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Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739., March 19, 1627-8. (search)
e Pummakummin, Sachem of Qunnubbagge, dwelling amongst or neer to the Narragansets, who desired that some English be sent to plant his River.—Adams' Life of Eliot, p. 87. The river may, therefore, have had another name, in the middle or upper part of its course. as he was bound to do, but put us ashore and our goods on Nantasket Point, and left us to shift for ourselves in a forlorn place in this wilderness, like a merciless man. He was afterwards obliged to pay damages for this conduct.—Trumbull. Nine or ten of these unfortunates were the men who first visited the place afterwards called Watertown, which visit Mr. Clap proceeds to relate as follows: But as it pleased God, we got a boat of some old planters, and loaded her with goods; and some able men, well armed, went in her unto Charlestown, where we found some wigwarms and one house, and in the house there was a man which had a boiled bass, but no bread that we see: but we did eat of his bass, and then went up Charles River,
Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739., January 15, 1738. (search)
st the adoption of the Federal Constitution. The building afterwards became the farm house of the Gore place. It was finally divided and removed. Christopher Gore, received as a citizen of the town by vote, April 1, 1793, upon his written request, was a noble specimen of the gentleman of the old school. In 1809 he was governor of the Commonwealth. In 1796 he was appointed, with William Pinkney, a commissioner under Jay's treaty, to settle our claims against England for spoliation. Colonel Trumbull, who painted the portrait of Governor Gore, was chosen the fifth member of this commission. A little to the west on the north side was the farm and house of Dr. Josiah Clark, containing 150 acres. Here afterwards John Warren built a house, in which was used the old oak frame of the parsonage of Rev. Warham Williams; later, this was known as the Maxwell house. The old frame is still standing in the barn belonging to the residence of Mr. Bowker, Next west, and on the east side of Beav