Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-07


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,s.o, william Mccoy kent . diary of the
..nedI,ion which on authority of Judge
Henry. We, yiyeu to Major Murphy of tine
grit;.h Gsr,i.on a, Onebec Will. he wa. in
conf oemen, ,here. Caleb Ha,keIl of
Sexhurvnor, MAJ, ken, a diary of the
e.oediti,o. He wa, A private in CAPTAIN
samuel Wards eompauv. 3. Can't. John
ropham of Newport. K. T., kepta journal.
II va. commenced Oct &. when the expedi.
tim VA. carving over Carratunk Falls,
AT ou.bse Thi. journal WAS at last account
in no.se..ion of David King. NJ. d.. New
mort r. L The journal of General
B.ne iict Arnold. now in the Barlow libra
nv This iou-ual WAS left by Arnold Mt
Wer Paint when he He'd from there on
hearing of the capture of Mai Andre and
the revelation of his contemplated treason.
Arnold's crime making him dead in law,
Judge Pierpont Edwards of Connecticut
was appointed to administer upon his goods
and estate. and the journal thus fell into
his hands. The wiring wa, in the middle
style between copy and running hand; and
large extracts from il were published in
knapps life of Aaron Burr published in
1885. Then the manuscript was lost ight
Of. until it was found by Mr.. Barlow in the
library of the late Thomas A.pinwalI of
Boston, formerk L. S. Consul at London,
from whom it was purchased 1t tms once
since c.caped fire and it is now expected
that it will be purchased by the city of
Boston. for its public library, at the ap-
preaching sale.
All these diaries have an important bear
ing on the history of Maine. Thi, great
expedition left Cambridge, Mass, Sept.
10, l775, and Sept Is at . o clock in the
evening set sail from Newburyport for
"Kennebeck river" The command, con-
sistiug of two battalions, of thirteen COM
panies,--a total of eleven hundred men
reached Fort Western, in this city, Sept. %.
Here Arnold established his headqusr ers
al Mr.. James Howard's in the Great
House" where he remained till Sept. 20
The transports which brought the troops
were left At Gardiner. from which polut the
men embarked in bateaux. Meie, SAWS in
his Journ.l. uFor, wastsrn st.,d. an tho
east side of the river Kennebec. and con.
.i,.sof 2 block bouse. and large bouse
loo fe.t lopy which x.. s,c,,.ad o,iv With
nick.ts rb;. hama, i. ,h., ,,o,.r,v of
James Howard E.o xh.re va wore
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