What did the pilgrims bring with them on the Mayflower?

Captain John Smith (famous for his exploits at Jamestown, Virginia, and for having his life saved by Pocahontas) wrote a pamphlet in which he made recommendations on what Virginia settlers should bring with them. It is very likely the Mayflower passengers brought with them approximately the same things. John Smith recommended these items:





Clothing (for a man):





Monmouth Cap (knit cap, see image at right)


3 falling bands (flat, usually white laced collar)


3 shirts, 1 waistcoat


1 canvas suit, 1 cloth suit, 1 frieze suit


3 pairs of Irish stockings


4 pairs of shoes


1 pair of garters (ribbons used to tie up the Irish stockings just below the knee)








17th century Monmouth Cap





Bedding and extra fabric:





1 pair of canvas sheets


About 26 feet of canvas to make a bed and bolster for two


About 18 feet of canvas to make a bed for the sea voyage


1 rug


12 sewing needles








Food (for one man, intended to last one year):





Beer (the primary drink for everyone, water was often considered unsafe)


About 2 barrels of wheat (a barrel held 36 gallons)


About 1/2 barrel of peas, and 1/2 barrel of oats


2 gallons of vinegar


1 gallon aqua-vitae (a strong liquor made from distilling beer or wine)


1 gallon salad oil


Bacon


Cheese


Sugar, Spice and Fruit





Picture of a distiller and barrel for making aqua-vitae.


From Richard Surflet's book Countrey Farme (London, 1616)





Weapons and Hunting:





Complete (but light) body armor


Long-barreled musket (Captain Smith recommends 5 feet 6 inches long)


1 sword and belt


1 bandolier (a leather belt that was worn from the right shoulder across the breast and under the left arm, to support the musket).


20 pounds of gunpowder


60 pounds of shot








Man with matchlock musket, sword and body armor.


From a French book, Maniement d'Armes, published in 1608.








Work Tools:





5 broad and 5 narrow hoes


2 broad axes, 2 pickaxes, and 5 felling axes


4 hand saws and 2 whipsaws (with sharpening file)


2 hammers, 3 shovels, 2 spades


2 augers, 6 chisels, 1 percer, 1 gimlet (all tools used for boring/drilling/chiseling wood)


2 hatchets


1 frow (a sharp tool used to split wood for fence posts)


1 grindstone


nails "of all sorts"








Men working in an orchard using various tools.


From Gervase Markham's book, A New Orchard (London, 1631).








Cooking:





1 iron pot


1 kettle


1 large frying pan


1 grid iron


2 skillets


1 spit (to rotate cooking food over a fire)


Platters, dishes, and spoons (made of wood)

What did the pilgrims bring with them on the Mayflower?
A bible and Guns to make sure that the native Americans


converted to Christianity, or else, I am from Massachusetts


and every year on Thanksgiving day when they have a parade


they have a rifle in one hand and a bible in the other
Reply:Well, according to what we see today, I imagine that they brought visas from the Native American authorities, in order to enter as legal immigrants, don't you think so ?