Jennison, E., fl. 1793 Copy of journal kept while on a tour, surveying the Waldo Patent

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GLC#
GLC02437.09250-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
May 20, 1793 - December 1, 1793
Author/Creator
Jennison, E., fl. 1793
Title
Copy of journal kept while on a tour, surveying the Waldo Patent
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
31 p. : Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 15.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

A journal taken while surveying the Waldo patent, along with Captain Jonathan Hill, Surveyor, for Henry Knox. Written in various locations throughout Maine. Contains "A General description of the land - the Situation - the Various Soils, Timber Rivers Ponds and Principal Stream upon the Patent." Notes that they are being prevented from surveying the shore near Ducktrap by Samuel Ely and his disciples, under the threat of severe punishment. Last entry dated 12 August 1793.

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