The story of our forbears . ser-vice, was taken as a spy, lurking within the American has been tried as a spy, condemned as a spy, and shallbe executed as a spy, and the flag is ordered to depart im-mediately. Israel S.—He has been executed accordingly/There is something in this enumeration of facts, the logicof their connection, the despatch resulting therefrom, plac-ing them beyond further appeal, that would, I opine, char-acterize a like experience of my great-grandsire Enoch. Without attempting the detail of this Revolutionary in-heritance, I will simply copy from a lett
The story of our forbears . ser-vice, was taken as a spy, lurking within the American has been tried as a spy, condemned as a spy, and shallbe executed as a spy, and the flag is ordered to depart im-mediately. Israel S.—He has been executed accordingly/There is something in this enumeration of facts, the logicof their connection, the despatch resulting therefrom, plac-ing them beyond further appeal, that would, I opine, char-acterize a like experience of my great-grandsire Enoch. Without attempting the detail of this Revolutionary in-heritance, I will simply copy from a letter which I receivedfrom Dr. Putnam, of Salem (one of our connection), whois authority in the records of the Putnam and Perleyfamilies. 4-6 THE PERLEYS. Speaking of my mother, he says: It is seen that is descended on her grandmothers side (Anna Flint),as well as from her grandfathers (Enoch Perley), fromJohn Putnam, John Porter and Major William Hathorne,ancestor of Nathaniel Hawthorne, the novelist and Hon. Charles W. Uphams great work on the History ofSalem Village (now Danvers) and the Salem Witchcraft(see Vol. i, p. 99) gives some account of Major Hathorne,who was a very distinguished and influential man. Noone/ he says, in our annals fills a larger space. That issaying a great deal. He commanded important and diffi-cult military expeditions, was prominent as counsel andjudge in the courts, was in the Legislature 17 years as THE PERLEYS, 47 assistant, and Deputy 20 years, was Speaker of the Housein 1644, and was a great orator withal. Few Colonial Dames, proceeds Dr. Putnam, canclaim a better descent than one who may trace her line backto him. See also Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne by hisson Julian. Curiously enough, between the major and the novelist,the name changed from Hathorne to Hawthorne. Great grandfather Enoch Perky was, as I gather, aman of small physique. He was energetic, ingenious andof a courage, thrift and industry indomitable. Apropos ofth
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