History of the Town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement, in 1630, to the Present Time, 1855 |
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Aaron Abigail aged April Benjamin Benjamin Parker Blanchard Boston Boston & Medford Bradshaw bridge Brig build built called Cambridge Captain Charles Charlestown Christian church committee Court Cradock Curtis's dollars Elizabeth England Ewell F fathers Francis Francis Whitmore George Fuller Governor Hannah Hayden & Cudworth Henry hundred Indians inhabitants of Medford Isaac J. O. Curtis James James's Sprague John Tufts John Whitmore Jonathan Joseph July July 9 June June 11 labor land Lapham's Lydia Magoun's Malden March Mary Massachusetts meeting-house minister Mistick Mystic River Nathaniel officers Osgood parish pastor persons Peter Tufts petition pounds preached Rebecca records Samuel Swan Sarah says schools Selectmen Sept Sermon Ship Sprague & James's Stephen Hall Stephen Willis Stetson Susanna Thomas Willis town of Medford town voted Turell Wade Waterman & H wife William Woburn
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Page 448 - Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
Page 224 - We then as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain ; (for he saith ; I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation...
Page 23 - Who calls the council, states the certain day ? Who forms the phalanx, and who points the way ? III.
Page 396 - There are specimens of this money — in the same year, " for the prevention of washing or clipping," it was ordered " that henceforth all pieces of money coined as aforesaid should have a double ring on either side, with this inscription, MASSACHUSETTS, and a tree in the centre, on the one side ; and NEW ENGLAND, and the year of our Lord, on the other side.
Page 490 - Advance, then, ye future generations! We would hail you, as you rise in your long succession, to fill the places which we now fill, and to taste the blessings of existence, where we are passing, and soon shall have passed, our own human duration. We bid you welcome to this pleasant land of the fathers.
Page 274 - That there is one living and true God, the Creator and Governor of the universe.
Page 201 - It had been as unnatural for a right New England man to live without an able ministry, as for a smith to work his iron without a fire.
Page 425 - Court, and testifie unto them, that their Son is Stubborn and Rebellious, and will not obey their voice and chastisement, but lives in sundry notorious Crimes, such a Son shall be put to death, Deut.
Page 423 - Ratcliff, a servant of Mr. Cradock, being convict, ore tenus, of most foul, scandalous invectives against our churches and government, was censured to be whipped, lose his ears, and be banished the plantation, which was presently executed.
Page 446 - ... on the death of any relation or friend, none of us, or any of our families will go into any further mourning-dress, than a black crape or ribbon on the arm or hat, for gentlemen, and a black ribbon and necklace for ladies, and we will discontinue the giving of gloves and scarves at funerals.