Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . James Dana. Mr. Bigelow was a P>deralist, and commanded a militiacompany in Groton composed exclusively of members of thatparty, while Mr. Dana was a Democrat, and commanded a com-pany in the same town composed entirely of those of his politicalfaith. Both of these able men were great lovers of horse flesh,and kept only the best. It must have been an inspiring sceneto witness their drives from Groton to Concord Court, hip andtie, as seems to have been their usual custo
Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . James Dana. Mr. Bigelow was a P>deralist, and commanded a militiacompany in Groton composed exclusively of members of thatparty, while Mr. Dana was a Democrat, and commanded a com-pany in the same town composed entirely of those of his politicalfaith. Both of these able men were great lovers of horse flesh,and kept only the best. It must have been an inspiring sceneto witness their drives from Groton to Concord Court, hip andtie, as seems to have been their usual custom. After Mr. Danamoved back to Groton from Charlestown, he cultivated one ofthe finest and most attractive estates in Middlesex, which finallypassed into the hands of Hon. Timothy Fuller, his successor inthe ofifice of County Attorney. Mr. Dana was postmaster ofGroton, and it may be interesting to note that in 1800 the quar-terly receipts of his ofifice amounted to $3 ! He delivered manynotable Masonic orations, and was secretary of Saint PaulsLodge, Groton. Hon, Timothy FuIIei*, of Cambridgfe^ JSJI to J8I3 (2 years).. Born in Chilmark, July 11, 1778. Graduated from Harvardwith second honors in 1801. Representative, 1835, of House, 1885. Senator, 1813 to 1816. Councillor,1838. Representative in Congress, 1817 to 1835. He was aman of considerable ability, both as a lawyer and was the father and early tutor of that eccentric and ex-traordinary literary genius, Sarah Margaret Fuller (Marchionessde Ossoli), who was reading Latin at six years of age, and attwenty-six was a close friend of Emerson, Hawthorne, and Chan-ning, and had earned the title of the Priestess of Transcen-dentalism. She was perhaps the earliest, and certainly the
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