You wrote 12 Oct 2008 <papagran@comcast.net> Do you know if it would be possible to find a copy of that article from 'Vermont Life?' Sylvia T., Sorry, the surname SEVERANS was not mentioned, but I will check other pages for you when I go back to the library. from VERMONT LIFE, Fall 1952, pages 46-49 THE LOST TREASURE of ST. FRANCIS by Robert E. Pike. Priceless treasure seized almost two centuries ago in a famed Indian Raid by Rogers' Rangers, still may lie buried in northern Vermont & New Hampshire. Here is one version of what occurred in that incredible raid & retreat of 1759. People listed: ~Major Robert Rogers, at the head of a band of colonial Rangers <precept> ~Kenneth Robert's stirring novel: "Northwest Passage". ~General Amherst ~Benjamin Bradley was one of the stoutest men of his time per Rev. Nich. Bouton, in his "History of Concord, N.H. ~Robert Pomeroy, a Ranger, and eight other rangers <precept> ~Old Jackson Perry [aka Jack], who was born on a Vermont farm opposite the mouth of the brook in 1820, and lived there until he died in 1913, used to say that when he was a boy a man came and dug for the treasure. Tradition says that part of the treasure was buried at the mouth of Cow Brook, in North Littleton, N.H., where that stream falls into the Connecticut. <precept> But Jack believed the brook had changed its course (a phenomenon he had himself observed occurred several times in his long life) so that when the man was digging on the present south-side, he was really on the original north bank. ~Volney Blodgett barn, making a side journey to East St. Johnsbury [VT] to see where this barn was built with St. Francis loot, stood until recently. <precept> ~Lt. Stevens It is at the mouth of the Passumpsic, at Barnet, Vt., that the cowardly, Lt. Stevens came with provisions by canoe to meet the starving Rangers, but fled even as they approached, imagining they were the enemy. <precept> Transcribed by, Jan Jordan<jnrose@webtv.net>

Jan Thank you again You earlier mentioned a letter written by Glen Sevrens Morrill in response to the VT Life Fall 1952 article I wonder how I could search for that. FYI the article I mentioned that does mention Nathaniel Sevrens can be found at http://www.nulheganband.org/rangers.html Sylvia T -----Original Message----- From: vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jan J. Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 5:49 PM To: VTDATA-L@rootsweb.com; vtcaledo@rootsweb.com Cc: vtorlean@rootsweb.com; VERMONT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VERMONT] Treasure of St. Francis 1759 Major Roger's Rangers You wrote 12 Oct 2008 <papagran@comcast.net> Do you know if it would be possible to find a copy of that article from 'Vermont Life?' Sylvia T., Sorry, the surname SEVERANS was not mentioned, but I will check other pages for you when I go back to the library. from VERMONT LIFE, Fall 1952, pages 46-49 THE LOST TREASURE of ST. FRANCIS by Robert E. Pike. Priceless treasure seized almost two centuries ago in a famed Indian Raid by Rogers' Rangers, still may lie buried in northern Vermont & New Hampshire. Here is one version of what occurred in that incredible raid & retreat of 1759. People listed: ~Major Robert Rogers, at the head of a band of colonial Rangers <precept> ~Kenneth Robert's stirring novel: "Northwest Passage". ~General Amherst ~Benjamin Bradley was one of the stoutest men of his time per Rev. Nich. Bouton, in his "History of Concord, N.H. ~Robert Pomeroy, a Ranger, and eight other rangers <precept> ~Old Jackson Perry [aka Jack], who was born on a Vermont farm opposite the mouth of the brook in 1820, and lived there until he died in 1913, used to say that when he was a boy a man came and dug for the treasure. Tradition says that part of the treasure was buried at the mouth of Cow Brook, in North Littleton, N.H., where that stream falls into the Connecticut. <precept> But Jack believed the brook had changed its course (a phenomenon he had himself observed occurred several times in his long life) so that when the man was digging on the present south-side, he was really on the original north bank. ~Volney Blodgett barn, making a side journey to East St. Johnsbury [VT] to see where this barn was built with St. Francis loot, stood until recently. <precept> ~Lt. Stevens It is at the mouth of the Passumpsic, at Barnet, Vt., that the cowardly, Lt. Stevens came with provisions by canoe to meet the starving Rangers, but fled even as they approached, imagining they were the enemy. <precept> Transcribed by, Jan Jordan<jnrose@webtv.net> ************************************************* List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message