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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2., A business man of long ago. (search)
s in full for a Room for the School in 1730/101000 To Cash paid to sundry Perfons (ing House781306 [ ] 18To Do pd. to Lydia Pierce for Sweeping the Meet—30000 To Do. pd. to Saml Brooks Junr. in full for keeping School in Time pastd— — — — —150500 To Cash pd. to ye widow Susanna Willis in full for [ ]oom for ye School in Time past— — —20200 [ ] Cash pd. to Richd Sprague in full of his Order of Sd. Date60700 [ ]o Do. paid to Thomas Tufts Junr. for keeping School80000 [ ]o Do pd. to Benjamin Willis on Accomt of the000000 School House—————————100000 To Do paid to John Bradish for Glazing at the Meeting House——————1211 To Samuel Brooks Treasurr 1731 £s May 21By Cash Recead of ye Trustees of ye 60000 Loan£116 [ ] 1732 may 21By Do. Receiv'd of said Trustees——116 [ ] 1730Omitted entring before By Cash Reced. of Constable Stephen Francis1000[ ] By Cash Reced. of Sd. Francis as Constable30[ ] The town of Medford, to Stephen H
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2., Slavery in Medford. (search)
h Pool, Isaac Royall, Dr. Simon Tufts, Rev. Mr. Turrell, Stephen Willis, Deacon Benj. Willis, Francis Whitmore. Not that our ancestors believed it wrong; the names of Rev. Mr. Turrell and Deacon Benj. Willis would refute that. But economically it was unprofitable, and its ultimate extinction was doubtless the expectation of all who gave the subject any thought. I have referred to Deacon Benj. Willis as a slaveholder. The following extract from his will may show the attitude of many masters towards those whom they held in service: I Benj. Willis . . . for and in consideration of good will which I do bear toward my Negro Woman Cloe of said Medfo give the said Cloe her Time and Set her Free Immediately after my Decease. Benj. Willis October 5, 1767. And the administrator of the estate of Benj. Willis crBenj. Willis credits himself: by pasturing the deceased's negro woman's heifer, £ 4, 10s. by sundry clothes for negro man Prince, £35. Similar kind treatment is mentioned