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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 15., Some errors in Medford's histories. (search)
nds of any town, shall be of the town in which they lie, except Meadford, fixed the status of Meadford plantation; it was a farm or plantation, and not a town, at that date. Medford a Town. [P. 119.] Mr. Frothingham, author of the History of Charlestown, says that Medford was not a town. Mr. Brooks good-naturedly dissents from this statement, and shows cause. Let us, in turn, dissent from Mr. Brooks' statements, and show cause. From 1629, the date of the settlement of Medford, to 1656, the plantation was under one ownership. All taxes levied, or fines imposed upon the plantation, or upon any of the servants therein employed, were paid by the owners thereof. There was nothing in any way resembling a town government. As has been before stated, the General Court, in 1641, called Meadford a farm, and a farm or plantation it continued to be, until the time when it was divided and sold to different parties. That a change took place in the status of the farm or plantation soo