History of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Part 97

Author: Waters, Wilson, 1855-1933; Perham, Henry Spaulding, 1843-1906. History of Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Lowell, Mass., Printed for the town by Courier-Citzen
Number of Pages: 1038


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Goods


490


Foxes


431


Freeman's Oath


404


Freemen


404


Frocks .


451


Frontier Towns


1, 86


Frontier Towns, Defence


of ..... 131, 135, 138, 150 Frontier Towns, Prohibi- tion Concerning .. . . . 135


Fulling Mill ..... 51, 485, 662


Funeral, Account of 544ff, 690


Funeral, Carriages at


815


Funeral, Gloves at (See


Gloves.)


Furniture


402


Gale, September


642


Garrison Houses 67, 90ff, 108,


110, 112, 116, 123, 130,


134, 507, 531, 664, 841.


Garrison Soldiers, Credited


at Chelmsford ..


92


Garrison Soldiers, Dis-


missed


120


Gentleman Soldier


(McKawes)


330


Dials. . 49, 403 Diary of John Adams. 14 Fences 56 Gifts to the Parson 189, 239, 784, 787, 801.


Diary of Simon Bradstreet 535 Diary of Ebenezer Bridge 190, 223, 235, 298, 355, 363, 543, 544, 639, 640, 641, 784


Diary of John Evelyn . 420


Diary of Oliver Fletcher (Acct. Book) ... 549, 837 Diary of Increase Mather 101, 432.


Diary of John Pike


147


Diary of Samuel Sewall 70, 127, 528.


Diary, Old Chelmsford 464 Difficulties of the Historian 292 Dips, Tallow 403


Discoveries, Early ..... 73, 75 Disorderly Persons, Com- mittee to Deal with .. 465 Ditch Around Indian Corn- Fields 78, 514


Divine Worship, Compul- sory 47, 406


Divine Worship, Methods of Calling to ...... 48, 409 Divine Worship, Neglect of 410 Doctor's Agreement .. 462, 801 Doctor's Recipes 460


Doctrinal Discussions (See Controversies.)


Dogs as Foot Warmers 682, 789


Dogs to Use Against


Indians. . .


123


Dogs to Use Against


Wolves


429


Dogs, Vote to Kill All ..


815


"Doing a Turn"


292


Dollar Sign


623


Drafts and Requisitious


294,


295.


Drug-mill.


665


Eagle, The Chelmsford ... 460


Early Grants of Land (See


Grants.)


Early Ill Behavior 59, 411, 465, 530.


Early Recollections


467


Earthquakes .. 639, 640, 788 East and West India Goods 229, 781.


East Village


485


Engine-men


407


Enlistment Papers


257, 287,


288, 293.


Ensign-2d Lieut. 89


Episcopal Church 711, 712, 715 Equipment of Soldiers (See Accoutrement.)


Estate of Ebenezer Bridge 783 Estate of His Father ..... 784 Exchange of Land. ... 31ff, 629 Execution on Judgment Against Town .. 496, 577


Expenses, Town


627, 628


Extension of Land .... 29, 473


Factory Life, Early


491


Families Driven Away by


Calamity


137


Farm, Winthrop


523


Farming (See Agriculture) 418 Farming Life, Monotony of 464 Farms About Merrimack 474, 536.


Diary of Oliver Corey .... 176 | Ferry, Brown's 485, 497 Glaziers 678


890


HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD


Glebe or Ministry Land 19, 792, 812, 814, 817.


Glebe or Ministry Land, Sale of 684 Gloves at Funerals 544, 545, 814.


Gloves at Weddings. 782 Governor, Votes for in 1780, 1781, 1782 215


Grange


464


Granite 506, 589, 637, 650, 673, 674.


Grants ..


1, 49, 50


Grants, Additional


29


Grants, Committee to Lay


Out


4


Grants, Description of 4, 5, 6, 7 Grants, Early 72 Grants to Samuel Adams 35, 835.


Grants to Thomas Hench- man 108


Grants to Margaret Win-


throp


74


Grants, Various 577, 578, 579 Great Awakening, The ... 697 Great Brook Settlers .... 45 Grist Mills 35, 50, 51, 52, 53, 485, 662, 664, 665, 784, 835.


Groton, Removals to


28


Hat Factory


479, 483


Haystack and Barn Burned 98, 99, 102, 432, 538, 826.


Headquarters at Cambridge, 1775 224, 246


Hearse


817


Hedgehog


456


Herding of Cattle.


55, 527


Hills


629


Historian, Difficulties of. .


292


Hogreaves


409, 422


"Hole in the Ground" 577


Homes


417


490


Hops


Horses


56, 423, 424


Hour Glass


49, 403


Houses, Construction of 46, 67, 91, 92, 393ff, 396, 398.


Houses, Garrison (See Garrison.) Houses, Location of .. 37ff, 46


Houses, Old 12, 67, 299, 393, 394, 398, 399, 400, 417, 522, 541. Housewright 164, 315, 340, 344, 348.


Ill Behavior, Early 59, 411, 465, 530.


Illiteracy


418, 551


Illumination of Stoddard


House ...... 190, 203, 789


Immigration


1


Imprisonment for Taxes 608,


609, 611.


Incorporation


13, 75


Indentures


415, 416


Independence, Declaration


of ..... 209, 213, 238, 480 Indians. 75, 432, 596, 632, 826 Indians as Slaves (See Slaves.) Indians as Soldiers 87, 98, 116, 274.


Indians, Attempt to Chris- tianize ... .. 3, 81, 84


Indians, Bounty for Scalps of (See Scalps.)


Indians' Chapel


78


-


Indians, Children Taken


by


131, 531, 814


Indians, Conversion of 84, 697


Indians, Exchange of Land


With


3,31,629


Indians Keep Sabbath .... 101 Indians' Land 477 Liberty Pole . 373, 589


Indians, Liquors to (See Liquor) 75ff, 432ff, 511ff, 524, 826, 833.


Indian Names


638


Indian Relics


434


Indians, Trade With 36, 76, 81, 82.


Inhabitancy and Warning


Out


576ff


Inns and Innholders (See


Taverns.)


Inoculation


581, 788


Inspection, Committee of


(See Committee.)


Instructions to Represent-


atives


193ff, 207


Itch, The


461, 784


Jesuits, Banished


406


Jokes, Practical


456


Knocker


595


Land Bank


190, 623


Land, Committee to Lay


Out


41


Land, Common


55


Land Controversies


5


Land, Distribution of


49


Land, Examination of


2


Land, Exchange of 31, 314, 629


Land, Extension of


29


Land Titles 76, 465, 468, 469, 473, 512, 577.


Latch String


411, 595


Latitude and Longitude. . .


629


Laws and Liberties (See


Index of Names) 405, 600


Laws, Old .


405


Lawyers


805


Matches, Lucifer


595


Letter from a Chyrurgeon


11


Matchlocks


87


Maverick's Description


73


Meadow Hay Sermons


691


Meadows


634


Meeting House of 1660.20, 675


Meeting House of 1710


..


676


Meeting House of 1792


680,


689, 793, 794, 814.


Meeting House of 1842.685, 689 Meeting House Architec- ture .... 689


Meeting House Bell 48, 680, 687, 688.


Meeting House, Clubs in 61, 88 Meeting House, Description of .. . 676, 680, 689 Meeting House, Order in 678, 682.


Meeting House, Private Entrances to 47 Meeting House, Propping of . . 680, 681, 682 Meeting House Raised ... 794 Meeting House, Seating the 47, 677, 678, 689.


Letter of Moses Parker and Benjamin Walker 233 Memorial Day 375


Letters of Col. Tyng .. 145, 149 Letter to Major Waldron. 125 Letter to Wannalancit ... 106 Letter of Gen. Artemas Ward . 366


Letter to Church at Chelmsford 23


Letter to Comm. of Corr.,


Boston


198


Letter to Mr. Danforth ..


198


Liberals (See Unitarians.)


Library, Adams


585ff


Library Celebration


585


Library, Free Public


584


Library, North Chelms-


ford.


587ff


Library, Social.


583


Life of Long Ago ..


392f


Lights (See Street Lights.)


Lime 447, 636, 649, 650, 660, 661.


Lines Between Chelmsford


and Other Towns .. 469ff


Lines Between English and


Indians.


. . . . 33ff, 512ff


Liquor and Longevity ... 549


Liquor Licenses 210, 600, 611


817.


Liquor to Indians 59, 82, 419, 524, 530.


Literary Organizations


458


Log Chapel


78


"Long Cause"


519


Losses at Bunker Hill 232, 844


Losses at Chelmsford ... 121ff


Magistrates Only to Marry 406, 690, 782.


Mail Service 238, 442, 456, 466, 625. Mammoth Road ..... 439, 452 Manufacturing 479, 484, 485, 486ff, 656, 662.


Marriages


406, 690


Mason


575


Massachusetts Volunteer


Militia, Company K. 373


Massachusetts Volunteer


Militia, Troop F


375


Massacre, Boston


193


Letter from Selectmen of Cambridge. 357 Letter of Joshua Baldwin .. 392 Letters of John Betteys 285, 286.


Letter of Sarah Bradstreet 446 Letters of Samuel Chamber- lain 446, 447 Letter of Introduction, John Fiske's 15


Letter of Nathaniel Foster 286 Letter of Jesse Heywood. 287 Letters of Hinchman 102, 105, 129, 130, 166.


Letters of Hutchinson 203, 780 Letters of David Jeffries 133, 206.


Letter of Capt. Moseley. 97


Letters of Numphow and John Line .. . 101, 107 Letter of Moses Parker ... 233


Meeting House, Singing in 679, 681, 682.


Men and Women Sit on


Opposite Sides .. 678, 689


Merrimack, Early Dis-


covery of


73


Merrimack, Exploration of 75


Letters from Chelmsford 110, 111, 119, 205, 208.


Letter from Gen. Denison .123 Letter from James Parker 124


891


INDEX OF TOPICS


Meteorological and Seis- mical Observations 639 838. Middlesex Canal .... 454, 500 Onesimus Bildam 459 200 Opinion of Sec'y Knox. 235


Middlesex Convention . . Middlesex County Train- ing School 599 Middlesex Resolves 203, 204, 807.


Migration to Connecticut 64, 75 Militia 127, 211, 216, 455, 465 Mills 35, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 485ff, 578, 636, 656ff, 662, 787, 789, 790.


Millstones .. 58


Ministers, Early .. 65, 66, 769 Ministers, Influence of 47, 415 Ministers, Rates for .. 59, 615 Ministry or Glebe Land 19, 812, 814, 817.


Ministry or Glebe Land, Sale of


684


Minute Men 216, 274 "Mogginsons" (See Snow- shoe Companies) . . 145


Money, Counterfeit


215


Money, Depreciation (See also Deprecia- tion) 284, 293, 294, 295, 296, 622, 624, 779, 796.


Monument Association .. 588 Monument Dedication . . 591


Monument, Notes for Ad- dress of R. W. Emer-


son 592


Monument, Revolutionary 588ff, 832, 841.


"Mow it High"


444


Muster Fields


455


Muster, General . .. 791, 792


Muster Rolls and Lists, Indian Wars, 92-95, 115, 116, 133, 134, 139-144, 148-153, 156-159, 162-178 Muster Rolls and Lists, Revolutionary ... 242-274


Nails, Value of Handmade 394 Name, Origin of . .. 14, 15 Names, Indian . . 638


Necessaries of Life (See Prices.)


Neck, Concord River 75, 541, 632, 678.


Neck, The 524, 525, 540, 558, 559.


Neck, Wamesit. 474, 515, 530 Negroes 274, 275, 284, 570, 627, 786, 790.


"New England, Descrip- tion of" 73


Newfield 57,836


Newlights .... 697, 784, 786 New Style. . 7, 784, 813, 838 Non-residence, Rejected for 522, 755, 757 Note Book of Oliver Corey 176 North End. . 41, 559, 621


Oath, Freeman's 404


Oath, Soldier's 217


Oath of Allegiance. . 357 Oath of William Adams. 275 Oath of Capt. Ford .. 253, 366


.. 456, 831 Odd Characters Odd Interjections 464 407


Odd Invention


Officers, Town .. 409, 600, 602 "Old Hundred" Reassures Soldiers 227


Old Line Thespians 459 of


Old Style and New 7, 784, 813, į Precinct, West ..


476, 477


Prices of the Necessaries


of Life 108, 259, 296, 405, 446, 447.


Printing in Chelmsford ... 593 Prison, Boston (See Boston.) Prisoners, Ford Brings, to Cambridge ..... 251, 263


Prisoners in Chelmsford 222, 223, 237.


Pronunciation of the Name 639 Public Worship 47, 406, 410, 411, 830.


Quakers


. . . 114, 240, 406, 627


Quartering Act


190


"Queresters"


606, 679


Railroads. .


.455, 509


Rates for the Minister 615, 618


Rates (Taxes)


614


Rebellion, Records of


Chelmsford Men in the .. 378ff


Rebellion, Route of Soldiers


in Shays'


363


Rebellion, Shays'


356


Rebellion, War of the


368


Recipes, Doctor's


460


Receipts


837


Receipt for "doing a turn" 292


Receipts for Monuments 240.


71,


Receipts for Wages


291


Receipts of Capt. Ford 289, 291 Religious Controversies (See Controversies.)


Religious Organizations (See Churches.)


Religious Revivals.


697


Reminiscences. .


477ff


Representatives, Instruc-


tions to


193ff


Representatives, Rejected 522, 541, 755, 757.


Resolve of Provincial Con-


gress


290


Resolves, Middlesex . 203, 807


Revenue, Surplus


..


625


Revolution, Chelmsford


Men Who Lost Their


Lives in .


. 355


Revolution Drafts and


Requisitions


. 294ff


Plantation, Indian


479


Revolution


Enlistment


Papers .. .


...


Planters, Planting ... 600, 810


Plot Against Dover ... 129 Polling on the Common 493, 601, 685.


Polls


619, 626, 627


Ponds


632, 633, 635


Poor, Care of 61, 599, 627, 811


Population. ..


626, 627


Port of Boston, Closing of. 193


Postage, Rates of 625


Pothooks


595


Pound 20, 422, 430, 579, 679, 814, 818.


Poverty ... 425, 539, 540, 592 Powder Accounts .... 89, 132 Powder Mills ... 486, 817, 818 Powder, Stock of 208, 214, 477, 676.


Power of Attorney. .299


Praying Town, Description 78


Precinct, Wamesit


523


Old Laws


405ff


Orchard 420


Order 104, 105, 106, 108, 117, 118, 119, 120, 125, 136, 145, 176, 366.


Order, Regimental .. 210, 366 Order Book of Capt. Ford 251, 292.


Order Book of Col. Greene 204 Order Book of Col. J. B. Varnum 285 Order Book of Gen. Greene 266 Order of the Colonel 263, 284, 289, 290.


Organ, First 771


Orthography of the Name. 638 Outcry, Sold at .. 608, 609, 611


Pall


676


Panniers


392


Paper Money, Deprecia- tion of (See Deprecia- tion) 296


Parish, West


699


Pasturing Horses and


Cattle .


444


Paupers (See Poor.)


Pay for Attending Consti- tutional Convention .. 284


Pay for Committee Men at Concord 362


Peat


. 637, 649


Pensioners, List of Revolu-


tionary


284


Petition of Dunstable .. .


131


Petitions, Soldiers' (See Soldiers.)


Petition to Court of Com-


mon Pleas


356


Petitions to Governor, Etc. 2, 3, 4, 29, 31, 36, 86, 103, 107, 109, 110, 111, 113, 122, 127, 131, 132, 136, 137, 146, 148, 152, 160, 161, 179-188, 359, 364, 826.


Physicians (See also Chirur- geons) . . 460, 461, 462, 463 Pillion 392, 547


Placard, Threatening. 114


Plains .


633


287ff


Revolution, Letters from


Men in


.... 233, 285ff


Revolution, Monument to


Soldiers of . 588, 832, 843


Revolution, Number of Chelmsford Men in .. 354


Revolution, Records of Men Who Served in .. 292, 301, 841.


Revolution, Route of


Soldiers in


. .


261


Revolution, Soldiers of the,


Buried in Chelmsford 719,


842. (See List of Illus-


trations No. 21.)


Revolution, Some Causes of .... 157, 190, 191, 813


Revolution Subscription


Paper


293ff


Practical Jokes


. 418, 456


Prayers in Town Meeting 600,


601, 790.


Revolution, Town Accounts


in the


281ff


Revolution, War of the 190,


828, 842.


Ride and Tie.


392


Opodeldoc 463


892


HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD


Roads, Early (See Streets) 37ff, 43, 44, 54, 392, 434ff, 439, 440, 528, 560.


Roads, State Highways 434,


436, 437.


Robin's Hill.


393


Robin's Hill, Clearing of .. 89 Robin's Hill, House on. 62


Robin's Hill, Origin of


Name 629


Route in Shays' Rebellion 363 Social Distinctions 414


Route to Ticonderoga.


261


Social Life


456, 685


Rum


297, 452


Rye and Indian.


420


Rye, Price of .


296


Rye Sent to Boston .. 205, 206


Sabbath, Breach of .. 124, 407 Saddle Bags 392 Sale of John Bate's Effects 290 Salt 296, 297, 814 Salt Bought for the Town's Use . 209, 214, 814


Salt, Manufacture of .... 424 Sawmills .... 517, 662, 664, 835 Sawmills, First 35, 50, 51, 52, 53, 485, 489.


Scalps .. 130, 139, 145, 163, 833 School, Chelmsford Classi-


cal 540, 563, 566, 567, 818 School Dames. . 551


School Districts . 560, 561, 562


School for the Deaf .. 582 School House, First 556


School, Recent Develop- ments in ... 565


School, Singing 679, 681, 682, 813.


School, Training 599 Schools 417, 418, 466, 531, 550, 785.


Schools, List of Teachers in Chelmsford 842 "Scoot Train" 510


Scriptures (See Bible.)


Seismical Observations 639


Selectmen, List of. 754 Selectmen May Catechise 405, 551.


Selectmen, Railing Against 413 Selectmen to be Instructed 600, 755, 756.


Separates . . 693, 697, 785 Separation from England, Feeling Against 199


Separation of Church and State ... 697


Separation of Church and Town .. 683


September Gale 642


Settlers on Great Brook ... 45


Settlers on Stony Brook .. 44


Shays' Rebellion, Collapse of 357


Shays' Rebellion, Pardon


for Participants in ... 357 Sheep .... 56, 57, 423, 424, 451 Sheep Sent to Boston 199, 205, 281.


Shoemaker. 578 Shoes 124, 177, 293, 296, 297 Signalling .. 62 Silk Worms 452


Singing (See Schools) 679, 681, 682, 686.


Singing School


813


Slaves, Indian 76, 85, 99, 102,


103, 811.


Slaves, Negro 275, 570, 627, | Stoves, Foot 595, 789


786, 811.


Slit-work


445, 446


Sloop Joiner


166


Smallpox 280, 581, 788 Smoking Tobacco 297, 407, 785, 838.


Snow-shoe Company 138ff, 145, 150, 151, 811, 812.


Soldiers, Bond for Pay of .. 279


Soldiers, Classes of.


275ff


Soldiers' Diet


425


Soldiers' Dress


218


Soldiers, Hardships of 189, 280 Soldiers, Indians as (See Indians.)


Soldiers, Impressed 87, 119, 166, 787.


Soldiers, Letters of (See Letters.)


Soldiers, Negro .. 274, 275, 284


Soldiers' Oath


217


Soldiers of the Revolution


Buried in Chelmsford 719, 842.


Soldiers, Pay of 96, 108, 126,


150, 153, 263, 264, 268, 269, 270, 272, 273, 291, 366, 367.


Soldiers, Petitions and


Allowances of 90, 121, 132,


136, 138, 146, 148, 157,


158, 159, 160, 161, 174, 179ff, 189, 235.


Soldiers Provide Own Arms 88 Soldiers, Punishment of 124, 292, 311.


Soldiers Reassured by "Old Hundred" 227 Soldiers' Receipts for Pay 271, 288, 289, 291.


Soldiers Returning from


War


280


Soldiers' Wages Paid by Towns


96


Soldiers Who Died in Indian Wars 113, 115, 125 189, 827.


Soldiers Who Died in the Revolution 204, 302, 312, 321, 335, 349, 355, 807, 843.


South End ..... 45, 559, 620 Speech of Wannalancit ... 79


Spelling of Chelmsford.


638


Stage Coaches 392, 440ff, 818


Stairs, Men's. .


678


Town, Governmental


Stairs, Women's


678


Powers of.


465


Town House 62, 63, 64, 88, 601, 685.


Town House and Stockade on Robin's Hill . .. 62ff


Stockades


62,


123


Town, Large and Rich .... 478


Town Lines


468


Town Meeting .. 465, 592, 600


Town Meeting, First


12


Stony Brook Valley


44


Store-keepers ..


. .


. 402, 829


Store (Stock), Town 89, 132, 152, 204, 208, 209, 214, 245, 295, 477, 676, 677, 689, 813, 815.


Stoves, Franklin 595 Stoves in Meeting House 403, 682, 689.


Strangers, Law Concerning 49, 576.


Strawberries 520 Street Lights .... 820, 821, 832 Streets (See Roads) 20, 37ff, 54, 434ff .


Suffrage, Right of 404, 599, 830


Suffrage, Woman


821


Sugar


451, 839


Sugar for Town's Use.


209


Sugar, Manufacture of.


424


Superior Court of Judica- ture .. 574


Surplus Revenue


625


Surrender of Burgoyne


238,


263, 291.


Swamps


633


Swine


55, 422, 423, 450


Tailors 327, 541, 549, 578, 676, 700, 838.


Tallow Dips 403, 417


Tanners . . . 297, 579, 659, 832 Tavern Keeper's License .. 611 Taverns and Taverners 58, 396, 398, 401, 402, 479ff, 480, 483, 493, 521, 546, 548, 829, 840.


Tax, Direct, of 1798. . . 628 Taxation, Early Forms of. 613 Taxation, Present Form of 615 Taxes 59ff, 608, 609, 610, 613- 622, 627, 628, 811.


Taxes, Abated (See Abate- ment.)


"Tea Party, Boston" 193, 299 Territorial Limits 4, 33, 468ff, 557, 813.


Theocracy, Puritan 25, 85, 691, 692, 693, 697.


Thieves ..


409


Ticonderoga, Route to ... 261


Timber, Large


400, 418


Tinder Boxes


596


Soldiers Who Died in the


Civil War


819


Tithingmen


409


Titles, Land 76, 465, 468, 469, 512, 577.


Titles of Respect.


414


Tobacco, Smoking (See Smoking.)


Tobacco Tongs. 783


Topography


519, 629


Town Bounds (See Bounds.) Town, Changes in Life of .. 465 Town, Execution of Judg- ment Against 496, 577


Settlement 7, 8, 75, 392, 524 Settlers, First 1, 7, 8, 9, 392 Spinning and Weaving 417, 451 Squirrels 431ff Town Expenses 627 Town Farm 599


Stamp Act 190, 191, 192, 194, 202, 789.


States, Union of 214


Steamboats


508


Still


43,


Stocks


49, 403, 404


Stony Brook Path.


43


530


Town Hall


601


Town Meeting, Prayers in 600, 601, 784, 790.


Town Meeting, Second 13 Town, Middle of .... 557, 813 Town not Centered .. 650, 676


Soldiers, Accoutrement of 87, 88, 219, 255.


893


INDEX OF TOPICS


Town of Chelmsford, Devel- opment of 46, 465, 473, 489, 671.


Town Officers 409, 602, 607, 754.


Town, Only One of the


Name in U. S. ... 14, 15


Town, Separation of Church and 683 Town, Settlement of 1, 7, 392, 524.


Town Stores (See Store.)


Town Warrants .. 606ff


Trade With Indians 36, 76, 81


Traditions 8, 12, 21, 53, 62, 455, 537, 595.


Tradition About Indians 433, 434.


Tradition of April 19th.


294


Tradition of First Site.


393


Traffic and Travel


442ff


Training Band


210, 255


Training School


459


Trammels


547, 595, 783


Tree Nails


400


Triangulation Station 630


Truant School.


459


Turkeys, Driving


444


War, Civil


368


"Turn, Doing A'


292


Turnips


420


Turnpike


439


Turpentine


811


Union Jack 410


Union Parish. 685


Union Parish Dissolved. . 686 Unitarians .. 685, 687, 797, 800


Valley Forge, Chelmsford Men at 355


Valuation. .


. 626, 627


Vendue, Public 290, 462, 599,


615.


Verses on Chelmsford Bells 688 Verses on Col. Parker .... 234 Verses on Concord Fight 218, 219.


Verses on Fish 420


Verses on Robin's Hill. 630


Verses on Shays' Rebellion 357 Verses on The Dark Day .. 641 Veterans' Association .. 369


Veterans, Lists of. .


370ff


Village Improvement Asso-


ciation 459, 587, 594, 820, 832.


Votes for Governor Under the Constitution, First .. 215 Voting (See Suffrage.)


Wamesit Purchase


511 ff


Wannalancit, Death of


136


Wannalancit, Influence of. 125


War, Queen Anne's ..


138


War, Dummer's or Love-


well's


150, 522


War, French and Indian 162, 542ff.


War, King George's 157 War, King Philip's 61, 62, 84, 419, 432, 511, 533, 536, 537, 538.


War, King William's 127, 522 War, Losses in .. 121, 122, 826 War, Mexican (1848) ... . 367 War of 1812 ..... 367, 486, 506


Wars, Province .. 127, 827


War, Revolutionary 190ff, 559, 702, 828, 841ff.


War, Spanish (1898) 367


Warming Pans .. 547, 595, 783 Warning Out. 576ff, 832


606ff Warrants


Watch Tower 629


Watches .... 403, 783, plate 34 598


Water District


Watering Troughs 595


Weaving .


. 417, 446, 578


Wepocositt, Wibecusit 101, 109


West End ..


39, 45, 55


West Indies, Service in


156


West Parish


476, 699


Wheeled Vehicles 392, 444, 619,


..


783, 791.


Wigs


98, 837, 838


Wildcats


431


Wine ..


419


Wintersnight Tale 448ff


Witchcraft.


69, 96, 671ff


Wolves


57, 429ff


Wood, Price of


297,814


Woodchucks


432


Wool-Scouring


667-671





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