New Documents Relating to the Popham Expedition, 1607.

The article presents information on the English colony that was settled at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Maine known as the Popham colony. Debate has surrounded the Popham colony and the early colony settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts regarding which colony was settled first. The article examines a newly discovered document from the Public Record Office in London, England that provides information on the Popham expedition. The document is a complaint that was filed by Sir Francis Popham in order to recover damages that resulted from the mismanagement of his ship the "Gift of God."