Sunday 15th. This morning I gave to Townsley his Instructions, and Letters to sundry characters on whom he can call for advice and assistance in the prosecution of the business entrusted to him. I delivered to my Son all the Keys and Papers that he will want, with an Invoice of my Furniture and Stores, and then with my travelling Trunk on a Horse I bid abieu to my little Family and my Friends on the Point and sett off for Col. Jones's; Townsley attended me. The Road Cutters will embark this afternoon, if the wind should come fair; the two carpenters from the Westward will remain for a fortnight longer to finish as much as they can of the inside of the House; they will then return with Mr. Tillinghast, a young Trader there, into whose care I have put them; the other Carpenters and the two Plasters will finish their work by Thursday next; arrived at Jones's to a late Dinner.

Monday 16th.-This morning I went with Jones to view Mosquito Harbour Mill; this mill is built by Jones on Shaw's part of Gouldsboro' and I suppose belongs to the purchase from Shaw. Jones has been ejected by Shaw from the possession of the mill but they have referred whether Jones shall receive anything for the Mill more than the value of the Logs he has already taken from Shaw's Land; this Harbour is beautiful and better adapted to the fisheries than any in this Country. The Land good and the Mill well situated. Imagine that Jones' intention in bringing me here, was to interest me in the settlement of this business with Shaw which he very much wishes to have done, so as to save 5 or 600 dollars to himself for the Mill; if this business is to be settled in an amicable manner I should think he ought to receive something; the Mill is new and in fine order; returned to Jones's House at 3 o'clock.

Tuesday 17th. This morning early, Col. Jones, Mr. Forbes of Penobscot, and myself einbarked in a small boat to Blue Hill with an intention to discover some Coaster bound to the Westward, on board of which I might embark for Boston. We arrived at Blue Hill at night, where a schooner would be ready to sail in two or three days. I engaged this conveyance as it would be a certainty; if I had gone on to Penobscot, as I intended I should probably have been there detained a week and that at an uncertainty; now I am sure; lodged this night at old Capt. Woods; Jones and Forbes went to Robert Parker's.

Wednesday 18th.-Walked to Mrs. Robert Parkers with Jones and Forbes, who came to see me this morning, where we dine, from thence we walked to the head of the Bay, where I left my company and went on to Mr. Peters', with whom I lodged the night. This Town of Blue Hill have the best Farms of any East of Penobscot, and they will shortly supply ten times their number with the necessaries of life; large quantities of Beef, Grain, Butter and Cheese are now exported from this little settlement; 650 bus. of Rye was raised this year from their Ministerial and School Lots, from sowing 21 1-2 bushels. This they have just sold for a dollar per bushel. A number of the Farmers have cut from 20 to 50 Tons of English Hay, and Robert Parker has cut this year 100 Tons; he has the best Grass and Grazing Farm I ever saw; indeed almost the whole of this Eastern

Country admits of the same kind of improvement and Farmers are only wanted to effect it.

Thursday 19th.-Walked with Mr. Peters over different parts of his Farm and to a neighboring Farm among the Rocks, where their neighbors from 3 1-2 acres cutts 12 Tons of English Hay annually; his old wife looks very neat and I bo't a tub of Butter of her. I took my Thanksgiving Dinner with Peters and with Parker and Forbes, who came to see me. I returned to Parker's House and from there to my old quarters at Capt. Woods at night, where I shall be at hand for the Schooner wherever she is ready. Col. Jones returned this morning to Gouldsboro. By Mr. Forbes who goes for Penobscot to-morrow, I have in a letter to Mr. Wilde at Warren, my Deed of Land on the Androscoggin River, for him to get recorded and to settle with the settlers on the same. Forbes was requested to deliver it to Mr. Parker,

for him to forward it.

Friday 20th-At Capt. Wood's anxiously waiting for the Vessel in which I intended embarking for Boston; she is taking in a part of her loading at Union River. The wind, however, is now against us if she

was ready.

Saturday 21st.-Still at Capt. Woods, and reflecting upon the state in which I had left my Gouldsboro concerns. I am rather pleased with the review; the subject about which I was most anxious I have left in a tolerably good train, tho not so well as I intended. I mean the Log stealing business, but if it is executed as well as it is planned, there will be a large saving out of this Plunder. Mr. Townsley, one of my agents in this business, I make dependence upon; the others I have no further dependance upon, than his interest being so immediately connected with mine in the business. Capt. Hall on Mount Desert, and Major Jordan on Union River, will be some check upon Jones, as he will be upon them. My other affairs are left with my Son who is the Master of the Family, and I have no doubt he will do well, having a Servant Man and Maid ror the service of his Family.

Sunday 22d. This morning very early, with a brisk wind at N. E. the Schooner came in from Union River. I embarked on board of her, and sailed from this place at 10 o'clock; the gale kept increasing with rain and snow and the wind howling to the northward prevented our going up the Reach which we attempted two or three times and obliged us to come too off Naskeag Point just within the Reach where, in the midst of a severe gale, with snow and rain, we road out the rest of the day and the night following.

Monday 23d. Still at our mooring; the wind blowing a gale at N. W.

Tuesday 24th.-The wind the same as yesterday, but toward night coming more gentle, we got under way at young flood and beat up the Reach as long as the flood lasted; came too about four miles from our last mooring.

Wednesday, 25th. At day dawn this morning with a gentle wind at N. W. we got under way again, beating and having passed the Reach, the wind freshened upon us, we ran across Penobscot Bay,

through Owl's Head Harbor, the Muscle Ledges, White Head and beat into Tenence Harbor by 10 o'clock at night, where we anchored; fresh gale.

Thursday 26th.-At Tenence Harbour; the wind blowing fresh and at N. W.; at 7 o'clock in the evening it came to the N.; we got under way; a fine clear sky and moonshine; in the course of the night it blew very heavy, which obliged the taking in our light sails.

Friday 27th. At daylight this morning we were off Cape Elizabeth, having run near 30 leagues in the course of the night; the day mostly calm; at night we were off Portsmouth.

Saturday, 28th.-Having continued under sail the last night with gentle wind and fine moon, by sun rising this morning we were up with Cape Ann Light House; between which and the half way Rock, by reason of calm, we continued thro' the day; at 7 o'clock the wind sprung up from the northward and at 1 o'clock in the morning we anchored off the Long Wharf in Boston.

Sunday, 29th. At the Dawn I was put on shore at Foster's wharf and walked up to my old quarters at Mrs. Archbalds, where to my great disappointment I found that my friend General Jackson in company with General Knox, was gone to Philadelphia; after breakfast I called upon Mrs. J. C. Jones and Mrs. M. M. Hays and intended to have called upon my old friend, Mr. Russell, but his sudden death the last night deprived me of that pleasure and excited such painful feelings as prevent my ever calling upon the Family; I dined at M. M. Hays' and at 10 o'clock retired to my quarters.

Monday 30th. This morning before sun rising I for Taunton, where I arrived at 3 o'clock, happy in in health, after an absence of more than six months.

sett off in a Hack seeing my Family

Tuesday, December 1st-A fine pleasant Day; visited my old Friends around me; went to see the new building designed for the Academy and much pleased in seeing this child of mine in such forwardness for commencing useful instruction.

WILL OF GENERAL HENRY KNOX, OF THOMASTON, 1802-1807.

(CONTRIBUTED BY WILLIAM D. PATTERSON, OF WISCASSET.)

This will was written by General Knox in his own hand on parchment, and enclosed in a wrapper and by him endorsed; The last Will and Testament of Henry Knox, 26 November, 1802, deposited with his friend Joseph Pierce.-H. KNOX." The will was proved January 12, 1807, at a Probate Court holden at

the dwelling house of John Gleason in Thomaston, before the Honorable Silas Lee, Judge of Probate :

Know all persons by these, that I, Henry Knox, of Thomaston, in the County of Lincoln commonwealth of Massachusets, but at this time on business in Boston do hereby make and ordain this to be my last will and testament.

First. I think it proper to express my unshaken opinion of the immortality of my soul or mind; and to dedicate and devote the same to the Supreme Head of the Universe-To that great and tremendous Jehovah who created the universal frame of nature worlds and systems in number infinite, and who has given intellectual existence to the rational beings of each globe, who are perpetually migrating and ascending in the scale of mind according to certain principles always founded on the great basis of morality and virtue-To this awfully sublime Being do I resign my spirit with unlimited confidence of his mercy and protection.

Secondly. Of my worldly effects I dispose as follows: To my dearly beloved companion, friend and wife, Lucy Knox, I give, devise and bequeath one full moiety or half part of all the estate, real and personal of which I shall die possessed, first paying all just debts. The other moiety or half part to be equally divided between my three surviving children, Lucy Fluker Knox, Henry Jackson Knox, and Caroline Fluker Knox. Or if I should have more children by my said wife Lucy Knox, then and in that case the last mentioned moiety to be divided into as many parts as there shall be children and if any of the said children should die without issue the said moiety to be divided among the remainder, or if all should die but one, the survivor to have the entire moiety, provided there should be no issue to the deceased, but if there should be issue, the said issue to have the same the parent would have had by this will.

But whereas my son Henry Jackson Knox has involved me in the payment of large sums of money by his thoughtless extravagance, I do hereby direct that from his proportion shall be deducted all the sums I have paid for him or which I stand bound to pay for him, since his voyage to India in the ship, commanded by Capt. Barnabas Magee, which sums will be found in my books and papers, excepting however from said deduction the sum of five hundred dollars per annum, which sum I think reasonable to be allowed for his expences.

And I do hereby constitute and appoint my said beloved wife Lucy Knox sole Executrix of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all former wills and codicils of wills.

Signed, sealed and delivered by me, the said Henry Knox, in Boston, this twenty-sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two.

In presence of

JOSEPH PEIRCE,

ELEAZAR WYyer,

H. KNOX.

EDWARD HOLYOKE,
WILLIAM Clap.

(SEAL.)

DEEDS OF LAND IN HANCOCK COUNTY FROM
LINCOLN COUNTY RECORDS.

STEPHEN HUTCHINSON, of Number one* now living on a place called the "Poyent", yeoman, sells Matthew Patten of No. six, merchant, for £43, 6s, 8d, July 2, 1768. "Two whole shares in township No. one, each share or right, containing 370 acres by computation, more or less, together with the farm I now live on, and my house, fences, and all my improvements said farm lieth on Oak Point,† so called being in said township No. one. Also a certain island known by the name of Hutchinson's Island: said island lyeth easterly from the house and farm, I do now sell and convey to said Matthew Patten."-Vol. 8, Folio 113. STEPHEN HUTCHINSON JR., of No. one, sells to Matthew Patten, of No. 6, 150 acres of land on Oak Point, joining on westerly side of land conveyed by Stephen Hutchinson to said Patten, June 17, 1769.-Vol. 8, Folio 113.

ELIJAH RICHARDSON, of Mt. Desert, sells to Matthew Patten, of No. 84, for 40 shillings, 100 acres of land lying and being on a place called Oak Point, June 20, 1769.-Vol. 8, Folio 112.

JOHN MAN, of No. six sells, to David Sinkler, of Dear Island for £36, land in No. 84, 100 acres, June 20, 1769.—Vol. 8, Folio 114.

DEEDS OF LAND IN

WASHINGTON COUNTY FROM

LINCOLN COUNTY RECORDS.

SAMUEL CORSON, of Pleasant River, sold Dec. 4th, 1770 to Capt. William Bucknam, of Falmouth, "all my house, lands, two oxen, two cows, two calves, and all my Marsh lands and interest whatever."Vol. 8, Folio 192.

MOSES WORSTER sold to John Bucknam, both of Pleasant River, land on that river, for £20, August 19, 1771.-Vol. 8, Folio 190.

ABNER BEAN sold to John Bucknam, both of Pleasant River, land on the river, Aug. 19, 1771.—Vol. 8, Folio 191.

WM. MCCAUSLAND to the same, of same, land on Pleasant River.Vol. 8, Folio 191.

NATHANIEL Cox soid to John Puckman, both of Pleasant River, land by the river, Aug. 19, 1771.-Vol. 8, Folio 192.

JOSEPH WILSON, of Pleasant River, vs. Robert Knox, of Narraguagus. Levy on Exon laid on a saw mill with all the utensils belonging thereto, Sept., Oct. 1771.-Vol. 8, Folios 189, 190.

JONATHAN PINEO, of Machias, sold Rev. James Lyon, Clerk, of Machias, a piece of thatch for $25, November 6, 1778.

Now Hancock.

+ Number six, now Surry.

Addison and vicinity.