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The history of King Philip's War

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INTRODUCTORY MEMOIR.<br />

fharted for Cafco; 21 September [Original letter <strong>of</strong> Church,<br />

in Mafs. State Paper Ojflce\ had an engagement with the<br />

enemy, in which eleven <strong>of</strong> his foldiers were killed and ten<br />

wounded; 13 November [Willis's Hifl. Portland 280], he<br />

had a Council <strong>of</strong> war at Falmouth, foon after which he<br />

returned home; 25 December [P. C. R. vi: 228], a com-<br />

mittee was appointed by the Colony to fettle with him and<br />

others " the charges <strong>of</strong> the warr, &c." and the Court<br />

ordered him 40^. a week and £10, over, befides what he<br />

might receive " from the Bay."<br />

6 February, 16 9$- \E. P. 65], he wrote to the Governor<br />

and Council <strong>of</strong> Maffachufetts appealing on behalf <strong>of</strong> the<br />

poor inhabitants <strong>of</strong> Maine; 10 May, 1690 [B. C. D. ii: 66\<br />

for £7, he fells to Edward Gray <strong>of</strong> Little Compton land in<br />

Sapowit neck in faid town; 30 May [Ibid. 147], he buys <strong>of</strong><br />

Captain Chriftopher Almy <strong>of</strong> Rhode Ifland, for £11 \os n<br />

four thirtieths <strong>of</strong> lands left by the purchafers <strong>of</strong> Pocajfett, at<br />

Fall-river, for erecting a mill or mills; 2 September [E. P.<br />

69J, was Commiffioned for the fecond Eaftern Expedition; 9<br />

September [Ibid. 70], received his inftru6t.ions, and ftarted;<br />

was back to Briftol in three or four weeks ; 4 November<br />

[P. C. R. vi: 255], was appointed by the Court to take<br />

charge <strong>of</strong> a contribution prop<strong>of</strong>ed in the County <strong>of</strong> Briftol<br />

for the relief " <strong>of</strong> ye town <strong>of</strong> Wells & parts adjacent; " 27<br />

November [E. P. 77], wrote from Briftol to " the Eaftern<br />

parts;" 2 December [B. C. D. iii: 369; v: 521], ex-

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