Modern
Languages and Belles-Lettres in Harvard College, which office he held
till 1854. He was again married in July, 1843, to Frances Elizabeth
Appleton, daughter of Nathan Appleton, of Boston. She died in 1861.
Their children were Charles Appleton, Ernest Wadsworth, Frances (who
died in infancy), Alice Mary, Edith, and Anne Allegra. He died on the
24th March, 1882.

{109 In 1680 Samuel Sewall wrote to his brother in England: "Brother
Longfellow's father W'm. lives at Horsforth, near Leeds. Tell him bro.
has a son William, a fine likely child, and a very good piece of land,
and greatly wants a little stock to manage it. And that father has paid
for him upwards of an hundred pounds to get him out of debt." In 1688
William Longfellow is entered upon the town records of Newbury as having
"two houses, six plough-lands, meadows," etc. The year before, he had
made a visit to his old home in Horsforth.}

{110 This was the letter from the minister of the town inviting him:--

FALMOUTH, November 15, 1744.

SIR,--We need a school-master. Mr. Plaisted advises of your being at
liberty. If you will undertake the service in this place, you may
depend upon our being generous and your being satisfied. I wish
you'd come as soon as possible, and doubt not but you'll find things
much to your content.

Your humble ser't,

THOS. SMITH.

P. S. I write in the name and with the power of the selectmen of the
town. If you can't serve us, pray advise us per first opportunity.

The salary for the first year was L200, in a depreciated currency.}

EDWARD LONGFELLOW, of Horsforth.

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William,
b. 1620;
d. 1704.

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Nathan, William, Mary. Lucy.
d. 1687. b. 1650; em.
to America; Isabella. Martha.
m. 10 Nov., 1676
to Anne Sewall;
d. 31 Oct., 1690.

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