“Captain Lester L. Luey was for many years a river man, and his recollections of the scenes of his younger days upon the Connecticut are very interesting, and much of this story is due to his good memory.  He became the second station agent of the Connecticut River Railroad at Greenfield, and after years of faithful service resigned and went into trade, and meeting with deserved success retired several years since.  He gives the following list of names of river men who made Greenfield their headquarters during the busy seasons, and the places where they originated:… Rufus Ware… Montague, Mass. …”

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History of Greenfield: Shire Town of Franklin Co., Massuachusetts, Vol. 1, by Francis McGee Thompson and Lucy Jane Cutler Kellog, 1904, page 526