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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Lucy Downing to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Downing, Lucy Winthrop, John, Jr.

1633-06-22

To her louinge nephew Mr. John Winthrop at Boston present thes
June 22th 1633 My good nephewes and neses,

your loues and deserts challeng many expressions of my loue and thankfullnes to you all againe: much more then to euery of you a seuerall letter: I must confess you haue not straitned your loues to me as I am forced to doe my thankfullnes to you: yet beleeu thes feew words wish you as many hapyneses as you can be capable of: I simphathise with you in all your joyes: I am afflicted in your sorrowes: I wish hartilie that I knew wherin to be seruisable to you: I pray wherin I maye spare me not: for to my power I desier to be imploied for your goods: but a good scribe I shall neuer be: and I am now taken of by a suddaine imployment last night 131ould msr. Gurden came to me to desire my house for his logdinge and his daughter is heer to be maryed the next week to Sir richard Saltinstalls sone: the youngest daughter: next spring they intend for new eng: I am allmost blinde. Your Louinge ant

Lucie Downing
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W. 4. 3; 5 Collections , I. 8. Lucy Downing was a sister of Governor Winthrop and the wife of Emmanuel Downing.