Fort Richmond Account Book of John Minot, Truckmaster, 1737-1742

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LIFE AT FORT RICHMOND,
DISTRICT OF MAINE:
FROM THE ACCOUNT BOOK OF
JOHN MINOI, TRUCKMASTNR, 1737-7742
bJ Anthony M. Limdnni
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A Note on CrDkln John Minor's AccoutrrBool
dad, cder rhepsiod
rdo. Tifre h6 doneirsdamag.jtho
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,
EngBhpionees6 a link to rh. g'e
prem.nbn<e$arylor rarniis rh.l
snjoFbk. k ofrcrd rheman ou'l.r ror rhesahbt.g.ods
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ed
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hcspelri4ofcaprain
Thu rherrn, si., {ilr i.r be usd.
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omnunnr The kuck
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rh. goodludse{!dcd
...nvi0beavali aden'prfor N ro orierHcav.i ro
lhch (NrdveAmtricant it rheyEk. up prejudi.es
by
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and€o
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s - il Fon Rhbnoid
wsecondudiis!briskrladeThisrade
isaf,y*mrl.
siderlbharargi. inpodrnceto bo
cnainly al rhebeginni4 ol $e eichr
,iis posiblvrhenajoity of Indians
ll'e reli-lion
rhq (FEnchrcsuiG)kughr pbvedro
in rhe covenanr
chain that
opp.irunily'o do ju! thar.
mo , Dndcr orMaine S,ch.nsa
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tirr$ md witb the re
!onp.Narior bemad.'o theiniuE
thl
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t o:l'16 ror"sauq's
aid r20 ror "Pdrirk Druflnond\ ho6!r'
. rte,rclr m€nDnld ndGt 'hi bY
rade\rith ,h. IrdiansGDpriclbkro alLtuckhousn ody
oosid 6 ri Enelirhron in rheDisr
rolaa6 a' rod ceoe," (8'unJ$i.k) {tre r €lisious raiut
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inM!i'qwa5reconsiderodnuc|ho
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byrher*pscot cnnpary ro boiorg
piajiihairvtiiof:j'krr
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ny o Drrhesild{nen
insa rrllisorpoik, b3cr,aidmd
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Bay)
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ol Malachusft
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tierl lhi,erren. .ro "hj€ sirmln, a
ed in Lir 116pag-6rrh. ac.otrdtb
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b.d in ie mn;edar
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ol ttu ftcn ii rhe arcaqrre nuri.
rn! *q bi,d{
q allleE rarmo rk najoity s*
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.oMr $a dE w4e Feived d rhlxj1us! I NlrRtrcL in
1i33, ror $hirh s
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l, di.n;nkd ,he
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aised pies lnd iEp,
{ disbunedin.aslr'
Irv6lppli.d in$.adrorh€panic(larjrdividultaaounr.
Thesllowrnce
m.ied accordinc
to I
roughly!26. oediomlly nen lou
rh.n lipctrdrNovembd?0rhGixmo
''Munetrol') {6 thc non comnondac no.cd
rioo.d by i,ne h Minofs accounb;Qftnois G p.(.
( an Indirn in pay ). rnd
siond"), Packanumbamd
rPnmegen( hdirn kNiom.'). auenot andPnmesen
deiVedItJal,.MUnerrc|'',whjh
rod'es
Pacrroumbamer.
It addi{ion
fo.'1alioussundrrs...or...|osun
by
Thc linir.d diid inErcounevirhrodiaisrcprsenrsd
itro' ror au.dot,
giverthelndianJrhnei &pa$byo
rheFo( Ri.hfrond ommunny rd.. i
atrdcpanedthen ovi tuhins ne6, rnd lAhioied rheirown
wirch{ bak d breadror s*.ml or
rh.stkB Fr
!hcunidentiriedjobs
it eme individudror
Hobblsd.bB'o Mrw,ydoud'l'cap'. srunddr; and
dcy
silliam Marun\ ro capi.ii StundeqandYntuarly
o did busiie$ar Fon
knits'th'ead,5hos'butd'Ioba(o
lxehqds rt ju! sme or 'lie ims rheFod Richnond
rrGdn*dedad couldotrlysda.be tu.!!'ou* cs
n{ wb rosppror.hrhecomrbior I
x No.2(p.I3),a .yP{ir
B€annon fouf oihcr indilidlals
(
ir j"dsed by i'l
luml with rhc norabhs(ptiod
FiiFd rdd rh. tndianscfrploFd at r
8s€dconmotlityb,lhe
5,rheDurchdcof itrn
Perid()
7. R.€rcids'ephen
3. Qrenois
lrn hdianl(3)
rhi "Msriioll'on Mayroth,semsto haveb&d, dav
'l$otd e$ecidrt b ii; consumpri
'nre
For!Ri.herd tuckhouse !a
socialand <onofri. int.iacrion for pdhaii slxtvnr *nrv
|'!!iri* i;1$ rt30r -n 14! a" a ,Fde &^rn ro, d$l
ingsvnh rh. ridhns, irs ro1.vrs
rc. caprainPeerNoMt (r)
2r. AiehMjrhcrr\ widcw0)
12. F!.!3nunbamdlan bdi,nl (r)
rhrn veE soldrh.n, andrs olth.
h definnen rhat rhe Fon Ri.hno
,|hemodkeplbycaDlainlohnMi
comnuniryorlab.r,ndsonomici
ro a degre orlabor speci.liation
ftoniierfadiln likerhe
ftonrierouDon.,Thcslr'sutricienr
y.oman
taBei n |.
$lf.surfi.ic
to t id ro! rhenselv*. Ju$ asoftci
rhespsial skilkof rh.n neishbosi
so.iD(y.aboE all, rhq lenr e.ch .r
and paid ror it whenb.,bnd &en c
kind.LjG at Foi Ridmo.d couldbe,md !r, rrqm
isolatd aid hard.It could,ko on
acompldhatt orinleiadionand
^nrhory M. I-rnrrni RceiEdhjsB
3e PnmeBcnlan lndianl (l)
ly
42, CrprainSamudDenny
4J. caprainJohnsror.r(2)
4?. sanh womodh widor (')
'fhe
rheRETROSPEC-IjoN, N€wE
4e c,ruitr Benjrmin Lamb.
Appendix No. r
1r171742.
tNam$aE lisrcdin .hco
App.ndix Nd 2
lrhe$,id rypi.al ti.s tom rohnMinors
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lconofry of Etrrcedh CcnruryM
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