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

CONTENTS.
Boston. — The Origin of Slavery in New England. — Perfecting Title to
the Land. — King Philip's War. — The Attack upon Brookfield. — Lieutenant
Cooper sent forward from Springfield. — Beers, Latlirop, Mosely, and
Treat march to the Rescue of the Connecticut Valley Towns. — The Swamp
Fight. — Death of Beers. — Bloody Brook. — Pynchon's Protest to the
Commissioners. — The Indian Fort at Springfield. — The Town burned by
King Philip. — Pynchon's Hasty Ride from Hadley. — Death of Cooper and
—• Miller. Captain Appleton in Command. — Trouble about Military Authority.
—Winter. — Death of Elizur Holyoke and Selectman Keep. — The
Fight at Turner's Falls. — Heroism of Samuel Holyoke. — King Philip's
Death.
CHAPTER X. — (1677-1703.)
Waste Places rebuilt.-— Deacon Cliapin. — Chicopee. — Fishing Privileges.
The Second Meeting-House. — Trouble about Mr. Glover's House and Lot.
— Schools. — Taxes. — Law Breakers, — The Freemen of 1678. — The
"Accord Tree." — King William's War. — Pynchon's Attempts to protect
the Towns. — —• Sir Edmund Andros in Springfield. Massacre at Brookfield.
— Captain Colton's Heroism. -— Pynclion's Letter to Stougl^ton. — Death of
Mr. Glover. — Suffield. — Enfield. — The Boundary Question. — Brimfield.
— West Springfield. — Its Struggle for a Separate Minister. — Pynchon's
Place in the Commonwealth. — His Business Connections. — Beaver Trade
with England.— Pjnichon's Death.
CHAPTER XL — (1703-1735.)
Queen Anne's War. — The West Side Meeting-House. — Longmeadow. — Rev.
Stephen Williams. — The Commons. — Visit of Judge Sewall. — Mr.
Brewer's Salary. — Parish Matters. — Mr. Brewer's Death. — The State of
Society. —The Half-Way Covenant. — A Decline in Morals. —Full List of
Tax-payers. — The Church Membership. — Freemanship. — Condition of
the Churches. — Call of Rev. Robert Breek. — Charges of Heresy.— Breck's
Reply. — The First Parish divided into Breck and Anti-Breck Factions.
Meeting of the Hampshire County Association of Ministers at Springfield. —
An Exciting Session.
CHAPTER XII. — (1735-1761.)
The Breck Controversy continued. —^ Jonathan Edwards's Position. — The Ordi-
nation Council meets at Springfield. — Breck's Confession of Faith. — His
Arrest and Acquittal. — An Appeal to the General Court. — Breck finally
settled over the First Church. — Whitefield. — Great Revivals. — Changes in
Church Rules. — Increased Church-Membership. — Springfield Mountains.
— Chicopee. — The Third Meeting-House. — Schools. — Loss of Life at
Louisburg. — The Hobbs Fight. — Crown Point. —Agawam. — Death of
Col. William Pynchon and of Dea. Henry Burt.
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