Charles Hamilton Davidson (1812-1860). Uncle of young Hamilton Davidson Lockwood and his sister, Jenny. Also lived in Charlestown.

This interpretation is speculative. Nutting, a poem by William Wordsworth.

The game of Jackstraws would later be marketed commercially as "Pick-up Sticks". One drops a pile of sticks and the group competes to see who can remove the most sticks individually without disturbing any others.

Brookfield, Massachusetts was home to generations of the Howe family. Charles Howe is the husband of Adeline's older sister, Mary.