carven 

staircases�察  �their   antiquated   furniture   and   old   silver   tankards   and   choice 

Copleys。 Numerous examples of this artist's best manner are to be found 

here。 To live in Portsmouth without possessing a family portrait done by 

Copley   is   like   living   in   Boston   without   having   an   ancestor   in   the   old 

Granary Burying´Ground。 You can exist�察�but you cannot be said to flourish。 



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To make this statement smooth�察�I will remark that every one in Portsmouth 

has a Copleyor would have if a fair division were made。 

     In the better sections of the town the houses are kept in such excellent 

repair�察�and have so smart an appearance with their bright green blinds and 

freshly     painted    woodwork��that       you    are   likely   to  pass   many     an   old 

landmark without suspecting it。 Whenever you see a house with a gambrel 

roof�察�you may be almost positive that the house is at least a hundred years 

old�察�for the gambrel roof went out of fashion after the Revolution。 

     On   the   corner   of   Daniel   and   Chapel   streets   stands   the   oldest   brick 

building in Portsmouththe Warner House。 It was built in 1718 by Captain 

Archibald   Macpheadris�察  �a   Scotchman�察  �as   his   name   indicates�察  �a   wealthy 

merchant�察�and a member of the King's Council。 He was the chief projector 

of    one    of  the   earliest   iron´works      established     in   America。     Captain 

Macpheadris   married   Sarah   Wentworth�察  �one   of   the   sixteen   children   of 

Governor   John   Wentworth�察  �and   died   in   1729�察  �leaving   a   daughter�察  �Mary�察�

whose portrait�察�with that of her mother�察�painted by the ubiquitous Copley�察�

still hangs in the parlor of this house�察�which is not known by the name of 

Captain Macpheadris�察�but by that of his son´in´law�察�Hon。 Jonathan Warner�察�

a member of the King's Council until the revolt of the colonies。 ;We well 

recollect Mr。 Warner�察─�says Mr。 Brewster�察�writing in 1858�察 �as one of the 

last of the cocked hats。 As in a vision of early childhood he is still before 

us�察�in all the dignity of the aristocratic crown officers。 That broad´backed�察�

long´skirted      brown    coat�察  �those   small´clothes     and   silk  stockin

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