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At the time of the Revolution the Old South was looted, and this document (along with many others) disappeared absolutely. AT THE TIME OF THE REVOLUTION THE OLD SOUTH WAS LOOTED AND THIS DOCUMENT ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS DISAPPEARED ABSOLUTELY
nt 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. 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. 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. T 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 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 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
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