KENNEBEC PURCHASE
\kˈɛnɪbˌɛk pˈɜːt͡ʃɪs], \kˈɛnɪbˌɛk pˈɜːtʃɪs], \k_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_b_ˌɛ_k p_ˈɜː_tʃ_ɪ_s]\
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In 1628, William Bradford and others, of the Plymouth colonists, obtained a grant of territory for fishing purposes along the Kennebec and Cobbiseecontee Rivers. This was sold, in 1661, to Tyng and others, and was called the " Kennebec Purchase." This grant was made by the Council for New England.
By John Franklin Jameson
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