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Thomas Call. Jere Harrington.
Vol. 99, p. 139. 1761-62. Arthur McMullen. John White.
Vol. 99, p. 142. 1761-62.
William Dix. Edmund Dix.
Vol. 99, p. 157. 1761-62.
Alex.ª Scott.
Vol. 99, p. 159. 1762. Amoa Look, s. of Josh.
Vol. 99, p. 183. Hill Freeborn. John Jervis.
Vol. 99, p. 187.
Thomas Perry.
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- a corps in which Stark served his military apprenticeship; - a corps whose name was expressive of the life they led - ranging through the wilderness, seeking their wary savage foe by day or by night, in silent glens or secret ambush; - a corps whose winter quarters were in tedious marchings amid drifted snows, frozen lakes, and ice-clad hills, relying some- times upon snowshoes, and sometimes upon skates for loco- motion, and carrying their only arsenal and commissariat in their packs. In such a corps were some of the hardy sons of Lexington trained - they, knowing that their lives were in their own hands, and that their escape from the tomahawk and scalping-knife, the tortures of the fagot or ignominious slavery depended entirely upon their own severe trials, per- petual watchings, and determined courage.
Edmund Munroe, of Lexington, was at one time attached to Rogers's Rangers, where he acted as an orderly sergeant, and also as adjutant of the regiment. In a small memoran- dum book, kept by him at Lake George, in August and September, 1758,1 there are some notices of the events of the day and a few things of interest. Under date of August 28, 1758, is the following: -
"the Troops to fire a Rejoceing firing this Evening for the success of His majestys Arms for the Taking of Louisbourgh - The Regts to be under armes and Line the Brstwork at Six oclock, the firing
Vol. 99, p. 216.
Edmund Dix.
Vol. 99, p. 218. 1762. William Dix.
Vol. 99, p. 239. 1763. Abraham Scott.
Thomas Call. John Goding.
Vol. 99, p. 256. 1761. Thomas Perry.
Vol. 99, p. 257. 1761. Hill Freeborn. John Jarvis. Joseph Mason. Silas Meriam. Thadeus Peirce.
Vol. 99, p. 258. 1761. John Smith.
Vol. 99, p. 259. 1763. Robert Munrowe. Stephen Munrowe. Josiah Munrowe. James Perry. Isaac Trask. John Woods.
1 This manuscript was found among the papers of Edmund Munroe, Esq., of Boston, for the perusal of which I am indebted to Francis Brown, Esq. (Now in the archives of the Lex. Hist. Soc. at the Hancock-Clarke House. Ed.)
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to begin with 21 Guns from the Royal artillery and then from the Right of the 27th Regt Round the Line and to finish with the Left of Colo Bagley's Regt this to be Repeated till the whole has fired three Rounds the Riegts and Guards not to fire but to be formed in the Rear of the Regts - the Commanding officers of Regts to order a revew of their men at 12 oclock and the balls to be drawn and to have Catrages without balls made up for the Rejoceing fire."
But it seems that the Rangers, a separate corps, were on that joyful occasion to act another part. Under same date, we have the following: -
"The Rangers to be under arms at six o'clock this evening, to illuminate the rejoicing for the success of his Majesty's army at Louisburg, at which time Major Rogers to give to his Ranging Companies, as a token of his dependence on their Loyalty and Bravery, a Barrell of Wine treat, to congratulate this good news to them, and the good behavior of the four Companies of Rang- ers at Louisburg, which has won to the corps a universal, na- tional character."
In 1761, Edmund Munroe was promoted to a lieutenancy, by Governor Barnard, and in March, 1762, he was commis- sioned as Adjutant of Colonel Richard Saltonstall's Regiment, and continued in the service till the peace of 1763.
The more recent war of the Revolution, and the great in- terest we had at stake in the late Rebellion, have thrown the French war in a great measure into the shade. Few people at the present time realize the toils, the sufferings, and the sac- rifices made by the Colony at that time to sustain the cause and strengthen the arm of the mother country, which was shortly after raised to crush the patriotic colonists. From 1755 to 1763, the Colony of Massachusetts performed an amount of military service almost unparalleled. Minot, the historian, says that in the year 1757, one third part of the ef- fective men in the Colony were in some way or other in the field. The patriotic devotion of the Colony and the zeal with which our brave soldiers served Great Britain should have excited her gratitude and induced her to respect our rights.
We have no full record of the military organization in Lexington at the commencement of the Revolution. In 1770, the officers of the Lexington Company were Thaddeus Bow- man, Captain; Jonathan Smith, Lieutenant; and Robert
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Harrington, Ensign. These officers probably considered them- selves superseded or discharged after Governor Gage virtually abdicated government here by refusing to convene the Legis- lature. The organization of companies of Minute-Men by the order of the Provincial Congress in 1774 appears to have been entirely outside of the old military organization. The company which appeared on the Common in 1775 did not owe its organization to any law of the Legislature; and it is probable that Captain Parker and his subalterns had no com- missions, except that of the vote of the company and the ap- probation of the Committee of Safety. This company com- prised the principal men of the place and probably constituted the only actual organization in town at the time. John Parker was at that time forty-six years of age, and must have been a man who commanded the confidence of the people. There were in town at that period, Lieutenant Edmund Munroe and Ensign Robert Munroe, both of whom had held com- missions in the French war - besides twenty-five or thirty more who had seen service; and the fact that John Parker was selected to command that company, and that these officers and soldiers were willing to volunteer and serve under him, shows that he was a man of more than ordinary char- acter and one to be trusted in any emergency. The result showed that this confidence was not misplaced. The impor- tant part acted by this company on the 19th of April, and subsequently, justly entitles them to a place in the historic page.
Roll of the Officers and Soldiers of Captain Parker's Company in 1775 1
Captain John Parker. Lieutenant William Tidd. Clerk Daniel Harrington.
Ensign Joseph Simonds.
Ensign Robert Munroe. Ord. Sergeant William Munroe.
1 Appended to "An Address, delivered at Lexington, on the 19th (20th) April, 1835, by Edward Everett" (Charlestown, published by William W. Wheildon, 1835), is a note, as follows: -
The following is the list of Captain Parker's Company, as they stood enrolled on the 19th of April, 1775.
Those marked with an asterisk were present at the celebration on the 20th of April, 1835. Blodget, Isaac. Buckman, John. Bowman, Francis. Chandler, John, Bridge, John. Chandler, John, Jr.
Bridge, Joseph.
Child, Abijah.
Brown, Francis, sergeant. wounded.
Comec, Joseph, wounded.
Brown, James.
Cutter, Thomas.
Brown, John, killed.
Brown, Solomon, living.
*Durant, Isaac, living. Eastabrook, Joseph.
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Sergeant Francis Brown.
Sergeant Ebenezer White. Corporal Joel Viles. Corporal Samuel Sanderson. Corporal John Munroe. Corporal Ebenezer Parker.
Nathaniel Farmer. Samuel Winship. John Winship. Joseph Robinson. Francis Bowman. Joseph Smith.
Fessenden, Nathan. Fessenden, Thomas. *Fisk, Dr. Joseph, living.
Freeman, Nathaniel, wounded.
Green, Isaac.
Grimes, William.
Parkhurst, John.
Hadley, Benjamin.
Hadley, Ebenezer.
Hadley, Samuel, killed.
Hadley, Thomas.
Harrington, Caleb, killed.
Harrington, Daniel, clerk.
Harrington, Ebenezer.
Harrington, Jeremiah.
Reed, Hammond.
Harrington, John.
Reed, Josiah, living.
Harrington, Jonathan.
Harrington, Jonathan, Jr., killed.
*Harrington, Jonathan, 3d, living.
Reed, Robert.
Harrington, Moses.
Harrington, Thaddeus.
Reed, William.
Sanderson, Elijah.
Hastings, Isaac.
*Simonds, Ebenezer, living.
*Hosmer, John, living.
Simonds, Josiah.
Lock, Amos.
*Lock, Benjamin, living.
*Loring, Jonathan, living.
Loring, Joseph.
Smith, Ebenezer.
Marrett, Amos.
Smith, Jonathan.
*Mason, Daniel, living.
Mason, Joseph.
Smith, Phineas.
Mead, Abner.
Smith, Samuel.
Merriam, Benjamin.
Smith, Thaddeus.
Merriam, William.
Smith, William.
Munroe, Asa.
Stone, Jonas.
Munroe, Ebenezer.
Tidd, John, wounded.
Munroe, Ebenezer, Jr., wounded.
Tidd, Samuel.
Munroe, Edmund, lieutenant.
Tidd, William.
Munroe, George.
Viles, Joel.
Wellington, Benjamin.
Munroe, John.
Munroe, John, Jr.
Winship, John.
Munroe, Philemon.
Winship, Simeon.
Munroe, Robert, ensign, killed.
Winship, Thomas.
Munroe, William, orderly sg't.
Wyman, James.
Wyman, Nathaniel.
· * Munroe, William, Jr., living.
Muzzy. Amos.
Parker, Ebenezer.
Parker, John, captain.
Parker, Jonas, killed.
Parker, Thaddeus.
Pierce, Solomon, wounded.
Porter, Asahel, of Woburn, killed.
Prince, a negro, wounded.
Raymond, John, killed.
Robbins, John, wounded.
Robbins, Thomas.
Robinson, Joseph.
Reed, Joshua. Reed, Nathan.
Reed, Thaddeus.
Harrington, Thomas. Harrington, William.
Simonds, Joshua.
Smith, Abraham.
Smith, David.
Smith, Joseph.
Mulliken, Nathaniel.
Stearns, Asahel.
Munroe, Isaac, Jr., killed.
Munroe, Jedediah, wounded in morning, killed in the afternoon.
Wellington, Timothy.
White, Ebenezer.
Williams, John.
A comparison of the two lists shows that three names, Isaac Durant, Joseph Es- tabrook, and Ebenezer Harrington, included in the 1835 list, are not found in Mr. Hudson's. On the other hand, nine names, Eli Burdoo, Nathan Munroe, Stephen Munroe, John Muzzy, Thaddeus Muzzy, Israel Porter, Josiah Smith, Benjamin Tidd, and Joseph Underwood, recorded by Mr. Hudson, are not found in the 1835 list. The latter list, however, contains several serious misprints: "Cutter" should be "Cutler"; "Freeman" should be "Farmer"; "Isaac Munroe, Jr.," should be "Isaac Muzzy, Jr."; "Josiah Simonds" should be "Joseph Simonds"; and "Si- meon Winship" should be "Samuel Winship." Ed.
Sanderson, Samuel.
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Ebenezer Smith.
William Grimes.
Isaac Blodgett. Hammond Reed.
Joshua Simonds.
Nathan Reed. John Hosmer.
Phinehas Smith.
Isaac Green.
Solomon Pierce.
John Harrington.
Benjamin Wellington.
Benjamin Locke.
Timothy Wellington.
Moses Harrington.
Asahel Stearns.
William Harrington.
Thomas Winship.
Jeremiah Harrington.
Thomas Robbins. John Buckman. Amos Muzzey.
Caleb Harrington.
Jonathan Smith.
Nathan Fessenden. Ebenezer Munroe.
Joseph Loring.
Ebenezer Munroe, Jr.
Jonathan Loring.
Edmund Munroe.
Benjamin Merriam.
Stephen Munroe.
John Raymond.
Philemon Munroe.
Nathaniel Mulliken.
George Munroe.
Daniel Mason.
Jedidiah Munroe.
Joseph Mason.
William Munroe, Jr.
Elijah Sanderson.
John Munroe, Jr.
Solomon Brown.
Nathan Munroe.
James Brown.
John Chandler.
Thaddeus Harrington.
John Chandler, Jr.
Jonathan Harrington.
William Merriam.
Jonathan Harrington, Jr.
Isaac Hastings.
Thomas Fessenden.
Amos Marrett.
John Williams. Jonas Parker.
Thaddeus Reed.
Dr. Joseph Fiske.
John Parkhurst.
Samuel Tidd.
Thaddeus Muzzey.
Samuel Hadley.
Jonathan Harrington, 3d.
Joshua Reed.
Nathan Wyman.
John Tidd.
Amos Locke.
Benjamin Tidd.
Robert Reed.
Ebenezer Simonds.
John Robbins.
James Wyman.
John Munroe.1
Thomas Hadley.
Asa Munroe.
Benjamin Hadley.
Jonas Stone.
1 As Corporal John Munroe and John Munroe, Jr., have been already listed, and as the 1835 list gives only two of that name, there is reason to believe that this is an error. Ed.
Thaddeus Smith. Abraham Smith. Josiah Smith. William Smith. Samuel Smith. David Smith.
Abner Mead.
Thomas Harrington.
Thaddeus Parker.
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Abijah Child.
John Brown.
Israel Porter.
Joseph Bridge. John Bridge. William Reed.
Joseph Comee.
Josiah Reed.
Joseph Underwood.
Isaac Muzzey.
Prince Estabrook.
John Muzzey.
Thomas Cutler.
Ebenezer Hadley. Eli Burdoo.
This company not only served in the morning and in the afternoon of the memorable 19th of April, but on an alarm at Cambridge in May, and on the day of the battle of Bun- ker Hill in June, detachments from this company, with the gallant Parker at their head, repaired promptly to the scene of action, and offered themselves for active service. The list of those who served on these occasions is given below.1
Roll of a Detachment of Captain Parker's Company, called to Cam- bridge, and who served from May 6 to May 10, 1775
Captain John Parker.
Matthew Bridge.
Lieutenant Joseph Simonds.
Ebenezer Hadley.
Sergeant Ebenezer White.
Nathan Munro.
Sergeant Joel Viles.
Thomas Harrington.
Sergeant Ebenezer Parker.
Phinehas Smith.
Corporal Joseph Mason.
Joseph Underwood.
Corporal John Munro.
Isaac Hastings.
Samuel Bowman, Drummer.
William Reed (Tertius). Simeon Snow.
William Smith.
John Winship.
Benjamin Wellington.
Jonas Parker.
John White.
James Brown.
Elijah Sanderson.
Nathan Underwood.
1 Muster Roll of a Detachment of a Company of Militia of Lexington on Com- mand at Cambridge from May 11, 1775, to May 15th, both days Included. By Order of the Committee of Safety. JOHN BRIDGE, Commander.
John Bridge, Commander.
William Harrington.
William Tidd, Lieutenant.
Abraham Smith.
William Munro, Serjeant.
Enoch Wellington.
Sam1 Sanderson, Serjeant.
Nathan Underwood.
Nathaniell Mulliken, Corporal.
Francis Bowman.
Jonath" Harrington, Fifer.
Amos Muzzy.
Thaddeus Muzzy. Thaddeus Reed.
Daniel Harrington.
Benja Danforth, Jun.
Nathan Reed.
John Hosmer.
John Parkhurst.
Benjamin Bowman.
Isaac Blodget.
Joseph Smith.
Joseph Loring, Jun. Asa Munro. Samuel Tidd.
Simeon Blodget.
Benjamin Hadley.
Amos Marrett.
Abijah Child. Nehemh Estabrooke. Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. 11, pp. 208, 234. Ed.
Jonas Clark, Fifer.
Asahel Porter.
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William Munro, 4th.
Robert Reed.
Joseph Estabrooke.
Nathan Fessenden.
Moses Harrington, 3d.
Moses Harrington.
Walter Russell.
Reuben Locke.
Joshua Reed, Jr.]
Jonathan Loring.
Isaac Green.
Thomas Harrington.
Ebenezer Smith.
William Grimes.
John Chandler, Jr.
John Munro, Jr.
Ebenezer Munro.
John Harrington.
Eli Burdoo.
Total - 45.1
Muster Roll of a Part of Captain Parker's Company, who were called to Cambridge, June 17 and 18, 1775 2
Captain John Parker.
Benjamin Bowman.
Lieutenant John Bridge.
John Chandler, Jr.
Lieutenant William Tidd.
Nathan Reed.
Ensign Joseph Simonds.
Nathan Munro.
Sergeant Francis Brown.
Reuben Lock.
Sergeant William Munro.
Edmund Munro (Alarm list).
Sergeant Ebenezer White.
Thomas Harrington.
Corporal Joel Viles.
Solomon Brown.
Corporal Samuel Sanderson.
Nathan Fessenden.
Corporal John Munro.
Samuel Smith.
Corporal Ebenezer Parker.
John Tingell.
Joshua Simonds.
Thaddeus Reed.
Josiah Blodgett.
Francis Bowman.
Stephen Munro.
Jonathan Loring.
Ebenezer Munro.
Eli Burdoo.
Benjamin Tidd.
Joseph Underwood.
Reuben Reed.
Matthew Bridge.
John Muzzy, Jr.
William Munroe, 4th.
Thaddeus Muzzy.
George Adams.
Samuel Bowman.
William Smith.
William Grimes.
John Harrington.
Solomon Pierce.
Joseph Smith.
Jonathan Smith.
Isaac Hastings.
Abraham Smith.
Phinehas Starns.
John Smith.
William Reed, 3d.
Joseph Loring, Jr.
William Eustis.
Ebenezer Hadly.
Ebenezer Munroe, Jr.
Timothy Wellington.
Prince Estabrooke.
Jonathan Bridge.
Total - 61.
1 Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. 13, pp. 60, 61. Ed.
2 Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. 13, p. 59. Ed.
Timothy Smith.
Joseph Lock, Jr. John Munro.
Samuel Tidd.
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The imperfect records of that day do not furnish us with a complete list of the Lexington men who served in the Revo- lution or the length of time they were in the field. A large number of names1 are found on the rolls in the archives of the State, but it is impossible to make out a full list or a complete classification. The best list that we can obtain is the follow- ing.
A Committee, of which Benjamin Brown was Chairman, appointed for the purpose, submitted a Report 2 to the town, dated May 14, 1779, containing the names of the persons who served, the campaigns in which the service was rendered, and the amount they were to receive.
I Muster Roll of Captain John Bridge's of Lexington Company in Colonel Eliezer Brooks's Regiment on Command at Roxbury from March 4, 1776, to March 8, inclusive: -
John Bridge. Captain.
Stephen Munro.
Samuel Downing.
Joseph Simonds, Lieutenant. Francis Brown, Lieutenant.
Benja Wellington. Ebenezer Munro.
Jonathan Bridge.
Ebenezer White, Ensign.
Solomon Peirce.
Jonas Bridge.
Joseph Smith, Serjeant. Ebenezer Parker, Serjeant.
James Wyman.
Joseph Munro.
Tim. Wellington, Serjeant. Moses Harrington, Serjeant. Tho! Fessenden, Clerk.
Tho! Harrington.
Thomas Adams.
Isaac Hastings, Corporal.
Reuben Lock.
Henry Winship.
Solomon Brown, Corporal.
. Robert Reed.
James Webber.
Reuben Reed.
Samuel Smith.
Elijah Sanderson, Corporal. Levi Harrington, Drummer. Samuel Munro.
Thomas Clark.
Joseph Cox.
John Buckman.
John Tidd.
Jonas Parker.
William Munro.
Matthew Bridge.
Adam Tidd.
Thad: Harrington.
John Peek.
Pompey Blackman.
Samuel Sanderson.
Francis Bowman.
Joseph Mason.
Joseph Loring, Jun.
Simon Winship.
Amos Marrett.
Josiah Jennison.
Walter Russell.
Thomas Fox.
John Munro.
John Muzzy, Jun.
Benjamin Meriam.
William Smith.
William Munro (4). Benjamin Lock.
Joel Viles. John Munro.
John Williams.
Joshua Reed, Jun.
Joseph Lock.
John Harrington.
Abraham Smith.
Matthew Farrington.
Henry Harrington, Jun.
Samuel Bowman.
Thomas Parker.
Benjamin Tidd.
Ebenezer Bowman.
Joshua Simonds.
John White.
Joseph Estabrooke.
John Hosmer.
William Grimes.
John Chandler, Jun.
Josiah Blodgett.
Asahel Starns.
Jesaniah Crosby.
Benjamin Pierce.
Phinehas Starns.
Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. 17, p. 64. Ed.
? A most diligent search has failed to reveal the present existence of this Report. The list is retained, therefore, as originally printed. Ed.
Thaddeus Reed.
Joseph Cutter.
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Military Services rendered by the Inhabitants of Lexington in the War of the Revolution, from the first Campaign in 1775, to the close of 1877, exclusive of the three years' men.
FIRST CAMPAIGN OF EIGHT MONTHS, 1775
£ 3.
Captain Bowman, for his son
Ebenezer,
5 0
Lieutenant Jona. Smith, for his son Daniel, 5
0
Joseph Robinson,
5
0
Benj. Stearns, for his son Asahel,
5
0
Abijah Child, for Micah Hager,
5
0
Samuel Sanderson, for Isaac
Durant, 5
0
John Winship, 5 0
Benjamin Fiske, for Pauper, 3
Lieutenant Thomas Fessenden, for Wm. Diamond, 5
0
Benj. Brown, for his son James, .
5
0
Joseph Simonds, for Benjamin Hadley. 5
0
Thomas Hadley, Jr. 5
0
THIRD CAMPAIGN, FEBRUARY, 1775, Two MONTHS, TO CAMBRIDGE
£ s.
Captain Francis Brown,
1 10
Joseph Simonds,
1 10
John Muzzy,
1 10
John Simonds, 1 10
Joel Viles,
1 10
Dea. Loring for son Jonathan, 1 10
0
Josiah Smith for son Josiah,
1 10
Rev. Mr. Clarke, for son Jonas, 1 10
Total,
£12 00
FOURTH CAMPAIGN, JULY, 1775, FIVE MONTHS, TO TICONDEROGA
£ 8.
Heirs of Lieutenant Edmund
Munroe, deceased, 9 0
.
Ebenezer Hadley, 9 0
Benj. Brown, for son Solomon, 9
0
Benjamin Brown, for son James, 19 0 Josiah Smith, Jr., 9
William Reed, for son Josiah, . 19 0 Robert Reed, 9
0
Captain Francis Brown,
9
0
Lieutenant Daniel Harrington, for John Smith, 9
0
Hammond Reed, 9
0
Bezaleel Lawrence,
9
0
Amos Muzzy, .
9
0
John Simonds,
9
0
9 riam, 19 0
£
3.
Ephraim Winship,
19
0
Joseph Robinson, 19 0 Thomas Winship, Guard. to Jere- miah Robinson, 19 0 0 Saml. Sanderson, for Isaac Du- rant, 19
Thomas Locke,
.
19
0
Lieutenant Jona. Smith, for son
Daniel, 19 0 Benjamin Stearns, or his son
Hubback,
19
0
.
Benjamin Wellington, or Ezekiel
0
Alline,
19
0
Benjamin Estabrook, Guard. to
Asa Robinson,
. 19
0
Daniel Simonds,
19
0
Total,
£354 13
Bezaleel Lawrence, for Isaac
Green, 5 0 .
Bezaleel Lawrence, for Abner
Mead,
5
0
Benj. Estabrook, Guard. to Asa Robinson, 5
0
David Fisk, for his son David, 5
0
Abraham Merriam,
5
0
Amos Russell, .
5
0
John Peck,
5
.
Ezekiel Alline,
·
5
0
Total,
£98 0
SECOND CAMPAIGN OF TWELVE MONTHS, TO NEW YORK
£
Sam'l Hastings, for son Samuel, 19 0 John Winship, . 19 0
Lieutenant Thomas Fessenden, for Wm. Diamond, . 12 13
Joseph Simonds, for Benjamin Hadley, 19
0 Joshua Simonds, for Daniel
0 Bemis, 19
Abraham Merriam, , 19 0
Joshua Reed, for Ezra Merriam, or his father, Abraham Mer-
Nathan Reed,
0
0
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
£
Jesse Crosby, 9
0
EIGHTH CAMPAIGN, THREE MONTHS, TO THE JERSEYS
£ s.
Captain John Bridge, 7 10
Sergeant John Williams, 7 10
Henry Harrington, Jr., 3 15
Amos Locke, 3 15
John Muzzy, Jr., 7 10
John Bowman, 7 10
Amos Marret, 7 10
Abijah Childs, 7 10
Ebenezer Munroe, 7 10
William Smith, 3 15
0 Samuel Bridge, 7 10
0 Thomas Cutler, 7 10
Phinehas Stearns, 7 10
Thomas Robbins,
1 18
Moses Harrington,
7 10
Samuel Winship,
7 10
Thomas Robbins, Jr.,
3 15
Thaddeus Parker,
7 10
William Munroe, deceased, 7 10
John Munroe, 3 15
John Tidd,
3 15
Total,
.£129 8
Total,
£15 9
SIXTH CAMPAIGN, JULY, 1776, FOUR MONTHS, TO DORCHESTER
£
Dr. Joseph Fiske, 3 10
Benjamin Tidd,
3 10
Benjamin Smith, Jr.,
3 10
Sampson Adams,
3 10
Total,
£14 00
SEVENTH CAMPAIGN, SEPTEMBER, 1776, TO WHITE PLAINS
£
8.
James Wyman, 5
0
Asa Munroe,
5
0
Joshua Reed,
5
0
William Reed,
5
0
John Parkhurst,
5
0
Robert Moor,
5
0
Lieutenant Ebenezer White, 5
0
Benjamin Stearns,
5
0
William Tidd, 5
0
Josiah Jenison, 5
0
Benjamin Wellington, 5
0
Henry Harrington, Jr., 4
0
Nathaniel Fessenden, 4
0
Matthew Bridge, .
5
0
Total, £65 0
NINTH CAMPAIGN, DECEMBER, 1776, THREE MONTHS TO BOSTON, AND ONE TO DORCHESTER
£ s.
Ebenezer Smith, 2 0
Daniel Mason, 2 0
Isaac Cutler,
2 13
Samuel Munroe,
2
0
Lieutenant Daniel Harrington 2
0
Levi Mead, 2 13
Marret Munroe,
2 14
Total,
£16 0
TENTH CAMPAIGN, APRIL, 1777, TO PROVIDENCE, Two MONTHS
£ s.
William Reed, 4
0
Sergeant Moses Harrington, 4
0
Thomas Smith, 4
0
Joseph Russell,
4
0
Nathaniel Munroe, 5
0
0
Benjamin Estabrook, 9
Elijah Sanderson,
Francis Brown, 9
Captain Bowman, for son Eben- ezer, 9
Benj. Wellington,
furnish a 9
Tim. Wellington,
man,
Joseph Underwood,
John Chandler, 9
0
William Reed, 9
0
Daniel Russell,
9
Moses Reed,
9
Jonas Stone paid his fine, 0
0
Benjamin Locke,
9 0
Total,
£225 0
FIFTH CAMPAIGN, TO TICONDEROGA
£
S.
John Muzzy,
6
0
Thomas Fox,
6
0
Ensign Robert Harrington, 3
9
Samuel Munroe, 9
0
9
0
0
0
0
Total,
£24 0
MILITARY AFFAIRS
429
£ s.
Samuel Smith,
Samuel Bridge, 1 16
1 16
Benjamin Fiske, 4 10
Jonathan Harrington, 4 10
Henry Harrington, Jr., 4 10
Prince Estabrook, 4 10
Josiah Mead 4 10
Ebenezer Smith,
4 10
Total,
£39 12
FOURTEENTH CAMPAIGN, AT CAM- BRIDGE, THREE MONTHS, 1778
£ s.
Lieutenant Daniel Harrington, 3 10
Levi Harrington, 3 10
John Simonds,
3 10
Nathaniel Simonds,
3 10
William Munroe,
3 10
Joshua Reed, Jr., .
3 10
Stephen Locke,
3 10
Amos Muzzy, 3 10
Nathaniel Russell, 3 10
John Smith, 3 10
Cally Newell, 3 10
Joseph Loring, Jr.,
3 10
Thomas Adams, 3 10
William Smith,
3 10
Total, .
£49 00
FIFTEENTH CAMPAIGN AT PROVIDENCE, JUNE, 1778, SIX MONTHS
£
8.
Daniel Smith, 5
0
Isaac Hasting,
5 0
Hammond Reed, 5
0
Thomas Fox,
5
0
Nathaniel Reed, 5
0
Benjamin Tidd, 5 0
John Mulliken,
5
0
Total,
£35
0
SIXTEENTH CAMPAIGN, AT PROVIDENCE, SIX WEEKS, AUGUST, 1778
Captain Francis Brown. Corporal James Cogswell. Henry Harrington.
Sergeant Joseph Smith. Fifer John Edwards.
Phinehas Hager. James Holman.
Sergeant Samuel Brown. Ebenezer Perkins.
Lot Conant.
Sergeant Alpheus Bigelow. John Chandler.
Samuel Bond.
Corporal Nathan Brown. Samuel Pratt.
Elijah Brown.
Corporal Silas Wood. William Wheeler.
Jeremiah Knowlton.
Corporal Henry Gould. Jonathan Brooks.
0
John Muzzy, and others, a man, 9
Philip Russell, and others, a man, 9
William Tidd and others, a man, 9
0
Ensign Robert Harrington and others, a man, 0 9
Robert Moore and others, a man, 9
0
Thomas Winship and others, a
man,
9
0
Joshua Simonds and others, a man, 9
0
Sergeant Solomon Pierce, 9
0
Phinehas Stearns, and others, a man,
9
0
Ebenezer Munroe and others, a man,
9
0
Benjamin Stearns, 9
0
Amos Munroe and others, a man, 9
0
Samuel Bridge and others, a man, 9
0
Total,
£126 0
TWELFTH CAMPAIGN, TO TAKE BUR- GOYNE
£ s.
Lieutenant William Munroe, 4 0
Lieutenant Thomas Fessenden, 4 0
Sergeant Benj. Wellington, 4 0
Phinehas Stearns, 4 0
Thaddeus Reed, 4 0
John Chandler, 4
0
Matthew Bridge, 4 0
John Fiske, 4 0
Total,
£32
THIRTEENTH CAMPAIGN, DECEMBER,
1777, TO GUARD THE LINES NEAR
CAMBRIDGE, FIVE MONTHS
£ s.
Abijah Harrington,
4 10
Sergeant Timothy Wellington,
4 10
ELEVENTH CAMPAIGN, TO BENNING- TON, IN 1777
£ s.
Lieutenant Daniel Harrington, . 9
0
0
Sergeant Samuel Piper. Peter Stearns.
Thaddeus Winship.
430
HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
Simon Crosby.
Nathan Fiske.
William Richards.
Amos Pierce.
Reuben Ball.
Timothy Killock. James Billings. John Conant.
Abner Matthews.
Joseph Turner.
Silas Livermore.
William S. Baker.
Josiah Reed.
Tilly Mead.
John Harris.
John Barrett.
T. Adams.
John Robbins.
David Melvin.
Josiah Jennison.
Simeon Heyward.
James Peacock.
Peter Jones.
Thaddeus Bowker.
James Heyward.
Henry Morgan.
Charles Flint.
Amos Buttrick.
Isaac Pierce.
Josiah Meak.
Joseph Brooks.
Charles Shepard.
Ebenezer Jones.
John L. Davis.
Joseph Stratton.
Nathan Buttrick.
John Fiske.
Stephen Munroe.
Isaac Cutter.
Paris Michels.
SEVENTEENTH CAMPAIGN, AT PROVIDENCE, SIX MONTHS
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