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Winthrop Family Papers

Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Edward Kedden’s Bill to John Winthrop, Jr.

4 August 1631

John Humfrey to John Winthrop, Jr.

18 August 1631
William Cottwen’s Bill to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Cottwen, William Winthrop, John, Jr.

1631-08-08

A note for making of a suite of Cetch sailes for mr. Winthroppe

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For working of 139 yards of French Canvas into a maine saile and 2 bonnetts and fore saile and bonnett at 02 00 03
For working 2 boults and 2 yards of warp Ipswich Cloth into a top saile and meson and sprett saile contayning 66 yards at 2d 3 farthings the yard 00 15 03
For 139 yards of Royalls for the making the fore saile and maine saile at 15d per yard 08 14 00
For 2 boults and 2 yards of warp Ipswich Cloth to make the 3 small sailes at 26s the boult and 10d the yard for the 2 yards 02 13 08
Summ is 14 03 02
Rec. the 8 of Agust 1631 of mr. Pearce in full of this bell the som of forteen pownd per me 14 00 0
William Cottwen

Endorsed: Mr. Winthrops byll for small sayls 14li 3s 2d Paid.

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