History of the Town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement, in 1630, to the Present Time, 1855 |
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... voted to petition the General Court to have a tract of land , lying in the south of Andover , ( two miles square ) set off to it . - May 24 , 1734. — Medford voted , " That the town will pe- tition for a tract of land beginning at the ...
... voted to petition the General Court to have a tract of land , lying in the south of Andover , ( two miles square ) set off to it . - May 24 , 1734. — Medford voted , " That the town will pe- tition for a tract of land beginning at the ...
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... Voted " to choose a Committee to join with the Committee of Charlestown , to settle the bounds of the said town on the north - westerly part of said bounds , which have been disputed . " May 14 , 1744. - Voted to choose a Committee to ...
... Voted " to choose a Committee to join with the Committee of Charlestown , to settle the bounds of the said town on the north - westerly part of said bounds , which have been disputed . " May 14 , 1744. - Voted to choose a Committee to ...
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... Voted £ 10 for the repair of the roads . " This is the first vote of the kind on record . Till this time , each citizen had worked out his " highway tax by himself or hired man . Straightening and widening roads became each year a more ...
... Voted £ 10 for the repair of the roads . " This is the first vote of the kind on record . Till this time , each citizen had worked out his " highway tax by himself or hired man . Straightening and widening roads became each year a more ...
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... voted three hundred dollars ; in 1840 , voted one thousand dollars ; in 1850 , voted fifteen hundred dollars . Appended to the vote of 1840 was this prohibition : None but inhabitants shall be allowed to work in repairing the roads ...
... voted three hundred dollars ; in 1840 , voted one thousand dollars ; in 1850 , voted fifteen hundred dollars . Appended to the vote of 1840 was this prohibition : None but inhabitants shall be allowed to work in repairing the roads ...
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... voted " to empower a lawyer referring to answer a present- ment for defect in Mistick Bridge . " March 28 , 1698 : " Voted to empower Mr. John Leverett for the further defending the town referring to Mistick Bridge , in case there be ...
... voted " to empower a lawyer referring to answer a present- ment for defect in Mistick Bridge . " March 28 , 1698 : " Voted to empower Mr. John Leverett for the further defending the town referring to Mistick Bridge , in case there be ...
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