1. Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period (New Plymouth)

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With Historical and local illustrations of providences, principles, and persons: by George B. Cheever, D.D. 2d ed. With reproduction of original t.-p.: A relation or journall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Plymoth in New England, by certaine English adventurers both merchants and others . . . London, Printed for John 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 waws probably written by Edward Winslow. Parts have been attributed to William Bradford. G. Mourt (George Morton?) by whose name the relation is commonly known, seems to have had no other connection wth 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. vii - viii; Mourt's relation. A journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. New York (1963) p. x - xv.