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At the Quincy mansion house were born statesmen, judges, and captains of war. The "Dorothy Q." of Holmes's poem first saw the light in it, and the Dorothy who became the bride of the dashing John Hancock blossomed into womanhood in it. AT THE QUINSY MANSION HOUSE WERE BORN STATESMEN JUDGES AND CAPTAINS OF WAR THE DOROTHY HUGH OF HOLMES'S POEM FIRST SAW LIGHT IN IT AND THE DOROTHY WHO BECAME THE BRIDE OF THE DASHING JOHN HANCOCK BLOSSOMED INTO WOMANHOOD IN IT
ams 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. 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. The Quincy family, for which the town was named, and which at an early date intermarried with the Adamses, presents an almost parallel distinction. The first Colonel Quincy, he who lived like an English squire, a trifle irascible, to be sure, but a dignified and commanding figure withal, had fourteen children by his first wife and three by his second, so the family started off with the advantage of numbers as well as of blood. 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 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 THE QUINCY FAMILY FOR WHOM THE TOWN WAS NAMED AND WHICH AT AN EARLY DATE INTERMARRIED WITH THE ADAMSES PRESENTS AN ALMOST PARALLEL DISTINCTION THE FIRST COLONEL QUINCY WHO LIVED LIKE AN ENGLISH SQUIRE A TRIFLE IRASCIBLE TO BE SURE BUT A DIGNIFIED AND COMMANDING FIGURE WITHAL HAD FOURTEEN CHILDREN BY HIS FIRST WIFE AND THREE BY HIS SECOND SO THE FAMILY STARTED OFF WITH AN ADVANTAGE OF NUMBERS AS WELL AS OF BLOOD
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