Hudson and Fulton; a brief history of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton . nwith any strong probability of accuracy is an alderman ofLondon named Henry Hudson who is thought to have beenthe navigators grandfather. That Henry Hudson had a wife and children we learnfrom his contract with the Dutch East India Company in1609, and that one of his children was a young son appearsprobable from the fact that he had with him on his first,second, and fourth voyages a boy named John Hudson. It is evident that LIudson belonged to a prominent family,stood high in the esteem of the Muscovy Company and hadsome s
Hudson and Fulton; a brief history of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton . nwith any strong probability of accuracy is an alderman ofLondon named Henry Hudson who is thought to have beenthe navigators grandfather. That Henry Hudson had a wife and children we learnfrom his contract with the Dutch East India Company in1609, and that one of his children was a young son appearsprobable from the fact that he had with him on his first,second, and fourth voyages a boy named John Hudson. It is evident that LIudson belonged to a prominent family,stood high in the esteem of the Muscovy Company and hadsome standing at Court, for on his last voyage he promisedto have one Llenry Green made a member of the Prince ofWales Guard, and, in 1612, vessels were sent out in searchof him by the Prince of Wales orders. Hudson made four voyages of which we have first, second and fourth were under English auspices,and the third under Dutch. (See accompanying map.) The first was made from April 23 to September 15, 1607,in the employment of the English Muscovy Company in an. Fold-outPlaceholder This fold-out is being digitized, and will be inserted at a future date.
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