to John Waite
June 30, 1779
Powell, Jeremiah, 1714-1789
Powell informs Waite of the General Court decision to undertake the Penobscot Expedition. Orders were issued to detach 1500 men from the militia of Massachusetts, 100 artillery men, and a number of vessels to Penobscot Bay to dislodge the British...
GLC01450.025