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ho lived at Meaford—he himself lived at Caverswall about ten miles off and he named his colony after his friend's estate. But the name Meaford is such a common one that it is difficult to say which Medford, England, M. C. named his colony after. In the English Colonial Papers, there are copies of letters about the founding of his colony, hut no name is given to the colony. He was a bigoted Roundhead and a stiff-necked antagonist of Charles I; he had the true spirit of many of the Pilgrim Fathers, I should think. I admire him for opposing Charles I. I enclose you letters from the proprietors at Meaford now, the lineal descendants of Matthew Craddock. The connection with Meaford before 1735 can not be proved. Perhaps you could give me some more information on that subject. With very kind regards, Ever yours, mark Hughes, B. A. (Author of the Story of Staffordshire Tales and Legends of the Midland Counties, etc.) It thus appears that our inquiries have created in