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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.711 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1813 |
| Title | Diary and letter from Henry Roby to Abiel Wood focused on naval activity during the War of 1812 |
| Date | 18 June 1813 |
| Author | Roby, Henry (fl. 1810-1820) |
| Recipient | Wood, Abiel |
| Document Type | Diary; Correspondence |
| Content Description | The top half of the first page records three diary-like entries for 16-18 June 1813. They discuss the weather, farming, and local naval activities in the War of 1812, including reports of "a heavy cannonading." The bottom half takes the form of a letter dated 18 June 1813. It discusses hauling a load of rocks, tending to the potatoes, and the town's reaction to the cannonading heard two days before. The townspeople called a meeting and discussed building and arming a battery. Notes that when "the true result of the firing is heard their fears will subside[.]" Also claims that "one half the people will think there is no danger, until the Enemy's frigate stares them in the face." Wood was a congressional representative from Wiscasset, Maine (then a district in Massachusetts). According to the Unites States Census, Roby was a resident of Wiscasset from at least 1810-1820. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Navy Artillery Military History Government and Civics |
| People | Roby, Henry (fl. 1810-1820) Wood, Abiel (1772-1834) Roby, Henry (fl. 1813) |
| Place written | Wiscasset, Maine |
| Theme | War of 1812; Naval & Maritime; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |