Sprague's Journal of Maine History Vol. 9, No. 1 January, February, March, 1921 pages 8-10 A MAINE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT PRINTED AND CIRCULATED IN 1829 (Contributed by George E. Minot of Belgrade, Maine) THE LAST BULLETIN REFUTED The deposition of one Delia Bodge, containing the most indecent charges against Mr. Hunton, has been published in the Extra from the office of the Bangor Republican, and the substance of it vaunting set forth in the Argus under the head of "MORE EVIDENCE". It may seem superfluous to notice her statements; but we are unwilling any falsehood of the slanderers should go uncon- tradicted, be it ever so base and contemptible, particularly as the means of refutation are at hand. As further evidence of the character of this Delia Bodge, it may be mentioned that while her father by his last will made a handsome provision for each of his other children, he bequeathed her ONE DOLLAR. To what disgrace- ful and abominable means will an unprincipled and desperate party not resort! DEPOSITION OF THE NURSE I, Margaret Chandler of Winthrop in the County of Kennebec, of lawful age, do testify and say, that I was in the family of Jonathan G. Hunton (1) for the last three weeks previous to the death of Mrs. Hunton, and that I saw nothing unkind or improper, but on the contrary he was very kind and attentive to her in her sickness.I was the nurse in the family, and I further say that I never told Delia Craig, who afterwards married a Cottle, and then run away with a man named Bodge, anything of the kind, which she has stated in her deposition of September the eighth, A. D. 1829, taken before Nathaniel McMahon, Justice of the Peace. I further state that the said Delia Bodge was generally considered a woman of loose character, and whose word would not go far where she was known. I further state that previous to the three weeks above mentioned I had lived in the family of Mr. Hunton for the space of seven months, during all which time he was kind and attentive to his wife and family. MARGARET CHANDLER. Kennebec ss. ---- Sept. 11, 1829. --- then personally appeared the above-named Margaret Chandler, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by her subscribed. Before me, SETH MAY, Justice of the Peace. Winthrop, Sept. 11, 1829. --- We the subscribers, having been ac- quainted with the above-said Margaret Chandler for a long time, are satisfied that she is a woman of truth and veracity. SAMUEL WOOD, SETH MAY, ALEX BELCHER, JOHN MAY H. B. FARNHAM, SAMUEL CORDIS SAMUEL WOOD, JR. REGISTER'S CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that it appears by the records in my office that Rachel Craig, the widow of Thomas Craig dec'd, was appointed sole Executrix, of his will, and that subsequently George Waugh was appointed administrator of the goods and Estate of said Craig, and returned an inventory August 5, 1817; and I find no evidence on my records of any other Executor or Administrator on the Estate of said Thomas Craig, dec'd. WILLIAM EMMONS, Register of Probate Co. Kennebec. (1) Jonathan G. Hunton of Readfield was Governor of Maine 1830-31. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by noncommercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.