[8]Officially recognized as Forefather’s Day. The first permanent landing.
[9]This was Jones River, probably named after the Mayflower’s captain.
[10]Clark’s Island where they spent their first Sabbath.
[11]An apparent error in this count is due to the fact that in two years, or 1646 and 1649, no election was held; the governor simply carried on.
[12]This is the origin of our Thanksgiving Day. As it extended over a period of several days, it might well be termed a season of Thanksgiving.
[13]O. S.
[14]O. S.
[15]John Atwood was a trusted friend of James Sherley and represented him in the final adjustment. Sherley was one of the Merchant Adventurers and a friend and benefactor of the Plymouth colony.
See letters p’s 449, 454, 478, “Bradford’s History of Plimouth Plantation” Printed Boston 1898 from the original manuscript.