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

1T81.] REVOLUTION—ARMY SUPPLIES—SAMUEL ELY. 449
The Last Call for Tliough another year elapsed before peace
^'^°- was declared, yet there was but one more
requisition for three years' men. The num-
ber called for in December, 1780, was not enough to complete
the quota of Massachusetts by nearly one thousand
men, and it was found, on account of mortality, desertions
and other causes, that about fifteen hundred more would
be needed. The quota of Northampton on this last call
was nine. These men were not very promptly raised ; indeed
it is doubtful if the rec^uired number was ever ob-
tained. The General Court ordered the delinquent classes
in Northampton to be assessed £518.11.8, the average cost
of raising a man. To this must have been added the
bounty and the other inducements offered by the town, for
it seems that the nine classes were assessed £939.12.5 each,
or £8366.8.0; in what currency, however, is not stated.
These classes were arranged as follows —
:
Class No. 1, had Jacob Parsons for chairman, and embraced the upper
end of Bridge Street.
Class No. 2, had Benjamin Tappan for chairman, and included part
of Bridge, Market and King Streets.
Class No. 3, Capt. Samuel Clarke for chairman, embraced part of
King and Hawley Streets.
Class No. 4, with Capt. Joseph Cook for chairman, included Pleasant
and part of Main Streets.
Class No. 5. had Major Daniel Pomeroy for chairman, and included
part of Main and Elm Streets.
Class No. 6. Capt. Solomon Allen chairman, included Elm Street,
Blackpole, Prospect and West Streets.
Class No. 7, Dea. Josiah Clark chairman, embraced South Street.
Class No. 8, with Capt. Ebenezer Strong for chairman, included part
of South Street and Easthampton.
Class No. 9, had Asahel Clark for chairman, and embraced Pascommuck
and Lower Farms.
Peace Secured. Nothing remains to show that any soldiers
from this town entered the service this year.
The war was practically ended with the surrender at Yorktown.
Early in the following year the English Parliament
began to consider the advisability of bringing about a peace
with the rebels, and during the remainder of the year,
active negotiations were in progress. It is not necessary to
follow them. While they were under consideration, hostil-