[10]Clark’s Island where they spent their first Sabbath. [11]An apparent error in this count is due to the fact that in two years, or 1646 and 1649, no election was held; the governor simply carried on. [12]This is the origin of our Thanksgiving Day. As it extended over a period of several days, it might well be termed a season of Thanksgiving. [13]O. S. [14]O. S. [15]John Atwood was a trusted friend of James Sherley and represented him in the final adjustment. Sherley was one of the Merchant Adventurers and a friend and benefactor of the Plymouth colony. See letters p’s 449, 454, 478, “Bradford’s History of Plimouth Plantation” Printed Boston 1898 from the original manuscript. Transcriber’s Notes —Silently corrected a few typos. —Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication. —Added captions to illustrations, based on the “Index to Illustrations” —In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_. End of Project Gutenberg's The Pilgrim Story, by William Franklin Atgood