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William Shepard's appointment to Colonel
Appointment certificate promoting William Shepard to Colonel in 1779.
Correspondence-Richard Falley
Document written and signed by Richard Falley on December 23, 1769.
Westfield Southwick Boundary
Transcribed:
That part of the town of Westfield that is contained within the following lines and limits, that is to say, that part which is bounded Easterly & partly on Springfield & partly on Suffield Southerly on the South line of Westfield,…
That part of the town of Westfield that is contained within the following lines and limits, that is to say, that part which is bounded Easterly & partly on Springfield & partly on Suffield Southerly on the South line of Westfield,…
Ballantine's Appointment to Surgeons Mate
Appointment certificate appointing Ebeneezer Ballantine to Surgeon's Mate signed by John Hancock on August 20, 1783.
Roads from Boston to Connecticut River
Map showing some Indian areas and the early path from Boston to the west.
Little River Map-1662
Map of homes and land around Little River in Westfield, MA
Indian trails about Springfield
Early accounts indicate that Indians were familiar with places often hundreds of miles distant and that they traveled over the same route in coming and going. Indians habitually marched in single file so trails rarely exceed 18 inched in width and…
Lyman Lewis' Letters p.2
Correspondence of Lyman Lewis to his brother in New York on September 4, 1776.
Lyman Lewis' Letters p.1
Correspondence of Lyman Lewis to his brother in New York on September 2, 1776.