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John Winthrop journal, History of New England (manuscript), volume 1

John Winthrop journal, History of New England (manuscript), volume 1 Manuscript

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    Manuscript, 1630-1636

    18.5 cm x 14 cm

    From the Winthrop family papers

     

    The original sequence of pages and their orientations have been preserved in this digital presentation. Images 174-190 appear upside down because Winthrop started writing from the back of the journal. Use the rotation tool in the viewer to adjust images.

     


    Gov. John Winthrop's (1588-1649) journal (kept in three volumes) describes events in the history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from the sailing of the Arbella in March 1630 until shortly before Winthrop's death.  This volume covers the years 1630-1636.