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Winthrop Family Papers

Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Edward Hopkins to John Winthrop, Jr.

14 July 1636

Edward Howes to John Winthrop, Jr.

4 August 1636
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Bill for Equipment for the Desire 1
Peirce, William Massachusetts-Bay Colony

1636-08

 Anno 1636

The ship Desire or the owners therof are debitted to account of the bark Warwick or her owners for theis particulers following taken by order of the Gouernour Winthrope

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Per 3 falkons and one falkonet poy. 38 C. 3 q. with the old Carradges at 10s 6d per Cwt. 21 5 10
Per an old poupe lanthorne 5s and a small croe of Iron 2s 6d 7 6
Per 2 spindels for vanes 18d a pump bolt and a wooden brake, all 2 2
Per a small anker stock 4s a pistoll barrell 6d and 3 small takell hooks 12d all is 5 6
Per a Copper funnell 6s 2 spung staves a rammer and a ladell all 11 0
Per 11 falkon shott 4s a small bell 3s 7 0
Per a small anker estemed at 2 0 0
24 19 0
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Will. Peirse Ca. August, 1636

Endorsed by Governor Winthrop: Mr. Peirce for Barke Warwick.

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W. 1. 112; Savage (1853), I. 230n. In Winthrop’s Journal (1. 187) appears the following entry under date of August 26, 1636: “A ship of one hundred and twenty tons was built at Marblehead, and called the Desire.”