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History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts - citizen hylbom blog

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172 HISTORY OF MIDDLESEX rOUXTY.<br />

"This List was perfected by the Selectmen and Commis-<br />

sioner <strong>of</strong> Meadford, this 31 day <strong>of</strong> August, 1588.<br />

"Nath. Wade, \<br />

" Peter Tufts, y SeJectmen.<br />

" Stephex Willis, )<br />

" JoHX WuiTMOEE, Coiimissioiier.<br />

" JoHX TuKfTE, Coiistaile."<br />

In the first province tax-levy, that <strong>of</strong> 1695,<br />

Medford was assessed only £34, about eighteen<br />

town'- out <strong>of</strong> eighty pa^uig les- Tisbury and<br />

Trail,- and Ma,n;/ar/,/n'.s: —'['he only large<br />

branch <strong>of</strong> manufacturing wliich has been carried<br />

on iu Medford is that <strong>of</strong> shi])-i)uilding. July 4,<br />

1631, Governor Winthrop launched at Mystic a<br />

bark <strong>of</strong> some tJiirty tons called The Blessing <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Bay. In tlie next two years the servants <strong>of</strong> Mr,<br />

(Jradock built at least two vessels luic, cmc brini;<br />

<strong>of</strong> two iiundred tons' burthen, i'or the next centnrv<br />

and a half<br />

( hil.n;irkpanli:!l ciirli; [lull, £43 ; Xewton,£90;<br />

M;il

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