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October, 1903 AD (search for this): chapter 1
the first of its kind in our old town. At that time it was comparatively new. It is still not far away (as will be shown) but is voiceless, and in age and feebleness extreme. It is only recently that the writer learned of it and of its present resting place, and set about tracing its history. In Vol. VII, No. 2, may be found the excellent story of Susanna Rowson and her famous school for young ladies, prepared by the late Mary Sargent, and read by her before the Historical Society, October, 1903. To that the reader is referred for the setting and location of this piano while in Medford (though no allusion is there made to it), the present writer only remarking that Mrs. Rowson's school was housed in a building on High street, removed just prior to the erection of Grace Church and the Tufts residence. Mrs. Rowson's biographer (Rev. Elias Nason) states Mrs. Rowson introduced a piano into her schoolroom in the spring of 1799, and young ladies from different parts of the country
1802 AD (search for this): chapter 1
when Mr. Rowson and Mr. Montgomery sang a powerful duo in the absence of Medford's recalcitrant choir during a visit to the school, we looked into the genealogies in the Haverhill history and find them given as— 1 Mary. b Mar 5, 1790 2 Ann or Nancy b Apr 8. 1792 3 Mary Evidently an error, as Montgomery had a daughter Myra at the school with Mary. b. Oct 1, 1794d. Apr 14. 1817 The above first-mentioned Mary would have been twelve years of age at her father's visit to Medford in 1802, and was under Mrs. Rowson's tuition in 1805 after the removal of the school to Newton (1804). She married, August 26, 1810, Samuel Bachelder (who was six years her senior, and who outlived her ten years). He came to New Ipswich, N. H., in 1808, and was engaged in cotton manufacture there several years. Having digressed a little to show connection with the above, let us return to our piano subject again. For information we visited the Medford Public Library and were shown the beautiful li
1782 AD (search for this): chapter 1
1901, and in the twenty years since then had been taken out but once (March, 1914). Attached to page 99 is the following typewritten statement:— In 1884 there was given to the New England Conservatory of Music an old piano—made in London in 1782. This instrument originally belonged to the Princess Amelia, the youngest daughter of George III, and she gave it to the Chaplain of the royal family, whose daughter married a Mr. Odiorne, an American. She brought the piano to Boston. It was bo and that he put it in good repair, whereas, the one he first saw was in constant use and is a handsome instrument at the present moment, inlaid with satinwood and wreaths of colored wood surrounding the name of Christopher Ganer Londoni Fecit 1782 Broad Street Soho. On reading the above (typed copy kindly furnished us, and from which our compositor sets it) we were more at sea than ever. We were reminded of the saying of some eminent writer, Language is given us to conceal our thoughts.
Oct (search for this): chapter 1
He was not General till the war of 1812. Recalling the interesting episode in Medford's old meeting-house (related by Miss Sargent) when Mr. Rowson and Mr. Montgomery sang a powerful duo in the absence of Medford's recalcitrant choir during a visit to the school, we looked into the genealogies in the Haverhill history and find them given as— 1 Mary. b Mar 5, 1790 2 Ann or Nancy b Apr 8. 1792 3 Mary Evidently an error, as Montgomery had a daughter Myra at the school with Mary. b. Oct 1, 1794d. Apr 14. 1817 The above first-mentioned Mary would have been twelve years of age at her father's visit to Medford in 1802, and was under Mrs. Rowson's tuition in 1805 after the removal of the school to Newton (1804). She married, August 26, 1810, Samuel Bachelder (who was six years her senior, and who outlived her ten years). He came to New Ipswich, N. H., in 1808, and was engaged in cotton manufacture there several years. Having digressed a little to show connection with the
James Parton (search for this): chapter 1
ounding the name of Christopher Ganer Londoni Fecit 1782 Broad Street Soho. On reading the above (typed copy kindly furnished us, and from which our compositor sets it) we were more at sea than ever. We were reminded of the saying of some eminent writer, Language is given us to conceal our thoughts. Evidently its first paragraph is editorially written, the remainder by the correspondent therein mentioned. But who was he? Does the word writer (in the closing paragraph) refer to James Parton, author of the Atlantic Monthly article, or to the writer of the above Transcript article, or were both one and the same? The Mrs. Samuel Batchelder of Old Cambridge was the Mary Montgomery of Mrs. Rowson's Medford school. This Transcript story tallies with others till we read the fourth paragraph, which makes it appear that the piano of Princess Amelia had been organized prior to Jonas Chickering's first sight of it, 1817, in New Ipswich. How correct it may be we cannot say. It was wr
John Gould (search for this): chapter 1
n to Medford, Mass., where it was used at the school for young ladies kept by Mrs. Susan Rawson, author of Charlotte Temple. The piano some time afterward was sent to Haverhill, N. H., where it was in use many years. Later it was taken to New Ipswich, N. H., where its real historic importance in connection with the firm of Chickering and Sons begins. Mr. Jonas Chickering, founder of the house, was in the last year of his apprenticeship, at the age of nineteen, with a cabinet-maker named John Gould, when this old instrument was brought to them to be tuned and repaired. The young apprentice, though he had never seen a piano, and, of course, was wholly unacquainted with its complicated structure, successfully undertook the task of restoring it to usefulness. The piano is five octaves, the keyboard extending two-thirds the length of the instrument. At a later date organ pipes and bellows were added to the piano and placed in the body of the instrument under the strings. There at
John Montgomery (search for this): chapter 1
e first piano in Haverhill was owned by Gen. John Montgomery and was brought to Haverhill some time Ranson. It was later still purchased by General Montgomery and brought to Haverhill, where it was igland Conservatory of Music in Boston. John Montgomery had three daughters in Mrs. Rowson's scholated by Miss Sargent) when Mr. Rowson and Mr. Montgomery sang a powerful duo in the absence of Medf 8. 1792 3 Mary Evidently an error, as Montgomery had a daughter Myra at the school with Mary.he piano to Boston. It was bought by General John Montgomery and taken to Medford, where it was usto Boston. It was sold in this city to Gen. John Montgomery and taken to Medford, Mass., where it wtunes, or how the piano came to be sold. John Montgomery was a Scotch-Irish farmer and leading citthiest man. George III had fifteen children, Montgomery had thirteen, but it was his eldest, insteadd for her home in America. The late General J. Montgomery purchased the Piano of Mr. Odiorne for
March, 1901 AD (search for this): chapter 1
and Medford Past and Present are reproduced. This was given to Miss Sargent by a granddaughter of Mrs. Bachelder, the Mary Montgomery who attended Mrs. Rowson's school and there (and in her early married life in New Ipswich) used this old piano. We also took from the library, for a careful reading, the Memoir of Mrs. Rowson, above alluded to. It was with some surprise that we found that though written by a Medford author, and published in 1870, it was not acquired by our library until March, 1901, and in the twenty years since then had been taken out but once (March, 1914). Attached to page 99 is the following typewritten statement:— In 1884 there was given to the New England Conservatory of Music an old piano—made in London in 1782. This instrument originally belonged to the Princess Amelia, the youngest daughter of George III, and she gave it to the Chaplain of the royal family, whose daughter married a Mr. Odiorne, an American. She brought the piano to Boston. It was
Edward Everett Hale (search for this): chapter 1
daughter of George III., now owned by Miss Ellen Day Hale, daughter of Dr. Edward Everett Hale, Feb., 1916. We began to think of the tomb of Columbus, and to wonChickering catalogue of 1902, which assigns a later date than 1817. Neither Dr. Hale nor Louis Elson, who were speakers at the eightieth anniversary exercises of ttty little story about the Princess Amelia's Piano being in the possession of Miss Hale appears to be completely disproved. I am rather sorry for our part, but am pence should be placed in the statement made to me (and passed on to you) that Miss Hale had anything to do with the instrument in question. He did, however, say that we restored an antique Piano of foreign make for Miss Hale, but there was no connection between it and the Piano of the Princess. In regard to the somewhat ambi feel somewhat relieved to be in position to set you right on the question of Miss Hale's ownership of the Princess' Piano. Wishing you success with your work, I
Elias Nason (search for this): chapter 1
h no allusion is there made to it), the present writer only remarking that Mrs. Rowson's school was housed in a building on High street, removed just prior to the erection of Grace Church and the Tufts residence. Mrs. Rowson's biographer (Rev. Elias Nason) states Mrs. Rowson introduced a piano into her schoolroom in the spring of 1799, and young ladies from different parts of the country availed themselves of the opportunity of learning to play this instrument that had taken the place of the spinet and harpsichord. Mr. Nason, however, tells nothing of its history. Our interest in it was aroused by the following, very recently published (History of Haverhill, N. H., W. F. Whitcher, p. 378);— First piano. The first piano in Haverhill was owned by Gen. John Montgomery and was brought to Haverhill some time prior to 1820. This instrument had an interesting history. It was made in London by Christopher Gaverand and had been the property of Princess Amelia, daughter of Geor
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