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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. 2 2 Browse Search
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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)
steep. And night coming on, we were informed that there were hard by us three hundred Indians. One Englishman Probably Thomas Walford, blacksmith, who was the first settler at Mishaum, at whose house they did eat of his bass. that could speak the Indian language (an old Planter) went to them and advised them not to come near us in the night; and they hearkened to his counsel, and came not. I myself was one of the centinels that first night. Our captain was a low country soldier, one Mr. Southcot, a brave soldier. In the morning some of the Indians came and stood at a distance off, looking at us, but came not near us; but when they had been a while in view, some of them came and held out a great bass towards us; so we sent a man with a bisket, and changed the cake for the bass. Afterwards they supplied us with bass, exchanging a bass for a bisket-cake, and were very friendly unto us. ... I think we were not above ten in number. We had not been there many days, (although by our
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., Index. (search)
ed over Indep. Cong. Soc., 116. Sir Loin of beef knighted, 66 n. 1. Skelton, Samuel, pastor at Salem, 11. Sleepers in church kept awake, 76. Small lots, 39, 50. Small-pox Hospital, 80, 91. Smith: David built Brick Tavern, 89, 90; Samuel built Prospect House, 89. Snake Rock Hill, 106. Soil rich in Trapelo, 81. Soldiers' Aid Society, 111. Soldiers drafted for Indian war, 62. Soldiers' monument, 110. Somersetshire, colonists from 13. Somerville, 38. Southcot, Mr., a brave soldier, 14. Southside. territory included in, 137. Spirit of liberty in thought and action, 23. Sportsman's paradise, 81. Spring. Dr. Marshall, 82 n. 1. Springfield settled, 40. Squadron lines, 51. Squeb, Capt., a merciless man, 13; lands his passengers on Nantasket Point, 13. Steam-power introduced at factory, 133. Steams: Isaac, autograph, 79; 81, 100; Isak, autograph, 79; Jonathan, 88; Phinehas, 79; Samuel, 124. Stearns, Rev. Dr., of Lincoln, 77.