n 1770 he moved from Cape Cod further
"west" - Berkshire County, which later became the town
of Lee. Here Arthur was one of three "Selectmen." His
and Caty’s gravestones are still standing in Fairmount
Cemetery. A battle in the Revolutionary War (Shay’s
Rebellion) is reputed to have been one over the troops of General
Pattison, by disguising "Mother Perry’s Yard Beam"
as an artillery fieldpiece, and bluffing the opposition into
retreat. [PERRY.TXT]