Jarvis, Charles, Colonel
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Colonel Charles Jarvis letter
Item 1
Identifier: Mss 839201
Mss 839201
Date(s):
1839-03-01
Abstract
In English.
Colonel Charles Jarvis letter
Item 1
Identifier: Mss 839202
Mss 839202
Date(s):
1839-03-01
Scope and Contents
Four-page letter from Colonel Charles Jarvis in Fort Fairfield, Maine to Hon. John Fairfield, Governor of Maine in which he discusses the hostility of the settlers and advocates establishment of a post to maintain law and recommends Alvin Nye. Also talks about the conditions at Tobique, the boundary dispute between Maine and New Brunswick and more about the Houlton-Presque Isle road. Sketch of proposed road lacking. (Filed with Mss 839201)