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While Dr. Hastings was at Concord, in 1803, to attend to his duties as representative, to which office he had been elected in the previous March ; meeting a circle of old friends one day he indulged with them, according to the usual custom, in a social drink, till he was so deep in his potations, that he found it convenient, as he was returning home, to stop and rest him by a hitching post, at the side of the street. While standing in this position, and in somewhat of a quandary as to his further movements, one of the company with whom he had been regaling himself happening to come along, called out to him in a famil- iar and jocular manner, and yet as if he was somewhat surprised, " Why
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Dr. Hastings, what are you doing here ?" " Doing " cried the Doctor, repeating the word and still holding on to the post, " Doing, I am do- ing just what my townsmen sent me here to do, I am representing Charlestown." His friend came to his aid, and assisted him to his lodgings, but could not forbear, subsequently, to narrate the incident, greatly to the amusement of their mutual acquaintances, who had many a laugh over the faithfulness with which the Doctor represented his constituents. Much more could be said of Dr. Hastings, but what has been already said must suffice to show the impression he left upon his generation.
Children of Dr. Oliver and Olive (Reed) Hastings. (1) Caroline, b. Feb. 2nd, 1793 (Feb. 22nd, 1792. Record in the Bible in possession of Porter Spencer); m. Dr. John Duncan, (sce Physicians); (2) Oli- ver, jr., b. Aug. 31st, 1806 (Aug. 31st, 1805, Bible Record); m., Feb. 25th, 1830, Catherine Reed, (dau. of Roswell and Charlotte (Minor) Reed, of Saxton's River) (see Howard Reed). Ch. [1] Olive Phil- lips, b. Sept. 16th, 1831 ; m., May 31st, 1860, Charles Carroll Kimball, (son of Brooks and Pressilla Vinal (Bisbee) Kimball) b. Oct. 2nd, 1829, ( see Kimball); [2] Caroline Duncan, b. Sept. 14th, 1835 ; m. Dec. 25th, 1862, George Kimball, ( son of Benjamin and Mary ( Ed- wards) Kimball), b. Oct, 22nd, 1827.
The circumstances of the present times render the following deeds, as a portion of the history of Charlestown of interest.
"Know all men by these Presents that I Nathinel Carey of Mans- field State of Connect. Trayder in consideration of the sum of Forty five Pounds L. M. to me in hand Paid by Ol. Hastings of Charles- town in the State of Newhampshire Physician Ricpt here of I do here by acknowledge Reliece and sell unto the sd Ol: Hastings a cer- tain Negro Man servant Named Tom-Aged about twenty nine years a slave for life and formaly the property of Maj'r John Wiley to have and to hold the sd Negro to him the sd O. Hastings as his own proper Estate for his own proper yousse to him and his airs and asines for ever During the said Negro Natral life and I Do here by ingage to warant that the said Negro was sound and fit for service and is my own proper Estate before the delivery here of in witnes here of I have here unto set my hand and seal this twenty-second Day of April One Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty five in the Presants of us. Ichoft Grout,
Nathaniel Cary,
Joel Reed."
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" Know all men by these presents that I Jotham White of Spring- field in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont Gentleman for and in consideration of the sum of Thirty five pounds in Silver Money to me in hand before the delivery here of paid by Oliver Hastings of Charlestown in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire Physician do hereby sell and deliver to the said Oliver Hastings my Negro boy Slave named Anthony about eight years and half of age.
To have and
to hold the said Negro boy slave to the said Oliver Hastings his Heirs and assigns untill the said Negro boy shall arive to the age of twenty-one years. I the said Jotham White for myself my Heirs executors and administrators do by these presents covenant and engage with the said Oliver Hastings that I am the sole and lawfull owner of the said Negro boy slave and that I will warrant and defend the said Negro boy slave to him the said Oliver Hastings his Heirs and assigns against the lawfull elaim and demands of all persons what- soever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Second day of March in the year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Ninety,
Jotham White.
Signed, sealed and Delivered in presence of
Amanda Stone, Joel Reed."
10. Hannah, tenth child of Capt. Sylvanus and Jemima Hastings, b. Sept. 11th, 1764 ; d. Nov. 16th, 1817 ; 11. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 1st, 1767, d. the day of her birth ; 12. Phineas, b. Nov. 3d, 1769; d. Aug. 23d, 1777; 13. Lavinia, b. Aug. 23d, 1771; m. Capt. Joseph Parker, March, 1791. Ch. George Parker, m. 2nd, - Watson ; one daugh- ter, Margaret ; m. John Watts.
Capt. Sylvanus Hastings, whose children and descendants have been given above, was one of the grantees under New-Hampshire, and was one of the substantial men of old No. 4, in his time. He was one of the seleetmen of the town, in 1766-67 and 72. Charles C. Kimball, Esq., whose wife, Olive Phillips Hastings, is his great grand-daughter, has in his possession, a captain's commission, given him by Governor Wentworth, dated Dee. 26th, 1767. The following letter which was addressed to Captain Hastings, by Col. Josiah Willard over a hun- . dred years ago, may be of interest.
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Winchester, July 15th, 1773.
Sir,
I have received orders from the Brigadier General, to give in, the list of the several companies in my regiment. You are accordingly, hereby directed to give in to me, a list of your training soldiers, and alarm men, under your command. And see, that your men are in some degree, expert in exercise. I have also received orders from the governor, strictly forbidding your following the custom of training your company on muster days,
I am sir, your humble servant,
Josiah Willard.
To Capt. Hastings.
Mrs. Jemima Hastings died April 14th, 1788; and Capt. Hastings, in 1791, m. Mrs. Mary Putnam, the widow of Dea. Ebenezer Putnam. He died Jan. 12th, 1806, (1807, W. H. Bible records), in his 88th year.
II. John, jr., son of John and Hannah (White) Hastings, b. in Hatfield, Mass., Nov. 14th, 1722 ; m. in 1762, Mrs. Susanna (daugh- ter of Lieutenant Moses Willard, and widow of Capt. James Johnson) ; b. Feb. 20th, 1729-30. Ch. 1. Betty, b. Jan. 14th, 1763; d. 17th Feb. following. 2. John, b. Feb. 19th, 1764; d. 16th March following. 3. James, b. June 11th, 1765; d. next day. 4. Waitstill, b. June 15th, 1766; d. July 13th, 1768. 5. Theodosia, b. June 23d, 1769 ; m. Stephen Hassam, Sept. 27th, 1787. (See Hassam.) 6. Randilla, b. Oct. 22nd, 1771; d. unmarried, at the age of 22. 7. John, b. July 9th, 1773. The name of John Hastings, jr., is frequently found in connection with business transactions in the proprietors' records. He was one of the selectmen, in 1765 and '70. His wife, in her narrative of her captivity, thus describes him. "In 1762, I married Mr. John Hastings, my present husband. He was one of the first settlers in Charlestown. I recollect to have seen him, when I visited the place in 1744. He suffered much by the Indians, and assisted in defending the town during the wars. III. Oliver, son of John and Hannah (White) Hastings, b. in Hatfield, Mass., Nov. 22nd, 1724 ; did not set- tle in Charlestown. IV. Lemuel, son of John and Hannah (White) Hastings, b. in Hatfield, Mass., Feb. 5th, 1727, m. Elizabeth -; maiden name, and date of marriage, not ascertained. Ch. 1. Cynthia, b. Nov. 26th, 1763; m. Dr. Jonathan Arnold, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. (Published Nov. 21st, 1790.) (See romantic marriage of two ,
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Charlestown girls). 2. Joel, b. Sept. 19th, 1765 ; m. and had children, Eliza, Jane, Mary, Fannie, Moses, John, George. Mr. H. was drowned at Bellows Falls. Mrs. Hastings was an English woman. 3. Eliza- beth, b. Nov. 10th, 1767. 4. Lemuel, b. Nov, 21st, 1769. 5. Rhoda, b. July 5th, 1772. V. Hannah, (dau. of John and Hannah (White) Hastings), b. July 8th, 1729. VI. Lydia, (dau. of John and Hannah (White) Hastings), b. Aug. 19th, 1732, became the 1st wife of Col. William Heywood, Esq. (See Heywood). VII. Mehitable, (dau. of John and Hannah (White) Hastings), b. 1735.
JESSE HEALEY, (son of John and Mary ( w ite) Healey of Dedham, Mass., at first, and afterwards, of Washington, N. H.) settled in Charles- town, where he is supposed to have lived over sixty years. He died June 1st, 1853, in the 84th year of his age. He was one of the Select- men of the town in 1804-05-06-07-08-09. He was intelligent and one of the men whom everybody respects. He is remembered by many of our villagers, who are old enough to remember back twenty-five years or more, as one of the most intimate associates of Rev. Dr. Jaaz- aniah Crosby with whom he used frequently to be seen examining everything that was new in the improvements of the village, in which they both took a great interest. The family are now all gone from town, and the following facts are all that the writer has been able to obtain concerning them :
JESSE HEALEY married, in Charlestown, Mrs. Dolly Sartwell, wid- ow of Capt. Simon Sartwell. Her maiden name was Gleason ; she had five children at the time of her marriage with Mr. Healey, viz. Cynthia, Asa, Fanny, Clarissa and Lucy ; by Mr. Healey she had four. I. Betsy, b. March 9th, 1793; m., Oct. 16th, 1814, Calvin Ely, (son of Isaac H. Ely); she died 1810, leaving four children : Dolly Ann, Han- nah, Isaac and Elizabeth. Isaac died when a child, the others (1875) are still living, (see Calvin Ely); II. Philena, b. Feb. 13th, 1795 ; d. Jan. 1st, 1873, in Painsville, Ohio. She m. Ira Wooley, of New York State, and had two children, both of whom died young; III. Esther Healey, b. Feb. 14th, 1798 ; m. Albert Morley, of State of New York, Jan. 29th, 1818.
In a letter from Mrs. Morley from her home in Painsville, Ohio, she says, " I have been the mother of ten children, eight boys and two girls. My two girls and three of my boys are dead. Five of my boys are living and have families. Jesse H. Morley, lives in Cleveland, Ohio ; George W. Morley, in East Saginaw, Michigan; John R., and Charles H. Morley, live in Fort Scott, Kansas ; and Edward W. Mor-
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ey, lives in Chicago, III. It would give me pleasure to meet the old residents of Charlestown, although, the faces would be few that I should recognize. My husband and myself are residing here alone. Our children having all left us, have families of their own to look af- ter. Still our house is frequently filled with children, and grand- children, and a small sprinkling of great-grand-children." IV. Simon Healey, b. Aug. 12th, 1800; m. Abby Whaley, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Ch. Maria and John, both dead-Simon Healey, d. in St. Louis.
MICHAEL HEARNS, (son of Daniel and Margaret (Carroll) Hearns) b. in Queen County, Ireland, in 1830; m. Nov. 28th, 1857, Winnifred Dolon, (dau. of James and Bridget (Ford) Dolon), b. in County Lei- trim, Ireland, in 1838. Mr. Hearns came to America, in 1853; his wife in 1849-They settled in Charlestown in 1860. Ch. I. Daniel, b. April 6th, 1859, d. Aug. 12th, 1865; II. James, b. Dec. 8th, 1860 ; d. May 15th, 1861 ; III. John, b. Jan. 7th, 1862; IV. Francis, b. April 5th, 1864; d. Sept. 21st, 1865; V. Margaret, b. Oct. 23d, 1865 ; VI. Mary Josephine, b. Aug. 13th, 1867 ; VII. Charles Augustus, b. Feb. 1st, 1870; VIII. Michael Henry, b. April 18th, 1872; IX. Peter, b. Sept. 27th, 1873; X. Catherine, b. Feb. 25th, 1875.
JOSEPH HEATON, came to town about 1810. He d. April 6th, 1853, aged 88-He was twice married. By his 2nd wife Fanny Bowen, he had the following children. I. Abigail m. Joel Baker, of Medfield, Mass., Oct. 12th, 1817; II. Keziah, d. Feb. 17th, 1868 ; III. Nancy, d. Aug. 26th, 1862; IV. Thomas ; V. Julia, d. young ; VI. Lucy, m. John Kimball. All the children are now dead. Mrs. Fanny Heaton, d. July 12th, 1852, aged 76.
PATRICK A. HERN, (son of John A., and Mary (Brodrick) Hern, Lim- erick County, Ireland), b. Jan. 20th, 1828; m. March 28, 1857, Mary Coffey, (daughter of Thomas and Mary (Morris) Coffey, County Ker- ry, Ireland,) b. Sept. 1838-Mr. Hern came to America, 1847, settled in Charlestown, 1849. Ch. I. Mary, b. Feb. 20th, 1858; II. Thomas P., b. Jan. 20th, 1873.
WILLIAM HENRY, born in Lunenburg, Mass., (The home of others of the same name) married Mary Harper of that place Dec. 6th, 1753, and very soon after removed to Charlestown, where they spent the re- mainder of their lives. Mr. Henry, died Nov. 15th, 1807; Mrs. Henry, Sept. 14th, 1818. Ch. all born in Charlestown. I. David, d. in Chester, Vt .; II. Robert B. Henry, m. Sarah, surname not recollect- ed. Ch. 1. Abigail B., b. Oct. 5th, 1785; 2. George, b. Aug. 6th, 1790; 3. Robert, b. July 18th, 1792; 4. Lewis, b. Nov. 25th, 1794; 5.
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Lucretia, b. Feb. 15th, 1797; 6. Francis, b. March 7th, 1799; 7. Thomas J., b. Feb. 10th, 1801 ; 8. Sophia C., b. Oct. 6th, 1805; III. William jr., m. August 30th, 1784, Polly Holden, daughter of Wil- liam and Annes (Nutting) Holden. Ch. 1. Harriet, b. Oct. 15th, 1785 ; m. William Williams, of Troy, N. Y., 2. William, b. March 22nd, 1788 ; m. Fanny Goodhue, of Chester, Vt; 3. Theodosia, b. Oct. 10th, 1789; m. John Gill, New York. 4. James, b. March 12th, 1791; m. Sally Earle, of Chester, Vt. 5. Polly, m. Thomas Robinson, of Ches- ter, Vt. 6. Anna, m. Thomas F. Hammond, of West Windsor, Vt., 7. Elthera, m. Enos Lovell, Jr. of Chester, Vt .; IV. Harper, d. in Charlestown; V. Hugh, m. Mary Dodge, d. in Chester, Vt; Ch. 1. Mary H., m. William Walker, of Guilford, Vt .; 2. Elizabeth, m. Big- elow, of Burlington, Vt. 3. Hugh, m. Sarah Henry, of Charlestown. VI. Jonathan Henry, d. in Chester, Vermont.
VII. Samuel, b. May, 1775; m. Sarah Cooley, (dau of Joel and Sa- rah Cooley, April, 1800. Samuel Henry, d. at Charlestown, July 1st, 1838; Mrs. Henry, at Chester, Vt., Dec. 17th, 1867, and was buried at Charlestown. Ch. 1. Fredric A., b. June 12th, 1801; m. Adaline Buckman, of Claremont, N. H. 2. Edwin, b. June 26th, 1803; m. Sarah Newton, at Middletown, Conn., d. Jan. 2nd, 1836; 3. Oscar, b. June 29th, 1805; m. Harriet Davis, Royalton, Vt. 4. Charles Jones, b. Feb. 21st, 1807 ; d. unmarried, May 25th, 1839, at Charlestown. 5. Gilman, b. Nov. 3d, 1809; m. Martha Dana, Woodstock, Vt. 6. Sarah, b. July 7th, 1812; m. Hugh H. Henry, Chester, Vt. 7. Eve- line, b. May 1st, 1815 ; m. Smith K. Randall, Springfield, Vt. 7. So- phia, b. July 17th, 1817; m. Willard M. Howard, Chester, Vt. 8. George Oel, b. July 17th, 1820; m. Frances A. Howard, of Lunen- burg, Mass. VIII. John, settled in Rockingham, Vt.
COL. WILLIAM HEYWOOD.
William Heywood. son of Eleazer and Azubah Heywood, was born in Rutland, Mass., July 28th, 1728. He had one sister, and one broth- er ; Azubah, born Nov. 25th, 1730; and Samuel, Feb. 16th, 1733. His parents were originally from Concord, Mass., where his ancestors settled as early as 1650; by whom he was connected both with the Willard and Stevens families. It appears that he was a cousin of Captain Phineas Stevens, who must have known him from childhood, which may account for the confidence which Capt. Stevens was accus- tomed to place in him and the great intimacy which existed between them.
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Both the father and mother of William Heywood having died be- fore he was eighteen years of age, he was left to himself to do as he pleased, the first result of which was that he left his native place, and engaged himself to work for Captain Thomas Buckminster, of Brook- field, for five months. This engagement fulfilled, and the work being not very agreeable on which he had been employed, he determined in- stead of continuing in it longer, to enter the Provincial Service and become a soldier. He, therefore on the 26th, of July 1746, enlisted himself in a company which was ordered for service to the Connecticut River, and which was under the command of Captain Eliphlet Leonard of Easton ; four of his townsmen also enlisting in the same company.
In a journal which he kept, and which is now before the writer, he says, " The 27th, being Lord's day, I went to meeting, and heard two very good sermons, and some good counsel. The 28th, the forenoon we spent merrily ; The afternoon we set out for our journey-Came to Olmsteads, where we lodged in a barn-pretty hard for the first night, I not being acquainted with such business." The next day he went to Hadley-thence to Deerfield the day after, "and took" he says "our lodging where we could find it." From Deerfield he went to Northfield, Hinsdell's fort, and Fort Dummer. From which latter place his company marched to Great Meadow, (Putney) where they found Capt. Phineas Stevens with sixty men, guarding the people, while they were reaping and gathering their crops-They tarried at Great Meadow three days, and on the 8th of Aug. they all set out for No. 4, on reaching which, they found that the Indians had made gen- eral destruction of most of the cattle, horses and hogs of the settlement on the Sabbath previous.
His company left on the 10th, as also did that of Capt. How, which had accompanied them there. But Heywood for some cause remain- ed behind and did not leave till the 21st. If any would like to know his first impression of the place in which he afterwards became a greatly beloved and distinguished citizen, they have only to read the following passage from his Journal, " Our daily work was to pound samp, which was all we had to live on, with fat pork. This was hard fare. The soldiers in general had a turn of the fever and bloody flux. One, Whitney, belonging to Brown's troop, died the day I left the place. The 21st I left No. 4 in the evening without the least sorrow- travelled to great meadow 20 in company." From No. 4 his company went to Bridgman's Fort, where they were stationed as guards to the people, while engaged in their haying and harvesting.
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Nov. 20th, his time of enlistment having expired, he was dismissed from the service, but on the 22nd was hired again by Nathan Wether- ill, and after a brief furlough, during which he visited home, he return- ed to Bridgman's Fort, where he continued to be stationed till the 21st of February, 1747, after which he was engaged in more active service, as the following extract from his Journal will show, " (The 21st) ten of us being ordered to Colraine, to Morrison's Fort, we left Bridgman's and travelled to Sheldon's in Fall-town, and there lodged. The 22nd, trav- elled to old Clark's Fort, in Colraine. The 23d we arrived at Morri- son's Fort, &c. March 1st we were moved five to Shirley and five to Pelham Fort. The 10th we returned to Morrison's Fort again. April 7th we came to Bridgman's again. The 30th, the Fort being flung up, we took our leave of it-guarded him (that is Mr. Bridgman) off with his substance, to Deerfield, the next day to Hatfield where we left him. May the 2nd we came back to Sheldon's Fort, where I abode. The 18th went to Morrison's where I staid till June the 24th, and then returned to Sheldon's again, Oct. the 14th I went home on a furlough-return- ed the 31st to said Fort again. Nov. 10th, nine of us being ordered to No. 4, we set out and came to Fort Dummer ; the 11th to No. 2. The 12th we arrived at No. 4. The 14th, before sunrise, there were two men killed, one taken, one wounded by the Indians, &c."
This extract illustrates not only the life which was led by the subject of this memoir, but equally the life of a soldier in those times. It also discloses something of the intercommunication which was constantly kept up by the garrisons of the forts of the Massachusetts cordon for their mutual protection and defense.
On the 1st of March 1748, Captains Phineas Stevens and Humphrey Hobbs, having had orders from the authorities of the Province of Massa- chusetts for enlisting a hundred men, Heywood enlisted under Capt. Stevens, of whose company he became clerk. Hobbs arrived, with his company at No. 4, on the 15th of April. In the same company with Heywood were also Ebenezer Putnam, Benjamin Allen, Obadiah Sart- well, James Porter, James Porter, jr., William Porter and John Saw- yer, all settlers of No. 4, and in Capt. Hobb's company Lieut. Isaac Parker and Sergeants Moses Willard and Moses Wheeler, Aaron Hos- mer, Cent., and James Farnsworth, Private. On the 15th of May Captains Stevens and Hobbs, in connection with Capt. Melvin, (see p. 41) started out on a scouting expedition, as Heywood, in his Journal, expressed it, " To catch Indians." Stevens and Hobbs had sixty men. In the same journal is contained a minute account of all their march-
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es, and of all they did from day to day. But as all that is essentially connected with the history of Charlestown is embraced in another por- tion of this work, it is not important to dwell any further upon partic- ulars here of this expedition, or other service performed by these com- panies.
Dec. 12th, 1748, Mr. Heywood connected himself with No. 4, as a citizen, by purchasing a proprietors' right, and from this time forward became connected with nearly every military organization for the de- fense of the place.
Mr. Heywood seems to have enjoyed the confidence of Capt. Stevens, also of the proprietors and citizens of No. 4, to a remarkable degree. As evidence of this confidence on the part of his superior officer, we find him selecting the young soldier, as a suitable person to live with, and take charge of his family, in times when the demands of his posi- tion, rendered it necessary that he should be absent. He was also em- ployed by him to make out his muster rolls. The confidence reposed in him by his fellow citizens will be hereafter shown.
On the 16th of June, orders came to No. 4, for the dismission of all the soldiers but fifteen, which was carried into effect the next day. Heywood in his Journal says, " The 18th, I kept fort. The 19th, the Captain and all the men went off, but nine. The 20th, about 3 o'clock, the Indians fired on Ensign Sartwell and Enos Stevens, as they were harrowing corn ; killed Sartwell, and took Enos and killed the horse. We instantly fired two alarms with small arms and fired the great gun to alarm James Porter, Lieut. Willard, and two sons, who were at work in the meadow. They heard the guns and took off to Fort Dum- mer. (See account in Historical Narrative, page 50). About two hours after, Doctor (Bildad) Andross, came here from Northfield, and staid till dark, and then he and I set off to carry (the) news. The next day, we got to Fort Dummer about 9 o'clock in the morning- found the runaways there; and then I set out for Northfield. About half a mile from Hinsdell's Fort, we heard a guu, supposed to be shot by the Indians. We turned back to Fort Dummer, and John Alex- ander went off post. We tarried till evening and then went to North- field. The 22nd, Capt. Stevens came from Deerfield and went to Fort Dummer. The 23d went to No. 4. The 24th, scouted around. The 25th, the men that came with us returned-we kept fort &c. The 30th, kept a fast and had preaching. July 1st, 1749, to the 6th, kept fort. Our centrys at two different times, said they saw Indians. A scout of eighteen men came to the fort. The 7th, I warded and
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watched. The 8th, Col. (Josiah) Willard came up with a large scout. The 9th, the Colonel and scout went off. The 10th, the Captain made officers. The 11th, worked at haying. The 12th, kept fort. The 13th and 14th, drawed wood. The 15th, drawed poles for a turnip yard- Sunday 16th, attended meeting. The 17th, set out with nineteen men and the widow Sartwell-went to the falls, carried by our loading and hauled by our canoes-set out again-arrived at Fort Dummer about day. The 18th, went to Northfield. The 19th, Capt. Stevens went to Deerfield, I staid at Northfield. The 20th, I hired a horse and sent Morse to Deerfield with bag and baggage. The 21st had alarm of Indians-went out after them-made no discovery."
If variety be the spice of life, one will feel in reading this extract, that the life of the young soldier must have been very spicy. But this is only an illustration of the ever changing vicissitudes of the life of those who were engaged in the Provincial service at No. 4, and the forts of the Massachusetts Cordon at that day. It was no idle, loung- ing life which they led, but was as active and diversified as the most excitable and change-loving disposition could desire. But notwith- standing its great hardships, the soldiers become very much attached to it, and to each other, as will be evident from the following addition- al extract from his journal. Oct. 14th, 1749, he says-" Lieutenant (Isaac) Parker came up at night, with orders to dismiss twenty-four men-S inday the 15th. The 16th, the men dismissed-rained-three went off, the rest staid. The 17th, the men went off with heavy hearts and wet eyes. The 18th, Lt. Parker went off in sorrow." They had gone together through the sternest scenes, but their hearts melted at parting. As the treaty of peace was the reason for their dismission, they had little expectation of meeting each other again. The number in the fort was now reduced to fourteen, of whom Heywood was one. Lieut. Parker soon returned again, to make No 4, and Charlestown his home, and to become one of its principal citizens. Heywood con- tinued in the company which guarded the fort during the winter, and became a member of Capt. Phineas Stevens company, organized the 21st of June, 1750. In Jan. 1751, Capt. Stevens having been com- missioned to go to Quebec, by Gov. Shirley, to obtain the release of prisoners, still held there, Heywood and James Farnsworth were se- lected to accompany him on his expedition. They started from Al- bany the last part of January and got back to Deerfield on the 28th of March, from which place Stevens went directly to Boston with the released captives, while Heywood returned to his post at No. 4. It is
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