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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 21: military History. (search)
wn to find a Drum and deliver the same to Mr. Eayers, our drummer, for Capt. Blaney's Company now going to New York; and in case there should happen any damage to said Drum, we will be at charges with them to make it good. August 4, 1777, N. B. There being £ 6. 8. 0 money left of powder, voted to deliver the same to Capt. Locke, Deacon Hill, and Mr. Jackson, to procure balls and flints. Memorandum: The powder last bought by Deacon Hill and Mr. Wyeth (at Watertown) came to £ 37. 10. 0. July 26, 1780. Voted to meet at 5 o'clock next Friday to procure the horses. July 28, Mr. Brown offers his bay horse for £ 1,000; the sorrel horse, £ 900; Capt. Jesse Putnam for his, £ 900; Mr. Locke, for money down, £ 1,000; Mr. Lemuel Blanchard, for a large one, £ 1,200, or £ 2,400 for two, that and another; Thad. Wyman, £ 1,000; another horse of Locke's £ 1,000. The sad state of the currency appears also from sundry votes of the town: June 20, 1780, to assess £ 15,000 for the purpose of hiri