| Title | The journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, in New England in 1620: reprint from the original volume. With historical and local illustrations of providences, principles, and persons: by George B. Cheever, D. D.
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| Published | New York, J. Wiley, 1848.
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| Description | xi, p., 1 ℓ., [5]-369 p. 20 cm.
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| General Note | Includes a reprint of the original t.p.: A relation or iournall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Pilmoth in New England, by certaine English aduenturers both merchants and others ... London, Printed for I. Bellamie, and are to be sold at his shop at the Two greyhounds in Cornhill neere the Royall exchange. 1622.
"To the reader" (p. [13]-[14]) signed; G. Movrt.
The main part of the narrative was probably written by William Bradford and Edward Winslow. G. Mourt (George Morton?) by whose name the relation is commonly known, seems to have had no other connection with it than that of writing the preface and giving the book to the press. cf. Young, A. Chronicles of the Pilgrim fathers, Boston, 1841, p. [109]-249.
"Certaine vsefvl advertisements sent in a letter written by a discreete friend vnto the planters in New England, at thier first setting saile from Sounthampton" (p. [19]-[22]) signed: I. R. [John Robinson]
"A letter sent from New-England to a friend in these parts, setting forth a briefe and true declaration of the worth of that plantation" (p. [95]-98) signed: E. W. [Edward Winslow]
"Reasons & considerations touching the lawfulnesse of remouing out of England into the parts of America" (p. [101]-108) signed: R. C. [Robert Cushman]
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| Subjects | Massachusetts -- History -- New Plymouth, 1620-1691.
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| Other Authors | Bradford, William, 1588-1657.
Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.
Cushman, Robert, d. 1625.
Robinson, John, 1575?-1625.
Cheever, George Barrell, 1807-1890. ed.
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| LC Card Number | 40-24866 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: F 5 DA M931 J1
mq131818: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
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