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KENNETH L. Ro:aE:a.TII
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KENNETH L. Roberts
KENNEBUNK BEACB
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KENNEBUNK Beach
 
MAINE
 
MAINE
  
August 30-th; 1929
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August 30th; 1929
 
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Dear Mrs. Fuller:-
Dear Mrs. Fuller:! am blocking out a novel that
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I am blocking out a novel that
needs, for a part of its backgroun d,
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needs, for a part of its background,
-the experienc es or a Maine ship-capt ain
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the experiences of a Maine ship-captain
in Dart.moor Prison 1n 1815---du ring,
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in Dartmoor Prison 1n 1815---during,
 
that is to say, the War of 1812.
 
that is to say, the War of 1812.
  
I have '!he Prisoners • Memoirs;
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I have the Prisoners' Memoirs, of
 
Dartmoor Prison; N.Y.; 1852; and a
 
Dartmoor Prison; N.Y.; 1852; and a
 
similar book compiled by Nathaniel
 
similar book compiled by Nathaniel
Hawthorne ; but I want al1 available
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Hawthorne ; but I want all available
material on the subject.. I woul.d be
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material on the subject. I would be
very gratef"Ul if you wou1d look through
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very grateful if you would look through
your shelves and see 1:f you can locate
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your shelves and see if you can locate
some books that might be va]:uable to
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some books that might be valuable to
me. 'llhere might be something al.cmg the
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me. There might be something along the
line ot voyages; made around tha.t t.ime
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line of voyages; made around that tiime
by local men, that woul.d help me to lick
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by local men, that would help me to lick
my p1ot. into shape. It you coul.d send
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my plot into shape. It you could send
 
me a list of books that seem to you to
 
me a list of books that seem to you to
 
be along the line of what I need, I will
 
be along the line of what I need, I will
 
check off the ones that I might use.
 
check off the ones that I might use.
 
or
 
  
 
I spent a day recently with your
 
I spent a day recently with your
friend Ensign ot1s; and he helped me in
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friend Ensign Otis; and he helped me in
 
the purchase of a piece of land on the
 
the purchase of a piece of land on the
Georges River. He thought 11.hat there was
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Georges River. He thought that there was
a great deal or genealogi cal material. 1n
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a great deal or genealogical material in
the AlJ8Usta library: possibly even records
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the Augusta library: possibly even records
ot Maine ships. If this is the ca.se,
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of Maine ships. If this is the case,
please 1et me ask you whether there can be
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please let me ask you whether there can be
found a.ny recon1; anywhere;· ot m.y grealgrandta."th er Daniel Nason. who was a ship-
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found any record; anywhere;· of my great- grandfather Daniel Nason. who was a ship-
  
 
 

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KENNETH L. Roberts KENNEBUNK Beach MAINE

August 30th; 1929 Dear Mrs. Fuller:- I am blocking out a novel that needs, for a part of its background, the experiences of a Maine ship-captain in Dartmoor Prison 1n 1815---during, that is to say, the War of 1812.

I have the Prisoners' Memoirs, of Dartmoor Prison; N.Y.; 1852; and a similar book compiled by Nathaniel Hawthorne ; but I want all available material on the subject. I would be very grateful if you would look through your shelves and see if you can locate some books that might be valuable to me. There might be something along the line of voyages; made around that tiime by local men, that would help me to lick my plot into shape. It you could send me a list of books that seem to you to be along the line of what I need, I will check off the ones that I might use.

I spent a day recently with your friend Ensign Otis; and he helped me in the purchase of a piece of land on the Georges River. He thought that there was a great deal or genealogical material in the Augusta library: possibly even records of Maine ships. If this is the case, please let me ask you whether there can be found any record; anywhere;· of my great- grandfather Daniel Nason. who was a ship-