Charles Deane's The Life of Mr. Thomas Dudley is a fascinating biography of one of the most important figures in Massachusetts colonial history. Dudley, who served as governor of the colony several times, was a key player in the establishment of the Puritan settlement in New England. Drawing on extensive research and documentation, Deane provides a comprehensive look at Dudley's life and legacy, from his early childhood in England to his later years in America. This electronic resource, which includes additional material by Cotton Mather, is an essential resource for anyone interested in colonial history. 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.

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Excerpt from The Life of Mr. Thomas Dudley, Several Times Governor of the Colony of Massachusetts Dudley family, through whom it has now found a resting-place in the Library of this Society. By referring to the printed Proceedings' of this Society for February and April, 1858, it will be seen that Mr. George Adlard, of New York, forwarded to the Society a copy of this Life of Thomas Dudley (with some other papers) for publica tion. It had been transcribed by him from this manuscript, then temporarily in possession Of a gentleman in this city. This transcript, with the other papers Sent by Mr. Adlard, were referred to a committee, of which the late Joseph Willard was chairman. The committee were not satisfied of the ver bal accuracy of Mr. Adlard's transcript, and were unwilling to recommend the publication of the paper unless an opportunity could be had Of comparing it with the manuscript from which it was copied. As that Opportunity was not afforded them, Mr. Adlard's papers were placed in the possession of the Society, subject to his order. 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.