William Bradford
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Sir,-The enclosed ancient manuscript I found some years ago in a grocer's shop in this town, of whom I obtained it with a view of saving what remained from destruction. I lament extremely that a page has been torn out; and it gives me pleasure that I now have an opportunity of placing it in your hands,-a freedom I am induced to take from your advertisement of the first of November, 1792, and from a persuasion that it may contribute in some measure...
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Written over a period of years by the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation is the single most complete authority for the story of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Colony they founded. Written between 1620 and 1647, the journal describes the story of the Pilgrims from 1608, when they settled in the Netherlands through the 1620 Mayflower voyage, until the year 1647.
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Perhaps the most important and influential source of information about the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, Bradford's landmark account was written between 1630 and 1647. In it he vividly documents the Pilgrims' story -- from their first stop, Holland, and the harrowing journey aboard the "Mayflower" to the first harsh winter in the Colony and the life-sustaining aid received from Native Americans.