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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 23., Dr. Osgood's house. (search)
Dr. Osgood's house. The Reverend David Osgood had been minister of the church in Medford twelve years, when he married, November 1, 1786, Hannah Breed of Charlestown. Acting on the old adage of procuring a cage before securing the bird, he had erected the substantial dwelling on High street, at the corner of Powder house road, that was for the remainder of his life his home, and for years after that of his daughters, Mary and Lucy. Among his papers was preserved a statement of its cost. It may be of interest to such as know the relative value of old tenor, as compared with the currency of 1785, which, by the way, Dr. Osgood expressed in English money (as this was prior to the adoption of the Constitution), to compare this with another in this issue. In this, there is nothing of a raising. Without doubt there was one, with abundance of refreshment, both solid and liquid. What among the thousand little expenses, stitwork was, will some one tell? By the kindness of Mrs.