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The Mayflower JourneyThese 8 sheets provide a basic account of the story
of the journey of the three-masted sailing ship
known as The Mayflower; which carried settlers
torthe New World in 1620.
It was intended that two ships
would travel together;
The Speedwell
from Holland,
and
The Mayflower
from Rotherhithe in London.
Their Charter, permitting the
passengers to leave the country,
and to set up a new Plantation
in the British colony of Virginia,
had been granted by the King,
James I of England, also known
as James Vl of Scotland
The journey was funded by the
Virginia Company, which had
offices in London & Plymouth,
Devon. The Company Seal is
shown on the right.
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The Mayflower JourneyThe Speedwell sailedzTJuly L62A from Delfshaven,
with passengers who had come from Leiden.
On board were William Bradford,
Myles Standish, & over
50 more Separatists.
The Mayflower sailed from London. On board were the Captain
Christopher Jones, Governor John Carver; & over 60 others.
At Southampton, more Adventurers joined The MayfloweL including
Stephen Hopkins, who had previously visited Jamestown VA.
Both ships sailed together from Southampton on 5 August 1,520.
OFFICIAL SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
COMMEMORATIVE COVER
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This cover marks the 350th anniversary of that joint departure.
The Mayflower JourneyThe Speedwell started leaking, so both ships put
in to Dartmouth, to repair The Speedwell.
This Dartmouth picture by Wilcox was also used for IOM Presentation Packs
Both ships sailed together from Dartmouth on 2 September 1620.
This cover marks the 350th anniversary of the Second joint departure.
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The Mayflower Journey
Though well past
Land's End, the two ships
went back to Plymouth
to make more repairs to
The leaking Speedwell,
but she was deemed to
be no longer seaworthy.
mark the 350th anniversary of the "final" departure.
The Mayflower took on more fresh water at Newlyn.)
102 passengers boarded The MayfloweL and it sailed from Plymouth
on 6 September t620. This cove6 and postmark, both designed by Plymouth
Philatelic Society,
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The Mayflower JourneyThere were 1AZ passengers, crammed into the middle
deck. There were 2 dogs, and perhaps some chickens
and goats. Crew (about 30) stayed on the top decks.{
The ship wa$ only about L00ft long, at most 25ft wide.
Little was recorded about the rough sea journey across the Atlantic.
One of the crew was exceptionally unpleasant and rude to the
passengers, threatening to throw them overboard. William Bradford
recorded that "lt pleased God to smite him with a disease" and the
un-named sailor died and was thrown overboard himself.
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One passenger John Howland, fell overboard, but grabbed a rope, and
was hauled back on board. He later fathered 10 children.
Nowadays,2 million Americans claim to be descended from him.
Stephen Hopkins'wife Elizabeth gave birth to a boy, named Oceanus.
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The Mayflower JourneyAfter enduring 66 days at sea, land was eventually
sighted, but they were about 500 miles north-east
of Virginia. They dropped anchor near today's
Provincetown in Cape Cod on 11 November 1520.
Having realised that they were "on their own", a Social Contract was
signed by 41 Heads of Household, called The Mayflower Compact.
Today, this is regarded as America's equivalent of the Magna Carta.
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fuchju* & equall fuwe, ordinmce, Acr, constirutions, & offices, fromtime to time, * Ilall be thought most meete and convenierit for y geneallgood ofy Crlonie: unto which rc promife all due subniliion and obedi.ene In wihc whoofwe have haeunder subfcribed our nam6 at Cr;rCodd y .1 I . ofNovembe, itr ), y6 of 1' raigne of our sovenigne IrrdKugJma of Englmd, Froce, & trdmd y eightentl, and of Scotlandy 6ftie founh. An": dom. 1620.
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3 days before land was sighted, William Button died at sea.
Whilst at anch or, a boy Peregrine
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White was born, and 4 passengers
wife of William Bradford.
Painting by Jean L. Gerome
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died, including Dorothy,
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The Mayflower JourneyThey decided to move across the bay, to the area
that had been named Plymouth by Prince Charles
( later King Charles I ) on Captain Smith's 3,6L4 map.
They anchored in Plymouth harbour on 16 Dec 1620.
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The first landing party went on shore on 2twhich had been the home of the Patuxet.
The Mayflower stayed until 5 April 1,621,,
arriving back in England on 6 May.
Painting by
William Hassall,
on an old
undivided back
postcard used
in 1908, sent
from USA
to Yorkshire
Dec 1,620, at a deserted village,
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The Mayflower Journeyln 1957, a replica sailing ship re-enacted the original
voyage, sailing from Plymouth Devon to Plymouth
Massachusetts, where it remains in the harbour.
The ship had been built in Brixham Devon, based on
known designs of LTth century ships.
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The cover above was carried
on board, commemorating
the journey of The Mayflower ll.
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