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Correspondence from George Walter Chamberlain to Fannie Hardy Eckstorm ca. 1942, part 2 (ms158_b1f021_002.01.pdf)

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�3 Thursday July 10,th marcht from Capt. Tibbetses House at Lebanon on N.W. point of pond called Lovells' Pond [in Wakefield N.H.] and encamped at the eastern end of the pond. Fryday July 11th we marcht from Lovells Pond on n.n.e. point until we came to a very large Beaver[underlined] Pond[underlined] and there we encamped. Saturday July 12th marcht from the Beaver pond on a n.n.e. point until we came to a very large pond the upper Salmon[underlined] Fall[underlined] Pond[underlined] which is twelve miles in length and six miles in breadth according to the best of out judgement and from the upper Salmon Falls Pond we marched in a n.e. point Monson upper Pond which brought us to Osabey[?] Hills and we came over one of the highest of the hills called "Palmasicket" and encamped on the N.E. side of the hill. Sunday July 13th we marcht from Osabey Hills upon a N.W. and N. point to Great Ossaby River and from thence on a n.e. by e. point which brought us to a larger pond called Little Osabey and encamped on the eastern side of the pond. Monday July 18[strike through] 14th marcht from Little Osabey Pond on a N.E. point which brought us to a large river and from the river we marcht a S.E. point to a considerable Large Pond which lyeth N.N.W. and S.S.e. which we judged to be five miles in length and two miles in breadth and we came to the eastern side side[strike through] of the Pond and encamped. Tuesday July 15th marcht on an e. point untill we came to Saco River about five and twenty miles above the Salmon Falls and then we marcht s.s.e. which brought us to the Sahmon Falls and there encamped. Wensday July 16th marcht from the Salmon Falls to the Block House and there encamped. Thursday July 17th marcht to Beddiford for allowences.

Description: Letters concerning Indian languages, culture, and history.

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Language: English

Date: 1942

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