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Reproduction of the Mayflower Compact 1620:
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Reproduction of the Mayflower Compact 1620 printed on parchment style paper.
\"The document now referred to as the Mayflower Compact was written and signed by most of the male passengers on the ship in November 1620 as they landed at Cape Cod. In his history, William Bradford recounts the event as “a combination made by them before they came ashore; being the first foundation of their government in this place.”

In 1620, “Virginia” extended far beyond its current boundaries and the Mayflower was originally meant to land at its “northern Parts,” specifically the Hudson River. When the Mayflower attempted to sail around Cape Cod to reach the Hudson, contrary winds and dangerous shoals forced the ship to turn around and instead anchor in modern day Provincetown Harbor on November 11, 1620.

English colonies at the time required “patents” – documents granted by the king or authorized companies which gave permission to settle at a particular place. Since the Mayflower passengers had obtained a patent for Virginia, when they instead landed in New England this patent was no longer valid. Any sort of authority the group’s leaders could have derived from this patent was therefore also suspect, and some passengers threatened that “when they came ashore they would use their own liberty, for none had power to command them, the patent they had being for Virginia and not for New England” (Bradford).

These “mutinous speeches” from some of the passengers lead to the creation of the “association and agreement” to “combine together in one body” that we now call the Mayflower Compact (Bradford, Mourt’s Relation).

Published in 1622,Mourt’s Relation, which details the beginnings of Plimoth, continues on to say that under this agreement the colonists would “submit to such government and governors as we should by common consent agree to make and choose.” Likewise, William Bradford writes that in lieu of their originalpatent, the Mayflower Compact “might be as firm as any patent, and in some respects more sure.”

Overall very good condition with following exceptions:Couple of worn sports on one fold (see 3rd photo)Small tears in right side middle fold edge and side (4th photo)Small thumbtack holes in each corner (see last 4 photos).Flaws make it look authentic. Non-smoking environment.