John Winthrop's History of New England
Manuscript journal by John Winthrop
Volume 1, 29 March 1630-14 September 1636, page 1
John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, kept this journal both as a personal record of his life and service and as a history of the colony’s first 19 years. Winthrop was 42 years old when he began writing a day-to-day account of his voyage to America on the Arbella in 1630. The journal, widely recognized as the single most important account of the founding of Massachusetts, continued in a similar vein for several years before it became a more self-conscious attempt to set down the important events in New England. The journal contains a wealth of information regarding the political and religious affairs of early New England and includes mentions of such prominent figures such as William Bradford, John Cotton, Anne Hutchinson, and Roger Williams.
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