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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., Ye olde Meting-House of Meadford. (search)
g was to appoint a committee to do so, the choice falling upon Peter Tufts, Caleb Brooks and Thomas Willis, who represented the extreme ends as well as the center of the town. Whether the distance said meeting—at the discretion of the Comitte. They were to stake out the land promised by Thomas Willis, and gett a deed of said land according to law for the use aforesaid in behalfe of the towne the payment of the money for said work or in meeterials for said work as aboue to give unto Thomas Willis, John Whitmore, John Bradshoe & Stephen Willis, sixty pounds for building the meeting-house. meeting the question of charges the seating committee had to struggle with is in evidence. Thomas Willis had given the land, and it was fitting that his generosity should have recognition. So he foot and a half from the window under the stairs into the gallery on the women's side. Then Thomas Willis was given liberty to enlarge his pew so far as the window, and the same height as before.