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984
299
395,993
Denmark
1,171
253
200,566
1,069
279
280,316
Dixfield
1,181
242
219,664
1,049
264
273,352
Fryeburg
1,623
440
550,593
1,507
388
670,383
Gilead
347
76
63,484
329
76
74,940
Grafton
111
32
23,298
94
33
26,675
Greenwood
878
220
119,410
845
201
163,974
Hanover
257
60
45,702
188
66
58,280
Hartford
1,156
254
259,913
996
318
419,624
Hebron
895
207
218,566
744
165
222,180
Hiram
1,283
293
240,158
1,393
352
300,170
20
537
CENSUS AND VALUATION.
1860.
1870.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Lovell
1,339
291
272,854
1,018
271
305,764
Mason
136
33
21,847
127
34
30,004
Mexico.
671
108
84,722
458
116
92,539
Newry
474
108
87,638
416
105
116,894
Norway
1,982
446
540,355
1,954
489
641,644
Oxford
1,281
289
305,268
1,631
340
514,049
Paris.
2,827
638
803,564
· 2,765
614
977,975
Peru
1,121
243
199,656
931
243
272,864
Porter
1,240
270
186,204
1,104
275
275,469
Roxbury
251
56
43,045
162
46
48,856
Rumford
1,375
290
285,018
1,212
286
380,854
Stow .
551
113
73,469
427
118
104,018
Stoneham
463
103
50,045
425
97
70,250
Sumner
1,154
246
251,329
1,170
295
382,463
Sweden
728
173
195,920
549
145
176,952
Upton ..
219
51
34,308
187
51
36,278
Waterford
1,407
343
351,189
1,286
333
403,651
Woodstock
1,025
261
169,902
995
261
204,907
PLANTATIONS AND TOWNSHIPS.
Andover N. Surplus
66
38
Andover W. Surplus
4
Franklin
316
73
26,420
178
51
35,487
Fryeb'g Acad. Gr't.
38
79
24
17,685
95
20
13,444
Lincoln
76
271
54
28,222
258
61
41,272
Riley.
42
20
5,014
32
Township C
...
24
3
Wild lands
50,700
100,100
Total
36,698
8,286
$7,834,162
33,488
8,390
$9,894,166
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Alton
531
127
508
127
$116,362
Argyle.
379
87
$58,184 38,718 6,015,601
307
85
51,502
Bangor
16,407
2,964
18,289
3,252
10,036,561
Bradford
1,558
314
186,107
1,487
359
233,734
Bradley
844
182
116,300
866
210
158,166
Brewer
2,835
564
562,499
3,214
634
669,867
Burlington
578
118
64,734
553
120
91,507
Carmel
1,271
300
188,235
1,348
336
260,118
Carroll
470
102
54,513
632
143
103,498
Charleston
1,430
308
213,465
1,191
330
290,279
Chester
318
73
27,902
350
75
47,103
Clifton
307
66
36,529
348
88
58,752
Corinna.
1,597
374
233,711
1,513
443
391,711
Corinth
1,790
390
313,870
1,462
377
432,970
Dexter
2,363
403
465,023
2,875
611
1,006,966 266,028
Dixmont
1,442
332
227,641
1,309
330
Eddington
856
194
123,704
776
220
165,235
Edinburg
48
17
13,713
55
13
19,436
Enfield
526
101
47,886
545
120
90,204
Etna
8449
196
102,913
844
185
154,339
Exeter
1,783
375
303,839
1,424
348
377,007
Garland.
1,498
327
212,531
1,306
316
312,263
.
8
21,336
Milton
No. 5, R. 1
..
77
45
30
38
Hamlin's Grant ..
538
THE HISTORY OF MAINE.
1860.
1870.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Glenburn
741
171
115,453
720
166
143,313
Greenbush.
656
141
62,813
621
151
129,718
Greenfield.
359
78
41,061
317
77
52,500
Hampden
3,085
651
587,718
3,068
674
739,339
Hermon.
1,433
315
197,120
1,489
342
294,189
Holden
805
180
168,938
758
185
193,561
Howland
174
46
34,629
176
41
40,665
Hudson
771
159
70,360
739
152
101,497
Kenduskeag.
816
184
119,744
770
195
171,230
Kingman
690
140
95,835
622
171
154,425
Lee. .
939
231
100,353
960
239
139,343
Levant.
1,301
273
184,851
1,159
269
277,449
Lincoln.
1,631
344
290,455
1,530
389
343,177
Lowell.
551
127
64,383
448
109
72,126
Mattawamkeag ...
280
65
25,000
356
63
76,779
Maxfield.
162
47
17,568
156
32
20,673
Milford.
744
155
151,241
827
182
178,614
Mt. Chase
262
72
22,025
Newburg
1,365
294
170,483
1,115
286
237,964
Newport
1,403
355
250,534
1,559
394
540,927
Oldtown.
3,860
623
556,903
4,529
713
684,308
Orono
2,533
442
343,069
2,888
566
523,888
Orrington
1,950
440
355,442
1,768
442
400,839
Passadumkeag .
360
77
26,011
243
73
30,738
Patten
639
142
126,711
704
153
191,342
Plymouth
989
220
143,875
941
279
188,350
Prentiss.
226
56
27,165
387
75
54,385
Springfield
854
186
84,228
879
199
122,230
Stetson
913
195
166,127
937
214
262,735
Veazie
893
146
139,992
810
193
168,432
Winn
253
41
25,057
714
248
95,708
Drew
85
Mattamiscontis ..
31
51
Medway.
321
76
30,637
Pattagumpus.
105
94
20
5,171
Webster.
28
9
24,727
Woodville
230
170
32
30,196
No. 1
66
No. 2 ..
100
18
Lakeville
108
30
43,990
W. Indian.
13
Township A. R. 7.
19
No. 2, Range 6 . . .
61
No. 2, Range ) ...
14
No. 3, Range 1 .
25
Settlements.
1,287
Wild lands.
170,600
546,415
Total.
72,731
14,438
$14,521,437
75,150
16,149
$22,697,948
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
Abbot.
796
180
$113,902
712
181
$155,197
Atkinson
897
206
133.166
810
193
234,271
185
16
30,677
Lagrange
PLANTATIONS AND TOWNSHIPS.
Whitney Ridge. . .
17
Stacyville.
138
539
CENSUS AND VALUATION.
1860.
1870.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Barnard.
172
39
14,869
149
41
28,753
Blanchard.
164
36
23,292
164
38
33,142
Brownville
793
180
105,097
860
209
157,626
Dover
1,970
389
415,677
1,983
457
675,000
Foxcroft.
1,102
245
221,578
1,178
262
400,109
Guilford ..
837
199
140,863
818
222
213,091
Greenville.
310
76
44,402
369
100
66,707
Kingsbury
191
43
22,373
174
52
27,327
Medford.
353
71
36,751
294
77
60,321
Monson
708
184
113,960
614
168
134,520
Milo ..
959
205
125,441
930
202
161,855
Orneville
512
99
68,069
575
116
80,062
Parkman.
1,166
303
204,164
1,105
271
259,304
Sangerville
1,314
294
245,568
1,140
270
316,590
Sebec
1,152
237
142,328
954
238
190,407
Shirley.
282
59
33,963
206
57
56,220
Wellington.
694
147
95,724
681
157
119,269
Williamsburg .. . .
182
38
19,020
176
44
29,909
PLANTATIONS AND TOWNSHIPS.
Katahdin Iron W'ks
35
No. 4, Range 4. ..
5
Bowerbank.
101
36
10,446
83
15,000
Elliotsville.
59
42
No. 8, R. 8.
75
173
All north of Elliots-
ville, Greenville,
and Shirley
175
Wild lands
374,575
1,442,600
Total
15,032
3,266
$2,705,228
14,403
3,355
$4,857,280
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
Arrowsic.
347
87
$97,224
252
76
$102,951
Bath. ..
8,076
1,720
5,876,993
7,371
1,915
6,393,876
Bowdoinham.
2,346
437
607,858
1,804
437
645,531
Bowdoin
1,744
359
360,393
1,345
328
405,990
Georgetown
1,254
255
189,554
1,135
249
183,500
Perkins.
95
21
47,955
71
19
36,741
Phipsburg
1,770
349
536,487
1,344
379
426,714
Richmond.
2,739
590
891,224
2,442
550
1,240,327
Topsham.
1,705
345
810,623
1,498
365
879,051
West Bath.
400
93
105,351
373
90
129,833
Woolwich.
1,317
304
530,772
1,168
261
596,826
Total
21,790
4,560
$10,054,434
18,803
4,669
$11,041,340
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Anson.
2,000
386
$449,911
1,745
414
$554,407
Athens
1,417
293
273,026
1,540
33S
428,069
Bingham.
831
159
120,360
826
210
201,017
Brighton.
733
154
56,589
627
139
91,727
Cambridge.
516
112
77,488
472
119
109,182
Canaan.
1,715
359
273,654
1,472
361
346,395
Concord.
540
120
69,179
452
107
91,594
...
540
THE HISTORY OF MAINE.
1870.
Population.
1860. Polls.
Estates.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Cornville
1,141
265
254,817
959
261
328,749
Detroit.
659
147
85,874
690
183
141,731
Embden
1,041
205
157,246
803
181
207,793
Fairfield
2,753
598
674,890
2,998
690
1,188,383
Harmony
1,081
245
158,007
978
245
190,606
Hartland
1,050
218
153,777
1,120
268
264,180
Lexington
495
114
54,723
397
102
77,897
Madison.
1,615
361
423,520
1,401
367
510,437
Mayfield Mercer.
1,059
251
209,040
846
241
300,670
Moscow.
574
140
61,702
528
127
91,836
New Portland
1,554
351
320,396
1,454
361
400,590
Norridgewock.
1,898
384
449,743
1,756
419
641,982
Palmyra.
1,596
317
232,731
1,322
335
347,097
Pittsfield.
1,495
326
270,495
1,813
429
518,515
Ripley
655
131
75,794
584
158
116,705
St. Albans
1,808
372
281,044
1,675
394
430,233
Solon ..
1,345
301
245,306
1,176
306
331,919
Skowhegan
2,266
702
1,060,527
3,893
881
1,581,610
Smithfield.
793
151
112,390
704
161
168,599
Starks
1,340
317
261,430
1,083
280
281,614
PLANTATIONS AND TOWNSHIPS.
Dead River
117
100
26
$38,420
Flag Staff.
119
112
20
34,750
Moose River.
135
104
West Forks
73
The Forks.
163
159
Carratunk .
214
·
. . .
65
Pleasant Ridge ...
159
135
23
22,143
No. 1, Range 7. . .
6
No. 5, Range 3 .. ..
8
16
No. 2, Range 2 ..
13
11
Sand Bar.
16
15
Bowtown.
26
14
1
Bald Mountain. ..
8
Birch Point.
2
Dennis. .
37
Wild lands.
$264,020
942,450
Total.
.36,753
7,507
$7,136,994
34,611
8,169
$10,990,609
WALDO COUNTY.
Belfast
5,520
1,310
$1,802,307
5,278
1,363
$2,660,879
Belmont
686
160
93,216
628
144
101,708
Brooks.
988
200
158,278
868
205
200,176
Burnham
857
165
129,654
788
166
175,007
Frankfort.
2,143
290
214,044
1,152
323
220,646
Freedom ..
849
205
159,284
716
200
191,505
Islesborough
1,276
266
148,271
1,230
273
153,703
Jackson.
S27
196
162,849
707
188
176,604
Knox.
1,074
236
189,421
889
218
218,392
Liberty
1,095
241
135,149
907
209
193,819
Lincolnville.
2,075
428
396,781
1,900
466
364,956
Monroe
1,703
375
249,686
1,375
330
326,835
...
-5
Atlean ..
1
Horeb.
118
23
9,315
96
23
9,309
Jackmantown ..
128
Parlin Pond.
·
541
CENSUS AND VALUATION.
1860.
1870.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Montville
1,682
367
357,652
1,467
324
389,945
Morrill
629
142
100,540
523
172
133,099
Northport
1,178
281
188,150
902
236
180,726
Palermo
1,372
293
184,394
1,223
297
241,433
Prospect.
1,005
215
139,980
886
206
184,492
Searsmont.
1,657
352
264,813
1,418
349
300,418
Searsport .
2,532
533
797,601
2,282
527
1,036,823
Stockton
1,595
356
425,769
2,089
535
800,220
Swanville.
914
193
116,691
770
190
140,050
Thorndike
958
214
186,728
730
199
264,801
Troy ..
1,403
332
226,859
1,201
260
233,361
Unity.
1,320
304
297,564
1,201
275
384,465
Waldo
728
148
127,705
648
149
144,218
Winterport.
2,381
641
502,343
2,744
624
600,300
Total.
38,447
8,443
$7,740,729
34,522
8,428
$10,090,581
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Addison
1,272
297
$217,379
1,201
307
$263,457
Alexander.
445
96
54,154
456
95
73,997
Baileyville
363
75
50.264
377
64
53,641
Baring.
409
80
60,985
364
88
96,169
Beddington
144
31
27,022
134
25
32,034
Calais .
5,621
992
1,170,338
5,944
1,099
1,523,452
Centerville
191
43
38,556
145
36
42,091
Charlotte .
611
124
70,458
467
105
66,938
Cherryfield
1,755
405
355,437
1,764
370
434,483
Columbia.
1,265
161
111,163
668
164
127,899
Columbia Falls.
135
138,081
608
133
176,802
Cooper.
468
91
39,272
360
84
34.809
Crawford
273
58
28,883
209
54
30,351
Cutler
890
186
83,000
925
211
110,189
Danforth
283
29
16,086
139
23
18,010
Denneysville.
485
103
149,586
488
99
199,319
East Machias.
2,179
393
481,877
2,017
381
581,547
Eastport.
3,850
742
897,898
3,736
722
901,686
Eaton
81
Edmunds
444
88
80,204
448
79
86,418
Harrington
1,130
262
247,133
1,142
283
249,203
Jonesborough Jonesport .
1,148
222
105,753
1,305
259
156,388
Lubec.
2,555
564
257,739
2,136
498
309,406
Machias.
2,256
417
674,124
2,525
561
978,135
Machiasport
1,502
269
155,939
1,526
300
197,221
Marion .
203
38
33,720
213
46
29,976
Marshfield
328
62
60,320
350
73
71,356
Meddybemps
297
67
24,458
200
50
24,080
Milbridge
1,282
326
206,359
1,558
368
299,747
Northfield
261
55
41,450
190
55
52,947
Pembroke.
2,299
439
304,087
2,551
573
388,233
Perry.
1,194
261
187,126
1,149
267
205,592
Princeton.
626
141
115,956
1,072
217
180,507
Robbinston
1,113
200
124,632
926
195
127,030
Steuben
1,191
264
161,677
1,062
270
186,528
Topsfield
444
98
85,595
463
105
82,828
Trescott
715
118
51,969
603
110
42,980
Wesley
343
71
36,202
336
72
63,829
Whiting.
479
91
64,461
414
82
74,629
Whitneyville. .
579
119
87,023
569
113
111,264
518
129
61,074
522
119
86,990
913
61
50,696
Deblois
131
542
THE HISTORY OF MAINE.
PLANTATIONS AND TOWNSHIPS. 1860.
1870.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Codyville.
63
62
18
27,919
Jackson Brook. .
93
206
40,000
Talmadge.
96
80
25
29,512
Waite .
95
122
32
28,700
No. 7, R. 2.
119
27
26,645
No. 9, Range 4. . .
69
71
40,000
No. 14, East Div ..
190
149
31
15,000
No. 18, East Div ..
42
34
20,255
Vanceborough
327
40,000
No. 1 ..
20
No. 26
11
8
Dyer
24
Hinckley
19
Indian
14
Robbins.
4
Devereaux
8
Wild lands.
501,145
517,150
Total
.42,534
8,342
$7,658,945
43,343
8,983
$9,566,038
YORK COUNTY.
Acton .
1,218
255
$277,816
1,008
270
$327,189
Alfred .
1,256
307
381,024
1,224
297
427,140
Berwick
2,155
408
483,447
2,291
431
641,329
Biddeford
9,349
1,615
4,593,047
10,282
2,205
5,682,402
Buxton
2,853
645
686,353
2,546
631
829,899
Cornish.
1,153
267
268,405
1,100
257
310,678
Dayton
701
180
199,478
611
164
242,043
Elliot.
1,767
396
460,438
1,769
399
535,982
Hollis.
1,683
379
348,599
1,541
424
444,428
Kennebunk .
2,679
637
1,559,902
2,603
610
1,577,504
Kennebunkport .
3,668
629
890,229
2,372
622
901,431
Kittery
2,974
582
363,327
3,333
727
622,523
Lebanon.
2,040
460
489,674
+1,953
396
524,575
Limerick
1,441
268
282,339
1,425
307
392,637
Limington
2,004
436
468,228
1,630
420
567,808
Lyman
1,307
286
269,853
1,052
269
345,346
Newfield.
1,349
287
252,839
1,193
275
298,895
North Berwick
1,492
346
398,112
1,623
357
572,927
Parsonsfield.
2,125
485
551,465
1,894
454
632,097
Saco ...
6,223
1,173
2,991,564
5,755
1,349
3,116,374
Shapleigh.
1,273
318
216,372
1,087
271
251,118
Sanford
2,221
526
447,061
2,397
526
560,542
South Berwick
2,624
501
676,387
2,510
532
818,022
Waterborough.
1,824
386
286,440
1,548
388
364,270
Wells.
2,878
652
591,001
2,773
639
683,940
York
2,825
614
702,218
2,654
614
771,776
Isle of Shoals
25
Total
62,107
13,038
$19,135,618
60,174
13,834
$22,442,875
2
TOTAL.
1860.
1870.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
Population.
Polls.
Estates.
628,279
127,899
$162,158,581
626,915
143,195
$219,666,504
Valuation of wild lands 1870, $5,156,356.
Total valuation, $224,822,860.
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INDEX.
ABENAQUIS TRIBES, Losses of the, 334. Academies established, 420. Acadia, a name for French possessions in America, 69. Adventure on the St. George River, 307. Agamenticus, Colony at, 90.
Aix-la-chapelle, Influence of the treaty of, 350. Ambereuse, Character of the sagamore, 335.
Ambuscades, Success of the Indian, 182.
Ambush, Lieut. Clark leads his troops into, 227. America discovered by Northmen, 14.
Ames, Adelbert, Gen., in command of the Maine Twentieth, 486. Ancient dominions of Maine, 290.
Andros, Sir Edmund, his success with the Indians, 207; his general unpopu- larity and subsequent fate, 218.
Anecdotes of Capt. Lovett, 88; of Simon the sagamore (note), 203. Annapolis, Port Royal changed to, 32. Appledore, The cairn on the summit of, 449.
Argal, Capt. Samuel, visits Monhegan, 74; attacks Port Royal, 78.
Armistice, Reasons for the failure of the, 184. Arnold, Benedict, his suffering march to Quebec, 381, 382.
Aroostook, New troubles at, 433; Swedish colony at, 438; attractions of, 467. Aroostook war, Description of, 430.
Arrowsic, Settlement made at, 89; English fired upon at, 203; conference at, 291.
Assacombuit, an Indian chief; his havoc among the English, 271. Ashburton treaty, Ratification of the, 435. Atrocities and cruelties, 273. Augusta, Description of, 412.
Bagaduce, a trading post on the Penobscot, 94. Bagnall, Walter, his deeds and fate, 98. Bangor, Origin of the name, 401; losses to, from the British soldiery, 422. Barrie, Capt., Insulting words of, 422. Barhaba, the, Generous conduct of, 64; influence of, 173. Bath, Its incorporation and importance, 390, 392. Batteries of light artillery, 480-482.
545
546
INDEX.
Battery, the Sixth Mounted, Exploits and sufferings of, 483; the Seventh Mounted, its good service, 491.
Beal, George L., Colonel of Maine Tenth, 474.
Belcher, Gov. Jonathan, Acts and character of, 340.
Belfast, The British plunder, 421; its appearance from the river, 456.
Bernard, Sir Francis, unpopularity of, 360.
Berry, Hiram G., his services and death, 470.
Berwick, Attack upon, by Hopegood, 226; incorporation of, 288.
Beard, M., A French missionary, 72.
Biarne, Adventures of the Northmen, 14.
Biencourt, a cruel Frenchman, 70.
Bigot, Vincent and Jacques, Catholic missionaries, 171.
Black Point, Settlement at, 105; battle at, 204.
Bomaseen, a sachem of the Canibas tribe, 243; speech of, 257.
Bonython, M., warned of danger by an Indian, 175.
Boundary of the Massachusetts colony defined, 126.
Bourne, Hon. Edward E., Remarks of, 205.
Bowdoin, Dr. Peter, 361.
Bowdoin, James, elected governor of Maine, 398; ancestors of, 403. Boxer, The, and the Enterprise, 417.
Bradford, Gov., his account of Gilling's attack upon Castine, 103.
Breda, Treaty of, concluded, 156.
Breton, Cape, Dispute concerning, 295.
British regulars at Concord, their sufferings, 372.
British vengeance at Falmouth, 372; and barbarity, 378, 390.
British expeditions in Maine, 421.
British claims in Maine, 431.
Brooks, Governor of Massachusetts, His speech, 425.
Brown, John, Purchase of, 122.
Brunswick, Conference at, 251; location of, 289; re-settlement of, 339; incor- poration of, 340; important convention at, 424.
Burgoyne's surrender, Consequences of, 387.
Burneffe, Mons., leads the attack on the garrison at Wells, 236.
Burnet, Gov. William, Appearance and character of, 339.
- Burnside, Gen., Testimony of, to the valor of Maine soldiers, 485.
Cabot, John, The voyages of, 21.
Cabot, Sebastian, Explorations of, 22, 23.
Canada, Preparations in England for the conquest of, 156; failure of the expe- dition against, 282.
Canseau, the French and Indians attack, 345.
Cape Breton, Dispute respecting, 295.
Cape Cod discovered by Leif, a Northman, 14.
Cargill, Capt. James, Brutality of, 356.
Carr, Sir Robert, Character of, 150.
Cartwright, George, his character, and his plans frustrated, 150.
Casco, Attack upon, and siege of the fort at, 262, 263. Casco Neck, Sufferings at, 189.
·Castine, The colony at, plundered, 94; battle at. the port of, 389; the British obtain possession of, 421; gay life of the British at, 423.
547
INDEX.
Castine, St., Baron, History of, 157; plunder of the home of, 216.
Castine the younger, Outrageous treatment of, 260; his journey to Canada, 278, 279; tribute to the character of, 287.
Causes of sickness among troops sent South, 491.
Cavalry, First Maine Regiment of, 479; Second Regiment, 490.
Cemetery Hill, Terrible contest at, 494.
Chamberlain, Gov. Joshua L., his interest in the Swedish colony, 437, 444; he receives the surrender of Gen. Lee, 495.
Charles II., Royal missive and plans of, 147; decree of, 151; letter of, 152; death of, 212.
Charlevoix, Père de, Account of, 315.
Charter of the Plymouth Council surrendered, 100.
Charter granted to Bowdoin College, 403.
Chubb, Capt., Consequences of the conscious guilt of, 246.
Chatham, Lord, Words of, in Parliament, 369.
Church, Capt. Benjamin, his success at Brunswick, 225; his exploit at Pejeps- cot fort, 230; his expedition to the Bay of Fundy, 247; to Passama- quoddy Bay, 268; his cruelty, 269.
Claims, Conflicting, of France and England, 123.
Cleaves, George, appointed administrator by Gorges, 110; petition of, 153.
Clergymen of Kittery, 288.
Coburn, Gov. Abner, Rebel flags captured by Maine soldiers sent to, 474.
Cochran, Capture of, and escape, 318.
Colonial charter annulled, the consequences, 214.
Colonists, Improvidence of the, at Sagadahoc, 64; their condition, 68; conten- tions among, 129.
Commercial intercourse with the French and Dutch prohibited, 132. Commock, Capt. Thomas, Grant to, 105.
Concord, Reception of British troops at, 371.
Conduct of Col. Dungan's commissioners, 215.
Confederacy, The, of the colonies, its object, 109.
Conflicts between the Northmen and Americans, 18.
Conventions held respecting separation of Maine from Massachusetts, 398, 399, 424.
Converse, Capt., Bravery of, 237; heroic words of, 238.
Cornwall, Organization of the county of, 154.
Cortereal, Gaspar, Villany of, 24.
Coulson, Samuel, Dislike of the people to, 374.
Cromwell, Oliver, the New Haven colony send to him for aid, 130; his meas- ures, 132; his reasons for attacking Nova Scotia, 133.
Dalling, John, Leasehold of, 215.
D'Aulney, Capt., destroys a Penobscot settlement, 102; attacks De La Tour, 112; arrests three English gentlemen, 115; assails and captures the fort of La Tour, 119.
Damariscotta Islands, Fisheries at, 86. Danforth, President, his difficulties, 209. Deane, Rev. Samuel, his opinion of Mowatt (note), 380. Defences of the coast of Maine, 385.
548
INDEX.
De Monts, Patent issued to, by Henry IV., 31; his suffering winter, 32. Depredations and cruelties, 266, 307.
Differences between the French and English, 156.
Dispute between the general court and the commissioners of Charles the Second, 151.
Dorr, Ebenezer, carries important despatches (note), 368.
Dow, Col. Neal, Imprisonment of, 477.
Dudley, Gov., his interview with the sagamores at Portland, 256; his over- bearing conduct, 292.
"Dummer Treaty " signed, 332; its provisions not complied with, 346. Dummer, Gov. William, Character of, 334.
Dungan, Col. Thomas, Character of, 214.
Dutch, The, instigate the savages against the English, 130.
Eastern provinces, The desolation of, 289.
Eastport, The British attack and take possession of, 421.
Edgecombe, Sir Richard, Grant to, 106.
Edifiantes et Curieuses Lettres, Extracts from, 294 (note), 311.
Emigration, Causes of, 106.
England, why she claimed American soil, 23.
English, Reasons for Indian hatred of the, 43, 258, 259; perfidy of, 193.
English, Cruelties of, 329; desires of, relative to Canada, 281.
English government, Aggressions of the, 365.
Epenow, an Indian chief, Gorges describes, 75; his escape, 78.
Erik, Bishop, visits Vineland, 19. Etiquette of the Indians, 63.
Explorations by a party at Sagadahock, 57, 58.
Extract from Coolidge and Mansfield, 298.
Falmouth, Conferences at, 332, 341, 350 ; resolute measures adopted by the citizens of, 373, 374; heroism of the people, 379; the attack upon and destruction of, 380.
Farmington on the Sandy River, 304; its seminaries of learning, 405.
Fessenden, Francis, Colonel of the Twenty-Fifth Maine, 487.
Fifth Regiment Maine Infantry, Exploits of, 471.
Fillebrown, James S., Lieut .- Colonel Maine Tenth, 474.
First District of Columbia Cavalry, Maine contributes to, 491.
Fort St. George, Attempt to surprise, 300; its strength, 308; meeting of com- missioners at, 331; attack upon, 358.
Fort Hill, Capt. Heath destroys a village at, 328. Fort Richmond (note), 294.
France, Discoveries of, in America, 24; obtains Canada, 69.
France, New, Name of French possessions in North America, 102.
France and England contend for the colonies, 353. Frost, Major, Cruel conduct of, 201.
Frye, Jonathan, Chaplain, his character and death, 324. Fryeburg, Incorporation of, 385.
Gardiner, Origin of the wealth and prosperity of, 414.
549
INDEX.
George's Islands, The, 53.
General Court of Massachusetts, Oppressive measures of, 175; fits out an expedition against Kennebec Indians, 199; retaliation of, 356.
Gettysburg, Contest at, 493.
Gilbert Raleigh, Capt., 48; his discoveries, 56; his efforts to conciliate the savages, 57.
Girling, Capt., Unsuccessful attempt of, 102.
Godfrey, Edward, re-elected governor at Wells, 121; his character, 122; remonstrance of, 124; surrender of, 126.
Goldthwaite, John, commander of Veteran Artillery, 492.
Gorges, Sir Ferdinando, Character of, 45; his efforts to found a new colony, 72; his account of the escape of Epenow, 78, 79; new patent granted to, its extent, 85; testimony of, 100; his new appointment, 101; a new grant obtained by, 105; Charles II. confers new privileges upon, 106; he organizes a city, 108; returns to England, 109; his death, 111.
Gorges, Thomas, his character and position, 107; letter of, 112.
Gorges, William, Character of, 104.
Gorges, Ferdinando, grandson of Sir Ferdinando, his conduct, 145.
Gosnold, Bartholomew, 30.
Governor of Canada invites a council, 297.
Government, British, The alarm of, 33.
Government of the Province of Maine, 209.
Greenland discovered, 13.
Guercheville, Madame de, Failure of the enterprise of, 76, 77 .. Gudrida, a Finnish lady, her character, 16.
Halifax Fort, its location and strength, 354. Hampden, Losses in the conflict at, 421.
Harmon, John, Valorous conduct of, 301.
Harlow, Capt. Edward, Villany of, 74.
Harpswell located, 389; incorporated, 358.
Hill, Lieut., Anecdote of, 479.
Hilton, Col., attacks Norridgewock, 270.
Hitchcock, Rev. R. D., Address of, to Maine volunteers, 469.
Hocking, or Hoskins, Illegal act of, 96.
Hostages, Indian, Honor of, 326.
Howard, Colonel O. O., commands the Third Regiment, 470; his bravery at Gettysburg, 494.
Hudson, Port, Sickness, wounds, and death of Maine men at, 486.
Hunt, Thomas, Capt., Indians captured by, 83.
Hutchinson, Gov. Thomas, 360; character of, 365.
. Iceland discovered by Naddod, 13. Icelandic geography, 20. Improvements in travelling in fifty years, 427. Imprudence of the English, 192. Incident of interest, 198; at Lovewell's Pond, 322.
Incorporation of towns, 362, 363, 364, 398, 399, 401, 409, 411, 412, 416, 420, 423, 425.
550
INDEX.
Indians, The, described by Verrazano, 26; as seen by Weymouth, 35; useless entreaties of, 42; testimony of Gorges concerning, 46; differing opinions of the French and English respecting, 68, 69; different treatment of, by the two nations, 93; names of the tribes of, in Maine, 165, 166; homes of, 170; religious opinions of, 173; talent of, 174; cruelties perpetrated by, 176, 177, 179, 180; honor of, 185; devices of, to burn English vessels, 238, 239; dignity of, 244; injustice of the English towards, 295; weakness of, 301 ; humanity of, 305; sufferings of, 327; character of, 335; renewed anxiety of, 310.
Indians of Maine, Attitude of, towards the settlers, 384, 397; extinction of, 425.
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