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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Thomas Hewson to John Winthrop1
Hewson, Thomas Wintrhop, John

1636-03-07

To the Right worrshipfull and his Respectted Frend Mr. John Wintrope Senior in New England with trust deliver
London this 7th March 1635/36 Right worrshipfull,

I am full sorry my respect and care and cost vpon the plantation of a Colini in new England is so slighted and little regarded haueing formerly maid over all I had to you in trust for me by a letter of attorney and your self writting so often you would gett francis Johnson to send me an accompt and let him and Captaine Indeco deall like honest men and truly maike it appeare what is becomde of those goods of myne receiued ashore out of the ship Tho: and Willam Mr. Willam Bundox master of her as by a tru copy I sent to you vnder Captaine Indecot and francis Johnsons 235hand and I intreat you deliver for me to Willam Hudson of boyston all such writtings as I sent to you by your son mr. John when Mris. Wintrop came to you I intreat you deliver them to him ether to copy and giue you them againe or you will let him haue them for my use also I desire an accompt from you of all passages since you receiued any goods of myne and how you paid me because thes things I have had from you is very imperfitt and no accomptant I can get can tell how to profitt it being so improperly sett down and so I shall find some yet not paid for my servants, not yet paid me I humble desire you let Daniell Hardwicke be fre and at liberty this somer about June or July I know ther libertys ar mor pleasing and he being a stranger and the rest at liberty it is my request I hop you will grant it and let me humble request one accompt from you because no accomptant I can get to profitt thes particulers I haue from you. Againe I desire answere from you of that parcell of shows sent to you in aprill 1633 from hence per Willam bundocke you receiued them and I requested you deliver one fourth part to Willam hudson another to mr. oldam another to mr. Gonant another to my brother in law Tho: Wincoll and desired you order them to sell them and bring beaver to you for them and the same somer I had beaver from Willm. hudson for his and yet nothing from them nor no letter from you in a yeare and mor to my best Remembrance maike my case your owne me thinketh better dealling should be offered to so well a willer as I haue bene to new england and not to be so grosely wronged as I am Delays breadeth Divers Dangers be pleased answere me effectually and advise me what to do and what you will do I haue written to my Brother Gurdon of Assington in Suffock and desired him writ to you effectually to afford your assistance to helpe me to what is detained from me and also ether you will procure from Captaine Indeco 2 cows for Willam hudson of boston at 15li per peace for me to pay heare or els you will deliver him 2 as good as the best of the six mr. Johnson had and you paid me for them about a yeare or two after heare Do you thinke mr. Johnson was of so base a dispossion if he had liued he would a kept my Cattle sould at a vnder value by him had no right to a done it and did it for his owne base by ends. assure you self if this reasonable request be denied me I shall not pase it so over; neither standeth it with the Creditt of mr. Johnsons frends to swallow such Guggions wrongs will provoke words when writting will not serve I feare not but procure a comanding power in what I request if it be denied me Therfor lett me intreat answere as pleaseth, and howsoever I shall rest your Frend to vse

Tho: Hewson
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W. 4. 80; 5 Collections , g1. 218–220. For Hewson, see 5 Collections , I. 218n.; Frances Rose-Troup, The Massachusetts Bay Company and Its Predecessors (New York, 1930), 114–115.