The story of a Pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, RevJohn Alden, in his 83d year . eat respectand confidence by the Plymouth colony. It is unnecessary l-l ^. a;^.- 1,J PILGRIM LEADERS. 355 to recite here his numerous adventures with the Indians, hismilitary exploits, or his deeds of valor. These are recordedin history, and familiar to every boy and girl of. New p:ng-land. It is well known that he was the first commissionedmilitary officer in the New World, and had command of thefirst milita
The story of a Pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, RevJohn Alden, in his 83d year . eat respectand confidence by the Plymouth colony. It is unnecessary l-l ^. a;^.- 1,J PILGRIM LEADERS. 355 to recite here his numerous adventures with the Indians, hismilitary exploits, or his deeds of valor. These are recordedin history, and familiar to every boy and girl of. New p:ng-land. It is well known that he was the first commissionedmilitary officer in the New World, and had command of thefirst military company here. It has often been said thathis judgment and executive ability, joined to his mili-tary powers, many times saved the colony from 1631, he removed to Duxbury, and settled on CaptainsHill, a high eminence overlooking the harbor and the coun-tr) for miles around. On the summit of this hill were builtthe watch fires that signalled danger to the early Captain Standish could lock across the bay to Ply-mouth, and. if aught there was amiss, a warning shot wouldcrash out from the old fort on Burial hill, which had beenbuilt under his
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