Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Geroge Drake

Annals of America ... From the Discovery by Columbus in the Year 1492, to the Year 1826 By Abiel Holmes, Holmes: "1593 GEORGE DRAKE an Englishman made a voyage up the gulf Voyage of of St Lawrence to the isle of Ramea 4 and carried home intelli G Drake to gence of t ie profitable trade of the French and others in these St Law rence parts ol America First whale Other English ships went this year to Cape Breton some for fishery of morse fishing and others for whale fishing This is the first the Eng mention that we find of the whale fishery by the English Although they found no whales in this instance yet they discovered Their first on an island 800 whale fins where a Biscay ship had been lost me of three years before and this is the first account that we have of wae ne whale fins or whale bone by the English 5 Dec IT Henry May a worthy mariner returning from the East Ind"

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