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Wednesday 12

Cold weather surveyed in[?] the [?] men employed on defenses &c

Thursday

Pleasant men employed as yesterday

Head quarters

Fort Fairfield June 14, 1839

Capt. Thomas Bartlett will take with him two men of the volunteers at this Station proceed in a boat up the Madawaska[?] of the Restook[?] which he will explore together with the lumber[?] roads[?] leading from it will ascertain the timber cut and manufactured on the same the respective marks[?] and qualities of each lot and will also mark each stick[?] M x M and report as soon as may be

Thomas Bartlett Asst. L agent

Fort Fairfield June 18, 1839.

Hon. Rufus MacIntire

Land Agent of the State of Maine

Sir

I have the pleasure of informing you of my safe arrival here yesterday

I found everything as I expected and the boom &c in good order, as Mr Bartlett wrote you yesterday I beg leave to refer to his letter for the details of the business of the last three weeks. If an arrangement can be made with the claimants[?] of timber. I should think that it would be [?] for the [?] of the State to do it. Timber is now[?] very high at St Johns and they can probably go as high as four dollars 25/100 per ton, - In our interviews at Bangor [?] situation was not considered the time if[?] his men[?] will be [?]

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the[?] 6th of July, and our immediate attention is necessary. They will not probably remain [?], eighteen dollars a month, and probably we shall not have more men here at that time than will be wanted on the Houlton road and other work[?] here.

Mr Simmons & Mr Thomas[?], work[?] to come back if they can make an arrangement - with you they [?] good man and are worth all of two men to be employed in carrying provisions on the lakes[?] to Fish river as they are intimately acquainted with the country there –

We[?] have got a favorable location for a road and the men concurred on[?] in yesterday.

Maj. Barnard[?] has found a god location for a road and I have or shall take the responsibility of directing him to proceed on the location immediately unless otherwise directed from you as I apprehend that it is a great object with you to have it done as soon as possible

The French people at Madawaska are in great distress for provisions & employment and some application has been made here for assistance which I have refused because I thought a door might be opened which it would be impossible to shut again could they work on that road it would be a great help to them

Abel[?] S B[?] goes out without leave against my consent, says that he is sick but will not allow the doctor to examine him or prescribe for him in my opinion he is as well as any man here[?]

Your Obt. Servt.

W. P Parrott

Fort Fairfield June 18, 1839.

I.[?] W. Jabez

Dear Sir

Mr Cushman wished to have writs[?] made against the following named persons, for [?] &c[?] for taking him to woodstock[?] from the Aroostook last winter[?], the damages he did not mention but I presume it is not necessary at present he wished me to see you but as I went[?] in by the way of St Croix, I take this opportunity as they have no property[?] [?] is[?] no case until the sale of the timber takes place on the 14th of July,

Benjamin Tibbetts of [?] Paul Beardsley [?] Beardsley Asa [?] John Coxley[?] John G[?] James Fitch[?] Saml Fitch[?]