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 . e govern-ment of the new Company. Some of these we have spoken of in a previous chapter—Maver-ick, on Noddles Island, now East Boston ; Thompson, on Thomp- 1621.] EARLY SETTLERS ABOUT BOSTON BAY. 531 sons Island; Blaxton, or Blackstone, living at this time near the footof what is now Boston Common, but who removed some years Old settlers later t
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 . e govern-ment of the new Company. Some of these we have spoken of in a previous chapter—Maver-ick, on Noddles Island, now East Boston ; Thompson, on Thomp- 1621.] EARLY SETTLERS ABOUT BOSTON BAY. 531 sons Island; Blaxton, or Blackstone, living at this time near the footof what is now Boston Common, but who removed some years Old settlers later to the banks of the river since known by his name — on Bostonthe Blackstone — in the southwestern part of the State ofMassachusetts. There was one man, also, Thomas Walford, a black-smith, living at Charlestown, then called Mishawan, by the Indians,meaning Great Spring. Thither, where the Spragiies had gone be-fore, about a hundred of those who came with Higginson in 1629,went in obedience to the injunction of the company to strengthen theirpossession. There on the 17th of June stood John Winthrop, thefirst governor of Massachusetts, on the hill that on another 17th ofJune, nearly a century and a half later, was to be made more Colonial Relics. One of the first of the fleet to arrive was the Mary ^ John, whosecaptain, either misunderstanding his instructions, or over-anxious toreturn, landed his one hundred and forty passengers at these were John Wareham, and John Maverick, clergymen ;Roger Ludlow, and Edward Rossiter, men of substance and posi-tion. As they cotdd not remain where they had been landed, againsttheir will, several of their number, with an old planter for interpreter,took a boat, and loading it with goods went in search of a place thatshould better answer their purpose. They touched first at Charles-town, and were there advised to proceed up the river. This they did •till the water shoaled near the place where the United States
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