Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . OLD CHAPTER II. FRENCH SETTLEMENT. rpHE first attempt at anything like a permanent set--*~ tlement was made in 1629 by Isaac Allerton, nnderdirection of the Plymouth Colony, who established herea trading-house for the purpose of bartering for furswith the Indians. This trading-house, like all others ofthat period, was undoubtedly built for defence also, andwas probably surrounded by a stockade. The site of it ispurely conjectural, but all the probabilities are in favor ofits being at the place wh
Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . OLD CHAPTER II. FRENCH SETTLEMENT. rpHE first attempt at anything like a permanent set--*~ tlement was made in 1629 by Isaac Allerton, nnderdirection of the Plymouth Colony, who established herea trading-house for the purpose of bartering for furswith the Indians. This trading-house, like all others ofthat period, was undoubtedly built for defence also, andwas probably surrounded by a stockade. The site of it ispurely conjectural, but all the probabilities are in favor ofits being at the place where DAulneys fort was shortlyafter erected. The Plymouth Colony held possession of the place forabout six years, though not without some June, 1632, a French vessel, commanded by a French-man from Nova Scotia, visited the place during the tem-porary absence of the commander of the station with mostof his men, and attacking the few remaining keepers ofthe trading-house, compelled them to surrender. Afterseizing property to the value of £500 they left, with amessage to Allerton to rem
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