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Excerpt from Documentary History of the State of Maine, Vol. 16: Containing the Baxter ManuscriptsHE present volume presents to students a considerable portion of. The documents in existence relating to the Penobscot Expedition, which, in its day, loomed into an importance to those affected by it almost equal to that sent in the reign of Elizabeth against the western coast of England, known in history as the Spanish Armada. As the story is unf...

Excerpt from The Greatest of Literary Problems: The Authorship of the Shakespeare Works, An Exposition of All Points at Issue, From Their Inception to the Present MomentGod does not ordain the vilest among men to be his messen gers of peace and enlightenment to mankind - and, certainly, the men to whom our pretentious guides have introduced us were among the vilest of their kind. No wonder the world is awakening to the necessity of a higher cr...

Excerpt from Agamenticus, Bristol, Gorgeana, York: An OrationAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperf...

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Excerpt from A Memoir of Jacques Cartier, Sieur De Limoilou: His Voyages to the St. Lawrence, a Bibliography and a Facsimile of the Manuscript of 1534 With Annotations, EtcAfter translating the Relation Originale of 1 5 34, it seemed to me best to translate the second and most important of Cartier's voyages.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book...

Excerpt from Documentary History of the State of Maine, Vol. 10: Containing the Baxter ManuscriptsHE documents in this volume fall within a period of great interest and importance to students of Maine history, and have been selected to largely embrace Indian affairs and questions of ownership of lands, which agitated those who were struggling to establish themselves along the outposts Of civilization. This volume closes the present series, and...

Excerpt from The Pioneers New France: New England, With Contemporary Letters and DocumentsPapers produced by Mr. Dummer, in Proof Of the Right of the Crown of Great Britain to the Lands between New England and Nova Scotia, and of Several Depredations Committed by the French and Indians between 1720 and June.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book...

Excerpt from Christopher Levett, of York: The Pioneer Colonist in Casco BayA considerable collection of manuscript notes had now been gathered, which, with numerous letters from antiquaries and others to the author, were arranged in a scrap book in chronological order, and the search was continued in other directions. In the office of the Public Records, London, important matters turned up, a letter written by Levett to Buckingham's Secretary,...

Excerpt from What Caused the Deportation of the Acadians?Again, it seems safe to observe, that in estimating the moral contents of an act of the past, we should take into account the difference between the standards then and now employed, as well as the social conditions and political exigencies of the time.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book...

Excerpt from Documentary History of the State of Maine, Vol. 22: Containing the Baxter ManuscriptsPetition of Anna Card and Action thereon, with various documents relating to the matter, including Memorial of Job Lyman.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art ...

Excerpt from Christopher Levett, of York: The Pioneer Colonist in Casco BayA considerable collection of manuscript notes had now been gathered, which, with numerous letters from antiquaries and others to the author, were arranged in a scrap book in chronological order, and the search was continued in other directions. In the office of the Public Records, London, important matters turned up, a letter written by Levett to Buckingham's Secretary,...

Excerpt from Sir Ferdinando Gorges and His Province of Maine, Vol. 1: Including the Brief Relation, the BriefI defire here to record my grateful acknowledgments to friends abroad and at home for numerous favors which I have received.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses sta...

Excerpt from Sir Ferdinando Gorges and His Province of Maine, Vol. 2: Including the Brief Relation, the Brief Narration, His Defence, the Charter Granted to Him, His Will, and His LettersIn {peaking of the Journal of the Voyage to Sagadahoc by the Popham colonifis, I have not referred to the Rev. B. F. Decofta's difcovery of this important manufcript at Lambeth Palace, for the reafon that I poffeffed a manufcriptmaz'ory Note.About the Publishe...

Excerpt from Documentary History of the State of Maine, Vol. 3: Containing the Trelawny PapersThe brave man, unlettered and rude though he might have been, who, aspiring to a freer field of action, braved the perils of the ocean to found a home in the wilderness, displayed lofty virtues, which his descendants should be proud to imi tate, and it should be deemed as honorable to trace back one's lineage to such an ancestor, though he were but on...

Excerpt from Documentary History of the State of Maine, Vol. 9: Containing the Baxter ManuscriptsAug. 20 Order to summon soldiers to appear before court 21 Letter from Silvanus Davis, Instructions for Col. J ohn Pynchon and others, 22 Order to send 25 men to Wells for relief of that town, 28 Letter from Silvanus Davis and others, Letter from Silvanus Davis, List of names, 29 Commission to J eremiah Swayne Comandl' in chiefe, Aug. 31 Order to p...

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