Springfield 1636-1886, History of Town and City, by Mason A. Green ...

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CHAPTER I. — (1G35-1G37.)
The Roxbury Settlers. — Causes of their Migration to the Connecticut Valley. —
The Probable Route from Roxbury to Springfield. — The " Old Connecticut
Path," and the " Old Bay Path."— The First House. —The Dress of the
Springfield Pioneers. — Buying Indian Lands. — The First Owners of House
Lots. — The Pequot War. — William Pynchon a Trader. — Rev. George
Moxon. — The Town Meeting and the English Vestry Meeting. — Ownership
of Lands in Common.
CHAPTER II. - (1638-1639.)
William Pynchon and the Indian. — Capt. Mason, of Connecticut.-— Pynchon
and Mason contrasted. — Origin of the Charges against Mr. Pynchon.
Corn Contracts with the Indians and the Connecticut. — Capt. Mason visits
Agawam (Springfield). —Heated Dispute between Mason and Pynchon.
Mason's Hasty Return to Connecticut. — Mr. Pynchon summoned to Plartford,
and charged with speculating in Corn. — His Trial and Conviction. —
Starving Condition of the Agawam Inhabitants. — Capt. Mason author-
ized to trade with the Massachusetts Indians. — Mr. William Pynclion's
" Apology."
CHAPTER III. — (1638-1639.)
The Connecticut Jurisdiction over Agawam. — The Massachusetts Boundary
Line. — Rev. Thomas Hooker's Spirited Letter. — House built for Mr.
Moxon. — Allotments of Land. — Agawam's Act of Secession. — Sundry
Town Laws. — Strangers excluded. — Wages of Laborers regulated. — The
Town Brook. — Woodcockt's. Cable. — Ancient Lawsuits. — A Jury of Six.
— Mr. Moxon in Court.
CHAPTER IV. — (1G40-1643.)
Revival of the Charges against William Pynclion. —•
His Trial before the Windsor
Church. — Connecticut claims Woronoco (Westfield). — Massachusetts
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