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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 191 191 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition. 184 184 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. 42 42 Browse Search
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 35 35 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 18 18 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 13 13 Browse Search
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct. 11 11 Browse Search
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks) 7 7 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature 7 7 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8 6 6 Browse Search
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absolute holiness in places; but a place dedicated to the service and worship of God, and where he has promised to meet and bless his people, for the honor of his glorious name, ought not unnecessarily to be put to common and private uses. In 1774 it was voted not to excuse the people who call themselves Antipedobaptists from paying ministerial taxes. In this year a committee was chosen to regulate the school. Dea. Joseph Adams, Mr. Samuel Whittemore and Capt. Ephraim Frost were added ts, and the 16th at Pensacola. There are six or eight hundred marines at Boston besides the regiments. The 4th (King's Own), 6th, 10th, 18th (Royal Irish), 23d (Royal Welsh Fusileers), 38th, 43d, 47th, 52d, 69th, and 66th regiments arrived during 1774. See dates of landing places where landed and encamped, &c., in Newell's Diary, published by Frothingham (Siege of Boston, pp. 363-65). To oppose this force in case of attack, the towns raised alarm-list companies, or minute-men, ready at a mo
Samuel Frost, 1768, 1769 (1770—excused). Samuel Locke, 1770 (excused). Ensign William Adams, 1770—declined; 1773, 1774 (1775, Capt.—declined). Nehemiah Cutter, 1770-72. Walter Russell, 1770 (in room of Patten Russell, who had moved outzer Swan, 1771. Samuel Cutter, 1772. Ammi Cutter, 1772, 1791. Philip Bemis, 1773-75. Ens. William Adams, 1773, 1774. Benjamin Locke, 1775. Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1776-86, 1794. Gershom Cutter, Jr., 1776, 1777. Thomas Whittemore, 171770. Joseph Belknap, Jr., 1771. Walter Russell, 1772—excused. Zechariah Hill, 1772. Samuel Cutter, Jr., 1773, 1774. Aaron Swan, 1774—excused. Joshua Kendall, 1775—excused. Joseph Wellington, 1775. William Cutler, 1776—excused1774—excused. Joshua Kendall, 1775—excused. Joseph Wellington, 1775. William Cutler, 1776—excused. Samuel Whittemore, Jr., 1776, 1777. Samuel Hill 1777, 1780. Amos Warren, 1779—excused. (A committee was chosen to hire a collector in 1779.) William Cutter, 1781, 1785. Jeduthun Wellington, 1782. Jonathan Perry, 17
e, Jr., 7 June, 1804 (d. 29 June, 1860). Capt. William was a Pct. committeeman and assessor 1773, 1774; Precinct treasurer, 1783, 1784; and resided in the old Adams House which formerly stood near the797, a. 77 (g. s.). Lucy, his wid., d. 17 Apr. 1810, a. 87 (g. s.). No issue. He was assessor in 1774, and selectman in 1774, 1775. (See Paige. ) He was Pct. treasurer 1758-61. See Wyman, 261, No. 1774, 1775. (See Paige. ) He was Pct. treasurer 1758-61. See Wyman, 261, No. 5. 10. Richard, s. of John (3), had w. Kezia adm. Pct. ch. and bap. 28 Feb. 1747—maiden name Peirce. He himself was adm. same ch. 31 July, 1748. Had Thomas, b. 29 May, bap. 12 June, 1748; Ruhama. 56 (g. s.). He was a private soldier from Cambridge in the French War and Pct. collector, 1773, 1774. He rem. to Charlestown, where, aged 62, he m. Hannah Dunklee in Jan. 1803. See Wyman, 268-9. . Zebadiah Richardson, of Woburn, 19 Apr. 1759 [died 19 Apr. 1774—see History of Pre-Cinct, under 1774]. Susanna, dau. of John, was adm. Pct. ch. 23 Sept. 1750. Susanna m. Samuel Watts, of Woburn, 4