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January

2 January 1630 Hawes, Thomas to Winthrop, John I had longe since have written vnto you had not mr. Hobson certifyed me that he had wrote ... 4 January 1630 Hobson, Thomas to Winthrop, John I received your letter dated the 14 of December, and god willinge, I doe purpose to meete ... 6 January 1630 Borrowes, Francis to Winthrop, John I doe vnderstand that my Sonne hath had some conference with your worshipe Aboutt his going ... 6 January 1630 Borrowes, Samuel to Winthrop, John maye yet plese you to vnderstand the Case of my righting to youere worship at this time is ... 7 January 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I salute thee heartyly in the Lord, with my good sister Fones and all our freindes, my Loue ... 8 January 1630 Branch, Reynold to Winthrop, John Rec. of John Winthrop of Groton in the County of Suffolke for one quarters Anuity due to me ... 12 January 1630 Sampson, John to Winthrop, John I was willing my sonne Samuell should goe the voyage with yow vpon the writinge yow shewed ... 14 January 1630 Winthrop, John This Indenture made the Fourteenth day of January in the Fiveth yeare of the Raigne of our ... 15 January 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I haue many thinges to thanke the for this weeke, thy most kinde lettre, fowles, puddinges ... 16 January 1630 Ward, Nathaniel to Winthrop, John I purpose to see yow this next weeke att London if God permitt. In the meane tyme I intreate ... 18 January 1630 Winthrop, John, Jr. to Winthrop, John My humble duty remembred I receyved your letters, reioycing much to vnderstand of the ... 18 January 1630 Winthrop, Henry to Winthrop, John I and my Wife rememberes our humble duties to you: I thought good to wright to you to putt ... 20 January 1630 Borrowes, Samuel to Winthrop, John my fathere resaiued youer leter in wich you exepresed youer loue to me I moste hombeley ... 22 January 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret Blessed be the Lord our good God, that still keepeth vs in our absence, and maketh it an ... 22 January 1630 Paynter, Henry to Winthrop, John soe I haue now rec: 2. letters from you onelye. I perceue now that I was ... 31 January 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I prayse God, we came safe to London, and continue in health and founde all well heere: thus ... 31 January 1630 Winthrop, Margaret to Winthrop, John I should not now omite any opertunity of rightinge to thee, concideringe I shall not longe ...

February

February 1630 Hazard, Henry to Winthrop, John I beleeue this man maybe of vse for this Contry in Regarde he can take charge of following a ... 2 February 1630 Winthrop, Margaret to Winthrop, John I knowe thou art desyrus to heere often from vs which makes me take plesure in rightinge to ... 2 February 1630 Winthrop, Forth to Winthrop, John my vncle Gostling received a letter from Colechester to my brother John, and thinkinge it ... 5 February 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret Thy loue is such to me, and so great is the bonde betweene vs, that I should neglect all ... 5 February 1630 Freeman, John to Winthrop, John, Jr. Mr. John Winthrop and my worthy, and much respected good frend. after the exhibition of my ... 8 February 1630 Winthrop, John to Spring, William I knowe not how to frame my Affections to write to you: I received your lettre, nay, merum ... 11 February 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I must now answeare 2: lettres of thine. with one shorte one: Let this make some supplye, ... 12 February 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I wrote to thee yesterdaye: and this daye our company hath spent in prayer and fastinge, and ... 13 February 1630 Tolly, John to Winthrop, John Rec. this 3 of march 1629 in Full of this bill the somme of Twenty one pound Eighten shills ... 14 February 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret The opportunitye of so fitt a messinger, and my deepe engagement of Affection to thee, makes ... 15 February 1630 Winthrop, Margaret to Winthrop, John I received thy sweet letter, and doe blesse God for all his mercyes to us, in the ... 20 February 1630 Brent, Nathaniel to Winthrop, John, Jr. Georgius providentia divina Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Anglie Primas et ... 26 February 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I blesse God our heauenly father we are all come safe to Maplested, where we finde all in ... 27 February 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I prayse God we are all in health at Chelmsford this morninge: My sonne Forth came to vs ... 28 February 1630 Parke, Robert to Winthrop, John I vnderstand by some of my frendes that you are suddenly to goe into new England, If It be ...

March

March 1630 Winthrop, Margaret to Winthrop, John, Jr. I should longe are this haue ritten to thee, and giuen thee thanke for thy kinde letters, ... 1 March 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I prayse God we came all safe to London and continue in health: I thinke we shall not goe ... 2 March 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I must confesse thou hast ouercome me with thy exceedinge greate loue, and those abundant ... 5 March 1630 Pigot, John to Revell, John ... 5 March 1630 — 6 March 1630 Smith, Edward to Massachusetts-Bay Company ... 6 March 1630 Clarke, Francis to Massachusetts-Bay Company ... 8 March 1630 Watson, William to Massachusetts-Bay Company Received the day affor said In Full pament of all Reconinges From the beegining of the world ... 9 March 1630 Pigot, John to Revell, John Receiued this 9th of March 1629–30 of Mr. John Reuell in full payment the some of One ... 10 March 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret Me thinkes it is verye longe since I sawe or heard from my beloued, and I misse allreadye ... 14 March 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I now salute thee from South Hampton, where by the Lordes mercye, we are all safe, but the ... 14 March 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, John, Jr. The Lord blesse thee euer. ... 17 March 1630 Brand, Joseph to Winthrop, John ... 22 March 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I wrote to thee, when I wente from South Hampton and now I must salute thee and take leaue ... 22 March 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, John, Jr. We are now goeinge to the Shippe, vnder the Comfort of the Lordes gratious protection and ... 26 March 1630 Winthrop, Forth to Winthrop, John, Jr. Being soe far remote and hauing opportunity of writinge to you I could not omitte the ... 28 March 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret It pleaseth God that thou shouldest once againe heare from me before our departure, and I ... 29 March 1630 Winthrop, John Easter mundaye Rydinge at the Cowes neare the Ile of wight in the Arbella, a Shippe of 350: ... 30 March 1630 Winthrop, John In the morninge about 10: of the Clocke the winde beinge Come to the W: with faire weather, ... 31 March 1630 Howes, Edward to Winthrop, John, Jr. I receiued your first letters but on friday night last weeke, it seemes either the Carrier ... 31 March 1630 Winthrop, John The winde continued w: and S: w: with rayne, our Capt and some of our Company went to ...

April

1 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde continued verye stronge at W: and by S: with muche rayne. ... 2 April 1630 Winthrop, John We kept a fast aboard our shippe and the Talbott ... 3 April 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I suppose, thou didest not expecte to have any more lettres from me till the returne of our ... 3 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde continued still at w: with continuall dire storme, and rayne. ... 4 April 1630 Winthrop, John Faire Cleere weather, in the morninge the winde w: and by n: but in the afternone S: S: w: ... 5 April 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, John, Jr. I received 2: letters from you since I came to Hampton and this is the seconde I have ... 5 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still W: and S: with faire weather. a maid of S: R: Saltonstall fell downe at the ... 6 April 1630 Winthrop, John Captaine Burleigh Capt of Yarmouth Castle a grave Comely gentleman, and of great age, came ... 7 April 1630 Winthrop, John The generall rumour of this solemne Enterprise, wherin our selves with others, through the ... 7 April 1630 Winthrop, John Faire weather, the winde easterly in the morninge a small gale, but in the afternoone it ... 8 April 1630 Winthrop, John About 6: in the morninge (the winde beinge E: and n: (faire weather), we weighed Anchor and ... 10 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde at E: and by n: a handsome gale with faire weather: by 7: in the morninge we were ... 11 April 1630 Winthrop, John Blank of one line. ... 12 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde more large to the N: a stiffe gale with faire weather, in the afternoone lesse ... 12 April 1630 Winthrop, Henry to Vassall, William Know all men by this presence that I Henry Winthrop of Groton in the County of Suffulke, ... 13 April 1630 Winthrop, John The night before it was Calme, and the next daye Calme and close weather, so as we made ... 14 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde S: w: Raynye weather in the morninge: ... 15 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still at n: n: w: but lesse faire weather, but lesse winde then the daye and night ... 16 April 1630 Winthrop, John About 4: in the morninge the winde slacked a litle, yet it continued a great storme still, ... 16 April 1630 Howes, Edward to Winthrop, John, Jr. all health and saffety to your habitation. I send you many thanks for the receipt, your ... 17 April 1630 Winthrop, John Blank of one and three-quarters inches, measured vertically. ... 17 April 1630 Paynter, Priscilla to Winthrop, Elizabeth the true loue and hartty affection I bare to you both will not suffer me to let slip this ... 18 April 1630 Winthrop, John About 2: in the morninge the winde n: w: so we tacked about and steered our Course S: w: we ... 19 April 1630 Winthrop, John In the morninge the winde was come about to the n: w: a good gale and faire weather so we ... 20 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde Southerly fair weather and litle winde, in the morninge we stood S: and by E: in ... 21 April 1630 Winthrop, John Thicke raynye weather, muche winde at S: W: ... 22 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still w: and b: S: faire weather, then w: n: w: This daye at noone we founde our ... 23 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still w: n: w a smale gale with faire weather, our Capt putt forthe his Auncient ... 24 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still w and by n: faire weather and Calme, all that day and night heere we made ... 25 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde northerly faire weather, but still calme, we stood w: and b: S and sawe 2 shippes ... 26 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still w: and by S: close weather and scarce any winde. ... 27 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still westerly a stiffe gale, with close weather: we steered w: n: w. about noone ... 28 April 1630 Winthrop, John All the night and this daye till noone the winde verye highe at S: w: close weather, and ... 29 April 1630 Winthrop, John muche winde all this night at w: and by n: and the sea went verye highe, so as the shippe ... 30 April 1630 Winthrop, John The winde at w: n: w: a stronge gale all the night and daye with showres now and then ...

May

1 May 1630 Winthrop, John All the night muche winde at S: S: W: and rayne, in the morninge the winde still stronge, so ... 2 May 1630 Winthrop, John The tempest continued all the daye with the winde w: and by n. and the sea raged, and tossed ... 3 May 1630 Winthrop, John In the night the winde abated, and by morninge the sea was well aswaged, so as we bare our ... 4 May 1630 Winthrop, John muche winde at S: w: close weather. In the morninge we tacked about and stood n: w: and ... 5 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde w: and b: S: thick foggye weather and raynye, so we stood n: w: b: w at night the ... 6 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde at n: a good gale, and faire weather, we made observation and founde we were in ... 7 May 1630 Winthrop, John May Fowre Three thinges ... 8 May 1630 Winthrop, John All the night Calme. in the morninge the winde S: w: a handsome gale, so so we tacked and ... 9 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still S: w: a good gale but close weather and some rayne, we heald on our Course ... 10 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde S: S: W: a good gale and faire weather, so we stood W: and by N: 4: or 5: leages a ... 11 May 1630 Winthrop, John The storme continued all this daye till 3: in the afternoone; and the sea went verye highe, ... 13 May 1630 Winthrop, John Toward morninge the winde came to the S: westerly, with Close weather, and a stronge gale so ... 14 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde W: S: W: thicke foggye weather and in the afternoone rayny raynye: we stood w: and ... 15 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde westerly all this daye faire weather, we tacked twice, to small purpose ... 16 May 1630 Winthrop, John as the 15. was. ... 17 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde at S: a fine gale and faire weather we stood w: and by S: we sawe a great drifte, ... 18 May 1630 Winthrop, John In the morninge the winde slacked, but we could stande no neerer our Course then n: and we ... 19 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde SS: W: closse and raynye little winde we tacked again and stood w: but about noone ... 20 May 1630 Winthrop, John The storm continued all this daye the winde as it was and raynye in the forenoone we carried ... 21 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still n: w: litle winde and closse weather. we stood S: w: with all our sayles, ... 22 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde S: S: W: muche winde and rayne. our sprit sayle layed so deepe in as it was splitt ... 23 May 1630 — 24 May 1630 Winthrop, John muche winde still westerly and verye Colde weather. ... 25 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still n: w: faire weather but Colde, we went on with a handsome gale, and at noone ... 26 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still n: w: a good gale and faire weather, but very Colde still yet we were about ... 27 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde N: W: a handsome gale, faire weather. about noone it came about to the S: w: and ... 28 May 1630 Winthrop, John In the morninge the winde veered to the w: yet we had a stiffe gale, and steered n: w: and ... 29 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde n: w: a stiffe gale, and faire weather, but verye colde in the afternoone full n: ... 30 May 1630 Winthrop, John The winde no: by E: a handsome gale but Close misty weather and very Colde, so our shippe ... 31 May 1630 Winthrop, John winde n: w: a smale gale, Close and Colde weather, we sounded but had no grounde: about ...

June

June 1630 Winthrop, John Left-hand corner: Tuesday June 8. about 3: in ... 1 June 1630 Winthrop, John The winde N: E: a smale gale, with faire cleere weather, in the afternoone full S: and ... 2 June 1630 Winthrop, John ... 3 June 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still S: by w: a good steddy gale, and we stood w: and b: n: the fogge continued ... 4 June 1630 Winthrop, John ... 5 June 1630 Winthrop, John In the morninge the winde came to N: E: a handsome gale and the fogge was dispersed, so we ... 6 June 1630 Winthrop, John The winde n: E: and after n: a good gale, but still foggye at tymes, and Colde. we stood w: ... 7 June 1630 Winthrop, John The winde one letter cancelled S: about 4: in the morninge we sounded and had grounde at 30: ... 8 June 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still w: and by S: faire weather, but close and colde. we stood n: n: w: with a ... 9 June 1630 Winthrop, John In the morninge the winde Easterly, but grewe presently calme, now we had verye faire ... 10 June 1630 Winthrop, John In the morninge the winde S: and by w: till 5: in the morninge a thick fogge. then it clered ... 11 June 1630 Winthrop, John The winde still S: w: close weather, we stood to and again all this daye within sight of ... 12 June 1630 Winthrop, John About 4: in the morning we were neere our porte. we shott of 2: peeces ... 13 June 1630 Winthrop, John In the morninge the Sagamore of Agawame and one of his men came aboard our shippe and stayed ... 14 June 1630 Winthrop, John In the morninge early we weyed anchor, and the winde being against vs, and the Channell so ... 17 June 1630 Winthrop, John Blank of three-quarters of an inch, measured vertically. ...

July

July 1630 Arkisden, Thomas to Winthrop, John, Jr. Mistris winthrop haveing noe leysure to write vnto you intreated me to informe you what her ... 1 July 1630 Winthrop, John One line blank ... 2 July 1630 Winthrop, John The Talbott arived there she had lost 14: passingers. ... 2 July 1630 Downing, Emmanuel to Winthrop, John, Jr. I haue agreed with Dr. Wright for 4600 li. for the sale of Groton as per this enclosed you ... 3 July 1630 Winthrop, John The Hopewell and W illia m and Francis arived ... 5 July 1630 Winthrop, John The Tryall arived at Charlton, and the Charls at Salem. ... 6 July 1630 Winthrop, John The successe arived, she had blank of one-quarter of an inch goates and lost blank of ... 7 July 1630 Winthrop, John The Lyon went backe to Salem. ... 8 July 1630 Winthrop, John We kept a daye of thanksgivinge in all the plantations. ... 14 July 1630 Winthrop, John to Downing, Emmanuel I praye paye to this bearer mr. Edward Hopwood or his Assignee the summe of fowre poundes ... 16 July 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret Blessed be the Lord our good God and mercifull father, that yet hath preserued me in life ... 23 July 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, Margaret I wrote to thee by my brother Arthur, but I durst write no more, then I need not care though ... 23 July 1630 Winthrop, John to Winthrop, John, Jr. The blessinge of God Allsufficient be vpon thee euer Amen. ... 23 July 1630 Winthrop, John to Downing, Emmanuel I praye paye to this bearer mr. John Revell or his Assignee, the summe of 21 li. 9 s. which ... 30 July 1630 Winthrop, John to Wilson, John In the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in Obedience to His holy will, and Divine ...

December

6 December 1630 Winthrop, John The Governor and most of the Assistants and others mett at Rocksburrie and there agreed to ... 6 December 1630 UNKNOWN to Johnson, Isaac I receaued your kind letter, bearing date xijth of August, for which I hartily thancke you, ... 7 December 1630 Arkisden, Thomas to Winthrop, John, Jr. It is noe small comefort vnto vs in this time of our sorrow to heare of your welfare, the ... 8 December 1630 Downing, Emmanuel to Winthrop, John Sithence my last 3 lettres sent you by mr. Peirce, I haue received yours per the French ship ... 9 December 1630 Winthrop, John, Jr. to Winthrop, John My humble duty remembred vnto you, may you please to vnderstand that since my last to you by ... 9 December 1630 Humfrey, John to Johnson, Isaac That which is yet new to mee and wherein I must follow your greife a far of, I desire may ... 10 December 1630 Paynter, Priscilla to Winthrop, John, Jr. so much comfort doth your loue afford me in this my affliction that I can now call you by no ... 12 December 1630 Humfrey, John to Winthrop, John I writ unto you not long since by mr. Peirce, since which time there is little of anie ... 14 December 1630 Winthrop, John The Comittee mett, at Rocksb: and vpon further Consideration for reasons it was concluded ... 17 December 1630 Humfrey, John to Allerton, Isaac I sent the last weeke by the Carriour letters and 3 or 4 bookes bound up togeather, to bee ... 18 December 1630 Humfrey, John to Winthrop, John Since I last writ unto you I received these inclosed answers from a reverend freind, whose ... 21 December 1630 Winthrop, John we mett againe at Waterton, and there vpon vieu of a place a mile beneathe the towne, all ... 22 December 1630 Winthrop, John Rich: Garrard a shoemaker of Boston, and one of the Congregation there, with one of his ... 22 December 1630 Paynter, Henry to Winthrop, John, Jr. I pray (by reason of my hast at this tyme) to accepte of myne thankefull acknowledgemente of ... 23 December 1630 Humfrey, John to Johnson, Isaac I cannot but take everie occasion of writing so that you will have manie letters by the same ... 24 December 1630 Winthrop, John Till this tyme there was (for the most part) faire open weather with gentle frostes in the ... 26 December 1630 Winthrop, John The rivers were frozen vp, and they of Charlton could not come to the Sermon at Boston, till ... 27 December 1630 Winthrop, John I haue in all 15: Cowes and illegible whereof 5: are my brother downings marked on the lefte ...