The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees, by Mary Caroline CrawfordThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Romance of Old New England RooftreesAuthor: Mary Caroline CrawfordRelease Date: May 30, 2007 [EBook #21645]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OLD NEW ENGLAND ROOFTREES ***Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Janet Blenkinshipand the Online Distributed Proofreading Team athttp://www.pgdp.netTitle PageLittle PilgrimagesThe Romance ofOld New EnglandRooftreesByMary C. CrawfordIllustratedBostonL. C. Page & CompanyMdcccciiiCopyright, 1902by L. C. Page & Company(Incorporated)All rights reservedPublished, September, 1902Colonial PressElectrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.Boston, Mass., U.S.A.SIR HARRY FRANKLANDSIR HARRY FRANKLAND (See page 48)FOREWORDThese little sketches have been written to supply what seemed to the author a real need,—a volume which should giveclearly, compactly, and with a fair degree of readableness, the stories connected with the surviving old houses of NewEngland. That delightful writer, Mr. Samuel Adams Drake, has in his many works on the historic mansions of colonialtimes, provided all necessary data for the serious student, and to ...