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Journal by Middlecott Cooke describing voyage to Georges, September 1734 [short version]

Journal by Middlecott Cooke describing voyage to Georges, September 1734 [short version]

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    9.9 cm x 15.1 cm

    From the Saltonstall family papers
    This 6-page document is the first version of the journal


    This journal, written by Middlecott Cooke in 1734, describes his voyage to St. George’s Fort near what is now Thomaston, Maine. Two versions of this journal exist, a less-polished, 6-page first version (shown here) and a more-detailed 7-page version. This first version contains information that is not included in the second, 7-page version, notably the final four sentences about the journey. [Robert E. Moody, The Saltonstall Family Papers, 1607-1815, Vol. 1: 1607-1789, (Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1972), page 380.]

    See also the online presentation of the second version of the journal.