Talk:Thomas Morton (colonist)
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It is my understanding that township of Devonshire is not used, but instead simply "Devon," England. I was listening to an NPR spot awhile back, and they made mention of this common misuse of Devonshire. Something to the affect that it is redundant.
Anyone else on this?
- It's not a "township", but a county. Probably either can be used in a historical context. AnonMoos 04:40, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
I cannot help but feel this is a very one-sided account in favor of Morton. Not that I'm a fan of Bradford, but it seems to take the most positive view of Morton! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.44.63.141 (talk) 01:35, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
This is an extremely simplistic account of events as it ENTIRELY ignores the conspiracy attempt of THE NATIVES to kill Morton and his men who were known for stealing corn from the Indians. The Puritans saw this is a national security issue since Morton was supplying them with weapons in exchange for furs. This bio needs major editing.68.175.66.95 (talk) 18:15, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Typical Wikipedia Mess
Aside from being largely citation-free in the manner of a personal essay, this article suddenly includes a briefer article-within-the-article about Morton at the end. What's up with that? Is it some vestige of the original article posted by someone else? How sloppy can an article be without anyone apparently noticing? Well, Wikipedia is an experiment testing such limits.... 76.23.157.102 (talk) 17:29, 5 September 2009 (UTC)