History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . Present residence of wells SOUTHWORTH, [a |\Iative or the Connecticut Valley in ^Sass.) 13 YORK SQUARE, NEW flAVEN, HISTOIIY OF HAMPDEN COUNTY. 897 In the spring following, John Cable and John Woodcockwere sent forward to build a boat for crossing the river anda house for the plantation, the boat and house together cost-ing £li. Tli(3 came to the phice called by the Indians Aga-wam, or Agaam, and built a cabin on the west side of theConnecticut Kiv
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . Present residence of wells SOUTHWORTH, [a |\Iative or the Connecticut Valley in ^Sass.) 13 YORK SQUARE, NEW flAVEN, HISTOIIY OF HAMPDEN COUNTY. 897 In the spring following, John Cable and John Woodcockwere sent forward to build a boat for crossing the river anda house for the plantation, the boat and house together cost-ing £li. Tli(3 came to the phice called by the Indians Aga-wam, or Agaam, and built a cabin on the west side of theConnecticut Kiver, and on the south side of Agawam River,in the meadow, called from that circumstance and still knownas the Housemeadow lot. They were informed by the In-dians, who were friendly, that the ground on whicb tbej- hadbuilt was subject to inundation.* William Pynchon, Esq., with seven others, came from Rox-bury in the spring of 1036, to wliat is now Spriiiglield, and onthe 14tli of May of that year tlicy drew up and signed an agree-ment concerning their government. Allotments of land weresoon made on both sides of the river, the lots on the west sidebeing located as near as possible opposite the home-lots onthe east side. As yet no title had been derived fr
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