. tyof Friends, of which he was a member, and in 1820 went to Hos-ton as editor of a newspapef; the American Manufacturer, and inthe following year became editor of the New England WeeklyReview published at Hartford, Conn., but in 1832 returned toHaverhill to edit the Haverhill Gazette and work upon his remained there till 1836, being twice a representative in thelegislature of the state. In 1830 he became one of the secretariesof the American Anti-slavery Society, and soon after removed toPhiladelphia, where he edited for f
. tyof Friends, of which he was a member, and in 1820 went to Hos-ton as editor of a newspapef; the American Manufacturer, and inthe following year became editor of the New England WeeklyReview published at Hartford, Conn., but in 1832 returned toHaverhill to edit the Haverhill Gazette and work upon his remained there till 1836, being twice a representative in thelegislature of the state. In 1830 he became one of the secretariesof the American Anti-slavery Society, and soon after removed toPhiladelphia, where he edited for four years the PennsylvaniaFreeman, an anti-slavery paper. In 1840 he returned to Massa-chusetts and settled at Amesbury, where he afterward resided, be-ing for some years corresponding editor of the National Era pub-lished at Washington. Mr. Whittiers works are among the bestknown and most popular of all American authors. They includepublications in prose and verse, and have obtained an unpre-cedented circulation, both in the United States and in all portions. o^: -jk Ill!-: WHITTIER H0MESTEA1 of Europe. Besides these various fine illustrated editions of someof his shorter poems have been published separately. In 1869 andagain in 1876 was published a uniform edition of his poems up todate, and in 1875 he published a collection of poetry under thetitle of Songs of Three Centuries. He died Sept. 7, 1892.* This historic old dwelling in which the famous bard of theMcrrimae Valley was born, was erected by his great-great-grand-father Thomas whittier, the first of his name in America, about 200years ago. It is in the east parish of Haverhill, a lonely farm •John G. Whittier writes, 24 8 mo., 1873: My mother was a descendant of ChristopherHussey. of Hampton, N. H., who married a daughter of Rev. Stephen Bachiler, the first min-ster of that town. Daniel Webster traces his ancestry to the same pair, so Joshua Coffin in-ormed me. Col. Wm. H. Greene, of Boston, is of the sam
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