Excerpt from Pioneers in the Settlement of America, Vol. 2: From Florida in 1510 to California in 1849 From Sagadahock eastward Charles II. Granted the territory to his brother, the Duke Of York. When Acadia was restored to France, the French resumed their settlements as far west as the Penobscot, and, by virtue Of the indefinite extent Of Acadia, claimed jurisdiction as far west as the Kennebec. The administration Of affairs in the duke's province was in the hands Of the justices appointed by theiroyal com missioners, subject to the duke's governor in New York, who, however, paid little attention to this part of his master's territory. The duke's friendly relations with France, and his proclivity towards Papacy, were well known, and, in connection with the claims of the bigoted French governor Of Acadia, caused no little alarm among the settlers and in Massachusetts, lest the French claims should be acquiesced in by the duke. While the justices, perhaps, shared in this alarm, they were hostile to Massachusetts; but many Of the people were anxious to have the jurisdiction Of that colony extended over them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.