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

already rescued and published in the Register, and also in the ex-
cellent book of E. W. Pierce, of Freetown, Mass., as well as a
few unofficial lists elsewhere. These mostly pertain to the Narra-
gansett fight in December, 1675, and later ;
whereas the Journal is
from the commencement of the levying of troops, June 24th. It is
proposed in these papers to adhere strictly to the letter of the actual
records ; extra matter, comments, &c, will be put in foot notes or in
the text apart from the lists. The names, however, of those who
served under one officer or at one place, will be put consecutively under
that name or place. Thus the credits under Capt. Daniel Henchman
during a period of 15 months (the period covered by this Jour-
nal), are all collected from date to date under his name. It will be
remembered that the troops were not Regulars, and were only in
service so long as occasion required, and were called together and
disbanded at the pleasure of the Court ; and so those who served
under Capt. Henchman in the summer campaign from June to Au-
gust, 1675, were disbanded, and for the most part may be found,
in the Narragansett campaign, either under new officers or at home
about their various employments, while others took their turn at the
war. Many were engaged continually under different officers and
at the garrisons. The above remarks apply more to the foot com-
panies ; the cavalry or " Troope " force was more regularly consti-
tuted.
No. I.
CAPT. HENCHMAN'S COMPANY.
A brief survey of the state of affairs in Boston on June 24th,
1675, when news of the attack of the Indians on Swansea, and Plymouth
Colony's appeal for aid, arrived, may be in place here, espe-
cially as in Massachusetts Records there is nothing relating to the
matter from the adjournment of the Court on May 12 until it was
called together on July 19th. It is to be regretted that the records
are lost, as we know many important meetings were held in this time.
I insert the following fragments, preserved in Mass. Archives, vol.
67, as testimony of the energy which the Court displayed in answering
the appeal of the sister colony.