“Until 1725 the east part of the town probably had the use of the money and teachers were provided for that part rather than in the west. But on January 11, 1725 £15 was granted and the inhabitants of the West End, The Leg, were to have their share of the money to maintain “a Schoole amongst them.” It was also voted “that there should be a school kept in four parts of the town, viz: one near the house of John Smith, one near the house of Ephraim Ware, Sen., (who lived near Rosemary Brook now Longfellow’s Pond) one near the house of Deacon Woodeock, and another near that of Joshua Smith. Stephen Bacon was to receive the money belonging to the west end of the Town for the benefit of a school for the year 1725.”

Reference Data:

History of the Town of Wellesley, Massachusette, by Joseph Emery Fiske, 1917, page 32