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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

Margaret Winthrop to John Winthrop1
Winthrop, Margaret Winthrop, John

1629-05-18

To my very loueinge Husband John Winthrope Esquire theese dd.
Most louinge and good husband,

I haue receued your letters, the true tokens of your loue and care of my good, now in your abcence as well as when you are present, it makes me thinke that sayinge falce out of sight out of minde. I am sure my hart and thoughts are all wayes neere you to doe you good and not euill all the dayse of my life.

I hope through gods blessinge your paynes will not be all together lost which you bestow vpon me in rightinge those serious thoughts of your owne which you sent me did make a very good supply in stead of a sarmon. I shall often reade them and desyre to be of gods famyle to home so many blessinges be-longe and pray that I may not be one separated from god whose concience 93is alwayes accusinge them. I shall not neede to right to you of any thing this weke my sonne2 and brother Goslinge can tell you how we are. and I shall thinke longe for your cominge home, and thus with my best loue to you I beseech the lord to send vs a comfortable meetinge in his good time I commit you to the Lord. Your louinge and obedient wife

Margaret Winthrope. Ca. May 18, 1629.
1.

W. 7 A. 26; Savage (1825), I, 358; (1853), I. 430; L. and L. , I. 292–293; Twichell, Puritan Love-Letters , 98–99.

2.

Henry Winthrop.