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Medford Hillside (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
rs later, portions of both farm and common were annexed to Medford; the fence entirely in Medford limits. It was one hundred and forty years before the canal, and one hundred and seventy-three before the railroad came through farm and pasture; and one hundred and eighty-eight when Tufts College set a light on the bleak hill, no longer wooded. Just two centuries later, within our own remembrance, came the embanked reservoir beside the college. Since then the entire West Somerville and Medford Hillside sections of two cities have been built, whose limits are now reached, beyond which they may not pass. Where Lieutenant Sprague began his fence, the Mystic Valley parkway crosses Main street, and follows the river through Medford, Somerville and Arlington beside the lower lake, then in Charlestown. On this barrier, but fifteen years old, we see no reasonable Cattle, but modern automobiles, one hundred and thirty-five in five minutes on Sunday afternoon pass by, and no gate mayntayned.
Charlestowne (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
ded in it, and had no town government or records till 1674, when the few new owners of Mr. Cradock's farm began to associate themselves for that purpose. We find a quotation from this record (on p. 51, Vol. XV. of the register) by Mr. Hooper in his article on the Stinted Pasture. We give the entire record and in the actual form in which the record commissioners reproduced it in 1883:— Articles of Agreement made And Concluded this 15th 2nd mo: 1662, betweene the selecte men of Charlestowne, In the behalfe of the propriators of the stented Common of the one partie: And Leffttenant: Richard Sprague: of the other partie: Concerning the fencing the said Common: which lieth betweene Cambridge And Mr Winthroups farme: And sattisfection for the same. Imprimis the said Leffttenant Richard Sprague: is to make up and mayntayne all that fence belonging to the said Common betweene it and Mr Winthroups farme: which said fence is to begine at misticke Bridge and so Along in the Lynne
Salem (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
at the said fence shall be Adjudged worth at the end of the fore mentioned terme of one and twentie yeares: more than it is at this present: is to be payed unto the said Richard Sprague: or his Assignes: The fence at present is Adjudged worth thirtie pounds by muttuel consent. Signed And Delivred In the Presents of Richard Sprague, Solomon Phippes, Edward Burtt. Lieutenant Sprague was one of the three brothers who, with four others, formed the exploring party sent by Endicott from Salem in 1628-29. He was then but twenty-four years of age. They went out into an unknown country, following the Indian trail, and lighted on an uncouth wilderness, full of timber, and adjoining the farm Mr. Cradock's servants had planted. He became a settler in the peninsula we know as Charlestown the next year with Governor Winthrop's company and was a man of note in the town. Governor Winthrop died in 1647 but his farm was still in possession of the family and a fence was required between
Broadway (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
following the Indian trail, and lighted on an uncouth wilderness, full of timber, and adjoining the farm Mr. Cradock's servants had planted. He became a settler in the peninsula we know as Charlestown the next year with Governor Winthrop's company and was a man of note in the town. Governor Winthrop died in 1647 but his farm was still in possession of the family and a fence was required between it and Charlestown's common land. Through the latter was but one road to Manottomy (present Broadway, Somerville), and through Mr. Winthrop's farm only the Charlestown and Cambridge roads (now Main and Harvard streets in Medford.) The fence Richard Sprague built was probably mainly a stone wall, topped with tree branches or brush secured from the comon, or wooded Walnuttree hill. Thus reinforced, it was a barrier against the reasonable Cattle turned into the stinted comon, without the peninsula. A little corner of the common land extended down the river, but the fence began at Mistick
St. Clement's church (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 8
e latter near the railroad) and to and beyond Two-penny brook to the Rocke which was A Bound marke where the farm fence began. It is useless to look for that Rocke today in the congested district east of Winter brook, but the old stone wall, now along College avenue may be of the original fence of 1662, moved eastward when the brick tower was built a century ago over a spring on the Winthrop land. The gate referred to was doubtless across the Cambridge road, now Harvard street, near St. Clement's church. Lieutenant Sprague was fifty-seven years old when he contracted to build this fence and keep it secure for twenty-one years against the damages of reasonable Cattle, only the gate being excepted. And what was his compensation for the original outlay and continuous repair? Simply a twenty-one year leasehold of enough pasture ground for twenty cows,—not an acquirement of title thereto. He died November 25, 1668. His will, made just previously, made his wife his executrix. One o
Winter Brook (New Hampshire, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
e turned into the stinted comon, without the peninsula. A little corner of the common land extended down the river, but the fence began at Misticke bridge and crossing that corner followed the Lynne between the farm and common (near present Florence street and College avenue, crossing the latter near the railroad) and to and beyond Two-penny brook to the Rocke which was A Bound marke where the farm fence began. It is useless to look for that Rocke today in the congested district east of Winter brook, but the old stone wall, now along College avenue may be of the original fence of 1662, moved eastward when the brick tower was built a century ago over a spring on the Winthrop land. The gate referred to was doubtless across the Cambridge road, now Harvard street, near St. Clement's church. Lieutenant Sprague was fifty-seven years old when he contracted to build this fence and keep it secure for twenty-one years against the damages of reasonable Cattle, only the gate being excepted.
Charles Endicott (search for this): chapter 8
r of, that what the said fence shall be Adjudged worth at the end of the fore mentioned terme of one and twentie yeares: more than it is at this present: is to be payed unto the said Richard Sprague: or his Assignes: The fence at present is Adjudged worth thirtie pounds by muttuel consent. Signed And Delivred In the Presents of Richard Sprague, Solomon Phippes, Edward Burtt. Lieutenant Sprague was one of the three brothers who, with four others, formed the exploring party sent by Endicott from Salem in 1628-29. He was then but twenty-four years of age. They went out into an unknown country, following the Indian trail, and lighted on an uncouth wilderness, full of timber, and adjoining the farm Mr. Cradock's servants had planted. He became a settler in the peninsula we know as Charlestown the next year with Governor Winthrop's company and was a man of note in the town. Governor Winthrop died in 1647 but his farm was still in possession of the family and a fence was requi
Solomon Phippes (search for this): chapter 8
h parties have heare unto Interchangably put theire hands: the day and yeare Above written: It was also Agreed upon before the signing hear of, that what the said fence shall be Adjudged worth at the end of the fore mentioned terme of one and twentie yeares: more than it is at this present: is to be payed unto the said Richard Sprague: or his Assignes: The fence at present is Adjudged worth thirtie pounds by muttuel consent. Signed And Delivred In the Presents of Richard Sprague, Solomon Phippes, Edward Burtt. Lieutenant Sprague was one of the three brothers who, with four others, formed the exploring party sent by Endicott from Salem in 1628-29. He was then but twenty-four years of age. They went out into an unknown country, following the Indian trail, and lighted on an uncouth wilderness, full of timber, and adjoining the farm Mr. Cradock's servants had planted. He became a settler in the peninsula we know as Charlestown the next year with Governor Winthrop's company an
Edward Burtt (search for this): chapter 8
heare unto Interchangably put theire hands: the day and yeare Above written: It was also Agreed upon before the signing hear of, that what the said fence shall be Adjudged worth at the end of the fore mentioned terme of one and twentie yeares: more than it is at this present: is to be payed unto the said Richard Sprague: or his Assignes: The fence at present is Adjudged worth thirtie pounds by muttuel consent. Signed And Delivred In the Presents of Richard Sprague, Solomon Phippes, Edward Burtt. Lieutenant Sprague was one of the three brothers who, with four others, formed the exploring party sent by Endicott from Salem in 1628-29. He was then but twenty-four years of age. They went out into an unknown country, following the Indian trail, and lighted on an uncouth wilderness, full of timber, and adjoining the farm Mr. Cradock's servants had planted. He became a settler in the peninsula we know as Charlestown the next year with Governor Winthrop's company and was a man of n
John Henry Hooper (search for this): chapter 8
ence. We are presenting an extract from the early records of Charlestown, relative to a boundary fence erected within the limits of present Medford. The reader should remember that the Medford of 1662 was entirely surrounded by Charlestown, but not included in it, and had no town government or records till 1674, when the few new owners of Mr. Cradock's farm began to associate themselves for that purpose. We find a quotation from this record (on p. 51, Vol. XV. of the register) by Mr. Hooper in his article on the Stinted Pasture. We give the entire record and in the actual form in which the record commissioners reproduced it in 1883:— Articles of Agreement made And Concluded this 15th 2nd mo: 1662, betweene the selecte men of Charlestowne, In the behalfe of the propriators of the stented Common of the one partie: And Leffttenant: Richard Sprague: of the other partie: Concerning the fencing the said Common: which lieth betweene Cambridge And Mr Winthroups farme: And sa
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