Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . - corner of ^1 ihe town of (jrotoii the Lantern ^1§ Mill lirook flowing from the nortli ^w jnins a stream from the w^est, and ^m thence hnth ; southerly. this delii;] hi ml ri\cr a The early M-ttlers nl ( an,l were exnnscl In ferini^s frnni their relentless warfare. In 11)37the Massachusetts, Plymouth, and Connecti-cut cnlonies joined their forces in an ex])edi-tion to externiinatp them, and tapt. . with ei-ht
Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . - corner of ^1 ihe town of (jrotoii the Lantern ^1§ Mill lirook flowing from the nortli ^w jnins a stream from the w^est, and ^m thence hnth ; southerly. this delii;] hi ml ri\cr a The early M-ttlers nl ( an,l were exnnscl In ferini^s frnni their relentless warfare. In 11)37the Massachusetts, Plymouth, and Connecti-cut cnlonies joined their forces in an ex])edi-tion to externiinatp them, and tapt. . with ei-hty men and three hundredfriendly Indians was sent intn the le(|uolcuuntry for that purpose. Ihe precise situation of the Petjuot head-quarters was not known, but was believed tobe in southeastern Connecticut. The forcesassembled at Plartford and sailing down theConnecticut river, thence arcjund into Xarra-gansetl liay, they anchored on the west sidein the harbor at W ickford, and disembarkint;set out on their march westward in pursuit ofthe enemy. Crossing Rhode Island they ar-rived in the evening of the _5tli of May at theMystic river, which they forded at its head\\ here Old Alystic is now situated. Here theylearned that they were already in the vicinityof the savages whom they sought, and as the<iay was far spent t
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