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2 unusual facts about David Basset


David Basset

Basset's life becomes more clear in 1687 when he became embroiled in a dispute with Antoine Parat, Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland, over transporting two Huguenots to Boston when the governor wanted to deport them to France.

He agreed to serve the French as a pilot in an agreement arrived at with Governor Villebon.



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