History of Hadley
History of Hadley

Author: Sylvester Judd

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-04

Total Pages: 780

ISBN-13: 9780265342855

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Excerpt from History of Hadley: Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts With not a little reluctance, at the earnest desire of his family, shortly after Mr. Judd's decease, did I consent to complete the work commenced by one, who has well been styled, the distinguished antiquary of North ampton. To this task, amid a pressure of other duties, have I devoted my leisure moments; and having brought together the scattered fragments Of family history left by Mr. Judd, and added to the same from my own collections, I am able at length to lay before the public, the result Of my labors, having pursued the work with interest heightened by being able to trace my own descent from no less than five Of those noble men, who more than two hundred years ago, in prayer and faith, laid such goodly foundations in this garden Of New England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Angel of Hadley
The Angel of Hadley

Author: Edward Lodi

Publisher:

Published: 2013-04-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781934400302

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On September 1, 1675, Indians attacked the small frontier settlement of Hadley, Massachusetts. King Philip¿s War had broken out a few weeks earlier, and the townspeople¿men, women, and children¿were assembled in the meeting house for a day of fasting and prayer. At the first sounds of attack¿war whoops, musket fire, and shouts from the sentries posted outside¿the people panicked. Soon the Indians would be upon them. Although the settlers were armed, they felt helpless, not knowing how best to defend themselves. Suddenly a stranger appeared in their midst. Of obvious military bearing, he quickly took command and organized the men into groups, some to defend the women and children, others to sally forth in a counter offensive. Leading the assault, he took the attackers by surprise and drove them off, and the town was saved. As quickly as he had appeared, the stranger vanished. Who was he? The townspeople, knowing that they owed to him their lives, believed that he was an emissary sent by God. And so was born the Legend of the Angel of Hadley. In reality the mysterious stranger was none other than William Goffe, the regicide¿one of the judges who condemned King Charles I to death in 1649. A hero of the English Civil Wars, and once one of the most powerful and respected men in all of England, for the past fifteen years he had been the object of the greatest manhunt in history.

History of Hadley: Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts
History of Hadley: Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts

Author: Sylvester Judd

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781015586901

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