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If you would know the legends, the traditions, the events which mark this ancient town, you will have to turn to records, diaries, memoranda, memorial addresses and sermons, many of them never published. It is rather odd that this serene old place, discovered only two or three days after the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, is so devoid of a printed career. IF YOU WOULD KNOW THE LEGENDS THE TRADITIONS THE EVENTS WHICH MARK THIS ANCIENT TOWN YOU WILL HAVE TO TURN TO RECORDS DIARIES MEMORANDA MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND SERMONS MANY OF THEM NEVER PUBLISHED IT IS RATHER ODD THAT THIS SERENE OLD PLACE DISCOVERED ONLY TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS AT PLYMOUTH IS SO DEVOID OF A PRINTED CAREER
ay," and Mather used it also. At the time of the Revolution the Old South was looted, and this document (along with many others) disappeared absolutely. No trace whatever could be found of it: the most exhaustive search was in vain, and scholars and historians mourned for a loss that was irreparable. And then, after half a century, after the search had been entirely abandoned, it was discovered, quite by chance, by one who fortunately knew its value, tucked into the Library of Fulham Palace in London. After due rejoicing on the American side and due deliberation on the English side of the water, it was very properly and very politely returned to this country in 1897. Now it rests after its career of infinite hazard, in a case in the Boston State House, elaborately protected from fire and theft, from any accidental or premeditated harm, and Kingston must content itself with a copy in Pilgrim Hall at Plymouth. Kingston's history commences with a manuscript and continues in the same form. ETTS BAY AND MATHER USED IT ALSO AT THE TIME OF THE REVOLUTION THE OLD SOUTH WAS LOOTED AND THIS DOCUMENT ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS DISAPPEARED ABSOLUTELY NO TRACE WHATEVER COULD BE FOUND OF IT THE MOST EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH WAS IN VAIN AND SCHOLARS AND HISTORIANS MOURNED FOR A LOSS THAT WAS IRREPLACEABLE AND THEN AFTER HALF A CENTURY AFTER THE SEARCH HAD BEEN ENTIRELY ABANDONED IT WAS DISCOVERED QUITE BY CHANCE BY ONE WHO FORTUNATELY KNEW ITS VALUE TUCKED INTO THE LIBRARY OF FULHAM PALACE IN LONDON AFTER DUE REJOICING ON THE AMERICAN SIDE AND DUE DELIBERATION ON THE ENGLISH SIDE OF THE WATER IT WAS VERY PROPERLY AND VERY POLITELY RETURNED TO THIS COUNTRY IN EIGHTEEN NINETY SEVEN NOW IT RESTS AFTER ITS CAREER OF INFINITE HAZARD IN A CASE IN THE BOSTON STATE HOUSE ELABORATELY PROTECTED FROM FIRE AND THEFT FROM ANY ACCIDENTAL OR PREMEDITATED HARM AND KINGSTON MUST CONTENT ITSELF WITH A COPY IN PILGRIM HALL AT PLYMOUTH KINGSTON'S HISTORY COMMENCES WITH A MANUSCRIPT AND CONTINUES IN THE SAME FORM
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