The Aptucxet Trading Post : The First Trading Post of the Plymouth Colony by Lombard, Percival Hall - 1953

Bourne, MA: Bourne Historical Society, 1934 Book. Very Good -. Soft cover. First Edition. Cover is faded around the edges. The story of "the first trading post of the Plymouth Colony with an account of its restoration on the original foundations", illustrated with photographs and drawings by the author. 30 pages..

Bourne, MA: Bourne Historical Society, 1934. 16.7 x 24.5 cm. Author, Percival Hall Lombard was President of the Bourne Historical Society (1921-1932). Colonists at Plymouth were getting badly squeezed by their creditors in London and saw that if they were ever going to pay off their debt they would have to control the entire trade of the Colony. Governor Bradford, together with Capt. Miles Standish, Isaac Allerton. Edward Winslow and others made an agreement with their creditors for the complete control of trade in beaver, other furs, sassafras, lumber, etc. for six years. This booklet relates the history of the trade and the trading post that was created. Includes map and photos of excavations, plan of foundations, some objects found within the foundations and detailed story of efforts to built a replica. Booklet notes that sudden death of author left his narrative unfinished, but Trading Post today is a memorial to him. Book (this is original 1934 booklet, not a reprint). Blue heavy paper… Read More

Buzzards Bay, MA: Bourne Historical Society, 1953. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Octavo. Out of print. Binding is wraps.