324 History of H Ingham. 



instance at least, enlisted her quota for three years. Indeed, most 

 of the men joining 1 the Continental service and credited to Hing- 

 ham were for the long term, and many have against their names 

 the large letters " D. W.," which mean " During the War." The 

 following, however, joined the army for six months, "agreeable 

 to a resolve of the General Court of the fifth of June," 1780 : Lot 

 Lincoln, Jesse Humphrey, James Bates, Daniel Woodward, Levi 

 Gardner, Ezekiel disking, Leavitt Lane. They were sent to 

 Springfield, and thence to the army under Captain Soaper, Cap- 

 tain Burbank, and Lieutenant Cary, in July, August, and October. 

 Mr. Lincoln says that there were also five men on duty as guards 

 at Boston. 



At a town meeting held on the 13th of June it was voted to 

 raise thirty thousand pounds toward paying the soldiers, and four 

 thousand pounds to purchase clothing for the Continental army. 



The town records also show large sums of money paid for beef, 

 blankets, wood, corn, etc., supplied the army upon requisition 

 from the State. In one instance, however, the General Court 

 threatened a fine of twenty per cent if a requisition was not 

 promptly responded to ; and the town voted " to comply, provided 

 it be not brought as a precedent in future time;" this was in the 

 year 1781. 



This latter year Samuel Norton, Capt. Charles Cushing, Heman 

 Lincoln, Capt. Peter Cushing, and Elisha Cushing, Jr., were 

 chosen as the Committee of Correspondence. 



Under a resolve of the General Court passed December 2, the 

 following enlisted into the Continental service for three years, or 

 the war ; the bounties paid are also given : — 



Henry Shepperd £51 Thomas Lightfoot £60 



John Daniels 108 Reuben Wright 55-10 



Lewes Freeman GO Amos Adams 51-12 



Emmuel Busson 60 Francis Comer 63 

 James Cook 61-4 



The following furnishes an illustration of the means by which 

 some of these men were secui'ed : — 



Hingham, Dec. 24, 1781. 



These may certifie that I the Subscriber Hired Emmuel Bussen for the 



class whereof I am Chairman & that He passed muster the 8 th day of No- 



vemb r past, and that He engaged to Serve three years in the Continental 



Army ; also that I gave Sixty pounds for his so engaging in Hard money. 



John Thaxter. 



Others enlisting this year and receiving a bounty were — 



Isaac Gardner, Jack Freeman, 



Juba or Tuba Freeman, Benj" Jacobs, 



Absolum Davis, Caesar Blake, 



