Item 7477
Chapter 4, page 100.
British Brigadier General McLean wrote to Sir Henry Clinton about plans to build a fort at Halifax and rumors of the "enemy" planning at fort at Machias.
The letter was written in May 1779, and shows strength and organization of the British forces.
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Item 7476
Chapter 4, page 101.
In April 1779, British official Henry Clinton wrote a letter noting that colonists who pledged loyalty to the British would not be "bothered" in an upcoming battle and would, after the war, receive land in return for their loyalty.
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Item 7472
Chapter, page 101-103.
British official Henry Clinton describes the Penobscot Expedition battle and the routing of the American fleet in this letter to General McLean.
The poorly organized Americans were little match for the veteran British forces.
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Item 7475
Chapter 4, page 101-103.
Sir Henry Clinton in 1779 authorizes a British fort on the Penobscot River and discusses why it is necessary.
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Item 1323
Chapter 4, page 102-103.
An American member of the Penobscot Expedition wrote about the American defeat, reflecting the disarray of Maine's defenses.
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Item 6949
Chapter 4, page 103.
The British victory at Penobscot made eastern Maine safe for families loyal to the crown, and many families moved there.
This Charter for New Ireland provides evidence of the importance that the British placed on this part of Maine.
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Item 7478
John Campbell to Henry Clinton about capture of Peleg Wadsworth / Maine Historical Society
Chapter 4, page 104.
British officer John Campbell described to his commander Sir Henry Clinton the capture of Brigadier General Peleg Wadsworth on March 15, 1781
Campbell is proud of the incident as Wadsworth had been a major agitator in Maine.
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Item 7480
John Campbell to Sir Henry Clinton about Peleg Wadsworth's escape, 1781 / Maine Historical Society
Chapter 4, page 104.
John Campbell was then forced on June 22, 1781 to relate to his superior, Sir Henry Clinton, the story of Peleg Wadsworth's escape from British captivity.
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Item 6067
Chapter 4, page 106.
Large land-owners, or proprietors, used depositions to prepare cases against squatters who believed that if they improved or farmed wild land they were entitled to own it.
The proprietors believed that they owned the land and were entitled to payment. A deposition was essentially a local person's word that the land existed as stated in the proprietor's deed.
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