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January (search for this): chapter 12
n, then took a hearty supper, and reached Boston at twelve. New forms of trade and amusement have almost wholly displaced these former customs. Medford was favored in good tavern-keepers. Journeying in former days, one found queer specimens of humanity among this unique class. Generally, they were only variations of Yankee Doodle. Some landlords were so full of sunshine that it was June all the year round; others had minds so frost-bitten that there was no hope for you, except in the January thaw. Here was one so anxious to oblige that he would spring to throw a lasso round the moon, if you wished it; and there another so cross, that putting a question to him was like squeezing a lemon. Burying-grounds. The places used by the first settlers of Medford for the burial of the dead are not positively known. Whether from unwillingness to follow England's example, in providing expensive and well-secured graveyards, or from their inability to do so, we cannot say; but the fact
March (search for this): chapter 12
secure the ashes of their ancestors from removal or neglect. The establishment of the cemetery of Mount Auburn has created in this neighborhood a strong preference for such burial-places; and Medford resolved to have one. The following was passed, Nov. 13, 1848: Voted that the subject-matter of the fifth article in the warrant, relative to procuring additional land for burial purposes, be referred to a committee of five, to examine locations, obtain prices, &c., and to report at the next March meeting. Nov. 12, 1849: The committee reported it expedient to buy ten and a half acres of land, at fifty dollars per acre, of Leonard Bucknam. The town concurred, and empowered the committee to make the purchase. March 4, 1850: Voted to choose a committee to lay out and otherwise improve said new burying-ground. Also voted to expend five hundred dollars accordingly. After further examination of this land, the committee recommended an abandonment of the above plan; and, March 10,
March 3rd (search for this): chapter 12
s. The levy, in each place, was made by the officers of said plantation or town; and the following order, from the general government, attests to the ideas of right universally existing:-- 1634, May 14: It is further ordered, that, in all rates and public charges, the towns shall have respect to levy every man according to his estate, and with consideration of all other his abilities whatsoever, and not according to the number of his persons [or the individuals of his family]. 1636, March 3: For explanation of an order made at the General Court, in May, 1634, it is ordered, that hereafter all men shall be rated, in all rates, for their whole ability, wheresoever it lies. In a general levy of £ 600, in 1634, Meadford paid £ 26; Charlestown, £ 45. In 1635, in a levy of £ 200, Meadford paid £ 10, and Charlestown £ 16. Keeping about these proportions, Medford paid its share as follows: In 1635, £ 19. 15s.; in 1636, £ 15; in 1637, £ 49. 12s.; in 1638, £ 59. 5s. 8d.; in 1639,
May (search for this): chapter 12
oz. of silver. Connecticut new tenor at 8s., and Rhode Island new tenor at 6s. 9d. Our fathers, under these circumstances, must have been good mathematicians to have understood this occult chemistry of trade. July 30, 1781: Medford voted to raise £ 100 in specie, in lieu of the £ 400 raised on the 29th of June last. This would seem to imply that £ 100 specie was worth £ 400 of New-England money. Aug. 20, 1781: Voted to raise £ 450 hard money, instead of the £ 1,300 paper money, voted in May last. It is not necessary to trace further the currency of the Province, or to show the effects of the issue of continental money, or the sword-in-hand money, of 1775, or the influence of the Stamp Act, and the subsequent oppressions of the crown upon the trade, comfort, or hopes of our fathers. The currency of the country, from its settlement to the present time, pertains as much to the town of Medford as to any other town. It makes part and parcel of its history. It influenced every f<
May 14th (search for this): chapter 12
this tax, twelve towns contributed; and Meadford paid three pounds. In March 4, 1633, another levy was made to pay military teachers; and here Meadford again paid three pounds. Thus our town seems to have taken its place with contiguous plantations in bearing its proportion of the public burdens. The levy, in each place, was made by the officers of said plantation or town; and the following order, from the general government, attests to the ideas of right universally existing:-- 1634, May 14: It is further ordered, that, in all rates and public charges, the towns shall have respect to levy every man according to his estate, and with consideration of all other his abilities whatsoever, and not according to the number of his persons [or the individuals of his family]. 1636, March 3: For explanation of an order made at the General Court, in May, 1634, it is ordered, that hereafter all men shall be rated, in all rates, for their whole ability, wheresoever it lies. In a gener
June (search for this): chapter 12
ng people, who brought with them their fiddler, or procured our Greenough; and who danced from seven to ten, then took a hearty supper, and reached Boston at twelve. New forms of trade and amusement have almost wholly displaced these former customs. Medford was favored in good tavern-keepers. Journeying in former days, one found queer specimens of humanity among this unique class. Generally, they were only variations of Yankee Doodle. Some landlords were so full of sunshine that it was June all the year round; others had minds so frost-bitten that there was no hope for you, except in the January thaw. Here was one so anxious to oblige that he would spring to throw a lasso round the moon, if you wished it; and there another so cross, that putting a question to him was like squeezing a lemon. Burying-grounds. The places used by the first settlers of Medford for the burial of the dead are not positively known. Whether from unwillingness to follow England's example, in provi
June 10th (search for this): chapter 12
. Aaron Cleavland and John Willis, for the enlargement of the burying-place near Mistick Bridge; and bring in a report to the town of the same, at the next town-meeting, both of the price of said land, and the convenience of the same for the use aforesaid. This passed in the affirmative; and the selectmen, Captain Tufts, Deacon Willis, Deacon Whitmore, Ensign Francis, Captain Brooks, and Ensign Hall, were appointed the committee to plan the enlargement proposed. The committee reported June 10th of the next month, when the town passed the following vote:-- That the town will give Mr. Aaron Cleavland and John Willis, for a small parcel of land, for an addition to the burying-place, lying betwixt Mistick River and Gravelly Bridge, after the rate of thirty-two pounds per acre. The portion they bought cost six pounds. May 12, 1718: Put to vote, whether the burying-place, some time past bought of Mr. Aaron Cleavland, be continued in said Cleavland's hands, as to the herbage,
June 29th (search for this): chapter 12
ially when, as in 1740, there were circulating in Massachusetts public bills of four provinces, at 29s. for an ounce of silver. New tenor of Massachusetts at 6s. 8d., but current at 9s. 8d. oz. of silver. Connecticut new tenor at 8s., and Rhode Island new tenor at 6s. 9d. Our fathers, under these circumstances, must have been good mathematicians to have understood this occult chemistry of trade. July 30, 1781: Medford voted to raise £ 100 in specie, in lieu of the £ 400 raised on the 29th of June last. This would seem to imply that £ 100 specie was worth £ 400 of New-England money. Aug. 20, 1781: Voted to raise £ 450 hard money, instead of the £ 1,300 paper money, voted in May last. It is not necessary to trace further the currency of the Province, or to show the effects of the issue of continental money, or the sword-in-hand money, of 1775, or the influence of the Stamp Act, and the subsequent oppressions of the crown upon the trade, comfort, or hopes of our fathers. The cu<
September 1st (search for this): chapter 12
y him next year. The servant answered him, he could serve him for more of his cattle. But what shall I do (saith the master) when all my cattle are gone? The servant replied, You shall then serve me; and so you may have your cattle again. It was natural enough that such extremities as these should awaken the public mind to some modes of permanent relief; and they did suggest the establishment of a mint at Boston. May 31, 1652: The General Court ordered, that, from and after the 1st of September next, and no longer, the money hereafter appointed and expressed shall be the current money of this Commonwealth, and no other, unless English (except the receivers consent thereunto). Thus 1652 saw our fathers coining money without the consent of the king, to whom alone belonged the constitutional right of so doing. The building erected for the mint was sixteen feet square and ten feet high. Such an edifice surely could not deserve the sneer of that adage, Twelve pence laid out on
September 18th (search for this): chapter 12
d was introduced to the king, he presented his majesty with specimens of our coins. Seeing a tree on one of them, Charles inquired, What sort of a tree is that? Mr. Temple immediately replied, It is the royal oak, which preserved your majesty's life. The answer conciliated the unbotanical king, and induced him to grant Mr. Temple what he asked. The mint was suppressed by James II.; and thereupon, in 1686, our Massachusetts patriots began to move in the establishment of a bank; and, on Sept. 18 of that year, President Dudley and council granted liberty to certain directors to issue bills, on security of real and personal estate. These continued but three years. Dec. 10, 1690, the General Court established a provincial bank, and issued paper-money to the amount of seven thousand pounds, in bills from five shillings to five pounds. This paper-currency continued in use till 1750. These paper-bills, soon after their issue, fell in value at least one-third. The government tried to r
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