Person/Organization: Rasles, Sebastien
Item 7917
Sebastien Rasles strongbox, Norridgewock, ca. 1721
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1721
Location: Norridgewock
Media: Wood, copper, leather
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Item 34718
Sebastian Rasles copy of 'Medulla Theologiae Moralis,' 1682
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1724 Location: Norridgewock Media: Ink and pencil on paper
Exhibit
Father Rasles, the Indians and the English
Father Sebastien Rasle, a French Jesuit, ran a mission for Indians at Norridgewock and, many English settlers believed, encouraged Indian resistance to English settlement. He was killed in a raid on the mission in 1724 that resulted in the remaining Indians fleeing for Canada.
