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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Margaret Winthrop to John Winthrop1
Winthrop, Margaret Wintrhop, John

1637-11-15

To hir Honered husban these be delivered
Deare in my thougts,

I blush to thinke howe much I have neclected the opertunytye of presenting my loue to you. sad thougts posses my sperits, and I cannot repulce them which makes me vnfit for any thinge wondringe what the lord meanes by all these troubles amounge us. shure I am that all shall worke to the best, to them that loue god, or rather are loued of hime. I know he will bring light out of obcuritye, and make his rituusnesse shine forth as clere as the noune daye. yet I finde in my selfe an aferce spiret, and a tremblinge hart, not so wilinge to submit to the will of god as i desyre. thear is a time to plant and a time to pul vp that which is planted, which I could desyre mite not be yet. but the lord knoweth what is best, and his wilbe done, but i will write no more, hopeinge to see thee to morro my best affections beinge commended to your selfe, the rest of our frends at Nuetone, I commit thee to god, Your louinge wife

Margaret W. Sad Boston ca. November 15, 1637
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W. 7A. 59; Savage (1825), I. 393; (1853), I. 471–472; L. and L. , II. 178–179; Twichell, 180–181.