First published in 1830, this detailed history of the Plymouth Colony offers a fascinating insight into the early years of European settlement in America. Covering topics such as the Mayflower voyage, the relationship between the colonists and local Native American tribes, and the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, this volume is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of early America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from An Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, From the Flight of the Pilgrims Into Holland in the Year 1608, to the Union of That Colony With Massachusetts in 1692, Vol. 1: Containing Parts One and Two Sour: of the towns which were once included within the ancient colony of New Plymouth, contain at the present day a population more numerous than the whole population of that colony at any time during the first twenty years of its existence. But no small commonwealth, not even a Greek republic, ever afforded to history in so short a period, so many materials alike interesting and instructive. In the earliest period, 'the colonists of Plymouth are to be considered rather as a voluntary association of independent individuals, than as subjects of the crown of England receiving protection, and yielding allegiance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.