The Republican journal., 1912-08-01
FORT POWNALL.
Some Old Time Documents Relating to
This Frontier Post


Penobscot Aug. Goth 1777.
Honourd Sir: | would beg leave to
acquaint your Honour That the Provis-
sion received for the Penobscot Guard
under the Command Of Lieut.. Andrew
Gilman Ended the 18th Instant l shall
be obliged to your Trouble in procureing
an order for the remainder of the Pro-
vision Ito be sent me by the first op-
purtunity) to the LIST of December next
Agreeable to Order of Court Dated the
2Sth April last-As have Borrowed
Provisions to Supply them until could
procure it from Boston, make no
doubt you have heard Of the movement
of the Enemy to Machias. The COM
manding Officer their has requested my
assistance have agreeable to his re-
quest Equip'd one fourth part of my
Regiment, with arms, Ammunition &
Provisions & have sent them under
proper Otficers-Also Order'd Lieut..
Gilman to send the Major part of his
guard to their assistance
Your trouble in the Above will be
greatfully Acknowledged by Your Most
Obedient Humble Servant to Command
JOSIAH BREWER.
To The Honorable ARENAS Ward ESQ.
the subscriber Certify & am ready to
confirm Ye truth of Ye following on
Oath That when Colonel Josiah Brewer
came from the westward with stores for
the use of the distressed people of Pc
nobscot, sent to their relief by the Massa-
chusetts Bay State: He called meeting
of the inhabitants of this place, & in
formed them of the stores he had brought
down for them; But required obligations
signed jointly & severally, for the cost
and pay of them. Objections was made
against General Obligations, and he was
advise to keep them himself, until he re-
ceived the worth of them from such as
took them, which was voted in the meet
ing, because no other method could be
improved to procure them. One Charles
Blagdon told Colonel Brewer in my hear
ing, he sent for his part of the stores &
did not desire them, with or pay but
could not get them, & several others the
same. ROBERT MCCURDY.
Penobscot Nov. 3, TIT.
Nicholas Crosbey Being of Lawful
age testifeth and saith he was at Penob-
scot State truck house & he heard Sew
eral people discorsing Concerning Col.
Josiah Brewer, It. Col. Jonath Lowder
& Lieut.. Andrew Gilman, being sent for
to the General Court at Boston. Col.
Lowder afsd. Replys if they did not re-
ceive copy By the time that was ap-
pointed they Should have a good Excuse
not to go up or not be obliged to go he
further saith he told Col. Lowder he See
the papers the General Cort Sent down,
NICHOLAS CROSBY.
N. B. Lieut.. Col. Lowder & Let An
drew Gilman went To Mechias Nov. the
5th.
Whereas my SIoop Brought Down the
Stores that was sent by the State of
Massachusetts Bay said Stores that Be-
longed to the upper Destrick was landed
att Col. Josiah Brewers all except thirty
four Bushels of Salt which was brought
back to my Store: which is about twenty
miles down, Said River and delivered to
Col. Johanathan LoWders fishermen, by
Said Lowders orders.
JONATHAN BUCK.
We the subscribers certify and are
ready to make oath to the truth of the
following: That when Colonel Josiah
Brewer came from the westward with
stores for the use of the distressed peo-
pie of Penobscot, sent to their relief by
the Massachusetts Bay State. He called
meeting OF the inhabitants of this
place, and informed them of the stores
he had brought down for them: but re-
CURED obligations signed jointly & sew
orally for the cost, and pay for Them
objections was made against General
ODNgatlon and he was advised to keep
them himself, until he received the worth
OF them or such as took them; which
was voted IN the meeting. because no
other method beside general obligations
could be improved to procure them
MOSES WENTWORTH,
ROBERT MCCURDY,
PETER SANGsTER,
JOSEPH Any.
We the subscribers jointly & severally
testifeth & saith, That att Penobscott
on the 5tn Day of November 1777. In
our presence & hearing Mr. Benjamin
Wheeler Of the place aforesaid Present.
ed number of persons, with written
declarations to Josiah Brewer, ESQ. to
administer their oaths for the truth of
them. He read the papers & utterly re-
fused swearing them; it was proposed
for two Gentlemen to write the CAPTIONS
to them, which would prevent his losing
any time. But he refused this also. Mr..
wheeler Immediately made a tender of
the money, q demanded by law, that he
would swear them. But he still refused.
and sad he would do no business out of
his own house tho at We same time he
sWore some evidences for Col. Goldth-
wait Etc. Mr.. Wheeler replied, The
evidences would be scattered, living at a
distance, 4 some of them was going TO
the westward, & therefore there was
special meeting to sware them, but he
refused to sware them. PETIT Wheeler
then told him, he was ready to deliver
MN some papers from We General Court
he answered, that he should come back
IN three days, and then he would receive
them, but would not tarry. Mr.. Wheeler
then run out of the House, and called to
1t. Col. iona. LOwder, & Capt. Gilman.
who was then near at hand waiting for
Col. Brewers return, to come up & Hear
them q read them. But they would not
come, & went off az it was said to
Mechlas, to the truth of which we are
ready to make oath as witness our hands
at Penobscot,
ROBERT MCCuRDY,
Moses WENTWORTH,
SAMUEL Low,
CALEB GOODWIN.
n. B. Capt. McCurdy forgets Mr..
Wheelers calling to Col. Lowder & Capt.
Gilman as he was in the House at
that time & in company. Mr.. Samuel
Memorandum, Col Brewer swore me,
viz Caleb Goodwin at the same time in