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Bra/cii 120 having been advis'd and directed by the Indian 

 that made his efcape from our Forces, came down near 

 where the aforefaid Veffel lay a-ground, and got aboard; 

 who has proved a good Pilot and Captain for his Country. 

 The next day it being very calm and mifby, fo that they were 

 all day getting down from Maquait to Perpodack ; and the 

 Matters of the Velfels thinking it not fafe putting out in 

 the Night, fo late in the Year, 1 ' 21 Anchor'd there at Per- 

 podack'., the VelTels being much crouded, the Major or- 

 dered three Companies fhould go on fhore, and no more, 

 himfelf with Capt. Converfe 1 ® 1 went with them to order their 

 lodging, and finding juft Houfing convenient for them, 

 viz. Two Barns and one Houfe; fo feeing them all fettled 

 and their Watches out, the Major and Capt. Converfe re- 

 turn'd to go aboard, and coming near where the Boat was, 



underftand (being in the night) and land] in the evening, being the 20"' 

 haueing left her we foon mift her, Capt. inftant." [Letter, p. 94.] 

 Alden concluding the had run aground. 122 James Co?iverfe was fon of James 

 And before fhe came clear, there efcaped of Woburn, who was fon of Edward, 

 one Anthony Brackett of Cafco, who who, with wife Sarah, came in the fleet 

 was informed by the lad that efcaped with Winthrop, 1630; he was of Woburn, 

 from Amofcoggin aforefaid, of our freeman, 1671, rep. 1679, 1684-6, 1689, 

 army: he [Bracket] made his efcape, 1692, and Speaker in 1699, 1702-3. Ik- 

 got into our track, and came to Mac- married 1 Jan., 1669, Hannah Carter; 

 quait, hollowed to the veffell, that heard had James, John, Elizabeth, Robert, 

 him, and gladly took him on board." Hannah, Jonah, Jonah, Patience, and 

 [Ibid. p. 93.] Ebenezer. lie was diftinguifhed as a 



120 Anthony Brackett, jr. (elded: fon of Captain and Major in the Indian wars, 

 Anthony, note 39, ante), was afterwards and was mixed up with an eccleliaftical 

 ferviceable as Lieut, and Capt. He difficulty juft before his death. [Sav- 

 finally fettled in Bofton. [Willis's Hijl. age's Gen. Did. i : 444; Mather's Mag- 

 Portland, 290.] ualia, vii : Appendix, 16; Hutchinfon's 



121 "Came there [to Cafco, or Pur- Hijl. M<J's. ii : 67, 72; Hijl. and Gen. 

 pooduck, oppoflte to what is now Port- Reg. xiii : 31.] 



