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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 28.,
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rd house. Its owner never came over from England and so never saw his New England possession. It, and his business affairs were managed by his agents, Mayhew, Davison and lastly Edward Collins, and who, some years after Cradock's death, purchased the whole farm of the heirs. Now, as I have told thus of those long ago times ace into the limelight of history. During the first ten years the fording place was used in crossing the river, unless a boat or raft served, but in 1639 the agent Davison had a bridge built a little way below. It was one hundred and fifty feet long, very narrow, and but little above the marshes that bordered the river. And verdjoining town of Charlestown. So troubles of various kinds came up, and towns west and north were called upon to assist in its maintenance for nearly a century. Davison must have gotten roiled up some over it for he was up before the Court for swearing an oath, and fined. In 1640 Captain Edward Johnson and others came up from