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the said Mr. Townsend Bishop standing -by the Eocks 

 near Capt. Hathorne's house in Salem." It seems prob- 

 able that Richard Adams came into possession of the lat- 

 ter house also, though we cannot find any deed of it ; 

 and, from the description, we think that it may have been 

 the same as that which was recently burned and taken 

 down on the north-west side of the upper end of Broad 

 street. When this house was taken down it was found to 

 be lined with brick between the wall and plastering, and to 

 bear other marks of great age. This estate was divided 

 in 1694 between Benjamin and William, sons of John 

 Pickering, Benjamin taking the western part of the house 

 and land, and William the eastern part. In the Com- 

 moners Record is entered for Benjamin Pickering " a cot- 

 tage right near the Brick-kiln on Adams' land." This was 

 probably for the "ould house" of Townsend Bishop 

 mentioned above. William Pickering also has two rights 

 entered for " Adams' house." 



On the east side of Flint street, was the homestead of 

 Wm. Flint, which consisted of one acre, bounded north 

 by land of John Reeves, east on Cotta's lot, so called, 

 and south on Broad street, and was bought by him of 

 Thomas James, by deed recorded in 1652. After the 

 death of Wm. Flint it was owned and occupied by his 

 son Thomas Flint. Next east was "Cotta's lot," about 

 five acres, extending from Broad street to Essex street, 

 and owned before J.664, by Thomas Spooner, whose 

 widow, Elizabeth, left it to her son-in-law, John Ruck. 

 John Ruck conveyed half of it to Benjamin Gerrish, in 

 1681, and the other half to Thomas Maule, in 1687. 

 Gerrish conveyed his part to Maule, in 1683. On the 

 north-western corner of the lot, near where the Rev. Dr. 

 Emerson now lives, was built the first Quaker meeting- 

 house, the laud being given by Thomas Maule for that 



