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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! 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
 little boy occupying the conspicuous place as child of one President and grandchild of another, yet he was to win renown and honor on his own account as Ambassador to England during the critical period of our Civil War. America remembers him best in this position. His firm old face with its white chin whiskers is a worthy portrait in the ancestral gallery. Although the political history of this country may conclude its reference to the Adamses with these three famous figures, yet all New Englanders and all readers of biography would be reluctant to turn from this remarkable family without mention of the sons of Charles Francis Adams, two of 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. C VIEW A LITTLE BOY OCCUPYING THE CONSPICUOUS PLACE AS CHILD OF ONE PRESIDENT AND GRANDCHILD OF ANOTHER YET HE WAS TO WIN RENOWN AND HONOR ON HIS OWN ACCOUNT AS AMBASSADOR TO ENGLAND DURING THE CRITICAL PERIOD OF OUR CIVIL WAR AMERICA REMEMBERS HIM BEST IN THIS POSITION HIS FIRM OLD FACE WITH ITS WHITE CHIN WHISKERS IS A WORTHY PORTRAIT IN THE ANCESTRAL GALLERY ALTHOUGH THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY MAY CONCLUDE ITS REFERENCE TO THE ADAMSES WITH THESE THREE FAMOUS FIGURES YET ALL NEW ENGLANDERS AND ALL READERS OF BIOGRAPHY WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO TURN FROM THIS REMARKABLE FAMILY WITHOUT MENTION OF THE SONS OF CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS TWO OF 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
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