The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-17


esatsaary obsssvsncss that have
lappsd svsf iato 1871.
70 listsa 70 w proud dsscsndaats
e the Pilgrims and to ~ The relies
and furniture that "canss ever In The
Aayhowsr" 10 to smile. ~ . matter
u fact records and relics q tiss PHI.
ssins are much like angels vista
For instance. Governor william Brad.
foed's History Of the Piimoth Pianta.
uoa" and "A0urt's Relation" sup
posed 70 have been written By Brad.
ford aud Edward winslow to friends
10 England, contain the only accounts
Of the Aayaowsr's voyage. II was
not until 1875 that Americana dis
covered that the complete manuscript
q Governor Bsadf0ed's history was
ssp',sipg 10 q LondOn library. II was
publlshsd In 1855 for the 6rxt time.
How Il came back to Massachusetts, 10
told later.
Again there II Q difference OF opinion
% to the Identity Of the Naynower's
eaptain-"AaseeI Jooss." Some his
tsrians ~ that he was one Chris
TOPPER Jones and . Trustworthy man !:
others hold that no wss Cnpt. Thomas
Jones. q sort Of retired pirate. There
10 no authentic record OF tie accom-
ncdatioas Of the Aaynower and no
exact description Of the vessel. Some
beiisve che was at one time q SLAYER.
In fact the historians ct the 0rst
authoritative evidence that the name
Of the vessel Of the Pilgrims was
"Aayhowes" from the Allotment Of
Landa." an oGciai document drawn
Up q Plymouth In March. i6A
u 10 thought that the group Of
sstogrsphs 1t the upper left. includes
Oh tAs known signatures Of th0eo who
came 10 ths Aayhowsr. except ti'at Of
Dorothy Nay. who WAS then the wife
q william Bradford. Resolved White
WAS then but . child and Peregrins
white was not born until the May.
bower had reached Cape Cod harbOs.
TIE portrait Of Governor Edward
Winslow 70 the only authentic likeness
q any Of the Maynower Pilgrims. II
was rainsed In England In 1851, when
Winslow was 50. Il hiss been several
times engraved. TIE original. once the
property VI Isaac winsl0w, 10 now
dsposited IN the gallery Of the Pilgrim
socisty At Plymouth
Contrary 10 the popular belief the
actual relics Of the Naydower l'ilsrims
av few.
' II Il believed that the celebrations
q the tercentensry In America. Eng.
land and Holland :!svs brought to
liRht aone new records and relics tho
authenticity Of which will stand tive
closest investigation.
An undoubte'i autograph Of John
Robinson, pastor Of the Pilgrims In
lly,,sn, In "ne Of the relies that has
been unearthed. II was found IN
iIyden by Dr. Eekhof among the
notarisi papers In the city's archives.
John Robinson. ~ every American
sl,ould know. was the pastor Of the
little group II religious radicals who
first s~ther~d At Scroohy. England.
about 1910 and later became known
TO history - tho Pilgrima From
scrouby they went to Amsterdam and
then 70 ISyticn. When they decided
to 20 to America the question was Z:
How many would 20 and whof II
was decided that Robinson should lead
them, II the majority voted to 20. II
shs majority voted not to 60. william
nspwstsr wes to lead thsas who went.
Tho ma SoFity voted NOT to 10. Robin.
~ never saw the New World He
Aisd March I. l025. aud WAS buried
. Lsyden.
Hitherto m wholly authenticated
sisaaturs Of John Robinson has bssa
kDovu. The two reproducsl have besu