The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-03
COLONIAL DANES SOCIETY
LUNCHEON GIVEN TO TH EM BY MRS, HENRY L. HoTCHKISS.


 shend's Description of the "Log of the Mayfower'-His Visit to the Bishop of London.
 The luncheon given yesterday by Mrs. Henry l.. Hotchkiss for the Con- necticut Society of Colonial Danes was a brilliant affair. The society was largely represented from all parts of the state, Mrs. Hotchkiss also numbering among her guests "Dames" from other states and many distinguished mem- bers of the Society of Colonial Wars. Luncheon was preceded by the usual business meeting of the managers, which was held at the residence of the president, Miss Harriet Terry.
 The house was handsomely decorated for the occasion with flowers. Judge Francis Wayland was master of cere- monies in the absence of MT. Hotch- kiss, who was detained away by the sickness of his son Stewart at Andover, Mass, where he is preparing for col lege. Luncheon was served by Del monico at numerous small tables plac- ed in the hall and dining room.
 After lunch the party adjourned to the library, where an interesting paper was read by Miss Ann H. Wharton on Colonial Lights and Shadows
 Following this Captain Charles Her vey Townshend gave an account of his visit to the Bishop of London and de- scription of the Bradford History of Plymouth, which he examined with a view to writing at his leisure an ac- count of it. As it has lately been re- turned to this country, and fac-simile of it has been bought by Mrs. Hotch- kiss, who is lineal descendant of Governor Bradford, it seemed proper occasion for brief mention by Cap tain Townshend, who is lineal de- scendant of John Rowland and John lilly, passengers of the "Mayflower" in 1920. The paper was as follows:
 CAPTAIN TOWNSHEND'S PAPER.
 This beautiful work, Bradford His tory of Plymouth Plantation, is a fac simile of the original unique volume, just returned to us. For more than two hundred years it has lain in man. uscript, and to-day it is looked upon as one of the literary treasures of the world. It was discovered in the Bishop of London's library at Putnam Palace in 1855 after a total disappearance of nearly seventy years. Several of our countrymen have claimed the honor of first identifying this long lost treasure. Professor Winsor states that the credit Lo1r +ra lot Tnh Win nrat "A Thornton of Boston, Mass.
 The first mention of the history after it's disappearance was in Anderson's History of the Colonial Church in 1S4S, and, strange to say, it escaped then the notice of our New England historian, although several copies had been sent to this country. On February 14, 1855, MT. John Wingate Thornton of Boston, Mass, bought at Barnhams copy of the second edition of the History of the Protestant Church in America by Samuel Wilberforce, Lord Bishop of Oxford, published in London in 1S46, in which he recognized quotations from Bradfxrd's History as cited in Morton, Mariner, Hubbard, Prince, and later Hutchinson in 1767, with footnotes re- ferring to a manuscript history Of Ply mouth, etc., etc., in the Putnam library. These quotations he underlined in ink, and, desiring to do a friendly act, wait ed upon the Rev. John s. Barry, who was engaged in writing a history of Massachusetts, and left the volume, calling attention to the quotations which, he said, seemed to locate this most important manuscript. This quo- tation MT. Barry showed to MT. $. C.. Drake, Dr. Shurtleff and Charles Dean, Esq. The latter, with MT. Barry's con- currence, wrote Rev. Joseph Hunter, vice president of the Society of Antiq- uities, London, to verify the discovery, and enclosed an original letter of Gov ernor Bradford, which, after being com pared with the original manuscript, proved to be the identical volume, from which an exact copy was made and published.
 It was my good fortune to examine the work during the spring of 1894 with consent of Dr. William Temple Bishop of London and now archbishop of Canterbury, but while visiting a gen. tieman at Putney just across the Thames from the palace of Putnam 1t occurred to me that I might gratify my long desire to see this volume. I told my friend of my determination, who offered to guide me to the palace gate and with encouraging words en route told me of pr. Temples great hospital ity and kindness to strangers who hon. ored him with call.
 On arrival at the inner court of the palace I was informed that the hour for visitors had passed; the official on duty, however, suggested that my letter to the bishop asking an interview might save time, on which suggestion l at once acted and received the next morn ing a very polite letter from the bishop granting me an audience the following day at D. m. presented my card at that hour and was heartily welcomed by the bishop in the library, who said, as he handed me the long wished for volume: You are at liberty to make notes and I am sure you will find it very interesting"
 Having given this intensely interest ing manuscript half an hours study and indeIbly stamping on my memory for future reference more than I could col feet by notes; my lord bishop en-person most cordially invited me to view the antiquities of the palace and later join