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Strangers in Medford. Compiled by Miss Helen T. Wild.
IN the early days of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, stringent laws were made to protect the towns against undesirable inhabitants.
Any one who rented a house or entertained a stranger in his house was required to notify the selectmen of his tenant's name, last residence, and financial condition.
If the stranger remained in a town three months without being warned out, he became an inhabitant.
Unless the new-comer was the holder of taxable property he was usually warned out of town.
The law was strictly enforced in regard to children, apprentices, journeymen, and spinsters.
It was no disgrace to be warned out, unless there was danger of one becoming a town charge.
In such cases, if the person did not leave town within fourteen days after the date of warning, the constable was instructed to escort him to the town line, where he was met by the constable of the next town.
He was in this way passed from town
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 4., chapter 8 (search)
Notes.
Miss Helen T. Wild, the newly elected Regent of Sarah Bradlee Fulton Chapter, D. A. R., is an active member of the Medford Historical Society, having served in various official positions and on important committees.
She has done excellent work in connection with the Register, and articles from her pen have been most interesting and valuable.
She had been the efficient secretary of her Chapter since its formation, and by experience and interest in the work is well equipped for the responsibilities of the Regent's office.
in the list of patriots lending their money to the government between 1777 and 1779 for the prosecution of the war, who later exchanged the bills of credit for the bonds of the then unstable national government, is found the name of only one Medford man, Richard Hall.
Besides standing ready to aid his struggling country, he served his town in the various capacities of selectman, treasurer, clerk, and moderator.
May 12, 1760, the town voted to purc
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 4., Medford Assembly or Dancing Class. (search)
Medford Assembly or Dancing Class.
Organized Nov., 1808. copied by Helen T. Wild.
THE Gentlemen of Medford desirous to enjoy the Social and Elegant Amusement of Dancing for at least three evenings do hereby agree, all who subscribe our names, to bear an equal share of the expenditures of the same, in testimony whereof we severally subjoin our signatures.
No gentleman to be admitted under Twenty-one years of age. Genl John Brooks Honl Timothy Bigelow Josiah Bradlee Sam Buel Ebenr Hall. Hon P. C. Brooks. Edmt. Dunkin N. B. Dunkin Sam. Gray John Brooks Isaac Brook James Brooks Jno. Le Bozquet James Gilchrist Jona. Warner. Jona. Porter. John Hosmer Dudley Hall Josh. Manning Saml Swan Jr. B. L. Swan Joseph Swan Samuel Weed Nath'l Hall Jno. Bishop Jno. Bishop Jr. Thos. Brooks Epm. Hall Abner Bartlett.
Rules for the Assembly.
Nov. 18, 1808, at the Meeting of the Committee of arrangements the following rules were drawn up for the regulations of the Medford Assembly.
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 4., An old account Book. (search)
An old account Book. by Helen T. Wild.
ONE of the well-known figures about town previous to 1851 was Mr. Aaron Blanchard, the sexton of the Second Congregational Church.
He was a tailor by trade, but to this occupation he added the care of the church building and the reading room in the old Tufts house, corner of High and Forest street.
His account book, which is the property of the Medford Historical Society, is interesting, giving hints as it does of the customs of other days.
He used it not only to keep a record of his business, but wrote in it items pertaining to the church.
In connection with his other duties, he tolled the bell for funerals, and the names of those for whom he performed this sad office, from 1827 to 1847, while he was sexton, are duly recorded.
His business records are from 1815 to 1848.
Now when the old church building is being remodelled for commercial purposes, the list of movables which belonged to the church in Mr. Blanchard's time adds anothe