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At 3 P. M. , .adieu was said to mine host of the Wentworth 

 House ; the delightful situation, picturesque scenery anqt 

 surroundings, with first-class hotel appointments, have 

 given to this house a prominent place among the seaside 

 resorts of New England. On the way to the railroad 

 station in the city, tarried for an hour at an old mansion, 



THE HOMESTEAD OF GOV. BENNING WENTWORTH, 



who built it in 1750, and occupied it until the termination 

 of his commission in 1767. Situated at Little Harbor 

 about two miles from the centre of Portsmouth near the 

 bank of the river, it commands an extensive view of 

 Portsmouth, the navy yard, and adjacent and opposite 

 shores. 



Mr. William P. Israel, the present owner, conducted 

 the party through the several apartments, pointing out the 

 various objects of interest and referring briefly to some 

 of the old historical associations. The following may be 

 specified : 



The council chamber, finished in the best style of the 

 last century, all imposing and high-studded room, where 

 meetings of the council were held, for many years ; also 

 the little side rooms. Ascending a short flight of steps 

 is the spacious parlor, rich in its original finish. 



In these various rooms were collected many interesting 

 and curious objects ; pictures, a spinet, furniture, etc., that 

 would require considerable time to, carefully, examine. 

 The most notable of the pictures was a painting, by Cop- 

 ley, of Dorothy Quincy, who became the wife of John 

 Hancock, and afterwards Madam Scott. 



Leaving the old mansion, the party proceeded to the 

 cars and took the 5 o'clock train for Salem, arriving at 

 6.35 in the evening. 



