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in the line of boats trying his hand at shooting; but his 

 greater pleasure, especially in later years, was to sail out 

 in his little sloop and enjoy the sport of cod and haddock 

 fishing. He was ever a generous and beloved landlord 

 among his dependents, and the kindest of parents, ever 

 delighted to have his sons with him, on marshes, over 

 the farm, or in the boat. The elder one, Fletcher, a 

 colonel in a Union regiment, fell in battle during the late 

 war, and the youngest, Major Edward, died of disease 

 during the Mexican War. It was a sorrowful day when 

 the remains of the statesman were interred, on a hill -side 

 overlooking the ocean and the meadows. 



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