. The Lee mansion, what it was and what it is . the town in 1781 was entertained at lunch here, while Marquis DeLafayette, the friend of Washington, also enjoyed the hospitality of the greathouse in 1784 and 1824, and historian Roads tells us that President Monroereceived here the hospitality of the citizens, and here Andrew Jackson shookthe hands of the sturdy fishermen, who almost worshipped the old hero, andwere so true to him through life. Col. William Raymond Lee, of Revolutionary fame, the nephew of JeremiahLee, made his home here later, with his aunt, assisting her in the care of theest
. The Lee mansion, what it was and what it is . the town in 1781 was entertained at lunch here, while Marquis DeLafayette, the friend of Washington, also enjoyed the hospitality of the greathouse in 1784 and 1824, and historian Roads tells us that President Monroereceived here the hospitality of the citizens, and here Andrew Jackson shookthe hands of the sturdy fishermen, who almost worshipped the old hero, andwere so true to him through life. Col. William Raymond Lee, of Revolutionary fame, the nephew of JeremiahLee, made his home here later, with his aunt, assisting her in the care of theestate. In the final settlement the house came into the possession of Chief Jus-tice Sewall, who sold it in 1804 to the Marblehead Bank. For over a hundredyears one of the front rooms and later the other were used as banking rooms,and the various cashiers have reared their large families here. The front door has always been open to visitors to view its fine old stair-case and hall, while many a social event has taken place in the upper rooms, the. BACK CHAMBER, THIRD FLOOR12
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