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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

John Winthrop to Margaret Winthrop1
Winthrop, John Winthrop, Margaret

1630-02-12

my sweet wife,

I wrote to thee yesterdaye: and this daye our company hath spent in prayer and fastinge, and the Lorde hath been pleased to assist vs gratiously, blessed be his name: I doubt not but thou and all our familye shall haue parte in the answeare of our prayers. This eueninge about 10: of the clocke mr. Painter came to me: he intendes to be at Groton on teusdaye next. I expect my horses on teusdaye night, and so (if God will) I purpose to be at Groton on thursdaye night, or els at mr. Gurdons on fryday at noone. Nowe the good Lord blesse and keepe thee and all thine. so with all our salutations to you all in hast I ende and rest Thy faithfull husband:

Jo: Winthrop.

I sent downe by Jervais some rice, and 2: couple of our N: England fish.

Let Brease2 mr. Huggens sonne in Lawe haue notice to send vp his tooles this weeke

London, Feb: 12. 1629–30.
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W. 1. 71; L. and L. , I. 375.

2.

Savage mentions Thomas Brice, a ship-carpenter, at Gloucester in 1642, died 1691. Genealogical Dictionary, I. 247.