The History of Dedham: From the Beginning of Its Settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827Dutton and Wentworth, 1827 - 146 pages |
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... road was then called , which extends from the bridge over Dwight's brook west- wardly by the court house . The total amount of the value of these houses was 691 pounds . Four only of the houses were valued at 20 pounds . The greater ...
... road was then called , which extends from the bridge over Dwight's brook west- wardly by the court house . The total amount of the value of these houses was 691 pounds . Four only of the houses were valued at 20 pounds . The greater ...
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... roads were very imperfect . We hear of persons passing on the bridge and cause way at Dwight's brook , when the water thereon was as high as the horses belly , so late as the year 1700 . A law of the colony as well as the dangers of the ...
... roads were very imperfect . We hear of persons passing on the bridge and cause way at Dwight's brook , when the water thereon was as high as the horses belly , so late as the year 1700 . A law of the colony as well as the dangers of the ...
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... roads . The extensive and valuable meadows on Neponset river are skirted with forests , sometimes with the evergreens of the low - land , and then with forests of oak and walnut . There are seve- ral smooth plains of some extent . The ...
... roads . The extensive and valuable meadows on Neponset river are skirted with forests , sometimes with the evergreens of the low - land , and then with forests of oak and walnut . There are seve- ral smooth plains of some extent . The ...
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... roads did not admit much of that article into the market from this town , un- til 1780 . Herds of cattle . - In the summer , the working oxen and cows fed on the commons near home . The young cattle , either fed in the woods , or on ...
... roads did not admit much of that article into the market from this town , un- til 1780 . Herds of cattle . - In the summer , the working oxen and cows fed on the commons near home . The young cattle , either fed in the woods , or on ...
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... roads , among the great roots and fast rocks in the woods ; made two bridges over Charles river , and several other bridges ; cut a canal for the chan- nel of Mother Brook , cleared off the wood probably of 2000 acres , and brought a ...
... roads , among the great roots and fast rocks in the woods ; made two bridges over Charles river , and several other bridges ; cut a canal for the chan- nel of Mother Brook , cleared off the wood probably of 2000 acres , and brought a ...
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acres afterwards Anthony Fisher appointed April Balch born Boston bridge Bullard called character Charles river Chickering chosen Christ christian church and society Colburn colony commenced committee Cotton Mather court covenant Daniel Daniel Fisher Deacons Dedham Island died doctrines dollars duty Dwight Ebenezer Elders Eleazer Ellis England erected faith fathers Fisher Fisher Ames granted Guild history of Dedham hundred Indian inhabitants John Allin John Endicott Joseph Joseph Ellis Joshua Fisher Kingsbury labor land liberty live Lord Lusher March meadows Medfield meeting house meeting-house Metcalf mill minister ministry Morse Mother Brook Nathaniel Neponset river ordained party pastor persons plantation pounds prayer preached present proprietors received religion religious reverend Richards Roxbury Samuel Dexter says selectmen sermon settlement settlers shillings spirit taxes third parish Thomas tion town meeting unto village William Winthrop Wrentham
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