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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 29., The Cradock house, past and future. (search)
owners and a rudimentary town government was formed; a peculiar, the General Court called it. Mr. Mann went to the State house and various places of authority, to determine what technically a peculiar was, and defined it at last as did our former city clerk, Allston Joyce, as parish, precinct or district, not yet erected into a town, but having authority to act on most local legislation but not to choose a representative to the General Court. This peculiar condition of Medford lasted until 1674, when Medford had her first recorded town meeting. Under such conditions there is little in the recorded history except contentions with Charlestown, Woburn, Reading and Malden in regard to the upkeep of the bridge. Our annals are indeed peculiar in being free from the excitement of war and danger. The Indians were peaceful and conciliatory. Winthrop and Cradock both took exceptional pains to obtain grants of land, legal in the sight of the Indians as well as in that of the King. As far