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William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik 11 3 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 10 2 Browse Search
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. 9 7 Browse Search
Wendell Phillips, Theodore C. Pease, Speeches, Lectures and Letters of Wendell Phillips: Volume 2 8 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 8 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 6 0 Browse Search
Historic leaves, volume 2, April, 1903 - January, 1904 6 0 Browse Search
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. 6 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 6 0 Browse Search
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct. 5 1 Browse Search
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Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct., chapter 4 (search)
, the Old Men of Menotomy captured a convoy of eighteen soldiers with supplies, on its way to join the British at Lexington. The command of the party of exempts is variously attributed to David Lamson, a private soldier from Cambridge during the French War (see Paige, 405, note), Lamson is named as an Indian, first from Medford, 1767, &c.—Wyman's Charlestown, 539. and to Phillips Payson, A. M., pastor of a church in Chelsea [H. U. 1754, D. D. &c.], both of whom were probably present. Bancroft says two wagons sent out to the troops with supplies were waylaid and captured by Payson, the minister of Chelsea. Major Sylvester Osborn, then 16 years old (he was the youngest member of his company), was one of the guard detached from a Danvers militia company, which marched in advance of their regiment to Menotomy, and had charge of two baggage-wagons, loaded with provisions and ammunition, which were taken with eleven British soldiers on their way to meet Lord Percy. One man was kill
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct., V. Town of Arlington. (search)
ho live here, that their lines have fallen in a pleasant place. I go too far when I suggest that you are without a history. West Cambridge was a part of that historic Cambridge which was so early famous in our country, the seat of learning and the home of patriotism. The honor of Cambridge is yours. After allusions to the times of the Revolution, Mr. Sumner continued: Many years ago, when I first read the account of this period by one of the early biographers of Washington, Rev. Dr. Bancroft of Worcester, the father of our distinguished historian, I was struck by the statement that in case of attack and defeat, the Welsh Mountains in Cambridge and the rear of the lines in Roxbury were appointed as places of rendezvous. The Welsh Mountains' are the hills which skirt your peaceful valley. Since then I have never looked upon those hills, even at a distance—I have never thought of them—without feeling that they are monumental. They testify to that perfect prudence which m
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct., Index of names. (search)
, 238 Appleton, 23-5, 28, 31, 33,164 Arnold, 100 Ash, 190, 271, 281 Atkins, 223 Augustus, 190, 302 Austin, 118, 190, 252 Averill, 190, 266 Avery, 131, 140,170, 190, 198, 224, 298 Ayres, 190 Babbit, 190 Babcock, 190, 243 Backer, 33, 191 Backus, 176 Bacon, 172, 177, 191,292, 342, 343 Bailey, 130, 157, 158,161, 165, 172, 185, 340, 348 Bainbridge, 135 Baker, 53, 332 Balch, 191 Baldwin, 53, 191, 266 Ball, 112, 191, 193 Ballou, 349 Bancroft, 63, 162 Banks, 161 Banvard, 172, 176 Barber, 122, 142, 191 Barjonah, 68 Barker, 191, 330 Barnard, 82, 191, 239, 240 Barnes, 140 Barnett, 349 Barney, 342 Barr, 191 Barrett, 131,191, 205 Barry, 191, 193 Bartlett, 170, 178, 274 Barton, 129 Batchelder and Batcheller, 58, 154 Bates, 223 Batherick, 19, 63 Bathrick, 11, 12, 37,191-92, 197, 252, 262, 290 Battle, 70, 79 Batts, 192, 206,269 Bayley, 192, 276 Beals, 192, 208 Beard, 9