Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3
Elizabeth Bonaventure1
1634-03-12
toMartii 1633
In le Elizabeth bonaventure of London Tho: Coitmore m
Jon: Winthorpe Esquier etc. prd. xlij hhds ij killderkins of xliiij quarters 156wheat meale viij hhds of viij quarters mault iij hhds of iiij quarters oatmeale iiij hhds of iiij quarters pease xvj firkins butter x ferkins suet v C wht ij firkins tallowe Candles of xxx dozen xxx Chests divers kill-derkins x packs Apparell houshold stuff and Iron wares value xxiiijli j hhd sweet oile j tonn Iron potts ij C sheepskyns tawed for the prouision of divers passengers per lic. Regis.
Public Record Office;
Proceedings
, XLVII.180–181.
1634-03-17
with much respect your health desyred Concerning my goeing to Virginia itt goeth not forwards for for my owne part I haue nott any thing worth the advancing in goods to such a Charge as will bee necessarilie made vpon the Voyage. And Mr. Mayhewe will he saith doe any thing to further mee in accommodation of a planter butt liks nott the Course
I haue putt my sister a suite of Moyheare to making att Goodm. Frenches shee were best gett the taylor to take her Measure and send per Jno. Gallop.
W. 1. 105. John Stratton, son of John Stratton of Shotley, England, was born about 1606. He came to Salem about 1631 and in 1638 was settled in Charlestown. Charles H. Pope, The Pioneers of Massachusetts (Boston, 1900), 439.
From the context of the letter it seems unlikely that it was written in March, 1634/35, at which time John Winthrop, Jr., was in England.