J. E. Rankin

THE PILGRIM FATHERS

So they left that goodly and pleasant city which had been their resting place near twelve years.

But they knew they were Pilgrims, and looked not much on these things; but lift up their eyes to the Heavens, their dearest country, and quieted their spirits.

Governor William Bradford

William Bradford was born about 1590

The Mayflower reached Cape Cod; Mayflower Compact signed, November 11, 1620

The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, probably December 20, 1620

William Bradford died, May 9, 1657