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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 69 7 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 52 4 Browse Search
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 5. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 17 1 Browse Search
Cambridge sketches (ed. Estelle M. H. Merrill) 7 1 Browse Search
Bliss Perry, The American spirit in lierature: a chronicle of great interpreters 6 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Cheerful Yesterdays 6 0 Browse Search
Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906 4 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 2 0 Browse Search
Historic leaves, volume 5, April, 1906 - January, 1907 2 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Olde Cambridge 2 2 Browse Search
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hillings for the cash and the value of the firewood due Mr. Woodbridge, and apportioned the same among the tax-payers. He construed this act of the selectmen as evidence that he was the legally settled minister. But the town thought otherwise, and, as we shall see, was sustained by the court in its opinion, and in March, 1703-4, they voted not to settle him until some things be better composed relating to him, and voted to refer the difficulty to the elders at Boston. They were the Revs. Increase Mather and Samuel Willard, who said, Our advice having been asked whether it be proper to proceed unto an immediate settlement of a church state whilst the present uneasiness and alienation of minds remain uncured, we cannot but declare that it seems to us not desirable. If it appears hopeless to the discerning Christians in the place (whereof we at this distance make not ourselves the judges) it seems better for them to study the methods of parting as lovingly and speedily as they can,