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while Capt. Pyam dishing and his men came from Glad Tidings 

 Plain and vicinity, comprising the region known as South Hing- 

 ham. Capt. Pyam dishing who was a brother-in-law of General 

 Lincoln, died daring the ensuing summer. 



During the early days of the Revolution, it will be remembered, 

 there was great difficulty in obtaining a sufficient supply of pow- 

 der for the army, and its manufacture was stimulated and en- 

 courged in every possible way. Hingham performed her part in 

 this as in other things, and a certificate of the purity of the salt- 

 petre produced is here given : — 



These may certify that the salt petre now presented for sale by Mr. 

 Joseph Beal ( about 80 or 90 weight) was manufactured at Hingham by 

 David & Israel Beal, Israel Lincoln, Jacob Beal, and Heman Lincoln. 



Benj. Cushing \ Selectmen 

 Joseph Andrews \ of Hingham. 

 Hingham, March 11, 1776. 



March 15, 1776, Capt. Peter Cushing's company was on duty at 

 Hingham for sea-coast defence ; it was engaged four days at this 

 time. With the exception of John Jones, David Sprague, Benj. 

 Joy, Ebed Cushing, Cornelius Barns, Ensign Barns, and David 

 Lane who did not serve on this occasion, the roll contains the 

 same names as did that of the company when in the defences at 

 Dorchester, as well as the following in addition : — 



Jacob Leavitt, Abner Loring, 



Thomas Loring, 3d, Isaiah Wilder, 



Joseph Mansfield, Jesse Sprague, 



Noah Stodder, Robert Goold, 



John Beal, Stephen Cushing, 



Joseph Leavitt, John Burr, 



Jonathan Smith, Noah Humphrey, 



Samuel Burr. Jacob Loring, 



John Fearing, Joseph Levis, 



David Lincoln. Moses Bass, 



Thomas Burr, Jr., Benj. Binney, 



Isaac Hearsev, Benj. Jones, 



Thomas Berry, Jonathan Burr, 



Joseph Loring, James Fearing, 



Thomas Cushing, Samuel Loring, 



Silas Joy, Thomas Jones, 



Caleb Beal, Jeremiah Sprague, 



Loring Bailey, Caleb Goold, 



Mark Clark, Joseph Dorson, 



Gridley Thaxter, Isaac Beal, Jr., 



Solomon Blake, Eben Lincoln, Jr., 



Thomas Leach, Thomas Lincoln. 

 Daniel Souther, 



