Extracts of a Letter from Capt. Samuel Goodwin. at Frankfort on Kennebeck River May 15, 1754. Sprague's Journal of Maine History No. II Vol. VII AUG. SEPT. OCT 1919 pages 98 Extracts of a Letter from Capt. Samuel Goodwin. Frankfort on Kennebeck River May 15, 1754. (Frankfort, a plantation organized in 1752 by the Proprietors of Kennebec Purchase) (inc. as Pownalborough, 13 Feb 1760, Public Laws Chapt 23) I would further Inform your Excellency that the Indians have not been in to hear your first Letter altho desired by Cap. Lithgow sundry time & some of their Chiefs he informed Viz Passaguant &c; in my passage to Tecounet I met one Indian Canoo with two men & one Woman in it, who informed me, that all the Indians were come from hunting & were at Nerigwock; I informed them that your Excellency had sent another Letter to the Indians to inform that your Excellency was coming down to see them & had set the time. & desired them that they would inform all the Rest; but they told me that the Indians were at Nerigwock & that I would not go there, but I told them that your Excellency ordered me up as high as Tecounet to see if I could see them &c. Capt. John North Informed me that he was at Georges about fourteen Days ago, & that Cap Jabez Badbury told him, that the Indians had told him that the French were building a Fort on the Back of Mount Desert Hills which I suppose he has informed your Excellency of. The Stragling Indians that have been into Richmond Fort last week have informed the German Settlers at Frank Fort that the Canada Indians would certainly fall on English in two Sabbath days more, & that all the old People were to be Killed & and the young carried to Cannada, & told them to take care of themselves, & they are now all in Garrison, & what to do they know not, but intreat your Excellency's favor & protection. I am further inform'd by John Howard at Richmond Fort that the Indians that were last in, told him, that the Arresigunticook Indians were gone to fall on the English at Saco River, or thereabouts. And the Indians have killed a hog at frank Fort, of one John Tufts; & on Abram Wyman went to Challenge them with it, & one of them discharged a Gun at him & would have kill'd him but one of them struck the Gun aside, & bid him quick walk, or else he would be killed; this was about 3 weeks ago there is none of the Indians that comes in to trade only now & then one or two, who are look'd on only as Spies, so that they may have the better Advantage of the English: Cap. North gives his Duty to your Excellency & is always ready to obey your Commands: all which is humbly Submitted, & beg Leave to Subscribe myself Your Excellency's most dutiful, most obedient & very humble Servent. SAMUEL GOODWIN (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial 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.