Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-28
AROOSTOOK---IX.
History Of Fort Fairfield.
Incidents Of lis Erly Settlement.---
Losses BY tha War ---Water
Works ---BESineSs Ia.
daslrleS.
Two Nati1ns Give an Aroostook Set,l.r
a Title to His Farm.
Hy Hon. Edward Wigsin.

In our article last week. which Wa
mainly devoted TO the early history Of Fo,
Fairfield, we stated that all the earlles
settlers were from the Province of Ne,
Brunswick who came up the ST. John an,
Aroostook rivers and settled along tn
banks of the Aroostook. Some of thes,
settlers had grants from the British govern
ment and many of them were squatters OF
what they supposed TO be British territory
After the treaty with Great Britain in ls4.
there was an uncertainty about the titles o
these settlers who had thus without beinI
consulted been transferred from the juris
diction of the British crown TO that OF IN,
government whose emblem was the stars an,
stripes of free Columbia. la February
ls43. when Edward ksvAnagh was Governor
OF The State, the legislature passed Re
solves authorizing the appointment Of com
missioners to locate grants, and determine
the extent of possessory claims. under the
late treaty with Great Britain" Uniei
th-se resolves Gov. Ksvsnagh appointed
Philip Eastman, John W. Dana and Henry
W. Cunningham as commissioners. Simiial
resolves were also passed by the Legislature
of Massachusetts and Samuel c. Allen
John Webber and Samuel Jones were
appointed as commissioners from that
State. After investigating the claims OF
settlers on the St John river, which va.
done partly in ls43, aud completed IN 1874
one commissioner from each State came
| TO the mouth of the Aroostook river on the
| l7th of October ls44. Both States had
IN the February proceeding passed addition
| al resolves extending the powers and duties
| of the commissioners. The two who csme
to the Aroos,ook, proceeded through all the
| settlements along the river as far UP A.
| Massrdis and carefully examined each
settlers claim. Lots were set off to all
settlers whose Improvements had been
commenced within six years before the
date Of the Treaty of Washington" and
also to hose holding grants from the
British Government. As an instance of
me red tape required in d ing business
where two governments are concerned
we may here safe that a- the commits ,ioners
.ished 10 obtain copies of the grants
made b, Great Brl,ain, tn aid them in
he'r work, one of their numher In NAV
1913 weIt TO Fredericton, 18th q l.tier
rom Gov. kassnagh Of Maine to the
Lieut. Gov. of New Brunswick, rsqu2 ST.
'ng pies of the grams. The Nv uns
wick governor declipsd to c"mpiv with thc
RI quest coming from the Srae Executive,
nus suggested that the amp cation .hou d be
made hy the Pres dent OF the Uaitsd State.
through Her Ri fsiric msje-ry. mi ,ister
It Wa-hiugtop. In June ls43. Gov Ktv
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