Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13

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oil, spuri S a may nave existed In MS
tahI;shaJ Tba 49, ou,u, w' So" es
waiai ports,n.nth .. nnn,n -: sal -. ~ -,
and influence and I.fore long was shire
town aItbourh tho rim nal sat ~ 80
eminent and the homs of the governor re-
NAMED on the seacoast
Many descendants OF the early settlers at
Exeter still remain and one strain of write
Yankee blood flowing in the veins OF the
Gilman family, has contributed to the an
nails of the state. and the nation for more
than two centuries and is still alert and
vigorous. In colonial days Exeter was the
capital OF the colony. the committee OF
saiety held ITS sessions there and IN the
winter or l'Io noted a declaration OF IN
uepehaence. the hrst colonial legislatures
u.st theIe, ana there was KEPT the coIoh'al
nne 3, p th IN .ne mouse OF the treasursr
49, ts .i, ms ,rii'hal oiti .ai ms
rbansod .nS q; SUI s'anus pl pa, rhaS "ai
headSuarters bv tbs Nv u aIru RAJ ,s
Tor 81 d. Co.,S,'. - ~" f,i;Is.i hilS,,
has furnishcd ~ na,,sa as 80 ~, c,Inri,i
period and uses il "a a clubhouse Tor its
members
1eorSe was mere, 100.
The owner of this house was chairman
of the committees which jr,ftad .ba con
s,;tutio, ~ 49,, -. ~. I,,,'
go 49, G. VI -re"
anu 'iie hrSt printed PROOF OF that docu-
ment, with his corrections on the margin.
has been retained ia years as an heir
loom in his fa mily iS mr. Na3 in,
the residence '' ~
That constitution was adopted at Exeter.
and here also was held the convention that
New Hampsaire was the ninth state TO cast
its vote. and. making two-thirds, gave
'~liully 10 that instrument.
Exeter Son af,.ru,ard h,,, ia, ,nu ' ro'
tanned its Importance for several genera
lions. and vas visited by all travellers Of
note In New England. AT an carry day IL
was ptousht INTO literature by the uesciip-
tlons OF quaint frenchman Count Castei-
100 wiio iiidue the sidiiu 'oui Vi tiiS Se'-
tIoh alIllost TWO centuries ago; vi course
washington was mere ana the room ne
oecupieu IN the oiG tavern Is sun SHOWN 10
cuilous NlsI,ofs. ,htiI fecently the tavern
was tne nome OF an ANTIQUARIAN VINO num-
oeieu aiming MS treasures cioch that pe-
ionsed 10 Blennerhassett ,,-,,.,
GEORGE Wniteneid' 'he famous r.hS.isi
uslis e.eo MS ias' Sc. mo-, III d. ,i,t
yer; III o'4er 10 accoliiil'u t tiie .iut.i.
,uues VINO uesieu 10 liea, hi''' 'ie SCI . -
were nero IN the open an. anu ,ne spy 10
now INA heu ny Iue,,ioi Id. s.'i,u, 80, 49,,
ploiouiieins d pene.iic'ioi ma 80 40 60,
ar o, -. No,,,h''r,n u' ha-a b Az tha
80. -. Jul P'i - "'''@ '' Wv" ''e
''' ~, r. ,,.o, ~. So ,,.o; ,.e T., 1,o.or
=, 10 80, th ho,.aI 20 80, Si,i,,tshaa
- is. ~ 49,, " i 60 r. IL
iu i a 49,. 80. 80. ,!o.- n,o SO
tn 90 cta.n , go ror prasiSan, ,,.
go, . y. 80. 1850, ~, n. 90.
n;na Years Tbe Nome Of his ancestors /,
eth tordi, "e '' Vi ~
sui s'ahui's'
This Isn't Friar Tuck
. ,,..,.... .o,
Hno'"e' ui'"'u 'S''". ""' f'''''
Tuck. an able young lawyer who appeared
at Exeter about eighty years ago. made for
bi,nsalf a sacure nosit,op ar the har en-
,..., o,,.,o ....... 49,, 80 .ha ,aodars q,
'eiei po-''icS' oec"ni' o'e y, inc VI
the democratic party. lett the organization
on the slavery question and contributed
very largely to the election of John p. Hale
as the first free-soil Senator in Congress
Amos Tuck was a pioneer in the formation
Of the republican party and In a letter of
counsel sent to a conference of free-soilers