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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

Margaret Winthrop to John Winthrop1
Winthrop, Margaret Winthrop, John

1627

Most deare and loueinge Husband.

I can not expres my loue to you as I desire. in theese poore liuelesse lines, but I doe hartily wish you did see my harte how true and faythfull it is to you, and how much I doe desire to be allwayes with you. to inioy the sweet comfort of your presence. and those helps from you in sperituall and temperall dutyes which I am so vnfite to performe with out you. it makes me to see the want of you and wish my selfe with you. but I desire wee may be gideded by god in all our wayes who is able to derect vs for the best and so I will wayt vpon him with pacience who is all sufficient for me I shall not need to right much to you at this time my brother Goslinge can tel you any thinge by word of mouth, I prayse god we are all heare in health as you left vs. and are glad to heare the same of you and all the rest of our frends at London. my mother and my selfe remember our best loue to you and all the rest. our children remember theare duty to you. and thus desiringe to be remembred in your prayers I bid my good Husband godnight; littell Samewell thinkes it is time for me to goe to bed, and so I beseech the lord to keepe you in safety and vs all heare farwell my sweete husband. Your obediente Wife

Margaret Winthrope
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W. 7A. 18; Savage (1825), I. 345; (1853), I. 418; L. and L. , I. 246; Twichell, 72–73, with a facsimile.