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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., Women of the Mayflower and Plymouth Colony. (search)
, were, early in childhood, orphans. The brother Jonathan died in young manhood. They were brought up among their mother's relatives, the Fowle family, who were printers. James Franklin, Boston born and bred, whose wife, Ann Smith, was also Boston born and bred, had real success in Boston; but Boston failed to recognize it; transplanted to Newport, ever famed for its generous spirit, he not only gained success, but held it to the last, giving credit not only to the Franklin name, but to a Boston failed to recognize it; transplanted to Newport, ever famed for its generous spirit, he not only gained success, but held it to the last, giving credit not only to the Franklin name, but to a generous and liberty-loving plantation. Comment and contrast. A high school graduate of ‘73 tells in a recent Mercury of his classmates, and gives a glimpse of fifty years ago. Eight of the eighteen still live, six in Medford. Mr. Buss' story suggests our headline, as he tells of that school in part of present Centre schoolhouse, a teaching staff of three, with occasional music teacher. While Medford's population has increased seven times, the high school teachers are now twenty times
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., Old ships and ship-building days of Medford. (search)
s, owned and navigated by British subjects. Another order required that in trading with Great Britain, American vessels were only allowed to bring in articles produced in those states of which their owners were citizens. In speaking of this, Fiske says, These things worked injury to ship building; to the exports of lumber and oil and salted fish, even to the manufacture of Medford rum.Fiske. Critical period of American history. Finally a scheme for a trade with China was worked out by Boston merchants. This was the sending of vessels to the northwest coast and trading with the Indians for the skins of sea otter, which brought a high price in China for use by the mandarins, and bringing back home or to Europe cargoes of silks, china ware, tea and other eastern goods. This trade proved immensely profitable. They set out with a cargo composed of chisels made of scraps of iron fitted into rough wooden handles, pieces of copper in squares and brilliant cloths. The total value o