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

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CHAPTER XXVI.
REVOLUTION—INVASION OF CANADA.
An Expedition against Canada, 376—Benedict Arnold's Movement
against Quebec—Northampton Men in this Expedition, 377—Narrative
of one of the Survivors, 378—The other Northampton Soldiers Return
A Westhampton Soldier, 379—Results of the First Year of the War
—Soldiers to Reinforce Arnold Raised in Hampshire, 380—Noah Cook's
Account of the March to Canada, 381—An Incident, 384.
CHAPTER XXVII.
REVOLUTION—DEATH OF GEN. POMEROY.
Short Enlistments— Soldiers for Canada, 385—A Company for Boston,
386—Another Draft—More Soldiers Needed—Capt. Wales' Company,
387—The Second Year of the War—Sinews of War Promptly
Provided, 388—Important Meeting in Hampshire County, 389—Result
of this Convention, 390—Requisitions for Supplies, 391—No Town
Action—The People Rule—A Permanent Form of Government Voted
for—A Constitution Formed, 392—Declaration of Independence—Gen.
Seth Pomeroy again in Active Service, 393—His Death, 394—Seth Pomeroy—Hampshire
Committees of Safety Meet again, 395.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
REVOLUTION—SMALLPOX—DEATH OF REV. MR. HOOKER.
Composition of the Army, 397 — Enlisting Continental Soldiers
Bounty Money Increased, 398— British Prisoners Enlisting—Soldiers
Return Home without Leave—Pay Voted to the Soldiers, 399—Committee
of Correspondence—Troops employed in 1777, 400—Gen. Burgoyne
Commences his March—The Bennington Alarm in Northampton, 401
Another Regiment from Hampshire County—Other Alarms, 403—David
Strong's Account, 404—The Killed and Wounded—A Company Enlisted
for Three Months, 405—Losses by Northampton Men—Transporting
Stores to the Army. 406—Reinforcements Ordered to the Northern
Army—Third Year of the War—Smallpox Invades the Town, 407
Sickness and Death of Rev. Mr. Hooker—Several People die of the
Disease and others are Inoculated, 408—Terms of Inoculation— "Monopoly
and Oppression "—Committee to Procure Preaching—Soldiers'
Aid and Reimbursing Taxes, 409—Rev. John Hooker, 410—A Monument
Erected to his Memory, 411.
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