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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

December 21:

21 December 1630

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26 December 1630
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Winthrop, John

1630-12-24

Till this tyme there was (for the most part) faire open weather with gentle frostes in the night. but in the margin opposite but, 25 is cancelled this daye the winde came n: w. verye stronge and some snowe withall but so Colde as some had their fingers frozen and in danger to be lost. 3: of the Governors servantes cominge in a shallop from mistick, were driven by the winde vpon Noddles Ilande and forced to staye there all that night, without fire or foode yet throughe Godes mercye they came safe to Boston next daye, but the fingers of 2: of them were blistered with Colde, and one swooned when he came to the fire.