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When Major John Bradford lent it to the Reverend Thomas Prince to assist him in his "Chronological History of New England," he was merely doing what he had done many times before. WHEN MAJOR JOHN BRADFORD LENT IT TO THE REVEREND THOMAS PRINCE TO ASSIST HIM IN HIS CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND HE WAS MERELY DOING WHAT HE HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE
ne of the most valuable American manuscripts in existence, and one fated to the most romantic adventures in the annals of Lost and Found. Bradford's "History of the Plymouth Plantation" is our sole source of authentic information for the period 1606-46. It is the basis for all historical study of the early life of the Pilgrims in this country, and when we look at the quiet roof of the Bradford house to-day and realize how narrowly the papers--for they remained in manuscript form for two hundred years--escaped being lost forever, our minds travel again over the often told story. The manuscript, penned in Governor Bradford's fine old hand, in a folio with a parchment back, and with some childish scribblings by little Mercy Bradford on the cover, passed at the Governor's death to his son, and at his death to his son. It reposed in the old house at which we are now looking until 1728, doubtless regarded as something valuable, but not in the least appreciated at its full and peculiar worth. UABLE AMERICAN MANUSCRIPTS IN EXISTENCE AND ONE FATED TO THE MOST ROMANTIC ADVENTURES IN THE ANNALS OF LOST AND FOUND BRADFORD'S HISTORY OF THE PLYMOUTH PLANTATION IS OUR SOLE SOURCE OF AUTHENTIC INFORMATION FOR THE PERIOD SIXTEEN O SIX TO FORTY SIX IT IS THE BASIS FOR ALL HISTORICAL STUDY OF THE EARLY LIFE OF THE PILGRIMS IN THIS COUNTRY AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE QUIET ROOF OF THE BRADFORD HOUSE TO DAY AND REALIZE HOW NARROWLY THE PAPERS FOR THEY REMAINED IN MANUSCRIPT FORM FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS ESCAPED BEING LOST FOREVER OUR MINDS TRAVEL AGAIN OVER THE OFTEN TOLD STORY THE MANUSCRIPT PENNED IN GOVERNOR BRADFORD'S FINE OLD HAND IN A FOLIO WITH A PARCHMENT BACK AND WITH SOME CHILDISH SCRIBBLINGS BY LITTLE MERCY BRADFORD ON THE COVER PASSED AT THE GOVERNOR'S DEATH TO HIS SON AND AT HIS DEATH TO HIS SON IT REPOSED IN THE OLD HOUSE AT WHICH WE ARE NOW LOOKING UNTIL SEVENTEEN TWENTY EIGHT DOUBTLESS REGARDED AS SOMETHING VALUABLE BUT NOT IN THE LEAST APPRECIATED AT ITS FULL AND PECULIAR WORTH
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