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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 13., An old-time Muster. (search)
Society may indicate something, but I cannot tell. I know nothing of the oxidizing rates of different soils. Truly yours, Thomas M. Stetson. Son of Reverend Caleb Stetson, Pastor of First Parish. From conversation with the adjutant-general's assistant at the State House we learn that Massachusetts, in 1840, had twenty-se State militia were looked forward to with interest and attended by crowds. These latter were hardly deemed complete unless a sham fight was included, such as Mr. Stetson describes. This and various other features hardly served to keep the military spirit alive in Medford (for in 1840 there was here no military company), thougf blanket or knapsack—bordered somewhat on the ridiculous. All these developed in later time into the Antique and Horrible parade of Fourth of July morning. Mr. Stetson's use of the word inadvertently brings to our notice an incident that occurred about the same time. The Lexington Artillery was encamped near the home of its