Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-02


ed the original claim Of her people TO the
land. whenever any sales were effected on
the Androscoggin. and considered herself
a. one Of the prOprie;ors Of the town.
The following letter Is from Silyanns
Poor. Esq.. % And0ser. Ne. which MILL
tates agair-t tho popular opinion expressed
m thi, vicinity by aged people that Mol
lockctt Wa a Mohawk The internal evi-
dcnce IA rrsari To- her history seems o. be
entirely against such supposition 1
transcribe Mr.. Poor's letter which IN other
respects Is very valuable.
ANDoN Er. Jan. 70. 1851.
DE. y. +. TRUE. Dear Sir. " Mol
lockett was living in this town. East Ando-
yer. at the FORKS Of the river with oid Phil
lips Can Indian) family. Wien NIr. Ezekiel
Merrill moved here with his family IN April
isss. (AIr. ". Wa the first settler IN
town. She was probably about O. years
old a. that time. for she was a great grand
mother. and the granddaughter wa sup
Tosed 10 bc i or ~ years old. Molly Su-
,s-p vas her daughters name. and Alba.
quas-quaw. the granddaughtcr's.
Mol0ckctt came here from Frvcbur-.
and ii Is said by the oldest people in this
town that she came fron thu Moha~k Tribe.
She wa now too old for the chase. but
spent much Of her time about the lakes aud
ponds in tins vicinity. She also used 20
bring in, and dry moose meat thar va Kill
ed by the other Indians in the spring Of the
year. Moose were very plenty here when
thc town was Erst settled.
She sPcat about hall q her time here
When she wa not trapping. and the remain
der ia Bethel aad vicinity. making baskets.
moccasins. wamFuIn. &c She was indus
trious AMI peaceablc. and vas formerly
quite handsome Cor ar Indian. and lad
larse supply Of bracelets. jeuelry. &c. bat
most Of II Was given away or disposed Of
before her death.
Tradition says that she formcre had
quite a sum Of money and taat il was buried
"a q tea kettle on a sma.. hill ia the vicinity
Of White Cap. nov called Farmer Hin in
thl, town. hy the side of a Large sione With
cross on %. and THAI there werc guides o.
the large stone on smaller ones from GER
tam point on the Ellis River IN the shape Of
an Indian arrow With barb AMI auiser.
Much tame wa, spent ia hooking FOR it. but
the trouble As t0 fud the starting point.
Several year, ago a Mr.. + -- discov.
cred thc picture Of an Ind an. arroE CA a
stone in the woods. llc stated th@ fa,t 90
an Old gentleman who remembered the ira
ditisn. search va. Immediately made. and
the large stone marked with 4 cross Wa
found. On digging about !; thcy Discover
cd that excavations had been made tLsre
before. lt was saturday snd night came
on before tie money was found. and the
secret had leaked out Ths party who had
made the discovery went ou Mondav morn
in- and rcaohcd The spot iu.t IN season to
'ec tso men depart with -1mething Ike
Kettle hanging upon a pole. and borne On
their shoulder. Who had been digging on
the sabbath and found thc prize.
But Co return 60 our subject. She vas a
p0ctres- of considerable note. and va. with
Mr.. Merrill q, midwife when the fr.t Ing
hsh chiil vas born Do thi- town. d. hcr
OH agr. noi having any husband. aud her
daughter having got married and gone o.
Canada. she wa- dependent ou the Indians
in ibis viciuify in part for hcr support. of
Winch she received no small share from VA
tailuck. th- lone Indian. wio lived about
The lakes a. tbc bead of the Androscogrin
River
In the spring of 1916 She was living a.,
Naailu,k Point on the ALemuntebaeor
Lake si,l Nafai.urk and uif.. and was oai
of h,siti and bal hccn so for a long time.
and had almost io.t hcr csesight She was
as.i-ted from fh.re Oh this place lAndove)
hs tle lnllau.. anI vas sapport.l h.re in
part ls .ilut. fr.m ths ul.tes while tle
oti,r lni.1r- remained uitb Der. lat tiey
soon .a.i. d. So must -o and Luuf. or ,oa
uil i1fa o.. give to us ALL They hh her
in May Boz a small camp ON tbe Interval.
near the Merrill Bridge .o clliei. drstitute
aui alone. The town authorit.e. then took
rhar-. o. h.r anl placed Der under the care
ri Capt Thomas lin-- uisre .Le remain.
90 uni.i Beg lczfh which took place Aae
,. l-lo. AZ the advanced age Of 60 years as
vac saPposei. There vas a large coIler.
rou of people a, thc funeral. and a sermon
Fa- preached at the funeral by Co., Rev
John ~t1.sianl Sire va. Inferred .1 the
graves ar.l. and a stone g.. laid OBJ mar. tIie
spot
Whom taken .n rhtrr, ty ,he >,leetmen.