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686 INDEX.<br />

SEVERANCE.<br />

Severance, Lieut., sent for stores,<br />

160.<br />

Severance, Mart<strong>in</strong>, <strong>in</strong> Louisbiirg<br />

expedition. 145.<br />

Sewell, Samuel Esq., 589.<br />

Sewell, Judge Samuel, diarj' quoted,<br />

63 ; friendship with Solomon<br />

Stoddard, 63. 64.<br />

Sexton. David, member <strong>of</strong> committee<br />

on canals, 576, note.<br />

Shattuck, Job. leads mob <strong>in</strong> Middlesex<br />

County, 489,<br />

tured, 497.<br />

490 ; cap-<br />

Shaw. C. L., letter quoted, 348 ;<br />

referred to, 375 ; Hawlej^ papers<br />

<strong>in</strong> possession <strong>of</strong>. 534.<br />

Shaw, Stephen, Revolutionary soldier,<br />

627.<br />

Shays. Daniel, 483 ; leader <strong>of</strong> the<br />

rebellion, 491 ; major <strong>in</strong> Revolutionary<br />

War, lb.; lived at<br />

Brookfield, 492 ; sergeant, ib. ;<br />

sells sword given by Lafayette,<br />

ib.; <strong>in</strong> Hadley, ib.\ <strong>in</strong>solent,<br />

493 ; orders his forces to<br />

assemble, 495. 496, 503; at<br />

sends orders<br />

Worcester, 497 ;<br />

to Day, ib. ; retreats, 498 ; commands<br />

court not to eit, 502 :<br />

determ<strong>in</strong>ed to seize arsenal at<br />

Spr<strong>in</strong>gfield, 503, 504 ; sends<br />

message to Day, 504 ; sends<br />

proposition to Gren. L<strong>in</strong>coln,<br />

505 ; attacks arsenal. 505. 506 ;<br />

at South Hadley, 507, 508 ; replies<br />

to Gen. L<strong>in</strong>coln, 511 ; retreats,<br />

ib.; his army scattered.<br />

512 ; pardoned, 517 ; referred<br />

to, 513, 518.<br />

Shays Rebellion, first act <strong>in</strong>, 487 ;<br />

men poorly armed, 492 ; <strong>in</strong>signia,<br />

493 ; organization <strong>of</strong><br />

forces,<br />

sented,<br />

501 ;<br />

503 ;<br />

manifesto<br />

n<strong>in</strong>e men<br />

precaptured,<br />

507 ; houses plundered,<br />

ib.; guerilla warfare carried<br />

on <strong>in</strong><br />

gents<br />

Berkshire,<br />

sentenced,<br />

513 ;<br />

514;<br />

<strong>in</strong>sur-<br />

none<br />

paid extreme penalty, 519.<br />

Mt. Tom fenced<br />

Sheep rais<strong>in</strong>g, 83 ;<br />

for pasture, ib.<br />

Sheffield, fortified, 105 ; sends delegate<br />

to council, 222 ; regi-<br />

ments march through, 292,<br />

293 ; mentioned, 278, 294.<br />

Shelburne, votes aga<strong>in</strong>st session <strong>of</strong><br />

the court, 390 ; mentioned,<br />

506.<br />

Sheldon, Aaron, 278.<br />

Sheldon, Abner, <strong>in</strong> Louisburg ex-<br />

pedition, 145 ; Revolutionary<br />

soldier. 627.<br />

Sheldon, Benjam<strong>in</strong>, goes with Mr.<br />

Edwards to New Haven, 48 ;<br />

<strong>in</strong> expedition aga<strong>in</strong>st Louisb<strong>in</strong>-g,<br />

120, 606 ; receives portion<br />

<strong>of</strong> additional grant,<br />

friend <strong>of</strong> Mr. Edward,<br />

188<br />

234<br />

capta<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> third company, 248<br />

referred to, 107.<br />

Sheldon. Benjam<strong>in</strong> Jr., Committee<br />

<strong>of</strong> Correspondence, 349 ; ensign,<br />

354 ; committee to consider<br />

new constitution, 428 ;<br />

committee to enlist men, 432 ;<br />

<strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> school for girls,<br />

475 : representative, 523 ; delegate<br />

to convention, 524.<br />

Sheldon, Caleb, Revolutionary soldier,<br />

627.<br />

Sheldon, Daniel, receives pay for<br />

care <strong>of</strong> church, 235.<br />

Sheldon, Ebenezer, capta<strong>in</strong>, 433 ;<br />

Revolutionary soldier, 627.<br />

Sheldon, Ensign Ebenezer, f<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

for refus<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>&ce, 87 : receives<br />

portion <strong>of</strong> additional grant,<br />

184 ; soldier after fall <strong>of</strong> Louis-<br />

burg, 607.<br />

Sheldon. Ebenezer, killed by Indians.<br />

23, and note.<br />

Sheldon, Elias, Revolutionary soldier.<br />

627.<br />

Sheldon, Isaac, homelot. 48.<br />

Sheldon, Israel, receives portion <strong>of</strong><br />

additional grant, 188.<br />

Sheldon, Jonathan, sells land to<br />

Jonathan Edwards, 48.<br />

Sheldon, Ens. Joseph. 273 ; Revolutionary<br />

soldier, 627.<br />

Sheldon. Josiah, Revolutionary<br />

soldier. 627.<br />

Sheldon. Mary, receives portion <strong>of</strong><br />

additional grant, 189.<br />

Sheldon, Pl<strong>in</strong>y, Revolutionary soldier,<br />

627.<br />

Sheldon. Samuel, drover, 79, note<br />

1 ; receives portion <strong>of</strong> additional<br />

grant. 185.<br />

Sheldon, Simeon, Revolutionary<br />

soldier, 627.<br />

Sheldon. Stephen, receives portion<br />

<strong>of</strong> additional grant, 189.<br />

Sheldon, Dea. Thomas, anecdote,<br />

81. note 1 ; granted permission<br />

to build on town land, 305 ; re-<br />

ferred to, 605.<br />

Sheldon. William, <strong>in</strong> Shays Rebellion,<br />

632.<br />

Sheldon's <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Deerfield,

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