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Oath of office, 1639-1643

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Identifier: A1974-002-007
Abstract

The Pilgrim Fathers. An oath of office, signed by the Council of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Myles Standish, Elder Brewster, Governor Bradford, Edw. Winslow, Tho. Prence, and Nathaniel Morton. Elwell gave an approximate date of 1650,which was used in creating the order, however if the document is genuine, it can be not later than 1644, since Elder Brewster died that year. Verse is written below.

Dates: 1639-1643