. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. fMarch, 1678/9. His wisdom and military skill fitted him for leadershipduring the perils of King Philips War, and made him apopular office holder all his life. His funeral was an occa-sion for great ceremony, only excelled in pomp by hisepitaph, which declares him to be N. Es Heroe, Mars hisGenerall, Vertues standard-bearer and Learnings Glory. The Saltonstall family have a small miniature (repro-duced here)
. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. fMarch, 1678/9. His wisdom and military skill fitted him for leadershipduring the perils of King Philips War, and made him apopular office holder all his life. His funeral was an occa-sion for great ceremony, only excelled in pomp by hisepitaph, which declares him to be N. Es Heroe, Mars hisGenerall, Vertues standard-bearer and Learnings Glory. The Saltonstall family have a small miniature (repro-duced here) set in gold, and the colors are still , In his Diary, 15 February, 1813, says: T visited the Land Bank apartment In the State House & ob-served the Gov. Leverett there was of him when old & not younglike that from which mine was taken at Ipswich. This portrait, now at the State House, is reproduced in theGenealogical Register, Volume 4. The three-fourths lengthhere given Is from the painting at the Essex Institute,Salem. Ancestry and Descendants of Sir Richard Saltonstall. 1897. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, April, 1850; October, 1858. 414. JOHN LEVERETT 1616-1678/9 Miniature (415) ? I. D € N F*^!. * A >? J* f f
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