Soldiers in King Philip's war. Containing lists of the soldiers of ...

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1: 75—6: & went to concord the 25: 1: 75, when I came there & inquired
how it was with Lancaster the answer was they weare in distresse, I p r sently
Bent 40 horse thither to fetch awaye corne, and I went that night to
Cht/ilmsfoord to se how it was with them, they complayned, Billerikye
Bridge, stood in great need of heinge fortilied, I ordered that to be don,
allso they told me, that the Indians made two great rafte of board & rayles,
ley had gott, that laye at the other syd of the river, I ordered 20 soul-
diers to go over & take them, & towe them downe the River, or p r serve
I a they se cause, the 27 of this instant I went from Chellmsfoord to
Sjayne when I came there, the troopers that I sent to Lancaster
id brought away all the people there, but had left about 80 bushells
of wheat & Indian corne, yesterday I sent: 40: horses or more to fetch it
;
, & came down from concord, this day I expect they will be at concord,
Some of the troope I relesed when this last worke was don, the other
I left order to scout abroad untill they heare from me agayne, I thought it
not meet to relese men, when we stand in need of men, my desire is to
know what I shall do herin in, concord & chelmsford look every day to
be fired, and wold have more men but know not how to keepe them, nor
paye them, your humble servant. SniON Willard 29: 1: 76.
The troops that went up from Norfolk and Essex were credited
under their special officers, and will there appear. The following
are those who receive credit under Major Willard, and are those
probably who were employed in scouting with him in the early part
of the winter.
February 29 th
Credited under Major "Willard.