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GUILFORD CENTENNIAL
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Guilford, Maine 1816-1916
Proceedings of the
Centennial Celebration
June 17-18, 1916
John Francis Sprague, Editor
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GUILFORD
1816 - 1916
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J. K. EDES & Sons
1856 - 1916
Right Merchandising Did It
We have positive evidence of the reliability of the advertisers on these pages
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
ABBOT VILLAGE.
Buxton's Rheumatic Cure Co.
AUGUSTA.
Augusta Trust Co. xxii
Central Maine Power Co .. . . . viii
Hotel North xxiii
Maine State Bookbinding Co .. xviii
BANGOR.
Leslie E. Jones. . Inside Front Cover
John T. Clark & Co .. Inside Front Cover
Simon Cohen Xx
J. P. Bass Pub. Co .. viii
R. B. Dunning & Co
Inside Back Cover
Bangor House
ix
Manhattan Café iii
DOVER-FOXCROFT.
Steward Hardware Co., Fox- croft xxi
The Bailey Studio, Dover. xvii
F. I. Jackson, Foxcroft. xiv
Blethen Bros., Dover. xvii
Ritchie, the Clothier, Foxcroft xxi
Sumner T. Oaks, Dover XV
D. E. Foulkes, Dover xix
Noyes Cafe, Dover xvii
Edward E. Whitney & Co., Foxcroft xxi
Piscataquis Savings Bank,
Dover Inside Front Cover
Union Square Pharmacy, Fox- croft xviii
Hughes & Son, Foxcroft. xviii
Dow & Boyle Dover. XV
S. G. Sanford & Son, Foxcroft XV
W. L. Sampson, Foxcroft .. xxiii
F. D. Barrows, Foxcroft ..... XX
Harford's Point Realty Co.,
Dover xxiv, xxv, xxvi Kineo Trust Co., Dover.
Inside Front Cover
Dr. M. Estelle Lancaster, Fox-
croft xvi
Observer Publishing Co.,
Dover xix
Guy Weatherbee, Foxcroft ... xxi J. Koritzky, Dover xxiii
P. E. Ward & Co. xiii
GREENVILLE JCT.
Arthur A. Crafts viii
H. N. Bartley .... Inside Back. Cover
GUILFORD.
V. H. Elie. Inside Front Cover
E. E. Ross. vii
H. Douglass & Co. Back Cover
Straw & Martin. xviii
Guilford Trust Co.
. Inside Back Cover
J. K. Edes & Sons. i
Dale Boody xi
W. L. Hammond Granite & Marble Co. XV1
C. M. Hilton. xiv
F. L. Smith. ix
O. D. Crockett & Co.
John E. French & Son x Henry A. Elliott. V
Micajah Hudson V
D. Cimpher x
Register Pub. Co. xi
Spearen's Market V
A. S. Eldridge
vi
C. S. Bennett. vii
F. U. Witham & Co. vi
Hudson & Hudson xvi
John Scales & Son x
Dr. R. H. Marsh. xvi
Mrs. E. B. Gray xvi
John S. Williams xvi
Dr. J. L. Potter xvi
Fred A. Heath
vi
H. Hudson & Son. vii Hussey & Goldthwaite
French & Elliott Co. xii
Page Spearing & Co. xi
Guilford Clothing Co. ix
R. E. Prey vi
C. M. Drew vì
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CONTENTS
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS-Concluded
HALLOWELL.
Worster Bros
XX
MONSON.
Portland-Monson Slate Co.
Eugene H. Flint .. xiv
The Roberts House
xiii
W. A. Bray.
xiii
Crocker Photo &
Engraving
Co. xxii
Falmouth Hotel xviii
H. J. Burrowes Co. xviii
U. S. Trust Co .. xviii
Maine Register XV
C. O. Barrows Co. XV
Portland-Monson Slate Co.
Xx
Forest City Trust Co ..
Inside Back Cover
The E. & M Hospital
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SANGERVILLE.
PORTLAND.
Wm. W. Roberts Co.
L. M. Seabury
xvii
Inside Front Cover
Smith & Sale. . Inside Front Cover
A. J. Huston
.xxii, xxiii
Sentinel Publishing Co. .... xii
CONTENTS
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Introductory and Program
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Guilford Mfg. Co.
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Historical Address, by Henry Hudson, Esq. 77
Samuel Weston's Letter
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Centennial Poem, by Sarah (Lucas) Martin 104
Oration, by Rev. George A. Martin. 109
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Old School House
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County Officers from Guilford
Guilford Trust Co.
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Guilford Memorial Library I2I
Biographical
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Documentary History 148
WATERVILLE.
NEWPORT.
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CENTENNIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Top Row Standing from left to right-Charles W. Stevens, Henry A. Elliott, Wallace W. Edes, Carroll S. Douglass. Sitting from left to right-Hon. Marcellus L. Hussey; Raymond W. Davis, Secretary; James H. Hudson, Chairman ; Paul H. Knowlton, Treasurer; Hon. John Houston.
SPRAGUE'S JOURNAL OF MAINE HISTORY
Sprague's Journal of Maine History
Vol. IV
AUGUST, 1916 No. 2
Guilford Centennial, 1816-1916
On June 17 and 18, 1916, in pursuance with a vote of the town at its last annual town meeting the people of Guilford, under the direction of the Guilford Board of Trade, commemorated the hun- dredth anniversary of its corporate existence as a town.
The committee appointed by the Board of Trade to plan and execute the features and details of this celebration were as follows :
Chairman, James H. Hudson.
Treasurer, Paul H. Knowlton.
Secretary, Raymond W. Davis.
C. S. Douglass, John Houston, Chas. H. Herring, Chas. W. Stevens, Marcellus L. Hussey, Henry A. Elliott, Ralph H. Marsh, Wallace W. Edes, William E. Wise.
SUB-COMMITTEES
Programs, Nelson N. Scales.
Decorations, Chairman, O. D. Crockett, Mrs. James H. Hudson. Miss Florence Martin, A. C. Houston, Charter Mahar.
Trades Parade, Chairman, Jas. G. Taylor, Walter S. Washburn, Mark Fairbrother, A. M. McKusic.
Midway, Chairman, Henry A. Elliott, Charles W. Stevens, Aubrey M. Hussey.
Ball, Chairman, Raymond W. Davis, Jos. T. Davidson, H. T. Barber, Walter S. Washburn, Samuel H. Boardman.
Invitations, Chairman, Frank O. Martin, Fred H. Spearing, Emma R. Ellis.
Advertising, Chairman, Irving C. Moulton, Chas. S. Bennett, Dana H. Edes.
Antiques, Chairman, Mellen F. Ellis, Mrs. J. W. Patten, Mrs. Warren Chamberlain, John Scales, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wise. T. B. Nichols, Ernestine J. Hale.
History, Chairman, Henry Hudson, Micajah Hudson, Ernestine J. Hale.
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Refreshments, Chairman, Eugene E. Ross, Dale Boody, Selden D. Macomber.
Badges, Chairman, Chas. S. Bennett, Richmond D. Pearson, Ar- tice C. Genthner.
Auto Parade, Chairman, Carroll S. Douglass, Robert C. Houston, Manley H. Spearen.
Music, Chairman, Samuel H. Boardman, James H. Hudson, R. W. Davis, Mrs. A. C. Genthner, Miss Hazel Small.
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SCHOOL HOUSES
Grade school building at right, Guilford High school at left.
Sports, Chairman, Nelson N. Scales, Selden D. Rice, Harold E. True, Lewis A. Houston, Elmer Stevens.
Sunday Services, Chairman, S. H. Boardman, Rev. Albert I. Oli- ver, Rev. H. M. Daniels
Centennial Magasine, Chairman, James H. Hudson, R. W. Davis, P. H. Knowlton, A. W. Drake.
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THE TRADES PARADE
On June 17, at 10.45 A. M. there was a magnificent street parade led by the Bangor Band of 24 pieces with Adelbert Wells Sprague, leader.
The parade was led by J. G. Taylor, who was chairman of this feature of the day, and whose efforts in this capacity did much toward making this parade one of the leading features of the whole celebration.
Following Mr. Taylor came the two oldest residents of the town, Mr. Brawn and Mr. Howard in an automobile.
The parade was formed as follows :
Bangor Band,
Company A, Dexter,
J. E. French & Sons,
Company F, Dover,
French & Elliott Company (2)
Guilford Schools,
Guilford Register,
K. of P. Lodge,
Manley Spearing,
Modern Woodmen of America,
Genthner Brothers,
Pythian Sisters,
Carl Martin, Hudson Farm,
Queens of Avalon,
La Utila Klubo Club,
F. O. Martin, Victrola,
I. O. O. F. Lodge,
Straw & Martin,
Golden Link Rebekahs,
Royal Neighbors of America.
Women's Club of Guilford,
Sunshine Society,
`H. Douglass,
E. E. Ross Rexal Store,
Guilford Manufacturing Company, (4)
Town Road Department, (2)
F. U. Witham & Co.,
A. S. Eldridge, Robert Prey.
At 2.30 P. M., in the Town Hall, were held the following Order of Exercises :
Overture, "Masaniello" Auber
Prayer Rev. Harry M. Daniels of Guilford
Idyl, "The Glow Worm" Lincke
History Henry Hudson, Esq., of Guilford
Poem Mrs. Sarah Lucas Martin of Foxcroft
Minuet and Barcarolle from "The Tales of Hoff- mann" Offenbach
Oration Rev. George A. Martin of St. Johnsbury, Vt.
A. G. Crockett,
O. D. Crockett & Co.,
G. Boganzi' & Co.,
J. K. Edes & Sons,
North Guilford Grange,
Center Guilford Grange,
John Scales & Son, Guilford Clothing Company,
C. S. Bennett,
Page & Spearing Company (2)
J. G. Crockett,
W. E. Gilman & Co.,
Dale Boody,
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Benediction Rev. Albert I. Oliver
American March, "Gate City" Weldon
Music by Bangor Band, Adelbert Wells Sprague, Conductor
A leading feature of the celebration was the centennial Concert and Ball in the Town Hall.
The program of the concert at 7.30 P. M. was as follows : Music by the Bangor Band, conducted by Adelbert Wells Sprague, Director
I Excerpts from the Musical Farce, "High Jinks" Friml
2 (a) "Eleanor" Deppen
(b) "Captain Betty" Baxter
3 March, "Guilford Centennial" Lee Sanford
4 Overture "Norma" Bellini
5 Patrol, "The Blue and the Grey" Dalbey
6 Scenes from the Comic Opera, "Pinafore" Sullivan
7 March, "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Sousa
A commemorative service was held in the Town Hall, Sunday, June 18, in the forenoon, by the Universalist and Methodist Churches.
The Order of Services were :
I. Prelude, Adagio from the "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Bangor Band
2 Hymn. Onward Christian Soldiers
3 Invocation
4 Responsive sentences, lead by Rev. H. MI. Daniels, pastor of the Universalist church
5 Anthem, Send Out Thy Light. Gounod
Double Quartette
Soprano, Mrs. A. C. Genthner, Mrs. J. H. Hudson
Contralto, Miss Helen Marsh, Mrs. C. M. Drew
Tenor, Mr. Dana Edes, Mr. James Hudson Bass, Mr. Joseph Davidson, Mr. Raymond Davis
6. Scripture. ( Matt. 6, 19-34) Rev. Albert I. Oliver, Pastor Methodist church
7. Violoncello Solo. "Sehnsucht." Tschaikowsky
Mr. Adelbert W. Sprague
8. Prayer, Rev. George A. Martin, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
9. Response, Quartette
IO. Hymn. Holy, Holy. Holy
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II. Sermon, The Achievement of Life, Rev. Henry E. Dunnack, Bangor.
12. Hymn, Nearer My God to Thee
13. Benediction
14. Postlude, "Hallelujah Chorus" from "The Messiah" Handel Bangor Band
In the afternoon a Sacred Concert was held on the lawn of the Universalist Church, at 2 o'clock, the exercises of which were:
Music by the Bangor Band
I March, "Stabat Mater"
Losey
2 Overture, "William Tell" Rossini
3 Solo for Cornet, "Echoes from the Valley" Hoch
Mr. Harry D. O'Neil
4 Scenes from the Operetta "Robinhood" DeKoven
5 Variation Fantasy, "Way Down Upon the Swanee River" Douglas
6 Quartet from "Rigoletto" Verdi
7 (a) "Humoreske" Dvorak
(b) "Puppschen" Gilbert
8 "American Patrol" Meacham
9 Excerpts from the Musical Play "The Only Girl" Herbert
IO March, "Guilford Centennial" Lee Sanford
"The Star Spangled Banner"
CENTENNIAL ODE
By James H. Hudson, adapted to "Guilford Centennial March" by Lee Sanford
Today our hearts with joy, are filled ;
One hundred years our men have tilled
And made the harvest come to stay ;
We celebrate our town's birthday.
Stout hearts were theirs, to them all hail!
With pluck like theirs, we cannot fail. God bless Guilford, with flags unfurled, To us, the best in all the world.
AUTO PARADE
The auto parade was arranged by a committee appointed for this purpose, Carroll .S. Douglass, chairman, and was composed of ten beautifully decorated automobiles. This parade was scheduled
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for Saturday morning, but was postponed because of the rain until Sunday afternoon at 4.15.
The judges were Leland A. Ross, Dexter; A. Wade Campbell, Sangerville ; Mrs. W. H. Jones, Gorham, Maine, who awarded the first prize of $15.00 to Nelson N. Scales. This car was a most beautiful affair decorated in the color scheme of pink with a pro- fusion of flowers, lilies, chrysanthemums, and iris. It was driven by Nelson N. Scales and seated in the car were Mrs. Scales, Mrs. John R. Foulkes and Hugo Cross.
The second car to receive the prize of S10.00 was that of James H. Hudson. This car was beautiful in its decoration of pink cherry
First prize Decorated Automobile, Nelson N. Scales, owner.
blossoms. ferns and roses. It was driven by Mrs. Hudson and those who rode in the car were Mrs. A. W. Drake, Katherine Drake, Charlotte Hudson, and Lillian Martin.
The third prize of $5.00 was given to the Harry W. Davis car. This car was most handsomely trimmed in evergreen with white chrysanthemums and red roses. It was driven by Manley Davis and
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those riding in the car were Misses Pauline Davis, Marjorie Cim- pher, Esther James of Boston, Vera Dinsmore of Minneapolis, Ruth Kimball of Pontiac, Michigan.
Those entered were: Harry W. Davis, Nelson N. Scales, James H. Hudson, Carroll S. Douglass. Alexander J. Goldthwaite, Dr. Ralph H. Marsh, John Houston, Irving C. Moulton, Frank U. Witham, Verne Knapp.
ANTIQUES
An interesting feature of the celebration was the display of an- tiques at the Guilford Memorial library which was open all through
CENTENNIAL TRADES PARADE French & Elliott Square.
the celebration. This collection was very large and the articles on exhibition had great historical value. They had been collected with much care by the antique committee, Mellen F. Ellis, chairman. Mr. Ellis had spared no pains to make this collection one of great interest and the result was most gratifying.
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The articles all deserve mention so redolent with historical lore were they, but space not permitting a mention of all, we will briefly sketch a few which attracted our attention. One was a collection of bibles, one of which was the property of Deacon Robert Herring, who built the first camp where the first meeting was held in Guil- ford, another very old bible which was the property of James Rice an ancestor of Seldon D. Rice of this town, the first bible ever taken into the Kingsbury township in 1803, and many others. Another old book was an English book of sermons published in 1749, an official letter from Washington sent to Silas Hale, stage driver from Bangor to Monson in 1837, before the days of envelopes. An old spinning wheel with swifts and reel, upon which demonstration of the art of spinning was shown by Mrs. Ethel Henderson of Levant was among the exhibits. The chair and glasses used by Robert Low who founded the town and the crow bar which he brought here on the pommel of his saddle and which he first broke ground with were articles of interest and historical value. A large collection of dishes of 100 years ago and earlier was shown and one set which was used by Squire Kelsey on state occasions, the Squire being one of the big men of the times. A chair owned by Capt. William Stevens, who was prominent in town affairs, ancient mil- linery. a doll of the times of 1820 with wedding bonnet and pumpkin head, linen spun and woven by Phoebe, wife of Guilford's first minister, towel, spun and woven by Mary Rice from flax she raised in Guilford, inlaid card table, brought from England, some 100 years ago, by John Fassett, sea chest brought from England during the war of 1812, by a Fassett, then 12 years of age, a flat iron, 100 years old, candle stick 100 years old or over, silhouette of Rev. David E. Burbank, who died Oct. 26, 1840. gold spoon loaned by Priscilla Elliott which belonged to her grandmother, Mary P. El- liott. a daughter of the Revolution and was presented to her by the National society of D. A. R., a piece of rope made from the sinews of a whale and used as a bed cord more than 175 years ago and in constant use for more than 100 years, a cane brought on the May- flower. Mr. Ellis had also an interesting collection of coins from his own collection, among which was a gold quarter of a dollar.
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GUILFORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
GUILFORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
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Mills of Guilford Manufacturing Company
manufacturers of lumber, box boards, boxes, packing cases and box shooks, house finish of all kinds and dealers in pulpwood.
This concern, as at present organized, is the result of a consolidation of the business of the saw mill and box mill located in Guilford village.
In 1891 the work was commenced on building the saw mill and opera- tions at this mill started in 1892. The original operating concern was styled Guilford Lumber Co. and composed of M. L. Hussey, George W. Stacey, and Charles E. Packard. This was a partnership. In 1893 the Guil- ford Lumber Co. was incorporated and stock was taken by many local busi- ness men. Mr. Harry W. Davis was Treasurer. This corporation cut logs and operated the saw mill for the three following years. They were succeeded in the lumber business by a firm composed of M. L. Hussey, A. J. Goldth- waite and Henry Hudson, who leased the mill from the Guilford Lumber Co., and until the fall of 1903 conducted the business under the firm name of Hussey, Goldthwaite & Hudson.
During this period clapboards were a strong feature in the saw mill production. In the spring of 1901 Guilford Lumber Co. sold the mill to a syndicate composed of John W. Hinch of Danforth, Maine; Horace A. Rennett of West Newton, Mass .; Samuel H. Boardman of Pangor; and Mrs. Clara A. Brown of West Newton, Mass.
This syndicate also purchased lands in Kingsbury and Blanchard.
In the fall of 1903 Mr. Hudson retired from the lumber business and for the following year the mill was operated by Hussey, Goldthwaite and Boardman.
In 1904 THE GUILFORD LUMBER CO. was incorporated, Mr. Hinch, Mr. Bennett and Mr. Boardman being the stockholders, and the saw mill and lumbering operations were conducted by this new corporation until January 1, 1907, when the consolidation above referred to occurred. Since
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January 1, 1907, the saw mill business has been conducted by Guilford Mfg. Co.
The Box Shook mill or "Novelty Mill" as it is still called by some, was built by local interests in November, 1880, and shortly afterwards was turned over to the 1 .. C. Bass Mfg. Co. This plant was built for turning hardwood novelties, was shortly merged with the American Bobbin, Spool & Shuttle Co., which was not successful and the plant was closed for some tinie.
On January 4, 1900, the assignees of the American Bobbin Spool & Shut- the Co. sold the property to John S. Runnels, In February of the same year Runnels sold to Guilford Mfg. Co., which was organized as a corpo- ration in 1900 and was owned and controlled by local interests. Columbus W. Ellis took charge of the business for the corporation and with the assistance of his brother, Mellin F. Ellis, operated the plant as a box shook and house finish mill until 1907 when the consolidation occurred.
To the ability of these two gentlemen much of the success of the indus- try is due. Beginning January 1, 1907, the two plants were operated under the same management, Mr. Boardman becoming General Manager of the woods and saw mill operations and Mr. Ellis still conducting the Shook Mill and House finish business.
In June, 1908, Mr. C. W. Ellis was obliged to give up business on account of failing health and on January 3, 1900, passed away. The loss of his experience and advice was a severe blow to the company.
Guilford Mfg. Co. for the past few years has been under the management of Mr. Boardman and has built up a successful business making rather more of a specialty of box shook than of lumber. Its products are shipped to widely scattered points and its business has been quite regular regardless of the fluctuations of the general business conditions of the country.
The general policy of the company has been to arrange the sales of its product in such a manner as to secure for its men the largest possible amount of labor, shipping the finished product rather than the raw material.
Its success is due in no small degree to the loyalty of its employees and the spirit of co-operation which exists between the management and the men.
The present officers of the company are as follows:
Directors: S. H. Boardman, Horace A. Bennett, Harry W. Davis, Robert E. Hall, Walter S. Washburn, George H. Tozier, Elliot S. Boardman.
Clerk and Treasurer, Frank (). Martin.
President and General Manager, S. H. Boardman. Superintendent Saw Mill and Woods Department, George H. Tozier. Superintendent Shook Mill Department, Walter S. Washburn.
Office Manager, Irving Pierce.
SAMUM. IT. BOARDMAN.
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HISTORICAL ADDRESS
Historical Address
By HENRY HUDSON, EsQ.
Guilford prior to its incorporation as a town was a plantation, and before it was organized as a plantation, it was township number six, range seven, north of Waldo Patent.
It may be interesting to give information as to what is meant by Waldo Patent. In 1630 John Beauchamp of London, England, and Thomas Leverett of Boston, England, obtained a grant of land from a company acting under the authority of the Government of England.
This grant was first known as the Muscongus Patent. The name no doubt was taken from the fact that a river of that name formed a part of its western boundary.
The Waldo Patent extended from the sea coast northerly between the Penobscot Bay and river on the east and the Muscongus River on the west to the south line of the towns of Hampden, Newberg and Dixmont. This grant embraced a territory of thirty-six miles square.
The grant was not of the land itself but the grant of the right of exclusive trade with the Indians. A trading house was built and supplied with such articles as were necessary for the traffic with the Indians. This exchange of articles was carried on until the opening of the first Indian war in 1675, a period of forty-five years.
Somewhere about 1720, this grant was obtained by a family by the name of Waldo, who lived in Boston, Massachusetts; hence. the name "Waldo." It is said that Gen. Waldo was held in high esteem for his sterling qualities.1
(1) Refers to General Samuel Waldo, who was born in England in 1696. He came to this country with his father, Jonathan Waldo, a merchant in Boston, when four years of age.
Samuel also became a merchant and a man of wealth, and a large owner of lands in the District of Maine.
Under the "Great Charter for New England" one of the subordinate grants of land in Maine was to Beauchamp and Leverett, in 1629. A part of this grant finally passed into the hands of a company known as the "Twenty Associates," later enlarged to an ownership of thirty persons, among whom were the father and brothers of General Waldo.
One David Dunbar, about 1726, obtained control of these lands and was so arbitrary in his methods and so flagrantly violated the rights of the patentees that General Waldo was appointed an agent to visit England in their inter- ests and for their relief. He succeeded in obtaining a revocation of Dun- bar's authority, and for his services they were so grateful that they con-
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I have already stated that Guilford was originally township six, range seven, north of Waldo Patent.
The townships were numbered by commencing on the west side of the Penobscot River. On May 1, 1794, the committee of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts for the sale of eastern lands, through Daniel Carey, issued letters of instructions to Samuel Weston to proceed and survey three ranges of townships between the Penob- scot River and the east line of the million acres located on the river Kennebec, to be bounded west on the million acres, south on the sixth range and a line extended east from the northeast corner of township number one in the sixth range aforesaid to the Penobscot River, easterly on Penobscot River, and north on unlocated lands. to be numbered the seventh, eighth and ninth ranges progressing northerly, and the townships to be laid six miles square, excepting those bordering on the Penobscot River. A copy of these instruc- tions I include in this article.
Under this letter of instructions, Samuel Weston did in the year 1794, locate these three ranges and divided the ranges into town- ships.
I have also incorporated and made a part of my article a letter written by Samuel Weston to the Committee for sale of eastern lands under date of October 15, 1801. It would appear that com- plaint had been made in regard to the sale of township four range seven, and a request was made for a resurvey of that township.
Township four, range seven is now the town of Sebec. This letter is a full explanation of the way in which the ranges and townships in the ranges were located. I incorporate a copy of these two original documents as a matter of historical interest to be preserved.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts granted to Bowdoin Col- lege four townships of land. These townships were numbered four, five, six and seven in the seventh range of townships north of Waldo Patent. These townships subsequently became the towns of Sebec, Foxcroft, Guilford and Abbot.
Guilford was township number six, range seven. Samuel Wes- ton and Ephraim Ballard under a warrant from the Commonwealth
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