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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 28: (search)
s became ineffective from weariness; the wounded were scarce able to get forward. In the west of Lexington, as the British were rising Fiske's hill, a sharp contest ensued. It was at the eastern foot of the same hill, that James Hayward, son of the deacon of Acton Chap. XXVIII} 1775. April 19. church, encountered a regular, and both at the same moment fired; the regular was instantly killed, James Hayward was mortally wounded. A little further on fell the octogenarian Josiah Haynes, of Sudbury, who had kept pace by the side of the swiftest in the pursuit, with a rugged valor which age had not tempered. The British troops, greatly exhausted and fatigued, and having expended almost all their ammunition, began to run rather than retreat in order. The officers vainly attempted to stop their flight. They were driven before the Americans like sheep. At last, about two in the afternoon, after they had hurried with shameful haste through the middle of the town, about a mile below t
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 39: (search)
nteer, to learn from a soldier of experience; and in choosing his station he looked only for the place of greatest danger and importance. Of the men of Essex who formed Little's regiment, full a hundred and twenty-five hastened to the aid of Prescott; Worcester and Middlesex furnished more than seventy from Brewer's regiment, and with them the prudent and fearless William Buckminster, of Barre, their lieutenant colonel. From the same counties came above fifty more, led by John Nixon, of Sudbury. Willard Moore, of Paxton, a man of superior endowments, brought on about forty of Worcester county; from the regiment of Whitcomb, of Lancaster, there appeared at least fifty privates, but with no higher officers than captains. Not more than six light field pieces were brought upon the ground; but from defective conduct and want of ammunition, even these were scarcely used. A few shot were thrown from two or three of them; as if to mark the contrast with the heavy and incesssant cannona
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 1., chapter 15 (search)
walk a piece with me! Bless you, sir, the horses knew her step, and twa'n t so heavy, nuther! Meanwhile, under the direction of Caleb Eddy, who assumed the agency of the corporation in 1825, bringing great business ability and unquenchable zeal to this task, the perishable wooden locks were gradually replaced with stone, a new stone dam was built at Billerica, and the service brought to a high state of efficiency. The new dam was the occasion of a lawsuit brought by the proprietors of Sudbury meadows, claiming damages to the extent of $10,000 for flooding their meadows. The defendants secured the services of Samuel Hoar, Esq., Concord, assisted by the Hon. Daniel Webster, who accepted a retaining fee of $100 to manage and argue the case in conjunction with Mr. Hoar. The cause was to have been tried November, 1833. Mr. Webster was called on by me and promised to examine the evidence and hold himself in readiness for the trial, but for some time before he was not to be found in
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 4., Strangers in Medford. (search)
m, MosesJan. 30, 1791 Budge, JamesCharlestown, May 3, 1756Nov. 27, 1756In house of Stepn. Francis.     Elizabeth (wife)     3 children Budge, RuthCharlestown, Nov. 23, 1771Age 16. In family of Samuel Angler. Burdit, ThomasMaiden, Apr. 12, 1759Nov. 21, 1759Tenants of Benj. Willis & Benj. Parker.     Ruth (wife)    Thomas Children     Daniel Children Names.From. Date.Warned out.Remarks. Burke, RedmonCambridge, May 7, 1764Irishman. Laborer, employed by Col. Royall. Burnam, AbrahamSudbury, Aug. 15, 1764Journeyman, employed by Samuel Tilton. Burns, Mr., & familyCharlestown, Apr., 1751Tenant of Simon Tufts. Butterfield, JohnWestford, April 18, 1770Oct. 8, 1770In tavern of Hugh Floyd.     Martha (wife)    Kezia Children    Abraham Children    Ruth Children Buxton, HannahReading, Oct. 19, 1773Age 28. In family of Samuel Angier. Caldwell, JosephAug. 31, 1797 Caldwell, RobertAug. 31, 1797 Galley, EleanorWoburn, May 3, 1754Maid in family of Jos.
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 6., chapter 2 (search)
of 1862, when he had made choice of the law as his future profession. He accordingly resigned and entered a law office in Lowell. The gloomy days of 1862, caused by the various disasters to the Union forces during the latter part of the year, produced their effect upon him. The blood of his patriotic forefathers was stirred. His ancestor, Capt. Samuel Brocklebank, hastened to the defence of the New England homes against the Indians in King Philip's war, and met his death in the famous Sudbury fight; another, Chaplain Moses Coffin of Newbury, the drum ecclesiastic, whose life was saved from a French bullet by the Bible in his pocket, did valiant service for his country at the taking of Louisburg. Mr. Dame could not resist his country's call in her deepest need. His Lowell home had been broken up by the removal of his father and mother to California some time before, and there was nothing to hold him back. He enlisted February 9, 1863; was commissioned second lieutenant and se
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 8., Strangers in Medford, (Continued from vol. 8, no. 1). (search)
w)Bedford, N. H., Sept. 6, 1761May 14, 1762In house of James Tufts, Jr.; thence to house of Samuel Tufts, Sept. 13, 1761. Mead, Isreal, tailor.      wife and two childrenWatertown, May 3, 1756Tenant of Col. Royal. On farm late of Jona. Tufts, deceased. Mead, JohnJan. 30, 1791 NathanielJan. 30, 1791 Mears, MaryBoston, Aug. 10, 1755Age 11. In family of John Bishop. Mills, SamuelAug. 31, 1797 Mitchell, JohnLondonderry, Apr. or May, 1756Nov. 27, 1756Note—Not to be found. More, AugustusSudbury, July 20, 1768Tenant at Tavern House owned by Col. Royall.    Abigail (wife)    Eatham (son) Mullen, ArthurLittleton, spring of 1756July 30, 1756    Mary (wife)    Seven children Mullet, ElizabethCharlestown, Mar. 1, 1764Dec. 3, 1764Laborer in house of Timo Tufts. Mundon, MaryFrom Almshouse, Boston, July 2, 1756Age 7. Servant in house of Wm. Tufts. Murphy, MaryAug. 10, 1777In family of John Darling. Nathaniel (a servant)See Benjamin Peirce. Newhall, CalvinLynn, Se
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 12., The pump in the market place; and other water supplies of Medford, old and modern. (search)
ource being located in Clinton, Mass., in the middle of the Commonwealth, nearly fifty miles away. Several cities and towns within the prescribed circle, the radius of which is ten miles from the State House, are furnishing their own water, but at any time, any within this circle are privileged to become a part of the Metropolitan service. Swampscott, outside of this district, is supplied by a special arrangement. The Metropolitan Water District comprises three water sheds, the Nashua, Sudbury and Cochituate, drawing from an area of 212.30 square miles. The number of people supplied is close to the million mark, the latest estimate given at the office of the board being 980,900. Through open channels, and by aqueducts, water is conveyed from one reservoir to another, so the water you draw today from your faucet is a composite, a mingling of many distant springs and sources. The area of the district supplied is 171.7 square miles. The system has five great pumping stations b
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 15., Lafayette's visit to Medford. (search)
y shall sleep, That gathered with thee in the fight; But the sons will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. We bow not the neck; we bend not the knee; But our hearts, Lafayette, we surrender to thee. The account of the dinner at Dudley Hall's was told by one whose father and aunt were in the employ of the Hall family at that time (see Register, July, 1912, page 65). The Eustis coach, in which Lafayette rode, now finds a resting-place in the carriage house of the Wayside Inn at Sudbury, where, seated in the quaint old vehicle a few years ago, I dreamed away some pleasant hours trying to bring before my mental vision a picture of those historic days. This old coach, still in a good state of preservation, has been an object of interest in several processions. It was used September 17, 1880, at the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of Boston. Members of the New England Historic Genealogical Society occupied fourteen carriages in the parade, and in the
The Daily Dispatch: September 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], $100 reward. (search)
of God do not circumscribe, they corroborate and illustrate each other. Disinterested sincerity, clear simple unprejudiced candor, like the wisdom from above, is first pure, then peaceable — without partiality and without hypocrisy; it is. --aye the same, Whether it win or lose the game; True as the dial to the sun, Although it be not shone upon. What an eager outcry Mr. Bright made against the inequalities of our representation! Yet when he was taken at his word, and the seats for Sudbury were transferred to the West Riding of Yorkshire, how transparent became the source of his clamor! It was not to equalize representation that he demanded an equitable distribution of seats, but simply to take seats from those whose politics were opposed to his, and to give them to those who agreed with him. We thought he was for peace at any price. "Perish Nice, rather than go to war about it! " "Let Savoy go — but save your money!" All because the Emperor of the French was the spoiler.
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