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Marblehead (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
dock provides a man, Richard Waterman, whose chief employment will be to get you good venison. Earlier, in 1629, the company had sent over a seine, salt, lines, hooks, knives, boots, etc., for the fishermen. It is pretty evident from these and other records that the plans of Mr. Cradock embraced the planting of fishing stations along this portion of the coast of Massachusetts, and it would appear that he made Medford the headquarters of his business; although he had establishments at Marblehead and in the vicinity of the Merrimac, and perhaps elsewhere. And now, at last, I reach my special topic; for it was in furtherance of this great colonial enterprise of the fisheries that the first vessels were built on the Mystic, as they were in fact at various places along the coast. They were craft of small size suited to the purposes for which they were designed. Yet I have no doubt that some of them made considerable voyages, as to the West Indies, with which islands New England c
Salem (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
dley, March 28, 1631. After a recital of the events connected with the arrival of the colonists, he says: We began to consult of a place for our sitting down, for Salem, where we landed, pleased us not. And to that purpose, some were sent to the Bay to search up the rivers for a convenient place, who upon their return reported to s., June 17, 1775, the day on which the battle of Bunker Hill was fought. He early took up the trade of a ship-carpenter, and served his time with Enos Briggs, at Salem, where he remained five years. From Salem he went to Mr. Barker's yard, in Charlestown (now the Navy Yard), where he worked and studied two years, assisting in mouSalem he went to Mr. Barker's yard, in Charlestown (now the Navy Yard), where he worked and studied two years, assisting in moulding, for which art he showed a marked aptitude. There, it is said, he made the model of the first vessel he ever built, the brig Mt. Aetna. Mr. Magoun was not a man to remain content with a subordinate position in his trade, and he determined to begin business on his own account. Living then alongside the Mystic river, he did n
Charles (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
ed, pleased us not. And to that purpose, some were sent to the Bay to search up the rivers for a convenient place, who upon their return reported to have found a good place upon Mistick. . . . We found a place liked us better three leagues up Charles River. After stating that they shipped their goods with much cost and labor to Charlestown, he goes on to say: There receiving advertisements by some of the late arrived ships, from London and Amsterdam, of some French preparations against us, we were forced to change counsel, and for our present shelter to plant dispersedly; some at Charlestown, which stands on the north side of the Mouth of Charles River; Some on the south side which we named Boston; . . . Some of us upon Mistick, which we named Meadford. And then he proceeds to name the other settlements which they made at Watertown, Roxbury, and Dorchester. Without going into further details, it is plain enough that the men specially engaged in the service of Mr. Cradock, probab
Mystick River (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
ally engaged in the service of Mr. Cradock, probably with others, settled on the east side of Mystic river, nearly opposite the Ten Hill Farm, where Governor Winthrop established himself. It may be rradock large grants of lands covering all the territory of Medford lying on the north side of Mystic river. Let us see who these men of Cradock's were, and what was the nature of the work he had laidf building the first vessel whose keel was laid in the colony. It was built on the banks of the Mystic, probably not far from the governor's house, at the Ten Hills. It was a bark of 30 tons, built his trade, and he determined to begin business on his own account. Living then alongside the Mystic river, he did not fail to observe the advantages which its sloping banks and open reaches presentend from that time the sound of the shipwright's hammer was never more heard on the banks of the Mystic. The first gun of the Civil War had sounded the knell of the merchant marine of the United Stat
Massachusetts Bay (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
hat magnificent man, Matthew Cradock. The evils to which I have referred were simply the result of exceptional circumstances. I find confirmatory proof of my assumption that few vessels were built in Medford in the seventeenth century. In Volume VII. of the Massachusetts Archives, which is in manuscript, is to be found a Register of all such ships and vessels concerning the owners and property whereof proof hath been made upon oath before William Stoughton, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Bay in New England, etc., according to the directions of the Act of Parliament, passed in the seventh and eighth year of the reign of King William the Third, entitled, An Act for preventing frauds and regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade. I have examined this register, which covers about 300 pages of manuscript. It records the name, tonnage, and ownership of each vessel, with the place where it was built. More than 1,200 vessels are entered in the register, and out of them all the
E. Boynton (search for this): chapter 20
Notes. the membership list of the Historical Society is steadily growing. There are three Life Members: Hon. E. Boynton, Rosewell B. Lawrence, and Walter C. Wright. Additional names will be welcomed. the handsome marble clock in the Society rooms was the gift of Sarah Bradlee Fulton Chapter, D. A.R., presented to the Society as a surprise, at the Daughters' public observance of Washington's Birthday. at one of the Saturday evening chats, some one contributed a jug of new cider. Said Mr. D., We know we are not Hindoos, but it remains to be seen whether we are devotees of the jug or not(Juggernaut). the Mystic Camera Club has leased the large room in the annex of the Historical House. This is a posilive fact, although the Club has many negatives. an interesting informal talk was given by Mr. Benjamin P. Hollis on Saturday evening, Feb. 19. His subject was The Seals of the United States, and the Several States. Many choice bits of coloring were shown. After the t
B. F. Delano (search for this): chapter 20
Calvin Turner, E. & H. Rogers, G. B. Lapham, and S. Lapham. 4. Yard off Swan street, site of present city stables. Here James O. Curtis commenced ship-building in 1839, and the yard was exclusively used by him except in one instance, when B. F. Delano used it to build a small schooner. 5. Yard on northerly side of river, opposite the old high school-house on High street. Here George H. Briggs built a schooner in 18—. 6. Yard on South street, opposite the end of Walnut street. Occupiedamuel Lapham20 Jotham Stetson32 Curtis & Co.2 P. & J. O. Curtis6 Waterman & Ewell51 Foster & Taylor22 Paul Curtis27 James O. Curtis78 George H. Briggs1 Peter Lewis1 Henry Ewell9 John Taylor12 Joshua T. Foster42 Haydn & Cudworth39 B. F. Delano .2 Luther Turner.1 Isaac Hall1 — 568 decade.Numbers.Total Tonnage. 1803-1812328,408 1813-18226215,459 1823-18328323,285 1833-184212257,674 1843-185218597,434 1853-18627057,815 1863-18731412,049 ————— 568272,124 You w
J. O. Curtis (search for this): chapter 20
ere ten of them. I will begin with the one which stood lowest on the river, and will take them in their order, going up the stream: I. A ship-yard at the foot of what is now Foster's court, off Riverside avenue. It was first used by Sprague & James, in 1817. Afterwards used by Foster & Taylor, and finally by J. T. Foster. In 1847 Isaac Hall built one vessel here. 2. Yard on Riverside avenue, opposite the end of Park street. Established in 1803 by Thatcher Magoun; afterwards used by Curtis & Co., Paul & J. O. Curtis, F. Waterman & H. Ewell, and Hayden & Cudworth. 3. Yard on Riverside avenue, opposite end of Cross street. Occupied in 1805 by Calvin Turner & E. Briggs, and at successive periods by Calvin Turner, E. & H. Rogers, G. B. Lapham, and S. Lapham. 4. Yard off Swan street, site of present city stables. Here James O. Curtis commenced ship-building in 1839, and the yard was exclusively used by him except in one instance, when B. F. Delano used it to build a small sc
William Wood (search for this): chapter 20
he first historian of the town would form a most appropriate feature in the decoration of these rooms. To return to the Blessing of the Bay—it must not be assumed that this vessel was the first ever built in New England. In 1607 a vessel of 30 tons, called the Virginia, was built at the mouth of the Kennebec river, by the Popham colonists, who started a settlement which ultimately collapsed. This vessel made several voyages across the Atlantic. An account of the colony, written by William Wood, who resided in the colony several years, published in 1634, gives us a glimpse of Medford in the earliest days of its settlement, and it incidentally refers to the next piece of ship-building which was done on the Mystic, or, as he calls it, Mistick: The next town is Mystick, which is three miles from Charlestown by land, and a league and one half by water. It is seated on the waterside very pleasantly; there are not many houses as yet. At the head of this river are great and spaciou
James (search for this): chapter 20
ere ten of them. I will begin with the one which stood lowest on the river, and will take them in their order, going up the stream: I. A ship-yard at the foot of what is now Foster's court, off Riverside avenue. It was first used by Sprague & James, in 1817. Afterwards used by Foster & Taylor, and finally by J. T. Foster. In 1847 Isaac Hall built one vessel here. 2. Yard on Riverside avenue, opposite the end of Park street. Established in 1803 by Thatcher Magoun; afterwards used by Cudoes not remember the year. I will now give you the aggregate results of the shipbuilding of the town as shown by Mr. Usher's tables: builders.No. vessels. Thatcher Magoun84 C. Turner & E. Briggs3 Calvin Turner25 James Ford2 Sprague & James66 George Fuller29 E. & H. Rogers9 John Sparrell1 Samuel Lapham20 Jotham Stetson32 Curtis & Co.2 P. & J. O. Curtis6 Waterman & Ewell51 Foster & Taylor22 Paul Curtis27 James O. Curtis78 George H. Briggs1 Peter Lewis1 Henry Ewell9 Joh
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