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have been and probably was tlie result with a majority of
them. He writes in his diary : —
"Fryday [Sept.] 5 near 1 set out with a Brunswicker, got home at 2."
He went to Northampton the day before and " lodged at Mr. Lymans."
In a few weeks he makes the following entry ; " Monday [Oct.] 20,
was at Northampton, left the Brunswicker we have had there, he is
uneasy and very cross."
Another Regiment A regiment from this county was sent to
from Hampshire reiuforce Gen. Gates in July. It was commanded
by Col. Moseley of Westfield, and
Jonathan Clapp of Northampton was Major. In it was a
company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Stearns of Northampton,
and another under Capt. Lemuel Pomeroy of
Southampton. Capts, Murray of Hatfield and Webber of
Worthington, also had companies in the regiment. It went
by way of Greenbush to Saratoga, then to Moses Creek,
near Fort Edward. As Burgoyne approached it fell back
to Stillwater, and during the retreat Obadiah Frary of
Southampton was killed. This regiment was discharged
the last of August, having been in the service about six
weeks.
other Alarms. In September, there were other alarms
caused by reports from the seat of war on
the Hudson. On the IS**" the selectmen were called upon
to distribute a pound of powder "to fire two Alarms," and
on the 18^^ three quarters of a pound more for another, the
whole costing 14s. A company was enlisted from Northampton
and vicinity, consisting of about one hundred men.
Oliver Lyman was Capt. ; Seth Hunt, Lieut. ; and Asahel
Pomeroy, third officer, acting as adjutant part of the time.
Pomeroy was in the service in July and August, under
Capt. Stearns, and had been at home about a month, when
he enlisted again. Col. May of Goshen commanded the
regiment, and Capt. Lemuel Pomeroy was at the head of
the Southampton company. They were in the service
about six weeks, remaining till after Burgoyne's surrender.
In the battle of Bemis Heights this regiment was stationed
on the left near the Hudson, but was not engaged in the