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Representatives in Congress, Vol. 1, 124 Revolution, war of, Vol. 1, 69
Rice, Caleb, Vol. 1, 318 .- John L., Vol. 2, 195
River Navigation, Vol. 1, 188
Rivers, Frank A., Vol. 3, 121
Robert, Clovis, Vol. 3, 121
Robinson, George D., Vol. 1, 329
Roy, Charles V., Vol. 3, 121
Russell, town of, Vol. 3, 438; necessity for Soldier's Rest, The, Vol. 1, 229
incorporation, 438; settlers petition for Sons of Liberty, the, Vol. 1, 70 new town, 438; record of pioneers, 439 ; early settlement, 439; census statistics, South Brimfield, Vol. 3, 394 442 ; stable population in the town, 442; turnpike and railroads, 442 ; civil history, 444; list of selectmen, 444; town clerks, 446 ; villages and hamlets, 447 ; the Cen- tre village, 448; business interests, 448; Fairfield village, 449; industries of the town, 449; church history, 449 ; the Con- gregational church, 450; the M. E.
church, 450; schools, 451; some promi- nent men, 451
Sacred Heart School, Vol. 2, 140
Safe Deposit and Trust Co., the Springfield, Vol. 2, 234
Salmon Falls, how named, Vol. 1, 195 Samoset Lodge, Vol. 1, 496
Savings Banks, the Five Cents, Vol. 2, 240 ; the Hampden, 239
Sawin, Dr. William J., Vol. 1, 375
Saybrook Fort, Vol. 2, 323
Scholar's Journal, Vol. 1, 446
Schools (of Springfield), Vol. 2, 113; Cen- tral high, 127 ; The Elms, 139 ; Parochial, 140; The MacDuffie, 140; International Y. M. C. A. training, 141; The Spring- field Business, 144
Science Building, The, Vol. 2, 182 Searle, Dr. Flavius, Vol. 1, 396
Secretary of Commonwealth, Vol. 1, 124
Seeger, Dr. Edward, Vol. 1, 351
Selectmen, list of in Springfield, Vol. 2, 68 Senators, list of, Vol. 1, 125; in Congress, 124
Sessions, William Vyne, Vol. 3, 556
Shad Fisheries, Vol. 1, 194
Shaw, Dr. Samuel, Vol. 1, 387
Shays, Daniel, the insurgent leader, Vol. 1, 90; Rebellion, the, 86
Shearer, Dr. Jonathan, Vol. 1, 345
Sheldon, Dr. William, Vol. 1, 346
Shepard, Gen. William, commands Massa- chusett's troops during Shays' rebellion,
Vol. 1, 94; report of attack on U. S. armory, 96 .- Sketch of, Vol. 2, 414 Sheriffs, list of, Vol. 1, 151
Shurtleff, William S., Vol. 1, 325 Skipmuck, in Chicopee, Vol. 3, 484
Smith, Dr. Alvin, Vol. 1, 376 ; Dr. David P., 373 ; Dr. James M., Vol. 1, 367 .- Henry, departs from the town, Vol. 2, 10; suc- ceeds Pynchon as head of the plantation, 9
Soule, Augustus Lord, Vol. 1, 309
South End Bridge, history of, Vol. 1, 171 Southwick, Vol. 3, 196; early settlement, 196; the district organization, 197; rata- ble polls, 1781, 197; town organization, 198 ; list of selectment, 199; town clerks, 202; the early wars, 202; during the rev- olution, 203; the war of 1812-15, 205; during the rebellion, 205 ; some prominent
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men, 206; census statistics, 207 ; school interests, 207; the village settlement, 208; the Congregational church, 208; the Baptist church, 209; the M. E. church, 210
South Wilbraham, village, Vol. 3, 550 Speakers of the House, Vol. 1, 148
Spellman, Solomon C., Vol. 3, 557
Springfield, plantation forms alliance with
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Connecticut, Vol. 1, 34; attacked and burned, 47; troops, attack Indians, 55 ; settlements attacked, 60 ; troops, attacked by Indians, 63 ; troops, garrison Ft. Shir- ley, 63 ; a point of operations, 76 ; cannon manufactured at, 76 ; and Athol Railroad, 187 ; Republican, The, 425; Gazette, 427; Daily Republican, 428; Union, The, 435 ; Council, 476 ; Commandery, 477 ; Encamp- ment, 491 .- City of, Vol. 2, 1; first colo- nists of, 2; first house, 2; plantation es- tablished at Agawam, 2; the founders' covenant, 3; lands purchased from In- dians, 3; new colonists arrive, 4; allot- ment of the lands, 4; house lots laid out, 5 ; Pynchon returns to England, 5 ; Henry Smith succeeds Pynchon as leader, 9; George Moxon called as minister, 10 ; new settlers arrive, 10; name changed to, from Agawam, 11; the first negro settler, 15 ; list of inhabitants in, 17; new towns set off, 19; permanency of the town doubtful, 20; second allotment of lands, 20 ; first annual town meeting, 20; trou- bles with Connecticut towns, 20; the first meeting-house, 22; Fort Pynchon built, 22; first tavern built, 24; house of cor- rection built, 24; Indian animosities, 24; burning of, by the Indians, 25; list of settlers killed, 25; discouragement of inhabitants, 25; settlers advised to re- move to eastern colonies, 25 ; militia com- pany formed, 27; settlers take oath of allegiance, 27; taxable inhabitants of, 32; men killed at Louisburg, 33 ; ratable polls in, 37; events of the revolution, 39 ; min- utemen and militia companies, 40; Gen. Washington visits the town, 42; Parsons tavern in, 42; demands upon the town during revolution, 44; town becomes mil- itary depot, 46; cannon made in the town, 46; town made rendezvous for troops, 46; first newspaper established, 46; Longmeadow set off, 47; county seat removed to Northampton, 48; situation in, at beginning of 19th century, 48 ; early business interests, 49; town again be-
comes a county seat, 51 ; rivalries over lo- cation of county buildings, 52 ; Court Square laid out, 54: institutions established, 55; early merchants of, 56; Justice Willard's prophecy, 62 ; the railroad agitation, 62; the bi-centennial celebration, 63; the town becomes a city, 64; City hall built, 65 : celebration of 250th anniversary, 65; census statistics, 68; list of selectmen, 68 ; town clerks of, 79; municipal his- tory, 80; discussions regarding Chicopee district, 80; Chicopee set off, 81; act in- corporating the city, 82; wards estab- lished, 83; first city election, 83; end of town government, 84; municipal civil list, 85; mayors of, 85; city clerks, 86; city treasurers, 86; aldermen, 86; com- mon councilmen, 86; presidents of com- mon council, 108; assessors, 109; over- seers of the poor, 110; city physicians, 111; city engineers, 112 ; superintendents of almshouse, 112; city solicitors, 112; superintendents of streets, 112; city mar- shals, 112; license commissioners, 112; city messengers, 113; educational chap- ter, 113; early school methods, 113; school precincts formed, 114; first high school, 116; first superintendent of schools, 117 ; first high school principal, 117 ; high school re-established, 118; old school committee, 120; school organiza- tion under the charter, 121; superintend- ents of schools, 124; the Central high school, 127; high school principals, 129; high school statistics, 130; later school committees, 131; high school population, expenditures and enrollment, 136; de- scription of school property, 137 ; private schools, 138; parochial schools, 140; In- ternational Y. M. C. A. training school, 141; the Bible normal college, 142; the French-American college, 142; Business school, 144; the fire department, 145; the fire club, 146; fire commissioners ap- pointed, 152 ; chief engineers fire depart- ment, 154; fire commissioners, 154; the water supply, 155; the Aqueduct com- pany, 156; water commissioners appoint- ed. 157 ; water department statistics, 159 ; water commissioners of, 159; the alms- house, 160; the city parks, 161; Forest park, 164; park commission organized, 164 ; park appropriations, 169 ; park com- missioners, 169; libraries, 170; library site donated, 175; library endowment fund, 179 ; city appropriations for library,
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179 ; the art building, 180 ; officers library The Elms, boarding school, Vol. 2, 139 association, 182; the library corps, 183; The French instigate Indians against the the postoffice, 184; free postal delivery English settlements, Vol. 1, 58 Third Heavy Artillery, Vol. 1, 217 Thirty-first Infantry, Vol. 1, 208 Thirty-fourth Infantry, Vol. 1, 210 Thirty-seventh Infantry, Vol. 1, 212 Thirty-Sixth Infantry, Vol. 1, 211 Thomas Lodge, Vol. 1, 467 established, 193; the custom house and postoffice, 195 ; cemeteries, 196; the first burial ground, 196; second parish grave yard, 197; hospitals of, 202; home for friendless women and children, 209; home for aged women, 210; the board of trade, 217 ; banking and financial institu- Thorndike, village, Vol. 3, 145 Three rivers, village, Vol. 3, 144 tions, 221 ; insurance companies of, 241; Fire and Marine Insurance Co., The, 243; Tolland, town of, Vol. 3, 453 ; part of Bed- The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., 246 ; the Street railway system, 249; Mercantile and Manufacturing interests, 255 ; Manufacturing Co., 262 ; Satinet Co., 265 ; Congregational churches, 281 ; Meth- odist Episcopal churches, 291; Baptist churches, 296; Unitarian church, 302; Protestant Episcopal churches, 305 ; Uni- versalist churches, 307; Roman Catholic churches, 308 ; Evangelical churches, 313 State Normal School (Westfield), Vol. 1, 264 ; opening of, 274; principals of, 290 Steamboats, Connecticut River, Vol. 1, 191 Stearns, George M., Vol. 1, 322
Stebbins John M., Vol. 1, 327
Stickney, Dr. H. G., Vol. 1, 375; Dr. P. LeB., 369
St. John, John, Vol. 3, 122
St. John's Lodge, Vol. 1, 497
St. Joseph's school, Vol. 2, 141
St. Michael's Hall school, Vol. 2, 140
Street Railways, Springfield, Vol. 2, 249 .- Holyoke, Vol. 3, 54
Stockwell, Dr. C. S., Vol. 1, 412
Stoddard, Col. John, commands Hampshire Trial Justices, appointment of authorized. county regiment, Vol. 1, 63 Vol. 1, 298
Stone, Dr. John, Vol. 1, 346
Stowe, William, Vol. 2, 192
Swan, Dr. James, Vol. 1, 351
Swazey, Dr. George W., Vol 1, 283
Swinck, Peter, the first negro settler, Vol. Tuscarora Encampment, Vol. 1, 498
2,15 Sylvan Lodge, Vol. 1, 470
Tatham, in West Springfield, Vol. 3, 233 Taylor, Dr. Levi C., Vol. 1, 406 .- Edward, minister at Westfield, Vol. 2, 393 ; Eldad, sketch of, 417 ; & Tapley Manufacturing Co .. The, 272 Tekoa Lodge, Vol. 1, 495
Temple, Masonic, Vol. 1, 482 Tenth Infantry, Vol. 1, 201 The Talisman, Vol. 1, 445 The Bench, Vol. 1, 306
ford plantation, 453; the West parish of Granville, 453; the town incorporated, 453 ; location and natural features, 453 ; early settlement, 454; early town life, 456 ; census statistics, 456 ; list of select- men, 457 ; town clerks, 459 ; resources of the town, 460 ; villages and hamlets, 461 ; the Congregational church, 461 ; the town schools, 462 ; some prominent men, 462 Town of Agawam, Vol. 3, 523 .- Blandford, history of, Vol. 2, 482 ; Brimfield, history of, 456 .- Chester, Vol. 3, 348 ; East Long- meadow, 429; Granville, 247 ; Hampden, 542; Holland, 394; Longmeadow, 410; Ludlow, 312 ; Monson, 266 ; Montgomery, 335 ; Palmer, 123; Russell, 438; South- wick, 196; Tolland, 453; Wales, 463 .- Westfield, history of, Vol. 2, 317 .- West Springfield, Vol. 3, 210; Wilbraham, 165 Tracy, Dr. W. J., Vol. 1, 376
Transcript, The Holyoke, Vol. 1, 458
Treasurers and Receivers-General, Vol. 1, 124
Treaty of Paris, Vol. 1, 81 ; Ryswick, 59
Trust Co., The Hampden, Vol. 2, 235
Tully, Dr. William, Vol. 1, 352 Turner, Captain, death of, Vol. 1, 55 Turnpikes, Vol. 1, 154
Twenty-First Infantry, Vol. 1, 205 Twenty-Seventh Infantry, Vol. 1, 205
United States Armory, Vol. 1, 83; attack upon by Shays' forces, 96 Ufford, Dr. Edward G., Vol. 1, 346 Unity Chapter, Vol. 1, 476
Vaille, Dr. Henry R., Vol. 1, 367 Valley Echo, The, Vol. 1, 453 Vanhorn, Dr. John, Vol. 1, 344 Vincent, Arthur R., Vol. 3, 122 Vose, Henry, Vol. 1, 311
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Wales, town of, Vol. 3, 463; part of the common lands, 463 ; early jurisdictional history, 463 ; early settlement, 464; char- acter of the townspeople, 466 ; the "court of justice and honor," 467; early town representatives, 467 ; during the revolu- tion, 467 ; civil history, 468 ; list of select- men, 468 ; town clerks, 471 ; census statis- tics, 472 ; during the revolution, 473; war of 1812-15, 474; the village, 474; some early postmasters. 475 ; business in- terests on "the street." 475; old-time manufactures, 476; the Shaw interests, 476; present business interests, 478 ; church history, 478; town school inter- ests, 481 ; factors in town history, 481 Walker, George, Vol. 1, 324
Waltham Watch Co., The, Vol. 2, 269
War of 1812-15, events of, Vol. 1, 100 ; po- litical situation preceding, 101 ; of 1861-5, 198
Warren, Dr. J. K., Vol. 1, 387
Warriner, Col. Solomon, Vol. 2, 191
Washington Council, Vol. 1, 477 .- Gen., visits Springfield, Vol. 2, 42
Wason Manufacturing Co., The, Vol. 2, 266 Water Commissioners, Springfield, Vol. 2, 159
Water Power Co., The Holyoke, Vol. 3, 73. -Springfield, Vol. 2, 267
Water Works, Holyoke, Vol. 3, 30
Waterman, Dr. James H., Vol. 1, 374
Weekly Mirror, The Holyoke, Vol. 1, 456 Weld, Ezra, Vol. 2, 188
Wells, Gideon, Vol. 1, 328 ; John, 308
Western Hampden Times, Vol. 1, 451 ; rail- road corporation, history of, 175
West Granville, village of, Vol. 3, 262 Westfield Advertiser, Vol. 1, 451 ; attacked by Indians, 52; Journal, 445 ; Lodge, 495 ; News Letter, 448; Register, 444; Specta- tor, 446; Standard, 446; State Normal School, 264; Times and News-Letter, 452. -Town of, Vol. 2, 317; physiography, 317 ; beginning of settlement, 322; trou- bles with Connecticut. 322; the first set- tlers, 324 ; forests and glades, 325 ; divis- ion of lands, 327; town organization, 330 : the first town center, 335; defenses against Indians, 335 ; advantages of vil- lage settlements, 337; relation to the Indians. 339; militia organized, 340; during King Philip's war, 343; settlers refuse to remove to Springfield, 344; heroism of the settlers, 350; inhabitants
ordered to settle together, 354; the Qua- ker troubles, 356; early highways, 357; the early French and English wars, 363; the Doctor Ashley house, 366; early hab- its and customs, 368; home life of the settlers, 368; the Moseley house, 371; early meeting-houses, 384; seating the settlers, 386; the town ministers, 393 ; minister Edward Taylor, 393; extracts from Minister Taylor's diary, 394; the new meeting-house, 401; the last town minister, 403; the Congregational church established, 403; the Second Congrega- tional church, 405 ; during the revolution, 405 ; list of revolutionary soldiers, 407; Shays' rebellion in the town, 413; educa- tion in the town, 420; the academy founded, 423; the high school, 429; the athenuem, 431; churches of, 432; the First Congregational church, 432; the Second Congregational church, 433 ; Meth- odist churches of, 434; the Universalist church, 435 ; the Episcopal church, 435 ; St. Mary's church, 436 ; industrial history, 438 ; paper manufactures, 441; banking history, 442 ; charitable institutions, 444 ; list of selectmen, 444; list of town clerks, 454; town representatives, 455
West Springfield, town of, Vol. 3, 210 ; loca- tion and early history, 210; relation to Springfield, 211; early settlement, 212; apportionment of lands, 212; the second parish formed, 212; beneficiaries of the land division, 214; during King Philip's war, 215; organization and civil history, 216; controversy with Springfield, 216; committees appointed, 217; act creating the town, 218; the original territory, 219; Holyoke and Agawam set off, 220; list of selectmen, 220; list of assessors, 224; town clerks, 224; list of reprsenta- tives, 224; during the revolution, 225; companies of minutemen, 226; incidents of the war, 227 ; during Shays' rebellion, 228; Luke Day's army, 228; census sta- tistics, 229; war of 1812-15, 229; war of the rebellion, 230; the industries of the town, 231 ; villages of the town, 231; the educational system, 234; the school com- mittees. 238; the public library, 239; the fire department, 240; the water sup- ply, 241 ; church history, 241 ; cemeteries, 247
Wheeler, Dr. Calvin, Vol. 1, 351
Whip manufactures of Westfield, Vol. 2, 438 White George H., Vol. 1, 395
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Wilbraham, town of, Vol. 3, 165 ; develop- ment of the outward commons, 165; pro- prietors threatened with forfeiture, 166; early settlement, 166; character of the pioneers, 167; attempts at organizing a parish, 169; the fourth precinct of
Springfield, 169; the precinct becomes a
town, 171; precinct committees, 172; town organization, 172; list of selectmen, 173 ; town clerks, 175 ; the early settlers, 176; census statistics, 178; military his- tory, 178; during the revolution, 179; war of 1812-15, 183; in the rebellion, 183; school interests, 183; Wesleyan academy, 184; church history, 188; Con- gregational church, 188; the M. E. church, 189; Grace Union church, 190; the Baptist society, 190; villages and
Wilkins, Dr. G. H., Vol. 1, 387
Willard, Justice, Vol. 1, 318
Williams, Col. Ephraim, Vol. 1, 65; Col. Israel, of Hatfield, Vol. 1, 65 ; Dr. Leon- ard, Vol. 1, 346 .- Rev. Stephen, an inci- dent, Vol. 3, 415
Willimansett bridge, Vol. 1, 173 .- Settle- ments in, Vol. 3, 486
Windsor, stockade built at, Vol. 1, 32 Witchcraft in Springfield, Vol. 2, 21
Woods, Dr. J. U., Vol. 1, 387
Woolworth, Dr. Isaac, Vol. 1, 402
Woronoco Advertiser, Vol. 1, 451 .- Com- mittee, Vol. 2, 326 .- Indians, Vol. 1, 24; Lodge, 494; Palladium, 446 .- Street rail- way Co., Vol. 2, 444
Worthington, John, Vol. 1, 313; Vol. 2, 34 Wright, Dr. Lucius, Vol. 1, 346
hamlets, 190; North Wilbraham, 191; York, Duke of, grants to, Vol. 1, 18 some prominent men, 193
Young Men's Christian Association, Hol- yoke, Vol. 3, 52 .- Springfield, Vol. 2, 212 Young Men's Institute, Vol. 2, 171
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