The Portland daily press., 1883-12-22

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allow such step, Peace was deferred for the very
reason that England claimed maintained the
view that the boundaries of Massachusetts extended
only to the Penobscot, in order to secure home
Tor the Tories, but John Adams wouldn't yield an
inch as number of extracts, given by Mr.. William
i son, showed.
Even after peace was declared the people
in Massachusetts couldn't wait for the treaty to be
signed They begged that ''viperine nest on the
| Penobscot might be broken up and they circulated
numperless pamphlets on the subject In the
winter OF 1888 an address was forwarded to Wash
ington by the Massachusetts, Legislature begging
him to use the army to dislodge the enemy aud his
1rm ana dgnihed reply, written on his Dist birth
day was gwen showing the individuality of the re-
quest being granted.
The precise day of the evacuation of Castine is
not known, but 1t was doubtless in January, 1884.
| letter dated January J., 1874, published in Lon
| night and the writer, with many of the inhabit-
ants make their home at St. Andrews, Passama-
erected, and the writer of the letter with Captain
| Pete and Mr.. Robert Pagan were agents for the
emigrants. Captain Pete was probably Captain
Pote, and Mr Pagan Mr.. Pagan, both prominent
merchants Of Falmouth They were prescribed
i during the Mows tt troubles in l775 and fled to
1 Penobscot. DIR. Ballard, a graduate of Harvard a
| TehaDie surgeon OF the army, stationed at Castne
| after the war of 1912, corroborates the London
letter in his Sketches of Castine," AID he proba-
bly, got his information from the inhabitants who
i were living at the time of the evacuation.
Sir Guy Carleton says thattransports to take away
the troops and people were sent in October, 1888
The delay is therefore unaccountable unless it was
hoped that the treaty of peace would not be signed.
| Letters were read, one from Samuel McCobb to
/ Governor Hancock of Massachusetts, dated NAV
| "A, 1874, saying he had been to Penobscot and
l giving him inventory OF the public stores there
and buildings, etc. About 600 loyalists went to
Passamaquoddy and the list of those VIII remained
| at Penobscot has never been found
Mr. William Goold said Mr.. Williamson had re-
ferred to the well known account of Gen. Wads-
worth's escape. Mr.. Goold said the account would
be found in DR.. Dwight's travels in New England,
the Doctor stating he had it from the General him
| self.
Gen. Brown asked if Mr.. Hamln had any Qpapers
about the siege of Castne. Mr.. Williamson said he
had one paper only and that from Josiah Brewer.
| vote of thanks was rendered Mr. Williamson
and he was requested to file copy of the paper in
| the archives of the society.
| The next paper was one by DR.. C. E. Banks. U.
s. M. II. s., on the first Governor of Maine, Ed
ward Godfrey, read by Gen. Brown.
GOVERNOR GODFREY,
From DR.. Banks paper, we learn that a short dis
lance from the Darrant, in Kent, England, in a
| hamlet in Wilmington, named Barnard, where lived
of Godfrey Of Boegn, different from those Of
| the Godfreys of Kent. He was French eDaiore
M Mdo ulsu may @ l6lo and probably merchant.
Oliver, who had ten children. Edward was born in
70 doo4. he was Thames merchant. In 1914,
his voyages in 1916. From these travels Godfrey
saw Inc rude drawings of Agamenticus a place
~ "as ueseieu 10 RUE over. 1t is certain he aided
me Pilgrim fathers pecuniarly in 1920. He emil
grated about 1928 to Piscataqus. probably as
agent Tor the Laconia colony. He had charge of
their fisheries about Piscataquis Here he greeted
Sir Ferdinando Gorges' emigrants In 1884 he was
appointed to divide the patents of Mason and Cor
ges; In 1886 he opened his first court. He styled
Judge CleVes "a turbulent fellow because thew
| Doth quarreied. For malicious persecution BY
Cleyes he could obtain no recompense In the char
| yer OF Agamenticus, both municipal and provincial
| he was made judge of the municipal court and Nav
OF OF the city OF Georgiana. When Richard Vines
ana Major Robert Guard left the pace Godfrey
| was almost disheartened for they were his great
friends He probably lived in the first farm house
| IN the town III 1648. Later he became the first
GoTe s Of Maine in 1649 by election His term
| embraced Tor time years of rest after sthe tur-
| bulence that had preceded Later, Massachusetts
Iriea 70 get possession of part of Maine Govern
| eminent but Cromwell was in mower and
| ne got little satisfaction as he was friend
syyies to Of MlassschSsetts In 1852 the ennis
after wordy battle the Maine people submitted.
Gov Godfrey submitted, as he says, ''body but not
| was then appointed Counsellor for Massachusetts
and soon after was plundered of his estate bv he
Mass s people He petitioned for redress
new investigation was ordered, but how it turned
out Is moi known Anyway Godfrey lost his proper
W Oh the Following year he left for England (say
1850 probably for redress for his wrongs. and
those OF Maine The Protector was too much of a
usurper to pay much attention to the usurpaion of
NAME by massachusetts,. ard soon after died.
| Hardly had ChaEles assembled the throne before
| GOV. Sodfrey, an octogenarian and penniless
sought aid. In his late years he was prisoner al
Ludgate for debt. There he wrote letter to a
Iflend narrating his wrongs. Later his son Oliver
Ie e a. segenoaks and in 1868 Godfrey makes his
ass plea Tor relief In that paper he shows his be-
Iief IN the future of Maine and trusts that Maine
saa Dc brought loyal happy state, to the fact Of
| ner sovereign. 1t is not known when he died and
| field. p--o f11fe1 IN 'lo poe'er
In letter accompanying the paper. DIR, Banks
suggested that the society erect mural tablet OF
brass in the parish chuIchin Wilmington Kent II
| would cost but S25.
Mr. Brown moved the proposition of DR.. Banks
be referred with power to the standing committee
| 1t was so voted.
MI. Bryant showed photographs of the churhe
where the tablet was proposed to be placed,
A vote Of thanks was rendered to DR.. Banks and
aso vote carried to place his paper in the archives
of tho society.
Mr.. Bradbury then called on Mr.. w. L. Gould
who read his paper on
| PORTLAND BANKS.
brief abstract of this admirable paper anneared
in the PRESS on Friday The 18th inst but no - an
sract can do justice to this historical ESSAY which
bristles with anecdote and fairly reyels in bnnor
1t Is also very exhaustive going into details to an
unusual extent. 1t commences with the Portland
OF 1893 when the town contained 459 dwelling
| houses, and looked to navigation and the West IN
dian business for its chief trade. Most trading was
oene by Darter and silver dollars were the medium
| OF cash payments, and smaller amounts were lioui
GATED IN fractional Spanish COIN A few banks in
boston Issued paper currency and very naturally
idea of bank at home Then followed comnl .lie
history Of the Portland bank chartered june 15th
aa9y with SloQ, 600 capital and with such names
Tor directors as Hugh and Joseph Mcclellan. Cant
Lemuel Weeks, James Deering. Elias Thomas
Ebenezer Storer, John Mussey, Asa Ciapp. James
u. hopkins Matthew Cobb and john Tarbox and
located where the Canal bank now stands. Huel
Mcclellan was first president and John Abbott
casinier afterwards professor of Latin in Bowdoir
4 followed
land Bank Bank in the place of the
hrst which failed in 1916, Casco, Canal. Merchants
Bank, Manufacturers and Traders EXCHANGE civ
BANK OF Cumberland, Atlantic, Mechanics, Interna..
uohai, now FIRST National detailed sketch o.
Among the amusing anecdotes told was that of d
company formed in 1903 for making silver ont OF
dew. Frenchman sent the old specialized knee
buckled gentleman to Freeport to gather the dew
IL didn't pan out well. So the Frenchman made
snem gather It in the morning, and boil it in pot
INTO winch ne had slipped some pistareens The
discovery OF the melted silver in the pot created
Doom Ior the dew company. During the embarg o
failed, and some of the bills occasonally come n
light now. John Taber owed Samuel Hnssey $50
friend Hussey said to Friend Taber; "If thee will
Drlng up thy books we will look over the account
and will pay thee what seems 10 be DUE John
IaDer hastened to Hussey's counting room and
they finally agreed that sixty dollarsas due Taber
by Hussey. Friend Hussey went to his desk and
taking out package of bills ISSUED by the Tabers
ne counted out sixty dollars and requested John
1 W.
that money amt good for anything II under
stand 50. replied Friend Hussey, 'and tn e ought
to have made it better" The failure of the Tabers
created an act in 1909 that no bills of private
| banks should be issued, any fractional bills
and Should any bank refuse to redeem its notes two
| per cent month damage could be obtained fol-
such default. law was passed this year also Il 800
| whereby all banks should use a uniform plate fol
their notes The steel plate of Perkins was that desip
mated, and upon its surface swere the impressions
taken which made the very familiar bank note Of
| thirty years ago.
The interesting story of the robbery of the old
Cumberland Bank was enlarged upon. The speaker
| alluded to the fact that Edward Oxnard the first
cashier of the Merchants Bank, invented bank
| lock that was used by many corporations but will
hardly stand the test of modern devitry to the fact
that Edward Gould present cashier of the National
| Traders, has served so years continuously in one
bank, an almost unparalleled case in the country
| When the Bank of Cumberland was Incorporated
IN 1885, fDr. G. q. Tobie was recommended by his
friends as faithful man and a fine penman
/ (Which all cashiers not) and he obtained the
ONCE OF cashier. AS the doctor was wholly un-
acquainted with banking business he was sent to
the Franklin bank in Boston to take lessons as to
| how to do it. When he came back in the fail of
1850 the bank opened with $50 900 capital in
| specie PAD IN wholly in silver, imposing
| much labor upon the new cashier who was over
porne more than ever in preparing the new books
Tor business. The president and directors yolun-
| teered to render assistance and a clerk from an
other bank was brought in to help. In a very few
days first class mixture was perceptible and be-
tween stock instaments deposits discounts and
| DIR