The Republican journal., 1912-08-01


discharged from his accusation. All
which the Prisoner readily complied with,
& 1t was Settled in this manner in the
Deponent's Presence; the prisoner was
accordingly set at liberty. Col. Brewer
Esq. said to me before he finished this
affair, as followeth viz. You know, if l
settle the affair without Committing the
Prisoner to Gail, 1t will be considerable
advantage to me and Col. Lowder, which
the Deponent understood, would be
equally divided between them, as they
were in partnership respecting the Truck
trade The Deponent further saith,
That this Patrick Bow, Deserted from
the Regulars to our Assistance (ashe un-
derstood), and Unlisted into the Guard at
Penobscot under Col. Brewer aforesaid,
and was a soldier in the said Guard at
the time he was made prisoner. And
further saith not
JEDIDIAH PREBLE, Junr.
Penobscot November the 9Th 1777.
Charles Blagdon the Deponent testif-
eth and saith, That l and My Family was
in great distress for bread, and l went
to Col. Josiah Brewer to procure some
of the Province Corn, Salt & Molasses,
and took large, good bull Moose skin
with me, to purchase these stores with,
but Col. Brewer would give me no more
than five peck Indian corn; and by reason
of my pressing furnishing necessity, was
constrained to let the said skin go for SO
small purchase; and | never received
any other of the stores of Col. Brewer
which belonged to the Province, tho |
certified my necessity to him, and he
said, he would not take lumber for
them, & therefore received no more of
the stores, which l aver is the truth, as
witness my hand at Penobscot this day
of November 9Th TIT.
CHARLES (his X Mark) BLAGDoN
Test-JoHN HERBERT.
Simeon Gorton Of lawful age testi6eth
& saith, That he was in necessity of
corn & salt & Molasses, applied to Mr..
Benz. Wheeler of Penobscot for relief,
who told him he had not wherewith to
supply his necessity. But pausing
little time said, AS your circumstances
are difficult, | will give you an order, &
money, & 60 to Col. Brewer, & take my
part of the stores, We Province sent down
for the relief of We people, etc. l took
the Order from under his hand, with the
money, & went to Coz. Brewer, deliver
ing We order to him, & offering him We
money for the stores, Col. Brewer read
ing the Order Refused it for the follow
ing reason VIZ: because it should have
said, The Stores sent to Penobscot by We
Massachusetts Bay State, & he gave me
We order again. | then Immediately re-
turned We Order to Mr.. Wheeler afore-
said, who wrote me substitute one.
went back to Col. Brewer We second
time for We stores, But he reading We
Order as befor had no Objection against
it; but replied, Your family is but small,
& will not deliver them to you, others
have more need of them, & they shall
have them, 4 gave me We order, saying
You should have brought receipt with
you to deliver to me on receiving ye
stores; for which reason | will not let
you have them. | answered, There is
ye Order, & l will sign a receipt for
them consonant with We Order, & that
was sufficient to justify his delivering
them to me, But he utterly refused ye
delivery of We said stores, OR any part of
them to me. Upon which rendered
him the none for the stores, which he
also refused. Upon which l came away
without any part Of them, after | had
spent more time than to have purchased
an equal quantity if they were to be pro-
cured anywhere else, Given under my
hand at Penobscot, November the 10th
TIT.
SIMEON GoRToN.
The Petition of Andrew Gilman of
Penobscot in the County of Lincoln in
said State
Humbly Sheweth that Your Petitioner
left home in Canada, tigether with all
his Effects. which are in the hands of
the enemy. That Your Petitioner to
Serve the Cause of His Country by the
desire of Capt. John Lake, he was In
power'd by the Honorable Congress of
this State in May IT'S, to treat with the
Indians of the several Tribes about Car
ada together with the Eastern Tribes
That Your petitioner was with Said In
dams Upwards of Twelve Years be,
fore, and from the acquaintance he
had with them, Induced Capt Lane to
use His Influence with the said Indians
to Joyn General Washington and not
take up the Hatchet against the Amer-
cans.
That Your Petitioner Engaged Mum
Der of them to go & treat with General
Washington, Upon Condition Your Peti-
toner would accompany them. for which
the Honorable Court allowed him four
pounds per month 4 Three shillings per
day for his Expences, Since which he
has been Commissioned to the care Of A
Company at Penobscot. & called of the
other services, and allowed but four
pounds per month up to the 22nd Janu-
airy Last, & dismissed that Your Petit
toner has been at Considerable Expence
in Treating said Indians for to Engage
their favors. Your Petitioner prays
your Honors would take his case into
Your Wise Consideration for his Past
Extraordinary Services, & Confirm him
in his Former Employment, AS he Can't
Return to Canada at this time, and as
the Indians Can't do any Business with
Us without an Interpreter and Your Pc
titioner as in Duty Bound Shall Ever
Pray etc.
ANDREW GILMAN.
State of Massachusetts Bay
In the House of Representatives April
9, 1778.
On the Petition of Jonathan Louder
Truck Master to the Penobscot tribe of
Indians Praying for goods to Supply said
Indians with. Resolved that the Board
be directed to Supply Jonathan Louder
with the following Articles for the Sup
ply of the Penobscot Indians, if they
have the then to spare to viz-one bale
of blankets one peas1iof Bleu Shorud
three Peces of Calico one peecs of lening
one of Oznabags one hundred Id. of pow
der two hundred Id. of Lead one hun