History of Hadley, including the early history of Flatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...of Hatfield, who was 80 years old in 1725, had the chief command in the county, and next to him was Lt. Col. John Stoddard of Northampton.§ Indian onsets in Hampshire.--Aug. 13, 1723, Thomas Holton and Thomas Merriman were slain at Northfield. Oct. 9, 1723, Ebenezer Severance was killed, Samuel Dickinson of Hatfield Capt. Dwight's lieutenant was Elitha Searl, of Northampton, who had been many yean a captive among the Indians, and had seen the vast prairies of the west.--Capt. Kellogg had been a captive, and had seen the Mississippi. f Capt. Benjamin Wright had been much irritated by Indian cruelty. He once said, that if he took a pappoose, he would dash out its brains. "Nits will be lice," said the captain. jThis man, afterwards Capt. Eleazar Warner of New Braintree, was eiperienced in Indian warfare and had visited Canada. He had incurred the ill will of an Indian, who came all the way from Canada to kill him in time of peace, but Capt. Warner had notice of hit approach, and contrived to shoot the Indian, and his body was sunk in a pond in New Braintree. (The pay of men in Hampshire per week, in this war, was for captains, 35 shillings, lieutenants, 20s., sergeants, 13s. ad., corporals and drummers, lis., common soldiers, 10s. All were supplied with food at 5 shilling! per week, except at Fort Dummer, 5s. 6d. Troopers eceived the lame, and in addition 3s. 6d. a week for a horse, and 3s. 6d. for a horse's feed. All were paid in province bills, which had fallen in the country about one-half. The soldier received less than a dollar per week. Wages by the year were no higher for farm labor. Those sent on long scouts or to a distance received more. In December, 1714, the Hampshire towns were required to have a number of men supplied with snow-sho...