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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 9., The first book of records, Medford, Mass. (search)
structed as to leave a free passage underneath for boats and rafts. At the same meeting it was voted to build a gallery in the meeting-house with stairs at each end, the seats in the same to be parted in the middle so that one half should be for the men, and the other half for the women. On page 73 may be found the record of the deed in full from Thomas Willis to the selectmen as trustees for the inhabitants of Medford of the land on which the meeting-house was located, under date of March 6, 1699. On December 6, 1700, a vote was passed to petition the General Court for liberty to build a corne mill at gravelly bank near Mistick Bridge, and also to raise twenty pounds in money & levy the fame on there Jnhabitents by atowne Rate to buy bords & other meterials to be Jmproved for the building a house in there towne for the ministry; this was afterwards changed to thirty pounds and spent for the purpose voted. At this period there is frequent legislation relative to the seating