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Historic leaves, volume 5, April, 1906 - January, 1907 14 0 Browse Search
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. 5 1 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
Historic leaves, volume 8, April, 1909 - January, 1910 4 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 0 Browse Search
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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., Unpublished Manuscripts. (search)
by accidental burning) of Hannah Roach, in 1886. Those of Train, as is well known, adjoined the house of Mrs. Swan, which became a beehive. The residence of Mr. James Swan's uncle Joseph was then near High street, and was in the early seventies moved backward, enlarged and remodelled to its present shape by the late Alvin D. Puffer. Both the Messrs. Swan were observers of men and things in Medford. The Battle of the Boys. [For account of the same see page 492, Brooks' History, 1808, Snowballing.] Sectional differences existed in Medford a century ago even among the boys, as those living east of the meetinghouse were called maggots, while tho single piece of artillery, which, however, proved more dangerous to the garrison than to the besiegers, as one boy was seriously wounded on its discharge. See Mr. Swan's account for details of the fray:— The boy was David Osgood only son of Revd Dr. Osgood The boys had built a large Fort of Snow behind the meetinghouse—a