Mansell - Sir Robert Mansell (1573-1652)

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15742  
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Mansell - Sir Robert Mansell (1573-1652)
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"On Nov. 19, 1622, Robert Mansel, an Englishman, purchased the island of Mount Desert for 110 pounds; but as he made no settlement or improvement he could not hold it. It was called Mount Mansel for some years." - Thornton, Nellie [Mrs. Seth]. Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint) p. 13.

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“Mansell - Sir Robert Mansell (1573-1652),” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed November 21, 2024, https://demo.digitalarchive.us/items/show/11881.Item 15742

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