This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ... her remarkable exploit, she embarked on the waters of the Merrimack, and after much suffering, arrived at her home in safety. On the left: Thomas Duston, on the memorable 15th of March, 1697, when his house was attacked and burned, and his wife captured by the savages, heroically defended his seven children, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ... her remarkable exploit, she embarked on the waters of the Merrimack, and after much suffering, arrived at her home in safety. On the left: Thomas Duston, on the memorable 15th of March, 1697, when his house was attacked and burned, and his wife captured by the savages, heroically defended his seven children, and successfully covered their retreat to a garrison. In 1865 this monument was removed for the reasons given in a local newspaper as follows: In 1855 a project to perpetuate in stone the memory of Hannah Dustin was discussed in Haverhill, and that year the Dustin Monument Association was organized. It originated among the residents of West Parish, where the heroine lived. The project met with general favor among the citizens, and a good part of the sum necessary for a suitable memorial having been subscribed, the monument was purchased and erected on the site of the Dustin house. It was twenty-four feet high, five feet square, and was of Italian marble, resting on a granite base. The tablets were inscribed with records of the brave deed, and it was in every way appropriate to perpetuate the memory of the heroism of this brave woman. The projectors of the scheme had relied upon the generosity of the Haverhill citizens to complete the payment of the debt contracted, but the money did not materialize, and, finally, the payment of the debt became a matter of litigation in the courts. This was in 1862, at a time when the excitement of the civil war overshadowed everything else, and money was very scarce. The matter was pending all through the war, and finally, in 1865, judgment having been obtained in the courts, the monument was taken down and removed to Barre, Mass. The records of Mrs. Dustin's achievements were erased, and, after being suitably inscribe...
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