. Historic homes of New England . opossession and how long he held it can never bedefinitely known, as there is no record of any deedpassing until 1753, when we learn that the doctorand his good wife Hannah transferred the propertyto Doctor Robert Hopper of Marblehead, or asmuch of it as that on which the house stands, theexact number of feet not being recorded. Thiswas in consideration of £186 135. /^d. It is defi-nitely known that the Marblehead merchantadded to his original purchase from the fact thatin 1755, two years later, more land was bought. Robert Hooper, who erected this colonial ma
. Historic homes of New England . opossession and how long he held it can never bedefinitely known, as there is no record of any deedpassing until 1753, when we learn that the doctorand his good wife Hannah transferred the propertyto Doctor Robert Hopper of Marblehead, or asmuch of it as that on which the house stands, theexact number of feet not being recorded. Thiswas in consideration of £186 135. /^d. It is defi-nitely known that the Marblehead merchantadded to his original purchase from the fact thatin 1755, two years later, more land was bought. Robert Hooper, who erected this colonial man-sion, though a man of lowly birth, was a wealthymerchant who lived in Marblehead. He pos-sessed great prudence and sagacity, so that he roseto be a man of power and for a period of yearspractically monopolized the fishing industry ofMarblehead. During his life there, he entertainedin a most lavish way, rivalling Colonel JeremiahLee, not only in grandeur of equipage but in liber-ality as well. His name of King was given to [42].
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