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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1 1 Browse Search
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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., The Historian's home coming (search)
me) has been subject of some favorable comment, and was especially welcome to a non-resident member, who in her childhood days lived near by and remembers it and its occupants well. But there arises a question of accuracy of statement that there the history of Medford (published in 1855) was written, as witness the reply of Mr. John Albree to our later inquiry. You asked me when Mr. Brooks moved to Medford for good. As I was looking this up with other things, I found the exact date, March 3, 1856. He, with his wife, had been living for some time at the Larkin's, 21 Somerset street, Boston, and had become tired of that kind of existence. His sister Elizabeth had died the preceding November, and Miss Lucy Ann was at the old house almost alone. Mr. Brooks' daughter apparently spent much time there, however. So the arrangement was made that Mr. and Mrs. Brooks move into the old home, to go no more out. Mr. Alfred Brooks, his brother, made this his headquarters, though he was som