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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

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John Endecott to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Endecott, John Winthrop, John, Jr.

1634-12-08

To my Deare and right Worthie Friend John Winthrop Junior Esqr. deliver
Dearest Sir,

I writt vnto yow by Mr. Babbe wherein I gaue you full commission to sell my howse. And I doe by theise second it againe, desiring you to sell it to an honest man, else not to sell it. The price I writt was 250li, what aboue you can. And if you see good you may abate some of it. I haue giuen order to Thomas Read, who is now in England, to finde out a Chapman if hee can as also to Mr. Peters in Holland, and haue written to him to make you acquainted with their proceedings that there be no wronge don to any. If god should so order that you can sell it I pray you do so much as to certifie soe much by letter to Mr. Peters in Holland who is at Roterdam. There is no newes heere, all your Friends are well: We had the greatest snow fell the xxixth of the 9th moneth that I haue seene yet since I came into the Land. The Crosse is much stood for, and I ame like to suffer in it. The Lord his will be done. My wiefe remembers her loue to you and Mr. Williams.2 The good God bring you back againe in saftie to vs. To whom I committ you and rest Your assured loving Friend and brother in the Lord Jesus.

Jo: Endecott Salem the 8th of the 10th moneth 1634

I haue written to Mr. Revell concerning my howse it may be hee will buy it. If you please you may speake with him.

1.

Essex Institute; 4 Collections , VI. 131–132.

2.

Possibly John Wilson is meant. Endecott would have had the same reason as Winthrop for avoiding the use of Wilson’s name. See above, page 175, n. 2.