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To have produced one family like the Adamses would surely be sufficient distinction for any one place, but the Adams family forms merely one unit in Quincy's unique procession of great men. TO HAVE PRODUCED ONE FAMILY LIKE THE ADAMSES WOULD SURELY BE SUFFICIENT DISTINCTION FOR ANY ONE PLACE BUT THE ADAMS FAMILY FORMS MERELY ONE UNIT IN QUINSY'S UNIQUE PROCESSION OF GREAT MEN
f whom have written, beside valuable historical works, autobiographies so entertaining and so truly valuable for their contemporaneous portraits as to win a place of survival in our permanent literature. A member of the Adams family still lives in the comfortable home where the three first and most famous members all celebrated their golden weddings. This broad-fronted and hospitable house, built in 1730 by Leonard Vassal, a West India planter, for his summer residence, with its library finished in panels of solid mahogany, was confiscated when its Royalist owner fled at the outbreak of the Revolution, and John Adams acquired the property and left the pitch-roofed cottage down the street. The home of two Presidents, what tales it could tell of notable gatherings! One must read the autobiography of Charles Francis Adams and "The Education of Henry Adams" to appreciate the charm of the succeeding mistresses of the noble homestead, and to enjoy in retrospect its many illustrious visitors. F WHOM HAVE WRITTEN BESIDES VALUABLE HISTORICAL WORKS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES SO ENTERTAINING AND SO TRULY VALUABLE FOR THEIR CONTEMPORANEOUS PORTRAITS AS TO WIN A PLACE OF SURVIVAL IN OUR PERMANENT LITERATURE A MEMBER OF THE ADAMS FAMILY STILL LIVES IN THE COMFORTABLE HOUSE WHERE THE FIRST THREE AND MOST FAMOUS MEMBERS ALL CELEBRATED THEIR GOLDEN WEDDINGS THIS BROAD FRONTED AND HOSPITABLE HOUSE BUILT IN SEVENTEEN THIRTY BY LEONARD VASSAL A WEST INDIA PLANTER FOR HIS SUMMER RESIDENCE WITH ITS LIBRARY FINISHED IN PANELS OF SOLID MAHOGANY WAS CONFISCATED WHEN ITS ROYALIST OWNER FLED AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE REVOLUTION AND JOHN ADAMS ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY AND LEFT THE PITCHED ROOFED COTTAGE DOWN THE STREET THE HOME OF TWO PRESIDENTS WHAT TALES IT COULD TELL OF NOTABLE GATHERINGS ONE MUST READ THE AUTO BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS AND THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS TO APPRECIATE THE CHARM OF THE SUCCEEDING MISTRESSES OF THE NOBLE HOMESTEAD AND TO ENJOY IN RETROSPECT ITS MANY ILLUSTRIOUS VISITORS
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