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A Source Book in American History to 1787

Note 50 — B. NEW ENGLAND TO 1660 (continued 2)

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A marginal note in the manuscript, in Winthrop's handwriting, adds "chosen by papers." This election of Winthrop's rival, by a secret ballot, was the democratic answer to Cotton's argument above.

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