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

494 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1786.
gents at once captured tlie abandoned Court-House, and
after enjoying their triumph for a single day, dispersed.
Soon after the military were withdrawn.
Mr. Judd's Account Jonathan Judd Jr. , of Southampton, was
oftheDemonstra- Que of the men wlio Volunteered at the call
of the authorities to ojDpose the rioters,
and at the risk of some slight repetition, the following extracts
from his diary are given : —
•' Tuesday [Sept.] 26, 1786, 60 or 70 of the Militia set off for Springfield,
very early to support the Government. About 8 I set out, some
from Westhampton likewise got to Springfield about 10. Militia at the
Court House and the mob above Ferry. About 1 the Mob marched
down in order and back : about 900 armed and unarmed. Government
upwards of 1000. Court sit in the afternoon. A very sorrowful day.
Brother against Brother, Father against Son. The Mob threaten the
Lives of all that oppose them. Came away about sunset.
"Wednesday, 27. Went with Dr. Woodbridge about 9. Got to
Springfield by 12. Lines are drawn and Centuries kept by each Party.
Looks more threatening than yesterday. Committees from each have
met but cannot agree. Court did business in tlie P. M. our situation
is truly deplorable.
Quiet.
An alarm about 7
" Thursday 28. Mob thi'eaten much biit they are not coming. Those
who threaten most do the least. The agreement nearly completed yesterday
is finished. Militia march on to the Hill, the Mob march and
countermarch thro the Town. Militia discharged about 3 P. M. Mob
are high yet, not lowered tho [they have] lost their vim. I came away
about 5 ; nothing but fire and Smoke where the Mob are.
" Fryday 29. Militia got home in afternoon."
; but rest of the Night was
other Volunteers. No record of the militia from this town who
served on this occasion has been found.
Undoubtedl}^ Northampton sent its quota, but the musterroll
has not been preserved. People who went to Springfield
as lookers-on, organized themselves into companies on
the spot, received arms, and joined the ranks of the militia,
A muster-roll is extant which contains the names of eighty
persons, who thus organized themselves after reaching the
scene of the disturbance. It bears this endorsement —
:
"The above gentlemen who were spectators in the Great Mob at
Springfield, Sept. 28, 1786, at the Time when the Insurgents collected
to Break up the Supreme Court, and made choice of Gen. Warham
Parks as Capt., Ruggles Woodbridge, 1*^ Lieut., Col. Whitmore 2'^ do.,
Lt. Seth Colten, Ensign, who chearfully accepted the command of the