History of Martha's Vineyard e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The reader is also reminded of the differences in the calendar in the Colonial period before 1752, by which there occurred the double dating between January Ist and March 25th of each year. An explanation of this is given in Vol. I., pp. 489-90, and an understanding of it is required to interpret dates correctly when a double date occurs.