Naming
The document has carried many names. At the top of the original text is "Of Plimoth Plantation", but the modern spelling for Plymouth is now used. The text of Bradford's journal is often referred to as "History of Plymouth Plantation." In Wilberforce's text it is cited as "History of the Plantation of Plymouth". It is also sometimes referred to as "William Bradford's Journal." A version published by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (after the return of the manuscript from England in 1897) is titled 'Bradford's History "Of Plimoth Plantation"' while labeled "The Bradford History" on the spine. It has also been called "The Mayflower" although it is not a ship's log and was written after the events.
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