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Teamster - C. L. Davis, 3 Evergreen, W. M.
Undertaker - Simon Whitney, 67 Main, W. M.
Watchmakers and Jewelers- N. G. Benjamin and A. M. B. Fuller, Main. W. M.
Woolen Goods Manufacturers - Samuel Hodgson, Sanford, V. ; Ray & Wilson, Village, V .; Joseph T. Waite, Pleasant, R.
In concluding this brief account of the varions industries of the town, it is proper to say that the materials for a complete history of the different in- dustries could not be obtained. Some branches of business may not have received any mention, and others are very incompletely represented. This, however, becomes apparent, that for many years the manufacturing interests have far outgrown those of agriculture. That which in the early history of the town, furnished employment to nearly all, now receives the attention of but a small number of her citizens. The products of the farms are of small value in comparison with the products of manufacture. There is, however, an apparent revival of interest in agriculture within a few years, and more especially in the easterly part of the town, now Millis.
-LANSING MILLIS PROPRIETOR
THE RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE.
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS.
1745-1760.
THE English and the French in constant war at home, contested through a period of nearly twenty years for the supremacy in America. The Indians usually took sides with the French. Hence, the English settlers were always in great danger, and in constant fear of their savage foes. The English government called upon her subjects in the colonies to go on various expeditions against the French in the provinces, and required them always to be ready to join in scouting parties against the Indians. They were some- times called to go long distances, and to be absent from home several days, or perhaps weeks. This they were reluctant to do, so it became necessary to impress them into the service. Each taking his "turn," or part of a "turn," in scouting. The old lists of soldiers impressed into his Majesty's service against the Indians and the French, show opposite each soldier's name the amount of service, reckoned as " a whole turn," or "a half a turn," or " a quarter of a turn." It appears, also, that a " turn " had a money equivalent, e. g., on one occasion we have this record : "Deacon Elisha Adams paid four Pounds Lawful money for Half a Turn." And again, in 1756, there was an "Impress " to Crown Point, and the record states : " After ye Im- press, the Revd Mr Bucknam half a turne wanting five pound ould ten "; and then follows a list of twenty or more persons, opposite whose names is written some part of "a turne wanting," a sum of money varying from " two pound ten shillings ould tenor" to " fourteen pound five shillings ould tenor." The exact significance of these terms has apparently very much passed from knowledge, but the best authority consulted explains the word " turn " as meaning a scouting trip, which may have occupied several days. It was expected that each man would do his share of service, or pay a certain equivalent in money. The following statement shows some of the various occasions, and the number of men who were impressed and served :
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THE INHABITANT SOLDIERS IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS.
" Impressed and Done service for his Majesty.
"Impressed by Capt. Whiting June the 17th 1745," sixty-five men.
" Impressed by Leat Nathaniel Clark March ye Ist 1754," two men.
" Persons that did Have turns to Crown forte," thirty-six men.
" Under the command of Edward Clark Capt in ye year 1754,"
" A gaine to Crown point in ye year 1756 Before the Impres,'
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twelve men.
. twenty-three men. " After ye Impres," ·
" Those men that ded in the Impres Sept ye 4th 1756," seven men.
" Medway April ye 3d 1758," forty men.
" May 2 1758," thirty-two men.
" May 23 1758 " and " without date," twenty-two men.
" Y have Done Service under Lord Londen March 22 1759,' The pay roll of 1759,
twenty-one men.
fifty-nine men.
" An account of the persons Impressed by Capt Whiting and Done Service for his Majesty June 17, 1745.
Samuel Hayward
Moses Thompson
Joseph Curtis
Henery Bullard
Nathan Adams
George Barber
James Clark
John Anderson
Thomas Metcalf Amos Clark
Samuel Fisher
John Daniels
Henry Daniels Samuel Hill, Junr
Eleazer Wight
Thomas Adams
Daniel Richardson Henry Clark
David Wheten
Caleb Partridge
Joseph Lovel
Jonathan Wheeler
Hezekiah Rockwood Jonas Fairbank
Nathan Whiting Jeremiah Daniels, Jun' Seth Allen
John Ellis
Benjamin Rockwood John Clark
Isaac Harding
Moses Daniels
Timothy Daniels John Bullard
Malachi Bullard
JonathanUnderwood
Ichabod Haws
David Daniels
Isaac Adams
Samuel Daniels
Samuel Rockwood
Eli Partridge
Nathan Adams
Asa Daniels
Nathaniel Cutler
Eleazer Adams
John Harding Hop Lovel
William Ellis Job Harding
Timothy Rockwood Jacob Parker
Uriah Morse
Joshua Harding
Seth Partridge
James Boydon
Ezekiel Mors
Joseph Harding Job Plimpton
Nathan Bullard
David Clarke
Ezra Daniels
Phineas Adams
Edward Clark
Theophilus Clark
NATHANIEL WHITTING Sener."
" An account of the Persons Impressed by Leatt Nathaniel Clark and Done Ser- vice for His Majesty March ye Ist 1754.
Malachi Partridge."
Joseph Barber
"Persons that did Have turns to Crown forte.
Asa Clark abraham harding Henery Ellice
John Hucker
Seth Ellice
Jonathan Ellice
Edward Clark
Daniel Bullen
David Clark
Moses Adams
Theop'lus Clark
Malachy Bullard
Nathan Daniels Moses partridge
Nathaniell Partridge Samuel Hill
John Bullard
Ebenezer Blake
Joseph Daniels
DeaconElisha Adams
Timothy Clark
Nathan Danills
Thomas Jons
Jeams Wight
Stephen Adams
William Richardson oliver Adams
John Boden
Nathaniel Clark, Junr Hezekiah Rockwood Jonathan Adams, Junr Simeon Clark
Timothy forse
Jonathan Hill
Elisha Cutler Asa Rockwood."
twenty-two men.
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" An account of the persons that have Done Service for ye King in Medway and under the command of Edward Clark Capt in ye year 1754.
Joseph Barber
Ebenezer Blake
Asa Clark
Stephen Adams
malachi partridge
Timothy forse
Nathan Danils
Silas partridge
Edward Clark
David Clark
Moses Adams
Henery Ellice
Theoph1 Clark
Joshuay partridge
Moses partridge
Seth Ellice."
John Bullard
Timothy Clark
Nathaniel Clark
Abraham Harding
Jonathan Ellice
William Richardson
" A gaine to Crown point in ye year 1756, Before the Impres.
Oliver Adams
Joseph Danils
Nathaniel partridge Josiah Rockwood
Jonathan Adams
Sam'll Hill
Elisha Cuttlear Daniel Bullen
Tomous Jons
Jonathan Hill, junr
Nathan Harding Jabez Bullen."
" After ye Impres.
Revd Mr Bucknam .
Theodor Harding
Jesse Adams
Ichaburd Harding
Dec. Elisha Adams
Asa Rockwood
Abel Smith
Elisha Ellice
Lef. Temo Clark
Timothy Ellice
Simeon Cuttlear
John Varney
John Hucker
Joseph farbanks
Moses Rockwood
Henery Morse
Simeon Clark
Joshuay Whitney
Daniel Wheeton
Joshua partridge
Timothy partridge
Nathaniel Allen
Jeams Wite
" This I attest a true account of ye originall, Errors Excepted per me, EDWARD CLARK, Capt."
" Those men that ded in the Impres Sept ye 4th 1756.
Nathan Richardson
Nathaniel Clark
William Rixford
Elisha Ellice."
Jonathan Adams
Elisha Bullard
Jese Carpenter
" Medway April ye 3d 1758.
James Clark
Samuel Cutler
george Barber
Abell Smith
Moses Partridge
Samuel Metcalf
Ezekiel Morse
Timothy Hill
Timothy Partridge
Jabez Bullen
Tem. Morse
John Harris
Asa Clark
John Alden
Ira Richardson
Moses Richardson Ezra Daniel
Nathaniel Clark Simeon Clark
Elezer Adams
Elijah Clark
Jonathan Hill
Joseph Barber, Jun
Samuel Jones
Samuel Ellis
William Williams
Joseph Curtice
John Melles
Joshua Partridge
Seth Ellis
James Penneyman John Ellis
Joseph Wheton
Daniel Bullen
David Clark, Junr."
" May 2, 1758.
Nathan Harding
John Hucker
Elisha Cutler
Jonathan Adams
Daniel Richardson
Stephen Adams
Joshua Wheten James Boydon
Timothy Clark
Hozseiah Bullard Samuel Haws
Abner Ellis
Jonathan Wheeler
Ichabod Harding
Lem'y Write
Theodr Harding
Henery Bullard
Joseph Rockwood
Silem partridge
Ebenezer Allen
John Clark
Asa Ellis
Jonas farbanks
William Rixford
Nathaniel partridge Samuel Ellis."
" May the 23 1758.
John Harris
Jonathan Hill
Moses Rockwood
Sambow freeman.
" Without Date.
Erastus Harris
David Clark
John Mills
Moses Rockwood
Joseph follet
Benjamin Cochs
Joseph Whitney Jonathan Hill Sambo Freeman
Joseph Harris Jethro Jones Jese Carpenter
Moses Thompson Ebenezer Hill."
Ezekiel Mors
William Clemens
John Harris
William Williams
Malachi Bullard
David Richardson
Jese Adams
Samuel Richardson
Timothy Ellis
Henry Daniels
Thommas Adams
Wm. Daniels
John Andey
John Carpenter
Nathan Daniel
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" Medway March 22d 1759. The men Hereafter named yt have Done Service in the Expedition under Lord Londen.
Nathan Whiting
Asa Richardson
Moses Thompson Gershom Morse
Nathan Adams
George Fairbanks
Jeremiah Daniell Junr Seth Harding
Willm Grant
Henry Daniell
David Clark
Eleazer Adams
Simon Hill
Moses Richardson
Joseph Lovell
James Partridge
John Harding Junr
Sergt Seth Partridge
Samuel Ellis
Ichabod Haws
Uriah Morse
JONATHAN ADAMS Capt."
" 1759.
Tho. Harding
Moses Rockwood
Henry Morse, Jn.
Samuel Jones
Abram Harding
Asa Rockwood
Jonathan Hall
Ensine Plimpton
Wm Williams
David Wheaton
William Ellis
Nathan Bullard
Seth Partridge
Timo Bullard
Nathan Adams
Daniel Richardson
Elisha Bullard
Saml Hill
Decn Samuel Fisher
Henry Daniell, Junr
Elisha Ellis
Simon Hill
Seth Hixon
Theodr Harding
Moses Adams
Thos Jones
John Varney
Jonh Wheeler
James Barber
Daniel Bullen
Nathan Richardson
Dea. Adams
John Mills
Henry Ellis
Benjamin Ellis
Joseph Baxter
Ichabod Haws
Ebenezer Ellis
Oliver Adams
Nathan Whiting
Nathaniel Partridge
Jonathan Hall Saml Hayward
Nathan Adams
Joseph Perry
Timo Metcalf
Uriah Morse
Jonathan Ellis
James Partridge
William Richardson Jonah Clark
Lieut. Metcalf
Simon Cutler
Benjamin Whiting
Asa Daniell
Capt Jona Adams."
William Clemonds
Daniel Wheaton
Seth Rockwood
THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.
1775 - 1783.
The alarm of April 19, 1775, roused to arms the patriots of Medway. Captain Joshua Partridge in command of " The First Military Company" of thirty-seven men, and Lieutenant Moses Adams at the head of " The West Medway Company" of thirty-six men, marched at once to Roxbury, ready for whatever service the hour of exigency and of peril might demand. And from that time onward, through all the years of a long and terrible struggle for national independence, the town of Medway bravely fulfilled its duty at home, in the camp, and on the field of battle. This is abundantly evidenced in the lists of her soldiers, and other documents and papers which have been preserved, some of which will be incorporated in this account as a memorial to the noble men whose names appear, and as a matter of family interest and pride to their descendants still living in the town. The patriotic spirit, which declared itself in the doings of the town-meeting long before the bat- tle of Lexington, gave itself expression when the time came, in heroic ser- . vice in the march and on the field of conflict. The military record of Med- way in the Revolutionary period, as well as in the years of the War for the Union, may be a just occasion for congratulation to her citizens.
It has been judged best to introduce quite freely the original papers of the period, as reflecting better than any words of comment the noble part which the town took in the public and military affairs of those days which tried men's souls.
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THE REVOLUTIONARY PAPERS.
"A Return of the Services Done by the First Company in the Town of Medway since April ye 19, 1775, to December, 1777.
Men.
April ye 20th 1775 37 That Marchd in the Alarm and staid at Roxbury 7 Days.
April ye 27th 1775' 19 That Marchd and staid at Roxbury and Cambridge 8 Months.
Decm ye roth 1775 7 That Marchd and servd at Roxbury, 6 Weeks.
19 That Marchd and servd in the Continental Service 12 Months.
Jany ye Ist 1776
13 That Marchd and servd at Roxbury and Dorchester 2 Months.
Jany ye 29 1776 . June ye 25 1776 . 13 That Marchd and servd at Ticondiroga 5 Months.
July ye Ist 1776 . July ye 29th 1776 Augt ye 8th 1776 Sept ye 12th 1776 Decm ye 1776
3 That Marchd and servd at Dorchester Heights 4 Mos.
3 That Marchd and servd at Nantasket 3 Months.
IO That Marchd and servd at New York 2 Months.
Decm ye 8th 1776
33 That Marchd and servd in the Alarm at Provide 3 Weeks.
Decm ye 29 1776
7 That were Draughted and servd at Warwick 3 Weeks.
Jany ye Ist 1777 . April ye 15th 1777 April ye 26 1777
10 That Marchd and servd at North Kingstown 3 Weeks.
3
That Marchd and servd at Providence 2 Months.
July ye 15 1777 .
I That Marchd to Boston for a store Guard 6 Months.
July ye 17 1777 .
7 That Marchd to Brister and servd There 1 Month.
July ye 22 1777
18 That Marchd for the Alarm Post from Providence 2 Days.
Sept ye 24 1777 .
30 That Marchd to Little Compton Private Expedition 1 Mo.
Novm ye 2, 1777
3 That Marchd to Cambridge for a Guard, Brit. Troops 5 Mos
Decm ye 6 1777 · Dec ye 15 1777 .
2 That Marchd to Boston for a Guard 3 Months.
I That Marchd for a Store Guard 6 Months.
Decm ye 27 1777
6 That Marchd to North Kingston 3 Months."
" A Muster Roll of the first Military Company iu Medway that marched in the Alarm April 19th 1775 under command of Capt. Joshua Partridge in Col. John Smiths Regiment.
Joshua Partridge Capt.
Henry Bullard Jr.
Private David Hager Private
Jeduthan Bullen Ist Lieut.
Simon Hill
Jonathan Adams
Stephen Clark 2d Lieut.
John Gould
Seth Mason 66
Theodore Clark Sergt.
Denny Sheffield
Ozias Metcalf
John Wheeler Sergt.
George Alerson
Isaiah Daniels
Hezekiah Bullard Corpl
George Fairbank Jr.
George Barber
Abijiah Fairbank Corp!
Asa Daniels Jr.
Ebenezr Ellis
Moses Pond Drummer John Ellis Private
Samuel Demon Daniel Richardson Jr. “
John Whiting
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Joseph Daniels
Joel Morse
Ebenezer Nolton
Henry Daniels Jr.
John Baker
Nathan Fisher Jr.
Jesse Richardson
John Ellis Jr.
Eliphalet Pierce 66
" A Muster Roll of the West Medway Company that marched at the Lexington Alarm April 19th 1775 under the command of Lieut. Moses Adams under Majr I. Fuller in Col. John Smiths Regiment.
Moses Adams Ist Lieut.
Abner Adams
Private
Titus Adams
Private
Asa Clark 2d Lieut.
Benjn Clark
Moses Thomson
Erastus Harris Seargent
John W. Fisher
Timothy Ellis
Isaac Bullard Seargent
John Harding 2d
John Allen
Job Manston Corp!
Eliab Adams
Amos Richardson
Isaac Kilbee Corpl
JoelAdams
Ichabod Harding
Nathan Partridge
Private
James Barber
Tho Adams
Seth Hixon
Joseph Barber
Asa Fuller
Samuel Fisher
Sam. Hayward
Samuel Partridge
Moses Richardson
Daniel Marrow
3 That Marchd and servd at Ticondiroga 5 Months.
6 That Marchd and servd in the Jarseys 3 Months.
16 That Marchd into the Continental service for 3 years.
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John Kilburn Jno Littlefield Seth Allen
Private Jotham Fairbank Private
Moses Rockwood Private
Nathan Grout
Henry Morse
Icabod Hawes Jr. =
Nathan Smith
" A Muster Roll of the First Military Company in Medway that marched on the alarm of the 30th of April 1775 under the command of Capt. Hezekiah Bullard in Col. John Smiths Regiment.
Hezekiah Bullard Capt
Joseph Clark
Private Joel Morse, Private
Nathan Bullard Ist Lieut.
Joseph Daniels Jr. .. Hezekiah Comacho “
James Boyden Sergent
Josiah Bullard
John Richardson
Seth Mason Sergent
Daniel Richardson Jr.
Henry Ellis =
Simeon Richardson Corpl
Levi Daniels
= Albert Jones
Ozias Metcalf Corp1
Elisha Richardson
Simson Jones
Amos Turner Fifer
Elias Harding
" The Muster Roll of Capt. John Boyds Co. of Foot in Continental Army At Fort No. 2, Oct. 5, 1775.
John Ellis
John Plympton
Ichabod Hawes
Joel Hawes
Jacob Bliss Jeremiah Daniels
Theodore Mann
Timothy Lane
Obed Fisher
Sam1 Jones
Oliver Richardson
Samuel Partridge
John Hill
Francis Clark
Josiah Morse
Nathan Thayer."
Paul Holbrook
Porter Frost
Jotham Fairbanks
Joseph Metcalf
Stephen Harding
Jonathan Graves
" Upon Colony Service, Warrant of Col Wheelock.
" SIR :
The Committee of War the 17th Instant advised that Major General Lincoln order the Several Brigades of Suffolk, Essex, Middlesex & Plymouth, to hold themselves in readiness to march at the Shortest notice. And The Brigadier gave orders to me -
And agreeable hereto I direct that you immediately put your Company into such a state as to march upon sarvice at the shortest notice & I beg that there may be no delay in this business as the Enemy are daily expected upon our coast with a large Fleet & army. And also require you forthwith to make a return to me of the number of men in your company. And also of the quantity of Powder and Ammunition & of the Number of Arms & how they are equiped in each man's possession. And that each fourth man in your Company be immediately supplied according to Law. Given under my hand and seal at Medfield, this 24th Day of May, In the Year of our Lord 1776.
To Capt JOSEPH LOVEL."
EPHRAIM WHEELOCK Col.
THE WARRANT OF 1776.
" Suffolk ss.
Sir, you are hereby Required in connection with Capt Fuller, Forthwith, with- out Delay to Cause the Men of Medway Under Your Command, Both the Alarm and Training Band, to assemble and muster- And see that there Be Inlisted 26 mnen for the Continental Army Agreeable to a Resolve of the Grate and General Court of June 25th 1776.
And when these are Inlisted I will attend and muster and pay them their Bounty and Advance Pay Agreeable to the affore sd Resolve Hereof fail Not.
Medfield June 29th 1776.
DANL PERRY, Committee.
To Capt JOSEPH LOVELL of Medway."
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THE ENLISTMENT OF 1776.
" Medway July 9 1776.
" We, the Subscribers being Sensible of the Necessity of Reinforcing the Continen- tal Army at Canady Do hereby Promis to inlist Ourselves in the sd Reinforcment, Provided that we may have Justice & Impartiality executed in the appointment of the Commanding Officers of the Company to which this Town's Proportion of men are incorporated, And whereas Col Wheelock of medfield is appointed Chief Colonel of a Regiment for sd Reinforcment & as this Town Medfield & 2 other Towns are to be joined to make one Company in sd Regiment, we Apprehend that this Town may justly claim the first commission in sd Company And whereas we having heard much of ye Good Conduct of Mr Benjn Bass, in the place & Rank of Lieut of a Company at Canady in the former war, Are desirous that he may Take the Command of the Com- pany to which we may be joined.
ANDREW NELSON THEOR CLARK
ABIJAH FAIRBANK JOHN GOULD
SIMON TURNER OLIVER RICHARDSON
ICHABOD SEAVER FRANCIS CLARK."
A MARCHING WARRANT.
" To Capt Jos Lovil att midway
Sir, upon Receiving an express from Governor Cook of providence that the en- emy had made an entrie in to these colonys therefore on sight of this you are required to start all the men under your command and march them to the Widow Whipple in Cumberland by six o'clock this after noon : given under my hand and seale this eighth Day of December 1776.
JAMES METCALF Major.
p. s. they are to bring their arms aminition & provision."
" THE PAY ROLL of the Co. in Col. Wheelock's Regiment which marched from Medway to Warwick, R. I., On the Alarm Dec. 8 1776. Under command of Josiah Fuller.
Josiah Fuller, Capt. James Morse
Job Plympton, -
Daniel Ide, Ist Lieut.
Eli Pond
Sergts Joel Partridge,
Corpris
Henry Morse, 2d "
Amos Richardson
Obed Fisher,
Privates.
Jowell Hawes Jeremiah Curtis
Moses Rockwood Simon Cutler
Moses Adams Seth Dixon
Silas Fairbanks Eli Hawes
Eleakim Adams Josiah Ide
Ichabod Harding
Elisha Cutler
Thomas Adams Isaac Kibbe
James Barber Asa Fuller
Philimon Adams
Jeremiah Littlefield
James Clark
James Perry
Elijah Allen
David Sanford
Nathaniel Partridge Peter Wight
John Albee John Whitney
Elijah Bullard Moses Partridge
Joseph Barber Jonathan Holbrook
Samuel Fisher Junr
Timothy Thompson.
MEDWAY April 9 1777."
" MARCHING ORDERS, Decm ye 26 1776.
To Joshua Partridge, one of the Selectmen of Medway.
I have Recd orders from Capt Fairbanks to march with all the Men Draughted in medway and to be at David mans Inholder in wrentham on Monday the 30th Day of this Instant at Nine o'clock in the morning. There is a Carrage Provided to Carry the Soldiers' Packs to David Man's and is to be at your house to-morrow at 12 o'clock at noon and you are hereby Desired to Notifie the men Draughted in the East Com- pany in Medway to appear at your house at the time above mentioned.
MEDWAY December ye 28 1776. MOSES THOMPSON Lieut."
" An Abstract of Wages & Travelling Fees Due to the Third Company of the Forth Regement of Militia in a Larram under the command James Metcalf Majr From the State of the Massachusetts Bay Commanded By Joseph Lovell Capn Warwick January ye 1st 1777."
The period of service from " Decem. ye 8, 1776 to Decm ye 29, 1776." The term of service rendered, from three to twenty-three days. The distanced traveled, from
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twenty-eight to thirty-nine miles. The number of officers, fourteen ; privates, thirty- eight; total, fifty-two. The captain's wages and fees for the expedition, £5, 18s., 6d. Private's pay per day, 4s., 2d. The traveling fees £28, 16s., Iod. The wages £63, IOS. 5d. Total, £92, 7s., 3d.
OFFICERS.
Joseph Lovell, Capt.
Simon Hill Sergt.
Jeremiah Daniell Corpl
John Ellis Ist Lieut.
Samuel Bullen
Stephen Harding =
Oliver Adams 2 Lieut.
Joshua Partridge “
Peter Frost, Drumr.
Asa Ellis Clerk
Simeon Richardson Corpl
Amos Turner, Fifer.
John Wheeler Sergt.
Abner Ellis
PRIVATES.
Jonathan Adams Levi Daniell
Abraham Harding, Junr Ozias Metcalf
Jeduthan Bullen
Joseph Daniell
Elias Harding
Benjamin Parnel
Amos Broad
Lemuel Daniell
Samuel Hill
Seth Partridge
Henry Bullard Jesse Daniell
Moses Hill Elisha Richardson
Eli Bullard
Samuel Deman
Thomas Jones Ezra Richardson
Francis Clark
Ebenezer Ellis
Samuel Jones
Jabez Shumway
Elijah Clark
John Ellis
Abel Jones
Stephen Clark John Ellis, Junr
Ebenezer Knowlton
James Boyden."
Isaiah Daniell Abel Ellis
Nathaniel Lovell
Henry Daniell
Abraham Harding
Josiah Morse
" MEDWAY, April ye 19th 1777.
We, the Subscribers Have Recd of Capt Joseph Lovell of Medway in Full of Our Wages Travelling Fees and Back allowances of Provisions and Sarse which was due to us upon the Alarm when in The State of Rhode Island Stationd at Warwick Decm ye 8th 1776.
We say Recd By us In Full as witness our Hands."
This was signed by fifty-one officers and men. The original document, with auto- graphs, is still preserved.
" An Abstract of Wages & Travelling Fees Due to an Independent Company Draughted from the Fourth Regiment of Melitia from ye State of the Massachu- setts Bay, When at Warwick in the State of Rhoad Island Government, Decem- ber ye 29, 7776 under the command of Capt. Joseph Lovell."
The time of service, from twenty to twenty-two days. The distance traveled, from thirty to forty miles. The amount of traveling fees, £18, 15s., 2d. ; wages, £105, OS., 6d. ; total, £123, 15s. 8d.
OFFICERS.
Capt Joseph Lovell
Sergt Stephen Kingsbury
Ist Lt Aaron Holbrook
Sergt Isaac Heaton
2d Lt Oliver Adams
Corpl Simeon Richardson
Sergt David Partridge
Corpl Cornelius Holbrook
Sergt Jonathan Everet Corp1 Asa Kingsbury
PRIVATES.
Jonathan Allen
Titus Adams
David McLane
David Harris
Nathan Coolidge Asa Clark
Simeon Partridge
Michael Metcalf
Jesse Day
David Sanford
William Ray
Jason Richardson
Joseph Morse
Obediah Adams
Elias Craig
Jacob Hart
Nathan Turner
Samuel Wight
Timothy Cheaver
Billing Clap
Samuel Morse
Asa Blake
Cyrus Fisher Obed& Ware
Jesse Smith
Asa Robins
Jacob Turner Ebenezer Lyon
Josiah Lawrence Amos Lawrence
Daniel Ware
Jacob Boyden
Corpl Obed Fisher Drumr Charles Dupee Fifer Samuel Brinton.
Joshua Whitney
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Elias Harding Luther Metcalf
James Kingsbury
Ebenezer Ferrington
Samuel Deman Alexander Bragg
Zebulun Hodges
Calvin Gay
Jabez Shumway
Barzillai Pond
George Straten
Elihu Lawrence
Josiah Morse
Hanun Metcalf
John Hawes
Eliphaz Clap."
The above pay-roll was made out March 26, 1777, and the several sums receipted for by the most of the soldiers as follows :
" MEDWAY, April ye 20 1777.
" We the Subscribers Have Recd of Capt Joseph Lovell of Medway in Full of Our Wages, Travelling Fees & Back allowances of Provisions and Sarse which was Due to us Upon an Abstract Pay made up to us which were Draughted from ye Fourth Regi- ment of the Militia when at Warwick in the state of Rhode Island Decm ye 29th 1776. We say Recd by us in Full as Witness Our Hands."
To the above, fifty-one autographs were appended.
THANKS FROM COLONEL WATERMAN.
" WARWICK, HEAD QUARTERS Jan. 17, 1777.
Col' Waterman Returns his hearty Thanks to Captn Lovell and all the officers and soldiers under his command for their prudence and Civility since they have been in Camp at Warwick, also for their Zeal and activity on so Sudden Emergency to march into this State for the Defense Thereof he hopes they will be further Inspird with Bravery, Zeal and Perseverance in the Defence of our Country untill by the BLESSING of HEAVEN these united States are wholly Delivered from the unjust Tyranicall & Cruel op- pressions of our Enemies.
JOHN WATERMAN COLL."
" Pay Roll of Capt Eben" Battles Co. For travel to and from the State of Rhode Island, With Their Service in Col Fon" Titcomb's Regt From May 8 1777 being 2 mos and a day.
Corpl Elias Harden, 52 Miles, £4- 6-9
Private Phineas Adams, 52 Miles, £3-18-8
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