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and burned, 59
Compact for government of Pilgrims, Vol. Demers, Jacques L., Vol. 3. 116 1, 29
Democrat, The Independent, Vol. 1, 426
Democratic Herald, Vol. 1, 445
Dental Profession, The, Vol. 1, 390 Derby, Dr. Pardon H., Vol. 1, 407
Connecticut Valley Farmer, Vol. 1, 433; De Soto Lodge, Vol. 1, 487
region claimed by Dutch, 16; becomes known to the English colonists, 31; ex- plored by Plymouth colonists, 32; first visited by Dorchester colonists, 32 ; In- dians, treachery of, 45 ; Indians, allied to King Philip, 45 ; towns urged to concen-
trate inhabitants, 54 .- Historical Society, District Attorneys, list of, Vol. 1, 150 Vol. 2, 215
Converse, Alonzo, authority on fisheries, Vol. 1, 196
Cooper, Lieut., death of, Vol. 1, 47
Corporations, turnpike, Vol. 1, 154
Correction, House of, built, Vol. 1, 112 Counties formed, Vol. 1, 37
County congresses assembled, Vol. 1, 76; Dunbar, James R., Vol. 1, 312
Seat, removed to Northampton, 114; Jail, and house of correction, 121, 123 ; Com- missioners, list of, 151; Treasurers, list of, 151
Court, clerks of, Vol. 1, 151; Common Pleas, Justices of, 149; House, the first, location of, 114; House, the second, loca- tion of, 117; House, present building
Probate, Judges of, 149; Probate and Insolvency, Judges of, 149; of Sessions, Justices of, 149; Superior, Justices of, 149; Supreme Judicial, Justices of, 149; Square, donors to fund for, 119
Cowan, Dr. A. B., Vol. 1, 405
District, established, 300; General Ses- sions of the Peace, established, 301 Cross, Dr. Cyrus W., Vol. 1, 405
Cummins, David, Vol. 1, 310
Custom House, Springfield, Vol. 2, 195
Daily Argus, The, Vol. 1, 432; Democrat, The, 441; News, The, 438; Republican, English settlements, Vol. 1, 17; and French The, Springfield, 428
Day, Capt. Luke, insurgent leader, Vol. 1, 94; proclamation of, 97; sketch of, 99
Davis, Dr. George W., Vol. 1, 374 .- Rev.
Emerson, first settled pastor, Vol. 2, 403 Dayville, village, Vol. 3, 371
Deeds, registers of, Vol. 1, 151
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Dewey, Justin, Vol. 1, 311
DeWolf, Dr. Thad. K., Vol. 1, 365 Dickinson high school, Vol. 3, 207 Die Biene, Vol. 1, 459
Discoveries in America, early European, Vol. 1, 14
District Court of Eastern Hampden, justices
of, Vol. 1, 150; of Western Hampden, justices of, 150
District Courts, Vol. 1, 300
Dodge, Dr. J. N., Vol, 1, 408
Domestic Journal, The, Vol. 1, 442 Ducharme, Valere, Vol. 3, 116
Durocher, Alfred D., Vol. 3, 116
Dutch hostilities, Vol. 1, 18; power, over- throw of, 18; sell guns and rum to In- dians, 26 ; Point, fort built, 32
Dwight, William, Brig .- Gen., Vol. 1, 224 .- Company, The, Vol. 2, 263
Eastern Star Lodge, Vol. 1, 495
erected, 121 ; Insolvency, Judges of, 149; East Longmeadow, Vol. 3, 429; physical
features, 429 ; a part of inward commons, 429 ; relation to mother town, 430 ; divis- ion of the old town, 431; first town elec- tion, 432; church history, 432; the First Congregational church, 433; the M. E. church, 434; St. Michael's church, 435 ; the public library, 435; the stone quar- ries, 436 ; census statistics, 437
Courts established, Vol. 1, 111; Supreme Judicial, established, 294; Superior, es- tablished, 296; Police, established, 299; Education in Hampden County, Vol. 1, 232.
-In Springfield, Vol. 2, 113
Edwards, Oliver, Brev. Maj .- Gen., Vol. 1, 225
Eighteenth Infantry, Vol. 1, 204 Eighth Infantry, Vol. 1, 216
Ely, Nathaniel, licensed to keep ordinary, Vol. 2, 24
rivalries, 18; colonization and settle- ments by, 27; possessions in America divided by King James I, 27; Dissenters, find refuge in Holland, 28
European powers. rival claims of, Vol. 1, 17 Evening Globe, The, Vol. 1, 459 ; Telegram, 459; Star Chapter, 476
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Connecticut River Navigation, Vol. 1, 188 Connecticut troops garrison northern towns, Vol. 1, 51
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Fairfield village. Vol. 3. 449 Falley's X Roads. Vol. 3. 371 Father Rasle's war. Vol. 1. 61 Federal Spy. The. Vol. 1, 420 Ferries, Vol. 1. 161 Fessant, John E., Vol. 3. 117 Fire Department, Springfield, Vol. 2, 145 First Plymouth company. fate of, Vol. 1, 27 Fishing Rights, Vol. 1, 196 Fitch, Dr. W. L., Vol. 1, 344 Flagg. Dr. U. H., Vol. 1, 377 Flint. Dr. Joseph HI., Vol. 1, 347 Forbes, Dr. George F., Vol. 1, 387
lands for, 168; extent of, 169
Fort Pynchon torn down, Vol. 2, 63 Forts built on the frontier. Vol. 1, 62 Forty-Second Infantry, Vol. 1, 217 Forty-Sixth Infantry, Vol. 1. 213 Fowler, Landlord, house of, Vol. 2, 371 Franklin Library Association, Vol. 2, 170 Free Masonry, history of, Vol. 1, 464 French-American Citizen, The, Vol. 1, 442. -College, Vol. 2. 142
French, influence of. among the Indians, Vol. 1, 20; and Indian depredations in Connecticut valley. 59 : and English wars, 62 ; dominion, end of, in America, 68 .- people. Holyoke, Vol. 3, 109
Frost. Dr. George. Vol. 1. 343 ; Dr. Joshua, Hampden, town of, Vol. 3. 542; a part of 343
Gage, Gen., occupies Boston, Vol. 1. 71 Gamwell, Dr. Harlow, Vol. 1. 372 .- William, school of, Vol. 3. 36
Gas Light Co., the Springfield, Vol. 2, 267 Genest, Ophir E., Vol. 3. 117
Geology of Hampden county, Vol. 1, 1-13 Gillett, Edward B., Vol. 1, 322
Glenwood Lodge. Vol. 1, 498
Glover, Rev. Pelatiah, library burned, Vol. 1, 49 .- Settled as minister. Vol. 2, 15 Good Cheer Lodge, Vol. 1, 496
Good Housekeeping, The, Vol. 1, 441 Gould, Dr. Joseph, Vol. 1, 404 Governors, Vol. 1. 124
Granville, town of, Vol. 3. 247 ; land pur- chased from Indians, 248; the first set- tler. 248 ; the Bedford company. 248; early prominent men. 249; incident of Col. Bates, 250; the first house in the Hampshire and Berkshire Chronicle, Vol. 1, middle parish, 251; character of early 420 ; and Hampden Canal, 174; Chronicle, The. 419; County, political situation, 69 ; County, troops furnished. 77. 79 ; County, situation in, after the revolution, 81; County, organization of, 109: County, settlers, 251; civil history, 252; town organization. 253; list of selectmen. 253; town clerks, 256; census statistics. 257; during the revolution. 258; the town
minutemen, 258; the jubilee celebration, 259 ; the First Church of Christ, 260; the Second Congregational church, 261; the Baptist church, 261; the Universalist society. 261 ; villages of the town, 262; schools, 261; village of Granville, 263; village of Granville Corners, 263; busi- ness interests, 264; some prominent townsmen, 265
Gray Lock, the Indian chief, Vol. 1, 62
Hadley Falls National bank, Vol. 3, 59; Company, 70
Hamel, Furmence, Vol. 3, 114
Hamilton, Dr. E. H., Vol. 1, 377
Hampden County, geology of, Vol. 1, 1; map of, 107 ; act creating, 115 ; Education in. 232
Hampden Railroad, Vol. 1. 186 ; Federalist, 425 ; Journal, 425; Patriot, 425; Post, 426; Whig. 126; Intelligencer, 427; Statesman. 427 ; Washingtonian, 427; Register, 442 ; Freeman, The, 455 ; Lodge, F. & A. M., 470 ; Lodge, I. O. O. F., 485 .- Mechanics' Association. Vol. 2, 170; Brewery, proprietors of, 262; Watch Co., The, 269 : Paint and Chemical Co., The, 271
"outward commons," 542; fourth pre- cinct of Springfield, 542 ; the pioneer set- tler. 542: account of early settlement, 543; petition for new parish, 544; the South parish of Wilbraham, 545; setting up the meeting-house, 545; the parish becomes South Wilbraham, 546 ; old par- ish records, 546; town organization, 547 ; list of selectmen, 548; town clerks, 548; census statistics, 549 ; villages and ham- lets, 549 ; manufactures of Hampden vil- lage, 550; old-time interests, 551; prom- inent men in village history, 551; present business interests. 552; school history of, 553; the old Hampden academy, 553; church history, 554; the Congregational church, 554; the M. E. church, 555; the Baptist society, 556 ; reminiscences, "past and present," 556 prominent men of the town. 556
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Forest Park, Vol. 2. 164: acquisition of Haile. William H., Vol. 1, 327
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division of, 115; County, Courts estab- lished, 303; County officers killed, 566; Federalist, 420; Herald and Weekly Ad- vertiser, 419
Hartford and Springfield Railroad, Vol. 1, 181; Dutch fort at, 17
Hatfield, convention at, Vol. 1, 89
Hawkins Iron Works, The R. F., Vol. 2, 270 Herald of Life, The, Vol. 1, 441
High School, the first in Springfield, Vol. 2, 116
High Schools established, Vol. 1, 243 Hitchcock Free academy, Vol. 2, 478
Holland, town of, Vol. 3, 394; a part of South Brimfield, 394; the East parish, 394; town boundaries, 395 ; early settle- ment, 395; reminiscences of early life, 397 ; census statistics, 400 ; civil history, 400; list of selectmen, 401; town clerks, 403 ; resources of the town, 404; deriva- tion of town name, 404; Holland village, 406; the town school, 407; church his- tory, 407 ; some prominent men, 409
Holland, Dr. Eugene, Vol. 1, 350; Dr. Homer, 350 ; Dr. James, 347 ; Dr. James, jr., 350; Dr. William, 350; Dr. Virgil, 350
Holland's summary of results of King Phil- ip's war, Vol. 1, 50
Holyoke, city of, Vol. 3, 1; the region pre- vious to settlement, 1; traces of Indian occupancy, 2; division of the common lands, 3; the Third parish set off, 3; the first settlers, 3; acquisitions to the set- tlement, 5; early manufactures, 6; fer- ries across the Connecticut, 6; the Irish village, 7; the Baptist village, 7; town organization, 7 ; the town name, 8; refer- ence to Elizur Holyoke, 8; census statis- tics, 9; causes of early growth, 9; the first town meeting, 9; list of selectmen, 10; town clerks, 11; town treasurers, 11; founding the city, 12; the act of incor- poration, 12 ; municipal statistics, 14; the city hall, 14; special acts relating to the city, 14; municipal civil list, 17; succes- sion of mayors, 17; city clerks, 17; city treasurers, 17; list of aldermen, 19; com- mon councilmen, 21; presidents of board of aldermen, 26; presidents of common council, 26; city auditors, 26; city mes- sengers, 26 ; city engineers, 26 ; city solic- itors, 26; city physicians, 27; assessors of taxes, 27; city marshals, 27; board of public works, 27 ; the fire department, 27;
the first fire district, 28 ; fire commission established, 29; chief engineers, 29; fire commissioners, 30 ; city water supply, 30 ; the first water works company, 30; city water commission established, 30; water commissioners, 31; superintendents of water works, 32; water registrars, 32; the public parks, 32 ; park commissioners, 34; educational institutions, 34; Rand's seminary, 36; William Gamwell's school, 36; the first town schools, 37; the first graduating class, 37 ; the first high school, 37; town school superintendents, 38; early school principals, 39; town school committees, 39; the modern school sys- tem, 39; statistics of the city schools, 41; city school principals, 42; city school superintendents, 42; city school commit- tees, 42; the public library, 44; first li- brary officers, 46 ; library appropriations, 46; the new library building, 46; library officers, 48; the city hospital, 49; hospi- tal incorporators, 49; hospital aid asso- ciation, 49; officers of the hospital, 51; aid association officers, 51; the alms- house, 52 ; House of Providence hospital, 52 ; the Y. M. C. A., 52; street railway company, 54; Mt. Tom railroad Co., 58; financial institutions, 59; industrial his- tory, 68; the Hadley Falls Co., 70; the wing dam built, 70; the first dam, 72; the dam carried away, 72; the second dam, 72; the water power Co., 73; the present dam. 74; the canal system, 75; record of industries, 78; business men's association, 83; cemeteries, 84; church history, 86; the First Congregational church, 87; the Second Congregational church, 90; First Baptist church, 92; Second Baptist church, 94; First M. E. church, 96; Highlands M. E. church, 98; Presbyterian church, 98; St. Paul's church, 99; Unitarian church, 101; French Congregational church, 102; Ger- man Evangelical Lutheran church, 102; German Reformed church, 103; St. Jerome's church, 103; parish of the Pre- cious Blood, 106; Sacred Heart church, 107 ; Holy Rosary church, 108 ; Our Lady of Perpetual Help church, 108 ; the Polish church, 109; The French Population, 109 Holyoke and So. Hadley Falls bridge, his- tory of, Vol. 1, 171; and Westfield rail- road, 187; Capt., saves English troops from destruction, 55; Council, 447 .- Eli- zur, death of, Vol. 2, 26 .- Lodge, Vol. 1,
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497 ; The Press of, 455 ; Transcript, 458; Kibbe, Dr. Gideon, Vol. 1, 345 Weekly Mirror, 456
Home for Aged Women, Vol. 2, 210; for Friendless Women and Children, 209 Homestead, The. Vol. 1, 439
Homoeopathy, Vol. 1, 381
Hooker, Dr. George, Vol. 1, 346 ; Dr. John, 369
Hospitals, Hampden Homoeopathic, Vol. 2, 206 .- Holyoke city, Vol. 3, 49 .- House of
Mercy, Vol. 2, 206 ; King's Daughters and Knapp, Rev. Isaac, the last town minister, Sons, 208 ; Springfield, 202 Vol. 2, 403
House of Representatives, members of, Vol. Knowlton, Marcus Perrin, Vol. 1, 309
1, 127
Hudson, Henry, discoveries by, Vol. 1, 16; river, discovery of, 16
Humphreys, Dr. Levi W., Vol. 1, 347
Hurlbut, Dr. C. S., Vol. 1, 398 ; Dr. J. S., 411
Hutchins. James R., Vol. 2, 188 Hyde Louis C., Vol. 2, 195
Indian Orchard Canal Co., Vol. 2, 263 Indians. Abenaquis create trouble, Vol. 1, 61 : Agawams at Springfield, 24; Con- necticut valley, 21 ; effect of Champlain's policy. 22 ; habits and characteristics of, 21; Massacres at Windsor, 24; of New England, origin of, 22; Nonotucks at Hadley and Northampton, 24; Pocom- tucks at Deerfield, 24; Pynchon's influ- ence among, 25; Quaboags at Brookfield, 24; Squakheags at Northfield, 24; Woro- nokes at Westfield, 24 .- Lands of, sold to Pynchon, Vol. 2, 3; of Westfield, 339
Industrial House Charities, the, Vol. 2, 212 Insolvency, Registers of, Vol. 1, 150
Institution for Savings, the 'Springfield, Vol. 2, 236
Insurance Companies, Vol. 2, 241; Massa- chusetts Mutual Life, 246; Springfield Fire and Marine, 243
Internal Improvements, Vol. 1, 152
International Y. M. C. A. training school, Vol. 2, 141
Iroquois country, invaded by Champlain, Vol. 1, 15
Jamestown, Va., settled by English, Vol. 1, 17
Jesuits, influence of, among the Indians, Vol. 1, 20
Jones, Dr. Bela B., Vol. 1, 346
Keep, John, and family killed, Vol. 1, 53 Keyes, Erasmus D., Maj .- Gen., Vol. 1, 225
King, Dr. Aaron, Vol. 1. 345
King Philip, invades the Connecticut Val- ley, Vol. 1, 46; surprises Hatfield, 51; driven from Connecticut Valley, 55
King Philip's war, Vol. 1, 45 ; death, 56 King William's war, Vol. 1, 58
Kingsbury, Dr. Samuel, Vol. 1, 345
Kirkham, Ralph W., Brev. Brig .- Gen., Vol. 1, 226
Knox, Alanson, Vol. 1, 316
Kossuth, Louis, visits Springfield, Vol. 2, 64
Lathrop, Dr. Seth, Vol. 1, 345 ; Samuel, 314 Laporte, Leon J., Vol. 3, 117 LaPresse, The, Vol. 1, 460
Lawton, Dr. Sanford, Vol. 1, 376
Lee, Horace C., Brev. Brig .- Gen., Vol. 1, 229 .- Vol. 2, 193
LeGro, Dr. David, Vol. 1, 408
Leonard, Nehemiah A., Vol. 1, 325
Lexington alarm, Vol. 1, 74; battle of, 74 Libraries, city library association, Vol. 2, 172; Franklin library association, 170; George Bliss' gift for, 175 ; Hampden me- chanics' association, 170 ; the Springfield, 170; Young men's institute, 171 Library, Holyoke public, Vol. 3, 44
Lieutenant-Governors, Vol. 1, 124 Littleville, village, Vol. 3, 371 Lombard, Daniel, Vol. 2, 189 Long, Dr. John, Vol. 1, 347
Longmeadow sandstone, Vol. 1, 8; settlers attacked, 53 .- Town of, Vol. 3, 410; location and name, 410; natural features, 410; the massacre of 1675, 411; the Third parish of Springfield, 412; building the meeting-house, 413 ; the first minister, 414; movement for new town, 416; the town incorporated, 417; committee of the precinct, 417; list of selectmen, 419; precinct and town clerks, 421; town rep- resentatives, 421; state senators, 421; during the Indian wars, 422; revolution- ary history, 423 ; during Shays' rebellion, 424; war of 1812-15, 424; the civil war, 424 ; industries, 425 ; church history, 425 ; the First Congregational church, 426 ; St. Mary's church, 428; census statistics,
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Loring, Dr. W. L., Vol. 1, 351
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Lottery, for bridge at Springfield, Vol. 1, Monson, granite deposits in, Vol. 1, 7; 168
Louisburg, Springfield men killed at, Vol. 2, 33 Lucy Webb Hayes Lodge, Vol. 1, 493
Ludlow Manufacturing Co., The, Vol. 2, 268 Ludlow, town of, Vol. 3, 312; description and natural features, 312; beginning of settlement, 314 ; incorporation and bound- aries, 315 ; the first town meeting, 316; list of selectmen, 316; town clerks, 318; town representatives, 319; during the revolution, 319; continental army sol- diers, 320; war of 1812-15, 320; Shays' rebellion, 320 ; war of the rebellion, 321; early occupations, 322; industrial devel- opment, 324; the savings bank, 327; the memorial library, 327 ; the town minister, 328; locating the center village, 328; early ministers, 330 ; the church pastors, 331; the M. E. church, 331; the M. E. church at Jencksville, 332; town socie- ties, 334 ; educational interests, 334 ; cen- sus statistics, 335
MacDuffie, The, school for girls, Vol. 2, 140 Maplewood cemetery, Vol. 2, 201
Massachusetts Gazette and General Adver- Montgomery, town of, Vol. 3, 335; the New
tiser, Vol. 1, 418 .- Hospital for epileptics, Vol. 3, 269 .- Mutual Life Insurance Co., The, Vol. 2, 246 .- Organizes army to crush King Philip, Vol. 1, 52
Massasoit befriends the Pilgrims, Vol. 1, 29
Massasoit's loyalty, Vol. 1, 44
Masse, Joseph, Vol. 3, 117
Mather, Dr. Samuel, Vol. 1, 348
Maxfield, Dr. George A., Vol. 1, 406
Maynard, Elisha Burr, Vol. 1, 312
Medical Association, Eastern Hampden, Vol. 1, 377; Club, The Springfield, 380 ; profession, the, 338; Society, Hampden Morning Star Chapter, Vol. 1, 475; Lodge, District, 359 ; Society, The Homeopathic, 492 381
Medlicott-Morgan Co., The, Vol. 2, 272
Menard, Dr. Anthyme S., Vol. 3, 118
Merchant, Dr. Harry A., Vol. 1, 377
Merrick, village of, Vol. 3, 231
Militia force organized, Vol. 1, 44
Miller, Dr. H. M., Vol. 1, 404; Thomas, killed, 47
Mills, John, Vol. 1, 318
Milton Bradley Co., The, Vol. 2, 272
Minutemen march to Boston, Vol. 1, 75
Missionaries of New England, Vol. 1, 21
Mittineague, village of, Vol. 3, 231 .
Mohawk Indians friendly to English, Vol. 1, 65
lodge, 496 .- Town of, Vol. 3, 266; de- scription and natural features, 266; the first house, 266; the Fellows land grant, 267 ; the first settlers, 268 ; laying out the township, 268; the district incorporated, 270; the first district meeting, 271 ; revo- lutionary incidents, 271; full town pow- ers granted, 272; an era of prosperity, 275 ; early industries, 276 ; war of 1861-5, 278; incidents in town history, 280; the flood of 1869, 280; the "dark day," 280; dedicating the soldiers' monument, 282; the memorial town hall, 283; the water supply, 283; comparative statistics, 284; educational history, 286; the academy, 287 ; the postoffice, 292; the fire depart- ment, 293; the water works, 293; town libraries, 294 ; the Lyon memorial library, 296; hospital for epileptics, 296; the Monson National bank, 298; the savings bank, 299; manufacturing interests, 300 ; ecclesiastical history, 303; cemeteries, 308; town civil list, 310; list of select- men, 310; town clerks, 311; list of rep- resentatives, 312
Addition, 335; early settlement, 336; in- corporating the town, 336; early military history, 337; the early settlers, 337; town organization, 341; list of selectmen, 341 ; town clerks, 343; census statistics, 345 ; the trading center, 345; the town schools, 346; church history, 346; some prominent men, 347
Moquin, Val., Vol. 3, 118
Morgan, Albert, Vol. 2, 189 .- Dr. Newton,
Vol. 1, 410 .- Envelope Co., The, Vol. 2, 269 ; Miles, becomes a settler, 13
Morris, George B., Vol. 1, 322 ; Henry, 310; Oliver B., 316
Moseley, Capt. William, house of, Vol. 2, 371 Moxon, Rev. George, called as minister, Vol. 2, 10 ; returns to England, 21
Mount Holyoke Chapter, Vol. 1, 476 ; Rail- road, 184
Mt. Tom Railroad Co., Vol. 3, 58
Mountain Park, Vol. 3, 33
Murrayfield, old town of, Vol. 3, 357
Mutual Fire Assurance Co., The, Vol. 2, 241
Narragansetts, alliance with English, Vol. 1,39
National Needle Co., The, Vol. 2, 270
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Newell Bros. Manufacturing Co., The, Vol. 2, 271
New England Rundschau, Vol. 1, 459
"New France," discovered by Verrazzani, Vol. 1, 14
New Haven and Northampton Canal Co., Vol. 1, 174
New Netherlands, named, Vol. 1, 16
Newport, Dr. E. C., Vol. 1, 387
Newspapers of Hampden County, Vol. 1, 416
Newton Lodge, Vol. 1, 474
New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road, Vol. 1, 183
Noble, Dr. Lester, Vol. 1, 399
Nonotuck Indians, Vol. 1, 24
Normal Schools, the first, Vol. 1, 242
Northampton and Springfield Railroad, Vol. Patoel, Dr. Francis X., Vol. 3, 119
1. 183 ; and Westfield Railroad, 187; Convention at, 102 ; court broken up at, 89
North Blandford, village of, Vol. 2. 502
North Chester, village, Vol. 3. 370
North End bridge, Vol. 1, 171
Northfield, attack upon, Vol. 1, 46
Oak Grove Cemetery, Vol. 2, 200
O'Brien. Dr. James E., Vol. 1, 409
O'Connor, Dr. James J., Vol. 1, 375
Odd Fellowship, Vol. 1, 483
Old Toll Bridge, history of, Vol. 1, 164 O'Neill, Dr. John F., Vol. 1, 410
Owen, Dr. Varillas, Vol. 1, 373
Palmer, The Press of, Vol. 1, 463 ; Sentinel, The, 463 ; Times, The, 463 ; Herald, The, 464; Citizen, The, 464
Palmer. town of, Vol. 3, 123; topography, Potvin, Adelard M., Vol. 3, 119
123; Indian remains, 126; the first set- tler, 127; petition for a town, 127; re- port of the committee, 128; land division recommended. 129; report on meeting house, 130; settling the minister, 132; the first meeting-house, 132; French and Indian war, 133; plantation organized as a town, 133; the last French and Indian wars, 134; during the revolution, 135; full town rights assumed, 136; Bur- goyne's captive army in the town, 137 ; colonial census, 139; revolutionary sol- diers, 139; post-bellum days, 140; the new meeting-house, 141; turnpikes and highways, 141; early industries, 142; villages and their industries, 142 ; village of Three Rivers, 144; village of Thorn- dike, 145; village of Bondsville, 147; Palmer village. 148 ; village of Blanchard-
ville, 149; colonial houses, 150; early taverns, 150 ; church history, 152; Second Baptist church, 152; St. Paul's Univer- salist church, 152; Catholic churches, 153; schools, 154; Young Men's Library Association, 154; societies, 155 ; cemeter- ies, 155 ; war of the rebellion, 156; some prominent men, 156; clerks of the El- bows plantation, 157; district and town clerks, 157; list of selectmen, 157; list of physicians, 162; lawyers, 163; repre- sentatives, 163 ; the town to-day, 165
Parks. the Holyoke, Vol. 3, 32 .- The Spring- field, Vol. 2, 161
Parochial Schools, Springfield, Vol. 2, 140
Parsons Tavern, The, Vol. 2, 42
Pequot war, Vol. 1, 39
Pequots annihilated, Vol. 1, 40
Perkins, Cyrus, Vol. 1, 393 ; Jacob, jr., 392 Phillips, Col. Henry M., Vol. 2, 195; Man- ufacturing Co., The, 272
Pilgrims, landing of, at Plymouth, Vol. 1, 29; sail from Southampton, 28
Pitkin, Rev. Paul H., school, Vol. 2, 140
Plantations established, Vol. 1, 41
Plymouth Colony, government of trans- ferred to New England, Vol. 1, 30 ; Rock, colony planted at, 17
Police Court established, Vol. 1, 299 ; Chico- pee, justices of, 150 ; Holyoke, justices of, 150; Springfield, justices of, 150
Population of the colonies, Vol. 1, 62
Porter, Dr. Jesse, Vol. 1, 401
Postoffice building, when erected, Vol. 2, 195 ; Springfield, 184
Presidents of Senate, Vol. 1, 125
Press, The, Vol. 1, 416
Prew, George J., Vol. 3, 119 ; John J., 120; Joseph N., 120
Probate and Insolvency, Registers of, Vol. 1, 149
Probate, Registers of, 149
Proulx, Henry, Vol. 3, 120; Nicholas, 113 Provost, Charles, Vol. 3, 114
Pynchon Company petitions for permission to settle new plantation, Vol. 1, 33 ; Dr. Charles, 342; Dr. Joseph, 342 .- John, succeeds to authority in the town, Vol. 2, 10; Maj. John, becomes commander of militia, Vol. 2, 27 .- Major John, defense of Springfield, Vol. 1, 49 ; Major John, his great loss, 50; planters return to Massachusetts jurisdiction, 34 .- William, Vol. 2, 6; accused of speculation, 9; and
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family return to England, 5; deposed as magistrate, 9; his book and its conse- quences, 9 ; his book burned by order of the magistrates, 9 .- Purchases land from Indians, Vol. 1, 25 .- Trades in grain with Indians, Vol. 2, 8
Quaker troubles in Westfield, Vol. 2, 356 Queen Anne's War, Vol. 1, 59
Railroads, Vol. 1, 175 ; Amherst and Belch- ertown, 185; Boston and Albany, 181; Boston and Maine, 183; Hartford and Springfield Co., 181 ; Holyoke and West- field, 187; Indian Orchard, 185; Mt. Hol- yoke, 184; New London, Willimantic and Palmer, 184; New York, New Haven and Hartford, 183 ; Northampton and Spring- field, 183; Northampton and Westfield, 187 ; Springfield and Athol, 187; Spring- field and Farmington Valley, 187 ; Spring- field and Longmeadow, 185; The Hamp- den, 186 ; The Western, 178 ; Ware River, 186
Rand, Dr. J. P., Vol. 1, 386 ; Dr. N. W., 385 .- Elder, founds seminary, Vol. 3, 36 Rebellion, war of, Vol. 1, 198
Regiment, 3d Heavy Art., Vol. 1, 217; 8th Inf., 216; 10th Inf., 201; 18th Inf., 204; 21st Inf., 205; 27th Inf., 205; 30th (un- attached Co.) Heavy Art., 218; 31st Inf., 208; 34th Inf., 210; 36th Inf., 211; 37th Inf., 212; 42d Inf., 217; 46th Inf., 213 Renslow, Dr. M. B., Vol. 1, 407
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