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Capt. Pierce's Co.-Sergt. Chas Lewis, Samuel Bennett, John Searles, Ebenezer Smith, Sergt Elias Stevens (8 Nov.) Corps. Samuel Porter (30 Sept.) Joep Howe (7 Dec) Ebenezer Goold (25 Jan), Drummer Leonard Reed (13 Oct) Zedekiah Coy (18 Nov) Amos Fosset (3 Dec.) Benjamin Robison (6 Oct) Joseph Sanders (11 Sept)

NEW YORK REGIMENT.

Col. William Cockroft.

Major Eliezer Fitch of Windham, Conn.

Capt. Philip John Schuyler, Lieuts. Henry Van Schaack and Philip Lansing.
Capt. Peter Vandenburgh, Lieuts. Joshua Champlin and Zebulon Mead.
Capt. Isaac Corsa, Lieuts. Michael Thodey and Jonathan Ogden.
Capt. Edmond Mathews and Lieuts. Jelles Funda and John Latteridge.
Capt. William McGinnis, Lieuts. Robert McGinnis and Peter Becker.
Capt. Samuel Dimock, Lieuts. Christopher Helmes and Benjamin King.
(Conn. men.)

Capt. Street Hall, Lieuts. David Baldwin and Ebenezer Dyar. (Conn men) Capt. John Slapp, Lieuts. Samuel Stanton and Samuel Gaylord. (Conn. men)

MEN KILLED IN NEW YORK REGIMENT.

Capt. Philip John Schuyler's Co. - Richard Hewes (14 Sept.)
Capt. Peter Vandenburgh's Co.- Increase Winn (14 Sept.)

Capt. Isaac Corsa's Co. - Daniel O'Bryan, Richard Harding (15 Sept. of his wounds)

Capt. Edmond Mathew's Co.- William Harker (?)

Capt. William McGinnis' Co.

David Deckar (15 Sept.)

Capt. Samuel Dimock's Co.

Capt. William McGinnis, David McEagan,

Calvin Lavensworth.

Capt. Street Hall's Co.-David Hall, Nicholas Elsworth, Thomas Gell,

Ephraim Camp (12 Sept.)

Capt. John Slapp's Co. - Isaac Hale, Abel Triel, Richard Thomas.

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DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL AT FRYEBURG, 17 JUNE, 1904.

LOVEWELL FIGHT MEMORIAL,

FRYEBURG, MAINE.

JUNE 17, 1904.

HE idea of a memorial to the soldiers who participated in Lovewell's Fight originated with Mr. McGlenen, the secretary of the Society. It is to his unflagging energy and persistence that the affair was

a complete success in every respect.

It was decided to dedicate the tablet on 17 June, 1904, and on the afternoon of Thursday, 16 June, a delegation of the Society left Boston to participate in the exercises.

The following members were of the party:

A. J. C. Sowdon, E. W. McGlenen, W. K. Watkins, E. T. Barker, A. A. Folsom, J. A. Remick, J. S. Hosmer, Levi Holbrook, J. G. Moseley, E. W. Ricker, and G. H. Leonard; Mrs. Barker and Mrs. McGlenen accompanied the party, as did James W. Brooks and Clarence Fiske, of Petersham, and Hon. Job Barnard, of Washington, a member of the District of Columbia Society.

The exercises at the monument on the morning of the seventeenth opened with prayer by Rev. S. T. Livingston of Hartford, Conn., at the invitation of Mr. A. J. C. Sowdon, governor of the Society. Then Mr. Walter K. Watkins, chairman of the Fryeburg Committee of the Society, unveiled the bronze tablet fastened in the side of the memorial stone facing the highway, and placed the completed work formally in the charge of the governor of the Society.

Governor Sowdon accepted the charge, with complimentary words to the efficiency and fidelity displayed by Mr. Watkins,

and then in turn formally transferred the memorial to Dr. Orin Warren, president of the Lovewell Fight Memorial Association, which was recently organized under the laws of Massachusetts. Governor Sowdon's remarks were very interesting and delivered in a clear, penetrating voice. After briefly reviewing the circumstances which had culminated in the erection of this monument, he said it gave him great pleasure to place it in the charge of the Lovewell Fight Memorial Association. "We need not charge them to keep it in good condition, and I hope that the lot may be made attractive by trees, grass and flowers, that children may love to play there, and drink in the spirit of patriotism and devotion to their country." Dr. Warren replied in graceful language. He said as the representative of the society that has been formed for the purpose, he would accept the gift of the monument and the lesson that is taught by it. "We will agree to keep this memorial in a fitting manner, and make this spot a favorite place for all to visit. We recognize our great debt to those brave men who lost their lives here, and our hearty thanks are given to the society which has placed this monument here, and have now placed it in our keeping."

A group photograph was then taken by Bert Whitmore, of Fryeburg, after which the party proceeded to the lower cemetery in the village, where E. W. McGlenen, secretary of the Society, placed an ivy wreath and a flag upon the grave of Gen. Joseph Frye, the founder of the town of Fryeburg, who died July 23, 1794, at the age of eighty-three. Mr. Whitmore took another group picture at the general's grave.

At one o'clock the members of the Colonial Society with Hon. James P. Baxter, of Portland, Seth W. Fife, Esq., and A. F. Lewis, Esq., of Fryeburg, as guests, sat down to an excellent dinner in the private dining hall of The Oxford. Upon the outer cover of the bill of fare was a representation of the seal of the Society.

The afternoon exercises were held at three o'clock in the Congregational Church. The auditorium was well filled with the village people, who listened to the various speakers with strict

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