Did a Bristol man givo his name to America? The question of the origin of the name has again been under discussion, and it has been pomtted dht that it was used in Bristol before it appeared on any Continental map. Cabot, "who was the first explorer to touch the mainland of America, sailed from Bristol, and-on his return to .that port/two payments of £20 each were made, to him by the senior collector of Customs, Richard "Ameryk. Tt .has been "suggested that Cabot named the new territory after tin's man, who was >possibly_.a.-lierEOEal friend,
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 146, 18 December 1933, Page 15
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