, 1881-10-24
THE BRADFORD MS,
Letter of mr.. Hcott Chamberlain o
f.nut1nn.

Letter of NIr. Scott Chamberlain OF
Anndon.
tir1LntfALr London. Oct. 4.-Io The Ed
itor nf tho London Times: There can bc no
tonht rs to the existence OF deep sympathy
Ill this country towards the United Stntes,
lsocgnt casa'n1tfes hnvc not created that
sympathy, hut l,avc called 1t out and dis.
played II to ourselves md to tho world. It
will, trust. lo permanent; but Its express
iott ltkt all s,lch outward manifestations,
,ay he transient / therefore take tho tlb-
crty of suggesting praeticnl n1etlnd Of CIV
Ing Nil enduring pronf of otir feelings by m
art which will make It's no nnoror, hut will
exceedingly enrich onr cousins In the West.
crn Hemisphere.
1'herc IL ut Fnllnnl, In tho ltbrnry Of the
sec Of 1.on,loi, Il manuscript work In tf,e
handwriting Ut nh eybRtrlatctl English gelt-
tfenlan. known ni,d vGneratcd III America a.
tsur. Bradford. one Of tho leading Pilgrim
Fathers who. Ut l6!0 tnndetl on the thai In
!ttSt'ltalc shore 0f Massachusetts, OH tho
plymouth, 1t0ck-
Tho doorstep Into world unknown, :he cor
nGr-sfnne If n nation.
'FhIs manuscript gives in INFINITE t1esnil a
diury Of the proceedings Of the Pilgrims, nl1
which ar1sc eventually tile federation lsow
tcr.ut tho United Statcs. 1t was captured
III hT7h ~ " plIllSu kllt tA1bltIt
ican war nf lnleieuflntiee ont of tie Ula
MI u, i.ostoi,. Nass. iInw brought TO
E;Eland md NcnuIrctl By 4 ,iforIner
tie s" asfp IL d0 owex y ef k'!GE we ls ffs ans =
n2o b!eii printed. .lntl las nlso been reprn.
!!ueetl III fne-sl.nllG. need mot expatlate,
However, on tie difference IN rAlns, 10 y pos
sc.or, q u copy or ~ original. rhls n.an1-
rams as tIle. very hunk of ,t'cntsls Of their
Natlo!, n,l It Is regarded with much tin s:l1uo
v!iIeratital ~ tliAt Will, which wy coHtesl-
H!nte the original. III the isrislslt Museum. Of
the scaIs u tho barons Ut Engla,nt. Ny s,R.
ges4on Is TINT, IN tpken nf nur deep sytnra-
1hy with Ancrica III !!cr National surrow,
mud our tsnsiro tO forgot the conflict Of the
tracting attention nj Yorktown, we should
present., IN thu name Ut .Uur Qi!ren and
nation. this valued original manuscript to
ting Government! ~ tho United States
mule Il priyae communication Of this
Suggestion III lsts! to Lard Derby, when hs
was inrstp,, minister; but, there being
snino international question nt tllat time
between thu twO countries. his lortlship
yery, properly cl,lstlcre.l TINT nctun 1T that
md did not further press tho subject mi
his attention. M such objection could
t,e b. raIstal at the present TING, 1t may,
loweyer b. Objected Tint lhe l:!gl,t-llnvertIta
feel difficulty IN parting with Il document
With Is theurnprrty Of the scr rntler tAn,t Of
TITO iMtifvl.!unl. To tlis reply that we have
tic precrttens af the Tirtl NApuicon, WHO.
when lle ca..e 10 the throne, solicited ule
nrt4lnaI will of Ills uacle. Il short
act WAS Ut ancs passed., with universal
approval. fur itnis.n1lifyt,lg tho \ rcltbisopof
Canterbury fur pnrtlNy with the socnnIcllt
from bis prrrogliiyr ralrt. lf there werr
1lHiol!at wish IN this p"Int,7tlla way wnnlti
9J,trs1fy tL ftH!lul. ! clll bit submit ttlt
suggestion to nly yfeIlow-cuuntrylncn through
tllu columns 0E Mn urEln universally read.
! an, sir, yours faithfully,
BENJAMIN SCOrT.