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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. 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
 turn off from the main road, and if you will not be daunted by the unsavoriness of the immediate neighborhood, you will find it quite worth your while. The house presents only a casual side to the street--one fancies it does not take much interest in its upstart neighbors--but imagination makes us believe that it regards with brooding tenderness the lovely tidal river which winds away through the marshes to the sea. Interesting as the house is for its architectural features and for its delightful location--despite the nearness of the passing train--yet it is on neither of these points that its fame rests. In this house, built in 1674, and once belonging to Major John Bradford, the grandson of the Governor, was preserved for many years one 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. AIN ROAD AND IF YOU WILL NOT BE DAUNTED BY THE UNSAVOURINESS OF THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD YOU WILL FIND IT QUITE WORTH YOUR WHILE THE HOUSE PRESENTS ONLY A CASUAL SIDE TO THE STREET ONE FANCIES IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH INTEREST IN ITS UPSTART NEIGHBOURS BUT IMAGINATION MAKES US BELIEVE THAT IT REGARDS WITH BROODING TENDERNESS THE LOVELY TIDAL RIVER WHICH WINDS AWAY THROUGH THE MARSHES TO THE SEA INTERESTING AS THE HOUSE IS FOR ITS ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES AND FOR ITS DELIGHTFUL LOCATION DESPITE THE NEARNESS OF THE PASSING TRAIN YET IT IS ON NEITHER OF THESE POINTS THAT ITS FAME RESTS IN THIS HOUSE BUILT IN SIXTEEN SEVENTY FOUR AND ONCE BELONGING TO MAJOR JOHN BRADFORD THE GRANDSON OF THE GOVERNOR WAS PRESERVED FOR MANY YEARS ONE 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 SIXTEEN O SIX TO FORTY SIX
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