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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2., The development of the public School of Medford. (search)
g House Brook was then sold for £ 38 Old Tenor, and the land on which had stood the second meeting-house and the first schoolhouse was bought by Ebenezer Hall, Jr., for £ 197 Old Tenor. The last master who taught in this first school-house was doubtless Daniel Newcomb, of the Harvard class of 1768. The second building, called by Brooks in his History of Medford the third, was probably of wood, and was completed in 1771 as it is recorded that the Treasurer paid, Nov. 26, 1771, to Deacon Samuel Kidder and Jonathan Watson for building a school-house, £ 73-6-8. Brooks' statement about this building is as follows: The third school-house stood very near the street, on land now owned by Samuel Train, Esq., about ten feet east of the house he now occupies; and when that mansion house was first repaired, the school-house was moved, and now makes part of the rear of said dwelling. This location must have brought it, in spite of its small size, pretty close to Jonathan Watson's house. Br
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2., High School department. (search)
repealed in 1770 the tax on tea was kept to help establish the authority of Parliament. Every town resented the tax and took action against it. In November, 1774, a warrant was issued to the voters of Medford to meet and decide what action, if any, should be taken in regard to the selling and drinking of East India tea. At this meeting they voted that we will not use any East India Teas in our Families till the Acts be Repealed—and also appointed a committee consisting of Benjamin Hall, Deacon Kidder, Deacon Warren, Caleb Brooks, and others, to post in some public place the names of those found selling or using tea in their families. Later we find that the town, being informed that severall ships were already arrived in Boston with large quantities (of tea) on board and severall more daily expected, therefore, to Prevent the many formidable evils consequent upon the Success of this alarming & subtle attempts to rivet the Chains of oppression, they Resolved 1st That it is th