Anciens monuments et personnages historiques de Boston . setts Indiens,-résultat pleinement accompli par Standish. Les Indiens ont dit aux Anglais que deux grandes rivières s'écoulent dans la baie, dont, cependant, ils n'en ont vu qu'une. Ce cir-cumposition, indéfini comme il est, justifie l'avis que le parti Stan-distes a atterri à Shawmut, le nom indien de notre penin-sula S'Ils avaient atterri à Charlestown et s'y sont asservis, comme le veut certains écrivains, ils auraient pu s'échapper de voir à la fois Mystic et Charles, Bien qu'atShawmut ils n'auraient probablement vu que la dernière rivière.Dans William Bla

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Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . setts Indians, -aresult fully accomplished by Standish. The Indians told the Englishmen that two large rivers flowedinto the bay, of which, however, they saw but one. This cir-cumstance, indefinite as it is, justifies the opinion that Stan-dishs party landed at Shawmut, the Indian name for our penin-sula If they had landed at Charlestown and ascended theheights there, as is supposed by some writers, they could hardlyhave escaped seeing both the Mystic and Charles, while atShawmut they would probably have seen only the latter river.In William Blackstone, Episcopalian, we have the first whitesettler of the peninsula. The date of his settlement has beensupposed to have been about 1G26, although there is nothingconclusive on this point known to the writer. Here he washowever in 1628, when we find him taxed by the PlymouthColony twelve shillings, on account of the expenses incurredby the colony in the capture of Thomas Morton at Mount Wollaston.* * Belknaps American Biography. INTRODUCTION.. TRI MOUNTAIN. The place where Blackstone located his dwelling has givenrise to much controversy, but can be fixed with some degreeof certainty. Like a sen-sible man, Blackstone chosethe sunny southwest slopeof Beacon Hill for his res-idence. The records showthat in April, 1633, it isagreed that William Black-stone shall have fifty acresset out for him near hishouse in Boston to enjoyforever. In the followingyear Blackstone sold thetown all of his allotmentexcept six acres, on part ofwhich his house then stood; the sale also including all his rightin and to the peninsula, — a right thus, in some form, recog-nized by Winthrop and his associates. The price paid for thewhole peninsula of Boston was £ 30, assessed upon the inhabi-tants of the town, some paying six shillings, and some more, according to their circumstances and condition. The Charlestown records locate Blackstone as dwelling onthe other side of Charles Elver, alone, to a pl

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