Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-24
Pilgrims in Maine
Visits to Koussinoc
DELIGHTFULLY."- Described

A very interesting address on the
subject. ''The Pilgrims of the May
flower in Maine was given by Hon.
Archie Lee Talbot in the Senate Cham
Der. Wednesday at .2:30 P. M.
In opening he said:
1.-The celebration of the tercentenary
of the Landing of the Pilgrims of the
Maytiower is not ended nor will it end
until the additional permanent Pill
grim memorials at Plymouth and
vided by the large appropriations OF
the Legislature of Massachusetts, and
the Federal Government.
The State of Maine, has an impor-
grims of the Mayflower, as no other
State beside Massachusetts, and this
before Maine was ever a part of
Massachusetts,.
the friendship with Lafayette in the
Revolution, there was friendship or
the Pilgrims of the Mayflower and the
French of Canada. Very little has
been written about it by historians.
The record of it has been preserved in
the reports made by the French Mis-
sionaries that within a few years have
been translated into English and made
accessible to those interested in early
early history Of Maine that should be
more generally known.
When the Pilgrims were on the
verge of starvation their lives were
saved by supplies obtained on the
his Good NEWS FROM Kew ENG
LAND" published in London, relates
that, About the end of May, 1922. at
which time our stories of victuals was
with bare and short allowance" 1t
was. supplies received from fishermen
on. the coast of Maine. Damarin's
Cove. near. Monhegan. that saved the
kgsns eHony ro Saw 81
the great love and sympathy of the
fishermen on tie coast of Maine he
writes. IT found kind entertainment
supply our. needs-this too without
recompense." for he gratefully relates
that they would not take any bills
for the same. but did what they could
freely. wishing .stheir store had been
have expressed their own love. and
supplied our necessities. for which
they sorrowed provoking one another
to the utmost of their abilities" he
declared that, I'm the time OF these
straits we must have persisted unless
God had raised up some unknown or
extraordinary means for our preserva-
In the autumn of 1925, Edward
Winslow, and q number of the Pill
grims came to the Indian camping
grounds on the east side of the Ken
nebec River. bringing. with them a
shaop load ct corn foa tns se
forest. They made their perilous voy..
age from plymouth in a little vessel
built by their house-carpenter.
But the profits received ,i from TINS ,h first
courage, and means were taken. to Sc
cure to Plymouth Colony the right to
this fur trade with the indians they
had thus discovered.
having procured Patent for the
Kennebec, they erected a house above
in We river, in the most convenient
place for trade with the Indians--and
for that end. both summer and win
ter, not only with corne. but with
such other commodities as We fisher
men had traded with them.-as coats.
prunes. etc. and what they could not
get out Of England they bought of
the fishing ships, and 80 carried on
their business as well as they could, =
In 1875. the debt Of plymouth Col
a crushing burden that was assumed
by Governor William Bradford. Myfes
Standish. Isaac Allerton. Edward
Prince. These eight associates were
known as THE Undertakers'' and un-
dertook the payment of this. debt
which they accomplished BY. their fur
trade with the Indians on the Kenne-
bec.. and Plymouth Colony was from
this source placed on firm financial
basis. Is 1t any wonder that Plymouth
Colony vigorously maintained their
these famous men known to have been
at the Trading Post. either In COM
naand or, assisting. were Governor Ed
ward Wlnslow. and his brother, John
MYlea Sfnndfph Thomaa SoufhNorth.