Sources for Thomas Morton and Merry Mount Quincy Massachusetts and Captain Richard Wollaston

Photo Credit: The May-Pole of Merry Mount Nathaniel Hawthorne

Source List:

The new English Canaan of Thomas Morton

Bradford's history "Of Plimoth plantation." From the original manuscript. With a report of the proceedings incident to the return of the manuscript to Massachusetts

H. Hobart Holly, “Wollaston of Mount Wollaston,” American Neptune 37 [1977]: 5–25

"Thomas Morton: From Merry Old England to New England." William Heath. Journal of American Studies, Vol. 41, No. 1 (Apr., 2007),

Thomas Morton--Britannica

Thomas Morton of Merry Mount: His First Arrival in New England Donald Francis Connors American Literature, Vol. 11, No. 2 (May, 1939)

"The Rebels Of Merry Mount." American Heritage.Carleton Beals. June 1955, Volume 6. Issue 4.

Three hundred years of Quincy, 1625-1925 : historical retrospect of Mount Wollaston, Braintree, and Quincy.

Twice-told tales. "The May-Pole of Merry Mount." Nathaniel Hawthorne