Although it be not always so plentiful as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want
Edward Winslow, from "Mourt's Relation"
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I hope this week’s newsletter finds you far from want!
With Thanksgiving upon us next week, I thought it was high time to cover Mourt’s Relation, the public relations slash ship’s log that served as the basis for this national holiday.
The document known as “Mourt’s Relation” was mis-titled. Rather, this was a relation of the first months in …
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