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10: Take great care of it." TEN TAKE GREAT CARE OF IT
The town was settled (as Braintree) exclusively by people from Devonshire and Lincolnshire and Essex. The laws of the Massachusetts Colony forbade Irish immigration--probably more for religious than racial reasons. On reading the ancient petition for the incorporation of the town one is struck by the fact that practically every single name of the one hundred and fifty signers is English in origin, the few which were not having been anglicized. All of these facts point to a homogeneous stock, with the same language, traditions, and social customs. Obviously there is a connection between the governmental genius displayed by Quincy's sons and the singular purity of the original English stock. Little did Wampatuck, the son of Chickatawbut, realize what he was doing when he parted with his Braintree lands for twenty-one pounds and ten shillings. The Indian deed is still preserved, with the following words on its back: "In the 17th reign of Charles 2. Braintry Indian Deeds. Given 1665. Aug.  THE TOWN WAS SETTLED AS BRAINTREY EXCLUSIVELY BY PEOPLE FROM DEVONSHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE AND ESSEX THE LAWS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COLONY FORBADE IRISH EMIGRATION PROBABLY MORE FOR RELIGIOUS THAN RACIAL REASONS ON READING THE ANCIENT PETITION FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN ONE IS STRUCK BY THE FACT THAT PRACTICALLY EVERY SINGLE NAME OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SIGNERS IS ENGLISH IN ORIGIN THE FEW WHICH WERE NOT HAVING BEEN ANGLICIZED ALL OF THESE FACTS POINT TO A HOMOGENEOUS STOCK WITH THE SAME LANGUAGE TRADITIONS AND SOCIAL CUSTOMS OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTAL GENIUS DISPLAYED BY QUINCEY'S SONS AND THE SINGULAR PURITY OF THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH STOCK LITTLE DID WAMPATUCK THE SON OF CHIKATAWBIT REALIZE WHAT HE WAS DOING WHEN HE PARTED WITH HIS BRAINTORY LANDS FOR TWENTY ONE POUNDS AND TEN SHILLINGS THE INDIAN DEED IS STILL PRESERVED WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS ON ITS BACK IN THE SEVENTEENTH REIGN OF CHARLES TWO BRAINTREE INDIAN DEEDS GIVEN SIXTEEN SIXTY FIVE AUGUST 
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