Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
John Winslow (1703-1774), a major-general in the British Army, testifies about the Kennebec River, based on his Kennebec Expedition of earlier that year.
Winslow provided testimony on navigation along the Kennebec from Augusta to Fort Halifax for a case involving competing land claims.
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About This Item
- Title: John Winslow deposition on Kennebec River, 1755
- Creator: John Winslow
- Creation Date: 1755-05-03
- Subject Date: 1755
- Location: Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 420, Box 9/49
- Collection: John S. H. Fogg autograph collection
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Kennebec River (Me.)--History
- Kennebec River (Me.)--Navigation
- Maine--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Rivers--Maine
- United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Winslow, John, 1703-1774--Depositions
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