# HANDBOOK
OF
Old Burial Hill
PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.

Its History,
Its Famous Dead, and
Its Quaint Epitaphs.

BY

FRANK H. PERKINS.

PUBLISHED BY

A. S. Burbank,

Pilgrim Bookstore, Plymouth, Mass.

Copyright, 1902, by A. S. Burbank, Plymouth, Mass.

## INDEX

| PAGE |  | PAGE
Atwood, Mehitable, | 40 | Jordan, James, | 38
Bartlett, Joseph, | 37 | Judson family, | 32, 33, 35
” Thomas, | 40 | ” Rev. Adoniram, | 33
Bradford, Gov. William, | 13, 15, 16 | Keen, William, | 44
” Maj. William, | 35, 36 | Kempton, children of Zacheus, | 39
Bramhall, Phebe J., | 41 | Kendall, Rev. James, | 27
Brewster, Capt. Ellis, | 47 | Le Baron, Dr. Francis, | 22
” Nancy, | 47 | ” Dr. Lazarus, | 23
” William, | 47 | Little, Dr. Thomas, | 40
Carver, Capt. Nathaniel, | 30 | Lothrop, Col. Isaac, | 38
” Gov., | 17 | Magee, Capt. James, | 24
Clark, Hannah, | 13 | Morton, Nathaniel, | 35, 48
” Thomas, | 13, 17, 18 | “Nameless Nobleman,” | 22
Cobb, Isaac Eames, | 40 | Oldest grave, | 13
Cook, Caleb, | 31, 33 | ” stone, | 13
Cotton, children of John and Josiah, | 13, 37 | Paty, Thomas, | 39
” Rachel, | 44 | Pearson, Capt. William, | 31
Crombie, Fanny, | 43 | Plasket, Joseph, | 46
Crowe, William, | 13, 14, 15 | ” Tabitha, | 46
Cushman, Robert, | 20 | Powder-house, | 45
” Thomas, | 13, 19, 20, 21 | Rider, John, | 36
Doggett, Jane, | 37 | Ring, Ansel, | 24
Dyer, Mary, | 43 | ” William, | 37
Farrell, Andrew, | 41 | Revolutionary Patriots, | 31
Faunce, Elder Thomas, | 26, 49 | Robbins, Lemuel Cobb, | 47
Finney, children of Ephraim, | 37 | ” Rev. Chandler, | 27
Fort, site of, | 9 | ” Sally C., | 37
“Gen. Arnold,” seamen of, | 24 | Russell, Thomas, | 34, 35
Goodwin, Gen. Nathaniel, | 30 | Sampson, Capt. Simeon, | 26, 28, 29
” Hannah, | 45 | Savery, Elizabeth, | 47
” Nathaniel, | 23 | Spooner, Sarah, | 41, 42
Gray, Edward, | 13, 15 | ” Thomas, | 42
Hammatt, Abraham, | 26 | Symmes, Hannah, | 44
Harlow, Benjamin, | 41 | Taylor, Capt. Jacob, | 30
Hobart, Priscilla, | 38 | Thatcher, Dr. James, | 31
Holbrook, Peggy, | 44 | Thomas, Dr. William, | 31
Holmes, Bathsheba James, | 46 | ” John, | 31
Howard, John W., | 39 | ” Joseph, | 31
Howland, Consider, | 26 | ” Joshua, | 31
” Hannah, | 25 | ” Nathaniel, | 13, 31
” John, | 13, 17 | Tilley, Elizabeth, | 17
Jackson, Anna, | 45 | Tufts, William Drew, | 36
” Ezra Thayer, | 45 | Warren, Col. Ben, | 31
” Frederick, | 45 | ” Gen. James, | 28
” F. W., | 44 | ” James, | 28
Harriet, | 46 | ” Mercy, | 28
” Nathaniel, | 38, 39 | Watch-tower site of, | 9
” Thomas, | 44 |  |

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## The Old Burying-Ground.

“The Pilgrim Fathers are at rest:
When Summer’s throned on high,
And the world’s warm breast is in verdure dressed,
Go, stand on the hill where they lie.
The earliest ray of the golden day
On that hallowed spot is cast,
And the evening sun, as he leaves the world,
Looks kindly on that spot last.”

—Pierpont.

No spot in Plymouth is so interesting to the antiquary as Burial Hill. Here are the sites of the Pilgrims’ fort and watch-tower. Here sleep the early settlers of the colony, the heroes of the Revolution and of our later wars, and the men who went “down to the sea in ships” and braved dangers, in the days of Plymouth’s maritime glory. Here are to be seen the rude symbols of the sculptor’s art and the crude effusions of the elegiac poet.

Burial Hill is 165 feet above the sea level, and rises abruptly just back of the town’s busiest thoroughfare. It is irregular in form and contains about eight acres. From this elevation the visitor has a splendid panorama of ocean and country. Nestling at his feet, between the hill and the sea, are the thickly clustering roofs of the old town. Turning his eyes northward, he sees in the far distance the villages of Kingston and Duxbury and the monument on Captain’s Hill, erected in memory of Myles Standish,[Pg 6] the doughty Pilgrim commander. To the west stretches a rolling swell of hills, ending in an almost unbroken forest, through whose shades Massasoit led his warriors to meet the Plymouth colonists. On the south, shrouded in purple mist, are the “Pine Hills” of Manomet. Looking eastward, across the bay he spies the green dot known as Clark’s Island, where the Pilgrims spent their first Sabbath; and far beyond the shining strand of Plymouth Beach, if the day be clear and his vision keen, he can just discern Provincetown, at the point of Cape Cod,—the “tip end of Yankee-land.”

CLARK’S ISLAND.

Visited as it is daily by tourists from all parts of the world, it is fitting that this consecrated ground should be well cared for and that its surroundings should be somewhat in keeping with its historic character. By the will of J. Henry Stickney of Baltimore, late vice-president of the Pilgrim Society, $10,000 was bequeathed for improvements on this ground. It had been suggested that the legacy be[Pg 7] used in removing some, at least, of the unsightly buildings which skirt the foot of the hill on the easterly side, and in the erection of an ornamental gateway at the Town Square entrance.

CHURCH OF THE FIRST PARISH.

There are several ways of approaching Burial Hill, but the main entrance is at Town Square. As we pass through the gateway the new First Church, now in process of building (1896), looms up on our left. It is of gray stone, in the Norman type of architecture, and its severity of style is suggestive of the rugged lives of the Fathers. In the vestibule of the square central tower will be placed tablets of a historical character. This church is the oldest religious organization in the country. In an unbroken succession the ministry of this church has continued from the days of Robinson and Brewster to the present. Its records are piously preserved.

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THE OLD FORT AND FIRST MEETING-HOUSE.

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Aside from its interest to those who find pleasure in meditation among the tombs of past generations, Burial Hill has a history which forms a part of the early history of the town. Long before the spot was used for burial purposes, it served as a ground for possible defence against the savage foe, and here the first church of the colony was established. Shortly after the landing of the Pilgrims, on Dec. 21, 1620, they set about to provide against attack from the redskins, and we learn from their records that “in one field is a great hill, on which we poynt to make a platform and plant our ordnance, which will command all round about.”

In 1622 a larger fort was erected, and in 1627 De Raisieres describes it as a large square house, with flat roof made of thick sawn planks, stayed with oak beams, upon the top of which six cannon were mounted. The lower part was used for a church. The Pilgrims assembled at beat of drum, each with his musket or firelock, and marched to the place of worship.

The exact situation of this fort is unknown. No traces of it remain. It is reasonable to suppose, however, that it stood well toward the top of the hill on the southeasterly side, on a spot which would command the approach from Leyden Street (the first thoroughfare) on the east and the approach from the path leading to the fording-place on the south. This path, now Spring Street, leads directly from the hill to Town Brook.

On Sept. 23, 1643, it was agreed that a watchhouse “shall be forthwith built of brick.” This[Pg 10] structure stood at the top of the hill, on the southeasterly side, and commanded a wide view of all the country about. Its bounds are marked by four square granite blocks, and a small oval stone on a standard, suitably inscribed, more definitely designates the location. Within recent years pieces of the brick of which this watchhouse, or watch-tower, as it is more commonly called, have been unearthed.

Strolling down the southeasterly slope, the visitor comes to another similar oval stone, which tells us that here stood the old fort, erected in 1621. This may be the site of the first fortification, but history makes no record of it. We have evidence, however, that in 1676, when invasion from King Philip, the Indian chieftain, was feared, a fort was built on this spot, and the conformation of the ground indicates the existence at some time of such a work. On Feb. 19, 1676, the colonists decided to erect a fortification, “to be a hundred foot square, the pallasadoes to be ten foot and a halfe longe; to be sett two foot and a halfe in the Ground; and to be sett against a post and a Rail ... and that there shal be a watch house erected within the said ffence or fortification, and that the three peece of ordnance shal be planted within the said ffence or fortification ... said watch house which is to be sixteen foot in length and twelve foot in breadth and eight foot stud, to be walled with board.”

This construction is significant of the peril of the times and of the stern and unbending determination of the Forefathers. With the close of King Philip’s War the fort was abandoned, and in 1677 the material[Pg 11] of which it was built was granted to one William Harlow. Some of the massive timbers were used in the construction of the old Harlow house on Sandwich Street, and are still to be seen.

WILLIAM HARLOW HOUSE, 1677.

Built of timber from old Burial Hill Fort.

The hill was not used as a place of burial until after it was abandoned for defensive purposes. Those of the “Mayflower” company who died the first winter were buried on Cole’s Hill, and, while no traces of their graves remain, a tablet appropriately inscribed marks their resting-place. Others of the Pilgrim band found burial on their own estates, and no man knoweth their sepulchre. The first mention of Burial Hill as a cemetery was in 1698, when Chief Justice Sewall recorded the following in his diary: “I walk out in the morn to see the mill, then turn up to the graves, come down to the meeting-house, and seeing [Pg 13]the door partly open went in and found a very convenient place to pray.”

GENERAL VIEW.

The oldest stone in this ground is that of Edward Gray, and bears the date of 1681. It is probable, however, that earlier burials took place here. Tradition says that the oldest grave is that of John Howland, who died in 1672, although the stone which marks it was erected within comparatively recent years. Tradition also places here the earthly remains of Gov. William Bradford, and a monument bearing his name rises among the graves of the Bradford family, the exact place of the Governor’s interment, however, not being designated.

There are six ancient gravestones bearing date before 1700, as follows:—

Edward Gray, 1681.

William Crowe, 1683-84.

Hannah Clark, 1687.

Thomas Cushman, 1691.

Thomas Clark, 1697.

Ten children of John and Josiah Cotton, 1699.

Possibly there is a seventh,—the defaced tombstone of Nathaniel Thomas, who is said to have died in 1697. The figures on the stone are illegible.

All these stones are on the summit of the hill, within a narrow radius, and near the intersection of the two main paths. With the exception of Gray’s, all are of English make, and in fact most of those bearing dates to 1745 were brought from across the water.

The Gray stone, the oldest on the hill, as has been said, is of dark, compact slate. It probably has the [Pg 14]usual “cherub,” or symbol; if so, it is concealed by the iron hood which protects the edges from water and frost. By its side is a wooden slab bearing the legend, “The Grave of Edward Gray, June, 1681.” The inscription on the stone is as follows:—

[Pg 15]

Here Lyeth ye Body
of EDWARD GRAY
Gent Aged About
52 years & Departd
this life ye Last of
June 1681

Edward Gray appeared in Plymouth about the year 1643. Tradition has it that he and his brother were sent from England in order that scheming relations might obtain possession of their property. He became a merchant, and the wealthiest man in the colony.

The stone of William Crowe, the next in order of date, is of purple slate and is thus inscribed:—

Here lies buried
ye body of Mr
WILLIAM CROWE
Aged About 55 years
who decd January
1683-4

The Bradford obelisk is one of the first objects to[Pg 16] claim the visitor’s attention. It is of white marble on a granite base, and rises to a height of eight feet or more. On the south side are these words:—

H I William Bradford of Austerfield Yorkshire England. Was the son of William and Alice Bradford He was Governor of Plymouth Colony from 1621 to 1633 1635 1637 1639 to 1643 1645 to 1657

On the north side is a Hebrew sentence, said to signify “Jehovah is our help,” but by other Hebrew [Pg 17]scholars translated “In Jehovah’s name I die.” Then follows:—

GOV. BRADFORD’S MONUMENT.

Under this stone rest the ashes of William Bradford a zealous Puritan & sincere Christian Gov. of Ply. Col. from 1621 to 1657, (the year he died) aged 69, except 5 yrs. which he declined.

The grave of that sturdy old Pilgrim, John Howland, has a great attraction for thousands who tread this sacred soil, many of whom come from the good old Pilgrim stock. The stone is of reddish hue, tall and wide, and bears the following beautiful inscription:—

Here ended the Pilgrimage of
JOHN HOWLAND
who died February 23, 167⅔
aged above 80 years.
He married Elizabeth daughter of
JOHN TILLEY
who came with him in the
Mayflower Dec. 1620.
From them are descended a
numerous posterity.

“Hee was a godly man and an ancient
professor in the wayes of Christ. Hee was
one of the first comers into this land and
was the last man that was left of those
that came over in the Shipp called the
Mayflower that lived in Plymouth.”

Plymouth Records.

One of the six stones bearing date in the seventeenth century marks the grave of Thomas Clark, or Clarke, who is often spoken of as the “mate of the ‘Mayflower.’” History, however, tells a different story, and it is known that the name of the first officer of the ship was John Clark. The stone is of purple Welsh slate, and is thus lettered:—

[Pg 18]

Here lyes ye body of Mr. Thomas Clark aged 98 years departed this life March ye 24th 1697.

A huge boulder has been recently placed on this grave, and a metallic plate secured to it reads:—

Here lies buried ye body of Mr. Thomas Clarke, aged 98. Departed this life March 24, 1697. Thomas Clarke came to Plymouth from England in the ship Anne 1623. He married Susan Ring of Plymouth, 1634. Their children were Andrew, James, William, Susanna, Nathaniel, and John. From whom descended a numerous posterity. He married his second wife, Mrs. Alice Hallett Nichols of Boston, in 1664. He lived for some years in Boston, and also in Harwich, of which town he was one of the original proprietors. He died in Plymouth, having lived in the reigns of six British sovereigns and the Com’th. This stone is erected to his memory by his descendants A.D. 1891.

It is with reverent step that the latter-day Pilgrim approaches the Cushman monument, an enduring memorial to a “precious servant of God.” This is[Pg 19] a granite column, twenty-five feet high, and it is by far the most conspicuous monument on the hill. There is a bronze tablet on each of its four sides, that on the northerly side reading as follows:—

CUSHMAN MONUMENT.

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ROBERT CUSHMAN,
Fellow-exile with the Pilgrims in Holland,
Afterwards their chief agent in England,
Arrived here -IX- November, -MDCXXI,
With Thomas Cushman his son:
Preached -IX- December,
His memorable sermon on “The Danger of self-love
And the sweetness of true friendship:”
Returned to England -XIII- December,
To vindicate the enterprise of Christian emigration;
And there remained in the service of the Colony Till -MDCXXV,
When, having prepared to make Plymouth His permanent home.

West side:—

He died, lamented by the forefathers
as “their ancient friend,—who was
as their right hand with their friends
the adventurers, and for divers years
had done and agitated all their business
with them to their great advantage.”
“And you, my loving friends, the adventurers
to this plantation, as your care has been first
to settle religion here before either profit
or popularity, so, I pray you, go on.——
I rejoice——that you thus honor God
with your riches, and I trust you shall be repaid
again double and treble in this world, yea,
and the memory of this action shall never die.”

Dedication of the Sermon.

South side:—

THOMAS CUSHMAN.
Son of Robert, died -X- December, MDCXCI,
Aged nearly -LXXXIV- years.
For more than -XLII- years he was
Ruling Elder of the First Church in Plymouth,
By whom a tablet was placed to mark his grave on this spot,
Now consecrated anew by a more enduring memorial.
MARY,
widow of Elder Cushman, and daughter of Isaac Allerton,
Died -XXVIII- November, MDCXCIX, aged about -XC- years,
The last survivor of the first comers in the Mayflower.

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East side:—

Erected by
The descendants of
Robert Cushman
In memory of their Pilgrim Ancestors,
XVI- September, MDCCCLVIII.

The stone originally erected over the grave of Elder Thomas Cushman was removed in 1858 to make room for this memorial, and now stands a little distance from its first position. It is of purple Welsh slate, and is in a remarkable state of preservation. The inscription is as follows:—

Here lyeth buried ye body of that precious servant of God, Mr. THOMAS CUSHMAN, who after he had served his generation according to the will of God, and particularly the church[Pg 22] of Plymouth for many years in the office of a ruleing elder fell asleep in Jesus Decmr. ye 10, 1691 & ye 84. year of his age.

There is always eager inquiry from the visitors to Burial Hill for the grave of the “Nameless Nobleman,” the hero of Mrs. Jane G. Austin’s famous historical novel of that title. We find it near the Cushman monument. The stone has the small figure of an hourglass at its top, under which appears the winged cherub, the sculpture being better defined than is usual in such old work. The inscription reads:—

Here lyes ye body
of Mr. FRANCIS LE BARRAN
phytician who
departed this life
Augst ye 18th 1704,
in ye 36 year
of his age.

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Dr. Le Baron was the surgeon of a French ship which was wrecked in Buzzard’s Bay in 1694. With the officers and crew he was taken prisoner and sent to Boston. On their way a stop was made at Plymouth, where the doctor had occasion to perform a surgical operation. This led to a request, made by the citizens to the lieutenant-governor, and granted, that he be allowed to remain in the town. From him the numerous Le Barons in America are descended.

By the side of Dr. Le Baron is buried his wife Mary, who after his death married a Wait. Near by is the grave of their son, Dr. Lazarus Le Baron, who[Pg 24] also figures in Mrs. Austin’s writings; and in the rear of these graves is seen the tombstone of Nathaniel Goodwin, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Jane (Goodwin) Austin, who married Lydia, daughter of Lazarus Le Baron.

Various other people mentioned in Mrs. Austin’s novels are buried in this ground. Among them is Ansel Ring, who, as we are told in “Dr. Le Baron and His Daughters,” was cursed by the old witch, Mother Crewe. He lies with the sixty seamen who perished on board the “General Arnold.” A marble shaft on the extreme southwesterly edge of the hill marks the place of their interment. The inscription on the northeasterly side is:—

In memory of Seventy two Seamen who perished in Plymouth harbour on the 26, and 27, days of December 1778, on board the private armed Brig, Gen. Arnold, of twenty guns, James Magee of Boston, Commander, sixty of whom were buried on this spot.

On the northwesterly side:—

Capt. James Magee died in Roxbury, February 4, 1801; aged 51 years.

On the southwesterly side:—

Oh! falsely flattering were yon billows smooth
When forth, elated, sailed in evil hour,
That vessel whose disastrous fate, when told,
Fill’d every breast with sorrow and each eye
With piteous tears.

On the southeasterly side:—

This monument marks the resting place of sixty of the seventy two mariners, “who perished in their strife with the storm,” and is erected by Stephen Gale of Portland, Maine, a stranger to them, as a just memorial of their sufferings and death.

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Another of Mrs. Austin’s characters is Hannah Howland, who is said to have died of a broken heart on account of Ring’s sad end. Her stone is to be found on the crown of the hill, not far from the Le Baron graves. Its inscription reads:—

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

To the memory of Miss Hannah Howland, who died of a
Languishment, January ye 25th 1780 Ætatis 26.

For us they languish, & for us they die
And shall they languish shall they die in vain.

Readers of “Dr. Le Baron and His Daughters” will recall the following reference to the graves of the Howland family:—

[Pg 26]

Consider Howland slept with his fathers on Burying Hill, and Ruth Bryant, his loving wife, had meekly followed him thither. You may see their stones today, in the shadow of that majestic though mistaken monument to the memory of John Howland, the Pilgrim, who married Elizabeth Tilley, and not Ellzabeth, daughter of childless Governor Carver. There too may you see a plaintive little stone to the memory of

Consider son to Mr Consider
and Mrs. Ruth Howland,
Aged 7 years.

The graves of Capt. Abraham Hammatt and Capt. Simeon Sampson, both mentioned in “Dr. Le Baron and His Daughters,” are to be seen here.

Capt. Sampson’s tombstone is referred to among those of the Revolutionary patriots. That of Capt. Hammatt is near the group of Howland graves, and is thus inscribed:—

In This sacred spot Are deposited the remains of Capt Abraham Hammatt who died of a malignant Fever October 12th 1797 Ætatis 47 And of his daughter Sophia who On the fst December following Fell a victim to the same Disease Ætatis 13.

Hers was the mildness of the rising Morn
And his the radiance of the risen day.

The stone of Elder Faunce occupies a prominent position on the hilltop. It bears the figure of a skeleton, seated on an hourglass. The left hand of the skeleton holds a scythe, and wings are attached to the hourglass. Above the figure is the drawing of a scallop shell. The inscription is:—

Here lyes buried the Body of Mr. Thomas Faunce ruling Elder of the first Church of Christ in Plymouth deceased Febry 27th An: Dom. 1745-6 in the 99th year of his Age.

The Fathers, where are they?
Blessed are the dead who
Die in the Lord.

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Near by are entombed the remains of Dr. Chandler Robbins, and on the stone we read:—

This Stone Consecrated to the memory Of the Revd Chandler Robbins D D was erected By the inhabitants of the first Religious Society in Plymouth As their last grateful tribute of respect For his eminent labors In the ministry of JESUS CHRIST Which commenced January 30th 1760 And continued till his death June 30th 1799 Ætatis 61 When he entered into the everlasting rest Prepared for the faithful ambassadors Of the most high God.

Ah come heaven’s radiant Offspring hither throng
Behold your prophet your Elijah fled
Let sacred symphony attune each tongue
To chant hosannahs with the virtuous dead.

A few feet away is the white marble slab erected to the memory of another noted divine, Dr. James[Pg 28] Kendall, of blessed memory, who for more than half a century served the First Church as its pastor. It is thus inscribed:—

Rev. James Kendall, D.D. Ordained 1 Jan. 1800. Died 17 March 1859. Aged 89 years. For sixty years Minister of the First Parish in this town.

Plymouth played her part in the Revolution, and of her soldiers and sailors who fought in that memorable struggle a number are buried in this historic ground.

Near the site of the old fort an iron fence encloses the Warren lot. Within it stands the monument of Gen. James Warren, president of the Provincial Congress and major-general of the militia. He died in 1808. His wife, Mercy Warren, sister of James Otis, the patriot, lies in the same enclosure. She was a woman of marked literary ability, and the author of several works. Their son James, who served with Paul Jones on the “Bon Homme Richard,” and who lost a limb in one of the naval engagements, is said to have been buried in this lot, but there is no stone to indicate the grave. It is quite probable that the body was laid away in the Warren tomb, at the foot of the hill.

Capt. Simeon Sampson was another Revolutionary hero of renown. His stone is to be seen on the northerly side of the hill, near the path leading from School to Russell Streets. In 1762 he was taken prisoner by the French and held for ransom, but escaped from his captors by assuming female attire. At the outbreak of the Revolution, when a marine force was deemed necessary to protect our commerce[Pg 29] from depredation by British cruisers, he was the first naval captain in the continental service to be appointed by the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts. He died in 1789 at the age of fifty-three, and his epitaph tells us:—

[Pg 30]
O ye whose cheek the tear of pity stains
Draw near with pious reverence and attend
Here lie the loving Husbands dear remains
The tender Father and the courteous Friend
The dauntless heart yet touched by human woe
A Friend to man to vice alone a Foe.

Not far away is the stone of Gen. Nathaniel Goodwin, a well-known military character of the last century. His house was where the Baptist church now stands. He had charge of the enlistments for the Revolutionary army in this quarter of the State. On the surrender of Burgoyne and his men, Gen. Goodwin was placed in command of the guard over them at Somerville. Burgoyne’s sword fell into his possession. He died in 1819.

Just across the path from the grave of William Crowe is the tombstone of Capt. Jacob Taylor, another of Plymouth’s Revolutionary patriots, who died in 1788. Beneath the name and date we read these quaintly worded lines:—

Through life he brav’d her foe if great or small
And march’d out foremust at his country’s call.

On the southeasterly hillside we catch sight of the name of Capt. Nathaniel Carver, beneath the weeping-willow and urn, the common mortuary emblems of those days. Capt. Carver commanded a vessel which was captured by the famous Admiral Nelson. The Yankee captain was enabled, however, to do the great naval officer a good turn by piloting him out of a place of danger; and the following document, in possession of Hon. William T. Davis, the historian of Plymouth, explains itself:—

These are to certify that I took the schooner Harmony. Nathaniel Carver, master, belonging to Plymouth, but on acc’t of his good services have given him up his vessel again. Dated on b’d His Majesty’s ship Albemarle, 7 Aug., 1782, in Boston Bay.

Horatio Nelson.

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On the west side of the hill are the graves of Dr. William Thomas, a surgeon in the expedition against Louisburg in 1745; and his sons Joshua, who was on the staff of the Revolutionary Gen. Thomas; Joseph, a captain of artillery in the Revolution; John, a surgeon’s mate under his father; and Nathaniel, who was also engaged in the struggle for independence.

Other soldiers of our first war who are buried here are Dr. James Thatcher, a surgeon in the American army, and an early historian of Plymouth; Col. Ben Warren, a brave officer, whose grave is unmarked: and Capt. William Pearson, who, as his epitaph informs us, was “a true patriot and a hero of the Revolution.” Col. Warren, by the way, has some claim to distinction from having married four wives, the last marriage taking place fifty-eight years after the first—a circumstance which for a time puzzled the searchers of genealogical records. Speaking of “men of war,” mention should be made of Caleb Cook, whose place of interment is near the Le Baron graves. He was with Capt. Church at the battle in which King Philip was killed. There are known to be graves of at least twenty-two Revolutionary patriots on the hill, and 193 who served in the late Rebellion are buried here.

Many visitors to Burial Hill, particularly those of the Baptist faith who hold in reverence the name of its great missionary, find more than a passing interest in the white marble slab which stands as a memorial to the Judson family. It is near the site of the watch-tower, and is enclosed by white wooden palings. It bears the following inscription:—

[Pg 32]

THE JUDSON FAMILY.

[Pg 33]

Sacred to the memory of Rev. ADONIRAM JUDSON, who died Nov. 28, 1826, Æ. 75. A faithful and devoted Minister of Christ. ELNATHAN JUDSON, M. D. who died at Washington City May 8, 1829, Æ. 34 years. ANN H. JUDSON, his dau. died May 30, 1832, Æ. 7 years. ELLEN YOUNG, his wife, died Nov. 25, 1832, Æ. 30 y’rs. ANN H. JUDSON, Missionary to Burmah, who died at Amherst, B. E. Oct. 24, 1826, Æ. 37 y’rs. ROGER W. JUDSON, died May 4, 1816, Æ. 8 mo. MARIA E. B. JUDSON, died April 24, 1827, Æ. 2 yrs. 3 mo. SARAH B. JUDSON, Missionary to Burmah, who died in the port of St. Helena, Sept. 1, 1845, Æ. 42 y’rs. ADONIRAM JUDSON, D. D. Missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union to the Burman Empire, who died at Sea, April 12, 1850, Æ. 62 years. EMILY C. widow of Adoniram Judson, D. D. & Missionary to Burmah, died June 1, 1854, Æ. 37 y’rs. ABIGAIL BROWN JUDSON, born in Malden, March 21, 1791, died in Plymouth, Jan. 25, 1884.

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In the same enclosure is a stone inscribed as follows:—

Sacred to the memory of MRS. ABIGAIL widow of the late Rev. Adoniram Judson who died Jan. 31, 1842, aged 82 years.

Her hope was in the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. She felt the balm and efficacy of those leaves which are for the healing of the nations.

A guilty weak and helpless worm,
On thy kind arms I fall
Be thou my guide and righteousness
My Jesus and my all.

A few steps along the path northward from the Judson lot, and we come to a rough boulder on which is carved the name of Thomas Russell, and the dates Sept. 26, 1825, and Feb. 9, 1887. Judge Russell was for many years president of the Pilgrim Society and took an active interest in the history of the old town. It is fitting that his earthly remains should find a resting-place in this ground.

Under the shadow of the Bradford monument, not many feet away, is a blue slate stone with this inscription:—

Here lies the body of ye honorable Major William Bradford, who expired Feb. ye 20th 1703-4, aged 79 y’rs.

He lived long but still was doing good
& in his country’s service lost much blood;
After a life well spent he’s now at rest,
His very name and memory is blest.

The stone of Nathaniel Morton, which we see a little way beyond, is chiefly interesting from its figure of a man rising from the tomb, emblematic of the resurrection.

Let us take a turn on this part of the hill where we are now standing, and note some of the quaint[Pg 36] epitaphs. Beginning with a low, moss-covered stone just across the path from the Russell boulder, we find the following worthy of our attention:—

To the memory of
Mr John Rider who
Dec March the 11
1756 aged 47
years Wanting
4 days.

In memory of William Drew Tufts Son of Jona & Priscilla Tufts, Born Nov. 9 1791 Died at the Island of Cuba March 29 1811 aged Nineteen years.

Green as the bay tree, ever green,
With its new foliage on,
The young, the healthful have I seen,
I pass’d, and they were gone.

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Sacred to the memory of Miss Sally C. Robbins dau’r of Capt. Samuel & Mrs. Sarah Robbins. She deceased by a fall from a chaise, Aug. 14, 1828, aged 25 years, 5 mo’s and 10 days.

Our home is in the grave;
Here dwells the multitude; we gaze around,
We read their monuments, we sigh and
while we sigh, we sink.

Here lyes ye body of William Ring who decd sum time in April 1729 in ye 77th year of his age.

Samuel H Josiah ye n John Cotton Josiah Anonymus
Edward Josiah Edward Richard Roland 7 sons of Josiah
Cotton who died between ye year 1712 & 1734

To the memory of the amiable Mrs. Jane Dogget Consort of Mr. Seth Dogget who died May 31 1794 in the 26th year of her age also an infant Daughter by her side

Come view the seen twill fill you with surprise
Behold the loveliest form in nature dies
At noon she flourish’d blooming fair and gay
At evening an extended corpse she lay.

Here lyeth buried ye body of Joseph Bartlett who departed this life April ye 9th 1703 in ye 38th year of his age

J.         B.

Thousands of years after blest Abell’s fall
Twas said of him being dead he speakth yet
From silent grave methinks I hear a call
Pray fellow-mortall, don’t your death forget
You that your eyes cast on this grave
Know you a dying time must have.

On the easterly slope the following greet the eye:—

This Stone is erected to the memory of twin children of Ephraim Finney and Phebe his wife who were born Octr 27, 1822, Elizabeth died March 10, 1823, Ezra died September 14, 1823.

My friends behold what death has done
Taken these babes when they were young
Prepare to live prepare to die
Prepare for long Eternity.

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James Jordan. Drowned in Smelt Pond, June 25, 1837, aged 27 y’rs.

Buried on the day he was to have been married.

Near this is a stone which is sometimes called the “Masonic stone.” It bears the name of Nathaniel Jackson, and the date 1743. Above the lettering the sculptor has engraved a death’s-head, a tomb, an hourglass, cross-bones, an urn, a rose-tree, and the figure of a skeleton seated on a globe.

Departed this Life
June 23, 1796,
In the 90th year of her Age
Madam Priscilla Hobart
Relict
of the Revd Noah Hobart
late of Fairfield in Connecticut
her third husband
her first and Second
were
John Watson Esq
and
Honble Isaac Lothrop.

This Stone is
erected to the memory of
that unbiased Judge
Faithful Officer, sincere Friend
and honest Man
Coll Isaac Lothrop
who resigned this Life
on the 26th day of April 1750
in the 43 year of his age.

Had Virtues Charms the power to save
Its faithful Votaries from the grave
This stone would neer possess the fame
Of being marked by Lothrop’s name.

Continuing our search along the southeasterly slope we find these three. The first two quoted are near the tombs at the foot of the hill:—

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In memory of John W. Howard Son of Capt. James Howard & Mrs. Hannah his wife born March 20, 1815 died April 2, 1815

He glanc’d into the world to see
A sample of our misery.

In memory of Four Children of Mr Zacheus Kempton & Sarah his wife viz Sally aged 36 years Charles aged 21 years Woodard aged 17 years Robinson aged 2 years They died between 1802 & 1820.

Stop traveller and shed a tear
Uppon the sod of children dear.

In memory of Thomas Paty son of Mr Thomas Paty and Mrs Jorusha his wife who departed this life Oct 7th 1802 aged 2 years 10 months and 20 days.

And must thy childrin Dye so soon.

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Passing around the southerly edge of the hill, we pause a moment to read these words:—

To the memory of Isaac Eames Cobb who was born Jany 19, 1789, and died Jany 14, 1821.

Possess’d he talents ten, or five or one
The work he had to do that work was done
Improv’d his mind, in wisdom’s ways he trod
Reluctant died, but died resigned to GOD.

For quaintness of diction this is well matched by the two following headstones, which are close at hand:—

To the memory of Thomas Bartlett son of Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Ruth Bartlett who died Septr 9th 1802 aged 1 year 2 months 11 days.

That once loved form now cold & dead,
Each mournfull thought imploys
And nature weeps his comforts fled
And withered all his joys,
But ceas fond nature dry thy tears
Religion pints on high
And ever lasting spring appears
And joys that never die.

Here lyes buried ye body of Mr. Thomas Little Practitioner in Physick & Chyrurgery Aged 58 years Decd Decemr ye 22 1712

As we turn thence westerly we pass these inscriptions:—

Erected to the memory of Mrs. MEHITABEL, wife of Capt. Thos. Atwood, who died Jan. 11, 1809, In the 58 year of her age. In early life her feeble constitution gave painful premonition of her early exit. She however unexpectedly passed the meridian of life, discharging in a very laudable manner, filial parental & conjugal duties. At length the seeds of death were planted in her vitals—she sickened, languished & expired in hopes of a blessed immortality.

Short is our longest day of life,
And soon its prospect ends
Yet on that day’s uncertain date
Eternity depends.

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ANDREW FARRELL, of respectable connexions In IRELAND Aged 38 years, Owner & Commander of the Ship Hibernia, Sailed from Boston Jany 26, And was wrecked on Plymouth Beach Jany 28 1805. His remains With five of seven seaman Who perished with him are here interred.

O piteous lot of man’s uncertain state!
What woes on life’s eventful journey wait—
By sea what treacherous calms; what sudden storms;
And death attendant in a thousand forms.

In memory of Mr Benjamin Harlow who died November 18th 1816 aged 34 years.

Friends and physicians could not save
My mortal Body from the Grave
Nor can the Grave confine me here
When Christ the son of God appears

The westerly side of the hill abounds in curious inscriptions, and among them we note the following:—

Here lies Interrd
The Body of Ms
SARAH SPOONER
who deceased
January
Ye 25th AD 1767
In ye 72d year of
her age. She was
widow to ☞

(The hand points to the next stone, which marks the grave of her husband.)

Sacred to the memory of Phebe J. Bramhall, A native of Virginia & wife of Benjn Bramhall Jun who died August 27, 1817, aged 21 years.

Possess’d of an amiable disposition, She endeared herself to
all around her
“but”
Weep not for her in her Spring time she flew
To that land, where the wings of the soul are unfurl’d
And now, like a star beyond evening’s cold dew
Looks radiantly down on the tears of this world.

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Consecrated to the Memory of Mrs Mary Dyer who died April 17th 1805 aged 47 years

One thing is needfull And Mary hath chosen that Good part which shall not be taken away from her.

Fanney Crombie daughter of Mr Calvin Crombie & Mrs Naomi his wife Departed this life June 25th 1804 in the 8th year of her age.

As young as beautiful! and soft as young!
And gay as soft! and innocent as gay!

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Erected in memory of Mr. William Keen, who died February 18, 1825, aged 69.

This modest stone, what few vain marbles can,
May truly say, Here lies an honest man.
Calmly he looked on either life, and here
Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear.
From Nature’s temperate feast rose satisfied,
Thank’d Heav’n that he had lived and that he died.

Here lies inter’d the body of Miss Hannah Symmes eldest Daughter of Mr Isaac and Mrs Hannah Symmes who at the early period of 28 years after being long exercis’d with bodily pain with christian fortitude yielded her spirit to its benevolent Author. Born Jany 30, 1766, Died March 27, 1794.

To the memory of Thomas Jackson Esqr This Monument is erected Obiit September 19, 1794, Aged 67 years

The spider’s most attenuated thread
Is cord, is cable, to man’s slender tie.

Consecrated to the memory of Mrs PEGGY HOLBROOK wife of Mr Jeremiah Holbrook who departed this life August 28th 1811 aged 26 years

Her amiable Disposition endeared her to her friends and died lamented by all who knew her

Though harsh the strike and most severe the rod
Cease mourner cease it was a strike from God

I
am erected
by
Josiah Cotton Esqr
in remembrance of Rachel his pious and Virtuous Wife, who
died Janury 17th 1808 aged 50 years.
In belief of Christianity I lived,
In hope of a glorious Resurrection I died.

F. W. Jackson Obiit March 23, 1799 Aged One year 7 days.

Heav’n knows What man
He might have made, But we
He died a most rare boy.

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The three latter are on the extreme westerly edge of the ground, not far from the corner where the powder house was built in 1770. No trace of this structure remains.

Turning our steps toward the northerly side, the following epitaphs invite our attention:—

To the Memory Of Mrs. Anna Jackson Obii. July 20, 1794 Aged 28 years.

Death is the privilege of human nature,
And life without it were not worth our taking
Thither the poor, the unfortunate, and Mourner
Fly for relief & lay their burdens down.

In Memory of Ezra Thayer Jackson son of Mr Thomas Jackson 2d & Mrs Lucy his wife who died Novr 23d 1783 Aged 25 days

What did the Little hasty Sojournr find so forbidding & disgustful in our upper World to occasion its precipitant exit.

In Memory of Frederick son of Mr Thomas Jackson and Mrs Lucy his wife who died March J5, J788 aged J year & 5 days

O! happy Probationer! accepted without being exercised!— It was thy peculiar Privilege not to feel the slightest of those Evils, which oppress thy surviving kindred.

Here lies Buried the Body of Mrs Hannah Goodwin, the wife of Mr John Goodwin and daughter of Mr Thomas and Mrs Sarah Jackson who departed this life March 8th AD. 1777; in the 22d Year of her Age.

A Soul pre par’d Needs no delays
The Summons comes the Saint obeys
Swift was Her flight & short the Road
She close’d Her Eyes & saw Her God
The Flesh rests here till Jesus comes
And claims the Treasure from the Tomb

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In memory of Harriet Daughter of Mr Samuel & Mrs Hannah Jackson who died Sept. 17, 1793 aged 10 months & 3d (piece gone)

Babes thither caught from Womb and Breast
Claim Right to sing above the Rest
Because they found the happy shore
They never saw nor sought before.

In memory of Mrs. Tabitha Plasket who died June 10, 1807 aged 64 years.

Adieu vain world I have seen enough of the
And I am careless what thou say’st of me
Thy smiles I wish not;
Nor thy frowns I fear,
I am now at rest my head lies quiet here.

In Memory of Mr. JOSEPH PLASKET who died August 1, AD. 1794 in the 48 year of his age

All you that doth behold my stone
Consider how soon I was gone
Death does not always warning give
Therefore be careful how you live
Repent in time, no time delay
I in my prime was called away.

(Tabitha Plasket was for many years a school-teacher in Plymouth and was well known as an eccentric character.)

BATHSHEBA JAMES widow of Capt William Holmes 3d Mariner and daughter to Capt Joseph Doten Do. she was killed instantaneously in a thunder storm by the Electrich fluid of lightning on the 6th of July 1830, aged 35 years and 26 days.

She was an affectionate wife; a dutiful Daughter, a happy mother, a kind and sincere friend. Alas sweet Blossom short was the period that thy enlivening virtues contributed to the Happiness of those connections; But oh, how long have they to mourn the loss of so much worth and Excellence.

Farewell dear Wife untill that day more blest
When if deserving I with thee shall rest,
With thee shall rise with thee shall live above
In worlds of endless bliss and boundless love.

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In memory of William Brewster Son of Capt William Brewster & Mrs Elizabeth his wife died April 5th 1804 aged one year 5 months & 17 days

The father and the children dead
We hope to Heaven their souls are fled
The widow now alone is left
Of all her family bereft.
May she now put her trust in God.
To heal the wounds made by his rod.

Capt Ellis Brews  and Mrs Nancy  wife died Dec 13
180  aged 4  years

He listen’d for a while to hear
Our mortal griefs; then tun’d his ear
To angel harps and songs, and cried
To join their notes celestial, sigh’d and dyed.

To the memory of Lemuel Cobb Robbins son of Capt Ansel Robbins and Hannah his wife who died Oct 2sd 1801 aged 1 year & 10 days

We have no Reason for to mourn
For gods will must be don
He lent him for a little space
Then sudden Called him home

In memory of Elizabeth Savery, wife of Lemuel Savery who died August 1, 1831, Aged 71 years.

Remember me as you pass by,
As you are now so once was I;
As I am now so you must be,
Prepare for death to follow me.

There are about 2,150 headstones on Burial Hill, and many graves are unmarked. In some cases, undoubtedly, this absence of a memorial is due to the considerable cost of stones in the early days. In other instances the monuments have fallen prey[Pg 48] to the ravages of time. Rigid restrictions now govern burials in this ground.

Standing thus among the graves of the pioneer dead and putting all modern life behind him, one’s thoughts go back across the centuries and grasp, with a new sense of reality, the facts of Pilgrim history. The Forefathers, who did brave deeds and suffered much, and planted in the wilderness the seeds of a free[Pg 49] nation, stand forth not as shadowy historical figures, but as living men. And thinking on such things, these words of the poet Pierpont find ready echo:—

“The Pilgrim spirit has not fled,
It walks in noon’s broad light;
And it watches the bed of the glorious dead,
With the holy stars, by night.
It watches the bed of the brave who have bled,
And shall guard this ice-bound shore,
Till the waves of the bay, where the Mayflower lay,
Shall foam and freeze no more!”

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## Members of the Mayflower Company

| [1]John Carver. | 1. | [1]Samuel Fuller.[2]
| Katherine Carver, his wife. |  |
| Desire Minter. | 2. | [1]John Crackston.
8. | [1]John Howland.[5] |  | John Crackston, Jr.
| Roger Wilder. |  |
| William Latham. | 2. | [1]Miles Standish.[2]
| Maid Servant. |  | Rose Standish, his wife.
| Jasper More. |  |
|  |  | [1]Christopher Martin.
| [1]William Brewster.[4] | 4. | His wife.
| Mary Brewster, his wife. |  | Solomon Prower.
6. | Love Brewster. |  | John Langemore.
| Wrestling Brewster. |  |
| Richard More.[2] |  | [1]William Mullins.[4]
| His Brother. |  | Alice Mullins, his wife.
|  | 5. | Joseph Mullins.
| [1]Edward Winslow.[2] |  | Robert Carter.
| Elizabeth Winslow, his wife. |  | Priscilla Mullins.
5. | [1]George Soule.[2] |  |
| Elias Story. |  | [1]William White.[4]
| Ellen More. |  | Susanna White, his wife.
|  | 6. | Resolved White.
2. | [1]William Bradford.[2] |  | Peregrine White.
| Dorothy Bradford, his wife. |  | William Holbeck.
|  |  | Edward Thompson.
| [1]Isaac Allerton.[4] |  |
| Mary Allerton, his wife. |  | [1]Stephen Hopkins.[4]
6. | Bartholomew Allerton. |  | Elizabeth Hopkins, his wife.
| Remember Allerton. |  | Giles Hopkins.
| Mary Allerton. | 8. | Constance Hopkins.
| John Hooke. |  | Damaris Hopkins.
|  |  | Oceanus Hopkins.
1. | [1]Richard Warren.[2] |  | [1]Edward Doty.[2]
|  |  | [1]Edward Leister.
| [1]John Billington.[4] |  |
4. | Eleanor Billington, his wife. |  | [1]Edward Fuller.[4]
| John Billington. | 3. | His wife.
| Francis Billington. |  | Samuel Fuller.
| [1]Edward Tilley. |  | [1]John Turner.
4. | Ann Tilley, his wife. | 3. | His son.
| Henry Sampson.[2] |  | Another son.
| Humility Cooper. |  |
| [1]John Tilley.[4] |  | [1]Francis Eaton.[4]
3. | His wife. | 3. | Sarah Eaton, his wife.
| Elizabeth Tilley. |  | Samuel Eaton.
2. | [1]Francis Cooke.[4] | 1. | [1]Moses Fletcher.
| John Cooke. | 1. | [1]Thomas Williams.
|  | 1. | [1]Digory Priest.[2]
2. | [1]Thomas Rogers.[4] | 1. | [1]John Goodman.
| Joseph Rogers. | 1. | [1]Edmund Margeson.
|  | 1. | [1]Richard Britteridge.
| [1]Thomas Tinker. | 1. | [1]Richard Clarke.
3. | His wife. | 1. | [1]Richard Gardner.
| His son. | 1. | [1]Gilbert Winslow.
|  | 1. | [1]Peter Browne.[2]
2. | [1]John Rigdale. | 1. | [1]John Alden.[3]
| Alice Rigdale, his wife. | 1. | [1]Thomas English.
|  | 1. | [1]John Allerton.
| [1]James Chilton.[4] | 1. | William Trevore.
3. | His wife. | 1. | —— Ely.
| Mary Chilton. | 1. | William Butten (died at sea).

### FOOTNOTES:

[1] Signers of the Compact.

[2] Mayflower passengers from whom descent has been proved.

[3] Includes descent from William and Alice Mullins and their daughter Priscilla.

[4] Includes descent from wife or child on the Mayflower.

[5] Includes descent from John Tilley and his daughter Elizabeth.

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## Pilgrim Gifts

The Mayflower Coat of Arms Plate

The crests of nine Pilgrim families combined on one plate: Winslow, Bradford, Warren, Brewster, Hopkins, White, Howland, Fuller, Alden and Standish. Made in the correct enamel colors. By mail, $1.35. Made in Old Blue. By mail, 85c.

Plymouth Rock
Guest Room
Tappers

Made of solid brass in the shape of Plymouth Rock with figures 1620. A pleasing novelty for the guest room door—size three inches—price postpaid, $1.60.

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Ivorex Plaques

The plaques are made in a pleasing tone of old ivory, the figures beautifully modelled in relief. When hung on the wall by their silken cords they can hardly be distinguished from the real hand-carved ivory. Very desirable for wedding, Christmas or birthday gifts.

Made in the following subjects. Size 6×9 at $2.50 each.

The Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor
Landing of the Pilgrims, Dec. 21, 1620
The Old Folks at Home
Pilgrims Signing the Compact in the
Cabin of the Mayflower, Nov. 11, 1620
A Friendly Call
Plymouth Colony in 1621

Also in the following subjects. Size 4×7 at $1.50 each.

The March of Myles Standish
Priscilla and John Alden
The Return of the Mayflower
National Monument to the Forefathers
Pilgrim Hall
“Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?”
Myles Standish House, 1666
John Alden House, 1653
Portico over Plymouth Rock
Myles Standish Monument
Pilgrims Going to Church

Add 15c for postage and insurance.

Model of Ship
Mayflower

A Paper Weight in antique
brass or copper finish.
Postpaid 75c.

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Reproduction of Ivorex Plaques

LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS

A FRIENDLY CALL

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Coats of Arms of Mayflower Families

Bradford, Howland, Standish, Alden, Brewster,
Fuller, Winslow, White, Cook, Warren, Hopkins

Water Colors, 12×15 | $18.00
Water Colors, 12×15, framed, 16×20 | 23.00
Water Colors, 8×10 | 5.00
Water Colors, 8×10, framed, 11×14 | 7.00
Water Colors, 4×5 | 2.00
Water Colors, 4×5, framed, 8×10 | 3.50
Prints as illustrated above | .25

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Pilgrim Literature

History of Plymouth Plantation, 1608-1650.

The original narrative by Gov. William Bradford with notes

by Wm. T. Davis. By mail, $4.00.

Standish of Standish.

By Jane G. Austin. A story of the Pilgrims. Deeply interesting.

Historically correct. 12mo, cloth, 422 pages. By mail $2.50.

Betty Alden.

By Jane G. Austin. The story of the first-born daughter of

the Pilgrims. 12mo, cloth, 384 pages. By mail, $2.50.

A Nameless Nobleman.

By Jane G. Austin. A story of the Old Colony, 12mo, cloth,

369 pages. By mail, $2.50.

Dr. LeBaron and his Daughters.

By Jane G. Austin. A story of the Old Colony. 12mo, cloth,

460 pages. By mail, $2.50.

David Alden’s Daughter.

And Other Stories of Colonial Times, by Jane G. Austin,

12mo, cloth, 316 pages. By mail, $2.50.

The Pilgrims and Their History.

By Roland G. Usher, Ph. D. The three hundred ten pages of

this book contains all of the really pertinent information

about the Pilgrims and their history. Illustrated, by mail,

$2.25.

The Pilgrim Fathers.

Containing reprints of Morton’s New England Memorial,

Cushman’s Discourse, Winslow’s Relation, and other contemporary

narrations, 364 pages, flexible leather, postpaid,

$1.70; cloth, 90c.

The Women Who Came in the Mayflower.

And their comrades who came later in The Ann and The

Fortune, by Annie Russell Marble. By mail, $1.00.

Bradford’s History of the Plymouth Settlement,

1608-1650.

Rendered into modern English by Harold Paget. By mail,

$3.50.

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The Compact

Signed in the cabin of the Mayflower, November 21, 1620, with the names of the signers.

Printed in old style type on a parchment paper made by hand, and mounted on rollers in form of a scroll. Price, securely packed, by mail, 40 cents.

Priscilla Spinning Wheels

A pretty souvenir of the days of Priscilla and John Alden. An inexpensive favor for a dinner party. Five inches in height—each wheel in a gift box with lines.

“Then as he opened the door, he beheld the
form of Priscilla
Seated beside her wheel, and the carded wool
like a snow drift
Piled at her knee, her white hands feeding
the ravenous spindle,
While with her foot on the treadle she guided
the wheel in its motion.”
—Longfellow.

The price 35c postpaid or
$3.20 for a dozen.

Carbon Prints

The Pilgrim Monument, 11×14 | $ .40 postpaid
Priscilla and John Alden, 14×18 | .65 postpaid
Pilgrims Going to Church, 9×17 | .50 postpaid

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Cape Cod Ahoy!

A travel book for the summer visitor by Arthur Wilson Tarbell. Stories of the Pilgrim pioneers, stories of summer life, stories of fishing boats that go out at dawn, and best of all an accurate appraisal of the landscape and the seascape. 347 pages, illustrated, postpaid $2.00.

Cape Cod, New and Old.

By Agnes Edwards, profusely illustrated by Ruyl. Written with genuine appreciation of the charm of “Old Cape Cod.” By mail, $3.00.

Shipmasters of Cape Cod.

by Henry C. Kittredge. A brilliant chronicle of the great days of sail when such Cape ships as the Starlight, the Flying Dragon and the Belle of the West hung up proud records for all time in three oceans. 320 pages, illustrated, 1935, by mail, $3.50.

Cape Cod.

By Henry D. Thoreau. 16 full page illustrations. Traveling on foot through the Cape, Thoreau missed nothing that was entertaining or characteristic. By mail, $2.00.

Cape Cod Ballads.

By Joseph C. Lincoln. By mail, $1.10.

Cape Cod and the Old Colony.

By Albert Perry Brigham with 35 full page illustrations from photographs and maps. By mail, $3.50.

Cape Cod; Its People and Their History.

By Henry Crocker Kittredge—published in 1930. Postpaid $5.00.

The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers.

By Albert V. Lally is a concise history, well told, with nine full page illustrations from original paintings by H. A. Ogdten. By mail 75c.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac

Gives you Tides, Moon Phases, Weather Forecasts, Fish and Game Laws, Automobile Laws and 96 pages of valuable and entertaining information. The price 20c postpaid.

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The Mayflower
Candlestick

An exact copy of a brass candlestick brought over in the Mayflower by William White, father of Peregrine White. The original candlestick is now in Pilgrim Hall. Price, $2.50 each. If by mail add 15 cents postage.

Driftwood Blaze

A powder which imparts to an open wood fire a combination of beautiful colors fully equal to driftwood. In gift boxes, 40 cents, and 85 cents, postpaid.

20 Plymouth Post Cards

A special selection of our finest colored cards—Pilgrim Paintings—Points of Interest—Old Houses—50c the package, postpaid.

Fir Balsam Incense

“A breath from the pines.” Box of 36 cones 30c postpaid.

Log Cabin Incense Burner with box of cones 90c postpaid.

Small Brooch Pins

Plymouth Rock or Ship Mayflower 15c each

The Pilgrim Calendar

A twelve sheet Calendar, 8x10 in size, with a cover picture in water colors.

The twelve monthly sheets which make up the Calendar carry pictures of historic places in Plymouth with brief descriptions under each. A souvenir of real worth—a pleasing gift for Christmas time. The price is 75c each or six for $4.00, postpaid.

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Yonder Sails the Mayflower

A historical novel by Honore Morrow. A new concept of the

character of the Pilgrim men and women and their problems

during those last frantic, excited weeks before their great

adventure began in the sailing of the Mayflower from Plymouth,

England. 368 pages, 1934, postpaid, $2.50.

Courtship of Myles Standish

Longfellow’s famous poem of the days of Priscilla and John

Alden. A dainty little gift volume in board covers. By mail,

30 cents.

Guide to Historic Plymouth.

Descriptive of the historic points and localities famous in

the story of the Pilgrims. Profusely illustrated, 96 pages,

postpaid, 30c.

A Brief History of the Pilgrims.

Compiled from the writings of Governor Bradford and Governor

Winslow, and largely in their own words. Alphabetical

list of passengers on the Mayflower with valuable notations

in regard to each person. 57 pages, paper covers. By

mail, 35c.

Handbook of Old Burial Hill.

Its History, Its Famous Dead, and Its Quaint Epitaphs.

Illustrated. Postpaid, 30c.

The Story of Jones River.

And the Settlement of Kingston, by S. Y. Bailey, illustrated,

By mail, 55c.

Plymouth Tercentenary Pageant.

100 pictures of Pilgrim Days as enacted in “The Pilgrim

Spirit” by a cast of 1,300 Plymouth people. Full description

of this historic event—scenes, tableaux, episodes. Size, 8 by

10. Postpaid, 60c.

Handbook of Historic Duxbury.

By Gershom Bradford. By mail, 55c.

John Howland, a Mayflower Pilgrim.

By William Howland. Illustrated, postpaid, $1.65; leather

binding $5.00.

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This Plymouth Rock
of Bayberry sweet
Will wax your thread
For sewing neat.

A miniature model of Plymouth Rock moulded in genuine bayberry wax with the date 1620. A real novelty for milady’s work bag. Each one in a box, 30c.

Hand-Dipped Bayberry Candles

Made from pure domestic Bayberry Wax.

4 inch, | $1.00 dozen | 8 inch, | $3.00 dozen
6 inch, | 2.40 dozen | 10 inch, | 4.50 dozen

Add 10c for postage

One pair in gift box with spray of bayberry and card—6 inch, 65c—8 inch, 85c, postpaid.

Priscilla Costumes

Very desirable for use at fairs, pageants, Thanksgiving or New England dinners. Fine Linen White Caps, 50c; Neck Kerchief and Cuffs, 50c; Apron $1.00. The complete set in gift box, $1.50 postpaid.

“Penelope Winslow” Bodkin

A perfect copy in sterling silver, of the bodkin once owned by Penelope Winslow, and now in Pilgrim Hall. By mail, $1.50.

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Pilgrim Books For Young Readers

The Story of the Pilgrims, for Children.

By Roland G. Usher—a dramatic, accurate and patriotic

story which should leave in the child’s mind correct impressions

about the fundamental factors in Pilgrim history.

Illustrated, by mail, $1.10.

Pilgrim Stories.

For Children, illustrated, postpaid, $1.00.

The Land of the Pilgrims.

By J. Earle Thomson A. M., illustrated with many new

pictures in half tone, 291 pages including Longfellow’s poem,

“The Courtship of Myles Standish,” postpaid, $1.35.

Mayflower Heroes.

The author, G. L. Archer, tells the dramatic story of the first

years of the Pilgrim Colony in a uniquely fascinating way

that makes the heroes of the story—Bradford, Winslow,

Standish, Alden, S’quanto, Massasoit—stand out vividly to

the boys and girls of today. 346 pages, illustrated, 1934, by

mail, $3.00.

From Boston to Plymouth.

By Anne Russell Marble. A story of the boys and girls of

1630 who came from Old England to New England. Postpaid,

$2.00.

Color Barometers

Colonial dressed figures embossed on an easel card with dress material sensitive to weather changes. 20c each postpaid.

This little maid in blue appears
For weather dry and fair;
Puts on a pink when storm she fears
Or damp and humid air;
And when she dons a violet gown
A change you can depend upon.

Pilgrim Book Marks

Dainty Ribbon Markers—five subjects. Priscilla—The Pilgrim Maiden—Massasoit—Pilgrim Monument—The Mayflower. Pretty for favors or class gifts. The price 20c each, $2.00 a dozen postpaid.

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Plymouth Rock Chocolates

A solid piece of sweet chocolate moulded into the shape of Plymouth Rock, with date 1620.
Box of six, 25c; box of 30, for 75c postpaid.

Old Blue Pilgrim Wares

Made to our order in Staffordshire, England. Send for illustrated price list of Platters, Plates, Pitchers, Cups and Saucers. Teapots, Sugars and Creamers, etc.

Priscilla Brooch

A neat, artistic brooch carrying a portrait of Priscilla. Very effective to wear with a Pilgrim costume.

Size of illustration. The price, 30c postpaid.

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Views In and About Plymouth

Photographs—size 6½×8½—35c each; $3.50 a dozen
Lantern Slides, 50c each; $6.00 a dozen
Post Cards of quality, 30c a dozen

1 | Plymouth Rock.
2 | The Portico over Plymouth Rock.
3 | The Portico and Harbor from Cole’s Hill.
4 | Portico and Cole’s Hill, first Pilgrim burial-place.
5 | Plymouth Harbor as seen from Cole’s Hill.
6 | Leyden Street, first street in New England.
8 | Leyden Street in 1622, showing first Common
| House, Gov. Bradford’s House, and the buildings
| assigned to Brown, Goodman, Brewster, Billington,
| Allerton, Cooke, and Winslow.
9 | Town Square, Showing Church of the First Parish,
| Town House, formerly the Old Colonial Court
| House, built in 1749. Site of Gov. Bradford’s
| House.
10 | Old Burial Hill, the entrance.
12 | Ancient Cannon, marking site of the Old Fort,
| Burial Hill, built in 1621 as a defense against the
| Indians, and also used as a place of worship.
13 | The Old Fort and First Meeting-house, 1621.
14 | Gov. Bradford’s Monument, Burial Hill, showing
| also the graves of his family.
16 | Grave of John Howland, 1672.
20 | Grave of Dr. Francis Le Barron, “The Nameless
| Nobleman.”
21 | Pilgrim Hall.
22 | Interior of Pilgrim Hall.
24 | Landing of the Pilgrims, painting by Sargent.
25 | The Departure from Delft Haven, painting by
| Charles Lucy.
26 | Embarkation of the Pilgrims, by Weir.
27 | Gov. Carver’s Chair; Ancient Spinning-wheel.
28[Pg 64] | Elder Brewster’s Chair; Cradle of Peregrine White,
| the first Pilgrim baby.
29 | Sword of Myles Standish; Iron Pot and Pewter
| Platter, brought by Standish in the “Mayflower”;
| Chest owned by Gov. Edward Winslow.
30 | The “Mayflower” in Plymouth Harbor, from painting
| by W. F. Halsall, Pilgrim Hall.
31 | Group of Winslow Relics, Pilgrim Hall.
32 | Group of White Relics, Pilgrim Hall.
33 | National Monument to the Forefathers.
34 | Statue of Freedom, National Monument.
35 | Statue of Law, National Monument.
36 | Statue of Education, National Monument.
37 | Statue of Morality, National Monument.
38 | Treaty with Massasoit, alto-relief, Nat’l Monument.
39 | Landing of Pilgrims, alto-relief, Nat’l Monument.
40 | Clark’s Island, where the Pilgrims spent their first
| Sabbath in Plymouth.
43 | Signing of the Compact, alto-relief, Nat’l Monument.
46 | County Court House and Registry Building.
48 | Brewster Gardens, along Town Brook.
49 | The Pilgrim Maiden, bronze statue by Kitson.
50 | Departure from Delft Haven, alto-relief, National
| Monument.
51 | Pilgrim Meersteads, along Town Brook.
55 | Outlet, Billington Sea.
56 | Duxbury Light, entrance Plymouth Harbor.
59 | Church of the Pilgrimage, Congregational.
61 | The First Church, Unitarian.
63 | Mayflower Inn, Manomet.
66 | Plymouth Rock House.
67 | Hotel Pilgrim.
68 | Samoset House.
72 | Font in Austerfield Church where Gov. William
| Bradford was baptized.
73[Pg 65] | Plymouth in 1622,—a combination picture, showing
| Leyden Street, the Old Fort, Landing from the
| Shallop, Plymouth Rock, and the ship “Mayflower.”
74 | Gov. Bradford’s House, Plymouth, 1621.
75 | Birthplace of William Bradford, Austerfield.
76 | Austerfield Church, England.
79 | Scrooby Church, England.
80 | Interior Scrooby Church.
81 | Scrooby Manor House, Elder William Brewster’s
| Residence.
82 | Bawtry Church, England.
84 | Site of John Robinson’s House at Leyden.
85 | Church at Leyden where John Robinson was buried.
86 | Memorial Tablet to John Robinson on Church at
| Leyden.
87 | Old Church at Delft Haven where the Pilgrims held
| their last service before the embarkation.
88 | The Pilgrim Fathers holding their first meeting for
| public worship in North America.
89 | “The March of Myles Standish.”
90 | The Pilgrims Sighting Land.
93 | Peregrine White House, Marshfield.
97 | Howland House, built in 1666.
98 | William Harlow House, built of timber from the
| Old Burial Hill Fort, 1677.
99 | Homestead of Gen. John Winslow, 1726.
101 | The Winslow House, built in 1754 by Edward
| Winslow, Colonial architecture.
102 | North Street, looking up from shore.
104 | Statue of Myles Standish.
105 | Myles Standish Monument.
106 | Standish House, Duxbury, 1666.
108 | Grave of Daniel Webster, Marshfield.
112 | John Alden House, Duxbury, 1653.
113 | Maj. John Bradford House, Kingston, 1675.
115[Pg 66] | Grave of Myles Standish, Duxbury.
117 | Will of Peregrine White.
120 | Sailing of the Mayflower, by Charles Cope.
121 | Priscilla and John Alden, by Boughton.
123 | “Why don’t you Speak for Yourself, John?”
124 | Departure of the “Mayflower,” by Bayes.
125 | Priscilla, from painting by G. H. Boughton.
126 | Pilgrims Exiles, from painting by Boughton.
127 | Pilgrims going to Church, from painting by
| Boughton.
129 | Return of the “Mayflower,” by Boughton.
130 | Portrait of Edward Winslow, Governor of Plymouth
| Colony, one of the “Mayflower” company.
| Only authentic portrait of a “Mayflower” Pilgrim.
139 | Lorea Standish Sampler, Pilgrim Hall.
140 | The Pilgrim Compact.
141 | Signing of the Compact, by Edwin White.
142 | Signing of the Compact, by Percy Moran.
143 | Original Manuscript of Mrs. Heman’s “The
| Breaking Waves Dashed High,” Pilgrim Hall.
146 | Gov. Edw. Winslow’s Table, Pilgrim Hall.
147 | Gov. Edw. Winslow’s Chair, 1614, Pilgrim Hall.
150 | Frame of the ship “Sparrowhawk” wrecked on
| Cape Cod 1626—Pilgrim Hall.
151 | The Pilgrim Charter, oldest State Document in
| New England.
152 | Massasoit, Great Sachem of Wampanoags, bronze
| statue by Cyrus E. Dallin.
153 | The Ship Mayflower at Sea.
155 | The Fuller Cradle.
156 | Staircase Edw. Winslow House, 1754.
157 | Doorway Edw. Winslow House, 1754.
158 | A Colonial Doorway on North Street.
159 | A Colonial Doorway on Court Street.
160 | The Howland Pulpit in First Church.
162[Pg 67] | Pilgrim Memorial Monument, Provincetown.
165 | Original Daniel Webster House, 1859, Marshfield.
166 | Memorial to Mayflower Passengers, Cole’s Hill,
| showing inscription.
167 | Same Memorial, showing names of passengers.
168 | Stone Seat, Cole’s Hill, presented by Penn. Society
| of New England Women.
171 | Mayflower Fountain, Pilgrim Hall Garden.
172 | Mary Chilton Tablet, Spring Lane, Boston.
173 | Stone Seat, placed by Nat’l Society Daughters of
| American Colonists in Brewster Gardens.
174 | Pilgrim Spring, Brewster Gardens.
175 | Fountain, erected by Daughters of American
| Revolution in Memory of the Women of the
| Mayflower.
176 | Model of the Ship Mayflower, Pilgrim Hall.
177 | Antiquarian House.
180 | Plymouth Memorial Building.

Mayflower Paper Weights

A useful souvenir for use on office or home desk. Finished in bronze or colors—85c postpaid.

Colonial Mirrors

Useful and ornamental are these mirrors framed in Colonial black and gold with panels in color of Pilgrim subjects. Outside measure 7 by 13, $3.25, or 10 by 18 $5.75 postpaid.

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“EVERYBODY LOVES A LOG FIRE”

Start it Quickly with

The Cape Cod Fire Lighter

POLISHED BRASS

Tankard and Torch | $4.25
Tray | 1.10
Extra Torch | 1.60

MISSION STYLE

Complete
With Tray

Wrought Iron | $7.50
Hammered Brass | 8.50
Hammered Copper | 8.50
Extra Torch | 2.00

MYLES STANDISH POT

A new Cape Cod Fire Lighter made in the shape of the old black iron pot, now in Pilgrim Hall, once owned by Capt. Myles Standish of the Mayflower. A unique and useful article for the open fire place.

Five inches in height and six across. Price $4.50, including torch, postage additional according to zone. Weight, packed for mailing, 10 lbs.

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Banjo Clocks

A reproduction from a Colonial design, with glass panel painting of the ship Mayflower. The clock is 17 inches in height of solid mahogany beautifully finished with brass trimmings and eagle. An eight-day lever timepiece that will make a distinctive and useful gift. The price, $16.00 postpaid. The same design clock, 44 inch, $46.50

A Sterling Silver Paper Cutter

Ye Sword of Myles Standish

“Spake, in the pride of his heart, Myles Standish,
the Captain of Plymouth,
This is the sword of Damascus I fought with in
Flanders”
—Longfellow.

The famous Damascus blade of the redoubtable Pilgrim Captain is one of the most valuable relics to be seen in Pilgrim Hall. It was handed down to Myles Standish from the Crusaders, and possessed an interesting history even in his day. This miniature sword is perfectly copied from the original, even in the engraving of the curious Arabic inscription on the blade. Length, 6 inches. The price, $3.25 postpaid.

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Plymouth Rock Paper Weights

Made of glass, moulded into the shape of Plymouth Rock, with the date 1620. On the under side appears the inscription:

“A rock in the wilderness welcomed our sires
From bondage far over the dark rolling sea.
On that holy altar they kindled the fires,
Jehovah! Which glow in our bosoms for thee.”

A useful memento of historic value. In two sizes. Price, by mail, 50c and 35c.

Massasoit

A bronze replica, 11 inches in height, of the statue designed by Cyrus E. Dallin and erected by Improved Order of Red Men on Cole’s Hill at Plymouth.

Massasoit was Chief of the Wampanoag Indians, in whose country the Pilgrims settled, and through his kindness, for more than fifty years, they were able to survive and prosper.

Price of replica $8.00 by insured mail.

Picture Map of Cape Cod

picturing points of Pilgrim interest and showing the course of the exploring party in the Mayflower Shallop from Provincetown to Plymouth, December, 1620. Size 25×36 printed in colors, $1.10 postpaid.

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Old Blue Pilgrim Plates

—10-inch—

Landing of the Pilgrims

The old fashioned border which sets off the Pilgrim pictures is an exact copy of the Staffordshire ware of a century ago. Eight subjects—the price $1.00 each or $1.15 postpaid.

Plymouth Rock Chickens

A novelty in glass for individual salts—white, black, blue, green or crystal.

35c each.
4 for $1.15 postpaid.

Colonial Iron Kettles

Miniature size Kettles, Sauce Pans and Frying Pans. A novelty for use as ash receivers. Postpaid 30c.

Lantern Slides

We furnish lantern slides from any subjects on our list of photographs. They are made by an expert from the original negatives. Price 50c each; $6.00 per dozen.

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Priscilla and
John Alden
Candles

Hand dipped and painted candles, made on Cape Cod, representing two Mayflower passengers famous in Pilgrim story. The pair in a gift box, $1.25 postpaid. With low glass Candle Holders, decorated in colors to match costumes, $2.00 the pair postpaid.

Plymouth Oilette Calendars

Plymouth pictures in colors—size 3½ by 5½ closely resembling oil paintings—with ribbon attached Calendar for this year and next. Ten subjects for selection:

Landing of the Pilgrims—Brewster Gardens—North Street—“Why Don’t You Speak for Yourself, John?”—Ship Mayflower at Sea—Plymouth Rock—The Old Fort, 1621—Pilgrim Monument—Interior John Alden House—Myles Standish Monument.

25c each postpaid.

Plymouth Folders

48 pictures in colors, 15c postpaid.

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Priscilla and John Alden

Send Cheerful Greetings
From Pilgrim Plymouth
and ask you to look over this
list of
Gifts With a Pilgrim Flavor

A selection from the list will make a Present of real Artistic Worth, Combining Sentiment and Historic Value.

The Pilgrim Dolls

are a happy reminder of “the good old days of John Alden and the days of Priscilla the spinner.” Dressed in ye costumes of 1620 they make delightful souvenirs for the little folks. Four inches in height, in a gift box, cloth costumes, $1.10 the pair; crepe costumes, 60c the pair, postpaid.

ORDER BLANK

A. S. Burbank

PILGRIM BOOKSTORE

Plymouth, Mass.

Please send to___________________________________
Address___________________________________

the following articles, remittance for which is sent herewith

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## Transcriber’s Notes

- pg 17 Changed cholars translated “In Jehovah’s name to: scholars
- pg 18 Added missing period after: six British sovereigns and the Com’th
- pg 51 Added missing period after: By mail, 85c
- pg 55 Changed comma to period after: A Nameless Nobleman. By Jane G. Austin
- pg 55 Added period after: The Pilgrims and Their History
- pg 65 Added missing period after: Elder William Brewster’s Residence
- pg 74 Added missing period after: delightful souvenirs for the little folks