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Correspondence from George Walter Chamberlain to Fannie Hardy Eckstorm ca. 1942, part 2 (ms158_b1f021_002.04.pdf)
�6. [Mass. Archives A 38:185] By order of His Exelence[the letter e is inserted]y. A further Journal of my proseedings Monday Aug. 25th marcht to the Commicerys and received allowence. Tuesday Aug. 26th marcht from Barwick to Lebanon to the house of Capt. Tibbetses and encamped. [image-drawn check mark on side of page] Wensday Aug. 27 marcht on a N.E. point to a marsh near Tombaque[underlined] Pond and encamped. Thursday Aug. 28 Marcht from the place where we encamped on an N.E. by E. point and struck Monson River four miles above Phillips Town and from thence on the same point to a large mash and encamped. Fryday Aug. 29 marched again on a N.E. by E. point and struck Saco River at the Salmon Falls and marcht from thence to the Block House and encamped. Saterday Aug. 30 marcht from thence on a S.W. by W. point to the upper Kennebunk Pond and encamped on the western side of the pond. Sunday 31 marchd from ye pond where we encamped on a S.W. by S. point to ell Pond and encamped at ye eastern end of ye pond. Monday Sept 1, marcht from thence to Barwick on a S.S.W. point. Thursday Sept 11, marcht from Barwick after taking allowence up the Beaver Dam Road and encamped. Fryday Sept. 12. marcht from where we encamped to Lebanon and from Lebanon on an e.n.e. point to Monson River and encamped. Saterday Sept 13 marcht from Monson River on an E.N.E. point to a place called Pissquacket[underlined] and encamped. [Fryeburg?] [image-drawn arrow on side of page pointing to text] Sunday Sept. 14. Marcht from Pissquocket on a S.E. point down to Saco Falls for allowence.
Description: Letters concerning Indian languages, culture, and history.
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Language: English
Date: 1942
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