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Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739., March 19, 1627-8. (search)
town but arrived too late, the Indians having all fled. It was in this attack upon Groton that John Monoco, or Oneeyed John, the Indian chief in command, whose tribe had their seat at Nashaway, uttered his boast that the next time he would burn Chelmsford, Concord, Watertown, Cambridge, Charlestown, Roxbury, Boston, adding at last in their dialect, What me will, me do. Hubbard's Indian Wars. This boaster, and eight others of the leaders, were hanged in Boston, September 26, 1676. April 18th, they set upon Sudbury with all their might, captured and killed a small relief band from Concord, and afterwards ambushed Captain Wadsworth's company, also on its way to protect the town. Captain Hugh Mason and his band from Watertown, aided by citizens of Sudbury, were the first who engaged the assailants, on the east side of the river; but after a severe contest they were obliged to retreat. Barry, II. 438. At this time, to carry out their threat to burn Watertown as well as the other