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To General Webb's request for militia to march to the relief of 

 Fort William, there was immediate response from the colonies, 

 and Massachusetts especially wasted no time in getting a large 

 number of men into the held. We already know the uselessness 

 of the effort ; indeed, Monro had already capitulated several days 

 before the troops from eastern New England started ; although 

 this was of course not known until later. Upon receipt of the 

 necessary orders, Col. Benjamin Lincoln commanding the third 

 Suffolk regiment, at once detached from his command the com- 

 pany in Hingham commanded by Ebenczcr Deal, and started it 

 on the march the 15th of August. The roll of Hingham men in 

 the company was as follows : — 



Ebenezer Beal, Capt., 

 Daniel Lincoln, Lieut., 

 Benjamin Gushing, Ensign, 



Joseph Stowers, Sergt., 

 John Fearing, " 

 John Blancher, " 

 Obadiali Lincoln, " 

 David Farrow, Corp., 

 John Keen, " 



Elisha Tower, Jr., '•' 

 Abijah Whiten, Drum., 

 Peter Lincoln, Private, 

 Obadiali Stowell, " 

 Joshua Remington, 

 Matthew Lincoln, 

 Ezra French, 

 Philip Nye, 

 David Waterman, 

 Ephraim Marsh, 

 William Murch, 

 Isaac Gross, 

 Consider Jones, 

 Jotham Loring, 

 Isaac Burr, 

 Ignatius Orcutt, 

 Nath 11 Lincoln, 

 Isaac Lincoln, Jun., 



Xath 11 Stodder, 

 Daniel Tower, 

 Solo: Dunbar, 

 Sam 1 Dunbar, 

 David Wilder, 

 Zach Loring, 

 Sam 1 Gill, Jun., 

 Joseph Sprague, 

 Asa Burr, 

 John Wilent, 

 John Wheelwright, 

 John Pratt, 

 Calvin dishing, 

 Price Pritchart, 

 Jacob Beal, 

 Frederick Bate, 

 Job Tower, 

 Simeon Bate, 

 Hosea Orcutt, 

 Benjamin Beal, 

 Japhet Hobart, 

 Elisha Lincoln. 

 Micah Nichols, 

 Nehemiah Jov, 



There was also a company containing a number of Hingham 

 men, under the command of ' Capt. Ebenezer Thayer of Braintree, 

 in Colonel Lincoln's regiment, which marched at the same time. 

 Their names were : — 



Stephen Gushing, Lieut., 



David Cushine, Cornet, 

 Noah Nichols, Corporal, Joseph Gushing, Private, 



Benjamin Thaxter, " Thomas Barker, u 



