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interesting historic association, than Xcwbuiy and Xewbury- 

 port, from the earliest to the latest dates in their history. 

 Man}' of the inhabitants ol those towns, or tlieir descend- 

 ants, had held very prominent positions among the" literary, 

 the commercial, and most distinguished men of the countiy 

 in all departments (jf active life. Taking up the several 

 localities visited in order, Mr. W. resunKnl the remarks 

 which he had made at the various })oints of interest visited 

 in the morning. Prominent among these were the "• Dexter 

 Museum" now occupied by Dr. E. G. Kelly, and illi^istrating 

 in its restoration, and in the beautiful gardens about it tlie 

 well known taste of its hospitable proprietor ; The " Mall" 

 once the Camp ground of a portion of Arnold's Expedition 

 to Canada : the house of the Misses Tracy where are depos- 

 ited the beautiful paintings by Copley, of Col. and Mrs. Lee 

 of Marblehead. Copley is said to have remarked of t]iese,when 

 in later life asked which were his best paintings, that those 

 at Newbiiryport were regarded by him as foremost among 

 his works. Mr. W. then spoke of the ''Wolfe Fann" now the 

 Merrimack House ; the Tracy Mansion, where Washington, 

 Lafayette, Talleyrand, Louis Phillipe, Chateau) iriand and 

 others vvcre at various times guests; "St. Pauls Church'' 

 with its old altar piece, and the exquisite memorial Chapel 

 erected by Rev. Dr. Horton ; the tomb of Bishop Ban, the 

 first Bishop of Massachusetts ; the Ferry Way ;.the residence 

 and work slio}) of Jacob Perkins, the famous Inventor and 

 Engraver ; the law oftice of Chief Justice Parsons, where J. 

 Q. Adams, Eufus King and Robert Treat Paine and other 

 eminent men studied ; the "Old South Church" with the 

 monument and tomb of Wniitfield : the ancient Colonial Jail; 

 the "Old-Tov/n Meeting House" ; the Green where another 

 portion of the Canada Expedition encamped ; the ancient 

 Grave Yard of Newhury, where the party found many 

 unique epitaphs; several old houses of historical interest ; 

 amon"' others, the Garrison house now the Pettino'ell Farm 



