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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

June 1: Tuesdaye.

1 June 1630

Thursday 3:

3 June 1630
Wensday 2:
Winthrop, John

1630-06-02

The winde S: S: W: a handsome gale verye faire weather, but still Colde. in the eueninge a great fogge. we stood w: and by n: and w: n: w: Our Capt supposinge vs now to be neere the n: Coast, and knoing that to the S: there were dangerous shoales,1 fitted on a newe mainsayl that was verye stronge and double, and would not adventure with his olde sayles, as before when he had sea roome enoughe.

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The Georges Shoals.