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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Edward Gibbons to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Gibbons, Edward Winthrop, John, Jr.

1636-11-29

To the Worshipful John Winthrop esquier Junior at boston guife this
Loving sur,

my tender louf to you remembered; sur I know that you would bee glad to here of the welfare of this plase and these prosedinges: I can guif you but letel lite intow thinges: and that in my one jugment will not bee much benifetiall to the onors there of the plase is streung anuf with good wach and direcktion to put mani Indianes to the worst Mr. Gadenor is karefull so far as I am abel to jouge: but worck gowes heuili of hand: and the worck that wos beegun when you ware here louckes ould for want of fenashing: thi find there stomockes to bee good ther bisnis much: but I fere the profit letel and if sum spedi cors bee not taken the burden will bee so heui that I know not how it will bee borne: and if it should bee kaust up we must cast up the hole reuor and keape our howsis if we kan here: for the indeanes are ueri insolent: the lord direckt this waye: sur I haue inquered for your thinges but can geat but a small passill I hope you will understand the reson thus desiering that you would bee plesed to remember us and our ockkasiones to the god and fathor of Crist Jesus my umbell seruis remembered to your father and mother: your wiuf and all the rest I leafe you in the bosum of a wise god to gide you all in all your godli imploymentes and so I rest your pore 22li 20s deattor or there aboute

Ed: Gibones from Sebruck the 29 of the 9 mounth 1636
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W. 4. 83; 5 Collections , I. 233–234. For Gibbons, see 5 Collections , I. 233n.