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That the famous manuscript which was its greatest historical contribution has been taken away from it, is no loss in the truest sense of the word, for this monumental work, which belongs to no one place, but to the country as a whole, is properly preserved at the State House. THAT THAT FAMOUS MANUSCRIPT WHICH WAS ITS GREATEST HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM IT IS NO LOSS IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD FOR THIS MONUMENTAL WORK WHICH BELONGS TO NO ONE PLACE BUT TO THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE IS PROPERLY PRESERVED AT THE STATE HOUSE
used to come and go not only many ships of commerce, but, in the evenings after life had become less austere, boatloads of merry-makers from Plymouth and Duxbury to attend the balls given at what was originally the King's Town. It has carried much traffic in its day, that river which now winds so gracefully down to the sea, and which we see so well from the yard of the old Bradford house. Down it floated the vessels made by Kingston men, and out of it was dug much bog iron for the use of Washington's artillery. Monk's Hill--which the old records call Mont's Hill Chase, a name supposed to have been applied to a hunt in England--could tell a story too, if one had ears to hear. The highest land in Kingston, during the Revolution it was one of the points where a beacon fire was lighted to alarm the town in case of invasion by the enemy. Kingston is not without history, although its manuscripts lie long untouched upon library shelves, and its historic soil is tramped over by unheeding feet. MAYFLOWER UP WHICH USED TO COME AND GO NOT ONLY MANY SHIPS OF COMMERCE BUT IN THE EVENING AFTER LIFE HAD BECOME LESS AUSTERE BOAT LOADS OF MERRYMAKERS FROM PLYMOUTH AND DUXBURY TO ATTEND THE BALLS GIVEN AT WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY THE KING'S TOWN IT HAS CARRIED MUCH TRAFFIC IN ITS DAY THAT RIVER WHICH NOW WINDS SO GRACEFULLY DOWN TO THE SEA AND WHICH WE SEE SO WELL FROM THE YARD OF THE OLD BRADFORD HOUSE DOWN IT FLOATED THE VESSELS MADE BY KINGSTON MEN AND OUT OF IT WAS DUG MUCH BOG IRON FOR THE USE OF WASHINGTON'S ARTILLERY MONKS HILL WHICH THE OLD RECORDS CALL MOUNT'S HILL CHASE A NAME SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO A HUNT IN ENGLAND COULD TELL A STORY TOO IF ONE HAD EARS TO HEAR THE HIGHEST LAND IN KINGSTON DURING THE REVOLUTION IT WAS ONE OF THE POINTS WHERE A BEACON FIRE WAS LIGHTED TO ALARM THE TOWN IN CASE OF INVASION BY THE ENEMY KINGSTON IS NOT WITHOUT HISTORY ALTHOUGH ITS MANUSCRIPTS LIE LONG UNTOUCHED UPON LIBRARY SHELVES AND ITS HISTORIC SOIL IS TRAMPLED OVER BY UNHEEDING FEET
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