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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 18., The Tufts family residences. (search)
The Tufts family residences. THE name of Tufts will ever be associated with Medford because of the college that crowns Walnut-tree hill, but its association began two centuries and a half ago in the purchase of Medford lands by that Peter Tufts who was born in England in 1617 and came over at about 1640. He died in 1700 and was buried in the ancient church-yard of Malden, of which town he was made a freeman in 1665. He had three sons and seven daughters. The sons' descendants numbered (in the incomplete genealogical table of sixty years ago) nearly four hundred. In his declining years, and after his eldest and second sons had arrived at manhood, he built a dwelling in Medford, which probably surpassed most of its time for style and durability of construction. His eldest son, Peter, was but twenty-eight years old, and but a few years resident in town, when he was chosen one of the selectmen and captain of the military company, and thirteen years later deputy to the General C
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 29., The Cradock house, past and future. (search)
be authentic, their money must have been made in real estate deals that would completely overshadow the Lawrence and Brooks development put together. In short, our Peter Tufts, in thirty odd years, bought some eight hundred and thirty-five acres, including cow commons, in twenty-seven different transactions, and let go sixty-one and a half. Only his death, in 1700, made a pause in his grasp on the land development idea. And who was Peter Tufts? The original Peter was born in England in 1617, and came over to America about 1640. He settled originally in Malden, but wisely visited Medford and apparently at once bought land here. This Peter Tufts had three sons and six daughters. The oldest son was also Peter Tufts, commonly known as Captain Peter Tufts. This younger Tufts is the centre about whom we must cluster any new legends we are to build up about the Peter Tufts house. Born probably in Malden, in 1648, he first appears on the records of the plantation of Medford in 1676
The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], How I fell in love. (search)
f her angelic temper. I should see the sweet smile that always greeted me, and again be-in Elysium. Ah, me! I could not call until the following morning; then I left Dick groaning over neglected Western customers, and went home, donned my white suit of linen, with a narrow, black neck-lie, smoothed my bluest shirt over my broad chest drew on my most intense pair of pale buff-kids, set a becoming straw hat over nicely-arranged curls, and sallied forth. I ran lightly up the steps of 1617--street and rang the bell, gave my card to the girl who opened the door, and went into the parlor. It was in that semi-dark state, fashionable in the warm months, and coming in from the glaring sunlight — I could see nothing — I groped my way to a seat. "I say I won't." A shrill, harsh voice in the next room gave forth this sentence with an angry vehemence that startled me. A low, sweet voice answered: "Lily, my dear !" "Your dear ! I don't want to be coaxed," answer
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