Rambles about Portsmouth. Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents. By Charles W. Brewster.

THE RESIDENCE OF DEA. SAMUEL PENHALLOW. 153
of and from Michael Whidden of the same town, have sold
unto said Michael a certain piece of land containing one
house lot whereon stands a dwelling house which formerly
was made use of as a bake house by Mr, Richard Cutt,
deceased, laying near said Vaughan's mansion house on
Strawberry Bank, said lot being 40 feet fronting on that
highway which runs from Maj. Vaughan's to Mr. Waldron's
house, carrying the same breadth back and is 100 feet back
from said street, is bounded with a street known by the
name of Dear street, which runs between the said
Vaughan's mansion house and that said lot.
I say bounded with this street of 46 feet wide on the
south side, with Samuel Hart's land on the north-west, and
with John Low's land on the south-west, together with
the liberty of landing any goods, lumber, wood, &c. on a
certair landing place, being given by the said Vaughan for
the use of any such as may or have purchased land abutting on the aforementioned street known by the name of
Dear street, which is 46 feet as aforesaid-together with
all the privileges and advantages to the same appertaining
or in any wise belonging: to have and to hold, &c.
RAMBLE CIX.
PThe Residence of Dea. Sanuel Pellhallow.
ANOTHER old landmark was removed in 1862 to give
place to the more modern and sightly mansion built by
Mr. Thomas E. Call. The old Penhallow house, which for
more than a century formed the south-east corner of Court
and Pleasant streets, is now among the departed. The
exact date of its erection we cannot ascertain. It was
here that the good Deacon Samuel Penhallow, and his prim
lady lived and died. The little shop on the corner afforded
to the public the needles, pins, thread, tape, snuff, and
other useful and fancy articles-while in the adjoining
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