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A Sunday at Old Ipswich

July 17, 2021November 17, 2024 Gordon Harris5 Comments
Woodcut of historic Ipswich Town Hill

In 1846, British writer John Ross Dix visited Ipswich and recorded his observations in “Local Loiterings, and Visits in the Vicinity of Boston, by a Looker-on"

Posted in StoriesTagged John Ross Dix, visit

A Revolutionary Guest: John Adams’ Letters From Ipswich

July 1, 2021January 2, 2025 Gordon Harris2 Comments
Woodcut of John Adams

John Adams visited Ipswich many times during his tenure as the Boston representative to the colonial legislature from 1770 to 1774.

Posted in PeopleTagged 1774, Bruce Laing, Ipswich, John Adams, letters, Revolutionary War, town government, visit

John Dunton’s Visit to Ipswich and Rowley in 1686

March 7, 2021December 11, 2024 Gordon Harris1 Comment
John Dunton's visit to Ipswich

in 1686, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart on High St. were favored with a visit from the book seller John Dunton, who came to Ipswich "in the course of his saddle-bag peregrinations."

Posted in StoriesTagged 1686, Commons, October, Rowley, visit

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