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CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY Presented by Caroline F. Orne
THE C.R.
CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY:
CONTAINING A
GENERAL DIRECTORY OF CITIZENS,
AND A
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TOGETHER WITH
AN ALMANAC AND CITY RECORD,
FOR
1848.
BY JOHN FORD, PUBLISHER OF THE CAMBRIDGE CHRONICLE.
CAMBRIDGE: PRINTED AT THE CHRONICLE OFFICE. 1848.
Gift of C.F. Orne PREFACE.
IN presenting to the citizens of Cambridge the first number of the CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY, the publisher believes that an object, long desired, has been attained. The want of a General Directory, which shall furnish information of the residences as well as the business of citizens, has, in consequence of the rapid increase of our population, been seriously felt. No effort has been spared to meet this want, and to render the present work generally useful and ex- tensively adapted to the use of citizens and strangers.
Many difficulties have been encountered in the prosecution of this work. The unsettled state of a portion of our population, the want of numbers in our streets, and the consequent impossibilty of defining, in most instances, the precise location of residences, are among these difficulties. These things will be deemed a sufficient apology for any errors or imperfections which may be discovered. That there should even be the omission of names of citizens is, by no means, an improbability. It is but justice, however, to say that every effort has been made, in the preparation of the work, and revision of the sheets, to guard against imperfections of this and every other character.
Should the work be favorably received, it is the intention of the publisher to issue it annually. It is confidently believed that less difficulty will be experienced another year, and that succeeding numbers will present a copiousness and correctness not to be ex- pected in the first.
To those who have aided the publisher in the preparation of this number, he would extend his sincere thanks. He also begs leave to express his hope that the work may be found to answer the end designed, and meet with general encouragement.
Cambridge, January 1, 1848.
Entered according to an act of Congress, in the year 1847, by JOHN FORD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massa- chusetts.
THE CAMBRIDGE ALMANAC,
For the Bissextile or Leap Year, 1848,
Being the latter part of the 72d, and the beginning of the 73d year of the Independence of the United States of America; the 656lst year of the Julian Period; the latter part of the 5608th, and the beginning of the 5609th year, since the creation of the world, according to the Jews; the 2602d year since the foundation of Rome, according to Varro; and the latter part of the 1264th, and the beginning of the 1265th (lunar) year, since the Hegira, or flight of Mahomet.
CONTENTS.
Almanac,
22
Assessors,
6
Banks and Insurance Companies, 13
Benevolent Societies, &c.,
10
Boundaries of Wards,
21
Business Advertisements,
113
Business Directory,
97
Churches in Cambridge,
Constables,
6
County Officers-Middlesex, 17
Courts in Middlesex County, 17
Directory of the Citizens,
47
Fence Viewers,
7
Field Drivers,
7
Fire Department, 7
Harvard University, 12
Justices of the Peace,
7
Measurers of Wood and Bark,
7
Officers of the City,
6
Our City, 4 6
Overseers of the Poor,
16
Preface,
2
Public Buildings, 21 Reservoirs, location of, 9
Schools in Cambridge, 11
Streets, Courts, and Places, 18
Surveyors of Lumber, 7 6 Ward Officers,
Watchmen,
6
Weighers of Hay,
7
Wharves,
21
POPULATION OF CAMBRIDGE .- The following Table will show the increase in the population of Cambridge from the year 1790 to the present time :
1790
-
IS00 2,453
2,823
3,295
1830 6,072
1 1840 8,409
1845 12,490
Present population, about 15,000.
1810
1820
2,115
Post Offices, and Rates of Postage,
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Our City.
The early settlers of Massachusetts, fearful of invasion, and con- ceiving a necessity for the preparation of some fortified place to which all could fee for protection upon an emergency, " began, in December [1630] to consult upon a fit place to build a town upon." So, after divers meetings at Boston, Roxbury, and Watertown, on the twenty-first of that mouth, the Rulers of the Colony pitched upon a spot a mile east of Watertown,* as " a fit place for a forti- fied town, and took time to consider further about it." In the spring succeeding , Gov. Winthrop, Deputy Gov. Dudley, and other of the principal men, together with a considerable Luniber of the colonists, removed to the New Town, laid it out regularly in small lots, as a city, and proceeded to build. Various causes operated to prevent the execution of the design of making this place the me- tropolis of the Colony, and after some time spent in the undertak- ing, with great trouble and loss, it was abandoned, and Gov. Win- throp took down the frame of his house, and removed it to Boston.
The inten tion of fortifying the New Town was, however, resum- ed, and in 1632, under the direction of Dudley, who retained his res- idence here, the sum of £60, raised by tax in the colony for that purpose, was spent in surrounding above a thousand acres with a fosse and palisade. Some remains of this fosse have been visible, within a few years, in several places in Ward one, and may still be traced, perhaps, near Everett place, in that part of the c.ty.
The tax was assessed upon the towns of the colony as follows :
1. Watertown, £8. 7. Salem, £4 10s.
2 The New Town, 3. 8. Boston, 8.
3. Charlestown, 7.
4. Medford, 3. 10. Dorchester,
5. Sangus and
6. Marble Harbor, S 6.
12. Wineseinet, . 1 10s.
During this year, (1632,) the first considerable accession of inhab- itants was made by a company, which had then recently arrived from England, and had begun a settlement in what is now Brain- tree, but who, in August, by order of Court, removed to the New Town. During this year, they built a church, with a bell upon it,- probably the first in Massachusetts. " In some of the early years," says Dr. Holmes. " the annual election of the Governor and magis- trates of the colony was holden in this town, On the day of elec- tion, the people assembled under an oak tree, which long remained a monument of the freedom, the patriotism and piety, of the fa- thers of New England."
The phrase, " the New Town," soon became recognized as the name of the town, under the form of NEWTOWN; but in 1636, upon the organization of Harvard College, the name CAMBRIDGE, Was adopted.
Like most of the early settlements, the extent of the territory of Cambridge was at first somewhat indefinite. Since its incorpora-
* The original village of Watertown was not far west of Mi. Au- burn, of which settlement the old burying-place still remains a relic.
9. Roxbury, 7.
11. Wessagnscus, ..
5.
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tion, three other towns have been incorporated within its ancien t limits :- Lexington, in 1713; West Cambridge, in 1807; and " Little Cambridge," under the name of Brighton, also in 1807. A move- ment made in 1844 and '45, to divide what remained into two sepa- rate corporations, finally resulted in obtaining from the Legislature an act incorporating Cambridge as a city, which was passed March 17, 1846, and was adopted by the town soon after, by a vote of 645 yeas to 224 nays. The first election of City Officers was holden in April, and the City Government was organized upon the 4th of May following.
By an early ordinance of the City Government a City Seal was a- dopted, of which the following is a copy.
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The City of Cambridge is divided into three Wards. Ward I, known as Old Cambridge, embraces the original settlement, and extends westerly and northerly to the towns of Watertown, West Cambridge, and Somerville. On the south, Charles river divides it from Brighton, and a ridge of higher land separates it from Ward 1I. In this ward are situated the University, the entrance to Mt. Au- burn Cemetery, Fresh Pond Hotel, and the Massachusetts State Arsenal.
Ward II, known as Cambridgeport, occupies an extensive plain, bounded on the south and east by Charles river, on the north by the marshes which separate it from Ward III, and by Somerville, and on the west by the ridge of higher land before mentioned. In this Ward are the City Hall, the Almshouse, and the offices of the City Clerk, Treasurer, Marshal, &c.
Ward III, known as Lechmere Point and East Cambridge, is a bluff separated from Boston and Charlestown by the waters of the river, and from Ward Il by extensive marshes and narrow creeks. This Ward contains one of the Court Houses and Jails of Middle- sex County, a House of Correction, and various County Offices.
Officers of the City of Cambridge, 1847 -- 48.
JAMES D. GREEN, Mayor. Salary, $600. Residence, Harvard street, corner of Charles street.
ALDERMEN .- Stephen T. Farwell, Wm. Saunders. Walter R. Ma- son, Abraham P. Sherman, Joseph S. Hastings, Charles Wood.
COMMON COUNCILMEN .- John Sargent, President. Ward 1, Josi- ah Coolidge, Wm. Hunnewell, Alexander HI. Ramsey, Jonas Wyeth, 2d, William L. Whitney. Ward 2, John C. Dodge, Chas. Everett, Joseph A. Holmes, Samuel P. Heywood, Levi Jennings, Isaac Melvin, Aaron Rice, Chas. Valentine. Ward 3, Francis Dra- per, George W. Fifield, Enos Reed, Lewis Hall, Anson Hooker, Elijah Spare.
CITY CLERK .~ Lucius R. Paige. Salary, $500 and Fees. Resi- dence, Washington street, cor. Pine.
CLERK COMMON COUNCIL .- Chas. S. Newell. Salary $100.
CITY MESSENGER .- Roland Litchfield. Jr. Salary, $200.
CITY TREASURER .- Abel W. Bruce. Salary, $150.
ASSESSORS .- James Luke, Jonas Wyeth, 2d, Ira Wadsworth .- Salary, $500.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES .- Samuel Slocumb. Salary, $500.
CITY MARSHAL .- Abraham Edwards. Office, Douglass' Block. ASSISTANT MARSHALS .- Chas Jones, Roland Litchfield, Jr.
CONSTABLES .- The City Marshal and Assistant Marshals; Cross- man Johnson, Joseph Sanderson, Stillman Simonds, Samuel Slo- cumb, William Loughrey, Tappan C. Kilburn, Hiram Welch.
POLICE OFFICER .- Stephen Day.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR .- The Mayor, ex officio. Ward 1- Jos. G. Coolidge, Chas. R. Metcalf; Ward 2-Chas. Whitton, Ed- ward T. Whitney; Ward 3-Geo. W. Fifield, Wm. A. Hall.
WARDEN OF ALMSHOUSE .- Geo. W. White. Salary, $400. ALMSHOUSE PHYSICIAN .- Wm. W. Wellington. Salary, $50.
WARD OFFICERS .- Ward 1-Samuel Batchelder, Warden; Fran- cis W. Buckingham, Clerk; Jonas Wyeth, 2d, Wm. A. Saunders, Albert S. Phelps, Inspectors.
Ward 2-Lucius R. Paige, Warden; Edward M. Livermore, Clerk; J. Dana Hovey, Edward Hyde, John Dudley, Inspectors.
Ward 3-Abraham P. Sherman, Warden; Franklin Hall, Clerk; Jonathan Wheeler, Wm. Wyman, Horatio N. Hovey, Inspectors.
BOARD OF HEALTH .- The Mayor and Aldermen.
WATCHMEN .- Ward 1-Joseph Saunderson, John Bryant, Tappan Chase Kilburn. Watch-house, Brighton street.
Ward 2-Wm. Loughrey, Almond Lawrence, Chas. W. Leonard. Watch-house, Main street.
Ward 3-Hiram Welch.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER .- J F. Adams, Thos. H. Bailey, Alvaro Blodgett, Geo. H. Davis, William Hovey, Jr., Isaac Hyde, Wm. A. Mason, Dalphon Osborn, Joseph Osborn, Samuel Sanders, Andrew S. Waite, Edward T. Whitney.
SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS .- James D. Green, Jos. S. Hastings, Chas. Wood, Stephen T. Farwell, Walter R. Mason, Wm. Saun- ders, Abraham P. Sherman.
FIELD DRIVERS. - Ezekiel F. Adams, John Belcher, Holland Forbes, Joseph Lopez, Levi Lovejoy, Wm. Mills, Hiram Welch.
FENCE VIEWERS .- Silas B. Buck, John Chamberlain, Francis E. Faulkner.
SEALERS OF LEATHER. - Jona. C. Prentiss, Ira Wadsworth, Chas. Whitton, Abel Willard.
SEALERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. - Royal Morse, Charles J. Upham.
WEIGHERS OF HAY .- Samuel S. Green, Isaac C. Holmes, Elijah H. Luke, Jona. C. Prentiss, Abel Willard.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK. - Jona. C. Prentiss, Ira Wads- worth, Edward T. Whitney, Chas. Whitton, Abel Willard.
POUND KEEPER .- Samuel Lewis.
AUCTIONEERS -J. M. Allen, Wm. Hovey, Jr. Samuel S. Green, Frederic Manson, Royal Morse, Anthony Brackett.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND OF THE QUORUM.
Abraham Hilliard, Ephraim Buttrick, Nathaniel R. Whitney, Sidney Willard, Willian Parmenter.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Edmund T. Dana, William J. Whipple, William F. Stone, Abra- ham Edwards, Edward T. Channing, Joseph T. Buckingham, Chas. Folsom, Isaac Livermore, Nathan Fiske, Charles C. Little, Omen S. Keith, Geo. W. Livermore, Henry M. Chamberlain, John S. Ladd, Richard HI. Dana, James Luke, Philemon R. Russell, Jona. Wheeler, Samuel S. Green, Lucius R. Paige, Eliphalet Davis, John Henshaw, Lewis Josselyn, Jas. Hayward, Lorenzo Marett, George A. Cushing, Joel Giles, Benjamin M. Whitney, Thaddeus W. Har- ris, John B. Dana.
Cambridge Fire Department.
The Fire Department of the City of Cambridge is composed of a Chief Engineer, four Assistant Engineers, four Engine Companies, (only three of which have organized Companies at the present time) and one Hook & Ladder Company. There is a Volunteer Company which has charge of the Pioneer Engine, No. 6, who are not obliged to turn out, unless they feel disposed so to do; their object being, mainly, to protect their own immediate neighborhood-near the Hancock Free Bridge. There is also another Company in Ward 1, who own their Engine, and who are paid by the hour when
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
they work at a fire. The regular Companies are allowed not more than forty men, and not less than thirty-five: and the Hook & Lad- der Company, not more than twenty men, and not less than seven- teen.
The compensation paid to each member is $15 per annum, and such further sum to each Engine Company, as, when added to the amount paid to the several members, shall make a total of $700, per annum; and for the Hook & Ladder Company $350. This is in fullfor fuel, oil, Steward's fees, &c. The appropriation for this Department is about $5000 per annum.
OFFICERS. SAMUEL SANDERS, CHIEF ENGINEER.
FRANCIS L. CHAPMAN,
S WILLIAM TWIST,
THOMAS G. HOVEY,
Assistants. LAWRENCE B. WATTS.
Cambridge Engine Company, No. 1.
House in Church st., Ward 1.
Engine built by Wm. C. Hun- neman. Has no company attach- ed to it at present.
Union Engine Company, No. 2.
House Main, cor . Winsor, Ward 2. Daniel Leland, Jr., Clerk.
George Hovey, Foreman. John Taylor, Ist Assistant. George L. Cade, 2d Assistant. George L. Cade, Clerk.
Engine built by S. Thayer. Has any part of the city. a very efficient company.
Niagara Engine Company, No. 3.
House Cambridge st., Ward 3. Ozeas Clark, Foreman. John Rice, Jr., Ist Assistant. John Frazer, 2d Assistant. Atherton H. Stevens, Jr., Clerk . Engine built by S. Thayer. Has a very efficient company.
Hydrant Engine Company, No. 4.
House Main st. op. Pearl, Ward 2. Josiah Dana Hovey, Foreman. Joel Orne, Ist Assistant. J. R. Bigelow, 2d Assistant. Joseph D. Annable, Clerk.
Engine built by Wm. C. Hun-
neman. Has a very efficient com- pany.
Pioneer Engine Company, No. 6.
House in Pioneer street, Ward 2. Increase S. Hawes, Foreman. Martin 1 .. Smith, Ist Assistant. Hezekiah Gale, 2d Assistant.
This Engine was built by Wm. C. Hunneman, and is inunned by an active company of volunteers, who are on hand to do duty in
Hook and Ladder Company, House Main cur. Winsor, Ward 2. Samuel Woodward, Foreman. John Boardman, Ist Assistant. Andrew A. Teele, 2d Assistant. Samuel M. Frye, Clerk.
Hunneman Engine, No. 7, Was built by Wm. C. Hunneman, and is private property. The Engine is kept in Ward I, and is more particularly for the benefit of the owners. The city pays this com- pany by the hour for all services rendered at fires.
Phenix Engine No.5, near Por- ter's, is an old tub, and is seldom used.
Location of Reservoirs,
Where Water may be obtained in case of fire within the City of Cambridge.
WARD I.
1. Corner of Main and Dana streets.
2. Mount Auburn street, foot of Linden street.
3. Mount Anburn street, opposite Orthodox Church.
4. Corner of Brighton and Spring streets.
5. Brattle Square.
6. Brattle street, opposite the south end of Appian Way.
7. School Court, near the School-house.
8. Washington street, head of Appian Way.
9. Washington street, near Washington street School-house.
10. Junction of Garden st. and Concord Av., opposite the Arsenal.
11. North Avenue, nea the junction of Follen street.
12. Square in front of the house of the late Dr Holmes.
13. Kirkland street, opposite Oxford street.
11. Sminner street, opposite the residence of Mr. Learnerd.
15. Cragie street, opposite Richardson's Buildings.
16. Charles street, near west end of Mayor Green's barn.
17 Bow street, centre of the Square.
18. Harvard Square.
19. College yard.
WARD II.
1. Junction of Main street and Broadway.
2. Pioneer street, front of Engine House, No. 6.
3. Corner of Harvard and Moore streets.
4. Corner of Washington and Harrison streets.
5. East end of School street, Brooks' Building.
6. Main street, near Davenport & Bridges' Factory.
7. Broadway, corner of Winsor street.
8. Corner of Washington and Winsor streets.
9. Main street, near passage-way to Hovey's Bacon Works.
10. Corner of School and Cherry streets.
Il. Harvard street, head of Cherry street.
12. Corner of Washington and Pine streets.
13. Corner of Harvard and Columbia streets.
14 & 15. Main street, near the Liberty Pole.
16. Corner of Main and Canal streets.
17. Corner of Austin street and passage-way leading to Main st.
IS. Austin street, near the Unitarian Church.
19. Austin street, near the residence of Dr. Allen.
20. Main street, square in front of the Hourly Office.
21. Main street, junction of Watertown and Brighton Road.
22. Corner of Canal and Auburn streets.
23. Corner of Pea I and Franklin streets.
24. Junction of Watertown road and Pleasant streets.
25. Corner of Main and Cross streets.
26. City Hall.
27. Harvard st. opposite passage-way leading to Burying Ground.
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28. Corner of Harvard and Prospect streets.
29. Broadway, head of Tremont street.
30. Prospect street, about 175 feet north of Broadway.
31. Norfolk street, opposite house of Damon & Fletcher.
32. Corner of Magazine and Williams streets.
33. Corner of Main and Austin streets.
WARD III.
1. Square in front of Paul's Tavern, opposite Dea. Reed's store.
2. Corner of Gore and North Third streets.
3. Corner of Otis and South Third streets
4. Corner of Cambridge and South Fifth streets.
5. Otis street, on the marsh, near Hall's Buildings.
6. Corner of Thorndike and Third sts. near Unitarian Church.
7. Cambridge street, near the Methodist Church.
Benevolent Societies.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Union Division, No. 8, meet every Thursday evening, at Acade- my Hall, ward 3.
Granite Division, No .- , meet every Thursday evening, at Frank- lin ITall, ward 2.
Old Cambridge Division, No. 26, meet every Monday evening at Odd Fellows Ifall, Brighton street, ward 1.
ODD FELLOWS.
New England Lodge, No. 4, East Cambridge; meet every Friday evening in Hall over J. Palmer's store.
Friendship Lodge, No. 20, Cambridgeport; ineet every Monday evening at Friendship Hall.
Mount Auburn Lodge, No. 94, Old Cambridge; meet every Fri- day evening at Odd Fellows Hall, Brighton street.
Charles River Encampment. Meet Tuesday, every other week, at Friendship Hall.
Amicable Lodge, (Masonic.) Meet on the first Thursday evening in every month, at Friendship Hall, Cambridgeport. - Officers elected Dec, 1847. Lucius R. Paige, Master; Charles R. Metcalf, S. W .; George B. Lothrop, J. W .; Nathan Fiske, Treasurer; Charles Tufts, Secretary; Rev. Thomas F. Norris, Chaplain.
AMICABLE FIRE SOCIETY .- J A. Fulton, President. C. R. Met- calf, Treasurer. Alfred Bunker, Clerk
CAMBRIDGE LYCEUM .- James D. Green, President. S. T. Far- well, Treasurer. E. A. Chapman, Clerk.
CAMBRIDGEFORT LYCEUM .- Charles Everett, President. Chas. H. Allen, George Cummings, Vice Presidents. John C. Dodge, Thomas Whittemore, A. B. Muzzey, Trustee Committee. A. W. Bruce, Treasurer. A. G. Hammoud, Secretary.
Schools in Cambridge.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE .- His Honor, James D. Green, Chairman, (ex officio,) Rev. J. A. Albro, George Livermore, Esq., Rev. W. A. Stearns, Rev. J. W. Parker, W. W. Wellington, M. D., Rev. W. R. G. Mellen, J. S.Ladd, Esq.
The public Schools of Cambridge are divided into five classes- viz : Alphabet, Primary, Middle, Grammar, and High, as shown in the following table :
ALPHABET.
Name of School.
Teacher.
Ward 1.
Auburn Alphabet,
M. S. Gould.
2.
Franklin
M. A. Tarbell.
66
2. Boardman
S. E. Pierce.
3.
Thorndike
M. F. Dane.
3. North 66
A. E. Hayden.
PRIMARY.
Ward 1 Washington Primary,
A. M. Ireson.
I.
North
D. A. Thurston.
2.
Franklin
S. G. Lincoln.
2.
Harvard
L. M. Demmon.
SA. E. Conant.
2. Broadway
Adelia E. Conant, Ass't.
3.
Otis
E. C. Howland.
3. Eastern . ..
S. W. Burnham.
MIDDLE.
Ward 1. Washington Middle,
{ R. R. Munroe, Ass't.
2.
Franklin
H. Clapp.
2. Harvard
¿ S. Studley.
2. Mason
¿ E. A. Denton, Ass't.
66
3. Thorndike
S. E. Strickland.
3.
Otis
E. Ireson.
3. Putnam
M. E. Hurd.
GRAMMAR.
Ward 1.
Auburn Grammar,
Emily Cutter, Ass't.
(C. L. Flint, Clas. Tea.
L. B. Monroe.
-
Emily James, (
N. C. Gibson, Ass'is.
A. B. Ware.
SA. C. Smith.
2. Mason
( P. A. Smith, Ass't.
66
3. Otis
J. A. Jacobs.
3. Putnam
M. A. S:nith, Ass't. J. M. Lassell.
The High School is open to pupils from all parts of the City, who are able to pass a satisfactory examination; and is under the in- struction of Elbridge Smith, A. M., as Master, and Miss N. W. Man-
SC. Blood.
SL. A. Skilton.
S M. E. Brooks.
Daniel Mansfield.
North
A. B. Magoun.
" 2. Ilarvard ..
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ning, as Assistant. High School instruction is, also, given for the present at the Auburn Grammar School, in Ward 1.
In addition to the above, there is a Mixed School in Ward 2, kept by Miss J. Dallinger.
The Schools in Ward 1 are under the immediate direction of Messrs. Albro and Livermore; those in Ward 2, of Messrs. Parker, Stearns, and Wellington; those in Ward 3, of Messrs. Ladd and Mellen. The High School is under the direction of a special Com- mittee, consisting of ilis Honor the Mayor, and Messrs. Albro, Stearns, and Ladd.
Music is taught in all the Schools, by Mr. C. Plagge.
Harvard University.
"Scarcely had the venerable founders of New England," says Dr. Holmes, under the date of 1638, "telled the trees of the forest, when they began to provide means to ensure the stability of their colony. Learning and Religion they wisely judged to be the firmest pillars of the Church and Commonwealth. The Legislature of Massachusetts, having previously founded a public School or Col- lege, [by a grant of £400, in 1636,] had, the last year, ordered, that it be at Newtown; and appointed a committee to carry the order into effect. The liberality of an individual now essentially contrib- uted to the completion of this wise and pious design. John Har- vard, a worthy minister, dying this year, [1638] at Charlestown, left a legacy of £779 17s. 2d. to the public School at Newtown. In hon- or of that earliest benefactor, this collegiate School was soon after, hy an order of Court, named Harvard College; and Newtown, in compliment to the College, and in memory of the place where ma- ny of the first settlers of New England received their education, was called Cambridge."- Holmes' Annals.
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