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States. He and John Pickering
and Pierce Long were delegates to
the Convention, for the adoption
of the Federal Constitution, and I
ably sustained it.

Portsmouth points with pride to
Buckminister, Haven, Sewall,
Penhallow, Langdon, Cutts, Bart-
lett, Webster, Brown, Alden,
Pickering, Sherburne, Woodbury,
and the Wentworths who were na-
tives or residents of the town.

Navy Yard. “ The navy yard is
situated on the east side of the
Piscataqua, within the limits of
Maine, and has every convenience
and facility for the construction
of vessels of the largest class. It
is about three fourths of a mile
north east from the city. The ter-
ritory embraced within its limits
is about 65 acres, and is nearly en-
closed with permanent quay walls
of dimension split granite.” The
water at the wharves is of suffi-
cient depth to float the largest
class of government ships, at the
lowest tide. There are three
large ship houses, seven large tim-
ber sheds, a mast house, and a rig-
ging house; machine shops and
wood shops on the most extensive
scale and improved plans. The
quarters for officers and men are
not excelled by those of any nary
station in the country. There is a
oating dry dock, for the repair
of the largest government ships.
This dock is 350 feet in length, 115
in width, 38 feet in height, and cost
$ 800.000. The number of hands
employed in this yard varies from
300, to over 2,000.

Old Oryanizations and Societies.
Portsmouth Aqueduct Company,
organized in 1798; Portsmouth
Marine Society, organized in 1808;
Portsmouth Athenteum, January,

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