322 History of Hingham. 



his company, this time containing eighteen Hingham patriots, in 

 the fort at Hull. This roll, like several others of 1779, has not 

 been found. Hon. Solomon Lincoln states that Lieut. John Lin- 

 coln commanded a company at Rhode Island in Webb's regiment 

 from Sept. 1, 1779, to Jan. 1, 1780, in which were several soldiers 

 from Hingham. 



The records preserve the names of only the following as enlist- 

 ing in the Continental service during 1779 ; they appear to be 

 re-enlistments : — 



James Cook, Capt. Bradford, Col. Bayley, 



Joseph Stockbridge 



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Jacob Gardner, Col. Greaton. 



The town appropriations for war purposes had by this time be- 

 come very large, although it must not be forgotten that the}* were 

 in a very much depreciated currency. 



In October it was voted to "raise £6000 for the purpose of 

 paying the soldiers that went to do duty in the State of Xcw 

 York." The following indicate services not otherwise recorded : 



To Zacli h Whiton for his service to Rhode Island in 1778 £41-17 



To Jothain Loriug for his service in Canada omitted £ 1 8. 



There were also payments for large amounts of beef and salt 

 purchased for the soldiers, and as in every other year of the war, 

 generous sums were voted for soldiers' families. We have these 

 records also : — 



To Jon? Hearsev towards his service at Rhode Island £22- 0-0 



To David Hearsev for D° 39- 2-0 



To Elisha Beal for D° 35-17-0 



To Ezek 1 Hearsey for D° 44-1 8-8. 



The names of four more of Hingham's soldiers are thus indi- 

 cated, although no light is thrown on the particular expedition in 

 which they served. 



Perhaps no better examples can be selected to illustrate the ex- 

 traordinary depreciation of the paper currency than the following: 



To Capt. Setli Stowers for 7 Bush 1 Corn for the Soldiers who 



went to Rhode Island £63-0-0 



To Bradford Hearsey for a p r shoes to Hosea Stodder £4-4-9. 



In July an expedition against the British post at Penobscot was 

 fitted out by Massachusetts. Colonel Lovell, who sometime before 

 had become a brigadier-general in the militia, was one of the com- 

 manders, and, as already said, the brig " Hazard " which took part 

 in the expedition, had a number of Hingham men in her crew. 

 Upon the promotion of Colonel Lovell, which took place in 1777. 

 David Gushing of Hingham became colonel ; Thomas Lothrop of 



