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SELECT SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES .- As early as 1805 or 6, Miss Sally Williams opened a school in Union Hall, for the special instruction of girls. In 1814, Miss Patience Bancroft of Warwick commenced a select school in the same place, which was kept by her for about nine months in each of the years 1814, '15 and '16. She had a large number of young misses from Northfield and other towns, and was eminently successful. Miss Hannah Blake of Swansey, N. H., taught a similar school in 1821. Miss Julia Draper, afterwards founder and principal of the Ladies seminary at Hartford, Conn. was a pupil of Miss Bancroft, and taught her first school in district number Three, Northfield, in 1817. In i823, her sister, Miss Emily Draper, had a select school in Union
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"Tall ; and another sister, Miss Eliza Draper taught a similar school there a year or two later. These select classes were instrumental in educating a number of young ladies who afterwards became prominent teachers in our public schools. Miss Lydia Doolittle (now Mrs. Lydia Everett) acknowledges with gratitude her obligation to Miss Bancroft, for the training and culture which fitted her for eminent usefulness.
1825. THE SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AND PARISH. The second parish was organized Nov. 15, 1825; and a church in connection with the same, consisting of 30 members, was organized Nov. 17 of that year. The new society held religious services at Union Hall for about four years. Feb. 28, 1829, Isaac Prior, Ro- dolphus Lyman, Elisha Alexander Jr., Aaron Lyman, Ebenezer Slate, Elisha Lyman, John Long, John A. Fisher, Thomas Lyman, Elisha Ingram, Phinehas Field Jr., William Field, Lyman Gunn, Earl Wilde, Nathan Priest their associates and successors were incor- porated into a religious society by the name of The Trinitarian Society of Northfield, with the usual privileges and subject to the usual lia- bilities of parishes. In the course of the year 1829 a meeting-house was built on the northwesterly corner of the Jacob Root home-lot. This house was remodeled in 1849, and is still standing.
TRINITARIAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The pastors of this church have been : Rev. Eli Moody, born in Granby Mass., April 12, 1789 ; studied theology with Rev. Mr.
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Perkins of East Amherst ; installed, Nov. 22, 1826 ; dismissed Dec. 24, 1830. Rev. Bancroft Fowler, born at Pittsfield Mass., Sept. 12, 1775, grad. Y. C., 1796 ; installed April 21, 1831 ; dismissed July 20, 1836. Rev. Horatio }. Lombard, born at Stockbridge Mass., May 8, 1792 ; grad. W. C. 1815 ; installed July 20, 1836 ; dismissed Oct. 21, 1840. Rev. Nathaniel Richardson, born at Rockport, Dec. 3, 1806 ; grad. A. C. 1836 ; installed Oct. 21, 1840 ; dismissed Nov. 20, 1842. Rev. Luther Farnham, born at Concord, N. H. 1816 ; grad. D. C. 1837 ; And. Theo. Sem. 1841 ; ordained Nov. 20, 1844 ; dismissed April 9, 1845. Rev. Willard Jones, born at Hills- boro, N. H., July 17, 1809 ; grad. D. C. 1835 ; Lane Sem. 1838 ; preached as stated supply 1845-50 ; installed Nov. 17, 1859 ; died Nov. 24, 1861. Rev. Isaac Perry, acting pastor, 1862 till his death May 2, 1865. Rev. Theodore }. Clark, born at Northampton, Feb. 14, 1815 ; grad. W. C. 1836 ; And. Theo. Sem. 1841 ; acting pastor Dec. 1865 to 1870, installed Aug. 17, 1870 ; still in office.
The communion service, consisting of two tankards, three plates, eight cups, and a baptismal font, now in use by this church, was a present from Mrs. Mary Dutton, widow of Dea. Timothy B. Dutton. 1826. The First Parish, as distinct from the town, was organized, through a warrant issued by a justice of the peace, Feb. 24, 1826.
1827. UNITARIAN CHURCH .- Fifty-six members of the First church withdrew from its communion this year, and organized the Unitarian society of Northfield. Rev. Samuel Presbury, grad. Bruns., 1822, and Harv. Div. Sch., 1825, was ordained over the new church and society Feb. 27, 1828, and dismissed Sept. 21, 1829.
1829. BAPTIST CHURCH .- A branch of the Baptist church of Leverett and Montague was constituted at Northfield Farms, in 1829. This branch was disbanded, and the names returned to the original church in 1846.
NORTHFIELD ACADEMY .- June 11, 1829, Samuel C. Allen, Wil- liam Pomeroy, Jabez Parsons, Daniel L. Callender, Timothy Dutton, Thomas L. Doak their associates and successors were incorporated by the name of the Proprietors of the Northfield Academy of Useful Knowledge in the town of Northfield, with authority to hold real and personal estate not exceeding in value $50,000. The trustees pur- chased the property known as Hunt's hotel, and refitted it, adding piazzas etc. The school was opened in October, with Omen S. Keith as principal and Charles Osgood assistant. Mr. Keith was a
NORTHFIELD VILLAGE, . Looking North from Centre.
SGUSON
NORTHFIELD VILLAGE, Looking South.
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graduate of H. C., 1826, and had been preceptor of Framingham academy for three years. The school at once took high rank as a classical institution ; which it maintained for several years. Mr. Keith was succeeded in November 1830, by Cyrus Hosmer of Con- cord, Mass., who was not a college graduate, but employed in the classical department, William A. Stearns (H. C. 1827), Jona. F. Stearns (H. C. 1830), Samuel M. Emery (H. C. 1830), Edgar Buckingham (H. C. 1831). Mr. Hosmer died Dec. 17, 1833, and was succeeded by William W. Wellington (H. C. 1832), and Joseph Mason.
Mr. Phineas Allen, a graduate of H. C. 1825, bought the academy property in the spring of 1835, and conducted the school as a private enterprise. Among his assistants were Miss Jane Whiting of Con- cord, Mass., Miss Lucinda R. Stone, Miss Mary Ann Willard of Cambridge, Mass. The school was discontinued in 1843.
A select school, for the instruction of lads and misses, has been kept in a part of the old academy building for a series of years, taught successively by Miss Mary E. Huse, Miss Mary Marshall and Miss Sarah J. Russell.
The beneficent influence of these schools of a higher grade is shown in the general intelligence of the people, and in a certain re- finement of taste and manners, which at once attracts the notice of a stranger.
1830. After the retirement of Rev. Mr. Presbury in the fall of '29, and the dismissal of Rev. Mr. Mason Feb. 28, 1830, the seced- ing church re-united with the First church, and a unanimous call was given to Rev. George W. Hosmer a graduate of H. C. 1826. He was ordained June 10, 1830, and continued in the pastorate till July 1836.
" A Sabbath school was established this year, and proved the means of much good. The whole number of scholars was about 175. It was suspended during the winter months. Much of its success is due to the efficient exertions of Dr. Edward Jarvis the superintendent." Church Records.
PARISH FUND .- In 1832, Mr. William Pomeroy proposed to the first parish, to take the old meeting house and build a new one, on the southeast corner of the Parson Doolittle home-lot, on condition that the pews should be sold, and the avails (about $5000) constitute a permanent fund, the income of which should be expended for parish
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expenses. The new house was dedicated Oct. 16, 1833. It was burnt in 1871, and the present house erected on the same spot.
UNITARIAN CHURCH.
In 1835, a christening basin was presented to the church by Mrs. E. B. Woodward.
MINISTERIAL TRUST FUND .- In 1836, Mr. William Pomeroy made over by deed of gift, a certain parcel of land containing about 56 rods, together with certain mortgages and cash assets, to a board of trustees, for the purposes, and on the conditions, as followeth : viz.
" The said Trustees shall apply the rents, profit and income of said estates towards the maintenance and support of a minister of the Christian religion who shall perform his religious duties as minister of that religious society in North- field called the First Parish :
Provided that the religious sentiments of such minister shall be in conformity with the general and more important sentiments and doctrines as taught at the Theological College in Cambridge in Massachusetts, which conformity is to be decided by said Trustees."
It is also provided, that if the parish shall be and remain destitute of a settled pastor for more that eight months at any one time, what- ever income accrues from the fund, after the expiration of the said eight months and to the time of the settlement of a pastor, shall be
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paid over to the Theological College at Cambridge aforesaid : And if the parish shall be dissolved, or shall refuse or neglect to support a settled minister, as before provided, then the fund shall revert to the said Pomeroy his heirs and assigns.
The board of Trustees appointed by the grantor were, Arad Web- ster, Philip Hall, James White, Richard Colton, Josiah Alexander, Henry Alexander, Erastus Field, Lyman Gilbert and William G. Woodward, who were authorized to fill vacancies in their own num- ber, however caused .- By the sale of the real estate, etc., the fund is now composed of cash assets of the value of $5000.
The successors of Rev. Mr. Hosmer are : Rev. Oliver Capen Everett, H. C., 1832, installed March 8, 1837, dismissed Nov. 26, 1848. Rev. William C. Tenney, H. C., 1838, installed Sept. 9, 1849, dismissed Oct. 28, 1858. Rev. John Murray, a native of Scotland, installed Feb. 2, 1859, dismissed Dec. 25, 1864. Rev. Charles Noyes, H. C. 1856, installed Oct. 1, 1865, dismissed June 30, 1872. Rev. Jabez T. Sunderland, installed 1872 : still in office.
GRADUATES .- The following natives of Northfield have received a collegiate education : Seth Field, Y. C. 1732 ; Thomas Bridgman, H. C. 1762; Ebenezer Mattoon, D. C. 1776 ; Caleb Alexander, Y. C. 1777 ; Benjamin Burt, D. C. 1778 ; Frederick Hunt, D. C. 1800; Ebenezer Janes, D. C. 1801 ; Elihu Lyman, D. C. 1803 ; Isaac B. Barber, D. C. 1805; Joseph S. Lyman, D. C. 1805 ; John Barrett Jr., B. C .-; Charles Barrett, B. C. -; Joseph P. Allen, D. C. 1814 ; Lucius Field, W. C. 1821 ; Elisha Hunt Allen, W. C. 1823 ; Fred. H. Allen, U. Vt. -; Isaiah Moody, B. U. -; Samuel Prentice, D. C. 1832 ; Caleb C. Field, A. C. 1833 ; Thomas P. Field, A. C. 1834 ; Dwight H. Olmstead, Ham. Coll. -; Justin Field, A. C. 1835 ; Frederic Janes ; James K. Hosmer, H. C. 1855 ; Edgar F. Belding, Y. C. 1872.
Population of Northfield.
1765,
415
1830, 1757
1790,
868
1840,
1673
1800,
1047
1850, 1772
1810,
1218
1860, 1712
1820,
1584 |1870, 1720
PHYSICIANS IN NORTHFIELD .- Mrs. William Miller, during the First and Second Settlements ; Rev. Benj. Doolittle, 1718-1748 ; Eben' Field, 1735-1759 ; Bildad Andros, 1750-1768 ; Samuel Mat- toon, 1759-1807 ; Medad Pomeroy (Y. C. 1757) 1762-69, 1788- 1807 ; Isaac Hurlburt, 1773-1813 ; Marcus Marble, 1780-'81 ; Eldad Alexander, 1783-1790 ; Samuel Prentice, 1786-1818; Jonathan
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Sweet, 1800 -; Charles Blake, 1808-1841 ; Willard Arms 1818-'30 ; Marshall S. Mead, 1828- still in practice ; Edward Jarvis (H. C. 1826) 1830-'34 ; Asa S. Ruddock, 1830 -; Philip Hall, 1834, still living ; James Henry, 1835 -; Elijah Stratton, 1840, still in practice.
LAWYERS IN NORTHFIELD .- John Barrett, H. C. 1780, 1784- 1816 ; Solomon Vose, H. C. 1787, 1795-1807 ; Samuel C. Allen, 1801 -; John Nevers, 1805 - till his death ; Thomas Power, B. U. 1808, 1812-'15; Franklin Ripley, D. C. 1809, 1812-'16 ; H. G. Newcomb, 1823 -; Asa Olmstead (grad. Coll. of N. J. 1814) 1828-'42 ; David Aiken, D. C. 1830, 1832 ; Benj. R. Cur- tis, H. C. 1829, 1832-'35 ; William G. Woodward, D. C. 1828, 1834-'39 ; Charles Mattoon, 1839-1853 ; Charles Devens, H. C. 1838, 1841-'44 ; Arthur L. Devens, H. C. 1840, 1843 -.
STATE SENATORS .- Samuel C. Allen, 1812, '13, '14, '31. James White, 1841, '42, '45. Hugh W. Greene, 1857, '58. A. C. Parsons, 1865.
Representatives to the General Court.
John Beaman, 1737. Asahel Sawyer, 1837.
Ens. Phinehas Wright, 1774, '75.
Samuel C. Allen Jr., 1837-1843.
Lt. Ebenezer Janes, 1778, '80,'88, '93.
Asahel Stebbins, 1839.
Capt. Thomas Alexander, 1779,
Harris Stratton, 1840.
Charles Osgood, 184+, '45.
Aaron Whitney, 1782, '83, '84, Capt. Elisha Hunt, 1785, '86, '87, '90, '91, '96, '99, 1800, '03.
Zebulon Allen, 1846.
Simeon A. Field, 1850.
Obadiah Dickinson, 1792, '94.
John Barrett Esq., 1798.
Solomon Vose Esq., 1801, '02.
Col. Medad Alexander, 1804,'05, '06, '07, '12, '13, '16, '17, '19, '20.
Ezekiel Webster, 1808, '14, '15.
Gen. John Nevers, 1809, '10, '11.
Wright Stratton, 1859.
Rev. Thomas Mason, 1824, '25, '26, A. C. Parsons, 1861. '30, '32, '33, '34, '35.
Richard Colton, 1827.
Samuel W. Dutton, 1863. Thomas Metcalf, 1866.
Ezekiel Webster Jr., 1828, '29.
Thomas J. Field, 1868.
Isaac Prior, 1831, '32.
Asa A. Holton, 1872.
George Field, 1833.
E. E. Belding, 1873.
Arad Webster, 1834, '36. Job M. Dickinson, 1835.
Earl Wilde, 1852.
Dr. Marshall S. Mead, 1853.
Jonathan Lyman, 1854.
S. S. Holton, 1855.
Dr. Elijah Stratton, 1856.
William D. Hastings, 1857.
Charles H. Greene, 1875.
TOWN CLERKS .- William Clarke and Wm. Clarke Jr. during the Second Settlement. Dea. Ebenezer Wright, 17.14. Maj. John Stoddard, 1715-23. Eleazar Holton, 1723-32. Nehemiah Wright, 1733-38. Seth Field, 1739-87. Ebenezer Janes, 1788-1804. Ezekiel Webster, 1805-20. Xenophon Janes, 1821-29. Willard
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Arms, 1829, '30. Daniel L. Callender, 1831-39. Charles Osgood, 1840-48, 1850-60. Samuel .W. Dutton, 1849-52, 1861 still in office.
TOWN TREASURERS .- Hezekiah Stratton, 1723. Nathaniel Mat- toon, 1724. Dea. Benj. Janes, 1725. Ens. Zechariah Field, 1739- 41. Lieut. Jona. Belding, 1745-51. Seth Field, 1742-4, 1755-7. Benoni Wright, 1752-4, 1758-9. Dr. Samuel Mattoon, 1760-93. Samuel Brewer, 1794-97, Barnabas Billings, Oct. 1797-1804. Benj. Callender, 1805-9, 1821, 23, 24, 36. Zechariah Field, 1809-12. Thomas Alexander, 1812-20, 22. Capt. King Harris, 1825-29. James White, 1830-35. S. C. Allen Jr., 1837-39. Jona. H. Blake, 1840-41. Charles Osgood, 1852-60. Samuel W. Dutton, 1842- 51, 1861-74.
List of Selectmen, nearly complete.
Benoni Moore, 1718, 20, 23, 24, 30, Seth Field, 1743, 45, 50, 52, 54, 61, 32. 63, 69, 71, 74.
Capt. Benjamin Wright, 1718, 20, 23, 24, 30, 32.
Peter Evens, 1718, 29, 41.
Isaac Warner, 1718.
Benjamin Janes, 1719.
Thomas Holton, 1719.
Eleazar Mattoon, 1719, 28, 31.
Eliezur Wright, 1720, 24, 32, 33.
Ebenezer Alexander, 1720, 23, 25,
32, 38, 39, 42, 49, 50, 51, 53. Ens. Zechariah Field, 1721, 33, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.
Sergt. Joseph Petty, 1721, 23, 34. Hezekiah Stratton, 1721, 28, 40, 41, 43.
Remembrance Wright, 1722, 49. Ebenezer Field, 1722.
Eleazar Holton, 1722.
Jona. Belding, 1723, 25, 29, 35, 38, 39, 47, 57, 62, 63.
Azariah Wright, 1730, 35, 36, 37, +4, 45, 46, 50.
Joseph Burt, 1730, 34, 42, 43.
Samuel Hunt, 1734, 40, 44, 50, 51, 52, 54, 56, 61. Nathaniel Mattoon, 1735, 44, 45, 48, 51,55. Isaac Mattoon, 1736, 52. Daniel Wright, 1736, 37, 44. John Beaman, 1737.
Samuel Smith, 1746, 49, 55.
Nehemiah Wright, 1746, 56. Joshua Lyman, 1747, 49, 51, 53, 55, 61, 62, 68.
Eleazar Patterson, 1747, 48, 51.
Benoni Wright, 1748, 49.
William Wright, 1750.
Phinehas Wright, 1752, 66, 70, 75.
Samuel Holton, 1752.
John Holton, 1753, 56.
Thomas Alexander, 1754, 71, 77 83. Moses Field, 1754, 58, 62.
Simeon Alexander, 1755, 67, 79.
Dr. Bildad Andros, 1755.
Stephen Belding, 1756, 58.
Ebenezer Janes, 1763, 66, 69, 70, 73, 76, 79, 81, 83, 84, 85, 88, 90, 91, 93. Lucius Doolittle, 1766, 80.
Dr. Samuel Mattoon, 1767, 72, 73, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 89, 94, 95. Samuel Root, 1768.
Eleazar Pomeroy, 1768.
Dr. Medad Pomeroy, 1769. Ebenezer Stratton, 1769. Simcon Lyman, 1770, 79, 81. Philip Maitoon, 1771.
Alexander Norton, 1772.
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Hezekiah Stratton, 1772, 77, 80, 87. Isaac Mattoon, 1825, 26, 27.
Aaron Whitney, 1773, 80, 86.
Eldad Wright, 1774, 76. Capt. Samuel Merriman, 1774.
Richard Colton, 1825, 26, 27. Asahel Sawyer, 1828, 29, 46. Thomas Howe, 1830, 32.
Seth Lyman, 1775, 78, 84, 86, 88, Arad Webster, 1830, 33, 35, 44, 49. 92, 94, 95, 98, 99, 1805, 6. Timothy Dutton, 1831, 36.
Elisha Hunt, 1776, 82, 85, 87, 92, Henry Alexander, 1831, 32.
94, 95, 96, 97. Jonathan Belding, 1778.
Eliphaz Wright, 1778.
Simeon Alexander, 1779, 1808, 9, 11. Oliver Smith, 1779. Lemuel Holton, 1780.
James Lyman, 1782, 89, 97, 1800, 1, Jona. H. Blake, 1837. 2, 3, 4.
Ebenezer Severance, 1783, 88.
George Field, 1786, 1818, 19, 20.
Elisha Alexander, 1789, 91, 93, 97. Medad Alexander, 1790, 96, 1800,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 24. Rufus Stratton, 1790, 96, 98, 99. Oliver Watriss, 1791.
Reuben Smith, 1792.
John Barrett Esq., 1793.
Timothy Dutton, 1798, 99.
Walter Field, 1800, 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, William Holton, 1850.
31.
Franklin Barber, 1851.
Samuel Field, 1805, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Nelson W. Purple, 1852, 53, 54. 11, 12, 13. John Nevers, 1808, 21, 22. Horace F. Field, 1854, 62.
Abner Sawyer, 1810.
Jonathan Janes, 1812.
Timothy B. Dutton, 1813, 14, 15, 16, 17.
Hezekiah Mattoon, 1815, 18, 24.
Elisha Lyman, 1817, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29.
Job M. Dickinson, 1817, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34. 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 48. William Pomeroy, 1821, 22. Isaac Prior, 1823. El:hu Stratton, 1823.
Benjamin Callender, 1832. Erastus Field, 1833. Josiah Alexander, 1833. Thomas Mason, 1834- Harris Stratton, 1834, 37, 48.
John Thurston, 1835. Asahel Stebbins, 1835, 36, 38, 39.
Jona. Belcher, 1838,-42, 43.
Earl Wilde, 1839.
R. G. Cook, 1840, 41.
Simeon A. Field, 1840, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 50, 51, 52.
Charles Osgood, 1845, 46.
Elijah E. Belding, 1845, 46, 47, 49, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 66. Rufus Caldwell, 1847.
Joseph Young, 1848, 58, 59.
Samuel Merriman, 1849.
Samuel S. Holton, 1850, 51, 52, 53.
Samuel W. Dutton, 1853, 54, 55.
Jonathan Lyman, 1855, 56.
Judah Nash, 1856. Samuel Lane, 1857, 61, 62, 63, 64. Thomas Metcalf, 1857.
Elisha Stratton, 1858, 59.
Elisha Alexander, 1860. Horace Holton, 1861.
E. G. Cole, 1861. Winsor L. Fay, 1852.
Lewis T. Webster, 1863, 64, 65.
Henry W. Montague, 1863, 64, 65, 70, 71, 72. Edwin M. Alexander, 1865.
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A. C. Parsons, 1866.
Rufus K. Caldwell, 1869.
Apollos Morgan, 1866, 67.
Clesson Merriman, 1869.
Henry Johnson, 1867.
George Hastings, 1870.
Jona. L. Preston, 1867.
Asa A. Holton, 1870, 71, 72, 73, 74.
James O. Gale, 1868.
Roswell Holton, 1870, 71.
James E. Priest, 1868.
Samuel G. Pratt, 1873.
Charles Pomeroy, 1869.
Henry W. Dickinson, 1873.
THE REBELLION OF 1861-65 .- The following list of soldiers sent from Northfield to this war is copied from the minutes in the town clerk's office, and is supposed to be correct.
Three years men in Co. B., 22d Reg. mustered Oct. 5, 1861. Lieut. Fred. R. Field (promoted Capt.), Silas W. Bailey, Frank Brown (d. Nov. 29, '61), Adolphus O. Carter, Calvin S. Field (k. Gettysburg, July 4, '63), Geo. P. Field (wounded), Charles X. Janes, Wm. B. Janes, Wm. H. Johnson (k. Gaines's Mills July 27, '62), Daniel D. Kemp, Isaac Mattoon, Lucius B. Rum- rill, Wesley L. Smith, Wm. B. Smith, Aaron Stebbins, Lemuel X. Turner, Joseph Young.
Geo. Mason, enlisted 3 years in Co. F. Ist Reg. Cav. must. Sept. 25, 1861. Smith W. Copan, Co. H. 20th " Inf., must. Sept. 4, 1861.
Aug. 8, 1861. Nathan H. Simonds,
Co. G. 10th “ July 24, 1861. Marshall A. Potter,
June 21, 1861.
Geo. W. Field,
Co. H. July 24, 1861.
Charles W. Grout, .€ Co. D. 21st " Oct. 11, 1861. Oct. 11, 1861.
Frank W. Weeks,
Three years men in Co. C. 27tb Reg. Inf. mustered Oct. 3-25, 1861. Gardner Collar, Joseph Gates, Charles W. Harvey, James S. Johnson, Henry H. Johnson, C. H. Parmenter, Thales H. Page, Elijah Carter, Frank Lovejoy, Andrew J. Andrews.
Richard D. Battles, enl. for three years in Co. G. 30th Reg. Inf. must. Nov. 20, 1861 ; k. July 13, '63.
Michael Kelliher, enl. three years in Co. E, 28th Reg. Inf. must. Dec. 14, 1861.
Nine months men in Co. F. 52d Reg. Inf. mustered Oct. 11, 1862. Lieut. Marshall S. Stearns, Sergt. Hezekiah Hastings, Corp. John H. Robbins, Corp. Edward C. Nash, McK. Britt, Elijah W. Chamberlain, Ansel Field, Frank S. Field, Geo. G. Felton, Clem. C. Holton, Job M. Leonard, Elijah S. Merriman, Wm. E. Merriam, Warren Mattoon, Albin N. Nash, Joseph B. Pierce, Charles A. Stimpson, Lucius Stimpson, Asahel Sawyer, Edw. B. Stearns, Oscar Wood, Charles C. Brewer.
Geo. W. Field, enl. nine months in Co. F. 53d Reg. Inf. must. Oct. 17, 1862. Charles Dewey, enl. three years in 2d Cav. must. Dec. 10, 1862.
Chauncey B. Mattoon,
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Three years men in Co. H. 36tb Reg. Inf. mustered Aug. 27, 1862. Sergt. Theodore Fisher, Corp. John A. Fisher Jr., Loren C. Hayden, George Clark, Nathan L. Cutting, Samuel D. Dutton, Geo. A. Fisher, Joseph A. Harris, Eugene D. Holton (d. in hospital), Elliot D. Stone, John D. Stone, Frank H. Turner, John H. Blake, Henry Murdock.
Three years men in Co. K. 36tb Reg. Inf. mustered Aug. 27, 1862. Samuel Cutting Jr., Chas K. Spaulding, George Webster.
H. S. Caldwell, enl. three years in Co. G, 31st Reg. Inf. must. Nov. 14, 1862. Matthew Conghlin, enl. 3 y. in 7th Heavy Art., must. July 21, 1863.
Henry E. Pierce, enl. 3 y. in Co. I, 32d Reg. Inf. must. Sept. 1, 1863, d. Nov. 23, '63.
Geo. P. Field, enl. 3 y. in 27th Reg. Inf., must. Dec. 28, 1863.
Joshua Maynard, enl. 3 y. in 34th Reg. Inf. must. Jan. 12, 1864.
Dennis Harrigan, enl. 3 y. in 20th Reg. Inf. must. Mar. 15, 1864.
Frank Beaver, in 3d Cav. mustered Mar. 16, 1864,
Lewis Luck,
M. D. Thompson,
19th Reg. Inf.
Mar. 23, 1864.
John Kenially, 28th
Mar. 21, 1864.
Noah S. Hutchins,
11th Feb. 27, 1864.
Henry Sarchfield,
Mar. 1, 1864. 16
Joseph Smith,
Thomas Haley,
Edward Foster,
John Robertson,
Richard Fitzgerald,
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Feb. 24, 1864.
John Lewis,
Feb. 26, 1864.
George H. Freeman, “
Feb. 29, 1864.
Francis Labonte,
Co. I.
Feb. 29, 1864.
Addison Cross,
John Serrell,
Freeman White,
Charles Duchine,
€¢
Mar. 2, 1864.
Eugene H. Hawes,
"
John Miller,
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William Gifford, James Hoyt,
Charles W. Libby,
Mar. 1, 1864.
Henry C. Mitchell, "
John Gaffney,
16 Mar. 3, 1864.
Michael Riley,
Mar. 2, 1864.
William Spencer,
George E. Sockling, “
Joseph Quigley,
Mar. 1, 1864. . " mustered July, 1864.
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Lucius H. Mann,
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C. K. Kimpland, enl. 3 y. in 14th Mass Battery must. Aug. 12, 1864. Geo. H. Mason, 2 Ist Reg. Inf.
Richard Heath, 20th
Mar. 31, 1864.
Archibald Watson, "
Co. K, 58th Inf.
Dec. 9, 1864.
Charles Baar,
13th Mass Battery " Dec. 30, 1864.
George Ball,
4th Cav. Dec. 27, 1864.
Elnahan Britt,
Co. H. 31st Inf.
Feb. 23, 1864.
Dwight Cook,
37th
Dec. 7, 1864.
Patrick Barry,
mustered Aug. 12, 1864.
Three years men in the Vet. Reserve Corps, mustered Aug., 1864, Cornelius Leary, Joseph F. Shepard, Edwin Jones, Andrew Ray, William E. Northend, George A. Sawin, Martin Burke, L. L. Fairchild, John S. Gilbert, James L. King, A. W. Brookings.
Thomas Scanlan, enl. 3 y. in 17th Reg. Inf. Feb. 23, 1865.
A. O. Stimpson, enl. 1 y. in 2d Cav. Feb. 29, 1865.
John Whalley,
Feb. 24, 1865. John Timony, (unknown)
Mar. 9, 1865.
James Canfield,
Mar. 9, 1865.
Lafayette Ross,
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History of Northfield.
APPENDIX.
[It has been thought that justice to the memory of Rev. Benjamin Doolittle required the reprint, in the Annals of Northfield, of the following Narrative. Not more than three copies of the tract are known to be in existence. It contains some errors of date and fact, which will be found corrected in Chapter vin. ]
A Short NARRATIVE of MISCHIEF done by the French and Indian Enemy, ON THE Western Frontiers of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay ; From the Beginning of the French War, proclaimed by the King of France March 15th 1743, 4 ; and by the King of GREAT BRITAIN March 29th, 1744, 10 August 2d, 1748. Drawn up by the Reverend Mr. DOOLITTLE of Northfield in the County of Hampshire ; and found among his Manuscripts after his Death. And at the Desire of some, is now Published, with some small Additions, to render it more perfect. BOSTON : Printed and Sold by S. KNEELAND, in Queenstreet. MDCCL.
A Short NARRATIVE &c.
My Purpose is only to relate Facts, as near as I am capable, from the best Information I could get : But it is probable there may be some Mistakes from Misinformation, arising from the different Apprehension Men have had con- cerning Facts, and the different Interests Men have in View : Some having a Desire to render their own, and the Actions of their Friends better than they were and the Actions of others worse than they ought to appear : Which makes it difficult in every Case to obtain an impartial Account.
On the 15th of March 1743, 4, France being instigated by Spain (which was in open War with England) declared War with Great Britain : France had in Concert with Spain long laid this Scheme ; hoping hereby to bring down England to their Will : And the aspiring young French Monarch hop'd to make himself great ; and render his Neighbours low. The King of Great Britain soon had the News ; and on the 29th of the same Montb declared War against France.
What has been done by the Nations in Europe, on the Seas, or Continents, I am not about to relate ; only what was done in these Western Frontiers of the Massachusetts Bay.
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