PROVISIONAL NOT4ES ON PELHAM’S EARLIEST SETTLERS

By the terms of the purchase, houses had to be “18 foot square and 7 foot stud.” (There were no log cabins; such structures were a Scandinavian import.) No original house has survived intact, but the back wing of Mrs. Partridge’s house is essentially of the original type—a big room with a large fireplace, as well as some smaller ... ................
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