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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

James Wall to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Wall, James Winthrop, John, Jr.
To his much Respexted Frend mr. John Winthrope sonne to the governer worship in newe Ingland giue this with all speed
Witham in essex this 20 of June 1632 Sir,

I mad bould to write to youe at your going to newe Inland, but I 80knowe not whether you resseved it or noe for I am vnsertane of it: the substance of my writing was to intreat your Favor to be a Frend for me to the governers worship your Father, that he would be pleased to releue me in my wrongs that I sustaind when I was ther and more sence I cam from thenc. when I was ther your Father knoweth howe greatly I am wronged in the over rating of my goods, besids the bed I shuld a lien on was pout done into the hould so I could not haue it and it was reated at 30 or 40s, and I payd att least 20s for beds For want of my owne which the master of the shipe mr. becher knoweth well anof. the wrong that I haue sustained in over reating of my goods and bed came to much more then can be demanded of me, and though I never dennied payment of any, yeet I referr my selfe to the mersy of your Father. I vnderstand your Father the governer haue stayed my bever ther. if he would be pleased to showe me that Faver that he would use his athorryty to geet it in and send it to mr. Tho. Chambers hands of london or any other mans hands whom he shall think Fite I will pay any thing shall be demanded of me from your Father. I am wonderfully wronged in new Ingland, I think more then I should amongst those that knowe not god, as in my beaver my Censman Samuell hosyer knoweth, as sum denneth great part of ther deate in bever others will not pay he knoweth all. if your Father would be plesed to assist him with his authorrity to get it or els I shall be wronged of* it and thay will not pay it, so my poore wife and Childrin must smart for it. also one mr. John Dillingham of yor plantation that had many goods and all the Cowes I was to reseue, and he owed me mony but would not speak me when he was here in Ingland, though he was with in 2 miles of my houghs and spok with som of my Censmen and doeth deetaine part of my deat, pretending that my Cowe he had of me was not worth his mony, when he took my lot and payd not one peny more then I payd. in this I hope your Father will be pleased to feech him to pay his deats being so well able as he is whom I could proue his estat is beter then three times so good as mine is, though he plead poverty, as I am informed. I am informed that the governer will mack men pay ther dewe deats. ther is behind still of his deat 5li, besids the great Charg in Jurniing after it to get that I have in. I would intreat the governor your Father to tack that of him, which he oweth me still, as 5li on the true deat and 5li in Chargis, and I humbly craue the governers Faver that that is my dewe in bever and mony he would be plesed to forse them to pay me and to send it to mr. Tho. Chambers of london for me, and what mony shall be short of that yor Father will haue I will repay afore I tack any goods from him. thus with my humble duty and Sarvis to your Father and your selfe hoping of yor prosperyty and helth craving yor prayers I rest macking over bold with yor 81patiens Committing yee all in to the hands of the allmity Yours in all Sarvis to command tell he seace to be

James Wall

This I pray sho me that Faver to write to me a feawe words of an answer and what your Father the governer will doe.

Endorsed by John Winthrop Jr.: James Wall Recd. Sept: 17.

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W. 1. 95. James Wall is clearly the passenger in the Winthrop Fleet of 1630 whose name in the Governor’s provisional list was deciphered by Savage (1853 edition, 11. 416), as “Mr. Ball.” Wall did not remain in Massachusetts, as appears from the letter Governor Winthrop wrote to John Winthrop, Jr., on July 23, 1630. Winthrop Papers, II. 306.