New Castle, historic and picturesque . ^ Walter Barefoot andRichard Chamberlain. The fonner was a chief figure in NewCastle liistory from IGGO to the close of the century. He heldevery oflice, at one time and another; yet was never popular, andhas come down to us with a bad name. He was a brave soldier,and independent in thought and action. The witchcraft delusiondid not delude him; and he rescued Quakers from persecutionand death. The popular party undertook to suppress him, butfailed signally. His only answer in court, on one occasion ofarrest, to all and every question was, My naine is Walt
New Castle, historic and picturesque . ^ Walter Barefoot andRichard Chamberlain. The fonner was a chief figure in NewCastle liistory from IGGO to the close of the century. He heldevery oflice, at one time and another; yet was never popular, andhas come down to us with a bad name. He was a brave soldier,and independent in thought and action. The witchcraft delusiondid not delude him; and he rescued Quakers from persecutionand death. The popular party undertook to suppress him, butfailed signally. His only answer in court, on one occasion ofarrest, to all and every question was, My naine is Walter. INTERNAL ANNALS 125 He commanded the fort for a oiig period; was a judge andjustice of tlie peace, and a deputy governor. Tie boasted of liisrelation to all the wealthy families of the Province by marriage;but I can lind no trace of it, nor of any of his are his signature and Richard Chamberlain was Secretary of the Province, and aresident of New Castle for some years. We are indebted to hispen for the account of the stone-throwing devil, and also fornearly all the documents of interest concerning the Mason landcontest and other affairs of the Province, Avhile he Avas its secre-tary. He was fond of literature and the fine arts, and was anamateur musician. I judge from his handwriting that he lovedform and order. There is before me a New Castle deed, writtenby him in 1G85, on parchment, as fresh, clear and neat as if but ofyesterday. The deed runs from Rich. Welcome and his wifeEleanor of Star Island, to Henry Beck of Great Island, andconveys a house forty feet square, and a small parcel of land,near the house of John Ilunkin, situate on a highway running tothe Avater-side. Cranficld lived in New Castle, sometimes at an ordinary, atother times in private houses. He occupied the Jaffrey cottagefor two years. 120 yElV CASTLE It was (luring the aclininistrutio
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