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vessels are said to have unloaded the plaster upon a wharf, traces of 
which are still to be seen, built for the purpose in Treats cove (Fig. 
14), whence it was taken by American vessels. Tradition states that 
during the war time a settler named Herrick, possibly the Haliker- 
above mentioned, lived on the island. 
Soon after this time we come to authentic information. On 
March 1, 1820, the Commissioners of the District of Maine in the. 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, sold to John Brewer, of Robbinston, 
in return for thirty dollars 
“two small islands in the Bay of Passamaquoddy, one situated nearly oppo- 
site the dividing line between the Towns of Robbinston and Calais containing 
four acres more or less and commonly called the great Island; and the other 
containing one acre more or less lying about one mile southerly from the 
first mentioned Island and near to the shore of Robbinston and called the 
little Island.! (Washington County, Registry of Deeds, Machias, Me., Vol. 11,. 
page 337.) 
Great Island is, of course, our Dochet. John Brewer was a 
prominent citizen of Robbinston, and 1 believe was the magistrate who. 
took several depositions for the Boundary Commissioners. He was 
on the island with Pagan, July 11, 1797,° and, as one of those con- 
cerned in the discoveries on the island, it is very likely that at this 
time his attention was called to it, and he took the first opportunity 
thereafter to secure a grant of it. He did not, however, long retain 
it, for, on August 15, 1826 
John Brewer of Robbinston, in consideration of six hundred dollars paid 
by Stephen Brewer of Northampton, Mass., Gentleman . . . . remise 
release bargain sell and convey . . . . an Island commonly called St. Croix 
Island lying in Schoodick River nearly opposite the south east corner of 
Calais, together with the house barn and all other buildings thereon, and also: 
the wharf and all other improvements on or about said island. (Washington 
County Deeds, Vol. 17, page 11.) 
The house and other buildings were doubtless those occupied by 
Haliker as tenant of brewer, and the wharf was the plaster wharf 
above mentioned. Why Stephen Brewer, presumably the brother of 
John, a prominent merchant of Northampton, Massachusetts, pur- 
chased this island we have no idea, nor can his daughters still living 
in Northampton explain; but it is of interest to note that he owned 
other parcels of land on the mainland in this region. 

1 J have not followed the ownership of Little Dochet beyond this date. Pro- 
bably it still belongs to the heirs of John Brewer. It appears to be valueless. 
I am informed by Dr. Howard Vose, of Calais, that the diary of Richard V. 
Hayden, a noted surveyor of this region, contains the following entry, April’ 
17, 1823:—‘‘ Surveyed Big Island for Gen.’1 Brewer . . . . contents about 
6 acres.” Of course he would have made a map, which would be of great 
interest if it could be found. 
? See earlier, page 201. 
