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In this house, built in 1674, and once belonging to Major John Bradford, the grandson of the Governor, was preserved for many years one of the most valuable American manuscripts in existence, and one fated to the most romantic adventures in the annals of Lost and Found. IN THIS HOUSE BUILT IN SIXTEEN SEVENTY FOUR AND ONCE BELONGING TO MAJOR JOHN BRADFORD THE GRANDSON OF THE GOVERNOR WAS PRESERVED FOR MANY YEARS ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE AMERICAN MANUSCRIPTS IN EXISTENCE AND ONE FATED TO THE MOST ROMANTIC ADVENTURES IN THE ANNALS OF LOST AND FOUND
 gardens and with laughing life. [Illustration] CHAPTER X KINGSTON AND ITS MANUSCRIPTS [Illustration] On a charming eminence at two crossroads, delicately dappled by fine elm shade and clasped by an antique grapevine, rests the old Bradford house. From the main road half a mile away you will see only the slanting roof, half concealed by rolling pasture land, but if you will trouble to turn off from the main road, and if you will not be daunted by the unsavoriness of the immediate neighborhood, you will find it quite worth your while. The house presents only a casual side to the street--one fancies it does not take much interest in its upstart neighbors--but imagination makes us believe that it regards with brooding tenderness the lovely tidal river which winds away through the marshes to the sea. Interesting as the house is for its architectural features and for its delightful location--despite the nearness of the passing train--yet it is on neither of these points that its fame rests. ARDS THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY K HAND CHAPTER TEN KINGSTON AND ITS MANUSCRIPTS ON A CHARMING EMINENCE AT TWO CROSS ROADS DELICATELY DAPPLED BY FINE ELM SHADE AND CLASPED BY ANTIQUE GRAPEVINE RESTS THE OLD BRADFORD HOUSE FROM THE MAIN ROAD HALF A MILE AWAY YOU WILL SEE ONLY THE SLANTING ROOF HALF CONCEALED BY ROLLING PASTURE LAND BUT IF YOU WILL TROUBLE TO TURN OFF FROM THE MAIN ROAD AND IF YOU WILL NOT BE DAUNTED BY THE UNSAVOURINESS OF THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD YOU WILL FIND IT QUITE WORTH YOUR WHILE THE HOUSE PRESENTS ONLY A CASUAL SIDE TO THE STREET ONE FANCIES IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH INTEREST IN ITS UPSTART NEIGHBOURS BUT IMAGINATION MAKES US BELIEVE THAT IT REGARDS WITH BROODING TENDERNESS THE LOVELY TIDAL RIVER WHICH WINDS AWAY THROUGH THE MARSHES TO THE SEA INTERESTING AS THE HOUSE IS FOR ITS ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES AND FOR ITS DELIGHTFUL LOCATION DESPITE THE NEARNESS OF THE PASSING TRAIN YET IT IS ON NEITHER OF THESE POINTS THAT ITS FAME RESTS
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