wharf-property

Updated: May 15, 2025

"My grand-aunt died very old, and was the last of her generation. She had a sister and three brothers, one of whom had the honor of being my grandfather. Mamma is sole heir to the family estates in Deephaven, wharf-property and all, and it is a great inconvenience to her.

Sarah Orne Jewett - Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches