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Letter of Capt. John Gorum to Gov 01 3f CounciU.
Mendum Octob : th : 1: 1675.
Much hon rd my servis with all due Respeckts humbly presented to yourselfe
and the rest of the Counsill hoping of your helths I have made bold
to troble you with these few lines to give your honnors an account of our
progress in your Jurisdiction: Acording unto your honers order and defcirmination
I arived at Mendum with fifty men and the next day Leften-
nant Upham arived with thirty-eight men and the day following wee
joyned our forces together and marched in pesuite to ffmd our Ennimy but
;
God hath bin pleased to denigh us any oppertunity tharein; though with
much Labor and travill we have indeavored to find them out which Left.
Upham hath given you a more particular acount : our Solders being much
worne out having bin in the ffeeld this foretene weeks and little hoops of
findino- the Enimy, we are this day Returning towards our Genrall: but as
for my one part I shall be Redy to sarve God and the Country in this just
warr soe lono- as I have life and helth. Not Else to troble you I Rest
vours to Sarve in what I am able.
Mass. Archives, Vol. 67.
John Gorum.
From Mendon Lieut. Upham marched his company to Brookfield
towards Springfield, where he was ordered by the Court to report to
Capt. Wayte, who was expected to command a company in the
service under Major John Pynchon, and that arrangement failing,
he was assigned to the command of Capt. Jonathan Poole, with
whom he joined forces and marched to Hadley before October 12th.
He was formally placed under command of Capt. Poole in the
organization of the army under Major Appleton, and served thus,
in the stirring events of the weeks following.
November 20th, he was credited as Lieut, under Capt. Poole,
£06. 19. 04. He returned home when the army withdrew from
the west ; but joined the forces at Narraganset, probably after the
muster at Dedham, December 10th. He was assigned to Capt.
Johnson's company, and after that gallant officer's fall, was himself
fatally wounded, at the head of the company, inside the fort. He
was among the wounded at Rhode Island, January 6, 167 5-6. He
died at Boston, October, 1676, and October 12, 1676, the court
issued the following order :
Order of the General Court.
October 12, 1676. In answer to the peticon of Ruth Upham, widdow &
relict of the late Left. Phineas Upham, the Court Judgeth it meet to order,
that the bills of charges to chirurgeons, doct rs & diet, mentioned in sajd
peticon, be p d by the Treasurer of the country; and in consideration of the
lono- and good service hir husband did for the country, & the greate losse
the^widdow susteynes in his death, being left with seven small children, &
not able to carry on their affaires for the support of hirself & family, doe
further order the Treasurer to pay unto the sajd widdow tenn pounds in or
as money.