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�The General Court declared war against the "Arasaguntacook" Indians and all other tribes of Indians east of Piscataqua River except the Penobscot tribe on 10 June 1755 and commissioned Capt. William Gerrish of Berwick to scout for them from Lebanon to the Saco River (Acts & Resolves of Massachusetts Bay, 1755-6 Chapter 41). Capt. Gerrish lived about four miles south of Lebanon-Berwick town line:
His Journal [in the State Archives]. "Barwick [sic] June 28th [1755] mustered my Company to see that all was well aquipped [sic] with armes [sic] and all things fitting to march the woods. June 30th we marcht [sic] from Barwick to Lebanon and encamped