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February

February 1640 Starbuck, Edward to JW My humbel Seruis presented to your worship Returning many thankes for all your louing ... 2 February 1640 Endecott, John to JW What construction you may put vpon my silence I dare not conclude, but I hope the best. The ... 5 February 1640 Sallenova, Peter de to JW Aftar my harty Comemdations to you and yours nott forgetting Mr: Pettors, my Earnist ... 11 February 1640 Walton, Henry to JW I pray be pleased to pay to the bearer hereof, Mr. How, the somme of thirty one pownd tenne ... 12 February 1640 Firmin, Giles to JW I cann hardlye thinke of you, much lesse write to your worship, without some greife of ... 17 February 1640 Winslow, Edward to JW Had not the Almighty (who is righteous in the middest of mans unrighteousnes) stirred up ... 18 February 1640 Harrison, John, Jr. to JW I have received your letter, with much thankfulnesse, accounting myselfe not a litle ingaged ... 18 February 1640 Jenney, George to JW salutation in the lord giuing thanks vnto our blessed god from the best sinseritie of my ... 21 February 1640 Fones, Samuel to JW I receiued your louinge, and kinde letter, then which I doe assure you I know not any thinge ... 21 February 1640 Rose, George to JW My humble Dutie and Seruis with beste affection. May it please your worshipe to conceaiue ... 22 February 1640 Kirby, Francis to JW Yours of the 12th of the 6 month I receiud with the inclosed to Mr. Tindall which I sent ... 24 February 1640 Carlton, Edward Received of mr. Winthrop in parte of a greater Summe twentye powndes. ... 24 February 1640 Downing, Emmanuel to JW I doe retorne you manie thanks for your kynde letter of the 13th of this Instant, and doe ... 25 February 1640 Freeman, Edmond to JW these may pleas your worship to vnderstand that I have appointed my Son William Paddy to ... 25 February 1640 Howes, Edward to Winthrop, John, Jr. To tell you quid scribitur, quid agitur de terra ista Adamica fere incognita what I heare, ... 26 February 1640 Payne, Edward to JW my Love And Best Respects remembred vnto you Sir And Allso vnto mistres Winthrope with all ... 26 February 1640 Tinker, John to JW Haueing an oportunyty wherein to aquainte you with the Lords goodnesse in our wellfare, I ... 27 February 1640 Cradock, Matthew to JW My Loue and seruice presented to you yours of the 8 8th I haue Receiued by my Cussen Cooke ...

April

April 1640 Venn, John to JW havinge this oportunitie I could not omitt (by my Christian neighbour) to be preasent with ... April 1640 Ward, Nathaniel to JW We are bold to continue our suite concerning the plantation I lately mencioned to yow. our ... 1 April 1640 Lufkin, Nathaniel to JW My best observance and respect premised. Though I am vnknowne to you, yet I am bold to ... 13 April 1640 Tinker, John to JW Though my occations are not many to wright vnto you, I thinke it my bounden duty to neglect ... 15 April 1640 Downing, Emmanuel to JW I praise God my wife had a good day to retorne home, but yeasterday shee was as ill. last ... 15 April 1640 Firmin, Giles to JW I receiued your louing letter with many and heartye thankes for your remembrance of mee; it ... 15 April 1640 Harrison, John, Jr. to JW in the Desire I was bold to present yow with my humble servise, and to aquaint yow with such ... 16 April 1640 Bacon, Francis to JW Mr. Tyndall offering a Farme to sell that it seemes was purchased with your money, although ... 18 April 1640 Browne, Edmund to JW my humanity commands mee to apologize in the entrance of my letter. Your promptitude to ... 20 April 1640 Underhill, John to JW among the rest of my aflickchons jusli imposed by my sinnfull lif and backsliding ... 21 April 1640 Clotworthy, John to Winthrop, John, Jr. Yours off 25 7bris last I lately received by this bearer, cannot but much wonder, what ... 21 April 1640 Paine, William to JW Thes are to giue your Woorship to vnderstand that wher as Goodman Medcalfe mad som spech of ... 24 April 1640 Phillips, George to JW Neighbour Hammond comming vnto mee with a note you were pleased to send to him about a case ... 24 April 1640 JW Mrs. Richards brought her mayde Edye white to me for her misdemeanor. her man Jo: Gill about ... 30 April 1640 Johnson, Nicholas to JW my best seruis and affecttions in the lord remembred vnto your worshippe with greate hope of ...

May

May 1640 Downing, Lucy to Winthrop, Margaret I maye well blush att my longe silence beinge your deptor for so many noble fauors both when ... 2 May 1640 Cole, Mary to JW I receiued your louing letter which was most wellcom to me, and doe blese god that you and ... 5 May 1640 Flute, Dorothy to JW I am sorry being but a strainger that I am forced to make soe bould as to bee troublesome to ... 8 May 1640 Gostlin, Benjamin to JW since my last letter per mr. Goose I doe vnderstand that you are in good helth and all yours ... 9 May 1640 Crane, Richard to JW my service attend you I desyre your Worship would bee pleased to pardon my boldnes herin. ... 11 May 1640 Lovell, Isaac to JW not knowing whether in these trublesum times it will please God I shall longe inioye life or ... 11 May 1640 Mayhew, Thomas to JW I am to pay my owne Rate and some 5li for other men that I owe it vnto and allthough that I ... 12 May 1640 Howes, Edward to JW Yours of the 16th of March last, this day I received per Mr. Kirbie, and am sorrie to ... 13 May 1640 Gurdon, Brampton to JW Your letters writ in the begeneng of march wear verry welcoum to me, but I asseuer you I was ... 15 May 1640 Cooke, Edward to JW Yow were pleased to give mee soe good encouragment by your letter of my sonns deportment in ... 22 May 1640 Coddington, William to JW I haue recaiued your letter sent by my Cozen Burt in Answer wher vnto I would not haue yow ... 28 May 1640 Payne, Edward to JW My Love Remembered vnto you Sir allso vnto Mistres Winthrop with all your children wishing ... 28 May 1640 Tinker, John to JW To whome I must euer acknowledg my selfe deeply ingaged for your greate kindnesse and ...