The Mayflower Compact


The original Mayflower Compact does not exist.  This is a handwritten copy of the Compact made by Mayflower passenger and Plymouth Colony governor William Bradford, made about 1630 in his manuscript history Of Plymouth Plantation.  Below is a high resolution image of this page of Bradford's manuscript.  Although this is in William Bradford's handwriting, the original was likely in the handwriting of John Carver.


Text of Compact and Other Quotes from America's Founding Fathers