History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

1746.1 KING GEORGE'S FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, 109
on King Street, a short distance south of the okl Catholic
Churcli. The above list comprises all that were built in
what was designated as the " remote parts of the town."
Mounts Erected near Another Committee was chosen at the
the Center. samc time to ''build some mounts in the
body of the town." They had complete
control of the work, both as regards location and erection,
but seem to have followed in regard to position, the sug-
gestions of the first committee, and placed them within the
limits assigned to the proposed squadrons. Under their
direction mounts were established at the following places :
at Mr. Stoddard's house on Prospect Street, now H. R.
Hinckley's ; two near Joseph Bartlett's house, in the vicinity
of the residence of the late Wm. R. Clapp, on Pleasant
Street ; another at Capt. Preserved Clapp's on Pleasant
Street, near the junction of River Street ; one at Rev, Jonathan
Edwards' homestead on King Street, now the prop-
erty of Chas, E. Stevens ; another at the house of Lieut.
Parsons, on Bridge Street, near the homestead of John W.
Hubbard ; one at Capt. Joseph Wright's, on Bridge Street,
on the homestead of the late J. S. Lathrop. Similar structures
were also built at Ebenezer Wright's, on Bridge Street,
in the vicinity of the house of the late James Wright, and
at John Miller's on King Street, not far from the house of
the late Geo. L. Loomis, but for some reason the town refused
to pay for them, probably because they were built
without the sanction of the committee. To build the fortifications
in the outer districts, committees were appointed
consisting of persons living in that immediate vicinity. In
the body of the town the work was done by the general
committee, or by persons appointed by them. The old fort
at Pascommuck, which had already sustained one Indian
attack, was put in complete repair.
Cost of these Mounts. Tlicsc forts or mouuts, fourtccu in num-
No Rum used in
}jqy twclvc of which wcre paid for out of
their Coustruction. ,t . ^^ n
the town treasury, comprise all the work
accomplished in that line during the war. They cost about
£360, which includes charges for wood consumed by the
soldiers who kept the "court of guard,'' and the pay of the