A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . ^, andonly remained there till the spring of 1624, when he took ship andwent up the coast to the mouth of the Piscataqua, where he was tomeet Captain Levett. He soon after went back to England and never. View at the Mouth of the Piscataqua. returned to America. His brother, John Gorges, succeeded him in hisrights there, and in his turn made over
A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . ^, andonly remained there till the spring of 1624, when he took ship andwent up the coast to the mouth of the Piscataqua, where he was tomeet Captain Levett. He soon after went back to England and never. View at the Mouth of the Piscataqua. returned to America. His brother, John Gorges, succeeded him in hisrights there, and in his turn made over this grant to William Brere-ton, who established several families in the lands originally given toRobert Gorges. Captain Levett, now one of the assistants of the newly appointedgovernor-general, had shortly followed his chief from England, andmet him at the mouth of the Piscataqua. Here Mr. David Thomp-son, one of the planters who had settled in Portsmouth the year be-fore, already had a successful plantation ; both Gorges and Levettwere his guests. Captain Levett made an interesting exploration ofLevetfs voy- ^^i^® ^^^ ^^^ rcgiou of the Sagadahoc, looking for a place forages. 1623. permanent settlement. He had the true spirit of an adven-turer, and relates cheerfully, that after sleeping night after night on 1630.] SETTLEMENTS IN MAINE. 335 the wet ground, he was filled with content at getting dried grassfor his bed ; and recounts with much
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