and manager of the Tavern. In 1801, Colonel James Hackett was discharged from the office of naval constructor due to the downsizing of the Navy. He moved full time to Brookfield probably in 1801. Colonel James Hackett died in Brookfield in 1802 and at the time of probate his estate was valued as that of a well-to-do man. In a September 16, 1806, article in the New Hampshire Gazette, when the property was auctioned by his son James Jr., Colonel Hackett's former site was described as follows: A "valuable and elegantly situated farm of 320 acres (200 clear), with good stone walls, 180 apple trees for cider, with a large handsome two story Dwelling House 38 by 46 feet in good repair, excellent well near the door, 2 good barns (one entirely new, 48 feet by 34, the other 106 by 34) and a convenient store 20 by 36 feet. Every kind of farm utensil will also be sold. The auctioneer, Mr. Cazneau Bayley of Portsmouth, noted the property was considered one of the best and most productive farms in New Hampshire, 52 head of horned cattle, besides sheep and horses, have been wintered and summered on said farm”. References 1739 births 1802 deaths American shipbuilders People of New Hampshire in the American Revolution