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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vertical Files, Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpeg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/c9e3bc68efa099c23fae1691347109e2.pdf 7409ca887604c416b138299bd6684da2 PDF Text Text �THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES Ex Libris Katharine F. Richmond and Henry C. Fall �(/ V ����THE PORTSMOUTH JUBILEE RECEPTION SONS OF PORTSMOUTH RESIDENT ABROAD, JULY 4TH, 1853. BY THE CITY AUTHORITIES AND THE CITIZENS OF PORTSMOUTH. of % DECORATIONS, SPEECHES, SENTIMENTS, POKTSMOUTH, C. N. H. W. BREV/STER & SON, PUBLISHERS. 1853. ��THE PORTSMOUTH JUBILEE. RECEPTION SONS OF PORTSMOUTH RESIDENT ABROAD, JULY 4TH, 1853, CITY AUTHORITIES AND THE CITIZENS OF PORTSMOUTH. of DECORATIONS, SPEECHES, SENTIMENTS, OIE" , PORTSMOUTH: C. W. BREWSTER & SON, PUBLISHERS 1853 cfcc. ��ON THE HOMAQE OF HER BY REV. CHARLES BURROUGHS, SONS. D. D. AN INTRODUCTORY, PREPARED AT THE SOLICITATION OF THE PUBLISHERS. She needs none. "I shall enter on no encomium upon her. judge is for yourselves. secure." There is her history ; the world knows There she It by heart. is. Behold her and The past, at least, Webster. The suggestion that the Sons of Portsmouth, settled or resident in other places, should visit together their native city, and celebrate together the last birthday of their nation's Independence, was extremely felicitous, and at the same time very creditable to the heads and hearts of those, from whom it em anated. It was a suggestion, well calculated to revive and increase the excel lent sentiment of local attachment, to strengthen tho ties of brotherhood, to awaken a warmer love of country, and to kindle resolutions of loftier virtue. Local attachments are always laudable, and should ever be encouraged. Oar sentiments, affections, and tastes are necessarily connected with them. Natural scenery, the beings by whom we are surrounded, and indeed all external cir cumstances, which affect the youthful mind, are among the mightiest agents or elements in the formation of character. The cloud-piercing mountains, the flowing river, the placid lake, the swelling sail, the waving forests, the busy city, and the scenes of pastoral life mould the elements of the intellect and Whatever be the circumstances, by which we are dispositions of the heart. surrounded, they ever become dear to us. E'en the wild torrent and the mountain's roar to our native mountains more. But bind us V 0f coarse the suggestion, to which we have alluded, was instantly received with enthusiasm by the sons of Portsmouth, whose avocations and duties had called them away from their native city to find homes in other places. They responded to the call with prompt and generous action, well-arranged operations, and ample pecuniary contributions. Our city authorities evinced the most noble feelings on this occasion, gave it their most cordial sanction, and voted a lib eral appropriation. Exultingly, and at the appointed time, judiciously selected for the outpouring of their affection and patriotism, a multitude of the sons of Portsmouth, leaving behind them their cares and duties, met on this, their and beneath a wide-spread tent in an open field, and with the native soil blessing of a most auspicious sky, talked over the scenes of their early days, and enjoyed a brilliant commingling at a happy banquet praising their city, its associations and history seeking to do it honor and manifesting a noblo pride and joy that they were the sons of Portsmouth. ; ; ; 1066?'.? 8 ; �Nor was it without sufficient reasons that they were here assembled, on our national jubilee, to pay filial homage to the place of their birth. Their natal Her antiquity, history, institu city had claims on their affection and praise. tions, scenery, and great men speak most eloquently in commendation of her. As for antiquity, our city is one of the earliest discovered and first settled places of New England. In the beginning of the seventeenth century some merchants of Bristol, England, having formed a private company for the investigation of this country, employed for that service Capt. Martin Pring, of Bristol, a skilful navigator, and much praised by Gorges. They placed under his command two In the year 1603 vessels auspiciously named the Speedwell and the Discoverer. he set sail for America, and was enabled to speed so well, as to be the first discoverer of New Hampshire. Just two hundred and fifty years since he entered the channel of our river, and explored it for three or four leagues. He landed on this shore, and doubtless with his companions trod upon the soil of this city for he came in search of sassafras, then esteemed in pharmacy a sovereign panacea. Our city therefore boasts of her antiquity of two hundred and fifty years, and of being the first soil in New Hampshire, that was trod by Englishmen. In 1614 the celebrated John Smith, saved from death by the Indian girl, Pocahontas, examined and extolled the deep waters of the Piscataqua. In 1 623 the company of Laconia in England, consisting of Gorges and Mason and many eminent noble and enterprising merchants of London and other cities, selected some choice persons and sent them to establish a plantation on this river. They came here for trade and commerce were high-minded men, and had enlarged views of government, religion, and religious toleration. They were not of the Puritan party, for Gorges and Mason had not the same relig ious views with the Massachusetts planters. John Mason, the London mer chant, member of the Plymouth company for the planting, ruling, and govern ing of New England, and first Governor of this province, advanced a large sum of money for the welfare of this place, and may be said to have laid the foundation of its commercial prosperity. David Tomson, a Scotchman, who seems to have been prominent among the planters, who first settled in this town, built a house at Odiorue's Point, a few rods north of the present evident remains of an ancient fort. It was built the very year of his arrival here was the first house, which was erected on this plantation, and was afterwards called Mason-Hall. It was not till about eight years afterward that Humphrey Chadbourne built the Great House, which was situated on the bank of the river at the corner of Court street and Water street. It was after ; ; ; wards occupied by Warnerton and by Richard Cutts. In looking now at our ancestry, at their enlightened character, noble enterprise, liberal views, and their very choice men selected by the Plymouth company, they cannot fail to awaken in us a laudable pride. On the 28th of May, 1653, this plantation, "which was accidentally called Slrawberry Bank, by reason of a bank where strawberries were found," was allowed by the General Court at Boston, on the petition of Brian Pendleton and others, to be called Portsmouth, " as being a name most suitable for this It was also place, it being the river's mouth, and good as any in the land." the name of the English city in which John Mason was born. The number of families then was between fifty and sixty. " The line of the township was ordered to reach from the sea by Hampton line to Wynnacot river." Our planters were so industrious and successful, as to be able to send corn to the early sufferers at Plymouth. The first edifice erected here for public worship was an Episcopal church. It was built at least as early as the year 1639 in what is now called Church street and formerly Church lane, and northerly of the Court House. parsonage-house, erected at the same time, was situated in Pleasant street, a few rods north of the Universalist meeting-house. The parishioners made choice of llichard Gibson, an Episcopalian clergyman, as their pastor, being - A �the first minister that was ever settled in this town and the worship was ac cording to the ritual of the English church. He remained here about four years, and in the year 1642 returned to England. In the year 1634 Francis Williams was appointed Governor of the plantation. He was a discreet and'sehsibte matly accomplished in his manners and accep table to the people. He collected about him many valuable men, whose ex ample and influence were of the best order. These circumstances gave a high character to the town. Its reputation was so great, that it was always selected in the days of the colonial government by many persons as a most desirable place of residence and for many years it was the home of the royal governors ; ; and of the king's council. It has been distinguished for men of patriotism Here lived William Vaughan, who claimed to be the projector of the siege of Louisburg under Pepperell Dr. Cutter, who was a surgeon in that expedition Col. Meserve, who was one of its mightiest spirits Maj. Hale, -who was an officer in one of the regiments and the Rev. Samuel Langdon, who was then a chaplain of the New Hampshire forces. Gen. Whipple, who resided here for the largest por tion of his life, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Gov. Langdon was always a devoted friend to his country; went to Bennington, as a volunteer in the army after the capture of Cornwallis and was at Rhode Island with a detachment, while the British troops were there stationed. He, with Gen. Sullivan, seized at the fort in the mouth of our harbor, one hundred barrels of gunpowder and so promptly conveyed them to Bunker Hill, that they did service on the memorable seventeenth of June. He had the honor of presiding in the Senate when Gen. Washington was elected President of the United States, and had the supreme honor of announcing that election to Congress. He with John Pickering and Peirce Long were delegates to the convention for the adoption of the federal constitution, and most thoroughly supported it. Long commanded a regiment in the revolutionary war, and was a member of the old Congress. might mention many others, who have contended valiantly for our country. It is a matter of pride to us that the greatest of American patriots, Washington, has walked in our streets, fished in our harbor, slept in our city, engaged here in public worship as a reverent observer of Sunday, and received with favor the homage of our citizens. Hence the sons of Portsmouth have powerful authority and example for cherishing the spirit of patriotism. In relation to letters and the patronage of literature, we can speak of our When Harvard College was apparently in a city with no small satisfaction. hopeless condition, during the latter part of Dr. Chauncey's presidency, and when all its funds did not amount to one thousand pounds, our town was thejirst in that emergency to lend a helping hand to the institution. voluntary con tribution was made amongthe inhabitants, in 1669 and the town was authorized i to pledge a sum of sixty pounds sterling a year for seven years ensuing, to be used by the overseers, for the advancement of good instruction there. Of this sum Richard Cutts subscribed twenty pounds per annum. The first newspaper, printed in New Hampshire, was printed in this town by Daniel Fowle, in 1756 ; and his printing office was the first establishment of the kind in the Province. social library was founded here in the year 1750, and the books were chiefly ; ; ; ; ; : We A A imported from England. We have an Atheneum which was begun about thirtysix years since, and which contains about eight thousand volumes of most choice, valuable and expensive books. James Edward Sheafe and Horace A. Haven have made to it most munificent bequests. We have had among ua most finished scholars. Joseph Stevens Buckminstcr was not only one of our most eloquent preachers, but one of the most intelligent men and beautiful writers known in our country. He may be said to have created a new era in our literature and in the advancement of biblical criticism. Nathaniel Apple- �ton Haven was eminently a man poetical genius and refined taste. of letters, of rich classical attainments, of Jonathan Mitchell Sewall's poetry exhibits high talent, and is marked by vigorous and melodious verse. His patriotic Much has been done here in the cause of education by eongs are admirable. Major Hale, who was a schoolmaster of the first order, who has educated here several thousand scholars and he gave for very many years a remarkably elevated tone to the intelligence of our citizens. Major Rogers has given us an account of his Indian expeditions. Alden has printed sermons and volumes of Penhallow has presented us with a history of the wars of New Eng epitaphs. land with the Eastern Indians. Evans hag published a " Pedestrious tour," and his sister a novel on Resignation. The elder Buckminster has blessed us with many excellent discourses. His son's sermons and essays are among the rich ; est of literary productions. Originality of thought, conclusiveness of reasoning, Edmund Eoberts has style mark the sermons of Dr. Parker. published a valuable volume entitled "An Embassy to the Eastern coasts of Co and a vigorous Siam and Muscat." Halliburton has left us some sound and sen Adams has given us an useful volume of Annals. Woodbury has to us a rich legacy of legal learning, political wisdom and practical bequeathed philosophy. The forensic arguments of Mr. Mason betray such vastness and clearness of thought, such wondrous mental powers, and such logical conclnalmost feel as if we could siveness, as must give immortality to his name. claim Webster's works as a part of our literary honors. It was here that in the year 1812 he wrote his celebrated memorial addressed to Mr. Madison, in re lation to the war with England. It was a document of such prodigious ability, weight, directness and power, as to awaken the astonishment of the community, and lead to the irresistible conviction that he was doubtless one of the greatest men of the nation. It was here and by this act that he first developed and published his colossal powers to- the world. So, too, was fabricated here the effective artillery, which he brought to bear in the case of the Trustees of Dart chin China, sible essays. We mouth We College. have had among us many distinguished ministers. Their influence is usually a predominant element in affecting not only the religious and social, but also the literary character of a community, might have been brought forward at the recent jubilee with most effective force. Soon after Richard Gibson's departure came James Parker. In 1658 Joshua Moody was settled here. He was a man of talents, zeal and piety, was honored with an invi tation to the Presidency of Harvard College, modestly declined it, and deserved high praise for boldly condemning all the prosecutions for witchcraft. He was succeeded by Nathaniel Rogers, great grandson of the Martyr, and was here twenty-six years. Dr. Styles was an eminent preacher here, but left his charge to assume the duties of the Presidency of Yale College. Dr. Samuel Haven blessed the town for fifty-four years by his able discourses and exemplary life. Timothy Alden, a well-known antiquarian, was his successor. Arthur which Brown, of Trinity College, Dublin, a man of great learning and intellectual power, was minister of the Episcopal Church for thirty-seven years. He was succeeded by Ogden and Willard. Dr. Langdon preached here twenty seven years, wrote a valuable book on the Revelation of St. John, and a summary of Doctrine and Practice, and was an able President of Harvard College. He and Col. Blanchard made a map of the State. Dr. Buckminister was a celebrated divine among us for thirtythree years. Mr. Putnam faithfully devoted himself to the duties of his clerical profession among us for about twenty years. He was was succeeded by Holt and Clark. Dr. Parker, who stood very high in the estimation of the public for talents and judgment, labored here successfully for about thirty years. Besides these valuable men, we had Emerson, Drowne, Fitch, Ballon, Streeter, Turner, King, Noah Parker, Smith, Howe, Jones, Millard, Harris, Kilton, �Stow, Crawford, Naylor, Brown, Waterbury, Townc, Walton, Humphrey and others truly deserving our praise. Samuel Parker, who was a Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Massachusetts, was born in this town. We have had eminent physicians. Among them were Clement and Hall Jackson, Joseph Peirce, Ammi R. Cutter, who practiced here sixty years his son, William Cutter, Joshua Brackett, the learned and beloved Pierrepont, many ; the energetic and skilful Cheever. our eminent lawyers we mention J. M. Sewall, Chief Justice Picker Richard Evans, Judge Sherburne, Judge Parker, Edward St.Loe Livermore, Edward Cutts, Webster and Mason. whose wife Ursilina was killed Among bur merchants have been John Cutts, '" by the Indians, the Wibirds, the two 3ohn Wentworths, Benning Wentworth, Daniel Rindge, Pierce Long, Theodore Atkinson, Pjailiallaws, Mark Hunking Wentworth, Henry Sherburne, the two Langdons, Jaffreys, Sheafes, Col. Moffatt, Col. Warner, Manning, Gardner, Goddard, Col. Gaines, Peirces, Marsh, Longs, Rundlett, Parrotts, Rices, Ladds, SJiapley, Havens and others. One of our ablest men, John Peirce. Esq. commissioned by the Masonian Among ing, proprietors, settled their long continued and vexatious suits, to the satisfaction of all parties, and ever through life secured the highest regard and confidence of the community. Gov. John Wentworth and Charles Mary Wentworth, two We of our most illustrious men, were Baronets. have had among our teachers, beside the renowned Major Hale, the pious and devoted Amos Tappan, HurlOur schools have been of a high order, but, Morse, Dr. Coffin and others. and at present are not surpassed by those of any other city. Very many of our sons have been educated at the Colleges of Harvard and Dartmouth, and have done us honor. In relation to ship building, we are certainly entitled to the highest praise. The first ship of war, ever built on this side of the Atlantic the first line of battle ship which was built by our government and the Congress, the largest and best frigate now in our navy, were built here. Seventeen of our national are ships have been built here ; and two more are on the stocks. distinguished, too, for the number, speed, beauty and size of the merchant ves Between the year 1800 and the sels, which have been constructed in this place. year 1850, no less than 486 vessels have been built in this harbor ; and 218 of them were ships. Their tonnage amounted to 126,000. The elder Badger, now deceased, built one hundred vessels. cannot enumerate the many other vessels built here. ; ; We We Our city is remarkable for its noble, safe and capacious harbor, which de serves the praise bestowed on the harbor of Portsmouth in England, which has been called the king's bed-chamber and the peculiar residence of NeptuneNever did a more beautiful river than the Piscataqua roll its waves into the sea. Its current of more than five miles in an hour; its depth, at low water, of seventy feet ; its resistance to all the power of frost for some miles above the its grand breadth and its lovely banks this combination of singular advantages renders this place one of the most important and interesting naval stations in pur country. Our city is remarkable for the delightful scenery with which it is surrounded. On every elevation is presented a magnificent The rides around us are filled with enchanting objects. The landscape. climate is salubrious. We have ever been uncommonly free from epidemic Great crimes are here rarely committed, and no execution has diseases. taken place among us, since the year 1768. Great intelligence, sound morality and excellent manners pervade our community. There is a remarkable har mony among the various religious denominations. Rarely is to be found a town ; : ; community so exempt from are generally well cultivated agriculture. ; The fields theological feuds and prejudices. and much attention is paid to the study of �With these facts before us, who would not commend the noble feelings, which have actuated the sons of Portsmouth, resident or settled in other places, to meet together and unite in one common jubilee for the purpose of congratu lating each other on the place of their birth, and living over in pleasant reminiscenses, and talking over in language of rapture, all the delightful associations and endearments of their natal home. Well may every son of Portsmouth on such an occasion say, Ah, happy hills ah, pleasing shade Ah, fields beloved in vain ! ! ! Where once my careless childhood strayed, stranger yet to pain I feel the gales that from ye blow, A A ! momentary bestow, As, waving fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth To breathe a second spring. bliss What a variety of emotions must have affected the hearts of all the sons of Portsmouth, who were present at such a jubilee. They must have felt them selves, as mingling not only with their living friends on that occasion, but with all the departed and great men, who have trod upon this soil. They must have felt, as if the mighty spirits of their ancestors were present at their jubilee, entered into their feelings and animated their souls to increased progress in patriotism and virtue. They must have imagined themselves boldly admonished to be grateful for the high blessings of their birthplace, and to be unwearied in the most diligent efforts to render it deserving of universal admiration and praise. �THE JUBILEE. The welcome shout rang loud and high, Joy kindled every beaming eye Each bosom caught the joyous strain That welcomed home the loved again. ; The arches, wreathed in living green, o'er the festive scene, breathed in words of friendship dear, Bent kindly And " A Oh, wanderers, ye are welcome here voice seemed in the very air, !" WELCOME everywhere. Thrice welcome, brothers sang the breeze Thrice welcome whispered back the trees Thrice welcome echoed wood and river. Thus would we hail our children ever. That shouted, ! ! ! ! Early in May a few lines appeared in the Boston Post, giving notice that it was the intention of some of the sons of Portsmouth, resident in Boston, to visit the home of their childhood on the approaching anniversary of National Inde pendence, and inviting others to join them. This spark from the flint, or rather in this case we should say the granite, soon kindled up a flame which could not be sub dued, and no one seemed disposed to subdue it if he could. A preliminary meeting of the Portsmouth residents in Boston called, and the number which attended was surprising was to They made all. the preliminary arrangements and ad journed. On made the evening of the in Portsmouth Common by 2d of June the first movement was the passage of the following in the Council: It being understood informally that the natives of Portsmouth in other distant places purpose to visit this city on the Boston and resident in approaching anniversary of our National Independence, therefore, Resolved, That the City Council extend to all such a cordial invitation, and that a committee of three on the part of the Common Council, with such as the Board of Aldermen may add, be appointed to make suitable arrangements for their reception, committees. when any communication may be received from their �10 The resolution was concurred in, and the committees Aldermen Brown, Knowlton, appointed were as follows Of the Common Coun Jenkins, Colcord, Stackpole, Dame. : Messrs. Haven, Todd, Laighton, Claggett, Rand and Gerrish. Mayor Walker and President Rowe were also added. meeting of the citizens was called and the follow ing gentlemen were appointed to co-operate with the city committee : Ichabod Goodwin, Christopher S. Toppan, cil, A P. Jones, Jonathan M. Tredick, Henry F. Wendell, Albert R. Hatch, Geo. N. Carleton, Samuel R. Cleaves, Richard Jenness^ William H. Sise, George L. Tread we 11, Samuel Storer, John Buzzell, William P. Walker. This Committee of Arrangements subdivided their duties as follows William : On On On Invitation and Reception The whole board of Comraittee. Messrs. Colcord, Conference with Boston and New- York Committees Jenkins, Goodwin, Toppan and Tredick. Marshals and Escort Messrs. Jenkins, Colcord, Laighton, Jenness, Sise and Hatch. On Banners Messrs. Claggett, Band, Stackpole, Cleaves, Wendell and Walker. On Music Messrs. Haven, Todd, Brown, Carleton, Bazzell and Hatch. On Bells, Salute and Fireworks Messrs. Knowlton, Gerrish, Dame, Wendell and Walker. On Location of Tent Messrs. Haven, Laighton, Claggett, Storer, Carletoc and Treadwell. On On On On On Messrs. Brown, Rand, Claggett, Laighton, Knowlton, Cleaves,. Jones, Storer,. Carleton, Treadwell and Toppan. Toasts Messrs. Hatch, Storer and Haven. Speakers Messrs. Brown, Haven, Laighton, Jenkins, Hatch, Sise and Buzzell. Arches Messrs. Cleaves, Treadwell r Sise, Storer and Wendell. Issue of Tickets Messrs. Goodwin, Haven r Jones, Jenness, Hatch, Jenkins Collation and Rowe. On Levee The Committtee on Collation. On Finance Messrs. Goodwin, Haven and Todd. The arrangements having been made thrrs far in Ports mouth, a general meeting of the Sons of Portsmouth in Boston was called to be held at Cochituate Hall on the As there was something poetic in the idea of muses were invoked to give interest to the The appeal went forth as follows 10th of June. the the visit, occasion. . : Come Awake, awake rally, boys Hear old affection on you calling Tour Childhood's Home appeal doth make. ! ! ; On willing ears may it be falling you from- your busy care, ; It calls To meet her in her pleasant places, old regard again to share, Mid smiles from " old familiar faces." Her �11 Each nook and haunt remembered well Will send its hundreds forth to meet yon, Joy's loudest note will widely swell, Full many a smiling face will greet you ; And hell and gun and flame and tongue Will blend their notes in peal sonorous. Familiar as of old they rung, And " WELCOME ! 'WELCOME !" be the chorus. Crowd not the generous impulse back That prompts the thought in which "you gather, 'Twere well to leave life's dusty track And turn in filial duty hither To once again in union join Mid scenes that know your life's unsealing, And at the well-remembered shrine Kindle anew the heart's true feeling. The assemblage at Cochituate W. called to order by Isaac (son of the late Rev. Dr. was chosen President, Frye, Hall was large. It was when Francis E. Parker Nathan Parker, of Portsmouth,) Samuel H. Gookin and M. P. Kenand John E. Abbott and Theodore S. nard, Vice Presidents, Harris, Secretaries. The President made some brief and pertinent remarks upon taking the chair, after which a committee consisting of Messrs. George A. Fields, William A. Kennard, Alfred M. Beck, William E. Abbott and Andrew C. Mudge, was appointed to retire and select a Committee of Arrangements. Mr. James T. Fields presented the following resolutions : Resolved, That the natives and former residents of Portsmouth, N. H. now living in Boston and its vicinity, join in an excursion to that city on the approaching 4th of July. Resolved, That the Committee of Arrangements chosen by this meeting to carry into effect the business matters of that day, be instructed to convey by advertisement or otherwise, to all natives and former residents of Portsmouth, wherever they may now be living, an invitation to unite with us of Boston in our anticipated gathering among the haunts of our early days. Resolved, That we who are here assembled to-night will take an active part in aiding our committee in their endeavors to make the coming anniversary of the Declaration of Independence a day*of unalloyed happiness to all who have left, but have not forgotten the good old town^of Portsmouth. made a short and exceedingly apt and appro and was followed by Rev. T. Starr King, Samuel H. Gookin, Charles L. Woodbury, Matthew Hale Mr. Fields priate speech, Smith and Daniel R. Sheafe. All the speeches were spirited. resolutions were unanimously adopted. Mr. Kennard, from the Committee to nominate a Com mittee of Arrangements, reported the following list: The �12 S. W. Isaac Waldron, W. William H. Hill, B. P. Shillaber, Theodore S. Harris, True M.Bali, John L. Badger, Charles L. Woodbnry, Alfred C. Mudge, W. William F. Parrott, George Plumer. Jr. M. P. Kennard, John H. Cheever, John E. Abbott, Garland Turell, Albert Remick, James T. Fields, James H. Weeks, J. Monroe Gookin, A very Frye, H. H. Tnttle, Bazin, Gideon Beck, Josiah G. Batchelder, Jacob Wendell, Jr. John D. Parker. The report was accepted, and it was also voted that the government of the meeting be added to the committee, and the meeting was adjourned. At the adjourned meeting, June 28th, held at Cochituate Hall, Francis E. Parker, the President, took the chair at 8 o'clock, and informed the meeting of the action of its committee, of the half-price arrangements which had been made with the Eastern Railroad, which run from the Thursday before to the Friday after the Fourth of July, of the exten sive preparations made by the people of Portsmouth to welcome back the fugitive members of their families, upon this interesting occasion, and " Sons," in view of the general invitation enforcing emphatically upon the which had been extended to them at home, that they should not be recre ant to such a call. Mr. Charles Tappan, the eldest of the company, made some very inte resting colloquial remarks, detailing his experience, as a resident of Ports mouth in years gone by, where he spent the period which an elegant the novel-writer has described as " the pleasantest time of our lives" period of courtship, and where he married his wife, and laid the founda Mr. Marble and Mr. Adams made some inci tion of his future fortune. dental remarks, and Mr. Matthew Hale Smith made an earnest, eloquent and patriotic speech, upon the interesting occasion which drew the Sons of Portsmouth together, and the patriotic associations which were con nected with the Day. It was stated that the tickets for the excursion were open, and were intended, not only for the children of Portsmouth sons and daughters as well as for the former residents, but for their whole families. There was no limit whatever, which by any implication could exclude any one, who from any association with Portsmouth Avas joining in the excursion. The invitation extended to all. COMMITTEES. Finance James H. Weeks, John D. Parker, J. Munroe Gookin. Railroad I. W. Frye, G. W. Bazin, J. Munroe Gookin. Banners and Decora tions James T. Fields, James H. Weeks, S. H. Gookin G. W. Bazin, H. H. Tuttle, B. P. Shillaber. Advertising and Printing Towns and Corporations James T. Fields, J. H. Cheever, J. G. Batchelder. Music M. P. Kennard, John E. Abbott, Theo. S. Harris. Subscriptions John H. Cheever, Jacob Wendell, Jr., John E. Abbott, Theo. S. Harris, Albert Remick. On Military Escort J. H. Weeks, John H. Cheever, M. P. Kennard. On Marshal and Treasurer John D. Parker, M. P. Kennard, John E. Abbott, Isaac W. Frye, J. G. Batchelder. On On On On On On On . The assembly adjourned to meet at Creek Bridge, or " Frenchman's Lane," where those who went down on the morning of the Fourth were landed from the cars. �13 In the City of New- York, on the 13th of June, a meeting of the residents who were natives of Portsmouth, was called There was a goodly gathering on the at the Irving House. occasion. Hon. W. A. Walker was called to the chair, and Mr. W. G. Wendell was appointed Secretary. A list of names was opened, and some seventy or eighty Portsmouth be present. After the invitation of the municipality of Portsmouth to the Sons in that place to join them in the celebration of the approaching anniversary of our National Independence had been read, a committee con sisting of Messrs. G. F. Peterson, J. Franklin Pierce and James L. Wise, was appointed to report a proper course of proceedings in relation to the invitation to report at a meet ing to be held at the Irving house on the next Friday evening. The adjourned meeting on the 17th of June was well men were found to A attended, and enthusiastic. large company was made be attended by a band of music. up for the excursion, to In the City of Lowell, a preliminary meeting of the natives and former residents of Portsmouth was held at committee room in City Hall building, Monday evening, June 13th, to make arrangements, in connection with the Sons of Ports mouth resident in Boston, for a visit to their " old home" on ihe coming anniversary of the 4th of July, in conformity with an invitation from the city authorities and citizens generally Oliver March, Esq. was chosen chair of that ancient town. man, and B. H. Pen hallow, Secretary, The following reso lution was unanimously adopted : That we accept with pleasure the invitation of the city authorities of Portsmouth to pass the approaching Fourth of July with the " old folks at home," and will use our best endeavors to procure a full delegation, on the Resolved, occasion, from this city of our adoption. A committee was appointed to make such arrangements as they may proper, and report at a future meeting. The following are the names of the gentlemen composing said committee, viz.: Oliver March, J. G. Pcabody, J. L. Huntress, Hiram Dennett, Horatio Fogg, Samuel Kinsman, Alfred Gilman, Joseph Raynea, Joseph H. Towne, W. G. Wise, B. T. Hardy, Thomas Ordway, " M. G. Howe, R. N. Tullock, J. A. Knowles, L. R. Streeter, Charles H. Dennett, J.P.Walker, B. H. Penhallow, Leonard Huntress. Subsequently a committee of conference, consisting of three gentle men, to whom the chairman of the meeting was added, was appointed to confer with the Boston committee. The committee consisted of Messrs. W. G. Wise, J. P. Walker, Alfred Gilman, and Oliver March. deem After these and other meetings in the above and several other places, the arrangements were completed. �14 The first formal reception of the returned Sons was on Saturday morn New-York delegation, attended by the band of the U. S. ship North-Carolina, "were received at Frenchman's Lane at 10 o'clock. The Portsmouth City Greys, under Capt. Towle, received them ing, July 2d, -when the by a the salute, and escorted them On to the City Hall. New- York Sons gave a dinner to Saturday afternoon the city authorities and invited Rockingham House, at which much good feeling prevailed, and some short addresses were delivered by Hon. William A. Walker, guests, at the who presided, and by Messrs. Ichabod Goodwin, Abner Greenleaf, and others. On the morning of the Fourth, the pent-up fires which had been kept some difficulty over the Sabbath, burst forth before the early dawn. Although there were some apprehensions of a rainy day, there was in consequence no dampness of the spirits. The morning passed off with its guns, its bells, its squibs, and its crackers and moving among the masses was seen an uncouth procession of Fantastics, a burlesque of a in with ; The pompous reviewing officers attended in a carriage, and attracted a large share of public curiosity. Following it was a party from the country, whose steed exceeded not the speed the law allows, military training. although " moral suasion," in the shape of two ears of corn fastened two inches in front of his nose, was evidently to the beast a great incentive to exertion. Close as a natural to a " training," following, accompaniment was a band of sable minstrels, whose performances, which created much " merriment, concluded with the Camptown Races," in which they dis all competitors. There was in this exhibition nothing to offend the strictest delicacy, which has not always been the case in these exhibi tanced tions in other places. The boys made a " laughable exhibition as Odds and Ends," in which Mrs. Partington and Ike, Lucy Long and her baby, were conspicuous features. They were about most of the forenoon, and their grotesque appearance elicited great merriment. At ten o'clock there was a general gathering of the citizens, military, &c. at the west end of Islington street, from the Creek to Frenchman's Lane, to receive the About a dozen visitors well-filled cars from Boston, Lowell, Newburyport, &c soon arrived, and were saluted by a dis charge of artillery by the Rockingham Guards. tations with old acquaintances delegation, accompanied who gathered After the friendly salu thick around, the Boston by the Boston Brass Baud, were marshalled in �15 ranks. Advancing in front of the centre, the Mayor of Portsmouth, in behalf of the City Council and citizens, gave a welcome in the following terms: Sons of Portsmouth, residents of Boston, New York, tyc. On this anniversary of our National Independence, we bid you an earnest, heartfelt welcome to our city and to your Words are not adequate fully to express what Never perhaps has an event been anticipated with more grateful joy by all our citizens without distinction of sect or party, than this your return to the scenes of your childhood, and I am but uttering the feelings which swell in ten thousand hearts at this very hour, when I say, welcome, birth place. our hearts feel. Sons of Portsmouth, welcome home! Some of you have been long away. You have passed through many and great changes. You have become resi dents in larger cities, cities of greater political and commer cial importance, you have risen to posts of honor and But we influence there, and we rejoice in your success. have your presence with us here to-day as a proof that no change or elevation has obliterated the memory of this your native city, or cooled the ardor of your affections for this the home from which you went forth. You rniss to-day many a familiar countenance and many a well known form. But you stand amidst the scenes of your earliest days, you walk the same streets you then trod, look upon the homes of your infancy, upon the school houses in which you were first taught, upon the churches in which you first worshipped Bound by so God, and upon the graves of your fathers. many tender and hallowed associations to this city, it can never be that it will cease to have a place in your memory and in your hearts. And surely, as we look upon you here And gathered, surely may Portsmouth be proud of her sons. if she cannot vie with other cities in the her of growth, rapidity in the extent of her commerce, or in her political influence, she may safely challenge any city in the land to a comparison with her in what is of far more worth, the virtue of her daugh ters, the enterprise of her sons. Again we bid you welcome, one and all, welcome home ! May the scenes of this day rekindle in your affections remem brances of days long passed, and be the theme of pleasant memories for days and years to come. After cheering had subsided, Chief Marshal Samuel H. Gookin, of the Boston delegation, responded as follows : �16 Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen : needs no reply from me to assure you of our grateful thanks for the generous welcome you have offered us to-day, expected that you \vould_be glad to see your wandering sons home again, and that you would give us a hearty greet ing, but we did not expect that you would reserve for us a It We reception surpassing all others in elegant decoration and rich display, and better far than that, in that richer, grander dis play of feeling which you assure us is now springing from the hearts of all your citizens. This day has in itself enough of glorious association to make our meeting one of interest ; but to my mind it is hal lowed and made more glorious when we make it the occa sion for such a gathering as this. were told by one whose memory will ever be dear to our hearts, to celebrate the day with "bonfires and illuminations." Before we left our native town, it accorded fully with our feelings to give a cordial assent to this suggestion ; but now, when the duties of life, which multiply with our years, have taken from us We something of our young enthusiasm, we tribute to the day, to join in feel it a celebration like a more this, fitting which will rekindle the early association of home, and bring those who their fortune abroad to associate together in a closer brotherhood, which will show to us that you continue have sought an interest in our welfare, and watch our progress and we trust which will show to you that your sons abroad have done something to add to the fair fame of our dear old to feel ; native town. It is xvell that you should remind us of those sound influ ences of our early life to which we are so largely indebted for whatever of position or success we may have attained. The home, the schools, the churches, aye and the graves of our kindred. How many pleasant and hallowed memories think of them spring from the heart as we repeat them with affectionate interest, pride and gratitude, and return to day with grateful hearts to thank our common mother for all that she has done for us. The occasion is suggestive and fruitful, but I must not indulge in any extended remarks. This is not the time or the place at a later period in the day we have those in our delegation who will better express to you than I can our heartfelt satisfaction at being here, and our grateful thanks for the splendid and affectionate reception you have tendered us. [Cheers.] ! : We �17 The ment Procession, formed in the following order, It was half a mile in length. commenced its move into the city. Andrew Beck, Chief Marshal of Civic Procession, his Aids and John H. Jackson, Charles W. Marden, Robert Lefavour, William H. Sise, George L. Treadwell, Henry F. Wendell, Benjamin B. Swasey, Amos Trott, and James W. Lefavour. J. Assistants being FIRST DIVISION. Chief Marshal. East Boston Brass Band. First Artillery Company, under command of Capt. George Committee of Arrangements. Mayor and ex-Mayors of Portsmouth. Aid. Aid. W. Towle. Aldermen and City Clerk. President and Members of the Common Council and Clerk. Assessors, Overseers and Superintendent of the Poor. All other City Officers. Preceptor Harris, escorted by his former pupils. Sheriff of Rockinghatn and Deputies. Members of the State Legislature. Reverend Clergy. Marshal. Aid. Officers of the Army, Navy and Marine of Aid. the United States. Naval Constructor and Civil Engineer. Officers of the United States and State Courts, and City Justices. Collector and Deputy Collector of the Port of Portsmouth. Naval Officer and Surveyor of the Port of Portsmouth, and Officers of the Customs. Postmaster and Navy Agent. Members of other city and town governments. SECOND DIVISION. Marshal. Bond's Boston Cornet Band. Aid. Aid. of Light Infantry, under command of Maj. A. J. Hill. Sons of Portsmouth resident in Boston. [The Boston Delegation was led by Samuel H. Gookin, Chief Marshal. The other Marshals were Jacob Wendell, Jr., J. F. Shapley, Aids. H. H. Tuttle, Alfred Mudge, John D. Parker, George A. Fields, J. II Buftbrd, William H. Kennard, William E. Abbott, Theodore S. Harris, Charles M. Foss, A. F. Sise, James F. Hickey, Albert Remick.] First Company . Sons of Portsmouth resident Aid. in Lowell and other places. Aid. Marshal. New- York Band of Music. Sons of Portsmouth resident [The New-York Delegation was led New- York and Philadelphia. by Marshal Archibald A. Peterson.] in Citizens generally. of Continentals. Company Aid. Cavalcade. Marshal. Aid. INDUSTRIAL PROCESSION. Saco Brass Band. 2 �18 Thomas Norton, Chief Marshal and Assistants, Christopher C. Jackson, James Milksr, and Augustus The of Industrial Procession, having as Aids Joseph D. Akerman, Abraham Q. Wendell, Frank W. W. M. Locke, Benjamin M. Parker, Simpson. Industrial Procession, although not so extensive as an interesting expose of Portsmouth skill in 1851, was and manufacture. drawn by four mammoth oxen, was Even the heavy oxen seemed inspirited by their strains, and stepped quicker and merrier, to the sur The exterior of the car was prise of those accustomed to their dull wont. ornamented with the models of numerous vessels, schooners, brigs, bark^, and ships, all built by George Raynes, dating from 1829 to 1853, with their names and the period of their completion, as follows: Sflip BUILDING. preceded by the The first car, Saco Cornet Band. Tons. 575 797 748 798 Kalamazoo, 496 Glendoveer, 617 Venice, 650 Finland, 624 Thomas-Wright, Kate-Hun tor, 732 Mortimer-Livingston, 748 745 Centurion, 727 Siara, 850 Jersey, 997 James-Brown, 799 North-Atlantic, 775 Roman, 1162 Constantine, 1000 George-Raynes, 1402 Sea-Serpent, Ship Athens, Mary-Kingsland, John-Taylor, Witch-of-the-Wave,1499 997 Wild-Pigeon, Orient, Tinqua, Wild-Duck, Webster, 1561 669 861 1700 Evtti. 1S3D 1839 1840 1840 1841 1841 1844 1845 1846 1847 1847 1847 1818 1849 1849 ISoO 1850 1850 1850 18-51 1851 1852 1852 1853 1853 Following this car were a company of ship carpenters from Mr. Raynes' yard, who were entertained by Geo. Raynes, jr. and Joseph Perkins, (foreman of the yard) with a collation at the ship-yard, after the procession closed. Joaeph Perkins was Chief Marshal of the ship carpenters, assisted by Geo. Raynes, Jr., Daniel Moulton, Marshall W. Post, Samuel G. Folsom. BLACKSMITHS. Next, under the appropriate motto, "Sons of Vulcan Arms of Iron, Nerves of Steel" came a spacious Blacksmith's Shop, decIn it were Messrs. oruted with spruce and flowers, drawn by four horses. Hide and Jackson, the projectors, aided by Mr. S. Willey. The forpe Avas in blast, and with the music of the hammer on the anvil, added no little Their shop bore one other motto "Our forgery to the bustle of the day. ix no counterfeit." �19 CALKKRS. kettle and fire The next : vehicle was a Boat on wheels, with drawn by one horse, and commanded by oakum, pitch S. P. Wilson, Shipwright and Calker. CORDAGE-MAKERS. A car from Hie Portsmouth Cordage Factory of N. Handy, came next, containing samples of their superior cordage, and also men at work spinning and laying up lines. Although this uay be called street t/arn, it is ''far more substantial than Portsmouth Cordage like anything else that bears the name. Mottoes Portsmouth Ships, A No. 1," " Portsmouth for Cordage fe*rs no rival." Messrs. J. Johnson & J. : SEAMEN. S'kip George Washington, Capt. Harrat, passed along the The pilot was William Pierce. street, propelled by a three-horse power. The ship was fully rigged, twenty-six feet in height, had a crew of ten, a small black cook was seated on the caboose: two swivels mounted on the bows were freqaently discharged, and the wLole was an object of much interest. JOINKRS. The House Carpenters' and Joiners' Shop was drawn by four oxen, and contained Mr. T. Norton and several busy workmen active with their planes, saws, &c. PAINTERS. The House, Sign, and Ornamental Painters occupied the Messrs. Bufford, llowell, and Rand were car, drawn by two horses. on hand for a job at either " house, ship, or sign and ornamental painting." They exhibited grand specimens of home skill in the paintings of Wash ington, the Hydra, various portraits, &c. They doubtless prepared many next sentimental mottoes for others ; they overlooked their own respect, although they personally exhibited an unwritten one car in this "Industry.' CABINET-MAKERS. Cabinet Work, by all our Cabinet-makers Luxurious, Useful, and Ornamental" occupied the next car, drawn by four horses. Messrs. C. E. Lord and J. G. Folsom wre busily em ployed in the workshop, while Messrs. E. Lord and A. T. Joy occupied the salesroom. Among the mottoes were, " We fear no competition,' " Indispensable to comfort." " MASONS. The Bricklayers and Stucco-workers were in a car drawn by four oxen, with a brick house going up, and on the front, this inscrip " Our work stands the fire." tion, Inside, the men were plastering, and laid a good quantity of brick during the progress of the procession, al though the work did not make very rapid headway. In the after part of " the car was a centre-piece of stucco-work enclosing the sign, Masons and Stucco- workers." The operators were Messrs. S. Reynolds, S. Trefethen, Isaac Hayes, and George Hayes. TINMEN, &c. Stove, Sheet-iron, and Tin-ware Manufactory, furnished by Messrs. Carleton and Chapman, on a pretty large scale, with a fire, and the Tinmen, Messrs. I. Dow and J. E. Chapman, at work, looking quite We noticed Chilson's Furnace, by Carleton, and prominent in natural. the display the scalloped dishes made by Chapman were distributed to the spectators. The thop was drawn by four oxen. Then came Chap man's Mammoth Coffee-pot in a neat wagon drawn by one horse. �20 CORDWAINERS. The airy Shoemakers' Shop, next in order, drawn Ly four oxen, was built by Messrs. Hill & Carr, John Slavers, J. C. Carr, and Oren Bragdon. Workmen. From Hill & Carr's James S. Harts horn (foreman,) Henry Akerman, George Butler, Michael McCarthy. From J. C. Carr's John Buzzell (foreman,) J. S. Twist, James Clasby. Joseph Pettigrew.. The articles, tastefully displayed, were from the storesof Messrs. Hill & Carr and J. C. Carr. : : SAD-D-LERS, of work. The J. Larrabee, saddler, a vehicle with handsome specimens beautiful decorations of many of the Marshals' horses were a more extended part of his dispi'ay. GOLI> AND* &JLVER SMITHS. Emery exposed on Charles T, a conical set of shelves, in a carriage witb one horse, a brilliant display of silver ware. This- was a neat and attractive feature of the procession. REPORTER* Barouche drawn by two grey horses, and flowing with editors, filled to over four reporters, &c. containing representations of the papers in this city, Bosion Journal, Times, and Transcript, New York Herald, &c. Labels en each side, "The Quill." This was an erratic car r and often shot out of its place in the Industrial procession, to see what was going on elsewhere being as often loudly cheered wherever it went. PRINTERS, Next followed the Printing Office, dressed in spruce, drawn by four oxen. The old revolutionary Press with the large leather "times which- tried naen's impressive silence of th sinews could bat Uly bear the impatient labors of our modern children of progress, and sat in awkward dignity beside the rapid lluggle's Press, which by moderate exertion was satiating an eager crowd with its effusions. Beside these, two small presses were in operation. The compositor at his case and the editor in his chair furnished ths com plement of the "press gang," while the telegraph man had his post among the printers, his wires extending overhead. The bust of Franklin, labelled "Franklin the Printer," surmounted the old Pre?s. Each wheel of the vehicle was decorated with mottoes: upon each hub read "The Art of Prmtiny gives" while every spoke, as rays from this centre, finished the sentence with one of the following words Power, Morality. Educa tion, Tinw, Advancement, Light, Wisdom, Progress, Economy, InteUigence r balls, spoke in souls." its Its feeble : Loner, Reliyio-n, The Knowledge, Patriotism. "The Press ;" "The disciples of inscriptions about the office were Franklin are devotees of Freedom /" "Freedom of the Press indispensable to civic Utterly ;." "The ihe peoples friend ;" ".4 specimen of tyrant's foe the most effective Gun of the Revolution, and of thaw tvhojired the paper 1116 the birth-day of liberty ? and attached to the that moves the world." Lewis W. Brewster, William W. Dow, and James W. TiMikerman from Journal office; Samuel Gray, George Runnels,. James Townend r from Chronicle office George A. Manent, Telegraph- Operator. bullets ;" press "July 4, "The Lever ; EXPRESSMEN. Jackson & Co. with two wagons, one horse each, loaded' up with packages. APOTHECARIES. J. H. Thacher furnished a labelled wagon, with lozenges, which were distributed ad libitvw. and" decorated �21 W. R. Preston, labelled wagon, with packages of medicines, goods, &c. "Preston's Catholicon" was quite prominent. The hearse horse and driver were employed intended to indicate that the free use of the Catholicon would turn the hearse and driver to a living business. among them AGRICULTCRK was decorated, and well represented by Mr. Drake, in a one horse wagon, with the implements of'huebandry. fitled GROCEKS. Represented by Mathes & Varrell, 48 Market street, with a large load of goods, for distribution to customers drawji by one horse. : This closed the procession. The Precesiion thus organized moved through Islington, Congress, Market, Deer, Vaughan, Congress, Pleasant, Water, State, Summer, Middle to Court street, where it arrived at half-past one o'clock. The houses on the streets through which it passed were in many tastefully decorated, and numerous arches were thrown over the The the decorations of which following are all ISLINGTON we took note places streets. : (STREET. Rufus K. Oxford, nearly opposite Frenchman's Lane, had the front of premises handsomely decorated. The premises of Hosea Crane decorated. his F. S. Jarvis's residence, No. 75, decorated. Mr. Waddell, No. 70, had the front of his residence neatly fitted up. William Plaisted, No. 69, had a couple of tri-colored flags suspended across the street, neatly trimmed, bearing the inscription " Welcome All Welcome Home" : Andrew H. Jones, No. 59, gate decorated with flags, evergreens, &c. Near Thomas Martin's was displayed a beautiful Gothic arch prepared by the neighbors, reaching across the street, handsomely decked with evergreens, festoons, and flowers, and pendant On the west side, 'basket of various flowers. " This Western Avenue is of your Departure On from the centre a open to fine Welcome you." the reverse, " Westward our City's Arms extend to Welcome Home her Sons." 34, a native of North-Berwick, had erected :across the street in front of his residence a very fine arch, handsomely trimmed with evergreen, wreaths of flowers, &c. It bore the inscription 'On the west side, "Juhjl, 1853. The Adopted Welcome You" " On the east, July 4, 1776." Hon. Ichabod Goodwin, No. : Opposite his residence, on a beautiful green plot, this gentleman had constructed a convenient platform for the benefit of spectators assembled The whole affair was highly credto witness the procession as it passed. ; table to his liberality and good taste. �22 Mrs. Halliburton *s mansion, No. 25, was neatly dressed, and ornamented centre with a fine portrait of that well-remembered patriot of the This portrait in front of the balcony, revolution, Gapt. Thomas Manning. and the left hand of the lady of the mansion resting upon the portrait of Washington (her two beautiful grandchildren waving flags on either side,) formed one of the prettiest and most striking tableau exhibited. in the Capt. Lewis Barnes, No. 23, displayed the inscription Welcome to the Sons of Old Strawberry Bank I Welcome to its Formei. Welcome to All ! Sons of Portsmouth, be ever Residents ! : " prompt in Cause ; be strony for Country, and Yourselves !" Virtue's God, your C. TV. Brewster, No. 21, displayed a national flag, gathered in theunder which was the inscription " United as these Glorious Stripes, we give our <H!P centre, : ^." The The residence of James M. Garr, Esq. No. 15, was well decorated. front yard of Ira Haselton, Esq. displayed arches of evergreen. John Knowlton, Esq> No. 10, had his doorway finely trimmed with, folds of blue and white cambric, and displayed the inscription " Our Sons We Welcome you Home on this Joyful A nniversary." : Joseph M. Edmonds, Esq. No. 9, residence decorated in very good taste. Mrs. Thompson, No. 2, entrance tastefully arranged with arches of evergreen and flowers. CAEOT STREET. the junction of Cabot and Austin streets was a beautiful quadruple arch, surmounted by a representation of the Goddess of Liberty, and beneath her in evergreen wreaths the titles of all the States in the Con The arch formed a most beautiful sight. Jt cost about $100, federacy. and was erected by subscription among the patriotic residents of the At was designed by Mr. Reed V. RandCONGRESS STREET. The Franklin House was decked with flags pending from each window. neighborhood. It Store of Samuel Donnell, No. &, evergreen arches in front. William R. Preston, in Congress Block, displayed scrolls in front of The inscriptions were his store, surmounted by the bust of Webster. " Wander where you will, there's no place UK?, home." " Sons of Portsmouth, welcome, thrice welcome to the scenes of your : childhood !" Webster " They come not all home they still live." " / came here a stranger, and with your Kindred I found a happy home." Under a bust of : ,- The Messenger " office exhibited the motto Young, but precocious welcome : ! boys, welcome /" DANIEL STREET. The office of the Gazette was appropriately decked, and displayed a handsomely trimmed American flag, with the inscription " N. H. Gazette established 1756, by Daniel Fowled : The residence of Col. John N. Sherburne was handsomely The house of Mr. A. Staples was well fitted up. decorated. �23 MARKET STREET. entirely street, from Market Square uniform groined filled with number, thirty feet high, tastefully Market From Bow to street, was in decorated with evergreen. the apex of each of these depended the name of one arches, of the original thirteen States. separate arch was thrown over Market A on Market Square. This was on a banner ten yards long, in thirteen street, tastefully decorated, bordering and bore large letters, the following: AS CORNELIA, THE ROMAN MOTHER. EXHIBITED TO HER GUEST TILE YOUNG GRACCHII, JUST RETURNED FROM SCHOOL, & EXULTINGLY EXCLAIMED, "BEHOLD! THESE ARE MY JEWELS !" SO PORTSMOUTH PROUDLY EXULTS TO-DAY IN HEP. RETURNED SONS, AND SAYS, "LO! THESE ARE MY ORNAMENTS! 1 ' Beneath the State arches, about eight feet from the ground, were the following inscriptions. A few of those reported at the north end were prepared, but not in season to be put up : NEW-HAMPSHIRE. Portsmouth cannot keep her Boys MARKET STREET many of the : : The World The School for cannot do without them. largest cities. MASSACHUSETTS. America Thy flag now Commerce, and the Mechanic Arts Agriculture, ! floats highest under : Heaveu. supporting not supplanting each other. RHODE-ISLAND. Oh ! the blessings of a Home New-York, Boston, and Lowell: Reuben, Gad, and the tribe of Manas- where Young and Old mix kindly seh returned to claim their inheritance. ! CONNECTICUT. Old Portsmouth Where'er we roam, our hearts ' The Pilgrim spirit hath not fled. still fondly cling to thee. NEW-YORK. Fond memory Peace, Love and brings the light of other days The around me. Knowledge : civilizing three. NEW-JERSEY. The Heroes of the Revolution Absence strengthen* : We where Venerate their Memory. friendship. the last recollections kindly. were PENNSYLVANIA. New- York, Boston, and other cities their loss to-day is our gain. : Hurrati for old New-Hampshire, her Granite Hills at home, and her Granite Sons from afar. �24 DELAWARE. Old Paved Street Its " Old Strawberry Bank" : taking youth renewed. account of stock. July 4, 1853. MARYLAND. The Daughters The Union 'T is arms may at home welcome a tower of strength, that puny the Sons from abroad. threat. VIRGINIA. Market Street Boys the in A New-Hampshire Boy : men guides the " Ship of State." every market. NORTH- CAROLINA. Portsmouth mechanics, Portsmouth ships, \vork A. 1. The Portsmouth Boys abroad like : Absent, but not forgotten. SOUTH-CAROLINA. Lafayette, Louis Phillippe, Pierce, Polk, Monroe, Adams, Washington Daniel Webster's Office No. 10 Market st. In this room the intellect was nur tured which has expanded over the world. have passed this street ; None have met a more cordial welcome than the Sons of old Portsmouth. GEORGIA. blunt Yeoman, Btout and true, will speak unto The Sons of Portsmouth Pioneers in the field of American princes unabashed. Enterprise. The : There was also another separate arch at the north termina which bore a long banner with this tion of the arcade, inscription : THE DAY OF JUBILEE HAS COME SONS OF PORTSMOUTH, WELCOME HOME: ! [The Market Street Committee on Construction were Messrs. G. L. TreadH. A. Bigelow, Luther Dame, Philipp Wenzell, and Charles W. Kimball. well, The latter Messrs. gentleman waa the chief architect. The Committee on Mottoes were Tredick, N. K. Raynes, Ira B. Fonda, J. A. Grace, and Albert Thomas Laighton.j Haven Block, Nos. 48 and and dell. 52, was elegantly decorated with evergreen by Messrs. Mathes & Varrell and Tilton & BlaisNumerous mottoes were displayed, the most conspicuous of which six arches in front, were the following : Hail, thou auspicious, glorious morn, Wluch gave the British chaps their corn JULY 4, 1776. And now we hail the glorious day Which first gave liberty its sway. JULY 4, 1853. ! �25 DEER STREET. Peter Jcnness and Mrs. Pray exhibited handsome decorations at their respective residences. VATJGHAN STREET. At the junction of this street with Deer street a noble arch spanned the It was finely decorated, and was designed by T. P. Moses. road. On the south sid'e, " No like home : with us." On the reverse side, Robert Gray, at rejoice place " We bid you welcome." No. 20, had his gateway handsomely trimmed. PLEASANT STREET. There were handsome arches in Pleasant street, opposite the Mercan Library Association Rooms three arches in one. At the junction of Pleasant and State streets, was a splendid double arch, springing from the four corners of the two streets, the whole trimmed tile with evergreens, flowers and small flags, while the stars and stripes waved proudly from the top, and on the one side the cross of St. George, and on the other the Hungarian tri-color. This pleasing affair was erected by H. F. Wendell, E. A. Moulton, and J. H. Thacher. Mr. John K. Pickering, No. 36, had his house most beautifully dressed with American flags in folds and festoons. On a fine shield, bordered with oak leaves, was a pair of hands clasped, encircling which were the words " : Boston, New-York, Portsmouth place " Wherever we may roam, like there is no home." Jacob Wendell, No. 41, displayed a miniature ship, made by an absent son," under which the words : " Welcome the present and remember the absent." At the corner of Gates street a handsome decoration by sons of A. F. Nowell. Mr. James F. Shores, No. 46, exhibited the motto " " A proud day for the Old Folks at Home' Abraham Wendell, at No. 47, displayed a bronzed eagle, holding talons an American flag. : ' in his The mansion of I. Rollins, Esq. No. 49, presented a handsome display of flowers in the open window. South Mill Bridge was adorned by three beautiful arches, the centre bearing on one side the motto : 1 " The Spirit of '7G lingers yet. ' 9 " Union and Liberty.' The southern arch bore the inscription " The King and Field are ours ; South End claims her share offlowers ." And the northern : " South End rejoices o'er her sons, And proudly bids them welcome home." On the reverse : : WATER PTRKET. Mrs. Shaw, at No. 55, had her gateway elegantly decorated. Liberty Bridge displayed four flags and evergreen decorations. �26 STATE STREET. S. G. Folsom, No. 28, displayed the star-spangled banner in front of bis building. J. Wesley Moses, Mrs. Ellen Hurd, and Frederick Dodge, had their residences decorated in good taste. The house of widow Samuel Pierce, No. 34, decorated by Mrs. White and the Misses White, presented a fine appearance. To these ladies the decorations in that neighborhood owe much of their beauty. James F. Shores, Jr. presented the motto, " A Hundred Thousand Welcomes ! I could weep, And I could laugh ; I'm light and heavy. Welcome /" At the corner of Middle street, Samuel R. Cleaves, at "Glen Cottage," decorated his house and grounds in fine taste. Along the sidewalk, and attached to the shade trees which line it, were eight unique flags, on which was inscribed the simple word, " Welcome." His dwelling was also beautifully hung with evergreens and flowers. The house of Col. Samuel Gookin, father of the Boston Chief Marshal, was handsomely decorated, and bore the inscription " Early friends again united." The house of Mrs. Wm. Weeks, whose son was Treasurer of the Boston delegation, bore on its front the greeting : : " All hail the eventful now. ." 1 COURT STREET. George Melcher, at with evergreens and 2, had his dwelling fitted up with much and displayed the greeting " Home again home again, No. flags, We taste : joy to greet thee here." Opposite the Court-House, F. W. Fernald had his portico decorated with flags, festoons of evergreens, wreaths of flowers, &c. arranged with great taste. The mansion of E. F. Sise, Esq. on Haymarket Square, was tastefully decorated with evergreen. ELM STREET. An arch extended across the street, trimmed, and surmounted by a Wild Cat. Mr. Raynes erected the arch, which was a novel display. DENNETT STREET. A fine arch was raised at the residence of Solomon Seymour. �27 At 3 o'clock, P. M. the sons from abroad, the subscribers at home, with the military companies and four bands of musi cians, to the number of nearly two thousand, filled the spa The tent was located in The ground was floored over, cious tent and occupied the tables. the rear of the Court House. and nine length, tables, 128 and another table, the elegantly were erected the whole over 400 in length, Suspended around the around the whole. large feet in length, painted and appeared in names of all Spread on the inner were on Presidents of the United States. surface of the tent, above the inscriptions was extended tent in front of the rostum, one side the State Seal, and on the other, that of the City r six or eight feet of size, executed, corresponding handsomely in diameter. In various other parts there were banners and mottoes and even the numerous boquets on the tables sent forth not only fragrance, but also choice sentiments, implant ed there by the ladies, to whom much credit is due for the displayed, as well as to T. J. Coburn, Esq. for superintending the general arrangement and providing for so good taste large a company. The organization was as follows President of the day, HORTON D. WALKER, Mayor of Portsmouth. Vice Presidents. Ex-Mayor A. GREENLEAF, Ex-Mayor J. LAIGHTON, Ex-Mayor C. S. TOPPAN, 1CHABOD GOODWIN, RICHARD JENNESS, WILLIAM P. JONES, ALBERT R. HATCH, JAMES W. EMERY, AUGUSTUS JENKINS, Col. JOSHUA W. PEIRCE, FREDERICK W. FERNALD, J. WHITTEM, THOS. GEORGE RAYNES, GEO. WALLACE HAVEN, M. TREDICK, ISAAC. F. NELSON, J. GEO. W. TOWLE, EDWARD J. LAIGHTON, LYMAN D. SPALDING, JOHN KNOWLTON, SAMUEL ROWE, EDMUND M. BROWN, ALFRED W. HAVEN, W. JOHN HARRATT. BRACKETT HUTCHINGS, H. Y. HACKETT, : �23 On the platform were W. Haven ? oy Alfred Mayor Walker, and Albert R. presiding, assisted Hatch, Esqs., Vice Presidents; Rev. Dr. Burroughs, Chaplain ; 'Samuel Storer, Chairman Lowell Esq., Toast Master; Oliver March, Esq. M. A. Hon. William C., President of Walker, Delegation; New York delegation Boston Delegation Hon. Wm. Plumer, ; Francis E. Parker, Esq., President of Wm. ; C. Harris, Esq. Preceptor ; and The other Vice late M. C. of Epping. T. Presidents above named, presided at the several tables. G. Senter acted as Assistant Toast Master. On New entering t&e tent the Boston Delegation York from the brothers, New ed, fewer in The cheered their and were answered by a similar cheer who were, as their President remark Yorkers, number, but as lond in thunder. President calling the meeting to order, said Sons of Portsmouth : : Allow me to congratulate you on this glorious anniversary of our National Independence. The long expected day for which so many hearts were waiting to greet you, has arrived. Never has an event in the history of Portsmouth been antici pated with deeper interest by all our citizens than this, your return to your native city. have endeavored to make We some little preparation for your reception. Words cannot express nor our hands execute what our hearts feel on this occasion and I am but feebly uttering the spontaneous feel ing of every heart when I say, welcome, Sons of Portsmouth ; ! thrice it is welcome home ! This is an occasion of deep interest ; when man greets and when all hearts are a great family gathering; an occasion his brother happy and man, friend greets friend, united. I had the honor this address to welcome you home. morning in a brief now have the pleasure to welcome you to something more valuable than words, to the As we would recognize at all times hospitalities of our city. an overruling hand in the perpetuity of our free institutions and in the benefits of his providence, let us now give atten tion while the divine blessing is invoked by the chaplain of the day, Rev. Dr. Burroughs. The company then prayer was offered. rose, I and an eloquent and impressive �29 PRAYER BY REV. DR. BURROUGHS. O, ETERNAL GOD, the Founder and Sovereign of the nations of the earth, we praise thee for having permitted us to assemble here on this interesting occasion. thank thee for all the blessings of this day, and implore thy continued guidance and favor. praise thee that, at a favor able period of civilization, learning, and religion, thou didst send men of renown to found a colony on the shores of this western world. praise thee that when, through thy divine We We We goodness and favor, that colony became competent by num bers, strength, experience, and intelligence to assume for themselves the rights of an independent government, Thou didst then deliver them from the oppressive yoke of civil bondage ; didst ordain this day, as the birth-day of their national existence and freedom j and hast made them a great and happy nation. praise thee that, more than two centuries since, thou didst send bold, able and worthy adven We from a remote and enlightened country turers to this place, to plant their families here and along the shores of our river, praise thee for all the goodly heritage, that our ancestors We to us; for the good things, that they have and for the illustrious men and signal mercies, which have most eminently honored this town. We praise thee for the kind and generous feelings, which have actuated and animated the hearts of very many of the native sons of this city, residents of other places, to unite in one common pur pose, with one common and ardent sympathy, to revisit together, and on this day, with united affection, gratitude, and mutual love, their native home. We praise thee, that have transmitted done ; now among us to refresh their memorieswith the scenes of their childhood with the schools, where they acquired the elements of knowlledge with the fields, where they gathered the love of nature ; with the abodes, precious for parental endearments; and with the temples, where they first lisped their public devotions and learned the lessons of divine truth. May their hearts be deeply touched with emotions of increased gratitude and affection for all the happy scenes and events connected with their birthplace. beseech thee to accompany them with they are and regale assembled their hearts ; ; We thy divine favor on their return to their adopted homes ; and inspire them with firm resolution and holy power to live more agreeably to thy divine laws ; so that their lives may reflect �30 us with joy that they were brighter honor on this city, and fill born here. Bless thy servant, the President of the United States those who administer the general government, and Bless the Governor of this the members of its legislature. ; State and all in authority. Send thy blessings on this city Prosper our literary and relig Ever continue to us our government, ious institutions. and preserve our nation in union and peace. Above all, may we have that liberty, wherewith Christ has made us free. May this home of our earthly pilgrimage serve to prepare us all the more perfectly for an eternal home with our Saviour and our God. Pardon our sins through our Saviour's blood sanctify to our use these provisions of thy bounty, and us to thy service, for our Redeemer's sake, to whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit, be ascribed everlasting praise and glory. and on our whole country. ; Amen. After the close of the repast, the President of ihe day called upon Alfred W. Haven, Esq. as the gentleman selected in behalf of the citizens of Portsmouth to address the visitors who from abroad, proceeded as follows : ADDRESS OF ALFRED W. HAVEN, ESQ. Sons of Portsmouth, ivho here respond by your presence to the invitation of our city. It is a pleasant duty assigned to me by our civil authori ties, that of expressing the sentiments of our citizens in wel coming their brothers on this happy occasion. Not as stranger guests would we welcome you with cour tesy merely not as a formal delegation from other cities would we receive you with ostentatious hospitality, but with out-stretched hands and open hearts do we hail your return to your birth place, to the home of your youth. The feelings which bring you here to-day lie a"t the very foundations of our nature. It is said that the youth of Switzerland who were wont to leave their country to serve under foreign stan dards, were so deeply moved at hearing in a distant land the music peculiar to their native mountains, that, touched by an uncontrollable impulse, they would desert their ranks and re ; turn to their well loved fatherland. An breast instrument, more whose sound reaches farther and stirs the any melody of music, that mights- thrillingly than �31 touched by the hand of one of our distant brothers, and uttering but the thought "let us for one day return to the place of our birth, and visit the friends of our youth," found a natural response in your breasts, and to-day makes our hearts glad with your presence. You have gone forth from this ancient town of the old Granite State, to swell the great industrial army of the na tion in its ranks few of you remain as privates promotion, which in that army always follows merit, has made you lead est of instruments, the press, ; ing ; men in the community. reputed to have been said by one of our distinguished statesmen who removed to a neighboring State, that "New It is a good place to emigrate from," and the day for the expression. He who It is true, and in the very sense in which he said it. emigrates from New Hampshire carries the endorsement of a good education and good principles, a character for indus try and enterprise which has not yet been forfeited by her It is a good family to come from. sons. is a State I speak with pride of our native State. known but by its sons ? It matters not whether their field She gave them birth, edu of action be abroad or at home. cation, character; the breed belongs to her. At the bar, at the press, in the national councils, wherever native energy forces its way to distinction, you will find the She was first of all the States to sons of New Hampshire. step forward and adopt a State constitution, that first and indispensable preliminary to the adoption of the Federal Constitution under which we have become a great nation.Virginia claims this proud distinction, but the record shows Hampshire has been is when we have been reproached How that it On belongs to New Hampshire. day we may well eulogize our Federal Without it, without the institutions which have grown up under it and by reason of it, how little might we have had of congratulation to-day Exclusive privileges, passports, tolls and imposts might now have marked the in tercourse between Stale and State, might have shackled our enterprise and prevented that community of rights to which you, who return to us from other States, are especially in this national Constitution. ! debted. It would please me to say more on this and other topics connected with the day, but I am under military orders as to time, being commanded to come to a halt after an advance �32 and I believe that the next detachment will under similar orders. therefore but add, that whether you come from the of five minutes ; find themselves I will of the republic, great metropolis of the Empire State, the heart whose pulsations are felt to its very borders, whose lakes are oceans and whose cataracts speak in thunder as becomes ils greatness whether you come from that pattern city which holds and well guards the cradle of liberty, which allows none to excel her in institutions of philanthropy and of educa tion, and which is excelled by none in the intelligence and from whatever city, village or open enterprise of its citizens here at home extend to you brothers country you come, your a cordial welcome a welcome the more cordial as the meet ing of this day shows that in all your wanderings (and in what part of the globe have not some of you left your foot prints?) you have ever carried with you the pleasant remem brances of your birth place, and because we believe that after this meeting the pole star will sooner be forgotten by the mariner than the old homestead will be forgotten by you. Francis E. Parker, Esq. President of the Boston delega tion, in their behalf replied as follows : REPLY OF FRANCIS E. PARKER, ESQ. Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen In behalf of the sons of Portsmouth resident : of all your guests to-day, I thank you. in Boston, that The hand and you offer is taken, the Our greetings that you give are returned. words can tell you nothing more. What the hearts of these six hundred would answer, neither their words nor mine can ever tell you but I should be ashamed if there were a drop of blood in my body that failed to answer such a welcome as ; yours. home It that has we made us feel that we home that we honor, a have never forgotten, home again a home that we and which we now know has never are at bless a forgotten us. We went out from you, sir, one by one, we come back an army with banners. We went out with uncertain hearts, we come back bringing our sheaves with us but we went out children, and as children we return. to find a trace in the men before It may be hard for you, you of the boys that left you years ago; but pardon us for not remembering the We stand on our native soil changes that you see plainly. sir, �33 we breathe our nati\ e air again old faces met us at fhedoor; old voices are sounding in our ears; the child's heart moves within the man's ; and with the affection that we again ; r ; you, we meet you to-day. with honest pride, sir, that we stand here. are. have been proud of our old town, of your new city. where men talk of Virginia, of the Empire State, of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay. These are proud words; but the name of the Granite State has a spell stronger for us than that of the Old Colony or the Old Dominion. And why should it not, sir? For the last thirty years what State has paid to its country such precious tribute? If they tell you that you have sent, away your sons, tell them that you have scr.t them their rulers. And if they speak of your frost and your rocks, what spot that the sun shines on, is fairer than this Strawberry Bank, and the twenty miles square of which it is the Separated from the inland State by the capital. mountains, from Maine by that fierce river, with the ocean left We Tt is We on and the Merrimac on the south, this little district a green island; out of the tide of business and fash ion, and with none to praise it but those, who know and love it as we do; and to us, sir, though we have seen many other lands, and the things of this world faded into the common day, it still seems as fair as when we last saw it in the light of our morning sun. the east lies like But has Boston no cause to remember Portsmouth, and the other cities which were once its rivals, and which now lie in its shadow? Why, sir, of the children bojn in Boston in 1850, those whose parents were natives of Massachusetts were not one-fourth ; and those whose parents were natives of Boston, were less than an eighth. And when the Sons of New Hampshire marched through her streets in 1849, it was in thousands. And to-day, when Portsmouth calls home her sons, with their wives and children, you have fourteen hun dred whom Boston counts as its bone and blood. Has the country no reason to remember a town which has had two hundred and which has never of good order, which was foremost in our revolution, which built the first man-of-war in our navy, and which manned the ship that fought the first naval battle of America, a town which gave its country Woodbury, Mason and Webster ? And will a town have no claim on future grati- known thirty years a murder, 3 �tude which sets the first example to-day, by its municipal authorities, of a great home festival to its absent sons? And well, sir, have you chosen by our meeting at this board, to celebrate the union and birth day of these States. Close as is our com It shows us the secret of that union. panionship here, we are citizens of States which the law calls and to-morrow's sun will see a dispersion quicker foreign and wider than that on the plains of Shinah. On our next ; national festival the hand that grasped mine to-day, will be holding the plough in Iowa, or will be deep in the golden The paradox is true: we are united sands of California. because we are scattered, and our instinct of change is the source of that fraternity which beats with one pulsation More than by through the great heart of the nation to-day. the timid cry of alarmists, or the vulgar calculation of politi cians will that union be cemented by such meetings as this : we cannot forget that, humble as is our native town, there is scarce a State that the children of Portsmouth have not made their homes, and that does not hold their graves. You have told us, sir, that. Portsmouth is a good place to go from you have shown us that it is a good place to come back to. But as we come to your generous board, we re member the vacant places of those who went out with us arid who are gone beyond welcome or return nor can we forget, for here ; ; hands that last pressed ours, and the hearts that would have beat quickest at our return, many are under that sod which we left with the waving grass upon it, and return to find fallowed and consecrated ground. For such memories, which it were as idle to banish from our lips as it is impossible to banish them from our hearts, we thank the town of our early friends. For the kindness which we enjoy to-day, and which we shall remember to the last day of our lives, townsmen, schoolmates, companions, friends, again we sir, that of the thank yon. The 1. Tlif. first regular toast President of was then announced. the United States A son of the Granite State and a former resident of Portsmouth. [Music PresiiienCs March.'] Albert R. Hatch, Esq., being called upcn, responded to this toast as follows : Mr. Mayor, I wish that onr distinguished fellow citizen were here to 1m own eloquent lips to the greeting you give reply with �35 him to-day. A native of New-Hampshire, he has always regarded her commercial capital with the warmest friendship. Here he completed his education in the office of one of the most distinguished jurists of the country; and with our peo ple he has always maintained the most pleasant social rela tions. After the recent election, which elevated him to the station he adorns, he said to a friend, " I looked first at the native town, then at those from Concord, returns from my where I reside, then at those from Portsmouth, and the favor shown in these three places gave more pleasure than the whole result of the election." me me Were he here to-day this concourse would give him pleas ure, not iess accordant with his high position than with his To the quiet little town of Portsmouth, private feelings. the bustle of commerce and the advent of new faces where are rarely sufficient to disturb the quiet avocations of its citi zens to a place insignificant among the great and growing cities of the Union, have come back men, active and influen tial in the greatest and most thriving places of the land. The the social, commercial and literary capital of New England and of of the unrivalled western world, metropolis growth wonderful activity, energy and wealth the sober city of Wil liam Petin, long the equal of the great commercial capital, and still second to no other; the queenly city of the Ohio, with many other places, less in size, but not less in all the Hernents of enterprise, intelligence and increasing wealth, are here represented. And with the memory of the absent sons ; ; ; whom we can greet to day but in imagina visions of the far west, of the sunny south and of the golden shores of the Pacific. In the islands of tha! western ocean, in the marts of China, on the sacred banks of of Portsmouth, tion, come up the Ganges, in the cities of Europe, and upon every oc-ea the enterprise of the Anglo Saxon race has penetrated, where men, who will this day remember their childhood passed on the banks of the Piseataqua and among the rough hills of New Hampshire. are to be found active and prosperous Yet the mother of all those men who have aided to aggran dize other cities, and have wrestled successfully with fortune in other lands, sits, as ever beside her own beautiful river, untouched by decay, if she has not felt the increase of rapid prosperity. Permit me, sir, to congratulate the city of because she is the mother of such offspring. my adoption, The Romans �36 called Africa, Portsmouth men, who Arida nutrix leonum, the dry nurse of Korrs. claim to be the fruitful mother of men of may filially : their origin, h'ave firmly es in every part of this broad Union. These acknowledging tablished themselves and such as these, constitute a bond which more strongly bind together our States in the unity of common interest, a common brotherhood and a common With such a governmen-t, to use the eloquent government. wofds of the inaugural address, we may " realize that upon every sea and on every soil, where our enterprise may right fully seek the protection of our flag, American citizenship is I ban any other, the inviolable The 2. Day shall panoply tee Celebrate Its for the security of American annual return has ever foSWd ihe nation to rights." which it gave birth, a great and enlight' power, improving in ihe art? and sciences \hich constitute ened people, and cherishing more dearly tlie blessings of a free government. increasing: in 1 [Music No response being made, the next regular toast was arF 1 nounced The 3. Hull Culumbia.~\ : Army and Navy of the. United States [Music Major W. Austine, in Their laurels hare been nobly won. HuW Victory.~\ command of responded briefly as follows Fort Constitution, : Mr. President, For the compliment paid to the two services, to one of which I have the honor to belong, on their behalf I tender In time of peace we are but a nucleus very s-iwcefe thanks. hat around which in times of peril, our fellow citizens rally in countless numbers, thus constituting a army and a navy capable of sustaining the honor of our flag under all and any circumstances. History and the personal observation of many of our number, show that among the foremost thus to rally, we always find many of the gallant sons of the Granite State. What a happy gathering is this, on the [Applause.] You glorious anniversary of our national Independence. have come from far and near to revive old associations, and to offer anew your devotions to the homes of your fathers. Forever honored be such holy feelings, and may this day be ever fresh in your memories. And while you thus so happily welcome the Sons of Portsmouth, I know you will not for I therefore give get the fairer and better part of creation. ;, you The Daughters of Portsmouth, native am3aiJaptd'H&)- health ami huppiiies wtieiiie* at liome or abroad. attend them, �37 Our ft. visitors, the Sons of Portsmouth. [Music Auld Lang James T. Fields was loudly Syne."] called for in answer, receiving the cheers of his brethren of Boston, and was after saluted with "three cheers to the schools of Portsmouth, and the James T. Fields," from With some emotion he proceeded teacher of the to New say York delegation. : say to you ? How can I find words to thank kind welcome ? I was afraid, when I saw you this morning the gathering crowds nestling about our com mon mother, this dear and beautiful old town, I was afraid she would be placed in the game awkward situation with that elderly darne spoken of in the story book, who dwelt in the tenament of leather, and had so many children she did not What shall I for this kind, to do. But my fears were groundless, for we discovered at once that the shoe did not pinch anywhere. found a welcome so warm and earnest that we felt as sured there was room enough and cheer enough for all that this is indeed the wanderer's ample harbor and the pilgrim's know what We ; welcome home. reported of an expedition to the Holy Land, that when army came within sight of Jerusalem, beholding the glories of that ancient city, filled with the memories of its buried past, they were so transported with joy that the earth rang with their shouts of rapture. Something akin to that feeling, then and there expressed, seems to animate and burn within us to-day. Self possession and calm collected thought are entirely out of the question. Belted round with troops of friends, every face beaming a welcome, every eye kindled with affectionate interest, every voice taking the tone of recog nition, no wonder that a man loses almost his power of ut terance in that choking sensation which somehow quite overmasters him and will not be subdued. Thus vanquished, thus deprived of the power adequately to acknowledge what we all feel, here and now, the unbidden tear, which speaks the universal language of the human heart, seems to me the the most natural and fitting expression of what is throbbing at the great seat of life. If we had come among you un It is the known and unknowing, strangers from a far-off country, claiming your hospitality simply on the ground of humanity, we might be more ardent in our words and bolder in our �38 But you take us by storm, you flock around us like a band of brothers, and make us feel like children of the same kind mother who has called us back under the old maternal roof, to sit once more around the family table, and listen again to those words of love and counsel that fell so like music upon the listening ear of childhood. But if 1 may trespass thanks. longer on your kindness, I must try to tell you my thoughts about the matter in a few simple, hasty, but honest rhymes. Mr. Fields then read the following poem: HARK ! The Alas! those shining hues are 't is the ringing bugle's swell, crashing cannon's flame, The echoing shout, the pealing Our festal mom proclaim Gone like that closing And we must bell, seek day among fled, ; the dead Beneath yon churchyard clay ! Whose blood can creep thro' sluggish What pulse will lag to day ? where among the hiils and Our native banners play I<pok veins 1 ! This wandering breeze that fans the stones Where oft we've gone to weep, Will almost baar these idle tones plains To where our loved ones ! sleep. But here, unseen, we know they Who left this spot in t,cars Standstill, thou ever restless tide, Thou stream with memories Yes, viewless saints rite, Oh, staycome baelc,thon vanished Return, thou buried Past Thou stern and silent Ah, changing wfKld Time In vain Till pallid mouldering Past, ; 't form illume is dumb and And I life will not speak that rules each weary son., stamps the brow. We use to "run the gauntlet" And think the sport divine Ah me the gauntlets now we then^ ! run. How hard we But now, we We kneel used to beg ; when groan and shudder to "gnaw the peg :) ! repose. While other voices round us call, And fades whal once has been. Too long our weary feet have trod The thorny paths of care, But now above- our native sod We feel Too i Go, seek the rosy western light, That yester eve was there ; to is toil ! One moment, and the curtains fall, The present hides the scene, that fun. Are very far from fine To grub and dig -for ampler time The dusty folds unclose, And view, beyond, our childhood's skies Forms 1 ; see the dark-hung drapery rise, Bring back snows like the 'T is care that blood to the cheek, and sweet ! a troop of happy boys, The very games that once were Are grim and tedious now 'T ! bids those lips respond. In calm us, ah, fleeting joys ; memory's magic wand Calls back the On Have melted the lifted blazing torch lei Thy : ! ! we gree'. ! that like suns arose Hopes Unveil thy marble tomb, And your forms ! Who nursed our infant years And let us muse once more beside The fountain-springs o( life. Ye days o[ boyhood's goldeu prime, Ye hours that flew so fast, inaet, ; manhood's longing sight were once so fair ! life's purer air ! long the wanderer turned 'his eyes In quest of worldly gain ; To-day he seeks fcxr brighter skies, And walks his native plain : �39 bask with Oil, take us Ye all God hlesa the spot we love so well The earth has none more ftiir our years, treasured haunts of youth ! ; Forgive a few fond, foolish tears, The heart's warm stamp of Truth 'T To ! We come in manhood's riper hours To And lay our garlands The 5. down, A who Adorned [Music Rev. Thomas Starr our bosoms swell beathe their native air Health for Portsmouth And ! next regular toast followed Tfa City of Boston have gone from us. honest pride, ! Come, lads, a cheer to speak our joy, While here our flag unfurls braid a wreath of fresher flowers For thee our native town is Man and Boy, don't forget the Girls. : in hur literature, science, art and commerce, by many Boston Grand March.'] King was called upon, and responded: Mr. Mayor, 1 should regret very much that some one older and more competent than myself has not been called upon to respond to the sentiment just read, were it not that justice has already been done to the large debt of Boston to Portsmouth, by the gentleman who so warmly welcomed us here, at your invi tation, and also by our eloquent frier d, the president of the Boston delegation. I should find it difficult, for another rea son, to keep strictly within the limits which your toast defines. None of us care to know anything about Boston to-day, or to hear of it. It lias floated far away from us. It is more dis tant than the fifty-lour miles of rail-road, that divide us from it As we have walked the and connect us with it, indicate. old streets and seen the well remembered haunts, and homes, and playgrounds, to-day, we have felt that years of experience lie between us and the metropolis of New England; for here You know, sir, how the Chinese we are all boy again. make own country in the centre, occupies most of the chart, and arrange Great Britain, France, Russia and America around it as little island dots, insignificant in the shadow. Well, sir, according to the geography or our hearts to-day, Portsmouth is the radiant centre, although she fills but a small space on ihe real chart, and Boston, Lowell, Philadelphia and New York, whatever places we may have left to revisit our old home, must stand for the lime secondary and distant in our and their They put maps. in full light, so that their it love. But, needed sir, why I Portsmouth. strictly forget that some explanation may be stand here at all to speak among the sons of Most of you need not be told that I am not do not 1 a native : I am sorry for it. . Among the heirs by blood �40 as an adopted child. Generally the process of adop into a family is conducted by the parents and depends on their will ; but I have adopted Portsmouth, and shall cling to her as a mother till the good old town openly and by vote I come tion me from her children. That is not necessarily one's native place where the eyes were first quickened by the light. to the city of York. If so allegiance is wholly due The spot where we first beheld the sun is the accidental But the true man lies within the birth place of the body. frame, and that is really one's native place which the soul the heart fastens upon as the accepts as such, and which That is one's native place beyond which childhood's home. of memory cannot reach, in whose real and social the rejects New my eye landscape the first conscious years were enfolded, where the youngest friendships were formed, and the earliest asso ciations which constitute part of the laid in the loom of experience. warp of character, were It makes no difference, sir, where we were babies, for then wherever our residence may be, our only home is our moth In er's arms; the great question is, where were we boys ? common with the rest of you I was a boy and began to be a The town is sacred to me as the place boy in Portsmouth. learned the mysteries of "tag" and "corum" and first exercised in "playing horse," and those that were concerned with me in the exercises have often told me that they were obliged to personate the animal, and that I must always hold the reins. Here it was that I longed for the Fourth of July and the fire crackers ; for winter and its snowballing and the skating on "half-moon pond" and nowhere else but here did it happen to me to become acquainted with the difference between the plebian "marble" and the aristocratic "alley," In looking back over the landscape of memory, no spot is more interesting than "Marden's pasture," where a company of urchins often repair where I first "mumble peg"; where the imagination was ; ed on Wednesday or Saturday afternoons, with white shirts wooden swords and the heads of flour barrels for shields, to imitate the battles of the Iliad. Doubtless there are several now listening here, who have clear recollections of fighting in the character of Diome- over our jackets and armed with me as Ulysses, or Agamemnon ; for at generally respected the historic proprieties, but as the battle thickened, Greek met Greek and each took to fighting on his own hook. des, or Ajax, against first we �41 O, that glorious Portsmouth of our boyhood To-day as have traversed the streets and been gladdened by your cordial and beautiful welcome, how have the old scenes and I know that joys and sacred places, risen fresh in my mind crowds of you will delight in the mention of Dunyon's candy store. What the nectar of the gods may be I cannot guess, but sir I do not believe it can taste so good as those sticks of cinnamon and clove candy, with large heads, tasted to our childish palates, when we carried our pennies to that sanctum of sweets. I can distinctly remember how the glory of man hood once seemed to me to lie in having plenty of pocket money to expend, without fear of anybody, in Dunyon's ! we ! With what wonder And next, Mrs. Massey's shop and surprise we used to enter it Why, sir, if Aladdin's lamp were put in my hand, and I could raise by its magic a man store. ! ! sion splendid as those we read of in the Arabian Nights, it would not seem such a palace of enchantment as always opened upon my eyes when a a child I entered that dazzling collection of whistles and trumpets, tin swords, dolls, rocking horses and toys. As our procession passed over the South Mill bridge to-day, how quickly my thoughts returned to the early fishing experiences which make that spot so dear in memory. It has happened to me once off Cape Ann, to pull up a cod that would almost match my own weight. It seem ed for sometime a question which was caught, the fish or the fisher, as I tugged at the line with I believe that if I should catch the bleeding fingers but, sir, sea serpent, I should not feel so proud of it, as I used to when a good large "cobbletir" came out of the water, wriggling on the little pin hook, as we boys fished off the mill bridge and no fish can ever again ; ; and mysterious as the pollock that would scull around our lines and smell our bait, and perversely refuse to bite in the deep clear water near the Spring Market. That old South End is sacred, too. by our first associations of awe in presence of the supernatural. I do not know what spirits be and with us by raised into communication brought may the modern rappings but certainly none can be conjured that will thrill a South End boy with such shivering fear as the little witches that, on very dark nights, used to appear to us at the windows of the old south school house, and run some times along the gun house wall. But my boyish recollections of Portsmouth include more It was here that the first imvaluable influences and helps. seem so large ; �42 of age, and the pressions were made upon me of the sanctity and the the of and of character, life, religious glory mystery serious call to Christian consecration. passed the build ing to-day, moreover, which stands first in my gratitude and love, where I learned the best lesson which can be taught to any child how to study and where the whole foundation of We the little The instruction I have gained in faithful teacher, to mouth whom are so deeply indebted, am life was thoroughly laid. hundreds of the Sons of Ports is with us here, and I rejoice permitted to-day, to bear witness to his fidelity the unspeakable value of his labors for me, and to offer that I and him my gratitude for his great service to me as a boy. There are Let me scores of us here who were pupils of Mr. Harris. recall to them how often he has told us that we should one day thank him for his thoroughness in drilling us, for his sternness of discipline, and even for the occasional whippings we now see were less frequent than we deserved. whose Fellow-citizens, let us prove that our old teacher, heart is faithful 1o all his pupils, past and present, while his form is endeared to us by the baHlowing touches of age, which us prove that he was indeed a true prophet, by publicly thanking him here for all he has done for us, in three hearty let cheers. [Mr. Harris rose at the request of Mr. King and the whole company united in most enthusiastic cheers.] I have trespassed, sir, unwarrantably upon your time, but wish if you will bear with me to say before closing, that there is something in this scene and the feelings that have inspired us to return here, intimately connected with the sentiment which this day should deepen, the sentiment of Our land is richer in almost everything than in patriotism. Artd yet those are es deep and tender local attachments. sential to the strength and fineness of any form of civilization. A grove of oaks impresses the eye by the majesty and power which their sinewy boughs and swaying branches reveal, but I the tap roots are the indispensable sources of all that life. cannot love our country very deeply as a mass and a whole. No man can consciously take Arkansas and Utah, little We the squatters and the Mormons, with their omnibus loads of wives, into his bosom. The poetic adjuration of patriot ism is "pro aris et /om", for your altars and hearths. The power of the sentiment must be expended upon small disall �43 It must take its roots in the towns and tricts. villages that sheltered our infancy and nurtured our boyhood. There has always been a strong party in our. land that would wean patriotic affection from the nation to concentrate it upon the individual states. all go service for town and love. have joined, We is their motto. should claims upon our veneration,, "State Rights" rights, their By such movements as this- in which we we deepen the healthy sensibilities which land, and help to make patriotism an intelli strengthen the do something to. gent, practical and ennobling passion-. break the power of selfishness in the community, and tomake our country a place to love instead of a mere mart for The great rivers of the country, we know, sir, aregain. formed from streams that were born of brooks, which in their turn are the products of rills of water that collect the drop& given to the mountain sides and summits in the showers and But when those drops flow together by myriads in storms. the broad sweeping tide of the river that rolls toward the sea, they cannot refer by any subtle attraction known in the world of matter, to the hill-tops where they were formed, and the little channels by the way side where they first murmured But the great tide of conscious life in the traveller's ear. in the republic is contributed from the numberless villages and towns, and there the human drops may have a double life ; they may pour the energy of their hands into the mighty strsam of business and political power, and yet keep affection Ton the earliest home, and even return to the familiar haunts- with And so, sir, we come to-day, hur offerings of filial regard. rying back from, the stream of Boston life that claims us, to the bed of the brook where our earliest life was sheltered. We ? We come with whatever talents we have and are recognized with one heart and zeal; our poet publisher,, who gives us only too few of his own books with the trea>sures from abroad which his- taste selects for our libraries and! our leisure hours; our admirable wit, the patient amanuensisof the quaint and oracular Mrs. Partington the honored pre siding officer of our delegation of whom k is the largest eulo gy to say that he is the worthy son of ai sainted sire these, among men- all ; ;: and around you, distinguished in the variousof social we come paths responsibility and honest industry, to twine a garland of our reputations and weave it in with the greater fame of Woodbury, the learning of Peabody, the all the scores eloquence of Bartlett, the Christian amenity of Burroughs,, the �44 the fragrant and daring yet modest science of Coues, and hallowed memories of such as Cheever and Foster, as a crown for the head of our dear old mother as she sits serenely by the sea. In conclusion, sir, I beg to offer as a sentiment : The principle an-1 germ of pure anl noble Patriotism A filial love for our mother towns. Thecity of Niw York. The great metropolis of our country in which we all have a com we gain in the common honor what we individually lose by contributing our the high principled and intelligent men to add to her greatness. of quota G. mon interest ; [Music Manhattan Quick Step.] Hon. William A. Walker, member of Congress from New York, and chairman of the New York delegation, in reference to this toast, expressed the thanks of the members to the authorities of Portsmouth for the in of the delegation and reception, and in a few affecting remarks alluded which connected them with the place of their birth. Friends, he said, meet to-day for the first time in many years. It is an occasion of gladness mingled with sorrow. We grasp the warm hands of early friends, we gaze upon vitation to the ancient ties changed countenances but the cypress is min the with laurel, and we look in vain for the many famil gled iar and venerable forms and faces, whom in youth we de He then referred to the growth and prog lighted to honor. ress of the city of New York, to the development of her ma terial and moral greatness, characterizing her as the great representative city of the nation, belonging equally to all sec tions and races of its extended territory. The most marked feature of her character, he remarked, was her immense na tionality and her devotion to the union of the States under our national constitution. A portion of this spirit she wish ed to leave behind in her interchange of communication with every section of the common country. Mr. Walker then re familiar but ; ferred to the evident progress of the city of Portsmouth, con gratulating her upon her commercial capability and pros pective prosperity, and concluded with a neat and appropri ate poetical quotation. 7. Woman. The mother. virtues of the son are but the reflection of the uoble qualities of the [Music Home, Siceet Home,'] Mr. Samuel H. Gookin, of Boston, to respond to this toast, siastic cheers. was loudly called upon and was received with nine enthu �45 Mr. O. remarked on rising that these tremendous cheers to him as premature, and he felt convinced that appeared regret offering them after listening to his speech. constrained to apologize for the members of the Bos ton delegation, and take back the compliment which he had paid them on another occasion, for their presumption in put ting him in the breach, and compelling him to respond to this sentiment. After quoting the well known lines they He would felt ' Oh woman ! in our hours of ease," &c. he spoke of the gratification which was felt by all the guests of the day, for the hospitalities which had been heaped upon them, expressing many thanks to the government and citizens but more to the ladies of Portsmouth, " The dear sweeteners of life's bitter cup," who had worked so zealously for the pleasure and comfort Mr. Gookin also went back to the days of of their visitors. boyhood to utter his remembrances of school and school-boy sports and of the 4th of July times, when he sat up all night beforehand to give proper notice of the coming day, and all night afterwards to see that it departed wilh proper honors, Alter complimenting Messrs. Shillaber and Harris of Boston, as the leaders of the movement towards the present happy union, Mr. Gookin gave Tlie Mothers of the Sorts of Portsmouth, their sons emulate their principles, and Uo dear old native town. Their virtues are as firm as their native hills; may in them lies to add to the fair fame of our what Mr. B. P. Shillaber, of Boston, was then called for. After some hesitancy, having never before spoken in public, he ap As peared on the rostrum amid the shouts of the company. soon as he could make himself heard he said : J\lr. Mayor, know what to say in reply to the enthusiastic call have been greeted. But I feel " exercised" to say something what I can hardly tell. Perhaps, as Burns I hardly wilh which I ; says, " it may turn out a sany, Perhaps turn out a sermon." Most probably it will ber the former, and for want of better matter, I will read you a few rhymes that carne to me, which may express the feelings of �46 THE PORTSMOUTH BOYS AT HOME. A phalanx strong and tree we come the scenes of home Or mightier gales than those which bore Our shallow ships from shore to shore To meet amid to Again As ! Beyond its clear and glassy tide Rock Pasture rests in pristine pride. mingle heart and heart, in life's early morning-start, When, with stout nerve and earnest soul, We parted for the distant "With varied fortunes on us cast much From of good and much of Fate's o'erbending skies passed, ill ; But, though afar, we've ne'er forgot Each olden well-beloved spot. And every Has been And hill recalled in many a dream, oft the heart has homeward at will men at For innovation's iron hand A warmer and Great Rock gray play, e'er bespeak love than Walkers Cree.k. And thou, remembered Sagamore! Some fairy pencil traced thy shore, With most artistic beauties rife, ; stood again on Breakfast Hill, left rudimental Yet none from one can And felt the breezes round us Mow, As on May mornings long ago, When, Cellar old Saw ! turned. Fancy unchecked has roamed W've And Though other streams mrtre wide may be Of import more and majesty, of high or low, Have paled no beam of filial glow, That with renewing ray has burned As S/frburne's Wharf, a spot revered, Has marred the features of the land, And the Rock Pasture now we are shown Is not the one we erst have known and rock and stream life's pursuits, And in In willowy garniture appeared, ; distil green, days of ancient peace, Old Mr. Mifflin reared his geese, ; Through ways diversely wide we've memory only is it seen memory may it still be As when, And we have wandered wide and far, Led onward by Hope's guiding star felt In In goal. Ere sturdy Nature gave The woods our bsds for phantom flowers it life ; that skirt thy verdant side In early dawn's ungenial hours, Bow over thee In ashing hands and glowing noses And lay their in love and pride, shadows there to rest Has merged our hope of vernal roses! Upon the pillow of thy breast Once more we've roamed from Sevenpine Rock No sonnets of harsh discordance press In dreamy shoes, to Puddle Dock, To mar thy blessed peacefulness ; ; And bathed again beneath the waves Tli3 old pines That ceaseless lave the Point of Graven, The As in eternal We've walked once more in memory if in And slumbers deep, " fathers of the hamlet sleep." Where, o'er murmur whispcringly earnest praise of thee ; troops of brilliant loving birds Sing their delight in joyous words, Responsive to thine own sweet speech That breaks in music on thy beach. That sacred precinct Christian Shore, Among And heard the hum of Walker's Mill, And Blood enrapt on Dennett's Hill, Where the big fish perpetual glides Again along thy shore we've strayed, And bowed On Again our foreheads steady fin through airy tides, And saw that pond beneath us rest, Upon whose placid stormless breast, (In days full well remembered yet,) Our litlle sails in pride we set, Nor deemed that in the world's wide round A fnirer sea co jld e'er be found, thy haunts again we've played, like pilgrims at a shrine Before thy beauties so divine ! warm and glowing Have I'll thy crystal coolness flowing And love has strengthened in the bears Reflected from thy shore and stream. And oft-remembered Frenchman's Lane Comes up before the mind again, �47 With brooding shadows dark and Meet dread, ; Dread spot where boys scarce dared ! ! Spring Market to roam To Beyond the evening's early gloom, For fear lest they might haply meet The Frenchman myth O!i, glorious And saves And to his sugar pears That shrine rest all forget the Fountain to which our and solace clings Was seen the fertile country's pride, That Naiads ere ! tlie morning's glenm Had ferried down the rapid stream. And vivid thoughts arise of her, The awful ancient Marriner, be dead Head, footsteps strayed, in its shade, Before whose stern and chilling frown schemes went down All predatory When With whom ; parched beneath the summer heat We've coveted its treasures sweet, Was And There, trickling out from neath the dipped our pails within the pool Wli3re bubbled up the waters '. Thy mighty commerce to behold, Where, spread around thy circuit wide, that urchins scares, ! Ham .'how affection thee. best of remembered things Delightful 'twas in days of old, winding sheet. sense and soul must When we For in his there in warlike trim to wail And show themselves and serve the state The glory and the crowning pride Of boys and men who stand outside From elms enlacing overhead And on a broad flat stone we read The trace of that perfidious deed, Where on this spot, long long ago, The Frenchman met his mortal woe. sole the fruit-invested pence atonement for offence. : Runs cool, merrily that ceaseless hill rill, In ceaseless never-tiring flow, That never from And icy stillness from below, The while the fife-bird poured Though myriads from its bounty drank, And wastes itself in icy flow Upon bowed Full Upon in still delight to many a name on Was Few hear Been ! which registered their name! And memories, like railway trains, Come freighted, full, of Portsmouth Plains That greater field, in boyhood's view, Than. New Orleans or Waterloo! With mighty deeds of arms 'tis rife, 1 rattling drum and squeaking fife, An And And apple juice, and hard boiled eggs sounding But compensated for his pain tasting of its sweets again. Grey, honored, worn Venetian pile Which modern Goths have dared despoil! Though statelier fabrics rear their forms Upon thy site, my spirit warms As it thy glories doth restore, The pride of swift Piscataqua's shore. Piscataqua ! Again hear how the music rings, Where Myers thumbs the catgut strings, to the bending double for the prize, his beaver o'er his eyes. By With Bj.vy's buns, and weary legs, Where, answering bowl Has crushed scarcely dreaming deeper fame that iron blissful to his thirsty soul, Who, that old shrine written in the clays lang syne Than the "flagrant" beach below. How often has that taking captive boyhood's ear, Till, It his song the slumbering air along, fulness shrank its fiddle, Tis "down outside and up the middle," AnJ waves of flaming calico Vet all ! that mighty tide, our youthful thoughts allied, rolls its eddying waves along, Untiring, ceaseless, free and strong, As when with We pole and hook and string " by the Spring." fished for pollock ; In mighty surges corn and go ! Again we see the grand display Of many a famed '-'great training day," When soldiers brave in fixings fair, (And some by far t'ua worse for wear,) And redolent with sulphury smell, And resonant with gun and bell, And luminous with fiery light The crown of Independence night The town Parade, with earnest strife, Has lost no note of busy life : �4S The Cmrt-House The old Or give our heart emotions tone heart must treasure them alone. venerable pile- In gsntle dotage seems to smile Town Pump, with The ; outstretched hand There are they eTermore portrayed, The The church, the That olden All, all return in ; patriotic strain, made pictures that In youth were Like rigid sentinel doth stand Jefferson Hall sends back again That rose when high and low degree And Brought votive gifts lo Liberty, rallying, with earnest zeal, Still live in friends : school, the wood, the stream, memory's dream, and old delights we knew retrospection's view. And, Each twelvemonth saved the commonweal ; And olden feeling is restored And old Paved Street, with riches dight, Comes back upon the dreaming sight, The pleasure beaming round the board Reveals, in colors strong and clear, With every gorgeous hue displayed, As when, upon the sea of trade, The SPIRIT OF THE PAST To welcome But The all No sales. And reverent feelings cluster round To sanctify the precious ground. Attracting still That bell What tfie Yet swings within its ancient tower, And calls to praise, and calls the hour, As erst in garrulous pride it swung, With open mouth and prating tongue, Like many a mortal we have known Whose virtue is in sound alone. endless task it is to trace ; ; Have naught etherial in their glow The bright forms glancing by our side ; ! Are ? objects of terrestrial pride, Although, adoringly, we're given To deem them less of earth than heaven. Then Let its give to love the sovereign blest influence rule the power hour ; ; And, waked anew, may it impart A warmer sunshine to the heart, That An ; Those eyes are lit by friendship's beam, That fades not out n? fades a dream These tongues with living tones are sweet Those waves of blue that yonder flow music of whose tone Portsmouth ear can e'er disown flings ; the eye, A petrified perpetual saint A sermon preached in wood and paint That smile no ghostly radiance These hearts with living pulses beat white and high, upward ! ; There, like the guardian of the scene, The North Church stands with solemn mien, Its spire arises here flesh and blood and nerve and bone. The hands we clasp are real things auspicious gales, hopeful merchant set his is figment of the brain alone, shall, as once again we roam, Relume the path that leads to HOME ! Each olden, well-remembered place, 8. The Heroesafthe Revolution, Jfatives nfJVew Hampshire. The names of Stark, Sullivan, Scammell and their compatriots will never fade from our memories ; nor shall we forget how nobly our heroes in the late war with Great Britain, and in the war with Mexico, maintained the rights and the glory which their fathers won. [Music Rest, Warrior, Rest.] Alfred Oilman, Esq., late Postmaster of Lowell, being responded to this toast as follows called upon, Gentlemen, I thank you for this : call, and am happy to be the medium through which the adopted sons of Lowell respond. cherish those feelings of affection and attachment due to the home of our childhood, and feel that this occasion has re- We �49 We newed and invigorated the emotions of youth. live it over again in viewing your spires and school houses, old and hallowed places, in recalling familiar faces, and renewing our acquaintance with former friends. You must not think that because absent we forget the home of our childhood. have continually a desire to hear and know of her welfare, and carefully watch every movement that affects her interest or honor. Again we feel that on our part we have obliga so to govern ourselves that our actions may tions to fulfil reflect credit on the place of our birth, and keep honor bright. I trust you will not charge me with egotism if I mention that out of the fifteen or eighteen natives of Portsmouth resident We in Lowell, one-third at least have occupied places of impor and honor, mostly in the gift of the people of Low tant trust can point county commissioner, a representative to the Legislature of Massachusetts, a President of her Com mon Council, a member of her board of school committee, and to other officers of no less importance. But, Mr. Presi dent, to cut my remarks short, I see around me many young men from abroad, who, we may suppose, are aspiring to another state than that of single blessedness, and I will proell. I to a post Oitr Bachelor Friends from Abroad <an investment of affection. "Heaven's last best gift to man." When The They will find the old Strawberry Bank a safe place for she makes a dividend, they will Jiave as their share, next regular toast followed 9. "flit iticmory of John LingHon, and the Patriots of the Revolutionary War Who made the Jirst seizure of the enemy's military stores: namely, at Fort William and Mary at the TOOuth of the Piscataqua. [Music Liberty for Mr. C. L. Woodbury, son of the replied as follows me.'] late Judge Woodbury, : Gentlemen The toast to which you have just drank affords a theme that no son of the Old Granite State can contem The affection that all true-hearted plate without emotion. races feel for their native land, adorns the history of the world, and gives inspiration to the poets and orators. The Jews mourned by the waters of Babylon ; and the bold Swiss The the ranch des vao/ws. from his native has driven land poor oppression to our hospitable shores, dreams fondly of home, but he asso ciates in that dream the hope that the proud neck of the op grows heart-sick at the exile sound of whom pressor shall be bowed, and the people go free. How doubly has a merciful God blessed us, that our love of home, our �50 association to chili the heart pride in our native land, has no and make the lofty thought grow sick. Free, bold, beautiful and proud New-Hampshire, the characteristics of her peopfesteadfast as her lofty mountains of enduring like her land as the free, endless and granite, independant and venturous whose waves lash her rock-bound shores. an escutcheon without a blot a No act of hers, from the hour sovereign' among sovereigns. when the first keel grated on the shingle at Strawberry banks, to the present, to which her sons cannot refer with pride ; and the characteristics of her sons may well vie with the nob At the era of her lest races that have adorned the world. first setilementVthe commercial supremacy of the world was divided by the French, the Spaniards, and the Dutch. Eng land felt the stimulus of acquisition and conquest and she sent here yea* ancestors they came not as fugitives from one religious tyranny to found' another as bigoted and intol erant as'that from which they fled they came for the pur that rich lumber of and to civilization open pose progress, trade, to hunt the forests, trade with the natives, and gather from the ocean her peerless* wealth of fisheries lavished along the coast. The great fisheries to the eastward were then al most monopolized by the French, To your ancestors were intrusted the objects of creating that rivalry which should give to England a nursery for seamen, and those supplies- of naval stores needed to contend with the bold Frenchman for com mercial power and Indian* trade. And to Portsmouth be eternal ocean, The history of our State is ; 1 1 1 of longs the glory of being the cradle of the Granite State first the lumber devel trade of America of first developing oping the ship building of this continent, now" surpassing that of all the rest of the world. The first man-of-war ever built upon the continent was constructed here ; so was the first man-ot-war built during the Revolution^ to contest with the dominionof the seas. You* supplied the England, masts and spars for the royal navy and the Indian, as he roamed at the base of the White mountains, shrunk back as from the hand writing on the wall, when he saw the noble pines marked by the broad arrow of the Portsmouth survey or. England did not send you here for agriculture. The broad axe, the marling spike, the cod line, the whale spade, ; and the sawmill were the instruments with which your an were to carve out the germ of the future naval and commercial glory of this continent and she chose her set.cestors ; �51 from among that hardy Danish race who had twice conquered England, and to whom the ship and bold adven ture were as instincts of nature. That inevitable destiny which shapes the course of mankind to its own decrees, the great cause of civilization and progress, demanded that here, tiers upon this continent should arise a free mankind where man might grow in grace to ed of all home for the oppress in liberty, peace and industry, the dignity due to those created God's image, that a seed should be planted from the hope and refuge of a down-trodden world, and Providence devoted this old town of Portsmouth to be the cradle of great deeds, of prog after in whence young America could grow to be and bold adventure. century and a quarter had passed away r and no man had yet caught the prophetic inspiration by which to read the destinies of America. Here, indeed, was room for all no ancient prejudices or tyrant customs, a free and practical ress A world could have been erected to realize the Christian idea of peace, industry and prosperity. Unfortunately three pow ers divided the Continent whose European jealousies difused their venom here, and whose rivalries forbid peace we could not have peace because we could not have union. The ambitious demagogue in each country means of advancement. And peace could only be when this continent was united in one vast and happy union of independent sovereignties. France to did the same the fisheries, struggled England monopolize neither was content to leave them free and open to all the world; more than this, each nation beheld in the possession of them a key to the naval supremacy of the world. So great a prize was too tempting to pass by unregarded. The jealous rivalry of France and England was to be fought out here upon this continent, with the nations of the world for spec tator?. New-Hampshire was the advance guard of England, or the restless sought quarrels as the and led the way to those great acts that were to shape the The genius of Vaughan, a Portsdestiny of the continent. month boy, whose bones now sleep in the garden of one of the Vice Presidents of this meeting, planned an expedition to cut off the Gibraltar of France the stronghold whence she controlled the fisheries and protected Canada. His un And tiring energy and resolution carried out the scheme. the stalwart lumbermen, fishermen and mechanics, with your neighbor Pepperell and himself, under the noble banner of �52 Nil Desperandum Christo duce burnt down the the key of France's power fell city of Louisburg before their impetuous zeal. Thus was the honor of England redeemed by Yankee hands, and the capture of Louisburg, fruit not of the Cabi net of London, but of the boldness of New-England mer the cross proud chants, was the only trophy England could offer to set oft' the loss of Madras, her failure before Pondlcherry, the great victory France gained at Fontenoy and the shameful surren This surely was glory for New- Hampshire, Massachusetts and for all their gallant sons who went der of the Elbe. for it infused an unwonted ardor into that expedition the cry went forth that the power of France must cease upon the Continent; one expedition after another was plan down on all ned, and in fifteen years, of those fisheries which had once given employment to ten thousand French seamen and five Canada had all was gone but Miquelon France's nursery of seamen broken up her whole power crumbled in the dust. I will not detain you to speak of the glorious part the New-Hampshire rangers took in this last struggle Rogers and Stark have they not become as hundred vessels iallen : immortal as history ? The successes of this brilliant epoch of American history were not confined to the North the genius and energy of Vaughan had diffused its force even beyond his sanguine hopes Spain lost as much as France, Florida and the left bank of the Mississippi were surrendered to England, and for the second time Havana, the peerlees city oT the Gulf, was captured by that invincible race who spe-ak the English tongue, the Mora Castle falling before assault as easily as the quail before the sportsman's gun, and the flag of England, borne by Yankee hands, streamed like a meteor over all the seas and all the coasts north of the Carribean sea. This was a new era in the history of continents. The events of these fifteen years unrolled the leaves of the Sybil, and show ed the destiny of this continent. One great union stretched along the whole Atlantic coast Cuba, Canada and the old thirteen original States of this union, as well as Jamaica, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, all were embraced within its limits. To the contemplation of those who hoped for a glorious future to this continent, how grand was this extenive brotherhood. The star of young America rose above the horizon for the world to admire it was the star of plenty ; �53 and of peace, it was the star of Union it told that old things should pass away, and North America should be one broth erhood of independent States, joined together in a federal Here new league of amity, peace and reciprocal equality. thoughts of progress now agitated the bold hearts. The objects for which the goodness of God had reserved this continent were manifest to those who had faith in man. The holy made cause of liberty, the uplifting of down trodden humanity, the triumph of the laboring classes over misgovernment and cor The sun of Gre ruption were objects to be achieved here. cian and Roman liberty had gone down in blood and storm. Nowrose the new luminary whose brilliant light was to bless the world. Thus the results attending the foresight and genius of a Portsmouth boy made England great, glorious and pow erful, and filled the heart of every American with that ambi tion and daring which led to our national independance, long before the grave had closed upon the actors of this great drama. Foremost in the revolution, as in the French war, the Portsmouth boys under Langdon, first attacked the Brit ish forts ; and the powder you then captured was spent a year afterwards in the gallant and glorious defence of Bun ker Hill. It is within the memory of all, that New-Hamp shire fought out some years of the revolution on her own hook, and without connection with the Continental Congress. Her lonely position was a glorious one. Molly Stark was not a widow, but the blood of those who dared invade this little State, watered the fields of Bennington, and of all their It was strong columns, not one escaped death or captivity. this occasion that John Langdon, a brave soldier, a great statesman and a rich merchant, great in his courage and de votion to liberty, uttered those emphatic words in the Legis lature 'I have no money left to advance for this expedition, but I have my plate, and twenty casks of Tobago rum, and I offer all this to fit out this expedition of Gen. Stark's.' on : With the proceeds shire equipped for of this rum were that victory. the troops of New- Hamp Why should I extend this theme? Vaughan and Langdon are but the type of the race who have made old Portsmouth their home, prompt in ; they were men of the like all leaders, not al leaders, though destiny, always ways reaping to themselves the fruits of their labors." The destinies of this continent have been in times past moulded and directed by your sons, and why should they act, wise in council, devoted in deeds �54 cease to be ? Is commerce to be extended, who more expe Is free trade and reciprocity to be rienced ;n its mysteries ? extended over this continent, have you not the iron rails con and easily than when necting you to Canada more closely Rogers' New Hampshire Rangers sought Quebec in battle in uniting the North under array? If you saw advantages one government, when Vaughan planned the stroke, will you now shrink when the vast population there tender a dares to say that Portsmouth commercial union ? is a sluggard in that she that Who dreams ? great sleeps race of progress and manifest destiny to which she gave the impetus and led the way? It is not so. She led the way in the lumber trade, she led the way in ship building, and she still holds the lead ; and now when steam and iron are the mighty means of progress, she is prepared to use them, and my word for it, she will not idle her great advantages in sigh ing for the past, but, like a noble city, avail herself of the ad Who And yet, vantages which nature, art and industry give to her. again, in the front rank waves forth to the world that resist less banner of progress which she first unfurled to create events in the history of this continent, whose mighty force changed the destiny of empires, the fate of nations. You, ye fishermen of Portsmouth, who boast of Vaughan and Pepperell and Langdon, as of your unconquered race, who taught haughty England how to and stripes of Uncle Sam you who fought four glorious wars for a free fishery and a free ocean, you know well the route across the water that leads under John Paul Jones strike her flag to the first stars to those fishing grounds. Your ancestors have proclaimed the great principle of free fisheries to the world, .and glori ously have beaten from the broad face of ocean every na tion that has attempted to monopolize them from you. Are you prepared at this day to surrender the rights you have watered with your blood for a hundred years ? A jealous and a powerful enemy, falsely and wickedly, are striving to rob you of that which you gloriously won from gallant France. Perverting treaties, they sieze your ships and im and the time is coming when you must prison your seamen ; choose whether you will submit to oppression and wrong, or like your ancestors, with strong hands assert your rights. New Hampshire sprung from the loins of the cod fishery, and her interests are too intimately joined to that branch of industry for her to prosper when it decays. I deem it for- �55 tunate at this crisis that a son of hers has the control of the it is a guarantee for your foreign relations of the country,; must choose between of robbers the interests; your fishery the olive branch of reciprocity and the gleaming sword of American justice. Let them look on the crumbled ruins of Louisburg. But I have said enough my object was briefly to remind you how a centnry ago the dark veil which hides their desti nies from mankind was lifted for a moment on this conti nent it fell again am.id the storm of war to await the hour when the moral regeneration of the people should be com ; ; and firm-set republican institutions. pleted by independence In the rapid and steady progress of that work your states men and your people have lent no ordinary aid; and as the manifest destiny of North America advances towards its consummation, the sons of Portsmouth -will remember the old Continentals have borne ,iri .the seed glorious part the time of great deeds, and as continental in pdlicy as their an cestors, faithfully perform their part in the work until Amer ica shall be one Sparta of free institutions, and the lamp -fires of tyrants shall be smothered before the progress of civiliza tion and liberty. The following Clintock, now letter from the venerable Capt. John Mc- in his ninety-third year, was then read : PORTSMOUTH, N. H. July 4, 1853. To the Sons of Portsmouth, Gentlemen, Sickness in my family deprives me of the pleasure of meeting with you to enjoy the day; and we bid you a hearty welcome to the city of Portsmouth, to unite with us in the celebration of this glorious day of our independence, the Fourth of July. Portsmouth was the only city, and New, the only State, during the war of our revolution, enemy did not possess a foot of land in. We captured their army before they could pass our line. Few Hampshire that the of us are left who were engaged in the trials and sacrifices our independence and establish our with one heart and one mind, unite we, May government. to support our Constitution, that was purchased at so dear a rate by some of our noblest, purest, and bestiblood that the contained. May this day be celebrated so :pulse of life ever long as the Granite Hills shall remain. <of the war to obtain -Respectfully, JOHN MOCLINTOCK. �56 At the call of New- York delega A. A. Peterson, Esq. of the were given tion, three cheers John McClintock. Hon. Ichabod Bartlett sent for the revolutionary patriot, the following toast Sons of Portsmouth resident abroad, who are present upon now say, like the mother of the Gracchii " These, these are : Portsmouth this occasion, my may jewels." A toast from the Mayor of Boston, at the city celebration was now announced, which was received at Faneuil Hall, with " three cheers for Faneuil Hall." follows Mr. Fields read it as : Boston and Portsmouth The electric chain of communication which now unites them, is but a type of the living sympathy which bound them together in. the days that tried men?s souls. The Mayor of Portsmouth The City of Bostonthe nurse of Sons responded in behalf of the Freedom when we forget her may : our right hands forget their cunning. W. H. Y. Hackett, Esq. also sent back We are proud of thai part of Boston which belongs to Portsmouth. : The 10. The tenth regular toast State of JVeie her fame through 11. all Hampshire laj id then read The Sparta of America while her women hare never seen the smoke [Music Old Granite State.'] lands, her JHaion, Woodbwry, and every civilized was they first sons have extended of our enemy's camp-fires. names are known Webster Statesmen and Jurists whose obtained fame and reputation in our cily. [Music in, Dirge."] The eleventh regular toast was responded to by Samuel A. Badger, Esq. of New- York. [We have not obtained a copy of his remarks.] The President of the United States He closed with this sentiment A Son of New-Hampshire. 12. The Union of these United States Railroad and Telegraph to preserve it. [Music The As- well as on- written Constitutions, we : rely on the Star Spangled Banner.'] twelfth regular toast was responded by Matthew an eloquent and beautiful to Hale Smith, Esq. of Boston, in speech, of which we have HO report. 13. Our United States however bounded, our Brothers wherever tcatteredf&t us "ONE COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY," [Music Yankee Doodle."] Charles L. Frost, Esq. of and responded New- York, was loudly called 5 an off-hand speech, during which hewas repeatedly interrupted with the cheers of the multitude. for, in �57 We have heard it said, and he gloried in the idea, that Portsmouth is a good place to emigrate from." In the last twenty years he had been a resident in the Western and Middle States it was therefore proper for him to respond to the sentiment on which he had been called up. To his distant abodes he had carried the reputation which a residence and to it he owed much of in Portsmouth had given him the confidence and respect he had received abroad. Yes, Portsmouth is not only a good place to emigrate from, but we find it also one of the best places in the world to return to. " ; ; [We regret that his speech was not reported.] Hon. Ichabod Goodwin was then loudly on rising was and called for, received with a perfect storm of applause : He felt disposed to welcome most heartily all the wanderers from Old Strawberry Bank. He was a native of Maine, and he could well understand their feelings and account for the enthusiasm which that day prevailed. His own native home, if homely, was none the less dear to him, and he could feel to exclaim in reference to the place of his nativity, " When I forget thee may my right hand forget its cunning." but one son, and he would ask for him no higher blessing than to feel assured that such a reception as the returned wanderers before him had received, would be extended to him, should he be placed in similar circum stances. In conclusion, Mr. Goodwin extended to all a cordial invitation to visit again their homes on each succeed ing anniversary of our nation's birth-day, and conlinue the intercourse thus happily commenced. He had Three cheers, that made the honorable gentleman on the welkin ring, were given for retiring. Albert R. Hatch offered the following : The Press The Safeguard of our Institutions the voice by which the people speak. Ports mouth is proud of her contributions to the fraternity, which the whole union delights to honor. W. Brewster was called upon to respond and submitted the following C. to this toast, : Mr. " President, The Press the Press," is the toast. Sir, you have seen that powerful instrument borne about in the procession to-day thing as tame and harmless as though were only a lion encaged. But, sir, set it in motion, seize but that " lever which moves the world," and for effect upon its by garlanded oxen, a it �58 inhabitants the power .of every wild beast of the. desert is set What brings us here to-day ? what power has at defiance. been brought to bear to gather thousands from Jialf of ,tbe States of wide .Union tliis to their kindred and their home? its mildest tones, ,had press, in its simplest accents and " Come home" and all of the world visible to us here said, was set in motion ! And here we are, though boasting to The be freemen, literally swayed in every movement by the press.! Would you shake off its" influence ? would yau.be free from its The power? toast just given No! says, To blot the sun from the firmament, or the Fourth of July from the cal endar, would be scarcely less felt than the loss of the press. Knowing many of you at home and abroad to be the tangi ble friends of the press, please accept the sentiment : True Patriots Those who regularly oil the lever that Hon. Richard Jenness was moves called the world. upon, but declined speaking on account of the lateness of the hour, and to the President the following sketch of his remarks accompanying Welcome toast to the handed and the : Sons of Portsmouth It is ! a common brighten as they take their flight, but we have the greatest surprise and pleasure as we number had been modestly ignorant of our ours returning. own worth in sending out so many of our own Children to saying that blessings We build up families and a where and name we hope now we for themselves and us else shall not .be unreasonably proud when they come back to share their honors with us. have every reason to be proud, to be sure, but lest these '" ycung ones should presume upon the old folks at home," we wish to assure them that the old nest is still in pretty good repair, and we hope to send out in future a few fledg lings who will kindly bring back an olive-branch of peace ; We and good-will We trust that all our sons will always other as brothers, as we shall be each everywhere recognize always glad to welcome them home. to us. The Sons of Portsmouth tn olden time the pions emigrant'before starting lit a lamp in the temple, with which he might kindle the sacred fire in his new home but .we rejoice that our eons have not only kept the fire of intelligence they carried from us burning, but have brought it back to assure us of their faithful care, And rekindle, if need be, our failing lamps. ; By M. ization of P. Kennard, a Vice President of the Boston organ : Old Strawberry BankIt, exhibits to-day a new era in banking policy the voluntary return its circulating issue in an improved condition, and all with good impressions. �59 By Henry Gocldard, of Portland; There is something not only novel bat Brethren and Sons of Portsmouth : partaking of grandeur in the thought that the natives of any town or cifcy, of various generations, 'Should by invitation from their birth place, with one accord, assemble there on the day of our national jubilee. The spectacle we exhibit and witness, a return of the sons of Portsmouth, of various occupations and professions, from many sections of the land, some of whom have never 'before met since they left it, and others (a solemn thought) will not meet again during our earthly sojourn, is one of the deepest interest to every reflecting mind. Jn view of our social relations how delightful is the thought that as sons of Portsmouth we are now only enjoying the domestic and family relation extend ed one degree further than its usual limits, in thus fraternally and filially, as one great family, at once meeting each other and visiting our honored parent, now the city of Portsmouth, than which I know of no more honorable birtk place in our land. The great man of New Hampshire and of the nation once humorously remarked that " New-Hampshire is a good State to emigrate from." Shall we not say that Portsmouth is not only a good place to emigrate from, but a good place to abide in, and above all, as proved this day, a good mother to return to, who thus welcomes her children home in so liberal and hearty a manner, from their various enterprises over the land ? And, brethren, is not a city deserving of honor, which through its children has done so much to people and strengthen our country, while it has been at the same time increas ing its resources and population at home ? observations and recollections of Portsmouth extend back with distinct ness to 1793, since when, if it has lost something of the courtly air and stateliness of some of its population, (for it was then fresh from the regal style and pomp of the administration of the British Governor Wentworth, the traces of which were then most clearly visible,) it has since as an offset doubled its pop ulation and more than trebled its wealth, without diminishing its hospitality. Portsmouth has also since the Revolution and the time of the Langdons and their cotemporaries, been well known in our National Council she has fur nished many members to the Senate as well as to the House of Representa tives ; and of the former permit me to say, one to a further distinction, that of doing what a more recent member of the Senate there stated that no man had ever done, and it was not to be supposed any man would ever do, declined a seat in that body after he had been elected to it. 1 close with an expression of the hope that the multitude of our hearty greetings to-day may be succeeded by most pleasant and affectionate recollec tions in the future, of this meeting in Portsmouth, of July 4th, 1853, and of our cordial and magnificent reception in this city of our birth. My ; By William Walker of South-Newmarket : proverbial for their hospitality They receive us as their guejsts with open arms and warm hearts; and in the tasteful arrangements ami munificent provision not for, the occasion, they only honor the day and their guests, but highly honor their city. Tiie citizens of By Tiie Portsmouth B. P. Shillaber of Boston Daughters of Portsmouth : the stare of her domestic galaxy by no means lesser lights than her sons. By Theodore S. Harris of Boston : " Sons'' to-day cherish their early feelings by a visit to the spot of their nativity, go they, in the eve of lifu, return to end their days in the land of their fathers. As the may By W. The now H. Y. Hackett Schools of Portsmoutt eurround us. May : they continue to furnish such proof of their usefulness as �60 By James Walker of Lowell P. : Mr. Mayor, While gentlemen have been awakening many and pleasant recollections of times past, there hare been floating before my mental optics visions of an ancient building, long, low, and dingy, rather resembling a section of ropewalk than a seminary of learning where, notwithstanding its unpromising exterior, hundreds of Portsmouth boys received those rudiments of knowledge which have been the stepping-stones to whatever they may have since attained. From the early date of the building in question, and the fact that our fathers before us were accustomed to assemble for purposes of instruction within its walls, probably few buildings in our old town are so well known by so large a number as the Old South School House. The Old South School House the rallying-point of the south-enders Who does not remember when juvenile sectional spirit ran high, when our town was " our country" and we were " northerners" or " southerners" according to an accident of birth or residence when " Mill Dam" combined forces with " Tattle Point" to resist the incursions of " Christian Shore" and " Rock Pas the South School-yard was then the citadel whence issued forth the troops, ture" conquering or to be conquered. And then in more peaceful times, 'on former anniversaries of this the natal day of our nation's independence, when we yonkers arrayed in blue and white, and painfully decorated with oak-leaf garlands and flowery wreaths, were marshalled forth in proud array to add by our important presence to the festivities of the day, what a scene of bustle, of marching and countermarching, did that same south school-yard present The old house has in these latter days given place to a new edifice, more modern, elegant, and commodious, typical of the progress of the age and to the regret of many there remains not a relic, or sketch even, of the old house, save only " those pictures by memory drawn." Thus these landmarks one after another disappear, and by-and-by we shall disappear like them it is fitting, therefore, and pleasant to cherish their mem ory, in the hope that if we also are successful in answering the end of our crea tion, our day and generation shall not be quite forgotten. Permit me, sir, in conclusion to give you The memory of the Old South School House, and the very good health, continued prosperity, and long life of two of its surviving masters, Phineas Nichols and Alfred M. Hoyt, Esqs. the Alpha and Omega of my south-school-boy life. ; ! ! ; ! ; ; : By Oliver March of Lowell : The City of Portsmouth andiu environs. Its beautiful walks, and its shade, its fresh water and its salt water, and last but not be excelled by any city in the Union. By Wm. G. Wise, Our Absent Brothers By To the example By Our of Lowell bless, prosper : and preserve them, wherever they may B. H. PenhaUow, of Lowell be. : the hallowed dead of Portsmouth May the remembrance of their blessed ever incite us to the practice of every Christian virtue. memory of Lieut. J. A. old Teacher, By May God its pleasant rides, its sunshine least its fair daughters not to S. P. Underwood, U. S. R. M.: WUliam C. Harris, Esq. Wherever we rove, other teachers we Others to love, but none like thee. Hanscom, see ; . reporter of the Boston Daily Times in the light of his own language addressed to the Presi Lows KossuthWe recognize him " A : dent of the United States living protestation against the violence of foreign interference oppressing the sovereign right of nations to regulate their own domestic concerns. living protestation against centralization oppressing the State right of self-government." : A �61 By Hay den B. J. The Ladies the hearte of of Boston : However much those of" 76" may have awakened a the young- men of their day, the ladies of Portsmouth spirit of independence id any other than a inspire love of independence in our hearts. Garland Turell, of Boston By : The Mecca of the natural world whose divinity shall forever yield inspi ration lo innumerable pilgrims, that seek to worship at her mountain shrines. New-Hampshire By J. "Wendell, Jr. of Boston : The Portsrnouth Boys resident in New- York and Boston Like the north and south mill-ponds of their native town, the waters of which like the affections when opportunity offers gladly reunite in paying homage to the place of their paternity. By Daniel R. Sheafe : The principle of progress has marked the exertions of the Sons of Portsmouth principle of reform yeibe theirs in this their promised land. By Jere. May the Dearborn, of Boston: Wben Mr. Fields waa called out at the Dinner, the south end boys gave him three cheers. If I had been in the tent when Shillaber was called for, I should have given the following What if the South end boys have their Fields, we of the north have our Mifflin's Geese to roam independently over them and then it is the residence of the far famed Mrs. Partington : < ; and birth place of that young rascal Ike, Who stole the sugar from the bowl, th By settlers remembered with By it in his Carpet Bag. Nathaniel Cotton of Cambridgeport The early be and put : our Ancestors. Their privations and virtues should ever gratitude. Peace be to their memory. nf Portsmouth filial W. Rev. C. Reding, of Beverly, Mass. Porttmouth Our natal city, the home of our earlier days. rendered doubly dear to many of us as the resting place of all that was mortal of our fathers. Most gladly have we, her devoted sons, hastened back from our wanderings, and, in response to her maternal call, di rected our steps to this altar. Upon it would we now lay the offering of grateful hearts and here would we leave our fervent prayer that a benignant Providence would continue to watch over her interests, and endow her with every element of ah enduring prosperity. ; By Hon, William Plumer, of Epping : PortsrrtOMh Rich in its recollections of the past, and strong in a be yet stronger and richer, in a new spirit of union, enterprise course of social, industrial and moral improvement. its hopes and may for the future, in its onward activity, Mr. Charles Gushing, formerly of Portsmouth, Dorchester, sent the following toast Independence and Union By Now and forever Its celebration in for a bright page in her history in that upon " old family record" was swept away. ; of : our glory and defence. B. D. Laighlon of Stratham The Fourth of July, 1853 now : " Old Strawberry Bank" will furnish materials that day the dust which had gathered upon the SALEM, July 4, 1853. Hon. H. D. Walker, My Dear Sir My fractured limb is not sufficiently strong to warrant my leaving home, to participate io the pleasure which will be enjoyed by thousands in my native place to-day. This I regret, but send : you the enclosed, lamented. May the on the occasion of the great gathering. Beloved and honored in life in death, sincerely mourned and Sons of Portsmouth" emulate his numerous virtues. to offer Memory of John W. " Foster Very ; respectfully, JOHN BALL. �62 By Rev. Dr. Burroughs : The 'Bank that lias never failed whose issues have had an universal circulation for more than two centuries have always been in good odor and have blessed myriads. Such' of these living issues as have now come back to the Bank we welcome as genuine and true, the beet of stock and as good as gold I mean The Strawberry Bank. ; ; ; By John Christie By John Harrat : The Declaration of Independence May the Supreme Judge of the world, to whom the signers of that glorious instrument appealed for the rectitude of their intentions", grant that the truths therein promulgated may speedily pervade the globe. : The Sons of Portsmouth, heit present as our guests to-day They have- not returned as did the prodigal son to his father's house therefore we, who have remained' at home, will not murmur because the fatted calf has been killed, but go in right heartily for a participation in the father's joyous welcoming. They have fought with success thus far the battle of life among strangers; and, if but for their filial affection, they well deserve it. ; By M. F. Wendell: The Fourth of July A day illustrious in the history of human events it required Union to it, and it requires union to preserve it. May the noble deeds of our fathers receive the ; obtain gratitude of their sons. Kimball By Israel By Albert Laighton : The Daughters of Portsmouth Though native sons forsake their homes And dwell the country o'er, Her daughters, fairest of the fair, Adopt as many more. : July 4th. 1853 A day in the calender of a thousand memories of home. life made sacred to the " Sons of Portsmouth-'' by Yankee progress in the good old town of Portsmouth The celebration of two events in one day, the glorious severity-seventh anniversary of our national independence, and the joyous a day that will be treasured up in the retiirn of her son* to the homes of their childhood memory of the old and the young by its many happy associations. : By John Bennett, City Clerk Our CitySoou from emigrating. may Bartlett Claggett By I. By Col. : her locality, attractions and business be such, as will prevent her sons : The Sons of Portsmouth As the Romans hailed their victorious armies, returning home With the spoils of conquered nations, so do we this day hail " The Sous of Portsmouth'' returning home in triumph with the well-earned honors of adopted cities. Gideon W. Walker : The Sons of Portsmouth, and this our Nation's day. Our native land and native place. May the hearts of generations to come beat in unison, as on the occasion which has this day drawn us together. By John Knowltonto Our Sons who have returned gladly retained them with us ; : We would have spend with us this glorieus Anniversary as we coul'd not, we greatly rejoice in their prosperity but' abroad. By Jeremiah Johnson The Sons of Portsmouth homes soon """ from their By same : We give thern'a hearty welcome may the ; call them back again, viz : same calling that look business and employment. : " It is impossible not to love the thought, and the man who uttered the thought, that the States of the Union, distinct as the billows, are one like the sea ;" and may we not add the wisdom of our forefathers, rising from the mighty deep, which beseeches us to avoid the breakers which they so safely shunned. : �William M. Fernald of Bostoir forwarded us an> address of twenty-four pages. Our limits forbid its insertion. It closes with the following sentiment: Honor land that of the Sons of Portsmouth There is not a town in New-Eng manufacture it, where to find it, or to keep it ill safety till the to the. professional talent knows better how to morning and raid-day gfdry. A. Grecnleaf also forwarded us an excellent too address, long for our limits, closing with the sentiment : Ex-Mayor Portsmouth While represented so ably and honorably by persons in distant cities (taking the delegation now present as a fair simple,) there need be no apprehensions thai the honor of Old Strawberry Bank, will ever be compromised. Sorts. Now that they have seen that the old homestead has been kept in goo& they be induced to promote its future improvement. Our Returned order, may WORCESTER, July 1853. 1, To Francis E. Parker, Esq. Chairman of the Delegations from Portsmouth, July 4, 1853. MT DEAR SIR Were a practicable thing, I should be with the SODS of Portsmouth at their first and olden home, on our great national festive day this year. But other duties forbid this luxury. So I send my greetings to the multitude who may go up to this good banquet of souls, amid the recollections of the past, which will be so joyftilly revived' on this occasion; My heart wilU be in the midst of your festivities on that day and while I lire, so shall live my warmest wishes for the peace and- prosperity of all Portsmouth sons and' daughters of the present or of the coming generations. Allow me this word of : it ; contribution : Long Wharf, Pier, and Old Spring With their sights his visions fill. his wanderings o'er the earth, To the home that gave him birth, Will !he son of Portsmouth turn, While his lingering life-fires burn. That his vital power be fed, 'IVfid Comes he Little ; home his dreamings see. When at last these dreamings end, This one thought his soul befriend,That, his lohgtest wanderings o'ef, Tints of He may night. The following were found among by the ladies land oil Christian Shore. G. ADAMS. the sentiments given at not in audible tones, but previously iiUerwoven in the boquets which decorated the paviliom shall be of native " FIELDS"' of song, briliant " STASH KINGS'' swell the noble throng. Our boast And How Each It- is life's life-like thro' well common ; piney way, When the "summer sunbeams play On tire river, bank and tree, 3. the tables Hill, retreats ; Lane the morning greets still Where Long Up Newington's her Fountain Head. O'er rough ways when courage wanes, Turns he to her ancient Plains. Through the haze that time has made, He espies the old Parade, Where the mirth-blaze Icoms so bright,to As on Independence Harbor the mist of years; face appears. remembered lot, to link The our hearts to things that light of other days. flee �64 'tis to visit the home of our birth, loveliest spot on the face of the earth. sweet The Our heart mid Ne'er loses Our Kindred and Friends Webster, Woodbury, tone. Haven, Foster call them blessed. its all changes, wherever we roam, home. love for the old folks at Though absent, not forgotten. Their voices echo from the past more eloquently than any living Mason Our children The friends and guides of our childhood. Departed they still shall rise up and speak. The Memories of our Childhood. 'Our JlguedutlTXo fountain of Lethe, but a well-spring of pleasant memories. 'Tis the charter of freedom, attend to the call> United we stand, divided we fall. Adorned with stars so richly bright, we form a constellation, Where every star with modest light, shall gild Us own true station. Like the bees, if it Religion be our guiding star as Jfeio-Hampshire Her pride What we sail through the sea of he have? title shall there is no place like Not one. Home. His name alone strikes every A Welcome They have life. high-minded Men. : Home, sweet Home, Washington spoils we bear, turns to nectar there. home our Hived in our hearts title dead, glad to the Portsmouth boys come to the home of their school-day joys. '. Our Sons have come from lar, our Daughters, where are they A joyous Welcome waits them all in their olden home te^day ? . " Home" 'tis a word of more than magtc spell, Whose sacred power the wanderer best can tell. ! The Day tee Celebrate Not noted on the calendar of time, but hallowed by the grateful songs of freemen. " The bonds of early friendship still around the heart entwine, And memory loves to linger yet on days of Aald Lang Syne." Our Schools The safeguards of our Liberty and Virtue. Their pupils are their highest praise. May the starry flag waving, still glory pursue, And freedom find ever a guardian in you. The benediction was pronounced by Rev, Dr Peabody, about 7 1-2 o'clock the company separated, one and delighted with their afternoon entertainment* and all k at 'THE PKOMENADB CONCERT, by several thousands. It was at the Pavilion in the evening, brilliantly illuminated the brilliant eyes of that better portion day-time. was atl-ended by gas, and not less by who did not appear in the tent in the Here was the place to recognize old acquaintances and many here ; met who had been separated five, ten, twenty, thirty, and even forty years. Neighbors here met from abroad who had no knowledge that they were natives of the same place until the call of return went forth. �65 The gathering of tho Sons of Portsmouth from abroad, the artistic display of mottoes and decorations in our streets, the procession, the collation at the tent, and the evening levee, are the subjects which deserve note as a matter of history, not only local, but also interesting for exhibiting to other towns and cities such incidents as may tend to bring about a new mode of pleasantly and usefully observing our great national anniversary. A " Boston writer says Portsmouth was in her queenly dress the SOBS' were proud of their mother the mother was lavish of hospitality and love to ' : ; ; who suggested the beautiful thought that will be developed and carried out by other the cities villages, producing pleasant fruits of social harmony, kind remembrances, and brotherly love. As I stepped from the cars the signs of 'friendship and welcome' were every where visible these words and others like them were interwoven with flowers and smiled in evergreens they were posted at the corner of every street, and with a pen dipped in love were written in living characters on every heart*; every one admired the simplicity of these mottoes ; no one doubted their sin The whole city was animated with the warm glow of fraternal love, cerity. which found its expression in numerous forms of tasteful elegance and ample the 'sons.' Thanks brought us together. that son to That thought and ; ; hospitality. I joined the procession, which was certainly one of the most interesting I ever saw. I could not but wonder at the ingenious contrivance which displayed so great a of pleasing and useful objects. Mechanical and mercantile variety arts, the forge, the workshop, the graceful ship saluting us with artillery, the all passed before us, and told fine display of merchandize in the moving shop 05 that such a people could not be otherwise than prosperous and happy. The Signs of thrift were visible all around us. Industry and happiness dwell to gether, and the symbols of the one are the promise and pledge of the other. passed down Islington street, and thence through Market, under a suc cession of evergreen arches, more beautiful than I ever saw before in Boston or elsewhere. The names of the different States were painted among the foliage, and the whole display produced a most lively and pleasing effect. contin ued our march it was no task to walk in such a procession sweeter music never floated upon Italian air, and sweeter voices were never heard in tones of greeting and love, and fairer forms were never seen to glide among the sons and daughters of men. New Hampshire poured forth her beauty and her love we drank of her crystal waters, presented by maidens of whom the nation took it from their willing hands in the pauses of might justly be proud. ocr walk, and blessed them in our hearts. Some of our number were truly fortunate showers of fragrance now and then descended upon us, in boquets of summer flowers ; but being myself one of the fathers,' I was not surprised that these showers took a direction a little remote from my position, and consequently they fell into other hands but it We We ; ; ; We ; ' ; was all right, envy had no place among us, and each one was glad for his neighbor. At we entered the tent. The arrangements were admirable nearly two thousand people took their seats as quietly and in as perfect order as can well be imagined contrivance was the order of the day everything was dons right, because all possible contingencies were foreseen and provided for. The tables were spread with a liberal hand, and the hospitality of the city was equally honorable to herself and satisfactory to her guests." three o'clock ; ; ; 5 �66 A SEEMON BY Prepared KEY. in reference to the return A. P. of the Sons PEABODY, D. D. of Portsmouth from abroad, and deliv ered at the Stone Church on Sunday morning, July 3, 1853. INSEBTED AT THE SOLICITATION OF MANY OF THE HZARIRS. MARK "Go home to thy friends, and tell V. 19. them how great things the Lord hath done for thee." In the metropolis of our country, the reservoir that sends its health-giving current to every house, and lends itself to unnumbered ministries of use, orna ment and luxury, is the pride and joy of the city it is visited daily by hun dreds of strangers, and bears engraved on enduring masonry, to be transmitted to distant generations, the names of those who projected and conducted the emerprize. But the river, without which the reservoir would be worthless, rises one hardly knows where, pursues its unnoticed way through forest and meadow, and where it is crossed or skirted by the highways of commerce the busy citi zen hardly pauses to think, "Here flows the very life tide of the queenly city." Thus is our recognition and our gratitude constantly prone to rest at the foun To-morrow will tain of immediate supply instead of mounting to the source. Our great political be a day much and long to be remembered among us. festival, in itself so rich in themes for gratitude,is to be gladdened by the reunion of the long parted, by the filling up of many diminished household circles, by the return to the home of their youth of a multitude whose worth and whose honors How busy will memory be make us proud of the place that gave them birth. in the social and domestic intercourse of this season, recalling the images of ; who have gone to their rest, rehearsing school-boy narratives, disin terring long forgotten experiences, raking up from the ashes of many years and fanning into a genial flame the embers of youthful friendships, burnishing the rusted links of chains of intimacy lengthened, yet by no means sundered ! And to many hearts is not the light of this day of the Son of Man eclipsed by the Jubilant joy which will take its multiform shape and find its many- voiced ut those terance with to-morrow's dawn and our festival of redeeming love, with its tlender array of guests, its simple ritual and its low-voiced hymn, belittled and dwarfed in comparison with the multitudinous shout and song, parade and Yet pageantry, gaiety and gladness in which thousands are to participate 1 here is the source to morrow you will but drink at the gathering of its waters. And would you trace Hence flow the streams that shall make glad the city. back the political freedom, safety and blessedness, the domestic joy, the longthe dear of the departed, remembrances cterished friendships,th& undying loves, the tenderness and faithfulness of the living, which will fill to-morrow's cup of gladness, here, in the sanctuary, at the altar would go up your wannest vows, your most fervent thanksgivings not one of you would remain a cold and listleas participator in the mere form of godliness not one of you would turn away from the proffered emblems of your Savior's love. I may in the afternoon refer to the connection of Christianity with our civil freedom. I would now speak of its agency as regards the loves and friendships of our domestic and social estate. I would remind those who have come home to their friends, and those to whom they have come home, how great things the Lord has done for them. Homa what a complex word How much does it embrace The endear ments of infancy, the solace of age, the mutually trustful heart and helping hand, kindness that has grown by perpetual drafts upon its resources, sympathy t&e more entire the more constantly it has been claimed, the steps upborne and guided over every rough and steep passage of the life-pilgrimage, shelter froin ; ; ; ; ! ! ! �67 the frowns of a bleak world and redoubled joy in every visiting of a benignant Providence, 'blessings multiplied because divided, magnified because shared. And all this the godsend of Christianity. In Jesus alone are the families of the earth blessed. The very word home which nas its synonym in every lan guage of 'Christendom, has none, so far as I know., in any language that has not For our text the evangelist could find frown up nader Christian auspices. none but the comparatively frigid expression, "Go to thine house ;" for before Christ men's bouses were not homes. The marriage covenant, the very basis of all domestic repose, union and felicity, had no sacredness or permanence. The wife could not call her house or family her own for a single day. Ths caprice of a moment might throw the tender, faithful mother, childless and widowed, upon the scorn of a pitiless world. She had then no inducement to put on the unwithering grace* of mind and heart and character, to render her self worthy of permanent esteem and confidence, or to discharge those numerous and momentous duties and to diffuse those numberless and nameless influences, the fruit of which can be reaped only after many days. She rather sought by intrigue, by low cunning, or at best by superficial accomplishments and blan dishments, to retain from day to day her doubtful sceptre, to minister to the pleasure of the passing hour, and to pamper even the most sordid tastes and diabolical passions, rather than imperil her supremacy by attempting to oppose or reform them. Jesus first impressed the seal of inviolable sanctity upon thie The "wife, the mother worthy of the name owes her place and nuptial vow. office in the household to him and to his gospel. The vestal fire on tho hearth-stones of Christendom, the glow of which warms the hearts of the long absent, revives the hope that is ready lo perish, sends forth its beacon flame for the prodigal in his far-off wanderings, was kindled by his breath, and its un wearied priestess keeps her watch tis by his appointment. Abolish Christianity, (France tried the experiment and still rues it bitterly,) abolish Christianity, relax its restraints, or 'destroy its pervading even when unconscious influence, and in ten years time you might look in vain for a home among all your houses, and might look in vain among their inmates 'for what would merit the name of a family. Before Christ also the parental bond sat loosely on the father's side. Our phrase "bring up" or Braise" as applied to children, is translated from a Latin word, which has come do-wn to us as a memorial of heartless barbarity. Ths new-born child was laid upon the ground, and if the father took it up or raised t it, it was destined ment was marked if not, it was exposed to perish. Domestic ; in the nations of antiquity by incalculable caprice to live govern and unhands, ami tempered severity. The power of life and death twas in the father's instances of its wanton and cruel exercise were not lacking among men illus trious for goodness, as goodness was accounted by the standard of the times, But Christ has left his consecration on infancy and childhood. His hallowing hands, laid on the beads of those Jewish children, rest still on the lambs of J;he .flock. His words of blessing make the little one an heir of immortality, a nurseling for heaven. The tender, reverent associations which he connected with opening life, pervade all Christendom, leaven domestic institutions and habits, penetrate thousands of hearts where there is no distinct recognition of Christian principle, and secure for the child a safe and dear place in the affec tions and the ministries of every parent not utterly given over to a reprobate mind. St. Paul described the Gentile world as without natural affection \ and the history of all unevangelized communities is a perpetual commentary on his words for it is full of such crimes as set at defiance the bonds of nature and the lawi of kindred. It is impossible for <UB to say how far the doctrine of immortality Dters into domestic attachment, and helps to unite neighbors,friends and followare born into the atmosphere of dlizens in mutual amity and good will. wake with our "first conscious existence to a belief in im Christian faith. mortality. may be unaware of often -recurring to it, jet it is a tacit el*- We We Wo �68 it is the matrix in which oar attach in all our thoughts of one another ments are moulded it is the self-repeating formula, that finds expression in thfe communings of families, the intercourse of friends, our wayside greetings, our It has tacitly presided in the acts of courtesy, our deeds of brotherly kindness. great family gathering, which throngs our city to-day, and will whelm us with tts living tide to-morrow. It is not as dying men and women, but as immotals, that we exchange the hearty grasp and the glad salutation, that we enlarge Did we look upon one another the household table and pile the public feast. as mere air-bubbles blown up for a little while on the ocean of a godless eterni ty, one by one to burst and vanish forever, we should be afraid to love, reluctant meat ; ; to enter into any closeness of sympathy, jealously solicitous of self-isolation, anxious to avert every form and sentiment of intimacy, that we might shun the The parent, instead of looking upon his pain of parting to meet no more. child as his inalienable heart-property, would regard him as lent only for a term of months or years, and would measure the strength precarious of his attachment by the frailty of its tenure. Those now bound by the closest and as often as one disap friendship would be as mere casual acquaintance peared from the ranks of the living, there would be a fresh dissuasive from the lorming of any relation, the sundering of which could give a momentary pain. But now, into all our love and all our friendship there enters the feeling, that we lose nothing by loving, that our friendship is not born to die, that the cherished ones who go hence before us are treasures laid np for us in heaven, that these mournful partings by the wayside are to have their offset in mansions above where we meet to part no more. There are aspects of our present gathering, which would be insnpportably sad were it not for this relief. There return to us not a few after the absence of The fathers, many years and to them how is the face of society transfigured where are they ? How many of those who marked out our way and sat as And chief among us have left only the regretful memory of their excellence with them have gone matron and maid, those in the prime and pride of their strength, youth in their budding promise, children in the first dew of their in nocence. How few there are that return to unbroken households, none to larger circles of coevals and intimates on which death has not cast its deep and re peated shadow. Many of our guests will steal from the bnstle and tumult the morning or the evening hour to visit the graves of the loved and honored dead. But not in hopeless sadness, not with a disturbance of feeling that will essentially impair the joy of meeting with those that survive and remain.. For the resurrection angel will sit upon the grave stone, and of every one of the "He is not here, he is risen, behold the faithful, pure, innocent dead, will say, The thought that so much that was noble, true, place where they laid him." excellent, worthy to be immortal, had utterly perished, would blight the glad ness of an occasion like this, even for the least serious, who should have forced upon their remembrance so many over whose mortal part the grave has irrerocably closed. But the tacit feeling that they have not wholly died, will enter into every thought of which they form a part and in many home circles, and quiet gatherings of long divided friends, and mutual. rehearsals of the separate, in which God has led will be felt the ways them, overshadowing presence of the unseen witnesses, the undying sympathy of the revered and beloved, the voic&lesss welcome of those whose hand and smile were wont to greet the homeward ; ! ; ! ; pilgrim. How numerous are the remembrances of chastened sadness, that must throng in the hearts of those who after long absence are our fellow-worshippers this Not a few retain an ever fresh remembrance of him who so long filled, ft day the meekness of wisdom and the beauty of holiness-, the place where I now stand. still larger number recall with tender reverence him whom they loved as the teacher and pastor of their childhood, who showed us how a Christian should and in his own and God's best time, how hard it is to think in ours, how a live, Christian can die. And with them our guests must mark the vacant places of ! A �in every age and every walk of life, who have gone to swell the larger congregation of the dead. But there is not a thought of them even in the mind There i* of toe least religious, from which Jesus has not taken the bitterness. not one, who would not be horror-stricken by the most cursory survey of death's doings in the circle of his kindred and acquaintance, if he supposed that they had all sunk into the bottomless pit of annihilation. You can contemplate (hese changes in society with calmness, and can talk even cheerfully about th departed, because there is all the while the latent feeling that there was a part in every one of them that could not die, which the God of life, who breathed it into them, has taken unto himself. this festival season an authentic voice from heaven, Suppose at the opening of proclaiming Christianity a delusion, Jesus a phantasm of crazy fanatics, immor think you that tality a baseless vision, death an eternal sleep and oblivion, As I imagins to-morrow's rejoicing conld go on in the anticipated course 1 the appalling disclosure, I see numberless ancient wounds re-opened, long buried griefs are revived in the freshness of their flow, all the healing ministry of time and of a benignant Providence is reversed, the images of the dead block up all the paths of the living, despair sits on every coun tenance but of the infant and the idiot, and those who seemed wholly un conscious of immortality awake too late to agonizing regret for the loss cf a And then, were it announced that the hope they never knew how to prize. revelation of eternal death was not the truth of God, but had only been uttered to arouse men's minds to the priceless worth of the immortal life brought to light in the gospel, how would joy kindle from face to face and leap from heart to heart ! should again bury pur dead in hope, and admit the healing hand to the wounds of bereaved affection, and drop again the weary burden of accumulated griefs the generation of the living, taught by orief experi ence, would turn to Christ, and cling to, him, and cherish his dear image in their heart of hearts and from tongue to tongue would pass the language of trust mg faith, "Lord, to whom shall we go ? Thou hast the words of eternal life." Itfy friends, I may have seemed in this discourse to be uttering the merest many We ; ; truisms. There is But are they truths ? If so, their repetition is needed and timely. in connection with this season much more than the mere wish to have a splendid pageant and a memorable gala day. There is a feeling of obligation, a conscientious feeling, which makes active in the preparations and hospitalities of the seasoa very many for whom mere show or gaiety would have but little attraction. They deem it right that the founders of the republic should receive their meed of gratitude, on its birth day. They deem it fitting, a matter of sacred duty, that nothing should be wanting to the welcome of those who revisit and renew their early home associations. Now how is it that same sense of obligation is so sparsely and faintly felt where it is supremely due * Not one of you doubts that the gospel is the palladium of our liberty, the mother and nurse of all pure patriotism and faithful public service that Jesus of Nazareth is the author of our social privileges and blessings, the guaidian spirit of our homes, the virtual bond of our domestic unions in fine, that there is not a blessing that we shaU recognize, a joy that we shall experience on the morrow, which has not either been created by him, or through his agency been rendered immeasurably more precious and availing. Yet here are spread the elements of his commemorative festival, hallowed by his dying request and surrounded with associations that seem adapted to make their participation, irresistible appeal to every sensitive conscience and every impressible heart. And can it be ? yes, so it is multitudes that talk and talk sincerely of duty and obligation about to-morrow's festival, feel no compunction of conscience in turn ing away from to-day's. They drink at the fountain they avert their regards, their birthplace this ; ; ; ; withhold their gratitude from the source. Yet at the source not lies the buried, but sits the ever living Christ. do not so much commemorate him as com receive his word, "Lo, I am with you alway." mune with him. look to the direct inpouring of his sympathy and help, for the fulness that We We W �70 We feel that in rejecting th shall replenish oar wasting urns of spiritual life. fgvitation to this service, you are not slighting the memory of a dead Are there benefactor, hut spurning the society of a still and ever living friend. those here, who, were he on earth, would gladly join his company and sit at his For you at least, for all who however frail and feet and hang upon his words 1 erring can lift to him a thought of gratitude, is this table spread, and the cor The welcome dial ready. spirit of God ,- and the bride, the church of Christ's 1 espousals, says athirst come ; that heareth say Come and let him that whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Come; and and let him *I,ET ; GO HOMEr" ITS " Let t go home !" was the happy thought That sprang from the heart of one Who remembered the scenes of bis boyish day* With the love of an absent son, " Let us go home !" and the words From the lips of the truant boy, as they fell Like the treasured strains of an olden gong Wer echoed in tones of joy. Loudly the notes of welcome rung Throughout that olden home, the kindly words of fond recall Were proffered to all who roam. And They come the wanderers return, Old memories to renew ; was this reunion sweet, Joyous Of friends unchanged and true. ! Heart beat to heart, and hand pressed hand While cheeringiy we trace The impress of On each affection's seal familiar face. The sports, the lores of Were once again talked early hours, e'er ; And merrily the laugh went round, As in the days of yore. And yet amid the joyous mirth The silent tear must fall, As they, the absent and the dead, Fond memory would recall. For sad indeed and desolate Is many a household now ; And life's stern discipline we read On many a saddened brow. blessings on the kindly ones loyed who yet remain Within whose pleasant hearts and home* But The ! ; A place we still And when life's Kecalled with retain. gatherings arc o'er, all whOTCam, We will unite" no waadenr lost" Within " our Father's" tome, , * �71 CXE* \7 XJ9n?OjEU9, > *se. THE following list comprises not only the names of the natives who were present at the gathering on the Fourih, but also of all others who are natives of Portsmouth, or who have resided a score of years among us, of whom we have received any information. The list is aa full as we are enabled in a limited time to make it, although many names have doubtless been overlooked. RESIDENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS. Boston. Left Portsm. ( George W. Bazin, printer G. W. Burditt, upholster George Bartlett, clerk Frank L. Betton, clerk William H. Barnes B. F. Butler, merchant Daniel Akerman 1827 James Brasbridge Ira Ayers, barber A. E. Bachelder, merchant Floyd Briggs Charles T. Barry Henry L. Bachelder, merchant John E. Abbott, merchant Wra. E. Abbott, fancy goods J. L. Adams, silver plater Sam'l Adams, book-binder G. Adwers 1840 1841 1832 1830 1852 Left Portsm ! . 1817 ! 1852 j | | ! 1834 I j j Josiah G. Bachelder, jeweller J. W. Bachelder, merchant Charles W. Batchelder, cooper Sylvester Barnard, painter John L. Badger, shipwright John L. Badger, clerk John Badger John Ball, cooper George Ball, clerk T. M. Ball, merchant 1830 Henry M. Carr, printer 1836 W. Clifton Claggett 1830 Charles W. Cheever, tailor 1825 Joseph Cheever, physician 1843 William Clark, physician | ! | j j W. Currier, clerk Charles Caverly, collector John E. W. Coleman, painter Sam'l M. Colcord, druggist Philip ! j | J 1832 Lewis J. Coleman, dry goods 1839 Wm. H. Cate, pump & block E. W. Ball, bookeeper Charles W. Ball, book-keeper 1842 Samuel Cate, cooper Alfred M. Beck, merchant 1848 B. F. Cate, wood mouldings Alfred M. Beck, Jr. clerk 1848 Eben. Chadwick, merchant J. S. Beck, clerk Howard M. Curtis Chas. E. Blunt, It. U.S. eng'rs 1829 Benj. Curtis, Jr. car maker 1853 John R. Cushman, bookbinder Henry S. Bodge, clerk Geo. Bigelow J. H. Caldwell, counter-maker James R. Bigelow 1844 Theodore Chase, merchant D. Jackson Bigelow, bookseller 1844 Lemuel E. Caswell, merchant L. A. Beal, clerk 1853 J. H. C. Coffin, clerk 1848 Frank Colburn, clerk Henry R. Beal, clerk J. W. Bourne, accountant 1833 S. H. Drown 1842 Thomas P. Drown, clerk Joseph L. Bruce, painter Oliver Briard, merchant L. M. Drown, clerk 1853 William Davis, blacksmith Robert Briard, carpenter 1840 Calvin Davis, Jr. carpenter Wm. Britcher, confectioner John H. Bufford, lithographer 1829 Jere. A. Dennett, clerk Timothy Barker George Dennett, custom-house John Brown, mirror setter 1843 Geo. Wm. Dennett, druggist John Brown, blacksmith 1850 Charles Dennett Charles H. Brown G. Franklin Dennett 1846 1848 1847 1824 1853 1816 1852 | ! j j ! 1828 1820 1852 1809 i 1850 j ] ] ! ! 1831 1841 j ) 1845 | i j i | | 1844 1848 1853 1836 ! 1850 j | | 1848 �72 Wm. A. Greenough, jr. painter 1849 1849 Robert T. Greenough 1849 John M. Dearborn, range&t'ur. 1796 Edmund R. Griffith, painter 1818 C. W. C. Grant, tailor 1825 Charles E. Dixon 1849 Bradford Gay, artist 1845 C. L. Duncan, clerk Thomas H. Hickey, merchant 1845 Geo. C. Dow, civ. eng. 1851 James F. Hickey, clerk W. J. Drake, machinist 1843 James D. Harris, clerk 1847 Matthias Da* ton William Darton 1848 JTheo. S. Harris, apothecary 1848 Wm. H. Harvey, clerk J. Calvin Dame, machinist 1853 Marshal M. Dame, machinist 1849 Onslow G. Hill, clerk 1887 Samuel E. Hill, Central house 183t) Charles C. Dame, teacher Walter E. Hill, merchant 1828 Woodbury Emery Geo. F. Emery, U.S. gen. ap'r 1828 Wm. H. Hill, stationer 1831 Wm. T. Eustis, trea. Og. R.R. 1809 James A. Hayes, merchant 183(5 1831 Joseph Harrold, cooper James T. Fields, bookseller 1824 1829 George A. Fields, book-binder 1833 S. Rowland Hart, broker 1852 O. A. Hanscom, clerk Win. H. Fernald, clerk 1851 1837 Woodbury M. Fernald, literary 1830 S. P. Hanscom, reporter 1818 Dwight Hanscom, clerk William M. Fernald, cooper 1351 1843 George H. Ham Joseph Fernald, machinist A. F. Ham, tailor A. W. Fernald, mast maker 1853 Orville A. Ham, printer 1848 B. L. Fernald, mast maker Sam'l B. Hobart, sup. M. Ra'ay Daniel Fernald, mast maker 1847 Geo. K. Hooper, furniture dlr. 1838 N. Marshal Fernald, trader 1847 Chas. H. Hersey. draughtsman Ichabod N. Fernald, printer 1853 James Holbrook, blacksmith Jaines S. Fernald, clerk 1809 Joshua W. Fernald, dry goods 1847 Wm. B. Holbrook, carpenter 1838 1847 E. Howe, printer Robert F. Foster, printer 1822 William Hall, carpenter I. W. Frye, editor 1840 Andrew J. Frye, fancy goods 1852 Charles C. Hall Samuel S. Frye, patent leather Timothy Hall 1846 Barnabas Hall, carpenter J. L. Flanders, book-keeper 1840 John Hall, leather dealer 1 825 Geo. W. Foss, student A. J. Hall, counter maker J. Edward Fishley William H. Fishley " George W. Holm an, upholstery S. F. Hartshorn, Jr. William A. Fogg 1851 1850 N. A. Fogg, printer George Huntress W. S. Damrell, printer Chas. L. Damrell, bookseller j ! ! j | ] ! ! ! ! ! ! j | | ! | ! ] ! | j ; \ ! j ] ! i . ! i i ! ! ; | ; Stephen Fitzgerald, carpenter Luther Farwell, clerk ! ;' Charles Flanders, shipmaster 1849 | William H. Floyd William Goddard W. L. Goddard Charles E. Griswold, clerk Edwin A. Goodrich, printer Sam'l H. Gookin, dry goods J. M. Gookin, clerk W. H. Gookin, mariner Charles A. Gookin, clerk Daniel J. Goss, merchant Sam'l K. Gilman, post-office J. Smith Gerrish, stove ! ! 1845 1836 1853 1836 1842 1853 1851 1845 1818 1836 ! ] ! i j i ' Charles Hancock B. F. Henry Nathaniel Jones, carpenter William Jones, painter Daniel F. Jones, printer Leonard Jackson, printer Chas. E. Jackson, Suffolk bank John A. Johnson, book-keeper Charles W. Kennard, clerk John S. Kennard, clerk M. Parry Kennard, merchant Wm. H. Kennard, merchant Levi Kelley, cooper J. Francis Kimball Sam'l Newhall Knigbt, clexk 1818 1853 1839 1828 1849 1851 1844 1836 1840 1829 1839 �73 Benjamin Kingsbury, butcher 1849 James S. Murble, carpenter 1852 Mugridge, clerk J. W. Knowlton C. S. Macreading, clergyman 1811 Nathan P. Laighton 1818 18381 Moses Miller, cooper Geo. H. Laighton, marble wkr. 1853 George Miller 1 848 James Miller Paul Laighton, shipmaster 1831 1853 H. G. Manning James A. Laighton, clerk C. Woodbury Langdon, clerk 1852 James J. Morley 1 832 Thos. R. Lambert, clergyman 1836 A. P. Marston Wm. H. Ladd, publisher Bee 1820 Moses M. Marston 1845 J. S. March, Shoe & L. D. Bank John H. Lacoste, upholster AnthonyLangfordjWatchmaker 1827 Joseph W. Merrill, druggist W. T. Mathews, chaise manf. John S. Locke, clerk 1853 John S. Meserve, ship joiner Langdon Locke, machinist Robert Morrison, supt. f. school 1841 Andrew J. Locke 1820 John H. Noble, merchant John P. Lord, custom-house 1845 James Nute, blacksmith George H. Lane, clerk 1843 Thomas S. Neal, mason 1828 B. F. Lowd, clerk J. Quincy Lowd B. F. Nutting, artist 1828 E. W. Norton, gas fitter Nath'l Melcher, post-office 1836 Wm. H. H. Nelson, porter Sylvester Melcher W. N. Melcher, express Joseph Norris, cabinet maker 1843 William Marden, printer 1818IW.R. Nutter 1824 Wm. B. Oxford, boat-builder 1816 David Marden, shoemaker 1853 John W. Odiorne, spar maker Wm. H. Marden, painter A. J. Mann 1834 Francis E. Parker, lawyer 1818 John D. Parker, merchant 1823 N. P. Mann, fish dealer N. P. Mann, Jr. 1835 Ethan A. Paddock, clerk 1842 E. Pitman, tailor 1 826 Samuel W. Mudge, printer 1818 1825 Wm. Pitman, clerk Alfred Mudge, printer 1842 David S. Philbrook, dry goods Geo. W. Mudge 1852 Andrew C. Mudge, merchant 1839 Henry Philbrick, carpenter 1852 1844 Daniel B. Paul, clerk Geo. B. Milton, merchant 185S Edwin Paul, clerk George M. Mason, counsellor Robert T. Mason James Paul Charles Mason, clergyman Wm. F. Parrott, merchant 1822 Samuel J Mason J. M. Perry, cooper 1850 1844 C. W. Plaisted, machinist Nicholas Mason, stove dealer Wm. U. Moulton, printer 1842 W. Plumer, shipmaster Jacob P. Plumer Benjamin P. Moulton, printer C. H. Moulton, printer 1838 Avery Plumer, Jr. 1846 W. Frank Mullin, clerk 1850 Joseph T. Pierce, shipwright 1840 J. Mulin and Brother, clerks 1843 Benj. C. Piper, clerk 1840 Thomas R. Martin, tin ware William H. Piper, clerk 1840 Chas. F. Marline, book-keeper 1842 James R. Putnam, painter A. M. Marline, book-keeper 1849 James Place A. B. Mendum, grocer 1832 Edward L. Pike, printer 1840 John S. Mendum E. A. Robinson, clerk 1832 J. D. Mendam S. Robinson, merchant 1835 John W. Moses, mason H. E. Robinson, clerk T. M. Moses, provision dealer Edwin H. Rice, clerk 18461 Gilinan Randall Joseph C. Muchmore, rigger 1832 David S. Rand, machinist 1846 William F. McClintock 1 Thomas Daniel Kittson S. j j ! j i ! ! i ! ! i ! j j ! ! i I i ; I | i i ': j j I i j | ] | j ! I j j i ! ! 1 | ! ! ! . i ! ! �74 1851 jWm. H. Tripp, cooper 1853 jWm. S. Tullock, book-keeper 1834 1851 |Hugh H. Tuttle, printer 1829 T. M. Rundlett, custom-house 1839 W. P. Treadwell, mahog'ny dr. 1847 Stephen Titcomb James W. Ricker, printer 1827 [Stephen Tucker, sup. city land 1825 Edmund B. Ricker, painter 1806 Christo'r E. Rymes, machinist 1841 James Vanghan 1847 Henry White Samuel Rea, custom-house 1847 'Lorenzo White J.Pierpont Rea, school 1847 Thomas B, Wiggin, cooper Chas. Edwin Rea, school 1853 1848 S. Adams Wiggin, clerk Horace Rea 184 J Ira W. Wiggin, trader Samuel W. Rea 1850 Joseph P. Wilson George H. Rea 1850 James Reid, machinist Joseph T. Wilson, machinist Ben ning Wilson, cabinet maker 1848 Daniel Rackliff Jacob Walden, shipping master 1838 John E. Rolland Dan'l B. Sawyer, h. carpenter 1852 Augustus Walden, varnisher 1848 1844 W. E. Stan wood, paper hanger 1832 Thomas Walden, calker 1848 Isaac Waldron, clerk Joseph Sise, clerk Sam'l W. Waldron, merchant 1834 Ephraim Shackford, painter Sam'l W. Waldron, J r. Charles Stone, painter 1832 Alfred Waldron Baron Stowe, clergyman 1831 Augustus Spinney, car maker 1851 James H. Weeks, merchant William A. Weeks Thomas Spinney 1845 Geo. S. Walker, dry goods Daniel R. Sheafe, merchant 1852 W. S. Walker, clerk John P. Somerby, car builder 1845 James Warren Wildes, clerk Howard M. Somerby Daniel K. Sparhawk, com. mer. 1832 John Woods 1832 Edwin A. Wadleigh, clerk Benj. P. Shillaber, printer 1840 D. L. Webster, leather dealer Francis R. Smith, dry goods Matthew Hale Smith, law John G.Webster, leather dealer 1825 1823 J. Wendell, Jr. dry goods 1843 Cyrus Smith, Suffolk bank 1821 F. A. Shapley Samuel Whidden, printer 1848 John York, merchant Albert F. Sise, salesman 1843 1852 Charles Young Francis P. Sise, clerk 1852 James T. Simes, clerk Charlestown. 1852 Edmund M. Adamson, tailor 1844 Joseph S. Simes, clerk 1827 Franklin Ayers, carpenter 1851 Joseph Simes, merchant 1853 Richard C. Bazin Rufus Stuart, carpenter 1833 Edwin Shackford, p. forte m'r 1851 Joshua W. Bazin 1850 John Cheever, physician John W. Stavers, clerk 1818 1816 Lyman O. Chase, ship carpen'r 1829 Geo. W. Seaward, clerk James A. Cook, spar maker 1836 Henry Seaward, printer 1843 Joseph Scriggina Benj. Crocker, carpenter 1842 Theodore S. Davis John Stokell 1850 Otis Falls J .Marshal Shepherd, hack 1844 James O. Trefethen, carpenter 1852 Wm. Fernald, cabinet maker 1844 L'd Trefethen, cabinet maker Levi Frye, clerk, 1835 Daniel Taylor, merchant 1832 Edwin R. Laighton, clerk 185f Wm. W. Tyler Edward J. Norris, carpenter 1836 Garland Turell, broker 1830 Isaiah B. Norris, wheelwright 1834 J. A. Thompson, printer & pub. Moses Norris Charles Tappan, bookseller 1815 Hiram Peaslee, carpenter 1852 Moses Rand, Jr. hatter Jos. Remick, Jr. machinist Albert Remick, clerk, 1 ' | ! | I ! j ! j ] ! ! I 1 ! j j [ 1 ! I | I ;' j j j ! ! | j ! I ! j ! ! ! I j j ! ! I | ! �75 Robert Pearson Hopkinton. { James Remick, carpenter 1845 j H. Sanderson, blacksmith Daniel Seaward Henry Waldron Lowell. J. Simons Timothy Upharn, merchant I J. Chelsea. Wm. Jackson J. O. Mendum, Nathan mason '1 Knowlton Albert B. Lowd, carver Thomas Moses, printer S. Alfred A. Stacker, physician Hamilton E. Towle, student Andvver. J. W. P. Carter George E. Davis Charles M. Pickering Daniel Shannon Hirain Dennett, tailor Alfred Oilman, printer 1844 B. T. Hardy, merchant 1839 'Moses G. Howe, lawyer Oliver March, bookseller J. G. Peabody 1817 B. H. Penhallow, printer 1845 \ j j 1850 [Joseph Raynes, jeweller L. K. Streeter, editor Robert N. Tullock, silversmith 1852 James P. Walker, bookseller 1813 Geo. W. Wendell, dry goods 1837 William G. Wise, cash'rm'f co. 1850 Lawrence. William S. Horton, machinist Nathaniel White ! | ] [ I j Lynn. jEIbridge G. Brooks j ! Staples ! Beverly. ! Mark Brookline. Mark W. Sheafe S. Danvers. Wesley Hubbard Dedham. John Holmes Oliver Holmes Jeremiah Dearborn, merchant Charles Hatch, merchant D. W. Hatch, merchant Washington Haven, dry goods 1833 1828 1850 1850 1351 Henry Haven Charles Haven j 1830 Dan'l Moulton, clothing store James D. Moulton Asa E. Mullin | 1828 i / \ J. 1848 j Amesbury. Dennett, jr. Chas. W. Reding, clergyman 1838 1831 1823 1832 1845 1825 1836 ' Oliver Larkin W. 1836 1825 1823 1837 1837 j j J. 1817 j Cotton, com'n agent Henry Hanson, carpenter Thomas S. Hayes, grocer John Colcord, mason Charles H. Dennett ! letter carrier Cambridge. Isaiah Bailey, ! Wear | \ Chas. C. Shackford, clergyman 1831 John C. Vennard, joiner J. S. Wentworth Maiden. E. L. Adams j Dorchester. Nath'l Bailey, carp. & calker Gideon Beck, auctioneer Charles N. Bailey A. W. Bell Nath'l Dennett, 3d G. W. Tuckerman, police Jeremiah Newman 1843 John G. Webster 1836 Marshfield. 1844 Fletcher Webster. \ j ! I Melrose. 1844 William Gushing, painter j ! 1822 1880 Leonard Jackson, printer Wm. F. Euston. Serrat, whitesmith j Paul Laighton George E. R. Laighton Middleton. | Fall River. Charles F. Tucker, clerk Israel W. Putnam, clergyman Milton. 1826 Israel P. Miller John Gloucester. Natick. Parrott, merchant 1809 John M. Seaward, trader Haverhitt. George D. Wise 1835 H. Miller j William W. 1818 j \ J. M. Goodrich ' New-Bedford, Abner J. Phipps. �76 Samuel Clark Newburyport. 1831 Edmund F. Clark H. Brewster, printer Charles W. Gurney Reading. 18i3 Geo. Badger, cabinet manf'r Joshua Marston Wm. Badger, cabinet manfr 1884 John E. Townsend Salem. Eben. Wheelwright, merchant 1834 John Ball, city missionary George E. Young T. R. Hanson, trader George C. Hill Joseph Ham Wm. | Newton. Springfield. G, H. deRoachmont, carpenter 1825 Leander Hansooni, carpenter Holmes George 1852 Somerville. Peter Peduzzi Charles Israel Putnam, M. D. Benjamin Randall Isaac Quincy. Charles W. Boyd W. Goddard 1835 East Stoughton. Roxbury. John E. W. Coleman Henry L. French, machinist Taunton. J. Greenleaf Albert D. Jenness, pat. leather 1852 T. Simes Dennett Levi M. Jenness, expressman 1848 D. H. B. Wheelwright, teacher Yeaton Jenness, expressman Tiwksbury. 1850 Leonard Huntress I. P. Libbey, watch-maker Richard Rice Watertown. Wm. Rice 1830 Fred'ck S. Wendell, carpenter C. F. Sleeper, architect Worcester Jos. B. Somerby, p. forte m'r John G. Adams, clergyman Frank Somerby Gardner 1841 1834 1832 1832 . Thodore H. Randolph. Matthew Clark 1823 Bartlett, printer Albert C. Tarlton MAINE. Augusta, Me. Moses Noble, trader Thomas C. Noble Geo. H. Perkins Wm. H. Marden, machinist Bangor, Me. Damariscotta, Me. Edward H. 181 2 Sise ] 1814 Gardiner, Me. 1850 Parker Sheldon, ex-mayor 1814 1850 Goff's Corner, Me. Massena Goodrich, clergyman ; ! j I 1816! Kittery, Me. Stephen Gilman, furniture Samuel Laighton, book-keeper 1852 George Sparhawk 1832 Leonard March Limerick, Me. J. G. Rand Laommi B. Dame, physician Bath, Me. Newcastle, Me. John P. Cooper Leonard Cotton North WUtfield.Me. South-Berwick, Me. Bdw'd Warren Putnam, cler. John E. Bailey William A. Cromwell Portland, Me. John J. Brown, broker John P. Cromwell, mariner Charles H. French Job Harris William D. Jewett, merchant 1823 Oliver Gerrish, watch-maker Moses Noble Henry Goddard, merchant Hanson M. Hart, wool dealer Biddeford, Me. George F. Bosher Henry B. Hart, wool dealer ifames E. Haseltine George Swasey, machinist W. H. Knowlton Eliot, Me. James Jones S. C. Martin Richard Phillips, seaman J ! 1849 I ] 1835 j \ 1820 ! ! I j | ! 1817 1820 1834 1832 �N. T. Moulton, jr. clothing A. H. Rowe 1851 And'w G. Senter, watch-maker 1839 Ewd. S. Moulton, watch-maker 1788 Wm. Senter, watch-maker 1827 Oliver Moulton, overseer Edward Stiles, wheelwright 1833 Saco, Me. 1826 Jacob Marston, carpenter j j | | NEW-HAMPSHIRE. Allenstoion, George W. Theodore H. Rand, trader N. H. Ela, farmer I Harrington, N. H. Benj. George 1849 1828 W. Wendell Greenland, N. H. Thompson Joshua W. Peirce Andrew Barnstead, N. H. Marshall Thomas Concord, N. H. Chadbourne, physician 1810 John T. Parrott George T. Ball Henry Hart Thomas W. Penhallow Charles S. Gilman M. V. B. Locke, Benj. Sherburne, machinist Peter Bonning Charles E. Salter, shipmaster printer Samuel B. Larkin Joseph C. Perkins, printer Thomas P. Treadwell Dover, N. T. Joshua Banfield J851 John Lowd Henry Lowd North Hampton, N. H. 1814 George Grouard AugustineDuny on, watchmaker 1851 Kingston, N.H. John T. Gibbs, editor 1825 Leonard Shilling Francis H. Hardy 1819 John Shilling Leonard S. Rand 1828 Manchester, N. H, Lt. J. A. Underwood Leonard R. Gray \ j | \ John Scriggins Charles T. Durgin Durham, N. H. Joseph Potter Clement M.Davis. William Young Treat Potter F. B. Johnson, hair work Epping, N. H. 1852 Milton Mills, N. H. Thomas Boardman, tailor Exeter, N. H. Bray U. Simes, trader 1830 John Lowe, Jr. Netcington, N. H. Theodore Moses 1779 J. W. Pickering 1836 | | | ! 1842 1824 | ! George Matb.es J. W. Brooks ! Mark Colbath S. S. Fletcher Joshua W. Nutter James Nutter, carpenter 1829 1846 Charles W. Nutter, carpenter 1829 1818 F. W. de Roachment 1B3S George W. de Roachmont 1817 Frank Pettigrew ! I William S. Nutter, carpenter | M. D. Whidden Luke Julian ! ! Oliver Smith, printer J. Hamilton Shapley, register Daniel Melcher I \ Thomas Wiggin, 2d Gilford, N. H. Woodbury Melcher, trader Great-Falls, N. H. Elisha Andrews, Jr. grocer I I ! | Mark Noble, trea. Rochester, N. H. trader Homey, S. Newmarket, N. B. John F. Kennard A. W. Walker William L. Walker 1806 Ossipee, N. H. 1813 William Hazlett 1826 Pembroke, N. H. Benjamin B. Hazelton. of Sav. Bk. 1814 iSunapee, N.H. Joseph Tucker Oliver Chick, Mason Daniel Ham, hatter John Martin I Gilbert �78 Rollinsford, N. H. Nathaniel Ham Morris Ham Slratham, N. H. Lawrence Boardman Dudley Chase Benjamin Moulton New-York I ! j ! ' City. \ ! j | Daniel D. Badger James M. Badger George J. Badger Samuel A. Badger Henry S. Ball, clerk j I George Burbank A. S. Baldwin John H. Bowles Samuel L. Brewster Moses P. Brown James W. Carr j 1828 j ! I j | j 1850 I ! j Newton Curtis Elijah Curtis Ralph C. Cutter Joseph F. Dow, fancy painter A. Jackson Decatnr James W. Emery j ! j ! Goodrich ; j ! ! j Josiah Halev Lieat. T. J.'Haines, U. S. A. J. Harris Ham j S. Hill Eliphalet Ladd William P. Mickell Jonathan Morrison Charles J. Turell L. B. Walker William A. Walker William Augustus Walker James L. Wise William G. Wendell T. D. Wendell Josiah F. Wilson Charles W. Wilson Henry Young Orlando Yeaton Brooklyn, N. Y. John Blunt, Jr. Nath'l March Blunt, U. S. Art'y I Joseph Spinney John Blunt, j William B. Johnson John Jewett Charles Turell William Turell ! Charles H. Hill John M. Hill Horace Hill Wesley W. Hill C. H. C. Hubbard, jeweller Charles Goddard Pickering John Pray William B. Robinson Capt. James Sullivan Capt. James Salter Alonzo Taft William H. Thomas ! Woodward Haven Appleton Haven Henry W. Phipps W. Putnam | Alfred A. Hall John W. Harrat Charles Haven J. George Samuel j j J. Archibald A. Peterson George F. Peterson Edwin A. Peterson George W. Philbrook William H. Peterson 1838 John S. Walker Charles Walker William Walker Charles L. Frost William Fernald J. Satmonfalls, N. H. Robert H. Holbrook William Morton, carpenter j George Barker William P. Bennett Joshua David Lowd NEW-YORK. Julian Allen Thomas B. Aldrich Charles Abernethey J. George Thompson, clergyman William S. Yeaton Salem, N. H. j ! pres. Brooklyn S. Hill, merchant Joseph Spinney, Jr. Buffalo, N. Y. William Treat, physician Rochester, N. Y. 1832 j ] bank Henry Alfred M. Badger ! Monroe Works, N. Y. Peter P. Parrott j J. Fisher Sheafe New-Hamburg, N. Y. �79 OTHER STATES. | Washington, D. C. Richard Ela, clerk dist. oourt ! E. L. Childs Philadelphia, Pa. Charles Wm. Coxe, merchant Alfred Wm. L. Elwyn, esquire. N. Parker Haven Marshall Hill E. Ricker Hill Manning Kennard, merchant Wm. M. Kennard, ship master Charles A. Lyman Walter Langdon George Rundlett Daniel M. Rollins N. Parker Shortridge, merch't Benjamin T. Tredick Mark 1852 Wentworth Larkin Childs, clerg. 1816 George M. Grouard Silas H. Hill, lawyer 1831 1832 Charles March 1852 Baltimore, Md. William Walker I | j ! | Cincinnati, Ohio. 1850 Horatio Page \ Samuel Warner Mark H. Wentworth, imp.&job.l843 " ! 1831 ! George J. Wentworth, John H. Hilton I R. Wendell ! 1843 A. S. Wentworth, carpet ma'r 1844 Toledo, Ohio. Edmund Q. Waldron, clergyman John E. Shackford Columbus, Ohio. Meadville, Pa. 1829 Nathaniel S. Folsom, clergyman Charles B. Dennett, printer Paul Laighton, jr. Pittsburg^ Pa. 1846 John H. Wheeler James M. Haselton 1850 Baldwin Haselton Chicago, III. Brady's Bend, Pa. George H. Foster John H. Haines, Iron Co. 1853 George E. Webber, dry goods 1850 " Alonzo Haines, 1851 Alfred A. Webster, dry goods I860 " John G. Little, Mount Palatine, III. 1815 John G. Townsend " 1851 Nathan B. Folsom j ] ! ! | i ! I Warrington, Pa. William F. Laskey Boardman Folsom I Lancaster , Pa. Alexander Henderson, merchant Pottsville, Matthew ! S. III. Marsh Peoria, 21L Pennsylvania. Henry I. Rugg Daniel Dearborn. Samuel Hazlett Granville, III. William D. Hill Providence, R. I. Charles Akerman, bookbinder 1830 St. Louis, Mo. Onsville E. Pray Edmund Henderson i \ ! i George W. Flagg Bristol, ! R. William H.S. Bayley John Gregory New-London, George O. Merriam Elizabethport, 1. James Holmes Lt. Charles E. Blunt, U. S. EngV 1814 Samuel Treat, judge Louisville, Ky. 1833 Eusebius Hutchings, banker 1846 L. V. Badger 1844 A. C. Badger, banker j ! Ct. ! j N. J. j Joseph C. Moses Trenton, N. J. \ Joseph H. Thompson Indiana. R. L. Harris, civil engineer Cannelton, la. Charles Henderson, manfr Cranberry, N. J. William A. Haselton, teacher 1853 Alonzo Wise \ ] Wisconsin. Mobile, Ala. Joseph Ela, merchant Daniel D. Wyatt, printer Richmond, Va. William Green Joshua W. Fernald j David Holmes 1824 j . Whitewater, Wis. William D. Little, jr. 1849 �80 New-Orleans, La. Thomas A. Adams California. 1843 1846 Charles E. Blunt William B. Bowles John Durgin William Henderson Samuel Hill Peter Marcy Akerman N. A. Haven Ball, merchant Benj. J. j ; Alonzo F. Brown ! 1826 1838 1828 1832 Charles ! John W. 1850 1849 Clark S. Cutts Thomas Clapham Thomas W. Drown William H. Dunyon 1838 James M. Ela, merchant Samuel Marcy John L. Sheafe, lawyer 1841 Lawrence Bufford, painter ! C. 1849 1849 Ezekiel Fitzgerald, merchant Albert Fernald Benj. F. Foster, printer Robert B. Gray, goldsmith Phineas J. Goodrich 1849 j i i Elbridge G. Treat Frederick W. Tilton | [ Howard Henderson i John Gaines j Charles Gaines j 1836 Illinois. Augustus Hubbard, Robert Harrold John Goodrich, Jr. Alonzo Hubbard, William A. Goodrich Mississippi. Oliver B. Hill Jeremiah D. Goodrich, jr. Woodville, Miss. 1824 Thomas A. Harris, shipmaster Isaac H. Stanwood Abel Harris, shipmaster Dubuque, Iowa. John W. Huntress 1849 Charles W. Cutter Edward A. Ham, printer Laporte, la. 1840 T. Leander Ham, printer James M. C. Piper, trader | ! j \ ! I j J | Charles Moses, goldsmith William Moses, goldsmith William P. Moulton, tin ware Charleston, S. CHorace Morrison, merchant Moses H. Stacey Newnansvill-e, E. Florida. Augustus Morrison Sam'l Osgood Putnam, raerc't 1835 George L. Brown Theodore F. Rowe Jacksonville, Fa. Edwin A. Rowe William F. Dupray. Fort Smith, Ark. Charles E. Rand 1838 James Saunders William Jackson 1853 James Henry Thompson, carpen'r Joseph Jackson Clarksville, Geo. Ataos T. Akerman, lawyer \ ! \ ! I ! \ | \ ! I Beloit, Wis. Oliver P. Rice, engineer Galveston, Texas- Alexander H.Ladd \ j ' 1851 1 Honolulu, S. I. David P. Penballow, shipmaster \ T. Coffin Harris J FauUdand George T. Upharn Daniel G. Waldron 1851 Frank Winkley, trader 1849 Daniel E. Whidden, printer Portland, Oregon. George E. Gray, mariner Charles B. Pillow, watch-maker J. Islands. 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Title A name given to the resource Badge - Return of the Sons & Daughters of Portsmouth Commemoration Ribbon Subject The topic of the resource Sons & Daughters of Portsmouth Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource City of Portsmouth, NH Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vertical Files, Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Textile https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/01c46f4f580a767b4ae6de422d878641.jpg 13ec15141291980a596f38fc116e6d5f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 6.75" x 5" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Nativity Play" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Poetry Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a poem from "The Nativity Play" by Elizabeth Bowen and an intricate floral border with personal symbols. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bowen, Elizabeth (1899-1973) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/fe0a070f4765cf7d41408240325909d0.jpg aadb80a31db8e8129a74b5e2feec4d98 https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/52865c77cacb48742ca1900ac90ed15e.jpg e249b80c8d4329440828a6a94d472bef Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 7.75" x 5.25" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "I Am the Vine" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a verse from the Bible (John 15:5) with a Christmas greeting and is signed by the artist. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.18 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/6b57ceb019a87b6651766b036cfd5532.jpg 89618509ac6e3912059dd510f62e400e https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/5acb7e55b3389e56bd189bf660a11750.jpg 3c97d086ec48a40fdbfff2abbd221c86 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 10" x 7.5" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Grail" 2 Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Poetry Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features "The Grail" poem by Father John D. Swanson of Christ Church in Portsmouth, and an ornate image at top left with flourishes and a knight on mount. His banner holds the poem title and a Christmas Greeting is printed below with the name and address of the artist. Personalized note on interior. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Swanson, John D. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/a83fc286583d5361c9147bec40a6d6c5.jpg a7af4068d965e231261c455fd89e8eaa https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/822f13de253471614248e08f91d2f6bc.jpg 8c7a3ef3595c6933c46e4152be99bb2a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 10" x 7.5" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Grail" 1 Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Poetry Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features "The Grail" poem by Father John D. Swanson of Christ Church in Portsmouth, and an ornate image at top left with flourishes and a knight on mount. His banner holds the poem title and a Christmas Greeting is printed below with the name and address of the artist. Address is more complete than the other card of this style. Personalized note and signature on interior. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Swanson, John D. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/369b93136c3d245ce752422d6e5ce873.jpg f2684a988eec2c33c0b167fd4e568d81 https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/0707e6470520a69a9abdf3993ad1414f.jpg c29465642a49feb70674ee46c98ebf83 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 5" x 4.25" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Christ at His Nativity" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Poetry Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a biblical poem about the Nativity. Ornate jumping fish flank a yin-yang symbol at center of card with crown and flourishes above. Personal note on interior with signature and printed sender's address. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.14 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/1df7632a6643bf853fd8f0cb958444de.jpg dcc043ec6c490815ae999a55388e3f9a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 9" x 6" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "To Celebrate the Birthday of Christ" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Hymns Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a knight in armor on mount, flanked by florals with a banner at top with title text. Lyrics to "Fight the Good Fight with All Thy Might," hymn by John S.B. Monsell on small banners at sides and bottom, with artist name and address below. Interior blank. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Monsell, John Samuel Bewley (1811-1875) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/898918472cef7307285f03d0b959d581.jpg 294b80fa59b6c93fd9250d9ea13a8ca8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 7" x 5" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "After Bresdin's Holy Family" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features densely decorated scene of Sagamore Creek with Biblical references and Martine Cottage in background. Inspired by Rodolphe Bresdin's "The Holy Family" (1885). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpeg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bresdin, Rodolphe (1822-1885) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday Martine New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/64be33cca7fc35dc3916d7a29f8aeb8e.jpg 386f20f4c202452fc406f5c53c0ab3e8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3.50" x 7.25" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Christmas Greetings" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a simple rectangle Christmas Greetings banner with artist information below. Flat card. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.11 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/20054c9a0be36b0dc24151520eee9855.jpg 46a685e8475cb7dec0b7ad998d44de1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 7.5" x 5.5" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "A Blessed Christmas" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.10 Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus and surrounded by intricate floral work and two intertwining rams horns at bottom. Christmas greeting is banner style at top. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/3116fe286e0b952c9c93333909cbd18a.jpg 6e6f0b9f48363f4542e07200bfad5e46 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 9.25" x 6" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Be Through My Pencil to Awakened Earth" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Poetry Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.9 Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a landscape view of the Martine Cottage and grounds, flanked by personal symbols. An original poem below, followed by Christmas greeting. Flat card. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday Martine New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/c5445048f7ddee1d8e577464d361dccd.jpg cd94e44797c2588521f89689710eb390 https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/da2f6498bfa79c6ca09e226c1ec8fdb4.jpg 341b53b6706cf558e1c4eaa5ccf3793f https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/54b62c38354053d83d7c1f0668d25351.jpg c32f74192e1377e6142b9e00606b4402 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 8" x 5.5" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Beatitudes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.8 Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features the Beatitudes in list format. First letter of each is building block style text with red ink details with a small view of the Mount of Beatitudes in Israel at top. Personal note on interior with artist signature. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/63f1160a89408d90fb00eb66dafd3ad1.jpg 86da6cb03fab0b94361268a1d7ce838e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 6.5" x 5.25" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "His Star" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Poetry Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.7 Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features an interior view of the Martine Cottage with Dorothy and Lester Harding as well as each of their children and pets. Surrounded by ornate border with greeting and date in frame. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday Martine New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/b5d83f194ffd4df604fca644de941aaa.jpg 479880842e572235493c643c7f1212fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 4" x 6.5" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Warm Welcome Inside" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.6 Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features the interior of Martine Cottage with Dorothy sitting in front of the fireplace and a printed note explaining the image view. Personal, handwritten note at bottom. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday Martine New Hampshire Sturgis https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/da0ba29665e23963dcef79c4499d77cf.jpg 600d0b8eda13a8de77756917aa644ed7 https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/56b6392edd83773dea991195259e9615.jpg a7c66e70526209d7039b864fbc7f1457 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files. Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Joan Christy, 2018 Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018 Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018. The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes. Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929. Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room. Language A language of the resource eng Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Put whatever you want in here. --title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection --text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018. --images:: 2085,2094 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3.5" x 6" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "A New Door for the Martine" Subject The topic of the resource Christmas cards Pen and ink drawings Portsmouth (N.H.) Postcards Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1951 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Jpg derived from Tif Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-AA2018.5 Description An account of the resource An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a postcard style with stamped back and addresses. Image depicts the front of the Martine Cottage and its "new door". Personal, handwritten greeting at right. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Language A language of the resource eng 20th century drawing Harding holiday Martine New Hampshire Sturgis