THE HISTORY OF THE `MAYFLOWER.' [To 171/1 EDITOR or THE
" Stuarston."] Sm,—In the Spectator of March 29th (p. 401) there is an inquiry with regard to the history of the ' Mayflower.' When working on the American archives and historical documents I noted the following facts She was originally built as a whaler, changing her name with undue frequency, and rarely working two seasons from the same Dutch port; there- fore she was acquired rather cheaply by the Pilgrim Fathers. From Massachusetts, she was afterwards employed in the slave trade, and was eventually sank by the Spanish for illicit slave-dealing.—I am, Sir, fic., WINTERED MORTON.
164 Adelaide Road, N.W . 3. 164 Adelaide Road, N.W . 3.
P.S.—Your inquirer might find much interesting matter in lames L. Stark's book, The Loyalists of Massachusetts.
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