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More than a week after the vessel first set out, the winds were finally favorable. The ship weighed anchor and sailed for New England. Governor John Winthrop and approximately 300 English Puritans were on board. They were leaving their homes in England to settle in a fledgling colony â Massachusetts Bay â on the other side of the Atlantic.
Click here for a description of Mayflower artifacts at Pilgrim Hall, as well as for Pilgrim Edward Winslow's 1622 advice on Packing for America, a 1630 provisions list, a 1639 description of suggested provisions, and a 1675 provisions list with prices! (Most of the early settlers of Plymouth were from England.