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Quotation from Mourt's Relation by William Bradford and Edward Winslow

“yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.”

William Bradford and Edward Winslow (spoken by Edward Winslow)

Mourt's Relation, Letter of 11 December 1621 (Young 1841 typography, harvest letter collated)

The letter thanks God for present plenty and wishes English friends a share in it, without claiming that every season was so plentiful.

Citation: "yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty." — William Bradford and Edward Winslow, Mourt's Relation, Letter of 11 December 1621 (Young 1841 typography, harvest letter collated). (id mourts-relation-q4)

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