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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

Mary Winthrop to John Winthrop1
Winthrop, Mary Winthrop, John

1606

To my Louing husband mr. John Winthrop giue thes.

Swet husband I Remember me to the in the Louingis manere I pray god send the in helth and safty hom spedely as thou canst we ar al in helth as thou leftes us I thank god If I shold Repent of frankes coming as I do euery day of beses she sold not com whatsoeuer I loue hur but I hope otherwise of hur I haue maydes anow ofered me here I am afrayed we shal be trobeled with sending bes agayene I wold we war so red of hur whenas thou sall thenk good let frank com a fortnit or thre weekes after michel as you shal agre. let nat canan com and mary and fetch meg. I besech the lord to bles and kepe us al. thine euer Louing wife tel dethe

Mary Winthrop.

I haue sent goode hames tene pigens I pray comen me to them both and al the rest of my naybors.

Indorsement by John Winthrop, Jr.: “This letter was written by Mrs. Mary Winthrop wife to John Winthrop Esqr. sometyme Gouernor of New England.”

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