<P> Passengers consumed large amounts of alcohol such as beer with meals . This was known to be safer than water, which often came from polluted sources causing diseases . All food and drink was stored in barrels known as "hogsheads". </P> <P> The passenger William Mullins brought 126 pairs of shoes and 13 pairs of boots in his luggage . Other items included oiled leather and canvas suits, stuff gowns and leather and stuff breeches, shirts, jerkins, doublets, neckcloths, hats and caps, hose, stockings, belts, piece goods, and haberdasherie . At his death, his estate consisted of extensive footwear and other items of clothing, and made his daughter Priscilla and her husband John Alden quite prosperous . </P> <P> No cattle or beasts of draft or burden were brought on the journey, but there were pigs, goats, and poultry . Some passengers brought family pets such as cats and birds . Peter Browne took his large bitch mastiff, and John Goodman brought along his spaniel . </P> <P> According to author Charles Banks, the officers and crew of the Mayflower consisted of a captain, four mates, four quartermasters, surgeon, carpenter, cooper, cooks, boatswains, gunners, and about 36 men before the mast, making a total of about 50 . The entire crew stayed with the Mayflower in Plymouth through the winter of 1620--1621, and about half of them died during that time . The remaining crewmen returned to England on the Mayflower, which sailed for London on April 5, 1621 . </P>

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