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A third claim is also found for property, in which Robert Pagan, with his brothers, William and Thomas, were interested, situate at Penobscot, and which is as follows :
| The Claim of Robert Pagan for Property lost at Penobscot owned by himself and his brothers William & Thomas, claimed by him by virtue of the Act of Parliament of 1783. | |
| A Dwelling House & Outhouses burnt at the Evacuation also a Garden with the House Lot, value in Sterling | £120 |
| A Dry Good Store the Frame of which was taken down and carried to St. Andrews value £108 Sterling—Deducting value of the Frame & Boards £20 | 88 |
| A Store on the Water Side £80, deducting the value of the Frame & Boards £20 | 60 |
| An inclosed Lumber Yard & a Breast work | 50 |
| A Saw Mill with fifty Acres of Land in Deer's Island in Penobscot Bay | 243 |
| Another Saw Mill at Deer's Island | 288 |
| Sterling | £849 |
| A Lot of Land granted him by Brigadier John Campbell on which he encouraged him to make sundry of the above Charged Improvements. |
From the sworn statement of Robert Pagan, which is on fyle, it appears that he sent his claim to England by the transports which carried the 74th Regiment of Foot from Penobscot in 1784. Foreseeing that the country must eventually be lost to Great Britain, he had applied in 1775 for leave to quit Casco Bay with the property belonging to himself and co-partnery, but this was refused.
In the month of February, 1776, he embarked his family on board a brig, which he had in the harbour of Falmouth, and sailed for Barbadoes. From that "he went home."
He afterwards carried on trade at New York and Penobscot, remaining at the latter place, with many others, supposing that this river would eventually, be made the boundary between the new Republic and the British possessions. His hopes, however, were doomed to dis-