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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 6., Strangers in Medford, (continued from vol. 4, no. 2). (search)
te of two hundred fifty dollars per annum. By the terms of the agreement, Young was to maintain himself and family, and to have house rent and the use of the kitchen fire. In 1813, thirty-three persons were supported wholly by the town, and thirteen assisted. The families of soldiers of 1812 were grudgingly granted aid, for Medford, led by their pastor, Rev. David Osgood, was bitterly opposed to the war. One man is referred to as being, not in the army of the United States, but in Mr. Madison's army. September 23, 1815, a great gale passed over West Medford and nearly wrecked the poorhouse, together with many other buildings, blowing down the chimneys and breaking the windows. This house, or a portion of it, is still standing on Canal street, and has lately become a home for aged inventors. The unfortunate, the decrepit, the lazy, the vicious, and the insane were housed ninety years ago under the workhouse roof. In 1816 it was voted by the selectmen that a new place