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It was written in 1622 by George Morton, a separatist and cousin of William Bradford, and was intended to attract funding for the Plymouth Colony, resulting in a biased and positive portrayal of the Puritans.
Mort's Relation written in 1622 by William Bradford, who was clearly the governor, longtime governor of Plymouth.
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It was written in 1622 by George Morton, a separatist and cousin of William Bradford, and was intended to attract funding for the Plymouth Colony, resulting in a biased and positive portrayal of the Puritans.
Mort's Relation written in 1622 by William Bradford, who was clearly the governor, longtime governor of Plymouth.
But as it turns out, as you point out, because you wrote this, Mort's Relation was written to attract funding for Plymouth.
And what are you going to say? You're not going to say, we're starving to death over here.
We're having a really hard time. We're probably not going to make it. People are committing bestiality.
And they're not going to say this. They're going to say, things are great. We're really living by God's will.