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very pretty. All furniture 
worth seeing

Indian Hill Farm
Mr Ben Perley Poor Mosely 
Most original & crazy  a 
full Museum of all tools 
etc from Colonial times. 
No architect. Old frame 
moved there by Miss Poors 
(over 80) father. Altered 
many times. Hall ceiling 
cut out to make a gallery. 
Low ceilings  queer rooms 
interesting furniture, China 
silver. Bed with eagles 
heads from Bordentown [[NJ]] 
Stables & yard attached 
Fine negro boy to build houses. 
Lovely garden, lines straight 
path going up & down &
over several hills  flower 
borders about ten ft wide on 
either side 10 ft path set 
between arborvitae hedges 
Miss Poor wonderful witty 
gay & charming old lady 
brought up in house

Transcription Notes:
Major Benjamin Perley Poore (1820-1887), editor and newpaperman Indian Hill Farm plans: https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.ma1824.sheet/?sp=6 Indian Hill Farm today: https://ecga.org/Stories-Indian-Hill-Conservation Indian Hill Farm photo: https://www.si.edu/object/archives/components/sova-aag-gca-ref18386