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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 4: (search)
who served under Capt. Blaney, as soldiers for Medford, last winter. Voted that the Selectmen be the Committee for supplying the families of the Continental soldiers. May 28, 1778: Voted to raise the sum of £ 1,400 towards defraying the charges of the town the ensuing year. Nov. 30: Voted to raise £ 1,600, in addition to the £ 1,400 voted last May. 1779: William Earl, of Medford, was powder-monkey on board the ship-of-war Bon Homme Richard, Sept. 23, 1779, then commanded by Capt. Paul Jones. On that day, the captain encountered the British ship-of-war Serapis, greatly his superior in force; and, after a most desperate and bloody engagement off Flamborough Head, he captured her. Young Earl lost his leg in that battle, and afterwards received a pension. He pursued, in Medford, the trade of a tailor. He was a good citizen, and a good singer. 1779: Voted to raise £ 3,000 for current expenses, and to borrow $12,000 for three months. Oct. 18, 1779: Voted to raise $7,38
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