Pote, William, 1718-1755
Variant namesFalmouth, Maine, surveyor and seaman.
While master of a schooner engaged in carrying supplies and men to Fort Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia, Pote was captured May 17, 1745, along with his crew and that of another vessel by a party of French and Indians in Annapolis Basin near the fort. He was alloted to the Huron Indians and taken by them and French troops to Quebec, where he was imprisoned by the French at Cazarnes and at a camp until July 30, 1747.
From the description of Journal, 1745 May 17-1747 Aug. 8. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39643508
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| creatorOf | Pote, William, 1718-1755. Journal, 1745 May 17-1747 Aug. 8. | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937. Letters, 1890-1892. | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Woodward, Charles Lowell, 1832?-1903. Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to [John Fletcher] Hurst, 1890 Dec. 24. | Newberry Library |
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| associatedWith | Bastide, John Henry, b. 1710. | person |
| associatedWith | Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937. | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher), 1834-1903, | person |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Woodward, Charles Lowell, 1832?-1903. | person |
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Birth 1718-12-15
Death 1755
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