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HISTORY OF C OH ASSET. 



Indeed, for some reason, several years passed by with- 

 out any serious effort to get these marshes divided. 



On June 20, 1644, Henry Tuttle, one of the committee, 

 sold to John Fearing " what right he had to the Division 

 of Conihassett meadows." 



This was four years after the division had been ordered ; 

 but now occurred that militia turmoil, the Hingham rebel- 

 lion, which confused and delayed the town's industry for 

 two or three years more. 



Before speaking of that disgraceful affair of our fore- 



Plioto, Mrs. v.. E. Ellms. 



Havim;, near Eleazer's Lane, looking south towards the head of 

 lACoii's Meadow. 



fathers, it may be well to note some of the events that 

 were transpiring in the Cohasset woods and meadows. 

 Stray cattle found the Indian trails and roamed through 

 clear places in the woods, browsing upon young trees or 

 munching grass by the brooks and the shore. 



Cleared land with good English grass was not very 

 plentiful about the Hingham settlement, and consequently 

 only the milch cows and working cattle or horses could be 



