The Old Dartmouth historical sketches . warlike proclivities; theeast side of the meeting house atAcushnet being partitioned off for theseparate use of the Fighting Quak-ers. All honor to their patrioticsouls! Later on Cornelius Howland becamepart owner of a whaleship, which was Mrs. Mehetable Howland RobinsonGreen, in right of her descent from theoriginal owner, who was the ancestorof ^the aforesaid Cornelius, as well asof Mrs. Green. Some years ago pleas-ant gatherings of the Howland clanwere wont to be held at this home-stead, but Mrs. Green disapproves oftrespassers on her property, even f
The Old Dartmouth historical sketches . warlike proclivities; theeast side of the meeting house atAcushnet being partitioned off for theseparate use of the Fighting Quak-ers. All honor to their patrioticsouls! Later on Cornelius Howland becamepart owner of a whaleship, which was Mrs. Mehetable Howland RobinsonGreen, in right of her descent from theoriginal owner, who was the ancestorof ^the aforesaid Cornelius, as well asof Mrs. Green. Some years ago pleas-ant gatherings of the Howland clanwere wont to be held at this home-stead, but Mrs. Green disapproves oftrespassers on her property, even for adays picnic, once a year, and havingno strong family affection objects tothe presence of her cousins at the homeof their common ancestor. The house was built in the ancientdays, when Dartmouth was of moreimportance than New Bedford. Therewas no Friends meeting house in thisvillage. Apponeganset held the mother church,and* the visiting Friends expected tobe entertained at Friend Howlands atthe Round hills. In fact the tall, nar- X=M. Uvm Sir .. .^fit i» ?•?4 » JThs* GIDEON HOWLAND HOUSE AT ROUND HILLS. The large eastern addition is said to have been made for the entertainment of monthly and quarterly meeting guests. captured with other vessels by theFrench, about 1796. As this happenedin a time of peace the United Statesclaimed and received compensation forthe injury done to its commerce, butUncle Sam has a tight grip, the moneywas not distributed to the ship owners,but remained (much of it still remains,after 100 years), in the United Statestreasury. Cornelius Howland used tosay: I shall never get any of thatmoney, nor Mill my children, perhapsmy grandchildren may have it. Asmall portion has lately come to hisgreat grandchildren, and in one in-stance a great-great-grandchild washis representative. These heirs weretold to regard the money not as pay-ment of a debt, but as a gratuity fromthe government. We have here a picture painted byWilliam A. Wall of the old Round hil
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