, ▁Colonel ▁James ▁H ack ett ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁naval ▁constructor ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁down s izing ▁of ▁the ▁Navy . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁full ▁time ▁to ▁Brook field ▁probably ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁ ▁Colonel ▁James ▁H ack ett ▁died ▁in ▁Brook field ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁prob ate ▁his ▁estate ▁was ▁val ued ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁well - to - do ▁man . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Gazette , ▁when ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁au ction ed ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁James ▁Jr ., ▁Colonel ▁H ack ett ' s ▁former ▁site ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁follows : ▁A ▁" valu able ▁and ▁eleg antly ▁situated ▁farm ▁of ▁ 3 2 0 ▁acres ▁( 2 0 0 ▁clear ), ▁with ▁good ▁stone ▁walls , ▁ 1 8 0 ▁apple ▁trees ▁for ▁c ider , ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁hand some ▁two ▁story ▁D well ing ▁House ▁ 3 8 ▁by ▁ 4 6 ▁feet ▁in ▁good ▁repair , ▁excellent ▁well ▁near ▁the ▁door , ▁ 2 ▁good ▁bar ns ▁( one ▁entirely ▁new , ▁ 4 8 ▁feet ▁by ▁ 3 4 , ▁the ▁other ▁ 1 0 6 ▁by ▁ 3 4 ) ▁and ▁a ▁convenient ▁store ▁ 2 0 ▁by ▁ 3 6 ▁feet . ▁Every ▁kind ▁of ▁farm ▁ut ens il ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁sold . ▁The ▁au ction e