Notes - Memorandum from Macdonald Notes
John M. McDonald interview
This memorandum was written by John English, who transcribed John Macdonald’s original writings. It appears to refer to material that was included with Macdonald’s notebooks.
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Transcription
- Hufeland Index Page 352 -
Mem. (J.E.)
Pages 38-44 of Original (Notebook, 1846) contain simply a brief Memoranda of various places and persons visited from August 31 to November 24th, 1846 – but give no recollections, nor even historical information, of any kind whatever.
Page 42. “ “ “Sagamore (or Sagamo) and Sachem are different pronunciations of the same word.” – Thatcher’s Indian Biography. –
Pages 43-45 “ “ Some references to and a few extracts from Stone’s American Border Wars.
“ 46-48 “ “ References to Upcott Cuttings, Vols. 4-6. 1777-1842.
“ 49 “ “ Names of some French officers who served in the American Revolution.
“ 50 “ “ Names of some persons to be visited.
“ 51 “ “ References to Journals of Correspondence &c. of the Provincial Congress. Vol. 2.