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Re: HOLLANDs on 1620-21 Supply Ship for the Mayflower
Posted by: John Clement (ID *****1161)	Date: October 25, 2009 at 08:49:52
In Reply to: HOLLANDs on 1620-21 Supply Ship for the Mayflower by Leigh Anthony Paintin	of 8728

Leigh Anthony Paintin wrote:

"Please note the conflicting dates of 1620 and 1621. If the ship left Sept 1620, it would have had to have landed Jan 1621, yet so many documents have the ship listed as arriving in the colonies in January of 1620."

There is no conflict in dates.

The transition from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar creates this illusion.

The transition for Britain and her colonies took place in 1752.

New Years day for the Julian calandar was 25 March (nine months before the birth of the Messiah).

So from Sep 1620 to 24 Mar 1620 is correct.

To distinguish between the two calendars, dates are frequently written Jan 1620/21.

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