The chief original authority for the early history of the Puritan colony of New Plymouth is William Bradford, _Plimoth Plantation_ (several eds.); and for Massachusetts, John Winthrop, _History of New England_ (several eds.), which is, however, a journal rather than a history. Edward Arber, _Story of the Pilgrim Fathers as Told by Themselves_ (1897), is a collection of ill-arranged sources. The documentary sources are numerous. Hazard prints many documents bearing upon the early history of Massachusetts, and much valuable matter is found in the _Records of Plymouth_ (12 vols., 1855-1859), and the _Records of Massachusetts Bay_ (5 vols., 1853-1854). Then there are the published records of numerous towns, which throw much light upon the political, social, and economic condition of the colonies. The publications of the Massachusetts Historical Society and of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society contain much original matter and many interesting articles upon the early history of both Plymouth and Massachusetts. Special tracts and documents are referred to in the foot-notes to chaps, ix.-xiii., above. RHODE ISLAND The general histories are J.N. Arnold, _History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation_ (2 vols., 1878), and Irving B. Richman, _Rhode Island, Its Making and Meaning_ (2 vols., 1902). The chief original authorities for the early history of Rhode Island are John Winthrop, _History of New England_, and the _Colonial Records_, beginning in 1636. The publications of the Rhode Island Historical Society consist of _Collections_ (9 vols.), _Proceedings_ (21 numbers), and _Publications_ (8 vols.). In all of these important material for history is preserved. The Narragansett Club, _Publications_ (6 vols.), contain Roger Williams's letters; and there is some important matter in S.S. Rider, _Rhode Island Historical Tracts_ (1877-1895), in the _Narragansett Historical Register_ (9 vols.), and the _Newport Historical Reports_ (4 vols.). CONNECTICUT AND NEW HAVEN For Connecticut the standard authority is Benjamin Trumbull, _History of Connecticut_ (2 vols., 1818). Other general histories are by Theodore Dwight, G.H. Hollister, and W.H. Carpenter. Original material is found in the _Colonial Records_, edited by J.H. Trumbull and C.J. Hoadly; Winthrop, _History of New England_; Connecticut Historical Society, _Proceedings_, which contain Hooker's famous letter to Winthrop; and Massachusetts Historical Society, _Collections_. For New Haven the reader should consult Edward E. Atwater, _History of New Haven_ (1881); Charles H. Levermore, _Republic of New Haven_ (1886); and the publications of the New Haven Historical Society and the _Records of the Colony of New Haven_, in which the documentary material is chiefly printed. In connection with this volume the records of Hartford and of Southold are important. Special authorities are cited in chaps, xiv., xv. above. NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE