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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. 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
t he had done many times before. In these days of burglar-proof safes and fire protection it makes us shiver to think of this priceless holograph passed from hand to hand in such a casual manner. But it seems to have escaped any mishap under Dr. Prince, who deposited it eventually in the library of the Old South Church. Here it remained for half a century, still in manuscript form and frequently referred to by scholars. Thomas Hutchinson used it in compiling his "History of Massachusetts 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 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. AS MERELY DOING WHAT HE HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE IN THESE DAYS OF BURGULAR PROOF SAFES AND FIRE PROTECTION IT MAKES A SHIVER TO THINK OF THIS PRICELESS HOLOGRAPH PASSED FROM HAND TO HAND IN SUCH A CASUAL MANNER BUT IT SEEMS TO HAVE ESCAPED ANY MISHAP UNDER DOCTOR PRINTZ WHO DEPOSITED IT EVENTUALLY IN THE LIBRARY OF THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH HERE IT REMAINED FOR HALF A CENTURY STILL IN MANUSCRIPT FORM AND FREQUENTLY REFERRED TO BY SCHOLARS THOMAS HUTCHINSON USED IT IN COMPILING HIS HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS 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
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