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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.

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



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