Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
This letter dated June 20, 1732 discusses logging in the Brunswick area, then discusses issues around the murder of the Jesuit Priest Sebastien Rasles (Rale), who had a mission in Norridgewock with the Abenaki Indians.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter regarding the murder of Sebastien Rasles, 1732
- Creator: John Minot
- Creation Date: 1732-06-20
- Subject Date: 1732-06-20
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Locations:
- Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME
- Norridgewock, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 16 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 365, Box 1/9
- Collection: Doggett family papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Abenaki Indians--Maine--History--18th century
- Dummer's War, 1721-1727
- Indians of North America--Maine--Alcohol
- Indians of North America--Maine--History--18th century
- Jesuit missions--Maine--Norridgewock
- Lumber industry--Maine--Brunswick--History--18th century
- Missions--Maine--Norridgewock
- Murders--Maine--Norridgewock--History--18th century
- Rasles, Sebastien, 1657-1724
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