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Regulation Act. "May 19, 1777. Voted that the Town injoin the Committee and Selectmen to inforce and se the late Regulating Act put in practice in every particular excepting a few articles that the Court has of late made an alteration in."
Mr. Hall. " July 7, 1777. Chose Timothy Prescott to procure and lay before the Court all the evidence of all the enemical conduct or Disposition toward this or aney of the United States of any of the inhabitants of this town. Voted to accept of the list exibited by the Selectmen at this meeting-the list contains but one person, viz : Rev. Willard Hall whose Conduct is voted to be enemical and dangerous to the State, by a great majority."
Restitution. "Sept. 18, 1777. Voted that the men that Drawed amminition out of the Town Stock on the alarm to go to Road Island shall Return the same into the
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said Town Store or pay for the same by the middle of October next."
Soldiers' Families. "Nov. 24, 1777. Chose a Com- mittee to support the Familys of such men as are Ingaged in the Continental Service. Chose Capt. Zach® Wright, Thomas Kidder, Ephraim Chamberlin, Thomas Cumings & Rogers King for said service."
Bills of Credit. "We the Freeholders and other In- habitants of the Town of Westford being assembled at. the meeting house in said Westford on the 5th day of December 1777, in consequence of a warrant from the Selectmen for the purpose, to manifest our sentiments on a late Act of the General Court of this State for Drawing the Bills of Credit &c., and for exchanging the same for Treasury Notes to be on annual interest : Deliberation being had thereon, Wee give it as our sentiments (due deference being acknowledged to our Honorable Court) that said act is not calculated for the greatest advantage and Interest of this State. Some of our reasons for these sentiments are these viz: I. That such vast sums put on interest for three or four years, will greatly increase our accumulated charges. 2. The conse- quences of which, the great value and scarcity of money at the end of sd term, will render it very difficult (if not impos- sible) for the Inhabitants of this State to redeem and pay said Notes, even more so than to be immediately assessed for some part of the sum of 400,000 pounds in order for sinking, while there is such a flush of money circulating among us ; and so to assess from time to time till the whole sum of £400,000 should be sunk. Therefore voted that our Repre- sentative be and he is hereby instructed to exert his influence. in the General Court that the Treasurer be immediately directed to desist from giving out any more Notes on interest for Bills of Credit of this State ; and to seek for an immediate Repeal of said Act, and that methods may be adopted by the Court for assessing and sinking the Bills of Credit as speedily
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as may be conveniently, and in such proportion from time to time as the Honble Court shall think proper. In the mean- time to prevent counterfeit Bills, that there be a Bank of money emitted for the purpose of exchanging the aforesaid sum of £400,000 . . till the whole of said sum be sunk in manner as aforesaid. Voted that our Representative be served with a copy of the Report, and that he lay the same before the Court as soon as may be."
Articles of Confederation. "Jan'y 16, 1778. Voted that the articles of Confederation is [are] agreeable to this town, and that our Representative be and is hereby instructed to give his vote, when Properly Required, in favor of the Ratification of the Articles lately agreed upon by Congress, except some unknown important reasons shall indicate to the contrary.".
These were articles of " Confederation and perpetual union " between the original thirteen States, and by them the style of the confederacy was to be "The United States of America." They were agreed to in Congress, November 15,1777.
The foregoing votes of the town show how freely the men of that time used the privilege of giving instructions to their legislators. They had opinions of their own on all public concerns and were not afraid to express them.
Allowance to Soldiers. "Oct. 15, 1778. Voted to allow each man forty dollars for the 4 months campaign to Bennington ; four pounds for 2 months campaign to Rhode island ; seven pounds to Philip Spalding for garding stores ' at Cambridge ; two pounds per month to each man for the campaign to Rhod island in Col. Roberson's Regiment ; ten pounds for the campaign to Stillwater when Burgoin was taken ; six pounds for the three months campaign at Cam- bridge; eight pounds for six months at Cambridge ; thirty four pounds for the Rhod island Campaign in Waid's and
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Jacobs Regiment ; twelve pounds for six weeks at Rhod island; twelve pounds for three and one half months at Boston or Rhod island; two pounds to the men that went first to Bennington ; to the men that marched to North for eight months 82£ each ; two pounds for turning out and fixing to go to Boston the last alarm ; and one pound to each man for turning out upon the alarm to go to Rhod island."
Bounty. " Nov. 10, 1778. Paid to Peter Prescott as bounty when he went to Rhod island £14 5s. 4d ; to Jonas Wright £103 5s for his going for 9 months into the Continen- tal service."
" Dec" 14, 1778. Allow Silas Bigelo seventeen pounds thirteen shillings for carrying packs for soldiers to tanton [Taunton] ; six pounds to the men that went to Bennington and returned in six weeks."
Even Pay. " Aug. 2, 1779. Voted to make Isaac Powers and Isaac Patch even with Thomas Scott and Abel Procter as to their pay for nine months service in the Conti- nental army."
1780. The Committee of Correspondence for this year were Henry Wright, Jonathan Johnson, Thomas Wright, John Procter, Jr., and Lieut. Timothy Fletcher ; committee to hire men for the war, Lieut. Thomas Comings, Lieut. Timothy Spalding, Lieut. Leonard Procter, Lieut. Aaron Parker, Col. Robinson, Isaac Comings and Samuel Fletch- er, Jr.
Pay of Soldiers. "Pay to the Selectmen-mileage money to the 17 men lately Inlisted for the State service, 1020 pounds."
This last item indicates the beginning of that deprecia- tion of the currency which operated so disastrously upon the people, especially upon the soldiers who at the end of their
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long and arduous service were paid in bills that were almost worthless.
Committee to Provide Beef for the Soldiers, According to the Resolve of the Great and General Court. "Nov. 20, 1780. Voted to pay the money in room of Westford's proportion of beef at four Dollars per pound." Accordingly an assessment was made, called the "beef rate"; and, December II, 1780, the town voted "to have a Corn Rate for the payment of soldiers that was hired into the service for six months and three months."
February 27, 1781. The Selectmen ordered the Town Treasurer to pay, to seventy persons, certain sums, varying greatly, " for what they paid more than their proportion of the beef provided for the army, agreeable to a vote passed Nov. 20, 1780."
" Feb. 12, 1781. Voted that the Inhabitents of this Town shall be divided into Classes in order to procure their proportion of soldiers to serve in the Continental Army for three years or during the war, agreeable to the Directions given in a late Resolve of the great and general Court."
In accordance with this vote the town was divided into five classes ; and of these Col. Zaccheus Wright was appointed " head " of Class No. 1 ; Capt. David Goodhue, of Class No. 2; Capt. Leonard Procter, of Class No. 3; Lieut. Thomas Read, of Class No. 4, and Lieut. Aaron Parker of No. 5. To understand the oppressive taxation of that period it is only needful to cite the fact that in this small town of scarcely twelve hundred people, there were then the average rate, the State Silver Money Rate, the Corn Rate, the Beef Rate, the Continental Rate; and in addition to these, the usual Town Rate, Single Rate, Minister Rate and Highway Rate-these altogether drawing very heavily upon the re- sources of a people whose pursuits were chiefly agricultural, and whose energies had been severely tried by previous con- flicts and toils.
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1781. The Committee of Correspondence for this year were Francis Leighton, Zaccheus Wright, Joshua Read, Pela- tiah Fletcher and Dr. Asaph Fletcher. Committee to hire soldiers, Daniel Raymond, Thomas Kidder, James Fletcher, Samuel Wright and Thomas Read.
1782. So far as the records show, there was no Com- mittee of Correspondence chosen this year, and no committee to hire soldiers, the war being practically ended by the sur- render of Cornwallis at Yorktown, October 19, 1781.
1783. Great Britain acknowledged the independence of the United States by the Treaty of Paris, September 3. For eight years the people, with varying fortunes, struggled for the priceless boon of liberty, and now it is in their hands, having been secured by immense sacrifices and hardships and by the loss of many valuable lives. The country was impoverished and its finances were ruined. It is evident that the people of this town felt the burden and the distress as keenly as any. A committee chosen May 6, 1783, to give the usual instructions to their Representative, made the following report, the language of which clearly defines, in two or three particulars, their views of the duties and perils of the hour.
" The Committee appointed to give some instructions to Mr. Francis Leighton, our Representative in the general Court for the year ensuing, report as follows :
" That our said Representative be instructed to exert his utmost influence in the general Assembly to oppose and exclude the declared enemies and traitors of this Country who have, at or since the commencement of the late war, from an inemical Dispo[si]tion to the Rights and Liberties of their native Country, took shelter and protection under the British government,-from returning among us, as such an Indulgence might occasion Internal Broils and many ill con- sequences. As the Country grones under an enormous debt, contracted in consequence of an Expensive war for eight years,-that our said Representative be instructed to exert his influence in the general Assembly to promote Frugality in
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the expenditures of the Publick monies and to oppose un- necessary placemen of every kind; that his attendance and dissition on other matters in general is submitted to his best Judgment & descretion, and that he be instructed to give his attendance at Court as much and no more, as shall best comport with the Interest of his constituents and the Public Good.
" SAMUEL WHITE, Chairman."
" Nov. 20, 1783. Voted that the salt that belongs to the Town shall be kept in store for the use of the poor. Also, that the spades and axes that belong to the Town store shall be still kept safe in store, and all the guns and articles of War belonging to the Town to be collected and safely stored."
This was " picking up the tools" after the work was done, as surely they could do with joy of heart, for these were mementos of a success well-earned and significant. These articles, if they had been preserved to this time, would afford rare gratification to the eye and heart of the antiquary ; but like many deeds of self-denial and heroism in those days, they have been lost and forgotten. They were now at peace-a peace which was all the dearer because of struggles and conflicts. It was
"Peace, the source and soul of social life; Beneath whose calm inspiring influence Science his views enlarges, art refines, And swelling commerce opens all her ports."
SOLDIERS FROM WESTFORD IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.
The names of those who were at Concord Bridge, or who pursued the British troops in their hasty retreat, April 19, have already been given, so far as they have been ascer- tained; and also the names of those who were at Bunker
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Hill, under Col. William Prescott. Promptly did these men obey the call to defend their country, and bravely did they meet the shock of arms, many of them being with Colonel Prescott in the hottest of the battle. It will be seen by what follows that the patriotism of the town did not falter during the long and bloody contest that ensued; but her citizens and her soldiers were true to the American flag, even to the end. The names here given have been gathered chiefly from the muster-rolls in the State House in Boston. A few have been added upon testimony that seems reliable.
1775. In Capt. Henry Farwell's company, of Col. William Prescott's regiment, Oliver Hildreth was a private ; and in Capt. Samuel Gilbert's company, Zachariah Robbins ; also, in Capt. Asa Lawrence's company, Levi Parker.
1776. On the roll of Capt. Jonathan Minot's company, in Colonel Baldwin's regiment, enlisted January 1, 1776, are Jonathan Minot (captain), John Robbins, Elijah Hildreth (drummer), John Fletcher (fifer), Joseph Underwood, Elias Foster, Sampson Fletcher, Josiah Dodge, William Spalding, Hezekiah Hildreth, Henry Wright, John Barrett, Nehemiah Fletcher, Benjamin Osgood, Sampson Read, Joseph Wright, Abijah Richardson, Thomas Nutting, Thomas Smith, John Nutting, Abijah Read, Amaziah Hildreth, Elnathan Read, Aaron Blood-each paid for fifty-two miles. They were "to receive one penny per mile for their rations from their Respective places of Abode and their return to the same." As they were paid for the number of miles between West- ford and Boston and back, it is probable they were of the force stationed near Boston.
Field Officers, Middlesex Regiments, 1776. First Reg- iment, Samuel Thatcher, colonel ; Second Regiment, Eleazer Brooks, colonel; Third Regiment, James Barrett, colonel ; Fourth Regiment, Henry Gardner, colonel ; Fifth Regiment, Samuel Ballard, colonel ; Sixth Regiment, Oliver Prescott, colonel. Jonathan Reed, of Littleton, was chosen colonel in place of Colonel Prescott, who was chosen brigadier general. Seventh Regiment, Simeon Spalding, colonel.
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In the Sixth Regiment, Colonel Reed, Pelatiah Fletcher of this town was captain of Company 4, and Zaccheus Wright of Company 8. William Hildreth was chosen major in Colonel Spalding's regiment, but declined. Thomas Cum- mings and Timothy Spalding were lieutenants in Captain Fletcher's company, and Leonard Procter and Aaron Parker in Captain Wright's company.
The Westford men in Captain Fletcher's company, were William Glenne, Peter Wright, Jonathan Johnson, Jr., Ebenezer (Eleazer?) Read, Jr., Ephraim Cummings, Isaac Glenne, William Hardwick, Jacob Wendell, Oliver Heald, James Perry, Robert Skinner, Joshua Fassett, Ephraim Dutton, Raymond Fletcher, Joshua Fletcher, Jr., Jethro Wilkins, Thomas Nutting, Thomas Fitch, John Patch, Levi Parker.
In Captain Wright's company, Francis Smith, Amos Hardy, William Dutton, Samuel Craft, Jeremiah Robbins, Samuel Darbee, Daniel Dudley, Jr., Jacob Robbins, Jr., Jonas Kemp, Stephen Temple, Ebenezer Foster, Samuel Keyes, Smith Foster, Amos Russell, Elnathan Read, Jesse Dudley, Solomon Fletcher, Oliver Barrett, James Magerr, John Nutting.
It seems probable that Captain Wright's company was transferred to Colonel Brooks' regiment, and its roll some- what changed.
Return of Capt. Zaccheus Wright's company, in Colonel Brooks' regiment, camp on White Plains, October 31, 1776 : Zaccheus Wright (captain), Willard Fletcher, Stephen Wright (drummer), Thomas Cummings (fifer), Samuel Read, Abel Read, Amaziah Hildreth, Samuel Adams, Abel Russell, John Hadley, David Bixby, Nehemiah Fletcher, Silas Chand- ler, Daniel Whitney, Ebenezer Chandler, Benjamin Robbins, Josiah Fletcher. These were in the battle of White Plains, October, 28, 1776.
Captain Wright was in Col. Eleazer Brooks' regiment, from September 27 to November 16-sixty-two days. His travel was two hundred and twelve miles, and he was allowed
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eleven days to return home. His honorable discharge was dated " North Castle, Nov. 19, 1776." His company was disbanded about this time, and all transferred to Captain Ballard's company, except Solomon Fletcher, Barrett, and Magerr.
Captain Fletcher's company was also disbanded and Peter Wright, Eleazer Read, Johnson, Cummings, Isaac Glenne, Hardwick, Wendell, Oliver Heald, Fassett, Wilkins, Ephraim Dutton, Thomas Nutting, Fitch, Patch and Levi Parker were transferred to Captain Ballard's company ; Ray- mond Fletcher and Joshua Fletcher to Captain Thomas' com- pany, Robert Skinner to Captain King's, James Perry to Captain Whitcomb's, and WilliamGlenne to Captain Brown's.
In Captain Ford's company at Ticonderoga, 1776, from July 25 to December 31, Joel Esterbrooks, Solomon Woods, Moses Chandler, Levi Parker, Willlam Mears, also Pelatiah Wright.
In Capt. Abishai Brown's company, Col. Josiah Whit- ney's regiment, in service from August I to November I, in camp at Hull, were Silas Procter (second lieut. ), Aaron Blood, (serg.), William Dutton, Benjamin Esterbrooks, Elnathan Read, Thomas Nutting, Abijah Reed, Daniel Dudley, Solo- mon Fletcher, Simeon Read, Joshua Fletcher, Jacob Robbins, Hezekiah Hildreth, James Wright, Joseph Read, Nathaniel Chamberlin, and John Barrett.
In Capt. John Minot's company, Colonel Dike's regi- ment, in the service of the State from December, 1776, to February, 1777, were Aaron Parker (ensign), Amos Russell, Abel Russell, Smith Foster, David Parker, Thomas Fletcher, David Dudley, Jesse Minot, Thomas Robbins, Raymond Fletcher, Joshua Fletcher, Aaron Parker, Jr., Isaac Chand- ler, Simeon Kemp, Isaac Parker, Jeremiah Hildreth, Elna- than Read, Jesse Dudley, Solomon Fletcher, Jacob Robbins, Benjamin Esterbrooks, Silas Parlin and Samuel Chamberlin. This company also rendered two months' service at Warwick Neck, Rhode Island. The pay-roll is dated November 12, 1777, and contains the names of Silas Procter (lieutenant),
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Benjamin Esterbrooks, Joel Esterbrooks, Simeon Read, William Read, Thomas Cummings and Abraham Wright.
1777. Enlisted in Capt. Reuben Butterfield's company, December 16, 1776, and served to March 16, 1777, Leonard Procter, Daniel Procter, John Dutton, Ebenezer Parker, Jesse Spalding, James Pike, Ebenezer Wright, Isaac Parker, Silas Procter, Nathaniel Chamberlin, Ephraim Dutton, Thomas Nutting, Jonathan Hildreth, John Fletcher, Heze- kiah Hildreth, Amos Hardy, William Dutton, Francis Smith, Thomas Nutting, Jr., David Cowdry, Abraham Wright, William Fletcher, John Cowdry, Benjamin Farmer, Levi Fletcher, Daniel Keyes and Willard Hall.
Col. Samuel Thatcher, in his orders to Captain Butter- field, calls this the eighth company drafted to reinforce the Continental Army in consequence of an order of General Prescott, and says: "You are to march sd Co. by the shortest route toward Connecticut through "Providence, and to begin your march on Monday Dec. 16. N. B .- You will call on the Comtees of Chelmsford, Dunstable, Dracut, and Westford, as your men are composed from those towns."
Colonel Robinson's regiment seems to have been organ- ized this year. The officers were John Robinson, of West- ford, colonel ; John Buttrick, of Concord, lieutenant-colonel ; Samuel McCobb, major ; Joseph Thaxter, Jr., of Westford, chaplain ; Asaph Fletcher, of Westford, surgeon; William Little, surgeon's mate; Jabez Brown, adjutant; Nathan Stone, quartermaster ; John Ford, of Chelmsford, captain ; Simon Edgell, of Framingham, captain ; Asahel Wheeler, of Sudbury, captain; Job Shattuck, of Groton, captain ; John Lemont, captain ; - Cole, captain ; Joshua Parker, captain. This regiment served in Rhode Island from July 5, 1777, to January 1, 1778-six months.
In Captain Parker's company were these : John Parker, Ebenezer Chandler, Thomas Robbins, David Cowdry, John Spalding, Oliver Read, Isaac Chandler, Nathaniel Cham- berlin, Philip Procter, Timothy Underwood, Isaac Parker, Benjamin Farmer, Samuel Chamberlin, Josiah Fletcher,
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Simeon Kemp, Daniel Whitney, Amaziah Hildreth, Jonathan Nutting, David Prescott, Thomas Scott, Asa Bixby, Oliver Wright, John Underwood, Stephen Wright, Abel Read, Samuel Read, Jonas Wright, Timothy Adams, Thomas Cummings.
Jonas Holden was an ensign in Captain Cole's company.
In Capt. Aaron Jewett's company of militia, from the towns of Littleton, Westford, Groton, Shirley and Townsend, who marched to Bennington upon the alarm, July 1, 1777, in Col. Job Cushing's regiment, were these from Westford : Simeon' Read, Jeremiah Fletcher, Joel Abbot, Jonathan Barrett, Jonas Blodgett, David Bixby, Silas Chandler, Daniel Dudley, Hezekiah Hildreth, Oliver Hildreth, Joel Prescott, Josiah Fletcher and James Wright.
A company under Captain Jewett was in Col. Samuel Bullard's regiment of Massachusetts Bay Militia, " who served at North River when General Burgoyne was taken, from the 14th of August, 1777, to the first of December follow- ing." On the pay-roll are Oliver Hildreth, Jeremiah Fletch- er, John Pushee, Jonas Blodgett, David Bixby, Levi Fletcher, Abijah Hildreth, Jeremiah Hildreth, Abel Procter, and Jonathan Barrett. On another page of the roll it is stated that these marched to Saratoga; and doubtless they were present at the surrender of Burgoyne.
During this year Charles Procter served in Colonel Dike's regiment ; and James Perry was a sergeant in a com- pany of Rangers (artillery men), under Major Whitcomb, who served from February 12, 1777, to December 31, 1779- thirty-four months and eighteen days-at 60s. per month, allowed by General Gates.
The Regiment of Col. Eleazer Brooks, of Concord. 1777-1779. In the company of Capt. William H. Ballard : Peter Wright, sergeant, served from March 18, 1777, to December 31, 1779-33 months, 13 days-" for which the nominal sum of 91 £ 12s. 9d. has been paid him by the continent."
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Francis Smith, served from March 27, 1777, to Decem- ber 31, 1779.
Jacob Robbins, drummer, from April 1, 1777, to Decem- ber 31, 1779, at 44 shillings per month.
William Dutton, from April 9, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 32 months, 22 days, at 40s. per month.
Joshua Fassett, from March 9, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 33 months, 22 days.
Smith Foster, from May 17, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 31 months, 14 days.
Isaac Glenney, from March 29, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 33 months, 4 days. He was transferred to Captain Coburn's company.
Amos Hardy, from April 2, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 32 months, 29 days.
Oliver Heald, from April 20, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 32 months, II days.
Jonas Kemp, from May 3, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 31 months, 28 days.
John Patch, from May 28, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 31 months, 3 days.
Eleazer Read, from May 28, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 31 months, 3 days.
Amos Russell, from May 25, 1777, to December 31, 1779.
Jonathan Stratton, from April 16, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 32 months, 15 days. Transferred to Captain Alden's company.
Stephen Temple, from April 21, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 32 months, 10 days. Transferred to Captain Coburn's company.
Elnathan Read, from May 28, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 31 months, 3 days.
Jacob Wendell, from May 28, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 31 months, 3 days.
Ephraim Cummings, died.
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Samuel Crafts, from April 8, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 32 months, 23 days.
Ephraim Dutton, from April 3, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 32 months, 28 days.
Jeremiah Robbins, from January 1, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 36 months.
Daniel Dudley, from April 10, 1777, to November II, 1778, 19 months, I day. Killed.
Jesse Dudley, from May 28, 1777, to May 17, 1778, II months, 19 days. Died.
Ebenezer Foster, from May 1, 1777, to October 1, 1777, 5 months. Died.
William Hardwick, from March 15, 1777, to February 2, 1778, II months. Taken prisoner and deserted.
Jonathan Johnson, from March 28, 1777, to December 31, 1779, 33 months, 28 days. Taken prisoner.
Samuel Keyes, from May 28, 1777, to October 7, 1777, 4 months, 19 days. Killed.
Thomas Nutting, from June 20, 1777, to December 7, 1777, 5 months, 19 days. Died.
Jethro Prince, from March 29, 1777, to September 25, 1777, 5 months, 27 days. Died.
Some of these re-enlisted in the same regiment, as follows :
In Captain White's company, William Dutton, corporal, served 12 months, from January 1, 1780.
Francis Smith, corporal, from January 1, 1780, to March 12, 1780.
Jacob Robbins, drummer, from January 1, 1780, to April 1, 1780.
Peter Wright, from January 1, 1780, to March 12, 1780.
Joshua Fassett, from January 1, 1780, to December 31, 1780, I year.
Samuel Crafts, from January 1, 1780, to December 31, 1780, I year.
Ebenezer Corey, from January 1, 1780, to July 1, 1780, 6 months.
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Ephraim Dutton, from January 1, 1780, to April 3, 1780, 3 months, 3 days.
Oliver Heald, from January 1, 1780, to April 20, 1780, 3 months, 20 days.
Jonathan Hildreth, from January 1, 1780, to June 13, 1780, 5 months, 13 days.
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