First Spring Party, March 13, 1855, under the auspices of the New England Emigarant Aid Society. contributed by Maureen K. Reed, January 26, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: The copyright holder of this material has given USGenWeb Archives exclusive rights of electronic distribution for this file. In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: This file is transcribed directly from the "true copy of the original list" submitted in the 1856 "Report of the Special Committee Appointed to Investigate the Troubles in Kansas." Any errors, typos, miscalculations, etc., in this "true copy" have been dutifully reproduced here. 1. Loring Farnsworth, varnisher and polisher, Somerville, Mass. (See no. 80, which was substituted.) 2, 3, 4 & 5 William Easterbrook, bricklayer, wife, mother, and 2 children, Cambridgeport, Mass. 6. Samuel C. Smith, Cambridgeport, Mass. 7. George W. Fitz, Cambridgeport, Mass. 8. J. M. Lincoln, Cambridgeport, Mass. 9. S. Perry, carpenter, Dighton, Mass. 10. A. Lord, Augusta, Maine. 11. Jacob Bragg, spinner, Lawrence. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18-1/2. Joseph H. Chase, Newburyport, Mass. (See Nos. 176, 177, 178, 179, 180 and 180-1/2.) 19, 20, 21, 21-1/2. Nathaniel H. Gray, varnisher, etc., wife, daughter, and granddaughter, 10 years, and boy 3 years old, Boston. 22. Converse S. Graves, varnisher, Boston. 23, 24, 25, 25-1/2. Ebenezer Hersey, shoemaker, wife, and 6 children, 10 years, 7 years, 3 years, 2 years, and 1 year, Wayland, Mass. 26. James G. Bolles, broker, Boston. 27. L. M. Herrendeen, cooper, Palmer, Mass. 28. F. Davis, Boston. 29. H. M. Severance, Cambridgeport, Mass. 30. H. Wilson, Springvale, Maine. 31. B. Gatchill, Springvale, Maine. 32. J. W. Brooks, Springvale, Maine. 33. G. F. Brown, carpenter, Pawtucket. 34. J. Brown, farmer, Pawtucket. 35. J. C. Disney, Boston. 36. A. Doane, Eastham, Maine. 37. J. M. Fogg, Lowell. 38. O. Rawson, Lawrence. 39. S. A. Wynn, designer, Millville, Mass. 40. J. Wynn, engineer, Millville. 41. A. Wynn, weaver, Millville. 42. J. McNannie, weaver, Millville. 43. Rev. W. C. High, Northampton. 44. C. Liscom, Montpelier, Vermont. 45. Amos Trott, Portsmouth, N. H. 46. C. Bragg, carver, Lawrence, Mass. 47. C. A. Adams, farmer, Bedford. 48, 49. W. Hutchinson and wife, West Randolph, Vermont. 50. Iram Higgins, carpenter, Fairhaven. 51. George W. Hathaway, farmer, Fairhaven. 52. Alexander Bliss, spar maker, New Bedford. 53. William H. Gookin. Portsmouth. 54. Wm. P. Henderson, Portsmouth. 55. Not sold. 56, 56-1/2. Mrs. Chase. 57, 58, 59, 60. T. Fessenden, wife and children, Leominster. 61. B. G. Liviingston, Fitchburg, Mass. 62. Mrs. Frederick Kimball, Fitchburg, Mass. 63. Mrs. Samuel Kimball, Fitchburg, Mass. 64. Kate E. Kellogg, teacher, Belchertown. 65. J. E. Rice, Roxbury, Mass. 66. S. Bullard, Saxonville. 67. R. Seavy, carpenter, Lawrence, Mass. 68. S. Whitaker, machinist, Lawrence, Mass. 69. George Rhymes, machinist, Lawrence, Mass. 70. G. Currier, stone cutter, Lawrence. 71. Abiel Morrison, painter, Lawrence. 72. Henry Hammond, Lawrence. 73. J. W. Luce, watchmaker, Lawrence. 74. J. M. Emerson, carpenter, Boston. 75. William Clealand, farmer, Natick, Mass. 76. A. C. Wright, shoemaker, Natick. 77. C. L. Wilbur, engineer, Boston. 78. Mrs. C. L. Wilbur, Boston. 79. F. Bolles, Littleton. 80. L. Farnsworth, varnisher, etc. Nashua. 81. J. Lockley, Leominster. 82. J. L. Lockley, Leominster. 83. F. A. Abbott, manufacturer, Lowell. 84. Daniel Downes, teamster, Cambridgeport, Mass. 85. J. C. French, Brunswick, Maine. 86. G. B. French, Brunswick, Maine. 87. C. Hathaway, Montpelier, Vermont. (see 102). 88. (See 84). 89. E. Emerson, varnisher and polisher, Boston. 90. H. Evans, shoemaker, Lynn, Mass. 91. J. Evans, Lynn, Mass. 92. Caroline Evans, Lynn, Mass. 93. Betsy Evans, Lynn, Mass. 94. G. G. Kimball, manufacturer, Lawrence, Mass. 95. H. Y. F. Fisher, Lawrence, Mass. 96. Daniel Merrill, Saco, Maine. 97, 98, 99. John Pike, carpenter, wife and 2 children, Biddeford, Maine. 100. Granville Libbey, Saco, Maine. 101. Wm. Rutter, Leominster, Mass. 102. Charles Hathaway, Montpelier, Vermont. (see 87). 103. David Ambrose, carpenter, Lawrence, Mass. 104. Joshua Abbott, farmer, Dexter, Maine. 105. Samuel Smith, shoemaker, Dorchester. 106. Samuel Hall, carpenter, stoneham. 107. Moses Hubbard, machinist, South Berwick, Maine. 108. Paul R. Hubbard, carpenter, South Berwick, Maine. 109. Hanson Moore, shoemaker, South Berwick, Maine. 110. William Sawyer, storekeeper, Saco, Maine. 111. Roswell, Phillips, machinist, Saco, Maine. 112. Luther Dame, Porthmouth, Me. 113. W. B. Waite, Portsmouth, Me. 114. W. A. Adams, carpenter, Milton railway. 115, 115-1/2. jesse Stone and son, Wm. Henry Stone, Medford, Mass. 116. William Hutchinson, West Randolph. 117. Joseph C. Miller, tinman, Providence, R. I. 118, 119, 119-1/2. Leonard Litchfield, Leominster, Mass. 120. Frederick J. Locke, farmer, West Cambridge, Mass. 121 to 140 sent to W. W. Rice, Worcester. See after no. 182. 141. Joseph Keller, cabinet maker, Baden, Germany. 142. Herman Vogel, cabinet maker, Saxony. 143. William Marshall, mason, Fitchburg, Mass. 144. George Dean, tanner, West Taunton, Mass. 145. George Abel Crane, farmer, West Taunton, Mass. 146. Francis B. Swift, printer, Brunswick, Maine. 147, 148. William B. Marshall, farmer, and wife, East Weare, N. H. 149. Andrew B. Marshall, teacher, East Weare, N. H. 150. L. H. Pillsbury, carpenter, Londondery. 151. Chas. F. Tolman, jr., shoemaker, Gloucester. 152, 153, 153-1/2. E. A. Landon, cutler, wife, and boy 8 years, Plymouth, Conn. 154. Albert Irish, manufacturer, Biddeford, Maine. 155. Josiah Reed, tin plater, Portland, Maine. 156. Sarah Ann Fick, 2 children under 5, New York. 157. William B. Lewis, caulker, N. Y. 158. Samuel Lewis, hair dresser, N. Y. 159. Nathan E. Redland, mason, Buxton, Maine. 160. Andrew H. Field, Portland, Me. 161. Thomas Bickerton, Portland, Me. 162, 163. J. W. Hague, farmer, and wife, Plymouth, Conn. 164. H. J. Kloppenburg, farmer, Lowell, Mass. 165. H. P. Waters, jeweller, Providence. 166. A. S. Waters, jeweller, Providence, R. I. 167. (not used.) 168. J. G. Bunker, cabinet maker, Providence, R. I. 169. H. H. Wentworth, machinist, Providence, R. I. 170. William Brown, farmer, Providence, R. I. 171. E. D. Ingraham, farmer, Coventtry, R. I. 172. P. Ingraham, farmer, Coventry, R. I. 173. J. A. Brown, carpenter, Greenwich, R. I. 174. G. A. Gorton, carpenter, East Greenwich, R. I. 174-1/2. J. W. Bunker, 12 years, Providence, R. I. 175. (Not used.) 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 180-1/2. Joseph H. Chase, farmer, wife, son Henry, Eliza, Le Roy S. Brown, and Hannah Chase, and 3 under 5, Newburyport, Mass. 181. Horace W. Taber, stone cutter, Holland, Vt. 182. Luther Bixby, farmer, Moretown, Vermont. "Names omitted in numerical order, added to the first party from Worcester, Mass.:" No. 121 to 133, both inclusive, retained unused. 134. E. Trask. 135. G. L. Crosby. 136. Mary B. Stone. 137. Abram Stone. 138. E. Jones. 139. Abner C. Haskell, North Brookfield, Mass. 140. Chas. A. Haskell, N. Brookfield. -------