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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Mary Dudley to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Dudley, Mary Winthrop, John, Jr.

1636-02-26

To my Deare and Loueing Brother Mr. John Winthrop at Boston give this
Deare and Loueing Brother,

my Loue remembred to your selfe and my Deare Sister. I am sorry that I shall not se you before you take your Journey to Coneticott but I wish you a prosperous viage: I giue you many thankes for your many tokens that you sent me which will doe me a great pleasure being I had but a little suger ith house and remember my Duty to my father and 229mother and pray thanke my father for my parsnips and pray my mother to send me as much cloth as will make John 3 shirtes and that as you write about Jhon Davis I haue sent to him to do it So haueing nothing more to say I rest Your truly Loueing Sister

Mary Dudley Ipswich Feb. 26, 1635/36

tell my mother John is well and send the cloth as sone as she can.

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W. 4. 23; 5 Collections , I. 65.