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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Martha Winthrop to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Winthrop, Martha Winthrop, John, Jr.

1631-04-05

To her very loueing husband Mr. John Winthrop at Mr. Downings house in Fleetstreete these deliver in London
Deare husband,

My afections toward thee is so great as that I can let slip no ocasion of manifesting the same intreating thee to bee perswaded of my loue to thee notwithstanding my pasions and weaknes which formerly haue caused thee to thinke the contrary I haue sent up thy box this weeke and because it was not full I let Bes Web put in her goune for next weeke shee cometh up Thus with my loue to thy self and all our freinds I rest beeing in great hast and send thee a kiss Thy faithfull wife

Martha Winthrop teusday night ca. April 5, 1631

diliuer this to my aunt downing

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W. Au. 58. With the exception of the superscription, the date, and the postscript, this letter is in cipher.