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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., Scraps of paper. (search)
Scraps of paper. Zzz. FOR a violated treaty the reader will look here in vain, but may find something relating to Medford, suggested by a ragged sheet of paper legiwritten upon more than a century ago. It is one of several furnished us by the late Francis A. Wait, who wrote: You can put this in the Register if you fit. Mr. Blanchard's hotel was just south Cradock bridge. A portion of the house is Standing now on Main street. For a better understanding of it, a backward look is worth while. Medford in 1805 had but little more than eleven hundred inhabitants. The most direct route of travel from northern and eastern New England converged in its market place and passed over the river toward Boston. Ship-building had just been established on the river; the Middlesex Canal, only completed two years before, was in operation; the cracker bakery just started on its successful career; and business enough to require a clerk of the market in 1801. There were several taver
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 24., The Royall towers. (search)
of architectural detail. From its four windows the lord of the manor could view his extensive domain, or the overseer the numerous slaves under his eye. Through the one in the brick wall, marked c, it is said, Molly Stark looked anxiously on Zzz. the eventful day of Bunker hill. This cupola must have been removed prior to 1870, as on July 13 of that year a writer in the Boston Transcript tells of climbing the narrow stairs to the roof, where by clinging to the battlement wall for support, a beautiful view may be obtained of surrounding towns and even Boston. Zzz. But more lofty in itself, more imposing in appearance, faultless in its architecture and more commodious within was the tower (for such it was) called the summerhouse, which with its one hundred and forty years had the distinction of remaining intact the longest of any in Medford, for whatever purpose built. Drake described it as A veritable curiosity in its way, placed upon an artificial mound with two t
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., How a Medford Ship was built. (search)
9 PoleTop. Gt: Yard 34 ft. arms 2– Fore Mast 65-6 Head 10-6Fore Yard 56 ft. arms 2-4 Fore Topmast 36– Head 6—Fore Top Gt. 43-6 arms 3-6 Fore T. Gt.mast 18-6 12-2 & 7-6 PoleFore T. Gt. 31 arms 1-9 Mizen Mast 63 Head 8-6Cross jack 44 arms 3– Mizen Topmast 28 Head 4-9Mz T. Gt.: 34 arms 2-8 Mizen Top G. mast 14-6 9-6 & 5 PoleZzz 23 arms 1—6 Bowsprit out board 26.Royal Yds 23 Zzz 21 & 16 arms 1-4, 1-2, & 1 Jib Boom 36Head 2-6 Flying Jib boom 39. Head 3-6 Spanker Boom 38Gaff 28 & 4-6 end. 9 PoleTop. Gt: Yard 34 ft. arms 2– Fore Mast 65-6 Head 10-6Fore Yard 56 ft. arms 2-4 Fore Topmast 36– Head 6—Fore Top Gt. 43-6 arms 3-6 Fore T. Gt.mast 18-6 12-2 & 7-6 PoleFore T. Gt. 31 arms 1-9 Mizen Mast 63 Head 8-6Cross jack 44 arms 3– Mizen Topmast 28 Head 4-9Mz T. Gt.: 34 arms 2-8 Mizen Top G. mast 14-6 9-6 & 5 PoleZzz 23 arms 1—6 Bowsprit out board 26.Royal Yds 23 Zzz 21 & 16 arms 1-4, 1-2, & 1 Jib Boom 36Head 2-6 Flying Jib boom 39. Head 3-6 Spanker Boom 3
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., Medford Ship building Notes (search)
s 1873ShipPilgrim650 tons Built by Hayden & Cudworth:— 1855ZZBarqueZephyr40 tons 1855ShipRival 1855ShipElectric Spark1200 tons 1855ShipGoddess280 tons 18ZZZShipThatcher Magoun1200 tons 18ZZZShipGoodspeed280 tons 18ZZZBarqueCaptain Paine512 tons 1866ShipHenry Hastings Enumerated in the earlier list of five hundredZZZShipGoodspeed280 tons 18ZZZBarqueCaptain Paine512 tons 1866ShipHenry Hastings Enumerated in the earlier list of five hundred and thirteen was one not named and not sold. Adding the fifty-five above listed gives a total of five hundred and sixty-eight, or four more than the total given by Usher (page 427). The queries arise, what was the name given the one not sold, built by Captain Foster? Assuming the Usher totals correct, what the names of those fouZZZBarqueCaptain Paine512 tons 1866ShipHenry Hastings Enumerated in the earlier list of five hundred and thirteen was one not named and not sold. Adding the fifty-five above listed gives a total of five hundred and sixty-eight, or four more than the total given by Usher (page 427). The queries arise, what was the name given the one not sold, built by Captain Foster? Assuming the Usher totals correct, what the names of those four, and who the owners? From the names given we might infer that some were built for the East India trade. The half models of six are preserved in the Historical building. One of these is that of the Avon, built in the short time of twenty-six days—a privateer in 1815. Another reminder of the vanished industry is the rigged m
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., The Medford Historical Register (search)
The Medford Historical Register Vol. XXV, 1922 Zzz. published by the Medford Historical Society Medford, Mass. Medford J. C. Miller, Jr., printer
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., The Medford Historical Register (search)
The Medford Historical Register Vol. XXVI, 1923 Zzz. published by the Medford Historical Society Medford, Mass. Medford J. C. Miller, Jr., printer
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 26., History of the Medford High School. (search)
f knowledge! The diminutive thing commenced with the alphabet and proceeded with words for spelling, arranged according to the number of their syllables, from one to five or six. Then came several pieces of poetry, not of the most attractive Zzz. type, and, last of all, the above-named catechism. It had wooden covers like all other schoolbooks of that day. And its cuts! They must be seen to be appreciated, since nothing can be found in modern pictorials to compare them with. A forest seits gable toward the street. Two elms, now standing upon the premises, having been planted at equal distances from its two front corners, define its location. On the street the lot was bounded by a high board fence with solid gates, which gave Zzz. quite a house-of-correction aspect. The two stately horsechestnuts inside the playground will not be soon forgotten, nor the pump which stood in the southeast corner. In 1866, land having been purchased from the Magoun estate and several hous
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 26., The Medford Historical register (search)
The Medford Historical register Vol. XXVII, 1924 Zzz. published by the Medford Historical Society Medford, Mass. Medford J. C. Miller, Jr., Printer
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 29., The old powder house. (search)
o shall answer the question, yea or nay? In Historic Leaves (published by Somerville Historical Society) in 1903, Florence Carr has an interesting article of six pages on the Mallet family, tracing its Huguenot origin and its connection with the old mill. Mrs. L. F. A. Maulsby also gives in a Somerville souvenir a brief account illustrated by a cut of the old mill with its sails and the long inclined beam with the wheel at its end, upon the ground. The old gravestone of John Mallet in Zzz. Charlestown cemetery is also shown. We commend a reading of these which are in the Society's library. This ancient structure was probably built very soon after John Mallet's purchase of the site in 1703-4, and is mentioned in his will (1720) which devised it to his two sons. Its walls are two feet thick and built of the blue (slate) ledge stone, probably quarried from the hill close by, over two centuries ago. While used as a mill its surmounting roof was mounted on some kind of tracks
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 30., The Medford Historical Register (search)
The Medford Historical Register Vol. XXX, 1927 Zzz. published by the Medford Historical Society Medford, Mass. Medford J. C. Miller, Jr., printer
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