illiam, and one daughter, Rebecca, who
married Captain Jonathan Carnes. The Vans family Bible is in the
library of the Essex Institute.

NOTE 20.

In the cordial hatred of the Puritans for Christmas Anna heartily
joined. It was not till this century that in New England cheerful
merriment and the universal exchange of gifts marked the day as a
real holiday.

NOTE 21.

"Aunt Sukey" was Susanna Green, born July 26, 1744, died November
10, 1775. She married, on October 18, 1769, her cousin, Francis
Green. The little child Charles, of whom Anna writes, proved to be a
deaf-mute, and was drowned near Halifax in 1787. Francis Green had
two deaf-mute children by a second wife, and became prominent
afterwards in Massachusetts for his interest in and promotion of
methods in instructing the deaf. In a letter of George Green's,
dated Boston, July 23, 1770, we read: "Frank Green was married to
Sukey in October last and they live next house to Mrs Storers." From
another, dated December 5, 1770: "Frank keeps a ship going between
here & London, but I believe understands little of the matter,
having never been bred to business wch was one great objection with
my father to his courting Sukey." I think he must have developed
into a capable business man, for I have frequently seen his business
advertisements in Boston newspapers of his day. Anna's mother
bequeathed seven hundred and fifty dollars to Francis Green in her
will. He was a man universally esteemed in the community.

NOTE 22.

Dr. Samuel Cooper was born March 28, 1725; died December 29, 1783.
He graduated at Harvard in 1743, and became pastor of the Brattle
Street Congregational Church, of Boston. He was a brilliant
preacher, an ardent patriot, the intimate friend of John Adams and
Benjamin Franklin, and a very handsome man.

NOTE 23.

Master Holbrook was Samuel Holbrook, Anna's writing-master, one of a
highly honored family of Boston writing teachers. Perhaps the best
known of this family was Abiah Holbrook. In the _Boston Gazette_ of
January 30, 1769, I find this notice:--

"Last Friday morning died Mr Abiah Holbrook in the 51st year of his
Age, Master of the South Writing School in this Town. He was looked
upon by the Best Judges as the Greatest Master of the Pen we have
ever had among us, of which he has left a most beautiful
Demonstration. He was indefatigable in his labour