Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-29
Major colburn was a trusted friend

Major Colburn was a trusted frien,
of the Indians. His latch string wa
always out to them. They came in un
tremendously and unmolested anC
crouched around the Kitchen FIRE
ION Sept. 5rd. Gen. Washington
gave Colburn contract at Cambridge
To build 2G0 batteaux 10 transport the
army supplies and munitions of wal
up the kennebec river after the YES
sells should be abandoned
col. Arnold's army left Cambridge
Friday. Sept. Is, dined at Salem, ar
rived at Newburyport. next day.
Monday. 18th, the Broad Bay
SIoop Brittania, the Admiral and 9TH
trs. II transports in all. being in
readiness. they We're ordered to EN-
bark that morn.
ON the 10Th. the whole force OF
about 100 men. including officers
sailed out of the harbor of Newbury
port at 9 o'clock in the morning.
"On the 20th. entered the Kenne-
bee river Col. Benedict Arnold was
communicative chief of the whole di-
vision.
ON the afternoon of the 21st, AR.
mold arrived at Columns shipyard
where the POO batteanx were eemplet~
ed ready for use. Twenty more We're
ordered by Arnold and finished in
about three days.
One of the early settlers who kept
n store here. charged double price for
nails used on the batteaux and de-
manded an unreasonable price 70,
-four
The soldiers broke into his store
and helped themselves to both.
"Colhurn entertained Col. Arnold al
several Of The officers and others of
the army partook of his hospitality.
Among them was Aaron Burr.
There are - diaries. or part4@ of
Journals. now in existence kept by
officers and men in this expedition.
From Vim. Aliens account of AR
nolds expedition We copied the fol-
lowing:
During the 21st the advance of the
the troops obtained bat!eaux. huilt 70,
Columns shipyard on the east side
of he river.
The vessels were abandoned and
the troops obtained bateaux, built for
The purpose, in which they proceeded
up the river.
Saturday. 2&rd, assembled the rive,
to Fort Weston
"On Sept. %, Arnold at Fort Wes-
ton wrote to Lieut.. Col Enos, Bring
on with you all the carpenters OF
Capt. Columns company, and as
much provision as the batteaux vii!
carry.
"All those who have read history
know of the disasters which overlook
Col. Arnold's army
No one at the present day can
estimate the hardships which these
devoted men were called upon to en-
dure.
is ii any wonder some abandoned
the enterprise and returned Instead
of the % days, in which Arnold wrote
Washington he expected to make the
of $50 miles. he was 40 days
in going over the route.
"A man less brave and energetir
would have shrunk from the attack
on the massive walls of Quebec.
Benedict Arnold was truly called
a man of fiery courage"
The Maine Regiment.
A muster roll of company Of Min
ate Men under command of Oliver Col
1urn in Cal. Arnold regiment
Date of enlistment. Sept %, 1775.
'isned and sworn to by Oliver Col
'urn, Jan. ., 1176. Capt. Oliver Col
lurn, Lieut.. Benjamin Colburn, En-
igr Joseph Burns, Sergeant Phillip
lorcross, Sergeant Rogers Lapham.
sergeant Francis Fuller, Sergeant
Dennis Jenkins, Corporal Andrew
Goodwin. Corporal Thomas Agry, Cor
,oral Ezra Cushing. F'ifer Samuel Nor
ross, Prlvates Edward Dorothy,
Timothy Dwyer, Thomas Haley. Will
am Haley, David Lawrence, Timothy
fitch, Thomas Colburn, David Agry.
ezra Davis. James McCausIand, Oliver
apham, James Lapham, BENJAMIN
Nelch, John Smith, Joseph Parker,
Andrew MeCausland, David Berry,
William Philbrook. Samuel Damon.
jeremiah Goodwin, Thomas Foster,
1aleb Loud, Edward Fuller, all of
iardinerstown.
lrivates Josiah Hall. Nathan Hall,
Ahna Stevens, John Whiting, Steward