The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-05-26

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and family papers. The General Knox papers
are multitudinous. We possess however only
the SKINNED milk portion of them. The cream,
as you know, is in Boston. But many OF the
little documents are interesting, and as time
goes on will become more valuable. The fine
old General had a business habit of keeping
every paper and of making copy of every
thing. will quote for your edifcation few
of these papers
Genl KNOX to LEVI PEAsE DIR
BY the passage of four men from Worcester to
Boston at i'd per mild each man tS-4s
| Philadelphia, Nov. %, 1871.
Reed of General KNOX 10 shillings for Two Seats
| from Trenton to Phila. NATHAN COLLINS.
Hon. General KNOX to
| Doctor JEFFRIES:
To Sundry Medicines attendance and advice Tor
Family from Nov. a. 1875, to June D, 1876
or $500
Here is a memorandum for his man, John
| Gleason:
| To be purchased upon your return
s hen turkeys young and alive to be eaten this
| Is hens ditto spring therefore
| dead Tukies fresh killed.
| doz dead Fowls.
| 20 lbs best Turkey figs fresh
2volumes in quarto the history Of Philosophy t.
| manufacturing house near the Common.
| BY this you see the General had a taste for
| fowls and philosophy, and it reminds us also
that the General died from the effect of swal
| lowing chicken bone. Here is another docu-
ment and thereby hangs tale:
New York, Feb. q, 1888.
| General KNOX to
B. CRooKsHANK.
| To mahogany Side Board 9l5
Received payment u. CROOhSHANh,
This sideboard, after the lapse of nearly a
hoe od pan
| for about two hundred dollars. This is cheap
| if we estimate the original cost placed at in
| terest. We should be glad to own this in
teresting relic, but we have no fund for the
| purchase of such luxuries.
Among these papers are many left by Cen
eral Samuel Waldo, the grandfather of Mrs
Knox. They contain the names of emlgrants
from Germany and Scotland who took up
General Waldo's land. There is one long list
of names dated at ST. Georges. April l6, 1853,
acknowledging the receipt of Indian meal. 1t
is endorsed ssDutch Mems Receipts to Mr.
Waldo.s 1t is pathetic, as it is living testl-
mony to the sufferings endured by some OF the
early settlers in this State.
AS regards further acquisition for our
library ard cabinet, personal solicitation will
accomplish much People rarely give without
being asked. Few are so fortunate as to
realize that it is more blessed TO give than to
receive.
CABINET RECORD.
Musket of the Revolution from Miss Phebe
M. Buxton, Bethel.
Arrow heads and fragments of pottery from
Indian graves in Alabama, from Mr.. Joseph |
H. Bond.
Manuscripts from Hon. Lot Nj. Morrill, and |
from Capt. A. c. Spalding.
Cannonball shot from Mowat's feet in 1875, |
and musket ball from the Brig Boxer 1913, |
from George w. Hammond, Esq.
Indian scalping knife sheath, and pair OF |
shoe buckles, from Captain |. F. Sturdivapt. |
Manuscript of Daniel Robins on's Maine |
Farmers Almanac, l84l, from S. L. Boardman,
Esq.
A large number of letters addressed to Judge
George Thatcher, from Mellen Chamberlain, c.
P. Greenough and A. w. Foster, of Boston.
Daguerreotype views of Middle street Port
land in 1874, from Abner Lowell.
Greenleafs Map of Maine, 1929, and Eastern
Lands Map 1887, from Charles M. Gore.
Daguerreotype of S. P. Bibber, the first gen.
eral manager of the Grand Trunk Railroad,
and Bibber's Tables for timber, from Lieut..
George Walden.
A fragment of the Egyptian obeisk now in
Central Park, N. Y, from Capt S. ?. Cousins.
A model of the obelisk in ebony, from
Cyrus F. Davis, Esq.
Autograph view of Bowdoin College in
1924, from Joseph Williamson Esq.
Etched portrait of wv. Longfellow, from
the artist, J. w. Mansfield
Jordan Family Papers and fac smile of Rev.
Robert Jordan letter, from Tristram f. Jordan,
of Methuen.
Valuable autograph letters and documents
from James P. Baxter, Esq.
Original photograph of Brigham Young,
from Charles B. Rogers.
Nos of vol. l of the Castine Eagle and pho
tograph of Israel Trask of Castine, from
George Ii. Witherle, Esq.
Railroad map, from Loring, Short & Harmon.
MacIntyre's large map of Boston in 1852,
Hurds charts of the English Channel 1915.
and three sheets insurance maps from s. Z.
Mayberry, Esq. of Cape Elizabeth.
Volume of Tax Assessments, 1898, from
M. N. Rich, Esq.
MS. sermons of Moses Hemenway, from
Rev. Amasa Loring.
H. w. BRYANT.
On motion Of R. X. Sewall, Esq, of Wiscas-
set it was voted to raise a committee of one
from each county to arrange for the prepare
ton and publication of full and authentic
history of Maine, and to bring the project to
the notice of the legislature.
Mr.. Sewall explained that much yet remains
to be done in the exploration of early records
and especially of the Spanish archives which
will probably show Spanish occupation OF
this region between 1916 and 1888. Bucking-
ham Smith had some knowledge Of this occu-
patton, and Minister Hamlin had promised to
make special search in Spain for documents.
But though much remains to be done, it is
time 10 plan new history of the State.
Hon. Joseph Williamson of Belfast agreed
with Mr. Sewall. Williamsons history was
published fifty years ago, and is now out of
print. Abbott's history has not supplied the
lack of new and complete history.
The chairman was instructed to appoint the
committee, which will be announced hereafter
Among the articles exhibited for the first
time by the society were:
copper coffee urn fished up in 60 fathoms
of water All miles southeast from Seguin,
loaned by E. K. Green Esq, Orr's Island 1t |
is supposed to have been in vessel sunk.
An original deed of George Munjoy to |
Thomas Coyes, both of Casco Bay, 1914, |
loaned by S. P. Mayberry, Esq, of Cape |
Elizabeth.
Mr.. Williamson read paper showing that |
the allegations of Bancroft against the integ- |
rity of General Sullivan are unworthy of Gre
dence The following is copy of the paper:
GEN. sULLIvAN's.
The name and fame of General John Sulli-
van will be always dear to the people of Maine. |
Although not strictly native, his youth was
passed within our borders, where his parents
resided for over half century. He was born
at Somersworth, New Hampshire, on the oppo-
site side from Berwick of the Salmon Falls
river, and the latter town was his early home. |
Receiving from his father, who had enjoyed |
the advantages of liberal culture in Europe, a |
good education, he studied law, and by his
learning, industry and eloquence, soon became
distinguished at the bar.
Early in the struggle for independence he
took prominent position on the side of his
country, and was chosen delegate to the first
Continental Congress in 1774. After retiring
from that body he commanded small force
which captured Fort William and Mary, near
Portsmouth. The powder, taken in this expe-
dition, was concealed at his place of residence,
and afterwards did good service at the battle
of Bunker Hill In 1775 when Washington
organized our army he was appointed one of