Summary
Reprinted below are portions of the diary kept in the Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, governor of the colony for all but five years from 1621 to 1656, and the unofficial historian of the Plymouth Plantation during that period.
The first portion describes the hardships that confronted settlers during the winter of 1620-21, their first winter on American soil:See the full content of this document
Extract
'Worthy to Be Remembered'
"But that which was most sad and lamentable was that in two or three months time half of their [the settlers'] company died, especially in January and February, being de...
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