LIFE AT FORT RICHMOND,DISTRICT OF MAINE:

FROM THE ACCOUNT BOOK OFJOHN MINOI, TRUCKMASTNR, 1737 -77 42

bJ Anthony M. Limdnni

Th. dpansion or vhir. scr16$r i

rr !a oiry wirh rhe orcrusion of aurtrd the Akbrishmetrt of rh. Narag

l:h. non sicnificanr inpedin.

ro r{lremeni ol |hn rcsiona .o {hii..icro!.h-

F;n c;nee Giuns{ick), Pemquid. ,id Fod Richfrond.Th*e duckhouss accomDlished far

rhe Indi,m. one or rhen, c.naidl, !i Fon Richmond,

EngBh pionees 6 a link to rh. g'e

prem.nb n<e$ary lor rarniis rh.l

snjoFbk. k ofrcrd rhem an ou'l.r ror rhe sahbt. g.odssome oi rh.m \rre abte ro pFdu&. l

md]fr6sf.i,.ou|d

ring. rhoe\ho* ednriedd.n (add fton.

n{ponttr) nho Nre, ro r dcgfe, rdt5urfiqerr. yd rhq

omnunnr The kuck

psa.ion ot the tu.k

f4E LlPnttL ?.nr4/5a:

.ach piece depends upon rnorh€i

A Note on CrDkln John Minor's Accoutrr Bool

dad, cder rhe psiod

rdo. Tifr e h6 done irs damag.j tho

hcspelri4ofcaprain

Thu rhe rrn, si., {ilr i.r be usd.

ho;raabintuain 'hi Diiricr oaM

*!r.do' on rhe mnh{[rrc;'i{ or M$$chNl,i Bai.

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orwhi'. r.ddr rh. imm.diar obj

Jldse samud S& l while pdhaps injediig r not orfr oia!iry ior commody appft ciiicd

rh. good ludse {!dcd

...nvi0beavali aden'pr for N ro orier Hcav.i rolhch (Nrdve Amtricant it rhey Ek. up prejudi.es

orlhr Mdinrck was jeopadized byIndLan allies. Diplofrarhallr and €o

siderlbh arargi. inpodrnce to bocnainly al rhe beginni4 ol $e eichr

,iis posiblv rhe najoity of Indians

ll'e reli-lion rhq (FEnch rcsuiG) kughr pbved roin rhe covenanr chain that

thl oddcdthccoloibLs,obegitrp

o fuu (b r d s rddo ra rdAm

oosid 6 ri Enelirh ron in rhe Disrrolaa6 a' rod ceoe," (8'unJ$i.k) {tre r €lisious raiut

Salronnall s?s snnrd a DonoNly oinM!i'qwa5reconsiderodnuc|ho

lrrhetnlrhoue synem \€r. to bc

tuf Dro! hv \nipprunrd.,r cljr

Milablo o 'h. idli/s 1..a' sud.

.nbft. lndians n?s p*f"i.tory, orlirtle,inanci.l laldcs - il Fon Rhbnoid

isaf,y*mrl. wsecondudiis!briskrlade Thisrade

opp.irunily 'o do ju! thar.

mo , Dndcr orMaine S,ch.ns aNoifidgesock tirr$ md witb the re

!onp.Narior be mad. 'o the iniuEt o:l'16 ror "sauq's

$efl aid r20 ror "Pdrirk Druflnond\ ho6!r'

. rte,rclr m€n Dnld nd Gt 'hi bY

rade \rith ,h. Irdians GDpriclbk ro alL tuckhousn ody

orieiDrhioprie,os of rhc nw.." ,ovn obyrher*pscot cnnpary ro boiorg

piajiihairvtiiof:j'krr h 1l'c rhis and'h3 PcjcP{or compantsr'ny o

Dr rhe sild{nen

Croldtr Minofs a(oun, book oI

l*d. The sylimned

r ror rerly rilnr dji.tierl lhi,erren. .ro "hj€ sirmln, aed in Lir 116pag-6rrh. ac.otrdtb*e rh!1y-si.\ vhn. Es sho onlNred

h l ! ' ! ; , h , ^ . * N*d - ,h . F . " l ah tq rh ! . d6 . '

bi$ian itt and lr4!.rbdrrlqreiler Etlen orhe nen aE Dol.rtdnoisordebro^ otd. thnry six

paees o{rherccounLbook: Jotph wood\ $ifc AirkMir

h Elhho.P (*ho{ husbindii !or m'ned). rhis do?s no' n

ol ttu ftcn ii rhe arca qrre nuri.

rn! *q bi,d{ q allleE rarmo rk najoity s*

ins a rrllisorpoik, b3cr, aidmd

s h.khous (aid rhu:thc Piovince ol Malachusft Bay) T

3e!id6 rarmjrs rnd aso.iar€d r$

russ &miiddy r ,he Fg-a-i M;atl co.d. oid

M;L *( n Bcrcn. Beane \tr !r\o Lnfo,td b] ihr

trob!.r r.lis !o haE lqen 'he 4!qs4

rru&a6di; iis;if s;mi ro h!. b.d in ie mn;edarilliam Ma'um, loi in0. r?:r9li)I iddns

D . ' ' a | $ n a d e d q A

n P$uis od5id! q!

rt.hna "iaihce reLhd rc doh

m€rl, il l ian Reed, Robd Ljrhso

rbousl! ftft nno|Ed ro thc !16m d

Nl i i o ' r . p l t ra . ko r , f t ch ie r ' an.oMr $a dE w4e Feived d rhlxj1us! I NlrRtrcL in

Ri.Fo. id, nor rft leasr lmpona-ll.alqq for lhjeh iJ rharl, di.n;nkd ,hekn.kndu!.. Ar driame rime, n w

{ disbuned in.aslr'Irv6lppli.d in$.ad rorh€ panic(lar jrdividultaaounr.The sllowrnce m.ied accordinc to I

roughly !26. oediomlly nen lourh.n lipctrdr Novembd ?0rh Gix mo''Munetrol ') {6 thc non comnon dac no.cd

rioo.d by i,ne h Minofs accounb; Qftnois G p.(.siond"), Packanumbamd ( an Indirn in pay ). rnd

rPnmegen( hdirn kNiom.'). auenot andPnmesende iVed I t Ja l , .MUner rc | ' ' ,wh jhPacrroumbamer. It addi{ion ro d'es

fo.'1alioussundrrs...or...|osunThc linir.d diid inErcounevirh rodiais rcprsenrsd by

itro' ror au.dot,

giver the lndianJrhnei &pa$byo

x No.2(p.I3), a .yP{ir

B€an non fouf oihcr indilidlals

B$n\ l7r3 dcb' *es ssui'ed by E

1i33, ror $hirh s i.e Buzell p

aised pies lnd iEp,

rhe Fo( Ri.hfrond ommunny rd.. i

atrd cpaned then ovi tuhins ne6, rnd lAhioied rheir own

wirch{ bak d bread ror s*.ml or

!hc unidentiriedjobs rh.stkB Fr

it eme individud ror

Hobblsd.bB'o Mrw,ydoud'l'cap'. srunddr; and

silliam Marun\ ro capi.ii Stundeq and Yntuarly dcyo did busiie$ ar Fon

knits'th'ead,5hos'butd'Ioba(olxehqds rt ju! sme or 'lie ims rhe Fod RichnondrrGdn*dedad couldotrly sda.be tu.!!'ou* cs

n{ wb ro sppror.h rhe comrbi or I

( ir j"dsed by i'l

luml with rhc norabh s(ptiodFiiFd rdd rh. tndians cfrploFd at r

8s€dconmotlityb,lhe5, rhe Durchdc of itrn

rhi "Msriioll'on May roth, sems to have b&d, dav'l$otd e$ecidrt b ii; consumpri

'nre For!Ri.herd tuckhouse !asocial and <onofri. int.iacrion for pdhaii slxtv nr *nrv|'!!iri* i;1$ rt30r -n 14! a" a ,Fde &^rn ro, d$lings vnh rh. ridhns, irs ro1. vrs

rhrn veE sold rh.n, and rs olth.

h definne n rhat rhe Fon Ri.hno

,|hemodkeplbycaDlainlohnMi

comnuniryorlab.r,nd sonomic iro a degre orlabor speci.liationftonrierouDon.,Thcslr'sutricienr ftoniier fadiln likerhe$lf.surfi.ic y.oman taBei n |.

to t id ro! rhenselv*. Ju$ as oftcirhe spsial skilk of rh.n neishbos iso.iD(y. aboE all, rhq lenr e.ch .r

and paid ror it when b.,bnd &en ckind. LjG at Foi Ridmo.d could be, md !r, rrqm lyisolatd aid hard.It could,ko onacompld hatt orinleiadion and

^nrhory M. I-rnrrni RceiEd hjs B

rhe RETROSPEC-IjoN, 'fhe N€w E

Appendix No. r

1r171742. tNam$ aE lisrcd in .hc o

,n'.rA.s r. sc.ount entr']

2. Caprain Josph Bean. (5)

7. R.€rcid s'ephen Perid ()3. Qrenois lrn hdianl (3)

rc. caprain Peer NoMt (r)

2r. Aieh Mjrhcrr\ widcw 0)12. F!.!3nunbamd lan bdi,nl (r)

3e PnmeBcn lan lndianl (l)

42, Crprain Samud Denny

4J. caprain John sror.r (2)

4?. sanh womodh widor (')

4e c,ruitr Benjrmin Lamb.

App.ndix Nd 2lrhe$,id rypi.al ti.s tom rohn Minors

sinile orPdse 57 trse a Page 53.1

1740 David Bean .Jun. 29 To 2 lb raisons Truckhou$ l/6....

17 To tun ?/3 (lotb) run 4/ .....N d I 0 T o r u d ' 4 7 y d s c o ( o n & l i n n e n a l

Ds e ro l knir.r/onhrufr4/ run r1

Hinonqtso.ierr ounerrx lr, No. r ovi cr re?4), r?3-r3l

cioioi. william cirnss in rh. L"nd: IMirns, Cotonisr,

42 No. r (Augdn tere).To Jobn Smith so nuch yo! orn.Fd

By 5ira5 Nown so nuch h. ord.Ed

By so nuch alowd I of Munerol

by covcrnoB ,id orh4

_ siry of No4h cabLina Prc$, 1975.

Maine Hisroricat So.icgI - Anrex Righr, casq shelr rr.

(aw6hifta, Yasuhide Pndr.n Juri.s

Lavs or rh. colonhr ,id shrc c!

wnhanAppendixoi|aiiing|heP@or c.ngn*, tton

1300 b r3r0, on.he sme $bjed.

ibby'idshheraood

sotrrh{o4h-AdhGnsn pre$,

lconofry of Etrrcedh Ccnrury Mwillhn rndMxq Ouiirni 3d sea 4r (re34). !l.re

Djbtio8nphy

chicaso: Enq-dopledia Brirannna, rnc., t9?6.h! Contd ol ctrxuN

N.w Yoiki Oiro.d uniEf.

Baxrr, hmcs Phirnq, A.M, Lhr.D, cd. con€diooslnd

Ponrard: Th. Maine Hisrori.lt so.idr 139419t6.Ths Bonon crzre. r?20-r300.