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, the letter book of Lord Conway, containing items relating to Levett's New England affairs, and a proclamation of Charles the First, relating to the same subject, but after an extended search of several years more, a most valuable find was made, at Melbourne House, in Derby shire, the old residence of Secretary Coke, comprising a number of letters written by Levett to the Secretary, which disclosed many important facts relative to the writer. By permission of Lord Cowper, Mr. Fane most kindly copied these invaluable documents, and they were added to a collection which was growing apace.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 technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.