(^lass Book _. COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT I? EDITED BY T>vr (s\ Rev. E.O. Jameson. PUBLISHED ,, Ey the TOWN J >^^. ¥31 J Copyright, iSS6. E. O. Jameson, Mii.lis, Mass. All Rights Reserved. J. A. & R. A. REID, PRINTEIi Providence, R. I. r?^ bT THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATKU TO THE MEMORY OF THE EARLY SETTLERS, TO THEIR DESCENDANTS, WHEREVER RESIDING, AND TO THE PRESENT INHABITANTS OF MEDWAY, Mass. BY THE AUTHOR. |he ^tioij o\ ilje jfoii^^. ■t^a-^' 'C^-cd- €tfi-^y ^/ -t^cid- ICI-^^l The Preface. The History of Medway given to the public in this volume, embodies the results of five years of cooperative effort and research to bring together all matters of local record and interest, by the members of the Com- mittee of Publication, besides the more distinctive editorial work, which has been in hand for nearly two years. The editor has received valuable assistance from many persons interested in the undertaking, and tor the gen- ealogical data has depended very largeh upon representatives of the different families in the town, who were duly invited to cooperate, and in many instances have generously responded. Any seeming omissions, however, from the pages of genealogy and from other parts of the book, are due to the neo-lect of those solicited to make the desired returns. Some errors will doubtless be found. Among those who have contributed data, records, papers, biographical sketches, and materials of various kinds, most largely, mav be mentioned the Hon. M. M. Fisher, the late lamented Dea. Anson Daniels, Orion A. Mason, Esq.. Dea. William Daniels. A. M. B. Fuller. Esq., George L. Richardson, a. m., and William S. Tilden, Esq. The ready cooperation and valuable contributions of these gentlemen, and of others not particularly named, are hereby gratefully acknowledged. This volume covers the entire period of local history, embracing two hundred and twenty-five years, from 1660 to 1885 ; or, from the first appear- ance of a white settler within the territory, to the recent date of the incor- poration of the town of Millis. The book is divided into ten sections, and gives, in consecutive order, an account of the first settlement, the municipal doings, the churches, the schools and other institutions, the industries, the military sei-vice, the miscellaneous matters, the cemeteries, the biographies of many persons, and the genealogies of numerous families. The volume is printed on paper of excellent quality, and in mechanical execution is a model of skill and neatness. It is embellished with twelve steel engravings by different artists, and nearly one hundred fine wood engrav- ings, largelv executed by a native of the town. George J. La Croix, Esq. No labor or expense has been spared to make the book attractive and valu- able as a volume of local history, and it is given to the public with the best wishes of the compiler. E. O. Jameson. Millis, Mass., June 10, 1886. The Committee of Publication, ELECTED BY THE TOWN, ArRii. 4, iSSi. Milton M. Fisiiek, William Daniels, Anson Daniels, Orion A. Mason, A. M. B. Fuller, E. H. Holbrook, R. K. Harlow, Alexis W. Ide, E. O. Jameson. The Organization of the Committee. M. M. Fisher, Chairman. O. A. Mason, Secretary. E. O. Jameson, Editor THE ILLUSTRATIONS BY George J. La Croix, ASSISTED BY Frank Mvrick and F. Childe H ass am. THE ENGRAVINGS BY I. C. BuTTRE, S. H. Ritchie, AM) George J. La Croix. The Contents. Paoks. I. The Region and its .Settlement 9-43 11. The Town and its Doings 44^9 ' III. The Churches, 97-' 47 \ The Schools and other Institutions 148-1SS \ The Industries of the Town. 189-210 I. The Record of the Military Service 211-320 I. The Miscellaneous Items, 3-1-3-5 , xxl. The Cemeteries 3-6-332 IX. The Biographies, 333-44^ X. The Genealogies, 443-5-9 The Wood Engravings. Page. Almshouse, 1865-1885, The Towx, 67 Barber, The Portrait of Georcjk, 342 Barber, The Porti{ait of Mrs. Lois (Whiting), 343 boggastow poxd, tlie, 9 Briixjk at the Neck, The vStone, i6 Brook, The Trout, 21 Burdox, The Portrait of William O., .•)."> o Church. The Christ 147 Clark, The Residexce of Putnam R 466 Clark House, 1710, The Old 57 Collins, The Residence of Michael H., 3:54 Collins' Residexce, The Southern View of M. II 35:^ Daniell, The Portrait of Dea. Paul, 359 Daxiell, The Residexce of Dea. Paul, 360 Daniels, The Residence of Dea. Anson, 363 Daniels, The Portrait of Charles F 365 Daniels, The Residence of Charles F., 366 Dinglehole, The Mysterious 13 Eaton, The Portrait of Edward, 368 Eaton, The Residence of Edward, 369 Emerson Arms, The Coat of, 370 Engine-House, The Niagara, 184 Engine-House, The Torrent, 183 Factory of Seavey Brothers, The Boot, 201 Factory of D. D. Curtis, The Village Straw, 192 Farm-House, The Oak Grove, 190 Fisher, The Portrait of Dr. Theodore \V., 374 FoLSOM, The Residence of Dr. John S., 379 Fort Sumter in 1861, The First Gun Fired ox 333 Grove, The Pine 14 Hall, The Partridge 181 Hall, The Sanford, 173 Hill, Esq., The Portrait of Don Gleason. 388 Hodges, The Portrait of Willard, 390 Hunt, The Portrait of Joel, 393 7 Page. La Ckoix, The Portrait of William, 402 La Croix, The Portrait of James, 403 La Croix, The Residence and Manufactory of James, . . 404 La Croix, The Studio and Seal of George J 405 Le Favor, The Residence of Mrs. Edena Jane (Sanford), . 429 Main Street, 1850, The, East Medway, 97 Main Street, 1S85, The, West Medway, 122 Maple Wood Farm, The, 478 Medway, 1713, The Map of, 46 Medway, 1S75, The Map of, 89 Meeting-House of the Church of Christ, The First, . . . 100 Meeting-House of the Church of Christ, The Second, . . 109 Meeting-House of the Church of Christ, The Third, . . 112 Meeting-House of the Church of Christ, The Fourth, . . 118 Meeting-House of the Third Congregational Churcpi, The, 137 Meeting-House of the Village Church, The, 139 Metcalf, The Portrait of the Hon. Luther, 412 Metcalf, The Residence of the Hon. Luther, 413 Mill, The Old Cotton, 195 Millis, The Residence of Lansing 415 Mills, The Sanford, 205 AIoNROE, The Portrait of Dr. Alex. Le B., 416 Oak Grove Farm, The, 190 Oliver Optic, The Birthplace of, 333 Parsonage of the First Parish, The, 120 Partridge, The Portrait of the Hon. Clark, 420 Partridge, The Residence of the Hon. Clark 421 Retreat, The Lovers', 12 Richardson, The Portrait of the Hon. Joseph L., . . . . 424 Saint Clement's Church and School, 145 Sanford, The Residence of the Rev. David, 428 School-House, The High, 152 School-House, The Old, H9 Stone House, The Site of the Old, 29 Tinkham, The Portrait of Capt. Benjamin C, 312 Tree, The Old Apple, 1% Trees, The King Philip, 3^ Waite, The Portrait of Aldis L., 437 Waite, The Residence of Aldis L., 437 West Precinct in 1748. The Map of the 5^ The Steel Engravings. Pace. William T. Adams, Esq^. 333 Daniel D. Curtis, Esq^., 358 Leander S. Daniels, Esq.. 364 Oliver Dean, M. D., 367 Hon. Milton M. Fisher, 375 Rev. E. O. Jameson, 399 Rev. John O. Means, D. D 408 Lansing Millis, Esq_., 414 Rev. Abner Morse, 417 Hon. Elijah A. Morse, 418 Rev. David Sanford, 427 Milton H. Sanford, Esc^., 429 THE REGION AND ITS SETTLEMENT. 1643—1713. The territory embraced \\ ithin the limits of Medway ^^as included in the patent granted in 1628 of '• that part of New England lying between three miles to the north of the Merrimac and three miles to the south of Charles River, and of every part thereof in the Massachusetts Bay : and in length between the described breadth from the Atlantic Ocean to the South Sea." The settlements projected by these patentees became the "Massa- chusetts Bay Colonv." The Massachusetts Indians were divided into several tribes, each holding a claim to territory vsathin prescribed limits ; and though the crown gave the right and title to their lands without consulting the original owners, yet, when settlements were formed, it was made a condition, in order to avoid difficulty afterward, that the settlers should see that the Indian titles were extinguished by purchase or otherwise. A small sum generallv sufficed to effect this object. The lands lying between the Charles and Neponset rivers were claimed by the tribe of the Neponsets ; and were purchased of their sachem, Chicka- tawbut, by William Pvnchon, soon after the settlement of Boston. The country west and north of Charles River was the seat of various small tribes, and was not included in Mr. Pynchon's purchase. The Charles River was called at first the Massachusetts River, and is mentioned by Captain John Smith in the account of his memorable voyage of discovery in 1614. But its name was soon after changed by him in honor of the second son of James, afterward known as Charles I. The first town organized in the Chickatawbut purchase was Roxbury ; the next, in 1636, ^vas Dedham, which included all the towns now lying along the southerly and easterly side of Charles River. Boggastow was the 2 lO Indian name for the valley of Charles River and the lands immediately north and west of it, from Natick to near the present site of Medway Village ; and it was without doubt the domain of the tribe called the " Natick Indians." The first distinct mention of Boggastow in the Dedham records is in 1640, when Edward Alleyne, a prominent citizen of that town, received, as an acknowledgment of his public services, a grant of land " to lie in or about that place called Boggastow." The fact that this grant was made by the town of Dedham, wdiich embraced no lands wxst of the river, shows that the name was applied to meadows lying on both sides of Charles River. West of the river at that time was "country land," the property of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, having no town limits, civilization not hav- ing, as yet, pushed so far inland. Natural Scenery. Medway has little to boast of beyond its neighbors in picturesque scen- ery. But there lies all about much of that quiet loveliness of landscape which abounds in this part of Massachusetts, and especially along the banks of the sleepy Charles. There are no mountains, no abrupt and rugged hills, no dashing, clamoring waterfalls, no singing brooks and broad, silvery lakes, such as give a wonderful charm to some towns in New England. But gentle elevations, beautiful valleys, the meandering river, broad, for- reaching meadow-lands skirted by forests of evergreen, the quiet flow of Boggastow and Chicken brooks, the waters of Popolatick, Winthrop, and Boggastow ponds furnish the elements of a scenery not destitute of beauty. In approaching the town from the northeast, one is struck with the extent of the broad meadows stretching several miles to the south and southwest, with the silent and sedate Charles winding gracefully through them, without at any point sufficient fall to produce a perceptible current. This flat, unbroken plain is so near a dead level that an unusually heavy rainfall con- verts it into a broad lake. A circumstance especially inconvenient to the early farmers, who relied upon the grass to sustain their cattle during the wdnter, if it occurred in the early summer before the hay crop was gathered, as it not infrequently happened. In consequence of this we find that as early as 1673 the town of Medfield voted to tax the owners of the meadows upon the Charles and Stop rivers three pence per acre, to be expended in clearing the channels of these rivers, that their lands might be more per- fectly drained. The proprietors afterward spent much money and labor in blasting rocks, and digging a canal below the meadows for the same pur- pose. But the sluggish Charles still remained about the same, preferring to lie quiet and stretch out into a broad lake whenever tempted by the melting of the snow or a great fiill of rain, rather than fret and w'orry and dash about in a sparkling torrent, or become a moderately brisk stream. The owners of the meadows were natm^ally extremely jealous of any influence that even remotelv might encovu'age this inactivity of the river. Therefore, in 1733, they petitioned the General Court not to grant Mr. Thomas Sawing leave to build a dam at Natick, lest it should hinder the slow-paced Charles and cause the flooding of the lands still more widel}'. At a later period, in 1753, the owners brought a suit for damages against Matthew Hastings, the II owner of a dam at Natick, which resulted only in expense and in a suit brought by Hastings for malicious prosecution, which was, however, stayed by order of the court. The commissioners of sewers, upon the petition of the owners, attempted some measures of relief; this, too, ended in a tax to defray charges. The river has not improved in energy, but still winds grace- fully along, and lingers as if enamored of the green meadow-lands. Following the stream along upward there are found many quiet bits of picturesque landscape, where the wood lands from the hills jut out in points and groups of trees, invading the level meadow. Some of the bridges, too, of which there are tw^elve crossing from Medway, are structures of interest for their quaintness. At Rockville, so called, and above, the river changes its character and becomes more rapid. The Popolatick Pond, stretching out upon the Franklin side and surrounded by woods, deserves more attention than it receives. While at the arched bridge and along the mill-pond above Medway Village are scenes of great beauty, the masses of foliage on the opposite hill-sides adding greatly to the effect. In the midst of the town, stretching almost from one side to the other, is the Black Swamp. The felling of the pine forest with which it was for- merly covered has shorn it of much of its original weird blackness, but still it remains the most remarkable natural feature of the town, dividing it terri- toriallv, and depriving it of a municipal centre. Its dark, sullen, and persistent occupation of so central a position has been the cause of sectional jealousies and petty rivalries in the town, that might otherwise have been avoided. It would afford no site for a town hall, although one might have been located upon its borders. A permanent high school was a dream originating in the ardent desires of some of the more in- telligent of the citizens, which for many years seemed uncertain of realization for the same cause. Nothing but the railroad could ffank the swamp and make such a school practicable. Parties, both in church and state, have sprung up on either side, having their part}' feelings intensified, perhaps, in being kept apart by this passive, silent, dogged intermeddler, until dangerous discussions were held upon the propriety of dividing the town, which, at least in one instance prior to our day, almost led to such a result. And yet Black Swamp has not proved an unmitigated evil, for it has no doubt prevented the centralization which so often in other towns has led to extravagant expenditure and so to burdensome indebtedness. And at last it served an excellent argument for establishing the new town of Millis. To the east of the swamp is a range of sandy and not very productive hills, some of which are still crowned with pines, the principal of which was foi-merly called Bare Hill, and more recently Meeting-house Hill, on which was built the first meeting-house, and where the oldest burying-ground in the town is located. Still farther east, lying between hills and meadows bordering upon the Boggastow Brook and Charles River, is a plain extend- ing from the brook on the north almost to the river on the south, called in the early records the "Long Plain," upon which the meeting-house now stands. On the middle and southern portion of this plain the soil is light and sandy, while the northern portion and parts adjacent are very fertile and productive. Several hills springing out of the swamps and meadows with 12 which they are surrounded, and still covered with wood, are called Great Island, Brid^^-.*^M<" On a dark, moonless night, when the spirit's bell was always most sonorous, strange lights and globes of fire were fre- quently seen playing about Dinglehole, and the benighted traveler was astonished and almost petrified by the apparition of a man without a head, who would most uncere- moniously lead him around all night in the circular road without advancing him a step on his intended journey. It was anciently the custom of the good people in the vicin- ity of this terrific glen, on approaching it in the night, to say their prayers, and it wa.s believed that on the pronunciation of cer- tain words the bell would cease its tinkling, the lights vanish, and the man without a head disappear in the deepest recesses of the woods, and there wait the arrival of a more ignorant or less pious traveler. 15 But mysterious bells, nocturnal fire-balls, and grim spectres of headless men were not the only terrors of this gloomy region. The place is said to have been infested with witches, in the shape of 'coons, weasels, and other little odoriferous animals, none of which could be caught or slain by the ordinary means. One day, as a famous modern Ximrod was hunting on this enchanted ground, he espied a large raccoon, sitting with the utmost dignity and composure upon the limb of an old pine tree. He leveled his gun with the most accurate aim, and discharged it at the object, within point-blank distance, without producing the least visible eflect upon the crea- ture at which he aimed. After repeatedly loading and discharging his piece with the same ill success, he cut a young witch-hazel, and with great acute- ness of thought sharpened and fitted it to the bore of his gun, and " let ofi"" full upon the countenance of his adversary. The unfortunate 'coon was never seen after this final shot, and it was rumored at the time that Mrs. Murkey Mullen, an elderly and somewhat unpopular lady in the neighbor- hood, was badly wounded in the fi\ce by some unaccountable accident, which had well-nigh terminated her sublunary existence. It was customary m olden times among the goodly dames of Boggastow and its vicinity, on the long winter evenings, to go out singly or in groups to spend a cheerful hour among their friends in knitting woolen stockings of divers colors, and chat- ting upon such subjects as most naturally engage the attention of the fair. Some of the most expert knitters, by making it a rule to form a stitch every time their tongues uttered a syllable, would knit up a prodigious long yarn in the course of an evening, and by this wise regulation the boys and girls of the neighborhood were most abundantly supplied with black, blue, and red stockings, manufactured with various taste by the skillful management and industry of their mothers. It was on one of these occasions that Mrs. Cathe- rine Cabbage was returning home througli Dinglehole from a winter even-^ ing visit. She had a large ball of black yarn and an unfinished stocking of the same material suspended from the waist and fastened to her dress by a pin, when she suddenly heard immediately behind her upon the snow-crust a noise like a step. She looked round with great trepidation, and saw, close to her heels, a small black creature, which seemed intent on overtaking her, and which at every new look seemed to increase both in size and speed. Her walk soon became a trot, next a run at full speed, but the frightful ani- mal still kept at nearly the same distance, and continued to increase in size till it become as large as a bear. Mrs. Cabbage was in the greatest trepida- tion, but being favored by nature with the means of rapid locomotion, she soon reached home, almost breathless with terror and fatigue, and just enough in advance of her rabid pursuer to close and bolt the door upon his bearship. After she had recovered in some degree from her terror and confusion, and related with all proper exaggeration the story of her adventures, she exam- ined her waist for her knitting-work, and was surprised to find that stocking and needles were missing, though the ball of yarn still remained appended to her person. The probability of the case is that the fall of her knitting-work with a dingle was the cause of her fright, and the noise of the needles upon the snow-crust was mistaken for the tread of a wild beast, and that the tenacity of the yarn which held the stocking continued the pursuit by drawing it after i6 her. In closing the door she shut in and broke the yarn, as the innocent cause of her trepidation was discovered next morning upon the door-step. A story is told of an adventure somewhat serious in its consequences, and which illustrates the superstitions of those days. A team was unable to draw its load along this same way, when the driver, believing the hindrance to be the result of witchcraft, instead of whipping his cattle bestowed his blows upon the wheels of the cart. Soon the team drew the load without further trouble, and it was afterwards ascertained that the old woman who did the w^itch business in the neighborhood was covered with wales from the driver's whip. IIIE OLD STONE BRIDGE AT THE ji^^N '5>'^ NECK. 1 Ifi BoGGASTOW Brook is not without its scenes of interest. In its upper part the stream is of considerable vivacity, but as it approaches the l)road meadows it becomes sluggish like the Charles. It runs through the Boggastow Pond, a sheet of water whose surface lies hardly below the level of the Broad Meadow, and a quarter of a mile her east it falls into or rather unites with, the Charles River near the northeast corner of the town. Thus Lovers' Retreat, Dinglehole, Pine Grove, Bog- '' gastow Brook, and The Old Stone Bridge, are some of the rural haunts of the region celebrated in legendary story, objects of curiosity and the scenes of many pleasurable and sentimental rambles. 17 Indian Claims and Early Grants. Originally the territory of which Medway forms a part belonged to the Nipmuck Indians. The Charles River seems to have formed the eastern and southern boundary of their country, separating it from the dominion of the Massachusetts. The Nipmucks were once a powerful tribe, holding do- minion over the greater portion of Middlesex and Worcester counties, with their capital near Wachusett Mountain, where their sachem resided. But before King Philip's war they became divided into several independent tribes, of which one was the Natick. While, therefore, the deed of Josias, a chief of the Massachusetts, acknowledging the grant of his grandfather, Chickatawbut, and confirming to Medfield her territory, related only to that part on the east side of the river, the Nipmucks claimed all that was on the west and north sides. Accordingly, on the 25th of January, 1672, the town of Medfield chose a committee consisting of Thomas Wight, Sen., John Frary, Sen., John Ellice, John Medcalf, and George Barber, "To treat and conclud with John of Boggastow, we mene John a Wasamcg of Natick for the interest and right he claims in the Lands within our Towne Bownes on the west side of Charlies River." Under date of March ist, 1672. the record is as follows: " This day the rate for the Endians pay was Drawen up it being 2i£ 7s. there was all most a fifth part raised on the New Grant." It was the custom of the Colonial Government to make grants of " country land " to eminent citizens. In 1643 the General Court of Massachusetts Bay granted to the Rev. John Allin two hundred acres of wild land lying in the forest beyond the west bounds of the town of Dedham. This is the earliest intimation that civilization was about to lay her hand upon the wilderness on the west side of the Charles River. It is probable that the Rev. Mr. Allin never took the trouble even to visit his landed possessions, and it might have puzzled the godly man to tell the exact locality of his " farm," so called. Subsequently his rights of owner- ship were purchased by one of his parishioners, whose name will appear on a subsequent page as the first settler in these parts. In 1649 Captain Robert Kayne, of Boston, received a grant of one thousand and seventy-four acres of meadow and upland upon Pawsett or Po- cassett Hill, bounded south by Mr. AUin's farm ; and we learn from the records that the line between Medfield on the south and Sherborn on the north corresponded with the line between these two grants ; and also that the Broad Meadows were bounded north bv Mr. Allin's land. The Old Grant. In 1649 the inhabitants of Dedham petitioned for a grant of land west of the river. The reason they gave was, " because we are streightened at ovu" own doores by other towns and by rocky lands." At this day one naturally wonders how much of what they already possessed was under cultivation. But as they lived in a territory, as described by patent granted in 1628 as that part of New England extending from a point three miles north of the Merrimac to three miles south of the Charles, and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, with the illimitable wilderness around them as yet unoccupied, why should not their utmost wishes for room be gratified ! Such seems to have been the view of the case taken by the General Court ; for they re- sponded to the petitioners by granting them a tract three miles from east to west and four miles from north to south, on condition that they should erect a distinct village thereon, within one year from the twenty-second day of October following. Captain Kayne, Mr. Edward Jackson, and the surveyor- general were appointed to lay it out, upon a week's notice being given by Dedham. Accordingly, May 22, 1650, " the new village in Dedham " was laid out. " The line," say the commissioners in their report, " beginning at a small hill or island in the meadow, on the west side of Charles River, and running thence about west three miles, then turning south three and a quarter miles and ending at Charles River, the river to be the bound to the place where the line began." The petitioners accepted this territory, though it did not embrace as much as was specified in the grant. The town of Dedham granted the territory on the east side, and at their request the new village was called Medfield. Thirteen families having located on the east side, it became a town May 33d, 1651. In 1660 Samuel Maverick wrote A Briefe Description of New England^ in which he says : " Five or Six Miles from Deadham is a Small in-land Tovvne called Medifield handsomely Seatted for Farming and breading of Cattle." The small hill or island mentioned in the foregoing report is about a quarter of a mile north of Boggastow Pond ; and the line running thence west, so far as is known, corresponds with the present line between Medway on the south, and Sherborn and Holliston on the north, the west end of it being at present the corner of the town of Millis. From this point the line ran south along the westerly border of Black Swamp, and came to the river at Medway village, passing a little to the west of the spot now occupied by Christ Church. The meadows along the banks of the Charles and its tribu- taries furnished, no doubt, a leading motive for the location of a town at this point. The grass procured without tillage, requiring only the labor of the haying, though inferior to that of the upland, produced by cultivation, was still a great boon to a people beginning to live in the wilderness, who had at once dwellings to provide, fields to clear, roads to make, and institutions to found, besides supplying the daily needs of life. By a wise forethought, this advantage was secured by grants on both sides of the river. Of so much im- portance was it considered that we find the first land on the west side divided among the new citizens of Medfield was that portion still called the Broad Meadows, lying north of the point where the railroad crosses the river. In 1652-3 a highway, the first in Medway, probably that still used for carting the hay, was laid out one rod and a half wide from the entrance of the Broad Meadows at the south, and running through the whole to the noi'th end, crossing each lot. There were twenty-two lots, containing about ninety acres. These lots were bounded " on the north by a little river and by the meadow of Mr. John Wilson, of Dedham." About the same time thirty-three acres of meadow were laid out " before Bridge street." These seven lots were bounded east by the river, and formed the tract now crossed by the turnpike. In 1653 Abraham Harding and Peter Adams had grants in Grape 19 Meadow, a tract lying east of Black Swamp, and west of the farms of the late Andrew Morse and J. Willard Daniels, Esq. At this time the record mentions the Great bridge. This spanned the river near where the railroad now crosses, and soon after mention is made of Dwight's bridge, both of which must have been constructed to gain access to the grass in the meadows, and the pasturage in the woods on the west side. Several grants were made "13: 11 : 1655" to Benjamin Alby, Alexander Lovell, and others, of meadow-lands, by "Henry Adams, Dept." These facts show the importance then attached to the meadows, while the uplands had as yet received little or no attention. The neighboring town of Mendon found their territory so deficient in meadows that they petitioned the General Court to give them leave to take such as lay in adjoining territory not claimed by other towns, so that each farm of thirty acres might have at least ten acres of meadow, or in that pro- portion. It was not until about the end of 165S that the town voted to lay out some uplands on the wept side of the Charles River. The localities are thus described : " On the longe plain to begin next to Boggistow River on that end " ; "At the furder Corner of our bounds By Charles river to begin next the town " ; " In pine valley to begin at north end and go throf it" ; " At the end of pine valley on a persell of land that the path goeth throfe." "The longe plain" was the level land stretching southward from the mills to the meeting-house of the First Church of Christ, or perhaps farther south. Fifteen lots were granted in the spring of 1659, containing nearly one hundred and eighty acres, and a highway was reserved on the east end of the lots, running nearly north and south. These lots were bounded east and west by the waste land, and were taken up, beginning at the Boggastow Brook, according to the vote of the town, in the following order : Benjamin Alby, . Heirs of Joseph Morse, Thomas Wright, Sen., John Thurston, . Samuel Bullen, . Peter Adams, Nicholas Rockvvood, . Thomas Wright, Jun., 15 acres. 9- John Frarj, Sen., • 14+ acres. 15 10. Robert Hinsdale, • 9+ IS II. Joshua Fisher, • 15+ 10+ " 12. Thomas Thurston, . • 11+ 13 13- Thomas Ellis, . . . • 9+ 10+ " 14. Mr. Wilson, . . . • 13+ 11+ " 6 " 15- James Allen, • 7+ 173 acres. With perhaps a single exception, those men who drew these lands never resided on this side of the river. The only one who became an inhabitant was Nicholas Rockwood, who in his old age came to reside with his son, John Rockwood. It was for their sons to become the first settlers. Benjamin Alby, whose name is first in the above list, and whose lot was next to Boggastow Brook, received another grant in 1669, of twenty-five acres of upland, bounded northwest by his meadow, southwest by the waste land, southeast by a swampy brook, and in part on the northeast by Boggastow Brook ; a highway three rods broad to go through it to the mill. It seems that the two lots, consisting together of forty acres, were joined, and the de- scription seems to point to the farm occupied by the late Mr. Richard Rich- ardson, including some of the land on the northwest side of the road, now belonging to H. M. Collins, Esq., and others. Mr. Alby was a member of 20 the first board of selectmen in Medfield. Afterward he disposed of his lands here, and in 1664 took part in the settlement of the town of Mendon. He made an agreement with the superintending committee to erect and main- tain a corn-mill for the plantation, on ^lill River, near the boundary between Mendon and Milford. His mill was probably started in 1664 or 1665. The authorities afterwards voted him a bounty of fifty acres, in consideration of his building and maintaining a mill. The History of Milford says: " Benjamin Albie was a very enterprising man, a public-land surveyor, and much employed in numerous layings-out of ways, lots, and common lands in early times. When Mendon became an incorporated town in 1667, he was made one of its first selectmen, and intrusted with other responsible offices. When King Philip's war broke out, in 1675, he fled eastward with the Men- don fugitives, and all his buildings were burnt by the savages. He was now an old man, and never returned farther than Medfield. There he probably died. All his Mendon property passed into the hands of his son James." It appears that January 35, 1659, John Fussell received a grant of eight acres of upland lying on a little plain above the corner of the great swamp west of Charles River. This is the field on the south side of Union Street, near the railroad crossing. It formed a part of the Sylvanus Adams farm, now occupied by Cyrus Daniels. Mr. Fussell settled here afterward, and when the Indians destroyed Medfield his house was burned with him in it. Jonathan Adams, who married Mr. Fussell's daughter, afterwards rebuilt the house in which he resided. In the latter part of 1659 it was ordered " that there shall be a highway to lie over the small brook west of Charles river which shall be for a drive- wav to pass between the land of John Fussell on the south of the way and the land of John Plimpton on the north of the highw^ay, so to pass on west and up into the wilderness by a stony ridge hill where lieth a path ; also that there is a highway laid out which turneth out of the aforesaid highway at the west end of John Plimpton's lot, and so throfe the other lots where it was at first drawn, to run two rods wide unto Boggastow brook for a leading way for such as have occasion to make use of it, but not for an open driveway." The highway which was "to pass on west and up into the wilderness by a stony ridge where lieth a path " was doubtless that leading over the neck and so on by the Lyman Adams place. The other road mentioned as laid out and reserved at the east end of the Long Plain lots was that which ran directly from the house of Sylvanus Adams to that of the late Deacon Paul Daniell, and passed the residence of the late Richard Richardson, Esq., to Collins's mill. Along the woods there are still marks which show this an- cient highway, although the traces in the open fields which existed a few years since are now cjuite obliterated. The small stream, sometimes called "Spring Brook," is crossed by the old road to Medfield not far from the residence of the late Deacon Paul Daniell, and empties into Boggastow Brook a little distance to the eastward. Spring Brook in the early days swarmed with trouts and was a great resort for fishing. So famous was this brook for these speckled prizes that it be- came known as Trout Brook. But in later years this is a misnomer, except in a historic sense, and trout-fishing is one of the lost arts, for the best of reasons, — no trouts to be fished. 21 'MC Mia ^1 The land at the ■:! tuuki Coinei of our bounds B}' Chailes river to begin next the town " is not easily located. " Pine valley" was perhaps the valley through which the road passes from the Great Bridge to the " Harding place," now the : residence of Mr. Hosley. The end of pine plain mio-ht have been that around and west of the hou^e of Moses Adams, Esq. The " persell of land that the path goeth throfe," is described in the grants as Boggastow plain. Ten lots were laid out containing ninety acres, a cart-way two rods wide to cross them all. The direction of ifi^c^^'^ this highway was northwest and southeast. It may have been that leading from Dwight's bridge to the Great bridge. The New Grant. In the Acts of the Provincial Government for 1659 it is recorded. •• In ans- to the peticon of the inhabitants of Meadfield, the Court judgcth it meete to -raunt unto them as an addition unto their former bounds c\: at the west ends thereof two miles east & west & fower miles north & south provided it intrench not upon former graunts & ye Capt. Lusher e Town 3« for je year ensuing, shall have the whole power of je Town, excepting in j^ cases restrained in je year 16S4 ^'2- granting lands — receiving inhabitants — granting lib- erty to any person to sel wood and timber out of town, taken off ye common lands. " Granted to Joseph Daniell the stream of Boggastow Brook so far as shall be needful for ye advantage of his mill, and not to endanger any p^prietee on the sd Brook, provided he maintain a good mill on ye said stream for ye supply of ye Town." The year following there was a meeting of the freeholders, whose names were as they appear in the following record : " i68| At a general meeting of the Freeholders of Medfield, on the 6th day of February, Anno Dom. i68|, assembled the persons whose names are under written : Mr. John Wilson, Sen., Ens. Edward Adams, Sergt. John Harding, Sergt. Samuel Barber, Benj. Clark, Peter Adams, Sen., Tho. Ellice, Elea. Adams, Jos. Mors, Samuel Wheelock, John Barber, Samuel Bullin, Samuel Rockett, Ephr. Wight, Elish. Bullin, Will'm AUin, John Metcalf, Sen. Jos. Clark, Sen., Gam'l Hinsdale, Jno. Thurston, Joseph Allin, Benj. Fisk, John Fisher, Sen., Peter Adams, Jr., Jos. Warren, Jos. Bullin, Jona. Boyden, Ephr. Clark, Benj. Wheelock, John Turner, Jr., Samuel Smith, Jr., Jos. Ellice, John Turner, Sen., Samuel Smith, Sen., John Plimpton, John Bullin, Jos. Cheney, Jos. Plimpton, Mich. Metcalf, Jona. Adams, Jr., Jos. Daniels, John Metcalf, Jr., John Fisher, Jr., Jos. Ellice, Sen., John Partridge, Sen., Jer. Mors, John Partridge, Jr., Elea. Ellice." At this meeting ^vere granted further privileges, as appears in the follow- ing attested copy of the record made, in i744: by Nathan Plimpton, Town Clerk of Medfield. The following is a fac-simile of the copy : 39 After obtaining- these giants, Joseph Daniell formed a partnership with Zachariah Buckminster, who resided in Sherborn, not very far away, and built the grist mill, which was afterwards owned by Joseph Daniell, Jr. In 1693 Joseph Daniell gave to his son Joseph, w'howas about twenty-six years of age and recently married, one-half of the grist mill, and as appears not long after, in 1694, Joseph Daniell, Jr., came into possession of the other half by purchase of Zachariah Buckminster, of Sherborn. He subse- quently erected a saw^ mill near the upper dam. Joseph Daniel, Jr., in 1728. distributed to his three sons, Samuel, Joseph, and Ezra, his mill property, reserving to himself one-half of the grist mill. Both mills remained in the family for several generations, though the ownership was generally divided betw'cen two or more members of it, until both became the property of Amos Daniels, who died in 1823. His father, Moses Daniels, for the name had now changed from Daniell to Dan- iels, ow^ned the upper mill, and was drowned October 20, 1800, in the flume while attempting to shut the gate. Joseph Daniell, in 1693, appears to have owned "the place where Peter Woodward's mill stood," for in the deed to his son he conveyed half the grist mill ; he gave also "the land where the old mill stood being two acres more or less a highway to lie through the same." Many years after, in 1729, Joseph Daniel, the son of Joseph, gave to his son Samuel one-half the saw- mill and the ancient mill site, wath what appears to have been the same "■ two acres of land." Joseph Daniell, Jr., appears to have had certain rights in lands granted by the General Court to a company of soldiers who wxMit on an expedition to Canada under Captain Gardner. These rights are men- tioned in his will. He died Tvlay 23, ij^i- Vid. Genealogies. Timothy Daniell, who was the son of Samuel and the grandfather of Deacon Timothy Daniels, of Holliston, Mass., sold to Thaddeus Broad, in 175 1 , " two acres of land more or less wnth a grist mill thereon." This mill undoubtedly occupied the site of the first mill, built by Robert Hinsdell. Thaddeus Broad, June 23, 1781, deeds the mill to Adam Bullard, which was called Bullard's Mill. Samuel Daniell, son of Joseph Daniell, Jr., sold out, in 1742, his home- stead and real estate received from his father, to Jonathan Fuller, and re- moved to that part of Holliston which afterward became Medway. He owned the farm and lived where Cyrus Hill, Esq., now^ resides. He erected a mill on the streai-n passing near his house. He was called in ancient deeds, " Samuel Daniell, the miller." At the close of the seventeenth century the population within the prov- ince afterward Medway, must have been quite small, as may be judged from the tax-list, which embraces the names of the householders who occupied lands at that time on the w^est side of the river Charles w^hich afterward w'ere within the limits of the town of IMedway. The Tax-List of 1693. John Adams, John Clark, George Fairbanks, John Partridge, Jonathan Adams, Sen., Joseph Daniell, Jonathan Fisher, John Richardson, Jonathan Adams, Jun., Joseph Daniell, Jun., Abraham Harding, John Rockett, Peter Adams, John Ellis, Samuel Hill, Josiah Rockett. 40 Black Swamp Laid Out in 1702. March, 1702. — " Voted that the Bhick Swamp shall be laid out with such necks of upland and Hands as shall make it formable by our former Rules of laying out Lands." The Black Swamp lots were laid out long and narrow ; the lines ran east and west. On the ''west end of all the lots" a way two rods wide was reserved. This cartway is said in the records "to lie parallel to and adjoining to the line of the new Grant, or great grant." There were also two rods in width resened on the east end of the lots, to lie common forever. The division of Black Swamp began at the southerly part, near land of Theophilus Clark. All the lots were bounded by the highway at the west end. The width of each lot is here given : I. 2. 3- 4- 5- 6. 7- 8. 9- lO. II. 12. 13- 14. 15- 16. 17- 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23- 24. 25- 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31- 32- 33- 34- 35- 36. 37- 38. 39- 40. 41. Geo. Fairbanks, . John Thurston, Joseph Daniell, Sen. Jonathan Fisher, Eleazar Adams, Samuel Partridge, Joshua Wight, . . John Ilamant, . Solomon Clark, Benj. Allen, Sen., Jonathan Bojden, Se; Sarah Smith, . . Vincent Shuttleworth Joseph Warren, Joseph Ellis, . . John Rockett, . Ephraim Wight, Ji Samuel Ellis, . . Priscilla Morse, Joseph Baxter, . . Joseph Wight, . . Henry Adams, . . Alex. Lovell, . . Jasper Adams, Ebenezer Daniell, Josiah Rockett, . Daniel Thurston, . Eleazar Leland, John Fisher, Sen., Samuel Wight, Sen., Joseph Allen, Jr., John Pratt, . . Ephraim Wight, Sen, Joseph Metcalf, Jonathan Boyden, Jr. Henry Harding, . John Plimpton, Noah Clark, . . Nathaniel Clark, . Benjamin Clark, . Jonathan Adams, Sen. KDS. FT. No s 3 42. 17 9 43- 19 5 44. 9 4 45- 9 8 46. 5 6 47- 3 6 48. 3 5 49. 8 10 50- I II .51- 16 10 52- 6 9 53- 1 54- 5 10 55- 10 II 56. 9 II 57- 2 1 1 58. 8 I 59- 7 10 60. 6 2 61. 3 3 62. 15 7 63- 9 4 64. 5 12 65- 3 S 66. 6 2 67. 4 8 68. 8 69. 8 70. 5 7 71- 2 8 72. 5 73- 7 4 74- 7 8 75- 3 5 76. 4 12 77- 8 15 78. I 13 79- 4 14 So. 7 7 81. 3 6 82. Heirs Michael Metcalf, Timothy Clark, Joshua Morse, Eleazar Wheelock, . Samuel Clark, . . . Heirs Joseph Clark, . Samuel Adams, Joseph Clark, . John Turner, Jr., Ichabod Harding, John Bullen, . . . Ebenezer Thompson, Isaac Wheeler, . . . Joseph Daniell, Jr., John Fisher, Jr., . . Rebecca Richardson Theophilus Clark, Samuel Rockett, . John Partridge, Samuel Smith, Wm. Partridge, John Adams, Ed ; so Joseph Allen, Sen., Joseph Adams, John Thurston, Jr., John Dwight, . . Elisha Bullen, Joseph Bullen, . Heirs John Barber, Mary Clark, Heirs Jos. Plimpton, Timothy Hamant, Jonathan Adams, Ji Sarah Partridge, . Henry Smith, . . William Allen, Abraham Harding, Samuel Hill, . Jonathan Plimpton, John Bowers, . Mary Adams, . RDS. FT. 5 I 12 3 8 9 I 8 8 8 IS 6 5 8 3 9 7 4 3 . 5 3 8 7 8 2 9 4 14 4 6 5 4 4 5 3 9 4 8 8 12 I 12 6 5 6 7 4 2 4 2 9 5 9 5 12 5 12 4 8 I 5 6 4 15 I 8 8 3 4 41 NO. .NAMES. KDS. FT. 83. John Metcalf, 7 H 84. John Fisher, tnin., ... n 85. Nehemiah Sabin, .... i 6 86. John Harding, 6 6 87. Jos. Plimpton, 3 o 88. Sarah Wheelock, .... 3 o 89. John Ad. Pet. Son., ...70 90. Joseph Morse, 4 4 qi. Jeremiah Morse, .... 3 o 92. Ebenezer Mason, .... 9 o 93. Nath'l Partridge, .... 9 4 94. Abigail Smith, 2 12 95. Edward Adams, .... 3 12 96. Samuel Wight, Jr., ... 4 12 97. Samuel Morse, 7 3 98. Bethshuer Fisk, .... 2 o 99. Matthias Evans, heirs, ..74 100. Peter Adams 6 12 loi. Zachary Barber, .... 7 o 102. Nath'l Lovell, 4 7 103. Samuel Barber, .... 712 NO.. NAMKS. 104. Joseph Cheney, . . 105. John Richardson, . 106. Jeremiah Morse, Sen. 107. John Adams, miller, . 108. Henry Adams, Jr., 109. John Bullard, . no. Zechariah Partridge, 111. John Turner, Sen., 112. Benj. Allen, Jr., . . 113. Eleazar Wight, . . 114. Daniel Smith, . . . 115. Eleazar Ellis, . . . 116. John Ellis, . . . . 117. Nathaniel Allen, Sen. 118. Return Johnson, . 119. Eleazar Partridge, 120. Henry Guernsy, 121. Samuel Bullen, . . 122. Isaac Turner, . 123. John Clark, . . , RDS FT. 8 2 8 7 4 2 1 1 4 ■^ 7 2 3 2 3 J 4 2 I 5 6 12 6 7 7 14 2 14 5 15 2 7 6 14 2 12 The largest of these lots was that of Abraham Harding, containing twenty-three acres. The smallest was that of Henry Adams, Jr., son of Edward Adams, whose lot was four feet wide, and about two hundred and fifty rods long, containing sixty-five square rods of land. >. The names of dwellers on the west side of Charles River at this date are indicated in the above list in small capitals. Ten new families had been added to the population since 1693. Education in the Early Times. In 167S some of the inhabitants of Medfield contributed towards the "new college in Cambridge." Among the contributors were George Fair- banks, Jr., who gave one shilling and one bushel of Indian corn, and Joseph Daniell, who gave two shillings sixpence and two bushels of corn. Nich- olas Rockwood, who was afterwards on the west side of the river, was also a contributor. He had been burned out in the Indian war. It seems that the subscription was made before the destruction of Medfield, though the col- lection was not made till afterwards, and in some cases the sums promised were not required on account of the losses of the subscribers. This is the first mention made, showing an interest in education by the people on the west side of the Charles River. It was not, however, until 1698 that any systematic effort was made to educate the children. One is, very naturally, curious to know how the chil- dren were taught during the forty years that had intervened since the first settlement was made. The old deeds show that some could not write, while the old records leave no doubt that the art of composition was but little understood. The instruction must have been very scanty, confined to the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic. This year, twelve pounds and ten shillings were raised for schooling the children in the town, fifty 42 shillings of which was to be expended on the west side of the river. Two years after, three pounds was raised for the same purpose, and the selectmen " agreed with Sergt. Joseph Danill to take care of the schooling." What is meant by taldng care of the schooling is not quite clear. It probably meant providing a school-room and teaching the school, for under date of March 19, 1700, Sergt. Joseph Daniell was paid for teaching school in the year 1699. The next record regarding this subject is as follows : '• Feb. 21, 1700 payd unto peter Adams for his wives keeping school on that side of the River it being the full of his Due 3 — 9— 11." It thus appears that in those early dayst husbands received their wives' wages, and that ladies, long before the days of modern reform, were sufficiently educated to teach school, and were sometimes employed for that purpose. Mrs. Adams was the first femalk TEACHER whose name has come down to us. She was already the mother of seven children, the oldest a daughter of twenty years, the youngest hardly two years of age. Her maiden name was Experience Cook. September 13, 1704, ''The town voted that the schools be kept on both sides the river proportionally to the charges of the inhabitants on either side. The inhabitants on the west side to provide a convenient room for a school this year for such time as shall be needful." No school-house had yet been built and tlie above vote, evidently, only contemplated hiring a room. Mrs. Adams had, before this, gathered the children into one of those large old- fashioned kitchens, perhaps in her own house. Again, March 29, 1710, John Partridge, Sen., was paid for keeping schoo? on the west side one month, one pound twelve shillings. It is ap- parent that the school privileges of those days were very scanty, but the records are still more scanty. The New Meeting-House. The first meeting-house in Medfield was built before there were any in- habitants on the west side of the river. In 1705 it was proposed to build a new one, for what reason we are not told. Perhaps the old one was too small to accommodate the increasing population or it had become dilapidated in its more than fifty years of service. There is no doubt there were good and sufficient reasons, "as the circumstances of our fothers did not allow any ex- travagance for the gratification of taste. It was November 13, 1705, when the vote was passed to build. It appears that the people on the west side objected to being taxed to build a house of worship so for from home, and presented their claim for one themselves. This was not an unreasonable view to take of the matter. At a town-meeting a few days afterward it was " Voted that the inhabitants on the west side the river shall have one-half the sum they pay towards build- ing the new meeting-house refunded, if they build a meeting-house on that side w^fthin twenty years." Subsequcntl}", December 15, 1714, this promise was fulfilled, and twenty-two pounds and nine shillings refunded. December 13, 1705, the town was again assembled, this time at the peti- tion and request of the fomilies on the west side, but after much debate the meeting was broken up without acting anything. What was the nature of the request does not appear from the records ; we can only conjecture that 43 the selfishness of human nature still objected to behig taxed for a meeting- house so far away. The meeting-house was built in 1706. It stood on the site of the first house, and remained till 1789. John Richardson and Henry Guernsey, carpenters from the west side, worked on the building, Joseph Daniell fur- nished shingles for which he was paid £12, 14s., 6d., and boards to the amount of i8s., 9d. And after it was completed he, with George Fairbanks, was placed upon an important committee, whose duty was no less than ap- pointing seats for the people according to their titles, station, and estates. Before this, several offices had been held by the west side men. Samuel Daniell and Joseph Daniell had held the important office of tithing men ; and in 1693 George Fairbanks and Joseph Daniell were chosen selectmen, being the first that had been so honored west of the river. But the people on this side of the river as they increased in numbers, were not accommodated by the new meeting-house. They were dissatisfied, and therefore petitioned the town for relief. As the petition was not re- corded it is now uncertain whether they asked for a division of the town or for a meeting-house of their own. At a town-meeting, May 7, 171 2, it was voted that the petition be left for further consideration. Three weeks later, the town refused to grant the petition. The petitioners were not to be silenced so easily. Obtaining no relief from the town, it appears they applied to the Legislature, July 12,1712. The town chose Captain Jonathan Boyden, Lieutenants Samuel Morse, Nathaniel Partridge, Jonathan Plimpton, and Samuel Barber to give reasons to the Great and General Court why the petition of the inhabitants of the west side of Charles River should not be granted. This committee were prohib- ited by vote of the same meeting from acting in any way for the division of the town. The General Court recommended that the town raise money towards building another meeting-house on the west side of Charles River, and some other thmgs, but tlie town was not willing to accept the recommendation, so, ori the 9th of March, 1713, voted to petition the General Court, declaring then- mability to build another meeting-house, and bear the charges attending it, and further voted to raise ten pounds to pay charges for promoting the petition, and to pay Mr. Paul Dudley three pounds to manage the town case. Notwithstanding the opposition, a committee sent out by the Court to look over the ground, reported in favor of a division of the town ; accord- ingly, on the twenty-fifth day of October, 1713, a bill was passed by the General Court, for the incorporation of Medway, and it became a town. THE TOWN AND ITS DOINGS. 1713— 18S5. The Incorporation. The incorporation of the town of Medway came about when a consider- able number of settlers had become permanently established as residents on the westerly side of the Charles River, to whom a meeting-house and a minister in their midst, became important. And to have these, a new town must be established. In those days it was, primarily, that the inhabitants of any locality might have a meeting-house and a "learned Orthodox minister" among them, that municiiDal powers were sought and gi'anted. It was to make ready for the establishment of local Christian institutions, that the Great General Court was petitioned, and an act of incorporation passed, by which was established, in 1713, the town of Medway. Thus the state furnished a cradle to the early settlers of old Boggastow in which to rock the infant church ; and for years the town, by its recorded votes, its officers, and its appropriations, nourished the childhood of the Church of Christ growing up within its limits. The Rev. Joseph Baxter, the second pastor of Medfield, was in the sev- enteenth year of his ministry, when those of his flock living beyond the river, became a town and parish by themselves. Medway was incorporated October 25, 1713, in the twelfth year of the reign of Qiieen Anne, Hon. Joseph Dudley being Provincial Governor of Massachusetts. An attested copy of this Act of Incorporation, a yellow and time-stained document, is still presei^ved with the records of the town, and reads as follows : Anno Regni Ann^e Regin-^e Duodecim. An AH: for Dividing the To^vjiJJiip of Medjicld and ereHing a 7iezv Toxvn there by the name of JSIedivay. Whereas the Lands of the Townfliip of Medfield within the County of Suffolk lye fituate on Chai-les River to wit on both fides of the faid River being divided by the fame and the town plat and principal fettlement, as alfo 45 the meeting houfe for the Puhlic Worfliip of God being featcd on the Eafl fide for Accommodation of the Ihft and Ancient Inhabitants who are now much increafed many Iffued forth and fettled on the Weft fide of the River to a Competent number for a diftincl; town of themfelves and labour under many hardfliips and Difficulties by reafon of Separation by the River to Enjoy Equal benefit and town privileges with others of their fellow townfmen and neighbors and have therefoi'e made Application to the town as alfo addreffed this Court to be made a diftinft Town, Committees appointed by this Court having been upon the Ground viewed the land and reported in their favor for proper bounds to be fet them : Be it Enadled by his Excellency the Governour, Council and Reprefenta- tives in General Court affembled and by the Authority of the Same That all those Lands Lying on the Weft Side of Charles River now part of the Town- fhip of Medfield be Ereded and made into a Diftinft and Separate Town by the name of JMedway the River to be the Bound betwixt the Two Towns And that the Inhabitants of Medway have, ufe, Exercife and Enjoy So that they procure and Settle a Learned Orthodox Minifter of good Converfation among 'em and make provifion for an Hon' fupport and maintenance for him and that in Order thereto they be Difcharged from further payment to the Miniftry in Medfield from and after the laft day of February next. Provided alfo that all Province and Town Taxes that are already Levied or Granted be Colleded and paid And all town Rights and Common un- divided Lands remain to be divided among the interefted as if no separation had been made And Mr. George Fairbanks a principal Inhabitant of the faid Town, of Medway is hereby Directed and Impowered to Notify and Summon the Inhabitants duly Qiialified for Voters to Affemble and meet together for the choofing of Town Officers to ftand until the next Annual Election Ac- cording to Law. A true Copy — examined Is-^ Addixgton, Sec^'y The Founders of the Town. Daniel Adams, Jasper Adams, John Adams, Jonathan Adams, Sen. Jonathan Adams, Jun., Joseph Adams, Obadiah Adams, Peter Adams, James Allen, "William Allen, John Barber, Joseph Barber, John Bullard, Malachi Bullard, William Burgess, John Clark, Theophilus Clark, Timothy Clark, Edward Clark, Joseph Curtis, Ebenezer Daniell, Jeremiah Daniell, Joseph Daniell, Sen., Joseph Daniell, Jun. , Samuel Daniell, John Ellis, George Fairbanks, Jonathan Fisher, Henry Guernsey, Abraham Harding, Abraham Harding, Jun. John Harding, Thomas Harding, Samuel Hill, Samuel Hill, Jun., Ephraim Hill, Michael Metcalf, Samuel Metcalf, Benoni Partridge, John Partridge, Zachariah Partridge, Jonathan Partridge, Samuel Partridge, Daniel Richardson, John Richardson, John Rockwood, Josiah Rockwood, Ebenezer Thompson, Nathaniel Whiting, Nathaniel Wight. 46 The names of the above, not found located on the accompanying map of 1 713, were aged men residing with their sons, or young men who, as yet, had not left the paternal roof to establish homes for themselves, except in two instances, viz. : Ebenezer Thompson, at this period, resided "North- east of Black Swamp, near the road that runs on the line of swamp lots " ; and Zachariah Partridge resided " on a road running east and west." Just where the localities thus described were, it is left for the reader to determine. The First Town-Meeting. In pursuance of the Act of Incorporation, a meeting of the new town was called, of which the following record appears : " Medway, November y^ 23, 1713- At a Town meeting of the inhabitants of this Town apointed by virtue of an order of the Generall Court to choose town officers to stand untill the next annuall ellection or choise which will be in March i7i3- Voted^ John Rocket is chosen Town Clark and to be one of the select men allso Serj Sam" Partridge Jonathan Adams Jun. Serj Jonathan Adams and Edward Clark are chosen select men. Voted^ that Jonathan Fisher stands constabel for Medway till the next general meeting which be in March next ensuing. Voted, That John Rockett and Jonathan Adams Jun. Serg* Samuell Partridge and Serj Jonathan Adams and edward Clark be a comittee to take care to procure the meeting house built." V^id. The Churches. Voted, "that abraham harding sen"" John partridge and Theophilus dark to procure and cary in a petition to the Town Clerk of Medfield in order to the procuring of accommodations for the setting of the metting hous upon the place commonly called bare hills, and some conven't acomodations tor the ministry near ther abouts. Voted, that John Rockett and Zechariah partridge are chosen to go down and Recon with the honnerable comity which the genneral court sent to vew y*^ ground and report bounds for the Town of Medway and the charges to be leved in a town tax." At a subsequent meeting it was " Vo/ed— That all the Town charges that hath ben expended for the giting of, and erecting of a township on the west sid of Charls river and naming it bj the name of Midway is all sunk and never to be brought to the town any more except to paye and make the comitie satisfaction for their time which is acording to repoart Three pound and Fifteen Shillings." One hundred pounds were granted by the town for the work of build- ing a meeting-house, in addition to the amount due the town for its right in the Medfield meeting-house, which amounted to £22,9s.,4d. The work was at once commenced, and the committee reported June 7th, that they had reckoned with the carpenter and made the first payment to him of thirty pounds. The location of the meeting-house on Bare Hill was on the south side of the cemetery in East Medway. It was an elevated spot, and the meeting- house was a conspicuous object for miles around. ^^/7^^ N.' I *<^ 3 j-n^ u^-^:,,ur m If: 'Tcvus-n, ^. ^Cf^i '/^et^c^ 47 "October 15, 1714 The selectmen being present, finished the Town tax being drawn up into two lists, the one containing £61-8-0 for Ebenezer Thomson consta- bel to collect and the other list containeth £15-12-8 for John Clark constabel to col- lect and have granted A warrant two them to colect and pay in the same to the select- men at or before the 15 of november next." October 29 the town voted " that the burling place should be upon bare hill sum- whare with in forty Rods of the meeting house and a commity was chose by the vote of the Town to joyn with the commity yt Medfield have chose to lay out the burling place who are Cpt george fairbanks and Zackari Partridge and John Richardson." As it was one of the conditions of the incorporation of the town that it should provide itself with a minister, this duty came up early for settlement. It was then a matter of far graver importance than now. The minister of those times was looked up to with great reverence. He stood almost alone among his people in learning and literary attainments ; his influence, it judi- ciouslv exercised, was almost unbounded. Hence, it was proper that great care should be exercised in the selection of one who was expected to remain during life in that relation ; and the fitness of the candidate was carefully con- sidered. All the people, whether church-goers or not, were obliged to con- tribute by their taxes to his support, and the receipts of the minister for the jiavment of his salary, were, from year to year, duly recorded. It appears that until about 1750, the civil and ecclesiastical history of the town were almost identical, and all matters relating to the settlement of a minister and his support, came before the inhabitants at the town-meeting, in the same way as highways, bridges, schools, and other town matters. Accordingly, at a town-meeting January 31, 17 15, it was proposed to invite the Rev. David Deming to settle here and "carry on the work of the ministry," at a salary of fifty-two pounds jearly. The pastorate of Mr. Deming and those of his successors, are more fully considered elsewhere. I7d. The Churches. The first road laid out after the incorporation of the town was that cross- ing Stony Plain, and is so well described that it is easy to identify it. "June the 4th, 1 7 15 The selectmen met at the house of Nathaniel Wight to lay out high wais for the benefit of this Town and for the Conveniency of trav- elers to pass from town to town as folo\^'eth, begun in the Country Rhode that leds to Mendon near twenty rods east from Nat. Wights upon a straight line across part of the plain known by the name of Stony plain, and cross a swamp place comonly called pardice island, and by the south east side of Ebenezer Thompsons field on to bare hill, along at the south west end of the meeting house, to the laid out high way through the plain comonly known by the name of hills." The first mention of schools in the doings of the town is as follows : "Assembled the inhabitants of Medwy on My y« 13, 1717, to chuse a [deputv] and grant mony for the building of a pound and keeping ot a scool. No choyse for a deputy but by y^ vote of them that was then and thear Assembled Granted four pounds of money to be raised as and put into the ministers Rate for to build a pound and keep a Scool." The town seems then to have entered fully upon its corporate existence ; a church had been erected, a minister settled, a school established, roads laid out, and a pound had been built. The otficers of the town appear to have 48 been nearly the same as now, viz. : a clerk, or book-keeper as he is sometimes called, five selectmen, two constables, two highway surveyors, one fence- viewer, two tithing men, a field driver, a deer reeve, one or two persons to see "that the law relating to swine be kept and obsei-ved," and a sealer of weights and measures. March 3, 1719, " Voted that the pew next to y« pulpit should be for the ministers family to sit in," also ''voted that there should be a pair of case- ments provided by the selectmen at the Town cost against the middel pew, them not to exceed four foot of glas." In 1735 the town voted that no person should " tall or cutt Down any young tree or shrub " within twenty rods of the meeting-house under penalty of ten shillings, to be paid for the use of the town. March 7, 1736, " At y^ Request of Lieut. Bullard and Sergt. Samuel Hill for liberty to Erect a smal Building for their particular use and Conveniency near the meeting house," the town voted " in Answer to this Request of y^ afore named Bullard and Hill that they should have lib- erty to erect the said smal building provided they set y*= said building not within Seven Rods, of y"^ s^ Meeting House." This was a noon-house, such as w^ere common in the vicinity of meeting-houses, where the wor- shipers could spend the time comfortably between the services in cold weather, as in those days the churches were not warmed. It required more endurance than worshipers of the present day possess, to sit out, in a freezing church, the long doctrinal discourses so highly prized by our forefathers. The first kepresentative to the Provincial Court, Jonathan Adams, was chosen in 1736. There had been several meetings previously called tor that purpose but the voters had not thought it best to send, as the record of a meeting, December 3, 1713, shows, " the town concluded by a vote to send none, accounting ourselves not obliged by law to send any." But in 1739 it appears that the law had been changed, so that a fine was imposed on a town for delinquency in this regard of their duty to the Prov- ince of Massachusetts Bay. The following original document is still pre- served by Edson W. Barber, Esq., a lineal descendant of Mr. Joseph Barber : " Province of Massachusetts Bay. Jeremiah Allen, Esq^, Treasurer & Receiver General for His Majesties said Province. To Mr. Jos. Barber, Constable or Collector of the Toivn of Medivay. Greeting : Assessment to you to collect Amounting in the whole sum of sixteen pounds eleven shillings & seven pence. This was the apportionment of a Tax assessed bj the General Court of £8000 and of a further Tax of £240-1^ laid on several towns for not sending- a Repraentative as by Law they are obliged and also for further tax of £2351 ^''s paid the Represen- tatives Anno 1729. Issued Nov. II 1730. 4tii year of George 2^. Signed by Jer. Allen." In the year 1736, "ten pounds was granted for a moving school to be divided into three parts thus prescribed, that is five pounds for y^ body or East part of y« town and fifty shillings for y^ inhabitants where y^ bent of y^ River so called and fifty shillings to y« inhabitants of y^ New Grant so called or otherwise Mucksquit." "March the 4, i73f, y« selectemen being present Paid all the Known 49 town dues and discharged the constables and there was found j£i is. o^ in the treasury." March 9, 17305 "Voted that there should be sufficient sum of mony Drawn out of the interst of the first bank to bye a buring cloath v' is deacent for the Town. Voted William Burgess should b3'e and make s^ cloth and Commit to Deacon Thompson to Keep." The next year at a town-meeting " the moderator by tlie Request of sev- eral of the inliabitants of the town proposed whether they would come to an agrement about the way of singing . . . and it appeared that the ma- jor part wei'e for singing y* which is usually called the ' old way,' then the town proposed to chuse a man to lead the psalm for the Congregation and the vote fell upon Ensign Whiting, s'l Whiting Refused in open meet- ing ; and upon a second tryall of the vote it fell uj^on Jonathan Partridge." To Jonathan Hill, Constable The gd we in his majestie's Name to will and Require you forth with to Notifiv the Inhabitants of this Town these and Every of them, such of them as are qualified by Law to vote in Town affairs so many of them as belong to your part to warn that they meet at the meeting house of this Town on Monday the fifth day of March next at nine o'clock in the morning, then and there to chuse Your officers to mannige the prudential affairs of the Town and to consider the circumstance of time and things and Grant M"" bucknam sum thing more for his Encurgement in the work of ye min- istry Among us, if the Town think fitt. fail not and make Return of your so doing at or before the time above namd Medway, Edward Clark ^ Feb. 9, 1732-3. Jeremiah Daniell r Select- John Adams ? men Jonathan Adams ) I have warned the Inhabitants according to the Directions of the within written warrant. (Signed) Jonathan hill, ConsWe. Town Expenditures. For 2'ear ijj^-j. £ 5. d. 12 II 6 3 16 *' Book of Records, ........ for the Selectmn's charges, ...... To Edward Clark for Keeping Scool, .... To John Richardson for sweeping meeting house, . Simon Plimpton for Runing line on Stony Plain betwen the land of Medfield and Medway, Paid Mr. Salter of Borston for half barral of powder, . for one hundred weight of bulits and one hund flints, to Edward Clark for bying the amunition. To Timothy Clark for bringing powder and bulits. Paid to Michael Medcalf for building the pound, To John Childs for mending and making glas for ye meeting house, And Mr. Bucknam the minister acknowledges the receipt of one hun- dred pounds for his Salary for the year 1734. Total amount of expenditures, _ .£129-18-0" In 1744 the town chose two persons "to take care that the law be kept re- lating to Deer," and for many jxars thereafter at the annual meeting " deer reves"were chosen with other town officers. The law referred to forbids the killing of any deer between the tenth day of December and the first 15 s 3 6 13 50 of August. The inhabitants seem to have suffered from the depredations of birds and animals, as it is recorded in February, 1742, that the selectmen com- pleted a list of those interested in the premiums for killing squirrels and blackbirds, from which it appeared that eight hundred and seventeen squir- rels and six hundred and eighty-four blackbirds had been destroyed, and nineteen pounds eleven shillings and sixpence ordered to be paid as bounties for the same. And in 1737 Seth Harding was paid one pound for " Killing a wild Catt." Professor Abner Morse says the last deer killed in Sherborn was about 1747. Bears were troublesome about Winthrop Pond as late as 1730, and the last panther made his appearance in Medway about 1790- Foxes at the present time are occasionally shot, and at long intervals an otter is cap- tured in this vicinity, and raccoons were not, until within a few years since, entirely exterminated. The crow is still as troublesome to the farmer as he was one hundred and forty years ago, but insists upon his right to life and liberty in defiance of all efforts to the contrary. As the population increased the meeting-house seems to have become too small to accommodate the worshipers, and as the two parts of the town were separated by long miles of swamp and unsettled territory, rendering the communication in winter inconvenient and sometimes difficult, the peo- ple of the New Grant began to agitate the question of a separation and the formation of a new society. This discussion was kept up for many years, until the establishment of a second religious society was secured. "Ma}^ 20 1 73 1 It was proposed whether y^ tow^n would fix and have the meeting house in the senter of the town or the most convenient place near the senter." This proposal, the clerk records, was " Knegatived." In 1737 eight jDcrsons requested to be set off' from the New Grant and annexed to Holliston. This was refused. The question was asked if the town would free the said eight inhabitants from paying any part of the min- ister's tax. This also was refused. In 1738 the town met to act on the following articles: "To try the minds of y^ town whether they would take down y^ meeting house in s'* town and make it larger, or build a new meeting house and set it on y^ west side of Black Swamp bv y^ Gravel Pit or on y^ Candle wood Island " and if not granted "to set off' y'= inhabitants of y^ New Grant by y^ line that parts between y*^ Old Grant and the New." The town refused, and the next Jan- uary voted to enlarge the house where it then stood. In 1743 seventeen petitioners from the New Grant ask the town to allow them twelve weeks' preaching in the wi."ter, which was negatived ; but having, during the year, petitioned the General Court, the town came together in December, in a dif- ferent state of mind, and voted to build a meeting-house in the centre of the town, or on the nearest upland should that point prove to be in the swamp ; and a committee was chosen to superintend the matter, and Edward Turner, of Medfield, a surveyor, was appointed to designate this centre spot, wliich was probably not far from the present junction of Oakland and Main streets. In May, 1744, a meeting was called to meet at this place, and to decide whether "the town judge it suitable to set a meeting house for y« Public worship of God," and it was voted by a " great majority not suitable." A proposition was then made that it be set on land of Timothy Clark, about sixty rods west of Edward Clark's house, but this was decided not to be T ^7 doo (P^, 4 ^;-^ ^^^ 3 /nuL i.^,^^ J(f 'Ji II. ^3 /I 51 suitable. In December of this year the General Court ordered the payment of thirty pounds yearly from the town treasury to the people of the New Grant, but this does not seem to have proved a satisfactory settlement of the difference. In 1747 the town voted " whether the town will maintain two ministers in a j2^cneral way that y*^ west part of y*^ town might enjoy equal privileges with the other parts of the town — Passed in the negative — There- fore put to vote whether y^ town would set off y^ west part of the town at y^ center line, to be a separate Precinct — Passed in the negative — Then put to vote whether the town would free the inhabitants of the New (J rant from y^ present ministerial charges in Medway that they might maintain preaching amongst themselves in y^ New Grant — Passed in the negative." The matter was finally settled by the incorporation of the West Precinct by the General Court, December 29, 1748? ^i^^l the next year a meeting-house was built, the Second Church of Christ formed, and in March, 1753, tine town-meeting was first held there. The establishment of this church seems, so far as the records are concerned, to have severed the union of church and state before existing. From this time the records contain only the usual town matters, and the meeting-house and minister disappear. The follow- ing receipt from the Rev. Nathan Bucknam is the last recorded : "March y*^ 22 Anno Dom. 174S-49 Received of Dea John Barber town treasurer the sum of four Hundred Pounds old Tenor Bills in full satisfaction for my salary the past year, and I do hereby acquitt and discharge the said Town of Medway from all Debts, Dues, or demands whatsoever on the account of my yearly salary from the time of my first settling with them in the work of the ministry to the first day of this instant Alarch as witness my hand — Nathan Bucknam." In the warrant for a meeting September 4, 17S0, is the following article : " 5*-^ To hear the proceedings of the Westerly Precinct of Medwav relat- ing to being formed into a distinct town. And to hear and act upon a peti- tion of Lieut. Nathan Whiting and others to see if the town will set oft' the inhabitants of the New Grant to be a distinct town." " Passed in the neg- ative." February 2, 1764, an order was passed by the General Court directing the selectmen of each town and district to "take an exact account of the number of dwelling-houses, families and people in their respective towns and districts including as well Indians civilized, negroes and mulattos, as white people and females, as well as males," and the following is the result in Medway : Census of 1765. Houses 123 Families 138 Males under iS years 165 Females under 18 years 178 Males over 18 years 215 Females over 18 years 210 Negroes 17 Total population 785 This was the first census of Massachusetts. This, together with that of 17755 ^^'^^ made by order of the Provincial Government, since which time a census has been ordered by the General Court once in ten years. 52 "To The Constable or Constables of the Town of Medway." This List Contains Each Person's name Together with the office to which he was chosen on the 5th of March instant, for jou to Warn and Summon to appear before Lawful authority in order to be Sworn to the faithful discharge thereof. Samuel Hayward, JVarden. Oliver Adams "j Seth Partridge y Surveyors of Highv-'ays. Samuel Hill Jun. j Moses Richardson Stirv. of Shi?igles & Clapboards of Boards d- Ltanber. Timothy Clark Fence Viexvcr. John Cutler, Jonath" Cutler ] Nathaniel Partridge |- Hogreeves. Uriah Morse i Lieut. John Harding Sealer of Leather. Given under my hand at Medway, this 6 day of March, 1764. By order of the Selectmen. (Signed) Elijah Clark, Toxvn Clk The Troublous Times. 1765-1783. The feeling of anxiety and alarm that existed in the colonies at what was deemed the oppressive acts of the British Government for several years before the Revolution, is indicated by the action of the town in 1765. After elect- ing Elisha Adams for Representative to the General Court, a committee of five was chosen to draw up suitable instructions for his guidance, which were as follows : "It need not surprise any thinking person that the colonies in North America should be greatly alarmed at the late stamp act from Great Britain as it effects their estates and liberties. It fills us with very great concern to find that measures have been adopted by the British ministry and acts of par- liament made which press hard upon our invaluable rights. It is thought by your constituents that at this critical season you would not be unwilling to know their mind on this important aflair. We look upon the said stamp act to be a burden, grievous, distressing and insupportable not only likely to en- slave the present, but future generations. The great and heavy load of debt lying upon us at present arising from the late expensive war and the defence and support of his Magisties government here, has sunk us so low already that the addition of the weight of the stamp act will sink us into final ruin. We think it is our indispensable duty in justice to ourselves and posterity, as it is our undoubted privilege in the most open and unreserved, but decent and respectful terms to declare our greatest dissatisfaction with this law and we think it incumbent upon you by no means to join in any public measure for countenancing and assistance in the execution of the same, but to exer- cise your utmost endeavor in a modest, becoming manner to prevent said act taking place in this government and that you would with a watchful eye and great diligence, guard and protect the properties and liberties of your coun- try, and charter in particular against all incroachments whatsoever made upon them and likewise desire you to oppose every attempt to raise by way of tax any sum or sums of money or dispose of any already in the treasury in any 53 other way than has been the customary practice, or in short for anything except defraying the necessary expense of the government. You may also signifiy our abhorance and detestation at every unruly outrage that has been or may be committed on persons or property anywhere in his Majesties Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England." In ]May, 1766, Jonathan Adams being the Representative, the town gave him instructions "relating to making up the losses to his Honor the Lieut. Governor and other gentlemen sustained by a riotous outrage in Boston last 3'ear, which we bear public testimony against, yet notwithstanding the Prov- ince as a Province w^ere no actors in s'^ riot, or accessory to it, therefore we do not think it just their losses should be made up by a province tax " ; and in November of the same year he is directed to act " as he shall think most safe and prudent relating to the proposed act of compensation and of pardon and indemnity to the oflenders in the the late times of confusion." In January, 176S, the town voted " to concur with the vote passed in the town of Boston on the 28 October 1767 relating to taking all prudent and legal measures to encourage the produce and manufactures of the Prov- ince and to lessen the use of superfluities imported from afar." In September, 176S, Captain Jonathan Adams was chosen " to join w ith a committee to be convened in Boston on September 22, to act for, and rep- resent this town in advising and consulting such measures as his Majesties service, the peace and safety of his subjects in this Province may require." These votes, with others following, indicate the state of public feeling, and show that the people of Medway w^ere not idle sj^ectators of the great drama about to open, but that they felt a deep interest in these events that were transpiring, and were prepared to resist the encroachments of the g(^v- ernment, and bear their share of the burdens that might fall upon them. At the March meeting in I'J'JO, the town voted that the inhabitants "will forbear the purchasing of Tea and wholly restrain themselves from the use of it, upon which there is a duty laid by the Parliament of Gr. Bi'itian," and also that they will " forbear the purchasing of any goods knowingly, directly or indirectly of any importer or trader until the revenue acts shall be re- pealed," and a committee was chosen who recommended to the town " to frown upon all who may endeavor to frustrate the good design of the above vote, and to deem all wdio mav at anv time counteract it, no better than enemies to our Constitution and Banes to the commonwealth," and "that said town should not for the future knowingly choose any such person or persons into any place of office, either of honor or profit, in said town." The report of the committee was "unanimously" adopted, and the moderator was directed to transmit a copy of the proceedings to the committee of merchants in Boston. » In January, 1773, the town came together " to hear and consider the opinion of the inhabitants of the town of Boston manifested at a legal meet- ing of the said inhabitants on the 30 Nov. last relating to the rights of the Colonies." And it was voted that the several acts of Parliament pointed out " are subversive and violent infringements of those rights " ; " that if per- adventure our happ}' and glorious constitution may be rescued from impend- ing ruin — that our representative in General Assembly should use his utmost influence at all times to recover and support the constitutional rights of the 54 Province" ; that " nothing perhaps of a secular nature more excites our ad- miration and bespeaks our attention than the vigilence discovered of late by the inhabitants of the tov\'n of Boston to do all that in them lies to presence our constitutional rights inviolate when threatened with destruction." A committee of five, Elijah Clark, Moses Richardson, Uriah Morse, Daniel Pond, and Captain Jonathan Adams, was chosen to communicate the doings of this meeting to the people of Boston. In December the town voted " that if any head of a family in this town shall buy any tea or permit any to be used or consumed in his family while subject to duties ought to be viewed as enemies to the Country and will be treated with disrespect by this town — that the selectmen of this town for the time being are directed and desired to withhold and forbear their approba- tion for inn holders and retailers of strong liquors in this town from all such persons that shall buy use and consume any tea in their houses while subject to duties for the purposes and payable as aforesaid." In 1774 it is recorded "that there be an addition of 100 povmds of powder, 200 pounds of bullets, and 200 flints to the town stock of ammuni- tion." " Pursuant to the Precept within written the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Medwaj qualified as is therein directed upon due Warrant given, as- sembled and met together the 27'^ Day of Septemr lyy^ and did then elect and depute Capt" Jonathan Adams to serve for and represent them in the Session or Sessions of the Great and General Court or Assembly, appointed to be convened, held, and kept for His Majesty's Service at the Court-House in Salem, upon Wednesday the Fifth Day of October, 1774: The said Person being chosen by the major Part of the Elec- tors present at said Meeting. Dated in Medway aforesaid, the 27th Day of Septemr Annoque Domini, 1774. The person chosen as above said notified thereof, and summoned to attend accordingly by me Asa Partridge Richardson, Eleazr Adams Jnr "j Select-Men Constable of Medway. James Penniman |- f m d ' v" Elijah Clark j In August the town came together to consider " a letter from a committee of a convention of delegates of the several towns in the County of Suffolk to attend a meeting to be held in Dedham on the 6 of Sept next to deliberate on such matters as the disastrous circumstances of our public affairs may re- quire, and to consult and advise what was prudent to be done at this present alarming situation of affairs," and a committee of five was chosen to attend the meeting. It was also voted to raise "•some relief for the poor industri- ous people of the town of Boston — suffering — being put out of their ordinary business by an act of the British Parliament for blocking up the said harbor." At a meeting in September of this year, there being some doubt as to the legality of electing representatives, a committee of two was chosen to attend a meeting to be held at the house of Captain John Starrs, of Holliston, to con- fer upon the matter ; the town also voted to purchase " two iron field pieces for better security and defence against the attempts or invasion of his Maj- esties enemies and to choose a committee of three men to procure the said field pieces as soon as may be of such bigness as the committee shall think most proper and to mount the same on carriages fit for execution provided the said 55 pieces may be had for a reasonable price." These field-pieces were pur- chased, and caused the town a great deal of trouble, as the next year they ap- pear to have been lost, and much anxiety was manifested for their recovery. They were probably taken by the troops for the defenses about Boston, and were not recovered for some years. " At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Med way legally assem- bled by adjournment the 27^ day of Septem"^ ^774 — " The following Instructions being duly considered the s'* Inhabitants, Voted the same to be Delivered to Capt Jon=* Adams as the rule of his con- duct as Representative of the s'^ Town in the Gener' Assembly : " To Capt Jona Adams Representative of the Town of Medway Sir, you being Elected to represent this Town in a great & Genal Court appointed to be convened, held and kept for his majesty's service at Salim on the 5U1 day of Octor Inst. Your Constituents, the Inhabitants of the Town of Medway being sensibly affected with Divers violent Infringements on our Charter rights and constitution' Privi- leges, think it our Duty at this Critical, unhappy situation of Publick affairs, to ex- press to you our sentiments and expectations. And as we are not acquainted of what Particular Business will be laid Before you in the General Assembly, Therefore we Expect that you will on all Proper occasions Exert yourself in opposing all unconstitutional measures and appointments, and in no way to adhere to any unconstitutional method, Councel or Proceeding. And as we apprehend. Sir, you are not insensible of the unhappy and Distressed circumstances of this Province, We depend on your Firm and Steady atteachment in Promoting all such measures as shall be thought Salutary for the recovery and Preservation of our Charterd and Constitutional rights, and also all such measures as shall be thought conducive to Promote His Majesty's real service and true Interest, the peace, welfare, and Prosperity of the Province. And Whereas, the Late Convention of several counties having Taken under con- sideration the Precarious State and unhappy situation of Publick Affairs deem that a Provincial Congress is Absolutely Necessary. Therefore we instruct you that if the house of representatives, when assembled shall deem such a Congress to be Necessary or Expedient and shall form or resolve themselves into such a Congress that you represent this Town therein, and attend at such time and place as shall be appointed for that purpose, in Order to Consult and Determine on such measures as they shall judge will tend to Promote the real and true interest of his majesty, the peace, good order and Prosperity of this Province. True Copy Attest. Elijah Clark, To-.vn Clr Medway, August 9 1775 Gent™- In observance of the Resolve of Congress on the 29 of June last, The Selectmen of this Town are making Provision for the Coats for the Soldiers in the Massachu- setts Service, and are determined to Supply you with the full Number of 43 Coats set for this Town's Proportion by the first of Ocf Next, Or as Soon as Possibly may be. By Order of the Selectmen Elijah Clark, Ck. To The Gent Committof Supplies for the Massachusetts forces. In January, 1775, the town voted thirty pounds " to encourage the enlist- ing of a number of able bodied men to the number of one quarter of the military soldiers to comjDlete and hold themselves in readiness to march at 56 the shortest notice " ; and each man was allowed nine shillings bounty, and the ti-easurer was instructed to borrow a sufficient sum of money to meet this expense. These were " minute men," so often mentioned in the history of those times, and who were so prompt to rally at the commencement of hos- tilities a few months later, and who, raw and undisciplined, and scantily equipped, rose as one man, and taught the British in the first engagements of the war, that brave and loyal hearts beat under their homespun garb, and it was to be no holiday work to subdue a people ready and willing to fight for their homes and their rights. Two representatives, Jonathan Adams and Moses Adams, were this year chosen to meet with the Provincial Congress at Watertown, in consequence of the " unhappy situation of affairs." They were instructed " on all proper occasions to promote peace and good order and that you will be ready to make suitable provision for the support of civil government and the just con- stitutional rights of the colony and at the same time oppose all extravagant or oppressive measures and that you promote just measures for a reconcilia- tion between the parent state and the colonies and subsei-ve the real interest, peace and w^elfare of both." In the warrant for March meeting, 1776, "His Majesty's Name," in which all warrants heretofore were issued, was omitted, the town calling the meet- ing on its own responsibility ; and the May warrant was issued in the name of the "Government and People of Massachusetts." In 1776 Elijah Clark was chosen Representative to the General Court at Watertown, and in the instructions given him he is advised that if the " Hon- orable Continental Congress should for the safety of the colonies declare them independent of Great Britain that we will support them in the measure with our lives and fortunes." Town Officers for 1776. Chosen at the Annual Meeting, March 4, 1776, Moses Richardson, Moderator ; Elijah Clark, Town Clerk. Captain Jonathan Adams, Lieutenant Moses Adams, Joseph 1 Partridge,Jr., Ensign Nathaniel Partridge, Ensign Joseph V Selectmen. LovELL, Lieutenant Asa Clark, Captain James Penniman, J Samuel Hill, Jun., ^ Henry Ellis, and V Assessors. Henry Ellis, Treasurer. Stephen Adams, J Elijah Clark, Major Josiah Fuller, "l Co^.^^^ittee of Correspondence, Joshua Peabody, Simeon Cutler, V Inspection and Safety. AND James Boyden, J John Wheeler, | Stephen Clark and t hardens George Barber, and V Constables. Nathaniel Partridge, / hardens. Amos Richardson, J Daniel Richardson and ) Tithinemen. Lieutenant Moses Thompson, ) * John Morse, Captain Job Plimpton, ] Surveyors of Henry Daniels, Captain Thomas Metcalf, V Public Lieutenants Nathaniel Clark and Abraham Harding, j Highways. Elijah Clark, whose name appears frequently in the records, repre- sented the town in the General Court for five years. He was clerk of the 57 town for twenty-four years, and the neat penmanship and methodical manner of his keeping of the books is in marked contrast with some portions of the records, Mr. Clark was a prominent man in the town during the Revolu- tion. His father, Edward Clark, came to Medway in 1710, and built the house, still standing, but as presented here much larger than it was originally. CLARK HOUSE ERECTED IN I71O. The oaken timbers of this dwelling have withstood the storms of one hun- dred and seventy-five years, and seem stout enough to last as many more. Here Elijah Clark was born in 17217, and succeeded to the farm. He was married to Bathsheba Harding in 1751, and having reared a large family died in iSoi , honored and respected, at the age of seventy-four years. This ancient dwelling is now occupied by Putnam R. Clark, Esq. Vi'd. Genealogies. Captain Jonathan Adams, who was another prominent man in the town, was born in 1704. He was sent as representative for eleven years, and was on the board of selectmen for fourteen years. He married Patience Clark in 1732, and died in 1804 at the age of ninety-six years. At the Alarch meeting in 1777, the taxes of the following persons were abated, '" In consideration of the suffering and hardnesses endured in the Continental service the year past " : Lieutenant Joshua Gould, Joel Morse, Jonathan Graves, John Hill, Jotham Ellis, John Barber, Seth Mason, Jesse Richardson, Joshua Bullard, Joseph Clark, Jonas Brick, Jedediah Phillips, David Hager, Simpson Jones, Paul Holbrook, Joshua Morse, Abiel Pratt, Ichabod Hawes, Jr., Samuel Partridge, James Barber, John Allen. Vid. The War of The Revolution. In August, 1779, the Rev. David Sanford was chosen to represent the town in a convention to be held at Cambridge, for the purpose of framing a " con- stitution and form of government for the state of Massachusetts Bay." The work of this convention was submitted to the town the next year, which 58 in some of its provisions was not satisfactory, and there seems to have been another convention called, as in June, 1780, the town " put to vote to see if it be the minds of this town to choose a man in the name and stead of the Rev. David Sanford to sit in the next convention, and it passed in the nega- tive by a great majority." The Currency Depreciated. The depreciation of the currency during these years of the war may be inferred by the amounts raised, from time to time, for the payment of men and provisions furnished to the army. In 1778 the town granted the sum of £2,735, 17s., lod. " for the purpose of making an Everage in this town and to encourage men to engage in the Continental & state service " ; in 1779, £4,436, los. was raised, and in 1780, £6,466, 13s., and £13,000 to purchase 9,120 pounds of beef, and in 1781 the expenditures of the town for the year before foot up £92,909, los., 3d. In one instance the town voted to pay those " who marched & served in the late alarm in Rhode Island," the sum of twenty-five pounds per day for their services. These sums, which in hard money must have rendered the town bankrupt, show us that an irredeemable currency brought the same evils in its train then, as in these days. The war had now lasted for six years ; the bur- den had been bravely borne, but it weighed heavily, especially in the towns where there was but little wealth except in land and the ordinary produce of the farm ; money was hard to get, and the difficulty of raising taxes, wdiich to us seem light, required a great amount of self-denial and effort among the sparse population of that time. Draft after draft of the best blood of the town had been called for, and tax after tax paid, but we do not find any signs of faltering or submission, although the future must have looked dark and discouraging. Medway May 6th, 1781. Reed of Capt. Moses Adams by the hand of Ralph Mann the sum of six hundred and fifty one Pounds Ten shillings and six pence in part of the money Produced by his pay-roll to recompence the Militia who march^ for the Defence of Rhode Island at the alarm in July Last. p"" me Elijah Clark, To-w7i Treas." 651, 10, 6. "To the Honrble the Treas of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts Sir : Please to pay to Elijah Clark Treas>- of the Town of Medway all Such Sum or Sums of money as are or may be allowed and made up to us for wages &c on the pay roll of Capt John Baxter to recompence the Militia for service at Nantaskit in Octr 1782, and this shall be your Discharge for the sums so paid. Witness our hands, William Jackson, Eli Ellis." Medway, March 24, 1783. The following report was adopted by the town May 30, 1781 : " The Committee chosen by the Inhabitants of the Town of Medway at their meet- ing upon adjournment the 22d Day of May 1781 in order to Instruct Capt. Jonathan Adams the Representative of s^ Town. And sd committee being favored with the Instructions of the Town of Weymouth bearing Date Jan^y 20th 17S1 and finding them so well calculated and agreeable as to recommend their being adopted by the said Town of Medway with some little vari- ation or alteration as follows viz. 59 To Capt Jonathan Adams, Representative of the Town of Medtvay Sr : Much uneasiness hath arisen in the minds of the People from an apprehen- sion that Sums of monej have been misspent during the war, and that monies and effects of one kind and another to a great amount are not this day accounted for. Whether these, or the neglect of early taxation, inattention to order and government, mistaken notions of inability or aversion of our enemies to maintain and continue the war, a fluctuating currency or a fluctuating system of politicks, are the causes of many of the misfortunes we have suffered, the evils we feel, and the Burthens arising from extraordinary taxes in quick succession laid upon us demand a serious enquiry and nothing short of an impartial enquiry into the State of our public affairs will satisfy the minds of people and open the way to the reformation of abuses and correction of errors. It is therefore expected that you will use your utmost endeavours that no pains be spared to bring public defaulters to justice and that every measure that human wisdom can devise and known justice support be persued for restoring the public credit, removing the complaints of the injured and for conducting public Busi- ness with order, despatch economy and firmness so as to give dignity to government and content to the people and in a particular manner that all militia naval, or other military officers who have been intrusted with public money for expeditions or any other military purposes, committees for erecting powder mills, fortifications, building of vessels, of sequestration of purchases, for the sale of forfeited estates or of what- ever name or denomination, treasurers of the board of war, commissioners. Agents of all sorts in short that all persons intrusted with public moneys, be required to account for them. If upon reasonable notice given and a proper time allowed, they should refuse or neglect to account : that without favor or partiality, they be prosecuted, and that those who have been negligent in their public trusts be dismissed, and those guilty of fraud be punished with infamy. A steady and determined pursuit of such measures will do much to remedy our evils and render the government respectable, but they fall very short of a radical cure if similar measures be not adopted bj' Congress. It is nec- essary, therefore, that the Delegates to Congress be instructed immediately to enter upon this just and necessary work, and officially to demand of their foreign ministers, commissioners and agents a faithful account of their management of public business and expence of public money, and that no character, however great, be screen'd from public scrutiny. Instruct the Delegates to insist on this and not to give over till they have fully accomplished the end proposed. You will also use your endeavors that a remonstrance be made to Congress against the establishment of half pay to the Continental Officers after they are dismissed the Service, and disapprove of every such measure in this Common-Wealth, as it is a measure unreasonable, partial, and pernicious in its consequences. Have they not been promised large tracts of Land at the expiration of the war as an encouragement of their perseverance and as a future reward for their services? Have not the Militia officers accompanied them in their campaigns, fought by their Sides, and Shed their blood with them.' Have not many of these sustained equal dangers and done equal Services, and for whom no pension is provided, nor one farthing for the Depreciation of their wages has been allowed.'' Have the Continental Officers been kept out of their just due.' Have they not been supported equal to their merit.' If not, let jus- tice be done them. To this we willingly bind our estates. But privileg'd officers with pay for life either civil or military, are repugnant to every Idea of a well regu- lated Common-Wealth, and have been found to introduce corruption, idleness, and luxury, discontent and factions. In short pensions are the entering wedge to the ruin of a State, and we need not look further than that country once fondly called our mother country to read our own fate. Her pensioned tribes have already swarmed like the locusts of Egypt, and like them will devour the land. It is with extreme sorrow that we hear of the continental soldiers not being fur- nished with the clothing that has been provided for them, until they are almost naked, and the clothing almost rotten. Does this arise from the negligence of the General Court, of Agents or delinquency of Towns, or from what cause needs an immediate enquiry: also whether a less expensive and more certain method of procuring cloth- 6o ing, than levying them upon Towns cannot be adopted? Whether the late mode of laying fines on Towns for delinquencies will not in most instances operate directly contrary to the end designed? And in some be productive of great injustice to Indi- viduals are questions worthy of consideration. As a member of the General Court and as a friend to liberty truth and justice 3'ou will bear testimony against all public proceedings inconsistent with either, and en- deavour that the Government be cautious in promising, faithful in performing, and at no time assume the power of postponing the performance or altering the nature of a promise, at will and pleasure. You are too sensible of the importance of virtue and good manners, to the well being of a Common-Wealth to need our urging your utmost endeavours for the encouragement of these, and that every rational method be adopted by Government for suppressing profligacy of manners, extravagance in dress, luxury and dissipation, vice and immorality too much reigning amongst us. We apprehend that among other measures the laying an Excise on Spirituous liquors and impost Duties, especially on articles of luxury and Superfluity will con- tribute to this end as well as to render the frequency of Taxes less necessary. Your abilities and integrity leave us no room to doubt of your Strenuous endeav- ours to promote the public good : to support you in the exercise of them is the aim of these instructions, and may Heaven crown ail your endeavours with success." " The foregoing instructions being diligently read and duly considered were passed in the afl[irmative." '■'■Attest^ Daniel Pond, Moderator." COMMISSION OF THEODORE CLARK, GENT™. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency JOHN HANCOCK, ESQ^, Goz'erttor and Cotntuander in chief in and over the Commonwealth of Alassachusetts. To Theodore Clark Gent", Greeting. [seal.] You being appointed second Lieutenant of a company commanded by Capt. John Ellis in the Fourth Regiment of Militia in the County of Sufl"oIk in said Commonwealth whereof Laban Mann Esqr is Colonel. By virtue of the Power vested in me I do by these Presents (reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty Courage and good conduct) commission you accordingly, — You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of 2d Lieut, in leading, ordering and exercising said Company in Arms, both inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline. And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their 2^ Lieut, and you are yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from me or your superior officers. Given under my hand and the seal of the said Commonwealth the First day of July in the Year of our LORD 1781, in the fifth Year of the Independence of the United States of America. (Signed) JOHN HANCOCK. By His Excellency's Command, John Avery jun. Secy. In 1782 the town instructed its Representative, Moses Adams, as follows : " That he use his influence that the General Court lessen the prices of salary men and days' men that draw pay from the state at this day of public calam- ity, so that the people may not have just reason to complain of oppression, 6i and that all persons not absolutely necessary for managing the affairs of this state that are paid by the government be dismissed, so that such heavy bur- thens by reason of such immense taxes laid upon this commonwealth to sup- port the administration be relinquished. Your constituents advise to use your influence that a law be made to restrain the attorneys in our common- wealth from demanding excessive fees, and that the General Court be re- moved out of Boston into some other town . . . that there may be an immediate settlement made with the treasurer of this commonwealth, and all other public boards . . . and that for future there be a descriptive list transmitted to the several towns in this commonwealth annually giving a just account of the state of the treasury." Scattered through the records of this period, and especially during the war, whole pages are filled with notices to sti-angers to depart out of the town, in order to prevent their gaining a settlement and thus possibly add- ing to the burdens of taxation for the support of poor, of which the follow- ing is a specimen : " Whereas we have been informed that Job Puffer and Cloe Puffer came into this town some time in the month of November last from Wrenthan, and as we find our- selves unwilling to admit the said persons as inhabitants of this town — therefore in the name of the commonwealth you are hereby required forthwith to warn the said Job Puffer and Cloe Puffer to depart and leave this town within fourteen days, or give security to the selectmen to indemnify and save the town from all charges that may happen to accrue to the town by any means or cause of their continuing their resi- dence here." Signed by the selectmen and directed to Abijah Fairbanks, Constable. In 17S3 the town voted : " If the absentees who have left this or any of the United States with their own par- ticular interest therein, and sought to take protection under the British arms which invaded the same, and who have since the commencement of the late war joined or in any way assisted the British forces in destroying or subduing this or any part of the United States, ought to be prevented from returning, or possessing their own estates again from which they fled, and that sd absentees, being rightly termed conspirators and traitors ought to be wholly excluded the right or privilege of inhabitancy or resi- dence in this or any of the United States of America for the future." Great dissatisfaction appears to have existed in reference to the acts of Congress in granting half pay to the officers of Continental army and laying an impost on the states for this piu-pose, which they consider " a real griev- ance in its natm"e and unconstitutional." The instructions to the representa- tive for this year, which are recorded in the clear and careful hand-writing of Elijah Clark, town clerk, were as follows : " The Inhabitants of the Town of Medway. At a Legal Town Meeting held on ad- journment the 28"! day of May A. D. 17S3 Voted, that the following Instruction be given to the Representative of this Town for his rule of Conduct in the General Court the Ensuing year viz. To Capt. Moses Adams Sir, Notwithstanding the Confidence this Town has placed in your Integrity and Abilities to Represent them in the General Court the Ensuing year and having no cause to Suspect your attachment to the Interest of this Town and the Prosperity and Welfare of this Commonwealth in General. Yet your constituents viewing the pres- ent Situation of Public Affairs think themselves in Duty bound to Express to you 62 their Sentiments for the Regulation of jour Conduct, Relating to the following Sub- jects viz. While we place Our attention to the I^ate Treaty we cannot but feel our- selves much concerned for the event of the 5th Article, which Respects those persons who have not Only fled from this Country when the Liberties thereof were Invaded, But also have Taken Protection under the Armes that Invaded the Same, and united their whole Efforts in Subjugating this Country and their Own fellow Citizens to their Cruel unnatural Designs. And being Apprehensive that Persons who have Exerted all their Power and Malice to overturn our Government Can never again make peace- able Subjects in it And without mentioning Every Perticular Objection which might be ofterrd against the return of these persons who are Described by the Laws of this Commonwealth as Conspirators and Absentees and being fully convinced of the Dan- gerous Consequences which will attend the admitting them to regain their forfeit^ es- tates, or place of Residence within this Commonwealth. We instruct you to use your Endeavours by all Proper means to prevent any Person of the aforesaid Description from Ever Returning to this State, or Regaining their justly forfeited Estates within this Commonwealth Whereas it appears that by some means or other an undue Proportion of the Con- tinental Old Bills of Credit have been Entroduced into this Commonwealth, whereby the Publick and Individuals of this State have Suffer^ great Damages and Disappoint- ments by reason that the sd Bills have not been Redeemed or Exchanged by the United States, Therefore, that you use your Endeavours at all Proper Occasions that Some meas- ures may be Adopted and Prosecuted which will Effect the Exchange or Redemption of the sd Bills on Some Just Principle, by the united States as Soon as may be. That you Exert yourself at the most Early and favorable opportunity that shall Present To Revive a Petition Prefer^ to the General Court in 17S1 By the Agents of a number of Towns in the Counties of Suffolk and middlesix Praying that a New County may be incorporated and to use your Endeavours that the prayer thereof may be Granted. We Earnestly Recommend to you the greatest Economy and frugality with regard to the Expenditure of Publick monies and that you Oppose all Extravigrant unreason- able Grants, Salaries and half pay to the continental officers. Attest Elijah Clark To-vh Cl^ " The tax-list for 17S3 fills a manuscript of fourteen pages about eight inches square, and contains the names of 316 residents and 98 non-residents. The poll-tax is 3s., 6d. ; the largest real estate tax-payers were Captain Joseph Lovell, £1, 3s., Sd. ; Asa P. Richardson, £1, 2s., 9d., and Nathaniel Lovell, J£i, OS., 8d. Med WAY One Hundred Years Ago. " COPPY OF THE DeSCKIPTION OF YC ToWN COMPOSED BY Mr BUCKNAM & HeNRY ElLIS, 17S5. " IMedway was vSet off from medfield Containing all that was medfield on y^ Weft vSide of Charls River Bounded Eaft & South on Charles river Southweft on Bellingham, Weft on Holliston & north on Sherburn till it comes to Charls river firft mentioned. " The Town in Length is about 6 miles & in Bredth on an Everage is about 3 miles & ^. The Surface of y^ Town rough & unfightly By reafon of woods & Swamps, that are Uncultivated & one Especially in y« Center of }'« Town more than a mile from Eaft to weft & about 3 miles from North to South. & as for the Soil where it is Cleared Tolerable Grazing -for Cattle & where menured Produces Plentiful Crops of Grain many Times more than is sufficient for y^ Inhabitants. The air is clear & Healthy the Inhabitants Sub- fist Chiefly upon Husbandry. Buildings, Contains 2 meeting houfes & about 63 1 2)"/ Dwelling houfes, none Very Eligant But in Common Comfortable Habi- tations, 144 other Buildings of Several Denomin""- N°- of Inhabitants about 850. Divifions, the Town is Divided into 2 Parrifhes of y^ Congregational De- nominations. N"- of Births Deaths & marriages in y^ Town of medway an- nually for 6 years part upon an Everage are 32 Births 6 Deaths & 12 marriages, Mills 4 Grift mills 5 Saw mills & one fulling Mill, 2 Grift mills & 2 .Saw mills on Charls river 2 Grift mills & 2 Saw mills on Boggcftow, and one Saw mill on Chicking Brook So Called. Roads One a Country road Ex- tending from Eaft to weft Called y*^ middle road from Bofton to Hartford, & a County road Extending from South to North Leading to watertown & the Eaftward parts. The Town of medway from the Center of s"^ Town is 25 miles from Bofton & Lyeth Nearly Southweft from y*^ Town, & is in y^County of Suffolk." " Description of Medway, Ml{. BUCKNAM. Z>ra/l by E. Clark, 17S6." In 1787 Moses Richardson was chosen to represent the town in the Gene- ral Court and his compensation was fixed at 4s., 6d. per dav, and he was di- rected to " deliver to the treasurer for the use of the town all sums he may receive from the public treasury for his services, above that amount." In the year 17S9, by the perambulation of the line between Medway and Holliston, it appears that it ran in a westerly direction from near the house of Henry Bullard through Winthrop Pond, and across the road leading from West Medway to Holliston, to a heap of stones in Ash Swamp, and then southerly to Charles River ; Holliston bounding it on the north and west ; this included a considerable tract on the north now in Holliston, and left out about as much, which is now in Medway, on the west. An exchange was made, and the present boundary line between Medway and the town of Holliston ■was established March 3, 1S29. The boundary between Medway, Belling- ham, and Franklin was straightened February 23, 1S33 ; and March 13, 1S39, the boundary between Tvledway and the town of Franklin was changed ; and February 23, 1S70, a part of Medway was taken to constitute the new town of Norfolk. In 1792 a portion of Franklin was set off' to this town, including what is now known as Deanville, and the next year the estates of Peter Bullard and Abner Mason, formerly a part of Sherborn, were added to Medway, and March 3, 1792, the present boundary line between the two towns was estab- lished. The present Norfolk County was constituted March 22, i793- The act was approved March 26, 1793, bv John Hancock, Governor. The towns included were Bellingham, Braintree, Brookline, Cohasset, Dedham, Dorchester, Dover, Foxborough, Franklin, Hingham, Hull, Med- field, Medway, JMilton, Needham, Quincy, Randolph, Roxbury, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Weymouth, and Wrentham. Originally, May 10, 1643, the Colony of Massachusetts Bay was divided into four counties, viz. : Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, and Norfolk. The lat- ter embraced the tow^ns of Haverhill, Salisbury, Hampton, Exeter, Dover, and Portsmouth ; the last four were set oft' to New Hampshire in 1680 ; the other towns were afterward included in Essex County, so that February 4, 1680, the original Norfolk County in Massachusetts, ceased to exist. 64 The warrants of 1794 define the qualifications for voting for state officers to be, a residence in the state one year, twenty-one years of age, having an estate, the annual income of which is three pounds, or any estate of the value of sixty pounds ; and for town affairs, such as pay a single tax besides a poll, equal to two-thirds of the poll-tax. Federal money began to appear on the records, and in the year i795 the town expenditures were put down in dollars, cents, and mills, and there- after pounds, shillings, and pence, disappeared from the books. In 1795 the town directed the selectmen to set up guide-posts in accord- ance with an act of the Legislature, and the price for labor on the highways was fixed at six cents an hour for a man or a good team. In one of the warrants for 1803, an article " to see if the town will give their suffrage for a turnpike road to be laid out through said town " was dis- missed. This was the Hartford Turnpike built some two or three years after, running from Medfield meadows westerly the whole length of the town, nearly in a direct line. It was deemed a most important undertaking, and its construction was watched with as much, perhaps more, interest than the building of a railroad would now excite. It has proved a great convenience to the town, but the hopes of its projectors in regard to its financial results were doomed to disappointment and failure. It was used as a turnpike until about 1835, when it became a town way and has since been supported as other highways are. The following petition was addressed to the selectmen with the view of constituting the two parishes of the town into one : " IMedway, April 6th 1S03." " To The Selectmen of Medway," " Gentlemen : Please to Insert an Article in your warrant for your next Town Meeting, viz : To see if the East and West Parrishes of our said Town of Medwaj will agree to be formed into one distinct Town " (i. e. Parish) " or act any thing on the Subject as the said two Parrishes shall think proper. In doing which you will oblege your Hum>e Servts. (Signed) Nathaniel Lovell, Ezekiel Plimpton, Simpson Jones, Stephen Clark, Ebenezer Ellis, Jeduthan Bullen, Elisha Fisher, Elijah Bridges, Sylvanus Adams." This matter, as subsequently appears, had been under discussion for the past ten years in town-meetings, and various committees were appointed from time to time, to report to the town, but still the two parishes continued to remain distinct and separate. In Pursuance to an "Act of the General Court of the Common Wealth of Massa- chusetts, for regulating elections. The following is an alphabitical list of the Inhab- itants of the Town of Medway, as appear to the Subscribers, by the Valuation of said Town, to be Qiiallified by the Constitution of said Common Wealth, and of the United States, to Vote for Governor, Lieut. Governor, Senator, Representatives in General Court, & Representatives in Congress, viz : Nathaniel Allen Ezra Adams Obediah Adams Hezekiah Adams Eliakim Adams Moses Adams Aaron Adams Amos B. Abbee John Abbee Jonathan Adams Micah Adams Silas Adams Moses Adams Ju"" Oliver Adams Silvanus Adams Jasper Adams Elijah Allen Horatio Adams 65 B. Moses Bullen Mathia BuUard Joseph Barber Joseph Barber Juir" Isaac BuUard George Barber Seneca Barber George Barber, Ju^ Jeduthan Bullen Liberty Bullard Timothy Bullard Ralph Bullard Jonathan Bullen Adam Bullard Elijah Bridges Amos Bullard David Bullen C. Elisha Cutler Nathaniel Cutler Simon Cutler Simon Cutler Jun"" Samuel Clark Asa Clark Timothy Clark Theodore Clark Joseph Clark Samuel Cleaveland Calvin Cutler Stephen Clark John Clark Jur Phillips Clark D. Henry Daniels Lemuel Daniels Asa Daniels Asa Daniels Ju'' Israel Daniels Amos Daniels Henry Daniels Ju"" Sabin Daniels Jesse Daniels Jeremiah Daniels Ju"" Jeremiah Daniels ^^ Elias Daniels Moses Daniels E. Oliver Ellis Ebenezar Ellis John Ellis John Ellis Jun"" Henry Ellis Jun"" Henry Ellis Samuel Ellis Moses Ellis William Feltt Moses Feltt Joel Fisk Silas Fairbank Elihu Fisher G. James Gibbs William Greene H. Theodore Harding Joel Haws Reuben Hixson John Harding Ju"" Timothy Hill Thomas Harding Stephen Harding Moses Hill Isaac Hixson Seth Hixson Asa Hixson Samuel Hill Abram Harding Simon Hill Timothy Hammond Asa Harding Reuben Hill Abner Holbrook Daniel Ide Daniel Ide Ju' Simpson Jones Nathan Jones Isaac Kibbey Zebina Kingsbury David Lawrence Joseph Lovell Nathaniel Lovell Thaddeus Loverinj Peter Lewitt Amos Lovering M. Thomas Morse Ralph Mann Benoni Morse Ju*" Luther Metcalf Abner Morse Abner Mason Simon H. Mason N. Joseph Newell P. Elijah Partridge Ezekiel Plimpton Simeon Partridge Job Plimpton Jedediah Phillips Ezekiel Partridge Joel Partridge Samuel Partridge Seth Partridge Darius Partridge Ziba Partridge Joseph Partridge Moses Pond Jun"" Nathan Plimpton R. Simeon Richardson Ezra Richardson Elisha Richardson Amos Richardson Abijah Richardson Abijah Richardson Jr Joseph Richardson Asa P. Richardson Prince Royal Moses Richardson Moses Rockwood Moses Rockwood Ju"" Amos Richardson Jul" Artemus Richardson Aaron Rockwood Amos Rockwood Marcus Richardson Jabez Shumway Philo Santford Timothy Smith Nathan Thayer Amos Turner Hezelton Taftt Samuel Twiss Aaron Thayer W. Elias Whiting Joseph Ware James Wight Lewis Wheeler Timothy Whiting Aaron Wight Comfirt Walker Joshua Whiting Medway, December 12th 1804. THEODORE CLARK, ) Assessors JABEZ SHUMWAY, [ of LEWIS WHEELER, J Medway. Gentlemen : Selectmen of the Town of Medway." In 1S05 Ezekiel Plimpton petitioned the town that liberty might be granted to the owners of land to set out and cultivate various kjnds of trees along the highways against their own premises. This article was referred to another meeting and dismissed. Mr. Plimpton was a hundred years in advance of his time. If his plan had been adopted, we should to-day be enjoying great benefits. 66 It was In 1S05 that the limits of the school districts were defined, and the districts were numbered from one to six. A survey was made in October, 1S06, by Samuel Bullard, Esq., with a view to the division of the town. The new town was to include the westerly part of Medway, i e., the New Grant, also parts of Bellingham, Holliston, and Franklin, 10,310 acres in area. On the basis of this survey Job Plimp- ton and others petitioned for a division of the town ; a committee to whom the matter was referred, reported in 1807 that they " are of opinion that the great and heavy expense which would fall on the remaining part of the town, by reason of the gi'eat number of bridges over Charles River which falls into that part of the said town, are powerful objections against the division, also the limited situation, both as to territory and population of that part of the town which is to remain being unable and thereby being deprived for a great number of years, if not forever, of any representation in the legislature." Not being able to separate, the next year an effort was made to consolidate the two parishes and build a church in the centre of the town, and in 1809 a connnittee was chosen, who I'eported that they had located the centre of the town " on the westerly side of Black Swamp on land of Thomas Wight, 132 rods due north from the turnpike road." This was not a satisfactory place, and several other spots east and west of this were proposed, and the matter was adjourned from meeting to meeting for a year or two, and finally dropped until 1813, when it was taken up and a committee of thirteen, after carefully examining the subject, reported that "we are of the opinion that the two societies should unite" and recommended the building of a meeting-house " on the i-ising ground which is on the land of Timothy Hammond and the Widow Bathsheba Clark's dower, south of the Hartford and Dedham turn- pike, and southerly of the centre of said town," and that the town should pe- tition the General Court to be incorporated as one parish, and that the town should purchase of the society in the west parish any material which had been provided for a new house there. On the 34th of May the town, in ac- cordance with this report, voted to build on a site near that selected by the committee, but after reconsideration in two or three adjourned meetings the w^hole matter seems to have been dismissed. In 1814 the town voted not to send a representative to the legislature " by reason of the town being at great expense by building meeting-houses, and also for an additional number of poor newly thrown upon the town." A vote was also passed "that all soldiers who shall be called into the United States service the present year shall receive from the town such a sum as with their pay will amount to sixteen dollars per month." It had been the custom to choose two tithing men annually, but in 1S15 four were chosen, and the following vote passed : " Whereas the profanation of the Lord's Day by many inconsiderate per- sons has become notorious and is incompatible with a due regard to the christian sabbath, it being the ardent wish of this town that the tything men should use their vigilant exertions in order to put a stop to all unnecessary traveling on the Sabbath, and in all things cause the laws for the due obser- vance of the Lord's Day to be duly executed according to the tenor and intent of their solemn oath." The practice of choosing tithing men at the March meeting continued un- 67 til the year 1845. Samuel Force and Anson F. White being the last incum- bents of that office. In 181S the town voted "hereafter to hold the town ineetings two out of every three years at the east parish and one year in the west parish also voted that it is expedient to build a convenient house for the holding of town meet- ings and for the storage of the town ammunition." A parish house, as it was called, was soon after built in each part of the town where town-meetings were afterwards held. In 1823, voted to hold the meetings alternately in East and West Medwav ; this was continued until 1842 when it was decided to hold the meetings every third year at the Village, as is the custom at the present time. A Subscription for Bunker Hill Monument. " Bunker Hill Monument Association. 7?ccg/t'?r/ of Mr. Joseph L. Richardson One hundred fourteen d- j^/q Dollars, be- ing the amount subscribed in the town of Medwaj toward the erection of a Monu- ment on Bunker Hill. $"4t'oV (Signed) For Nath'. D. Russell, Treasurer, Isaac C. Brewer. Boston, ^o^ May, 1S25." Previous to 1826 the few town paupers had been boarded by individuals at the expense of the town, but the increasing number of them led to the appointment of a board of overseers of the poor, and a committee was chosen to select a farm suitable for accommodating the poor of the town ; and the same year the "old poor farm" on Farm Street, now^ occupied l^y Mr. Edward O'Donnell, was purchased and used for that purpose until 1S65. the almshouse. 1865-1885. 68 It appears that a reliable keeper was hired and an elaborate code of regula- tions was adopted, by which nothing stronger than beer or cider was to be allowed the inmates ; no inmate could leave the place without permission from the master ; fires and lights were to be extinguished by nine o'clock in the evening ; no inmate was allowed to find fault with the master except to the overseers ; a reasonable amount of labor was required of such as were able, and a " room of correction" was provided where transgressors were confined on a diet of bread and water. For almost fort}' years the town's poor were provided with a comfortable home on these highlands of Medway, overlooking all parts of the town, and having a view of more distant landscapes, and enjoying a scenery nowhere surpassed in the region. Afterward one of the finest residences at that time in the town was pur- chased in 1S65, at an expense of nearly ten thousand dollars, as a home for the poor. It was located on the ancient homestead of Joseph Lovell, Esq., who for many years was the most prominent and honored citizen of the town. The dwelling-house was comparatively new, and near it stood, as sentinels, several majestic elms of more than a century's growth. These are still standing in vigorous life, and continue to give their own peculiar charm to the place, which is owned by Professor C. W. Emerson, m. d., Principal of the Monroe Conservatory of Oratory, in Boston. The house is being fitted up for a private residence, and will doubtless become one of the most attractive in the new town of Millis. Dr. Emerson has devoted the farm to the production of milk and stock. In 1S31 the time of the sitting of the legislature was changed to January, and, in consequence, the annual election of state officers and representatives took place in November. The observance of Election Day on the last Wednesday of May, which had heretofore been kept as a holiday, after this gradually fell into disuse. The next year a board of health was chosen on account of the prevalence of the cholera, and vigorous sanitary measures were adopted ; the dwellings and surroundings of citizens were inspected, cellars cleaned out, oftal removed, and measures that it would have been wise to have continued, were taken to ward oft' the dreaded scourge. Fortunately, very few cases occurred in this vicinity. By act of Congress in 1836, the surplus revenue in the treasury was ordered to be distributed to the several states in proportion to the number of electors to which each was entitled. The amount received by Massachusetts was divided among the towns, and it was voted by this town that its share should be invested and the income devoted to educational purposes, and Warren Levering, Luther Metcalf, Joseph L. Richardson, James Lovering, and Eleazar Daniels were chosen to take charge of it, and at a following meeting they reported that about three-quarters of the amount expected had been re- ceived, amounting to $2,560.31, and that this was all, probably, that would be received, and this amount had been loaned to individuals secured by mort- gage and the interest applied as voted by the town. This arrangement was continued until 1S43, when the larger part of it was used to pay the town debt. In 1840 the expense for the support of the poor was unusually large, owing to some special expenditures that were deemed necessary, and the 69 overseer of the poor recommended "that hereafter a detailed account of the expense of the poor be drawn up and printed for the use of the tax-payers," and at the meeting following it was voted " that the accounts of the select- men be included in the foregoing, and that a copy be furnished to each voter on the first of March." The First Printed Town Report. Expenses of the Town of Medway, for the Year Ending February 25, 1841. Expenditures and Receif is connected -with the mpfort of the Poor at the Alms House for the year ending February 13, 1S41. Expenditures. For Grain $3^ 43 " Flour and Bread 1706 " Butter and Cheese 45 95 " Sugar and Molasses 2039 " Coffee and Tea 21 36 " Fresh and Salt Meat 41 65 " Fresh and Salt Fish 15 35 " Potatoes 19 05 " Cider, Vinegar and Apples 946 " Clothing and Shoes 49 50 " Sundries 4° 13 " Grass and Garden Seeds 11 01 " Pasturing and Grass -4 o? " Neat Stock loS 00 ... 10 05 ... 5 92 ... S 12 ... 7 49 ... 916 ... 9 Swine Blacksmith work Farming Utensils Repairs of Buildings. . Labor and Team Work Sawyers Bill 23 " Medical Attendance 830 " Salary of J. Gould, Keeper 215 00 " Services of Overseers 21 00 $753 68 Receipts and Credits. For Neat Stock $23 25 " Swine 12 50 " Beef 25 91 ' ' Pork and Lard 657 " Fowls 4 46 " Knitting and Straw Braid S SS " Sundry Articles 13 31 " Lumber 15 61 " Labor and Team Work 53 52 " State for support of Pauper 2 17 $166 18 •$587 50 Amount due to sundry persons prior to March i , 1S40 543 45 Interest on the same 19 20 Whole Expense of Poor. $562 65 Amount due from sundry persons prior to March i, 1840, con- sidered good $59 17 Leaving a balance due of. $503 48 Agreeable to a vote of the Town the subscribers herewith present a Statement of the Poor House Expenditures and Re- ceipts for the last year, and also the amount due prior to that time, which we believe to be substantially correct. All which is respectfully submitted. NATHAN HARDING, SILAS RICHARDSON. Expense of Schools. Paid for District No. i $214 50 " " " " 2 . .270 06 " " " " 3-- 86 62 " " " " 4.-236 06 " " " " 5. .142 52 " " " " 6. .106 ZZ " " " " 7. .201 14 " " " " 8. .124 39 " S- H. Mason and Son 6 33 $1,387 95 Expense of To-vn Officers. Paid J. L. Richardson, Collector for 1839 " J. L. Richardson, Collector for 1840 " A. Cole, Selectman, 1840.. " Jos. Adams, " " • • " O. Mason, " " • • " Assessors, " •• " School Committee " •• 1839 .. $28 59 32 26 ic 00 7 00 5 00 130 86 45 00 64 00 $322 71 70 Aliscellaneous Expenses. Paid for 1,941 feet of Plank for Bridges %2>2> 78 " " 270 feet of Timber for Bridges 11 16 " " Labor on Bridges 21 74 " " Labor on Roads i 25 " " Bridge Materials, includ- ing Irons 10 15 " " Labor repairing Milford road II 35 " " Building a Bridge on said road 26 50 " " Expenses of repairs of West road 623 00 " " Expenses of repairs of East road. 243 75 " " Building Stone Bridge, &c. by S. Cutlers 157 00 " " Building a temporary Bridge, by A. Daniel's saw-mill 34 67 *' " School Books 3076 " " 2 Guide Boards i 00 " " Discount on Taxes 15948 " " Military Services 25 00 Paid for Repairs on Turnpike road $1600 " Interest on Money ac- cruing against the town 132 00 " Expenses of borrowing said money and paying Interest 9 00 " Court Fees on 2 Indict- ments 22 78 " Taxes abated on W. Cushing's 2 bills 7 33 " Taxes abated on J. L. Richardson's 4 bills... 56 90 " services and labor on Turnpike road in 1839 ^5 75 " PrintingTown Expenses &c 7 50 $1,657 85 $3,368 51 All of which is submitted. JOSEPH ADAMS, ■) s,i,,tmen ORION MASON, / selectmen. Medway, Feb. 25, 1S41." The Town Report of Expenses above, was printed on a single sheet and distributed in accordance with the foregoing vote. It was foiuid so convenient that two years later, in 1843, there was a town report, still more in detail, issued for the first time by an auditor ap- pointed to examine and certify to the accounts of the different boards of town officers. The auditor for that year, and several years following, was Christopher Slocomb ; the charge made by him for service was four dollars per annum. The bill for printing three hundred copies was six dollars. From so small a beginning, the auditor's annual report has grown from year to year to its present elaborate form, which includes a statement of the whole receipts and expenditures of the town, together with reports and state- ments from the different departments of the town administration, births, marriages, and deaths, and numerous other matters interesting to the citi- zens. In 1844 ^ proposal was made that the towns of Medway and Franklin should replace, by one of stone, the bridge leading over Charles River at the Village, near the Medway cotton manufactory ; the existing bridge being insecure, and from its position a difficult one to maintain. As this neces- sarily involved very great expense, it met with considerable opposition, but the town finally decided to build a stone arch bridge of thirty-six feet span, just below the location of the old one. The next year a plan having been made by Mr. Whiting, and proposals called for, the estimated cost, $6,000, was so great that the subject was for a time postponed. In 1846 it was taken up, and the selectmen were directed to contract for the building of the bridge, provided it could be done for the sum of $4,000. This proved to be an un- wise restriction which eventually involved the towns in considerable addi- 71 tional expense, as the structure was not firm enough, and in a short time partially fell down. In 1S47 it was rebuilt in a more thorough manner, and still stands, and bids lair to be permanent. In 1845 it began to be evident that the population and size of the vil- lages in town imperativelv demanded a fire department, the means of subduing fires being exceedingly primitive and inefficient ; and a committee was chosen to take the matter into consideration, but the necessary expense involved caused considerable delay. An account of the formation of this depai'tment may be found in another place. November, 1S53, " Voted that the town clerk be authorized to deposit in the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society for preservation a vol- ume of the Old Colony Laws commencing July 19 1775 the same contain- ing 207 pages to be kept by said society for said town and subject to the order of said town at any future time." In 1S55 it was voted that the above volume be deposited in the State Library for preservation. The progress of the town is indicated by the following report of a com- mittee in 1857: "The public good requires a lock-up, or some place for confinement of disturbers of the peace, and your committee recommend that the town authorize the selectmen to procure some suitable place for the same and fit the same up in a convenient manner." This year the state was divided into representative districts. Medway was in the Twelfth Norfolk District, which included also the towns of Foxboro, Wrentham, and afterwards Norfolk, and was entitled to send two repre- sentatives. In 1S76 the state was re-districted, and Medway was in the Eighth Norfolk District, which included also the towns of Foxboro, Wren- tham, Franklin, and Bellingham, and sent two representatives. The record of the town in the gi^eat War of the Rebellion will be foimd elsewhere. The 29th of April, 1861, a town-meeting was called " To see if the town will adopt measures to raise and equip a military company for the service of the government and to raise and appropriate any sums of money necessary for that purpose." This meeting was a large and enthusi- astic one ; a military committee was chosen to furnish needful supplies for soldiers, and to provide for the families of those who enlisted. During the four years of the war the towii furnished its quota of troops as they were called for. Aloney was freely voted and expended, leaving the town at its close with a debt of about $30,000. In 1865, the old almshouse having become too small for the accommoda- tion of the poor, it was proposed to build a new one of sufficient size to ac- commodate the present and prospective needs of the town, and the board of overseers were authorized to procure a plan and provide materials for such a house ; but before this was carried out it was thought best to dispose of the old farm and purchase a new one. Committees were chosen and lengthy reports made which resulted, finally, in the purchase of a suitable place. In 1865 a code of by-laws containing directions for the government of town-meetings, police regulations, the collection of taxes, and other matters connected with the administration of town affairs, was adopted, printed, and circulated among the voters of the town ; this was afterward superseded by the present code, adopted in 1S71. In 1S67 the streets of the town were named and copied into the records ; 72 and all streets and ways laid out since that time have received a name at the time of their acceptance by the town. In 1868 a committee consisting of Granville E. McCullum, A. S. Hard- ing, William Daniels, M. M. Fisher, D. A. Partridge, Amos H. Boyd, and W. P. Clarke, made a report recommending the erection of a monument to the memory of the soldiers from this town who fell in the war, to stand in or near Oakland Cemetery in the Village, and that the sum of $3,500 be granted for that purpose. This report was accepted, but no further action has been taken by the town. In the latter part of 1868 a fire occurred which consumed the town clerk's office. The records were saved with the exception of a portion of the births, marriages, and deaths, which have since been copied from the lists at the State House in Boston. The library of the town was destroyed, but has since been replaced by a donation from the State of such law reports and documents as were lost. The Warrant for the March Meeting i8yi, contained the following article, viz. : " To see what action the Town will take in regard to the code of By-Laws which were presented to them at the last November meeting by a Committee appointed for that purpose, or act any matter or thing concerning the same." On 7vhich article the following action -was taken, viz.: Voted to accept the Report of the Committee as amended. Voted to adopt the Report of the Committee as amended. A true copy of Record, Attest : GEO. P. METCALF, Norfolk, ss. " Town Clerk. Approved. Superior Court, Sept. 7, 1871. LINCOLN F. BRIGHAM, C. J. S. Court. A true copy of the By-Laws as approved. Attest: ERASTUS WORTHINGTON, Clerk. RULES AND BY-LAWS, Adopted April 3d, 1871. ARTICLE I. — TOWN MEETINGS. Sec. I. Town Meetings shall be held in East Medway in the year A. D. 1871, West Medway in the year A. D. 1872, Medway Village in the year A. D. 1873, alternating at each of said places, once in three years'. Sec. 2. All Town Meetings shall be notified by posting a copy of the warrant call- ing the same at each of the Churches and Post Offices in Town, at least seven days before the day appointed for the meeting. Sec. 3. The Annual Meeting for the election of Town Officers shall be held on the first Monday of March. ARTICLE II. — GOVERNMENT OF TOWN MEETINGS. Sec. I. At the Annual Election of Town Officers the polls shall remain open for at least one hour, after which a vote may at any time be passed to close them in not less than ten minutes. 73 Sec. 2. The Presiding Officer of town meetings may require motions to be sub- mitted to the town in writing. Sec. 3. No final vote shall be reconsidered unless the intention to do so shall be de- clared at the time of its adoption, and no article in any warrant shall be again consid- ered after it has been disposed of, unless ordered by two thirds of the voters present. Sec. 4. All motions may be debated excepting the motion to adjourn, and motions to adjourn, to lay on the table, the previous question to postpone or to amend shall have precedence over all others in the foregoing order. Sec. 5. The duties of the Presiding Officer, not otherwise provided for by law, or by the foregoing rules, shall be determined by the rules of parliamentary law as laid down in Cushing's Manual as far as they are applicable to town meetings. ARTICLE III. — FINANCES. Sec. 1. The financial year shall begin with the first day of February in each year, and close with the last day of January next following. Sec. 2. The Selectmen may authorize the Treasurer to borrow money temporarilv, in anticipation of the collection of taxes, should the same in their judgment be neces- sary, and to give the note or notes of the town therefor, signed by such Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen, and all town notes authorized by the vote of the town and given by the Treasurer shall be countersigned by the Selectmen. Sec. 3. The assessment of all taxes shall be completed and a list thereof delivered to the Collector on or before the first day of September in each year, excepting the as- sessment of poll taxes against those persons who only pay a poll tax, a list of which shall be completed and delivered to the Collector on or before the first day of July in each year, and shall be payable to the Collector at his Office, on or before the first day of August next following, and all of said taxes remaining unpaid on said last men- tioned day shall be immediately put into the hands of an Officer for collection. Sec. 4. All taxes assessed in each year, excepting the list of poll taxes referred to in section three of this article, shall be payable on or before the first day of December in the same year, and interest at the rate of one per cent, per month shall be charged and collected from said first of December, on all taxes remaining unpaid on that day; and the Collector is required immediately after the first day of January in each year to exert all the powers vested in him by law for the collection of all unpaid taxes. Sec. 5. The Collector shall within thirty days after receiving the tax list, send or deliver to every tax payer his tax bill, excepting those who pay poll taxes only, on which shall be printed the rate of taxation, with the conditions of the same as herein provided. Sec. 6. The Collector shall report to the Selectmen the list of taxes remaining unpaid on the first of February in each year, and said list shall be published in the Selectmen's Report. Sec. 7. One Auditor shall be annually chosen by the town, whose duty shall be to audit the vouchers and accounts of the Selectmen, Town Treasurer, School Committee, Collector of Taxes, and all other Town accounts, at the close of the fiscal year; and they shall report the result of their examination to the Selectmen, who shall report to the town. Sec. 8. All Town Officers shall present their accounts for settlement for services rendered, with proper vouchers for all moneys paid by them on account of the town, at the close of the financial year in which they were elected, and the same shall ap- pear duly audited in the report for that year. Sec. 9. The School Committee, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of Highways, and the Board of Engineers of the Fire Department, shall make up their annual re- ports and estimates of monies needed in their several departments the coming year, and deliver a copy to the Selectmen on or before the first day of February in each year; which reports, with their own and other matters usually published, with the amount of taxes collected, and the amount uncollected, with a list of delinquents, the Selectmen shall cause to be printed and distributed to the tax payers at least one week previous to the annual meeting. ^4 ARTICLE IV. STREETS, POLICE, ETC. Sec. I. No person shall move a building on any public street or way without written permission from the Selectmen, to be granted upon such terms and condi- tions as in their opinion the public safety may require; and if such removal would oc- casion injury to any shade, fruit, or ornamental tree overhanging or standing within the limits of said street or way, full damages shall be paid to the owners thereof by the parties removing said building, to be awarded by the Selectmen, with the right of appeal to a jury as in the matter of laying out town roads and highways. Sec. 2. No person who has by law a right to cut down or remove any ornamental or shade tree standing in any highway, town way or street, shall exercise such right without first giving notice of his intention to one of the Selectmen; and if the Select- men desire to retain the tree they shall give notice thereof to such person within ten days after his notice to them, and they may award damages to such person, who shall have the right to appeal to a jury, as in the matter of laying out town roads and high- ways. Sec. 3. No person shall break or dig up the grounds in any street or public place for any purpose whatever, or hang any gate or door swinging into, or set or place any fence, post, tree, edgestone or other obstruction in, or change the grade or width of any public way, without the written license of the Selectmen, which shall prescribe the limitations and restrictions of such license. Sec. 4. No person shall trim, lop, prune, or cut in any manner to the injury thereof, any shade, fruit, or ornamental tree planted in any of the streets of this town, without the consent of one of the Selectmen, or hitch or fasten any horse or other animal thereto, or to the boxing thereof. Sec. 5. No person shall pasture any cattle or other animals, either with or without a keeper, upon any of the streets or ways of said town of Medway; providing that nothing in this By-Law shall aftect the right of any person to the use of land within the limits of such street or way adjoining his own premises. Sec. 6. No person shall coast, with a sled or runners, kick football, or play at any game in which a ball of any kind is used, or throw any stones, in any of the streets of said town. Sec. 7. No person shall at any time fire crackers, torpedoes, or other explosive articles, or discharge fire-arms or cannon, in any street or other place where the pub- lic have a right to pass. Sec. 8. No person shall swim or bathe in any of the waters within the limits of said town, so as to be exposed in a nude state to the view of any person passing or be- ing on any street or in any dwelling house in this town. Sec. 9. No person shall engage in hunting or fishing, or play at ball or other games, or discharge any fire-arms on the Sabbath day. ARTICLE V. TRl'ANCY. Sec. I. There shall be appointed at the annual meeting three Truant Officers, whose duty it shall be to see that the laws in regard to truancy are duly enforced, and make and prosecute to final judgment all complaints under the same, and they shall receive for their services such compensation as the School Committee shall deem rea- sonable. Sec. 2. Any child between the ages of six and fifteen years who, without reason- able cause, does not attend school at least twelve weeks in each year, may be deemed a truant. Sec. 3. Any child shall be deemed a truant who, while a member of any school, shall be absent from such school without the consent of said child's teacher, parent or guardian. ■Sec. 4. A child guilty of truancy shall be reported by the teacher to one of the School Committee having charge of the schools; who shall, if he deems the offence suflSciently aggravated to deserve punishment, forthwith notify the parent or guardian of such child, who shall be allowed to prevent summary punishment by such pledges for the good conduct of the child as shall be satisfactory to the School Committee ; 75 and if such pledges are not given or kept, the School Committee, or one of them, maj forthwith notify one of the Truant Officers, who shall atonce make the complaint required by law against such child before any Trial Justice or tribunal having jurisdic- tion of the case. Sec. 5. The Almshouse in this Town is hereby designated and provided as a suit- able place for the detention of children who may be convicted of violating the laws in relation to truancy. ARTICLE VI. CEMETERIES. Sec. I. No body of any deceased person shall be allowed to remain in any of the public receiving tombs in town for more than three days, from the first day of May to the first day of November in each year; and all bodies of such deceased persons de- posited in such tombs during other months of the year shall be removed for burial on or before the first day of May in each year ; and all bodies of deceased persons remain- ing in said tombs in violation of the provisions of this article, shall be immediately removed for burial by the officer in charge of said tombs, at the expense of the town. ARTICLE VII. The Selectmen shall appoint annually three Police Officers, whose special duty it shall be to see that these By-Laws are duly enforced, and who shall discharge the duties of Truant Officers, as prescribed in Article VI of these By-Laws, if empowered to do so by a vote of the town, and who shall remain in Office until others are ap- pointed in their stead, subject to removal however by the Selectmen, and they shall receive from the town such compensation for their services as the Selectmen may deem reasonable. ARTICLE VIII. It shall be the duty of the Board of Selectmen, and they are hereby authorized to prosecute all suits in favor of the town, and defend all suits that shall be brought against the town, unless otherwise directed by a vote of the town. ARTICLE IX. No part of these By-Laws shall be amended or repealed except by a vote of the majority of the voters of the town, present and voting at a town meeting assembled by virtue of a warrant containing an article setting forth the substance of the proposed amendment or repeal. ARTICLE X. These By-Laws shall go into effect from and after their adoption, and their ap- proval by the Superior Court within and for the County of Norfolk, or by some Jus- tice of said Court, and thereupon all former By-Laws shall be repealed. A true copy, Attest : GEO. P. METCALF, Town Clerk. added town by-law. " It shall be the duty of all constables, police officers and watchmen to disperse, and arrest if need be and put into the lock-up, such persons as congregate in or about the streets, or sidewalks, or public places, doors or steps of any public or private building, annoying others by idly gazing or staring at them, or in any way obstruct- ing or occupying such places for idle gossip, or who use loud, bois/erous or profane sfeech or song, or in any way behave in a rude, indecent or disorderly manner in any such places or ehe-ivkere, either by day or by night. And all such persons being duly convicted shall pay a fine, with costs of prosecution, of not less than one nor more than twenty dollars for each offence." A true copy of Record — Attest : O. A. MASON, Town Clerk. Norfolk, ss. Superior Court, April Term.— To wit. May 7, 1874 the foregoing By- Law was approved by the court. E. WoRTHiNGTON, Clerk. 76 AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS. At a meeting of the town April i, 1S7S, voted to amend Sec. 4 of Art. 3 of the By- Laws of the town of Medwaj, bj striking out the word December in the 3d and 6th lines, and inserting in place thereof the word November, and to strike out the word January in the Sth line, and insert instead the word December. Also to add the fol- lowing : The compensation of the Collector of Taxes on all taxes committed to him for collection, shall be such a rate per cent, as the town shall vote at the annual meet- ing in each year, which shall be in full for all services and expenses, and he shall pay over to the Treasurer the amount of all taxes and interest accrued, committed to him, on or before the first day of February next following the commitment, except such as may be abated by the assessors, and he shall not be entitled to any compensation until the whole amount of taxes shall have been paid into the treasury as aforesaid. A true copy. Attest : — O. A. MASON, Town Clerk. CommotiTvealth of Massac/insetis. Norfolk, ss. Superior Court, April Term, 1878, to wit: April 9, 1S7S. The foregoing amendments are approved by the Court. ERASTUS WORTHINGTON, Clerk. A true copv. Attest: — ERASTUS WORTHINGTON, Clerk. The Public Highways and Streets. 1713-1SS5. The laying out of the most ancient highways has been sketched on pre- vious pages. The public roads established and in use at the time the town was incorporated were the following : A road from the Great Bridge to D wight's Bridge. The Old Mendon or Country Road, laid out in 1670, from the Great Bridge to Bellingham. A road from the last named at the Abraham Harding place, to a highway near Dinglehole, which ran from the Old Mendon Road at a point near the ancient house of John Ellis, northward across Boggastow Brook, near the Upper Dam, to Sherborn. Another road from the Country Road not far from the house of Theophilus Clark, over Stony Plain, to the last named road at Bare Hill. A cross-road passing the house of John Richardson, to the road from the Abraham Harding place near the house of Peter Adams. Also a road from the last named northward over Long Plain, across Boggas- tow Brook at Hinsdell's mill, to Sherborn at '' The Farms." Another road from the last named, not far from the house of John Rockwood, west- ward, across the Old Stone Bridge at the Neck, to the New Grant. These highways are indicated on the map of 1713. Subsequently other highways were projected from time to time, as seen from the town records. There were certain roads laid out which were never built, and on petition of citi- zens, in 1S02, these road lands were sold. The Hartford and Dedham Turnpike. 1S07-1S3S. In 1803 there was a petition by Captain Ezekiel Plimpton and others to the selectmen of the town as follows : " April 6 1803 " ' ' To The Selectmen of Medway ; — Gentlemen : Please to insert the following article in your warrant for your next Town meeting, viz: To see if the Town will give their suffrage for a Turnpike road now contem- 77 plated by government to be laid out through our Town of Medway, on the most con- venient route, that may best accommodate the Public, or act anything on the matter as may be thought best. In doing which you will oblige your Ilum'e. Servts: Ezekiel Plimpton, Stephen Clark, Simpson Jones, Elihu Fisher, Elijah Bridges, Sylvanus Adams, Nathaniel Lovell." This article was duly inserted in the warrant, hut dismissed hy the vote of the town. The next year a petition, dated January 23, 1804, and signed hy sixty-nine citizens, largely from the easterly part of the town, was pre- sented to the State Legislatui:e of that year, asking that a turnpike road might be laid out and established, extending from near the house of Dr. Scammel, in Bellingham, through Medway, and Medfield to Dedham, to connect with the Dedham and Boston Turnpike. The company to be called " The Hartford and Dedham Turnpike Corporation." The Petitioners for the Hartford and Dedham Turnpike, in 1804. Lewis Wheeler, Jeremiah Daniell, Jr., Nathaniel Lovell, Timothy Hamant, Joseph Lovell, Hope Lovell, Michael Lovell, Jasper Adams, Joseph Richardson, Moses Adams, Jr., Micah Adams, Silas Adams, Horatio Adams, Theodore Harding, The- ophilus Harding, Phillips Clark, Sylvanus Adatns, Benjamin Parnell, Stephen Hard- ing, Bernard Partridge, Ezra Richardson, John BuUen, Josiah Blake, Thomas Harding, Abijah Richardson, Jr., Jeremiah Daniels, Oliver Ellis, Stephen Clark, Abijah Rich- ardson, Silas Fairbanks, Timothy West, Jeremiah Curtis, Amos Rockwood, Elijah Bridges, Lewis Hill, Marcus Richardson, Nathan Jones, Abner Mason, Joseph Newell, Adam Bullard, Joshua Gould, Elihu Fisher, Hazeltine Taft, Darius Blake, Nahum Thayer, Benoni Morse, Jeduthan BuUen, Lemuel Daniels, Amos Daniels, Joseph Daniels, Joshua Whitney, Israel Daniels, Samuel Clark, Elisha Richardson, Zebina Kingsbury, Sabin Daniels, Moses Rockwood, Moses Rockwood, Jr., Simeon Partridge, Aaron Rockwood, John Hunting, Jr., Aaron Adams, Eliakim Adams, Moses Adams, Thaddeus Lovering, Elijah Partridge, Malachi Bullard. There was a competing line from the same point in Bellingham through Franklin, North Wentham, and Walpole, to Dedham, petitioned for at the same time, but the ]Medway petitioners were successful, and " The Hartford and Dedham Turnpike Corporation" came into existence by an act of incor- poration passed March 9, 1S04. Among the corporators were Abijah Rich- ardson, M. D., Joseph Lovell, Willard Boyd, Elias Richardson, Jr., Benijah Pond, Abner Morse, and Artemas Woodward. An engineer's plan of the road, dated 1S07, is filed with the papers in the office of the Secretary of vState. " The Hartford and Dedham Turnpike" was constructed and opened to public ti'avel in 1807. A toll-gate was placed near the " Hammond Place," afterward the railroad crossing in East Medway, and tolls were col-, lected for many years. The stock in this road sold in 180S for fifty dollars per share, but in ten years it had declined to about ten dollars. The turnpike at length came to need expensive repairs, and the corporation decided to relinquish the care of it to the town, and accordingly, the County Commissioners were petitioned to lav it out as a public highway. After two or three years spent in negotiations, the town paid one hundred and sixty dollars into the county treasury, and the Commissioners, June 4, 1838, estab- lished the turnpike as a public highway. The road was at once repaired, and that portion of it lying through Black Swamp was placed under the care of William La Croix, Esq., as agent for the town, the other portions were assigned to the several highway districts. It is the longest highwa}^ in the town, and is called Main Street. The Annual Report of the town for 1S73 contains the names of the differ- ent roads and streets of the town, open to public travel at that date, which in all were one hundred and nine, making an aggregate of nearly one hun- dred miles of highway in the town. Principal Streets Leading East and West. Main Street. The Old Turnpike from Medfield to Beliingham Town Lines. Village Street. The Old Country or Boston and Hartford Middle Road. MiLFORD Street. From Highland Street, near the Second Church, to Milford line. Principal Streets Leading North and South. Summer Street. From Main Street, West Medwaj, to the Holliston line. Winthrop Street. From the Baptist Meeting-house to Holliston line. Holliston Street. From the Village Church to Holliston line. Exchange Street. From Main, near the depot, East Medvvay, to Orchard. Orchard Street. From Holliston line, easterly and northerly, to Sherborn line. Streets in East Medway. Ash Street. From Prospect Street to house of Roger Shay. Auburn Street. From Main Street, near the organ shop, to Ridge Street. Birch Street. From Village Street, near Asa F. Partridge's, to Forest Street. Bridge Street. From Main Street, atElisha Adams's, to Dover Street. Causeway Street. From Holliston Street, by the Brick Yards. Curve Street. From Ridge Street, by Henry Richardson's, to Union Street. Dover Street. From Main Street, near Theodore Harding's, to the Great Bridge. Dwight Street. From the same point to Dwighi's bridge, over the Charles River. Dyer Street. From Village Street, near the new bleachery, to Pleasant Street. Eden Street. From Main to Dover Street, to near the Jonathan Adams' estate. Farm Lane. From Ridge Street to the Almshouse. Forest Street. From Plain Street, near H. E. Hosmer's, by A. P. Lovell's. Forest Lane. From Forest Street to Caleb Blake's. Grove Street. From Causeway Street to Orchard Street. Hammond Street. From Main Street, near the old Hammond place, to Farm Street. Island Street. From Ridge Street, by the Island Road, to Dover Street. Middlesex Street. From Orchard Street, northwesterly to Sherborn line. Plain Street. From Village Street, near George Harding's, to Exchange Street. Prospect Street. From the house of Lyman Adams, north to Holliston line. Ridge Street. From the railroad cut, passing school-house, to Sherborn line. Riverside Place. From Orchard Street to the old place of Captain Horatio Mason. Spencer Street. From Acorn Street, passing Mr. Spencer's, to Pleasant Street. Spring Street. From Main Street, at the organ shop, southerly to Village Street. Union Street. From Main Street, near Theodore Harding's, to Ridge Street. Union Lane. From Union Street, near Deacon J. Phillips' house, to Ridge Street. Vine Place. From Orchard Street to the house of Thaddeus M. Daniels. Walnut Street. From Orchard to Prospect Street. Streets in Rockville. Acorn Street. From Farm Street, southerly over Stony Plain, to Village Street. Baltimore Street. From Pleasant Street, near school-house, to North Wrentham. Cedar Street. From Acorn Street, westerly to Main Street. Dean Street. From James H. Ellis' saw-mill to Deanville. Green Street. From Village Street, near the Tyler place, to the Charles River. Myrtle Street. From Green Street to Pleasant Street, in Rockville. Pleasant Street, From Main Street, near James La Croix's, to Charles River. 79 Short Street. From Mjrtle Street to Pleasant Street, near the Rockville mill. Turner Street. From Charles River, in Rockville, to Baltimore Street. Streets in Medway Village. Barber Street. From Village Street, nearW. H. Gary's, to the Oakland Cemetery. Broad Street. From Village Street, near the hotel, to the railroad. Canal Street. From Village Street, over Goose Island, to Edward Eaton's mill. Chestnut Street. From Oakland Street to railroad in " New City." Church Street. From Holliston Street to Broad Street, in the rear of the church. Coffee Street. From Holliston Street, eastward to Main Street. Ellis Street. From Coffee Street, passing Simeon Ellis's, to Holliston Street. Farm Street. From Main Street, near Zachariah Lovell's, to Village Street. Hill Side Court. From Village Street, near Albert Barton's. John Street. From Mansion Street to River Street. Knowlton Street. From Oakland Street to North Street. Lovers' Lane. From Village Street, near Alfred Brown's, to Holliston Street. Mansion Street. From Sanford Street around the Sanford estate. Mill Street. From Sanford Street to the grist mill. North Street. From Holliston Street, near Patrick Conry's, to Oakland Street. Oakland Street. From Village Street, northerly to Main Street. Peach Street. From Church Street, northerly to North Street. Pearl Street. From Walker Street to Captain Paul's. Pine Street. From Village Street, northerly, crossing Holliston and North streets. PopoLATic Street. From Walker Street to A. L. White's. River Street. From Sanford Street to Wilson's Creek. Sanford Street. From Village Street, near the post-office, over Arch Bridge. School Street. From Village Street, northerly to North Street, Village Green. The space westerlj^ of the church. Walker Street. From Village Street, at Eaton's Mill, to Franklin line. Whiting Street. Private way from Village Street to Sanford Street. Wilson's Lane. From Village Street to Frank Neelan's house. Winter Street. From Broad Street to Barber Street, near the R. R. Station. Streets in West Medway. Adams Street. From Winthrop Street, near Partridge's mill, to Joseph Lovering's. Alder Street. From West Street, towards Bear Hill, to Milford line. Allen Lane. From Hill to Seth Allen place. Awl Street. From Village Street to High Street. Campbell Street. From Village Street to Charles Street. Campbell's Lane. From Village Street to the paper mill. Charles Street. Parallel with, and between the railroad and Charles River. Clark Street. From Milford Street, near A. Wight's, to Milford line. Cottage Street. From Village Street, passing Evergreen Cemetery, to Main Street. Corner Street. From Clark Street to Milford line, towards Braggville. Cross Street. From Village Street to Main Street, by Z. Brigham's. Cutler Street. From Cottage Street to Lincoln Street. Elm Street. From Main Street to Cottage Street. Evergreen Street. From Main Street, near Mrs. Hastings', to Cottage Street. Fisher Street. From the school-house,, crossing Milford Street, to Braggville. Franklin Street. From Main Street, near the parish-house, to Franklin line. Granite Street. From West Street, near Jonathan Pond's, to Bellingham line. Guernsey Street. From Cottage Street to Lincoln Street. Haven Street. From Village Street to Charles Street. High Street. From Village Street, near Hunt's boot shop, to Main Street. Highland Street. From Main Street, passing the Common, to Summer Street. Hill Street. From Winthrop Street, near George Blake's, to Holliston line. Lincoln Street. From Village Street, near Hunt's boot shop, to Main Street. Lovering Street. From Holliston Street, near Newell Adams', to Summer Street. 8o Maple Street. From Winthrop Street, at Hollis Rice's, to Lovering Street. Mechanic Street. From Main Street, passing A. P. Thayer's, to Willard Daniels'. Norfolk Avenue, From Village Street to Main Street. Oak Street. From Mechanic Street, passing Mr. Stevvartson's, to Highland Street. Partridge Street. From Winthrop Street, near the school-house, to Moses Pond's. Phillips Street. From Guernsey Street to Cutler Street. Pond Street. From Main Street, near Nathaniel Clark's, to Lovering Street. Shaw Street. From Village Street to Franklin line, at Plimpton's bridge. Slocomb Place. From Main Street to the old school-house. Temple Street. Near the Baptist Parsonage. Ward Lane. From Partridge Street to Benjamin Ward's. Wellington Street. From Cottage Street to High Street. West Street. From Main Street to Milford Street, near Alvin Wight's. The Representatives to the General Court. 1726- 1SS5. The town, for several years after its incorporation, did not see fit to be represented in the Great General Court of Massachusetts. It was not until 1726 that her representati^ e appeared in the halls of the State Legislature. 1726. Jonathan Adams. 1730. Jonathan Adams. 1735. Edward Clark. 1736. Edward Clark. 1737. Samuel Metcalf. 1738. Jeremiah Adams. 1739. Edward Clark. 1741. Jeremiah Adams. 1758. Jonathan Adams. 1760. Elisha Adams. 1763. Elisha Adams. 1765. Elisha Adams. 1766. Jonathan Adams. 1767. Jonathan Adams. 1768. Elisha Adams. 1769. Jonathan Adams. 1770. Jonathan Adams. 1771. Jonathan Adams. 1772. Jonathan Adams. 1774. Jonathan Adams. __- f Moses Adams. 177c. ■{ I. Jonathan Adams. 1776. Elijah Clark. 1777. Elijah Clark. 1778. Elijah Clark. 1779. Elijah Clark 1780. Jonathan Adams. 1781. Jonathan Adams. 1782. Moses Adams. 1783. Moses Adams. 1784. Joseph Lovell. 1785. Elijah Clark. 1787. Moses Richardson 1788. Moses Richardson 1789. Moses Richardson- 1790. Moses Richardson 1791. Moses Richardson. 1792. Moses Richardson. 1793. Moses Richardson. 1795. Eliakim Adams. 1796. Eliakim Adams. 1797. Moses Richardson. 1799. Abner Morse. 1800. Abner Morse. 1801. Moses Richardson. 1802. Moses Richardson. 1803. John Ellis. 1804. Moses Richardson. 1805. Abner Morse. 1806. Jeremiah Daniels. 1807. Jeremiah Daniels. 1808. Abner Morse. 1809. Moses Richardson. 1810. William Felt. 1811. Moses Richardson. i8i2. Nathaniel Lovell. 1813. Nathaniel Lovell. 1822. George Barber, Jr. 1823. Seneca Barber. 1824. George Barber, Jr. 1826. Warren Lovering. 1827. Warren Lovering. 1828. Joseph L. Richardson. 1829. Warren Lovering. 1830. Warren Lovering. o ( Warren Lovering. (Joseph L. Richardson. 1832. Paul Daniell. 1833. Pj^uI Daniell. 1834. Paul Daniell. 1S35. George H. Holbrook. 1836. Nathan Jones. 837. Eleazar Daniels. 838. Luther Metcalf. S39. Paul Daniell. 840. Asa Cole. 841. Willard Daniels. 542. Joel Hunt. 543. Horace Richardson. 545. Horace Richardson. 546. Warren Lovering. 847. Nathan Jones. 848. Horatio Mason. S49. Horatio Mason. 851. Clark Partridge. 853. Alpheus C. Grant. 854. Albert Thwing. 855. Tisdale S. White. 856. Tisdale S. White. 857. William B. Boyd. S58. William H. Temple. 860. William H. Cary. 861. William H. Cary. 863. William Daniels. 864. William Daniels. 866. Anson Daniels. 867. Leander S. Daniels. S69. James H. Ellis. 870. George P. Metcalf. 872. Rev. Alexis W. Ide. 873. Edward Eaton. 875. David A. Partridge. 877. David A. Partridge. 878. Elijah B. Daniels. 880. Joseph W. Thompson. 883. Sewall J. Clark. 8i The Town Clerks. 1713-1SS5. ^7^3- John Rockwood. 1714-15. Edward Clark. 1716. John Rockwood. 1717-25. Edward Clark. 1726. Jeremiah Daniell. 1727. Edward Clark. 1728. Ebenezer Daniell. 1729-32. Edward Clark. 1733- Jeremiah Daniell. 1734-35- Edward Clark. •736- Jeremiah Daniell. 1737. Edward Clark. 1738- Jeremiah Daniell. 1739- John Barber. 1740. Jeremiah Daniell. 1741-42. Jeremiah Daniell. 1743. John Barber. 1744-45- Samuel Harding. 1746- Jeremiah Adams. 1747- Jeremiah Daniell. 1748-49. Samuel Harding. 1750-52. Jeremiah Daniell. 1753- Samuel Harding. 1754-55- Samuel Ellis. 1756. Elisha Adams. 1757- Samuel Harding. 1758-61. Elisha Adams. 1762-64. Elijah Clark. 1765- Elisha Ellis. 1766-68. Elijah Clark. 1769. Elisha Adams. 1770. Timothy Clark. 1771-78. Elijah Clark. 1779. Henry Ellis. 1780. Simon Fisher. I781-S2. Henry Ellis. 1783-92. Elijah Clark. 1793-94- Theodore Clark. i795-'i4- Joseph Lovell. 1S15-27. Joseph L. Richardson 1828-32. Luther Metcalf, Jr. 1833- Joseph L. Richardson 1S34-36- Daniel Wiley. 1837-41. Joseph L. Richardson 1842-45. Daniel Wiley. 1846-48. Luther Bailey. 1849-53- Daniel C. Fisher. 1854-67. A. M. B. Fuller. 1868-71. George P. Metcalf. 1872-S5. Orion A. Mason. 1713- 1714. 1715- 1716. 1717. 1718. 1719. 1720. I72I. 1722. 1723- 1724. 1725- 1726. 1727. I72S. 1729. The Selectmen. 1713-iSSv John Rockwood, Samuel Partridge, Jonathan Adams, Jonathan Adams, Jr. John Rockwood, Samuel Partridge, Jonathan Adams, Jr., Edward Clark, The- ophilus Clark. John Rockwood, Edward Clark, Ebenezer Thompson, Nathaniel Wight, Mala- chi Bullard, John Richardson. Jonathan Adams, Abraham Harding, John Bullard, John Clark. John Rockwood, Edward Clark, Nathaniel Wight, Jasper Adams, Henry Guernsey. John Rockwood, Jonathan Adams, Edward Clark, Ebenezer Thompson, Abra- ham Harding. Edward Clark, John Bullard, John Partridge, Timothy Clark, Michael Metcalf. Samuel Partridge, Edward Clark, Ebenezer Thompson, Malachi Bullard, Jere- miah Daniell. Jonathan Adams, Edward Clark, Ebenezer Thompson, Malachi Bullard, Daniel Adams. John Rockwood, Jonathan Adams, Edward Clark, Theophilus Clark, Ebenezer Thompson. Edward Clark, Ebenezer Thompson, John Bullard, Nathaniel Whiting, Eben- ezer Daniell. Jonathan Adams, Jr., Edward Clark, Ebenezer Thompson, Jeremiah Adams. Edward Clark, Jasper Adams, Jeremiah Daniell, Samuel Metcalf. Ebenezer Thompson, Jeremiah Daniell, Nathaniel Whiting, Peter Balch, Thomas Harding. Edward Clark, John Bullard, Jonathan Adams, Eleazar Adams, John Barber. Jonathan Adams, Abraham Harding, Henry Guernsey, Ebenezer Daniell, Sam- uel Metcalf. Samuel Partridge, Edward Clark, Ebenezer Thompson, John Richardson, Ebenezer Adams. 82 rso. Jonathan Adams, Edward Clark, Samuel Metcalf, Joseph Adams, Samuel Daniell. [731. Edward Clark, Michael Metcalf, Jeremiah Daniell, Nathaniel Whiting, Eleazar Adams. '732- Jonathan Adams, Jonathan Adams, Jr., Edward Clark, Jeremiah Daniell, Eleazar Adams. '733- Jonathan Adams, Jr., Timothy Clark, Jeremiah Daniell, Eleazar Adams, John Adams. 734. Jonathan Adams, Jr., Edward Clark, Jeremiah Daniell, Eleazar Adams. '735- Edward Clark, Jeremiah Daniell, Nathaniel Whiting, Samuel Harding, Joseph Barber. '73^- Jonathan Adams, Jr., Jeremiah Daniell, Daniel Richardson, Benjamin Rock- wood, John Barber. '737- Jonathan Adams, Jr., Edward Clark, Nathaniel Whiting, Joseph Barber. '73S- Jonathan Adams, Jr., Jeremiah Daniell, Eleazar Adams, Benjamin Rockwood, Jonathan Partridge. [739. Samuel Harding, Joseph Barber, John Barber, George Deming, John Harding. [740. Jeremiah Daniell, Samuel Harding, Jeremiah Adams, Jonathan Adams, George Deming. 1741. Jonathan Adams, Jr., Jeremiah Daniell, Jeremiah Adams, Samuel Harding, George Deming. '74-- Jonathan Adams, Jr., Jeremiah Daniell, Joseph Adams, George Deming, Hugh Brown. [743. Samuel Harding, John Barber, John Harding, Samuel Ellis, Nathaniel Whiting. 744. Samuel Harding, Jonathan Adams, Jr., Timothy Clark, Jeremiah Adams, John Adams. ■745- Samuel Harding, John Barber, Ebenezer Daniell, Benjamin Rockwood, Nathaniel Cutler. '746- Jeremiah Daniell, Thomas Harding, Michael Bullen, Henry Morse. '747- Jeremiah Daniell, Jeremiah Adams, Eleazar Adams, Joseph Barber, Nathaniel Clark. J-{S. Timothy Clark, Nathaniel Whiting, Samuel Harding, John Barber, Jonathan Adams. [749. Timothy Clark, Nathaniel Whiting, Eleazar Adams, Samuel Harding, John Barber. ■750- Jeremiah Daniell, John Adams, Joseph Barber, Nathaniel Cutler, Jonathan Adams. I. Jeremiah Daniell, John Barber, Samuel Ellis, Nathaniel Cutler, Ephraim Par- tridge. [752. Timothy Clark, Jeremiah Daniell, Sam'l Ellis, Nathaniel Cutler, Sam'l Fisher. '7.'>3- Samuel Harding, Nathaniel Cutler, Jonathan Adams, Samuel Fisher, Elisha Adams. 754. Samuel Ellis, Jonathan Adams, Samuel Fisher, Malachi Bullard. '755- Joseph Barber, Samuel Ellis, Nathaniel Clark, Elisha Adams, Malachi Bullard. 1756. Elisha Adams, Jonathan Adams, Samuel Fisher, Malachi Bullard, Asa P. Rich- ardson. 1757. Samuel Harding, Nathaniel Clark, Henry Daniels, Job Plimpton, George Barber. '75S- Jonathan Adams, Samuel Fisher, Elisha Adams, Job Plimpton, Uriah Morse. '759- Jonathan Adams, Elisha Adams, Malachi Bullard, Job Plimpton, Eleazar Adams. [760. Elisha Adams, Job Plimpton, Eleazar Adams, Moses Richardson. [761. Elisha Adams, Eleazar Adams, Elijah Clark, Sam'l Hayward, Asa Richardson. [762. George Barber, Eleazar Adams, Elijah Clark, Joshua Partridge, Daniel Ide. 1763. Eleazar Adams, Elijah Clark, Daniel Ide, Amos Turner, Jeremiah Daniels. 764. Elijah Clark, Joshua Partridge, Elisha Ellis, Nathan Daniels, Thomas Adams. [765. Jonathan Adams, Elisha Adams, Moses Richardson, Joshua Partridge, Thomas Metcalf. 83 [766. Moses Richardson, Elijah Clark, Jeremiah Daniels, Ichabod Ilawes, Nathan Whiting. [767. Eleazar Adams, Moses Richardson, Elijah Clark, Samuel Ilayward, Henry BuUard. [76S. Eleazar Adams, Elijah Clark, Samuel Hayward, Jeremiah Daniels. [769. Elisha Adams, Eleazar Adams, Jeremiah Daniels, Thomas Adams, James Pen- niman. [770. Eleazar Adams, Ichabod Ilawes, James Penniman, Timothy Clark, Asa Daniels. [771. Uriah Morse, Eleazar Adams, Elijah Clark, Josiah Fuller, Daniel Bullen. [772. Elisha Adams, Eleazar Adains, Elijah Clark, Jeremiah Adams, Moses Adams. [773. Jonathan Adams, Eleazar Adams, Moses Richardson, Elijah Clark, Elisha Cutler. [774. Jonathan Adams, Eleazar Adams, Elijah Clark, James Penniman, Elisha Cutler. [775. Jonathan Adams, Eleazar Adams, Elijah Clark, Joshua Partridge, Elisha Cutler. [776. Jonathan Adams, James Penniman, Moses Adams, Joshua Partridge, Joseph Lovell, Asa Clark. 7. Jonathan Adams, Moses Richardson, Daniel Ide, Henry Bullard, Moses Adams, Joseph Lovell, Nathaniel Partridge. :77s. Jonathan Adams, Joseph Lovell, Henry Ellis, Simeon Fisher, Asa Clark. 1779. Daniel Bullen, Moses Adams, Henry Ellis, Simon Cutler, Joseph Curtis. [7S0. Nathaniel Partridge, Simon Fisher, John Harding, Moses Thompson, James Morse. [7S1. Daniel Ide, Henry Ellis, Oliver Adams, Isaac Bullard. Moses Richardson. [782. Daniel Bullen, Joseph Lovell, Henry Ellis. Oliver Adams, Asa P. Richardson. [783. Daniel Bullen, Joseph Lovell, Nathaniel Partridge, Oliver Adams, Simon Clark. ^■84. Daniel Bullen, Elisha Cutler, Joseph Lovell, Nathaniel Partridge, Asa P. Richardson. [7S5. Daniel Bullen, Moses Adams, Joseph Lovell, Asa P. Richardson, Daniel Pond. [7S6. Moses Adams, Joseph Lovell, Moses Richardson, Asa P. Richardson, Nathan- iel Partridge. [787. Moses Adams, Joseph Lovell, Asa Clark, Moses Richardson, Nathaniel Lovell. [788. Moses Adams, Joseph Lovell, Henry Ellis, Nathaniel Lovell, Eliakim Adams. :789. Moses Adams, Joseph Lovell, Henry Ellis, Nathaniel Lovell, Eliakim Adams. [790. Moses Adams, Joseph Lovell, Henry Ellis, John Harding, Nathaniel Lovell. [791. Henry Ellis, Oliver Adams, Nathaniel Lovell, Eliakim Adams, Abner Morse. [792. Henry Ellis, Oliver Adams, Nathaniel Lovell, Eliakim Adams, Abner Morse. 1793. Henry Ellis, Abner Morse, Thomas Adams, Simeon Richardson, John Ellis. ;794. Henry Ellis, Oliver Adams, Nathaniel Lovell, Eliakim Adams, Thomas Adams, Abijah Richardson. [795. Henry Ellis, Oliver Adams, Eliakim Adams, Abijah Richardson, Joel Par- tridge. :796. Henry Ellis, John Harding, Eliakim Adams, Abijah Richardson, AbnerMason. 797. Henry Ellis, Moses Richardson, Eliakim Adams, Jabez Shumvvay, Theodore Clark. 179S. John Harding, Thomas Adams, Theodore Clark, Nathan Jones, Micah Adams. t799. Eliakim Adams, John Ellis, Amos Turner, Luther Metcalf, Jonathan Adams. 1800. Nathaniel Lovell, Abner Morse, Jabez Shumway, John Ellis, Abner Ellis. [801. Eliakim Adams, Abijah Richardson, Jabez Shumway, Nathan Jones, Abner Ellis. [802. Nathaniel Lovell, Abner Morse, Nathan Jones, Luther Metcalf, Jeremiah Daniell. [S03. Theodore Clark, Nathan Jones, Luther Metcalf, Jeremiah Daniell, Thaddeus Lovering. [S04. Theodore Clark, Nathan Jones, Luther Metcalf, Elijah Partridge, Sylvanus Adams. 1805. Abner Morse, Theodore Clark, Jeremiah Daniell, Elijah Partridge, Jasper Adams. 1806. John Harding, Abner Morse, Theodore Clark, Jeremiah Daniell, Jasper Adams. 84 1507. John Harding, Nathaniel Lovell, Abner Morse, Theodore Clark, Ralph Bullard. 1508. Nathaniel Lovell, Jabez Shumway, Moses Richardson, William Felt, Seneca Barber. 1509. Jabez Shumway, Theodore Clark, Jasper Adams, Ralph Bullard, Calvin Cutler. 1810. Nathaniel Lovell, Moses Richardson, William Felt, Asa Daniels, Nathaniel Cutler. iSn. Nathaniel Lovell, Thaddeus Lovering, Moses Richardson, Asa Daniels, Na- thaniel Cutler. 1812. Nathaniel Lovell, Amos Turner, Thaddeus Lovering, Sjlvanus Adams, Na- thaniel Cutler. 1813. Nathaniel Lovell, Amos Turner, Thaddeus Lovering, Sylvanus Adams, Na- thaniel Cutler, 1814. Nathaniel Lovell, Abner Morse, Amos Turner, Thaddeus Lovering, Sjlvanus Adams. 1S15. Nathaniel Lovell, Abner Morse, Amos Turner, Thaddeus Lovering, Sylvanus Adams. 1816. Abner Morse, Amos Turner, Thaddeus Lovering, Sylvanus Adams, Seneca Barber. 1517. Nathaniel Lovell, Abner Morse, Amos Turner, Thaddeus Lovering, Lewis Wheeler. 1518. Nathaniel Lovell, Abner Morse, Amos Turner, Thaddeus Lovering, Lewis Wheeler. 1819. Thaddeus Lovering, Seneca Barber, Lewis Wheeler, Simon II. Mason, Moses Rockwood. 1820. Thaddeus Lovering, Seneca Barber, Lewis Wheeler, Simon H. Mason, Simeon Partridge. 1821. Sylvanus Adams, Seneca Barber, Lewis Wheeler, Moses Rockwood, Aaron Adams. 1822. Thaddeus Lovering, Seneca Barber, Lewis Wheeler, Aaron Adams, Paul Daniell. 1823. Paul Daniell, Joseph L. Richardson, Joel Hunt, Moses Felt, Lemuel Clark. 1824. Joel Hunt, Moses Felt, Lemuel Clark, Thomas Harding, Elisha A. Jones. 1825. Thaddeus Lovering, Seneca Barber, Lewis Wheeler, Moses Rockwood, Amos Bullard. [826. Sylvanus Adams, Seneca Barber, Paul Daniell, Joel Hunt, Christopher Slocum, Jotham Clark. 1827. Paul Daniell, Joel Hunt, Christopher Slocum, Jotham Clark, Sylvanus Adams. 1828. Simon H. Mason, Lemuel Clark, Luther Metcalf, Jr. 1829. Simon H. Mason, Lemuel Clark, Luther Metcalf, Jr. 1830. Simon H. Mason, Lemuel Clark, Luther Metcalf, Jr. 1831. Joseph L. Richardson, Joel Hunt, Cephas Thayer. 1832. Joseph L. Richardson, Cephas Thayer, Eleazar Daniels. ^833- Joseph L. Richardson, Eleazar Daniels, James Lovering. 1834. Christopher Slocum, Luther Metcalf, Jr. , Eleazar Daniels, 1835. Christopher Slocum, Luther Metcalf, Jr., Eleazar Daniels. 1836. Christopher Slocum, Luther Metcalf, Jr. 1837. Paul Daniell, Joel Hunt, William Adams. 1838. Daniel Wiley, Asa Cole, Joseph Adams. 1839. Daniel Wiley, Asa Cole, Joseph Adams. 1540. Asa Cole, Joseph Adams, Orion Mason. 1541. Paul Daniell, Joseph Adams, Orion Mason. 1842. Joel Hunt, George Harding, Newell Lovering. 1843. Joel Hunt, George Harding, Newell Lovering. 1844. Christopher Slocum, Nathan Jones, William H. Cary. i845' Joseph L. Richardson, Christopher Slocum, William Adams, Elisha Cutler, Horatio Mason. 1846. Milton M. Fisher, Albert Thwing, James Mann. 1S47. Milton M. Fisher, Albert Thwing, Nathan C. Pond. 85 [84S. Joseph L. Richardson, Joel Hunt, Artenias Brown. [849. Joseph L. Richardson, Joel Hunt, Artemas Brown. [850. Eleazar Daniels, Clark Partridge, Joseph C. Lovering. [851. Horatio Mason, Elias Melcalf, Arnold Smith. 1852. Horatio Mason, Elias Metcalf, Arnold Smith. [S53. Christopher Slocum, Albert Thwing, Edward Eaton, James P. Clark. 1S54. Albert Thwing, James P. Clark, Simeon Fisher. [S55. Albert Thwing, James P. Clark, William Adams. 1S56. James P. Clark, William Adams, Alvin Wight. [857. James P. Clark, William Adams, Alvin Wight. 3. James P. Clark, Alvin Wight, Joel P. Adams. 1859. James P. Clark, Alvin Wight, Joel P. Adams. [S60. Alvin Wight, Joel P. Adams, William Daniels. t86i. Simeon Fisher, Joel P. Adams, William Daniels. [862. Clark Partridge, Simeon Fisher, William Daniels. [863. Clark Partridge, Simeon Fisher, William Daniels. \. Clark Partridge, Simeon Fisher, William Daniels. 1S65. Clark Partridge, Simeon Fisher, William Daniels. 1866. Simeon Fisher, George W. Ray, James H. Ellis. 1867. George W. Raj, James H. Ellis, Wales Kimball. 1S68. George W. Ray, James H. Ellis, William H. Temple. [869. George W. Ray, James H. Ellis, A. M. B. Fuller. [870. James H. Ellis, Abram S. Harding, Joseph BuUard. 187 1. Wales Kimball, Joseph Bullard, Wiflard P. Clark. [872. Wales Kimball, Joseph Bullard, Willard P. Clark. 1S73. Clark Partridge, Joseph Bullard, Willard P. Clark. 1874. Clark Partridge, Joseph Bullard, Willard P. Clark. 1875. Edward Eaton, Joseph Bullard, Willard P. Clark. [S76. Edward Eaton, Joseph Bullard, Willard P. Clark. [877. Willard P. Clark, David A. Partridge, Henry S. Partridge. 1S78. David A. Partridge, Moses C. Adams, Charles F. Daniels. 1879. Moses C. Adams, Charles F. Daniels. James M. Daniels. tSSo. Moses C. Adams, Charles F. Daniels, James M. Daniels. [S81. Moses C. Adams, Charles F. Daniels, James M. Daniels. [882. William Everett, Edward Fennessy, George B. Thrasher. [8S3. David A. Partridge, Edward Fennessy, George B. Thrasher. 1SS4. David A. Partridge, Edward Fennessy, Elihu S. Fuller. 1885. David A. Partridge, Edward Fennessy, Roswell P. Ross. The School Committees. iSo^-iSSv 1505. Abijah Richardson, m. d., John Ellis, Ezekiel Plimpton, Philo Sanford, Calvin Cutler. 1506. Abijah Richardson, m. d., Philo Sanford, Nathan Jones, Amos Turner, Aaron Adams. 1807. Abijah Richardson, m. d., Amos Turner, Rev. David Sanford, Rev. Luther Wright, William Green, Eliakim Adams, Joseph Lovell. 1808. Philo Sanford, Amos Turner, Rev. David Sanford, Rev. Luther Wright, Joseph Lovell, Lemuel Daniels, Abner Morse. 1S09. Abijah Richardson, m. d.. Rev. David Sanford, Rev. Luther Wright, Joseph Lovell, Abner Morse, Theodore Clark, Timothy Whiting. iSio. Rev. David Sanford, Rev. Luther Wright, Jeremiah Daniels, Seneca Barber, Asa Daniels, Lyman Tiffany, Thaddeus Lovering. iSii. Abijah Richardson, m. d., Abner Morse, Seneca Barber, Sylvanus Adams, Luther Metcalf. iSr2. Abijah Richardson, m. d., Amos Turner, Rev. Luther Wright, Sylvanus Adams, Luther Metcalf, Aaron Rockwood. 86 i8i3- Abijah Richardson, m. d., Philo Sanford, Rev, Luther Wright, Seneca Barber, Joseph L. Richardson, Elijah Partridge, John Harding. 1S14. Philo Sanford, Rev. Luther Wright, Lemuel Daniels, Seneca Barber, Joseph L. Richardson, Elihu Partridge. 1815. Rev. Luther Wright, Seneca Barber, Lyman Tiffany, Joseph L. Richardson, Elihu Partridge, Rev. Jacob Ide, Ralph Buliard. 1516. Rev. Luther Wright, Joseph L. Richardson, Rev. Jacob Ide, Timothy Ham- mond, Reuben Hill, Joel Hunt. 1517. Nathan Jones, Rev. Jacob Ide, Timothy Hammond, Joel Hunt, Rev. Luther Bailey, Sabin Daniels, Aaron Adams, Oliver Dean, m. d. iSiS. Abijah Richardson, m. d., Seneca Barber, Joseph L. Richardson, Elihu Par- tridge, Rev. J. Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Christopher Slocum, Moses Felt. 1519. Abijah Richardson, m. d.. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Aaron Adams, Christopher Slocuin, Eleazar Daniels, Elisha A. Jones, William Felt. 1520. Abijah Richardson, m. d., Abner Morse, Rev. J. Ide, Joel Hunt, Rev. Luther Bailey, Eleazar Daniels, Elisha A. Jones, Isaac Kibbe, Sewall Sanford. 1821. Seneca Barber, Rev. Jacob Ide, Joel Hunt, Rev. Luther Bailey, Eleazar Dan- iels, Calvin Cutler, Ezra Richardson, Luther Metcalf, Jr. 1822. Nathan Jones, Seneca Barber, John Harding, Rev. J. Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Christopher Slocum, Sewall Sanford, Lemuel Clark, James Lovering. 1S23. Sylvanus Adams, John Harding, Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev Luther Bailey, Aaron Adams, Luther Metcalf, Jr., Jasper Daniels, Nathan Grant, Joel Partridge. 1824. Christopher Slocum, Isaac Kibbe, Ezra Richardson, Silas Richardson, Moses Harding, John BuUard. 1825. Nathan Jones, John Harding, Joel Hunt, Aaron Adams, Oliver Dean, m. d., Elisha A. Jones, Amos Buliard. 1826. Philo Sanford, Sylvanus Adams, Christopher Slocum, Elisha A. Jones, Ralph Mann, Amos Cutler, Aaron W. Wight. 1827. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Elisha A.Jones, Luther Metcalf, Jr. , James Lovering, Lowell BuUen, Warren Lovering, Esq. 182S. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Christopher Slocum, Elisha A. Jones, Luther Metcalf, Jr., Warren Lovering, Esq., Royal Southwick. 1829. Joseph L. Richardson, Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Christopher Slo- cum, Luther Metcalf, Jr. , Warren Lovering, Esq., Royal Southwick. 1830. Joseph L. Richardson, Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev, Luther Bailey, Christopher Slo- cum, Elisha A.Jones, Luther Metcalf, Jr., Warren Lovering, Esq. 1831. Joseph L. Richardson, Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Christopher Slo- cum, Elisha A.Jones, Luthur Metcalf, Jr., Warren Lovering, Esq. 1832. Joseph L. Richardson, Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Christopher Slo- cum, Elisha A. Jones, Luther Metcalf, Jr., Warren Lovering, Esq. i833' Joseph L. Richardson, Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Christopher Slo- cum, Luther Metcalf, Jr., Warren Lovering, Esq., Alex.L. B. Monroe, m. d. 1834. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Christopher Slocum, Luther Metcalf, Jr , Abijah R. Wheeler. 1835. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Alex. L. B. Monroe, m. d., Abijah R. Wheeler, Charles S. Cheever, Artemas Brown, m. d., Timothy Walker. 1836. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Abijah R. Wheeler, Artemas Brown, M. D., Timothy Walker. 1837. Joseph L. Richardson, Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Artemas Brown, M. D., Rev. A. Haynes, A. G. Cheever, Wales Kimball. 1S38. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailej', Artemas Brown, m. d., Rev. A. Haynes, Rev. Sewall Harding, Daniel Wiley. 1839. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. A. Haynes, Rev. Sewall Harding, Rev. David Sanford. 1840. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Sewall Harding, Rev. David Sanford. 1841. Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels. 1S42. Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels. 1843. Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels, 87 i844- Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford. 1845. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford. 1846. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford. 1847. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford. 1848. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford. 1849. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford. 1850. Rev. Jacob Ide, Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford. 1851. Rev. Luther Bailey, Christopher Slocum, Milton M. Fisher. 1852. Anson Daniels, Milton M. Fisher, Rev. John O. Means. 1853. Rev. John O. Means, Rev. C. C. Messenger, Rev. George L. Cary. 1854. Rev. John O. Means, Rev. C. C. Messenger, Rev. George L. Cary. 1855. Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford, Andrew Washburn, Rev. A. W. Ide. 1856. Rev. Luther Bailey, Rev. David Sanford, Rev. Alexis W. Ide. 1857. Artemas Brown, m. d., Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels. 1858. Anson Daniels, Rev. C. C. Mes'senger, Asa Hixon. 1859. Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels, Asa Hixon. i860. Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels, Asa Hixon. 1861. Rev. David Sanford, Willard P. Clark, Anson Daniels. 1S62. Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels, Willard P. Clark. 1863. Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels, Willard P. Clark. 1864. Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels, Willard P. Clark. 1S65. Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels, Rev. Jacob Roberts. 1866. Rev. David Sanford, Anson Daniels, Rev. Jacob Roberts, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Rev. Samuel Brooks. 1867. Rev. David Sanford, Rev. Jacob Roberts, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Rev. Sam- uel Brooks. 1865. Charles H. Deans, Esq., H. W. Brown, m. d. 1869. Anson Daniels, Milton M. Fisher, Charles H. Deans. Esq., Rev. Samuel Brooks, II. W. Brown, M. D., John S. Walker, O. A. Mason. 1870. Anson Daniels, Milton M. Fisher, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Rev. Samuel Brooks, H. W. Brown, m. d., John S. Walker, Elias T. Fisher, Lyman Adams, Jr., William A. Jenkes, Elbridge Smith. 1871. Anson Daniels, Milton M. Fisher, Charles H. Deans, Esq., John S. Walker, Elias T. Fisher, Lyman Adams, Jr. , William A. Jenkes, Rev. Seth J. Axtell, Marcellus A. Woodward. 1S72. Anson Daniels, Milton M. Fisher, Willard P. Clark, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Elias T. Fisher, William A. Jenkes, Rev. Seth J. Axtell, Marcellus A. Wood- ward. 1873. Anson Daniels, Milton M. Fisher, Willard P. Clark, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Elias T. Fisher, William A. Jenkes, Rev. Seth J. Axtell, Henry M. Daniels, Rev. E. O. Jameson. 1874. Anson Daniels, Milton M. Fisher, Willard P. Clark, Elias T. Fisher, William A. Jenkes, Rev. Seth J. Axtell, Henry M. Daniels, Rev. E. O.Jameson, Aaron Brigham. 1875. Anson Daniels, Elias T. Fisher, Rev. Seth J. Axtell, William A. Jenkes, Henry M. Daniels, Rev. E. O.Jameson, Aaron Brigham, J. Warren Clark, Waldo B. Hixon, Charles F. Daniels. 1876. Anson Daniels, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Elias T. Fisher, William A. Jenkes, Rev. Seth J. Axtell, Aaron Brigham, Waldo B. Hixon, Charles F. Daniels, Charles A. Bigelow. 1S77. Anson Daniels, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Elias T. Fisher, William A. Jenkes, Rev. Seth J. Axtell, Waldo B. Hixon, J. Warren Clark, Charles A. Bige- low, Edward N. Clark. 1878. Anson Daniels, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Elias T. Fisher, William A. Jenkes, Rev. Ephraim N. Hidden, Waldo B. Hixon, Charles A. Bigelow, Frederic Swarman, Edward N. Clark. 1879. Anson Daniels, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Elias T. Fisher, Elbridge Smith, Charles F. Daniels, Edward N. Clark, E. A. Daniels, m. d.. Rev. Ephraim N. Hidden, Frederic Swarman. i8So. Anson Daniels, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Edward N. Clark, Elias T. Fisher, Edwin A. Daniels, m. d., G. E. Sanderson, Frederic Swarman, Rev. Ephraim N. Hidden, Elbridge Smith. iSSi. Anson Daniels, Charles H. Deans, Esq., Edward N. Clark, E. A. Daniels, m. d., G. E. Sanderson, Elias T. Fisher, Elijah B. Daniels, Elbridge Smith, Wil- lard P. Clark. 18S2. Anson Daniels, Willard P. Clark, Elias T. Fisher, Rev. E. O. Jameson, George E. Sanderson, Charles A. Bemis, m. d., George B. Towle, Dr. John S. Fol- som, George E. Paul, Charles C. Lawrence. 1SS3. Anson Daniels, Willard P. Clark, Elias T. Fisher, Rev. E. O. Jameson, George B. Towle, Charles C. Lawrence, George W. Fallansbee, Charles S. Phil- brich, Henry S. Partridge, Henry E. Bullard. 18S4. Anson Daniels, Rev. E. O. Jameson, E. A. Daniels, m. d., Charles A. Bemis, M.D., Charles C Lawrence, George W. Fallansbee, Henry S. Partridge, Edward Whiting. 1885. Charles H. Deans, Esq., E. A. Daniels, M. D., Charles C. Lawrence, Henry S. Partridge, Edward Whiting, George W. FoUansbee, Rev. E. O. Jameson. The Justices of the Peace Appointed. 1736-1SS5. Edward Clark 1736 Elijah Clark i775 Jonathan Adams 1791 Abijah Richardson 1792 Joseph Lovell 1800 Eliakim Adams iSoo Aaron Adams 1S06 John Ellis, Jr. (a) 1807 Abner Morse iSoS John Richardson 1810 Timothy Hammond 1S15 Amos Turner 1S17 Joseph L. Richardson (b) 1819 William Felt 1821 Thaddeus Lovering 1821 Luther Metcalf 1822 Warren Lovering (c) 1825 Levi Adams 1S29 Luther Metcalf, Jr. (b) 1830 Christopher Slocum 1834 James Lovering 1836 Joseph Adams 1837 Nathan Jones 1837 Joel Hunt 1843 Artemas Brown 1843 Elisha Cutler 1843 John P. Jones 1843 Horatio Mason 1848 Milton M. Fisher (c) 1848 Seneca Barber 1849 Clark Partridge 1852 Charles H. Felt 1852 William B. Boyd 1853 William H. Gary 1853 Asa M. B. Fuller (d) 1853 Alpheus C. Grant 1854 Austin S. Cushman 1S54 John S. Smith 1855 James P. Clark 1S57 Charles H. Deans (d) 1858 Wales Kimball 1859 Abram S. Harding 1859 Charles B. Whitney i860 William H. Temple 1862 William Daniels 1864 Amos H. Boyd 1866 Willard P. Clark 1866 Addison P. Thayer 1866 Edward Eaton 1866 Marcellus A. Woodward 1868 George P. Metcalf 1869 Alexander Fairbanks 1870 Joel E. Hunt 1871 Orion A. Mason 1871 E. H.Tyler 1875 Israel P. Quimby 1876 David A. Partridge 1877 James H. Ellis 1878 Frederick L. Fisher '•• 1879 (a) Also Associate Justice of County Court of Ses- sions. (b) Also Justice of the Chorum. (c) Also of the Peace and Quorum for the Sta*e. (d) Also Trial Justice. Coroners. —Joseph Ware, 1794; Ralph Bullard, 1797; Zachariah Lovell, 1S19; Valentine R. Coombs, 1855. Medical Examiner. — Charles A. Bemis, m. d., 1877. Notary Public. — Hon. Milton M. Fisher, 1870. The Map of DWAY, IMaSS. 89 TiiE Census of 1S75. Population of the town, 4,242; males, 2,066, females, 2,176; males, married, 850, females, married, 852 — total married, 1,702; males, unmarried, 1,148, females, unmar- ried, 1,131 — total unmarried, 2,279; males, widowed, 64, females, widowed, 187 — total widowed, 251; males, divorced, 4, females, divorced, 6 — total divorced, 10; male natives of the town, 799, female natives of the town, 768 — total, 1,567; male natives of the state, 620, female natives of the state, 744 — total, 1,364; male natives of other states, 231, female natives of other states, 259 — total, 490; male foreigners, 366, female foreigners, 376 — total foreigners, 742 ; male unknown, 50, female unknown, 29 — total unknown, 79. Occupations. — Professional, 58; mercantile, loi ; agricultural, 277 ; manufactur- ing and mechanical, (males, 859, females, 224), 1,083; domestic, 1,028. Selected Occupations. — Males: Engineers, 7; clergymen, 10; physicians, 5; expressmen, 6; teamsters, 13 ; clerks, 10; merchants and traders, 47 ; railroad em- ployees, 10; farmers, 218; farm laborers, 59; brick makers, 9; boot makers, 523; blacksmiths, 12; carpenters, 55 ; cotton mill operatives, 29; masons, 20; painters, 14; paper makers, 8; shoemakers, 18; straw workers, 36; tailors, 8; tinsmiths, 10; labor- ers, 20. Fetnales : School teachers, 26; domestics, 62; housewives, 879; house- keepers, 11; house workers, 52; cotton mill operatives, 16; dressmakers, 21; straw bonnet makers, 147; woolen mill operatives, 9. Valuation. — Personal, $363,200, real, $1,420,725 — total, $1,783,925. Products. — Agricultural, $149,419, manufacturing, $1,548,931 — total, $2,698,350. Statistics of the Centennial Year, 1S76. Tax levied, $26,760; rate, $14 on a thousand. Whole number of polls, 1,038. Valuation, Personal, $329,695, real, $1,433,515 — total. $1,763,210. Acres taxed, 12,977. Dwelling-houses, 740; horses, 393 ; cows, 658. The Ecclesiastical Register of 1S76. The First Church of Christ, enrolled 136 members, 226 in Sundaj' School; the Second Church of Christ, enrolled 281 members, 200 in Sunday School; the Baptist Church, enrolled 109 members, 135 in Sunday School ; the Evangelical Congregational Church, enrolled 232 members, 185 in Sunday School ; the Methodist Episcopal Church, enrolled 95 members, 127 in Sunday School; the St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church enrolled 800 members; total Protestant Church members enrolled, 853; in Sabbath Schools, S73 ; total Roman Catholic members enrolled 800. The Census of iSSo. Population. — 3,956. Males, 1,947; females, 2,009; native born, 3,299; foreign born, 657; white race, 3,956; both parents native, 2,440; both parents foreign, 1,323; one parent native and one foreign, 193; families, 901; dwellings, 816; natives of Massachusetts, 2,869; natives of other New England States, 339; natives of all other states, 91 ; natives of Ireland, 417; natives of Nova Scotia, 113; natives of ten other foreign countries, 127. Occupations. — All classes of occupation, 917; civil and professional, 50; domes- tic and official, 53; mercantile and carrying, 91 ; agricultural, 168; manufacturing and mechanical industries, 432; apprenticed and laboring, 123. Principal Occupations. — Boot and shoe operatives, 160; farmers, 164; straw workers, 68; factory operatives, 47; carpenters, 45. Illiteracy. — Who cannot write, 10 years old and over, 212; natives, 22 ; foreign 190; who cannot read, 10 years old and over, 179. 90 The Census of 1885. Population after the division of the town, in Medway, ..... 2,777 Population after the division of the town, in Millis, ..... 683 Population after the division in both towns, ....... 3'4^ Population decreased since the Census of 1880, ...... 496 The One Hundred and Seventy-second Annual Report of the Town of Medway, for the Year Ending February i, 18S5. TOWN OFFICERS FOR 18S4-5. Selectmen — David A. Partridge, Edward Fennessj, Elihu S. Fuller. Clerk a?id Treasurer — Orion A. Mason. Assessors — Willard P. Clark, James A. Snow, Henry A. Walker. Overseers of Poor — Samuel G. Clark, Isaac C. Greenwood, John W. Tuttle. School Committee — One year — C. A. Bemis, E. O. Jameson, E. A. Daniels; two years — Henry S. Partridge, Charles C. Lawrence, George S. Follansbee ; three years — Henry E. Bullard {resigned), Anson Daniels (died), Edward Whiting. Enghieers of Fire Departtiietit — Albert W. Barton, William Creasey, Marcellus A. Ware, Oliver A. Clark, William Colvin. Auditor — James A. Snow. Collector — James O'Donnell. Cotistables — Malachi Brannon, Denms W. Riordan, Frank A. Henry, John W. Tuttle, S. E. Howard, Wm. G. Cody. Police — Malachi Brannon, D. W. Riordan, Frank A. Henry, John W. Tuttle, S. E. Howard, Wm. G. Cody, George H. Fiske, J. Emerson Morse, E. H. Rogers, Stephen B. Smith. P. P. Police — O. T. Mason, Ed. H. Rogers, Jeremiah Daniels. Keepers of Lockup — Malachi Brannon, D. W. Riordan. Board of Registration — John S. Folsom, Geo. E. Pond, Charles S. Mann, Orion A. Mason. Measurers of Wood — George B. Fisher, Frederic Swarman, George A. Wiggin, George A. Parker. Measurers of Lumber — Elijah Partridge, Jesse K. Snow, R. P. Ross. Measurers of Leather — James M. Seavej', Lucius Pierce. Pound Keeper — Putnam Clark. Field Drivers — Alfred Johnson, Wm. B. McGill, Ezra Pierson. Fence Viezvers — Frank W. Cummings, W. P. Clark, Seth Partridge. Public Weighers — George A. Wiggin, Elbridge G. Ware, Warren C. Mann, Jer- emiah Daniels. Sealer of Weights and Measures — William H. Cary, Jr. Board of Health — Charles A. Bemis, m. d., Edwin A. Daniels, m. d. Undertakers — Simon Whitney, James Kenney, Moses Richardson. Highzvay Surveyors — District No. i,J. A. Hutchins; District No. 2, L. F. Rich- ardson; District No. 3, Samuel Huntley; District No. 4, R. P. Ross; District No. 5, Sewall Smith; District No. 6, Thomas Tracj- ; District No. 7, Edward Fennessy ; District No. 8, Edward Fennessy; District No. 9, none. Statistics of Valuation and Personal Property. Valuation of real estate May i, 1884, $1,303,470 00 \'aluation of personal estate May I, 1884, ...... 626,665 00 Total value of real estate and personal property taxed, . . . $1,930,13500 91 Gain in valuation of real estate since last year, Gain in valuation of personal estate since last year, Net gain in valuation since last year, $ 17,930 00 345,270 00 $363,200 00 Poll tax, . . $2 00 766 Horses, . Rate of taxation, . . $15 00 Number of dwelling-houses, . Number of dogs licensed, ..... Number of school children between 5 and 15 years of Number of persons in town liable to military duty. Property exempt from taxation : Real estate, Property exempt from taxation : Personal estate. Number of steam boilers in town, . Aggregate horse power of steam boilers, Number of acres of land assessed. Tillage, Wood and sprout, ..... Pasture and meadow, .... Area of town, ...... Amount covered by water. Amount occupied by highways and railroads in town, Total length of highways and railroads in town, . Number of poll 417 Cows, s, . . 992 . . . 762 149 554 466 $36,700 00 5,000 00 ^9 594 3,206 4.292 5-717 16,296 acres 95 acres 433 acres 89 miles Towx Property in 1S84. Nine school-houses, land and fixtures $28,000 00 Town farm and buildings 7,000 00 Personal property at almshouse 3,859 42 Twenty acres of woodland 500 00 Two lockups, fixtures and fur- niture 1,000 00 Engine-houses and apparatus.. 13,000 00 Eight reservoirs 2,630 00 Three safes Book-cases and library Gravel screens Weights and measures. Town pound Three receivins Road scraper . 600 00 350 00 25 00 100 00 50 00 tombs 1,10000 -1775 Total . ■$58,532 17 Town Grants in 1S84. Schools $6,500 00 School incidentals 1,000 00 School books 50000 Transportation of scholars.. . . 500 00 Support of poor 4,500 00 Roads and bridges 2,500 00 Highland Street ..... General incidentals Debt and interest Fire department , Snow bills , Police Soldiers' aid Decoration day 500 00 2,000 00 2,000 00 2,000 00 300 00 300 00 300 00 100 00 $23,000 00 State tax i ,980 00 County tax 967 14 Overlayings 930 11 Deficiency 5,160 77 Total $32,038 02 Deduct for bank and corpora- tion tax estimate receipts from the state. 1,100 00 Total tax assessed $30,938 02 Tax on 992 polls at $2.00. .... i ,984 00 Tax assessed on property $28,954 02 92 Summary of Town Expenditures in 1884. Expended. Roads and bridges $2,996 76 Snow bills 59 00 Highland Street 562 65 Jennie P. Hewins vs. Medway. •• 1,047 50 Schools 7^324 84 School incidentals 1,107 55 Transportation 562 76 School book account 981 75 Fire department 2.369 38 Expended. Support of poor $5'503 88 377 00 2.429 55 573 50 26 44 100 00 Soldiers' aid General incidentals Police Town history Decoration Day Debt and interest 2,905 31 Total $28,927 87 Population at Different Periods. 1765 785 1790 i'035 1800 1,050 1810. 1S20. 1830. 1,213 1840 2,043 1,525 1850 2,77s 1,756 i860 3,195 1875 4-242 1880 3956 18S5 3 460 Check List for 1SS5. List of Voters in the Town of Medway, Mass., qualified by the Constitution and Laws of Massachusetts to vote in the election of state, county, and town officers, and also in the election of representatives to Congress, as authorized by the Board of Registration, in said Medway, in the year 18S5. John S. Folsom, ] O- A- Mason, George E. Pond, V Board of Registrars. Clerk. Charles S. Mann, j Abbe, George A. Abbe, Partridge Acklev, George E. Adam's, Albert M. Adams, Andrew J. Adams, C. Albert Adams, Chas. F., ist Adams, Chas. F., 2d Adams, Charles T. Adams, Daniel Adams, Edward A. Adams, Eugene E. Adams, Frank P. Adams, Horace Adams, Horace W. Adams, James T. Adams, John M. Adams, J. Sylvanus Adams, Metcalf Adams, Milton S. Adams, Moses C. Adams, Nathan Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Samuel B. Adams, Stephen Adams, Welcome Adams, William H. Adams, William M. Allen, Alfred Allen, Moses B. Allen, Willard L Ambler, Warner A. Andrews, George H. Andrews, Robert L. Andrews, Walter H. Arbuckle, William J. Armstrong, Albert Ash worth, Chas. H. Austin, Henry C. B Bacon, Abel H. Bacon, Albert M. Banks, Walter Barber, Benjamin C. Barber, Edson W. Barber. George N. Bartlett, George Bartlett, George W. Barton, Albert W. Bean, Jesse M. Bell, Harry J. Bell, James M. Bemis, Charles A. Benjamin, Newell G. Bickford, James L. Bickley, John H. Bigelow, Charles A. Blake, Adin P. Blake, Caleb Blake, D. Newton Blake, Edward H. Blake, James Black, Albert C. Black, George Blunt, Patrick Boos, Fred E. Bragg, Cyrus Bragg, James H. Branna'n, Malachi Brennan, William F. Brigham, Aaron Brooks, Joel W. Brown, James Brown, Thomas Bruce, George W. Bullard, Eleazar T. Bullard, George W. Bullard, Henry A. Bullard, Henry E. Bullard, J. Emerson Bullard, loel P. Bullard, John Bullard, John A. Bullard, Joseph Bullard, Joseph N. Bullard, MaitlandN. Bullard, Timothy Bullard, William B. Bullock, Luther Burke, John F. Burns, Frank J. Burns, Michael Burns, Stephen Burr, Charles E. Burton, James L. Burtt, John A. Camp, Fred A. Campbell, Samuel Campsey, William H. Carpenter, Asa IL Cary, Erastus W. Cary, Samuel B. Cary, William H. Cary, Wm. H., jr. Casey, John Casey, Michael Cassidy, John Cassidy, John J. Cassidy, Philip Cassidy, Terrence Cauley, Dominick Chadwick, Zelotes Claflin, Hamlet B. Claflin, James Clancy, John Clapp, David Clark, Abijah Clark, Albert 11. Clark, Asa D. Clark, Charles S. Clark, David Clark, Edmund N. Clark, Edward Clark, Elbridge 93 Cl.irk, Elijah Clark, Erastus Clark, Frank \V. Clark, John A. Clark, Joseph I). Clark, J. Warren Clark, John Chirk, Lemuel Clark, Lewis Clark, Oliver A. Clark, Putnam Clark, Putnam R. Clark, Samuel G. Clark, Sumner H. Clark, Willard F. Clark, Willard P. Clifford, Israel F. Clinton, Hugh Clough, Alexander Clough, Alvin E. Clough, Wilbur W. Codv, William G. Cole, Albert M. Cole, Asa Cole, Charles H. Coleman, Frederic E Coleman, John W. Collins, Michael Collins, Michael, 2d Collins, Michael H. Collins, Patrick Colvin, William Converse, Julius P. Cook, Andrew T. Cook, Charles F. Cook, Frank E. Coombs, Eugene Coombs, James Cooper, Charles C. Cooper, Henry F. Cooper, Henry F., jr. Costello, James E. Costello, Patrick Covell, Daniel Crane, John C. Crane, John M. Creasey, Frederick E. Creasey, Herbert N. Creasey, William E. Crinimings,Edvvin B. Crimmings, John H. Crinimings, ). H., jr. Crockett, Gus. A. Crooks, Joel A. Crowley, Patrick Crowther, James S. Crusar, Henry Cullen, John E. Cummings, Edwin B. Cummings, F. W. Cummings, G. R. Curtis, Samuel H. Gushing, John Gushing, John W. Cutler, AlphonsoD. Cutler, Charles S, Cutler, Joseph H. D Daley, Dennis F. Daly, Patrick Daniels, Albert R. Daniels, Alfred Daniels, Benjamin F Daniels, Cyrus Daniels, David Daniels, Edwin A. Daniels, Elias S. Daniels, Francis H. Daniels, George H. Daniels, Henry M. Daniels, Hiram C. Daniels, James M. Daniels, feremiah B. Daniels, J. Willard Daniels, Leander S. Daniels, Noah Daniels. Thad. M. Daniels, William Darling, Collins C. Darling, Edwin A. " Davenport, Xath. W. Davis, Amos B. Davis, Charles L. Davis. Frank N. Deans, Charles H. Dearborn, Ebenezer Dearborn, George H. Dearborn, Webster DeCosta, Lucius Desmond. MathewF. DeWire, Richard DeWire, Walter DeWire, William H. Dickinson, Alfred C. Dillon, David J. Disper, Charles M. Disper, George E. Disper, James W. Disper, Joseph Disper, Joseph 11. Dodge, Tyler Dowd, James Dowd, Patrick O. Dowd, Patrick, jr. Dowd, Peter Drake, George R. Dunbar, Jonathan P Dunbar, Shubael E Dunton, Charles H. Ferry, Ralph Finneran, James Finnessey, Edward Finnessev, James L. Fisher, Elias T. Fisher, Frederick L. Fisher, George B. Fisher, Milton M. Fisher, Simeon Fish, Joseph F'isk, George H. Fisk, Melville Flaherty', Bryan Flaherty, John J. Foley, Peter Follansbee, Geo. W. Folsom, John S. Force, Emmons Force, Horace E. Ford, Charles Foskitt, Gilbert O. Fowler, Edgar R. Friuk, Samuel H. Frink, William Fuller, Asa M. B. Fuller, Charles W Fuller, Elihu S. Fuller, Enoch B. Fuller, George W. Fuller, Israel D. Guild, George O. Guild, Nathaniel H. Guild, Waldo I. H E Ellis, Chester Eliott, William S. Engley, Sheperd Estes, Charles W. Everett, Isaac F Fales, Albert F. Fales, James E- Fales, John M. Fales, Marshall Fales, William A. Earring ton, Alfred Gaines, Charles Gale, James A. Gallagher, James Gallagher, John Gallagher, Peter Garland, Alonzo E. Gay, Alonzo H. Gay. Arthur S. Gay, Henry E. Gay, William Gay, William W. Gilmore, Luman W Gilpatrick, Wm. D. Gorman, James Gormley, Charles F Gormley, Frank W. Gormley, James Gormley, John Gormley, Owen Grant, Alexander Grant, Alpheus C. Grant, Alpheus O. Grant, Charles A. Grant, Charles A., jr. Grant, James M. Grant, William R. Gray, Louis J. Green, Charles E. Green, George K. Green, Matthew Greenwood, Frank Greenwood, H. Sears Greenwood, Isaac C. Greenwood, John T. Guild, George L. Hadley, John L. Hagar, Frank Haines, James H. Haley, Arthur Haley, James Haley, James, jr. Haley, James S., 3d Haley, John, ist Haley, John 2d Hall, Alanson A. Hall, Arthur H. Hall, Frederick Hammond, Daniel Harding, Clark P. Harding, Edward S. Harding, George M. Harding, Thomas Harding, William H. Harlow, Rufus K. Harrington, Chas. D. Harrington, Thomas Hart, Alexander L. Hart, James Hart, Lewis A. Hart, Patrick Hastings, Deming J. Hawkes, Abijah Heard, David H. Heffron, John G. Henry, Frank A. Henry, James, jr. Henrj', John Henry, Thomas Hickey, John Higgins, Patrick Hilferty, William Hill, Cyrus M. Hitchcock, Justus C. . Hixon, Alonzo Hixon, Clarence A. Hixon, George H. , Hixon, Herbert A. Hixon, Sewall B. Hixon, Willard J. Hodges, John S. Hodges, John W. Hodges, William B. Hodgson, Samuel Holbrook, Edwin H. Holbrook, Edwin L. Holbrook, Elmer E. Holbrook, Frank W. Holbrook, George F. Holbrook, George V. Holden, John Honey, James Hopkins, Walter P. Hosley, German S. Hosmer, Alden A. Hosmer, Henry E. Houghton, Chas. A. Howard, Sylvester E. 94 Hubbard, William M. Hughes, Walter Hunt, Wesley J. Hunt, Willie E. Huntley, Frank P. Huntley, Samuel Hutchins, John A. Hutchinson, John D. I Ide, Alexis W. Ide, Alton W. Ide, Charles F. Ide, Timothy Ingi-aham, John H. J Jameson, E. O. Jenckes, William A. "Johnson, Alfred E. Jones, Elisha A. Jones, Horatio Jones, Joseph Jones, Willard E. Jordan, James K Kane, John P. Kane, Thomas Kane, Timothy J. Kaney, Dennis Keanes, Francis J. Keef'e, Patrick Keenan, Francis Keenan, John Kelly, Coleman Keney, Francis Keney, James Keniston, Daniel J. Kenny, Hugh, ist Kenny, Hugh, 2d Kenny, John Kenny, Peter Kent, William B. Kimball, Frank W. Kimball, Wales King, John Kingsbury, Albert L Kingsbury, Gilbert Kingsbury, Hiram Kingsbury, Reuben Knowlton, Lucius A Lee, Jordan N. Lesure, George H. Lesure, George S. Litchfield, George M. Litchfield, Joseph Logue, John Lovell,'Asahel F. Lovell, Asahel P. Lovell, Edmund F. Lynch, Timothy Lyons, Patrick M LaCroix, Charles LaCroix, George J. LaCroix, Louis Langevin, Hector N. Lannegan, Nicholas Lapham, Frank D. Lawrence, Amos A. Lawrence, Charles C Lawrence, Chas. E. Lawrence, Clinton C. Lawrence, George F. Lawrence, George W. Lawrence, James E. Lawrence, Sylv. J. Macker, Edgar A. Macker, Ezra Madden, George Mahan, John W. Mahr, George W. Mahr, Silas^O. Mahr, Thomas F. Malloy, Michael F. Malloy, Thomas Mann, Charles S. Mann, Lemuel S. Mann, Lowell A. Mann, Warren C Marean, Ambrose Marston. Daniel G. Marston, Levi Martin, John C Martin, Patrick J. Martin, William' H. Martin, William M. Mason, George E. Mason, Henry E. Mason, Orion A. Mawn, Owen May, James B. Mayo, John B. McCarty, Daniel McCarty, Dennis McCullum, Gran. E. McDonough, John McDonough.Mathew McDowell, Henry E. McElroy, James C McElroy, Richard B. McElroy, Rich. B.,jr. McGill, Henry E. McGill, John McGill, "Joseph McGill, William B. McGill, Wm. B., jr. McGinnis, Bernard McGinnis, John McGinnis, John, 2d McGinnis, "Lawrence McGowan, James McGuire, Francis McGuire, James F. McGuire, "Michael McGuire, Michael, 2d McGuire, Patrick McGoorty, Chas. W. Mcintosh, George McKean, Edward McKean, Joseph McLaughlin, Frank McLaughlin, James McMahan, Thomas McMurray, Frank Mee, Michael Mee, William E. Messenger, Hor. C. Metcalf, Austin Metcalf, Edwin Metcalf, Frank H. Metcalf, Horace P. Metcalf, Samuel N. Metcalf, Stephen J. Miller, Fred B. T. Miller, George W. Millis, Lansing Molloy, Daniel Monahan, Luke T. Montgomery, John Moon, Nelson H. Mooney, John Mooney, Matthew Mooney, M. Richard Moore, Walter F Morrill, Daniel Morse, Asa D. Morse, J. Emerson Morse, Josiah E. Morse, Monroe Moses, Vincent Moulton, John W. Mullen, Thomas Murphy, Dennis Murphy, Patrick Myer, George L. N Neelan, Francis J. Neelan, James E. Newell, "Daniel W. Newell, George Newell, George F. Newton, Frank B. Newton, George W Nixon, George W. Nolen, John G. Norton, William H, Noss, Nicholas P. Nourse, Joseph B. Nugent, David O O'Brien, Patrick O'Brien, Thomas O'Byrne, Patrick O'Connell, Thomas O'Donnell, Edward O'Donnell, Edward O'Donnell, F. E. O'Donnell. James O'Donnell, James, 2d O'Donnell, Peter O, Flaherty, Michael O'Hara, Charles O'Hara, Charles, 2d O'Hara, Patrick O'Hara, Thomas F. Onion, Lemuel O'Riley, James O'Riley, Michael P Page, William Parker, George H. Parker, Henry E. Partridge, Aim. G. Partridge, Andrew P. Partridge, Clark Partridge, David A. Partridge, Elijah Partridge, Henry S. Partridge, Joel C. Partridge, "Seth Partridge, Stephen Partridge, William S. Pearson, Ezra Pearson, James H. Pearson, Moses S. Peck ham, Frank E. Peckham, George Percy, William G. Perry, Aaron Pettis, James E. Philbrick, Charles S. Phillips, Alonzo P. Phillips, Francis O. Phillips, Peter Phillips, Peter, jr. Pickering, Ad. H. Pierce, Lucius Pierce, Lucius M. Pierce, Wallace C Pike, Henrv Plummer, Frank E. Plummer. Jed. P. Plympton," James R. Plympton,"W. H. Pond, Alfred W. Pond, Arthur A. Pond, George E. Pond, John Pond, John C. Pond, Jonathan Pond, "Timothy Pottle, Charles L. Powell, Albert P. Powell, Charles A. Purdy, Henry Quinn, Martin R Rabbitt, ThOma'^ Rawson, Williani H. Reardon, John F. Reardon, John F. , 2d Reardon, John N. Reynolds, Eli W. Rice, George S. Richards. George A. Richardson, C H. Richardson, Elmer Richardson, John A. Richardson, Jos. L. 95 Richardson, Lewis F. Richardson, Moses Richardson, Sihis Riordon. Dennis W. Riordon, John Riordon, John, jr. Riordon, William II. Roach, Henry S. Robbins, Charles S. Robbins, Sumner Robinson, Scjuire Robinson, Wm. H. Robinson, W. H.,jr. Rockwood, Daniel Rogers, Edwin T. Rogers, Timothy Rose, John L. Rose, John O. Ross, Eliakim H. Ross, Peter Ross, Roswell P. Ruggles, Arthur L. Russell, William Rj'an, Edward Rj'an, George S. Ryan, John H. S Sanderson, George E Sanderson, Stillman Sanford, Edmund I. Sanford, Harlan P. Saunders, Thomas J Savage, Robert E. Sawyer, Judson C. Schlief, William A. Schofield, Edward Scott, John Scott, John, jr. Seavey, Charles W. Seavej', James M. Shannon, Jere. H. Shaughnessy, James Shea, John Sheehan, Thomas Shields, Thomas R. Shumway, Edmund Simpson, George F. Skahill, Peter Slaven, Michael Slaven, Patrick Smith, Abner M. Smith, Addison A Smith, Addison F Smith, Almond Smith, Charles E. Smith, Edgar M. Smith, Elwvn Smith, Frank A. Smith, Fred Smith, Jason Smith, John C. Smith, John S. Smith, Marcus H. Smith, Myron Stnith, Sewall Smith, Stephen B. Snell, Henry L. Snow, James A. Snow, Jesse K. Sparrow, Curtis A. Sparrow, Philip S. Spellman, Michael Spencer, Charles F. Spencer, Henry G. Springer, Otis S. Stanley, Daniel A. Stanley, Edward Stanley, Jonathan C. Stevens, Daniel G. • Stewart, Edward Stewartson, Willie E. Stockbridge, F. W. Stone, Edward D. ' Swarman, Frederick Swannan,John H. Sweeney, Augustus Sweeney, John Sweeney, Timothy J. T Tatten, Michael Taylor, Lucius H. Temple, George R. Temple, William H. Tevlin, James Tevlin, John M. Thayer, Addison P. Thayer, Charles Thayer, Luther Thompson, Joseph Thompson, J. R. Thompson, J.Warren Thompson, J. War. , jr. Thompson, Moses E. Thrasher, George C. Tobey, Willie S. Touhey, James Touhey, Thomas Touhey, William Towle, George B. Tracy, James Tracy, John Tracy, Thomas Tracy, Thomas B. Treen, Benjamin Tucker, Charles R. Tuttle, Hiram Tuttle, John W. V Vanness, Charles H. Vanness, Henry Vidette, Elmer L. Vose, Alison A. Vose, Stephen W Waite, Aldis L. Waite, Arthur Walker, Henr}' A. Wallace, Richard W. Wallace, William Walsh, Peter H. Ward, Daniel E. Ware, Augustus L. Ware, Elbridge G. Ware, George H. Ware. Marcel lus A. Warren, Varnum Welch, John Westcott, Jerome B. Wheat, Henry White, Elihu White, Ilenrv G. White, William G. Whiting, Edward WHiiting, George W. Whiting, Joel W. Whitney, Alfred A. Whitney, Amos W. Whitney, C. E. L. B. Whitney, Henry L. Whitney, Jason" W. Whitney, John F. Whitney, Nathan Whitney, Simon Whooley, Daniel Wiggin, George A. Wight, Alvin Wight, George A. Williams, Asa Williams, Caleb S. W^illiams, Charles Williams, Charles E. Williams, John M. Williams, Winfield S. Wilmarth, Eugene S. Wilmarth, Lewis A. Wilson, Elihu C Wilson, Jason E. Winslow, Elna. S. Wiswell, David Wiswell, Francis W. Wiswell, George A. Wood, Charles E. Wood, Henry A. Wood, James H Wood, John, ist Woodman, Daniel S. Woodman, Henry B. Woodman, James Woods, Amos R. • Woods, William, ist Woods, William, 2d Y Young, Robert O. Female Voters. Adams, Susan F. Bullard, Marion A. Clark, Mary B. Hill, Eliza A. Hodges, Emma S. Hosmer, Ann A. Johnson, Nancy A. LaCroix, Mary S. Mcintosh, Abbie M. Richardson, E. B. Sanborn, Kate Spencer, Sarah E. White, Marion A. Wilson Mary E. This concludes the account of the town and its doings in general, but some further mention of the acts of the town in educational, military, and religious affairs may be found on subsequent pages. 96 The Ixcorporation of Mii.lis. February 24, 1S85. After a municipal existence of one hundred and seventy-two years, marked by many changes, and a fair degi^ee of prosperity, the time had come for the realization of an event, vv^hich for more than a hundred years at different times had been somewhat discussed, when Medway was to give up a part of her territory for the establishment of a new township. The easterly part of Medwav, embracing nearly all that was anciently known as the Old Grant, by the unanimous petition of its inhabitants, sup- plemented by the names of many residing in other parts of the town, without anv serious opposition from any quarter, was incorporated February 34, 18S5, and Millis took her place among the towns of the Commonwealth. The new town was named for Lansing Millis, Esq., one of its most respected citizens. Mr. Millis had formed generous plans for the develop- ment and improvement of the new municipality, but suddenly died in a few weeks after its incorporation. His death was a great public loss, and deeply felt by the community and throughout New England. Vid. Biographies. It is believed that this division of the town will prove no serious detriment to the part left as Medway, and will doubtless be to the great advantage of that part now Millis. Already a spirit of pu1)lic impi'ovement has been awakened both in the old and the new to\\'ns. The utmost harmony prevails, and each municipalit}^ has for the other only the kindliest feelings and best wishes for its largest prosperity. THE CHURCHES. 1714— 1SS5. The early inhabitants in that part of Medfield lying west of the river Charles, sought the incorporation of a new town that public worship might be established among themselves. And the Great and General Court secured to these early settlers the right to '"have, exercise, and enjov " all municipal privileges on the condition, " That they procure a fid Settle a learned Orthodox Mhiister of good Conversation among 'em and make provision for an Hon"^'^ support and maintainance for hitn." Accord- ingly, the town of Medw ay was incorporated October 2^. i 713, and the people 98 of the new town at once set about establishing the institutions of religion, as appears in the proceedings of their first town-meeting, which was held " November y^ 23, 1713. Voted^ That John Rockett and Jonathan Adams, Jun. Serg* Samuel Partridge and Serg't Jonathan Adams and edward Clark to be a comittee to take care to procure the meeting house built. Voted^ That abraham harding, .Sen"" John partridge and Theophilus dark to procure and cary in a petition to the Town clerk of Aledfield in order to the procuring of accommodations for the setting of the metting hous upon the place commonly called bare hills and procure some conven'' accommodations for the ministry near ther abouts." " 1714 September y« 22"^^ Assembled the Enhabitants of Med way At the house of peter Adamses. John Rocket was chose moderator. Voted, that the town will provide a minister for themselves for the time to come. Voted, Capt. gorge fairbancks and John partridg and peter Adams and ensin John bullard and ser. Timothy Clarke is chosen a comitty to provide a minister for the Town untill the aniwall metting in march next following, and it is voted that y^ town are to meet at the house of peter Adamses to attend the publick worship of God on the sabbath days and he haws given his consent to the same." Arrangements were made and the first service of public worship in the new town was held October 7, 17 14, in the house of Peter Adams, and was conducted by the Rev. David Deming, who continued to preach to the little congregation in Peter Adams's house for several months. Having seciu'ed some one to serve as a minister, it was needful to make provision for his support. Accordingly the first appropriation is thus recorded : " Oct. y^ 29 1 714. iVssembled the inhabitants of Medway at y^ house of Peter Adams. L* Theophilus Clark chosen for y^ moderator for to cary on y^ work of that day. Then and there by the vote of the Town was granted twenty and five pounds for the Ministry." " Medway, April the nth, 1715, at the house of Joseph Daniel, Sen. Then and there. Received the sum of 26 pounds of money of the Select- Men and Committee for preaching to the Town, which is in full discharge from the seventh of October in the year 1714 to the ninth da}- of April in the 3ear 17 15. I say received by me, David Deming." The Church of Christ. Organized October 7, 1714. The Church of Christ was organized after the method and simplicity of the New Testament, when the Christian believers met together in the house of Peter Adams, being assembled in one place for the worship of God. If there was anything more formal on the occasion of the dedication of the meeting-house, or the installation of the first pastor, the fact, with the records of the church during the pastorate of the Rev. Mr. Deming, has passed froni knowledge. The church doubtless was constituted largely of persons who had been members of the Church of Christ in Medfield, of which the Rev. Joseph 99 Baxter was then the pastor. There is no complete list of the names of those who were the original members, or of those who united with the church prior to 1724. But Peter Adams, Jonathan Adams, John Partridge, Eben- ezer Thompson, Samuel Partridge,\ind Mrs. Susanna (Adams) Alexander, were among this number. The original name of the church was The Church of' Christ, but subsequently to the organization of another church in the westerly part of the town in 1750, it was designated The First Church of Christ. During the one hundred and seventy-one years of its existence, this church has received the ministrations of nine pastors, includ- ing one colleague pastor. The longest pastorate was that of the Rev. Nathan Bucknam, extending through a period of seventy-one years; the shortest pastorate was four years, that of the Rev. John O. Means. These nine pastorates constitute an aggregate of one hundred and sixty- one years, so that the church has been without a settled minister only eleven years during its entire history. The average length of its pastorates has been about twentv vears. The First Pastorate. 1715 — 17^2. "At a Town-meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Medway, Jan- uary 31st, 1715," of which John Rockwood was the moderator : " It was proposed whether the town was ready to bring in their votes for a minister to settle amongst us. The votes were given in and sorted, and Rev. David Deming was chosen to settle amongst us to carry on the work of the ministry." " 1715 Sept. y« 13 Assembled the inhabitants of Medway at the Meeting House to hear Mr. David Deming's answer. William Allin was chosen for Moderator to make proposals to the Town. And there was proposed to the town whether they would give Mr. David Deming sixty pounds for his salary. And then and there was by vote of the town granted sixty pounds for his yearly salary, and upon the same day Mr. Deming accepted what y^ Town voted for him." " 1 7 15 Assembled the inhabitants of Medway on Oct. 24th at the Meet- ing House to conclude upon the Ordaining of Rev. Mr. David Demnig. Then was voted to ordain Mr. Deming on the third Wednesday in Novem- ber." Accordingly, Mr. David Deming was ordained and installed, Novem- ber 20, 1 715, the first Pastor of Medway. Meanwhile the new town had been busy in providing a meeting-house. At their first town-meeting, November 23, 1713, they fixed upon a location, and of a meeting held a few days later there remains this record : " Medway December je 4th 17II. A proposall to the town whither the town will put out je meeting house by je gwab to som work man and the men that are to be imployed in the work to be hiered in this town : this propsion fully granted. A pro- posall— for the length and bredth of the meting house. The length to be thirty four foot and the bredth to be twenty and eight, and sixteen foot between ioynt and a rouf to rise four foot from the senter of the beame — voted for this for to be dimentions of the meeting house — this fully voted." A proposal to the town that the meting house should be raised and couved and lOO planked and claborded, and dors mad, and pulpit mad, and tabell mad, and seats mad, a pew mad, and stairs mad, and sealed with good boards from the seats to the plats all round with one teer of galriess — this proposition fully voted." Pursuant of these votes of the town. "At a committee meeting held February ye 6ih 1714 there were signed the articles of agreement made between John Richardson and ourselves for the building of the meeting-house." " Medway June 7''' 1714. At a meeting held by the committee who were chosen to take care to procure a Meeting house built, held at Daniel Richardson's the town reckoned with our Carpenter and have paid him thirty pounds and received a receipt from him acknowledging himself fully satisfied of the first payment." It appears that when the inhabitants on the west side aided in the building of the new meeting-house in Medfield it was agreed that when they came to build a meeting-house on the west side for themselves a certain part of the money paid should revert to their advantage in this matter. Hence, "Junei4i7i4. The select men of Medway assembled with the select men of Medfield to reckon and find out what was due to us from the town of Medfield for our helping them build their meeting house and upon the Reckoning was found by them and us to be 22lbs. 9s. 4d." This amount was duly paid and received December 15, 17^4- The work on the meeting-house was pushed forward, and sometime early in 1715 the building was completed, for we have this record : ^' March 7 1 715 Assembled the inhabitants of Medway at the Meeting House, it being their general Town Meeting." The First Meetixg-House. 1749- The First Meeting House stood on the west side of the old cemetery n little to the north of the public tomb. The engraving above \vas made from the exact measurements and description given in the ancient records. Tliere were improvements made from time to time in their meeting-house by the vote of the town. About 1718 there was an appropriation of 25s. made, and Mr. John Richardson was instructed "to build another pew at the northeast end of the meeting-house next to the pulpit for the minister's family to sit in." Subsequentl}' other pews were built by the more wealth}"- and honorable families at their own expense, permission being granted by the town. It was a current practice to have a coinmittee chosen, men of good judgment, to seat the meeting-house, according to honorable standing by reason of years and wealth. The dedication of this house of God probably- occurred on the same day as the installation of the first pastor. lOI In this small, unsteeplcd and unhcated building worshiped the people of Medway for thirty-four years, until, January i S, 1 749, it was destroyed by lire. It is found that as a condition of Mr. Deming's settlement, the proprietors of the common lands made certain grants to his advantage. "At a meeting of the Proprietors of common undivided lands within the towns of Medtield and Medway, held at the meeting-house in Med\va\' upon April 20, 1715 : Gratited To ReV^ Mr. David Deming, to him, his heirs and assignees forever twenty eight acres of land lying within the town of Medway, south- ward of Bare Hills, near the wood lots where their select men have marked out so much, being part swamp and part upland, bounded northward by wood land, and by common land on all other parts ; provided he settle himscH in Medway and continue with them as their settled Minister. Granted To the Rev. Mr. David Deming a small parcel of land upon Bare Hill, near the burying place for to build on not exceeding two acres." At this same meeting also was •' Granted To the use of the ministry in Medway forever twent}' acres of land in Medwa\- at a place called black island being part swamp and part upland." Voted that Abraham Harding Sen. John Richardson, Ebenezer Thomp- son be a committee to lay out said twenty acres for the Ministry." This grant is that known as The Parsonage Lot. " Sept 13th 1722. In answer to the Rev. Mr. Deming's request that je Town would give him a total dissmission from his ministerial office," the selectmen ordered a town-meeting " to attend that business at je Meeting house on ye 24th of the above said month at one o'clock afternoon." Accordingly the inhabitants of the town assembled. Edward Clark was chosen moderator and " je Rev. Mr. Deming renewed his request by w-riting to je town."^ After a vain attempt to adjourn and a lengthj' debate upon the subject, " Then both Church and Town as a Town manifested their willingness by a vote to give Mr. Deming his request, which did appear in the meeting he had been asking for more than for six weeks past at several times, and dismiss Mr. Deming from his minis- terial service amongst us." "The select men the same day by ye desire of the Town acquainted Mr. Deming that they had answered his request. He accepted and manifested his thanks to them for the same." " Oct. 16, 1722 The Church of Medway dismissed Mr. Deming from his pastoral office over them by the advice of Council from the neighboring Churches." The balance of Mr. Deming's salary was receipted for as follows: "Received of Edward Clark, Town Treasurer the sum of thirty two pounds six shillings and a penny in full which was my due from the Town for carrying on the work of the Ministry in ye year one thousand seven hundred and twenty two. I say received by me this 29th January 1723. David Deming." Thus closed the first pastorate in Medway. In the absence of church records it is impossible to learn much that it would be of interest to know of the church during these first seven years. The Rev. Mr. Deming doubt- less removed from town soon after his dismissal, but to what place is mi- known. Vid. Biographies. Upon the termination of Mr. Deming's ministiy, at a town-meeting held March 6, 1723, the tow^n " Voted, For a Committee to provide a minister for ye Town who were Theophilus Clark, John Partridge, Nathaniel Whiting, Samuel Hill and Jeremiah Adams." Again, I02 November 4, 1723 the town was called together " To choose a Committee to provide a minister to supply the pulpit and proceeded as followeth : Voted, Lieut. Rockwood for Moderator and Edward Clark, Ebenezer Thompson, Ensign Bullard, Joseph Daniell Sen., Col John Barber for a Committee to provide as afore said." Being notified bj warrant duly issued, " Assembled the inhabitants of this Town on Wednesday the 19th of February 1724. Voted Capt Timothy Clark for Moderator. Then was proposed whether the Town were ready to give a minister a call. Voted that they were ready. The votes were then called for to be brought in for a minister, when done and numbered it appeared to fall upon Mr. Green of Boston, very unanimously. Proposed what they would grant for Mr. Green's yearly salary. It appeared by the vote of the Town that they give Mr. Green if he settle with us 75 pounds for yearly salary. Proposed to the Town what they would give Mr Green for settlement and it appeared by the vote of the Town that they would give Mr Green if he settle with us ninety pounds for his encouragement and that Edward Clark, Ebenezer Thompson were chosen by the Town to acquaint Mr. Green with the Town's choice and proceedings." It is evident that Mr. Green, of Boston, declined the call thus tendered. The Secoxd Pastorate. 17-4— 1795- " Assembled the inhabitants of Medway on June the 1 1^^ 1724 by ^■irtue of an orderly warning according to law, in order to make choice of a minister to settle in the work of y^ ministry, and proceeded." "When the votes came in and were numbered it fell unanimously upon Mr. Bucknam both Church and Town. And then was voted eighty pounds for the said Rev. Mr. Buck- nam's yearly salary provided he take up to settle with us in the work of ye ministry, then ye Town voted one hundred pounds to encourage him, ye said Bucknam to settle with us. Lastly voted, Lieut. Theophilus Clark and Lieut. John Bullard to treat ye said Rev. Mr. Buckman upon settlement with us." August 26, 1734, additional salary was voted " as followeth To pay eighty pounds a year for the first three years after he settle with us in the work of the ministry then to rise five pounds more and after he has been settled with us in the work of the ministry six years rise five pounds more which will then make ninety pounds for his yearly salary." Mr. Bucknam's acceptance of the call is found in the town records, as follows : " T/ie Reverend Ml-. Nat/ian Buckiiavi's A»szver, Given October the 25, 1724." " To THE Church and People of Medway : "■Dearly ^e/of*'^,— Inasmuch, as it hath pleased the Lord of the harvest, the King and Head of the Church, whose sole prerogative it is to send forth such Labourers into his vineyard, as seemeth Him meet, in his over-ruling and all wise Providence, so to order it, that you were directed at first to invite me to dispense the glorious Gos- pel of his Grace to you in this place, and to render my ministerial labors amongst you so pleasing and acceptable, and so to unite your hearts and affections to me, that you have so unanimously given me an invitation to settle with you in the Great Work of Gospel Ministry, for which I acknowledge with thankfulness his mercy and grace as well as your kindness to me. And whereas, He has in his Sovereign Provi dence so far drawn forth my heart in love towards you and has so enlarged youi I03 hearts, as that jou have made me such otYers, respecting my settlement and support amongst jou, as that, I hope by His blessing with it I may, at present comfortably subsist. These, therefore, are to let you know, that, relying upon yc Divine Grace, blessing, directing and assistance, and depending upon your kindness and generosity, that you will not let me want hereafter : but as God shall give you abilitj' and my cir- cumstances may require, you will further assist me. Upon serious consideration of, and good advice about, a matter of so great concern, as it so nearly relates to the glory of God, to your and my comfort here and happiness hereafter, I do now, here, openly, heartily and cheerfully embrace and accept of your invitation to settle with you in the work of ye ministrj' at Medway. Praying that the God of peace and love will continue our mutual love and more and more unite our affections to each other and jt 'Grace mercy and peace' may be multiplied abundantly unto you all, and asking your joynt praj'ers and continual supplications to ye God of all grace for me, that I may prove the infinite fullness that is in Christ, receive all the Grace yt I shall stand in need of to enable me to behave myself wisely in the house of God, and faithfully and successfully discharging my duty amongst you, in all the parts of it so yt I may not only save my own soul, but yours and all such as shall be committed to my trust, that we may all at length meet together, celebrate the praises of God and the Lamb, with the church triumphant in the everlasting joys of our Lord and Master to whom be Glory, Dominion and Power fore\er and ever. Amen." The Rev. Nathan Bucknam was ordained and installed December 23, 1724. " This was an auspicious and happy day to the inhabitants of the town," says the Rev. Mr. Wright, in his Centennial Discourse in 1813. He also adds : " Although ]Mr. Bucknam was young and of slender constitution, he was mature in Christian knowledge and experience, and strong in the faith and hope of the Gospel. At the time of his settlement he was deservedly con- sidered as an able, pious, and promising young man ; and much was hoped, under God, thi-ough the instrumentality of his public and private labors. As to his religious sentiments they were Calvinistic. He firmly believed in those doctrines which are usually called The Doctrines of Grace, or The Doctrines of the Reformation, These he faithfully and unequivocally preached." The Rev. Mr. Bucknam was small in person, but a preacher of much pulpit ability. After the close of his active pastorate he still retained the pastoral relation, and received an annual salary until the time of his death, making the length of his pastorate moi-e than seventy 3'ears. When past eighty-two years of age, he arranged with the parish to settle a colleague, and terminated his active ministry in the sixty-second year of his pastorate, May 14, 17S6. His Farewell Sermon was from the text: " Th7(S saith the Lord^ Stand ye in the tvays^ and see, and ask for the old paths ^ ivhere is the good way, and walk therein,, and ye shall Jind rest for your souls " Jeremiah vi., 16. The solemnit)^ was closed by sing- ing the i22d Psalm, from l^ate and Brady's Hymn Book, "O//, 'twas a joyful sound to hear" etc. The Rev. Mr. Buckman was a man of quick impulses. Mr. W^right says " He sometimes spoke unadvisedly with his lips, under excited feelings, but was soon calmed and gave way to the dictates of sober reason and religion." He must have been a man of great natural and acquired resources, and I04 of wonderful administrative ability, to have retained such a hold upon the people, and to have led the church harmoniously through so many years of ministration. The deaths of the Rev. and Mrs. Bucknam are found recorded in an ancient diary, as follov^s : " The Rev^ M"" Bucknam Deceasd on friday Evening the 6 of Febx 1795 in y^ 92 year of his age. His funeral was at- tended on Thursday afternoon the 12^^ of the Same month with great Solem- nity and Respect. The Procession Enter'i y« meeting house where M"" Haven made y« first prayer M"" Prentis Deliver'i a Discourse from 2^ Peter i^^ 13 and 14 well adapted to the occasion. M"" Carrel prayed and Pronounced ye Blessing after which the Procession proceeded to y« Grave from thence to the Dwelling house again the chh walking liefore y^ Procession. N. B. JVP Bucknam Deceas^ in the 92 year of his age the 71 of his minis- try and 67'^ year in a married state." -Md Bucknam Deceas^ Sunday Evening the i^' of May 1796 in the 91 year of her age her funeral was Attended the 5^^ day of the same month the Procession Entered y^ meeting house where M-- Haven made y^ Prayer and from thence to the tomb." The Church Records. The earliest records of the church, extant, were kept by the Rev. Mr. Bucknam. The ancient record book is superscribed as follows : " Medwav Church Records since ye year 1724 December 23 Kept pr. me, Nathan Bucknam, Pastor of s'^ church." The covers of this book of records are much worn. They are inscribed with the recorded marriages solemnized by the Rev. Mr. Bucknam in his early ministry. The writing is legible only in part. The contents of this ancient church record are embraced under the following headings : " We must believe in the ability, authority and faithfitlness of B apt ism y " The names of those that have been received into Covenant and put thernselves under y^ watch and Care of this Chtirch." " The votes and acts of y' Chh. of Christ in Aledxvay." " A Record of y' natnes together with y^ time of y' person admitted into y^ Church of Christ in Medxvay since y^ pastoral care of it xvas committed to w^." Under the first heading is an alphabetical registration of baptisms. This list embraces eight hundred and thirty-three names. Of these seventy-three are Daniell or Daniels, and one hundred and thirteen of them are Partridge ; showing very plainly that young Daniels were more numerous than in Nebu- chadnezzar's day, and that Partridges were not as scarce in the church at that period as they now are in Black Swamp. Among the entries made were the following : " Sept. 16, 1739. I baptized London and Sambo, Negroes, the former, ye negro of Jasper Adams, ye latter, ye negro of Wm. Burges." '■'- Nov. 2(^th., 1 741 I baptized Stephen and Charles, negroes, the former ye negro of Lieut. Timothy Clark, ye latter ye neg"-" of Capt. Nath' Whiting." I05 '' Dec. 20th., '741- Upon y'= desire of Sanii Harding and wife to have a negro child baptized w'^ yy had took in its infancy for y'-- own. It was put to the brethren, whether, they thought masters and mistresses might otier up ye servants that they had a property in, in their minority, and they had a right to baptism upon y'' account. It passed in the negative." Under the second heading is the registration of those who entered into the Halfway Covenant. There appear one hundred and twenty-eight names, from 1735 to 1800, when the practice of receiving persons in this way was abandoned by the church. Under the third heading are embraced the items of church business trans- acted in a period of seventy years. These items are all recorded on less than seven small pages of the old record book. We are told of the choice of at least three generations of deacons, eleven or twelve in all, during this one pastorate, and of three or four cases of church discipline and a few other matters of church action. Under the last heading is a registration of those who came into full cove- nant, and were admitted to the ordinance of the Lord's Supper. The whole number received during the Rev. Mr. Bucknam's ministry exceeded two hundred. Perhaps there is no item of greater interest in these church records than a brief mention of an occasion which occured October 8, 1736. Almost the entire church assembled in the meeting-house, and after prayer was of- fered by the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Bucknam, all present renewed their vo\\ s to God and to one another by signing their names to the Church Covenant. This was the original Covenant of the Church. It has recently come to light in a well-preserved copy, and is here printed for the fu'st time. " Medway Chh. Covenant: Renetved by the major part of y^ Clih. at a Chh. Meet- ing October 8 1736. We the members of the Chh. of Christ in medway that are in full Commun- ion, having apprehended it Convenient & Even expedient for some reasons to renew Covenant with God & one another & being now assembled in the Holy presence of god, in the name of the lord Jesus Christ after humble Confession of our manifold Transgressions before the lord our god, & Earnestly Supplicating for pardoning mercy through the blood of Christ & deep acknowledgment of our great unVVorthiness to be owned to be the lord's Covenant people to perform any Spiritual duty unless the lord Jesus does enable us thereunto by his Spirit dwelling in us & being awfully Sensi- ble that it is a dreadful thing for Sinful dust and ashes personally to Transact with the infinitely glorious majesty of heaven, we do in humble Confidence of his gracious assistance & acceptance through Christ each One of us for himself and Jointly together Explicitly Covenant in manner and form following, viz. 1. We give up Ourselres to that god Whose name alone is Jehovah father Son & holy ghost the only true & living God, and to our blessed lord Jesus Christ & our only blessed Saviour phrophet priest & king over Our Souls, Only mediator of the Cove- nant of grace, promising by the help of his spirit & grace to cleave unto God as our chief good & to the lord Jesus Christ by faith & gospel Obedience as becometh his covenant people forever. 2. We do give up our ofspring to god in Jesus Christ, avouching the lord to be the god of our Children as well as our god & children with ourselves to be his people humble adorning the grace of god that we and our ofspring with us may be looked upon to be the Lord's. 3. We do give up ourselves to one another, in the love, and according to the will of god freely Covenanting & binding ourselves to walk Together as a particular Con- io6 gregational Chh. of Christ in all the ways of his worship according to the holy rules of je word of god promising in brotherly love to watch over one anothers Souls faith- fully & to Submit to the government & discipline of Christ in his Chh. & duly to at- tend all those ordinances which Christ hath Instituted in his Chh. and Commanded to be attended by his people according to the order of the gospel & degrees of com- munion unto which we have attained, but promising after all & so that we will each of us do our part to uphold & maintain the word & worship of god & endeavor to transmit the same faithfully to posterity. 4. We promise & engage to walk orderly in a way of fellowship & Communion with all the Chhs. of Christ among us according to those rules of holy order which he hath appointed, that the lord may be one & his name one in all the Chhs. throughout all generations to his Eternal glory in Christ Jesus. 5. We do freely promise & engage as in the presence of god that we will, Christ helping us, Endeavor every one of us to reform our hearts & life by Seeking to mor- tify all our Sins & labouring to walk more Closely with god then ever yet we have done, and will worship god in publick private & secret, & endeavor to do it without formality & hipocricy & fully & faithfully discharge all covenant Duties one to another in Chh. Communion. 6. We promise and engage that we will walk before god in our houses with a per- fect heart & that we w-ill uphold the worship of god therein Continually according as he in word doth require both in respect of prayer & reading the Scriptures that so the word of god may dwell richly in us & will do what on us lies to bring up Our Chil- dren for Christ that they may be Such as those who have the name of Christ put upon them by a Solemn dedication to god in christ ought to be, & will therefore, as need Shall be Catechize exhort & Charge them to the fear of the lord, & endeavor to set a holy example before them & be much in prayer for their Convertion & Salvation. 7. We will endeavor to be pure from the sins of the times and in our places en- deavor the suppression thereof & be careful So to walk as that we may give no occa- tion to others to Sin or Speak evil of our holy profession. Now that we may observe •.*c keep this Sacred Covenant & all the branches of it inviolable forever, we desire to denj' ourselves & to depend wholy upon the power of the eternal Spirit of grace & on the free mercy of god & merit of Christ Jesus & where we shall fail thereto, wait upon the Lord Jesus for pardon, acceptance & healing for his names Sake." This public renewal of the Covenant, by each one subscribing with his own hand, made the occasion one of deep solemnity. And to this act the Rev. Mr. Wright credits largely, the deepened spirituality that followed, which developed into a revival of religion in 1741, the most marked that had hitherto occurred in the history of the church, the results of which were the addition of some fifty persons to its membership. There are many church papers not included in the book of records, which are quaint and deeply interesting, but which cannot have a place here. The Halfway Covenant, which was widely adopted by the churches of Mas- sachusetts from the early date of 1662, the later Covenant of this church, and other documents may be found published in A Historical Discojirse of the JRirst Church of Christy 1S76. Oiu- fathers had their church troubles as well as those living now^. Take for example, the matter of singing in the early days. It often was at the greatest remove from harmony. The old way of singing was for the chorister to start the tune with the pitch-pipe, the congregation to follow each in his own fashion at his own tune, and no two persons singing alike, but singing with all their might, " like the voice of manv waters." The Westerly Precinct of Wrentham, now Franklin, June 36, 1738, I07 voted, "To sing no other Tunes than are Pricketl Dcnvn in (jur tbrmcr Psahii Books which wei'e Printed between thirty and fort}- years Agoe and To Sino- Them as They are Prickt down in them as Near as they can." This was a blow at the old way of singing, and March 8, 1739, that church voted not to sing in the old way ; and near the close of that meeting the query was raised : "To see what notice the church will take of one of the brethren's striking into a pitch of the tune unusualv raised, February 18 1 739-" " ' ' And it was voted, "Whereas, our brother David Pond, as several of our brethren viz.: David Jones Ebenezer Hunting, Benjamin Rockwood Jr., Aaron Haws and Michael Metcalf apprehends, struck into a j^itch of the tune on Feb. 18, in public worship on the forenoon raised above what was set, after most of the Congregation as is thought, kept the pitch for three lines and after our Pastor had desired them that had raised it to fall to the pitch that was set to be suitable, decent or to that purpose. "The question was put, whether the church apprehends this our brother Da^id Pond's so doing to be disorderly, and it passed in the affirmative and David Pond is suspended until satisfaction is given." David Pond afterwards applied to the Church of Christ, in Medway, for admission. Letters, which well illustrate the characteristics of the times, were exchanged by the two churches in regard to the case of Mr. Pond. It has been suggested that because of his imcommon height and muscular strength he pitched the tune too high. Whether this, or because of willfulness, others must determine ; at any rate he was excommunicated from the church, but some years after made confession of fault, was restored to good standing, and became one of the founders of the Second Church of Christ, in Med- wav. The Noon-house. Shortly after the Rev. Mr. Bucknam's settlement, it appears that, permis- sion being given by the town, there was a subscription raised for the purpose as exjDressed, "To erect an house fifteen feet square in some convenient place near the meeting-house for our convenience on y^ Sabbath between meetings." This subscription was headed b}' "Jonathan Plympton, JC3." This building was boarded on three sides, being open toward the south ; in the centre was a large, flat stone, on which in cold weather a fire was kindled, there being an opening in the roof overhead for the smoke to escape ; and all around were pine benches, where the people sat and ate their Sab- bath lunch. This was called the Noon-house. The First Meeting-house was destroyed by fire Januarv 18, 1749. How it took fire was unknown. Some surmised tha^ it was set on fire by a certain negro, others, that a prominent desire among many persons to have a new meeting-house inspired the burning of the old ; but, whatever the un- known facts, we see that burning meeting-houses is not a " new thing under the sun," and that the world has not yet outgrown a very old iniquity. It io8 seems that notliing- was saved from the fire except the ghiss ; this the parish, which began to exist about that time, voted should be sold, and accordingly sales were made from time to time, as opportunity oflered, and the a\ails were appropriated to pav the incidental expenses of the parish, and for sev- eral years the income from this source was more than sufficient; so that, finally, from the unexpended receipts for the glass from the old meeting-house, ten shillings were appropriated to purchase a parish record book, five sliil- lings for a latch to put on the pulpit door in the new meeting-house, and the balance, about four shillings, to compensate the parish clerk, Samuel Hard- ing, Esq., for copying the minutes of the parish into the new and large record book. That old record book is still in existence ; but wdiat became of the five-shilling latch on the pulpit door is among the things unknown. After the burning of the first meeting-house, public w^orship was con- ducted, for a time, in the chvelling-house of Captain Joseph Lovell, Esq. The people, however, took immediate steps to rebuild. Hitherto the town had transacted the secular business of the church. l)ut now, by a warrant issued under authority of King George II., in the twenty- second year of his reign, to one Samuel Harding, Esq., a meeting of the citizens of this part of the town w as called, and the First Precinct in Med- way w^as organized February 3, i749- ^t this first meeting Samuel Harding, Esq., being chosen moderator and precinct clerk ; it was " voted to build a meeting-house for the public w^orship of God." " Then voted to choose five men to be a committee to manage the affair of building said house, viz. : ist, Sam' Harding; 2d, Dea. Thomas Harding; 3d, Lieut. Timothy Clark; 4th, Ensg" Joseph Richardson ; 5th, Jona. Adams, Ju"". Voted 1600 pound old tenor to be assessed on polls & estates in said First Precinct, towards building said house." This sum W"as about iE'213 lawful money, or $1,000 in our currency. " April 5, 1749, Voted ^ That y*^ committee should build the meeting- house 42 feet long & 33 feet in width and twenty feet high between joynts." " Voted that the said meeting-house shall be raised about y^ width of y^ house, toward y^ North from y^ spot of land where y^ old meeting-house stood. Voted^ that y® provision that is to be made for y« raising said meeting- house shall be by a free contribution, then voted that Samuel Ellis. Dea. Barbar, Joshua Partridge and Samuel Hill, shall take care that there shall be an equal or suitable cjuantity of Cyder, Rum & Beer brought to said house and a baiting bitt for the men before the Raising be finished." The raising of this meeting-house came oft' on Thursday, April 27. i749" The old house was burned the i8th of the previous January ; and thus, in a little over three months, the trees that were standing in the forests were felled, drawn to the spot, hewn into timber, framed, and raised into a meet- ing-house, about a half larger than its predecessor. The 21st of May, fol- lowing, just three w eeks from the Sabbath next after the raising, the people gathered for public worship, and the Rev. Mr. Bucknam preached for the first time in the new meeting-house. But it was not finished ; and while everything, so far, had gone on very harmoniously and with great dispatch, there was yet to come up quite a division of feeling and considerable delay before the house should be completed. The question arose, " whether y^ Precinct will have an Alley three feet and a half wide straight from the I09 great double doors to the Pulpit" in their new house. At the first meeting of the precinct to consider this weighty matter, they voted not to have it. Another meeting was called, and they voted to have the alley. Then a meeting was called to reconsider. There was great excitement through the jorecinct ; meeting after meeting was held ; finally, at a crowded meeting, they polled the house. All in favor went to one side, all opposed, to the other, until counted ; it was found that there was a majority of four in favor of the alley ; thus, after a year's delay, great stir, much talk, and many meet- ings, it was decided; and the alley was made "from the great double doors straight to the pulpit." The vSecoxd Meetikg-House. 1749 — 1816. The second meeting-house stood some forty feet to the north of the site of the one destroyed. The spot of the front entrance to the new meeting- house is marked by the grave of Adam Bullard, Esq. The seating of peo- ple in the house of God at this date was a matter of grave importance, re- quiring the united wisdom of men whose good judgment was acknowledged. In 1766 Moses Richardson, Elijah Clark, and Jonathan Adams, were in- structed to " seat the meeting-house one pound of estate to a year's age as near as may be." About ten years after the house was built, the precinct appropriated " three pounds and eighteen shillings to be laid out in coloring and repairing the meeting-house." For some number of years they paid the Rev. Mr. Bucknam '• for his negro woman keeping the meeting-house, 9s. 4d." In 1769 special seats were built for the negroes to sit in. April 30, 1770 : " Put to vote, to see if it be the minds of the Precinct, That the new seats built for the Negroes at each end of the Public meeting-house in said Precinct below, shall be the seats, and the only seats, in the sd meeting-house for the Mulattoes, Negros, and Indians of this Precinct to sit in, in times of Divine Service, during the Precinct's pleasure. Resolved in the affirmative." " Put to vote to see if it be the minds of the Precinct to prohibit the J^Iulattoes, Negros, & Indians of this precinct, sitting or standing in any of the allies or on the stairs of the sd meeting-house in times of Divine Service. Resolved in ye affirma- tive." " Put to vote to see if it be the minds of the Precinct to choose a committee of three men, to inform the masters of the Negros Mulattoes & Indians of this Precinct, of the above mentioned votes & resolves, and to desire them in the name of the Pre- no cinct to conform themselves thereunto and to order their servants into the seats built and provided for them. Resolved in je affirmative. Jonathan Adams Cap'. Jona. Adams, and Isaiah Morse was unanimously chosen for the sd Committee." . . " Put to vote to see if the Precinct will choose a committee of three men to prose- cute the disobedience or non observance of the afore mentioned votes & resolves of this Precinct relating to the Mulattoes, Negros &c. Resolved in the affirmative." '■'■ Adjotirned to last Wednesday in May, 1770," at which time " Moses Richardson Oliver Adams and Jonathan Adams ye 3d was chosen for the sd committee. Then the sd inhabitants granted the sum of 38;^ — os — od for the necessary charge of the s Mill River. The Medway Branch, opened in January, 1853, was discontinued in 1864, and the rails were taken up and removed in the night. In 1853 the Wrentham Branch Railroad was incorporated to connect Wrentham Centre with the Norfolk County Road at North Wrentham, now Norfolk. This was never constructed. The Charles River Road was completed to Needham, and a cele- bration of the event occurred in that town, June i, 1853. The Charles River Branch was united with the Charles River Railroad November i, 1853, and both were merged, in 1855, i" the New York and Boston Railroad. In 1854 the East Walpole Branch Railroad was incorporated to extend from East Walpole station to East Walpole post-office, near the paper mills of the Hon. Frank i68 W. Bird. This line of road was a part of the original Walpole Branch, the first of the series incorporated in 1S46, but which the Norfolk County Company refused to build, much to the regret of Mr. Bird. Also, in 1S54, the friends of the Pettee Route pressed their claims for the extension of their line to connect with the New York and Boston Route at the State line, in Bel- lingham. The railroad committee, reported a bill in favor of it. Pending this bill a large and enthusiastic meeting of its friends was held in West Medway. Appro- priate resolutions were adopted which, with an account of the meeting, appeared in the Bosion Atlas. This bill, reported by the committee, was not adopted by the leg- islature. A sufficient amount of stock having been subscribed for the extension of the Charles River Road to Medway, no more exciting or interesting event ever occurred in the town than the Railroad Jubilee, July 4, 1S54, in Medway Village. A full account of the occasion was prepared by the Hon. M. M. Fisher, and published July 15, 1S54, in the Dedkam Gazette. After the great victory of the old railroads having a New York connection either by rail or water, and the defeat of the "Air Line" project in 1S47, i' ^'^'^^ "O^ been deemed wise " to beard the lion in his den," and ask the legislature for authority to extend the Pettee Route, or Charles River Railroad, from Bellingham to meet and connect with the New York and Boston Railroad, chartered in the States of Rhode Island and Connecticut, until the year 1855. This was the great "Know Nothing" year in Massachusetts politics. A uew party, at one bound, elected Henry J. Gardner, Gov- ernor, by a large majority. All the former political leaders of both the old parties in the legislature were left at home, and new men with new ideas filled their places. This change gave encouragement to the friends of the old Air Line project, and no pains were spared to obtain such an organization of the Railroad Committee as would compensate, as far as possible, for the errors of the past, and prominent members of the legislature were "button-holed" in advance. It will be recollected by some that this committee came over the line of the road and spent the night at Hathon's Hotel, visited the straw shop in the evening, and were entertained by the young ladies with songs suited to the occasion, and everything done to make a favorable impression upon them. They soon reported a bill which made the last link in a chartered railroad con- nection of Boston with New York shorter by some thirty miles than by any other ex- isting route. This closed the great struggle in the Massachusetts legislature to se- cure chartered rights to unite with the corporations in Rhode Island and Connecti- cut to construct this shortest line to New York. As yet the road had only been constructed and opened to Needham. A large amount of stock must be subscribed and paid. The old Norfolk County Road had been built, and chartered extensions obtained, and financial circles had been thoroughly canvassed for sales of stock, and when calls were made for the construction of the Air Line it was found that the financial field had been thoroughly explored, and the means were nearly exhausted by the great panic of 1S57. Slow progress was made, and it was found that funds must be raised largely upon the line of the road, and meetings were held to obtain pledges for stock in Medway and elsewhere. At one of these meetings the Rev. Dr. Ide made a very effective speech, demonstrat- ing his public spirit. He said in eftect that the town better subscribe $100,000 and lose it all, if need be, rather than that the road should not be built, and then made a liberal subscription for the stock. The following persons were original subscribers to the stock of the New York and Boston Railroad in Medway, or aided by the purchase of bonds for its construction, and probably there were others whose names are not known : Luther Metcalf and the Medway Cotton Manufacturing Company, William H. Cary, M. H. Sanford, M. M. Fisher, Allen Partridge, Joseph L. Richardson, Henry Richardson, Oliver Cliftord, AmoryGale, A. P. Lovell, John Bullard, 2d, J. D. Richardson, Paul Daniell, H. F. Howard, Michael Bullen, Edward Adams, Nathan Jones, Michael Lovell, Elbridge Clark, John Clark, Asa D. Morse, Oliver Phillips, Horatio Mason, Lyman Adams, Henry Daniels, Lemuel Clark, George Harding, Cyrus Bullard, W. Battelle, Joseph Ingalls, Charles S. Wheeler, Lewis Wheeler, Cemetery Corporation, Richard Rich- ardson, T. J. Baker, P. N. Spencer, Elisha Adams, Edwin Metcalf, T. M. Daniels, J. P. 169 Clark, T. II. Hall, Samuel Dudley, Theodore Harding, Jonathan Adams, William Adams, Stephen Campbell, Elisha Cutler, Samuel Rice, A. M. B. Fuller, George L. Pond, J. S. Smith, Simeon Fisher, Alvin Wight, Seth Inman, Cvrus Adams, Horace Hill, James Adams, Cephas Thayer, Timothy Partridge, Stephen Clark, Charles Clark, II. C. BuUard, William M. Adams, E. F. Pond, Stephen Smith, Elijah Part- ridge, Jotham Adams, Jr., Stephen Adams, A. L. Shaw, Cyrus M. Hill, William Everett, B. C. Barber, Edward Clark, Hawley Clark, Jr., Jerome Westcott. The amount taken in stock in the New York and Boston Railroad was about fifteen thousand dollars, and nearly equally divided between the three parishes, while the amount in bonds cannot be well ascertained. While the prospect for the completion of the " Pettee Route," as the " Air Line" was called, seemed doubtful, through the energy of Messrs. Daniels and Hurd,of Med- way Village, the Medway branch to the Norfolk County Road, was pushed forward to completion. It is estimated that this enterprise cost them $40,000 in various ways which ultimately proved to be almost a total loss. The Hon. John M. Wood, of Portland, was the contractor for constructing, and was the largest stockholder in the old Air Line Railroad, and was its first prebident. It was completed and the cars began running to ISIedwaj' in 1S61, and reached the Blackstone River, at Woonsocket, in 1863. It was merged in the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Company in 1865. Mr. E. C. Hawes was the first conductor, and con- tinued upon the road until 1883. He deserves honorable mention for a long and faith- ful service. Messrs. Knapp, Monson, and Story will long be remembered by many passengers as courteous conductors. Mr. William Adams, of West Medway, became a large owner of stock and bonds in the road, and was a director for several years. The Hon. Luther Metcalf was the first president of the Charles River Railroad. The financial condition of the country during the war, and the strong competition between the two roads from Boston to the Blackstone valley for means to construct and complete these roads and new connections, led to a proposition for a union of these corporations into the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Company. This pro- ject was strenuously opposed by Mr. Wood, of the Air Line, and the result, it is said, hastened his death soon after. All the money paid for both roads must either be considered a loss to the sub- scribers or a charitable donation to posterity. As an investment this road has never paid its original owners; but its existence has become a necessity to the town. The following is the report of the Commissioner of the New York and Boston Railroad Companv, or the old Pettee Route, when it was absorbed by the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad, as found in the Massachnsetts Railroad Returns, for 1866: " The Antinal Report of the Commissioner of the late JVetv York and Boston Railroad Cotnfiany, 7ioxv merged into the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Company, to the Legislature of Afassachusetts. The imdersigned. Commissioner for Massachusetts, being duly authorized and required by an Act of the Legislature, approved May 14, 1S64, has this day examined the books of the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Company, and hereby certifies that separate accounts of the expenditures of said Company in the several States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, have been duly kept, as required by law; and he finds that the following expenditures have been made in the several States upon that portion of the road of said Company derived from the New York and Boston Railroad Company, to wit : Expended for construction in the State of Connecticut, . . . $270,597 16 Expended for construction in the State of Rhode Island, . . . 408,939 16 Expended for construction in the State of Massachusetts, . . . 1,338,244 26 $2,017,780 58 Total cost of the equipment of the road operated from Brookline, Mas- sachusetts, to Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 82,880 25 $2,100,660 83 13 170 As less than one mile of the road now in operation lies in the State of Rhode Island, and as the income of the road, as jet, does not exceed the expenditure, the Commissioner deems it unnecessary to make any apportionment of the cost of the equipment or of the current expenditures and receipts until this portion of the road is operated to a greater extent beyond the limits of this Commonwealth. For o-eneral information the Commissioner would state that about one-fourth part of the receipts of the road now in operation is derived from Woonsocket, in Rhode Island. All which is respectfully submitted. ly^ j^^ FISHER Boston, Jan. 3, 1S66. Connni'ssioner of Massachusetts." The Boston and Erie Railroad Company made a sad failure, and was finally re-or- ganized, April 17, 1873, as " The New York and New England Railroad Company." The Northern, or Woonsocket, Division of the road was neglected, and, in conse- quence, several accidents occurred to trains. Whereupon the selectmen of Medvvay petitioned the Railroad Commissioners to meet the citizens of Medway in Sanford Hall March 14, 1883, and a hearing was granted. The principal business men stated their grievances, and the Commissioners ordered new stations at Medway Village and West Medway, also the improvement of the track and better facilities for passengers and freight. The road is now in fair condition. Summary Showing the Amount of Freight and Passenger Business to and FROM the three STATIONS IN MeDWAY, FOR TwO YeARS ENDING JANUARY 31, 1883. 1S81. E. Medway.. Medway. . .. W. Medway. Total of each "I class of Receipts / Total for Passengers. $3,472 62 6,229 05 7.773 52 $17,475 29 Total for Freight. $1,635 12 11,187 90 9."3 42 $21,936 44 1S82. Total for Passengers. $3,749 29 6,708 98 7,492 81 Total for Freight. $i,7.'52 75 12,389 49 9.751 91 $17,949 08 $23,894 15 Aggregates. $5,219 74 17.416 95 16,886 94 $5,500 04 19,098 47 17,244 72 $39,521 33 $41,843 23 Total, both classes. East Medway $10,719 78 Total, both classes, Medway Village, $36,515 42 Total, both classes, West Medway, $34. i3' 66 Total for two years, $81,36668 The Sanford Hall Movement in 1S71. The Village community having for more than thirty years occupied either the vestry of the church, or the hall of the district school-house, or the hall in the straw factory, for lectures and secular piu-poses, the need of a more capacious audience-room had long been felt. The young ladies, encouraged by the citizens, and especially by Mrs. Edena H. Sanford, began, by fairs and tea parties, to raise money for building a public hall, and in the autumn of 1S71 the fund amounted to $500. This sum was increased by the gen- erous donations of $5,000 from Milton H. Sanford, and $2,500 from his brother, Edward S. Sanford, of New^ York, for the benefit of the Evangelical Society of Medway Village. These were accepted at a meeting held on Monday, October 30, 1S71, and it was Voted: '' That the society gratefully acknowledge the generous donations of Five Thousand Dollars from Milton H. Sanford, and Twenty-five Hundred Dollars from Edward S. Sarford, toward the erection of a Public Building in this village for the benefit of this 171 Socict\- and the Dean Library, and will make all reas()nal)le cHbrts to comply with the conditions required. Voted, That the I'lan of Subscription pre- sented by M. M. Fisher, is hereby approved, and that a committee be ap- pointed to carry the same into eH'ect, and M. M. Fisher and E. C. Wilson were chosen to act as a committee for that purpose." The following is the plan referred to : " Subscriptions for a Public Building, to be located in Medvvay Village. W/iereas, Mr. Milton H. Sanford having generously donated to the Evangelical Congregational Society of Medway the sum of $5,000, and Col. Edward S. Sanford the sum of $2,500, toward the erection of a Public Building for a Hall, Offices, Library- Room, and other purposes, to be located in Medwaj' Village; to cost, including land, not less than $15,000; and whereas, the young ladies have raised the sum of $500 for the same object; — The undersigned hereby pledge ourselves to give on demand, or by installments, the sums against our names : Provided, that not less than $12,000 in the whole shall be pledged for the object. The balance, if any is required, may be raised by a loan or stock subscription. The Dean Library Association shall have the free use of one room for their Library' and for a Reading-Room, and the use of the Hall for public lectures. The net income from the rents of said building shall be applied and given in such proportions to the Society afoiesaid and the Association, as the sums given and desig- nated by the donors for each shall bear to the whole amount donated. The location, plan, construction, and management of said building shall be deter- mined b}' a Board of Trustees, chosen by the subscribers, every ten dollars being a share, and entitled to one vote, and said Trustees shall be authorized to fill vacancies in their own Board occasioned by death, resignation, or removal from the town or the limits of the Society. Milton H. Sanford, $5,000 Edward S. Sanford, 2,500 Clark Partridge, 1,000 Edward Eaton, 1,500 John A. Bullard, . . . E. Cutler Wilson, . M. M. Fisher, . . . . Allen Partridge, . . . Mason & Brother, . . . George W. Ray, . . John W. Richardson, . George P. Metcalf, . . J. P. Plummer, . . . . J. W. Thompson, . Joel P. Adams, . , . . Wales Kimball, . . . . Henry F. Cooper, . . Stephen W. Richardson, Luther Metcalf . . . Daniel Rockwood, Jason E. Wilson, A. P. Phillips, . . . . 1,000 500 500 500 150 100 20 25 25 50 500 50 25 25 250 10 25 50 November, 1S71. E. C. L. B. Whitney, .... 100 Harding & Bassett, 1,000 John Cole, 100 R. O. Davis, 10 Eli Darling, 5 D. Daniels, 10 M. A. Woodward, 25 T. R. Fairbanks, W. A. Jenckes, George Newell, Samuel D. Force, Emmons P^orce, Charles F. Daniels, W. R. Parsons, S. A. Metcalf Alex. L. B. Monroe J. R. Knowlton, J. F. Adams, Mrs. C. Hathon, 50 75 10 25 30 10 20 5 5 10 Total, . . $15,815 O. A. ISL\soN, Treasurer." " Notice. — The subscribers to the Fund for erecting a Public Hall Building in Med- way Village, and all who intend to become subscribers, are invited to meet at the Ves- try of the Village Church, on Monday evening next, at Seven o'clock, to hear the Report of the Committee on Subscriptions, and to choose Trustees, agreeably to the terms of the subscriptions, and to transact any other business proper to be done at said meeting. December 7, 1S71. E. C Wilson, 1 Commiitee." M. M. Fisher, J 17- THE SANFORD HALL. ERECTED IN 1S72. On Monday evening, December ii, 1871, the subscribers met; Dr. Mon- roe, chairman, and Deacon Wales Kimball, secretary, and the following res- olutions were unanimously adopted : '"'•Resolved^ That as a memorial of the name of Sanford, a name asso- ciated with the dearest interests of this community through several genera- tions, and in honor of the principal donors and especially of their venerated mother, Mrs. Edena H. Sanford, the Building shall be called the Sanfokd Hall." The following persons were elected the Board of Trustees: Messrs. Clark Partridge, M. M. Fisher, E. C. Wilson, Edward Eaton, A. S. Hard- ing, O. A. Mason, and John A. Bullard. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Oscar M. Bassett, of the firm of Hard- ing & Bassett, for joining with the firm in a donation of $1,000. It was also voted that copies of all proceedings antecedent to the con- struction of the building be engrossed, and other documents and mementoes be deposited under the corner-stone of the building, and they were so de- posited under the northeast corner thereof. An eligible location was found which contained 67,807 square feet. The land and the buildings standing thereon were purchased for $4,500, of Mrs. Patty Lincoln, of Holliston. Nearly one-half of the land was devoted, sub- sequently, to streets, and sold for other purposes. Propositions for building the hall agreeable to a plan of Lewis Fales, of Milford, were received from the following persons : W. W. Douglass, of Walpole, $13,475; Holden & Sawyer, of Portland, Me., $12,174; Ross, Clark & Company, of Medway, $12,975; Corson & Veny, of Franklin, $1 1.557.60. The contract was given to the lowest bidder, to be executed on or before the 15th of November, 1S72. 173 The Dedication of Sanford Hall. This Hall was dedicated on Tuesday evening, December 31, 1872, with appropriate exercises, a full account of which appeared in 77/6' JMedxvay Journal oi y^ww^ixy 10, iSys- The Hon. Milton jSI. Fisher, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, made an address of welcome, which was followed by prayer led by the Rev. Alexis W. Ide, and the singing of an original hymn. Theodore W. Fisher, M. D., of Boston, then delivered an historical address, in which he gave an account of Medway Village and its early inhabitants. From this address are taken the following extracts : Nature evidently reserved the Village for what it afterward became, the cradle of that manufacturing interest which has since absorbed most of the enterprise of New England, and has carried the fame and fabrics of Massachusetts to the ends of the earth. The settlement and growth of this place has been due largely to the mechani- cal instincts of the Whiting family, transmitted from father to son for many genera- tions. In tracing this branch of the family, we find an almost unbroken succession of millers. The records show that in 163S the settlers of Dedham engaged in an engineer- ing operation of remarkable magnitude for that period. Not finding sufficient fall on the Charles River they dug a canal across the country from the Charles to the Nepon- set, diverting water enough to turn several mills. Nathaniel Whiting, of Dedham, was interested in this artificial water-power, and was the first miller. His son John mar- ried Mary Billings and went, in 16SS, to establish a mill in the then new town of Wren- tham, where the Eagle Factory now stands. John Whiting's son Nathaniel was also a miller. He was born in 1691 ; married Margaret Mann, daughter of the Wrentham minister, in 171 1, and came soon after to establish a gristmill at the foot of the hill in the rear of this building. He died in 1799, at the age of seventy-nine years. His son Nathaniel, also a miller, lived on the same spot, and died in 1779. fortj^-five years old, leaving two daughters. The older married Luther Metcalf, of Franklin, whose son Luther was also a miller and a manufacturer of cotton goods. Let us endeavor to reconstruct the Village in imagination, as it existed ninety years ago, at the close of the Revolution. The present Village Street was then the Boston and Hartford Middle road, because it lay between one going north through Worces- ter, and another going south through Providence. On this road, commencing at the west, stood Simon Fisher's house, where Cutler Wilson's house now stands. This was of that old-fashioned style sometimes called the " saltbox house," with two stories in front, but sloping in the rear almost to the ground. It had a well with a sweep, a large barn, a row of elms, and a butternut tree. It also had an ell which con- tained a bakery and a store. Where the customers came from is a mystery. In this store was the following notice, worth repeating: " Pay to-day, trust to-morrow, May to-morrow never come." The next house was a one-story frame building, just built for Luther Metcalf, of Franklin, a returned Revolutionary soldier. The carpenter who built it was after- wards concerned in a rebellion in Canada. This small house was moved away in 1792, and till recently, served as the Village bake shop. The present Metcalf house was built in part the same year and has been repeatedly enlarged. The third house was Job Harding's, standing where the tavern now stands. This was also a new house in 17S4, and was probably a small one. It grew, however, by various additions, so as to accommodate a store, kept first by Job Harding himself, and afterwards by Captain William Felt, and the first tavern, kept by William Fuller. The old tavern, as it appeared just before its removal northward twenty years ago, consisted of a two-story building with a long ell, and a low piazza in front and at the west side. A fine elm stood in front, under whose shade the mail coaches used to dash up in fine style to the door. The hay scales stood under this tree. 174 The fourth house stood still farther east, at the foot of the first part of the Village hill, where William H. Carj's house now stands. It was the Joel Hawes place, an old yellow two-story house with a row of dying poplars in front. Its chambers, once sacred to domestic uses, then resounded with the tintinnabulation of a tin shop. Just below was the Samuel Bullen house. It stood on the cellar, still open, opposite William Parson's boot shop. It was at one time occupied by Asa Fuller, wheelwright and maker of spinning-wheels. Samuel Bullen and Asa Fuller died long ago; spin- ning-wheels are obsolete; and the old house itself is gone. Nothing remains but the cellar, choked with burdock and cellandine, good for a "lame back" and warts. These five, w-ith the old Whiting house under the hill, which was burned in iSii, make six houses, of which the Village proper was composed ninety years ago. They all faced south, standing at long intervals on the main road, surrounded with gardens and fields. Their exterior was humble, but their timbers were sound, and their frames bid fair to outlast the villas of to-day. What stories they could tell of old time Village life, and of individual history! Human life is seldom tame or uneventful. Goethe says, " grasp anywhere into the thick of it, and you will always find it interesting." Take the old tavern, for instance, with its successive keepers, William Fuller, Colonel Ethan Cobb, Laban Adams, Elijah Thayer, Amos Fisher, Captain Luther Green, and CoUens Hathorn, think of the sleigh-ride frolics, the militia suppers, the country balls, the stage coach arrivals before these days of steam, when staging was a business! Think of the queer customers accommodated ; the strollers, the showmen, and the peddlers, and their stories round the bar-room fire! The bargains, the horse talk, and the village gossip ! Here was life and variety, and 'tis no wonder the Village boys found a fascination in the tavern which was not wholly unreasonable nor dan- gerous. Besides these six houses in the Village proper, was that of Nathan Fisher, grand- father of the late Amos Fisher, which stood in Franklin on the hill across the river, where Captain Paul's house now stands; in fact the present one may be the old house itself. At the extreme eastern limit of the present village was the Abram Harding house, where J. B. Peck lately resided, the Comfort Walker house, now owned by Edward Eaton, and the Timothy Clark house, kept by him in early times as a " house of entertainment," where Deacon Fairbanks now resides. Cotemporary with these ten houses were the grist mill, a sawmill, built by Ichabod Hawes, where Eaton & Wilson's middle mill now stands, and at the same place a blacksmith's shop with a trip hammer worked b^' water and a machine for boring guns. There was no Franklin road, or bridge, and grist for the mill from the Franklin side of the river was brought down a bridle path on horseback and carried across a foot- bridge over the dam. The year 1803 was signalized by the establishment of a post-office. Previous to this time the mail came through from Boston to Hartford once a week on horseback. Captain William Felt was the first postmaster, and to the oflSce in his store in the old tavern building came letters for all the surrounding towns. In 1807 the turnpike was built, running through Black Swamp, extending from Dedham to the western limits of Medway, and directly connecting, for the first time, the east and west parishes. Candlewood Island road was laid out to meet it a little east of the boundary between the old and new grants. It was named from a patch of hard land in its route, covered with pitch pines. The HoUiston road was soon after cut through in a straight line to the Village Street, and Lover's Lane fell into disuse, or rather into the use its name implies. There was a guide-board on an oak tree at the junction of the Holliston and Village streets, which read as follows : " The shortest run to Holliston ! Come on. Daddy Niles, It's only five miles ! " There was also a picture of a man on horseback galloping towards Holliston. This bit of waggery, strange to say, was perpetrated by Deacon Samuel Allen, whose many noble traits of character are well remembered. The first stage from Boston to Hart- ford was put on in 1812 by Ebenezer Clark, of Dedham. It ran twice a week and was 175 driven by Joseph Miller, one of the best men of his profession. Collens Ilathorn and Anson White started the Providence and Frainingham stage line in 1838. Earlv in the present century the Village received a new impulse to its growth. The water privilege at the grist mill was seen to be available for a more profitable business. In 1806 it was proposed by Dr. Abijah Richardson, Major Luther Metcalf, and others, to build a cotton mill on the Franklin side of the river. The refusal of the town of Medway to lay out a street to it, if located on that side, induced its location on this side, and gave us the present Franklin Street. A wooden bridge was built over the river about this time, replaced in 1846 by a stone bridge of one large arch, which fell the night before Thanksgiving of the same year, and was at once rebuilt. The mill was set in operation in March, 1807, being the only cotton mill, except the Slater's, at Pawtucket, in the country. In 1809 the Medway Cotton Manufacturing Company was formed. It was the first corporation of the kind in the country, and consisted of Dr. Abijah Richardson, Major Luther Metcalf, Philo Sanford, Captain William Felt, Comfort Walker, Dr. Nathaniel Miller, John IJlackburn, and Lyman Tiffany. The doctors in those days seem to have had money to spare, since, beside the two mentioned, Dr. Dean, to whom we owe the Dean Library, was afterwards a member of this corporation. On Sunday, October 20, 1811, the mill was burned, but was rebuilt the same year, and now stands, at the venerable age of sixty-one, wait- ing for some enterprising spirit to give it a successor worthy of its historical interest. The new business of cotton spinning and weaving brought many families to the Village, and introduced an element of prosperity which was soon supplemented by .the erection of mills at other points on the river. In 18 13 William Felt and two brothers, by the name of Tufts, from Boston, Comfort Walker and George Barber, built a cotton mill lower down, on the site in the rear of William Parson's boot shop. This was al'terwards owned by William II. Cary, and was burned in 1855, and re-built by J. B. Wilson. George Barber at this time owned a small mill for dressing woolen cloth, built in 1795, by Job Harding, near the same site. In company with Alexander Wright, a native of Scotland, he went abroad and returned with a mechanic competent to con- struct and operate a power loom for carpet weaving. Here carpets were first woven by machinery in this country. Under their direction also, a loom for weaving coach lace was set up, the first in the country except one in New Jersey. They also made thread lace. In 181 1 William Felt, Elias and Sanford Whiting built a cotton mill on the Flat. It was afterwards owned by George Daniels, and then by Hurd and Daniels. It was burned, and rebuilt for the manufacture of wadding, and is now owned by Eaton & Wilson. In 1816, Sewall Sanford built a thread mill where Eaton & Wil- son's upper mill now stands. It was afterwards owned by J. B. Wilson, and was burned in 1839, ^"^ ^^^^ ^^ once rebuilt. In 1815 a cotton mill was built by Major Luther Metcalf, Captain Luther Metcalf, Cephas Thayer, and Joel Hunt, a mile to the west. It was burned in 1844 and was rebuilt as a paper mill by the Campbell Brothers. Around this nucleus a village has grown up. It is impossible in the time allotted to dwell upon the host of interesting person- alities which crowd the memory. It would be pleasant to review the long line of ster- ling men, in all the professions and walks of life, who have lived here, or who have gone out from this village. I must, however, pay a passing tribute of respect to the members of my own profession, who have successfully' filled the post of duty here. The Village has never lacked physicians, faithful, skillful, and generally eminent in their calling. Men equal to all emergencies, and qualified to fill positions more lucra- tive, perhaps, but not more honorable. That would be impossible! We have fortunately been able to settle our quarrels so easily that the practice of law has not been particularly profitable. It is to be regretted that the Hon. War- ren Lovering is unable to be present to represent his profession, and to give us a re- minder of that vigor and eloquence of speech so well remembered by many. I have thus fixr omitted allusion to the school and the church. In every New Eng- land community these agencies are taken for granted. Religion and education, as a matter of course, go hand in hand with material progress, each being a cause as well 176 as an index of every kind of material prosperity. In Puritan times each new town was bound by its act of incorporation to provide for the establishment and support of a local orthodox ministry. For a people whose watchwords were " liberty of con- science " and "freedom to worship God" according to its dictates, this practical union of church and state in town aft'airs looks at first a little inconsistent. It is evi- dent " liberty of conscience " then and now had two different meanings. But we need not criticise a policy which was a necessity of the age, and which gave a moral backbone to the colony, the stiffness of which is not yet entirely relaxed. This policy was the source of many sterling virtues of which we are the happy inheritors. We need not dwell long on church matters here, not because of their small impor- tance, but on account of their recent date. You have also heard them set forth in the thirtieth anniversary sermon of your late pastor. In 1S34 the Universalists began to worship in the old school-house hall. In 1S36 the Rev. David Sanford, then settled in Dorchester, began to agitate the question of establishing an Orthodox church and so- ciety here. In consultation with Comfort Walker, Luther Metcalf, Orion Mason, James B. Wilson, and others, the plan was pronounced feasible. The Universalists generously relinquished the field, and Dr. Ide, in conference with Mr. Sanford, acquiesced in the withdrawal of those of the Village who attended his church in West Medway, thus securing harmony at the outset between the new and the old societies. Milton M. Sanford circulated a paper, and the above-named parties and many others subscribed liberally, without regard to personal religious opinions. The financial crisis of 1S37 delayed the completion of the meeting-house till June, 1S38. On the 3d of October following, after much hesitation on account of his health, Mr. Sanford was installed as pastor. I am wholly unable to pay a just tribute to one whose life has been so radiant with Christian virtues, and whose long labors here have been the con- stant source of influences far-reaching and beneficent. Still less am I able to antici- pate the advantages of the new pastoral relations this year so happily forined with the Rev. R. K. Harlow. The children of the Village formerly attended at the district school-house, standing, till last year, when it was burned, beyond the Flat, near Bent Street. Afterwards a new district was tbi"med, and a sinall house was built on the hill, opposite the tavern. This was, perhaps, a mistake in location, though the scholars, who found their minds pleasantly diverted by outside occurrences, did not think so. As the village grew, the school-house was enlarged, until the original structure became the woodshed to a large building with a projecting second story, supported on a row of wooden posts, making a verj' convenient shelter for rainy days. This building was metamorphosed into a Catholic Church when the new school-house was built, and is soon to undergo another change. The old school-house holds a conspicuous place in the memory of every scholar who frequented it, and need only be mentioned to call up a long panorama of vivid recollections. For the benefit of the older inhabitants, I will remind them of an am- bitious educational establishment which it once accommodated about the year 1832, known as the Medway Classical Institute, and kept by the Rev. Abijah Baker. Some very good schools and some very bad ones were kept in the old school-house. I am inclined to attribute the success of the Rev. S. J. Spalding, of Newburyport, in his experience here, to his having lived in the factory village of Nashua, N. H., where he learned how to deal with factory boys. Other teachers distinguished themselves professionally afterwards. For many years the old school-house furnished the only hall available for secular purposes. The hotel hall was used for balls and parties, and for a time the Odd Fel- lows' hall was devoted to the better class of lectures, concerts, and exhibitions, but the old school-house hall was our main-stay. Here the plank desks and benches, the green wooden chandelier stuck full of oil peg lamps, and the tin side reflectors, gave welcome to every sort of nondescript entertainment. Magic lantern shows, and dis- plays of prestidigitation ; lectures on phrenology, biology, physiology , and psychology, all equally delusive; administrations of laughing gas; exposes of Free Masonry, and the similar imaginary horrors of Catholic nunneries; Swiss bell ringers and cheap concerts, all spread their nets here for the hard-earned ninepences of the people. 177 These three halls have all been put to other uses, and the church vestrv has suffered unwonted inroads on its sanctity. The need of a village hall has long been felt. The "town-meeting" by a long triennial "swinging round the circle" of parishes, had acquired such a rotary momentum that it was useless to ask for a town hall to be located here. Although the central one of the trinity of villages in Medway, we have never reaped much benefit from it in town affairs. If a high school house, a new en- gine, or a soldiers' monument is asked for by either of the town's three children, the unfortunate parent must refuse, or pay for three. I wonder we have allowed the East Parish its monoply of the poorhouse so long. These frequent triangular contests have been unfavorable to that concentration of effort and interest as important in town af- fairs as in larger spheres of government. This building was in no sense intended as a memorial hall, and yet how eminently proper to place on its walls some tribute to the memory of those sons of the Village who gave their lives for freedom and union in the great Rebellion. That gift may seem to some remote in its relations to our local aflairs, but let me say that without the noble devotion to duty, and the heroic self-sacrifice of our soldiers, this hall would not have been built. With their death the nation was born again to a new and healthy career of material prosperity. But above these lower considerations arises the precious moral influence of their example. This cannot be estimated at the price of a paltry piece of marble. Asa boy, and a student of American history, I often wondered if the scenes of the Revolu- tion could ever be reenacted on our soil, if the common-place men I saw about me were capable of those patriotic emotions which animated their great grandfathers at Lexington and Bunker Hill. That question was soon answered for the whole coun- try. The "spirit of '75" revived and ennobled the humblest citizen. Let us thank God that a higher opinion of human nature than once prevailed, is possible! The following fact shows how history repeats its record. The town of Medway lost thirteen out of a population of eight hundred, in the Revolution; in the Rebellion, fifty-two out of about thirty-six hundred. The comparison of these proportions give no support to theories of modern degeneracy. Let us then perpetuate the names of our fallen heroes by a suitable mural tablet in this hall. Then came the " Star Spangled Banner," performed by the band, after which the Rev. Horace D. Walker, of Bridgewater, read an original poem, composed expressly for this occasion. The following is an extract : The mother who cherished has sent out her call To those who've forgotten her never. Where'er we had w-andered we heard it, and all Came shouting " Old Medway forever! " We're children once more, and in Memory's light. Live over the bright blessed hour. When these hills were as grand as the Alps in their height. And the Charles had the Amazon's power. This Hall binds the Future, and Present, and Past; It gracefully owns the glad debt Of the living to-day, to the dead who stood fast. And nobly their duty here met. Sanford Hall I where Future, and Present, and Past, We greet on this eve of New Year! May never a shadow its brightness o'ercast; The smile of the Lord ever cheer! Then the audience sang, the band playing the accompaniment, an orig- inal hymn by the same atithor, as follows : 178 We're met as ne'er before we met, Our thoughts on days of old, Here owning blessings God has given And asking grace to hold ; So here we come as brethren all, And feel as children true Of dear old Medway's blessed soil, The old love burn anew. To generations passed before, So wise to guard and gain For us such goodly heritage We raise our grateful strain ; We come to bless their honored names, Who feared no toil nor ill ; To feel as ne'er we felt before, Their works shall praise them still. Tune : Auld Lang Syne. Still may God's blessings crown this spot They loved and kept of yore, And future years be brighter far Than all that went before. Thanks that this Hall so clearly will In coming days declare Our generation has not failed Our fathers' hearts to share. And when our children here shall meet, To them may Sanford Hall Be full of memories as rich As those we now recall. So e'er we part, as children true, We pledge our mother dear To guard and swell her old renown Through each succeeding year. the Rev. Rufus K. Harlow, of the At the conclusion of tlie singing Village, delivered the Dedicatory Address. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen — Every structure man builds represents an idea, and better ideas are indicated by a better architecture. Savage life wants occasional shelter, and the hut shows this. Civilization wants a home, and the comfortable dwelling is the response. Education needs its drill-rooms and arsenals, and schools, lecture halls, and libraries indicate the demand. The devel- opment of the aesthetic nature is discovered hy art galleries. The awakening of the soul is revealed by the temples where it worships God. Man only a little higher than the brute is bewildered amid the appliances that satisfy the necessities of man a little lower than the angels. Show a savage the palace of Louvre and he is as unapprecia- tive of its use as was Pat of the value of a trunk he was invited to buy. " Buy a trunk.? And what would I do wid a trunk.?" "Why, put your clothes in it, to be sure." "And go naked myself.?" A man must own more than one suit of clothes before he can appreciate a trunk, and a community must feel the need of a hall, as we have, rightly to value this elegant structure. I have been invited to tell you how and why this building came to be. It embodies many ideas, but a central one is developed in this beautiful hall which convenes us to-night. Our most sagacious citizens have for a long time felt the need of some place of assemblage for our people for secular purposes ; a place for literary and social entertainment, for political debate, a halting house for our rotary town- meetings in their triennial revolutions, A citizen who has done more, perhaps, for our village than any other one man, — shrewdly caring for the living, and reverently providing a pleasant resting-place for the dead, — did more than confess and deplore the need, and set himself to devise means to meet it. The unsuccessful proposition made to one who has remembered us in another direction, opened the way for common talk about a hall. Our young ladies, true to the instincts that have somehow found a channel straight from mother Eve to every one of her daughters, when they saw that this hitherto forbidden fruit "was pleasant to the eye, and desirable to make people wise," determined to have it, and when a woman really determines anything, good or bad, who shall stop her.? We gladly acknowledge that the very first money for this hall was raised by the hard and persistent labor of our young ladies. We will not detain you with the mention of the process that has made the project which some de- nounced as quixotic a certaintj', we will only allude to that princely generosity of our citizens, and the sons of our citizens, that has made the gift of this building absolute — relinquishing all revenues that may accrue from it to the expenses of our religious societies and the replenishment of our library. The hall being a certainty, around 179 that as a nucleus other ideas crystallized. A story underneath for the purpose of trade was suggested ; worthier accommodations for our constantly increasing library were recommended; and then, as the plans for the building were drawn at a time when Mansard was an angel and his invention celestial, the trustees thought good to cover all in a storied roof, after the fashion of other cities, and forecasting the time when Medway shall be their peer. Alas ! the angel has /«//*«•^VJ^ The Village Straw Factoi D. D. CURTIS, PKOPRIETOR. 193 In 1S54, as appears by tlie industrial statistics of the state, the number of straw bonnets made in Med way was 100,000, and employes, 200, and in 1S74 the value of straw goods manufactured was $170,000, ranking in value next to the boot industry, which was $953,200. As furnishing additional information in regard to the straw manufacture and the straw braid industry in their incipient history, a report is here in- serted, made to the Norfolk County Agricultural Society, September, 1859, by a committee appointed to that ser^•ice, of which the Hon, M. M. Fisher was chairman, as follows : " Report on Straw Manufactures. The committee on straw manufactures regret there were so few specimens of straw goods presented for premium or exhi- bition. At this season of the year it will always be impossible for manufacturers of bonnets to contribute many kinds of these goods without making a considerable sac- rifice. The committee, however, hope that the liberal premiums offered by the Society will hereafter, as in some years past, secure large contributions from the bonnet manufacturers of the county, who, if they be ' men of straw,' are neither de- ficient in private enterprise or public spirit. There' was one bonnet in the exhibition this year eminently suggestive. It was made and contributed by Mrs. Betsey Baker, wife of Mr. Obed Baker, of WestDedham, now seventy-three years old. It was a fac simile of the first straw bonnet made in this country, made, too, by the same hands that plaited the first braid and sewed the first bonnet produced by American skill and labor. This bonnet deservedly attracted much attention, and is entitled to have its history stated in full in the volume of the Traiis- actions of the Society. The committee find in the Transactions of the Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Dotncstic Industry for the year 185S, pages 155 to 167, a ' Sketch of the rise of Straw Braiding for Ladies' Hats and Bonnets,' prepared by the lion. W. R. Staples, Secretary of the Society. Although Rhode Island claims to have given birth to the inventor of straw braiding, Norfolk County has given her a residence for nearly sixty years, and enjoys in herself, and exhibits to the world the fruits of her inventive skill to a greater degree than any other section of the country. The origin of a branch of industry by which so many of our people subsist, ought to be more generally known, and the life or, at least, the name of one who has been such a public benefactor as Mrs. Baker, ought to be commemorated in the annals of this Societ}'. The committee would therefore recommend the insertion of the article referred to in the proceedings of this Society, and that to Mrs. Baker be awarded the Society's diploma for a ' Fac simile of the Original American Straw Bonnet,' both being made by herself. M. M. Fisher, Chairman." From the sketch referred to in the above report it appears, so far as known, that the straw braiding business commenced in very early times in Tuscanv, or one of the Italian states. At first bonnets and hats of straw were im- ported into England ; subsequently the braid was imported, and from England they were imported into this country, but the date is unknown. As early as 1798 Colonel John Whipple had in his store in Providence, R. I., Duns- table straw bonnets which his wife, Mrs. Naomi Whipple, trimmed to suit customers. There were residing in Providence at that date Joel Metcalf and family, recently come from Attleboro, Mass. Mr. Metcalf 's daughter, Betsey Metcalf, born March 29, 1786, then a young miss of twelve years, greatly admired these bonnets of Dunstable straw, which she saw exposed for sale in the windows of Colonel Whipple's store. Little Betsey Metcalf determined to have a Dunstable straw bonnet in 194 some wise, even if she had to make it. She had never seen a piece of straw braid, but put her wits to work and experimented on oat straw that was grown on her father's farm and cut in June of 1798- After much patient experimenting, splitting the straw with her thumb nail, she at length succeeded with seven straws to make the braid. To whiten it she put brimstone into a tin pan with coals of fire and held the braid in the smoke, which bleached it. Her first bonnet was of seven braids, open work, and lined with pink satin. It was much admired, and to Betsey Metcalf, afterward Mrs. Betsey Baker, the wife of Obed Baker, of West Dedham, Mass., belongs the honor of making the first straw braid and the first straw bonnet manufactured in America. She communicated her art to others and there sprang up this straw industry of the region, which has given to so many remunerative employment and made straw manufiicturers rich. IMrs. Betsey Baker is to be remembered also for her devoted piety. It was her habit in receiving callers to have a season of prayer before they departed. In the year 1855, there were made in Norfolk County, 2,367,160 bonnets, and 1 ,580,000 hats, giving employment to over seven thousand persons. And in the thirty years that have since intei-vened, this has been one of the most thriving and profitable industries of the state, and has been one of the prin- cipal manufactures in Medway. The Manufacture of Cotton. 1S07 — 1885. Machines for the spinning of cotton were invented in England by John Wyatt, and patented in the name of liis partner, Lewis Paul, as early as 1738, but Sir Richard Arkwright succeeded in constructing a machine for spinning cotton by means of rollers, which was patented about 17^7? '^"d a cotton mill was erected at Nottingham, operated by horse-power. This mode was found to be too expensive, and another mill was erected at Craw- ford on a larger scale, and operated by water-power. He afterwards invented a variety of machines and improvements for preparing the cotton for spin- ning, all of which were patented in 17^5, and the world is indebted to him above any one else, probably, for the successful introduction of this impor- tant industry. He entered into partnership with Jedediah Strutt, of Derby, who established there an extensive manufacture of ribbed stockings, and in connection with Mr. Arkwright erected cotton works at Milford, near Bel- per. Samuel Slater was apprenticed to Mr. Strutt for six years, from the eighth day of January, 17S3, to learn the art of a " cotton spinner." About the first of September, 1789, he took passage from London to New York. After a few weeks' employment in the New York Manufacturing Company, he engaged with Almy & Brown, of Providence, who had commenced the manufacture of various fabrics by hand-power, and had attempted the use of machinery by v^ater which had failed of success. Slater claimed to have a full knowledge of the business of Messrs. Ark- wright and Strutt, and could make the machinery, and operate the works when erected. Though it appears he did not bring, as has been reported, any models or patterns concealed upon his person, he succeeded, from mem- ory, in constructing machinery after the Arkwright patent, under a pledge that 195 if he did not succeed he would have nodiing for his services, but throw the whole of his work into the river at Pawtucket, where, in 1790, the first suc- cess was attained in America in spinning by water-power, as '•'•good yarn either for stocking or tzuist as any that ivas 7/iade in E //gland at that ti//te." Here was the beginning of a new and successful industry in the United States. It must be admitted, however, that in Beverly, Mass., a cotton mill was projected and managed by John Cabot and Joshua Fisher in 1787, and received the patronage of the state by a grant of land, but for want of ability and means to obtain the Arkwright patents they were obliged to abandon the enterprise, at a loss of $10,000, more or less. After the success of Slater at Pawtucket had been established, cotton mills gradually sprang up in New England and elsewhere, until, in 1810, Albert Gallatin endeavored to secure the statistics of this industry, which had been extended into several of the states, and it appears at that time there were in the entire country 168 factories, with 90,000 spindles. Massa- chusetts had fifty-four, mostly small mills, with 19,488 spindles ; Rhode Island had twenty-six factories, with 31,030 spindles; Connecticut fourteen, with 11,883 spindles. In 1813 the first mill in the world wdiich united all the operations of converting the raw material into cotton cloth was erected in Waltham ; and the American system of gathering around the mill the homes of the operatives, and providing them with means of intellectual and moral culture, was there established. The Old Cotton Mill. 181 i 1881, Messrs. Luther Metcalf and Philo Sanford, who owned the old Whiting Mill on Charles River, associated, May 14, 1S05, with Abijah Richardson, M. D., Nathaniel Miller, m. d., Messrs. William Felt, Comfort Walker, and John Blackburn, " for the purpose of carding and spinning, and manufactur- 196 ing cotton in all its various branches," by a formal agreement. They con- tracted with one of their associates, John I^Iackburn, an English mechanic, who had been employed by Samuel Slater, to manage the business. The first mill erected was 60x30 feet, two stories high, and the machinery operated S20 spindles'. When looms for weaving were first used in this mill is unknown. Mr. Blackburn's compensation was to be a good tenement house, with a garden, ten cords of wood annually for three years, and $3 per day until the machinery was completed, and $1.50 per day afterward, to superintend its operation. The associates above named, including Lyman Tiffany, were incorporated by the general court as " The Medway Cotton Manufiictory " by a special charter, approved March 4, 1S09, and signed by Timothy Bigelov^s Speaker of the House, H. G. Otis, President of the Senate, and Levi Lincoln, Gov- ernor. A true copy was furnished the corporation, and signed April 3, 1S09, by William Tudor, Secretary of the Commonwealth. On Sunday, October 20, iSii, this mill was destroyed by fire, but was rebuilt, substantially as at first, before the close of the year. It stood for seventy years, and was sold at auction August 17, 1881, for $1.50, to be re- moved within ten days. Lyman Tiffany was agent and treasurer of the corporation until 1819, when Oliver Dean, M. D., was elected, and served until 1S26, when he was succeeded by Luther Metcalf, Jr., who held the position until the corporation was dissolved in 1S64. Before the organization was dissolved the real estate and machinery were sold to Messrs. J. P., J. G., and F. B Ray, of Franklin, who, after a brief ownership, and without operating the mill, sold the property to Mr. William A. Jenckes, of Woonsocket. Messrs. Jenckes and Joel A. Crooks operated the mill for the manufacture of flox, under the name of the Medway Flox Company, and August 10, 1881, the mill property, including one dwelling- house, was conveyed by deed of William A. Jenckes to the Sanford Mills Corporation for the sum of $15,000. The early and complete success of the old corporation, and the manu- facture of cotton machinery on the same premises, and afterward at West Medway, begun by Luther Metcalf, Jr., Joel Hunt, and Cephas Thayer, gave much importance to the town, and attracted young men desirous of en- gaging in manufacturing pursuits. In 1S37 there were six cotton mills in operation along the river Charles, within the limits of the town. Among those living in or attracted to Medway by these industries, and who laid here the foundations of their success and fortunes, achieved else- where, were John Blackburn, Lyman Tiffany, Oliver Dean, M. d.. Royal Southwick, Peter Lamson, Duncan Wright, and his three sons, viz., Alex- ander Wright, Peter Wright, and John Wright, the Fisk brothers, Ephraim Stevens, Jacob Stevens, John Bestwick, Elias Whiting, Sanford Whiting, Gilbert Clark, John Smith, Mayo Pond, James W. Clark, and others. Here, in their infancy, carpet weaving by water-power, coach lace, bobinet lace, and cotton bleaching, were nursed until other fields invited them. Here cotton machinery was made for the first mills at Waltham, and for other places now recognized as manufiicturing towns. Men graduated from these mills and shops in Medway to lay the foundations of Lowell and Man- chester, and other large manufocturing cities. 197 The site of the old cotton factory, where Nathaniel Whiting built his saw and grist mill in the early days, is now occupied by a substantial brick fac- tory for making woolen goods, known as The Sanford Mills. " The Cotton Mill Moralized." This was a poem written by Walton Felch, of Medway, and published by Samuel Allen, in 1816. This poem was a literary curiosity. To it were appended a series of notes. The poeti- cal etllision of the said Felch has been characterized as a " crude production." but the notes have been considered somewhat valuable as giving an idea of a cotton mill in Massachusetts in 1816, and as showing what mechanical devices were in use at that early date. These notes were published in an August number of the Boston Jomnial of Coviniercc^ of 1885, to which persons interested are referred. Among those who were identified with the early manufacturing in Med- way were Mayo Pond, who subsequently was the able manager of the Schuylerville Mills near Saratoga, N. Y. ; Royal Southwick, who was one of the earliest manufacturers in Lowell, accumulated large wealth, and was State senator from Middlesex County ; the Fisk brothers, who, from the manufacturing of machinery on Chicken Brook, went to Dover, N. H., and established the Cocheco Mills ; John Bestwick and his wife, who built and operated the first lace loom in America, and afterward removed to Andover ; John Smith, who with his brother, Peter Smith, afterward carried on cotton manufacture in Andover, and who erected Brechen Hall Library, and gave so largely to Andover Theological Seminary ; Oliver Dean, m. d., who was, in the early history of Manchester, N, H., the superintendent of the Amos- keag Manufacturing Company, and whose wealth founded Dean Academy in his native town, Franklin, Mass. ; James W. Clark, of Framingham, for many years the senior member of a large wholesale manufacturing house in Boston. The Lowell Carpet Manufacturing Company, known all over the world, was born on Chicken Brook, near the old Cutler place. The Old Carpet Mill, wdiere the first woolen carpet was woven in New England, was torn down in i860, by Timothy Partridge. Almost the latest use this old mill was put to appears in the following incident: '* In the winter of 1858, during a revival of religion, four or five young men were on their wa\' home from meeting ; some of them were deeply impressed, and it was suggested, as they passed by, that they go into the old mill for a season of prayer, which they did, and the result was the hopeful conversion of the whole number." The Holbrook Bell Foundry. 1816— 1880. The business of manufacturing bells and church or town clocks, which, in former years gave employment to so many people, and contributed so much to the prosperity of the place, and which carried the name of the town to almost every habitable portion of the country, was established in 1816, by Major George Holbrook, who removed from Brookfield, Mass., where he first began the business in 1797. The reason of his removal from Brookfield was financial troubles caused by indorsing notes to a large amount for a sup- 198 posed friend. Major Holbrook being obliged to meet these payments, was financially ruined. His successful business, and the beautiful home, famous among those of Worcester County for its elegance and generous hospitality, passed into the hands of strangers. Broken in health and spirits he returned to his native town, Wrentham, Mass. While residing there he was in- formed that a bell was wanted for the new meeting-house in East Medway, and he secured the contract to cast it. This bell was the first cast, and the first which ever hung in a chvn-ch steeple in the town. It was cast in a shanty standing on the site of the present residence of E. L. Holbrook, Esq. Through the assistance of many friends the shanty was built out of refuse lumber, and the melting furnace was built out of the condemned bricks of a neighbor's brick kiln. Major Holbrook did the greater part of the work himself. The bell was cast in the presence of almost the whole population of the vicinity, in fact, so great was the number of people, and so eager were all to see such an unusual sight, that the sides of the building were taken down and the space for the workmen roped around, in order that the people might see, and the bell makers might have room to work. This first venture of the bell business was successful. A finely cast, clear-toned bell, weighing 1,208 pounds was cast. This bell for many years called the good people of the parish together for the worship of God, and to all other public gatherings. The coming of Major Holbrook into the town had been opposed by very many good and well-to-do people, who objected to his becoming a citizen, for fear that he would become a pauper and a charge upon the town ; but immedi- ately upon his successful production of a bell which pleased them, and of which they were very proud, otters of assistance poured in from every side, and a large and successful business was established, one foundry after another being built, each larger and more complete than its predecessor. It is an interesting fact that Major Holbrook in early life had been an appren- tice in the bell foundry and clock-making business to Paul Revere, of Revolu- tionary fame, for whom he entertained a warm friendship until his death. The Holbrook bell foundry was in reality, though not legally, the suc- cessor of the famous Revere bell foundry, as during the years 1816-1820 it was the only establishment of the kind in America. The business was suc- cessfully carried on by four successive generations of the same family, until the year iSSo, when the proprietor accepted a position offered to him in the Pension Ofiice Department, Washington, D. C, and sold the valuable pat- terns and franchise to parties in San Francisco, Cal., who had long been en- deavoring to secure the same. During the period of its existence, over eleven thousand bells were cast at this establishment and sent to all parts of the United States, British Provinces, Mexico, and the Sandwich Islands. As to the reputation of the Holbrook bells, they were everywhere celebrated. They were exhibited at the industrial exhibitions throughout the country, and came in competition with the bells of others, and always received the highest awards ; and never, in a single instance, receiving any but the highest award. Among other awards was the grand gold medal from the Massachusetts Char- itable Mechanics Association, of Boston, for general superiority and pure musical tone, and this on occasion when the proprietor of the principal rival in the business was President of the Association, and had many bells on exhibi- tion at the same time. On another occasion the grand gold medal of honor 199 of the American Institute, of New York, was awarded to the Ilolbrook foun- dry for undoubted superiority and general excellence, as compared with the productions of others, and for the pure and musical tones and extraordinary vibrations of their bells. In fact the very flattering testimonial from this association, which accompanied the medal, denominated the production of the Holbrook foundry as the standard bells of America, a declaration which the proprietors point to with no little pride, holding it, in their estimation higher than patents of nobility or of lordly birth. These complimentary testimonials were from leading musical men and mechanics of the country, among whom were Dr. Lowell Mason, Mr. George J. Webb, and Jonas Chickering, Esq., the famous piano manufacturer of Boston. Major George Holbrook, who established the foundry, was a man who had great ingenuity, and could work his way out of any mechanical predica- ment, and could successfully plan and lay out the w^ork for others, though he possessed no great faculty of doing the work himself. It is to his son. Colonel George H. Holbrook, who became an eminent musician, that is due the credit of improving the tone of the bells and changing them from noisy machines to musical instruments. This justly celebrated musician succeetled his father in the Inisiness, which he pi^osecuted until 1S72. He was justly regarded as the foremost bell maker in America. The business was for several years in charge of E. L. Holbrook, Esq., the son of Colonel Holbrook, until he entered the business of manufoctur- ing church organs, which was more agreeable to him, and for which his su- perior musical education preeminently fitted him. Mr. E. H. Holbrook, a grandson of Colonel Holbrook, in 186S, became associated with his grand- father in the business, and in 1S72 succeeded to the full ownership and con- trol of the same, until it was relinquislied in iSSo. Very few business houses which were in existence in 181 6, and which have been constantly carried on by the members of the same family, can now be found in the town or vicinity. Indeed very few people are now living in the town, who remember the estab- lishment of this business in the place. Few families have ever associated in a business so long continued, so honorably conducted, and on which they can look back with so much to be proud of, and so little to regret, as the proprietors of the Holbrook Bell Foimdry. The Boot and Shoe Manufacture. 1S2S — 1SS5. The manufacture of boots was commenced in IMedway by ISIr. A\ illard Daniels at his home near Braggville, about the year 1828, giving employ- ment to a few men. In 1832 he removed to West Medway, where, by his energy and industry, he established a large and successful business which has since become one of the leading industries, requiring more capital and employing more hands than any other in the town. Mr. Daniels was succeeded by his son, Mr. Leander S. Daniels, who, with enlarged accommodations and improved machinery, is doing a very extensive and successful business. Deacon John S. Smith moved from Holliston to Medway, and settled near the Baptist church in 1832, and began the manufacture of brogan shoes and 200 boots, which he carried on successfully till about 1870, when he retired and was succeeded by his son, Mr. Abner M. Smith, who has made large addi- tions to his factory and introduced improved machinery, giving employment to about one hundred and twenty-five men, and producing about nine thou- sand cases of goods annually. Other manufacturers have carried on business here, prominent among whom were Mr. Joseph Bullard, who manufactured brogan shoes for the Southern trade as early as 1834, and was succeeded by his son, Mr. J. N. Bullard, who has continued the manufacture of boots and shoes to the present time. Among other prominent manufacturers in West Medway may be mentioned Messrs. Benjamin Ward, Elihu Partridge, George L. Pond, William H. Temple, Luther Daniels, Bullard & Brewer, C. F. Parker & Co., Fogg, Houghton & Coolidge, and David A. Partridge, Esq. About the year 1835 Mr. Milton H. Sanford began the manufacture of russet brogans in the village, in connection with the store business, for- merly conducted by his father, in the building which is now converted into the fine residence occupied by E. A. Daniels, m. d. Soon afterward. Captain Clark Partridge joined him as an employe, and finally succeeded him in the store and brogan business, adding the manufacture of ladles' and children's shoes. The shop built by Mr. Sanford for the busi- ness was afterward, in 1S41, occupied by Mr. M. M. Fisher, for the manufac- ture of straw goods, and is now a dwelling-house on Mansion Street, owned by Mrs. Jason E. Wilson. Captain Partridge next occupied for a shop, one or both of the buildings now standing in the rear of Sanford Hall. In about 1840 he bought the residence and store of Mr. J. B. Wilson, standing where his family now re- side, now occupied by Mr. J. W. Thompson, on Broad Street, and manu- factured boots, using the barn, now Mr. Melville Fisk's paint shop, and a part of the house for this purpose. His business increasing from year to year, he contracted in 1847, ^^''^^"^ ^^'- Elisha Cutler for a lease of a shop to be built, which now stands at the head of Pine Street. Soon after, Mr. C. B. Whitney, a native of Milford, connected with the large boot and shoe house of Blacklock & Wheelwright, of Baltimore, re- moved to Medway, and was admitted as a partner in the business. They con- tinued here together several years, and about 1854-55, sold out to Mr. A. S. Harding. The firm of Partridge & Whitney opened a boot, shoe, and leather store in Boston, selling the goods made by Mr. Harding, until 1857, when Mr. Whitney repurchased the business of Mr. Harding, who entered into the straw goods business with M. M. Fisher, Esq. Mr. Whitney occupied the Cutler shop during the war and had profitable army contracts. Captain Partridge, on giving up the Boston store, and the partnership with Mr. Whitney, bought the old Cheever straw shop, called the " Convent," standing near Noyes' new block on Broad Street, which was destroyed by fire in 1870. In 1863 he admitted to partnership, Mr. J. W.Thompson, under the firm name of C. Partridge & Company. After the fire of 1870 the firm resumed business in the Cutler shop which had been vacated by Mr. Whitney, who had erected a new shop, corner of North and Broad streets, where he first introduced steam-power to operate boot machinery. The firm of C. Partridge Sc Company was dissolved in 1873, and Mr. 20I J. W. Thompson continued the business at the Cutler shop until 1S75. when he removed to his present factory on Village Street, which had been built t%vo years before for Messrs. Parsons & Seavey, by Eaton & Wilson. Messrs. Partridge, Whitney, and Thompson were all skillful and successful in their chosen life work as boot manufacturers. Mr. Whitney relinquished his business to his eldest son, Mr. C. S. Le B. Whitney, who, in company with Loring & Reynolds, of Boston, operated the Broad Street shop till that was consumed by fire in 1S75, and it has never been rebuilt. Messrs. A[c- Ginnis & Tracy, in iSSi, started a boot business in the old Barber mill build- ing, which was continued till a fire in 1SS3 compelled a surrender. #.' .3 igiigillllf I nh MP M M M M M ffi! g P! I® i E! i M |P1 M rl| ft H 11 @i S fi! B! i E! E! Hpi |mi p^ ^ ^ lij, £ Mmmm.m.Mm.m ^es- M E DWAY^^FACTO RY t^=^ Messrs. Seavey Brothers, Proprietors and Manufacturers. Mesgrs. Seavey Brothers in 1S81 began work on boots for a Boston party, in the Cutler shop, and after a year's operation, the failure of the Boston house closed the shop for a year. They started again in the manufacture of fine goods, chiefly shoes, for Messrs. Field, Thayer & Company, of l^oston, which proved so satisfactory as to justify the demand for greatly enlarged facilities, and in 1SS5, by the aid of Messrs. Field, Thayer & Comj^any, and other citizens of Medway and Milford, they now possess the largest boot shop in this part of the country, sufficient to accommodate three hundred em- ployes. The Manufacture of Church Organs and Organ Pipes. 1S37-1SS5. The Holbrook Manufactory of Church Organs was established in 1837 by George H. Holbrook, Esq., and is at the present time the oldest establishment, with one exception, in that line in the United States. The first organ was built by Mr. Holbrook for his own use and as an experiment, not 14 202 having had any experience in the business, or any practical knowledge of organs, as he had never seen many instruments of that kind. The proprietor manufactured his tools, patterns, made his own pipes, both of metal and wood, voiced and tuned the same, and succeeded in producing what in those days, passed for a fine organ. From that very humble beginning the busi- ness has increased until, at the present time, a large and complete factory stands where the little building stood, and organs of all sizes are manufac- tured, of fine musical quality and of beautiful design. Mr. J. Holbrook Ware became associated with Mr. Holbrook, and the business was for many 3'ears carried on under the firm name of Holbrook & Ware. Mr. Ware was a skillful worker of wood, having learned the cabinet trade, and served several years in the celebrated Goodrich Organ Factory. Mr. William G. Ware, under the direction of his father, became a thor- ough master of making the metal pipes, and after carrying on the business for many years disposed of the same to his brothers, Messrs. A. L. and M. A. Ware, who had become expert in the same manufacture. In 1850 the firm of Holbrook & Ware was dissolved by Mr. Ware's retiring. Mr. Holbrook disposed of the business to his son, E. L. Holbrook, Esq., then a teacher oi music, residing in Bridgeport, Conn. This gendeman, who has since con- ducted the business, was particularly fitted for the same, on account of his superior musical education, his great mechanical skill and ingenuity, his knowledge of architecture and draughting, and his well-earned reputation, acquired at an early age, of being one of the foremost organists of New Eng- land. To accept this business, which he desired to make his life work, he left a position in a city near New York, where he had established himself as a teacher of music, and was rapidly acquiring fame and fortune. Contrary to the advice of his many friends, he abandoned one of the most promising positions ever occupied by a young musician, and returned to the old home, that he might live among his kindred and neighbors, and succeed his father in the business which he loved, and for which he was so well fitted. During his management of the business he built and sent to all parts of the country and Canada, many large and fine organs ; and his organs are widely celebrated for the beautiful voicing, or pure and even tones. They have received very many severe trials, and highly complimentary testimonials from the leading organists of the country, among others Messrs. Whiting, Zrindell, Loretzy, Warren and Morgan. The Hunt Mills and Paper Manufacture. iSoo— 1SS5. The privilege on Charles River, known as Hunt's Mills, was improved about iSoo by the erection of a saw and grist mill. Subsequently a factory was erected for the manufacture of cotton goods, and also for the building of machinery, which was carried on by Messrs. Thayer and Stevens. The premises were occupied by various parties till about 1850, when the factoiy was destroyed by fire. The property soon passed into the hands of Messrs. T. and G. Campbell, who erected a paper mill on the premises, which is now leased to Messrs. Morse and Somes for the manufacture of paper, giv- ing employment to fifteen men, and producing about two tons of paper daily. 203 Barber's Accouxt of AIkdwav in 1S37. Mr. John Warren Barber, in liis Jllustratcd Il/story of the Tozvhs of MassacJntsetts, gives a sketch of jVIedway which is accompanied with an en- graving which he calls an " Eastern View of Factory Vihage, Medwav." It reads as follows : " This engraving shows the appearance of Medway, a Factory Village, as it is entered from the east upon the old Medfield road. The spire seen on the right is that of the Congregational Church. The building on the left with a small, low spire, is a four-story cotton factory, standing^'on Charles River. This village consists of thirty-seven dwelling-houses, three stores, three cotton and one woolen factories. The boot and shoe business is car- ried on to a considerable extent in Medway Village and in West Medway. In East Medway is a bell foundry (owlied by Colonel George II. Holbrook), an organ manufactory, and a clock factory. This town is gradually improving in appearance, wealth, and population. There are in the limits of the town four churches : three Congregational, one of which is Unitarian, and one Baptist. " Distance, twelve miles southwest of Dedham, and twenty southwest of Boston. Population, 2,050. '' In 1S37 there were in the limits of the town, six cotton mills, 2,500 spin- dles ; 428,200 yards of cotton goods manufactured, the value of which was $42,120; two woolen mills, three sets of machinery; 76,000 yards ot cloth were manufactured, valued at $62,000. " There were 38,494 i^airs of boots, and 100,650 pairs of shoes, manufac- tured, valued at $149,774; males employed 19S ; females ninety-eight; there were 32,200 straw bonnets manufactured, valued at $40,000; there was also a manuftictory for cotton batting, and another for cotton wadding." The Canning Business. 1S63— 1SS5. Mr. James La Croix was the pioneer in the canning business in this vicinity. He began by putting up a few cases of tomatoes yearly, doing the cooking in an ordinary kettle. From this small beginning the business enlarged, and a few years later he commenced the canning of corn, and afterward the canning of beans, squashes, and apples. Few hands were employed at first, but afterward there were more than a hundred and fifty names on his pay-roll. Recently, however, improved machinery has reduced the number of employes, and increased the amount of goods manufac- tured. From a business of $250, it has amounted to $40,000 per annum. The cooking is done by steam boilers, and a one hundred horse-power engine is employed. This industry has greatly aided the farmers in the region, making the income from their cultivated lands much larger. These canned goods are sold by agents throughout the cities of New England, in Philadelphia, Penn., New Orleans, La., Savannah, Ga., Mobile, Ala., Min- neapolis, Minn., San Francisco, Cal., Portland. Ore., and other large cities of the United States and Canada. La Croix's canned goods have a favorable reputation. Since the death of James La Croix, Esq., the business has been carried on by his son, Mr. Charles La Croix. 204 New England Awl and Needle Company. The manufacture of awls and needles was established in June, 1S69 , the firm being Fenn, Daniels & Mann. The New England Awl and Needle Company was incorporated in Janu- ary, 1871. Its officers are Charles H. Deans, President; C. S. Mann, Treasurer and Superintendent. They employ about twenty-five or thirty men and women. These goods are sold all over the United States and Canada, and are rated as the best in the market. This company was the first to apply machinery to the manufacture of awls ; also the first to make sewing awls in this country, and successfully compete with English manufacturers, who were enabled, by their cheap labor, to undersell, which difficulty was over- come by the aid of machinery, so that the English have been driven almost entirely from the American market. The Batting and Wadding AIanufactures. Messrs. Eaton and Wilson, in 1S69, united their interests, and became joint owners in all the water-power and mill property in the Village on Charles River, below the old white mill, comprising three separate mill privileges. It is now difficult to obtain the earliest history of these separate interests. Some accounts of operations just below the old mill dam of the original Whiting grist mill, would furnish material for a modern romance. There is, very evidently, a large mineral deposit in the underlying rocks of this locality. There is great variation of the magnetic needle. Traces of iron and other metals appear in the rocks cropping out, and workmen, em- ployed in excavations for mill purposes, are so much diverted by the shining particles as to impair the value of their work to the employer. In the great silver mania that prevailed more than a century since, this region was ex- amined, a company formed, and excavations were made here, and the cru- cible employed to test the metal, and, as the story goes, when one of the earliest tests was being made, a bystander dropped a silver coin into the melting mass, and, behold, the result disclosed a bonanza of wealth, and stimulated further search. One excavation, five or six feet square, and ten feet deep, was known as Captain Kidd's Hole, and has been filled by Mr. Wilson. The earliest industry in this locality was the manufacture of axes, scythes, and other products of iron, but was not of long continuance, and little is known of its history. The water of the river was diverted by a dam, which now exists, and a canal was dug, conveying the water for what was known as the Felt & Company's Mill, afterward owned by Mr. William H. Cary, and in part by George Barber, Esq. From this canal a square foot of water was taken to constitute a water-power for the thread mill of Mr. Sewall Sanford, afterward operated by his son, Mr. M. H. Sanford, then by Messrs. James B. Wilson and E. C. Wilson, then Messrs. Eaton and Wilson, and now by Messrs. Ray and Wilson. This mill was oper- ated almost exclusively for the manufacture of thread, until Mr. E. C. Wilson made an addition of sheetings, and after his connection with Edward Eaton, Esq., it was, as now, wholly devoted to the wadding business. At the Felt, or Cary Mill, cotton yarns were first made, then cotton thread, cotton fabrics. 205 and satinets, by Mr. William H. Cary. The mill was destroyed by fire about 1855. Mr. George Barber used a part of the power for his wool carding and cloth dressing business, occupying two buildings, situated on the canal, above the Felt Mill, one of which was destroyed by fire, being a boot shop, the other still stands, being used as a store-house by Messrs. Ray and Wilson. After the fire this privilege was bought by Mr. J. B. Wilson, who erected the small shoddy picker mill, now owned by Ray & Wilson. The lower privilege was first taken up by a Scotchman, Duncan Wright, w'ho erected a building for bleaching 3-arns, and between this and the Felt & Company's Mill, Mr. Comfort Walker erected a saw mill, which was, manv vears after, removed to the lower dam by ISIessrs. Hurd and Daniels. Messrs. Felt & Company succeeded Duncan Wright, and made yarns in the old bleacherv. Messrs. Hurd and Daniels converted the mill into a batting mill, and did a very large and profitable business, but, unfortunately, invested too much in rail- road enterprises. Mr. Edward Eaton succeeded them, and, in company with IVIr. Alfred Daniels, continued the same industry until the death of ]Mr. Daniels. In 1S69 ]Mr. E. C. Wilson became joint owner with Eaton in this, and all other mill property below Sanford Mills. The batting and wadding business has been, and the latter now is, a large industry in this town. It has furnished the largest income of any other in town from freight to the railroad, amounting to some $8, 000 per aimum. r The Sanford Mills. Erected ix 1882. Efforts to inaugurate some new enterprise and utilize more fidly the water power at this place, have been occasionally made, but without success until 2o6 in the fall of iSSo. At that time a letter, signed by the business men of the Village, was addressed and sent to Messrs. M. H. and E. S. Sanford, of New York, as follows : " Medway, Mass., Nov. iS, i88o. "M. H. Sanford, Esq., and Col. E. S. Sanford. "Dear Sirs: — Having had frequent and abounding evidence for many years of jour deep and abiding interest in your native village, and acknowledging the same with many thanks, we are the more encouraged to address you in reference to a matter that now seriously aftects our material interests and challenges our attention. De- struction by fire has, within a few years, taken from the number of our local industries a large tannery, a straw goods and boot factor^', all giving employment to a large number of persons, and support to many families. Such has been the condition of the times that these works have not been rebuilt and some smaller industries have re- moved to other localities. The application of improved machinery to the business now existing among us has very much reduced the demand for mechanical and other labor. There is no demand for real estate offered for sale, and many tenements are now vacant. Our young men and women and some families are leaving and looking elsewhere for support, and unless soon checked this exodus will continue, to our great detriment. " Our village, ' beautiful for situation,' and largeh' through your liberality, attrac- tive and comely in its buildings and grounds, greatly needs business, and must have it or rapidly decline. It would now seem to be a favorable time to utilize the compara- tively idle water-power of the river, if practicable, or to establish by steam-power, a new mill or business enterprise of some kind, to give employment to our surplus population and prevent further depletion. " It is thought a woolen or hosiery mill upon the river, with steam added for dry seasons, with a power equal to eight or ten sets of woolen machinery would add from ten to twenty per cent, to the value of real estate generally, and that, under good management, it would be remunerative to its stockholders. We respectfully suggest "whether you might not aid in such an enterprise, either personally or by enlisting others in it, or both, without any sacrifice, but even with pecuniary benefit to your- selves and family friends equally interested with us. Such are our circumstances as to age, pecuniary means, and business relations, that in such a work we can do but little, and without aid nothing can be done. " Feeling that we cannot be mistaken as to your kindly interest in this community, and relying much upon your practical judgment as to means and methods, we submit this matter to your thoughtful consideration. " Very respectfully yours, " W. A. Jenckes, Wm. H. Gary, A. S. Harding, Clark Partridge, J. W. Thompson, M. M. Fisher, Eaton & Wilson, O. A. Mason, John A. Bullard, R. k. Harlow, A. P. Phillips, H. E. Mason, Wm. B. Hodges, Jesse K. Snow, M. E.Thompson, Richardson & Hopkins." This letter proved to be the initial step. Milton H. Sanford, Esq., soon indicated his readiness to aid in almost any new enterprise in which Messrs. Eaton & Wilson, leading manufacturers, would invest their money and their talent. To utilize such a proposition it became necessary to find a party competent to manage a business that might be both beneficial as an investment, and incidentally promote the growth and prosperity of the whole community. An advertisement in the Commercial Bulletin brought a re- sponse from Mr. Samuel Hodgson, of Wales, Mass., which resulted in an agreement and a subscription to organize a coi'poration to be called the Sanford Mills, being so named for Mr. Milton H. Sanford, who subscribed $40,000 of the capital stock of $65,000 required by the agreement. The following is a copy of the agreement and subscription for stock of the Sanford Mills Corporation : 207 " Medway, June loth, 1881. " Be it known that, whereas, it is proposed to organize a corporation under the laws of Massachusetts, to be known as the Sanford Mills, for the purpose of manu- facturing cassimeres or other woolen goods, to be located in Medwaj, Mass., the amount of its capital stock to be $65,000, the number of shares thereof to be 650, and the par value of each share to be $100. Now therefore we, the subscribers, do mu- tually agree to take and pay for the number of shares of said capital stock hereunto set against our names respectively and immediately after the corporation is duly or- ganized, or as a majority may decide." William A. Jenckes, 75 shares; Eaton & Wilson, 50; John A. Bullard, 30; M. M. Fisher, 5 ; J. W. Thompson, 10; M. E. Thompson, 10; Clark Partridge, 10; C. S. Philbrick, 10; Samuel Hodgson, 20; J. P. Plummer, 10; M. H. Sanford, 400; O. A. Mason, 5 ; F. L. Fisher, 5 ; Edward Ea- ton, 5. The corporation was organized by a meeting ot the stockholders at the room of the Medway Savings Bank, July 9, 18S1, by the adoption of by- laws and the choice of officers at that and an adjourned meeting, as follows : President, Milton H. Sanford ; Vice-President, Milton M. Fisher ; Clerk and Treasurer, Orion A. Mason ; Auditor, Fred. L. Fisher; Directors, M. H. Sanford, Edward Eaton, William A. Jenckes, Samuel Hodgson, E. C. Wilson. Mr. Sanford declined serving as president, and Mr. Edward Eaton was elected in his place ; and E. C. Wilson was elected a director in place of J. W, Thompson, who declined. The main building was a structure of brick, four stories above the ground, 106x55 feet, with a tower for stairways 18x18 feet, five stories. Brick ell, two stories, 53x40 feet. Stone ell, two stories, 40x36 feet. The foundation wall was laid of rough stone and cement, three feet in thickness, resting upon the native rock. The mill operated four sets of woolen machinery, and had a basement story for other purposes. jMr. E. Eugene Adams, of East Medway, was the contractor for the labor of the mason work, the corporation furnishing the brick and the stones. Mr. P.J. Connolly, of Woonsocket, R. I., was the contractor for the other work, both for labor and materials. The mill, when completed, cost, as estimated, $20,000. Mr. Sanford donated $1,000 for improvement of the grounds and architectural ornamentation. The laying of the corner stone took place September 10, 1S81. The fol- lowing were the deposits in a metallic box, placed in the stone at the north- east corner of the tower of tlie building, viz. : An historical memorandum of the first occupation of the premises in 1711 by Na- thaniel Whiting for a grist mill, brought down to the present time, and printed in The Medzvay Magnet, and the original manuscript. A crayon sketch of the old cotton mill by O. A. Mason; a distinct photographic view of the old mill and the arched bridge; Mcdzvay To-vn Refort for j88i, and By-Laws and Circular of Com- mittee appointed to pulDlish the History of Medway; Medway Savings Book; Cata- logue of Dean Library Association; Organization of Trustees of Sanford Hall, with ac- count of dedication services, December 31, 1S72, with the addresses of Dr. Theodore W. Fisher, the Rev. R. K. Harlow, and others, contained in a copy of the Franklin Regis- ter of January 10, 1S73 ; the first number of the Medzi-ay Journal, February 10, 1872, by H. A. Bullard, with notice of the Installation of the Rev. R. K. Harlow; tenth number, of June 29, 1S72, with a list of articles under the corner stone of Sanford Hall ; 208 a copy of a newspaper printed for an entertainment April, 14, 1854, at Medvvay Village, called Popped Corn; services at the consecration of Oakland Cemetery, June 20, 1S65 ; manual of the Village Church; anniversary of Village Sabbath School in cen- tennial year, 1876; memoir of the Rev. David Sanford ; a discourse, commemorative of Mrs. Edena Holbrook Sanford, by the Rev. R. K. Harlow, with heliotype likeness of Mrs. Sanford; photographs of citizens and their families, with some of the resi- dences of those who have been or are interested in the business of the town ; photo- graph of James A. Garfield, President of the United States, assassinated July 2, 1881, and removed in a critical condition to Long Branch, September 6, 1881 ; copies of Medvjay Magnet, Medway Gazette, Dedhavi Transcript, Boston Daily yoiirnal, and Woonsocket Patriot, and various business cards. As this corner stone was prepared and laid and its contents obtained at the expense of the Hon. M. M. Fisher, it was conceded that he may leave them as a legacy to his heirs, if any shall survive the "wreck of matter" in the mill, deeming this investment as remunerative to them in memories and asso- ciations of the past, if not financially, as shares in the incorporate stock. The mill was leased for a term of years to Mr. Samuel Hodgson, one of the corporators, for the manufacture of cassimeres. No pains or expense were spared to render the mills perfect in all their appointments. They went into operation June i, 1SS2, about eleven months after the commence- ment of the building, which was in July, iSSi. The goods manufactured are of excellent quality and find a ready market. Marble Works. Mr. Joseph Cutler has invented and manufactured a patent machine for polishing granite, which is regarded as the best machine for that purpose. Mr. Thomas Henry has a marble and granite factory in West Medway. Medwav Business Dj rectory in 1SS4. Auctioneers — F. W. Cummings & Co., Broad, W. M. Azvl and Needle Manufacturers — New England Awl and Needle Co., Awl, W. M. Blacksmiths — Wm. J. Baker, Franklin, W. M. ; John A. Burt, Wellington, W. M. ; H. A. Green, Lincoln, W. M. ; Timothy Ide, Lincoln, W. M. ; E. T. Rogers, Pleasant, R. ; G. S. Ryan, River, V. ; J. H. Shannon, Exchange, E. M. Bakers — Medway Bakery, Village, V. Boot Mafiufacturers — Bullard & Temple, Main, W. M. ; L. S. Daniels, Main, W. M. ; McGinnis & Tracy, Main, W. M. ; A. M. Smith, Main, W. M. ; Seavey Bros., Pine, V. ; J. W. Thomp'son, Village, V. ; E. L. Pond & Co., Main, W. M. Boot and S/ioe Repairers — O. A. Clark, Pleasant, R. ; I. D. Fuller, Main, E. M. ; Frank W. Wiswell, Wellington, W. M. ; Peter C. Wiswell, High, W. M. Boot Heel Manufacturer— A. C. Grant, Village, W. M. Box Manufacturers— S. G. Clark, Broad, V. ; F. H. Metcalf, West, W. M. Boots, Skoes and Rubbers — Hugh Clinton, and S. J. Lawrence, Village, W. M. Bonnet Wire and Picture Cord Manufacturer — J. H. Haines. Myrtle, R. Brick Manufacturers — G. N. Campbell, Village, V. ; Dea. E. Clark, Causeway, E. M. ; John Clark, Causeway, E. M. Broom Manufacturers — Bay State Broom Co., Spring, E. M. Canned Goods Manufacturers — Thomas Henry, Charles, W. M. ; J. W^ Hodges, and W. B. Hodges, Broad, V. ; Charles La Croix, Main, E. M. Wheehvrights—]. A. Burt, Wellington, W. M. ; F. O. Philips, Exchange, E. ]SL Carpenters and Builders — Albert M. Adams, Milford, W. M. ; J. H. Bickley, Guernsey, W. M. ; J. W. Brooks, Franklin, W. M. ; Ralph Ferry, Village, W. M. ; 2 op A. 11. Humes, Norfolk Ave., W. M. ; Wm. Matthews, Cottage, W. M. ; Cant. T, K. Snow, Barber, V. Civil E7tgineer— H. S. Partridge, corner Main and Ilolliston, V. Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods — S. J. Lawrence, Villa"-e, W. M. Coal and IFood—A. J. Crooks, Sanford, V. ; W. C. Mann, ViMage, W. M. • D G Marston, loi Main, W. M. ; M. E. Thompson, Broad, V. Cotiveyancers — M. M. & F. L. Fisher, Village, V. Custom Bootmaker — ^. F. Daniels, Main, W. M. Dentists — '^. H. Curtis, Village, W. M. ; J. S. Folsom, Exchange, E. M. Dressmakers— Mrs. S. J. BuUard, Main, W. M. ; Mrs. H.Collins, Cottage, W. M. ; Mrs. T- J. Cunningham, Lincoln, W. M. ; Mrs. S. J. Guild, Winthrop, W. M. ; Hattie M. Ilaffertj, West, W. M. ; Miss A. A. Hosmer, Plain, E. M. ; Mrs. Alex. Mc- Dowell, Main, W. M.; Mary McGinnis, Village, V.; Mrs. Annie C. Pond, Main, W. M. ; Mrs. Isabella Sizer, Barber, V.; Lottie D. Stewartson, Oak, W. M. ; Mrs F White, Sanford, V. ; Mrs. F. J. Williams, W. M. ; Mrs. L. M. Mason, Curve, E. M. Dry Goods— F. A. Bradford, Lincoln, W. M. ; Hugh Clinton, Village, W. M ; James Coombs, Main, W. M. ; S. J. Lawrence, Village, W. M. ; Sumner Robbin's,' Main, W. M. ; F. Swarman, Myrtle, R. ; Thompson & Co., Village, V.; Varnum Warren, Cottage, W. M. ; Geo. B. Fisher, Exchange, E. M. Z>/'//^^/i-/5 — Adams & Co., Village, W. M. ; N. G. Benjamin, Main, W. M. • W W. Clough, Sanford Hall, Village, V. Expresses— F. B. Fuller's Medway, 70 Main, W. M. ; Hunter's Milford, Maple, W. M. ; Marston's Boston, loi Main, W. M. ; Morean's Boston, 97 Main, W. M. Fancy Goods— Hugh Clinton, 50 Village, W. M. ; James Coombs, Main, W. M. ; S. J. Lawrence, Village, W. M. ; Sumner Robbins, Main, W. M. ; F. Swarman, Myr- tle, R. ; Thompson & Co., Village, V.; Varnum Warren. Cottage, W. M. ; Mrs. S. Whitney, 67 Main, W. M. ; Geo. B. Fisher, Exchange, E. M. Fisk — 'E. Darling, Village, V. Florists — C. Thompson Adams, Sunnyside, Main, W. M. ; H. F. Cooper, John, v.; H. S. Partridge, Main, W. M. ; E. H. Ross, Lovering, W. M. Fruit and Co?ifectionery — F. B. Hodges, Broad, V. Furniture — Tuttle & Spencer, Main, E. M. Granite Polishing, Jig Saxuing and Wood Turning—]. H. Cutler, Haven, W. M. Grocers — m. Brennan, High, W. M. ; F. A. Camp, Lincoln, W. M. ; James Coombs, Main, W. M. ; Geo. B. Fisher, Partridge Hail, E. M. ; L C. Greenwood, Cottage, W. M. ; Mason Bros., Village, V.; W. H. Norton, Village, V. ; Sumner Robbins, Main, W. M. ; R. P. Ross, High, W. M. ; Frederick Smith, Main, W. M. ; F. Swarman, Myrtle, R. ; Thompson & Co., Village, V. ; Arthur Waite, Pleasant, R. ; E. G. Ware, Main, W. M. ; Varnum Warren, Cottage, W. M. Hairdressers — ^l. Boteilho, Village, W. M. ; W. B. Kent, Main, W. M ; N. P. Noss, Sanford Hall, Village, V. Harnesses — M. Livingston, corner Franklin and Main, W. M. Hay, Etc.— Charles Ford, Cottage, W. M. ; Sumner Robbins, Main, W. M. //(P/c/5— Stanley House, A. A. Whitney, Proprietor, Village, W. M. ; Quinobequin House, A. O. Grant, Proprietor, Village, V. Insurance— Hon. Milton M. Fisher, Village V. ; F. L. Fisher Villao-e V • S T Metcalf, Village, V. ; T. J. Sanders, Auburn, E. M. Knitting Mac/lines — 'Le'ighton Wilder, Automatic Knitting Machine Company, corner Norfolk Ave. and Guernsey, W. M. La-uyers — C. H. Deans, Main, W. M. ; H. A. Walker, 4 Lincoln, W. M. Livery Stables — C. W. Hill, Broad, V.; IL G. White, Main, W. M. • A A Whitney, Village, W. M. Lumber— S. G. Clark, Broad, V. ; Captain J. K. Snow, Barber, V. Machinists — F. A. Adams & Co., Milford, W. M. ; A. & E. Clark, Pleasant, R. Mallet Manufacturers — West Medway Mallet Co., Main, W. M. Marble Workers— W. C. Ross, Wellington, W. M. ; J. Smith, 3 Evergreen, W. M. Mason — E. E. Adams. Main, E. M. Milk — ^. H. Moon. Winthrop, W. M. ; George F. Newell, Holliston V. ; Varnum Warren, Cottage, W. M. 2IO Mt7lers—N. H. Guild, Winthrop, W. M. ; M. H. Collins, Orchard, E. M. A/illi'/irrs — Mrs. E. E. Mann, Ilolliston, V. ; Mrs. S. Whitney, 67 Main, W. M. Music Teachers— Miss M. E. Bickford, Village, E. M. ; Miss Ennma C. Partridge, corner Village and Franklin, W. M. ; Miss S. Etta Stewartson, Oak, W. M. Netvsfapers — Medway Gazette, Milford ; Medway Magnet, Franklin. Notary Public — Hon. M. M. Fisher, Village, V. Organ Matiufactiirer — ^. L. Ilolbrook, Main, E. M. Organ Pipe Matiitfacliirers — A. L. & M. A. Ware, Spring, E. M. Prin/cr—n. A. Bullard, Main, W. M. Paper Maniifacfurer — J. T. Greenwood, Village, W. M. Painters— G. A. Crockett, Winthrop, W. M. ; M. Fiske, Broad, V.; H. N. Lan- gevin, Wellington, W. M. ; Emory Munyon, Wellington, W. M. ; George L. Myer, Island, E. M. ; E. White, High, W. M. Physicians — C A. Bemis, m. d., Main, W. M. ; James A. Gale, Main, W. M. ; Miss Kate Sanborn, m. d., Sanford, V. ; E. A. Daniels, m. d.. Village, V. Provisio?is — Y. A. Camp, High, W. M. ; E. S. Fuller, Main, E. M. ; W. W. Gay, corner Main and Franklin. W, M. ; William H. Purdy, High, W. M. ; C. A. Sparrow, Main, W. M. Medicines — A. A. Lawrence, Lincoln, W. M. ; Luther Thayer, Williams, W. M. Paper Stock, Etc. — A. E. Johnson, HoUiston, V. ; John Murphy, Orchard, E. M. Real Estate Brokers -'Ev^.s.r.us, Clark, corner High and Village, W. M. ; C F. Daniels, Holliston, V. ; F. L. Fisher, Village, V. Strazv Goods Manufacturers — T). D. Curtis & Co., Church, V. Stoves, Timvare, Etc.— F. Hall, Village, V.; A. L. Ruggles, Lincoln, W. M. Taxidermist — C. A. Houghton, corner Brigham and Williams, W. M. Tailors — John Gushing, Main, W. M. ; John Connell & Son, Village, V. Teamstei C. L. Davis, 3 Evergreen, W. M. Undertaker — Simon Whitney, 67 Main, W. M. Watchmakers and Jezvelers—Y{. 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 accoiuit of the various industries of the town, it is proper to say that the materials for a complete history of the difterent 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 for 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. ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIlTll'lJllllMlllllllllilMII/l) vxN .'LANSING Mr»-£liPH£PR2JT0(\ 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 wdiole 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 Law^ful money for Half a Turn." And again, in 1756, there was an " Impress" to Crown Point, and the record states : " After y'^ Im- press, the ReV^ M>- 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 sei-vice, 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 sensed : 212 The Inhabitant Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars. " Impressed and Done sendee for //is Alajesty. Impressed bj Capt. Whiting June the 17th 1745," Impressed by Leat Nathaniel Clark March je ist 1754," Persons that did Have turns to Crown forte," L'nder the command of Edward Clark Capt in ye year 1754, ' A gaine to Crown point in ye year 1756 Before the Impres,' After ye Impres," ........ Those men that ded in the Impres Sept ye 4th 1756," . Medway April ye 3d 1758," ...... May 2 1758," May 23 1758 " and " without date," .... Y have Done Service under Lord Londen March 22 1759," The pay roll of 1759, ........ sixty-five men. two men. thirty-six men. twenty-two men. . twelve men. twenty-three men. seven men. forty men. thirty-two men. twenty-two men. twenty-one men. fifty-nine men. " ^« account of the persotis Impressed by Capt M'/u'tuiff and Done Service for 7iis Majesty yiine 77, 174^. Samuel Hayward Nathan Adams Thomas Metcalf Henry Daniels Daniel Richardson Joseph Lovel Nathan Whiting Benjamin Rockwood Timothy Daniels Ichabod Haws Samuel Rockwood Nathaniel Cutler William Ellis Uriah Morse Ezekiel Mors Nathan Bullard Phineas Adams Moses Thompson George Barber Amos Clark Samuel Hill, Jun^ Henry Clark Jonathan Wheeler Jeremiah Daniels, Ju John Clark John Bullard David Daniels Eli Partridge Eleazer Adams Job Harding Joshua Harding Joseph Harding David Clarke Edward Clark Joseph Curtis James Clark Samuel Fisher Eleazer Wight David Wheten Hezekiah Rockwood nr Seth Allen Isaac Harding Malachi Bullard Isaac Adams Nathan Adams John Harding Timothy Rockwood Seth Partridge Job Plimpton Ezra Daniels Theophilus Clark Nathaniel Henery Bullard John Anderson John Daniels Thomas Adams Caleb Partridge Jonas Fairbank John Ellis Moses Daniels JonathanUnderwood Samuel Daniels Asa Daniels Hop Lovel Jacob Parker James Boydon Whitting Senef-" " An account of the Persons Impressed by Leat^ Nathatiicl Clark and Done Ser- vice for His Majesty March y^ ist 1734. Joseph Barber Malachi Partridge." '■'■Persons that did Have turns to Crovjn forte. Asa Clark Seth Ellice David Clark Nathan Daniels John Bullard Timothy Clark Stephen Adams Nathaniel Clark, Jun Timothy forse abraham harding Jonathan Ellice Moses Adams Moses partridge Ebenezer Blake Nathan Danills William Richardson r Hezekiah Rockwood Jonathan Hill Henery Ellice John Hucker Edward Clark Daniel Bullen Theop'lus Clark Malachy Bullard Nathaniel! Partridge Samuel Hill Joseph Daniels DeaconElishaAdams Thomas Jons Jeams Wight Oliver Adams John Boden Jonathan Adams,Jun'' Simeon Clark Elisha Cutler Asa Rockwood." 21 " An accoutit of the persons that have. Done Service for y^ King in Medzvay and under the command of Edivard Clark Capt in y' year 17^4. Joseph Barber malachi partridge Edward Clark Theophl Clark John Bullard Abraham Hardins: Ebenezer Blake Timothy forse David Clark Joshuay partridge Timothy Clark Jonathan EUice Asa Clark Nathan Danils Moses Adams Moses partridge Nathaniel Clark William Richardson Stephen Adams Silas partridge Henery Ellice Seth Ellice." " A gaine to Cro-vn foint in y^ year J 7^6, Before the Imfres. Oliver Adams Joseph Danils Nathaniel partridge Josiah Rockwood Jonathan Adams Sam'll Hill Elisha Cuttlear Daniel Bullen Tomous Jons Jonathan Hill, jun^ Nathan Harding Jabez Bullen." Revd M"" Bucknam Dec. Elisha Adams Lef. Temo Clark John Hucker Simeon Clark Timothy partridge " After y^ Imp res. Theodor Harding Jesse Adams Asa Rockwood Timothy Ellice Joseph farbanks Joshuay Whitney Nathaniel Allen Ichaburd Harding Elisha Ellice John Varney Henery Morse Joshua partridge Abel Smith Simeon Cuttlear Moses Rockwood Daniel Wheeton Jeams Wite " This I attest a true account of y^ originall. Errors Excepted per me, Edward Clark, Cap^. " Those men that ded in the Impres Sept ye ^ih jj^b Nathan Richardson Jonathan Adams James Clark Moses Partridge Timothy Partridge Asa Clark Nathaniel Clark Simeon Clark Joseph Barber, Ju" Joseph Curtice James Penneyman John Ellis Nathan Harding Daniel Richardson David Richardson Hozseiah Bullard Samuel Haws Lem'y Write Silem partridge Jonas farbanks John Harris Erastus Harris Joseph follet Benjamin Cochs Ezekiel Mors William Clemens William Rixford Jese Carpenter " Med-vay April y' 3d 17^8. Nathaniel Clark Elisha Bullard Samuel Cutler Samuel Metcalf Jabez Bullen John Alden Thommas Adams Elezer Adams Samuel Jones John Melles John Andej' Joseph Wheton george Barber Ezekiel Morse Tem. Morse Ira Richardson Wm. Daniels Elijah Clark Samuel Ellis Joshua Partridge John Carpenter Daniel Bullen Elisha Ellice. Abell Smith Timothy Hill John Harris Moses Richardson Ezra Daniel Jonathan Hill William Williams Seth Ellis Nathan Daniel David Clark, Junr." May 2, 175S. Elisha Cutler Joshua Wheten James Boydon John Hucker Elisha Cutler Jonathan Adams Stephen Adams Joshua Wheten Malachi Bullard Jese Adams James Boydon Timothy Clark Samuel Richardson Timothy Ellis Henry Daniels Abner Ellis Jonathan Wheeler Ichabod Harding Theodr Harding Henery Bullard Joseph Rockwood Ebenezer Allen John Clark Asa Ellis William Rixford Nathaniel partridge Samuel Ellis." ' ' May the 23 1758. Jonathan Hill Moses Rockwood Sambow freeman, Without Date. David Clark Joseph Whitney Jonathan Hill Sambo Freeman John Harris John Mills Joseph Harris Jethro Jones Jese Carpenter William Williams Moses Rockwood Moses Thompson Ebenezer Hill." 214 '■'■ Medivay March 22^ iJsg- The tnen Hereafter named yt have Done Service in (he Expeditiofi under Lord Londen. Nathan Whiting Nathan Adams Willm Grant Simon Hill James Partridge Samuel Ellis Tho. Harding Abrai" Harding "Wm Williams Seth Partridge Elisha Bullard Elisha Ellis Moses Adams James Barber John Mills Ichabod Haws Nathan Whiting Joseph Perry James Partridge Simon Cutler William Clemonds Asa Richardson George Fairbanks Henry Daniell Moses Richardson John Harding Jun^" Ichabod Haws Moses Thompson Gershom Morse Jeremiah Daniell Junr Seth Harding David Clark Eleazer Adams Joseph Lovell Sergt Seth Partridge Uriah Morse Jonathan Adams Capt." Moses Rockwood Asa Rockwood David Wheaton Timo Bullard SamI Hill Simon Hill Thos Jones Daniel Bullen Henry Ellis Ebenezer Ellis Nathaniel Partridge Saml Hayward Timo Metcalf Uriah Morse William Richardson Jonah Clark Benjamin Whiting Asa Daniell Daniel Wheaton Seth Rockwood 1759- Henry Morse, Jn. Jonathan Hall William Ellis Nathan Adams Dec" Samuel Fisher Seth Hixon John Varney Nathan Richardson Benjamin Ellis Jonathan Hall Samuel Jones Ensine Plimpton Nathan Bullard Daniel Richardson Henry Daniell, Jun"" Theodr Harding Jonh Wheeler Dea. Adams Joseph Baxter Oliver Adams Nathan Adams Jonathan Ellis Lieut. Metcalf Captjona Adams." The War of the Revolution. 1775 — 1 7S3. 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 an}^ words of comment the noble part which the town took in the public and military aflairs of those days which tried men's souls. The Revolutioxarv Papers. "^ Return of the Services Done by the First Company in the Tozvn of Medzvay since April y' jg, 177s, to December, 1777. April ye 20th 1775 April ye 27th 177^ Dec" ye loth 17-.^ Jany ye ist 1776 Jany ye 29 1776 . June ye 25 1776 . July ye ist 1776 . July ye 29111 1776 Augt ye 8th 1776 Sept ye 12th 1776 Dec"! ye 1776 Dec" ye 8th 1776 Deem ye 29 1776 Jany ye ist 1777 . April ye 15th 1777 April ye 26 1777 July ye 15 1777 . July ye 17 1777 . July ye 22 1777 . Sept ye 24 1777 . Novm je 2, 1777 Deem ye 6 1777 . Dee ye 15 1777 . Deem ye 27 1777 37 19 7 19 13 13 3 3 3 10 6 33 7 16 10 3 30 3 That Marchd in the Alarm and staid at Roxbury 7 Days. That Marchd and staid at Roxbury and Cambridge 8 Months. Thai Marchd and servd at Roxbury, 6 Weeks. That March'l and servd in the Continental Service 12 Months. That Marchd and servd at Roxbury and Dorchester 2 Months. That Marchd ^nd servd at Ticondiroga 5 Months. That Marchd and servd at Ticondiroga 5 Months. That Marchd and servd at Dorchester Heights 4 Mos. That Marchd and servd at Nantasket 3 Months. That Marchd and servd at New York 2 Months. That Marchd and servd in the Jarseys 3 Months. That Marchd and servd in the Alarm at Provide 3 Weeks. That were Draughted and servd at Warwick 3 Weeks. That Marchd into the Continental service for 3 years. That Marchd and servd at North Kingstown 3 Weeks. That Marchd and servd at Providence 2 Months. That Marchd to Boston for a store Guard 6 Months. That Marchd to Brister and servd There i Month. That Marchd for the Alarm Post from Providence 2 Days. That Marchd to Little Compton Private Expedition i Mo. That Marchd to Cambridge for a Guard, Brit. Troops 5 Mos That Marchd to Boston for a Guard 3 Months. That Marchd for a Store Guard 6 Months. That Marchd to North Kingston 3 Months." A Muster Roll of the frst Military Company in Medzvay that marched in the Alarm April igi'i- 177s under comma?id of Capt. Joshua Partridge in Col. John Smith^ Regiment. Joshua Partridge Capt. Jeduthan Bullen ist Lieut. Stephen Clark 2d Lieut. Theodore Clark Sergt. John Wheeler Sergt. Hezekiah BuUard Corpl Abijiah Fairbank Corp' Moses Pond Drummer John Ellis Private Joseph Daniels '' Henry Daniels Jr. " Nathan Fisher Jr. " John Ellis Jr. " Henry Bullard Jr. Private Simon Hill " John Gould r" Denny Sheffield " George Alerson " George Fairbank Jr. " Asa Daniels Jr. " Samuel Demon " Daniel Pvichardson Jr. " Joel Morse " John Baker " Jesse Richardson " Eliphalet Pierce " David Hager Priv Jonathan Adams Seth Mason Ozias Metcalf ' Isaiah Daniels George Barber Ebenezr Ellis Moses Richardson John Whiting Ebenezer Nolton Daniel Marrow ' ate " A Muster Roll of the West Medzvay Company that marched at the Leximrton Alarm April igi^i 177J under the command of Lieut. Moses Adams under Maj r /. Fuller in Col. John Smith^ Regiment. Moses Adams ist Lieut. Asa Clark 2d Lieut. Erastus Harris Seargent Isaac Bullard Seargent Job Manston Corp' Isaac Kilbee Corpl Nathan Partridge Private Seth Hixon " Samuel Fisher " Abner Adams Private Benjn Clark John W. Fisher " John Harding 2d " Eliab Adams " JoelAdams " James Barber " Joseph Barber " Sam. Hayward " Titus Adams Private Moses Thomson " Timothy Ellis " John Allen " Amos Richardson " Ichabod Harding " Tho Adams " Asa Fuller " Samuel Partridge " 2l6 John Kilburn Private Jotham Fairbank Private Jno Littlefield " Nathan Grout " Seth Allen " Icabod Hawes Jr. " Moses Rockwood Private Henry Morse " Nathan Smith *' A Muster Roll of the First Military Company in Aledxvay that marched on the alarm of the 30^^ of April ijjj under the command of Capt. Hezekiah Billiard in Col. Joh7i Smith^ Regiinent. Hezekiah Bullard Capt Nathan Bullard ist Lieut. James Bojden Sergent Seth Mason Sergent Simeon Richardson Corpl Ozias Metcalf Corpl Amos Turner Filer Joseph Clark Joseph Daniels Jr. Josiah Bullard Daniel Richardson Jr Levi Daniels Elisha Richardson Elias Harding Private Joel Morse, Private Hezekiah Comacho " John Richardson " Henry Ellis " Albertjones " Simson Jones " The Muster Roll of Capt. John Boyd^ Co. of Foot in Continental Army At Fort No. 2, Oct. j, 1773. John Ellis Jacob Bliss Obed Fisher John Hill Paul Holbrook Joseph Metcalf John Plympton Jeremiah Daniels Sam> Jones Francis Clark Porter Frost Stephen Harding Ichabod Hawes Theodore Mann Oliver Richardson « Josiah Morse Jotham Fairbanks Jonathan Graves Joel Hawes Timothy Lane Samuel Partridge Nathan Thayer." 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 24'!! Day of May, In the Year of our Lord 1776. Ephraim Wheelock Col. To Capt Joseph Lovel." 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 men 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 atfore sd Resolve Hereof fail Not. Medfield June 29*11 1776. Danl Perry, Committee. To Capt Joseph Lovell of Medway." 217 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 Wheelockof medfield is appointed Chief Colonel of a Regiment for s^ 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 s^l Company And whereas we having heard much of y<^ 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 Theqr 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. JV/ieelocA's Regimoit which marched from I^Icthvay to Warwick, R. I., On the Alarm Dec. S I'jjb. Under command ofjosiah Fuller. Josiah Fuller, Capt. Daniel Ide, ist Lieut. Henry Morse, 2d " Jowell Hawes Moses Adams Eleakim Adams Thomas Adams Philimon Adams Elijah Allen John Albee Joseph Barber James Morse Eli Pond Amos Richardson Sergts Job Plympton, Joel Partridge, Obed Fisher, Corpr'i Privates. Jeremiah Curtis Moses Rockwood Seth Dixon Josiah Ide Isaac Kibbe Jeremiah Littlefield David Sanford Silas Fairbanks Ichabod Harding James Barber James Clark Nathaniel Partridge Elijah Bullard Samuel Fisher Junr Simon Cutler Eli Hawes Elisha Cutler Asa Fuller James Perry Peter Wight Moses Partridge Timothy Thompson. John Whitney Jonathan Holbrook Medway April 9 1777." "Marching Orders, Dec™ ye 26 1776. To Joshua Partridge, one of the Selectmen of Medway. I have Reed 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 30"^ 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 2S 1776. Moses Thompson Lieu'-" *^ An Abstract of Wages t& Travelling Fees Due to the Third Company of the Forth Regeme7it of Militia in a Larram under the cominand fames Afetcalf ]\[aj^ From the State of the Massachusetts Bay Commanded By jfosefh Lovcll Cap^ Warwick fanuary y^ i^^ I777" The period of service from " Decem. ye 8, 1776 to Dec" ye 29, 1776." The term of service rendered, from three to twenty-three days. The distanced traveled, from 15 2l8 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, i8s., 6d. Private's pay per day, 4s., 2d, The traveling fees £28, 16s., lod. The wages £63, los. 5d. Total, £92, 7s., 3d. Officers. Joseph Lovell, Capt. John Ellis ist Lieut. Oliver Adams 2 Lieut. Asa Ellis Clerk John Wheeler Sergt. Simon Hill Sergt. Samuel Bullen " Joshua Partridge " Simeon Richardson Corpl Abner Ellis " Jeremiah Daniell Corpl Stephen Harding " Peter Frost, Drumr. Amos Turner, Fifer. Privates. Jonathan Adams Jeduthan Bullen Amos Broad Henry BuUard Eli Bullard Francis Clark Elijah Clark Stephen Clark Isaiah Daniell ; Henry Daniell Levi Daniell Joseph Daniell Lemuel Daniell Jesse Daniell Samuel Deman Ebenezer Ellis John Ellis John Ellis, Jun"" Abel Ellis Abraham Harding Abraham Harding, Jun"" Elias Harding Samuel Hill Moses Hill Thomas Jones Samuel Jones Abel Jones Ebenezer Knowlton Nathaniel Lovell Josiah Morse Ozias Metcalf Benjamin Parnel Seth Partridge Elisha Richardson Ezra Richardson Jabez Shumway Joshua Whitney James Boyden." " Medway, April ye 19th 1777. We, the Subscribers Have Rec^ of Capt Joseph Lovell of Medway in Full of Our Wages Travelling Fees and Back allowances of Provisions and Sarse which was liue to us upon the Alarm when in The State of Rhode Island Stationd at Warwick Dec"' ye 8t>i 1776. We say Reed 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 Regime7it of Melitia from y* State of the Massachu- setts Bay, When at Warwick in the State of Rhoad Island Governtnent, Decem- ber ye 2g, 7776 under the command of Capt. Joseph Lovell." The time of service, from twenty to twenty-two daj's. 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 ist Lt Aaron Holbrook 2d Lt Oliver Adams Sergt David Partridge Sergt Jonathan Everet Sergt Stephen Kingsbury Sergt Isaac Heaton Corpl Simeon Richardson Corpl Cornelius Holbrook Corpl Asa Kingsbury Corpl Obed Fisher Drumr Charles Dupee Fife' Samuel Brinton. Jonathan Allen Nathan Coolidge Asa Clark Joseph Morse Nathan Turner Samuel Morse Jacob Turner Ebenezer Lyon Privates. Titus Adams Simeon Partridge David Sanford Obediah Adams Samuel Wight Asa Blake Josiah Lawrence Amos Lawrence David McLane Michael Metcalf William Ray Elias Craig Timothy Cheaver Cyrus Fisher Obed^Ware Daniel Ware David Harris Jesse Day Jason Richardson Jacob Hart Billing Clap Jesse Smith Asa Robins Jacob Boyden 219 Elias Harding Samuel Deman Jabez Shumwaj Josiah Morse Benjamin Clark Ebenezer Ferrington Calvin Gay Elihu Lawrence Eliphaz Clap." Luther Metcalf James Kingsbury Alexander Bragg Zebulun Hodges Barzillai Pond George Straten Hanun Metcalf John Hawes Abijah Allen Henry Holbrook 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 Rec^ of Cap' 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 Dec'" ys 29th 1776. We say Rec^ 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 Cap*" 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 Inspir'i 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 Co^^." " Pay Boll of Capt Eben^ Battles Co. For travel to and from the State of Rhode Island^ With Their Service 'in Col Jon^* Tit comb's Rc^^ From ]\Iay S lyjy beitig 2 jnos attd a day. Corpl Elias Harden, 52 Miles, £4- 6-9 Private Eli Ellis, " £3-18-8 " Reuben Adams, " £3-18-8 Private Phineas Adams, 52 Miles, £3-18-8 " John Combey, " £4- 1-4 " Ichabod Senor, " £4- 1-4 " Pay Roll of Cap t. John Gay's Company from Medzvay . John Ellis Ensign Seth Hixon Fifer Joel Fairbanks Matthew Hopkins Abner Morse. An account of the Continental and State Services Don by the inhabitance and Resi- dence Living tvithin the Limits of the first Militia Company in the Tovjh of Med- -vay Since April y^ ig, jj^j, to June 1777- Elisha Adams Esqf £19 Elijah Clark Esqr 5 Capt Jeremiah Daniels 10 Capt Timothy Hamant 5 Capt Joseph Daniels 15 Capt James Penniman 3 Lt Abraham Harding 11 Lt Joshua Gould 28 Lt John Ellis 13 En. Daniel BuUen 8 George Fairbanks £ 15 Enoch Hill 8 Jonatli Wheeler 10 David Clark 5 Thom.as Harding 3 Daniel Marrow 2 Moses Daniels 13 Asa pt Richardson 13 Amos Broad 5 John Morse 5 220 Theodor Harding £4 Stephen Clark 21 Jeduthan Bullen 13 Thomas Jones 2 Asa Clark 5 Hezekiah Bullard 8 Henry Ellis 8 Moses Pond 8 Seth Partridge Junr. 5 Jonathan Adams Jun^ 8-ios Timothy Bullard i3-6s-iod Samuel Jones S Samuel Hill Jun"" 5 Joshua Whitney 4 Benjamin Parniel 13 Henry Danielsjun"" 9-ios Isaiah Daniels ii John Ellis Jun"" 1 1 Moses Richardson Jun"" 11 Samuel Bullen 9 Simeon Richardson 14 Samuel Partridge 8 Joel Fairbanks 6 Henry Bullard Junr 9-ios Moses Hill 10 Adam Bullard 3 Stephen Harding n Jeremiah Daniels Juni" 9 Oliver Richardson 8 Simeon Turner 10 Francis Clark 9 Daniel Richardson Jun"" 10 Nathan Hall 10 Samuel Demon 10 Jedediah Philips 20 John Hill 28 David Hoges 20 Lt John Harding 10 Capt Samuel Harding 10 Capt Jonathan Adams 10 Mr Daniel Adams 10 Mr John Bullard 5 Mr David Daniels 5 Moses Richardson 10 Nath'lClark 5 Joshua Partridge 10 Samuel Hill 3 Samuel Cleaveland S Jesse Carpenter < 3 Capt. Joseph Lovell 17-15S Lt Oliver Adams. , 12 Asa Ellis 9 John Wheeler 13-ios George Barber 11 Simon Hill 5-ios Joshua Partridge Junr 10 Abijah Fairbanks 9 Abner Ellis 7 Peter Frost £ Amos Turner Jun^ John Ellis Timothy Clark James Boyden Ebenezer Ellis Joshua Bullard Simpson Jones Joel Morse Jonas Brick Elisha Richardson Joseph Daniell Junr Abel Ellis Theodore Clark Elijah Clark Junr Elias Harding Abraham Harding Junr Abel Jones Eli Bullard Jotham Fairbanks Silvanus Morse Jabez Shumvvay Lemuel Daniell EliEllis Ezra Richardson Jesse Daniell John Combs Jonathan Bullen Ichabod Seaver Josiah Morse Thomas Harding Jun"" Levi Daniell Nathaniel Lovell Ozias Metcalf Jotham Graves Paul Holbrook Nathan Thayer Joseph Clark Dening Sheffield Hezekiah Commocbe Seth Maison Jonathan Ellis John Barber Ashbel Bullen Jesse Richardson John Gould Andrew Nelson Nathan Fisher Jonathan Ralph Robord Long Henry Bullard John Anderson William Stinner Uriah Morse Timothy Metcalf Rev. Nathan Bucknam Matthew Hopkins Isaac Harding 9 6 5 29 5 7 14-ios 20 20 10-15S 10 13 12 19-10S II 6 10 12-10S 13 8 12 8 7 10 8 6 4 5 5 4 5 8-ios 12-10S 7-10S 20 14 28 20 28 20 20 20 20 20 10 I-IOS 2 7-IOS 5 5 5 2-IOS 4 5 3 3 221 " Warrant for Store Guard, y^ lo of yiily 1777. " To Capt. Lovell : Sir: Agree Able to Lawful Authority you are hereby Required to furnish one man as a Soldier Equiptd as the Law Directs And to have him appear at the Court house in Boston Tuesday next at 2 o'clock P. M. it being Your Quoto to Compleat a Store Guard which is Now forming for the Term of six months Unless Sooner Dischargd And to Be under the Direction of Major Gen'l Heath. Pay and Subsistance the Same as the Continental Army. Given under my hand and Seal att Wrentham this loth day of July 1777. To Capt Joseph Lovell. Att medvvay. Benjn Hawes, Col." " Warrant 22 July 1777 Larrain To March the Second Leu^ -with Half the Larrum List and Half y^ Militia to Providence. " Suffolk ss. To Capt Joseph Lovell, agreeable to express orders from the Honorable Councils you are hereby Directed Immediately on Receipt hereof to Muster & order to March for Providence in the State of Rhoad Island by nine o'clock Tomorrormorning your second Lieut, with one half of the Militia under your command both Trainingband & Alarm List will Direct them to the Alarm Post as soon as Possible there to Joyn Capt. Fuller's Company, you are to see your men are Equipped with arms & ammuni- tion as the Law Directs with six days Provisions ; you will also inform your Select- men that they are hereby Directed to follow such men as shall March with Provisions as by Law Directed ; you are Likewise Directed to notify the said half of the alarm List that they also to Proceed as the Law Directs & to march with the Rest to said alarm Post there to Joyn the Regiment; of this you will not Fail as you value the Salvation of your Country. Given under my hand and Seal this 22^ day of July 1777 at Wrentham, Benj^i Hawes, Colo." " To Capt. Lovell tC- Fuller it The Select-men of the Toxvn of Medivay. Warrant 2ist Sept. 1777. To Capt. Fuller d- Lovell for the Choice of Officers and the Draught of 47 Men for the Private expedition : Gentlemen : You are in The Strongest terms called upon and are hereby Directed to assemble the militia of the town of medway, Both training and Band allarm List (Both Precents included) on Wednesday next at 8 o'clock in the morning. Each company on their own Parade for the Purpose of Electing one Capt & 2 Lieuts to each company as the Law Directs when one of the field officers will attend at time and Place and Preside as moderator. N. B. Capt Fuller's Company to Parade at 12 o'clock at noon. Furthermore you are Directed Emediately to Detach 3 Sub. 4 Ser 4 Cor and 47 Privates (viz.) from Capt Lovell 2 Sub. 2 Ser. 2 cor & 25 Privates from Capt Fuller i Sub. 2 ser. 2 cor & 22 Privates, from their Training Band and Alarm List. All of them to be able Bodyed Effective men on a Secret Expedition to be Ready to march on or Before the 25th Day of this Inst September. P : men to be completely Equiped with a Good firelock and Bayonet thereto Cartridge Box Knapsack & Blanket P.-men to continue in Service thirty Days from the first Day of October Next unless sooner Dis- charged. Their Pay and Subsistance to be the same as the Continental Army. Also over & above to the Non Commissioned officers and Private Soldiers shall be paid 2s- od. Per month, and the town is also Directed to furnish each soldier that is Unable with the Above accourtrements. And at marching the Select-men are to Pay if the Soldier requires it for milage and carrying their Packs to the Place of Destination 3d pr mile Each, And Present their accounts to the Court for allowance and Payment You will hereby severally See to it that The afore said Detachment be Completely Equipted on or before the afore^d 25th of Sept. Inst And that they be in actual Ready- ness to march at the shortest notice. Any person who shall Be Detached as aforesd 222 P. who shall not in twenty four hours after he is so Detached hire a man in his Room to the acceptance of the officer that Detached him or shall Refuse to Equip himself or march when ordered to by his Commanding Officer shall be considered as a Deserter and Punished Accordingly &c. Agreeable to a Resolve of the Gen' Court of the iG'h Day of this Inst — Sept. — I777- Hereof fail not And make Return to myself on or Before the aforsd 25 Day of Sept. of the names of the officers Elected and the officers detached together with the number So detached. Given under my hand and Seal at Wrentham this 2ist Day of Sept. 1777. Benjn Hawes Col. To The Military Officers and Select-men of the Town of Medway." A/edway, i^t Precinct Asse/nblcd September 2j, 1777. Elected, Joseph Lovel Capt., Jonathan Gould ist Lieut., John Ellis 2d Lieut. Medway, 2d Precinct, Assetitbled September 2j, 1777. Elected, Moses Adams Capt. ; Jonathan Holbrook ist Lieut. ; Eli Pond 2d Lieut. " Capt. LovelVs Return Med^vay Names of men Draughted to Little Compton, R. I. Sept. 24, 1777. " Medway, Sept. 24, 1777. Then we Assembled the Training Band and Laram men of the First Company in Medway and Drafted out the whole quoto of men According to orders from the war- rant and the Return of their names viz. : John Wheeler Eli Ellis Peter Froast Abijah Fairbank Ezra Richardson Amos Turner, Jun^ Samuel Jones Jesse Daniels Abel Jones Oliver Richardson John Combs Henry Ellis John Hill Amos Broad Benjamin Parnel Daniel Richardson Jun. George Sumner Moses Hill Joel Fairbank Stephen Harding Joseph Daniels Abraham Harding Jun. Ishmael Coffee Simpson Jones Jotham Fairbank Elijah Clark Jun. John Ellis Lemuel Daniels Eli BuUard Ichabod Haws. Attested By the Selectmen Capt. LovELL "I Jonathan Adams 1 Lieut. Gould j- Moses Richardson 2 Lieut. Ellis J Henry Bullard." " Warrant Oct. y^ jo 1777 5 Alen to Guard The Prisoners Near Boston 5 Months. Majf Bullard. To the Officers Selectmen and Committee of the Town of Medway. Gentle: Agreeable to Orders from Lawful authority you are required to Detach five able bodied Effective men from the Militia in j'our town to serve as a guard for the Pris- oners, (Lately taken with Gen' Burgoyne) at or near Boston to be at Gen' Heath's head Quarfs the third Day of November Next if Possible and to be under his Direc- tion and to be on the same Establishnient that the militia are upon now Doing Duty on the Fortress at or near Boston to serve During the stay of sd Prisoners within the State. You will see that the men so Detached are Equipd with arms Ammunition and a Blanket as the Law Directs and have them at Docf Chenys Tavern in Walpoleye next, monday at 10 o'clock in the forenoon where an Officer will be appointed to take the command of the men Detachd from this Reg*- Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with the names of the men De- tached unto myself on or before the time of meeting at Docf Cheny's. Given under my hand and seal at Walpole the thirtieth Day of Octobr 1777. Seth Bullard Majr. Officers Selectmen and Committee of Medway." 223 " Warrant Dcc"^ 6th j-j-jj, 2 Men to Guard at or Near Boston j Months. Dear Sir : Agreable to order from the general Court & Brigadier jou are Required to Detach from your Company including the alarm List two able bodied men armd and accouterd as the Law Directs to serve as a guard at or near Boston, untill the first Day march next unless sooner Discharged to be under Direction of General Heath, their Pay & subsistance the same of the Continental army, the above men to Parade at Medfield at the House of Mr Seth Clark on Wednesday Next at nine o'clock in the morning when they will Joyn the Detachment from my Regiment and Receive further orders: of this you will not fail & make Return of your Doings with the Names of the men so Detachd to Majf man on or before Wednesday next, given under my hand & Seal at Wrentham the 6 Daj' of December A. D. 1777. Benj. Hawes Colo. To Capt Lovell. Order of Court Dec" ye 2nd 1777." " Capt Lovell. Sir : You are here by directed immediately to compleat your quota of men that was ordered to Cambridge as guards for the British Troops in Oct^ last, if there be any lacking. Also to compleat your deficiency (if any there be) of the late Draught which -was made in consequence of a resolve of the ist instant. Also you are directed to draught one man to serve six months unless sooner discharged ; in a guard now raising for the Continental stores & Magazines in This State. To be under the direction of the Continental General of this State. Said man to be compleatly armed and accutred. And to parade at M^ Barachias Mason's in Medfield on the morning of the agth Inst. Where the Detachment will receive further orders. You will not fail to be punctual in this matter As the General is determined neg- lects in future shall not pass unnoticed. You will therefore make return to me of the names of the men that have marched upon the above named draught and the names of them that will not comply with orders also the name of the man draughted on the present guard to myself on or before the morning of the aforesaid 29th Inst. N. B. Penalty for either of the above for refusing to march £10 or hire a man in 24 Hours or be considered as a soldier and treated as such. Benj>' Hawese, Coll. .After orders you will make return to on or befoi-e the fifth Day of January next of the Strength of your company including alarm List. Distinguishing them of the Alarm from the ti-aning-Band : also that of the Alarm list that are above 60 years of age. Return to be made in Camp-form. Benjn Hawse Coll. Wrentham Dec. 25 1777." Regimental Orders. "The Collo Directs that the Several Capts in his Regt Furnish the following De- tachment Agreeable to Council ds: Brigade Orders viz : i Capt. 3 Sub" 5 Sergt j Corpls I Drum"" i Fife & 69 Privates able Bodied men to be completely equippt as the Law Directs to serve in the State of Rhode-island under the Command of Genl Spencer for the term of three Months from the first Day of January next unless sooner Discharged. The Detachment in the following manner, from Capt Metcalf Compy I Capt i Sub" i Corpl 6 privates Capt Claps Compy i Sub" i Sergt i Corpl 11 Privates Capt Ellis Comp" i Sub" i Sergt 8 Privates Capt Plimpton Comp" i Sergt i Drum 9 Privates Capt Fisher Comp" i Sergt 9 Privates Capt Cowels Compn i Sergt 9 Privates Capt Lovell Comp" i corpl i fife 6 Privates Capt Adams Compn i Corp' 6 Privates Capt Fairbanks i Corp' 5 Privates. Sd Detachment to Parade at M"" David Manns in Wrentham on Wednesday next at 10 o'clock in the morning where they will receive further orders. Each Capt will make Return of the Names of the officers and men that are Detacht, to myself on or Before sd Wednesda3^ Benjn Haws Col^ Wrentham Dec. 27, 1777." 224 ^"^ Order for Rettirns of Continetifal Soldiers. " Pursuant to an Act of the great & General Court of this State of the Third of This instant FebX to me Directed j'ou are hereby Required of the sixteenth instant to make Return unto myself on oath of all the men in the Company under your command that have Inlisted into the Continental army or that have bin hired in behalf of said Company expressing the Names of the men so inlisted or hired the Towns to which they belong the Town from which they enlisted or hired. The Capt under which they inlisted the CoU under which they serve, the time when their engagements end, the state for which they inlisted : you are also to make return of all the men in said Com- pany that were Draughted for Eight months that did not pay their fine or ware otherways cleared from said service, of this you will not fail. Given under my hand at Wrentham this Ninth Day of Feby 1778. Benjamin Hawes, Comttee. N. B. The form of the Return must be as followeth The names of men engaged in Service Town they Town for which Capt Coll Time State belong to they serve men under when for * which which their which they they engage- they enlisted serve. mentend enlisted '■'■A Return of tlie Contiuetital Soldiers that Have Been Inlisted and Hir<^ Kit her During the Present xvar or for three Years For and in Behalf of the First Com- pany in the Toiun of Medxvay. Names of Men. Ozias Metcalf Nathan Thayer Joseph Clark Dening Sheffield Jonathan Graves Paul Holbrook Abijah Richardson Andrew Parkes Bishop Stanley Sandy Sprague Jonathan Davis Samuel Cooledge Adonijah Rice Simon Hager Ebenezer Kent John Welch Medway February ye 12th 1778 Errors excepted — Joseph Lovell." Town From. Town For. Capt. Col. Time. Medway M ;dway Fairfield Whittington Crain Wiggleswor April 17S0 th War 't ( ( K Forster Sumner Graten Jan. 17S0 1 Unknown " Knap Rot Allen Childs Alden Graten War June 17S0 " 1780 May 17S0 Boston Unknown " S tod hard G. Brown Jarvis Paterson H. Jackson (1 11 June 17S0 May 1780 Per Me " For Capt. Lovell : Sir : You are Herebj^ Directed to make Return to me by the 25 Day of Feby In- stant of all the Services Done by your Company since ye 19th Day of April 1775. Ex- pressing the Names of the Officers and the time and place they Served in. Also to compleat your Qiiota of Continental Souldiers, if not already Done and make Return to my self by the i6th Instant. Given under my Hand att Wrentham this 12 Day of Febr A. D. 177S. Benjn Hawes Coll." '^^ Regimental Order Wrentham 2^ I'j'jS. I have this moment received intelligence from Genl Sullivan that the Enemy have taken Possession of Bristol and Warren and are on their March toward Slade's Ferrey. You are therefore Directed to march immediately with the Company under your command to Landlord Dagget's at Attleborough there to secure further orders. Benjn Hawes CoU. After Orders jou will also order the Detachments, for the men to parade at rox- burj Old Meeting House next Thursday at 6 o'clock p. m. there to receive further or- ders. To Capt. Lovell. Benjn IIawes Coll." "To Capt. Lovell. Sir: You are hereby directed immediately to comply with and execute the orders contained in the resolve of Court of the 20" instt April that IS to Furnish three men for the main army also two men for the North river. Equip- age Term of Service, pay and subsistance as expressed in the aforesaid Resolve Said men to be compleatly Ready for marching by the 12th day of May next and remain at a moments warnmg. Hereof fail not as you would avovd the penalties set for the afore- said Resolve and make return to myself of the Names of the men draughted Inlisted or hired to enter the Service in each Department on or before the 13th day of May next. N. B, The above Equipage to be agreable to the melitia act. Given under my hand at Wrentham this 29th day of April A. D. 1778. Benj Hawes Coll." Regime7i(al Orders. " To Capt. Lovell. The Coll. Directs that the several Captains in his Regiment make Return of the Names of the men Draughted or Hired to compleat their Quota for the North River for the term of eight months if not all Ready Done. Also that they cause the men from their Respective Companies so Raised to be Notified to appear at the House of Mr. Samuel Lathbridge in Frankling on Fryday Next at 2 o'clock afternoon Properly Equipt with Every article agreeable to the Mili- tia Act. Given under my Hand at Wrentham this 5th Day of June A. D. 1778. Benj. Hawes, Coll." , ^ Pay-roll of Selectmen. "June 16, 177S. Providence 21 Days. 14s. per man. Abel Ellis Jesse Daniell ' Job Harding Lemuel! Daniell Nathan Jones Samuel Thompson. 21 days men. £1 5s. per man. Joseph Daniell Junr Zeba Partridge Lieut Stephen Clark Abraham Harding Jur Eli Bullard Jonas Brech Jonathan Adams 3d Oliver Richardson Asa Daniell Jur 27 days men. £1 5s. per man. John Alden, Eli Ellis Jonathan Foster Ezra Richardson Henry Daniell Jr John Coombs. Asa Ellis Junr Bostonians. 12s. 6d. per man. Stephen Clark James Brick Job Harding Store-guard. Amos Turner Jur £^.-6 | Joshua Richardson £6-0 Guard of British Troops. Daniel Richardson Jur l Asahel Fairbanks Jonathan Adams 3d | Guard Boston. Elijah Farrington £0-6-0 | Matthias Hopkins .£0-6-0 Pi-ovidence. 7s. per man. John Hill Abraham Harding Jur Nathan Hall Ebenezer Ellis Jabez Shumway Cornelius Youngman." 226 " To the Officers, or Selectmen of the To7V7i of midway. Gentlemen : you are hereby ordered to detach indiscriminately from the Capts company of the town of midway one man to serve 6 months unless sooner Discharged as a guard now raising for the British Troops and Continental Stores in this State to be under the command of General Heath Said man to be Compleatly armed and accutered and to parade at the house of mr Barachias Mason in medfield on monday next at Eight o'clock in the morning then to receive further orders, and as encourage- ment they are to receive 5 pounds per month in addition to the Continental pay if any person (in the opinion of the Selectmen of ability) being detached by the Selectmen or Officers shall refuse, to pay a fine of ten pounds or procure an able bodied man in his room within 24 hours shall be held as a Soldier and treated as such, you will also make return of the name of the man so detach 'd unto major Sabin man on or before the morning of the 6th of July next. You are also ordered to make return of all the names of the training band and alarm lists in your Town from 16 years old to 50 and from 50 to 65, also from 65 to 100 years, you will also view the Said Company and make return of their arms and every accoutrement as required by the militia acts you will punctually Comply with this order and make the above return to my self on or before the 20 day of July next. Given under my hand Seal atWrentham, this 30 day of June 1778 Benjamin Hawes Coll." Regimental Order. " Capt Samuel Fisher, ... 1 Serj i Corp Asa Fairbanks, . Saml Cowell, Joseph Lovell, Amos Ellis, Adam Petos, Oliver Clap, John Metcalf, Moses Adams Said men to be Arrad and Accourtred as the Law Directs to Parade at the House of Mr David Mans Innholder in Wrentham on Tuesday Morning Next at S of the clock in the Morning for 15 Days to be under General Sullivan at Providence the several Companys to be Ready to march at the shortest notice and make Return of the Names of the men so Detach^. B. H. C. Wrentham July ye 25 1778." " Regimental Order. The Co" Directs that the Several Capt or Commanding officers of Company and where there is no officers organized to the Select-men and committee of the Fourth Regiment in the County of Suffolk Send in their Delin- quents or at least Persuade them to go immediately to Coll. Hawse Qiiarters at Tiv- erton. Capt Lovell 5 Delinquents. Franklin August y^ 4, 177S J- Metcalf Lieut Coll. " To Capt. Joseph Lovell — Sir : You are hereby Directed immediately to detach from your company one Corporal one fifer & 8 privates, these men to be armed and accoutered according to Law & Parade at the Dwelling House of David man Inholder in Wrentham on monday Next at 8 o clock in the morning in order to march by the shortest Rout to the Island of Road island there to Do Duty under the command Major General Sullivan for the space of 27 Days after their arrival in camp unless sooner Discharged, and you are to make Return of the men so Detached with a List of their Names unto myself by the time above Perfixed hereof you are not to fail. Given under my hand at Franklin this 15 Day of august A. d 1778. James Metcalf Lieut Coll." '• Those that went on this Order. Asa Ellis Ezra Richardson John Alden Jonathan Fisher. Eli Ellis John Combs Abraham Harding Jr" 13 privates II " 18 Capt S I Drum 7 I " Capt 14 I Fife 13 12 " 8 • " I Fife Lieut 2 227 " Franklin, August 19th, 1778. " To the militia Officers of the first military Company of foot in the town of Medruay or to the Selectmefi of the tozvn of Medxvay. Gentlemen : I am obliged to Require jou forthwith, without loss of time to Com- ply with the Reg't orders of the 15"! Instant Except this Alteration, viz that you Detach the men to serve, During the Campaign on the Island of Rhodisland, And see that thej are Compleatly Arm'd And Equipt, As the Law Directs. And Cause them to march to the Island without Loss of time to join Capt. Peters of Col. liawes Reg't; to the full Number of i Cor, i Dr and 8 Privates As Directed in the Afores^ orders of the 15th instant, you are also Required to Detach from the military Company Aforesaid i Ser, i Cor. And 10 Privats, And See that they are Compleatly Arm'd Acouterd and Equipt as the Law Directs and see them Boarded at the house of David mann, Innhoulder in Wrentham on Saturday Next at 10 ° Clock A. M. Where they will Receive Orders to march the Island of Rhodisland And there Do Duty During the Campaign in R Island, and make Return to myself of your Doings together with the Names of the men Detach'd as Aforesd on or before the time of Parading, of which you will Not fail, — As you will Answer Your Default — Agreeable to An Order of Council. . . . &c. James Metcalf, Lt. Coll. N. B. You Are Requested to furnish i Person that has had a Commission to serve As A Lieut. Otherwise You Are Required to Detach Eleven Privates." " 7^1? the Selectmen in the Town of Medxvay. Gentlemen: You are Hereby Directed to Detach from the East Company in the Town of IMedway two Privit Souldier armed and equipt according to Law to Guard the Sea Coast in this or the Neighboring States as the Council or General Court may thereafter order to Do Duty till the first Day of January Next unless sooner Dis- charged. Said men to hold themselves Ready to march at the shortest Notice & to Receive such pay as the General Court shall thereafter order. You are also Required Immediately to Compleat your Quota of men for ye six months service at Rhode Island, if not already Done. And make Return of the Names of the men so Detached to my self by the fifteenth Day of this Instant. Given under my Hand and Seal at Wrentham this Eleventh Day of September A. D. 1778. From Gentlemen, yr Humble Servant Benjn Hawes Coll." " You are ordered to detach from your Company one Sergt one Corp' and nine Private Soldiers and see that Said men are armed and Equipt according to law and parade at the house of mr Headen in walpole on monday next at Eight o'clock in the morning in order to march to Boston and Continue in Service till the first day of January next unless Sooner Discharged and you will also make Return of the names of Said men by the aforesaid monday without fail. Benjamin Hawes Coll. Wrentham Sept. ye 22 1778. Capt. Lovell & Selectmen." "Wrentham Oct. 10, 1778. Dear Sir : You are Desired with your Subbalton to Attend at the House of mr Samuel Lathbridges in Franklin on Monday the 26th Instant at Eight o'clock in the morning in order to Consult and Determine Some matters in this Regiment if Agre- able. Your Humble Servant Benj. Hawes Colo. Capt Joseph Lovell In Medway. Sir be so Kind as to Notify your Subbalton of the time and Place." "Sir, You are Derected Emediatly to make out a return of Number & State of your Company' as Required Some time Past Expressing the Date of your first and Present Commission & all males above sixteen years of age that live in the Bounds of 228 your Company are to be returned waj on the other & none that are hired from other Towns or Companjs. Wrentham, Jan. 24, 1779 By order of Coll. IIawes, John Guild, Lieut. Capt. LovELL in Medway." " Dear Sir : you are hereby Notified to Attend on a Committee ordered by the Gen- eral Court at the House of mr Seth Clark in medfield on Tuesday the 16 Day of march Instant at ten o'clock in the forenoon, where you may have opportunity to offer what you have to say Respecting the Ranks of your Company or any other Dificulty or Dispute of that nature — by order of Eleazer Brooks Chairman of Said Committee your Humble Servant. Benjamin Hawes Colo. Wrentham march ye 4th 1779. Captain Lovell." '* Capt. Lovell. Sir : You are Hereby Ordered to Detach from the East Company in the Town of Med- way two able bodied Soldiers, armed and accoutred According to Law, to Do Duty in the State of Rhode Island till the first Day of July next unless sooner Discharged, to be under the same pay of the Continental Army, and Over & above to be paid by this State 12 pounds per month to each man and the Selectmen are Directed to pay to Each non Commisioned officer and Soldier one Shilling per mile for Travel & Trans- porting their Pack to Tiverton the Place of their Destination and Lay their Accounts before the General Court for Payment, Said men to Parade at the House of Mr David mann in Wrentham on Thursday the 13th Day of may Instant at Eight o'Clock in the morning in order to march to Tiverton. you will make return of the Names of the men so Detached unto my self on or before said Thursday. Given under my Hand and Seal at Wrentham this fifth Day of may A. D. 1779. Benjamin Hawes, Coll." "^ Cofy of the Regulation of the Prices in the Town of Medivay for Teaming Labour and Other Necessaries, agreable to a Resolve of a Late Convention held at Concord viz Wheet at £S-ios Rye at 5-ios Indian Corn 4 Oats at 2 Barley at 4 Beef pr lb 4s Mutton Beef &: Lamb 2- 3s Butter los Fourmeal Cheese ••• 5s Cyder per Barrel 3-10S Inholder for a Commons 12s Dinner 6s and Other Vittels in Proportion Horse keeping by grass p'' N.. 9s Yoke of Oxen pr Night I3s-6d Best Sort of Sheeps wool i- 2s Good Flax pr lb lis Mans Labour at Haying per Day 2- 2s And other Labours in Proportion Medway, August ye 24th, 1779. Ox work per day. £1- is And other Teaming in Oour Ovvin Town in Proportion Carpenters work per Day 2- 8s Mason's d itto 3 Raw Hides pr lb 3s Sole Leather ditto, iSs Good pair mens shoes 5- Ss And all Other Shoes in Pro- portion Good Bloom Bar Iron per cwt.. 25 Blacksmith work for Shoeing a Horse and Heating 3"i2s And all other Smith work in Proportion and All other Ar- ticles that are Bought or Sold in This Town and all Mean Labour to be in Proportion to the above articles. Signed by Seven of the Committee." " The Account of several Payments of money made of the Selectmen of medway to the militia of s of Joseph Lovell J Medxvay. Medway, 30, 17S3." " Jareb Preston, receipts for £12 hiring four soldiers into the Continental service for 3 years, May 31 1781. William Demsey Benj. Davison John Davison Rodger Grain receipt May 31, 1781 for £90 for engaging themselves as soldiers in the Continental Army for the term of 3 years. Loring Gushing receipts, May 30 1781, for £30 for one year's service. Benj. Parnel receipts for £90 as Bounty for three years service, June 25th, 17S2. Jonathan Pierce. Receipts Aug. 21st 1786, for £S-io-8 in full, for nine month's wages in the Continental Army in the year 1779-80." 231 "By virtue of An Act of the General Court, November y' ^th j A Return of Bountys and Hire Given by the Inhabitants of the Toxvn Orders of Court of June and July 1776, to Ticonderoga 5 months to 28 men Hire Amount, .... Sept 17^6 to 16 men to or near New York 2 months, Nov'" 1776 to II men to the Jarses for three months, July 1777 to 12 men to Bristol in je State Rhode Island, Sept. 1777 to 56 men for the Private Expd Rhode Island i month Oct. 1777 to 5 men to Guard je British Troops Cambdg 5 month Deem lyyy to 4 men to guard je store near Boston 3 months, Dec"! 1777 to 2 men to guard Continental stores 6 months, Dec™ 1777 to 14 men to je State Rhode Island 3 months, April 177S to 6 men to fish Kill 9 months, April 177S to 4 men to North River S months, June 1778 to II men State Rhode Island 21 Days, June 177S to 6 men State Rhode Island 6 months, 6 men Bountys for the Town £14 each, June 1778 to 2 men Store guard in this State 6 months, July 1778 to 20 men State Rhode Island 15 days, August 1778 to 13 men State Rhode Island 27 days, August 177S to 14 men State Rhode Island During Seidge, Sept. 177S to 4 men to guard sea coast 3 months \, May 1779 to 4 men State of Rhode Island 6 weeks, Sum Total, June 9 1779 ^'^ ^ men nine months (paper), .... June 28 1779 to 2 men at ornear Boston, .... July 24 1779 to 2 men. . . . near Boston, . August II 1779 to 4 men State of Rhode Island one month . August II 1779 to 3 men State Rhode Island one month Oct. St I'j'jc) to 2 men, April 24th 1780, June 22, 1780 to 16 men for three months (paper), . March 1781 to 17 men to State Rhode Island N.E., August 1781 to 9 men 3 months Standing Ac' (Hard Money), Oct. 1782 to 2 men guard Nantasket, (Hard Mo.) 7S7. of Medzvay. ■£432-13-4 162 128 48 224 70-10 39 39 1 68 793 360 120 218-6 84 80 280 275-12 54-7 180 118 £3.874-8-4 3,160 126 137-11 103 61 22,680 70- 2-6 121-10 4-5-8" The Revolutionary Papers printed alcove were largely furnished by George Lovell Richardson, a. m., of Abington, Mass. Many of them were the original documents w^iich had been preserved among the papers of Cap- tain Joseph Lovell, of Revolutionary fome, who was the great-great-grand- father of Mr. Richardson. The Independence of the American Colonies was virtually achieved October 19, 17S1, by the capture of Cornwallis and his army in Yorktown, but hostilities did not cease for some time after that event, and peace was not proclaimed until April 19, 1783, just eight years from the battle of Lexington. <5^ 232 The War of i8i3. The United States declared war against England June 19, 1S12, the occasion being the seizure of American vessels and the impressment of thousands of American seamen into the British service. The town of Med- way was represented in the army during this last war with Great Britain, but no complete list of the soldiers can be obtained from any official source. The statement is made that "In the settlement of the claims of Massachu- setts upon the General Government growing out of that war the rolls were surrendered by the State and are held as vouchers by the United States Gov- ernment. The State has not been permitted to have even copies of them. Some claim agents, a few years ago, made copies of a portion and sold them to the State. These are in the Adjutant-General's office in one large volume. But the rolls are simply lists of the men by companies without giving their residences. The only clue of their residence being the town in which the company was recruited. Neither do these copies contain all the organizations. The original rolls are in the Third Auditor's office, Wash- ington, and the only method would seem to be to get copies from there, a matter of doubtful possibility." The few names of soldiers in the War of 1S13, which have been fur- nished by tradition, are the following : Captain Jeremy Daniels, Jotham Fairbanks, Leonard Fairbanks, Silas Fairbanks, and Chai'les Howai'd. The last battle of the War of iSis was fought January S, 18 15, in New Orleans, La., the United States winning a most decisive victory. Had the telegraph been in use at that time the great Battle of New Orleans would never have been fought, for a treaty of peace was signed December 24, 1814, fourteen days before, in Ghent, Belgium. This treaty provided that all places captured by either army during the war should be restored to their rightful possessors. Fro\ision was also made for the settlement of the northwest boundary of the United States, and the amicable arrangement of some other matters of minor importance. But the treaty was silent in regard to the impressment of American seamen, which was the great cause of the war. Nevertheless, England, from that day to this, has not impressed our sailors, so that the object of the war was prac- tically attained. The President issued a proclamation of peace February iSth, 1S15, which w^as hailed with pul)lic rejoicings in all parts of the country. 233 The War for the Uxiox. 1861 — 1S65. After a period of nearly half a century the national peace was again broken by the fire of Confederate rebel batteries, opened upon Fort Sumter. The first gun of the greatest civil -war of modern times w'as fired at half-past four o'clock Friday morning, April 12, 1861. President Lincoln immediately issued a call for 75,000 troops, and there responded 300,000 volunteers, ready to defend the American flag. The first blood of the war was shed in the streets of Baltimore, April 19, 1861, the eighty-sixth anniversary of the first blood shed in the War of the Revolution on Lexington Green. The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, hur- rying to the defense of Washington, was attacked in the streets of Baltimore and several soldiers were killed. A Union soldier, being fiitally shot, turned about just before he fell lifeless, saluted the flag, and exclaimed : " Ael Hail THE Stars and Stripes ! " The citizens of Medway were at once roused, and the old fire of patriot- ism kindled in their veins. They at first met together in a large informal assembly to listen to impromptu addresses, and to encourage the enlistment of volunteers. As soon as possible a warrant was issued and a regular town-meeting was assembled April 39th, 1S61. 16 234 The Doings of the Toavn in Support of the War. "April 29, 1861. The following committee of twelve was chosen by the town to recommend such measures as the emergency rec|uires : Charles II. Deans, Wm. H. Cary, Wm. Everett, Wm. B. Boycl. David Daniels, Wil- lard P. Clark, Jason Smith, A. C. Grant, M. M. Fisher, Horatio Mason, Abijah R. Wheeler, and Oliver Clifford, who presented the following Res- olutions : " W//c?-cas^ The people by certain conventions in the states of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, in violation of their obligations to the other states of the Union and to the Fede- ral Government, have declared themselves independent, taken forcible posses- sion of the forts, arsenals, custom-houses, navy and dock yards, ships, and mu- nitions of war, belonging to and in the lawful custody of the United States, confiscated the property, and cruelly tortured the persons, and even destroyed the lives of Northern citizens, living peaceably in their midst, and now threaten to expel the constituted authorities from the national capital, and possess or destroy the public archives at Washington, and " Whereas, Large numbers in other states are in open sympathy or active cooperation with the rebel party in their designs to overthrow the American Union -and to substitute a slave-holding oligarchy or a military despotism, rejecting entirely the principle of political equality and the right of a consti- tutional majority to govern, " lf7/ereas, In view of this great Rebellion, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, after long forbearance in the hope of returning reason, and submission to the Government, has issued his proclamation, calling upon the loyal states to furnish a sufficient force to defend the capital and to crush the Rebellion, and " Whereas, John A. Andrew, Governor of this Commonwealth, the mil- itary authorities and forces thereof, have promptly responded to the call of the national executive, and the sixth regiment, through the energy and the pru- dent foresight of the Governor, became the first to enter the capital for its defense, the first to encounter danger and death in the city of Baltimore on the 19th instant, a day now twice rendered immortal in American history, and " Whereas, The Governor has called upon the several towns and all good citizens to aid in defense of the constitution, the government and the enforce- ment of its laws, now be it '•^Resolved, By the citizens of Medway in legal town-meeting assembled that we cherish with unalterable devotion the Constitution adopted by our fathers and will inflexibly support the Government of the United States, that we will contribute our full proportion of men and means to enable the Presi- dent to prosecute the war invoked by a rebel force to a successful issue and to maintain its power at home and its honor abroad. '•'•Resolved, That we are not insensible to the evils and horrors of civil war, yet we regard civil government as an ordinance of God for the good of man, and especially deem it a duty to ourselves and to posterity to defend with life, if need be, that government which has given to us and to our fathers jDros- perity and peace, now that a traitor's hand is stretched forth to destroy it. 235 " Resolved ^ That it becomes all good citizens to practice a rigid economy in personal and family expenses, eschewing all luxurious and extravagant liv- ing in res2:)ect to diet, dress, furniture, and equipage, improving every oppor- tunity to obtain more ample means for the support of government and all objects of public and private charity during the crisis now impending. '•^Resolved., That a contingent military fund be established bv the town, not exceeding in amount the sum of three thousand dollars. " Resolved^ That the treasurer is authorized to borrow on the credit of the town such sums of money not exceeding the above amount, as may be necessai"y to meet all payments duly authorized and drawn by the selectmen for military purposes. " Resolved^ That a military committee consisting of nine persons, includ- ing the selectmen and chairman of the board of overseers, be appointed with power to provide suitable clothing and uniforms, and all necessary equij)- ments not furnished by the State, for any company of volunteer militia that may be raised in the town and vicinity and accepted by the Governor. To provide also a suitable armory for said company, and all other things needful to perfect them in military drilling and discipline preparatory to active ser- vice, and in case such a companv be not organized, to make similar provis- ions for an}^ citizens of Medway who may serve in any other company of volunteer militia. " The committee are also authorized to pay such bountv to the members of said company, or to individual volunteers, that have or may enter into actual service and to make such provisions for the support of their families belong- ing to this town as they shall deem suitable or as the town may direct, not, however, incurring any expense beyond the amount of the military fund. " Resolved, That the selectmen are hereby authorized and required to draw their warrant upon the town treasurer for all bills duly approved by the committee on military' affairs. " Resolved, That the military committee be authorized to confer ■with the proper authorities of other towns, and to make any joint arrangements with them for the raising and supporting a company of volunteer militia, or the families of anv who mav enter actual service, which they mav deem lawful and proper." The foregoing resolutions were adopted by the town, and the following military committee chosen : Messrs. Joel P. Adams, William Daniels, Simeon Fisher, David Daniels, Charles H. Deans, Horatio Mason, Jason Smith, William B. Boyd, and A. S. Harding. "June II. Voted to raise the sum of $3,000, to be expended under the dii^ection of the above committee, for the families of the volunteers. " wSeptember 23, 1S61. Vofed, That patriotism, no less than common humanity and natural affection, require that all suitable means be employed to recover the bodies of any of our citizen soldiers who may fall in battle or die in the service of their country, and to provide for their interment among their friends and fellow-citizens at home. That for this purpose the militarv com- mittee be authorized to render such aid to the fomilies of the volunteers from this town, as, in their judgment, the exigency of any case may require, and that the expense thus incurred shall be defrayed from the fund already pro- vided in aid of the families of volunteers. 236 '• January 3i 1863. Voied, That the selectmen be dhected to prepare a suitable record of all volunteers from Medvvay. I'id. The Record of THE Union Soldiers. "March 3, 1863. The military committee reported that the sum of $5,277.37 had been paid during the year to the families of volunteers. Chose Messrs. William Daniels, Simeon Fisher, Clark Partridge, Chas. H. Deans, and William B. Boyd a military committee for the ensuing year. " Voted ^ That the committee be instructed to prepare a plan for future dis- l)ursements and present the same to the town for their action at the next April meeting, continuing the same plan as heretofore for the present month. "April, 1863. Voted ^ That the committee be instructed to conform to the interpretation put upon statute by the state auditor in all cases of disburse- ment. Voted., That the treasurer be authorized to borrow the sum of $5,000. "July 19, 1862. looted., That the selectmen are authorized to ofler a bounty of One Hundred dollars, to be paid to each volunteer who shall enlist into the service of the United States, as a part of this town's proportion of volunteers, required of this state as indicated in General Order No. 26 of His Excellency Governor iVndrew. and dated at Boston, July 8, 1863. "That said sum be paid to each volunteer when he shall have been law- fully mustered into service and become also entitled to receive the bounty offered by the general government. "That the town treasurer is authorized to borrow, upon the credit of the town, such sums of money as may be necessary to pay the bounty and such incidental expenses of recruiting as may be authorized by the selectmen, and that the faith of the town is hereby solemnly pledged to indemnify and save harmless all persons or corporations who may loan the treasurer, or in any way become liable for any sums of money loaned to the treasurer for the pur- pose aforesaid. " That the selectmen, after having taken legal counsel, are instructed to petition the next legislature, if deemed necessary by them, to legalize the proceedings of this meeting. " That the selectmen, clergymen, and all good citizens, are earnestly so- licited to encourage and stimulate, by public meetings and otherwise, the prompt enlistment of the requisite number of volunteers from this town, that our fellow-citizens already in the service may be cheered and sustained by accession of numbers and strength, the rebellion crushed, and peace and prosperity soon return to our common country. " August i^, 1863. Voted., That the sum of one hundred dollars in ad- dition to the sum already appropriated, be paid to all such as shall enlist to complete the quota of this town under the call for three hundred thousand volunteers for three years. "That this additional bounty be paid to all such accepted volunteers as shall enlist on or before the day of draft. "That the selectmen are authorized to pay a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer when mustered into service for nine months, to the number that may be required of this town, under the order of the President of the United States for three hundred thousand of the militia for the several states, and dated August 4, 1862, provided that said volunteers shall enlist on or before the day of draft. 237 '•That the selectmen be authorized to employ such persons as they may need to assist them in the service of recruitin<^ the re([uisite number of vol- unteers. " That the town recommend that the volimteers of this to\vn for nine months, unite with others from adjoining towns to form an entire company, under such otticers as they may elect, and to offer their services forthwith to the Governor. "That the town treasurer is authorized to borrow money on the credit of the town to pay the aforesaid bounty, and such expenses for recruiting as may be ordered by the selectmen. "September 13, 1S62. I Wrv/, That the town treasurer, under the direc- tion of the selectmen, is herebv authorized to pay the bounty of one hundred dollars to each of the volunteers from this town now legally enlisted. That the volunteers for nine months be entitled to their bounty when mustered into the service of the United States. "November 4, 1863. Voted^ That the selectmen arc hereby authorized to make such provisions for the support of dependent families of deceased volunteers from the town of Medway, or of such as ma}- be discharged on account of sickness contracted, or wounds received while in actual service, as in their judgment may be necessary for their comfortable support. " November 29, 1862. Voted., That a committee consisting of Messrs. jSI. ]M. Fisher, Charles H. Deans, and William Daniels, be chosen to confer with the authorities at the vState House, and to ascertain if the c|uota assigned to this town of volunteers for nine months is correct, and to report at some future meeting. "December 6, 1862. The committee chosen at the last meeting made a verbal report, which was accepted. And the town " Voted., That all votes now upon the town records whereby bounties have been offered to nine months' men under the present call for 19,080 men, be, and are hereby repealed, and, further, that the selectmen of this town be di- rected not to accept any transfer of nine months' men. " Voted., That the selectmen be authorized to recruit the quota of twelve men for which this town is liable, to serve for three years, by oftering a bounty not to exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, and jDay such agent as they shall find it necessary to employ, a reasonable sum as compen- sation, and, further, that they be authorized to pay the sum of two hundred dollars to all men wdio shall be drafted under the present call. "July 20, 1S63. Voted, That the selectmen be authorized to aid the fam- ilies of each drafted man belonging to this town, who may, on due examina- tion by the board of enrollment, be found liable to sei-vice, by the payment of three hundred dollars to the wife, child, parent, sister, or brother of such drafted man, on the following conditions : " I St. That said drafted man shall actually serve, or fin-nish an accepted substitute, alien or non-resident. "2d. That he shall give satisfactory security to the selectmen that his family, dependent upon him for support, shall require no further aid during his time of service. "3d. That a sum equivalent to one hundred dollars for each man, whose family shall thus be aided, be raised by subscription among the drafted men and others, and paid into the town treasury. 238 " Voied, That the families of all drafted men entering the service person- ally, not provided for In the above conditions, shall receive such aid as the State allows. " Voted ^ That the town treasurer be authorized to borrow such sums of money as may be required to carry the provisions of the above votes into eflect. " July 27, 1S63. Voted, That the selectmen be authorized in accordance with Chapter 176 of the General Laws of 1S63, to aid the dependent families of such persons as may be drafted, or become the substitutes of those drafted, to supply the quota of this town under the act of Congress, approved March 3, 1863, by an allowance of one dollar and fifty cents per week to each member of said families, not exceeding three. And the selectmen are fur- ther authorized to advance upon said allowance to such of said families as desire it, the sum of one hundred dollars whenever the aforesaid drafted men, or their legal substitutes, shall be duly mustered into service, and said advances shall be deducted from said weekly allowances in such a manner as the selectmen may deem best. "November 38, 1863. A committee of seven to secure the enlistment of volunteers was chosen, viz. : Messrs. William Daniels, Simeon Fisher, Clark Partridge, D. J. Hastings, George L. Richardson, Jason Smith, and William B. Boyd. Voted, That the committee be authorized to expend such sums of money as they may deem necessary to fill the quota of this town, and that the committee be empowered to fill vacancies. "February 29, 1864. Voted, That the selectmen, whenever they shall deem it lawful and expedient so to do, are hereby authorized to pay a bounty, not exceeding one hundred dollars, to any volunteer who has enlisted or may enlist as part of this town's cjuota under the last two calls of the President for five hundred thousand men, provided said volunteers receive no other than a state or national bounty. And they are also authorized as aforesaid to refund to George L. Richardson, treasurer of the citizens' bounty fund, such sums as may have been paid by him in behalf of any citizens as boun- ,ties to any vokmteers as aforesaid, provided the sums so paid shall not in either case exceed a bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer. "And the selectmen are further authorized to pay the amount of state aid to the families of all volunteers or drafted men. "March 7, 1S64. ]^oted, That the selectmen be authorized to grant such aid to the families of discharged volunteers as in their judgment the ex- igency of the case may require. " April 4, 1864. Voted, To grant the sum of $^,000 toward the debt in- curred on account of military expenses and interest thereon, and for recruit- ing purposes. "April 25, 1S64. ^''oted, To grant the sum of $2,000 for the purpose of filling the quota for the last call of the President, or any deficiency under the calls for 700,000 men, the amount not to exceed $125 per volunteer, and if there should be a balance remaining after filling such quotas, the same is to be applied to the payment of the town debt. "June 7, 1S64. Voted, To authorize the selectmen to pay the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to each man who shall volunteer to fill the quota of this town. A committee of three was chosen to act with the 239 selectmen, viz., Messrs. George L. Richardson, James ]M. Daniels, and Sumner Robbins. "November 8, 1S64, Voted., To abate the poll taxes of all soldiers who are or have been in the United States service the current year. The select- men were also authorized to pay the sum of $125 to every person who enters the United States service and is accredited to this town on a future and expected call. " April 3, 1S65. Granted, The sum of $7,000 for paying state aid the current year. "June 9, 1865. Voted, To pay and refund all sums of money con- tributed by individuals and expended by the selectmen for the purpose of obtaining volunteers to fill the quotas of this town in the year 1864, and that the whole amount be assessed and collected this year ; and $6,700 was granted for this purpose. " November 7, 1S65. ^^oted, To abate the poll taxes of all soldiers from' this town who have been in the United States service the present year." Miscellaneous Notes and Comments. The Military Committee, chosen April 29, 1861, immediately took in hand the business assigned them. At a meeting held on the evening of the same day of the town-meeting, the committee organized by the choice of Cap- tain David Daniels as chairman, and Charles H. Deans, Esq., as secretary. There were sub-committees appointed to visit adjoining towns, to learn what course was being taken by them, and to invite volunteers to unite with our own townsmen in making up one or more companies. At subsequent meet- ings other matters were decided upon, which can only be stated from memory, as the records of the committee were afterwards accidentally de- stroyed bv fire. A vote was passed to pay our volunteers for time spent in military drill. Satisfactory arrangements were also made for the support of their families and dependents, while in the service of the Government. The inatter of uniforms and equipment was also taken into consideration. Mean- while men were enrolling for service, and had commenced military drill under the instruction of Captain David Daniels, an experienced militia officer. There were those also, already in the service, who had enlisted under the first call of the President for troops for a three months' term. Early in May it was ascertained that by waiving their right to a choice of ofiicers from among their own number, they could join a regiment, to be commanded by Colonel George H. Gordon. This they at once agreed to do, and at a meeting called for that purpose in the Village, they, by a unanimous vote, chose Samuel M. Qiiincy for Captain, William B. Williams for First Lieutenant, and O. H. Howard for Second Lieutenant, these being the men designated by Colonel Gordon. About May 11, 1861, the company, consisting of eighty men, fifty-four of whom were residents of Medway, left town for Camp Andrew, Brook Farm, in West Roxbury, and became Company E, Sec- ond Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. In this camp of instruction they remained until July 8, 1861, when they marched by rail and steamer, via New York City, and through New Jersey and Maryland, to Northern Vir- 240 ginia, and became a part of the Army of the Potomac. It is not possible, within the limits here allowed, to give a history of their three years of field service. In addition to the brief biographical sketch of each soldier, which forms a part of this record, if any would know more of the weary marches, the hard-fought battles, and all the dangers and discomforts of army experi- ence, they are referred to the History of the Second Massachusetts Vol- unteers, prepared by their Chaplain, the Rev. A. H. Qiiint, d. d., and also to a volume by the same author, entitled The Pototnac and Rapidan. But enlistments did not cease with the departure of the first company ; men continued to volunteer, joining such branches of the service as suited their preference, until about thirty more had joined the army previous to the call of the President, dated July 2, 1862, for 300,000 additional men, to serve for three vear^, or the war. The quota of the town under this call was barely filled, when, on the 4th of August foUowmg, another call was issued for 300,000 men, to serve for nine months. This abbreviated term of service gave an impetus to enlistments. The quota of Medway, as first assigned, was rapidly filled, and more would have enlisted, had they been called for at the time. A subsequent revision of quotas throughout the state resulted in a call upon the town, later in the season, for twelve men more, under the same call, and for three years instead of nine months. The nine months' men from Medway, with some from Medfield, Frank- lin, Bellingham, and Holliston, and a few from other places, made up a full company. This company was organized at Medway, on the 28th of August, 1862, by the choice of Joseph Stedman, of Medfield, Captain, David A. Partridge, of Medway, First Lieutenant, and Ira B. Cook, of Bellingham, Second Lieutenant. The sergeants were Joseph C. Clifford, George W. Ballon, Benjamin C. Tinkham, of Medway, T. M. Turner, of Medfield, and Albert L. Clark, of Medway ; corporals, Fred D. Morse, of Medway, James B. Rabbit, of Wrentham, L. H. Turner, of Medfield, Edmund A. Jones, of Medway, Robert G. Lowey, of Sherborn, and Henry J. Daniels, of Medway. The company adopted the name of "The Adams Guard," in honor of the Hon. Charles Francis Adams, then United States Minister to England. On the 3d of September, 1862, they again assembled at Medway, preparatory to their departure for camp. Through the liberality of the citizens of the Village, they, with invited guests, partook of a bountiful dinner at the Qiiinobequin House, after which they marched to the church, where brief but stirring addresses were made by the several clergymen of this and adjoining towns, and by other distinguished citizens. Then a pro- cession was formed, consisting of nearly a thousand persons, under com- mand of the marshal of the day, K. Fairbanks, Esq., assisted by A. S. Harding and D. J. Hasting, Esqs., which escorted the " company to the station, where, amid cheers and tears, the train moved off with its precious freight." At the camp in Readville, Dedham, Mass., the company became Company B of the Seventy-second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. The regiment remained in camp until November 21, 1862, when it left for New York, to unite with the troops under General N. P. Banks, for an expe- dition to the gulf region. Their service was mostly in Louisiana. The com- pany participated in two engagements, one at La Fourche Crossing, and the other at Brashear City. Owing to the exigencies of the service, the men 241 were retained beyond their stipulated time, and did not arrive at home until nearly the middle of August, 1863. A large proportion returned suffering with malarial disease, of which several died, and the remainder recovered very slowly. Again, in 1S64, at the call of the President for volunteers for one hundred days, many of the veterans of this regiment enlisted again, the ranks being filled up by new and younger men, about one-half the members of Company B being residents of Medway. During this term of service they were stationed at Alexandria and Great Falls, Md. The appended list of quotas contains the names of all who enlisted to the credit of the town under each call, from the beginning to the end of the war, with the amount of bount}' paid to each, and the amount of state and town aid paid to families or dependents. There is also given an account of all the expenses of the town on account of the war, from April, 1861, to the close of December, 1865. It is certainly to the credit of the town, and worthy of mention, that at the close of the war the town had a surplus over all calls, of four men. In June, 1863, a draft was ordered by the President for one-fifth of the first class enrolled. This class embraced all men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five. For Medway, fifty-six were drafted. A copy of the provost-marshal's record appears on a subsequent page. The acts of the town relating to the war, from 1861 to 1865 inclusive, already given, seem worthy of some comment. At a town-meeting held September 23, 1861, resolutions, prepared and presented by the Hon. M. M. Fisher, were unanimously adopted, authorizing the committee on military affairs to aid the fixmilies of any of our citizens who may fall in battle or die in the service of their country, to recover and bring home their remains. At a legal town-meeting, January 3, 1862, on motion of the same gentleman, the town voted unanimously, directing the selectmen to cause a record to be made of all volunteers from this town, or whose nearest kindred resided here, who have or may hereafter enlist in the service of the Government in the War for the Union. This is believed to have been the first act of the kind passed by any municipality in the Commonwealth. The Legislature of 1863 passed an act, a little more than one year later, requiring such a record to be kept by every town and city in the State. In the year 1864, when towns were prohibited by law from granting above a specified sum per man as bounty, the citizens subscribed to aid in filling the quotas of the town under the several calls for men, the sum of nearly seven thousand dollars. Afterwards, in 1865, under the provisions of a statute permitting the same, the town assumed and repaid these subscriptions to the amount of $6,700. The ladies of the town, always ready for a good work, manifested from the first their interest in the comfort and welfare of our soldiers. The first company which left town. Company E, Second Massachusetts, carried many proofs of the thoughtful care of mother, wife, and sister, in conveniences indispensable to camp-life. The same care followed them, and Chaplain Quint, in his history of the regiment, speaks of special favors to the different companies by people of the towns from which they came ; alluding to Com- pany E as experiencing particular kindness from Medway. But it was not to our own men alone but to others also that these supplies were sent. As the war progressed the call became more imperative. The sources ot gov- ernment supply had not expanded to keep pace with the necessities of such 242 a vast army raised so suddenly. To meet these great needs, there were oro-anized by the ladies in many towns and cities, Soldiers' Aid Societies. In thfs town the sewing circles of the day, better known then, perhaps, as " Ladies' Benevolent Societies," took up the work. At their large and fre- quent meetings a great amount of work was done. It would be gratifying if the amount and kind of work could now be stated. But no records can be obtained giving the interesting information. Suffice it to say that count- less socks and mittens, under-flannels for soldiers' wear, clothing for hospital use, bedding, pillows for wounded limbs, lint and bandages were among the supplies. One lady says "the attic chests were ransacked, and grand- mother's linen was none too good to be given." Fruit and delicacies for the sick were also donated and forwarded with the other supplies through the United States Sanitary Commission, or sent to the Chaplains of certain regiments. A Complete Record of Men from Medway who served in the Army and Navy of the United States during the War for the Union, 1861 — 1865, with other Statistics of the Town relating to the War. This Record ivas prepared jtndcr the direct/on of the Selectmeti^ pursu- ant of the Vote of the Town^ and in accordance with the Acts of the State Legislature. The Vote of the Town, passed January 3, 1862. " Voted, That the Selectmen be directed to prepare a suitable record of all volunteers, from Medway and vicinity, attached to Co. E, 3d Reg't. Mass. Vols., and all others resident in this town, or whose parents or nearest kindred reside therein, enlisted or serving, or who may enlist and serve the Government in the war with the Rebel Confederacy ; said record to give the names, ages, residence, nativity, date, and term of enlistment, term of actual service, date of their discharge, to what company and regiment attached, their rank, any action in which they may have been engaged, whether wounded, killed, or taken prisoner, also any important incidents connected with their service, together with the action of the town upon the war, votes passed, moneys expended, to whom, and for what paid, and all voluntary contributions in aid of the war, as far as practicable, said record to be made in a book provided for that purpose, and at the close of the war to be placed with other records of town in the clerk's office." 243 "THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. "An Act to Preserve a Record of our Soldiers and Officers. "Approved March 7, 1S63. " Be it enacted bv the Senate and House of Representatives, in Gen- eral Court assembled, and by authority of the same, as follows : " Section i. It shall be the duty of the clerk of every city and town of the Commonwealth, as soon as may be after the passage of this act to make out a full and complete record of the names of all the soldiers and officers who compose his town's quota, of the troops furnished by the Commonwealth to the United States during the present rebellion, stating the place of residence, the time of enlistment of each, and the number and designation of his regi- ment and company ; also the names of all who have resigned or been dis- charged, and at what time and for what cause, and all wdio have died in the service, and stating wdien practicable, at what time and place and the cause of death, whether by disease, accident, or on the field of battle, and the pro- motions of officers and from the ranks, and the date thereof; and the names of all absentees, if any ; and all such other facts as may relate strictly to tlie military career of each soldier and officer. " Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the clerk of every cit}^ and town to pro- cure a suitable blank book in which to make said record, and to preserve it among the other records of the town, and make such addition to the same as may be necessary, from time to time, to make said record perfect and com- plete. And said clerks shall be entitled to a reasonable compensation for their sei-\'ices and expenses in performing the duties devolved upon them by the provisions of this act, to be paid by their respective cities or towns. " Sec. 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage." "An Act in addition to 'An Act to Preserve a Record of our Soldiers and Officers.' " Approved April 29, 1S63. " Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Gen- eral Court assembled, and by authority of the same, as follows : " Section i. The first section of an act, entitled ' An Act to Preserve a Record of our Soldiers and Officers,' approved March seventh in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-three, is hereby so amended that the record re- quired by the provisions of said first section, shall, as far as practicable, state the time and place of birth, names of parents, previous occupation, term of enlistment, time of entering the service, and whether married or single, of all such soldiers and officers. " Sec. 2. The clerk of each city and town shall also keep a full and complete record of the names of all soldiers and officers residents of all such cities and towns engaged in the naval service of the United States during the present rebellion, which record, shall, as far as practicable, state the time and place of birth, names of parents, the date at which he entered such ser- vice, his previous occupation, whether he was married or single, the vessel 244 or vessels on which he served, the battles or kind of service in which he was engaged, whether he resigned or was discharged, or deserted, and the date of such resignation, discharge, or desertion, the cause of such discharge or resignation, his promotion and the dates, occasions and nature of the same ; and if he died in the service it shall state the date and cause of his death, and such record shall contain any and all other such facts as relate to the naval career of such seamen or officers during such rebellion. " Sec. 3. The adjutant-general shall prepare suitable blank books in conformity with the requirements of this act, with proper blanks for mar- ginal notes, and furnish the same to the several cities and towns at cost on the application of the clerk thereof. " Sec. 4. All the expenses incurred in making said records, with the cost of the record books, shall be paid by the several cities and towns, and the records, when completed, shall be deposited and kept in the city and town clerk's office. " Sec. ^. The second section of chapter sixty-five of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-three, is hereby repealed. " Sec. 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage." The Soldiers of the Union Army. 1861 — 1S65. The Volunteers under the. first call of the President for three months'' April /J, iSbi. men, dated Addison T. Hastings.. Egbert O. Hixon Francis L. B. Monroe. Amos L. Fuller $36 00 George W. Mahr William S. Partridge William H. Dunbar The Volunteers under the second call of the President, and enlisted persons to July, 1S62. Milton S. Adams $498 17 Sidney W. Allen 73 00 Henry W. Browne 130 75 George F. Browne Albert A. Ballou 60S 00 Edmund M. Bullen 444 3° George H. Barton i65 00 John W. Cass Albert H. Clark 338 00 Charles E. Cummings... Timothy Coughlin Charles E. Cary David Coates John Coad William A. Daniels Charles M. Disper 71 00 Thomas Dudy Alonzo E. Dunton 178 5° Charles H. Daniels 534 21 William D. Daniels 174 00 George B. Everett $ Charles H. Everett Albert F. Fales 338 00 John M. Fales i74 82 Emmons Force Charles F. Fuller 230 00 Thomas Flaherty 134 26 James M. Grant 319 30 Frank S. Grant Isaac C. Greenwood 664 00 George E. Greenwood 32 00 Charles A. Grant 12 50 John Gormly Peter Harrington John Henry Edmund W. Hill 126 00 Alvin W. Houghton 155 00 Albert C. Houghton Alonzo Hixon 918 25 Edward Hogan 156 42 245 Edward P. Hart $103 00 Moses Hill 33° 26 Edwin H. Hosmer 38 84 Egbert O. Hixon 395 8- William Hawes George H. Ide Daniel Inman 29 00 Charles C Kimball Charles G. Kingsbury Albert W. Mann 260 00 James B. May 384 00 Edward A. May Daniel Mundon 17- 00 Eleazar Morse 505 9° Lewis L. Miller Milton H. Morse 22 57 Gilbert McCuUom 33 0° F. Le Baron Monroe Michael O'Donneil Alfred Onion John O'Hara William R. Parsons 267 62 Jonathan Pitcher 98 00 Asa D. Prescott 250 40 The Volunteers ntider the third call of the BOUNTY. AID. Daniel McAleyey $200 $ Lord M. Ackert 200 George Bancroft 100 2542 Aaron Brown 100 86 84 Newhall Barber 100 Sylvanus Bullard 100 Edward C. Barrows 100 William Hiram Chace 100 3600 Alexander M. Gushing 100 204 00 David A. Clark 100 Edmund N. Clark 100 JohnCarr 100 23960 Abram D. Craig 100 Charles Clark 100 14856 Alonzo M. Dain 100 Francis T. Dodge 100 Lewis L. Fisher 200 5900 George O. Grant 68 20 Joseph A. Greenwood 148 40 Martin W. Phipps $255 12 Thomas Rollins 224 00 Benjamin F. Remick 266 85 George H. Read 112 71 Michael Slaven Herman S. Sparrow John H. Swarman 226 42 Frederic Swarman 456 80 Lewis A. Treen 195 go John A. Treen William H. Turner Charles H. Torrey 2814 Charles Whitney 518 00 Henry Wheat 185 32 Alfred C Wheat George H. Williams ... George C. Webber 653 82 Horace J. Wilmarth 12357 David S. Darling 2900 George F. Simpson William H. Dunbar George V. Partridge Emory Richardson James McCowan 32 00 President, yiily, 1S62, for three year BOUNTY. John Harney $ John G. Hosmer loq Joseph H. Howard 200 Albert M. Hayward 200 Thomas J. Harrington 200 Gilbert H. Leland 100 Amos B. Morse 100 42360 William M. Martin 100 26320 George L. Myer 100 Peter Mawn 200 290 80 George O. Pond 100 2 15 60 Franklin Proctor 100 Brougham Roberts 100 George H. Stratton loo Jeremiah Vose 200 Henry A. Wood 100 13042 Albert H. Wiley 100 18968 John Whitman 100 Charles Warden 100 s men. M ). $95 42 127 00 Volunteers under the fourth call of the President, August, 1862, for nine months' men. Charles A. Adams $100 Erastus Adams 100 George W. Adams 100 Stephen P. Adams 100 William Adams 100 Daniel Ackley 100 Lewis Buffum 100 George W. Ballou 100 27S 80 48 70 306 80 86 80 186 80 Albert E. Bullard $100 Robert W. Brown J. Warren Clark 100 Sewall J. Clark 100 Albert L. Clark 100 Joseph C. Clifford 100 D. Frank Covell Charles H. Cole 100 $165 42 134 80 134 80 II 00 14 00 33 00 246 BODNTY. Henry J. Daniels $100 James E. Fales 100 Frank L. Fisher 100 George H. Fisher 100 Willard P. Fisher 100 Julius A. Fitts icxj Theodore W. Fisher 100 George H. Greenwood 100 Edmund A. Jones 100 Frank V. Mann 100 James Mitchell 100 Frederic D. Morse 100 Robert T. Morse 100 John Nolan 100 David A. Partridge 100 George E. Pettis 100 50 70 61 70 97 42 48 70 2S2 80 2 82 So Edwin C. Pond $100 Edwin D. Pond 100 George E. Pond 100 Warren J. Partridge 100 George S. Rice 100 Addison W. Richardson 100 Henry L. Snell 100 John F. Stratton 100 George S. Sanford loo Benjamin C. Tinkham 100 Lucius M. Turner 100 William H.Thomas 100 John Willey 100 Lewis Wheeler 100 Daniel S. Woodman 100 Orson D. Young 100 Three years' mcfi, etilisied under the same call, an additional number being r of the to-vn by rc-adjustmeiit oj . BorxTY $87 00 \ Benj. F. Dexter $325 44 GO James F. Holmes 325 122 80 William Harold 325 lox 80 Robert Hall 300 42 56 James J. Treanor 300 9680 Charles E. Williams 325 122 80 Geo. A. Jacobs ... 300 Michael Schofield 325 13880 Chandler W. Sanders 325 loi 80 John Higgins 325 John F. Stratton 325 122 80 Geo. C. Webber 325 no 88 John Monks (substitute). . .. 125 George H. Allen no 90 William H. Pettis 82 00 Avery Sylvester For one year. For four years. For four years. For one year. Transferred from i8th Infantry. For one year Foronevear d three .Mr>. $ 39 ■4 38 60 2 ' 00 ^4 00 37 84 50 12 no So 109 60 1-3 20 Z7, 00 29 GO ^52 00 31 00 In addition to the above, there were assigned to the quota of Medtuay by the Naiy Commissioners the folloxviug -vho had enlisted at large, that is, -vithout naming any city or to'vn as their residence. Henry Clay, John Donaphy, Rodman Carpenter, Hugh Donnelly, Daniel Cusick, Michael Donovan, Lucian R. Dorr, Milton S. Dodge, Henry Callaghan, Thomas Farranty, Stephen Farrell, Ederic S. Fernald, Gustave Finck, Alfred N. Fielder, Bernard Fitzpatrick. Joseph Fortis, Thomas Donnivan, Lysander W. Colson, Albert Fisher (officer), Willam Freeman, 248 Volunteers under the call of the President for one, tzvo, and three years, dated December, 1864. 33 70 29 70 3^ 70 33 84 6484 Frank B, Andrews $130 37 70 William P. Wvman 130 Charles H.Stewart 130 Edward L. Andrews 135 57 7° Charles H.Fisher 135 Michael Hart, Jr 135 Patrick Killaly 145 Silas Force 135 James T. Higgings 145 Henry S. Fisher 150 Cornelius Keating 150 William F. Kemp 175 Hugh O'Brien 175 Tliomas O'Rourke i75 William E. Pettingill 150 Frank X. Sinzinger 170 James F. Murphj 175 Alpheus Proctor 175 31 84 Patrick Raferty 160 George W. Codding 165 4498 Thomas Hacket 1 70 George F.Brown 165 69 20 George F. Marden 170 John McCabe 170 William F. Britton 170 Edward H. Wheeler 170 Jacob W. Butler 170 Patrick J. Donnovan 165 James McLaughlin 145 Timothy Coughlin 145 John Welch 165 Thomas Reese 165 George W. Armitage .. 170 Charles Osborne 170 John Hirl 170 Melvin awyer 170 Edward G. Tutein 165 George W. Bartlett 125 Amos A. Dugan 125 Henry Watts, James Wright, James Hubbard, Henry Ringold, Alexander Scott, John Lewis, Nelson Neptune. 1^5 100 100 100 150 100 100 31 42 69 60 87 42 V- 12 6 00 28 GO Volunteers from Medivay -.vho xvere accredited to other to-vns but whose families received aid form this toivn. John Crawford Accredited to Milford -. $I57 60 Christopher McNemara Accredited to Boston 51 7° John Scott , ....Accredited to Cambridge ^ 326 00 Samuel B. Adams Accredited to Orange 106 60 Henry Wheat Accredited to Bridgewater 93 88 $735 7S The Drafts Ordered and Made. The first draft under the call of the President for one-fifth of the first class enrolled was made for this town July /j, iSbj. The following is a copy of the Provost- MarshaV s Record: George H. Hixon. Exempted. The only support of his mother. John F. Lesure. Exempted. Chronic inflammation, neck of bladder. Joseph H. Disper. Exempted. Chest too small. Addison A. Smith. Exempted. Natural feebleness of constitution. George S. Lesure. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. Otis Springer. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. Asa A. Green. Exempted. Malformation of chest. Thomas O'SuUivan. Exempted. Hernia, right inguinal. Patrick Keith. Exempted. Over age. William F. Carroll. Exempted. Over age. Harlan P. Sanford. Drafted at Washington, D. C, and paid commutation there. The Second Draft. Henry E. Gay. Passed. Furnished a substitute. Paid $300. Shubael E. Dunbar. Passed. Went into service. Henry Cooper. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. 249 William W. Gaj. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. Elihu C. Wilson. Exempted. Chest too small. Phillip O. Sparrow. Passed. Went into service. Charles C. Kimball. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. George H. Cummings. Exempted. Alien. Andrew Partridge. Exempted. Insufficient teeth. Joseph C. Claflin. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. Oliver A. Clark. Exempted. Parents elect before the draft. Henry M. Daniels. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. Lewis L. Fisher. Exempted. Chronic diarrhoea. Charles E. Wood. Exempted. Chest too small. The Third Draft. David A. Hixon. Exempted. Only son of infirm mother. Nathaniel Adams. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. Charles Morris. Exempted. Non-resident. George A. Richards. Exempted. Hernia, left inguinal. Charles F. Adams. Exempted. Hernia and natural feebleness of constitution. Barney Rooney. Exempted. Alien. Frank A. Lovell. Exempted. Insufficient teeth. Byron Albee. Exempted. Old granular inflammation of eyelids. George W. Mahr. Passed. Went into the service. Charles S. Adams. Exempted. Hernia, left inguinal. John A. Hutchins. Exempted. Hemorrhoids, ulcerated. Matthew Mooney. A deserter. Never reported. Walter D. Ray. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. Charles S. Clark. Exempted. The Fourth Draft. Charles H. Torrey. Exempted. In service March 3, 1863. Daniel Covell. Exempted. Only support of parents. John W. Cass. Exempted. Decided feebleness of constitution. Joseph S. Adams. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. WiHiam B. Hodges. Exempted. Feebleness of constitution. Nathan W. Davenport. Passed. Paid commutation, $300. Willard P. Clark. Passed, Paid commutation, $300. George Black. Exempted. Enlargement of the heart, William H. Webb. Exempted. Malformation of chest. Edward Cheeny. Exempted. Insufficient teeth. Henry Wheat. Exempted. Insufficient teeth. Silas P. Adams. In the navy. William M. Adams. Exempted. Decided feebleness of constitution, Charles McGuire. A deserter. Never reported. The Fifth Draft. George B. Hardy. Passed. Went into service. Erastus H. Tyler. Exempted. Only support of mother. Charles W. Seavey. Exempted. Chest too small. Summary, Number drafted ^^6 j Number went into service 4 Number exempted 35 I Number drafted elsewhere i Number paid commutation 12 Number in naval service i Number put in a substitute i ! Numbernever reported 3 Military Expenses of the Town, 1S61 — 1S65, May, 1S61, TO March, 1S62, Paid to volunteers for drilling and outfit $60- 00 Paid George P. Metcalf, use of hall for drilling *.".,,,.',','..,.. 9 00 Paid sundry persons for expenses relating to volunteers 44 69 17 250 Paid Military Committee for services to March i, 1862, as follows Abram S. Harding $ 5 00 David Daniels 2093 Joel P. Adams 5 00 Jason Smith 600 Simeon Fisher 5 00 Charles H. Deans 2700 William Daniels $700 Sundry bills by town treasurer 8 25 $84 18 Total expense for the j'ear, aside from aid to fam- ilies $74487 March, 1862, to March, 1863. Paid Bounties to 35 three years' men $4'300 o^ Paid Bounties to 46 nine months' men 4,600 00 Paid Bounties to I2 three years' men 1,800 00 Total Bounties during the year $10,700 00 Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Miscellatieous Expenses. d D. J. Hastings for recovery of bodies of Ide and Sparrow $4^ 0° d W. D. Daniels toward expense of removal of body of W. A. Daniels 5° 0° d sundry expenses S 03 d Alfred A. Cary for attempt to recover the body of Charles E. Cary. . . 25 00 d A. M. B. Fuller, time and expenses recruiting 37 49 d William Daniels, 23 days and expenses 60 04 d Clark Partridge, 8 days and expenses 21 70 d Simeon Fisher, 4 days 6 00 d A. P. & R. O. Forbush, board of recruits 13 "o d D. T- Hastings, telegram 2 89 d Merrill & Son, printing posters 250 d Dr. A. L. B. Monroe, examining sixty-three recruits 31 50 d D. A. Partridge, assistance in recruiting 46 00 d music at funeral of W. A. Daniels 25 00 d special aid to Mrs. Caroline E. Cushing 5° 00 Total miscellaneous expenses paid $420 15 March, 1863, to March, 1864. Miscellaneous Expenses. Paid toward removal of body of C. E. Cummings $46 00 Paid toward removal of body of George O. Pond 5° 00 Paid toward removal of bod v of D. F. Covell 15 00 Total miscellaneous $111 00 March, 1864, to March, 1S65. Paid Bounties to 44 men, for three years, under calls of October, 1863, Feb- ruary and March, 1864 $ 7'005 00 Paid Bounties to 27 men for one year, call of July, 1S64 8,700 00 Paid J. M. Daniels toward substitute 125 00 Paid one man in Navy, one year 80 00 Paid 39 men for one year, call of December, 1864 6,105 00 Paid for 7 state recruits 725 00 Total $22,740 00 Miscellaneous Expenses. Paid D. J. Hastings, money expended in recruiting $115 05 Paid D. J. Hastings, 65 days, from December, 1863 to July, 1S64 130 00 Paid D. J. Hastings, horse and carriage hire 32 16 251 Paid Stacej and others for printing 9 37 Paid enrolled men to Worcester for exemption 48 80 Paid board of 2d Heavj Artillery Band, 24 men, one day, and other expenses of recruiting meeting at the village 46 00 Paid W. Daniels, services, 46 days, @ $3.50, including expenses 161 00 Paid for posters and circulars 5 50 Paid V. R. Coombs, services and expenses 8 00 Paid C. Partridge, 7 days' services and expenses 22 ^o Paid Daniel G. Marston, assistance in recruiting '5 00 Paid D. J. Plastings, special services in securing credit for three years' men. . 375 00 Paid for removal of body of Edwin A. Grant 50 00 Paid for removal of body of Gilbert McCullora 41 00 Total miscellaneous expenses for the year $1,069 38 The Final Summary of Town Expenses for the War. Paid for Bounties $33,440 00 Refunded by the State, 1S63 4-035 29 $29,404 71 Paid for the recovery of bodies 318 00 Miscellaneous expenses paid 2,234 4° Paid State and Town aid to families and dependents, from May, 1861, to December 31, 1865 $27,150 65 Amount re-imbursed by the State 23,429 80 3,720 85 Total paid by the Town $35,677 96 The Record of the Union Soldiers. Lord M. Ackert was born in 1S31, in New York City. He was re- cruited by Lieut. A. D. Sawyer, of the 2d ]SLass. Regt., and was mustered into the service of the United States for three years, Aug. 30, 1S63, in Boston, Mass., and accredited to Medway. He was assigned to Co. H, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out of the sen'ice May 28, 1S64. He ap- pears on the state record to the credit of Peru, Mass. Daniel Ackley, son of Samuel and Eliza Ackley, was born Jan. 16, 1830, in Rumford, Me. He was mustered into the service of the United States for nine months, Sept. 13. 1S62, in Camp Meigs, Readville. Mass., as a private of Co. B, 2d Regt. Alass. Vols. The regiment was in the Depart- ment of the Gulf. The only battle in which he \vas engaged took place June 23, 1S63, in Brashear City, La. He was taken prisoner, paroled June 25, and mustered out of service Aug. 20, 1863, in Readville, Mass., his term having expired. Like many of his comrades he came home suffering with malarial disease, being for a long time incapacitated for labor. Calvin Adams, son of Peter and Anna U. (Claflin) Adams, was born July 29, 1821, in HoUiston, Mass., a part of that town now within the limits of Medway. He was mustered into the United States sei-vice Aug. 13, 1S64, for one year, as a private of the 19th unattached Co., afterwards Co. C, 4th Regt. Mass. Heavy Art}^ He served in the defense of Washington, D. C. He was mustered out of service June 17, 1S65, at the close of the war. 252 Charles A. Adams, son of Gilbert and .Sally (Seavey) Adams, was born May iS, 1S45, in Holliston, Mass. He was mustered into the United States service, Sept. 13, 1863, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols., in Readville, Mass. He was mustered out of service in Readville at the expiration of his term, Aug. 30, 1S63. He enlisted a second time early in January, 1865, for one year, as a private of Co. K, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols., and was accredited to the town of Bellingham. He was mustered out July 16, 1865. Charles C. Adams was a lad who lived in West Medway, prior to the war. He enlisted in Boston, and served three years as a bugler in Co. G, nth Regt. U. S. Inf. Since the close of the war he has been in business in Boston. He retains such an interest in the town where he lived in his boyhood, that he would gladly be accounted in the list of soldiers as a ISIedway boy. Eliakim a. J. Adams, son of Eliakim and Elizabeth Adams, v\^as born Sept. 18, 1835, in Medway. Enlisted for one hundred days and was mus- tered into service July 33, 1864, as a private of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols., stationed at Alexandria and Great Falls, Md. He sei-ved in the defense of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. 11, 1S64. Erastlts Adams, son of Walter and Mary (Dadmun) Adams, was born Jan. 3, 1843, in Union, Me. He was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols., in Readville, Mass. He was in the engagement at Brashear City, La., June 33, 1863, and was taken prisoner. Paroled and liberated June 26, 1863. Mustered out of service Aug. 30, 1863, his term having expired. He removed several years since to Grafton, Mass., where he now resides. George W. Adams, son of William and Emeline Adams, was born Jan. 34, 1841, in Walpole, Mass. He was mustered into the United States service for nine months, Sept. 13, 1863, in Readville, Mass., as a private of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out of senice by reason of the expiration of his term, Aug. 30, 1S63, in Readville. Milton S. Adams, son of William and Huldah Adams, was born Oct. 10, 1833, in Medway. He enlisted May 11, 1861, and was mustered into the service of the United States for three years, May 35, 1861, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, Mass., as Corporal of Co. E, 3d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in every battle and skirmish of the regiment during his term of service. The principal engagements were in Winchester, Va., May 35, Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1S63 ; in Chancel- lorsville, Va., May 3, Beverly Ford, Va., June 9, Gettysburg, Penn., July 2 and 3, 1863 ; and in Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864. He was mustered out of service May 38, 1864, his term of service having expired, and subsequently resided in Medway. Samuel B. Adams, son of Eliakim and Elizabeth Adams, was born July 3, 1840, in Walpole, Mass. He was mustered into the United States service July 21, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. A, 3ist Regt. Mass. Vols., Col. Morse commanding. Being at that time a resident of Orange, Mass., he was accredited to that town. He states that he was in the battles of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1863, second Bull Run, August 39, Chantilly, about September i ; South Mountain, September 14; Antietam, September 253 1 7 ; Blue Springs in October, Lenons Station or Loudon Bridge in Novem- ber, and at the siege of Knoxville, Tenn., from Nov. 17 to Dec. ^, 1863. He reenlisted Jan. i, 1S64, into Co. K, at Blairs Cross Roads, Tenn., for three years or the war, intending to be accredited to Medway, and so ap- pears upon the elective vote, but by error in filling out the muster in roll he was again accredited to Orange. He was afterwards in the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864, and at Spottsylvania, May 12, when he received a severe wound in the left hand. Transferred June 9, 1S65, to Vet. Res. Corps, 131st Co., 2d Battalion. Discharged for disability July 10, 1865, from which date he has been a resident of Medway. He had twin sons born Jan. II, 1864, during the war, who were named Edrick Jesse Butler and Edgar Samuel Burnside Adams. He received a pension. Silas P. Adams, son of Walter and Mary (Dadmun) Adams, was born July 34, 1843, in Lexington, Mass. He enlisted about July 24, 1863, for one year, in the United States Navy. Though at that time a resident of Worcester, he was accredited to the town of Medway, having been enrolled here on account of being a minor. He was assigned to the schooner " George Mangham" ; rank, landsman. The vessel was first sent to the British Prov- inces. It was afterwards assigned to duty on the blockading fleet, and patrolled the coast from North Carolina to Florida. During his service he was under fire from Forts Wagner and Sumter during the siege of those works. He was discharged about Sept. 17, 1S64, in Philadelphia, Penn. Stephen P. Adams, son of Newell and Abigail (Blake) Adams, was born Aug. 39, 1842, in Medway. Was mustered into the United States ser- vice Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, in Readville, Mass., as a private in Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out of service at the expiration of his term, Aug. 20, 1863, in Readville. He reenlisted and was mustered into the United States service July 33, 1864, for one hundred days as 4th Sergt. of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols. ; was mustered out Nov. 9, 1864, his term having expired. Soon after the war he went through a course of study in the Commercial College of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He then went to Augusta, Me., where he established a commercial school as principal and proprietor. This was broken up by the great fire which occurred soon after, and he then went to Plattsburgh, N. Y., where he opened a similar school, which he taught about seven months, when he was taken ill, and died Dec. 24, 1866. William Adams, son of L-a and Dolly (Moi-gan) Adams, was born Dec. 19, 1839, in Holliston, Mass. He was mustered into the United States service for nine months, Sept. 13, 1862, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols., in Readville, Mass. He was mustered out of service by reason of the expiration of his term, Aug. 20, 1863, in Readville. He reenlisted, and was mustered July 32, 1864, for one hundred days, as a private of same regiment and company, and was mustered out Nov. 9, 1864. Charles Allen enlisted and was mustered into the United States ser- vice December, 1863, for the term of three vears, as a recruit for the 39th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was accredited to Medway but not a resident. George H. Allen, son of Seth and Sarah (Curtis) Allen, was born June 31, 1839, in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d 254 Reo-t. Mass. Vols. He was at that time a resident of Holliston and was accredited to that town. He was mustered out of service Aug. 28, 1863, his term having expired. He enhsted a second time and was mustered into service Dec. 7, 1863, as a private of Co. G, 2d Mass. Heavy Arty. He was taken prisoner at Plymouth, N. C, in April, 1864, and died Aug. 11, 1864, of hardship and starvation at the prison pen of Andersonville, Ga. On his last enlistment he was accredited to Med way. He was buried in the grave marked No. 5,334- SiDNEV W. Allen, son of James W. and Jane (Whiting) Allen, was born Aug. 29, 1S41, in Milford, Mass. He enlisted and May 25, 1861, was mustered into the service of the United States for three years, in Camp An- drew, West Roxbury, Mass., as a Private in Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in all the earlier skirmishes of the regiment, in the fight at Winches- ter, Va., May 25, and Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1S62, when he was wounded in the hand by a buckshot, but returned to duty, and was in the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, when he was severely wounded in the heel. He was sent to the hospital at Frederick, Md., afterwards to York, Penn., and subsequently to Convalescent Camp Hospital, in Baltimore, Md. He did not return to his regiment until March i, 1S64. He was under fire at the battle of Reseca, Ga., but not in the ranks, having been detailed as a servant to Lieut. Cook, of Co. E. He was mustered out of service May 28, 1S64, his term having expired. He married Nov. iS, 1869, Sarah E. Mar- tin, and resided in Medvvay. He became insane, was sent to the W^orcester Asylum, and died Aug. S, 187 1. Edward L. Andrews, residence Boston, was mustered into the United States service Nov. 21, 1864, to serve for one year, as a private of Co. G, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged for disability July 21, 1S65, having been injured by sunstroke while on drill. Frank B. Andrews, residence Salisbur}-, Mass., was mustered into the United States service Oct. 25, 1864, to serve for one year as a private of Co. F, 61 st Regt, Mass. Vols. He was a musician, and was mustered out of service July 16, 1S65, by reason of the close of the war. George H. Andrews, son of Albert A. and Cynthia (Mann) Andrews, was born March 3, 1847, ^^ Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1864, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out at the expiration of his term, Nov. 9, 1864, having enlisted for one hundred days. James Andrews was mustered into the United States service, Dec. 13, 1862, to serve thi-ee years, as a private of Co. C, 2d Regt. Mass. Cav. He is reported as having deserted Dec. 28, 1862. Mr. Andrews was not a i-esident of Medway. William O. Andrews, son of Albert A. and Cynthia (Mann) An- drews, was born June 4, 1845, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1864, to serve for one hundred days as a Cor- poral of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Nov, 9, 1S64, at the expiration of his term. George W. Armitage, age twenty- three, residence not known. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service Dec. 13, 1864, for one year as a private of 26th unattached Co. Inf., and accredited to Med- way. He was mustered out May 12, 1865, the war being ended. 255 Albert A. Ballou was born in 1831, in Wrentham. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1S61, for thi'ee years, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, Mass., as a private of Co. E, 3d Mass. Inf. lie was in the engagement at Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862, and was taken prisoner. He was paroled after a time, exchanged, and returned to duty Oct. 23, 1862. He was in the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863, and was mustered out May 28, 1864, by reason of the expiration of his term. George W. Ballou, son of Thurston and Caroline Ballou, w^as 1)orn May 15, 1832, in Cumberland, R. I. He enlisted and was mustered into the service of the United States, Sept. 13, 1S62, for nine months, as a Ser- geant of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was promoted to ist Sergeant betore the regiment left Massachusetts. In the engagement at Brashear City, La., June 23, 1863, being in command of a detachment of forty-six men of his regiment, which formed a part of the garrison at that place, he was severely wounded in the left fore-arm by a rifle shot. Finding them- selves overpowered by numbers, the garrison made an attempt to escape, but were taken prisoners. The prisoners were paroled on the 36th of June, and set at liberty. Sergeant Ballou among them. He was mustered out of service Aug. 20, 1S63, in Readville, Mass., his term having expired. He enlisted a second time, and was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1864, for one hundred days, as ist Lieut, of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out at the expiration of his term, Nov. 11, 1S64. Soon after the close of the war he removed to Wilmington, Del., and was engaged for several years in the business of millinery and straw goods. Suf- fering from the wound he had received he relinquished business, and i^etired, in 1875, upon a farm in Hubbardston, Mass. In 1883 he removed to, and now resides in, Franklin, Mass, George W. Bancroft was born in 1828, in Blackstone, Mass. He was mustered into the United States service July 28, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged Oct. 25, 1863, for disability in Camp Maryland Heights. He enlisted a second time, and was mustered into service Jan. 6, 1864, for three years, as a private of Co. C, 4th Mass. Cav. He was again discharged for disability Oct. 5, 1S64, and died March 31, 1S65, of disease at home, in West Medway. Newell Barber, son of John H. and Sally Barber, was born May i, 1848, in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, Aug. 17, 1862, as a private of Co. I, 38th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was with his company in the engagement at Fort Bisland, La., April 13, 1863, and at Port Hudson, May 25 and 27, and June 14 of the same year. While before Port Hudson he was struck on the top of his head by a spent rifle ball. He died Aug. 14, 1863, of diphtheria, at the regimental hospital. Baton Rouge, La. Edward C. Barrows, son of Saben and Harriet Barrows, was born in 1844. He was mustered into the United States service Aug. 14, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. I, 38th Regt. Mass. Vols. He resided in Sherborn, but was accredited to Medway. He deserted soon after the regi- ment left Massachusetts. State record says deserted Aug. 28, 1862, at Bal- timore, Md. 256 George W. Bartlett, son of George and Rebecca (Woodward) Bart- lett, was born Dec. 26, 1846, in Canton, Mass. He enlisted and was mus- tered into the United States service Jan. 10, 1865, for one year, as a private of Co. K, 71st Regt., Mass. Vols. He was in the engagement before Peters- bm-g, Va., April 2, 1S65. He was mustered out of service July 16, 1865. George H. Barton, son of Willard and Susan M. (Spaulding) Bar- ton, was born about 1848, in Medway. He first enlisted April 25, 1861, for two years, as a private of Co. E, 3d Regt. Maine Vols. While a member of this regiment he was in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, and was wounded in the left arm by a musket ball so as nearly to deprive him of the use of the left hand. He was discharged Feb. 27, 1863, for disability, at Halls Hill, Va. He enlisted a second time and was mustered into the United States service Dec. 38, 1863, for three years as a private of Co. G, 13th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps, and was accredited to the town of Medway. He was discharged by reason of general order from the War Department about Aug. 18, 1865. Alfred R. Bell was a resident of Kellysville, Md., and was mustered into the United States service May 10, 1864, for three years, as a private of Co. A, 20th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps. He was assigned to duty as a mem- ber of the regimental band. David H. Benner was born in 1S44. He was mustered into the United States Vet. Res. Corps, May 4, 1S64, for three years, and ac- credited to Medway. Marshall A. Bent, a private of the 13th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps, was mustered into the United States service April 30, 1864, for three years, and accredited to Medway. His family residence was Northfield, Mass. He was mustered out of service by reason of general order No. 155, Nov. 14, 1865. Asaph M. Blsbee, age twenty-one, residence unknown, was mustered into the 13th Regt. U. S. Vet. Res. Corps, July 11, 1863, for three years, and assigned April 30, 1864, to the credit of Medway. Aaron Henry Blake, son of Solomon and Mary Ann (Rockwood) Blake, was born Oct. 2, 1836, in Bellingham, Mass. He enlisted in the spring of 1861, being then a resident of Dover, N. H. He first served three months in Co. F, 7th N. H. Vols. After the expiration of his term he again enlisted for three years, and served as a Corporal in the same regiment and company. From his letters it appears that he was in an engagement at or near Beaufort, N. C, when the rebels made an unsuccessful attempt to capture a fortification held by the Union troops. He also served in Florida, being stationed for a time at St. Augustine. He was in two of the bloody assaults on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S. C, and was killed in the latter. Adin p. Blake, son of Caleb and Mary L. (Partridge) Blake, was born March 8, 1844, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1863, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was at that time a temporary resident of Wrentham, and was accredited to that town. He was mustered out Aug. 38, 1863. He en- listed a second time from Medway, as a private of the same regiment and company for one hundred days ; was mustered into United States service July 33, 1864, and mustered out Nov. 11, 1864, at the expiration of his term. Charles W. Brackett, at the age of twenty-one, residence unknown, 257 was mustered into the U. S. Vet. Res. Corps on the seventh day of May, 1864, for three years, and accredited to Medway. William F. Britton was mustered into the United States service Dec. 7, 1S64, for one year, as a private of the iSth unattached Co. of Inf. Mass. Vols. He was accredited to Medway, though not a resident of the town. He was mustered out May I3, 1S65, at the expiration of his term of service. Aaron Brown, son of Stephen and Rachel Brown, was born May 28, 1833, in Milford, Mass. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service July 28, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He joined his regiment on the day previous to the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., and was under fire there but without arms. He was discharged for disability, March 4, 1S63. He enlisted a second time and was mustered into service Feb. 27, 1S64, for three years, as a private of 14th Mass. Light Bat. He was detailed as a driver and was on duty with his battery in the engagements at vSpottsylvania C. H. on the 9th, loth, 12th, i6th, and iSth of May, 1S64; at Tolopotomy Creek, June i, at Bethesda Church, June 2 and 3 ; Cold Harbor, June 6 to 1 2, and at the siege of Petersburg, Va . , from March 15, 1865, to the evacuation of the enemy's works, April 2, fol- lowing. He was mustered out June 15, 1865, in Readville, Mass. He set- tled in Kansas, where he still resides. George Brown was enlisted and mustered into the United States ser- vice May 13, 1864, for three years, as a member of the 3d U. S. Artillery of the Regular Army, and accredited to Medway. George F. Brown, at the age of thirty years, a resident of Somerville, Mass., was mustered into the United States service Dec. 7, 1864, for one year, as a private of the 7th Mass. Light Bat., and was accredited to the town of Medway. He was mustered out May 29, 1865, at the end of the war. George F. Brown, son of Dr. Artemas and Patience M. (Bancroft) Brown, was born May 6, 1S30, in Medway. He was temporarily residing in New York City at the outbreak of the Rebellion, and enlisted May 27, 1861, as a private of Co. B, ist Regt. N. Y. Vols. He was soon after ap- pointed Hospital Steward, which position he held until Aug. 1 1 , 1861, when he was transferred, by order of General Butler, to the then squadron (after- wards ist Battalion) Mounted Rifles, N. Y. Vols. Aug. 16, 1861, he was appointed Assistant Veterinary Surgeon. October i he was appointed 4th Corporal of troop B. Jan. 23, 1862, he was appointed 5th Sergeant, troop B. ; March 21, appointed Sergeant-Major of Battalion. He was afterwards commissioned 3d Lieut. He was discharged for disability Sept. 17, 1862, and died of disease December, 1882, in Washington, D. C. His remains were interred in Medway, Mass. Henry W. Brown, son of Dr. Artemas and Patience M. (Bancroft) Brown, was born Nov. 27, 1833, in Medway. He enlisted early in May, 1861, and was mustered into the United States sei-\'ice May 25, 1861, for three years, as Sergeant of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols., in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, Mass. He had just commenced the practice of medicine in Medway at time of enlistment. He was discharged for disability July 7, 1S61. He enlisted a second time, and was mustered into service Nov. 27, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. I, i6th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged by special order from the War Department, Aug. 19, 1863, 258 to enable him to accept a commission as Assistant Surgeon of the 31st Regt. Mass. Inf. His commission was dated July 25, 1S62, and he joined his regi- ment at New Orleans, La., in August, and was immediately detached to service in St. James's Hospital, of that city, where he remained until October, when he was ordered by General Butler to sen-ice on board the gun-boats " Estella " and " Kinsman.'' While on duty there he was in three engage- ments with the rebel steamer " Cotton," in a bayou, near Franklin, La., where the rebel steamer was finally destroyed. He was afterwards with the boats in an expedition planned for the destruction of the rebel salt-works at Iberville, La., Mdiich, however, proved unsuccessful. Early in January, 1S63, he rejoined his regiment again at Fort Jackson. In February the regiment was ordered to Baton Rouge ; and April i left that place for Port Hudson, where he was detached for service at Algiers, La., and afterwards at University Hospital in New Orleans, remaining there until Aug. 10, 1863, when he again joined his regiment. Sept. 13, 1S63, he was promoted Sur- geon of the' 76th Regt. U. S. colored troops. From Sept. 13, 1863, to Feb. 28, 1S64, he was Post Surgeon at Fort Jackson. During the summer of 1864 he was on duty at Port Hudson. In the spring of 1865 he took part in the siege of Blakely, Ala., being in the trenches before that place about three weeks before the final storming and capture of the works, April 9, 1865. He was mustered out of service Dec. 31, 1S65. After the war he resumed his medical practice in Medway. Subsequently he removed to Hubbardston, Mich., where he still continues to practice his profession. James Brown, residence unknown, was mustered into service January, 1S63, for three years, as a recruit for the 29th Regt. Mass. Vols., and ac- credited to Medway. Robert W. Brown was born July 9, 1826, in Nova Scotia. He was mustered into the United States service Sept. 24, 1863, for nine months, as a private of Co. H, 42d Mass. Regt. He was a resident of Medway, but was accredited to the city of Chelsea, from which place he received a bounty. He first offered himself as one of the quota of Medway, but on examination by the surgeon here he was rejected. He subsequently enlisted at Camp ISIeigs and was mustered in as above. He was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, at Readville, his term having expired. He died Jul}- 26, 1868, in Medway. Lewis Buffum was born in Salem, Mass. At the age of forty years he was mustered into the service of the United States Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, in Camp Meigs, Readville, Mass., as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Alass. Vols. He deserted Jan. 4, 1863, but returned to duty again April 29, 1863. He was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. Albert E. Bullard, son of Joseph and Susan (Clark) Bullard, was born Sept. 31, 1833, in Medway. He enlisted the last of August, 1862, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine rhonths, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the engagement at Brashear City, La., June 23, 1863, and was taken prisoner. He was paroled, with other prisoners taken at the same time, on the 26th of Jvme, and was mustered out of service Aug. 20, 1863, in Readville, Mass. He died April 26, 1865, of disease, evidently incurred in the service. Elbridge H. Bullard, son of Appleton and Hephzibah (Harding) Bul- lai'd, was born Feb. 17, 1836, in Holliston, Mass. He was mustered into 259 the United States service Aug. 22, 1S62, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 38th Regt. Mass. Vols., and accredited to Boston. He did not reside in Medway. Was discharged Jan. 5, 1863, after a short term of service. George W. Bullard, son of Joseph and Sarah A. (Partridge) Bul- hird, was born May 34, 1841, in Medway. He was mustered into the United vStates service March 1 1 , 1864, for three years, as a Corporal of the i6th Mass. Bat. Light Arty. He served mostly in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was in no engagement. He was mustered out of service June 27, 1865, in Readville, Mass., and finally discharged July 13, 1865. Joel P. Bullard, son of Joseph and Sarah A. (Partridge) Bullard, was born Oct. 18, 1845, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service March 11, 1864, for three years, as a private of the i6th Bat. of Light Arty. Mass. Vols. The battery was employed mostly in the de- fenses of Washington, D. C, and was in no engagement. He was mustered out June z"], 1865, and finally discharged July 13, 1865. Sylvanus Bullard, son of Cyrus and Eda (Partridge) Bullard, was born and resided in Medway. He enlisted as a private of Co. I, 38th Mass. Regt. He was rejected for disability at Camp Stanton, Lynnfield, before the regiment left camp for the war. He died at Medway, (3ct. 27, 1866. Edward M. Bullen, son of Amos H. and Mary A. Bullen, was born March 17, 1833, in Medway. He enlisted early in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, in Camp An- drew, West Roxbury, Mass., as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He took part in the earlier sei-vices and marches of the regiment, and on the retreat of Gen. Banks, May 25, 1863, being sick in the hospital at Winches- ter, Va., he was taken prisoner, paroled May 31, and sent to Camp Parole in Annapolis, Md. He was exchanged and returned to duty in the regi- ment in December following, and in May, 1863, he was wounded through the left lung and arm. Removed to the rear by comrades and again removed as the Union troops fell back from the field, he was finally left for dead near a small stream of water. As the flow of blood became stanched he revived, and when the rebel forces came in possession of the field, he again fell into their hands. While hing near the stream he came near losing what little life still remained by drowning, from a sudden rise of the water after a rain. Re- moved from his perilous position by the captors, he was placed, with other wounded prisoners, in charge of a paroled Pennsylvania soldier, who pitched a tent over them and cared for them with great assiduity and kindness during the time he remained a prisoner. He was paroled and sent within the Union lines. May 13, and immediately sent to the hospital at Aquia Creek, Va., where he remained one month and was then removed to McKim's Mansion Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Slowly recovering from his wounds but unfit for further service, he was discharged at the hospital Aug. 26, 1863. Charles E. Burr, son of Laban and Maria Burr, was born Oct. 11, 1842, in Bellingham. He enlisted Dec. 26, 1863, and was mustered into the United States sei-vice Jan. 5, 1864, for three years, as a private of Co. C, 4th Mass. Cav. He was in the engagement at John's Island, S. C, on the 2d and 5th of July, 1864, on the latter of which he was wounded through the right ankle. He was sent to the hospital in Beaufort, S. C, and after- wards to Readville, Mass., and subsequently to Worcester, at which place 26o he was discharged, Oct. 20, 1S64, for disability. He appears by the state record to be accredited to Bellingham, but he was at the time of enlistment a resident of Medway, and was accredited one of the quota of this town. Jacob W. Butler, a resident of Chelsea, enlisted for and received a bounty from this town, and was mustered into the United States service Dec. 9, 1864, for one year, in Co. G, 61 st Regt. Mass. Vols. He served with his regiment in Virginia and was mustered out July 16, 1865, as Sergeant. John Carr, son of John and Ann Carr, was born in Leitrim County, Ire- land. At the age of forty-four years he enlisted in August, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 3, 1S62, for three years, as a private of Co. H, 40th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged for disability after a brief term of service, April 3, 1863. He died Feb 5, 1884. Alfred A. Gary, son of Barnabas and Keziah Cary, was born Sept. 15, 1S32, in Potsdam, N. Y. He enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1864, as 3d Sergeant of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. The regiment was stationed in the defense of Washington, D. C. He was mustered out of service Nov. 11, 1864, at the close of his term of one hundred days. Charles E. Cary, son of Barnabas and Keziah Cary, was born Sept. I, 1839, ""^ Potsdam, N. Y. Pie enlisted in April, or early in May, 1S61, and was mustered into the United States service June 26, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 12th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the battles of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9 ; second Bull Run, August 30; South Mountain, September 14; and at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862, at which time he was instantly killed by the bursting of a shell from a Confederate battery. His remains were buried on the field. Immediately upon the receipt of the intelligence of his death, a brother, Mr. Alfred A. Cary, visited the battle-field for the purpose of securing and bringing home the body for interment, but though assistance was freely given him by those who had aided in burying the dead it was impossible to identify the remains. Samuel B. Gary, son of Barnabas and Keziah Cary, was born Sept. 10, 1S44, in Potsdam, N. Y. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service July 23, 1864, for one hundred days, as a private of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864. John W. Cass was born in Boston, Mass. At the age of twenty-one years he enlisted earlv in May, 1S61, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged for disability Sept. 18, 1862. Jeremiah Cassidy, at the age of twenty-two years, residence unknown, was mustered into the U. S. Vet. Res. Corps, May 4, 1864, for three years, and was accredited to Medway. William Hiram Chace, son of Mason and Laurania (Rounds) Chace, was born in 1826, in Medway. He enlisted July 23, and was mustered into the service of the United States July 28, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. D, 35th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was injured while executing some rapid movements on drill, just previous to the battle of Antietam, and was discharged for disability Nov. 4, 1S62. He died of disease Feb. 17, 1866. Calvin Claflin, son of Hamblet B. and Betsey (Curtis) Claflin, was born Aug. 31, 1840, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States 26l service Sept. 13, 1S63, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was at the time a resident of HolHston, and accredited to that town, though by state record he appears as from Medwa}'. He died March 31, 1871, and was bnried in Medway. Albert II. Clark, son of John C. and EHza A. (Henderson) Clark, was born Oct. 26, 1834, in Medway. He enlisted early in May and was mustered into the United States service May 35, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 3d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was promoted Corporal, Feb. 34, 1863. He was in all the earlier engagements of his regiment. He was in the fight at Winchester, Va., May 35, 1S63, and at Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, where he was severely wounded in the leg and was sent to the hos- pital in Annapolis, Md. He was not fit for active service again till Aug. 15, 1563, when he rejoined his regiment at Kelly's Ford, Va. During this pro- longed absence he was, on the 30th of December, 1863, reduced to the ranks. He was on duty with his regiment during the remainder of its term and was in the battle of Resaca, La., May 14 and 15, 1864. He was mustered out May 38, 1S64, at the expiration of his term of service. Albert L. Clark, son of John and Marietta (Thompson) Clark, was born May 37, 1838, in Medway. He enlisted the last of August, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1S63, for nine months, at Camp Meigs, in Readville. Mass., as 3d Sergeant of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was at the time of enlistment a student of Williams College, hav- ing just completed the second year of his course. He served with his regi- ment in Louisiana, and was mustered out Aug. 30, 1S63, his term having expired. He did not complete his college course, and for several years has been a resident of Franklin, Mass. Asa Clark, son of Sanford and Nancy Clark, was born Sept. 35, 183 1, in Medfield. He was mustered into the United States service March 1 1 , 1564, for three years, as a private of the i6th Mass. Light Bat. He served with his battery in the defenses at Washington, D. C, and was mustered out June 37, 1865, at the close of the war. Charles Clark, son of Nathaniel and Margery W. (Pond) Clark, was born Feb. 33, 1837, in Medway. He enlisted July 33, 1863, and was mus- tered into the United States service July 39, 1S63, for three years, as a pri- vate of Co. H, 33d Regt. Mass. Vols. Though residing at the time in Ash- land he preferred to be accredited to Medway, and received a bounty from the town. He was promoted Corporal about Dec. 20, 1863. He was pro- moted Sergeant March i. 1863. He reenlisted, and was re-mustered Jan. 5, 1S64, for the term of three years. He was discharged for promotion January II, and mustered Jan. i3, 1S65, as 2d Lieut, of 6ist Mass. Inf. He was promoted to ist Lieut., February i. He states that he was in the following engagements: At Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1863, his regiment, however, being in the rear in support of batteries, and but little exposed ; Fredericks- burg, Va., Dec. 13, 1S63. when the regiment was first thoroughly under fire ; Chancellorsville, Va., May i to 3, 1863 ; skirmish at Aldie, June 33 ; Get- tysburg, Penn., July 3 and 3 ; Rappahannock Station, November 75 under fire, but no losses in the regiment; Mine Run, Dec. i, 1S63 ; Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; skirmish at Todd's Tavern, May 8; Laurel Hill. May 10 and 13; Spottsylvania C. H., May 2; North Anna, May 33 and 35; 262 Tolopotomy Swamp, May 29 and 30 ; Bethesda Church, June 3 ; siege ot Petersburg, Va., from June 18 nearly through July ; Weldon R. R., August iS to 21 ; skirmish at Hatcher's Run, October 27; and in the final charge at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865, as an officer of the 61 st Regt. He was mustered out of service July 16, 1865. He died Dec. 23, 1874, in Milford, IVlass. Charles S. Clark, son of Sanford and Nancy Clark, was born Aug. 27, 1830, in Medfield. He enlisted Aug. 23, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day, for one year, as a private of the 1 8th unattached Co., afterwards Co. B, 4th Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He was discharged for disability May 6, 1S65. He continued to reside in Med- way until his death, Aug. 2, 1882. David A. Clark, son of John and Marietta (Thompson) Clark, was born Oct. 9, 1843, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service Aug. 9, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. I, 38th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the battle of Bisland, La., April 13, 1S63, and was on duty with his regiment before Port Hudson, La., from the 25th of May until the surrender of the place on the 8th of July, during which time the regi- ment was under fire, and exchanged shots with the enemy nearly every day ; he was in the fight at Cane River, La., April 23, 1864 ; and at the Plains of Mansura, May 16 following. On the 20th of July the regiment embarked on board the ocean steamer "■ Karmack," at Algiers, La., for the North, and he arrived at Washington, D. C, on the 30th, and was soon sent to the Shenandoah Valley. He then took part in the movements of his regiment and engagements with the enemy during the latter part of August and in September. At the battle of Opequan, September 19, he was taken prisoner with about three hundred others, and taken to Richmond, Va., where he was confined in the Libby Prison for four days, after which he was taken to Belle Isle, where he remained until paroled, Oct. 8, 1S64. He arrived inside the Union lines on the next day, and was sent to Camp Parole at An- napolis, Md., remaining there till exchanged Dec. 14, 1864. He did not return to his regiment, but was detailed for duty on the pro^■ost-guard at Annapolis until the end of his term. He was mustered out June 14, 1865. Since the war he has been engaged in business, first in Baltimore, Md., afterwards, for a short time, in Savannah, Ga., and since then in Boston, as a member of the firm of Claik & Roberts. Edmund N. Clark, son of Elbridge and Lydia (Newton) Clark, w^as born Aug. 19, 1840, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service on the ninth day of August, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. I, 38th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in an engagement at Fort Bisland, La., April 13, 1863. He went with his regiment to Port Hudson, but before it became engaged he was taken sick and sent to Baton Rouge Hospital. He rejoined his regiment on its return to that place, Aug. 18, 1S63. He was in the battle of Cane River, April 23, 1864, and in the skirmishes succeeding, his regiment forming the rear guard of the army in its progress towards Alexandria. Afterwards he was in the engagements on the return, from Alexandria to the Mississippi, the principal of which was the battle at Man- sura Plains, May 16, 1864. He was left at Morganzia, La., sick with chills and fever when his regiment started for Algiers, La., July, 3, 1864, to take conveyance for the North. Remaining unfit for service he was granted a 263 furlough, and started for home, leaving New Orleans Aug. 16, 1864. His disability still continuing, he was discharged Dec. 14, 1864, in Boston. Frederick F. Clark, son of John and Marietta (Thompson) Clark, was born June 6, 1846, in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States sei-\'ice, July 22, 1864, for one hundred days, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864. George Edmund Clark, son of Abijah and Ann C. (Sayles) Clark, was born Dec. 26, 1834, "^ Medway. He was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He resided in Medfield at the time and was accredited to that town. He was in the engagement at Brashear City, La., June 33, 1S63, and was severely wounded in the leg, and taken prisoner. He was paroled, and set at liberty June 26, 1S63, and mustered out of service Aug. 20, 1863, by reason of the expiration of his term. He came home suffering from his wound as well as from malarial disease. After recovering, in a measure, his health, in April, 1S65, he went West, and settled in Cobden, 111., connecting himself with a firm in the hardware trade. Afterwards he removed to Marble Hill, Mo., and subsequently to Lutesville, where he still continues in the same business. He mari'ied, April 29, 1867, Eliza J. Walker, who died in December, 1884. Mr. Clark is a member of the School Board of Lutesville, occupying the position of the clerk of that body. James Warren Clark, son of James P. and Maria (Frost) Clark, was born Aug. 3, 1837, ^" Medway. He enlisted the last of August and was mustered into the United States service vSept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Aug. 28, 1S63, in Readville, Mass., his term of service having expired. He enlisted again in the same regiment and company, and was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1864, for one hundred days, as 2d Sergeant. He was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864, the term of the regiment having expired. Sewall J. Clark, son of Amos and Luthera Clark, was born Sept. 12, 1827, in Medway. He enlisted the last of August, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1S62, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the engagement at Brashear Citv, La., June 33, 1863, and was taken prisoner. He was paroled and liberated June 26. 1863. He was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, in Readville, Mass., the term of the regiment having expired. He enlisted a second time in the same regiment and company, and was mustered into the United States ser- vice July 22, 1864, for one hundred days, as a Corporal. He was mustered out at the expiration of his term, Nov. 11, 1S64. Warren A. Clark, son of John Craig and Eliza A. (Henderson) Clark, was born April 26, 1837, ^^ Medway. He was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was at the time a resident of Bellingham and was accredited to that town. He was mustered out at the expiration of his term of sei-vice, Aug. 20, 1S63. He enlisted a second time for the town of Medway, and was mustered into the LTnited States service, March 11, 1864, for three years, as a private of the 16th Mass. Light Bat. He served with his battery in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was in no engagement. He was mustered out June 27, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. 264 William B. Clark, son of Amos and Luthera Clark, was born April 10, 182!^, in ISIedwav. He enlisted for one hundred days, and was mustered into the United States senice, July 22, 1S64, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864, at the close of his term. Alfred Clifford, son of Oliver and Elizabeth (Mann) Cliftbrd, was born Feb. 11, 1S45, in Medway. He enlisted July 22, 1864, and was mus- tered into the United States service for one hundred days, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Nov. 11, 1S64. Joseph Clark Clifford, son of Oliver and Elizabeth (Mann) Clif- ford, was born Sept. 10, 1S39, in Medway. He graduated in 1S62 from Amherst College, Mass. He enlisted in August, married Sept. 10, 1862, Elizabeth Condit, daughter of Rev. U. W. Condit, of Deerfield, N. H., and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1S62, for nine months, at Camp Meigs, Readville, as ist Sergeant of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was promoted to 2d Lieut. Nov. 12, 1862. Served with his regiment in Louisiana, and was mustered out at the expiration of his term of service, Aug. 20, 1863. He taught school and studied law in New Hampshire, until the call for volunteers in 1864, when he took part in organizing a company of artillery, receiving a commission as ist Lieut. He was mustered into the United States sei-vice Sept. 8, 1864, and served as ist Lieut, of the 5th un- attached Co. Heavy Arty. N. H. Vols., for one year in Fort Foote, Md., and in Fort Richardson, Va. He was detached from his company, and served on the staff of Gen. G. A. DeRussy, commanding the division south of the Potomac, and of Gen. J. A. Haskins, chief of artillery, 22d army corps. He was inspector of guards in Washington, on the night of the assassination of President Lincoln, and was one of five officers detailed as guard over the remains of the President while in the Wliite House, before the funeral services. After the grand review of the Union Army at the close of the war he was mustered out of service with his regiment, ist N. H. Arty., June 15, 1865. He was appointed June 9, 1865, 2d Lieut, in U. S. Regular Army Ordnance Department, promoted to be ist Lieut. June 23, 1874, and to Capt. April 14, 1875. He was stationed at Fortress Monroe, Va., 1865 to 1868; in St. Louis, 1868 to 1871 ; in Benicia, Cal., 1871 to 1876 ; in Rock Island, 111., 1876 to 1880 ; in West Troy, N. Y., 1880, and is now at Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, Penn. Captain Cliftbrd has two sons, Charles Condit Cliftbrd, born Feb. 17, 1866 in Fortress Monroe, Va., and Alfred Cliftbrd, born Oct. 6, 1880, in West Troy, N. Y. John Coad, a resident of Medway, was boi'n in Eastport, Me. At the age of thirty-three he enlisted and was mustered into the United States ser- vice Oct. 8, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. H, 23d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was on duty with his regiment at the battle of Roanoke Island, N. C, Feb. 8, 1862, and at the battle of Newbern, N. C, March 14th fol- lowing. He was discharged Oct. 7, 1862, for disability. John W. Codding, at the age of twenty-four years, a resident of Attle- boro, Mass., enlisted Dec. 7, 1864, and was mustered into service on the same day for one year, as a private of the i8th unattached Co. of Inf. Mass. Vols., and was accredited to Medway. He was mustered out of sen-ice May 12, 1865, at the expiration of his term of service. Samuel P. Coffan, at the age of twenty-four years, residence un- 265 known, was mustered into the U. S. Vet. Res. Corps, May 4, 1S64, for three years, and accredited to Medway. Charles H. Cole, son of Asa and Mehitable (Fairbanks) Cole, was born April 11, 1S39, in Medway. He enlisted the last of August, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1S62, for nine months as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Aug. 20, 1S63, in Readville. Mass. He enlisted again and was mustered into service July 22, 1S64, for one hundred days, as a private of the same regiment and company. He was mustered out Nov. 11, 1S64, at the close of his term. John Conlv enlisted and was mustered into the United States service December, 1S62, for three years, as a recruit for the 29th Regt. Mass. Vols., and accredited to Medway, though not a resident of the town. Timothy Coughlin was born in 1S40, in Kerry County, Ireland. He enlisted in May, and was mustered into the United States service. May 2^;, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. Feb. 17, 1862, he left the regiment, having been detailed to gun-boat service on the Mississippi River. He was assigned to the gun-boat " De Kalb," and went on board at Cairo, 111. He states that he was in the following engagements : at Island No. 10, March 16, Fort Pillow, May 10, oft' Memphis, Tenn., June 6, at St. Charles, up tlie White River, June 17, 1862; at Arkansas Port, Jan. 11, 1S63 ; at the siege of Vicksburg, Miss. ; in several engage- ments at Haines' Bluff", on Yazoo River ; at Duvall's Bluff', on the White River ; in a three days' engagement at Fort Pemberton ; and at Yazoo City, Miss., July 13, 1863, at which time the " De Kalb " was blown up. In this last engagement he was wounded in the foot. He states that he was then trans- ferred to the flag ship and afterwards to the receiving ship where he was dis- charged from the service Aug. II, 1863. He enlisted a second time Dec. 13, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service the same day as a private of the 12th Mass. Light Bat., for the term of one year. During his service the battery was stationed at Port Hudson, La., and was in no engage- ment. He was mustered out July 25, 1865, at the expiration of his term. David F. Covell, son of David and Lucy L. (Engly) Covell, was born May i, 1S46, in Medw\ay. He was mustered into the United States service as a private of Co. G, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He first enlisted for Medway, but was rejected by the examining surgeon for want of proper age. He afterward enlisted in Camp Meigs, Readville, Mass., was accepted, and accredited to Boston, receiving a bounty from that city. He died April 22, 1863, of disease, at Bayou Gentilly, La. By the kindness of the members of his company enough money was raised among them to procure a metallic coffin and forward his remains to his home in West Medway. His name appears in the state record as Frank Covell. Charles E. Cummings, son of Benjamin and Lydia (Carey) Cum- mings, was born Dec. 19, 1832, in Franklin. He enlisted early inMay, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was promoted Corporal Aug. i, 1862. He was in all the earlier engagements of the regiment, and in the battle in Winchester on the retreat of General Banks, May 25 ; Cedar Mountain, August 9, and Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. He died Jan. 19, 1863, in the hospital in Wash- is 266 ington D. C, of chronic diarrha'a. His remains were brought to Medway for burial. Alexander Metcai.f Cushing, son of Warren and Abigail (Adams) Gushing, was born March 25, 1823, in Newfane, Vt. He was mustered into the United States service July 28, 1862, as a private of the 2d Regt. Mass. Vols., and assigned to Co. E. He joined his regiment just previous to the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., but took no part in the engagement. He died Nov. 24, 1862, of disease, in the hospital at Sharpsburg, Md., and his remains were buried there. Alonzo M. Dain, son of Rice O. and Mary Dain, was born Sept. 6, 1845, in Medway. He first enlisted at Camp Stanton, Lynnfield, and was sworn into the service for three years, as a private of Co. D, 35th Regt. Mass. Vols, Desiring to be transferred to the 2d Mass. Inf.. he was sent to Camp Cameron, at Cambridge, by order of Col. Wild, and was there re- jected. He enlisted again and was mustered into service Sept. 16, 1863, for threeyears, as a private of the loth unattached Co., afterwards Co. F, 3d Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He served with his company until July i, 1865, at which time he is reported by the state record as having deserted. There appears to have been a large number of desertions from the regiment about that time from some cause. He enlisted again about Dec. 10, 1S66, in the 3d U. S. Cav., for five years, and sewed about one-half his time. He after- w^ards received regular discharge papers from the 3d Heavy Arty. Henry R. Dain, son of Rice O. and Mary Dain, was born Feb. 8, 1 831, in Royalston, Vt. He enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service, Feb. 26. 1864, for three years, as a private of Co. D, 3d Regt. Mass. Cav. He joined the regiment at Morganzia Bend, La., about the ist of June, 1864. He died Sept. 14, 1S64, of chronic diarrhcva, at Berryville Hospital, Va. Charles H. Daniels, son of Henry and Mary A. (Pike) Daniels, was born March 10, 1833, in Medway. He enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service July 2, 1S61, for three years, as a private of Co. B, 1 6th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was promoted Corporal April 13, 1863. He was in the engagements at Fair Oaks, Va., June 18, 25, and 28: at Glendale, June 29 ; at Malvern Hill, July i and 8 ; at Briston Station, or Kettle Run, August 28 ; at 2d Bull Run, August 29 and 30 ; was under fire at Chantilly, September i ; at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1S62 ; at Chan- cellorsville, May 3, 1863 ; at Gettysburg, July 2 and 3 ; in a skirmish at Wapping Heights, or Manassas Gap, Nov. 27, 1863. About Aug. i, 1863, he was detailed with some four or five others of his company as conscript guard, and was on duty at the conscript camp at Long Island, Boston Har- bor, for several weeks, after which he again returned to his regiment. In February, 1864, he reenlisted for another term of three years. In his mem- orandum of February 15, is found the following: "Mustered into the U. S. service as a soldier for three years, or the war, at Division Head-quarters, by Capt. Williams, in the presence of Lieut. Lombard, the recruiting officer of the regiment. This is coolly done. My motto, ' Our W^hole Country' ; mypra3er, 'God speed the right' : my platform, 'Honorable peace or perpetual war.' This thing must be put down, and it is the duty of those who believe rebellion to be wrong to help put it down. I can help most here in the army, 267 .s(j I tnust stay in the army as long as the war lasts, if I live so long." He was granted the usnal veteran furlough, which he spent at home, and returnino-, joined his regiment near White Oak Church, Va., Alay 17, 1864. He was taken sick June 3, while the regiment was near Hanover C. H., and w^as sent to Finley Hospital, at Philadelphia, Penn. During his absence his ref*-- iment was mustered out, its term having expired, and the reenlisted men were transferred to the nth Mass. Battalion. He returned, and w\as as- signed to Co. E. He was in the engagement at Deep Bottom, Aug. 16, 1S64, and in the following battles in the vicinity of Petersburg, Va. : one on the 19th of August, in front of that place ; near Fort Davis, Sept. 10 and 11 ; Poplar Grove Church, October 2 ; near Boydtown, Plank Road, October 27 ; near Fort Morton, a night attack by the enemy, November ^ ; took part in the destruction of the Weldon R. R., Dec. 9, 1S64 ; and w^as again in front of Petersburg, Feb. 5, 1S65. He was appointed 2d Lieut, of the U. S. colored Infantry by Maj.-Gen. E. O. C. Ord, March 10, 1865, and was discharged from the nth Battalion for promotion March 28, and joined his regiment, and was mustered March 30, at Humphries Station, Va. He was first as- signed to Co. A, but was transferred to Co. B, Oct. 26, 186^, and was in command of that company until Jan. 9, 1866. He was appointed Acting Regimental Qiiartermaster, March i, 1866, and was commissioned R. Q_. M. by the Secretary of War on the ist of September following. With his regiment he took part in the final campaign in Virginia, which resulted in the surrender of General Lee. His regiment was afterwards ordered to Brazos Santiago, Tex., where it arrived on the 23d of June, 1865. It after- wards moved to White's Ranch, thence to Roma, where it remained until Jan. 30, 1866 ; again returning to White's Ranch, where it remained until September 13. During the stay at that place the regiment lost forty-fi^'e men by cholera. Retiuned to New Orleans, La., arriving there Sept. 2^, 1866. He was on duty with his regiment in and about that cit}^ until Jan. 21, 1867, when the regiment started for Louisville, Ky., where the officers and men were finally discharged from the service, Feb. 7, 1867. Just before leavino- New Orleans, in Januar}', he was bitten on both hands by a dog of strange appearance, which was soon afterwards killed as a rabid animal. The wounds were slight, and soon healed, and it was hoped no harm would result. But these hopes were destined to disappointment, and we are left to wonder at that mysterious Providence which presei'ved him unharmed through a score of battles, and all the exposures of five and a half years of camp life, to fall so soon a victim to that terrible disease, the hydrophobia. He died June 6, 1867, in West Medway. Edward Daniels, son of Cyrus and Louisa (Whitney) Daniels, was born July 8, 1S36, in Sherborn, .Mass. He was mustered into the United States service June 27, 1861, for three years, as second-class musician in the band of the nth Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the first battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861 ; the siege of Yorktown, April, 1862: Williamsburg, Va., May 5 ; and in the battles on the peninsula as follow^s : Fair Oaks, Savage Station, Glendale, and Malvern Hill. He was discharged at Harrison's Landing, Va., Aug. 8, 1862, by reason of general order in relation to the discharge of regimental bands. He enlisted a second time as a first-class musician in the band of Brigade 2d Division 2d Army Corps, July 10, 1S63. 268 Served five months on Long Island, Boston Harbor. Joined his brigade at Brandy Station, Va., in December, 1863, and served in Virginia until the close of the war. Being a musician, his duty during engagements v/as to assist in removing the \vounded from the field. He was mustered out of service a second time, July 2, 1S65, at Munson Hill, Va. He was a resident of Ash- land, to which place he was accredited. Present residence Natick, Mass. Henry Jasper Daniels, son of Jaazaniah B. and Cordelia (Ellis) Daniels, was born Jan. 16, 1842, in Medway. He enlisted the last of August, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a Corporal of Co. B, 42dRegt. Mass. Vols., atCamp Meigs, Readville, Mass. He served with his regiment in the Department of the Gulf and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1S63, his term having expired. He enlisted a second time for one hundred days, and was mustered into service as 1st Sergeant of the same regiment and company, July 22, 1864. He was mustered out at the expiration of his term, Nov. 11, 1864. He removed to Medfield, where he died Dec. 9, 1870. Joseph Leland Daniels, son of Ellis and Sarah (Phillips) Daniels, was born December, 1S34, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service Aug. 13, 1861, as a private of Co. E, i6th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was at the time a resident of Bellingham and was accredited to that town. Promoted Corporal September or October, 1862. He died of disease, Feb. 13, 1863, in camp, near Falmouth, Va., and his remains were buried there. His wife after his death came to reside in INIedway. William A. Daniels, son of William D. and Abigail H. (Jones) Daniels, was born Jan. 21, 1S40, in Medway. He enlisted early in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1S61, for three years, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbuiy, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the engagement at Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862, and at Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, when he was wounded in the leg and shoulder. He sufiered amputation of the arm at the shoulder joint, and died vSept. ^, 1862, of hemorrhage, in the hospital in Washington, D. C. His remains were brought to Medway for burial. William D. Daniels, son of Jasper and Mehitable (Partridge) Daniels, was born Nov. 29, 181 7, in Medway. He enlisted, and was mus- tered into the United States service Aug. i, 1861, for three vears, as a mu- sician in the band of the i8th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged at Harrison's Landing, Va., Aug. 11, 1S62, by reason of a general order from the War Department, No. 151, relating to the discharge of regimental bands. He died Oct. 31, 1S63, in Medwav. Timothy Daley was born in L-eland, resided in Milford at time of enlistment, at the age of twenty-four years. He enlisted and was mustered same day, Jan. 19, 1S64, for three years, as a recruit of 38th Regt. Mass. Vols. He deserted July 10, 1S64. He is reported to have been arrested as a deserter from some other regiment, Daley having been an assumed name. David S. Darling, son of Nathan and Harriet B. (Leonard) Darling, was born April 14, 1844, in Medway. He enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service Feb. 16, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. H, 31st Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the expedition of Major-General Butler for the capture of New Orleans, La., and witnessed from on board the 269 transport, the bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip by the fleet un- der Admiral Farragut. In taking possession of New Orleans his regiment was the first to land. He states that he was in the first advance before Fort Hudson, La., from Alarch 6 to 20 ; atFort Bisland, April 13 and 13 ; again be- fore Port Hudson from IMay 34 to June 17, and under fire nearly every day. On the 14th his regiment lay on the ground for manv hours, without shelter, under a broiling sun, when to rise would have been to receive a rebel bullet. Dec. 19, 1S63, his regiment was converted to cavalry. February 29, started on the Red River campaign. April 2 he was in a skirmish near Natchitoches ; April 8, in the battle of Sabine Cross Roads; 9 and 10, battle of Pleasant Hill ; April 23, Cane River ; fight at Hudson's Plantation, May i, and Gov- ernor Moore's Plantation, May 3 ; Marksville, May 15 and 16 ; and at Yel- low Bayou, June iS, 1S64. He states that he was mustered out of service Feb. 23, 1S65, in New Orleans, La. Jesse Darling, son of Samuel and Sophia (Linnel) Darling, was born April 8, 1829, in Orleans, Jeflerson County, N. Y. He enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service Aug. 33, 1864, for one year, as a private of the i8th unattached Co., afterwards Co. B, 4th Regt. Heavy Arty. Mass. Vols. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was discharged for disability May 6, 186^ Amos Francis Davis, son of Amos B. and Eleanor P. (Tyler) Davis, was born Jan. 6, 1843, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service Aug. 33, 1861, as a private of Co. E, 39th Regt. Mass. Vols. Fie was at that time a resident of Somerville, and was accredited to that town. He was in an engagement at Mine Run, in November, 1863. Through the winter following he was on detail as Hospital Steward and Surgeon's Clerk. He was in the battle of the Wilderness, May, 1864 ; at Laurel Hill, where his regiment lost nearly fifty per cent, in killed, wounded, and missing ; at North Anna, Tolopotomy, and Bethesda Church. After the arrival of his regiment in front of Petersburg, he was detailed as clerk at brigade head-quarters, and remained in that position until the end of his term. He was mustered out near Washington, D. C, June 2, 1865, and finally discharged the last of June, in Readville, Mass. Edwin S. Davis, son of Amos B. and Eleanor P. (Tyler) Davis, was born March 2, 1848, in Medway. He enlisted for one hundred days, and was mustered into the United States service, July 33, 1864, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864, his term having expired. His regiment was stationed in Alexandria, Va., and Great Falls, IMd. Sheppard Davis, age twenty-seven, residence unknown, was mustered into the United States Vet. Res. Corps, 13th Regt., June 20, 1863, for three years, and accredited to Medway. He was discharged for disability Sept. 1 1, 1864. Benjamin F. Dexter was born in Boston, and was a resident of that city at the time of his enlistment. He was mustered into the United States service Sept. 3, 1864, for one year, and was accredited to the town of Med- way. He held the position of ist Sergeant of Co. B, while remaining in camp at Galloup's Island, 6ist Regt. Alass. Vols. In October, 1864, when the 1st Battalion of that regiment left camp for the South, he was detailed 270 Acting Sergeant-Major, ami was appointed to that position when the regi- ment was filled up. He was appointed 3d Lieut. April 3, 1S64, and was mustered out of service June 4, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Previous to his connection with the 6ist Regt. he had held a 2d Lieutenant's commission in the 54th Regt. Mass. Vols. Charles M. Disper, son of Joseph and Lavina (Adams) Disper, was born Sept. 27, 1841, in Medway. He enlisted in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 3d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the engagements at Winchester, Va., May 35, and at Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862. He was discharged for disability, Feb. 35, 1863. Francis T. Dodge, son of Tyler and Addie (Wilkie) Dodge, was born Jan. 23, 1846, in Medway. He first enlisted at Camp vStanton, Lynnfield, Mass., and was sworn into the United States service about July 28, 1862, for the term of three years, as a member of Co. D, 35th Mass. Regt. Desir- ing to be transferred to the 2d Mass. Inf., he was sent to Camp Cameron, by direction of Col. Wild of the 35th, and was there rejected by the recruiting ofiicer. He enlisted ao-ain in December following and was mustered into the United States service Jan. 10, 1S64, for three years, as a private of the 3d unattached Co., afterwards Co. A, 3d Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He was transferred to the United States Navy Sept. 19, 1864. Patrick J. Donnovan, resident of Boston, enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, Dec. 10, 1864, for one year, as a private of Co. G, 61 St Regt. Mass. Vols., and accredited to Medway. He was pro- moted Sergeant Dec. 14, 1864, and Commissary Sergeant March i, 1865. He was mustered out of service June 4, 1865. He had previously served a term in Co. H., ist Regt. Mass. Vols. John F. O. Driscoll, resident of Charlestown, Mass., enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, June 9, 1864, for three years, as a private of Co. A. 6th Regt. U. S. Vet. Res. Corps, and was accredited to Medway. He was mustered out of service Nov. 18, 1S65. Thomas Dudy was born in New Haven, Conn. At the age of twenty- one years he enlisted in May, and was mustered May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He deserted July 6, 1 86 1, from Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, Mass. Amos A. Dugan, son of William and Lucretia M. (Williams) Dugan, was born Oct. 6, 1846, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service as a private of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols., July 33, 1864, for one hundred davs. He was mustered out of service at the expiration of his term, Nov. 11, 1S64. He enlisted a second time, Jan. 10, 1865, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. K, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He served with his regi- ment in Virginia, and was mustered out July 16, 1865. Shubard E. Dunbar, son of Charles and Patience Dunbar, was born Nov. 4, 1839, in Franklin, Mass. He was drafted into the United States service July 15, 1S63, for three years, and was assigned to Co. G, i8th Regt. Mass. Vols. He joined his regiment at Beverly Ford, Va., about the middle of September, 1863, and was in the engagements at Rappahannock Station, November 7, and at Mine Creek, Nov. 30, 1863 ; at the Wilderness,' May 5, 271 6, 7 1 Laurel Hill, May 9, Spottsylvania, May 23, skinnisli at Shady Grove Road, May 30, Tolopotomy Swamp, June i, Cold Harbor, June 3 to 5, skir- mish at Svminer's Bridge, on Chickahominy River, June 7, and before Peters- burg, Va., from June 19 to July 20, 1S64, at which time the regiment was mustered out, the recruits and reenlisted men being organized as the iSth Bat- talion. He was afterwards engaged at Weldon R. R., August 21, and at Peeble's Farm, Sept. 30, 1S64. The battalion was merged, October 36, in the 32d Mass. Inf., and took part in the destruction of the Weldon R. R. in December, and in the engagements before Petersburg, Va.,in March and April, 1865. He was mustered out of service June 29, 1S65. William H. Dunbar, son of Charles and Patience Dunbar, was born JSIarch zS, 183^. in Franklin, INIass. He hrst served in the 2d R. I. Regt., in which he enlisted about June, 1861. He was in the first battle of Bull Run, July 21 of that vear. He was discharged for disability in September, 1861. He also served in the U. S. Nav}-, having enlisted Jan. 22, 1S62, in Boston. He shipped as landsman on board the gun-boat " Marblehead," which, during his service, was stationed off Charlestown, S. C. He was discharged for disability in Mav, 1S63, from the Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y. He enlisted a second time, Aug. 23, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service, on the same day, for one year, as a private of the 1 8th unattached Co., afterwards Co. B, 7th Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out of sei'\'ice June 17, 186^. He removed in 1879, and resides in Milwaukee, Wis. Alonzo Dunton, son of Joel and Lavina Dunton, was born June 10, 1840, in Franklin, Mass. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co, E, 2d Mass. Regt. He was promoted Corporal Dec. 30, 1862, and Sergeant Feb. 22, 1863, which jiosition he held until June 22, 1864. He reenlisted about Jan. i, 1864, for three years. He states that he was in the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862 ; at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 ; at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863 ; at Gettysburg, July 2 and 3, 1863 ; at Cedar Creek, and in the battles on the Savannah River, under Gen. Sherman. He was also one of the party of sixty men under Capt. Cogswell, which crossed the Potomac to Shepards- town, Va., on a November night in 1862, and killed the noted guerilla, Burke, and took prisoners several of his men. He ajDpears to have de- serted Aug. 3, 1864. V^i'd. The Potomac and Rapidan^ p. 231. John H. Durgin, at the age of twenty-eight years, residence unknown, was mustered into the U. S. Vet. Res. Corps, ISIay 4, 1864, for three years. Charles H. Everett, son of William and Abby F. (Wiggin) Everett, was born Nov. 18, 1844, ^'^ Medway. He first enlisted Dec. 16, 1861, in Co. D, 5th Battalion R. I. Vols., and was discharged for disability, May 29, 1863. He enlisted a second time, December i, and was mustered into the United vStates service Dec. 7, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. H, 2d Regt. Heavy Arty. Mass. Vols. He was accredited to the town of Milford. He was taken prisoner at Plymouth, April 10, 1864, and con- fined at Andersonville, Ga., till about the middle of September following, when he was removed to Florence, S. C, where he remained in confine- ment until about March i, 1865, when he was exchanged and sent within the Union lines. But hardship and starvation had done their work. He reached home in April, and died May 25, 1865. 272 George B. Everett, son of William and Abby F. (Wiggin) Everett, was born Aug. 21, 1840, in Medway. He enlisted in January, 1861, as a private of Captain Benison's Battery U. S. Light Arty., for the term of five years. This term was afterwards reduced to three years, and he was mustered out of service about January, 1864. He soon afterwards enlisted again in the 2d Regt. Mass. Cav., for three years, and was accredited to the town of Hanson. He was discharged from the regiment to enable him to accept a commission as 2d Lieut, in the 2d Regt. U. S. colored Cavalry. He was mustered out, February, 1S66, in Brazos Santiago, Tex. Albert F. Fales, son of James D. and Mary A. (Hill) Fales, was born Nov. 13, 1836, in Medway. He enlisted early in May, and was mus- tered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, as a private of Co. E, 2d Mass. Inf. He was in all the earlier engagements of the regiment. At Winchester, Va. , May 25, 1862, he was wounded through his arm, the ball, afterwards striking a comb in the pocket of his blouse, glanced off, thus averting a more serious, if not a fatal wound. At Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862, he was wounded in the face by a pistol ball or buck-shot. At Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862, he was severely wounded in the left hand. He was discharged Dec. 6, 1862, for disability, from the General Hospital, Harrisburg, Penn. James E. Fales, son of James D. and Mary A. (Hill) Fales, was born Feb. 5, 1828, in Franklin, Mass. He enlisted the last of August, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, at Readville, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served in the Department of the Gulf and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. John M. Fales, son of James D. and Mary A. (Hill) Fales, was born Jan. 27, 1835, in Bellingham, Mass. He enlisted early in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was detailed assistant in commissary department, and held the position of butcher through his term of service, exempt from duty in the ranks. He was mustered out at the expiration of his term. May 28, 1864. John Farren, at the age of forty-five years, residence Boston, was mus- tered into the United States service Nov. 14, 1863, for three years, as a pri- vate of 13th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps. He was assigned to the credit of Med- way, April 30, 1864, and mustered out Dec. i, 1865, by reason of general order No. 155 of the War Department. John Fendt, at the age of thirty-one years, residence unknown, was mustered into the United States service May 5, 1864, for three years, as a Corporal of ist Co., 2d Battalion. Fie was accredited to Medway. Charles H. Fisher enlisted Nov. 21, 1864, and was mustered into ser- vice on the same day, for one year, in Co. G, 61 st Regt. Mass. Vols. He was accredited to Medway, but was not a resident of the town. He served with his regiment in Virginia, and was mustered out July 16, 1865. Frank L. Fisher, son of Lewis and Betsey (Richardson) Fisher, was born Sept. 27, 1844, in Medway. He enlisted the last of August, and was mustered into the service of the United States, Sept. 13, 1862, in Readville, Mass., for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served with his regiment in Louisiana, and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, 273 his term having expired. He enhsted again in the same regiment and com- pany for one hundred days and was mustered into service July 23, 1S64. lie served in the defenses of Washington, D, C, and was mustered out Nov. II, 1864. He resides in Pueblo, Col. George H. Fisher, son of Timothy Fisher, at the age of eighteen years, enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. George S. Fisher, son of Simeon and Mary A. (Rockwood) Fisher, was born Sept. 13, 1828, in Holliston. He was a resident of Ashland, and was accredited to that town. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 16, 1S62, for nine months, as a private of Co. E, 5th Reo-t. Mass. Vols. He served with his regiment in North Carolina. The regiment was engaged at Kinston, Whitehall, and Goldsboro', and in skirmishes at Hill's Point, Blount's Creek, and in a reconnoisance of rebel works at Mosely Creek, and subsequently in the capture of those works. He was mustered out July 2, 1863, at expiration of his term of service. Henry S. Fisher, son of John S. and Frances M. Fisher, resided in Maiden, but was accredited to the town of Medway. At the age of si^ctcen years he enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, Dec. i , 1864, for one year, as a private of the 12th Mass. Light Bat. He was mus- tered out July 25, 1865. Lewis L. Fisher, son of Ebenezer and Melatiah (Smith) Fisher, was born in Bellingham, Mass. He enlisted Aug. 20, 1862, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day for three years, as a private of Co. E, 3d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged for disability, Feb. 19, 1863. He died July 4, 1866, an accidental death. Theodore Willis Fisher, son of the Hon. Milton Metcalf and Elea- nor (Metcalf) Fisher, was born May 29, 1837, ^^^ Westboro, Mass. He was educated in the public schools of Medway, in Williston Seminary, East Hampton, and in Phillips Academy, Andover. He graduated, in 1861, from the Harvard Medical College in Cambridge, and was at once appointed to the position of Resident Physician for the city institutions in Boston Harbor. He was commissioned, Aug. 29, 1862, Assistant-Surgeon of the 44th Regt. Mass. Vols., and was mustered into the United States ser- vice Sept. 12, 1862, for nine months. He was at that time a resident of Boston, but preferred to be accredited to Medway. His regiment arrived in North Carolina, October, 1862. He was on duty in the Tarboro' Expedi- tion, when his regiment took part in the engagement at Rawles' Mills, November 2, and also in the Goldsboro' expedition, when it was in the engagements at Kinston, December 14; Whitehall, December 16; and Goldsboro', Dec. 17, 1862. He was detailed Jan. 28, 1863, in charge of a section of Foster General Hospital, in Newbern, N. C. He obtained leave, Jan. 29, 1863, to go on the expedition to Plymouth, N. C, and on account of sickness did not return to the hospital till February 24 following. He was commissioned Surgeon of his regiment April 10, 1863, in place of Dr. Robert Ware, deceased, and rejoined his regiment at Washington, N. C, April 16, the day on which the siege of that place was raised. He was mustered out June 18, 1863, at the expiration of his term. In the 274 THEODORE WILLIS FISHER, M. D. autumn of 1S63 Dr. Fisher was appointed Assistant-Sujoerintendent of the Boston Lunatic Hospital, which position he filled until 1869. During this period, in 1867, he traveled widely in Europe, making hospital construc- tion and ventilation a special study. In 1869 he established himself in Boston as a specialist in the treatment of mental diseases. He was widely consulted, and testified as an expert in cases of insanity in courts throughout New England, and was a witness in the famous Guiteau trial. Dr. Fisher wrote many papers on insanity and mental diseases. In 1880 he was ap- pointed Superintendent of the Boston Lunatic Hospital, which position he now fills. He is a member of numerous medical societies in the country. Dr. Fisher delivered an historical address Dec. 31, 1872, at the dedication of Sanford Hall, Medway. He married, Nov. 10, 1858, Maria C. Brown, daughter of Artemas Brown, m. d., of Medway. Mrs. Maria C. Fisher died July 28, i860. Dr. Fisher married, Dec. 18, 1873, Ella G. Richard- son, daughter of J. W. Richardson, Esq., of Boston, Mass. There are three children of the second marriage now living, viz., Willis R., Edward M., and Gertrude Fisher. WiLLARD P. Fisher, son of Simeon and Mary A. (Rockwood) Fisher, was born Oct. 2, 1842, inHolliston. He enlisted the last of August, and was 275 mustered into the United States service, Sept. 13, 1S62, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the engagement at Brashear Citv, La., June 23, 1863, and was taken prisoner. He was pa- roled June 26, and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, in Readville, Mass. He enlisted a second time, and was mustered into service March 11, 1864, for three years, as a Corporal of the i6th Mass. Light Bat. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out June 27, 1S65. Julius A. Fitts, son of Charles H. and Emeline A. (Richards) Fitts, was born Nov. 12, 1843, in Medway. He enlisted in August, and was mustered into the United States service, Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was detailed as an orderly to Lieut. -Col. Stedman, and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. He enlisted again from Holliston, Mass., for one hundred days, in the same regiment and company, and was mustered into service July 22, 1864, as 5th Sergeant. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. II, 1864. He became a resident of Medfield, and engaged in mer- cantile business. James Fitzgerald, son of Edward and Mary (O'Connor) Fitzgerald, was born about September, 1840, in Kerry County, Ireland. He enlisted May 24, 1861, for four years, as a private of U. S. Marine Corps. He was first assigned to duty on board the United States steamer '• Preble," Sept. 20, 1 86 1. He was at the capture of Ship Island, Oct. 13, 1S61, and in an en- gagement with the rebel ram, "Manassas" above the passes of the Missis- sippi River. He was in a slight engagement, April 3, with the rebel fleet under Admiral Buchanan, and June 29, 1S62, at the capture of the steamer "Ann" at the entrance of Mobile Bay, bound for that port from Nassau, N. P., with harnesses, saddles, and artillery stores. He left the " Preble" Jan. 10, 1863, and was assigned to duty at the Pensacola Navy Yard, Fla., re- maining there until December, when he went on board the United States transport "Bermuda." He was transferred, Feb. 17, 1865, to the United States steamer "Richmond," arrived at Charlestown Navy Yard, July 15, and was mustered out of service Aug. i, 1865, his term having expired. Michael Fitzgerald, a resident of Medway, was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1864, for one hundred days, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864. Andrew Fitzsimmons, residence Cambridge, Mass., was mustered into the United States service. May 7, 1864, for three years, as a member of unassigned detachment Vet. Res. Corps, and accredited to Medway. James Blake Flaherty, son of Thomas and Maria (Blake) Flaherty, was born May 15, 1848, in Ireland. He was a resident of Medway, but en- listed from Philadelphia, Penn., and was mustered into the United States ser- vice March 3, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. H, 19th Regt. Penn. Cav. He took part in the battle of Nashville, Tenn., in December, 1864, and in many raids and skirmishes. He was mustered out May 12, 1866, at the expiration of his term of service, in New Orleans, La. Thomas Flaherty, son of Thomas and Maria (Blake) Flaherty, was born about 1846, in Ireland. He was a resident of Medway, but enlisted September 27, from Worcester, Mass., for three years, as a private of Co. K, 3th Regt. N. Y. Cav., and was mustered into service Oct. 15, 1861. He was 276 afterward promoted Corporal. The service of his regiment was principally in Virginia. He took part, Nov. 12, 1862, in the movement by which the rebels *were driven out of Stephensburg, Va.. the Union troops occupying the rebel camp. March 28, 1863, he was in a raid under General Kilpatrick, resulting in the capture of a number of prisoners, and he was detailed one of the guards over them. On the 23d of March, in a skirmish with Moseby's cavalry near Chantilly, he was taken prisoner with thirty-four others of his regiment, and sent to Richmond, Va. He was paroled after three days, and sent to Camp Parole, at Annapolis, Md. When a prisoner on his way to Richmond, he was deprived of a part of his clothing by the rebel guards, and thus exposed, he took cold, which resulted in a fever, from the effects of wdiich he never recovered. He was exchanged after several months, and returned to his regiment, but being unfit for service he was sent to the hos- pital, and in May, 1864, was removed to Lovell General Hospital, Ports- mouth Grove, R. I. In October he returned to duty in the regiment, and took part in several skirmishes, and on one occasion, having his horse killed under him, he escaped capture only by mounting the horse of a comrade who had been killed. He was resolved, as he wrote to his mother, to be killed rather than be again taken prisoner. He was mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at the expiration of his service. After being discharged his health continued to fail, and he died Dec. 21, 1865, in Medway. Emmons Force, son of Samuel and Relief (Hood) Force, was born July 5, 1834, in Westboro, Mass. He enlisted early in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, in Camp Andrew, West Rox- bury, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols, He was in the earlier skirmishes of the regiment and at the battle of Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862. Soon after he was sent to the hospital and was detailed as a mechanic. He was discharged Nov. 21, 1862, for disability. Silas Force, son of Samuel and Relief (Hood) Force, w\as born March 22, 1842, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service Nov. 28', 1864, for one year, as a private of Co. A, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He re- mained on duty at Galloup's Island for one month after his enlistment ; after- wards was some time at Hart's Island and did not join his regiment until April, 1865. He was mustered out July 26, 1865. William W. Forman, of Boston, enlisted and was mustered into the United States service June 9, 1864, for three years, as a private of Co. K, loth Regt. U. S. Vet. Res. Corps, and was accredited to Medway. George J. Foster, son of Appleton and Louisa A. (Bannister) Fos- ter, was born June 23, 1845, in Medway. He w^as mustered into the United States service Aug. 25, 1862, for three years, as a private of the 3d N. Y. Light Bat. He was at the time a resident of New York City. He states that he was in some twenty or more engagements during his service. He was mustered out July 25, 1865, at the expiration of his term. Peter Foster was born in Scotland, G. B. He enlisted May 20, and was mustered into service Aug. 24, 1861, in Co. I, loth Regt. Mass. Vols., from Wrentham, Mass. He was discharged April 24, 1 862 , for disability. At the age of twenty-seven years he enlisted, Aug. 23, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service the same day, for one year, as a private of the i8th unattached Co., afterwards Co. B, 4th Mass. Heavy Arty. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out June 17, 1865. 277 William B. Foster, son of Appleton and Louisa A. (Bannister) Foster, was born Dec. 19, 1843, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service from Canton, Mass., Aug. 19, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. A, 4th Regt. Mass. Vols. He died April i, 1863, in University Hospital, New Orleans, La., where he was buried. George F. French, at the age of twenty-four years, enlisted in Decem- ber, 1S62, and was mustered into service for three years, as a private of Co. C, 2d Regt. Mass. Cav. He was accredited to Medway, though not a resi- dent. By the state record he appears as mustered in ALirch 17, 1S63, and accredited to Middleton. He was discharged Nov. 16, 1S63, for disability. Amos L. Fuller, of Medway, w^as mustered into the United .States ser- vice May 19, 1861, for three months, as a private of Co. D, 3d Battalion Riflemen Mass. Vols. He was discharged July 23, 1S61, for disability. Charles F. Fuller, son of William and Mary (Henderson) Fuller, was boin April 5, 182S, in Medway. He enlisted early in May, and was mustered into the service of the United States, May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged Jan. 8. 1862, for disability. He enlisted a second time as Frank C. Fuller, and was mustered into service May 13, 1862, for three years, as a private of the 7th Mass. Light Bat. He was transferred March 23, 1864, to the Vet. Res. Corps. He was assigned to the 31st Co., 2d Battalion, and afterwards transferred to the 32d Co., 2d Battalion Vet. Res. Corps. George A. Fuller, son of Stephen B. and Mary A. (Christian) Ful- ler, was born Jan. 9, 1847, in Charlestown, Mass. He was mustered into tlie United States service Dec. 10, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. G, 2d Regt. Heavy Arty. Mass. Vols. He was taken prisoner at Plymouth, N. C, April iS, 1864, and was sent to Andersonville, Ga., where he died in prison, August, 1864. He was buried in the grave marked No. 7,392. George Edmund Fuller, son of Elihu and Rhoda (Daniels) Fuller, was born March 3, 1826, in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, July 32, 1864, for one hundred days, as 2d Lieut, of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864. George F. Fuller, son of Israel D. and Eliza (l^arbcr) Fuller, was born jNLirch 8, 1841, in Medway. He enlisted from Brighton, and was mus- tered into the LTnited States service Aug. 25, 1863, for nine months, as a private of nth Mass. Light Bat. He was mustered out of service May 25, 1863, his term having expired. James A. Gale, son of Dr. Amory and Martha ( Leland) Gale, was l)orn Oct. 3, 1837, in Amherst, N. H. He enlisted in March, and was mustered into the United States service x\pril 7, 1864, for three years, as a private of the i6th Mass. Light Bat. He served in the defenses of Wash- ington, D. C, and was mustered out July 27, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. He removed to West Medway, and resumed his medical prac- tice, which he still continues. Patrick Gallagher was born in Leland. He resided in Medway, and at the age of nineteen years enlisted from Bellingham, and was mustered into service Dec. 37, 1864, for three years, as a private of Co. M, 4th Regt. Mass. Cav. He was found dead in his tent May 24, 1S65, at camp, near 278 Richmond. Va., and is supposed to have been killed by the accidental dis- charge of his own carbine. John Glancy, son of Owen and Margaret Glancy, was born June 24, 1841, in Ireland. He enlisted at Charlestown Navy Yard July 17, 1S61, for four years, as a private of the U. S. Marine Corps. He was assigned to duty on the frigate " Congress," and was onboard tliat ill-fated vessel when she was destroyed, March S, 1862, by the rebel ram " Merrimac," at Hamp- ton Roads, Va. He afterwards served on board the " San Jacinto," which was sent to the West Indies in pursuit of the pirate " Alabama." He was discharged, March 13, 1863, for disability. John Gormly, on the rolls as John Gorman, was born in Tyrene County, Ireland. He resided in Medway. At tlie age of nineteen years he enlisted, in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25. 1861, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the earlier skirmishes of the regi- ment ; in the engagement at Winchester, Va., May 25, at Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862 ; at Chancellorsville, May 3, at Beverly Ford, June 9, and at Gettysburg, Penn., July 2 and 3, 1863. He was transferred Sept. 6, 1863. to the Vet. Res. Corps, and mustered out May, 1864. Joseph H. Gould was born in Nova Scotia. He was mustered into the United States service March 11, 1864, for three years, as a private of the i6th Light Bat. Mass. Vols. He deserted April 3, 1864, from Camp Meigs^ Readville, Mass. He was a resident of Medway at time of enlistment. Charles Grant, born in Douglas, Mass., enlisted in Medway at the age of thirty-four years, and was mustered into service May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was dis- charged, May 30, 1 86 1, from Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, Mass. Charles A. Grant, son of Charles and Janette Grant, was born Jan. 3, 1849, 'in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, Jan. 5, 1865, for one year, as a private of Co. K, 6Lst Mass. Regt. He was at the time a resident of the town, but received a bounty from the town of Bellingham, to which place he was accredited. He was in the en- gagement at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1S65, and mustered out July 16, 1S65. Edwin A. Grant, son of Calvin and Eliza Grant, was born May 31, 1847, in Wrentham. He enlisted for one hundred days, and was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1864, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He died Sept. 11, 1864, in Alexandria, Va., and was buried in Medway. Frank S. Grant, son of Calvin and Eliza Grant, was born Aug. 18, 1844, in Wrentham. He enlisted in May, and was mustered into the United States service for three years. May 25, 1861, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the earlier skirmishes of the regiment : in the fight at Winchester, Va., May 25, at the battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, Antietam, Md., Sept. 17. 1862; Chancellorsville, May 3, Beverly Ford, June 9, and at Gettysburg. Penn., July 2 and 3, 1863. At the latter engage- ment he was wounded through the knee, and was transferred Jan. 14, 1864, to the Vet. Res. Corps. He was mustered out of service at the expiration of his term, May, 1864, and died April 25, 1868, in Medway. George O. Grant, son of Calvin and Rebecca Grant, was born in 1841, 279 in Medway. He enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service^ Aug. i6, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. B, 38th Rcgt. Mass. Vols. He was transferred Feb. 4, 1863, to the ist Louisiana Cav., and was with that regiment in several skirmishes, and at the siege of Port Hud- son, La., and afterwards at Carrion Crow Bayou, at which time he was- wounded in the thigh, the ball lodging in the groin. He was discharged April II, 1864, for disability arising from his wound. He enlisted again from Milford. Harrison G. O. Grant, son of Calvin and Rebecca Grant, was born in 1838, in Medway. He enlisted in May, and was mustered into the United States service June 6, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. D, ist Bat. Heavy Arty. Mass. Vols. He served in the forts of Boston Har- bor, and was mustered out of service Sept. 12, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. He became an inmate of Chelsea Soldiers' Home. James M. Grant, son of Calvin and Eliza Grant, was born March 16, 1840, in Woonsocket, R. L He enlisted early in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the earlier skirmishes of the regi- ment, and in the engagement at Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862, at which time he was taken prisoner. He was paroled, and sent to Camp Parole, in Annapolis, Md., from which place, after being exchanged, he returned, Oct. 23, 1862, to his regiment, then at Harper's Ferry, Va. In April, 1863, he was sent to the hospital, and remained there until the last of January, 1864, when he again joined his regiment, and was in the battle of Resaca, Ga. He was mustered out of service May 28, 1864, his term having expired. John P. Green, son of John P. and Martha Green, was born July 8, 1827, at Westford, Mass. He enlisted in Lowell, in Co. C, 30th Regt. Mass. Vols., and was mustered into service Oct. 2, 1861. He was discharged April 2, 1862, at .Ship Island, Gulf of Mexico. George E. Greenwood, son of George H. and Lydia E.Greenwood, was born July 20, 1842, in Franklin. He enlisted early in May, and was mus- tered into the United States service. May 25, 1861, for three years, as a pri- vate of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was promoted Corporal April 9, 1863, and Sergeant Dec. 30, 1863. During the winter of 1861-2 he was sick in the hospital at Frederick, Md., and remained there on detailed duty until August, 1862, when he returned to the regiment and was in the battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, and at Antietam, September 17. In Novem- ber he was one of a party of sixty men of his regiment who on a night excur- sion under Captain Cogswell, visited Shepardstown and killed the notorious Capt. Burke, a rebel guerilla, and took prisoners several of his men. He was in the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863, when he was wounded in the right arm and breast. He joined his regiment again August 18. at Alexandria, just as it was ready to leave for New York to assist in enforcing the draft. He continued on duty with his regiment, and in the battle of Resaca, Ga., May, 11^, 1864, he was again wounded in the right arm. He was mustered out May 28, 1864, his term having expired. He married and settled in Frederick, Md., soon after the close of the war, where he still resides. George H. Greenwood, son of Joseph and Betsey (Chenery) Green- wood, was born April 13, 1820, in Franklin. He enlisted the last of 28o Auc^ust, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served with his regiment in Louisiana, and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1S63. Isaac C. Greenwood, son of Joseph and Betsey (Chenery) Green- wood, was born May 2, 1822, in Holliston, a part of that town now within the limits of Medway. He enlisted early in May, and was mustered into ser- vice May 35, 1861, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 3d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was detailed July i, 1861, to June 4, 1863, as hospital wagoner, after which he was in the ranks for a time, and took part, Aug. 9, 1862, in the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va. Soon afterwards he was detailed as a driver to the Division Ambulance Corps and continued in that service except for a very brief period until the end of his term. He was mustered out of service May 28, 1864. He enlisted a second time, Aug. 27, 1864, and mustered into the United States service on the same dav, for one year, as a private of Co. B, 6ist Mass. Vols. August, 1864, he was detailed as company cook to the end of his term of service. He was mustered out June 17, 1865. Joiix T. Greenwood, son of Isaac C. and Sarah Greenwood, was born jan'. 15, 1846, in Medway. He enlisted Aug. 26, 1864, and was mustered Into the United States service the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. B, 61 St Regt. Mass. Vols. He served with his regiment in Virginia, and took part in the operations before Petersburg in March and April, 1865, but w^as not in the battle of April 2, having been detailed on special duty at the time. He was mustered out of service June 4, 1865. Joseph A. Greenwood, son of Joseph and Betsey (Chenery) Green- wood, was born in July, 1829. He enlisted July 11, and w^as mustered into the United States service July 21, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. B, 38th Regt. Mass. Vols. He deserted in December, 1863, from Stewart's Mansion General Hospital. He was returned to his regiment, and sentenced by a court-martial to serve out his term without pay. The sentence was subsequently remitted, and he was mustered out of service June 30, 1865, at the expiration of his term. He resides in Cliftondale, Mass. Thomas Hackett, at the age of twenty -one years, residence Cambridge, Mass., enlisted and was mustered into the United States service Dec. 7, 1864, for one year, as a private of the 6th Mass. Bat. Light Arty., and accredited to Medway. He was mustered out Aug. 7, 1865. Robert Hall, at the age of forty-one years, residence not known, en- listed Sept. 7, 1864, and was mustered into service the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. C, 61 st Regt. Mass. Vols. He served with his regiment and was mustered out June 4, 1865. Daniel Hammond, son of Daniel and Mary E. (Tuttle) Hammond, was born March 3, 1832, in Salem, Mass. He enlisted and was mustered into the service of the United States, July 32, 1864, for one hundred days, as a private of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864. George B. Hardy, son of Eliphalet D. and Eunice (Tyler) Hardy, was born in Medway. He was drafted into the United States service July 15, 1863, for three years, and was assigned to Co. C, 12th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was killed May 5, 1864, in the battle of the Wilderness, Va. 2«I John Harney was born in Roscommon Connty, Ireland, and resided in Mcdway. He was mustered into the United States service Aug. 4, 1S62, for three years, as a private of Co. B, 3Sth Mass. Inf. He (Hed June 4, 1863. Peter Harrington, son of Michael and Catharine (Jennings) Har- rington, was born in 1S39, in Roscommon Count}^ Ireland. He enlisted earlv in May, and was mustered into the United .States service May 35, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the earlier skirmishes of the regiment, and in the battles of Winchester, Va., May 25, and of Cedar Mountain, August 9 ; also at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862, when he was wounded in the elbow. He was discharged Dec. 6, 1S62, for disability arising from his wound. On the night after the battle of Cedar IMountain, Harrington was detailed on the picket guard. The line ran through the woods not very far from the Confederate picket. In the darkness some one hailed him, and inquired the way to the head-quarters of a certain Confederate general. Taking in the situation at once Harrington's mother wit did not desert him, and he quickly replied, '' .Step this way and I will show you," and very soon thereafter the Confederate captain found himself disarmed, and under guard at the Union head-quarters. Tho.aias J. Harrington, son of Michael and Catharine (Jennings) Harrington, was born March 29, 1S31, in Roscommon County, Ireland. He was mustered into the United States senice Sept. 3, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols., but being a recruit, his term was to expire with that of the regiment. He joined his regiment before the battle of Antietam, and was there, but not engaged. At the battle of Chancellorsville he was detailed to duty on the supply train. He was trans- ferred, Sept. 30, 1S63, to the Vet. Res. Corps. William Harrold, at the age of eighteen years, resident of Boston, en- listed Sept. 7, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. C, 61st Regt. Mass. Vols., and was accredited to Medway, Mass. He was mustered out June 4, 1S65. Edward P. Hart, son of Charles E. and Julia A. (Daniels) Hart, was born Jan. 31, 1843, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service July 2, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. B, i6th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the engagements at Fair Oaks, Va., June 18, 25, and 28; at Glendale, June 29; Malvern Hill, July 1 and 8: Kettle Run, August 27 ; and second Bull Run, Aug. 29, 1862. In the latter battle he was wounded in the hand, losing a part of the forefinger of his right hand. He was transferred to Vet. Res. Corps in July, 1863 ; assigned to Co. A, 14th Regt., of which company he was promoted Jnly 20, Corporal. He took part in a few skirmishes on the invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania by the rebels in 1863. He was mustered out of service July 2, 1864. He was a resident of Medway, but by the rolls is accredited to Holliston. Michael Hart, Jr., son of Michael and Margaret (Crowell) Hart, was born June, 1845, in Boston, Mass. He enlisted Nov. 33, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service the same day, for one year, as a pri- vate of Co. G, 6 1 st Regt. Mass. Vols. He was with his regiment before Petersburg, Va., and in the final engagement, April 2, 1865. He was de- tailed during the latter part of his term as servant to Capt. Suticn, of Co. G. He was mustered out of service July 16, 1S65. 19 282 Addison T. Hastings, son of Deming J. and Lucia (Daniels) Hast- ings, was born Feb. 22, 1S42, in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service about June i^, 1S62, for three months, as a pi-ivate of Co. B, 7th Squadron R. I. Cav. He was at the time of enlist- ment a student at the Military Academy at Norwich, Vt. He served in Maryland and Virginia, and was mustered out at the expiration of his term. William Hawes, son of Lewis and Irene Hawes, was born March 12, 1839, ^^^ Medway. He was mustered into the United States service July 18, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. G, 20th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was with his regiment until June 30, 1862. At the battle of Ball's Blufl' he was not engaged, having been detailed on some special service at the time, but is believed to have been on duty at the siege of Yorktown, Va., and at the battle of Fair Oaks, and also in some of the engagements after that battle, while on the retreat towards Harrison's Landing. Capt. O. W. Holmes, of Co. G, in a letter to the mother of Hawes, says, that '• on the 30th of June, while on the retreat to James River, he fell behind the regiment, and was taken prisoner. He was reported by some of the men as sick, and some said wounded." Subsequently returned prisoners reported seeing him in prison in Richmond, Va. Since then nothing has been heard from him. William C. Hawes, son of John H. and Merriam (Clark) Hawes, was born Nov. 29, 1834, in Walpole, Mass. He enlisted from Milford, and was mustered into service May 30, 1862, for six months, as a private of the 8th Bat. Mass. Light Arty. He was in the following engagements : at Sul- phur Springs, Va., August 22 ; Bull Run, August 30; Chantillv, Septem- ber I ; South Mountain. vSeptember 14; and at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1S62. He was mustered out of service Nov. 29, 1862, his term having expired. He enlisted again al)out January i, and was mustered into the LTnited States service Jan. 6, 1S63, for three years, as a Corporal of the 15th Bat. Mass. Light Arty., (state record says mustered Februarv 13). He was detailed clerk of the batter}-, and for several months was Acting Adjutant. He was discharged from the battery Dec. 4, 1863, to enable him to accept an appoint- ment as 2d Lieut, in the i62d Regt. N. Y. Vols. Li relation to his charac- ter, his subsec[uent services, and his death, the following has been selected from an article prepared by a citizen of the town, and published June, 1864, in a local paper: "Another Hero Gone. — With sadness we record the death of another brave Medway volunteer, Lieut. William C. Hawes, who died at Alexandria, La., May 29, six days after receiving a mortal wound in the battle of Cane River." Lieut. Hawes, after joining his regi- ment, was in three hard-fought battles, at jVLansfield, Mount Pleasant, and lastly at Cane River on the 23d of May, 1S64, at which time he was wounded while charging up the wooded hill to which the enemy had been driven, and where they were strongly posted. In a letter to the wife of Lieut. Hawes, Capt. Seaman, his commanding officer, speaking of the manner of his being wounded, says, " He was struck by a ball and three buckshot. The ball entered at the left shoulder blade ; the buckshot enteretl the left shoulder, but did not pass through the body." He says, " our brigade was ordered to the front, and to charge up the hill. When nearly on the hill Lieut. Hawes ordered a rebel to surrender, and the man fired, the ball taking effect as above. The man that shot him was fired at by our men three times, and severely 283 wounded and taken prisoner, and had he not been hurried tlirough our lines, would have been lynched by our men." He also adds, •' allow me to say your husband had the kind feelings and sympathy of all who knew him. Since our acquaintance he has been my particular and intimate friend, and I deeply reo-ret that I have to lose his society." After being woimded he was con- veved by ambulance and boat some fifty miles to Alexandria, where, in the hospital, under the charge of Dr. Andrews, of the 120th X. Y. Vols., he re- ceived the best of medical treatment, and was constantly attended by Mr. John Stephens, [r., an agent of the sanitary commission, who, in a letter to his wife and mother, speaks in the highest terms of his fortitude and patience under all his sufferings. He says, "' throughout all he was calm, and felt that perfect peace which cometh from nothing of earth." He was sustained by that comfort v.hich Christ has promised to all his people. The night before he died he said, '' I am dying, but tell mother I died happy, and in a good cause." After passing through the two previous battles unharmed, he wrote to his wife, " God has seen fit to spare my life thus far ; though the bullets flew thick and fast all around me, yet I came out unharmed, and am extremely grateful to my Father in Heaven. I may foil in the next battle ; if so, I freely ofier my life for our noble cause." These were truly pro- phetic words. Lieut. Hawes was a young man of good education, temperate habits, correct and manly deportment, modest and unassuming, and wherever known bore an irreproachable character. In his diary, which he kept of each day's events, and wdiich for purity of language, beauty of st3'le, with minuteness of detail, to say nothing of superior penmanship, is a model composition, is found the following, which he seems to have adopted for his creed, and a better one in brief is rarely found : "• Five facts : A living faith is the best divinity ; a holv life is the best philosophy ; a tender conscience is the best law ; honesty is the best policy ; and temperance the best physic." The temptations and vices of camp neither allm-ed nor contaminated him, but the stern realities of war, the magnitude of the conflict, and its mighty re- sults, gave breadth and expansion to his intellect, ennobled and purified his heart, and led to an entire consecration of himself to his God and his country. His death was full of consolation to his friends who mourned his loss. '• HEADQLfARTERS 15TH MaSS. BaTTERY, NeW OrLEAXS, La., DE- PARTMENT OF THE Gulf, May 30, 1864. Battery Order No. 36 : 3d Lieut. William C. Hawes, late of Medway, Mass., while leading his company in the last battle of Cane River, received a wound of which he died some time last week. Lieut. Hawes enlisted as a private in this battery at its original formation, and served as clerk of the company till some time last fall, when he was promoted to a Lieutenancy in the i62d N. Y. Vols. He was an honest, faithful, and true soldier, a gentleman, and one of the best young men I ever met. In his death, the sei'vice loses an able oflficer, society, a bright ornament, and his family, a devoted husband, father, and brother, and we all, a sincere friend. While feeling deeply his untimely end, with proud satisfaction we can point to the fact that he fell wounded with his face to the enemies of his country. While we mourn his departure let us most sincerely sympathize with his dear friends who will miss him much. We shall ever remember 2d Lieut. William C. Hawes as a patriot. Per Order, T, PiERSON, Capt. 15th Mass. Battery, Commander." The degree of estima- 284 tion at which he was held by the members of the battery appears in the letter of Capt. Pierson to the sister of Lieut. Hawes, in which he says: "When the preceding order was read to the company, many eyes were wet with tears when they remembered your dear brother." He also remarks, " he would have been promoted the next day if he had lived." It may be truly said he was promoted. Albert M. Havward, at the age of twenty-two years, residence not known, was enlisted by Lieut. A. D. Sawyer of the 2d Mass. Inf., and was mustered into the United States service Aug. 30, 1S63, for three years, as a private of that regiment. James H. IIeaton, son of Samuel and Tirza (Carlton) Heaton, w^as born Sept. i, 1S31, in Franklin, Mass. He enlisted for one hundred days, and was mustered into the service July 22, 1S64. He served in the vicinity of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out of service Nov. 11, 1864. John Henry was born in Sligo County, Ireland. He enlisted in May, at Medway, and was mustered into the United States service. May 25, 1861, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He states that he was in every engagement in which the regiment took a part, during his term of service ex- cept Gettysburg. He was at Winchester, Va., May 25 ; at Cedar Mountain, August 9; at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862; at Chancellorsville, May 2 and 3, 1S63, wdien he was wounded in the breast. He returned to duty in the regiment again Aug. 17, 1863. He was afterwards in the battle of Resaca, "Ga., May i ^, 1864. In November, 1862, he was one of the party under Capt. Cogswell, which visited Shepherdstown, Va., and killed the noted guerilla, Burke, and took several of his men prisoners. He was mustered out May 28, 1864, his term having expired. James T. Higgins, at the age of thirty-eight years, a resident of Rox- bury, but accredited to the town of Medw^ay, enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service Nov. 29, 1864, for one year, as ist wSergeant of Co. G, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He had previously served a full term in the ist Regt. Mass. Vols., from Roxbury, having been mustered out May 25, 1864, as ist Sergeant of Co. K. He was discharged April 19, 1865, from Co. G, for promotion, and promoted 2d Lieut. Co. B, 61 st Regt. John Higgins, son of John and Catherine Higgins, was born June 24, 1836, in Limerick County, Ireland. He enlisted Aug. 36, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. B, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the battle of Peters- burg, April, 1S65, and was mustered out of service June 4, 1865. He removed to Hopkinton, where he died several years since. Edmund W. Hill, son of Hiram and Clarissa (Henderson) Hill, was born Nov. 25, 1836, in Medway. He enlisted in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, as a Corporal of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged Jan. 29, 1862, for disa- bility. He enlisted a second time for one hundred days, and was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1S64, as a Corporal of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864. Lewis Solon Hill, son of Lewis and Huldah (Randall) Hill, was born Nov. 23, 1844, in Medway. His father continued to reside here for some years after. He enlisted in February, 1864, as a recruit to 28th Mass. Regt., 285 and was assigned to Co. I. He was, at the time of enlistment, a resident of Framingham, and was accredited to that town. He was with his regiment, and took part in the engagements before Petersburg, Va., in the spring and summer of 1864. He died, November, 1S64, in Washington, D. C. Moses Hill, son of Moses and Persis (Phipps) Hill, was born March 22, 1823, in Bellingham, Mass. He was mustered into the United States service Aug. 21, 1861, for three years, as a private of the First Company of Sharpshooters, called "Andrew Sharpshooters." He first served on the upper Potomac, his company being attached to the command of Gen. Lan- der during the winter of 1861-2. After the death of Gen. Lander it was transferred to the 15th Regt., with which it became connected in April, 1862, during the siege of Yorktown, Va. Lieut. -Col. Kimball of that regi- ment speaks of the company as having been of great service in that siege, with telescopic rifles, in silencing the enemy's batteries by picking oft' the gunners or compelling them to retire. He was subsequently in the battle of Fair Oaks in June, iS63,and in other succeeding engagements of the Penin- sula Campaign. It was during the hardships and exposures of this cam- paign, that his health began to fail and he was finally sent to one of the hos- pitals in Washington, D. C. There he continued to grow worse and at the request of his wife, Mr. Geo. L. Richardson of this town visited him, ob- tained his discharge on the 13th of October, 1862, and immediately accom- panied him home, where he died Oct. 29, 1862. John Hirl, at the age of thirty-five years, residence New Bedford, en- listed Dec. 13, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day, for one year, as a private of the 26th unattached Co. of Mass. Vols. He was mustered out of service May 12, 1S65, the war being ended. Alonzo Hixon, son of Willard and Dorcas (Bartholomew) Hixon, was born Feb. 19, 1826. He enlisted in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, at Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, as a pri- vate of Co. E, 2d Mass. Regt. He was detailed as company cook in AL'iy, 1861, and occupied that position during his entire term, on which account he w^as generally exempt from duty in the ranks. He was, however, in the ranks in the battle of Winchester, Va., May 25, 1S62, and again May 15, 1864, at the battle of Resaca, Ga. He was mustered out May 28, 1S64. Egbert Oswell Hixon, son of Isaac and Persis (Adams) Hixon, was born in 1827, in Medway. He enlisted about April 15, 1861, for three months, as a private of Co. D, 8th Regt. Mass. Vols., and was accredited to Lynn. He was mustered out of service Aug. i, 1861, his term having ex- pired. He enlisted again, and was mustered into the United States service, Aug. 15, 1861, for three years, as a private of the First Company of Sharp- shooters, known as "Andrew Sharpshooters," He deserted about Septem- ber, 1862, and afterwards enlisted in an Ohio regiment under an assumed name, and died in the service. George H. Hixon, son of Elihu and Hannah Hixon, was born March 15, 1838, in Medway. He enlisted May 20, 1861, for one year, in the U. vS. Navy, and shipped on board the steam frigate " Colorado." He served on board that vessel until April, 1862, when he was transferred to the sloop-of- war " Pensacola," at the mouth of the Mississippi River, for the expedition against New Orleans. He was at the bombardment of Forts Jackson and 286 St. Philip, engaged witli the rebel fleet and earth works on the river above, encountered the fire rafts, and afterw^ards was in front of New Orleans when Gen. Butler took possession of the city. About the ist of June he was re- turned to the " Colorado," and was discharged from that vessel about July I, 1S63, at Portsmouth, N. H., his term having expired. He enlisted again, and was mustered into service March 11, 1864, for three years, as a private of the i6th Mass. Light Bat. He served in the vicinity of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out June 37, 1S65, the war being ended. Edward Hogan, son of James and Margaret Hogan, was born Feb. 38, 1 838, in Tipperary County, Ii-eland. He enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service May 35, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 3d Mass. Inf. He was promoted Corporal March 23, 1S64. From August, 1861, to February, 1S63, he was detailed for duty with the ord- nance of^cer of the regiment. He states that he was in all the earlier skir- mishes of the regiment, was in the battle of Winchester, Va., May 25 ; at Cedar Mountain, August 9. when he was wounded in the hand, but recov- ered so much as to return to duty Oct. 10, 186^3 ; was in the battle of Chan- cellorsville. May 3 and 4; Beverly Ford, June 9; at Gettysburg, Penn., July 2 and 3, 1S63, when the regiment lost in one charge, 137 out of 316 men engaged; and at the battle of Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1S64. He was mustered out May 28, 1864. Edwin H. Holbrook, son of Edwin L. and Ablw D. (Hill) Holbrook, was born Oct. 30, 1846, in Medway. He enlisted for one hundred days, and was mustered into the United States service July 32, 1864, as a Cor- poral of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served in the defenses of Wash- ington, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864, his term having expired. His regiment was stationed at Alexandria and Great Falls, Md. He was detailed as clerk of provost-marshal, at Alexandria, Va., during his term. James T. Holmes, born in Nova Scotia, resided in Boston, enlisted Sept. 6, 1864, at the age of twenty years. He was mustered into service on the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. C, 61 st Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out of service June 4, 1S65, as Sergeant. Dennis Hosmer was born May 4, 1806, in Sterling, Mass. He enlisted July 19, and was mustered into the United States service Aug. 16, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 3ist Mass. Regt. His fiunily resided in Medway, but he appears by the rolls to be accredited to the town of Holden, Mass. He was discharged Dec. 7, 1861 , for disability. As nothing is known of him since he is supposed to be dead. Edw^in H. Hosmer, son of Dennis and Elmira Hosmer, was born Aug. I, 1844, in Wrentham, Mass. He was mustered into the United States ser- vice April 4, 1S62, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 39th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was with his regiment in the battles before Richmond, Va., in the summer of 1863. HewasdischargedOct.il, 1S63, for disability. He enlisted again for one hundred days, and was mustered into the United States service July 19, 1864, as a private of Co. G, 60th Regt. Mass. Vols., sta- tioned at Indianapolis, Ind. He was mustered out of service Nov. 30, 1864. John G. Hosmer, son of Dennis and Elmira Hosmer, was born Jan. 25, 1846, in Wrentham, Mass. He enlisted July 33, and was mustered into service July 38, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. D, 35th Regt. 287 M;iss. Vols. He states that he was in tlie Ibllowino- engagements : at South Movmtain, Va., .September 14; Antietam, Md., September 17; in a heavy skirmish at Sulphur Springs, the last of November ; and at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1S62 ; afterwards he participated in the siege of Vicksburg, Miss., the last of June, 1S63 ; and subsequently in the siege and capture of Jackson, Miss., in which his regiment took a prominent part, and was first to plant its colors within the city. After the latter engagements he was taken sick, and sent to the hospital at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and remained there four months, after which he was sent to Portsmouth Grove Hospital, R. I., from which place he paid a Thanksgiving visit home. He returned to Camp Dennison, and Feb. i, 1864, was sent to Stevenson. Ala., where he was detailed as safe guard. September, 1864, he again joined his regiment at Petersburg, Va., and was in the battles on South Side R. R., Hatcher's Run, and at the capture of Petersburg. He was mustered out of service June 9, 1865. Albert C. Houghton, son of Abel S. and Anna Houghton, was born in Newton, Mass. He enlisted in ]SIedway in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was pro- moted Corporal April i, 1863. He was in all the earlier engagements of the regiment; at Winchester, Va., May 25; at Cedar Mountain, August 9; at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862; and at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. In this last battle, he was struck in the leg by a round shot, nearly severing the limb and causing his death. Alvin W. Houghton, son of Amos and Almira Houghton, was born June 5, 1S43, in Swansey, N. H. He enlisted in Medway, in IMay, and was mustered into the United States service. May 35, 1861, for three years, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, as a private of Co. E, 3d Regt. Mass. Vols. During a larger part of his term of service he was detailed as officer's cook and forager. He was mustered out May 38, 1864. He afterwards en- listed again and served in the i6th Regt. N. H. Vols. Joseph H. Howard, at the age of thirty years, residence unknown, was enlisted by Lieut. A. D. Sawyer, in Boston, and mustered into the ser- vice of the United States Aug. 30. 1862, for three years, as a private of the 2d Regt. INIass. Vols., and accredited to Medway. George H. Ide, son of the Rev. Jacob Ide, d. d., and Mary (Emmons) Ide, was born Feb. 3, 1835, in Medway. He enlisted in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 35, 1861, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, as a private of Co. E, 3d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was pro- moted Corporal, July 7, 1861, and returned to the ranks Feb. 24, 1862. He was in the earlier skirmishes of the regiment, and in the engagements at Winchester, Va., May 25, and at Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862, at which time he was instantly killed. In this battle Herman S. Sparrow also fell, who was of the same company. They were among the first from the town to enlist in the sei^vice of the government and were also the first Medway men to fall martyrs to the Union cause in the War of the Rebellion. The news of the death of these young men brought not only deep grief to their families and relatives, but stiiTcd our whole people, and gave us a more real- izine: sense of the stern realities of the terrible conflict in which we were engaged. Few subsequent events of the war affected all our people more deeply. In allusion to this feeling the Rev. D. Sanford, in a funeral sermon, preached at the church of the Rev. Dr. Ide, on Sunday, August 24, said : " In the event of these two deaths, what sorrow! what anguish! what heart-stricken families ! yea, what mourning and grief in the whole com- munity ! and what a gloom has settled upon us. The ordeal through which we are passing is full of instruction. We are learning a lesson of great practical import. Our very cahmiity shows something of the terribleness of the war. At this moment nearly or quite one hundred thousand homes in the loyal states are made desolate by the hand of death in the field or in the camp." But he adds: " This baptism of blood is the prelude to future tri- umphs. These precious lives given up, will, with others, be the perpetual life and augmenting glory of the nation. In the future those who live will read the records of the present, and bless God for the patriotism, the self- sacrifice and devotion of the people now, as we bless Him for those who wrought deliverance and freedom for us." In a letter addressed to the chair- man of the selectmen by Lieut. E. W. Patterson, who was in command of the company, Capt. Qiiincy having been wounded and taken prisoner in the same engagement, he says : " Both Ide and Sparrow were shot through the head, and instantly killed. They were buried under the direction of our Chaplain. Please express to the afflicted ones in Medway the sympathy, not only of myself, but of the regimental commander, for their loss." In speaking of the company in the same letter, he says : " I cannot speak too highly of the courage and noble conduct of all the men. There is not a sin- gle man who could have done better than he did." Says Chaplain Qiiint in a letter to the chairman of the selectmen : " Both Ide and Sparrow did their whole duty. Rely upon it they deserve the honor that INIedway can give." In a letter to the Rev. Dr. Ide, he says : " Your son died fighting nobly and bravely, I can assure you. His memory should have that record. You have given a son to a heroic death, where he never faltered in the midst of an overpowering and terrible fire." Immediately on the receipt of the intelligence of this death, the selectmen, acting under authority of a vote of the town, passed sometime previously, and at the request of the relatives, dispatched Mr. D. J. Hastings as an agent to secure and bring home for burial the bodies of the slain. Before leaving Massachusetts he was furnished with a very earnest note from the Hon. Henry Wilson to the Secretary of War, which note was also approved by Gov. Andrew, requesting that he might, if possible, be permitted to pass within the lines of Gen. Pope's army for the purpose indicated. Such, however, was the condition of affairs that his request could not be granted. And so their remains where allowed to rest where comrade hands laid them down, " with green boughs placed over them lest the earth should press too rudely." George A. Jacobs, at the age of twenty-one years, residence Boston, enlisted and was mustered into the United States service Sept. i3, 1S64, for one year, as a private of Co. C, 61 st Regt. Mass. Vols., and was accredited to Medway. He was mustered out June 4, 1865. Edmund A. Jones, son of Elisha A. and Rhoda (Ellis) Jones, was born Feb. 11, 1S42. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1S62, for nine months, as a Corporal of Co. B, 42d Regt. 2S9 Mass. Vols. ; and was afterwards promoted 3d Sergeant, June 31, 1S63. lie was at the time of enlistment a student of Amherst College, having just com- pleted his Sophomore year. After his discharge from the military service he returned and completed his course, graduating with the class of 1865. lie served with his regiment in Louisiana, and in the engagement at Lafourclie Crossing was woimded in the shoulder. He was mustered out with liis company in Readville, Aug. 20, 1S63. After his graduation at Amherst he was assistant in Lake Forest Academy, at Lake Forest, 111., where he re- mained four years, the last year as principal. In 1S69 he removed to Mas- sillon, O., taking the position of superintendent of schools, which he has continued to hold to the present time, with tlie exception of an interval of two years, when he bore the same relation to the schools in IMarietta, O. Mr. Jones is recognized as an educator of ability and prominence, not only in the city where he resides, but in the county. He is an active worker in the cause of temperance, and for some years has been the superintendent of a large Sunday School. He married, Dec. 23, 1S73, Flora Richards, the daughter of Warren C. Richards, Esq., of Massillon, O. John B. Jones, at the age of nineteen years, residence unknown, was mustered into service May 9, 1S64, for three years, in U. S. Vet. Res. Corps, and was accredited to Medway. Frank Kaney, son of James and Ann (Foley) Kaney, Avas born April 17, 1S44, in Leitrim County, Ireland. He enlisted into the United States Navy for one year, and shipped on board the steamer "• Mercidetta " March 31, 1S63. The steamer was first assigned to duty in the West Indies, wdiere it remained four months, after which it was stationed oft" Wilmington, N. C, until the end of his term. He was mustered out March 31, 1S64. Cornelius Keating, at the age of thirty-eight years, resident of Med- ford, Mass., but accredited to Medway, enlisted Dec. 2, 1864, and was mus- tered into the United States service the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. G, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out July 16, iS6v Martin M. Keith, at the age of twenty-five years, residence Bridge- water, vias mustered into the United States service May 4, 1864, for thiee years, as a private of 2d Bat. Vet. Res. Corps, and accredited to Medwav. William F. Kemp enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service Dec. 2, 1864, for one year, as a recruit of Co. B, 5';th Regt. Mass. Vols., and accredited to Medway, though not a resident of the town. He was mustered out of service Aug. 29, 1865. John H. Kendall, residence Boston, enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service June 24, 1S63, for three years, as a jDrivate of Co. I, 6th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps, and accredited to Medway. He was dis- charged for disability in Cincinnati, O., Aug. 13, 1865, and died of disease on the 26th of October following. Joseph Kersher, at the age of thirty-nine 3ears, family residence, El- gin, Kane County, 111., was mustered into the United States service jSIay 5, 1864, for three years, as a Corporal of the 3d Regt. Vet. Res. Corps, Co. G, and accredited to Medway. In the spring of 1865 he was transferred to ist Co., 2d Bat. Vet. Res. Corps. He was mustered out of service in Brattle- boro, Vt., Nov. 14, 1865, by reason of general order 155, relating to the re- duction of the army after the close of the war. 290 Patrick Killaley, at the age of twenty-four years, residence Mil- ford, Mass., enlisted, and was mustered into service Nov. 23, 1864, for one year, as a recruit of ist Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He was assigned to Co. F, and was mustered out of service June 4, 1S65, by reason of the close of the war. He was accredited to Medway. Charles C. Kimball, son of Wales and Elizabeth (Blake) Kimball, was born Aug. 17, 1S42, in Keene, N. H. He enlisted early in May, and w^as mustered into service May 15, 1861, for three years, as 5th Sergeant of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the engagement at Winchester, Va., May 25, and also at the batde of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862. He was discharged from the service Sept. 14, 1862, by order of the Secretary of War, to enable him to receive a commission as 2d Lieut, in another Mass. Regt., but upon being mustered out declined to be mustered in again. Frank W. Klmball, son of Wales and Elizabeth (Blake) Kimball, was born Sept. 4, 1846, in Medway. He enlisted for one hundred days, and was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1S64. He served in the de- fenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out of service Nov. 11, 1864. Charles G. Kingsbury, son of Charles and Miranda (Tyler) Kings- bury, was born March 20, 1837, '"* Medway. He enlisted April 20, and was mustered into service June 26, 1S61, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 1 2th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was detailed as wagoner, Dec. 25, 1862, and was transferred to the Vet, Res. Corps, March 25, 1864, and mustered out of service June 28, 1864, his term having expired. He enlisted again about the 25th of January, 1865, in Co. D, 39th Mass. Inf., and at the battle of Five Forks, Va., on Saturday April 1. 1865, he was wounded through the body and died from the effects of the wound, May 29, 1865, in Washington, D. C. His remains were brought to Medway for interment. George H. Kingsbury, son of Hiram and Charlotte (Wight) Kings- bury, was born May 25, 1846, in Medway. He enlisted for one hundred days, and was mustered, July 22, 1864, into the United States service. He was mustered out of service Nov. 11, 1864, his term having expired. William Kirby, at the age of twenty-five years, residence unknown, was mustered into the senice of the U. S. Vet. Res. Corps on the 7th of May, 1864, for three years, and accredited to Medway. Annah Ladd, at the age of forty-four years, enlisted and was mustered into the United States service. May 7, 1864, as a member of Vet. Res. Corps, for three years. He was accredited to Medway, but was not a resident. James E. Lawrence, son of Abijah and Elmira Lawrence was born Sept. 2, 1827, in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service Aug. 23, iS64,for one year, as a private of the i8th unattached Co. of Heavy Arty, afterwards Co. B, 4th Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He served with his regiment in the defenses of Washington, D. C, until April 24, 1S65, when on account of ill health he was given a furlough of twenty days, and came home. He went to Camp Meigs, Readville, after the ex- piration of his furlough, and subsequendy to the hospital at Worcester, Mass. He was mustered out July 14, 1865, in Boston. George F. Leavitt, at the age of eighteen years, residence unknown, was mustered into the United States service, April 30, 1864, for three years, as a private of the 13th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps., and accredited to Medway. 291 Gilbert II. Leland, son of Joseph and Betsey (Fisk) Leland, was born, 1835, in Sherborn, Mass. He was mustered into the United States service Aug. 14, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. I, 38th Regt. IVIass. Vols., and was accounted on the quota of Medway, though he ap- pears, by the records at the Adjutant-General's office, to be accredited to Sherborn. He was in the engagement at Fort Bisland, La., April 13. 1863, and at Fort Hudson. On the 27th of May he was detailed as guard for the company baggage, and did not return to the company, but was soon after sent to "the hospital in Baton Rouge, sick, where he died June 3, 1863, of t\phoid fever. Horatio T. Leonard was born in Taunton, IMass., but resided in Med- way. At the age of twenty-five years he enlisted Sept. 3, 1864, and was mustered into service the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. B, 61 st Mass. Inf. He sensed with his regiment in Virginia, and was mustered out June 4, 1865, bv reason of the close of the war. John Leonard, at the age of twenty-seven years, residence Boston, en- listed June 24, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day as a member of Co. I, 13th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps. Mustered out June 24, 1866, at expiration of service. He had previously served in Co. A, 32d Regt. Mass. Vols., having been mustered into service Nov. 12, 1S61, and discharged Feb. 19, 1863, for disability. William Lilley, at the age of twenty-seven years, born in Union. Conn., enlisted and was mustered into the United States service Aug. 23, 1S64, for one year, as a private of the i8th unattached Co., afterwards Co. B, 4th Reo-t. Mass. Vols. He scr^•ed in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out June 17, 1865. John Looby, at the age of thirty-one years, residence Lawrence, Mass., enlisted Nov. 27, 1863, and was mustered into the United States service on the 7th of December following, as a private of Co. G, 2d Regt. Mass. Fleavy Arty. He was discharged Aug. 13, 1865, for disability. Charles Magerty, born in Ireland, at the age of twenty-eight years enlisted, Dec. 29, 1863, and was mustered into the United States service, Jan. 6, 1864, for three years, as a private of Co. E. 4th Regt. Mass. Cav. He served his term, and was mustered out Nov. 14, 1865, in Richmond, Va. George W. Mahr, son of John and Betsey Mahr, was born Feb. 10, 1836, in Medway. He first enlisted for three months, and was mustered into the United States service April 16, 1861, as a private of Co. K, ist Regt. R. I. Vols. He took part in the first battle of Bull Run, July 21, and was mustered out Aug. 2, 1861, at the expiration of his service. He was drafted into the United States service July 15, 1863, and assigned to Co. I, i8th Regt. Mass. Inf. He joined his regiment at Beverly Ford, Va., about the middle of September, and was in the battle at Rappahannock Station, No- vember 7, and at Mine Run, Nov. 30, 1863. May, 1864, he was taken pris- oner at the Wildneress, Va. With other prisoners he was marched to a rail- road station, about thirty miles from Richmond, where a large number of prisoners were put on board cars for Andersonville, Ga. They were crowded like cattle into box cars, there being some sixty-five in the car with him, nearly as many as could stand therein, and w^ere there confined during the whole journey, lasting several days. For rations, a small allowance of 292 corn meal was doled out to each. At Andersonville they were turned into the stockade prison like a herd of cattle to find such shelter as they could, none being furnished, and a larger part of their clothing being taken away, leaving them barely sufficient for a covering. The daily rations there were about two-thirds of a pint of corn meal, with, sometimes, a bit of bacon, but very rarely any vegetables. Their food they cooked as best they could. After a time, however, a ct)ok house was built, and cooked rations issued, but still meagre and poor. After a few months of confinement he began to sufier with scurvy, and for several weeks was so sick as to be unable to v/alk, still slight care and little medicine were given him. Prisoners sickened and died in great numbers, sometimes a hundred per day, and each day a four- mule wagon would be drawn within the enclosure, the dead bodies piled on like logs of wood, and carried to trenches for burial. There, for nearly twelve months, he endured the privations of that prison, the very name of which will ever be a symbol of atrocity and barbarity. While there, no word from his family reached him, neither did they know what had become of him until the last of January, 1865, when a letter was received, dated " Prisoners' Camp, Andersonville, Ga., May 31," informing them that he had just arrived there, and wvis in good health. He was liberated at the close of the war, and reached home May 23, 1S65. He was mustered out Julv 12, 1865, in Boston. Albert W. Mann, son of Albert and Caroline S. (Pond) Mann, was born Aug. 14, 1836, in Wrentham, Mass. He enlisted early in May, and was mustered into the United States service, May 25, 1861, in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, as 3d Sergeant of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was promoted ist Sergeant July 13, 1861, Sergeant-Major May 10. 1862, 2d Lieut, of Co. C, March 31, 1S63. He had a full share of all the marches and en- gagements of his regiment during his term of service. He took part in the movements in the Shenandoah Valley in the summer of 1861 and spring of 1862, and was in the battle of Winchester, Va.. IMay 25, on the retreat of Gen. Banks, Co. E forming the rear guard. The regimental loss was sixty-four killed and wounded, and eighty-four missing, many of them prisoners. Capt. Quincy, of Co. E, in a letter wa-itten immediately after, speaks highly of the conduct of his men in this, their first battle. He was at the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, when the regimental loss was one hundred and fifty-four in killed and wounded : of Co. E, Capt. Qiiincy wounded and taken prisoner, Ide and Sparrow, of Medway, killed, and W. A. Daniels mortally wounded. Missing, none. This latter fact, wrote Lieut. Patterson, ''speaks highly for the company "; and he added, "all did their duty nobly." In August he was in a skirmish at Beverly Ford on the 21st, and under fire at Sulphur Springs on the 23d. He was at the battle of Antietam, September 17, when the regimental loss was sixty-seven in killed and w^ounded and two missing. April 21, 1863, he was in a skirmish at Germania Ford, where a force of rebels were building a bridge, one hundred and three of whom were captured ; and at the battle of Chancellorsville, May 2 and 3, where the regiment lost one oflficer and twenty-two men killed and eight men mor- tally, and eighty-six others more or less severely wounded, and eight taken prisoners, being thirty-three per cent, of its strength. He was at Gettysburg, July 2 and 3, where again the regimental loss was forty-four per cent., nearly 293 all in a single charge, and again in a skirmish at Kelly's Ford, August i. Soon after the regiment was ordered to New York to assist in enforcing the draft. He returned to the field early in September, and soon left Virginia for Alabama. In January, 1864, he was detailed with other officers of the regiment to accompany the retnlisted men home for their veteran furlough, with expectation also of obtaining recruits for the regiment, then reduced to less than three hundred men. But owing to the peculiar circumstances then existing, no recruits were secured. He returned to the regiment the last of January, and was in the advance towards Atlanta, Ga. May 15, 1864, he took part in the battle of Resaca, Ga., where the regimental loss was one killed and twenty-seven wounded, six of them mortally. His term having expired, he was mustered out of service May 28, 1864. Subsequent to his return he removed to Needham, afterwards to South Boston, and then to Saugus, Mass. He was a builder of the hotels at the Point of Pines and became superintendent of the grounds of this seaside resort. He died suddenly Aug. 28, 1881, and his burial was in West ]Medway. Frank V. Mann, son of Albert and Caroline S. (Pond) jMann, was born Sept. 10, 1S40, in West Medway. He enlisted in August, and was mustered into service Sept. 13, 1S62, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served in the Department of the Gulf and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, at the expiration of service. George F. Marden, at the age of twenty-five years, enlisted on the 7th of December, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day for one year, as a private of Co. G, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He w^as accredited to Medway, though not a resident of the town. He was mus- tered out of service July 16, 1865, as Sergeant of his company. William M. Martin, son of Gideon and Ruth Martin, was born March 24, 1821, in Chesterville. He was mustered into the United States service Aug. 6, 1862, for three 3'ears, as a recruit of the 2d Regt. Mass. Vols., but with the condition that he should be discharged when the term of that regiment should expire. He was in the battle of Resaca, Ga., May 15, and mustered out May 28, 1864. He enlisted again Aug. 27, 1864, and was mustered into service the same da}^, for one year, as a private of Co. B, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He served with his regiment in Virginia and was in the battle of Petersburg, April, 1865. He was mustered out of service June 4, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. George E. Mason, son of Horatio and Julia (Adams) Mason, was born Oct. 3, 1837, '" ISIedway. He enlisted December 2, and was mustered into the United States service Dec. 3 (Dec. 11, state record), 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. I, 2d Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty., and being a resi- dent of Holliston was accredited to that town. He served with his regiment in Virginia and North Carolina, and was in the engagements at Kinston and %icinity, in March, 1865. He was mustered out of service Sept. 3, 1865, at Galloup's Island, Boston Harbor. Simon Leprilette Mason, son of Horatio and Julia (Adams) Mason, was born Nov. 5, 1829, in Medway. He enlisted, and was mustered into ser- vice June, 1861, as a private of Co. I, nth Mass. Regt., and being a resident of Charlestown was accredited to that city. He states that he was with his regi- ment in the following engagements : in the battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21, 294 i86i ; at the siege of Yorktown in April, 1S62 ; at the battle of Williamsburg, May 5 ; Fair Oaks. June 25 ; {Savage Station, June 29 ; Glendale, June 30 ; Maivern Hill, July i ; Bristow Station, August 27 ; 2d Bull Run, August 29 and 30; and Chantilly, about September i. In the foregoing battles he served as a private in the ranks. Soon after he was detailed as a musician, a member of a band formed by detail from the several companies of the regiment, and continued in that position until the end of his term. He was constantly with or near his regiment in all the subsequent engagements to assist in removing the wounded or in their care at the corps hospital. He was mustered out of service June, 1S64, at the expiration of his term. He enlisted again about October, 1864, in the 13th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps, and served at the conscript camp, Galloup's Island, Boston Harbor. For several years past Mr. Mason has been a teacher of music in Boston. Thomas H. Matthews was born in Wales, G. B. At the age of thirty-six years he was mustered into the United States service, Aug. 6, 1864, for tliree years, as a private of Co. A, ist Regt. Mass. Cav. He was a resi- dent of Medwav. but appears by the state record to be accredited to Lowell. He is reported to have been wounded in action, Oct. 14, 1S64, since which nothing is known of him. William H. Matthews, at the age of twenty-three years, was mus- tered into the United States service Aug. 11. 1863, for three years, as a pri- vate of Co. C, 28th Mass. Inf. He served as a substitute for Henry E. Gay, one of the drafted men from Medway. He was mustered out June 30, 1865, at the expiration of his service. Peter Mawn was born in Leitrim County, Ireland. At the age of twenty-six years he enlisted, Aug. 12, 1862, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. At the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863, he was wounded in the leg, which was afterwards amputated above the knee. He was discharged Aug. 21, 1863, for disability, from the General Hospital at Washington, D. C. He i-emoved to Milford, where he died in October, 1867. Edward A. May, son of James B. and Juliette May, was born Aug. 17, 1843, in Attleboro, Mass. He enlisted, and was mustered into service May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was appointed regimental marker, and was in the engagement at Win- chester, Va., May 25, and at Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862. He was dis- charged Dec. 6, 1862, for disability. He enlisted again in the 2d Regt. Mass. Cav., Co. D, mustered in Jan. 3, 1865, and discharged July 20, 1S65. He was accredited to Holliston on the last enlistment. James B. May, son of Elisha and Cynthia B. May, was born June 12, 1822. He enlisted in May, and was mustered into the United States service, May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. B, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was promoted Corporal Aug. i, 1862. In December, 1861, or in Janu- ary following, he was detailed on recruiting service, and did not again join his regiment until the last of May. In the battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, he was severely wounded in the groin, and only escaped falling into the hands of the enemy by the assistance of a comrade, Peter Harrington. His wounds proving so serious, he was discharged Dec. 22, 1862, for disability. 295 Daniel McAlevey was born about 1832, in England, (Cliaplain Qiiint says Ireland). lie enlisted Aug. 28, 1862, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day as a recruit of Co. H, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was wounded in the hand at the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1S63, and was transferred to the Vet. Res. Corps, Oct. i, 1863. He was mustered out of service Aug. 31. 1864. John McCabe enlisted on the 7th of December, 1S64, and was mus- tered into service on the same day for one year, as a private of Co. G, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He was accredited to Medway, though not a resident of the town. He was mustered out July 16, 1865, as a Sergeant. Joiix McCann at the age of twenty-seven years, residence unknown, was mustered into service in the U. S. Vet. Res. Corps, May 7, 1864, lor three years, and accredited to Medway. James McCowan was born about 1830, in Derry, Ireland. He en- listed at Medway in May, and was mustered into the United States service in Camp x\ndrew, West Roxbury, May 25, 1861, for three years, as a pri- vate of Co. K, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged Dec. 30, 1861, for disability. He enlisted again and was mustered into service for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. By the state record he appears to be accredited to Milford. He died Oct. 5, 1864, of yel- low fever, at Beaufort, N. C. Gilbert McCuelom, son of Granville E. and Agnes (Davidson) Mc- Cullom, was born Jan. i, 1840, in Pawtucket, R. I. He was mustered into the United States service July 26, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. I, lOth Regt. Mass. Vols. In December, 1S62, he was taken prisoner near Fredericksburg, Va., and taken to Richmond, but was soon paroled and sent to Camp Parole at Annapolis, Md. He was exchanged and rejoined his regiment in the spring of 1864, about the time of the battle of the Wil- derness, Va., and he was again taken prisoner and confined for a time at the infamous pen at Andersonville, Ga., and then removed to the equally no- torious one at Florence, S. C, where he remained until about the ist of March, 1865. He was then taken to Wilmington, N. C and exchanged, but being too feeble to proceed further north was taken to Hospital No. 4, in that city, where he died March 11, 1S65. His remains were subsequently removed and buried in West Medwa}'. Richard B. McEeroy, son of Patrick and Margaret McElroy, was born April 2, 1831, in Albany, N. Y. He enlisted Aug. 23, 1864, and was mustered into service on the same day for one year, as a private of the iSth unattached Co., afterwards Co. B, 4th Mass. Heavy Arty. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out Jiuie 17, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Thomas McKenna at the age of thirty-seven years, residence unknown, was mustered into the United States service. Vet. Res. Corps, May 7, 1S64, for three years, and accredited to ISIedway. James McLaughlin, son of John and Lucy (Watson) McLaughlin, was born about A. D. 1S40, in Galway County, Ireland. He enlisted Dec. 13, 1864, and was mustered into the LTnited States sei"vnce on tiie same day, for one year, as a private of the 12th Mass. Light Bat. During his service the batterv was stationed at Port Hudson, La., and was in no engagement. He was mustered out July 2^, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. 296 Christopher McNamara was born in Philadelphia, Penn., resided in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United vStates service Jan. 6, 1S64, for three years, as a private of Co. A, 3d Regt. Mass. Cav., and accredited to Boston. He deserted Aug. 23, 1S65, from Fort Kearney, N. T. Thomas McNamara, born in Philadelphia, Penn., residence Medway, enlisted at the age of tw'enty-three years, and was mustered into the United States service March 19, 1S64, for three years, as a private of Co. A, 3d Regt. Mass. Cav., was accredited to Boston, and mustered out July 20, 1S65, at expiration of service. He had previously served in the U. S. Navy on board the ship "Clara Dolson," and was discharged July 31, 1862. William F. Merritt, son of William F. and Mary A. (White) Mer- ritt, was born Feb. 26, 1S46, in Ashland, Mass. He enlisted for one hun- dred days, and was mustered into the United States service on the 22d of July, 1864. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mus- tered out Nov. II, 1864. John Miller, at the age of twenty-seven years, I'esidence unknown, was mustered into the United States service Dec. 15, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. C, 2d Regt. Mass. Cav., and accredited to Medway. By the state record he appears to have deserted Dec. 28, 1862. Lewis L. Miller, son of Warren and Emily Miller, was born Aug. 17, 1S40, in Franklin, Mass. He enlisted the last of April, 1861, but was not mustered into the United States service until June 26 following. He was a private of Co. E, 12th Regt. Mass, Vols., and enlisted for three years. He was in the engagement at Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862 ; at Rap- pahannock Station, August 25 ; and at the second battle of Bull Run, Aug- ust 30, when he was wounded in the leg, and died, Oct. 2, 1862, from the effects of the wound in the hospital in Washington, D. C. His remains were brought to Franklin for interment. Dea. James Mitchell, son of Robert and Sarah (Begg) Mitchell, was born June 10, 1820, in Sherbrooke, Canada. He had been a resident of Medway for several years, and was an esteemed officer of the First Church of Christ. He first offered his services for three years, in July, 1S62, but on examination at Camp Stanton, Lynnfield, he was rejected for physical disa- bility. Still desirous of serving the country in its hour of need he enlisted and was accepted for the nine months' term, and was mustered into service Sept. 13, 1862, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. His regiment was assigned to the Department of the Gulf, and performed most of its service in Louisiana. He was detailed during a considerable part of his term as hospital nurse, a service for which he was well adapted, and where such service was needed, sickness prevailing much among the men. The regiment was retained in service somewhat more than its stipulated term, probably on account of the protracted sieges of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, -and Company K having been detached as pontooniers, took part in the siege of the latter place. It left New Orleans July 31, 1863, and arrived in Boston August 10, when the men were furloughed, and ordered to report at Readville on the 20th. Among the many who came home suffering with disease, was Dea. Mitchell, who was prostrate with an attack of camp dysen- tery. With strength hardly sufficient to enable him. to reach home, he sank rapidly away and died Aug. 19, 1863. 297 James S. Mitchell, son of Jxunes and Elizabeth Mitchell, was born June 3, 1849, in East Medway. He enlisted for one hundred days, and was mustered into service July 16, 1S64, (state record says mustered July 23,) as a private of Co. E, 60th Regt. He was mustered out Nov. 30, 1864, at expiration of service. His regiment was stationed at Indianapolis, Ind. John Monks, son of Matthew and Ann Monks, was born about A. D., 1S3S, in Kildare County, Ireland. He enlisted in Boston, and was mustered into the United States Navy Aug. 31, 1864, for three years, as a substitute for James M. Daniels, of Medway, an enrolled man. He shipped on board the U. S. steamer " Little Ada," Oct. 5, 1S64, ranking as landsman. Alexander Le B. Monroe, son of Dr. Stephen and Susan (Le Baron) ISIonroe, was born May 3, 1S07, in Sutton, Mass. He had been for many years a practising physician and surgeon in Medway. During the summer campaign of 1862, there being a great demand for army surgeons, he offered his services as contract surgeon, and was sent to the Army of the Potomac by William J. Dale, Surgeon-General of Massachusetts, leaving home May 21, 1862, for his post. May 25 he was ordered to report for duty as Acting Assistant Surgeon in the General Hospital at White House, Va., by Charles S. Tripler, Surgeon and Medical Director of the Army. He gives the following as an item of his experience : " June 5, received the following order: ' General Hospital, White House, June 5, 1862. To A. L. B. Monroe, Ass't Surg., Gen'l Hospt. Sir: You will immediately pro- ceed to the R. R. station at White House, and strictly enforce the following order: ' Head-quarters, June 2, 1862. To Brigade-Surgeon A. T. Wat- son. Please inspect carefully the cars as they arrive at White House, and send back every man who is not wounded, whether he be sick or %vell, — please see that the order to go back is obeyed. (Signed) S. Williams, Asst. Adj. -Gen. I have the honor to be your obt. serv't. Alex. T. Wat- son, Brig.-Surg'n., in charge of the hospital.' The next train of cars from the army brought down about three hundred soldiers, one already dead, three dying, who lived but a few hours, and over thirty likely to die, with the best of care ; the balance were more or less sick, but would probably re- cover with proper care. To send the sick men back to the swamps of the Chickahominy would be equivalent to dooming them to death, and inhuman to the last degree. I therefore determined to prevent it, if possible, and w^ith that view called upon Mr. Olmstcad, hoping that his influence would secure a countermand of the order. With great difficulty he prevailed upon Sur- geon Watson to disregard it, and the poor fellows were brought to the hos- pital. How such a strange order should be issued from the head-quarters of the army was a mystery to me and others, which has never been explained. Dr. W^atson was never disciplined for disregarding it. June 22, ordered to report to Brig.-Gen. S. P. Heintzelman, 3d Corps, at Savage Station. June 25 was assigned to temporary duty with 2d Regt. N. H. Vols., and in that position served through the Seven Days' Battle, and until the army arrived at Harrison's Landing, when I was sent to the hospital at Fortress Monroe, and discharged on account of sickness July 11, 1862." Dr. Monroe continued his practice in Medway until his death, Feb. 20, 1879. Francis Le Baron Monroe, son of Dr. A. L. B. and Louisa (Barber) Monroe, was born March 20, 1836, in Medway He first served as Assist- 20 298 ant Surgeon of the ist Light Mass. Bat., known as Boston Light Arty.» commanded by Capt. Asa AL Cook. This was a three months organi- zation. He gives the following brief account of his experience in the service: "Left Boston April 20, 1861, as Assistant Surgeon of Boston Light Arty. ; ten days at Annapolis ; six weeks at Relay House ; occu- pied Baltimore with Gen. Butler. Gen. Banks next in command. Our batter}^ was ordered into the cit}* when he arrested the police commis- sioners. Mustered out August 2d, and returned home. Commissioned Assistant Surgeon of ist Mass. Vol. Inf., Sept. 3, 1861. Joined the regi- ment at Bladensburg ; belonged to Gen. Hooker's brigade, his first com- mand ; moved down to Budd's Ferry on the Potomac in October, 1861 ; spent the winter there. In the spring Hooker's division formed part of the 3d Corps; took part in the siege of Yorktown, battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Seven Davs', Glendale, Malvern Hill, Harrison's Landing. Em- barked at Yorktown August, 1S62, to Alexandria, thence to Warrenton Junc- tion — enemy in the rear — fought them at Bristow". Tlien with Pope's army at 2d Bull Run. Remained in camp at Fairfax Seminary vmtil November i, then marched to Fredericksburg, Gen. Sickles commanding division. Battle of Fredericksburg. Appointed Surgeon of 15th Mass. Vol. Inf., Dec. 29, 1862. The 15th was in Sully's brigade of Howard's division, Couch com- manding 2d Corps. Was Acting Brigade Surgeon part of the winter, while we lay near Falmouth. In May, 1863, Gen. Hooker commanding the army, the battle of Chancellorsville occurred. The 2d Division 2d Corps, com- manded by Gibbon, occupied the city of Fredericksburg, and cooperating with the 6th Corps, carried the Fredericksburg Heights about May 3 ; then in camp till June. Marched to Gettysburg after the battle of that place, and was made medical inspector of 2d Corps, Warren commanding corps. In the campaign down to the Rapidan and back. Battle of Bristow ; Mine Run. Wintered near Brandy Station. Returned to my regiment in Janu- ar}', 1864. Mav, 1864, on the operating staff of the brigade ; through Gen. Grant's campaign : battle of the Wilderness, after which, being left in charge of the wounded, was in the enemy's lines for two weeks ; battle of Cold Harbor ; Petersburg. Regiment came home, and was mustered out July 28, 1864. Sept. II. 1864, was appointed Acting Assistant-Surgeon, U. S. Army, at Galloup's Island, Boston Harbor. May, 1865, made Past Surgeon of Draft Rendezvous at Galloup's Island vmtil April 30, 1S66, when I was formally discharged." He was subsequently commissioned Assistant Sur- geon and Brevet-lNIajor U. S. Army, which position he held until June, 1876, when he resigned, and became a druggist in the city of Chicago, 111. Amos B. Morse, sonofBenoni and Abigail (Baker) Morse, was born Jan. 20, 1826, in Medway. He enlisted July 23, and was mustered into the United States service July 28, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. D, 35th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the battle of South INIountain, Va., September 14; at Antietam, Md., September 17; Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; at the siege and capture of Jackson, Miss., in June, 1863, his regiment being the first to plant its colors in the city ; at the siege of Knox- ville, Tenn., November, 1863; on the Weldon R. R., July, 1864; Poplar Spring Church, September 30 ; Hatcher's Run, October 27 i at Fort Sedg- wick, in the vicinitv of which his regiment remained from Nov. 27, 1864. to 299 the last of March, i86^ ; and at Fort Mahonc, April 2, 1S65. He states that he was constantlv on duty during- his term of service and at the time of the battles of Campbell Station, Spottsylvania, North Anna, and Cold Harbor he was detailed on special duty at regimental head-quarters. He was mus- tered out of service at the expiration of his term, June 9, 1865, as a Corporal, to wdiich rank he had been promoted Dec. 7, 1S64. Andrew Morse, at the age of twenty-two years, was mustered into the United States service Oct. 31, 1861, as a private of Co. I, ist Mass. Cav. He was, at the time of enlistment, a resident of Medway, but appears by the state record to have been accredited to the town of Livermore, Me. He was transferred to Co. I, 4th Regt. Mass. Cav., and recnlisted in the field Jan. I, 1864, for three years, and was accredited to Medway. He was in the battle of James Island, S. C, June 17, and at Pocataligo, Oct. 23, 1863, and was on duty at Morris Island during the siege of Fort Sumter in 1863, and in the Florida campaign in the winter of 1863 and 1864, and took part in the battle of Olustee. He was mustered out of service Nov. 14, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Eleazar Morse, son of Eleazar and Polly (Adams) Morse, was born May II, 1817, in Rutland, Mass. He was mustered into the United States service May 28, 1S61, for three years, as a private of Co. G, 3d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the engagement at Winchester, Va., May 35, 1863, and at Cedar Mountain, August 9, of the same year. Much of the latter part of his term of service was spent in the hospital. He was discharged for disa- bility March 10, 1864. Mr. Morse removed toHolliston, but at the time of his death, March 6, 1873, was stopping temporarily in Hopkinton. His re- mains were interred in West Medway. Frederic Daniels Morse, son of Asa D. and Eliza (Hill) Morse, was born Dec. 35, 1838, in East Medway. He enlisted the last of August, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as Sergeant of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He was a student in Monson Academy, and graduated in 1S63 from Amherst College, Massachusetts, having but jvist completed his course when he enlisted. He served with his regiment in Louisiana, and was in the engagement at Bra- shear Citv, La., June 23, 1S63, at which time he was taken prisoner. He was paroled June 26, and mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, at the expiration of the service of his regiment. He afterw^ards studied medicine in the Rush Medical College, Chicago, 111., from which he graduated in 1867, and com- menced practice in Chicago, but in 1868 settled as a practising physician in Lawrence, Kan., where he still resides. Dr. Morse married, Oct. 19, 1869, Addie A. Smith, daughter of Alvin Smith, m. d., of Monson, Mass. Milton H. Morse, son of John Morse, was born in 1843, in Milford, Mass. He was mustered into service July 27, 1861, for three years, as a pri- vate of Co. I, iSth Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged Jan. 4, 1S62, for disability. He again enlisted and was mustered into ser^^ice as a private of Co. I, 39th Regt. Mass. Vols., Aug. 35, 1862, and accredited to Natick, giving his name as Henry M. Morse. He was again discharged Sept. 12, 1863. He enlisted again for the third time and was mustered into service Nov. 17, 1863, as a recruit to Co. D, ist Regt. Msss. Cav., and accredited to Milford. He was mustered out June 29, 1865, as absent. 300 Robert T. Morse, son of Andrew and Margaret (Metcalf) Morse, was born Aug. 27, 1833, in Mcdway. He enlisted the last of August, and was mustered into service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He died Oct. 4, 1862, of diphtheria. Daniel Mundon, son of John and Sarah Mundon, was born Aug. 5, 1834, in Wareham, Mass. He enlisted at Medway early in Ma}-, and was mustered into the United States service in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was detailed company cook June 23, 1S61, to July i, 1S62, and afterwards as orderly of Lieut. Patterson of Co. E, by whom he was sent out for bread, while on the march from near Frederick, Md., over the South Mountain, towards Antietam Creek, Sept. 14, 1862, when he deserted. Charles Murray, residence unknown, was mustered into the United States service December, 1862, for three years, as a recruit for the 29th Regt. Mass. Vols., and was accredited to Medway. James F. Murphy, at the age of twenty years, enlisted and was mus- tered into the United States service on the 5th of December, 1864, for one year, and accredited to ISIedway, though he was not a resident of the town. He served as a private in the 6th Mass. Light Bat., and was mustered out Aug. 7, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. George L. Myer, son of Henry and Nancy (Leonard) Myer, was born May 9, 1837, '^^ Newark, N. J. He first enlisted at Camp Stanton, Lynn- field, Mass., and was sworn into service for three years, as a private of Co. D, 35th Mass. Inf. But before that regiment left camp he was sent, by di- rection of Col. Wild, to Camp Cameron, in Cambridge, to be transferred to the Sharpshooters, and was there rejected by the recruiting officer for be- ing below the standard height. He enlisted again for one hundred days, and was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1S64, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and, Nov. 11, 1864. was mustered out. William D. Newland, son of David and Sarah Newland, was born Jan. 3, 1841, in Boston. He entered the United States service as ordinary seaman in the navy, Feb. 20, 1862, and shipped on board the sloop of war, "Oneida." In April, 1862, he took part in the movements of the fleet under Capt. Farragut, for the capture of New Orleans. He was in the engage- ments at Forts Jackson and vSt. Philip, with the rebel fleet above the forts and the earth works below New Orleans, known as Fort Chalmette. Sub- sequently he was in engagements at Grand Gulf, and at the siege of Vicks- burg and of Port Hudson, and with the rebel ram '' Arkansas." Afterwards he was in the engagement, Aug. 5, 1864, at the passage of the fleet, vmder Commander Farragut, past Forts Morgan and Gaines at the entrance of Mobile Bay, and with the ram ''Tennessee." He was wounded by a heavy fragment of shell, and discharged Oct. 27, 1S64, for disability. John Nolan, son of James and Mary Ann Nolan, was born July 6, 1826, in Boston. He enlisted in Medway the last of August, and was hius- tered into the United States service at Readville, Mass., Sept. 15, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass, Vols. He served in Louisiana, and when tlie regiment returned home he was left sick in the St. James Hospital at New Orleans, where he died Aug. 7? 1863. 30I John Nolan, son of John and Catherine Nolan, was born Aug. 17, 1849, in Boston. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States ser- vice, April 6, 1S65, as a private of Co. B, 5th N. Y. Vols. He was mus- tered out of service Aug. 21, 1S65. William A. Nolan, son of John and Catherine Nolan, was born Aug. II, 1S47, "^ Boston. He was mustered into the United States service July 23, 1864, for one hundred days, as a private of Co. E, 60th Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He w^is mustered out of service Nov. 30, 1864, at the expira- tion of his term. He enlisted again, and was mustered into service April 6, 1865, as a private of Co. B, 5th Regt. N. Y. Vols. He was again mustered out Aug. 21, 1S65. George E. Nourse, son of Gilbert and Betsey W. (Cargill) Nourse, was born July 14, 1843, in Medway. He enlisted Feb. 27, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day for three years, as a private of the 14th Mass. Light Bat. He was in the engagements at Spottsylvania Court House, from May 9 to the i8th, 1864; at Tolopotomy Creek, June i ; Bethesda Church, June 2 and 3 ; Cold Harbor, June 3 to 12; and at the siege of Petersburg, Va., from June 17 to the surrender, April, 1865. He was promoted Corporal in March, 1864, and was detailed Clerk of the Battery, May, 1864. He was mustered out in Readville, Mass., June 15, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Hugh O'Brien, residence unknown, at the age of twenty-seven vears, was mustered into service Dec. 3, 1864, for one year, in Co. H, ist Mass. Cav. He was mustered out as Sergeant, June 26, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Michael O'Donnell, son of James and Catherine (Welch) O'Donnell, was born Nov. 17, 1843, in Kilkenny, Ireland. He enlisted in Medway early in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols., in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury. He was promoted Corporal Nov. 3, 1862 ; Sergeant Dec. 30, 1862; and ist Sergeant May i, 1863. He was in the battle of Win- chester, Va., May 25, and at Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1863, at which time he w^as wounded in the right arm. He returned to duty Sept. 17, 1S62. He was in the battle of Chancellorsville, ]May 3 ; in the fight at Brandy Station, June 9 ; and at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, when he was again wounded in the hip, after wdiich he remained in the hospital until the expiration of his term. He was mustered out May 11, 1864. John O'Hara was born about 1839, '" Ireland; resided in Medway, enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service Julv 26, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. B, iSth Regt. Mass. Vols. He was with his regiment until detached, Nov. 16, i86i,- to gun-boat service. He was in engagements on board the " Carondolet " at Island No. 16, in the spring of 1862, and afterwards in other engagements on the ISIississippi River and its tributaries below. He was discharged for disabilitv December, 1863, and died, Feb. 22, 1864, of disease, in Medway. Alfred Onion, (now known as Alfred Ashton), son of Lemuel and Sabra (Green) Onion, was born Sept. 28, 1844, in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, May 25, i86i,inCamp Andrew, West Roxbury, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. 302 Mass. Vols. Soon after the regiment arrived at the South and commenced its services in the field, he lost his voice. December, 1861, he was sent to barracks hospital, at Frederick, Md., and was detailed Commissary of the Hospital, in which position he continued to serve until the expiration of his term. He was transferred to the Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 23, 1864. He did not recover his voice till after his return North, at the expiration of his ser- vice. He was mustered out at Frederick, Md., the last of June, 1864. Thomas O'Rourke, at the age of twenty-two years, residence unknown, was mustered into the United States service Dec. 3, 1864, for one year, in Co. H, ist Mass. Cav. He was mustered out as Sergeant of his company, June 26, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Charles Osborne, at the age of twenty-one years, enlisted and was mustered into service Dec. 13, 1864, for one year, as a private of the 26th unattached Co. of Inf. Mass. Vols. He was accredited to Medway, though not a resident of the town, and mustered out of service May 12, 1865. William R. Parsons, son of William and Agnes (Todd) Parsons, was born Oct. 8, 1825, in Lancashire, England. He enlisted in Medway, in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, as ist Sergeant of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. July 13, 1861, reduced to rank of 3d Sergeant and made Ordnance Sergeant. Again ap- pointed ist Sergeant May 14, 1862. He was in the battle at Winchester, Va., May 25, and at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862, at which time he was wounded in the hand. He was discharged Nov. 29, 1862, for disability. He continued to reside in Medway, and was killed Feb. 13, 1875, by being thrown from a sleigh by a runaway horse. David Allen Partridge, son of Allen and Peggy J. Partridge, was born April 3, 1833, i" Medway. He took an active part in recruiting Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass Vol. Militia, which was organized in Medway by the choice of company officers, on the twenty-eighth day of August, 1862, at which time he was elected 2d Lieut. He was mustered into the United States service in Camp Meigs, Readville, Mass., Sept. 13, 1862, for the term of nine months. His commission was dated Sept. 2, 1862. He was detailed, October 20, As- sistant Adjutant-Gen. on the staff' of Brig-Gen. R. A. Pierce, Commandant of the Camp at Readville, and remained on duty at camp after his regiment left for the South. Dec. 26, 1862, he was appointed Assistant Provost Mar- shal of Massachusetts, under Major Blake. Under these appointments he continued to serve till March 5, 1863, when he was discharged from the 42d Regt. and received the appointment of 1st Lieut, and Adj. of the 54th Mass. Inf., a colored regiment then being recruited at Camp Meigs. April 14 he was commissioned Captain of that regiment. He served with his regiment in the siege of Charleston, S. C, on James, Folly, and Morris islands. A failure of health compelled him to return North and he was discharged Jan. 19,1864, for disability. Since the war Captain Partridge has taken an active interest in public affairs. He has twice represented the district very acceptably in the Legislature, and shown himself efficient as a town officer, having served for several years on the board of selectmen of which he is at present chairman. He is often called upon to preside over meetings of the town for which posi- tion he has an especial fitness. George V. Partridge, son of Allen and Peggy J. Partridge, was 303 born Nov. 9, 1S42, in Harrington. Conn. lie was mustered into service Sept. 23, 1S61, for three years, as a private of Co. K, 1st Regt. Mass. Cav. This company was afterwards known as Co. K, 4th Regt. Mass. Cav. In April, 1S62, he was on dnty as a bearer of dispatches at the siege of Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island, Savannah River. Afterwards he took part in many raids, skirmishes, and reconnoissances. April 2, 1864, in an engage- ment at Cedar Run, near Jacksonville, Fla., he was wounded, and died of his wound May 2, 1S64, at Hospital No. 3, Beaufort, S. C, and was buried there in Lot No. 18, Grave No. 576. Warren J. Partridge, son of Allen and Peggy J- Partridge, was born Feb. 3, 1839, at Harrington, Conn. He enlisted in Medway, in August, and was mustered into service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He was discharged for disability Oct. 22, 1862, from CamjD Meigs, Readville, Mass. William S. Partridge, son of Allen and Peggy J. Partridge, was born April 30, 1841, in Harrington, Conn. He was mustered into the United States service April 16, 1S61, for three months, as a private of Co. K, ist Regt. R. I. Vols. He was in the battle of Bull Run, Virginia, July 21, 1S61, and was mustered out of service Aug. 2, 1861, his term having expired. William E. Pettingill, at the age of twenty-one years, residence not known, enlisted Dec. 3, 1864, and was mustered into the United States ser- vice the same day, for one year, as a private of the 6ist Regt., Co. G, and accredited to Medway. He was mustered out Jvdy 16, 1865. George E. Pettis, son of George and Sarah (Snelling) Pettis, was born Jan. 26, 1S40, in Holliston. He enlisted in August, and was mustered into the United States sei-vice Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, in Readville, Mass., as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He served with his regiment in Louisiana, and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, by reason of his term having expired. He married and settled in Mcdheld. William H. Pettis, son of George and Sarah (Snelling) Pettis, was born July 5, 1841, in Holliston. He was mustered into the United States service Sept. 12, 1862, for nine months, as a private of the 44th Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He was, at the time of enlistment, residing in Sherborn, and was accredited on the quota of that town, though he appears by the state record to be accredited to Medway. He was mustered out of service June 18, 1863, his term having expired. He enlisted again, and was mustered into the United States service Dec. 7, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. G, 2d Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He was taken prisoner at Plymouth, N. C, April 18, 1864, and carried to Andersonville, Ga., where, after suf- fering the rigors and privations of that filthy pen, he is reported to have en- listed in the rebel service to avoid starvation. Nothing further is known of him. On his last enlistment he was accredited to Medway. JoHX A. Pierce, son of John and Althea (Springer) Pierce, was born Aug. 20, i83i,in Milford, INIass. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service Feb. 25, 1864, for three years, as a recruit of the 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was assigned to Co. E, and joined his regiment at Pumpkinvine Creek, La., the last of May, 1864. He was in but a single en- gagement during the advance upon Atlanta, Ga. Suffering from disease, he was sent to the hospital about the loth of July, and afterwards to Convales- 304 cent Camp near Chattanooga, from which place he was detailed about Oc- tober I, as cattle guard and did not join his regiment again until the last of March, 1865. He was mustered out of service July 14, 1S65, in Washing- ton, D. C, by reason of the close of the war. Ezra Pierson, son of William and Mary Pierson, was born Jan. 19, 1831, in Yorkshire, England. He enlisted March 9, and was mustered into the United States service March 11, 1864, for three years, as a private of the i6th Mass. Light Bat. His term of service was passed principally in the defenses of Washington, D. C. He was mustered out at Readville, June 27, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Jonathan Pitcher was born in Barnstable, Mass. At the age of forty- two years he was mustered into the United States service, vSept. 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. K, 23d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the battle of Roanoke Island, N. C, Feb. 8, 1862, and at Newbern, N. C, March 14 of the same year. He was discharged May 23, 1862, for disability. He enlisted again and was mustered into service Sept. 15, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. G, 24th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps. After a few months service he was again discharged for disability at Washington, D. C. He became an inmate of Soldiers' Home, Togus, Me. Edwin C. Pond, son of Justin and Ruth D. (Perry) Pond, was born Sept. 10, 1S34, in Franklin. He enlisted in Medway in August, and was mus- tered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1S62, in Readville, Mass., for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He served in Louisiana, and was mustered out at Camp Meigs, Readville, Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. He died, March, 1877, in Franklin. Edwin D. Pond, son of Moses and Nancy Pond, was born Dec. 22, 1835, i'"* Medway. He enlisted in Medway in August, and was mustered into the service in Camp Meigs, Readville, Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He served in Louisiana and was mustered out at Readville, Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. Elmer H. Pond, son of Jonathan and Eliza (Fisher) Pond, was born March 21, 1848, in IMedway. He was mustered into the United States ser- vice Feb. 2, 1865, for one year, as a private of Co. K,6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He was a resident of Medway, but received a bounty from Bellingham, and was accredited to that town. He was in the battle of Petersburg, April, 1865, and was mustered out July 16, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. George E. Pond, son of John and Charlotte (Wiswell) Pond, was born Jan. 27, 1841, in Medway. He enlisted in Medway in August, 1862, and was mustered into the United vStates service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served with his regiment in Louisiana. He was mustered out at Readville, Mass., Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. George Otis Pond, son of Paul D. and Hilda (Hill) Pond, was born Sept. 22, 1829, in Franklin. He was mustered into the United States ser- vice Aug. 27, 1862, for three years, as a private of the 2d Co. of Sharp- shooters. He was in the battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862, and at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. He died of disease Jan. 20, 1863, on board an ambulance near (state record says Falmouth, Va.) Strasburg, Va., while being removed from the held hospital to the General Hospital. 305 Oscar A. Pond, son of Jonathan and Eliza (Fisher) Pond, was born March 6, 1843, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service SejDt. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He received a bounty from the town of Bellingham and was ac- credited on the quota of that town, but by the state record he appears as from Medway. He was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, at the expiration of his service. While on duty in Louisiana he had an attack of typhoid fever, from which he never fully recovered. He died of dysentery September, 1863, in West Medway. Asa D. Prescott, son of John and Rhoda Prescott, was born Janu- ary, 1S3V i" Phillips, Me. He enlisted ]May 3, and was mustered into ser- vice June 26, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. B, i zth Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9 ; at South Mountain, August 14; and at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. In the latter en- gagement he w^as wounded through the thigh, and discharged in conse- quence, Jan. 13, 1S63. His present residence is Boston, Mass. Alpheus Procter, at the age of nineteen years, resident of Chelsea, Mass., enlisted Dec. 6, 1S64, and was mustered into the United States ser- vice on the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. G, 61 st Regt. Mass. Vols., was accredited to Medway, and mustered out July 16, 1865. Franklin Procter, son of Ezekiel and Martha Procter, was born Nov. 7, 1845, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service July 28, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. D, 35th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged, Oct. 13, 1862, for disability. He continued to reside in Medway till his death, Sept. 19, 1879. Stephen F. Purdy, at the age of twenty-three years, enlisted at Med- way, and was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1864, for one hundred days. He was mustered out on the eleventh day of November, 1864. Patrick Raferty, residence unknown, enlisted Dec. 6, 1864, for one year, and was mustered into the United vStates service on the same day, as a private of Co. K, 6ist Regt. Mass. \"ols., and accredited to Medway. George H. Read, son of George and Louisa (Fairbanks) Read, was born Feb. 12, 1841, in Medway. In April, 1861, he enlisted for three months, and was mustered into service April 15, as a Corporal of Co. H, ist Regt. of R. I. Inf. He was at that time a resident of Providence, R. I. He served his full term with his regiment, and took part in the first battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1S61. After his discharge he returned to Medway and again enlisted, and was mustered into service Oct. 31, 1861, as a private of Co. I, 1st Mass. Cav. This company was afterwards known as Co. A, In- dependent Battalion, and still later was transferred, and became Co. I, 4th Regt. Mass. Cav. He was in the battle at James Island, S. C, June 17, 1862, and at Pocataligo, S. C. He was on duty at Morris Island, S. C, during the siege of Fort Sumter, and afterwards took part in the Florida campaign in the winter of 1863-4, and was in the disastrous battle ot Olus- tee, Feb. 20, 1864. Having reenlisted on ist of January, 1864, for another term of three years, he received the usual veteran furlough, and visited home in March or April following. He afterwards returned to his regiment, but w\as suffering severely from the effects of a cold contracted during the expo- sure of the Florida campaign, and from which he never recovered. He was 3o6 ■detailed as clerk of the Regimental Qiiarter-Master during the latter part of his term of service, and though suffering greatly from disease, he performed his duties unflinchly to the end. He was mustered out of service Nov. 14, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. After his discharge his disease made rapid progress, and he died Feb. 35, 1866, of pulmonary consumption. Timothy Reakdon, (or Riordan), son of John and Julia (Wallace) Reardon, was born May iS, 1847, "^ Cork County, Ireland. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, July 22, 1864, for one hun- dred days, Co. B, 42d Mass. Regt. He served with his regiment in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864, his term having expired. He died March, 18S0, in Milford, Mass. Thomas Reise, at the age of twenty-four years, residence unknown, en- listed Dec. 13, 1864, and was mustered into service the same day for one year, as a private of Co. K, 61 st Regt. Mass. Vols., and accredited to Med- way. He was mustered out as Sergeant July 16, 1865. Patrick Regan, at the age of nineteen years, enlisted for one hundred days, and was mustered into the United States service July 22, 1864, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864, at the expiration of his term. Benjamin F. Remmick, son of Benjamin and Eliza (Briggs) Remmick, was born Feb. 25, 1841, in Gardiner, Me. He was mustered into the United States service June 11, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. H, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the battles of Winchester and Cedar Moun- tain, Va., and at Antietam, Md. In the latter engagement he was instantly killed and was buried on the field. George S. Rice, son of Hollis and Nancy (Abbe) Rice, was born April 24, 1840, in Medway. He enlisted at Medway in August, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He served in Louisiana and was in the engagement at Brashear City, June 23, 1863, and was taken prisoner. He was paroled June 25, and was mustered out of sei-vice Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. He enlisted again for one hundred days, in the same regiment and company, and was mustered into service July 22, 1864. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. II, 1864, his term having expired. George H. Rich, at the age of eighteen years, private of Co. B, 42d Regt. was mustered into service July 22, 1864, for one hundred days. He •died Aug. 14, 1864, from an accidental wound. Henry H. Rich, son of Henry and Mary (Paine) Rich, was born July 30, 1842, in Truro, Mass. He enlisted for one hundred days and was mus- tered into service July 22, 1864. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864, his term having expired. James G. Richards, son of William and Nancy J. (Gilmore) Rich- ards, was born Dec. 20, 1S46, in Medway. He enlisted Aug. 23, 1864, and was mustered into service on the same day, for one year, as a private of the i8th unattached Co., afterwards Co. B, 4th Regt. Heavy Arty. Mass. Vols. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out of service June 17, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Addison Warren Richardson, son of Addison and Maria Richardson, 307 was born June 14, 1843, in Medway. He enlisted for nine months, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1863, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He served with his regiment in Louisiana, and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, at the expiration of his term. Emory Richardson, son of Artemas and Deborah (Johnson) Richard- son, was born Aug. 7, 1817, in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service June 13, 1861, as a private of Co. F, nth Regt. Mass. Vols., and having served his full term of three years was trans- ferred June 24, 1864, to the nth Battalion, by reason of having reiinlisted. He was accredited to Medway, though he had not for some years been a resident of the town. State record says, on reenlistment, accredited to Wey- mouth, Mass., and mustered out July 14, 1865, at expiration of service. Henry S. Richardson, son of Moses and Keziah (Fairbanks) Richard- son, was born Dec. 25, 1833, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States sei-vice Sept. 13, 1S62, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. Being a resident of Dedham, he was accredited to that place. He was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. By the state record he appears as from Medway. Joseph H. Richardson, son of Joseph L., Jr., and Sylvia (Partridge) Richardson, was born June 7, 1S40, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States service July 2, 1861, for three years, as a Corporal of Co. B, i6th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the battles of Fair Oaks, June I ; Peach Orchard, June 25 ; Glendale, June 29 ; Malvern Hill, July i ; Second Bull Run, August 29 and 30; Bristow Station, August 27 ; Freder- icksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; Chancellorsville, May 2 and 3; Gettysburg, July 2, and Locust Grove, Nov. 27, 1S63. At Gettysburg he was wounded in the arm. He was also in the battle of the Wilderness and engagements succeeding, in May and June, 1864, when he states that his regiment was under fire more than fifty days in succession. He was a resident of Hollis- ton at the time of enlistment and was accredited to that town. He was mustered out of service July 27, 1S64, his term having expired. Brougham Roberts was born in London, England. He enlisted at the agd of twenty-four years, in July, and was mustered into the United States service Aug. 9, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. I, 30th Regt. Mass. Vols. He states that he was with his regiment until the last of IVIarch, 1863, when by an accidental wound in the foot he was compelled to go into the hospital. He was subsequently sick with the black-tongue fever and was not again fit for sendee until June 7, when he started to join his regi- ment at Port Hudson. Before reaching that place, however, he was sent back to Brashear City, by order of Gen. Emory, and was in the engagement at that place June 23, and taken prisoner. He was soon paroled with the other prisoners taken at that time, but he states that the paroles were considered of no force, not having been signed by an officer duly authorized to serve, and the men were immediately returned to service. He joined his regiment again at Baton Rouge, July 30, and remained there through the succeeding winter, in camp, and was in the engagements in April and May following, during the Red River expedition of Gen. Banks. After the return of the regiment to Virginia he was in the engagements in the Shenandoah Valley in the autumn of 1864. The most important of these were at Opequan, Septem- 3o8 ber 19; Fisher's Mill, September 22, and Cedar Creek, October 19. From December 11 to May, 1865, he was detailed as a clerk to Chief Qiiartermaster at Gen. Shennan's head-quarters. Fie joined his regiment at Savannah, Ga., in May, but on account of an accidental injury he was sent to the Division hospital and did not return home with his regiment which started June 30. He was mustered out of service Aug. 13, 1865, in Boston. He resides in New York City, where he has been engaged in business for several years. Henry M. Rockwood, son of Martin and Julia M. Rockwood, was born March 6, 1S42, in Bellingham. He was mustered into the United States service March 11, 1864, for three years, as a private of the i6th Mass. Light Bat. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out June 27, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Thomas Rollins was born in Lancashire, England. He enlisted at the age of twenty-five years, in Medway, and was mustered into the United States service in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, May 25, 1S61, for three years, as a Corporal of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was promoted Sergeant, July 7, 1861. He deserted July, 1862, from Winchester, Va. Chandler W. Sanders, son of Alexander R. and Fidelia Sanders, was born Sept. 11, 1843, in Upton. He enlisted on the twentieth day of Sep- tember, 1861, and was mustered into the United States service, for one year, as a private of Co. E, 61 st Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the engagement before Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865, and was mustered out of service June 4, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. He is the overseer of boot manufactory in the State Prison, Providence, R. L George S. Sanford, son of George and Sarah (Sanger) Sanford, was born April 10, 1842, in Medway. He enlisted August 11, and was mustered into the United States service, Sept. 12, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. F, 44th Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He was at that time a resident of Southboro, but preferred to be accredited to his native town of Medway. He was in the battle of Rawle's Mills, on the Tarboro' expedition, November 2 ; at the battle of Kinston, N. C, December 14; at Whitehall Bridge, Decem- ber 16, and at Goldsboro', Dec. 17, 1S62. He was discharged Jan. 23, 1863, for disability. He enlisted a second time in Co. G, 6oth Mass. Regt., for one hundred days, was mustered into service July 19, 1864, and mustered out Nov. 30, 1864, at the expiration of his term. Melvin Sawyer, at the age of twentv-one vears, residence New Bed- ford, Mass., enlisted and was mustered into the United States service on the thirteenth dav of December, 1864, for one year, as a private of the 26th unat- tached Co. of Inf. Mass. Vols., and was accredited to Medway. He was mustered out of service May 12, 1865, bv reason of the close of the war. Michael Schofield was born in Ireland. He enlisted at the age of twenty-one years, Sept. 15, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. C, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He was detailed as fifer during most of his term of service. He was in the engagement before Petersburg, April 2, 1865, and was mus- tered out at camp near Arlington Heights, June 7i 1865. John Scott, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Scott, was born Nov. 22, 1833, ^" Tyrone County, Ireland. He enlisted as a substitute for James Doherty, of Cambridge, Mass., and was mustered into the United States ser- 309 vice Aug. 35, 1S63, for three years, and assigned to Co. K, iStii Regt. Mass. Vols. He joined his regiment at Beverly Ford, Va., about the loth of Septem- ber, and was in the engagement at Rappahannock Station, November 7 ; at Mine Run, Nov. 29 and 30, 1S63 ; at the Wilderness, May 5, at Laurel Hill, May 10 ; at Spottsylvania, May 23 ; at Cold Harbor, June 3 to 5 ; and before Petersburg, Va.-, June 18, when he was struck in the leg by a solid shot and the limb so severely shattered that amputation became necessary, and his limb was removed Aug. 12, 1S64. In September the term of the iSth Regt. having expired, it was mustered out of service and the i-ecruits and recnlisted men were transferred to the 32d Regt. Being unfit for duty he never joined that regiment and was discharged March i, 1S65, for disability. Richard Searles, residence unknown, enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, January, 1S63, for three years, as a recruit for the 22d Regt. Mass. Vols., and accredited to Medway. George T. Simpson, son of Hiram W. and Marv E. (Wcndall) Simp- son, was born Aug. 14, 1S38, in Boston. He enlisted May 21, 1S61, in Capt. Thos. W. Clark's Co., afterwards a company of the 29th Regt., but during Simpson's service in it, attached to the 4th Mass. Regt., a three months organization. While a member of this company he was in the bat- tle of Big Bethel. He was discharged June 26, 1S61 (state record, July 6), for disability. He enlisted again as a private of Co. K, 31st Regt., and was mustered into service Jan. 15, 1862. He was again discharged Dec. 9, 1862, for disability. He enlisted a third time as a private of Co. A, 3d Regt. Mass. Cav., and was mustered into service Feb. 29, 1864, for three years, and accredited to Boston. He was transferred to the Vet. Res. Corps in April, 1865, and was mustered out of service Nov. 21, 1865, by reason of General Order No. 116, Adjutant-General's Office, in Washington, D. C. Frank X. Sinzinger, at the age of thirty-two years, residence unknown, enlisted Dec. 5, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day, for one year, as a private of the 6th Mass. Light Bat. He was mustered out of service Aug. 7, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Michael Slaven, son of Philip and Bridget Slaven, was born in 1S35, in Leitrim Country, Ireland. He enlisted in jVIay, and was mustered into the United States senice in Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, May 2S, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He says he was constantly on duty and in all the skirmishes and battles of the regiment during his term of service. He was at the battle of Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862; at Cedar Mountain, August 9 ; Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862; Chan- cellorsville, May 3, Beverly Ford, June 9, Gettysburg, July 2 and 3, 1863, and at Resaca, May 15, 1864. He was mustered out of service May 28, 1864, his term having expired. Edmond J. Smith, son of Jason and Lucy (Gay) Smith, was born June 20, 1S46, in Medway. He enlisted Dec. 30, 1863, and was mustered into the service of the United States Jan. 6, 1864, as a private of Co. C, 4th Regt. Mass. Cav. He states that he was in many raids and skirmishes but the only engagement in which he took part was at Camden, S. C, at which time he was wounded in the leg by a minie-ball. This fight occurred on the 17th of April, 1865. He was mustered out of sen-ice July 28, 1865, at the U. S. General Hospital, in Worcester, Mass. 3IO William Smith, son of Jason and Lucy (Gay) Smith, was born March 2, 1S46, in Medway. He enlisted Dec. 23, 1863, and was mustered into the United States service Jan, 6, 1S64, for three years, as a private of Co. C, 4th Mass. Cav. He states that the only considerable engagement in which he took part was at Honey Hill, on the Charleston and Savannah R. R. He was in many raids and skirmishes, in one of which, at Davol's Neck, on the Charleston and Savannah R. R., he was wounded in the finger. For about six months of his term he was detailed as orderly first to Gen. Pattee, and afterwards to Gen. Van Wight. He was mustered out of service as a Cor- poral, in Richmond, Va., Nov. 14, 1S65, by reason of General Order from the War Department, No. 144. He died Jan. 30, 1869, of consumption. Henry L. Snell, son of Henry C. and Sibbel (Adams) Snell, was born Dec. 18, 1827, in Medway. He enlisted in Medway in August, 1S62, and w^as mustered into the United States service at Camp Meigs, Readville, Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He seiA'ed with his regiment in Louisiana, and w^as in the engagement at La- fourche Crossing, June 21, 1863. He was mustered out of service Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. Herman Solon Sparrow, son of Philip S. and Laura E. (Shepard) Sparrow, was born Feb. 14, 1841, in Medway. He enlisted early in May, and was mustered into the United States service at Camp Andrew, May 25, 1861, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He bore a part in the earlier services of the regiment ; he was in the engagement at Winchester, Va., May 25, and at Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862, when he was instantly killed, being shot through the head. Having been among the first to enlist, he was also one of the first from this town to fall in battle. Letters from regi- mental officers bear testimony to his manlv qualities as follows : *'He was a brave and good soldier, and never flinched from doing his duty. He was al- ways at his post, let what would, come." " Calm, decided, faithful, accom- modating, and affectionate, he won for himself the esteem of all." For more particulars see I'ecord of George H. Ide. Philip O. Sparrow, son of Orlando and Tamson (Whitney) Spar- row, was born April 6, 1838, in Wrentham. He was drafted into the United States service July 15, 1863, for three years, and assigned to Co. A, 9th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was discharged Dec. 16, 1863, for disability. James Spelman, at the age of twenty-two years, residence unknow'ii, was mustered into service May 4, 1864, for three years, in LT. S. Vet. Res. Corps, and accredited to Medway. Matthew M. Sperry was mustered into service May, 1864, for three years, in U. S. Vet. Res. Corps, and accredited to Medway. George A. Stedman, son of George and Elvira (Daniels) Stedman, was born in Holliston. He enlisted from Medway as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia, for one hundred days, and was mustered into the United States sei^vice July 22, 1864. He served in the defenses of Washing- ton, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864. Charles H. Stewart, at the age of thirty-eight years, residence un- known, enlisted Nov. 2, 1864, and was mustered into service on the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. F, 71st Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out July 16, 1865. 3" George Herbert Stratton, son of John and Lucinda Stratton, was born Feb. 19, 1842, in Medvvay. He enlisted July 23, and was mustered into the United States service July 28, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. D, 35th Regt. Mass. Vols. He says he was in the following engage- ments : South Mountain, Va., September 14; Antietam, Md., September 17; at Sulphur Spring. Va., last of November ; Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, when he was slightlv wounded ; at the siege and capture of Jackson, Miss., in which his regiment took a prominent and highly lionorable part. Soon after the capture of Jackson he was taken sick and sent to a hos- pital of which he was afterwards detailed Acting Qiiartermaster, and where he served out his time. He was mvistered out November, 1865, in Boston. John S. Stratton, son of John and Lucinda Stratton, was born April 18, 1834, in Sherborn. He enlisted in the United States Navy Oct. 10, 1S61, onboard the "North Carolina," and went to Fortress Monroe, when, on account of sickness he was sent back to the Naval Hospital at Brooklyn, N, Y., where he was discharged March 8, 1862, for disability. He enlisted in August, and was mustered into service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He served with his regi- ment in Louisiana, and was mustered out of service Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. Again he enlisted and was mustered into service Aug. 30, 1864, for one year, as a private of Co. B, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols. He took part in the engagement before Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865. He was mustered out June 4, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. Frederick Swarman, son of Carson and Ann Swarman, was born June 6, 1839, in Boston, Mass. He enlisted April 29, and was mustered into the United States service at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, June 26, 1862, as a Corporal of Co. E, 12th Regt. Mass. Vols., for the term of three years. He was in the battles of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9 ; at Rappahannock Station, August 25 ; Thoroughfare Gap, 2d Bull Run, August 30 ; Chantilly, Septem- ber I ; and at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 ; at which time he was wounded, having a leg cut ofl'by a cannon shot. While he was lying on the field, the battle still raging, he was twice wounded, once in the arm and once in the head. He was discharged April 2, 1863, in consequence. He enlisted again Aug. 19, 1863, for three years, as a Corporal in the U. S. Vet. Res. Corps. He was discharged Dec. 26, 1863, for disability. He is still a resident, and for sev- eral years has held the position of Postmaster in Rockville, Medway. John H. Swarman, son of Carson and Ann Swarman, was born April 7, 1837, ^" Boston. He enlisted in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, at Camp Andrew, West Rox- bury, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. V^ols. He was in the engage- ment, May 25, 1862, at Winchester, Va., and was taken prisoner. He was first kept a prisoner in Lynchburg, Va., and afterwards in Belle Isle, Rich- mond, until exchanged, Sept. 19, 1862. He again joined the regiment Oct. 23, 1862 ; and was in the battle of Chancellorsville, May 2 and 3 ; engage- ment at Beverly Ford, June 9, and at Gettysburg, July 2 and 3, 1863 ; when he was wounded in the leg. He was not again fit for service until November, when he was detailed for special duty as guard at Louisville, Ky., where he remained till the end of his term. He was mustered out May, 1864. Avery Sylvester, son of Ansel Sylvester, was born April 6, 1844, in 312 Etna, Me. He enlisted at the Provost Marshal's office in Worcester, Dec. 7, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. G, 3d Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He appears by the state record to be accredited to Worcester, but he was understood to be accredited upon the quota of Medway. He was taken prisoner at Plymouth, N. C, April, 1864, and died in October following in the Confederate prison at Florence, S. C. John Tevlin, son of Michael and Betsey Tevlin, was born about 1S31, in Boston. He resided in Medway, but enlisted for the town of Bellingham, and was mustered into the United States service Dec. 27, 1864, for three years, as a private of Co. M, 4th Regt. Mass. Cav. vState record says, "de- serted Aug. 10, 1S65." William H. Thomas, at the age of nineteen years, enlisted in Medway August, 1862, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was mustered out Aug. 20, 1S63, at the expiration of his service. John Thompson, residence unknown, enlisted and was mustered into the United States service December, 1862, for three years, as a recruit for the 29th Regt. Mass. Vols., and was accredited to Medway. Henry Tibbets was mustered into the Vet. Res. Corps July 7, 1863, for three vears. CAPTAIN BENJAMIN C. TINKHAM. Benjamin C. Tinkham, son of Harvey and Jane (Cornish) Tinkham, was born Oct. 11, 1S27, in Middleboro, Mass. He enlisted in August, and was mustered into service Sept. 13, 1S63, for nine months, at Camp Meigs, as 2d Sergeant of Co. B, 43d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He was promoted ist Lieut, of the company, March 24, 1S63. In the engagement at Lafourche Crossing, La., June 3i, 1863, he was in command of a detachment of his regiment and was highly commended by his superior officer present, Lieut. - Col. Sawtelle for his coolness and bravery on the occasion. He was mus- tered out Aug. 20, 1863, at the expiration of his service. He "enlisted again for one hundred days, and was mustered into service July 22, 1864, as Captain in the same regiment and company. He sei^ved in the defenses of Washing- ton, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. 11, 1S64, at the expiration of his ser- vice. Capt. Tinkham having completed his military career, returned to his former employment of railroad building. For two years he was engaged on the Dighton and Somerset road. Subsequently he was employed on the Boston water works and in railroad building in Connecticut. Meanwhile his familv remained in Aledwav. In 1869 he removed to Boston Highlands, Mass., where he has since resided. He has been for some years a contractor and builder. Capt. Tinkham was a successful business man ; for two years, in 1881 and 1883, he represented Ward 21 of the city of Boston in the State Legislature. He was an active and influential member of the Elliot Church, Roxbury, and for several years sei^ved as the treasurer of that so- ciety. He married, Jan. 3, 1849, Cynthia Perkins, of Middleboro, Mass. The children were: Nettie F., born Oct. 20, 1851 ; married June 21, 1S76, the Rev. B. F. Hamilton, pastor of the Elliot Church, Roxbur}-. Idella, born March 19, 1S57, and died Nov. 17, 1865. Charles H. Torrev, son of the Rev. Charles T. and Mary (Ide) Torrey, was born Dec. 27, 1S37, in Salem, Mass. He was mustered into the United States service Oct. 7, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. D, 25th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the battles of Roanoke Island, N. C, Feb. 8. 1862, and Newbern, N. C, March 14, 1862. He was discharged March 16, 1S63, for disability. He enlisted again, and was mustered into the United States service July 3, 1863, for five years, as Hospital Steward in the Regular Army, and was detached as a clerk in the office of the Surgeon General of the United States, In Washington, D. C. He was mustered out Sept. 30, 1865, by reason of special order from the War Department, relat- ing to the reduction of the army, consequent to the close of the war. James J. Treaxor was born in Ireland ; resided in Boston ; enlisted at the age of thirty years, Sept. 9, 1864, and was mustered into service on the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. K, ist Regt. Mass. Heavy Ai't}-., and accredited to Med way. He was mustered out May 29, 1865. John S. Treen, son of Joseph and Lucretia F. Treen, was born at Wallace River, N. S. He enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, May 25, 1 86 1, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was with his regiment during the earlier sen-ice ; at the battle of Winchester, May 25 ; at Cedar Mountain, August 9, and at Antie- tam, Sept. 17, 1862, when he was killed in action. Lewis A. Treen, son of Henry and Sarah A. Treen, was born at Wal- lace River, N. S. He was mustered into the United States senice. May 25, 1861, for three years, as a Corporal of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He took part in all the earlier service of the regiment, and was in the fight 21 314 at Winchester, Va., May 25, deserted, June 12, 1S62, from Winchester, Va. In a letter to the chairman of the selectmen written soon after by Capt. Qiiincy, of Co. E, inquiring if anything was known here concern- ino- Mr. Treen, he expressed the opinion that he must either have deserted or been taken prisoner. He could not believe the former without positive proof, for he regarded him as one of the best men in the company. But it is ascertained that Mr. Treen's course was mainly induced by domestic troubles at home. It was understood that he came to Massachusetts where he re- mained a considerable time, after which he enlisted again under an assumed name in Maj. P. A. Taylor's Department of Signal Corps, U. S. Army, was enrolled on the i3tli of March, 1S64, for three years or the war, and was honorably discharged on the 23d of August, 1865. Mr. Treen, after the war, settled in Olympia, Wash. Ter., and afterwards removed to Seattle, where he now resides. He is established with Mr. G. F. Raymond, under the firm name of Treen & Raymond, importer and manufacturers of boots and shoes. He has been a member of the Territorial Legislature, and occupies an honorable position in business and social circles where he resides. Lucius M. Turner, son of Samuel Turner, was born in Chester, Vt. He enlisted in Medway in August, and was mustered into the United States sen-ice Sept. 13, 1S62, for nine months, at Camp Meigs, Readville, as a pri- vate of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He served in Louisiana, and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, at the expiration of his term. William Henry Turner, son of Stephen and Polly M. (Williams) Turner, was born April 11, 1839, in Medway. He enlisted in Medway, in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1S61, for three years, at Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the engagement at Winchester, Va., May 25, at Cedar Mountain, August 9, and Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. He was discharged for disability Jan. 24, 1S63, and died June 3, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea, in Milford, Mass. Edward G. Tutein, at the age of twent}-four years, residence Chelsea, Mass., was mustered into service Dec. 17, 1S64, for one year, as Captain of Co. G, 6ist Regt. Mass. Vols., and accredited to Medway. He was mustered out July 16, 1865, at the expiration of his service. He had previously served a full term of three years in the ist Mass. Inf., first as Sergeant of Co. H, and from March i, 1863. as 2d Lieutenant. Albert Vallet, son of Brayton and Freelove Vallet, was born April 17, 1823, in Gloucester, R. I. He enlisted Aug. 23, 1864, and was mus- tered into service on the same day, for one year, as a private of the i8th Un- attached Co., afterwards Co. B, 4th Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He sei-ved in the defenses of W^ashington, D. C., and was discharged April 25, 1865, for disability. He died of heart disease, Sept. i, 1880, in W^est Medway. Albert L. Vallet, son of Albert and Sarah Vallet, was born Aug. 2, 1847. He was mustered into the United States service March 11, 1864, for three years, as a private of the i6th Mass. Light Bat. He served in Mary- land and Virginia, and was mustered out June 27, 1865. John H. Vallet, son of Albert and Sarah Vallet, was born Jan. 12, 1841, in Medway. He was mustered into service of United States Feb. 8, 1864, for three years, as a private of Co. H, 4th Mass. Cav. He was mus- 315 tered out May 30, 1S65. He was accredited to Cambridge, though a resident of Medway. Jeremiah Vase, son of Stephen and Joanna (Bird) Vase, was born in 1S35, in Xorthbridge, Mass. He enlisted Aug. 3i, 1862, and was mus- tered into service on the same day, for three years, as a recruit to the 2d Regt. Mass. Vols., with the understanding that his term should expire with that of his regiment. In the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3. 1S63, he was wounded in the neck. After his recovery, on his way back to the regi- ment, he was injured in the ankle by a railroad collision, so as to unfit him for sei-vice. He was mustered out May 20, 1S64, and is now living, a fiirmer, in Nooksack Crossing, Wash. Ter. John Walch enlisted Dec. 13, 1S64, and was mustered into service on the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. K, 6ist Regt. ISIass. Vols. He was accredited to Medway, though not a resident of the town. He was mustered out July 16, 1S65, as ist Sei-geant. Charles Wardin enlisted and was mustered in August, 1S62, for three years, as a private of Co. D, 35th Mass. Inf. He deserted soon after receiv- ing his bounty. John Watts, residence unknown, enlisted and was mustered into the United States service, December, 1862, for three years, as a recruit for the 29th Regt. Mass. Vols., and accredited to Medway. George C. Webber, born in East Douglas, Mass., enlisted at the age of twenty-six years, in Medway, and was mustered into service May 25, 1S61, for three years, at Camp Andrew, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He states that he was in the following engagements : Winches- ter, Va., May 25 ; Cedar Mountain, August 9 ; skirmish in Pope's retreat, August, 1862; Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862; Chancellorsville, Mav 3 and 3; Beverly Ford, June 9; Gettysburg, July 2 and 3, 1863, and Resaca, Ga., ]\Iay 15, 1S64. He was mustered out of service May 20, 1864, his term hav- ing expired. He enlisted again Aug. 23, 1864, and was mustered into ser- vice on the same day, for one year, as a private of the i8th unattached Co., afterwards Co. B, 4th Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He sei-ved in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out June 17, 1865. James Welch, sonof James and Mary Welch, was born April 18, 1848. He enlisted as "John Blake," and was mustered into the United States service Jan. 23, 1865, for the term of three years, as a recruit to the 28th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was a resident of Medway, but was accredited to Dudlev, Mass. He was mustered out June 6, 1865, at the expiration of his sei-vice. Alfred C. Wheat, son of Joel and Martha Wlieat, was born Jan. 25, 1S47, i" Hancock, N. H. He enlisted in Medway in May, and was mus- tered into the United States service, May 25, 1861, at Camp Andrew, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the battle at Winchester, Va., May 25, at Cedar Mountain, August 9, at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862; at Chancellorsville, May 2 and 3, at Gettysburg, July 2 and 3, 1863 ; and at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864. He was mustered out May 28, 1864, his term having expired. He enlisted again for the town of Bellingham, and was mustered into service for one year, as a private of Co. K, 61 st Regt. Mass. Vols. He took part in the first movements around Petersburg, Va., in the spring of 1865, and was mustered out July 16, 1865. 3i6 Henry Wheat, son of Joel and Martha Wheat, was born Jan. 24, 1S32, in Billerica, Mass. He enlisted in Medway in May, and was mus- tered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, as a Cor- poral of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He was promoted Sergeant May 14, 1S62. He states that he was in a skirmish in the pursuit of Jackson by Shields in the spring of 1862; at the battle of Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862 ; at Cedar JMountain, August 9, and at the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. In charging across the field of Antietam the regiment passed over the prostrate body of a rebel color bearer, lying upon his face, still grasping in one hand his colors and with the other a sword. Sergeant Wheat returned to him and the fallen man desired to be placed in an easier position and asked for a drink of water. Gratifying his wishes Sergeant Wheat received his col- ors and sword, the latter of which he was permitted to retain as a trophy. The wounded man gave his name as Lieut. Kidd, of the nth Regt. Miss. Vols. Sergeant Wheat was discharged Dec. 11, 1S62, for disability. He enlisted again for the town of Bridgewater, and was mustered into service Sept. 2, 1S64, for one year, as a private of Co. C, 61 st Regt. Mass. Vols. He was subsequently promoted ist Sergeant. He was with his regiment in the engagements at Petersburg, Va., in March and April, 186^, and was mus- tered out of service June 4, and finally discharged June 17, 1S65, in Readville. Edward H. Wheeler, at the age of eighteen years, residence Chelsea, enlisted Dec. 8, 1S64, and was mustered into service on the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. M, 4th Regt. Mass. Cav., and accredited to Med- w^ay. He was mustered out Nov. 7, 1S65, at the expiration of his service. Lewis Wheeler, son of Abijah R. and Adaline (Jones) Wheeler, was born in Medway. He enlisted in Medway, in August, and w^as mustered into the United States service at Readville, Sept. 13, 1S62, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He served with his regiment in Louisiana, and was mustered out Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. He enlisted again and was mustered into service July 22, 1864, for one hundred days, as a private of the same regiment and company. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out Nov. II, 1864, at the expiration of his term. He resides in West Roxbury, Mass. James Whitcomb, born in Leominster, Mass., enlisted at the age of thirty-five years, Dec. 29, 1S63, and was mustered into service the same day, for three years, as a recruit to the i6th Regt. Mass. Inf. He was assigned to Co. E, and transferred to the nth Battalion, July 11, 1864, the term of the regiment having expired. He was mustered out May 29, 1865. Samuel O. White, boi-n in Boston, enlisted at the age of twenty-six years, and was mustered into the United States service Aug. 12, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 16th Regt. Mass. Vols. He w^as a resi- dent of this town at the time of his enlistment, but was accredited to the town of Sherborn. He was transferred Sept. i, 1863, to the Vet. Res. Corps. John Whitman enlisted and w^as mustered in August, 1862, for three years, as a private of Co. D, 35th Mass. Inf., and accredited to Medway. He deserted soon after receiving his bounty. Charles Whitney was born in Holliston, Mass. He enlisted in Med- way at the age of twenty-six years, in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25. 1861, at Camp Andrew, for three years, as a 317 Corporal of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. In the winter of 1S61-2 he was detailed in company with James B. May for recruiting service in Massachu- setts. He joined his regiment again soon after the engagement at Winchester, and was in the batUe of Cedar JSIountain, August 9, and at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1863; at Chancellorsville, May 3 and 3; at Gettysburg, July 3 and 3, 1S63 ; and at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864. In the battle of Cedar Mountain he was hit on the breastplate and disabled for several days. He was mus- tered out May 38, 1S64, his term having expired. Charles E. Whitney, son of Nathan and Rosetta (Springer) Whitney, was born July 35, 1847, in Medway. He enlisted December 17, and was mustered into service Dec. 36, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. A, 4th Regt. Mass. Cav. He states that he was in no general engagement, but took part in many raids and skirmishes. He was detailed for a considerable time as orderly to Brig, and Brevt. Maj.-Gen. Hatch. He was mustered out of service Nov. 14, 1865, in Richmond, Va., and finally discharged from Galloup's Island, Boston Harbor. George W. Whitney, son of Charles B. and Mary Ann (Carey) Whit- ney, was born Feb. 18, 1844, in Milford. He enlisted Aug. 33, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day, for one year, as a private of the i8th unattached Regt. Mass. Heavy Arty. He served in the defenses of Washington, D. C, and was mustered out June 17, 1S65. Albert H. Wiley, son of Daniel and Izanna E. (Hixon) Wiley, was born June I3, 1839, in Medway. He enlisted, and was mustered into the United States service, July 30, 1863, as a recruit of the 3d Mass. Inf., and was assigned to Co. E. He joined his regiment on the eighth day of August, and was under fire at the battle of Cedar Mountain, the next day, but witli- out arms. He took part in the battle of Chancellorsville, May 2, 1S63. On the 1 3th of June, 1863, he was detailed as servant to Lieut. Thomas, and continued in that position to the end of his term. Though he enlisted for three years, it was with the understanding that his term should expire with that of his regiment, and he was mustered out May 30, 1864. He removed to Medfield and died,, March 36, 1880, of consumption. John Willey, born In Bartlett, N. H., enlisted, at the age of thirty-six years, in Medway, in August, and was mustered into the United States service, Sept. 13, 1863, at Camp Meigs, for nine months, as wagoner of Co. B, 1 3th Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He served with his regiment in Louis- iana, and was mustered out Aug. 30, 1863, his term having expired. Allen T. Williams, son of Nathan A. and Esther B. Williams, was born Jan. 14, 1847, in Medway. He enlisted on the seventh day of Septem- ber, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service on the same day, as a private of Co. A, 4th Regt. Mass. Cav. Though he aj^pears from the state records as from Medway, of which town he was a resident, he is known to have been counted upon the quota of North Bridgewater. He served for a time as orderly to Gen. Terry. After the capitulation of Gen. Lee and his army, he served on the provost guard in Richmond, Va. He was mustered out June 36, 1365, by reason of the close of the war. Charles E. Williams, son of Charles and Mary A. Williams, was born Feb. 37, 1839, in Franklin, Mass. He enlisted Sept. 10, 1864, and was mustered into service on the same day, for one year, as a private of Co. 3i8 C, 6 1 St Regt. Mass. Vols. He took part in the engagements before Peters- burg, Va., in the spring of 1865. He was mustered out June 4, 1865. George H. Williams, son of Nathan and Esther B. Williams, was born Dec. 26, 1837, in Wrentham. He enlisted in Medway in May, and was mustered into the United States service May 25, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. E, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols. He states that he was constantly with his regiment during his sen-ice. He was in the engagement at Win- chester, Va., May 25 ; at Cedar Mountain he was not engaged, being pros- trated by a sun stroke, but took part in the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. April 28, 1863, he was detailed as Company musician, and so continued to the end of his term. During the subsequent actions he was assigned to duty in the corps hospital, or to attend upon the Assistant Surgeon. He was mustered out May 28, 1864, his term having expired. Horace J. Wilmarth, son of Horace and Julia Wilmarth, was born Sept. 27, 1844, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States ser- vice Aug. 24, 1861, for three years, as a private of Co. G, i8th Regt. Mass. Vols. He was in the siege of Yorktown, Va., where his regiment was under fire nearly every day from April 11 to May 5, 1S62. At the time of the second Bull Run he was sick in the hospital. He was in the battle of Antietam, September 17, Shepherdstown, September 20, Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, w^here the regiment lost nearly fifty per cent, in killed, w^ounded, and missing ; at Chancellorsville, May 2 and 3, 1863 ; at Gettys- burg he was not engaged, having been detailed as guard for the wagon train, and at Rappahannock Station, Nov. 7, 1863. Feb. 8, 1S64, he re- enlisted in the field, for another term of three years. At the battle of the Wilderness, May, 1864, he was detailed as provost guard, and continued in that position until the end of his service. Though his position was always in the rear, he was under fire in most of the engagements in which his regi- ment took part afterwards. These were at Laurel Hill, May 9, Spottsyl- vania. May 23, skirmish at Shady Grove Road, May 30, Tolopotomy, June I, Cold Harbor, June 3 to 5, and before Petersburg, from June 19 to July 20, at which time the regiment was mustered out, the recruits and reenlisted men being organized as the loth Battalion. Afterwards was in the engage- ment at the Weldon Railroad, August 21, and at Peeble's Farm, Sept. 30, 1864. Soon after this the battalion was consolidated with the 32d Mass. Inf., and was engaged at Boydtown Road, or Gravelly Run, and in other engage- ments in the vicinity of Petersburg, Va., in March and April, 1S65. He was mustered out June 29, 1865, by reason of the close of the war. John Winter, at the age of twenty-four years, residence unknown, en- listed, and was mustered into the United States service Dec. 12, 1S63, as bugler of Co. C, 2d Regt. Mass. Cav., and accredited to Medway. By the state record he appears to have deserted Dec. 22, 1862. Emory Wood, son of Levi W. and Sophronia J. Wood, was born May 7, 1846, in Medway. He enlisted and was mustered into service March 15, 1865, as a private of Co. B, ist Regt. R. I. Cav. He was mustered out Aug. 3, 1865, by a special order from the War Department. Henry A. Wood, son of George A. and Elvira H. Wood, was born July 3, 1843, in Walpole. He enlisted July 23, and was mustered into ser- vice July 28, 1863, for three years, as a private of Co. D, 35th Regt. Mass. 319 Vol. Inf. He was in the battle of South Mountain, Va., Sept. 14, 1S62, when he was wounded in the arm, the ball lodging near the elbow joint. He was discharged in consequence, Jan. 33, 1S63. He enlisted again in unas- signed detachment Vet. Res. Corps, and was mustered into service Aug. 10, 1863, for three years. He was accredited to the town of Sandisfield, Mass., and discharged for disability Dec. 8, 1864, from Depot Camp, Vet. Res. Corps, Clifton, D. C. Levi Preston Wood, son of Levi W. and Sophronia J. Wood, was born in 1S3S, in Medway. He was mustered into the United States ser- vice Oct. 9, 1861, as a private of Co. L, ist Regt. Mass. Cav. He was at the time living in the town of Westport, but was accredited to the town of Medford. He died of disease Sept. 10, 1862, in Beaufort, S. C. Daniel S. Woodman, son of James and Lydia D. Woodman, was born April 12, 1842, in Kennebunk, Me. He enlisted in Medway in Au- gust, and was mustered into sendee at Readville, Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He was in the engagement at Lafourche Crossing, La., June 21, 1S63, and was dan- gerously wounded through the right lung and in the right hand. On the evacuation of the place, he fell into the hands of the enemy. The hospital was a rough building without beds, and he lay for four weeks with only a tent canvas upon the board floor, being compelled also by the nature of his wound to remain constantly upon the same side. His sustenance during this time consisted of corn bread and water. After the rebel forces withdrew, on the tall of Port Hudson, he was taken and cared for by a planter in the vicin- ity and received more considerate treatment. July 30 he was cheered by the appearance of Sergeant E. A. Jones, and Private A. E. Bullard, who had come in search of him and by whom he was conveyed to Algiers, and the next day started for Massachusetts, where he was mustered out Aug. 20, 1S63. He is an efficient constable and collector of town taxes. William P. Wyman, at the age of twenty-one years, residence unknown, enlisted and was mustered into sei"vice Oct. 31, 1864, for one year, as a pri- vate of Co. F, 2d Regt. Mass. Cav., and accredited to Medway. He was mustered out July 20, 1865, at the expiration of his service. James G. Young, at the age of twenty-three years, family residence Lebanon, Me., was mustered into the United States service May 4, 1864, for three years, as a Corporal of 21st Co., 2d Battalion Vet. Res. Corps, and ac- credited to Medway. He formerly served in Co. C, i6th Regt. Mass. Vols. Orson D. Young, son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Palmer) Young, was born in Windsor, Vt. He enlisted at the age of thirty-seven years, in Med- way, in August, and was mustered into the United States sei-vice Sept. 13, 1862, for nine months, as a private of Co. B, 42d Regt. Mass. Vol. Militia. He was in the engagement at Brashear City, La., June 23, 1863, and was taken prisoner. He was paroled June 26, and mustered out of service Aug. 20, 1863, his term having expired. He removed to the West and settled in Oregon Territory where he now resides. Robert O. Young, son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Palmer) Young, was born Oct. 13, 1832, in Windsor, Vt. He was mustered into the United States service Feb. 36, 1864, as a private of Co. D. 3d Regt. Mass. Cav. He joined his regiment at Morganzia Bend, La., about June i, 1S64. He was 320 in the battles of Opequan, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek, besides many skir- mishes and raids. After the close of hostilities he was detailed for duty at Corps Head-quarters and so continued to the end of his term. He was mus- tered out Nov. 28, 1865, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He had previously served a term of three months in Co. H, ist R. I. Inf., being mustered into service April 17, and mustered out Aug. i, 1S61. He took part, July 21, 1861, in the first battle of Bull Run, Va. This Record of the Union Soldiers was prepared largely some years since, according to the vote of the town, by William Daniels, Esq., under the direction of the selectmen. To it some additions have been made in preparation for printing in this volume. This record concludes the military history of the town. THE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The First Birth in the town of Medway occurred January 3, 1714; an infant son was born to John and Esther (Breck) Richardson, whom they named Samuel, doubtless hoping that he might be like the goodly son of Han- nah of Bible history, whose name he bore. This Samuel Richardson must have been both very wise and very good if years are an index of such quali- ties, for he lived to be ninety-seven years old. He died February 10, iSii, in Wrentham, Mass. Witchcraft. The Rev. Joseph Baxter, of Medfield, on occasion went to repi'ove Goody Lincoln for the sin of practicing witchcraft. On his re- turn home he felt a strange pain in his leg which was attributed to her e\ il influence. The Medway Fouxd. in 1730, was at the north end of Long Plain. The Sale of a Slave. The Rev. Nathan Bucknam, being hard pressed for money, and the town refusing to increase his salary, sold to one of his parishioners his slave, London, as appears by the following receipt: " Medway^ Jttnc 18, -1736. Received of Jasper Adams the sum of one hundred and forty poutids for a negro boy named London^ bei7ig in fttll. "£140-0-0. Per me, "Nathan Bucknam." A Slave buys his Liberty. Caesar Flunt, alias Peter Warren, paid tO' Joseph Lovell the sum of £13, 6s., Sd. for his freedom, on condition that if, in the judgment of the selectmen of Medway, he be idle or prodigal of his time and interest so that there be danger of his becoming a burden on the estate he be remanded to the condition of senitude. The following is a copy of the legal instrument of emancipation : " Know all men by these Presents that I, Joseph Lovell of Medway in the County of Suffolk and -Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England yeoman for divers and good and valuable considerations me thereunto moving, as well as in considera- tion of the sum of thirteen pounds six shillings and eightpence paid me by Caesar Hunt alias Peter Warren a molatto slave, late the Property of my Father Joseph Lov- ell late of Medway afore^d deceased, and from him descended to me, have released and acquitted and discharged and by these Presents do freely fully and forever release the sd Caesar Hunt, Alias Peter Warren from my service and the service of my Heirs for- ever: so that neither I mjself, my heirs, exec"" or any other Person or Persons for me or Them shall ever hereafter claim any Right, Title, Interest in the Person or the 322 ■Service of the said Molatto, Provided, nevertheless, that if the sd Caesar Hunt, alias Peter Warren shall in the judgment of the Select Men of the town of Medway for the time being, at any Time hereafter become idle and prodigal of his Time and Interest so that there shall appear danger of his becoming a burden upon mj estate or that of my heirs, I hereby reserve to myself and Heirs the Povi'er at the advise and by the Direction of the Select Men of Medvvay for the time then being to remand sd Caesar Hunt, alias Peter Warren to our service and to command Him in such a manner as to prevent his becoming an Incumbrance upon our estate, but during his good Behaviour in the opinion of the Select Men aforesd He is to all Intents and Purposes emancipated or set free from all obligations to me and mine forever by these Presents. "In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this . . . Day ■of ... in the ninth year of the Reign of King George the Third Anno Domini 1769. Signed Sealed and Delivered." The above was dtily executed and the said Caesar Htmt, a//as Peter War- ren, became a freedman and was never remanded to shivery. He removed to Medfield, where he died. Upon his tombstone is this honorable inscrip- tion : " A respectable man of color.'' The Relation of James Peniman ^^ho was received to full com- munion Oct. 19, 1735. '^ I desire to be very thank ftiUo the God of all grace y^ viy Lot hath been cast in such ^ Place ivhere 1 have enjoyed y^ clear light of the Glorious Gospel, atid have had it from time to time dispensed u7ito me, and altho I have reason to mourn, c(- be ashamed y^ I sate so long u?/proftably under it, and ivas no more benefited thereby, yet I have reason to be thankful yi God hath as I hope been setting home his word, d- sciJictifyiiig his Providetices unto me, the Deaths of others have been azvakening to me, and I have beeft ■brought thereby to consider hoiv it would have beett with me if I had been taken away "when they tvere, and I have been brought to see y^ necessity of my making hast to pre- pare for my own death. And those w'ords were azvakening to me in Prov. 2g : i. He yt being often reproved, hardcneth his neck shall suddenly be destroyed and that with- out remedy. And I have been awakened to see inyself in a lost, undone, and perishing conditioti, d- yt I must unavoidably be destroyed forever without an interest in christ. I have had such a discovery of sin tnade unto me asy* I think I can say y* my sins are my greatest burden. And I have had such discoveries of christ made tmto me in his beauty ft glory in his fulness, and suficiency as y^ I hope I prize him above every thing else, ■atid hearing his gracious calls to sin burdened si?iners to coine unto him who saith in Matth: 11. 28. 2g. jo. Come unto me all ye y^ labor i& are heavy Laden and L will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you <£- learn of me : for L am meek d- lotvly in heart d ye shall ftid rest unto your souls for my yoke is easie d my burden is light, atid assures the?n yt He will reject none of those who come to Hitn. John 6. j^. Him yt comet h to me I will in tio zvise cast out. I hope I have been made willing to come to hitn and ac- cept of him on his ozvn terms d commit my soul to him atid put all my trust d confdetice in hitn for salvation atid put tny neck under his yoke, and f tiding a need of tuore of ^ atid of his benefits desire to wait on him iti all y' zvays of his appointment for com- mutiion with him, and cotntnunications of grace from him and therefore offer myself to this church with an hutnble dependetice on the grace of christ to ft and prepare me to enjoy him aright in every ordinance y^ in y' way of his ordinances I may be prepared for the enjoyment of communion d- fellowship with him in y^ heavenly world forever- more. Thanksgiving Days. " 1743 Oct. 13 Thanksgiving Day for ye Kings victory." " 174S July iS Thanksgiving Day for victory of Cape Briton." The Meeting-House Burned. ''Jan. ye 18 174S-9 the Medway Meet- ing House was Burnt." " 1749 ye 37 of April East Precinct Meeting House j-aised and 1749 y^ 21st of May it was preached in." From the Diary of John Ellis. "May 19, 17S0 extraordinary 323 darkness prevailed over the earth, which continued from 9 o'clock in the morning to 3 o'clock in the afternoon and no eclipse was known to intervene." "Nov. 2, 17S3 Rev. N. Bucknam So years of age to-day." "■ Dec. 9, 17S6 a terrible snow storm in which 13 persons were cast away on Lovell's island, Boston Harbour. Several were from Wrentham, Franklin, and Sherborn. The}' were all frozen to death. Theodore Kings- bury of Franklin was not dead when found l)ut died on Thursday, Dec. 21, in Boston and \vas brought to Franklin Dec. 25, 1786 for burial." "June 2, 17S9, Raised Medtield Meeting House to-day." " Revolutionary Claim. I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the i8tli of March 1818 Simpson Jones late a private in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month on the twenty-seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. " Given at the War office of the United States this fourteenth day of July one thou- sand eight hundred and nineteen. [Seal.] (Signed) J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War." Mr. Edward Fennessy, elected in 1SS3, was the first Irishman who ever held the office of selectman in the town of Medway. Drinking and Drunkenness. About 1816 the Rev. Jacob Ide, pas- tor of the Second Church of Christ, requested the selectmen to canvass the town to ascertain the number of drunkards. The result showed that there were twenty-five men who would improve every opportimity to drink, and would become so drunk as to abuse their families. That there were forty- two men wdio would become intoxicated often, but not such beastly drunkards as the first class, and that there were eighty-four men in a fair way to become drunkards. These three classes making a total of one hundred and fifty- one men who were already or would soon become drunkards, out of a popu- lation of about fourteen hundred, including men, w-omen, and children. Cer- tainlv seventy years have done something to cure intemperance. x4 Monument Erected to the Memory of the Rev. David San- ford IN i860. Upon the completion of this monument commemorative ser- vices were held, Tuesdav, October 2, 1S60, in the meeting-house of the Second Church of Christ in honor of the Rev. David Sanford wdio was for thirty- seven years, 1 773-1810, the revered and beloved pastor of that church. There were present more than one hundred of the Rev. Mr. Sanford's lineal de- scendants out of the whole three hundred and more living, and also a large congregation gathered from the parish and the surrounding towns. The Rev. Samuel H. Smith, of New Jersey, a great-grandson of the honored dead, offered the prayer of invocation and read the Scriptures. The Rev. Stephen Sanford Smith, of Warren, Mass., a grandson, offered the prayer preceding the address. The Rev. Jacob Ide, d. d., the immediate successor of the Rev. Mr. Sanford, and in the forty-sixth year of his pastorate, made a most appropri- ate commemorative address. The Rev. Abner Morse, of Boston, who in early life was a parishioner and hearer of the Rev. Mr. Sanford, gave some very interesting reminiscences of him and of the olden time. 324 The Rev. Henry M. Dexter, of Boston, offered the concluding prayer. After this service a procession was formed and marched to the cemetery and assembled near the monument where prayer was offered, an original hymn sung, and the benediction pronounced. The family connections then repaired to a hall in the Village and partook of a collation, after which brief addresses were made. The First Burial in Oakland Cemetery was that of Mrs. Mary Dar- ling who died October 26, 1S65, at the age of 102 years, five months, and ten days, probably the oldest person who ever died in the town. Centennial Celebration, July 4, 1876, in Shumway's Grove, West Medway. Charles H. Deans, Esq., president of the day. Exercises: Prayer by the Rev. E. O. Jameson. The reading of the Declaration of In- dependence by the Hon. M. M. Fisher. Oration by the Rev. S. J. Axtell. Music by the West Medway Band. After these exercises a collation was furnished, and in the evening there were fireworks. A Memorial Service was held September 26, iSSi, in Sanford Hall, commemorative of the death of President James A. Garfield, which oc- curred September 19, preceding. The following account of the occasion was published in the local paper of that date : " Abram S. Harding, Esq., president of the day, read the proclamation of Governor Long. Hon. M. M. Fisher, chairman of the committee on resolutions, then read the resolutions of the committee, which were unanimously adopted. The Rev. John E. Burr of the Baptist Church of West Medway invoked divine blessing, which was fol- lowed by response by the choir, with E. L. Holbrook, Esq., of East Medway at the organ. The Rev. John C. Smith of the West Medway Methodist Church read from the Scriptures. A quartette, consisting of Mrs. Dr. Kelsey, Mrs. G. M. Richardson, Mr. James M. Grant, and a gentleman from Middleboro, rendered a selection. Addresses were then made by the Rev. S. J. Axtell, of New Orleans, formerly of West Medway, and the Rev. R. K. Harlow of the Village Church, which were followed by singing by the congregation, of the funeral hymn, composed for the occasion by Dea. Anson Daniels, of West Medway, and sung to the tune of Hebron, as follows : " O God, beneath these autumn skies, " In all his nobleness he died ; With heads uncovered, weeping eyes, His virtue, courage, patience tried : And banners trailing in the dust, The mighty head, the loving breast A nation stands before the Just. Have ceased to throb at Thy behest. " No aid from human hands can come; " Walk Thou upon this troubled sea, The mighty fall, the wise are dumb ; The ship of Freedom, keep it free, From North to South, from sea to sea. And let Thy benediction fall Our yearning hearts still turn to Thee. On widow, fatherless, — on all. " The Rev. James M. Bell, of the Second Church of Christ, West Medway, offered prayer; singing by the congregation of "God save the State," tune "America." Benediction by the Rev. Mr. Shields, of West Medway. "On the platform, besides those mentioned, were the committee on resolutions: Messrs. M. M. Fisher, C. H. Deans, E. H. Holbrook; committee of arrangements r ' Messrs. M. C. Adams, C. F. Daniels, J. M. Daniels; selectmen, and Mr. Edward Fen- nessey. Mr. Henry B. Woodman was marshal, and Messrs. J. Tuttle, S. E. Howard, A. I. Fiske, and M. Brennan, aids; the ushers were Messrs. Clark P. Harding, Edward S. Harding, Frank W. Clark, and George W. Whiting. " All those connected with the services wore black crape upon the left arm. The Rev. E. O. Jameson, of East Medway, was expected to be present, but was detained at home by the illness of his only son, whose death occurred the following Friday." 325 Winter Blossoms. The following lines were written by Miss Mary B. Richardson, of East Medway, during her last illness, which was long and painful, and terminated in her death, September ij, iSSi. She endured her ■suffering with great fortitude and submission, patiently and cheerfully breathing ever this prayer, " God's will be done " : I looked from my window, the landscape was drearv, The brooklet was ice-bound, the orchard was bare, The meadows and fields with pure snow-crjstals glistened, But the beauty was lifeless, not a blossom was there. The day was fast waning, the sun shone but feebly, There was chill in the air, there was frost on the pane. And I wished as the sun sank behind a huge snowbank — I wished, how I wished it was summer again. My chamber grew dark, as the soft winter twilight Slipped hurriedly down the horizon, as though It, too, felt the chill of the landscape, and hastened To follow the sunshine and bask in its glow. I turned with a moan on my pillow, and murmured. My life is all winter; its blossoms laid low; Its brooklets of usefulness ice-bound ; the meadow. The fields I would cultivate, covered with snow. The winter of sickness has come to me early, Its pain and its suffering, like ice and like snow Freeze from my heart the sweet bloom's rejoicing; Oh ! might I the summer of health again know. Through the darkness came a footstep, A gentle hand fell on my brow, A voice in low and tender accents Asked "How's my little Mary now.'"' Then a little talking followed : Trivial chats on subjects small — As household matters, books, and papers. And stories we could both recall. Trivial words and lightly spoken, But when left alone again. Spring seemed near, the winter broken. Warmed with love the chilly pane. And I thought, here is one floweret. Sister's love still blossoms sweet, Then the love of father, mother, Rose this other love to meet. Love of friends came crowding onward. Sympathy and tender care ; Kindly words from almost strangers; Gifts of flowers and viands rare. Burdens borne for me by others. Self-sacrifice, though gladly given. Making souls like spirit flowers, [ven. Which budding here, will bloom in Hea- In my own heart now are budding. Flowers which may in time expand. Gratitude and resignation Planted by a Father's hand. Trust and love of human nature, Hope, which ever is a gain ; Praise the Lord for all the blessings Plucked in winter's cold and rain. ,4k. a. jii. THE CEMETERIES. " Beneath those rugged elms, that yetv tree's shade, Where heaves the turf Ofi ma?iy a mouldering heap. Each 171 his narrow cell forever laid, The rude forefathers of the hafnlet sleep." The Old Churchyard. The most ancient burial-place for the dead was located in the easterly part of the town. Some years before the incorporation of the town of Medway under date of March 4, 1700, the town of Medfield " Voied, That the Inhal)itants on the west side of Charles River shall have two acres of land for a bur3'ing Place whare they and a committee chosen by the selectmen for that end shall order it in any of the Town's Commons there." Not until some years after was anything further done. Under date of March 16, 1713, "The select men ordered Henry Harding and Alex- ander Lovell to lay out the two acres of land granted by the town to the in- habitants on the west side of Charles River in the year 1700 for a burying place there." But before these gentlemen attended to this order of the selectmen of Medhcld, the new town of Medwa}- had become incorporated, and at a meet- ing of the legal voters of the town, October 29, 1714. at the house of Peter Adams, of which Theophilus Clark was moderator, it \\as " Vo^ed, That the burling place should be upon Bare Hill sum whare within forty Rods of the meeting house and a commitv was chos by the vote of the Town to joyn with the committ}- yt Aledhcld have chosen to lay out the buring place who are cpt george fairbanks and Zackri Partridge and John Richardson." This was the first burying-place in the town, and for manv vears it re- mained the only one. It was merely a place to deposit the dead. No attempt was made to beautify or adorn it. It laid open and uncared for until, many yeai's after, a committee was appointed to fence, clear up, and lav it out in lots with some regularity. Early in the autumn of the year 1714 the plain, small, and humble meeting- house was erected on the western slope of Bare Hill. Following the good old English custom, the early inhabitants, when called upon to part with their dear ones, laid them to rest around their Sanctuarv, and to this dav their de- 327 scendants continue to bury their loved ones witliin the hallowed enclosure, no longer a barren, dreary, and intimidating j)lace, but covered with verdure, set w^ith trees, adorned with flowers whose pertunie fills the air ; and the morn- ing carols and evening vespers of birds make vocal the hallowed abode of the silent dead. What spot so dear, so solemnly sacred, as the churchyard of om- fathers? While wandering among the ancient tom])stones one is impressed with the beauty of the place and the appropriateness of its selection. From this elevated spot the villages of Holliston, Sherborn. Medfield, and Norfolk can be seen, while away to the eastward appear the Blue Hills of Milton. On a pleasant Sabbath morning the mellow tones of the church bells of the sur- rounding towns can be plainly heard and their chimings are wafted gently and sweetly to the ear. The old houses of the town are visible, while to the westward appears the Village, and farther away towards the setting sun the spires of the churches of the New Grant are plainly seen. In a central posi- tion of this "- God's acre," standing within a shaded avenue, is a tomb with a granite front, bearing the names '' Bucknam Sz Lovei.l, i795-" This was erected by the Rev. Nathan Bucknam and Captain Joseph Lovell, of Revolutionary fame ; a slate-stone slab bears the date of the death of Mr. Bucknam, *' Feb. 6 1795. -E 92 years." Mrs. Margaret, his wife, "Died May I St 1796. AL 91 years." It is said that the tomb became filled and there was no room for other interments, and in the year 1S45, under the direc- tion of the Hon. Joseph Lovell Richardson, a grandson of Captain Lovell, it was opened, the remains were carefully collected and deposited in an iron box which was buried in the ground in the centre. The vault was repaired and afterward used by the Richardson family as a burial-place until November 10. iSSo, when the remains of the Hon. Joseph Lovell Richardson, wlio died in his ninety-fourth year, the last of his generation in the family, were placed in this ancient tomb, and it was permanently sealed. There is another tomb near by, which was erected in 1797 by Captain Na- than Jones and Abijah Richardson, m. d., the former a prominent citizen, and the latter an eminent physician, and for a time a surgeon in the Revolutionary army. Surrounding these tombs on every side are a large number of mounds, each with its monument or headstone, marking the resting-place of citizens more or less prominent in their day ; majors, captains, ensigns, and ser- geants, deacons, elders, and good men ; also the graves of good and true women, mothers in Israel, no less worthy than their companions. Tablets long since covered with moss, and almost obliterated inscriptions record in verses quaint and queer the virtues of the deceased, and the hopes for their eternal welfare. Here is where the forefathers lie with their children, gath- ered together in family clusters. To this silent congregation the loved of the present generation are being added one by one, and the ancient churchyard be- comes each year more and more hallowed by the remembrance of those w'ho sleep beneath the turf, — a remembrance which serves to impress the living w^ith the lessons of noble example. In the year i8c;5 a number of citizens, desiring to provide additional land for burial purposes, petitioned and were incorporated under the statute law as an association for the purpose of legally holding land donated wholly or in part by Henry Richardson, located northeasterly of the churchyard and ad- joining the same, for the purposes of a cemetery. The first meeting of the 328 association was held under a warrant of John C. Jones, Justice of the Peace, in the vestry of the First Church on the twenty-eighth day of January, 1855. One hundred members signed the rolls and selected lots. A tomb of granite was erected by Henry Richardson, Esq., grounds were regularly laid out, lots surveyed and taken, avenues made, and shade trees set out. This burial- place is now known as The Old Churchyard Cemetery. Within these hallowed limits lie buried soldiers of the Revolution, and also twelve noble men who o-ave their lives for their country in the War for the Union, whose ashes within our home of the dead make sacred these grounds as a part of "The Nation's Field of Glory!" The names of these Union soldiers are William Daniels, Thomas Munyan, George H. Read, Oilman Kings- bury, William Daniels, 2d, James Mitchell, Moses Hill, Sylvanus BuLLARD, William Foster, Robert Morse, Lieutenant Charles Daniels, Captain J. D. Stockbridge. The Inscriptions on Stones in the Old Churchyard Cemetery. Captain Thomas Met calf. ^' Your friend lies here bereaved of breath Take warning from his sudden death And hearken to God's voice to-day Be ready now without delay Your death is daily drawing nigh As swift as wings of time can fly." Mrs. MekUable Hill. "Imitate her virtues and follow her to glory." Miss Betsey Richardson. ^' The time was once, that time is passed When youth I bloomed like thee The time will come tis coming fast, When thee shall fade like me." A Child. " Her days on earth sweet child were few She passed away like morning dew- Take warning by her call in youth And early seek the God of truth." Mrs. Rebecca Bullen. " The pains of death are past Labor and sorrow cease And life long warfare closed at last Her soul is found in peace." Phinehas Allen. " Behold and see as you pass by As you are now so once was I. As I am now so you must be Prepare to die and follow me." Stephen Harding. " Receive, O Earth, these faded forms In thy cold bosom let them lie Safe let them rest from every storm Soon may they rise no more to die." Colonel Amos Turner. "The usefuU friend and tender husband dear With many of his children slumber here Until the golden trumpet shall be blown When one and all shall meet before the throne When Christ descends with all his splen- did train, The clods will burst our friends will rise again." Mrs. Mehitable Partridge. " While earthly friends stand here and weep Her tears are ever dry These sighs shall not molest her sleep Her spirit rests on high." Asa Turner, died at 20 years. " We murmer not whatever is, is right Yet still we mourn his so untimely flight Look wistfull on his grave and deep de- plore His early exit to return no more." Mrs. Sibyl Lovcll. " Time was I stood as thou dost now And viewed the dead as thou dost me Ere long thou'lt lie as low as I And others stand and look on thee." 329 Caftain Henry Ellis. ' The church vard bears an added stone The tireside shows a vacant chair Here sadness dwells and weeps alone And death displays his banner there The life is gone the breath is fled And what has been no more shall be The well known form the welcome head Ah where are thej, and where is he." Mrs. Cynthia Leland. ' Farewell my Mate My children fond and dear Friends and Physicians could not save Mj Mortal body from the grave Nor can the grave confine me here When Christ shall call I must appear." Josef hine M. Adams. A Child. " Rest little Josephine rest thee here Sweet Mortal bud a moment given To show how bright those forms ap- pear That only blush and bloom in Heaven. " And tho' the melting tear drop starts From parents almost broken hearted We hope to clasp thee to the heart Where tears are not nor friends are parted." Mr. Simeon Hill. " I with my offspring here securely rest God takes or leaves our comforts he sees best Prepare my friends to meet me on that shore Where sad bereavement will be felt no more." Miss Lucretia Biillen. " Grieve not thou dear affianced friend That earths fond hopes so soon shall end." Mrs. Simeon Richardson. " The sweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish tho' thej' sleep in dust." Caftain Amos Turner. " Here lies in peacefull shades relieved from care A Husband Father and Friend sincere Benign to all a patern and a guide The Poor who sought his aid were not denied Here and forever his dust secure shall lie Beneath the care of Heavens omnish- ent eye." A Wife and Mother. Farewell my spouse and children dear I've left this world of pain May Virtue be your practice here Till we do meet again Farewell, my friends, dry up your tears My dust lies here till Christ appears." Mrs. Abigail Daniels. " My youthfull days soon past away Old age comes at last By slow decay I wore away And now my days are past." Deacon Asa Daniels. Around this monumental stone Let friendship drop a sacred tear The husband kind the Parent dear The upright man lies buried here." Mrs. Hannah Melleti. " Decay ye tenements of dust Pillars of earthly pride decay A nobler mansion waits the just And Jesus has prepared the way." Mrs. Angeline Ware. Farewell dear friend again farewell Soon we shall rise to thee And when we meet again no tongue can tell How great our joy shall be." Mrs. Hannah Daniels. "The months of affliction are o'er The days and the nights of distress We see her in anguish no more She has found a happy release." Mr. Jesse Daniels. Afflictions sore I long endured Physicians proved in vain At length God pleased to give me ease And free me from all pain." John Harding, died, age ig years. " Blooming youth had passed away Manhood's riper years had come Longer here I thot to stay But alas the grave's my home." Miss Caroline E. Miinyan. " She has gone to heaven before us But she turns and waves her hand Pointing to the glories o'er us In that happy spirit land." 330 Miss Esther Lovell. i Mrs. Abigail Hammond. " To Bliss and Life God's love hath surely borne thee Dear cherished one. Nor seek we to re- tain thee How much we loved how much we miss and mourn thee He knows alone, and blessed be his name God is Love." " Humble and meek, a lowlj path she trod And while she lived on earth she walked with God Good without show obliging without art Her speech the faithful language of her heart Her hope was grace and her delight was prayer Her aim was heaven. O may we meet her there." The Evergreen Cemetery. The second burial-place in the town was laid out in WestMedway. At a meeting of the inhabitants of the West Precinct in March, i749i ^ committee consisting of Eleazar Thompson, Nathaniel Cutler, and Henry Guernsey was chosen to consider and report on a suitable piece of land for a burying-placc. At a meeting held April 12, 1750, the committee made a report which was accepted and the Precinct '* Voted to lay out one half of an acre of land of Henry Guernsey next to that land he gave to this precinct. Said land to be for a bur^•ing■-placc, and the price to be £\ is 4d lawful money." In this place were interred the remains of many of the early residents of the West Precinct. The names of Adams, Allen, Bullard, Clark, Hill, Harding, Partridge, and Plympton frequently occur on the stones that mark the ancient graves. This place was sufhcient, with a small addition, to supply the needs of the community till within a few years, when some six acres of land were pur- chased of Mr. Simeon Cutler a little east of the former place. This tract was laid out into lots and soon sold for family burial places. Small addi- tions were made to this tract until more recently the entire tract lying be- t\N een this and the old burial-place was purchased by an association wdiich caused the same to be laid out with walks and avenues. To this purchase and all the former ground was given the name of "The Evergreen Ceme- tery." The Oakland Cemetery. After a church had been established, business increased, and the popula- tion had become numerous in the Village, it was felt that grounds should be secured for burial purposes. In i860 terms were obtained for the Lily Pond Lot, on Oakland Street, but the purchase was not made, as the War for the Union came on and absorbed the interest of the people. In 1865, without conference with any one, a tract of land was bought by the Hon. M. M. Fisher, with the view of appropriating a portion of it for a cemetery. It was only after cutting out the dense undergrowth that it was seen by the public to be well adapted to such uses. The proprietor proposed to form an association to prepare the groimds and manage its affairs. Not 331 meeting with a prompt and general response, upon the snggestion of Mr. Orion Alason, Sen., he assumed the burden alone. A petition to the town to allow a cemeter}' was drawn up and permission granted, and the sum of $300 was appropriated subsequently for a receiving tomb. The grounds were in part laid out and plans made by Mr. Herbert Fisher Keith, a civil engineer, and the cemetery was duly consecrated June 20, 1S65, as the Oakland Cemeterv, by appropriate religious services, as follows : The sing-iuir of the followiu"- hvmu : We meet not now where pillar'd aisles, In long and dim perspective fade; No dome, bj human hands uprear'd, Gives to this spot its solemn shade. Our temple is the hill and dale, It's shrines these grateful hearts of ours ; Our incense is the balmy gale, Whose perfume is the spoil of flowers. Yet here, where now the living meet, The shrouded dead ere long will rest. And grass now trod beneath our feet. Will mournful wave above our breast. Here birds will sing their notes of praise, When summer hours are bright and warm ; And winter's sweeping winds will raise. The sounding anthems of the storm. Then now, while life's warm currents flow. While restless throbs the anxious heart. Teach us, Oh Lord, thj power to know, Thy grace. Oh Lord, our God, impart. Then when beneath this verdant soil, Our dust to kindred dust is given ; Our souls, released from mortal coil. Shall find, with thee, their rest in Heaven. The reading of the Scriptures by the Rev. D. Sanford ; a prayer of con- secration by the Rev. Jacob Ide, d. d. ; an address by the Rev. Jacob Roberts ; the singing of a hymn written by the Rev. C. C. Sewall : With the heart's uplifted prayer, And the voice of plaintive psalm Rising softly on the air From an inward, holy calm ; — With a firm and joyful trust That our spirits cannot die, We now consecrate the dust That shall o'er our loved ones lie. Weep we not as they may weep. Who their dust to dust shall give With no hope that from death's sleep They shall rise again to live. Jesus, from his broken tomb. Hath ascended up on high, And hath borne away the gloom Else would on the graveyard lie. Here we calmly leave our dead, In the faith that angels keep Watch around the lowlj' bed Where they unforgotten sleep. Hope we may to meet again — Love and joy in every heart — Where the saints in glory reign ; Where the ransomed never part. These services concluded with the Benediction. The Messrs. A. L. B. Monroe, George W. Ray, and E. C. Wilson, were the committee of arrangements and of the appraisal of the lots. Immediately after the devotional services the several lots were sold, agreeably to certain rules and conditions which were to be kept on file with the plan in the hands of the clerk of the Congregational society of the Village. The first burial in the cemetery was that of Mrs. Mary Darling, who died October 26, 1865, aged one hundred and two years, five months, and ten days ; interred in Lot No. 3, Section A, Wood Lawn Avenue. The first monument erected was that of the proprietor, the Hon. M. ^L Fisher, upon Lot No. i, Section A, Auburn Avenue. 332 The remains of five children were removed from Evergreen Cemetery, April, 1866, and most of the early burials in the cemetery were removals of remains from the same place. The price of lots has been so low that the enterprise has been far from remunerative to the proprietor, but, nevertheless, has been a source of much satisfaction to him and a great convenience to the public. The Catholic Cemetery. The town, in 1876, gave permission to Mr. James O'Donnell and others to lay out a cemetery on Oakland Street, which was accordingly done, and duly consecrated to burial purposes. The various cemeteries of the town are all receiving from year to year in- creased attention, until they are fast becoming spots not only hallowed with the tenderest sentiments of remembi-ance and love, but made beautiful and attractive, and as resorts they preach to hundreds who traverse their avenues of the vanity of life here, save as devoted to usefulness and a preparation for the immortal life beyond. ^^^IC^C^^T^ lOLIVElR OPTlCl BIRTHPLACE OF "OLIVER OPTIC." THE BIOGRAPHIES. William T. Adams, Esq. To Medway belongs the honor of being the birthplace of this well-known author, whose nof?i de plume, " Oliver Optic," is a household word to the children of America. Mr. Adams is a writer of merit and popularity, hav- ing few equals even in these days when the writers of juvenile literature are as numerous " As autumnal leaves that strew the brook in Vallombrosa." William T. Adams, son of Laban and Catherine (Johnson) Adams, was born July 30, 1833, in Medway, Mass. He descended from Henry Adams, immigrant, who came in 1633 to America from Devonshire, Eng- land, and settled in Quincy, Mass. Governor Samuel Adams, of the Rev- olutionary period, and the Presidents, John Adams and John Q. Adams, were of the same lineage. His more immediate ancestor was Edward Adams, one of the earliest settlers of Medfield, Mass., whose great-grandson was the grandfather of the subject of this sketch. Laban Adams, the father of Mr. Adams, first kept a public house in Medway, but removed about 1830 to Boston, Mass., and kept the Washington Coffee House, and subsequently the Lamb Tavern. In 1S46 he erected the Adams House, which was named in honor of the Presidents. William T. Adams was educated in the public and private schools of Boston and vicinity, and when a mere lad showed a talent for writing. A school composition, which is a task to most pupils, was to him a delight. In 1841, at the age of nineteen, he published his first article in The Social Monitor, which was followed by others. For three years next succeeding 1S43 Mr. Adams was the master of the Lower Road 334 School in Dorchester, Mass., where he won the reputation of a good teacher. In 1S46 he resigned his position to assist his father and brother in the man- agement of the new hotel, the Adams House, in Boston. This business was not suited to his taste, and was soon abandoned as the concern failed for the remarkable reason as given in court, " Because they kept too good a house." Mr. Adams resumed teaching in 1848 in the Boylston School, Boston, of which he became the master in 1S60, and on the establishment of the Bow- ditch School he was transferred and held the position of master in that school until he resigned in 1865. He then went abroad and traveled through the countries of Europe. From this time dates his career as an author. Mr. Adams' noni de guerre^ "Oliver Optic," originated on this wise: he wrote a poem in 1851 for " The Boston Young Men's Total Abstinence Society," which was published in The Flag of Our Unio?i under the heading "1951. A Poem. Delivered before the Mutual Admiration Society, by Oliver Optic, m. d." The name Optic was suggested by a character in a drama at the Boston Museum, called Dr. Optic. To this Mr. Adams prefixed Oliver, with no thought of ever using it again. But not long after two essays appeared in The Waverly AIagazi?ze by "Oliver Optic," which were so well received that he con- tinued to write under this pseudonym until it became impracticable to aban- don it. From writing stories for newspapers the transition was easy to the writing of books. The following list embraces the difterent volumes he has written, in the order of their publication : 1853, Hatchie, In Doors and Out ; 1854, The Boat Club ; 1S55, All Aboard ; 1856, Now or Never; 1S57, Try Agahi; 1858, Poor atid Proud, The Student and School- mate, 9 vols. (1S58-1866); 1S60, Little by Little; 1S62, The Riverdale Books, 12 vols. ; 1S63, Rich and Hujnble, A Spelling Book, In School and Out; 1864, Watch and Wait, The Soldier Boy, The Sailor Boy; 1865, Work and Win, The l^oung Lieutenant, The Yankee Middy, Fighting Joe; 1866, Hofe and Have, Haste and Waste, Brave Old Salt, Outtvard Bound, The Way of the World; 1867, Oliver Optic's Magazine, 9 vols. (1867-1875), Shamrock and Thistle, Red Cross, The Starry Flag, Breaking Axv ay. Seek and Find; 186S, Dikes and Ditches, Palace and Cottage, Freaks of Fortune, Make or Break, Down the River; 1869, Down the Rhine, Our Standard Bearer, Through by Daylight, Lightning Express, On Time, Switch Off; iSjo, Brake Up, Bear and Forbear, Field and Forest, Plane and Plank; 1871, Crin- gle and Cross-tree, Desk and Debit, Bivouac and Battle, Up the Baltic; 1872, North- ern Lands, Sea and Shore, Little Bobtail; 1S73, The Tacht Club, Money Maker, Cross and Crescent; 1874, The Coming Wave, The Dorcas Club, Sutiny Shores; 1875, Ocean-Born, Going West; 1876, Living too Fast, Vine and Olive; 1877, ^«^ West, Just His Luck, Isles of the Sea, An Historical Sketch of Union Lodge, Dorchester; 1878, Lake Breezes; 1879, Going South; iSSo, Down South, Our Little Ones, 4 vols. (1SS0-1885); 1881, Up the River, Robinson Crusoe (edited); 1SS2, All Adrift; 1883, Snug Harbor; 1884, Square and Compass; 1885, Stem to Stern. In all, more than one hundred volumes, the aggregate sale of which exceeds a million copies ! This has had no parallel in the annals of juvenile literature. The elements of this author's popularity lie in his long and varied school experiences. Atone time he had 1,200 scholars and twenty-five teachers under his immediate control ; for twenty years he was a teacher, and twelve years a superintendent of a Sabbath School. Few writers have been brought so directly in contact with the rising generation, or have 335 enjoyed such varied observations of child-life. It is doubtless true, also, that Mr. Adams' books owe much of their interest and value to his quick and keenly appreciative mind. In a word, he appeals directly to the living, earnest sympathies of the young; his narrative is sprightly, his incidents true to actual life, and his moral pills are so well sugared that they are taken greedily by the young patient. He aims to impart the lessons of truth anil morality, without creating in the mind a distaste for such reading. It is evident from a perusal of his writings that he constantly aims to make goodness attractive and vice odious ; he never allows an unrepentant bad character to appear in any other than a true light. His readers are taught to hate the mean and unworthy, and to love and strive for the good. He once gave, in conversation, as his motto in writing for the young, " First God, then country, then friends." In 1867 Mr. Adams was elected a member of the school committee of Dorchester by every vote but one, which he cast himself; he served till the town was annexed to Boston, and was elected a member of the Boston School Committee in 1870. He was chairman of the Dorchester High School Connnittee six years. In 1869 he was elected a member of the Legislature for the town of Dorchester, but declined a re-nomination. In 1870 he went to Europe a second time, and traveled through all the coimtries of Europe not previously visited, and the books which he has since published show the result of his observations. Industry and genius are seldom allied ; the man of talent seldom plods ; he who achieves a moderate success is only too apt to rest upon his laurels rather than keep hard at w^ork for still higher ends, still greater renown. In briefly viewing the leading points in the life and labors of Mr. Adams, we find that he unites these unusual traits in a remarkable manner, and that to- day he is still the same untiring worker as when, a younger man, he had the great future before him, with talent, ambition, and industry as his threefold capital. Mr. Adams, at the age of sixty-three years, is actively engaged in literary pursuits, his vigor as a writer unabated, and is still the favorite autlior of young readers in America and in Europe. l^id. The Men of the Ti?nc. Rev. Jasper Adams, D. D. Jasper Adams, son of Jasper and Anna (Rounds) Adams, was born Aug. 37, 1793, in East Medway. He fitted for college under the Rev. Luther Wright, and graduated in 1815 from Brown University, Rhode Island. Mr. x\dams studied theology for two years in Andover Theological Seminary and taught in Phillips Academy. He was a tutor in Brown University in 18 iS- '19, and ordained to the ministry, Aug. 4, 1820, in the Episcopal Church. For five years prior to 1824, he was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Brown University, Rhode Island. Professor Adams married. May 16, 1820, Miss Mercy D.Wheeler, of East Medway, who died Nov. 11, 1821, while they resided in Providence, R. I. In 1824 he was called to the Presidency of the Charleston College, S. C, and soon after married Miss Mayrant, of that city. In 1826 he resigned his position to accept the Presi- dency of Geneva College, N. Y., which he held until 1S28, when he re- 336 sumed the Presidency of Charleston College, where he I'emained until 1S36, when he was appointed chaplain and professor of ethics in the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. In 1S40, circumstances making it desirable for him to reside South, he resigned his position, pur- chased an estate in Pendleton, S. C, for his home, and preached in an Episcopal Church in that vicinity. He received the degree of D. D. in 1S37, from Columbia College, N. Y. He was a fine scholar and a writer of ability. He published a book on moral philosophy, and was recognized as a man of eminence in the literary w^oi^ld. Several of his occasional addresses and sermons were printed. The Rev. Dr. Adams died after a brief illness, Oct. 25, 1841, at the age of forty-eight years. His sister, Mrs. Elizabeth (Adams) Bigelow, widow of Dea. Calvin Bigelow, of Dover, Mass., now resides with her son, Charles A. Bigelow, Esq., of Millis, in vigorous health, and in the full enjoyment of her mental powers, having passed her ninetieth birthday, Sept. 26, 1SS5. She is the last survivor of her father's family. Rev. Ezra Adams. Ezra Adams, son of Ezra and Abigail (Partridge) Adams, was born Aug. 28, 1809, in West Medway. He graduated in 1835 from Amherst College, Massachusetts, and in 1838 from the East Windsor Theological Seminary, Connecticut. He was ordained to the Gospel ministry, and in- stalled April 28, 1840, pastor of the Congregational Church in Surry, N. H. After a ministry of three years he removed to Roxbuiy, N. H., where he labored from Jan. i, 1843, to 1850, when he commenced preaching in Gilsum, N. H., where he was installed, March 19, 1851, pastor of the church, in which office he continued until his death, wdiich occurred at the age of fifty- four years, March 20, 1S64. As a minister of the Gospel he has been spoken of as faithful and persevering in his work and discreet in all things, the crown- ing excellence of the man being his cheerful spirit and self-sacrifice for the Master. As a preacher he was clear and forcible, his sermons being the plain and practical presentations of the truth. The pastorate of the Rev. Mr. Adams in Gilsum, N. H., continued through a period of nearly fourteen years. He was beloved by his people, much respected in the town as a wise counsellor and a man of tact in business affairs. He was superintend- ent of schools for thirteen years.. His ministiy was one of usefulness, and his life a great public good. " Of few men could it as well be said ' Behold an Israelite, indeed, in whom is no guile.' " Vtd. The History of Gil- sum^ JV. H. Rev. Edwin Augustus Adams. Edwin Augustus Adams, son of Newell and Abigail Fales (Blake) Adams, was born Oct. 21, 1837, ^'^ Franklin, Mass. His parents soon after became residents of Medway. He graduated in 1861 from Amherst College, Massachusetts. In 1S61-2 he was a teacher in West Boylston, Mass. Mr. Adams pursued his professional studies in Union Theological Seininary, New York, and in the Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. He was ordained and installed, Sept. 3, 1868, pastor of the church in North Manchester, Conn. In 1872 he was appointed a missionary of the 337 American Board, and stationed in Pragne, Austria, where he hibored tor ten years. lie then returned to tliis country, and succeeded to the pastorate of Northboro', Mass., then recently made vacant by the death of his younger brother, the Rev. George B. Adams. He remained in Northboro* some two years, and then removed to Chicago, 111., and became the pastor of a church of the Bohemians in that city. Rev. George Burton Adams. George Burton Adams, son of Newell and Abigail Fales (Blake) Adams, was born Oct. 4, 1841, in Medway, Mass. He graduated in 1S75 from Amherst College, Massachusetts, and in 1S76 from the Hartford Theological Seminary, Connecticut. He was ordained and installed Nov. 19, 1879, pastor of the Congrega- tional Church in Northboro', Mass. He married, Oct. 26, 18S0, Emma C. Noble, daughter of James and Eliza Ann (Smith) Noble, of Hartford, Conn. He had entered upon a useful ministry, and was much beloved by his people, when he died Aug. 25, 18S1. He w^as succeeded by his elder brother, the Rev. Edwin Augustus Adams, recently returned from a mission to Prague, Austria. Hon. Phinehas Adams. PiiiNEHAS Adams, son of Phinehas and Sarah W. (Barber) Adams, was born June 20, 1S14, in Medway. His father was a manufacturer, and started, in 1814, the first power-loom in this country, in Waltham, Mass. Mr. Adams learned his father's business. In 1829, leaving school, he went to w'ork in the Merrimack Mills, Lowell, Mass., where he soon held the position of an overseer. In December, 1833, Mr. Adams removed, and was an overseer in the mills of which his father was then the agent, in Hooksett, N. H. Subsequently he was an overseer in the mills in Pittsfield, N. H., and later he returned to Lowell, Mass., wdiere he was for some time a clerk in the counting-room of the Merrimack Mills. In 1846 he left Lowell and became the agent of the Old Mills at Amoskeag Falls, N. H., and Nov. 6, 1847, ^^ '^^^ appointed agent of the Stark Mills, Manchester, N. H. This position he held for more than twenty years. Mr. Adams was a director in several banking institutions in Manchester, also a director of the New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association. In 1872 he was elected a Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, and in 1872 and 1873 he w^as chief on the stafl'of Governor Straw, with the title of colonel. His only daughter married Daniel C. Gould, Esq., paymaster of the Stark Mills, Manchester, N. H., and his only son was Phinehas Adams, Jr., a partner in the cotton business of E. C. Bigelow, Esq., of Boston, Mass. " Mr. Adams was a man whose life was based upon the highest ideas of right and wrong. Kindly and afl"able, of remarkable generosity, he was highly respected by all his fellow-citizens, and his personal popularity would have insured his election to any office in their gift, if he could have been induced to accept it." " His death was a great public loss." Kz'^. T'/ie History of jSIanchester^ N. H. 338 Dea. Samuel Allen. Samuel Allen, son of Abijah and Abigail (Maxcy) Allen was bom March 15, 1778, in Franklin, Mass., the first male child born in the town after its incorporation. As a boy he developed great versatility of talent. Before twelve years of age he had constructed various articles for use or pleasure ranging from a windmill to a cheese press. His first invention of importance was a washing machine which was a curiosity, used for a time in the family of Dr. Nathaniel Miller. During an apprenticeship of three years with Colonel George Hawes, of Wrentham, Mass., such were his habits of industry, with an aptitude for drawing, that in his leisure hours he acquired a knowledge of architecture, and fitted himself for a draftsman of the most intricate machinery. In 1S04 he moved to Newburyport and opened an office as an architect and building contractor, where he remained ten years, when on account of the death of his wife, losses by fire, and general depression in business he returned with his family to Franklin, Mass. He was employed for a year in Med way Village, then for three years in West Medway in com- pany with Captain William Green, manufacturing bass viols and other musical instruments. Afterwards he turned his attention to machinery, man- ufactured cotton cards and other cotton machinery, and for many years had charge of this department of the Cotton Manufacturing Company in Medway Village, making some valuable improvements. He was a great reader, draw- ing upon the town library for books of useful information, besides keeping himself posted with the current news. He was a man of great self-control and uniform cheerfulness, made many friends, and seldom an enemy. He was not exhilarated by prosperity, nor depressed by adversity, but maintained a quiet, peaceful deportment through a long and useful life. He was a dea- con in the Village church many years. Deacon Allen died Jan. 15, 1866, at the house of his son-in-law, Darius D. Buffum. Esq., in Newport, R. I. Aldis Samuel Allen, M. D. Aldis Samuel Allen, eldest son of Dea. Samuel and Sarah Wood (Aldis) Allen, was born Nov. 13, 1803, in Newburyport, Mass. He pursued his preparatory studies with the Rev. Dr. Jacob Ide, of West Medway, and in Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. He graduated in 1837 from Yale College, Connecticut, and studied medicine in New Haven, while teaching music, penmanship and gymnastics in a school for boys, under the charge of Dr. Sereno D wight. He practiced medicine three years in Bridgeport, Conn. He married Eliza M. Weeks, of Jamaica, L. I., and died Aug. 9th, 1833, in Jacksonville, 111. He is remembered by those who knew him, for his musical talent, pleasing manner, social disposition, and Christian spirit. Charles Coffin Allen, M. D. Charles Coffin Allen, son of Dea. Samuel and Sarah Wood (Aldis) Allen, was born Nov. 30, 1807, in Newburyport, Mass. He inherited much of his father's mechanical ingenuity, and when not in school, was fond of working with tools in a machine shop in the Village. Here he made a large brass clock, under the eye of his fiither, and completed it before he was 339 eighteen years of age, which was phiccd upon the meeting-house in West JNIedway, where it gave correct time to the citizens for many years. When nineteen years of age he commenced the study of medicine while teaching school, afterwards attending lectures in New Haven, and graduated from the Medical College in Pittsfield, Mass. He practiced a short time in Uxbridge, but finding dentistry more congenial as well as more remunerative, he settled in 1835 as a dentist in Norwich, Conn. In 1840 he removed to New York City and took a high stand in his profession. He was the editor of The De77- tal Recorder^ and a member of the Dental Society, of New York. Hemai- ried in 1854, Mary Behean, and died May 24, 1857, leaving a widow and one daughter. Dr. Eliab Metcalf Allen. Eliab Metcalf Allen, son of Dea. Samuel and Julietta (Metcalf) Allen, was born June 16, 1818, in Medway. After leaving school he was a clerk for several years in Norwich, Conn., and in Worcester, Mass. After- wards he studied dentistry with his brother, and in 1845 went to Georgia. He married, Aug. 5, 1847, Eliza C. Park, of Greensboro', Ga., and resided in Marietta, Ga. His only son was a dentist and died in 1877. His only daughter married and resided in Marietta, Ga. Dr. Willl\m Henry Allen. William Henry Allen, son of Dea. Samuel and Julietta (Metcalf) Allen, was born July 2, 1821, in Medway. In early youth he exhibited a desire to learn dentistry, and after receiving an academic education he en- tered the office of his brother. Dr. C. C. Allen, in Norwich, Conn., whom he succeeded in that city, and after Dr. C. C. Allen's death, in 1857, he suc- ceeded to his practice in New York City. He was a skillful operator and a high-minded man. He was one of the founders of the New York College of Dentistry, filling the chairs of president and professor, and was for several years president of the board of trustees of said college. He inherited an in- ventive and mechanical talent from his father, wdiich served a good purpose in his practice. He married. May 10, 1853, Lizzie R. Bently, of Norwich, Conn., who died, and he married, in 1872, a second wife, Linda M. San- gree. He died Oct. 23, 1882, leaving a widow, but no children. Dr. Alfred Whiting Allen. Alfred W^hiting Allen, son of Dea. Samuel and Julietta (Metcalf) Allen, was born July 25, 1825, in Medway. He spent his boyhood in Medway; prepared for a dentist with his brother. Dr. Charles C. Allen, in New York, and practiced several years in Attleboro and Foxboro, Mass. In 1853 he went to Georgia, and practiced in connection with his brother, Dr. E. M. Allen, for two years, and then in Norwich, Conn., until his brother. Dr. William H. Allen, required an assistant, when he went with him to New York, and remained until he died in 1869. When ten or eleven years old he suffered from a serious attack of brain fever, which so affected his memory that he forgot everything he had ever known, even the alphabet, all of which he learned again, but more rapidly than at first. This was 340 •one of the most remarkable instances of the loss and recovery of memory on record. Rev. Seth J, Axtell. Seth J. Axtell, son of Seth J. and Lucy B. (Stratton) Axtell, was born Dec. iS, 1S41, in Worcester, Mass. He was descended from Thomas Axtell, who came from Burkhamstead, England, about 1642, to America, and whose brother was Colonel Daniel Axtell, a brave officer under Crom- well in command of the guards at the time of Charles I., and subsequently executed as a regicide, by Charles II. Thomas Axtell, immigrant, settled in Sudbury, Mass. ; his son, Henry Axtell, was killed by the Indians April 21, 1676. Thomas Axtell, son of Henry Axtell, settled in Grafton, Mass. He is reported to have said of his two sons : " One was over much righteous and the other over much wicked." Seth J. Axtell, the subject of this sketch, from childhood was fond of books. Having passed through the public schools of Grafton he fitted for college at Pierce Academy, Middleboro, Mass., and graduated from Brown University in 1864. While a member of college he served one year as a soldier of the Union army in the 41st Regiment Massa- chusetts Volunteers. He pursued his professional studies in Newton Semi- nary, Mass., and was ordained to the work of the ministry Jan. 31, 1S68, and installed over the Baptist Church in Monroe, Mich. He resigned and Dec. I, 1870, settled as pastor of the Baptist Church in West Medway, w^here he remained until April, 187S, when he became President of the Leland Uni- versity in New Orleans, La. He held this position several years, and then became pastor of the Baptist Church in Weymouth, Mass. Rev. Luther Bailey. Luther Bailey, son of Israel and Ruth (Fisher) Bailey, w^as born May 3, 1783, in Canton, Mass., and early united with the church of his native town. He graduated in 1808 from Brown University, Rhode Island. In 181 1 he was the preceptor of Bradford Academy, and subsequently of Taunton Academy for some five years ; while at Taunton, he preached for some time in Mendon and supplied other pulpits in the vicinity occasionall}^ In 1816 he became the pastor of the First Church of Christ in Medway, where he preached for many years, and resided until his death. The Rev. Mr. Bailey W' as a brother of the Hon. John Bailey who was a member of Congress from Massachusetts. Mr. Bailey married Anne Peck, daughter of Elisha and Re- becca Peck, of Providence, R. I. She was born April 16, 1785. After a long and useful life the Rev. Mr. Bailey died Dec. 19, 1861. His wife sur- vived him a few years and died June 16, 1863. The children were Francis, who died in early life; Eliza A., married Horace Baker, resided in Boston, Mass. ; Helen M., married Reuben E. Nichols, resides in Philadelphia, Penn. ; Charles, married Caroline W. Goodrich, resides in Pittsfield, Mass. Charles Bailey, M. D. Charles Bailey, son of the Rev. Luther and Anne (Peck) Bailey, was born Sept. 2, 1821, in East Medway. He graduated in 1841 from Brown University, Rhode Island. He studied medicine and surgery with 341 Dr. Nathaniel Miller, and was, for a time, the partner of Dr. John Warren^ of Boston. He attended his first course of lectures at Mason Street College, Boston, and subsequently had charge of Dr. Miller's hospital for two years, He acquired additional experience and practice at the Chelsea United States Marine Hospital, and finished his medical education with Dr. Henry H. Child, President of the Berkshire Medical College, Pittsfield, Mass., where he graduated in November, 1843, with the highest honors in a school of 175, and was chosen unanimously to deliver the valedictory address. He commenced practice in Springfield, Mass., the same year, in company with Dr. J. G. Holland, familiarly known as " Timothy Titcomb." He removed in four years to Holyoke, remaining there two and a half years. Then, on account of failing health, he was obliged to journey South. When his health was materially benefited he returned to Philadelphia, taking a course of lectures at the Filbert Street Homoeopathic College, where he obtained a thorough understanding of homoeopathy. He then returned to Pittsfield in December, 1849, and commenced the practice which he still continues. In May, 1S46, he was married to Miss Caroline M. Goodrich, daughter of the late Levi Goodrich, of Webster, Mass. He had two sons, one of whom died while young, in Holyoke, the other is Dr. Edward L. Bailey, who is associated with his father in the practice of medicine. Dr. Bailey, when a boy, had a narrow escape from death by the premature discharge of a cannon with which he and a companion were firing a salute. Rev. Abijah Richardson Baker, D. D. Abijah Richardson Baker, son of David and Jemima (Richardson) Baker, was born Aug. 30, 1805, in Franklin, Mass. He pursued his studies in Medway, and graduated in 1830, from Amherst College. After graduat- ing he opened a private classical school in Medway Village. He graduated in 1S35 from Andover Theological Seminary, Massachusetts. The Rev. Mr. Baker preached in Ware, Mass., West Hartford, Conn., and in Albany, N. Y. He was at length settled, April 25, 1838, in Medford, where he was greatly blessed in a ministry of ten years. He resigned his pastorate in 1849, and gave himself to literary. Sabbath School, and general Gospel work. He re- ceived the degree of D.D. in 1S70 from Austin College. He labored for a while in the Gospel in South Boston, Mass. The Rev. Mr. Baker married, Oct. I, 1835, Harriet Newell Woods, daughter of the Rev. L. Woods, d. d.,. of Andover, Mass. They had six sons, four of whom entered the ministry, one was a physician, and one died in infancy. The Rev. Dr. Baker died April 30, 1S76, at the age of seventy years. Rev. Joseph Barber. Joseph Barber was born at the old homestead in West Medway, about a mile north of the Baptist Church. By his own unassisted eftbrts he prepared himself for the Gospel ministry and was ordained Dec. 5, 1861, the pastor of the Baptist Church in Brewster, Mass. Subsequently he was pastor of the churches in North Uxbridge, Mass., Southington, Conn., Bolton, West Bridgewater and Westminster, Mass., and in .September. 18S3, became pastor of the Baptist Church in Caryville, where he now ministers. 342 George Barber, Esq_. George Barber, son of George and Bethia (Jones) Barber, was born Sept. lo, 1772, in Medway, Mass. Early in the present century he estab- lished himself in the Village, then a small hamlet, as a clothier and wool- carder, a calling that the modern improvements in machinery have entirely extinguished. At that time farmers very generally kept sheep, and the fleeces were spun and woven by the %vife and daughters. It was found convenient to have the wool carded by machinery into rolls about three feet long, which were put up into bundles to be used on the spinning-wheel which was then found in most houses, and after being spun and woven, the cloth was taken to the clothier for dyeing, dressing, and finishing. Mr. Barber did his w^ork in the old mill known as the McGinniss boot shop, destroyed by fire in 1883. His work was done partly by apprentices, of whom he ordinarily employed from six to ten, who lived in his family from the age of sixteen or seventeen, until they were twenty-one. These boys had the reputation which they probably desei-ved, of being a little w^ild, and if a practical joke was played oft' on the staid citizens, or a bit of mischief accomplished, it was usually laid to the " Barber devils." Mr. Barber was a kind master, and was i-e- spected by those whom he employed. He was interested in all eftbrts for the public advancement and improvement. Among those who served an apprenticeship with him were the Rev. Dr. Joel Hawes, of Hartford, Lewis 343 Thayer, of Worcester, Amos Fisher, Otis Nichols, Orion Mason, and Alfred Daniels. In connection with Dr. Oliver Dean, then agent of the Medway Cotton Manufactory, he built the large house, which he occupied until his •death, at the corner of Barber and Village streets, afterward occupied by W. H. Gary, Esq., and later by the Rev. Father Boylan. During the latter part of his life he retired from active business, and devoted his attention to his farm, which extended north from Village Street half a mile, including- what is now Barber, Broad, and North streets, and the land occupied by the railroad station, and Mr. Hodge's canning factory. In 1826 he visited England and Scotland, in company with Mr. Alexander Wright, who was one of the original members of the carpet company established in Lowell. Going abroad was not as common then as now and was considered a great undertaking. He passed a pleasant season in England and was never weary of recounting the scenes and incidents connected with his trip. He was a staunch member of the ISIasonic Fraternity, liberal in his religious belief, upright in his dealings, a friend of law and order, and his influence and example had much to do with the early character of the Village. Mr. Barber married Sally Orne, who lived but a few years. He afterward married Lois Whitinsr. MRS. LOIS (whiting) BARBER. 344 Charles Albert Bemis, M. D. Charles Albert Bemis, son of Albert T. and Sarah H. (Hastings) Bemis, was born Sept. 23, 1S43, in Ashburnham, Mass. He attended med- ical lectures in Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass., and in 1S72 graduated from the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Penn. After he had practiced his profession for two years in Spencer, Mass., he came to Medway, where he has had a successful and lucrative practice for twelve years. He has held the offices of Examining Surgeon for Pensions for the United States, Medical Examiner for the State, and served on the Board of Health and School Committee in the town. He married, Dec. 14, 1872, Lizzie Thompson, daughter of John and Ann (Leflerts) Thompson, of Philadelphia, Penn. John Blackburn, Esq. John Blackburn, son of Henry Blackburn, was born March 10, 1777. in Bradford, England. By indentures now in existence, it appears that under date of May i , thirtieth year of the reign of King George IH., in the year 1790, he was bound an apprentice to James Hamsworth in the township of Shep- ley in the parish of Bradford, England, for. a period of seven years, he then being thirteen years of age. About 1801 Samuel Slater wanted his younger brother, John Slater, to come to America and bring a machinist that under- stood building and working cotton machinery, and he prevailed upon Mr. Blackburn to come with him. He was in the employ of Mr. Slater for a year, who after obtaining all the information and benefit of his skill at a moderate compensation advised him to return to England. But not wishing to return he went to building a stone wall for a neighbor until employed by the Messrs. Jenckes, of Pawtucket, to build a mill for them, and put it into operation, which he did successfully. Afterward, on the fourteenth day of May, 1S05, he entered into an indenture with others to build a cotton mill in Medway Village, of which an account is given elsewhere. Retaining an in- terest in the mill during his life, he settled in Walpole, June 11, 181 1, and continued the construction of machinery and the inanufacture of cotton yarn with his son, George Blackburn, until 182S, when their works were totally destroyed by fire. He then retired upon a farm, and died April 21, 1S61, at the age of eighty-four years. He had six children, George and Hannah Bat- tel, who were born in England, William born in Pawtucket, R. I., Mary, A., born in Medway, and John Henry, and one who died in infancy, born in "Walpole, Mass. His son, Mr. John Henry Blackburn, resides in Walpole, Mass. He has in his possession the ancient indentures by which his father was bound out when a lad of thirteen years. He has also a watch and a large family Bible printed in 1777, which were brought by his father from England. Rev. Alvan Bond, D. D. Alvan Bond, son of Deacon William and Sarah (Waters) Bond, was born April 27, 1793, in Sutton, Mass. He graduated in 1815 from Brown Universit}^, Rhode Island, and in 1818 from Andover Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained Nov. 29, 18 19, and installed the pastor of Congre- gational Church in Starbridge, Mass. He married, April 25, 1821, Sarah 345 Richardson, of East Mechvay. He was Professor of Sacred Literature in the Theological Seminary, Bangor, Me., from October, 1831, to April, 1835. May, 1835, he was installed pastor of the Second Congregational Chvuxh in Norwich, Conn., which office he filled for thirty years. In 1846 he received tlie degree of D. D., from Brown University, Rhode Island. The Rev. Dr. Bond resigned his pastorate in 1864. He edited an Illustrated History of the Holy Bible which was published in 1867. His death occurred July 19, 1882, in Norwich, Conn. A memorial address was delivered Oct. 22, 1882, by Professor Timothy Dwight, d. d., who, in early life, was one of Dr. Bond's hearers. This memorial address was published, with a photograph of the Rev. Dr. Bond, for private distribution. Hon. Artemas Brown, M. D. Artemas Brown, son of Benjamin Brown, Esq., of Lexington, Mass., w'as born sometime in 1789, in Winchendon, Mass. His father died at the age of forty-eight years, leaving a family of ten children, of whom Artemas was the youngest. His mother died soon after, and this loss, together with the straightened circumstances of the family at that time, doubtless helped to develop very early in life those marked traits of character which afterwards made him a useful and prominent man. Bv the force of his own energy, industry, and perseverance, he acquired a very good rudimentar}^ education, and about the year 1813 he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. George Holmes, of Athol, Mass., afterwards attending lectures in Boston, and finally, in 1S17, took the degree of M. D. from the Harvard Medical School. He also had the advantage about this time of spending a number of months with Dr. Francis Hayward, of Boston, as a student, and assisting him in his practice, and, under his supervision, having in charge patients in the city almshouse. All this proved of great advantage as preparatory to his professional life. Dr. Brown was a man of vigorous intellect, sterling character, of noble form, great physical strength, and a devoted spirit. He entered upon the practice of medicine in the spring of 18 17 in Med- way, assuming the place made vacant by the retirement of Oliver Dean, M. D. There are still in existence many most interesting letters written by Dr. Brown about this time in which are allusions to the place, the people, their habits of life, etc., and even to his own fluctuating hopes and fears as to his success in Medway, being a stranger in a strange place. In one letter, dated April 17, 1817, he writes: "My way lies through a wilderness beset by many dangers. I have too much confidence to despair, and too much knowledge of the world to suppose that I shall not meet with many disagree- able and discouraging circumstances in a profession where there is so much uncertainty, caprice, and rivalship." Dr. Brown, however, rapidly gained the confidence and esteem of the people, his reputation as a careful and competent practitioner was soon thoroughly established, and before many months he had the satisfaction of being constantly employed, not only in Medway, but in many of the adjoin- ing towns. In September, 1817, Dr. Brown was married to Miss Patience Bancroft, of 23 34^ Warwick, Mass., a very amiable and accomplished young lady, to whom he had been engaged for a long time. Mrs. Brown brought to her new home a like energy, courage, and firmness- of principle which had already established her husband in a successful profes- sional career. For some years she had been a teacher of young ladies in a school in Northfield, Mass., and had attained a culture, combined with a generous piety, which made her not only a treasure to her husband but also an acquisition to the town. For forty years Dr. Brown pursued his profes- sion in Medway and surrounding towns. He was an earnest worker in every good cause. He was a great force in raising the standard of education, an earnest advocate of temperance, and a practical Christian gentleman. His. kindness to the poor was very marked. In his profession he devoted himself to toil, exposure, and expense for them, month after month, year after year, traveling over the long, dreary country roads, through summer's heat and winter's storms, administering to the necessities of the sick, unremitting in his care, soothing their pain, sympathizing with their sorrows, and in many cases supplying food and fuel and raiment from his own store, never ex- pecting or hoping for any remuneration. In fact, one-fourth of his entire practice was at times devoted to those of whom he received no pecuniary compensation. He was not without some personal eccentricities. He was at times some- what brusque in his manner, and adhered to some old fashioned habits and customs. Not living in a place or at a period where apothecaries were near at hand, he carried his own jalop and ipecac, his "salts and senna" and squills in stout leather saddle bags, from which he compounded his own pills and powders, and paid for them out of his own pocket. He used to boast in his old age of having ridden in the same gig for over fifty years ; though some younger members of the family declared that the gig had had in the mean time several new sets of wheels and a corresponding number of new bodies. But through all its transformations the gig still retained a 2:)eculiar rattle which was identified far and near by the doctor's friends and patients, and was often the welcome signal in the sick room of his approach long be- fore his arrival. Dr. Brown was a public spirited and patriotic man. He took enlarged views of civil and national affairs and entered with deep interest into what- ever pertained to the welfixre of our common country. By the votes of his fellow-citizens he was called to occupy a seat in the State Senate and after that to be a member of the convention to amend our constitution. Both of these important offices he filled with honor to himself, and with entire satis- faction to his constituents. When the Rebellion broke out Dr. Brown was rejoiced that he had sons who could go for the country's defense. His eldest son was Second Lieutenant in a regiment of cavalry, and his youngest son was an Acting Surgeon of the Union Army during the war. Vid. The Record of the Union Soldiers. In the spring of 1S55 Mrs. Brown suddenly died, which was a very great affliction to the surviving husband. Not long after, Dr. Brown was thrown from his carriage and injured seriously. Soon after came a second great sorrow, the death of his youngest daughter, and so the light went out of his earthly home. Dr. Brown lived several years but his strength of body and mind 347 gradually failed until death came January, 1S63, in the seventy-fourth year of his age. and the good man and beloved physician passed from the evils and sorrows of earth to the rest and joy of heaven. Of the seven children of Dr. Brown only two survive. His second daugh- ter, Mrs. E. D. Dickinson, of Watertown, ]SIass., and his youngest son, who is a physician in Hubbardston, ISIich. Rev. Edwin A. Buck. Edwin A. Buck, son of James and Lydia (Treat) Buck, was born May 31, 1824, in Bucksport, Me. He graduated in 1849 from Yale College. New Haven, Conn., and in 1852 from the Theological Seminary, Bangor, Me. After supplying the pulpit in Pownal, Me., one year, he was ordained, and installed May 31, 1854. pastor of the First Congregational Church in Bethel, Me. After a ministry of some four years he was installed, June, 1858, pastor of the Congregational Church in Slatersville, R. I., where he remained nearly ten years, and was then called, November, 1867, to the work of a city missionary by the Central Church of Fall River, Mass., in which work he is still, 1S85, engaged. The Rev. Mr. Buck married, Jan. 19. 1853, Rebecca Elmira Walker, daughter of Dean and Rebecca (Wright) Walker, of Medway, now Millis, Mass. Mrs. Buck died Feb. 16, 1S77. There were seven children : Eliza Harding, born Nov. 12, 1853 ; Alice Lydia, born Aug. 6. 1855; Mary Rebecca, born July 18, 1857; ^- Eveline, born March 2, 1S60; Isabella Howard, born July 15, 1864, died Jan. 26, 1867; Augus- tus Walker, born Feb. 7, 1866 ; Clara Fay, born Dec. 29. 1868. Rev. Nathan Bucknam. Nathan Bucknam. second pastor of the Church of Christ, was born Nov. 2. 1703, in Maiden, Mass. He graduated in 1721 from Hai'vard Col- lege, Cambridge, Mass., and almost immediately commenced preaching in Medway, at the age of nineteen years. Although urged to settle, he declined the invitation, not wishing to assume such responsibility until he was twenty- one years of age. He was ordained, and installed Dec. 23, 1824, pastor of the Church of Christ in Medway, where he fulfilled an active ministry of sixty- two years, and was continued in the pastoral office until his death wdiich occurred Feb. 6, 1795. Vid. The Churches, also. The Genealogies. ' ' T/i e VVi/l of Na than Btickna ?)i . " In the Name of God. Amen. I, Nathan Bucknam, of Medway, in the county of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, clerk, being weak in body, having fre- quent monitors of my approaching dissolution, tho' sound in mind and memorv, blessed be God therefor, do make and ordain this mj last will and testament. And in the first place desire humbly and devoutly to commit my spirit to God who gave it; and commend my body to the dust from whence it was taken, there to be interred according to the discretion of my executor and executrix hereafter named, in the com- fortable assurance of a resurrection from the dead, thro' Jesus Christ who is become the first fruits of them that sleep. And as touching the worldly estate, which by the blessing of God I am possessed of, I dispose of it in manner and form following, that is to say, it is my will and pleasure that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid as soon as conveniently can be after my decease. 348 " Furthermore it is my will and pleasure that Margaret, my beloved wife, have the improvement of the residue of my estate both real and personal, of whatever kind, and wherever found, during her natural life, she continuing my widow; and that the money for which the land was sold to Joseph Wood, lying in Sturbridge, pur- chased with her money before marriage, and the whole of the plate in the house be entirely at her disposal; and that the negro woman Flora serve her mistress during her natural life. But if that my wife should again enter into the marriage state, that she have no more than the improvement of one-third part of my estate, beside what is above specified to be at her disposal. Furthermore, My oldest daughter Anna Clarke, deceased, having received upon marriage, out of my estate, by estimation, the sum of fifty-three pounds, thirteen shillings and four pence, it is not my pleasure that her children, or any one on her behalf receive any more out of my estate during the life of my wife. Furthermore, My second daughter Margaret Ellis, h-aving received out of my estate, the sum of fifty two pounds, ten shillings; my third daughter Eliza- beth Luscombe, having received out of my estate, the sum of fifty three pounds, thir- teen shillings and four pence; and my fourth daughter Catharine Dorr, having re- ceived fifty three pounds, thirteen shillings and four pence, out of my estate, it is not my will that they, either of them, receive any more out of my estate during the life of their mother. Then it is my will and pleasure, that my youngest daughter Lucy, upon marriage, receive out of my estate the sum of sixty eight pounds, thirteen shil- lings and four pence, in money or equivalent thereunto, the money being made as good to her as it was when her sisters received the sums above mentioned out of my estate, and whatsoever she may have in other things at the same price it was in silver currency. "The reason I will her more than the other daughters is the service she has per- formed, in and for the family since she has been of age. And if she shall remain un- married and shall choose to go from her m.other and provide wholly for herself, it is my will that she receive the aforesaid sum as above specified out of my estate, but if she shall have a desire to abide with her mother and behave well and dutifully towards her, that she dwell with her in the mansion house that I may leave, during her natural life, and then the afore mentioned sum to be paid out to her. And with regard to my grandchildren, left by my son Nathan Bucknam, deceased, viz., Sarah, Margaret, Lucy, Anna and Mary Bucknam, it is my will and pleasure, that over and above what I have given to their father, or they have in any wise received, that, at my wife's decease, they receive out of my estate, each the sum of ten pounds, the sum to be paid to them severally be equal to silver currency. And with regard to my grandchildren, left by my daughter Clarke, viz., Samuel, Mary and Catharine, it is my will and pleasure, that over and above what I have given to their mother, or they have in any wise re- ceived, that they receive out of my estate their mother's part in equal proportion witli my other daughters, and Samuel to have ten pounds more than either of the daughters, namely, his sisters to be paid by my executor at their grandmother's decease. And as to my negro woman Flora, it is my will and pleasure, that if she outlive her mistress, that she live with one of my children, which she shall choose, if the same can take her, and that there be a suitable allowance out of my estate for her comfortable sup- port if she live to be chargeable, or her service should not answer for her maintenance. And at the decease of my beloved wife, Margaret, it is my will and pleasure that my estate which is not in any way above mentioned, given, or devised, be equally divided among my daughters, namely, Margaret, Elizabeth, Catharine and Lucy, and to be paid by my executor, hereafter named. And in case of the death of either of the daughters above named, before the aforesaid division, it is mj' will and pleasure, that my executor hereafter named, pay the above dividend to their surviving children in equal shares. " And I do constitue and appoint Joseph Dorr, Esquire, my son-in-law, executor, and Margaret, my beloved wife, executrix, of this, which, revoking all others, I declare to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, and in the fourteenth year of the Independence of the United States of America. "Nathan Bucknam. [Seal.] 349 " Signed, sealed, and publicly declared, by the said Nathan Bucknam, to be his last will and testament, in presence of us : ^'■AbijaJi Richardson, Timothy Hamant, Elijah Clarke, Jim. True copy : Sam'l Haven, Reg't of Probate. '•'■A Codicil. " Be it known to all men by these presents, that I, Nathan Bucknam, of Medway, in the county of Suffolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Clerk, have made and declared my last will and testament, in writing, bearing date the sixth day of October, 1789. I, the said Nathan Bucknam, by this present Codicil, do ratify and confirm my said last will and testament; and do give and bequeath unto my daughter, Lucy Buck- nam, my United States Loan Office Note, bearing date, 3d December, 1790, State of Massachusetts, No. 292, and said note declares that there is due to me the sum of one hundred and forty-four dollars, five cents, bearing interest at six per cent, per annum, from the first day of January, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and one, inclusively, &c., which said note is signed by Nathaniel Appieton, Commiss", to be paid unto her, my said daughter, Lucy Bucknam, by my executor, out of my estate. And my will and meaning is that this Codicil or Schedule be, and be adjudged to be part and parcel of vny last will and testament; and that all things herein mentioned and contained, be faithfully and truly performed and as fully and amply in every respect, as if the same were declared and set down in my last will and testament. "Witness my hand and seal this eleventh day of January, one thousand seven hun- dred and ninety-three. "Nathan Bucknam. "Signed, sealed and publicly declared by the said Nathan Bucknam, to be a Codicil to his last will and testament, [Seal.] in presence of us '■'■ Abijah Richardson. " True copy on file in the Timothy Hamant, Probate Office of the Joseph Partridge. County of Norfolk. " Samuel Haven, Reg''." Rev. Amos Bui.lard, A. M. Amos Bullard, son of Amos and Abigail (Adams) BuUard, was bora July 13, 1807, in Medway. He pursued his studies in Leicester and Hadley academies, graduated in 1833 from Amherst College, and in 1839 fi'o'n the Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. He was a tutor in Amherst College, from 1835 to 1837. Associate principal of Leicester Academy in i84o-'42, preached in Ware, Brimfield, and Fall River, Mass., in i842-'43. He was ordained and installed Oct. 26, 1S43, pastor of the Congregational Church in Barre, Mass., where he died Aug. 21, 18^0. The Rev. Mr. Bul- lard married Dec. 30, 1839, Mary Ann Durant, daughter of William Du- rant, Esq., of Andover, Mass. There were four children. Rev. Malachi Bullard, Malachi Bullard, son of Malachi and Dolly (Littlefield) Bullard, was born Nov. 4, 18 16, in W^est Medway. He pursued his preparatory studies in Franklin Academy under the Rev. Mortimer Blake, d.d., and in 1837 entered Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. After two years he went to Dart- mouth College, Hanover, N. H., where he graduated in 1841. In 1842 he was preceptor of the academy in Atkinson, N.'H. He studied theology with the Rev. Jacob Ide, d.d., and was ordained Nov. 19, 1846, pastor of 350 the Congregational Church in Winchendon, Mass. He died May lo, 1849. The Rev. Mr. BuUard married Nov. 11, 1S46, Sabrina Bullard, daughter of Nathan and Nancy (Russell) Bullard. There w^as one child, Harriet Ellen Bullard, born March 19, 1848. The Rev. Mr. Bullard published a sermon on "Sinful Amusements." Rev. Henry Lewis Bullen. Henry Lewis Bullen, son of Lewis and Esther (Grout) Bullen, was born Aug. 17, 1820, in Medway, now Millis, Mass. He graduated in 1843 from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. From that time to 1S46 he en- gaged in teaching in Sherborn and West Newbury, Mass. ; in Eatonton and Macon, Ga. He then was a student in the Theological Seminary, An- dover, Mass., for a year or more, and afterwards taught two years in Hol- liston, Mass. He was ordained, and installed May 7, 1850, pastor of the Congregational Church in Byron, 111., but very soon was called to the Pro- fessorship of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Iowa College. This position he filled for eight years, and resigned in 1858. In 1S60 he was in- stalled pastor of the Congregational Church in Durant, la., where he minis- tered for seven years. In 1S71 he removed to Moline, 111., where, in 1885, he resided. Vid. The Genealogies. William Oscar Burdon, Esc^. William Oscar Burdon, {EsteJ', Aaro/i\ Jonathan^, Johft"'^ John^,) son of Estes and Abba A. (Warfield) Burdon, was born Aug. 30, 1840, in Slatersville, R. I. His great ancestor, John Burdon, immigant, son of John 351 Bmdon, was horn in 16S5 in Durham City, EngUind, and when a lad of fifteen years, in 1700, was impressed on board a man-of-war, and in 1704 was at the capture of Gibraltar. Subsequently he landed in America and settled in Danvers, Mass. lie married Abigail Moulton of that town and was by occupation a tailor. ]VIr. Burdon's mother, Abba A. Warfield, ( Thurbe/\Johtr'^ Elihu^^ EUhu^^Johir^JoIin^^^ daughter of Thurber War- field, was born Nov. 25, 1815, and was descended from Dea. John Warheld, of Medfield, Mass. Mr. Burdon was educated at the academy in New London, N. H. In the fall of 1868 he was elected master of the High and Grammar School in East Medwa\'. He was a successful and popular teacher for several years, but in the spring of 1874 he resigned and devoted himself to agriculture, and upon the decease of his father, he became the proprietor of the homestead firm in Blackstone, Mass. William Hiram Cary, Esq^. William Hiram Cary, son of Barnabas and Phebe (Danforth) Cary, was born March 29, 1805, in Attleboro, Mass. In 181 1 his father removed with his family to Rindge, N. H., and in 18 18 they came to Medway, where his parents died at an advanced age. The family consisted of eleven chil- dren : four sons and seven daughters, of whom Mr. Cary and one sister, Mrs. Mary (Cary) Whitney, widow of Charles B. W^hitney, are the only survivors. Mr. Car}- received his education in the public schools, and in Leicester Academy. He commenced his business career in the counting-room of the Messrs. William Felt & Co., manufacturers of cotton goods in Medway, and continued in their employment until the age of twenty, when he began trade in the Village store with the Hon. James W. Clark, now of Framingham, Mass., and continued with him for three years. He was afterwards in part- nership with Mr. Charles S. Cheever, now of Cincinnati, O. Next he was appointed agent of Messrs. William Felt & Co., in the manufacture of satinet, whom he succeeded bv purchase in 1837, ^^^'^ continued in business in the same mill until it was consumed by fire in 1854. Subsequently he bought of Mr. George Barber a mill property in Bellingham, which had been owned and operated by Mr. William White, which he rebuilt and enlarged, and erected three dwelling-houses on the premises. The Civil War depressed the cotton goods manufacture, and he sold the property in 1864 to Mr. F. B. Ray at a large sacrifice. Out of respect to the enterprise of Mr. Cary a post-ofiice was established, and the village has ever since been known as Carvville. In 1866-7 ^^^ erected a brick mill on the site of the Eagle ISIill in Wrentham, and afterward, in 1S69, he purchased the Rockville Mills in East Medway, now Millis, making thread, yarn, and sheetings, and in 1S71 he sold out to Messrs. Thaver and Jenkins, who manufactured cotton bat- ting. During sixtv vears of his active business life he was a leading manufac- turer of various fabrics in this town and vicinity, and for more than thirty years to the value of from $75,000 to $100,000 per annum. He has held and managed a larger mill pi-operty and real estate for himself and as trustee for the Barber estate and others, than any other man in the community, and has 352 been identified in promoting the industrial and other interests of the town. He was chairman of the committee charged with grading the famous Air Line Railroad from Dover, Mass., to Woonsocket, R. I. To this enterprise he devoted much time, and as a stockholder used his means freely. He was an active and liberal supporter of the Government in putting down the Rebellion, giving much aid to the Union soldiers and their families. In 1S61-2 he represented his district in the General Court of Massachusetts, and was called to sei-ve on the important committees on banks and banking and manufactures. His experience and practical knowledge made him a wise and useful legislator. He is justly entitled to the credit of suggesting the test by which the great question of drainages, considered for more than fifty years in the Leg- islature, and claimed for the flowage of the Sudbury Meadows by the Bil- lerica Dam, was settled in favor of the dam owners. He was commissioned a Justice of the Peace, and served for twenty-five years, and has been a vice-president and trustee of the Medway Savings Bank from its establish- ment to the present time. In his later life he served the town in various municipal offices with great fidelity and acceptance. In his religious sen- timents he was unsectarian, and a warm friend and liberal supporter of the religious institutions of the town. At the age of eighty years he is sprightly in body and mind, and has the high respect of all with whom he has done business or with whom he has been associated. Prof. George Lovell Gary. George Lovell Carv, eldestchild of William H. andLydia D. (Lovell) Gary, was born May 10, 1830, in Medway. His earlier education was ob- tained in the schools, both public and private, of his native town. At the age of eighteen he entered Harvard College, his principal preparation having been made at Leicester Academy and Williston Seminary. Graduating in 1852, he spent the next two or three years in business, in company with his father, with a view to securing improved health by a temporary discontin- uance of study. During a part of this time, he was a member of the school committee of the town. In the autumn of 1856 he was appointed to the Professorship of Greek, in Antioch College, Ohio, then under the Presidency of the Hon. Horace Mann. The next year the chairs of Latin and Greek were united, and from that time to the suspension of the college in 1862, he had charge of both these departments. While meditating a residence at Cam- bridge, with a view to a more complete preparation for the Christian minis- try, he was otiered and accepted the chair of New Testament Literature in the Meadville Theological School, located in northwestern Pennsylvania. To this position were also attached the duties of instructor in metaphysics and some other academic branches. He has been constantly devoted to this work until the present time, with the exception of one year spent in Europe for the restoration of impaired health. He married March 12, 1854, Mary Isabella Harding, daughter of David and MaryM. (Daniels) Harding. She was born Dec. 27, 1834, in East Medway. They have one child, a daughter, Margaret Lovell Gary. 353 Capt. John Coi-e. John Cole was born in Westmoreland, N. H. He was the fifth of a family of ten children. Ilis father died when he was yovmg and he was at a very early age obliged to work for his own suppoi"t. A few winter terms in the district school was all the opportunity given him for an education. When eighteen years of age he went to Boston in search of employment, and after a few months, shipped in a merchant vessel sailing from that port. Before his return from a short voyage, he decided to follow the seas as a permanent business, and devoted himself to it with great energy. After a few voyages, he was promoted and before he was thirty years old, was in command of a fine whaling ship, with the reputation of being a superior navigator. His voyages were uniformly successful, and made without loss or accident, giving him, in a few yeax'S, a comfortable fortune. He studied navigation, and de- voted a great deal of his time to general reading, so that, although deprived in early life of school privileges, he became in this way well informed in works of science and literature. On the sixth of March, 1838, he was married to Elizabeth Shaw, of Westmoreland, through whose faithful counsel and the study of the Bible, he had been brought to a serious consideration of his ob- ligations to God, resulting in his conversion on a previous voyage. After taking one long voyage, he was strongly inclined to retire from the sea, and after a few months at Hartford and Boston, he moved to Medway, and made his home in the cottage under the hill, where he was to spend so many years of his life. Here he lived a few happy months with his family, before start- ing upon wdiat he meant should be his last voyage. Soon after he sailed, his wife began to fail in health, gradually fading away with consumption, until her death, April 13, 1843. Mrs. Cole's sweet Christian spirit, her fortitude and serenity under the trying circumstances of her condition were wonderful, and her death triumphant. There were three children ; one little girl, Anna, died a single week before the mother, and was buried with her, leaving a twin sister, Ella A. Cole, and a brother, John Adams Cole, who are still living. This affliction was deeply felt by the husband, when more than fifteen months after the sad event he received the tidings by the way of a passing vessel, while sailing the northern Pacific. Letters written to his pastor at this time show the depth of his grief and also the wonderful support he found in the Christian faith. He was through life an earnest student of the Bible. In 1845 he married Mary E. Wells and for the next ten years of his life resided most of the time in Walpole, N. H., where he had extensive interests and where he took an active part in the church, in temperance, and political afiairs. He was a member of the convention that nominated Martin Van Buren as the Presidential candidate of the new Free Soil Party in 1848, and was always an ardent advocate of freedom. Many colored fugitives found a helper in him, when on their way to Canada. In 1854 he made another voyage accompanied by his wife, sailing around the Cape to San Francisco, suffering shipwreck off Cape Hatteras on his return the following year. Soon after, he returned to his old home in Medway, where he lived, until two or three years preceding his death which took place Jan. 6, 1875. 354 Michael Henry Collins, Esq. Michael Henry Collins became a resident, in 1S74, of Medway, now Millis, Mass, His residence on Orchard Street overlooks a beauti- ful sheet of water fed by the living flow of the ancient Boggastow Brook. His estate embraces lands once owned by Joseph Daniell and afterward by THE RESIDENCE OF MICHAEL HENRY COLLINS, ESq. 355 his son, Joseph Danlell. The preceding picture shows the site of the origi- nal Hinsdell Mill, which was burned by the Indians. The whole locality is full of historic interest. Mr. Collins, an Englishman by l)irth, has been identified with some of the most useful inventions. He, in connection with another party, was the originator and inventor of the process of manufacturing what is known as granulated sugar ; the author of tlie drawings of the Chase lozenge machine, from which large fortunes have been made by others ; the inventor of a quartz-crushing machine which was of vast service in mining operations many years ago, and many of which were sold for $3,000 each, considered a fabulous sum in those days ; the in- ventor of a system for the ventilation of buildings and which even now is widely used; the inventor of what has revolutionized our method of illumi- nation, namelv, the lamp "■ sun burner " ; the inventor of a violin, or what is called the echolin. Perhaps his most valuable invention is the sun burner for the use of kerosene illumination. At the time of the first use of kerosene, efforts were made l)y various sci- entific men, as well as inventors, to make a lamp burner which would avoid heating the chimnevs to such a degree that they could not be handled, which would lessen the danger of explosion, and at the same time give tlie best illu- minating power. Many of these men tried it and failed. Mr. Collins, with that originality which has always characterized him and his inventions, struck out into an entirely new field, and after years of experimenting upon and perfecting lamp-burners, produced the device known as the sun bur- ner. It was patented in 1S65, but as is usual with good things, his patent was immediateh' infringed upon, and although Mr. Collins has realized large amounts of money from the sale of his burner, yet the defending of his patent and the prosecution of the infringers thereon, has necessitated also the ex- penditure of large sums. An effort is being made to have the patent ex- tended that he may yet reap some still more reasonable compensation for conferring so great a public blessing upon the world. Mr. Collins' latest perfected invention, after many years of experimenting, is the echolin, a musical instrument similar to a violin, which for depth of volume and ex- quisite richness of tone is a marvel. Several of these echolins have been tested by professional violinists who express themselves as being satis- SOLTHERN VIEW OF THE RESIDENCE .M. H. COLLINS, ES(^ 356 fied that they are, as is claimed for them by the inventor, the richest and purest toned instruments known to the musical profession. Mr. Collins has a most beautifully situated residence, the doors of which are always opened with a cordial and generous hospitality. John Adams Cole, Esq. John Adams Cole, son of Capt. John and Elizabeth (Shaw) Cole, was born Dec. i6, 1838, in Westmoreland, N. H. He received his academic education in Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., studied his profession of civil engineering in Boston, Mass., where he practiced it for two years. From 1862 to 1865 he was Field Agent of the Christian Commission, and afterward Financial Agent of Howard Univei-sity, Washington, D. C. Mr. Cole married, Dec. 15, 1870, Julia M. Alvord. For some years he has been a civil engineer and land sui-veyor in the city of Chicago, 111. Arthur Wells Cole, Esq. Arthur Wells Cole, son of Capt. John and Mary E. (Wells) Cole, was born March 2, 1856, in Westmoreland, N. H. He was a student in Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., for three years, and graduated in 1873. He then entered Yale College, Conn., from which he graduated in 1877. In 1878 he was a member of the Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., and the next year, 1879, was in a law office, and later went to California, where he remained until 1881, when he returned and became associated with his older brother in the study, and afterward in the practice of civil engineer- ing, their office being Room 69, Ashland Block, Chicago, 111. John Martin Crane, Esq. John Martin Crane, son of the Rev. Dr. Silas A. and Mary E. (Martin) Crane, was born May 24, 1829, in Providence, R. I. He was educated in the schools of Greenwich, R. I., and in St. Paul College, Flushing, Long Island, N. Y. For several years he was a manufiicturer of flour and lumber, being the proprietor of mills in Brainbridge, Ind., and in Davenport, la. In 1868 he returned to New England and settled upon a farm in East Medway, now Millis, where he still resides. Mr. Crane mar- ried Miss Laura Henshaw. She was a descendant of Joshua Henshaw, who was born in Lancashire, England, and who when a mere lad often years, in 1653, came to America and was brought up in the family of the Rev. Richard Mather, of Dorchester, Mass. Mrs. Laura Crane died, and Mr. Crane mar- ried Miss Caroline S. Cogswell. She was a daughter of the late Rev. Prof. William Cogswell, d. d., of Dartmouth College and afterward President of the Theological Seminary, Gilmanton, N. H. Rev. Patrick Cuddihy. Patrick Cuddihy was born March 17, 1809, in Clonmel, Tipperary County, Ireland. He was educated in the College of St. Isadore, Rome, at- tended lectures at the Roman University, and was ordained, in 1832, by Cardinal Zula. He spent twenty years in clerical labor in Waterford, Ireland, where he built a fine church. In this country he has built four churches. 357 He came to Milford in 1857, at which time he presided over the Catholic parishes of Milford, Hopkinton, Medway, Holliston, Ashland, Upton, and Westboro. During his stay there he built St. Mary's, a handsome granite church, and a fine residence adjoining, the grounds being tastefully laid out. He established a parochial school which has been a success. Father Cuddihy was the first pastor of St. Joseph Church in IMedway, and his ministiy continued from 1857 to 1870. He has been thus described : "Father Cuddihy, in his splendid masculine quality, was a man sure to win strong aflection. No one, who knew him at all, could know him in a luke- w'arm manner. His active life-memories ran through sixty years of stirring historv. And he was never a dreamer or an idler. He was always deeply interested in the public movements, both of this country and Ireland. A patriot who was of man's estate before his co-religionists were entrusted with the franchise. He worked heartily with O'Connell in the repeal movement. He was a leader among the priests in Ireland forty years ago. He applied his experience, and his large natural ability, in judging of all the later Irish movements as they arose. When he differed from the earnest men who struggled, he alwavs spoke his opinion, but he was never hasty to condemn. And defeat could not sap his hope and confidence. His sympathies were w^arm for the Land League. 'In Ireland,' he said, 'I upheld agitation and liberty, as I now uphold them in America. And in my love for liberty I yield to no young American.' Father Cuddihy represents the grand old school of Irish priests of the early part of the century, men who were famous in all countries for learning, courtesy, and hospitality." On the fiftieth an- niversary of his ordination, celebrated Dec. 28, 1883, there was not one of his many guests more erect and vigorous than he who so well knew the duty of a host. On this interesting occasion the Rt. Rev. P. T. O'Reilly preached a most eloquent and appropriate sermon. Allusion was made to the work of Father Cuddih)' in America, his zeal in the missions of Western IMassachusetts, churches built, sacraments admin- istered, religion upheld. Milford was appealed to as an evidence of his la- bors, the beautiful churches and especially the parochial school which the preacher regarded as his crowning work by which true education would be instilled into the hearts of the youth. The Bishop closed with a most elo- quent address to Father Cuddihy in which he said : "Old Man, we have no triumphal car in which to carry you in triumph through the streets, there are no triumphal arches in your honor, there is no crown of laurel with which to deck your brow, but we crown you with the wreath of our love and best wishes for many more years of life to be useful to the Church and the people." Father Cuddihy rose as the Bishop addressed him and the scene was most impressive. Rev. Calvin Cutler. Calvin'' Cutler, {^Amos^^Calvin^^Jonathati^ Jonathan^ Jonathan ^^^ son of Amos and Sarah (Toplift^) Cutler, was born Feb. 19, 1S33, in Holliston, Mass. He pursued his preparatory studies at the Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass., and graduated in 1S56 from Dartmouth College. Hanover, N. H. For two years he was the principal of the academy in St. Johnsbury, Vt. 358 He graduated in iS6i from the Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. While in the seminary he was invited to become a tutor in Dartmouth Col- lege, but declined the appointment. He was licensed to preach Jan. 29, 1861, by the Norfolk Association in Randolph, Mass. Mr. Cutler was or- dained, and installed, March 12, 1862, pastor of the Congregational Church in New Ipswich, N. H. He resigned, and was installed, JMay 9, 1867, pas- tor of the Auburndale Congregational Church in Newton, jMass., where he now resides. He was for several years one of the trustees of the Appleton Academy in New Ipswich ; and for three years a member of the school com- mittee of Newton. He published an article in the Bibliotheca Sacra for October, 1869, on "The Brethren of our Lord"; a sermon, "The Chris- tian's Appeal" ; and other sermons and articles in newspapers. He mar- ried into the family of the Rev. David Sanford, of Medway. Daniel D. Curtis, Esq^. Daniel D. Curtis, son of Bracey and Eliza (Day) Curtis, was born Jan. 19, 1830, in Kennebunk, Me. At the age of twenty-one he left his home and went out into the broad world to look out for himself. He was for two years at work on a farm in Billerica, Mass. In 1853 he became an apprentice in the manufacture of straw goods of Mr. Walter Jones, of Medfield, Mass. After three years Mr. Jones took him into partnership, which continued for twelve years, when Mr. Jones died. From a very small beginning the business had grown so that in 1865 the concern manu- factured some three thousand cases. Mr. Curtis, after the death of his part- ner, found a copartnership with Messrs. H. A. Searle and G. F. Dailey, of New York City, and managed the manufacture of the straw goods wdiile his partners in New York conducted the sale of the same. It was the rule of this firm to do business only to the extent of their capital, and to avail them- selves of all improved and labor-saving machiner}'. The business was profit- able, and gradually extended until they employed some two hundred men and nearly a thousand women, and manufactured some two hundred thou- sand dozens of hats and bonnets annually. Mr. Curtis resided in Medfield, but in 1884 purchased the straw works in Medway in addition to his large factory in Medfield. Mr. Curtis died very suddenly of paralysis of the bi^ain, on Monday, Dec. 7? 1885. The event was widely felt, and the whole com- munity movxrned the loss of a respectable citizen and a man of eminent busi- ness ability and success. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. J. J. Twiss, on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 9, 1885, in the First Parish Chin-ch, and the burial took place in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Medfield, Mass. Rev. Samuel Chenery Damon, D. D. Samuel Chenery Damon, son of Samuel and Alony (Chenery) Da- mon, was born Feb. 15, 1S15, in Holden, Mass. His grandmother was Abi- gail Fenniman, a daughter of James and Abigail (Clark) Penniman, of East Medway. He graduated in 1836 from Amherst College, Mass., and in 1841 from the Theological Seminary in Andover, Mass. He was oi"dained Sept. 15, 1841, and sailed as Chaplain of the Seaman's Friend Society to Honolulu^ .^:^^-^^^-<«-