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

forence with mob, it». ; calls
for help. 4(!1 ; holds conference
with insm-i^ents, 401, 463 ;
receives thanks from General
regiment in Had-
Court, WA :
ley, 492 ; his house Lincoln's
headquarters, 510.
Porter, Ezekiel, enlists for three
months, 387 ; Revolutionary
soldier, 626.
Porter. Corp. Henry, in Shays Rebellion.
632, 633.
Porter, Dr. Kezekiah, settles in
Northampton, 86: Revolutionary
soldier, 02(5.
Porter, James,
War, 600.
in Father Rale's
Porter, .Jonathan E., appointed to
draft petition, 570.
Porter, Capt. Moses, killed, 283.
Porter. Rev. Mr., chaplain, 394.
Porter, Samuel, marriage of, 408.
Porter, Thomas, receives land in
payment for care of mother,
37 ; receives portion of additional
grant, 190.
Post, Levi, enlists for three
months, 387 ; Revolutionary
soldier, 626.
Post-Office, established, 554, 556
advertises for bids to carry
mails, 555 ; postmasters, 557.
Postriders, 482.
Powers, Avery, Revolutionary soldier,
626.
Pownal, Gov. Thomas, succeeds
Gov. Shirley, 289 ; appoints
Pepperell Lieut. -General of
Massachusetts, 290; orders
men sent to Albany, 291 ; establishes
magazine of supplies,
292.
Pratt, Daniel, Revolutionary soldier.
626.
Preble, Jedediah, chief commander
of military, 352.
Precinct. First, meeting of, 205 ;
adjourned from time to time,
206, 207 ; appoints committee
to confer with Mr. Edwards,
207, 208, 216 : its report, 208 ;
church and precinct committee
the same, 211 : votes to
provide tor the councils, 214,
222 ; votes to apply to lower
association, 220 ;
asks deacons
to warn a chiu'ch meeting,
220, 221 ; followed established
precedent, 226 ; votes not to
hear Mr. Edwards preach, 227;
;
INDEX. 683
REVOLUTIONAUY.
supplies the pulpit, appoints a
fast-day, 235 ; refuses Mr. Edwards
use of sequestered land,
ib. : vote at meeting, 238 ;
merges into town, 240.
Pi'escott, Benjamin, 482 ; malthouse
burned, 557 ; member
of aqueduct company, 559
member of committee on canals,
576 : engineer, ib.
Prescott. Fortunatus, warned out
of town, 533.
Prescott, James, signature, 369.
Prideaux. Gen., killed, 296.
Proser, Thomas, Revolutionary
soldier, 626.
Prowle, Thomas, prisoner, 368, 370.
Prut, left behind near Quebec,
383.
Pudding Lane, 81, note 1.
Pumpilly Bennet, Revolutionary
soldier. 626.
Putnam, Gen. Israel, 365.
Putnam, Gen., in conference with
Gen. Wheeler, 511.
Putnam, Rufus, 434, note ; captain,
492.
Pynchon, John, referred to, 172,
445, note.
Pynchon, Major William, Committee
of Safety, 385 ; appointed
to draft petition, 570.
Quebec, campaign against, 296
captured, 297 ; blockaded, 377 ;
invested, 380.
Rale, Father, incites Abenaki
Indians to war, 16 ; death of,
27 ; Indians demand indemnity
for his death, 28, and note.
Ramsdel, Kimbel, Revolutionary
soldier, 620.
Rathbun, Josiah, Revolutionary
soldier, 626.
Reading, sends delegates to council,
222.
Red Tavern, 318, note, 408.
Reed, Benjamin, serg't, 386.
Revolutionary War, causes, 322-
323, 340-345 ; close of first year
of, 380 ; second year of, 388
money pledged to pay the soldiers,
ib.; supplies obtained
from the towns, 391 ;
;
;
Declar-
ation of Independence, 393 ;
Continental army, 397 : third
year of, 407 ; fourth year of,
415; fifth year of, 424, 425;
sixth year of, 435, 436 ; closing