Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-09-16

come to light. 1t will be remembered that
the eastern half of the island of Mount
Desert was granted to Maria Theresa De-
Gregoire, the granddaughter OF Baron De
La Motto Cadillac and wife OF Bartholomew
De Gregoire. By the terms of the grant,
the DeGregoires were required to set of
and convey one hundred acres to each set
tier on the tract at the date OF the grant.
There seems to have been some unpleasant
feelings between the De Gregoires and the
settlers, as indicated by the following cor
respondence:
MOUNT DEsEART, Oct. Tth, I7sI.
The proceedings Of a meeting Of the settlers
in said town Tho. Paine Moderator, Hon.
l. Lane, Clark.
Voted that Demand be made on Mountsicr
Degregoire and Madam for the dehsintry OF
Lands to each settler agreeable to Mr.. Petersl
plan and also the pubiick privalidges as
refeared to in thare Grant.
Voted to choose a committee of three to
make the above Demands
Made choise of Capt. Ezra Young
Capt. @. Thompson
J. ID. Hamor
Directions for the shove committee
Voted should Mountsier s. Madam De-
gregoire refuse to comply with the above
Demands you are to Demand an atested
coppi OF THAR grant and send il TO the COM
mittee for the sail OF estern Land, at Boston,
togather with the above.proceedings and re-
quest THAR Judgment.
Voted that shoud the above Mounsier g.
Madam not comply with the above Demand
that some person be sent to Boston to speak
to the above proceeding.
Voted that Eben Leland be the man.
MouspEsERT, October 18th, 1921.
An Answer to the settlers OF this town to the
Committee that waited on me yesterday
Gentlemen
Your demand Of the deficiency Of Lands,
we are ready to lay out soon as the SUR
veyor comes who is expected to be here the
soth of this instant October.
We know no other privileges Belonging
to the inhabitants of this town saving one
Hundred Acres to each person who may be
called proper settler agreeable to the Re-
solve of Court.
AS to q Copy OF our Grant you shall have ii
soon as you please to Come and Copy it of.
The following bill has been found
among some old papers in an Ellsworth
garret. 1t is bill rendered q Maine sea
captain for burial expenses Of another
shipmaster in the West Indies, and illus
trstes curious custom of the time and
place. 1t is as follows.
"lsis to Laignour DR.
July % for liquor drank before and afther
Captain VILLAS
I" herring tburying) ca 80
/" for his store bill 2ioo
$50
Received payment for Laignour,
Th Buttoy"
Reckoning the pound at IS, the mourners
consumed nearly s15 worth of liquor.
The following extract from an old letter
shown the editor is Of interest as q Maine
shipmaster's impression OF General Zach
airy Taylor when he was the whig candi-
date for the presidency. The writer and
the recipient OF the letter were both
wings:
AN. ORLEANS, Sept. Is, 1913.
will Just write you few lines, to inform
you that have seen Gen. Taylor, and had
the pleasure Of shaking hands with him. You
have probably seen an account of his recep-
ton at "Pass Christian. / was there g.
boarded at the same house with him for three
OF four days. 1t is about 90 miles from here.
had an opportunity OF seeing and hearing
him converse a number Of times. I should
take him to be anything but military man.
He has more the appearance of being real
honest, good-hearted farmer than anything
else.
Freights are improving a very little; it is
quite uncertain where shall go to from here.
My health is very good. The weather is very
warm here yet and the yellow fever is proba-
bly, at its heighth."